1. Forget about everything you hear about fast ways to draw and paint – There’s so much to learn and part of the excitement is in discovering the unexpected surprises.
2. Learn the basics first – Many of the discoveries you will make are as much about what you are capable of as learning to use the tools and materials of art.
3. When you have learned basic drawing and painting techniques – You have the beginnings of a style that is all your own.
4. Once you master the basics – It is far easier to understand what an art teacher is saying.
5. When you understand what you are being asked to do – It is easier to achieve expected results.
6. From achieving good results – Your confidence grows.
7. Your growing confidence – You produce artwork of increasing quality.
8. By improving quality consistently – This means you work faster.
9. Working faster with confidence, combined with quality – It begins to equal levels of a professional standard
10. Working to a professional standards – You start to get noticed.
11. As you get noticed from your professional approach and standards – This gives you opportunities to exhibit and sell your drawings and paintings.
12. Exhibiting and talking about your Art – Allows the prospect of you becoming sought after.
If you are determined to strengthen you talents with hard work experimentation your reputation will grow. Along with a continuous search for knowledge, the value of your work grows and as it grows your artistic status increases. Once your status is established invitations to talk and demonstrate the way you work.
Okay, for most of us will fall short of superstardom status as artists. There’s no harm in being ambitious but, fortunately, there is nothing to prevent you from just deciding that you want to enjoy drawing and painting. The main thing is…
“Being an artist can be what you want it to be“
Here are useful links that can turn your love of art into a career as an artist, as one man has done by becoming an Art teacher. Take a look at Paint and Draw – Other Art Resources and you’ll see how Art success can be achieved by someone just like you.
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Michael Dale is the author of 1 Color Is Best (the quick and easy way to learn to paint watercolor) and 3 Colors Are All You Need (mix any color you want fast using only 3 colors). Visit http://www.Paint-And-Draw.com to find out more. If you haven’t done so already, why not take a look at this video that features some of Michael Dale’s Simple Watercolor Paintings |
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