Where do you find yours? What influences your style and what you make? Also what's your favorite media in art? I'm asking because I feel like I no longer have any inspiration. I'm also constantly comparing my work to my peers. I know that's a big no no, but I see it as a bar for where I should be. I'm starting college in the spring and I have no idea what to major in anymore. I was going to go with graphic design because it's what I have the most experience with, but not what I enjoy most. I'd like to try more painting and sculpture, but I know I'd be way behind all the other students if I were to major in that. I don't know how to wrap this up.. answer the questions!
My biggest inspiration would be other artists. Since I've started painting/drawing more and more, I feel my style's evolved into an amalgam of different styles I've admired. I'm currently studying graphic design to get my BS, and my previous experience with making art with traditional media is helping immensely. Honestly, I suggest working with traditional media as much as you can, and sticking with graphic design. Painting and sculpture are great to learn, but not too high of a chance in scoring you a well paying job. May I ask what sort of graphic design courses you've taken, and which you prefer?
I've only taken high school classes and one summer class at a community college for graphic design. I did a lot of yearbook editing. It's just the subject I know most about. I used photoshop, illustrator, and indesign. My family is pushing me to major in it for money reasons, too. I'm not really looking for a well paying job. In all honesty when people ask me what career I want in art, the first thing that comes to mind is art teacher. I know they're not ballin. I just want to love art the way I used to. Whatever I end up doing, I'll probably have some sort of side income. I've got some experience in sculpture and I feel like it's what I enjoyed the most so far. My painting skills are nada
Being an art teacher sounds good, but stressful as hell. I remember I loved my middle school art teacher, I worked so hard to be the best drawer. Like 90% of students didn't take anything seriously, and he knew that and treated them accordingly. If you've got the patience (I sure as hell wouldn't), teaching is great if you see one of your students excel. But I suggest getting on that painting. Just buy cheap supplies, and try to mimic other painter's technique IMO art is so much better when it's done with traditional media.
Thanks, I'll definitely do that. I want to teach little kids, not middle or high schoolers that act like little kids. I'd go to jail for beating them. I'd have a class where parents pay for their artistic children to attend.
Who said so? I feel like I am usually at my height of creativity when I am being challenged or when there is some friendly competition. If you feel like you are lacking in creativity, I would either: 1. Take a break until you feel like you must create again. 2. Give yourself a project with two deadlines. The first will be for brainstorming the second will be for execution.
Oh yeah one more thing.. Spend hours practicing. Don't aim at finishing everything! Make ugly rough sketches. These will also help! Only about 5 percent of my artwork is ever totally finished
Other artist, people, things I like, nature, photographs, experiences. Right now I'm working with acrylic paints a lot and love them, I'm also fond of watercolors.
Another way to practice, if anyone's interested: "I remember taking my first nude figure drawing class and had this teacher who would have us sketch these quick three minute gesture drawings and then immediately rip them up. It shocked my because nobody had ever made me do that before. What she was doing though was getting us not to invest so much into our pieces but to start looking past mistakes and just start over. Instead of spending hours tweaking something and not getting it right, we would identify the mistake, start over and nail it quickly the next time." -Dave Correia