Home General Discussion

New member seeking advice from fellow professional concept artists.

Leplafond
null
hi so i've decided some months ago to seriously start working on my art fundamentals and i spent this last month trying to get better and to cover subjects that i usually avoid (and by usually i mean my whole life) things like perspective, color and light etc. And i realised that i've always "managed" to draw and to make art. but now after a year and a half of thinking and research i decided to do it professionally.
so i did all those peter han sketching exercises which really helped and bought scott robertson's books and many other helpful books. 
to keep it short, my problem is organisation. should i stick to one subject at a time? ex: only study and really nail anatomy and then when finished i switch to something else? or is it okay to study anatomy in the morning and then do some perspective excercises after that ? (keep in mind that i have plenty of time as i am a student so i spend all my days on my desk drawing) i know that it is possible but my goal is to become better and manage my time for the best results.
i am really looking forward for your opinions and advices. 
And thank you all on this site for the years of inspiration

Replies

  • Ged
    Offline / Send Message
    Ged interpolator
    Im not a concept artist but I have done some concept work. In my opinion no one is ever finished studying something like anatomy or lighting, theres just so much to learn and enjoy about it. Just take on as much as you can for now but I would also suggest doing art that isnt just study. For example enter competitions or challenges, yes you might fail to achieve anything beautiful but the lessons learnt along the way are invaluable and it should be fun. enjoy yourself dont just make it all work and no play, being creative is fun, learning and trying out new things can be fun. Stress can stifle your creativity in my opinion, so relax and enjoy work as well as being focused on meeting goals and improving.
  • PyrZern
    Offline / Send Message
    PyrZern polycounter lvl 12
    What kind of concept art you wanna do ?? Characters, cars, buildings, landscapes, equipment, etc ??  I'm not a concept artist, but I presume perspective is not so high on the list of character concept art.
Sign In or Register to comment.