The inability to create art isn’t always in the artist’s control. But it’s easy to blame oneself for not doing enough.
Author: Matt Shanks
Containing infinity
Is my long struggle with digital art because there are just too many options? Do constraints unlock expression rather than contain it?
Sprinting to the finish
What would happen if the tortoise and the hare tried to help each other rather than beat each other?
Do I need to be an extrovert to market myself?
In a world of the increasingly novel, do I have to wear funny hats and costumes to stand out?
How does everyone else work so fast?
There’s a difference between performance, and practice. But in our social media driven world, the lines are blurring, and nothing infuriates me quite as much as all those artists out there who are doing ‘quick sketches’ that aren’t sketches at all. This is thumbnail sheet of what I call ‘quick sketches’: And, if you search… Continue reading How does everyone else work so fast?
The work you do is the work you get
Illustrators seem to focus so much on portfolios, but is it better on just focussing on the work you want to make?
The law of diminishing returns
Do we really need to do 99 versions of the same illlustration to get to one we’re happy with? Probably not.
Stepping away
Although it may not feel like it, taking a break and stepping back from the work is always useful in re-thinking it.
Learning through play doesn’t have to stop at childhood
Does the availability and access of art materials prevent our ability to engage with art?
I am not my work
Why is it so easy to get disheartened with making stuff nobody asked for?