I’m heading to a Girl’s Summit in Provo to talk about becoming an artist tonight for girls ages 8 – 12 and I am very excited about it. What an awesome idea! There will be many girls there and there’s a high chance I won’t be able to speak to all of them so I made this little post.
List of things to get to become an amazing artist:
Pretty amazing. A ream of paper, and some pencils.
But what about a subscription to Photoshop? A $2000 personal copy of Maya?
Don’t worry about expensive programs.
They DON’T help you become a better artist like an instant fix. They are just tools.
Giving yourself fancy car will just make them look cooler while they drive terribly.
You will indeed look cooler, but early on it can be a distraction from the basics. You can get caught up in using the photoshop cloud filter instead of learning how to create. (Not that I ever did that.) Computer programs will give you MORE LIMITATIONS than help at the beginning. You need to draw a lot, all the time, and being stuck at a computer isn’t going to do it.
A great car will be important later when you are in the races. As you are gearing up for getting a job, you will want to be savvy with the programs of your art field. And it will be awesome. But have patience.
Art supplies can be expensive, but they don’t need to be. As a college student these were my main supplies. They still are. Simple pens, pencils, paper.
The great thing about reams of white paper is that they are so darn cheap. Burn through two hundred pages? No problem. And a great problem to have. In fact, TRY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
You can even get the different weighted paper once you start having a preference. Fancy!
Do you think just pencils and paper sounds too simple? Could it be that easy? …. That’s because I didn’t tell you ALL the secrets of pencils and paper. Mwahaha. You are in for some surprises. My next post is coming soon.
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