Comments on: 8 Lies That Stop You From Being a Good Artist https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/8-lies-that-stop-you-from-being-a-good-artist/ Art Instruction for Beginners and Professionals Fri, 26 Nov 2021 23:48:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: David https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/8-lies-that-stop-you-from-being-a-good-artist/#comment-261203 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 23:48:03 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=40329#comment-261203 I have made many attempts and spent 100 plus hours trying to learn to draw. The drawing books don’t explain things in enough detail for me to figure out.
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By: Melinda Whitmore https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/8-lies-that-stop-you-from-being-a-good-artist/#comment-207299 Tue, 11 Jun 2019 02:53:16 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=40329#comment-207299 In reply to Don Begley.

Hi Don, thanks so much for your very kind words! I think what you’re doing is so wonderful and the more drawing you do, the better. We see it as the same as learning a language or playing an instrument… the more immersion and practice, the better you become with your skills. Keep at it! Warmly, Mindy

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By: Don Begley https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/8-lies-that-stop-you-from-being-a-good-artist/#comment-207218 Sun, 09 Jun 2019 22:39:34 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=40329#comment-207218 Yes,Yes and Yes,I sketch people at a diner or wherever at lunch or dinner,quickly and spontaneous. Then I give them my sketch,whether they like it or not,the sketch that is,I do not ponder it.They seem surprised and complimentary,I always say,you can discard it if you like.Are they being polite to an old man who likes to draw or do they like it?I do not take the time to measure or block in with detail,I draw and enjoy it,I am now eighty years,disabled firefighter,who enjoys studying peoples expressions and capturing that period in time.You and your husband are amazing artists and instructors.

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By: Melinda Whitmore https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/8-lies-that-stop-you-from-being-a-good-artist/#comment-198843 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 04:12:01 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=40329#comment-198843 In reply to patrick elliott.

Thanks Patrick and I’m so glad to hear you’re having success with the online courses! And do know that even as your confidence grows and you have more experience under your belt, the little doubts may still come knocking… but you know that you don’t have to answer that door… you’re much too busy making beautiful drawings and paintings! Even for me and David, we still have those feelings, but we’re so much better at ignoring them and pushing on with our work. It makes me focus better!

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By: patrick elliott https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/8-lies-that-stop-you-from-being-a-good-artist/#comment-198607 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 20:47:49 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=40329#comment-198607 Thanks for this Melinda, these 8 lies have summed up all my thoughts and feelings when I first started drawing and now as I started oil painting but I believe that the online courses that I have been studying at Vitruvian have greatly changed my mindset and given to me confidence, but I still do have my moments of doubts! Great article.

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