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Sun Nov 2, 2008, 10:44 AM

I really don't like the way my artwork looks. It looks too static and forced, not flowing and natural.

I also wish I could draw more photorealistic. Not because I like it, but so my teachers would quit devaluing my artwork because it's stylized. If I ever needed to show someone exactly what something looked like I could take a picture of it. Don't get me wrong, if you can draw something exactly like it is, that's amazing because I can't do that.

I wish I had more time to practice drawing the things I want to improve on. Instead I'm stuck doing projects for those Ad and Graph classes that take up most of my homework time. I hate Ad and Graph, that's why I picked ILLUSTRATION as my major.

Whatever....

I'm also extremely worried about the economy and whether or not I'll end up living in a box after college.

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=ZhaKrisstol Nov 2, 2008, 10:49:26 AM

I don't think it's art if someone copies exactly and photorealistically, a bit pointless. Own styles and stylised is always good and fun!

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~Jarahamee Nov 2, 2008, 1:22:13 PM

I'd have to agree. Something I use to become a little more realistic is looking at a few pictures of my subject, doing little scribble copies, and then doing my own in a new pose. It helps me learn how they really look before I try to impose myself on them.

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