tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418171.post353969030901054134..comments2023-12-21T08:53:53.359-05:00Comments on A Child Of Atom: S-s-s-somethin' From the CommentsCullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681286724728002089noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418171.post-31626508875221319402006-12-19T14:01:00.000-05:002006-12-19T14:01:00.000-05:00Hi guys! interesting discussion. I agree with Cull...Hi guys! interesting discussion. I agree with Cully, I think life drawing is important if you want to develop your abilities to draw and to see. Books and websites are all good ways to knowledge, but I think the transformation from 3D reality to 2D paper surface is an important one to learn and practice. Few things are as difficult to draw as the human body, but few things are as rewarding once you start "getting it". <br /><br />I can totally understand Andrea´s point of view too, classes can feel competitive (though I have been lucky enough to never experience that) and if you are very self conscious it can be tough to work in a group. The teacher is important too, I´ve had a few very good ones, and one not so good, and the difference is huge. <br /><br />What I do is I don´t take classes anymoer. I go to open life drawing sessions, where you just pay a fee of perhaps 8-10 dollars and there´s a model hired for usually about two hours with a break in the middle, and you can work on your own. Sure, there are people around, but as I don´t know them, and they don´t know me, there is not an athmosphere where you comment on each other´s work. There´s no teacher, either, so noone will be looking over my shoulder and saying things about my work. This is perfect when you have taken a few classes already, and really just need to WORK, to give it some time. I don´t go very often, maybe once every two or three months, sometimes a bit more often. I think it´s incredibly rewarding. <br /><br />It can be hard to find open life drawing sessions if you don´t live in a fairly big town, but if you can I´m all for it. <br />best<br />/nina jNina Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861767400733778212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418171.post-42514139334895277212006-12-19T09:52:00.000-05:002006-12-19T09:52:00.000-05:00I understand feeling judged. Working in a large gr...I understand feeling judged. Working in a large group will inevitably lead to someone being competitive about their work. There's just a source of confidence that you have to find for yourself to stand among your peers and know that you belong. Depending on the type of class it may just be a matter of being able to BE the competitive one. Early on in one of my classes the teacher told us that class critiques would often be negative, and inured us to the situation by making sure that we said something negative when it was our turn to speak. If you are willing to say something negative it makes you more receptive to having something negative said about your work too. It all depends on what you are looking for. There ARE classes out there where everything and everyone is shiny and happy and never a negative word is said, which other people enjoy.Cullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681286724728002089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6418171.post-20896291681716107002006-12-19T06:22:00.000-05:002006-12-19T06:22:00.000-05:00Hi Cully, thanks for your response.
I have always...Hi Cully, thanks for your response.<br /><br />I have always hated the life drawing classes that I have taken in the past (the last one was probably over 10 years ago) and usually dropped out. More recently though I've been considering giving it another go. I think the problems in the past were; one, the teachers I have had in the were less than inspirational. They never seemed that interested in the subject that they were taking or the work that their students were creating. Obviuosly your tutor's words still stay with you toady. I guess it's about finding the right tutor and class then.<br /><br />Secondly, I felt a real pressure about working in a group. I have always been self conscious and had a problem with drawing in this way. I think it's about feeling judged. I now though want to try and work through those feelings/fears. Which is why I ask the question.<br /><br />Thanks for a very useful and informative answer. Riven's website and work is just amazing. You're right too; I'd love to see other people working on their challenges! Cheers, Andrea.andrea joseph's sketchbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074404376405604742noreply@blogger.com