/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3636581
any advice on doing a proper way to organize
your study?

Don't think about routine, think about goals
Have a goal to update your portfolio by the end of the month, if you take it seriously enough you will find the time to do it

SMART goals and shit. You take what you're bad at and break it down into manageable chunks, then split those chunks into two 40 minute sessions a day until you meet the criteria you set. Outside time is mostly spent doing some reading, analyzing art, and fucking around doing complete works.

Morning is best time, you can get some bullshit in before you go out and paint in shitty dawn light.

>>3636581
I do a lot of mental studies and i think they help when I do have time to sit down and paint.

>>3636759
>>3636768
>>3636769
thanks for your input everyone
Is there a faster way to drop certain bad habits you've accidentally developed over the years?

>>3636834
Like what?

>>3636769
>mental studies
Could you expand on this please? Sounds cool for when you have a bit of time and are at work or to generally practice throughout the day

>>3636834
replace them with good habits, this is easier said than done, you need to find something good to replace the bad that doesn't have to be forced
like how an awesome new videogame will replace a lame old one, you didn't force it, it just happened because the new game was better

The hardest part of replacing a bad habit is realizing you have it in the first place.

>>3636581
Study something hard, that you don't think you can do. Learning how to will motivate you to study more.

>>3636838
just in general.

>>3636863
well first you gotta know what the bad habit is first.
imo, thats the hard part in improving because
you could study all you want but if you cant fix a habit then you'll keep being some what stagnant.
If you have any advice on this i am all ears
>>3636873
this

>>3636581

>>3636581
not too much or I will be burnt out the next day. Probably like 1-2 hours a day is enough for study. Then if I want to continue drawing, I just start sketching for fun.

It's not about the time. It's about how well you retain the info you're studying. 5 minutes of really looking at something and paying attention to its details could be worth a lot more than hours of drawing it mindlessly.

>>3636943
wow this really opened up my eyes

>>3636960
You have to take it further and build spaced repetition into it. Binging doesn't work and you're aiming for praxis, so retaining pure theory and rote work improving what you can do have to go together. Some fundamentals are used constantly, others require regular upkeep.

It's usually a problem of variety meeting use. Ellipses don't always see a lot of love and you have to find an excuse for columns and rugs and mugs and round tables covered in vases. The same goes for describing botanicals at varying degrees of abstraction and that overcooked glass render tutorial. You have to build these things into your work. Eventually you remember them forever, but still have to practice to get them right the first time and take it to the next level when it matters.

One thing I've been meaning to do is make a study bible and compile compositional elements I like, drapery and plant guides, and write down explicit steps for certain techniques along with examples. More to keep from treading the same ground and using the same tricks for everything, but also because I forget what certain paints do and what burlap acts like.

>>3636842
I'm not him, but I personally try to visualise things all the time. I'll look at objects around me and try to visualise them as basic 3D objects, along with imagining how VPs change when rotating a box. I also try hard to imagine different poses and people in exaggerated perspectives by using my brain's anime library. I don't know how much it helps, but it's certainly not hurting anything.

>>3637230
Thanks! I do sort of the same but now that you mention all this i could be a lot more constant and conscious about it.
It definitely helps; whenever i stop drawing for a few days but keep the mental studies i feel some weird improvement when drawing again

>>3636943
This motivated me.