Welcome to another episode of Sketchbook Diaries! :)
So initially I wasn't planning on having a voice-over for this video but as I was in
the last stages of editing a thought randomly popped in my mind and I thought it could be
relevant to this video.
So looking at the title of this video you might have already guessed what I'm going
to talk about.
You know when I was about to pursue art as a career and was preparing for my entrance
exam to get into this dream college of mine
an art teacher told me that in this field you're gonna need a lot of patience.
And obviously I was too young to understand what he meant.
All I knew that I loved art since the time I was able to hold a pencil or a crayon in
my hand.
It's been 6 years now.
And it's exactly been a year since I graduated.
And I do agree with him.
So I'm a firm believer that patience is not only important when it comes to art but just
generally in everything and anything in life.
Why specifically in art?
Because if you're impatient you'll end up making things a lot more tougher.
You might also think about quitting a lot of times.
Because maybe you think your art isn't going in a direction you want it to go or that you're
not growing as quickly as you would want to when it comes to your skill levels.
So firstly, just try to be as optimistic as you can.
And put in the work.
You'll see the results slowly and gradually.
Recently I've started to give everything time.
I just don't rush when it comes to making art, editing or doing anything in general.
And you saw in my previous video I did mention how I'm not leaving any artwork in between
and completing everything fully.
When I was doing my foundation course that was the time I was the most patient in my life.
I used to put in all my heart and soul into every single assignment.
And doing the most minute details in a piece would bring me so much satisfaction and joy.
Though, it took a hell lot of time.
Over the last 4-5 years I lost that momentum.
I missed the old me.
But recently I think I'm kind of slowly seeing some traces of her again.
Especially while doing this particular piece.
And by piece I mean piece of art.
It sounds so elegant like that.
Getting back to the topic.
Small details matter guys!
Take your time to work on a single piece.
And by saying this I don't mean be slow.
All I'm saying is don't rush.
Plan out the image in your head.
Make tiny thumbnails.
Or decide color palettes in advance.
Swatch and test those colors.
And when you sit down to paint or draw just work in the tiny details.
Try to explore and think what you can do to make this piece look better.
And when in process just pause for 1 or 2 minutes.
Get up from your seat and take a look at your work.
And then continue.
It's very important to take such small pauses in between to take a look at what you're doing.
Because when you look at things from a distance you'll always find something to fix and make
things better.
Because you're looking at it from a different angle and a perspective.
And I do understand that if you have a job or you are a student doing this can be
kind of tough.
But start with small things.
Say you just have and hour to dedicate to art a single day.
So what you could do is instead of rushing and trying to complete your artwork in one
single day.
Try to complete it in two sittings.
Because sometimes we get tired when working on a single piece for a very long time.
And we just want to be done with it and move on to the next one.
But that's the problem.
I don't know if you guys have noticed but when we do this we are not satisfied with
whatever we're creating and we start depending on flukes.
You know what I'm talking about, right?
That one or two pieces out of the many we created which we didn't like and unknowingly
created something which we did end up liking by accident.
And I'm not talking about quick sketches here.
I'm talking about studies like these or even original artworks.
It's better to spend time on something than complaining or regretting later.
And even when it comes to sketching.
It's important not to be mechanical.
You won't necessarily see improvements even if you sketch daily if you are not practicing
conscious learning.
It'll be a very slow growth.
Because making conscious efforts matters.
So yes, you do need to practice and create as much work as you can but also try to be
present in the moment.
And try to learn from the work you create.
Improve and make conscious efforts to do so by not creating the same mistakes again.
And how will you even come to know what kind of mistakes you're making to begin with if
you're not trying to look for it by rushing and moving on.
Take time to rectify your errors or think what you could have done differently.
Sometimes you just don't know what the artworks would have turned out like if you would have
put in little more time. And like I mentioned before I gave this piece a lot of time yet
looking at it now I feel I wish I had added a little more depth in the corners.
So we all have those 'maybes', right? and those 'I wish' moments?
But at least we can try to make the list of those 'maybes' and 'I wish' moments a bit
smaller by being a little more patient.
Just let me know if you try this out and whether or not you see any difference or improvements.
Because, Hey!
Even the tiniest of improvements are a positive sign and will be helping us in our growth,
right?
So until next time.
Stay positive, spread love and be patient.
Bye! :)
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