Ask the Art Prof Live # 7: How do I Improve My Art? How do I find My Artistic Style?
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Other than “keep practicing,” how do I improve my art?
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Set short term and long term goals.
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Recognize your automatic pilot and the plateau.
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Build in periods of experimentation.
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How do I find my artistic style? Related article.
Mentioned: Picasso and Cubism
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Style doesn’t develop overnight. Jackson Pollock
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Try everything! Be a restaurant critic and sample everything that exists.
Former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni’s memoir “Born Round”
Mentioned: mezzotint, lithography, intaglio printmaking
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Make a series
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Your style will keep evolving. Alberto Giacometti
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Ask the Art Prof Live is a weekly live video broadcast on my Facebook page where I provide professional advice for art students and professional artists. Ask the Art Prof began as a written column in 2013 and was featured in the Huffington Post from 2013-2015. See the full archive of columns here. Ask me your questions by commenting on the live video post as the video streams, and I’ll answer right away. I’ll discuss being an artist today, art technique & materials, work strategies for artists, career advice, teaching art, and more. Like my Facebook page and you’ll receive a notification when each live video begins.
Related Live Videos
#6: Teaching High School Art, Teaching Color
#5: Starting Art School, Avoiding Cliches
#4: Oversaturation, Brainstorming, Beginning a Series
#3: Personal Themes, Never Too Late to Start Drawing
#2: Aches While Drawing, Professional Artwork vs. Student Artwork
#1: Graduate MFA Programs
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