naomi-nyx in the post "Video: Regarding Line Weights, by Scott Robertson [22:24]"

2014-10-05 21:05

I love Scott's work.

Since his book was mentioned on /r/ArtFundamentals I've watched all of the videos on his channel, ordered How To Draw, and pre-ordered How To Render. Every video has been super useful, interesting, and eye-opening (especially the points on using "noise", various filters, and automated computer processes to find inspiration for subjects and forms you wouldn't normally arrive at).

I really recommend people check out his videos.

Doubt you're here, but thanks for what you do, Scott. It's very valuable and you're quite skilled. Really inspired by how motivated you seem to be.

naomi-nyx in the post "Who Are You? Introduce Yourselves!"

2014-09-15 21:34

Hey! (:

I'm 25, and I suppose I've been drawing on and off my whole life. For as long as I can remember, people have been telling me I would grow up to be an artist. To their disappointment I developed an intense interest in science and understanding the natural world, which lead me to study chemistry at college starting about 7 years ago. I've never walked my life in a straight line, so even now I'm 18 credits shy of a bachelor's that I finally decided to abandon this semester. Now I'm home, working part time, drawing the rest of the time -- maybe I'm going to become an artist after all.

I'm essentially self-taught. I learned mostly by sketching around, reading, and copying other peoples' work. I took a Drawing 1 course at a community college just for fun, but by that point I had already developed most of what the instructor was prepared to teach me. I spent most of that course pretending to have a humble personality, all the while showing off in my homework. My classmates were always confused or disapproving when I told them I intended to be a chemist. I might've actually learned something in that time if I hadn't been so preoccupied with my own arrogance.

I'm here because when I look at the digital painting of so many artists, it touches something inside me. I want to be able to do what they do. Before that happens, though, I need to learn the fundamentals.