Become an artist at home. Complex soothing teas. Internet and galleries

Know, my dear reader, that you are not the first to take this path and try to achieve success. Throughout the existence of mankind, information about the laws of life has been recorded and passed on from generation to generation so that we do not reinvent the wheel every time.

Use this secret knowledge accumulated hard work and time-tested! Study, analyze and draw conclusions!

I think after such an epic introduction, we can start the story 10 tips to become great:

1. Don't judge by yourself!

There is a saying “everyone judges according to the extent of his licentiousness.” Yes, you can’t argue here, life shows that most people evaluate what is happening around them only based on their own and, as it seems to them, correct opinion.

Our task is not to be like everyone else. All great men have been accused of dissent. They allegedly contradicted the laws of logic, overstepping their principles and striving to create an ideal. Constantly dissatisfied with their work, creators create work that absolutely everyone likes.

Conclusion:

A professional does his job in a way that is positively assessed by the majority. The amateur does the work and tries to get everyone to appreciate it.

2. Look up to the best!

Study biographies famous people. Compare with yourself and analyze. All the conditions for this have already been created, all that remains is to take them. I recommend starting by studying the descriptions of great artists on Wikipedia.

Notice about ordinary people they don't write there! Only because there is nothing to say about them. They did not achieve success, did not create masterpieces of art, did not change the world. Their life is boring and gray (well, it can be diluted with petty pranks in the form of drinking in a bar, or buying a new phone with touch controls). What can you write about this?

Conclusion:

Stop being afraid of being alone at the height of fame. In fact, you won’t be alone there, there are many like you! And move forward with them, leaving behind everyone whose thoughts are not about the eternal, and about the increase wages next quarter.

Your personal opinion is very valuable. So valuable that I strongly recommend keeping it with you and not sharing it with anyone! What I mean? I'll explain now. When I painted the picture, I decided to show it to several people. But I acted like a “simple” person and showed it to those who were closer, instead of consulting with specialists.

What came of it? I heard 10 absolutely identical opinions consisting of the same sentences. Namely: " I like" or " well done, not bad" What can people say about creativity who do not know the process of creating a picture? Even if one of my friends read about it and comes up with a couple of clever suggestions like:

« Yes, not bad, I see some color here, you play well with colors, but here I would add some bright colors»

« No, you know the drawing is bad, the color transition is not natural, you still have to learn and learn» —

Will this be an objective assessment of my work? And it makes no sense to prove to them that they are right or wrong.

Firstly, this will not change anything, because as we already know from the first advice, all people judge by themselves. And secondly, if they do not agree with my opinion, a conflict may arise. In the end I will lose not only good mood, but also the desire to create, peace of mind, perhaps even a friend. Is this what we wanted? No! That's why respect other people's opinions!

The one who watches as a spectator has the right to criticize and praise. If your goal is to get a comment on your work, it is better to contact a professional or a fellow artist. Not only will he understand you, but he will also tell you how to do it better, since he knows the drawing process from the middle.

Never be offended by insults from the majority: just because monkeys have learned to talk, this does not mean that they are telling the truth.

Conclusion:

It’s better to listen to criticism about your work from people knowledgeable about the drawing process. And leave all other comments to their owners, treat them patiently, because they do not know even a drop of what is necessary to create a masterpiece. You better tell them" Thank you"for spending my time contemplating your painting.

You, my reader, know better than anyone else what “ creative pangs" Muse Auntie is capricious. You have to run after her, you have to please her. Otherwise she won't pay attention to you. You need to use each one to get the most out of yourself. If you are disdainful and wait for a better moment, it may not come again. What do we spend our time on? If not on yourself, then on others, those around you.

What can those around you give you? They flash before your eyes with their problems, their lives. They are not at all interested in what you do, what creativity means. They are interested in where to buy cheaper and sell more expensive. (Although some people also call it art, so the question is still moot). What are they doing? What else are they interested in:

Who will be the next president;
When will the salary increase?
Why did they increase utility bills?
Go have a beer and watch the zombie box;

This list can be continued endlessly. Where is the creativity here? Are they creating something? No, this is the banal thinking of the crowd. Animal existence. The desire to create " beautiful“They are not interested in doing it with their own hands. Do you want to be like everyone else?

Conclusion:

Try to communicate with people who have more experience and knowledge than you. You can only be interested in the ordinary everyday problems of strangers out of politeness by asking “ How are you"or the like.

Let other people's everyday problems not become priorities in your life and a reason for discussion. Go deeper into yourself, and become better!

"If I stop, I'll die"

A. Mironov

At first glance, the question may seem controversial, but now I will try to explain what I mean. In the process of working on yourself, you will learn many things that were not available until now. Perhaps due to limited information, or from one’s own laziness. That's not the point. It's important to remember: no matter how hard you try to achieve perfection, there will always be an opportunity." add a little more" By constantly moving forward along small steps, you will reach heights inaccessible to the ordinary mind.

If you want to stop, never say “ I've achieved perfection, it won't get any better" Take a break and take on what you love with renewed vigor. In ancient times, it was believed that the earth was flat and supported by three pillars. How are things today? Could our ancestors have thought that in just a couple of hundred years we would use nanotechnology, create microprocessors and clone living beings? There are no boundaries for perfection!

Conclusion:

Look for new ways of development. Don't get hung up, don't suffer with bullshit! You can always take much more than they give you. (They are trying to hide information from humanity, because everyone cannot be an artist, someone must stand at the machine.)

It's not over yet! We are already halfway to secret knowledge.

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Attention!

At the end of this part, I want to start a game! Our site is visited by a lot of people interested in drawing. I’m very interested in how many “pro” artists and “amateurs”—those who like to draw—are there. I suggest you find out now!

If you are a great drawer and consider yourself an artist, comment +1 Artist!
If you just like to draw - put +1 Amateur!

The rules are simple, each next participant puts a higher number unit. The second one writes artist +2 third: artist +3 and so on, similarly with amateurs. I will begin! Go!

Each of us in childhood dreamed of becoming someone, but not all dreams were destined to come true. By the way, how often do you have the desire to take a pencil and draw something unusual? Or is your lack of drawing skills stopping you? In this article you will learn how to become an artist, despite your age, and fulfill your childhood dream.

Everything is possible

You can become a master of painting at any age. This is absolutely independent of whether you attended as a child art school, and what grades you were given in art classes. Many professional artists say that every person has a talent for drawing. But not everyone develops it and not everyone knows how. Special drawing courses, great desire and self-confidence will help you become an artist.

The first step on the path to becoming an artist is to try to draw something yourself. Now there are special sites on the Internet that describe in detail the process of drawing a particular object. You can also watch video courses on drawing - and try to do what the artist’s hand does on the monitor. Original talents who have never comprehended other laws of drawing, of course, do occur. But you will achieve more if you enroll in a painting course.

Drawing courses

Typically, such classes are taught by established artists. At the same time, the age of students here is absolutely unlimited, which is a definite plus. You will not feel constrained, because exactly the same adults who have not held a brush in their hands, perhaps since school, will gather around.

Together with them you will gain valuable knowledge about the fine arts. Here they will not only teach you how to build a composition correctly, but will also allow you to try yourself in working with different materials- paints, pencils, pastels and so on. In addition, the teacher often gives initial concepts about a particular style of painting, which is also very useful for beginners.

Artist courses have a huge advantage over self-study. Namely: you will be given academic knowledge in the field of painting. In addition, all material will be arranged in the required sequence and structured.

How to become an artist in a few months? This is quite possible if in comprehension pictorial art a master of his craft is helping you. You can gain basic knowledge in a few lessons. And believe me, the level of your drawing abilities will increase significantly. But we need to improve further. This can be done by regularly attending courses for aspiring artists. Moreover, their cost is quite affordable. And if in the future you feel the desire to connect your life with painting, you can go to study at an art school. Many of them have special groups for adults, classes in which take place in the evening. After its completion, the doors of vocational schools and higher institutions where they teach fine arts.

In every profession and every form of art, theory should never be neglected. A composer can never write a melody without learning the notes. So is the artist. No one has the right to call himself an artist if he does not have theoretical knowledge of composition, perspective, anatomy, and the theory of light. Of course, you need not only to know the rules, but also to be able to apply them correctly in practice.

Don't despair if things don't work out. Even among professional artists there are those who are strong, for example, in drawing still lifes and architecture, but are completely unable to draw smooth and gentle curves human body. And vice versa, the artist can easily draw a portrait, but a landscape or still life in his execution will look clumsy and rough. Needed constantly work on your weak points. They won't disappear on their own.

Expanding your horizons

If you like a particular direction, anime or comics, realism or another specific style, you should not focus only on it. You definitely need to expand your horizons. Artists who work in only one direction sooner or later become hostage to established patterns.

By constantly drawing the same thing, an artist will never create anything new. When a person is familiar with different styles drawing, he can mix individual directions, creating original and unique drawing. This is much more interesting than redrawing the same characters dozens of times from different angles and perspectives.

Think about your work

The main question that should accompany each of your drawings is: why is it being created. Don't limit yourself to drawing "cool things" or cute half-naked girls. Your work should say something to this world. You have something to say, right?

You should not touch only the lowest level of pleasure. Try to go deeper. Touch the viewer's intellect and emotions. The quality and originality of the work directly depends on how much of his emotions the author put into the painting, song or any other work of art.

Copying reality

IN creative drawing it is rarely welcomed. After all, to convey reality there is a camera. As an artist, you have a unique opportunity to control the world around you. Some things can be removed, others, on the contrary, can be emphasized. To detail something, add your own, remember abstraction and surrealism. It's a shame to have so much power and not use it at all.

Sometimes even an ordinary cast of your own leg in a picture will look much more original and pleasant than a hyper-realistic drawing that simply shows the world.

It is inappropriate to spend days, or even weeks, on a drawing, painstakingly working on details, when the same result can be obtained in a few minutes of working with a camera. Of course, if copying reality is your job, then that's fine. But still don't forget to leave room for creativity.

Polishing is not always appropriate

Of course, only you can decide how meticulous you should be in detailing the drawing. But remember: bringing to the ideal is essentially a meaningless process, since the ideal is impossible to achieve. Instead of focusing on one thing, it is better to spend more time looking for new solutions and ideas.

Just like a chef who is constantly experimenting with new ingredients, an artist must also constantly think about new styles and methods. This approach will significantly increase your creative potential and will tell you when and which drawing method is more appropriate to use.

What should the practice be like?

Constant practice is the key to success, but thousands of sheets of identical scribbles won't get you the results you want. You also need to practice wisely. Draw what you don’t yet know how to draw, and don’t repeat hundreds of times a drawing that you can do well even with eyes closed. Of course, you cannot avoid mistakes along this path. This is not bad, but on the contrary, good. It's just necessary analyze your mistakes.

This approach will help save you from repeating mistakes in the future. Explore the outside world. After all light, shadow, shape- all this obeys the physical laws of nature. Once you understand them, you can significantly improve your own drawing technique.

Moscow was not built in a day. Needed long years practice and training to become a true professional in your field. This also applies to drawing. After drawing several dozen paintings, you will, of course, improve your skills, but to achieve greater results we need hundreds, if not thousands of paintings. Moreover, they were drawn wisely, with a thorough analysis of all the shortcomings and errors.

Take, for example, a portrait close-up. In order to draw one head, you need to have sufficient knowledge about the skeleton, muscles, skin. About how exactly light falls on the surface, how the eyes reflect the world around them, how to convey the age and emotions of the person they are drawing. Drawing affects almost all branches of science: biology, physics, psychology.

An artist, like any other person, lives surrounded by people who will certainly express their impressions and comments. That's what creativity is for - evoke emotions in people. Anyone who cannot accept criticism cannot become a good artist, because criticism is an integral part of creative development and becoming.

At first, you shouldn’t count on objective and reasoned criticism. It is difficult to discern minor errors behind the general shortcomings. Therefore, most of the advice will be something like “Learn the basics!” Follow these tips and level up theoretical knowledge, learn to apply them in practice. When the basic rules are followed, it is easier to see and point out details where the author got it wrong.

General education

The world around us is not a collection of individual categories. Religion, culture, economics, sports, social relations - all this is connected by one large inextricable network. The more knowledge about outside world you have, the better artist you can become.

Personal experiences are rarely interesting strangers. It is much more pleasant and interesting for them to watch how general trends and events in the world are reflected in the heads and creativity of artists. Learn form your opinion about major events in the world and convey this opinion through the canvas.

This role is for you. Or not?

Why does someone become an artist, someone a singer, and someone an acrobat. From birth we are all equal. It’s just that some people can spend hours doing one thing, while others can do something completely different. A person becomes an artist when he is interested in drawing; he can spend hours on one drawing. This means he has perseverance and patience. If these qualities are not inherent to you, think about whether it’s worth starting at all. After all, it is quite possible that at the first difficulties you will simply give up drawing and do something completely different.

Each of us has different potential, and due to our environment, upbringing and habits, each of us has an individual disposition to creativity. If you just want and enjoy drawing, you won’t necessarily become a good artist. Desire requires a lot of effort, patience and perseverance. Desire will only indirectly help you withstand all the tests that will stand in your way.

The main contribution to development will still come from regular practice, which will often be difficult and uninteresting. If you only have a desire, and every step is given to you with great difficulty, sooner or later you will simply begin to hate drawing. Remember wanting to achieve something and being suitable for this role are completely different things.

Imagine a dancer who literally "vomits" dance floor Everyone sees his success, everyone notices his ideal movements and dreams of dancing no worse in the future. It seems that this is not at all difficult, because the dancer’s movements are so easy and relaxed. But once you look deeper and see hours of daily training, worn-out shoes and calloused toes, the idea of becoming a dancer immediately disappears.

It's the same with artists. Each master passed long haul disappointments, mistakes, sleepless nights, lack of progress, hatred of one’s own occupation or oneself in general. Only after all the difficulties did they achieve what they are called "wonderful artists".

Becoming a professional artist requires talent, discipline, and a willingness to sacrifice and put in effort. You need to learn how to draw, form a concept, and learn how to observe directly.

Steps

Learn! Even if you have a special talent for the visual arts, it needs to be developed, and you still have room to grow.

Find yours weak sides and fully concentrate on improving them! For example, if you are a portrait painter but don't know how to draw feet, then you need to draw them until you learn how.

Explore what you are drawing. Even imaginary objects need to be drawn based on memory and knowledge. A scientific and structural approach is the key to properly depicting fictional objects.

Develop your style. Before you start painting, find out what elements are used and how the style is created. Everything you portray should have an intentional purpose.

Start with simple lines and sketches. At first everything should consist of simple figures, located inside the composition. Before you create the final, completed painting, you need to make a few rough sketches.

Warm up! Before you create a real work of art, you need to warm up! The first drawings will not be as good as the last ones. You need to get into the flow!

Pay close attention to the composition. The first stage of drawing rough sketches is exactly what you need. The edges of the picture should not distract attention from the main objects, and the viewer’s gaze should slide as you intended.

The colors should be beautiful. Read about the structure of the eye and light. Look at the photos, but don't copy them. Understand color temperature and shadow colors. Learn color theory!

Pay attention to the quality of the tools. Despite the opinion that good artist can make a masterpiece from any materials, you should buy the best and most suitable (and, unfortunately, the most expensive) supplies. After all, after all, you want to become a professional, right? Wouldn't a professional use quality tools?

The picture should contain only the most necessary details. All sorts of decorative elements They will only distract attention. With the help of a variety of details, you can focus on one of them.

The more preparatory and rough sketches, the better the final picture will be.

If the painting is successful, people should know who painted it. If not, don't show it to anyone. In reality, professional artists create a large number of masterpieces, compared to the huge pile of unsuccessful paintings created in the process. Never throw away old or unsuccessful paintings - they will be a great motivator. Store all your paintings carefully so you can look at them later and see your progress. This especially helps when you are in a bad mood. And if you cannot get out of depression on your own (which inevitably happens in creative people- this is our common complex), then you will never become a professional.

Experiment and express yourself. An artist who sells a piece of art is ultimately selling a part of himself. Let the colors mix, let the creativity flow, if that's how you feel. Trust your talents and feelings.

Painting

Learn the tools from the basics of mixing paint, stretching canvases, creating a palette, to creating the finished piece.

Framing and matting can be ordered from a professional, but this will seriously increase the cost of your work and affect the success of selling the painting. Create yourself a portfolio and constantly update it with your best work. Look for art dealers, brokers and people who will be willing to exhibit your work. Libraries, restaurants, hotels and others public places

will be happy to exhibit your work if it is of a suitable level and matches the atmosphere of the place.

Fine art and computer In order to successfully work in this direction, you need to study for a long time, invest money in hardware and software

and have a keen nose for the work being sold. Find established professionals in the field and learn from them how they got there.

They may be looking for specialists for a project in which you can not only earn a salary, but also acquire the skills and qualities needed in this field.
In paintings, scenes with warm colors need cool shadows, and scenes with cool colors need warm shadows.
Look for unique ways to sell and exhibit your work.
Light areas protrude forward, and dark areas protrude back.
The more different styles, tools and shapes you know, the more useful they will be. Find old books about perspective (lots of old ones good books

no longer published). They store a large amount of information unknown to many artists due to their laziness.

Warnings
Know your weaknesses. Save contacts of people whom you can recommend to a client whose order you are not able to fulfill yourself.
Don't show people your bad work! A potential client will throw your portfolio out the window if they see bad work.
Learn to sketch. If you cannot draw something, then you just need to carefully examine this object.
Learn from the best, they successfully cope with all failures.

This post came about quite spontaneously. But in the end, after spending two hours on it, I’m glad that I said everything I’ve wanted to say for a long time. Even if this is a repetition of what has already been said, it is my own, carried out through my experience. And if at least someone after this post goes and draws even the smallest picture, that’s already a victory. Well, or he’ll make a cake =) After all, despite all our fears and inconveniences... Yes, they exist - but everything is not as scary and not as inconvenient as we scare ourselves. The main thing is to just start. It will be easier later. Is it true.

0. Laziness

No inspiration? You were going to draw an hour ago, but you had something to do? Don't want to force yourself? Has the unrealized idea been in your head for more than a week? Wrong conditions? Is someone interfering? Don't want to draw in front of strangers? Tired today? Not in the right mood? New beautiful materials will not run away? Will you try tomorrow because it's too late today? “Something doesn’t show up”? Have you tried, but your hand doesn’t obey you today? Children, husband, cooking, important things to do? Do you want to sleep, do you want to get up early?

Congratulations. If you didn't draw for one of these reasons, your point is zero. You will remain at zero. So long until you overcome yourself and... Sleep half an hour less. Prepare one soup for two days. Take less walks with your child. Clenching your teeth, you will draw with force for an hour or two. Don't be afraid to try new materials. Stop being afraid of strangers and ashamed of your work. Overcome your tiredness.

Believe me, even half an hour taken from all these reasons is already a victory. Yes, progress doesn’t come easy. Yes, I understand, there are difficult situations in life, lack of time-money-energy. Yes. But in most of these situations - almost all - there is still some possibility. You can feel sorry for yourself, encourage the little whining girl or boy in you, but the price for this is lost life time. You lose it if you don't do what you want. And this applies to everything, including health problems or undone repairs. You need it? Do it. Decide, heal, draw, make repairs. Now. Yes, it will be uncomfortable. Yes, now is not the right time. There will be no suitable one. Miracles in this case are you yourself, overpowering yourself.

When I sit down to draw, I overpower myself. And only after an hour or two of work, I begin to get real pleasure. Sometimes earlier, sometimes later. But this pleasure is worth all the inconveniences I go through. And it applies to almost everything I do. I recently wrote a post about how I “hate” cooking. Many people didn't understand me. It's just that cooking has a little more obstacles for me than my other hobbies. But I love doing it. I love you no matter what I say. Because I come back to this again and again. So I need it; it means I will go through all the obstacles and achieve my goal. And that will make me happy. Successful cakes, a beautifully taken photograph, a finished drawing, order in the house, caring for a person dear to me, a learned violin etude - this is what makes me happy. And you? Think about it. If you have desires in your head that come again and again, they are worth fulfilling, despite the inconvenience. This means you need it, which means your happiness depends on it. Just try to overcome yourself. And then you will understand whether it is worth it or not.

1. Completely from scratch

It's very simple - the book by Betty Edwards, "Discover the artist within you."
Then, however, you will have to forget what they teach there and start over. But for those who don’t know how to draw anything at all, the book will help them take their first steps.

Draw from life. The bigger, the better. Carry a notebook with you, make clumsy quick sketches - collect visual information, remember, get used to drawing every day. You will have a serious advantage over those who draw only from photos. When drawing from life, you analyze information in a completely different way: you have practically no opportunity to sketch - you grab the very essence, try to understand the structure - as opposed to mindlessly copying spots on a photograph. If your nature moves, so much the better for you: look for difficulties, try to convey information with a minimum of means.

Study the sketches of other artists: see how they work with line, spot, composition; how they manage to convey the entire plot in just a few lines. Print them out as examples and carry them with you (for example, in your notepad pocket). Get inspired and convey what you love through your sketches and sketches. Try drawing in different styles, with different tools, on different formats.

2. Light, shadow, reflexes.. Blah blah blah.

All, the information needed in most cases is located.
Yes, it won’t be possible to understand and study everything the first time. But the information is right in front of you. The rest is a matter of your desire and practice. And don’t even think about making excuses again! Everything is right here.

3. Anatomy.

The method of working with literature is this: you print out spreads with the necessary diagrams/muscles/bones, put them in front of you and draw a living person, looking at the printouts. Feed your friends chocolates, ask your boyfriend to get up from the computer less often (yeah, let him be kind), draw on playgrounds, shopping centers- believe me, no one cares about you (you can say that you are a student - and then they will definitely leave you behind if they pestered you).

You can't study anatomy until you see for yourself on a living person all the muscles and bones hidden by skin, fat and clothing. Make sure that you yourself, as a teacher, can draw these diagrams, having only nature in front of you. Simply redrawing pictures from a textbook will bring little benefit (and only to beginners).

Here's Ryzhkin's video. To begin, draw everything that the teacher draws.
No, you won't learn anything if you don't draw it. Neither in this nor in any other case. You should always draw and copy.

4. “Oh, I need criticism and comments from the teacher, I can’t handle it myself..”
(-Oh, I won’t sleep!
Oh, put on a dress!
Uu-Uu-U!..)

Take it. My. Work. Open it. Mail. You write. Letter. To the one you liked. To the artist. Sending. (preferably several).
Someone will definitely answer. You can even speak English - a translator will help you. If you correct any errors, send them again. Asking for advice, etc. Those who are especially brave can even show up to the art department and ask for advice - either from teachers or from students. Make friends in this way and consult with them. You can do the same thing - but through VKontakte, in a group at some art school, to communicate. If you are embarrassed to show your work, you will not learn anything.

5. Where to start work (from sketch to finished illustration)

0. Draw everything around you live. Exaggerate, stylize, do anything - but from life. This way you can avoid many mistakes and speed up your development significantly.
1. Sketches “from your head” (any kind, squeeze out everything you remember, know, sketchy people and crooked drawings - the main thing is that you understand)
2. View refs ( better photo, not other people's art)
3. Sketches based on refs (pass through all the information received, combine with the developments that already exist - think, think!)
4. Search for ideas
5. Natures, refs, sketches, search for ideas - repeat again and again until you think through all the work;
6. Details - even small frilly buckles - are invented in the same way as the main objects. Every little thing needs to be worked on; it won’t come on its own.
7. You can try to assemble a collage of future work from refs. But in the end, you will need to draw all this yourself: no daub on top of photos will look good, unless you are a professional matte-painter. Line art and detailed sketches require long and careful work. Negligence is permissible only in the very first stages.
8. Have you drawn it? Increase the resolution, scale, draw in more detail, clarify and make lines and strokes more accurately - it is precisely from accuracy and clarification, coupled with the addition of little things and “imperfections” that the detailing of the drawing consists. Enlarge and refine until you get bored. =)
9. Don't forget to look at big picture. Make sure everything looks harmonious together. Don't be afraid to redraw what doesn't fit. Don't forget about the format you need in the end. Everything is usually drawn 2-3 times larger than the finished version.
10. Don't be afraid. And don't stop. Demoralization and criticism in the early stages are your worst enemy. Work as long as possible. Hold on, be patient, and your diligence will definitely be rewarded good result and progress. The more difficult it is, the greater the progress. Simple ways No.

6. Working with living materials

Try everything. Be sure to use a pencil - this is a basic tool for learning: it disciplines and does not allow you to mess around. =) The rest is up to your taste. But I don’t advise you to get carried away with hoarding. materials and the search for “divine quality, with which I can do everything.” Nice pencils-koh-i-noor. In general, you can even draw with a Constructor - they are still produced, by the way. The eraser is the same koh-i-noor, with an elephant - an excellent option. Paper - for sketches and small sketches, cheap printer paper (or even cheap "newspaper" paper will do, look in stationery stores; it is suitable for a soft pencil). For long-term work, take whatman paper and Gosznak drawing paper. If you need something with texture, then fabriano or canson.

Try everything, but don't get too carried away with shopping. If you bought watercolors, learn how to paint for at least six months, then draw conclusions - is it worth developing further or trying something else. Again, go see some artists you know - don’t you know anyone? - get to know each other, go to the workshop, try a little bit of everything and decide which materials you want to master. Be prepared for the fact that everything is about 10 times more difficult than in tutorials and videos. Because you are new. This is fine. Don't give up, try, no matter what. And only when it works out, decide whether it suits you or not. There are, of course, exceptions - but in most cases it’s worth the trouble and trying out the material or technique properly.

7. Speed

First, you will draw very slowly at first. This cannot be avoided. Then you will draw at the same speed, but more complex things. And only after time (years) regular classes, for example), you will notice that the speed has increased significantly. But this is only with constant practice.

!important You can draw works of any complexity right now. But if prof. the artist drew something in 5 hours, you will do it in 10, 20 or 50 - depending on your level. But you will do it if you are persistent and diligent enough.

It's also worth understanding that drawing serious illustrations takes longer than you think - even for professional artists. So calm down. Calm down, I'm telling you. Take your time - just do it. You can even (when drawing on a computer) put TV series in a small window in the corner of the screen. If it doesn't distract you too much, of course. You can pin a window on top of others using the DeskPins program, for example. It's free and easy to use.

Think carefully about what is stopping you. Even about little things. Disable unnecessary buttons on your tablet. Change hotkeys. Study them if you don't know. Try other programs. For example, some find it more convenient to draw in Paint tool SAI or Painter rather than in Photoshop.

Action in Photoshop. It's simple. Come up with a name for the action, press the record action button, perform the actions, release the button. Now, instead of a series of actions, you have one button. You can also press file - batch - and there use the action for an entire folder of files at once. Try it, experiment, optimize your time. It's little things like these that add up to hours of work and days of missed deadlines.

8. Photoshop slows down
Settings, performance, uncheck OpenGL. You won't be able to rotate the picture, but there will be less hanging. I also advise you to reduce History states - say, to 30 - this is the number of possible cntr+z. It also frees up memory. Wasn't it enough? Then you will also have to uncheck the use graphics processor box in the Performance section. You won't be able to rotate the canvas, but there will be much less slowdown.
And if you reduce spacing to zero in the brush settings, you should leave it at least at eight: this also affects performance.

9. My arm hurts.
An elastic bandage helps. You can also use a wrist brace (sold in medical stores).

10. Back hurts

Charging, charging, and charging again. Even if you have any diseases of the spine, it’s all the same: gentle, with a gradual increase in loads, regular exercise will help you. Especially exercises recommended by your doctor. Well, watch how you work - put your feet under you/on a stool, place a pillow under your back/butt, do what is comfortable for you - so that your back is straight and nothing is overstrained. And let yourself rest - lie down, stretch, stretch. Listen to your feelings and do the exercises that your body wants.

10. Vision

Well, that's all for now. Then I will add to this post. I hope I didn't waste my time =) Hello everyone.

Many thanks to Alexey Samokhin for valuable knowledge, qualitatively selected and illustrated. Without him, it would have taken me much longer to grow up to all this.