OPEN to Suggestions -the artistic advantage

Hello
I have stumbled across some bits of advice in my life. Some advice has been useful and other tidbits of opinion, not as much.
Useful information tends to be repeated and (if actively sought out) can be rewarding and helpful, sometimes even life changing.

Having a wealth of advice is great, given that you know how to communicate it. In this way my favorite way of giving advice is through practice.
When you "practice what you preach" you are proving that something works for you. By proving methods this way one can give helpful advice, that advice has been proven and the excitement of helping someone else with the same and advice is uplifting and exciting.

My blogs so far have reflected my confusion about blogging in general.  So I'm turning this into an advice blog. I never have before blogged for entertainment and while I don't have any Authority to give advice, I do have a medium to but this UNauthorized advice to a general public who may or may not use it to their advantage.

So, what can one hope to find on my blog...
Here we go.  ADVICE, RESOURCES & FEATURES of Artists on DA.

So with that being said here is my first episode of my:
Open to Suggestion -art blog.

The resource feature of today is a podcast  that has helped me improve my drawing skills dramatically.

I have had an anxiety of not drawing everyday and that has crippled my production of projects and over all talent over the years.
"Drawing in spurts" is what I call it. Spurts (to me) are emotional gusts of energy that either lead you to , or further away from a desired goal.
I feel most artists are faced with this issue and there really is one goal...to be able to draw again.

The "I don't feel like it" attitude for the artist, is the most useless attitude one could have. It's useless because it stops you from being the most expressive part of yourself. When you combine the distractions of ever day life, this attitude has a burying effect and you'll find yourself in a pit for days, weeks and other quantifying increments of time and for what....a feeling. Well I have a solution, my solution isn't magical but, it may take some time to do. This solution is to:

Solution 1 : Find a reason
Find a reason why you aren't working. Those range from depression to just not enough time. Next, find a reason why you want to do the art. What is nagging you about not producing? If something is nagging you, evidently you have something you must put out in the world. Next- Work on the nagging feeling by:

-Picking up a pencil while watching T.V.

-Cleaning your work station with your stylus in your pocket (subliminally you may want to sit down when this is done and pulling out your stylus may be just the thing you need to begin working on the nagging feeling)

-Take a nap with your sketchbook

or just make a slew of awful drawings. I recommend doing this all the time, keeps the creative juices frustrated and I do some of my best learning sorting out frustration.


Solution 2: EMULATE!

I am not going to candy coat this one. Find an artist you looooove and copy them.
Draw from what they've done. Copying is a potent way to practice. You don't have to treat it as your own or
post it on DA but, try it out and see how it makes you feel...ITS REWARDING~let me tell you.

Solution3: LISTEN TO PEOPLE BEING ARTISTIC

I have become a podcast junkie and will provide here my three favorite of favorite art casts. Reading blogs about art and and what people are doing also helps me a lot.

onceuponasketch.blogspot.com/ is one of my favorite blogs to read.
not to mention blogs by these fellow deviants: & Ok i admire the hell out of these people but, for good reason, they provide an element of realism to their audience. This type of realism is just practical and triggers certain responses from me, the most consistent response, in truth, is inspiration.    art awakens my passion to do art, triggers my creativity and worx are so awesome they aggravate me to the point of taking up my lead warrior and destroying a perfectly clean sketch book page.

Find those that inspire you and coast off "Power of One" they provide.
On that note check these podcasts as well.
1. [link] This one is the Paperwings podcast 10 of 10 in my opinion they'll set you a'right
2.[link]Chris Oatley's Art Cast-LOADED with information
3.[link]Escape from Illustrator island-Interviews are FULL OF WHOLESOME ARTINESS! EAT UP!
Podcast can be found on i-tunes as well subscribe and start arting.

FEATURED GALLERY:
Go and check out 's gallery wall. She completed her first digi-stration this week. Leave a comment and I may feature you in my next episode of:

My OPEN to Suggestion artblog!

Till next Time get up and RAW!!!