Hey people, remember me ?

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...I wanna make an update about my art and give you advice...



I told everyone that I'll be inactive due to my school. Now this year is over, and I'm accepted for an advanced course. :) (Smile)
Still thinking that my art is bad for what I aiming, but I can clearly say that I progressed A LOT for someone who started drawing seriously 1 year ago.
I'll upload soon some works I've done this year, because I don't want to throw my DA under the grave again without taking the time to upload something. Uhuh


My progess and advice :


I started to draw seriously since the summer holidays 2015.
Before I was never drawing, exept when the planets are aligned, and it was for making shitty things without reading a single book of painting, anatomy, perspective...

Over the years by Mackaged

I want to tell something to everyone who struggle to draw and think they're not going anywhere.
I know you probably already heard what I'm going to say everywhere and you maybe don't believe it.

Making art is one of the hardest hobby/job, you'll never be good as you want to be, you'll never stop learning, there is no end of your skills...
You have to work hard ! For exemple this year, I've done too much night without sleeping for the projects, working everyday with almost no time for myself.
1 month before the end of the school, I was crying, struggling almost every nights cause I was exhausted and unable to draw something nice because of all the pressure, but I kept drawing and pushing me for the projects and homeworks. It's hard, but when you see the progress in 1 year, it's pretty much jaw dropping.

So guys, don't give up, experience new techniques,
  •     Full drawing, Photobash, 3D base then paint/draw over it,
  •     Analyse the work of any artists you like and try to have same process and the same style,
  •     Looks up at some books/tutorials about anatomy, perspective, painting, etc...
  •     Ask friends what they think about your drawings, it's always good to have an external opinion before finish the piece,
  •     Do quick sketches everyday, even if it's 15 minutes.
If you want to be better in anatomy, try gesture drawing and real life drawing session. ( drawthefigure.blogspot.fr/ <- This is gold )
If you want to be better in perspective/painting, try to do real or virtual plein air. ( kotaku.com/tips-for-drawing-ba… <- This is gold )
If you doing this almost everyday with your personnal projects, you'll be progressing a lot !


Anyway, that's all. Hope everyone is doing fine. Heart 
(Is this me or DeviantArt is getting bad since the rebranding ? damnnnn)
© 2016 - 2024 Mackaged
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Game-BeatX14's avatar
Thanks for updating us; I'm impressed with your progress!

And yeah, DA doesn't quite feel the same as it used to. So many inactive users now...