the tribulations of john: THE QUEST FOR art

[SockpuppetClock]

it had to happen, folks!! sockpuppet got something going again@@@ his quest for a definite style

join him not live every time he feels like being special special guest appearances by fdsfgsdfd and FDSFFDS like FDSFDSggfgdgf and gggfdgfdgfdG

will he produce work?? will he end up an overdramatic loser??? CAN I MAKE THIS SUSPENSEFUL AND/OR AWKWARD?????????

let's get this free-form jazz up in the air boYYYYO

now for simple art thread

night 1:


join us next ¿TIME??? for anthony's pizza

[zl]

this is a quote from The Elements of Style by Strunk and White. I've replaced all the "writing"s with "drawing"s.

"Draw in a way that draws the viewer's attention to the sense and substance of the drawing, rather than to the mood and temper of the artist.  If the drawing is solid and good, the mood and temper of the artist will eventually be revealed and not at the expense of the work.  Therefore, the first piece of advice is this: to achieve style, begin by affecting none--that is, place yourself in the background.  A careful and honest artist does not need to worry about style.  As you become proficient in the use of your medium, your style will emerge, because you yourself will emerge, and when this happens you will find it increasingly easy to break through the barriers that separate you from other minds, other hearts--which is, of course, the purpose of drawing, as well as its principal reward."

I don't know if any of that rings with you but I always think of it whenever the idea of acquiring style comes up

[SockpuppetClock]

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, I'M GOOOOOD

[SockpuppetClock]

The very fact you're deliberately trying to get a personal style might keep you from getting a good one. A personal style develops out of having drawn so much that you develop it naturally, as your preferred way of drawing. What you've shown here isn't stylish, it's all just ugly imo. Just keep drawing and practicing, and your style will emerge one day. It might not be for another 10 years for all anyone knows.

i realized this when zombie lincoln posted the same thing, but thank you for reiterating!!

first post wasn't great example, but I'm now not focused on making my stuff look like "so-and-so" and simply what I want it to look like

maybe I should rename the thread my art thread