Hello my fellow creative spirits. So it's been two and a half weeks since I last seen you guys or talk to you guys actually So things have been a bit hectic. I've been preparing for my solo show was which was this past Saturday Thank you guys for all of your support on social media whether you're local or you are far It meant the world to me to see all of your support today I wanted to talk about how to gain skills in art and how to improve at art faster So there's kind of this uh common misconception that artists are kind of born with talent And I honestly would like to say that this is far from the truth when you see an artist who is skilled Usually it's taken Thousands of hours for them to get to that point So I wanted to kind of give tips on how you can begin your practice in your journey as an artist to gain skills These are the tips that I found helpful for me of course for everyone There's going to be different roads and there is no one road to take as an artist So please take that into consideration when listening to my tips So before I go into today's topic of discussion I also wanted to give a huge thanks to my friend Chastity She was a model at the show and also she let me paint her as the voodoo queen Marie Levo So that was really fun to do and so a big thank you to her for that So without further ado here are a few tips for how you can improve in your art So the first tip for improving your artwork is to draw or paint something multiple times You're going to have to draw it so many times and slowly over time you will improve at that subject I remember looking at Leonardo Da Vinci who is known to be a huge master of his technique um He did studies as much as 10 studies or even more before he actually came to the final painting The second tip that I wanted to give you guys is to study the work of others Look at the old masters work and if you can do sketches of it Practice their technique. How do they do their shading? How do they do the composition? When you start studying the old masters techniques you begin to pick up on them and kind of turn it into your own habits tip number three uh draw from multiple different areas so you can draw from photographs Which is my typically preferred area But I also try to draw from life drawing from life has its own challenges The subject might not always be completely still And you have kind of a limited amount of time to work with that life subject Also change the way you draw Practice drawing with and without tool tools Try drawing with the grid method try drawing freehand which is the hardest but challenge yourself every once in a while to do it Try to gain your skills in every area and every practice of drawing Tip number four is go to a class or have a trained eye give you feedback That will be able to spot your mistakes maybe even some mistakes that even you are unaware of So just keep that in mind that having another person correct your mistakes Can save you a lot of time and can help you target your weaknesses My tip number five is to put in the time like I said before it's a commitment A way that you can do this you can try taking a monthly drawing challenge I saw on social media that they do sometimes 30 days of art For several months uh my favorite is October is inktober But this will really challenge you to put in the hours every single day My tip number six is to target weaknesses Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors just keep this in mind if you hate drawing hands Draw them draw them tens of times draw them hundreds of times Once you start practicing things that you're afraid of you begin to feel less risk in taking chances And you'll be able to push the envelope even more with every piece that you do My tip number seven is to keep a sketchbook on you at all times Whenever you have free time whether you're waiting in line for something start drawing Get into the habit of just always drawing. I used to have this terrible habit in High school to doodle on all of my papers But honestly, I'm kind of happy that it did because I think that doodling all the time kind of helps me to gain my own artistic skills And the final tip that I want to give you guys is to study the different fundamentals of art I like to have a separate sketchbook where I kind of take notes on the fundamentals of art So start taking notes look online you don't need to go to school for this if you have enough Will power you can actually do all of this online look up the fundamentals of light composition color All of this and start writing it down in your sketchbook It's lifelong learning that you're aiming for as long as you're constantly learning you're constantly improving But the minute you stop learning and just fall into your comfortable habits is when you will stop growing So whatever you do just keep Learning and finding ways to learn and seeking out new educational opportunities to improve your your practice So So that concludes today's video I hope that you guys enjoyed my tips and if you guys have any tips of your own Please leave them in the comments If you guys want to look at my artwork any works and progress that I have be sure you follow me on instagram and facebook I hope you guys enjoy your day and I'll see you guys very soon Bye you you