Winter morning walk
For the last couple of months, I been playing a lot with new
techniques; editing colours, learning new software and improving my skills in
digital art itself. I am trying not to limit myself in creating the same thing
over and over again.
The only way to get better is to challenge my dexterity. I
listed down my strengths and weaknesses. For instance, I most of the time I
paint portraits in one specific head position, my artworks look rough when
zooming in and the backgrounds are simple and incomplete.
Now that I found one of my weaknesses, I tried to improve
this aspect through various videos. My favourite artists are Loish, Kiwi byrd
and Webang111 on YouTube. I benchmarked their
artworks to draw my own ones. I said benchmark not copy and paste! Copying
another artist will prevent you from having your own style.
Moreover, as I am a graphic designer, this process helps me a lot to built confidence. I can clearly say that I dare to use a larger spectrum of my imagination. It’s like considering yourself as a mad scientist experimenting with new methods to have the perfect formula. Hence, hope this will also help you in some way.
Good luck along your creative journey!
Laurie.
