Hi Students!
I want you all to know that creating is a process that requires steps. I feel for you when you get frustrated and think what you’re doing is all wrong and you’re not achieving the results you anticipated.You need to first believe in yourself and your ability to do it!
And with that in mind…
Never say to yourself or out loud….
“I can’t do it”
Words are very Powerful and the Thoughts behind them.
This applies not only to Art but in everything you do, whether it is a sport, a subject in another class…. Anything!
Also, when you are drawing there are steps you have to take in order to be successful in drawing anything.
They’re there for a reason.
Don’t expect what you are drawing to look perfect when you are on step 1. Especially if you skip steps and jump from step 1 to step 4. You are missing important instructions that are essential for step 4 to work.
Above all the Most Important Skill as an Artist (whether you’re on step 1 or step 15) is to trust your eyes, not your memory and use the “Check Back Method.”
Then hold your Artwork up and compare and see if it looks like your Subject Matter.
Even now, for me, I am always tweaking and adjusting certain areas after a step has been completed.
Trust me when I’m teaching. If I tell you good job and continue to the next step, continue.
I can see the rest of the steps that you need and that you are on the right track.
When I teach a subject, for example, how to draw Eyes,
I don’t expect for you to remember all the steps.
It’s literally impossible for you to remember.
That is why I spend a lot of time going over what we learned in class on this Blog, written for you.
Being a parent of 15 yr. old boy/girl twins, I know all the demands that are placed upon you academically, in sports, socially, family commitments and spiritually.
You all have a lot on your plate and I am completely sympathetic to them all!
Give yourself a break.
Don’t expect your first attempt at anything you do to be perfect. You’re setting yourself up to be disappointed. Especially because you’re learning how to draw a particular subject matter for the first time. Making mistakes is a good thing because you learn from them.
The trick is to try not to repeat them.
But “to err is human” and I have repeated many mistakes, many times before I got it.
If you have spare time or even 5 minutes.
Take a look at this Blog.
Especially if you’re practicing, I want you to practice correctly.
Email me, or ask a question in the “Comment” section in my Blog.
Above all I want you to be successful and enjoy the process, not just the results.
You all are such a joy to teach!
Please trust and be kind to yourselves.
Believe me if I tell you, you are on the right track.
Because you are!
