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I'm STILL 40% Through Kimon Nicolaides' The Natural Way to Draw and Will Not Bother To Progress Further

Hello all that somehow reads this, my apologies, it has been more than 3 years since my last post, I wanted to make a grand reveal and do a new avatar and all that to announce my comeback but uhhh life keeps getting in the way so. I will try to describe in an additional post what has happened since my last post on here eventually. But for now, I will attempt to show signs of life with this new…

I'm STILL 40% Through Kimon Nicolaides' The Natural Way to Draw and Will Not Bother To Progress Further

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There can be a unseen problem with graphic tablets compared to display tablets, I talk about it here.

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The Spartan Approach to art is characterized by only drawing and practicing and very little else. I talk about why and how it doesn't work here.

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The Loomis Method is a popular drawing method put forward by many people as a way to start drawing. I talk about some possible problems artists may face here while they are trying this method.

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Gumroad Product Lunch: Supplementary #1 (Loomis: Front View): Solving Problems

Gumroad Product Lunch: Supplementary #1 (Loomis: Front View): Solving Problems

I have finally revamped the first Supplementary entry and placed it on Gumroad, I will edit the other post to have it there as well! Purchase It Here! If you liked what you read, please consider supporting me on Patreon (monthly) or ko-fi (one time donations) and my Gumroad. Stay safe~!JR

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Quick Belated New Year Update (Known Wordpress Problems and Eventual Gumroad Launch)

Quick Belated New Year Update (Known WordPress Problems and Eventual Gumroad Launch)

Belated Happy New Year everyone! Sorry for no posts during December, Final Fantasy XIV’s Endwalker expansion had (and still has) gotten hold of me since November. To keep this update short I had more people than I thought (more than 0) donate/pay for the paywall to look at the posts of the Supplementary series. It has been brought to my attention that there can be some problems with the article…

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Having Thick Skin As An Artist

Having Thick Skin As An Artist

Introduction In almost any line or industry of work, having a thick skin can be so beneficial that it basically becomes a necessity. Being/having thick skinned is defined as “Someone who is thick-skinned does not appear to be easily hurt by criticism”. Take note: It doesn’t say that they do not listen to criticism or refuse to improve, they are just not easily hurt by it. Having thick skin…

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Why The 'Spartan' Approach To Art Doesn't Actually Work

Why The ‘Spartan’ Approach To Art Doesn’t Actually Work

Introduction When the online art community started to grow and discuss practice methods early in the hay day of the internet, a lot of them even now still champion this frankly Spartan like approach method of practicing art, mainly concept art or illustration, i.e the commercial arts. What is this method/approach? Much like Spartans where all they ever knew or do mostly is warfare or fight.…

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Singapore Art Stores: Quick Pros And Cons Reviews

Singapore Art Stores: Quick Pros And Cons Reviews

Introduction Depending on your country, you will have various options for purchasing arts and crafts. From having a lot of options, not just store wise but material wise, like the United States to sadly very little if you are not in a developed country. Singapore is a developed country and it has its own art stores, but there’s only so many materials/brands you can get without going online,…

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The Weird Bias Against Burne Hogarth

The Weird Bias Against Burne Hogarth

I remember when the online art community was beginning to get together and become an actual online community, they also started pooling resources, what is good, what isn’t, who is offering what classes, are they good, how much were they, which artists were the up and coming ones, etc. Beginner Guides were being set up and everyone was throwing the usual names for art instructors who had…

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Supplementary #4 (Loomis: Drawing Other Races)

Supplementary #4 (Loomis: Drawing Other Races)

In this fourth Supplementary entry about Loomis, I will be talking about drawing people of other races/ethnicity. The main gripe with Andrew Loomis especially from people of colour is the frankly, racist and outdated depictions of anyone who isn’t Caucasian/white. I wrote about this with some examples here. Andrew Loomis’ illustration career era was in the past era of American advertising,…

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Don't Trust The Process

Don’t Trust The Process

There’s a phrase coined by the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, “Trust The Process”, in basketball terms, trusting the process means supporting a team who is in the process of tanking loses on purpose in order to hoard draft picks as well as assets. This process takes a long time and the believers of these will recite “Trust The Process” like a mantra or TTP for short to demonstrate their belief in the…

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Supplementary #3 (Loomis: 3/4 View) Solving Problems

Supplementary #3 (Loomis: 3/4 View) Solving Problems

Introduction Hello! This is the third post of my Supplementary series where I do my best to research and address certain issues I have found with different art instructional/educational methods. I then post my conclusions and findings in this series to hopefully help others who are having the same issues resolve them and move on from them. For context, I personally, started drawing with the…

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Supplementary #2 (Loomis: Side View): Solving Problems

Supplementary #2 (Loomis: Side View): Solving Problems

Introduction Hello! This is the second post of my Supplementary series where I do my best to research and address certain issues I have found with different art instructional/educational methods. I then post my conclusions and findings in this series to hopefully help others who are having the same issues resolve them and move on from them. For context, I personally, started drawing with the…

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Art Is A Sport: How Do You Commit?

Art Is A Sport: How Do You Commit?

Introduction This is an artist’s attempt on an artist take, on some of the concepts from the lecture series: “Psychology of Performance” by Dr Eddie O’Connor mainly aimed at Sports Psychology and Performance. This chapter is about Commitment. I was inspired to do this after seeing how related to art it can be, after Marshall Vandruff mentioned it so many times in the Draftsmen Podcasts. I…

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Art Is A Sport: How To Accept Criticism? Acceptance Of How You Feel

Art Is A Sport: How To Accept Criticism? Acceptance Of How You Feel

Introduction This is an artist’s attempt on an artist take, on some of the concepts from the lecture series: “Psychology of Performance” by Dr Eddie O’Connor mainly aimed at Sports Psychology and Performance. I was inspired to do this after seeing how related to art it can be, after Marshall Vandruff mentioned it so many times in the Draftsmen Podcasts. I wanted to do a version for artists who…

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Supplementary #1 (Loomis: Front View): Analyzing the Loomis Method, Solving Problems and Issues

Supplementary #1 (Loomis: Front View): Analyzing the Loomis Method, Solving Problems and Issues

Introduction Hello! This is the first post/version of my Supplementary series where I do my best to research and address certain issues I have found with different art instructional/educational methods. I then post my conclusions and findings in this series to hopefully help others who are having the same issues resolve them and move on from them. For context, I personally, started drawing with…

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