I started drawing images on Microsoft paint using my mouse back in 2011. Over the years I have bought Wacom and Samsung tablets along with buying better art programs. When I was younger I didn't really look up art o the internet so I didn't have a standard to reach. I though I was good. Then in 2011 I came across DeviantART and suddenly felt like I was rubbish compared to all of the art other people had done. I looked up to many people and began to try and catch up with them. Here are a few videos of my improvement in digital art over the years.
You can see my techniques improve after a few years.
November 2013. My first youtube video. I had a little practice and had bought paint tool SAI and a Wacom. The anatomy is wrong and the blood is a bit excessive lol.
December 2013. I got a bit better but the wolfs face is still a mess and the colouring isn't great either. I had to re-draw this picture because my computer crashed.
September 2014. The anatomy got better but the poor wolf looks like its struggling to walk. Also it was my first time trying to make the fur more realistic so the style looks a bit odd.
September 2016. My anatomy has improved a lot and there is less blood and more structure.
Its hard to make speedpaints but hopefully I can post more in the future!
Friday 10 February 2017
Thursday 9 February 2017
Getting your art seen
Its certainly not easy being recognised. There are a lot of people who want to get their art seen by a large audience. But here are a few ways that may help you get there.
1. Entering competitions.
If you can manage your time then you could submit multiples entries to multiple art competitions. Certainly don't force yourself to make something because that never work. If you try your hardest, your work will be displayed and you could win a prize for it too. The only problem that I find with art competitions is that the judges have different opinions on what is good art in their eyes. So you could spend hours on a really detailed painting and not get anything for it. A good website for art competitions would be: http://www.artistsnetwork.com/category/competitions
Also if you are interested in manga and want a chance of getting your own book published in Japan or featured in the weekly shonen jump magazine then you should go here: https://medibang.com/ + https://medibangpaint.com/en/ (free art app)
The best part is that the medibang staff will translate your comic into another language for you and their competitions give you the chance to send your comic to a proffesional editor and win money.
2. Social Media
Using social media is a good way to show off your art and hopefully attract people and customers. You could post pictures on facebook and make your own art page, post your art on instagram, upload it to medibang, DevianART, Patreon, etc. The last 3 mentioned are websites designed for artists and there are many more. It helps when the website has a smaller community because it is easier to be recognised in a smaller crowd. For example, DeviantART is the internets biggest online gallery and many people use it across the world. Of course this means that they have millions of people to compete with so it is difficult to been seen amongst the crowd and there is a very high standard of art on there. Even people who are very good at art may not get noticed.
Art is something you can start at any point in time. Many people think you need talent but talent doesn't really exist. It's just the result of lots of practice and concentrating on your faults and fixing them. So practice is all you need to get better and definitely challenge yourself. Many people go for the easier things to make or draw but you really need to try something harder. If you keep drawing stick men, then you will become a master at drawing stick men. If you try and draw a realistic cyborg dragon then you will eventually become good at drawing realistic cyborg dragons. It will take longer to get good at but it's worth it if you want to turn your art into something bigger.
So try different forms of art, find the one you like the most and start making stuff!
1. Entering competitions.
If you can manage your time then you could submit multiples entries to multiple art competitions. Certainly don't force yourself to make something because that never work. If you try your hardest, your work will be displayed and you could win a prize for it too. The only problem that I find with art competitions is that the judges have different opinions on what is good art in their eyes. So you could spend hours on a really detailed painting and not get anything for it. A good website for art competitions would be: http://www.artistsnetwork.com/category/competitions
Also if you are interested in manga and want a chance of getting your own book published in Japan or featured in the weekly shonen jump magazine then you should go here: https://medibang.com/ + https://medibangpaint.com/en/ (free art app)
The best part is that the medibang staff will translate your comic into another language for you and their competitions give you the chance to send your comic to a proffesional editor and win money.
2. Social Media
Using social media is a good way to show off your art and hopefully attract people and customers. You could post pictures on facebook and make your own art page, post your art on instagram, upload it to medibang, DevianART, Patreon, etc. The last 3 mentioned are websites designed for artists and there are many more. It helps when the website has a smaller community because it is easier to be recognised in a smaller crowd. For example, DeviantART is the internets biggest online gallery and many people use it across the world. Of course this means that they have millions of people to compete with so it is difficult to been seen amongst the crowd and there is a very high standard of art on there. Even people who are very good at art may not get noticed.
Art is something you can start at any point in time. Many people think you need talent but talent doesn't really exist. It's just the result of lots of practice and concentrating on your faults and fixing them. So practice is all you need to get better and definitely challenge yourself. Many people go for the easier things to make or draw but you really need to try something harder. If you keep drawing stick men, then you will become a master at drawing stick men. If you try and draw a realistic cyborg dragon then you will eventually become good at drawing realistic cyborg dragons. It will take longer to get good at but it's worth it if you want to turn your art into something bigger.
So try different forms of art, find the one you like the most and start making stuff!
Tuesday 7 February 2017
Famous artists today
Many people know about the famous artists of the past but do they know the famous artists of today?
Here's a few examples of the artists today.
1. Vik Muniz
Vik muniz has been working with scientists to create microscopic works of art. He uses bacteria and sand to create pictures. Each picture is etched onto a single grain of sand under a microscope.
2. Willard Wigan
Another micro artist is Willard Wigan. He is well known for creating sculptures inside of the eye of a needle. He has carved St.Bartholomew's church out of a grain of sand, painted it and then placed it inside the eye of a needle.
3. Banksy
Here's a few examples of the artists today.
1. Vik Muniz
Vik muniz has been working with scientists to create microscopic works of art. He uses bacteria and sand to create pictures. Each picture is etched onto a single grain of sand under a microscope.
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2. Willard Wigan
Another micro artist is Willard Wigan. He is well known for creating sculptures inside of the eye of a needle. He has carved St.Bartholomew's church out of a grain of sand, painted it and then placed it inside the eye of a needle.
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3. Banksy
Banksy is an anonymous artist from England who combines dark humour with graffiti and stencils. He has done his pieces illegally but they are very good. He is also a political activist and a film director of unverified identity. His works have been featured all around the world and people have made attempts of selling his art and leaving the bidder with the problem of removing the picture from the wall. Banksy also managed to open up a "Bemusement park" called Dismaland which got permanently shut down in 2015.
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4. Yoskay Yamamoto
He is a self trained illustrator who uses an urban theme from his home in California and mixes it with traditional Japanese themes. This idea was created when he moved to the US at the age of 15. By doing this he has created a balance with past and present art. He makes paintings, mixed media sculptures, toys and installation works.
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