Just got the notification! How crazy you post about this today. I’ve been extremely unmotivated to paint lately and haven’t for awhile. Mostly because I don’t yet have the skills to paint the image in my head. I have to learn to be ok with making mistakes and knowing that’s my practice paintings will probably suck. It’s hard to even accept the compliments my friends and family give when I know my skills are nowhere near where I’d like them to be. Anyway I’m just venting now. Great video, man!
I made my porch my studio 😆 tarp goes around for my walls that way I can bring it down for warmer weather or to see natural lights..or keep up in cold weather or rain..it's wonderful I have a huge studio now 😆
one hour a day is a lot of painting, believe me:) im trying to paint every two days for half a year now.... its like a fight with time, and im not working daily, have a space just for painting prepared
Hi, I’m 13 n I really like to paint because firstly it makes me find peace n secondly my parents specially my father is very proud of what I do. He actually spend like 50,000 on my paint supplies first n then 20,000 (btw I live in Pakistan where there is expensive stuff :-/) So I watched this vid cuz whenever I have the spirt to paint I began crying literally for no reason n it sucks so bad that I leave everything where it was n start crying like crazy :(. Thankyou for taking your precious time n reading my comment hopefully I’ll get motivated!!♥️🥺✨
I read the book. I found great ideas and realizations inside the book, but you do have to get through Coyne's bizarre concepts on fundamentalism, which left me scratching my head, and his weird process of "invoking the muse". He does bring to light many strategies for working through resistance. I am glad I read the book though. Thanks for the recommendation and the video. Runners run, musicians play, and painter's paint.
Hi.Thanks for your great videos.I used to paint but I was in a group of amateur painter and I got deciplined ,but now it 's been a year I haven't touched my supplies because I lost touch with my artist friend,in fact when I think about painting I am stressed .I know it might be funny ,but I really want to paint and have self decipline.I don't know how and from where to begin.can u help me?
This has been extremely insightful!! Thankyou for sharing this and I am so happy I finally found it (: I have been trying to attain this goal of painting daily ..and was Too focused on feeling like I did need to paint for 5 hours a day which made it even more intimidating! Also the the tips for how to make things easier are great! I’m such a lazy painter lol
Yes, I work with Stefan Baumann but like u said Mark Carder is great and ur another I found that even w my coach the tips I've gotten from u guys also are tremendous and has been a tremendous help. Like my studio and values got from Mark, u helped with practice painting to I've even made my own fruit for plains like ur video shows. To even painting it in black/white to gray scale b4 painting it.
Excellent tutorial again, I try painting, 2 or 3, paintings at a time, which helps me, if I get stuck on one, I move on to another one, having a good space to paint is a massive help, and setting small goals
I have been a working artist most of my adult life. This is EXCELLENT advice. Seriously- just eliminating obstacles- like a cluttered work area, etc. is going to help so much. I believe Steven Pressfield in The War Of Art said something to the effect of “you need to sweep off the entrance so The Muse doesn’t dirty her gown when you invite her in”
R. Taylor I would start out loose. Most tight and detailed paintings start out loose anyway and they dial in detail as they go. Starting out loose will help you see the big shapes and values first. Think of those as the paintings foundation for you to put detail on. The detail won’t matter if your foundation is off.
Love the book title, great twist on "The Art of War!" For me inspiration is *anything* in nature, a colorful sunset, a scenic place, even a cool twisted tree trunk or branch, or cluster of berries. This was a GREAT, helpful video/advice all the through, so thank you!
You hit the nail on the head for me.i procrastinate so much but you reminded me that went just jump into it it Al comes to me it's just beginning!! ❤️ Thank you..I just begun my journey of painting.ive started with acrylic but my destiny is to use acrylic and oil..u have been such a inspiration and guide for me
This is good advice, I will use this today! Feeling resistant but I have a piece I need to finish. The cleaning up after you are done to make the next session start easily, has really helped me over the past few months. I actually find podcasts and talking to be irritating unless its a really boring task, but music is absolutely essential for me. I cant paint in silence. I often pair the music with the mood of the piece or if the subject has some sort of emotion Im trying to convey, I will pick a playlist with similar emotion. People can often pick that out in my work when they see the finished art, which is pretty fascinating. That's me though, I think its just depends on the person! I know alot of podcast lovers too.
I only paint or draw a couple times a year. I’m good at it, but I know I could be sooo much better if I just did it every day . Wasted potential really
