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a very very good tutorial on painting armor in digital art. Good design.

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This is great for learning water color techniques.

This vid of a REAL animator, not just some online thing. A good watch!

Extremely basic tutorial, but good..  Its good if you’ve never drawn caricatures.

Funny Late Night Fun. Of a Boy Doing “Awful Caricatures”

Portrait Prank – These bloopers are hilarious

A friend asked me this exact question the other day.

It occurred to me that when I was 20 I was a constant shut-in. Drawing nonstop, and getting stuck in this “funk” of self pity and disgust of the world outside my computer screen. And my social life was revolved around eating my ramen noodles in front of my dog.

Then at 22, something snapped in my brain and I went the opposite direction. I was partying, chasing the opposite gender, drinking and hardly drawing whatsoever.

Then at 24. I been struggling to keep hold of this “balancing act”. My goal being to have a decently banging social life while accomplishing a good workload.

I think I’m doing pretty dang well lately.

This isn’t advice, this is just what I do….

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1. Never turn down any invite to anything.

2. Sleep less.

3. Never have a “girl friend”, ha!

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I’m compiling information on different artist experiences in this matter and if any can relate in any way, Any suggestions?

Hey guys,
From the minute I signed up on deviantart, it’s always occurred to me that people that come from less social back ground tend to be on here. (Not always, but many times) I know what you are thinking “Well duh, it’s an art site, artists are weird” No they are not, don’t make me smack you. They simply think a lot more about weird things.

Art attracts abstract thinkers. And the “DA” tends to attract the young artistic thinkers of this generation. Sounds like a TV add, but true. It also attracts a lot of 10 year old kids posting their stick figures. (crappy stick figures, not stylish ones that my friend kitty posts)

This revolution I’ve noticed has lead to something that really hasn’t been around before.

“What is thanking about Omegaman20?”
I’m talking about the mass level of socializing and selling of yourself you do. Truth is that it’s always been around, but never to this level. In the pre-internet era, people didn’t have an outlet, and were too afraid to show their art. Hell, I know a girl that kept her art under her bed and showed absolutely no one! I honestly feel that sites like the DA have pushed these people to get out of the closet artistically. Art is meant to be seen and enjoyed by the viewer, regardless of skill set.

With myspace, facebook, youtube, iphones, twitter, and now deviantart; we are coming out from our lonely places. We are constantly socializing via internet. The DA has really let us put our stuff out there and really connects with others like no other group of artists. (Some of you guys live on the other side of the planet.)

I know people think that being online can basically “guarding you” from reality. That can be true to an extent, but I think it’s a step. It’s a step to learning about how to interact. Some people never even make it to that first step.

For example, guys at my old art school were some of the most talented guys I had ever seen, but they couldn’t talk to anyone. Like nada! They stuck themselves in a hole and never crawled out, not even online. This produced great art, but seriously creepy minds. These guys should have been working LONG ago. But they just stayed in their bubble. It’s been five years, and some of them are still there NOW!! In fact one of the best artists I ever seen has been working at Starbucks for 2 years. WTF? No one taught them how to sell themselves. And to do that, you have to socialize or at least know how to.

Good art means nothing, if you can’t sell yourself.

Get out of your bubble now! If I could reach through the computer now and kick your @$$ into doing it, I would. But I can’t.

-OM20

Here’s a few things I wish I had the mindset to do when I started. For me personally, I feel I’m 3 years behind where I should be, because of personal things.

Here’s a few Fast thoughts. I want to write a more extensive paper on this later, but this is good for now.

4 Things you need to do to never stop growing as an artist.

1)Have No Ego
Having an Ego is probably the biggest thing I’ve seen hinder people’s progress. Having an ego gives you a warped view on your own works. As an artist, you need to knit-pick every thing you do. Don’t over obsess, but take a realistic,objective view on where it is you are. Look for your weaknesses and attack them systematically. Every person I’ve seen that’s studied outside a school system, and found moderate success has had an ego.(usually the older generation) And for that they’ll never get better. In their minds they have “already arrived.” A closed minded way of thinking.

2)Practice Accordingly

This one is obvious. Practice, like crazy. Everyone has a different way of going about it. I’d schedule your practices. Really hit it hard for a few days, then take a day break. Or something to that extent. You’d be surprised what a break can do. But only take a break, if you feel you’ve worked hard enough to earn one.

3)Don’t Be too Hard on Yourself

The other side of the spectrum that I see a lot, is when people think they just plain suck. Most of the time, they don’t. Acknowledge what you are doing correctly and attack what you think is weak. (ex.if your cant draw hands and feet, start practicing them alot)

4)Seek Out Others Better then Yourself

This one kind of goes with the ego thing. Seek out other people that are on the same road you are, but a little bit further.(or way further) Talk their heads off. Ask them what their mind set is. If you can’t speak with them try and look at their art, and figure out what process they might have used. This to me, is one of the best shortcuts. Getting input from someone who’s been through the trial an error.

Just some quick thoughts.

-om20