Art is overwhelming enough, but we can make it easier on ourselves (and have a holiday at the same time) by imposing constraints.
Category: Making
Running out of room
How much space does one need to do their best work? And, is it about the space? Or is it about the mindset and routine?
Important work
With only so many hours in a lifetime, how on Earth does one prioritise where to spend that time in art?
The socially adjusted artist
What does it mean to be a ‘tortured artist’ and is there another way?
Protecting ideas
Is it better to protect and remunerate one’s ideas as happens in copyright, or is it better to open-source them?
Show your workings
The construction of any final illustration has, behind it, a series of decisions and choices that we often prefer to hide. But there’s power in showing them.
Direct, Suggest, Comment
Getting feedback on your art can be confronting. Knowing what type you’re getting helps. A lot.
Something from nothing
How does one go from a blank page to a rich and detailed illustration that makes us feel something?
Get the images out
Just imagining a drawing isn’t good enough. If no one can see it, how will I know it’s any good?
The necessity of unpleasant emotions
While all emotion sits on a spectrum of pleasant to unpleasant, what may matter more is the energy behind it.