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Improvement Meme: 2009-2014 (With a bit of advice)

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I wanted to post this because getting better at art is a hard thing to do, and I encourage every inspiring artist to start young. Be able to work long hours to improve. You'll see very fast and quick improvement if you always have your work up somewhere so people can critique it. But after awhile you have to work harder because your eyes will not catch as many mistakes is it did when you first started improving. You have to draw EVERYDAY, or do it as frequent as possible. Otherwise, you will get rusty very quickly.

Also, stay inspired, and need to tell myself this everyday because I don't get to travel that often. Traveling opens your eyes to a lot of new things, cultures and ideas. Dive into something new, and even if it doesn't work out for a long period of time. You'd be glad when you realized you dabbled in a bit of everything. Google is also your friend.

Don't worry about style so much, that was my biggest mistake coming up. You HAVE to have your fundamentals in place, and learn the rules before you break them. Not to say my art is perfect in form or anatomy, etc. But considering those basic things really do help; drawing from life really does help you as well.

Take every criticism well, understand what the person is tell you, but also don't be afraid to disregard some of them. ALL feedback is very important, but understand stand the difference between preference and suggestion. Value suggestion over preference because suggestions is what helps you improve your quality and connection to the person looking at the artwork. Trying to paint other people's preference or view into your work is not a healthy thing, and it takes away from YOUR creativity.

Join artist communities because it's really great to have a support and connection to others like you. A lot of fun is to be had.

And lastly, sleep well because it really affects your performance.
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Thanks so much for this text! I really look up to you and seeing that even you weren't always as awesome as you are now. :) Everyone must start somewhere and it is something you can learn!

Also, I'm going to take this advice to heart because I'm always looking for ways to practice better. Thank you! x