How to Become a Better Artist

Published on August 10, 2008 by brier cait in Arts

It’s very simple, but here are a few tips to help you.

Train your eye. Try and see things how they really are, and add them to your paper.
Look over your work after a day or two. By then, your eyes would most likely have cleared up and you’ll begin to see your errors.
Look at other people’s work, no matter how jealous they’ll make you. Check over their strokes and practice their technique.
Don’t stick to one style of art. Explore you ability, be creative, and after you do so, you’ll find your favorite art form.
Take tips, if you ignore them, you’ll end up learning them later. By then, you might have missed a couple precious years.
Pay attention to your shadows. Start shading them lightly, and don’t overdo it. Shadows are critical because they make objects look real.
Don’t forget to doodle. Do it in your free time though, it is likely to distract you. Doodling is practice, no matter how silly it is. I had stopped for a while because it distracted me from class, but that ended up giving me an artist’s block.
I actually don’t know if this tip is necessary, but I like to do this. I take out my old work, notice the problems, and fix them on a new sheet of paper/canvas/etc.
Practice with your tools. Art is a trial and error thing. Use your paints or pens and practice strokes on paper/canvas/etc.
Take these tips seriously, like I said on tip 5, you shouldn’t ignore them.

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wow thanks a lot!
ive never thought of doing #’s 2 or 4 lol.
This is rlly great