/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3361217

Feng's whole thing seems basically based on the idea "You can find cool inspiration in mostly anything if you know your subject, and you can make mostly anything look cool." I don't necessarily buy the idea of grinding 30 hours of just rocks in a week, but I definitely see the value of doing a few pages of rock studies, tree studies, etc. 'Mundane' objects that can actually be impressive and interesting (rather than shit like shoeboxes and coffeemugs).

Looking at the OP, those rocks look cool. My rocks look mediocre at best in comparison, so clearly there's more going on than brainlessly copying rocks. There's design, line weight, some perspective, etc. You're training up skills when you're drawing any subject, those forms you depict when drawing rocks don't evaporate when you change subject. I think in the video Feng suggests stuff like rocks because they're reasonably easy and can look like mostly anything, so it's not too discouraging when it looks 'off' from your subject the way it is with, say, a face.