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The amazing city of Rome

by *hakepe, May 1, 2013, 11:46:48 PM
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I just came back from a holiday in Rome and I have to tell you it was spectacular. The Vatican museums wich I was told is the 5th largest museum in the world and the St. Peters Basilica which is the largest church in the world (I am talking huuuugee here people!) it just blows your mind away. Also the city itself is full of art history. When walking in the center of Rome anything can come around the corner, the Colosseo, the Forum Romanum, Fontana di Trevi etc. I saw so many amazing sculpture and paintings by Bernini, Michelangelo, Caravaggio etc. and of course the famous Sisteen Chapel. I ate a lot of delicious italian gelato (ice cream) and possibly the best chocolate ice cream I have ever tasted.

If you ever get a chance to go to Rome then take it, make a list of things you want to see and if you have only time to see one thing then go to St. Peter's Basilica, the que may be long but I promise you it will be worth it!

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*hakepe

Artist | Hobbyist | Digital Art

Finland

I am currently working in graphic design and webdesign. On my sparetime I am trying to learn to paint and draw better and understand anatomy. I am interested in illustration and creating amazing pictures and paintings. My goal is one day to be able to draw what I imagine.

"Don't force it, get a bigger hammer..."

Interests

My "TO DO" list

Here is just a little list of tutorials and courses that I plan on doing at some point. (X=done)

1. Glenn Vilppu online classes
a. figure 1 (X, round 2 in progress)
b. figure 2 (X)
c. head drawing (X)

Vilppu Manuals and videos
a. Human Anatomy series (in progress, keep wathing over and over again)
b. Vilppu drawing manual (X)
c. head drawing manual (X)
d. Animal anatomy videos and manual
e. Composition manual and videos

CGMA Workshop (The gnomon workshop)
- The fundamentals of perspective 1, 2 and 3
- How to render matte surfaces 1, 2 and 3 by Scott Robertson
- Color theory – the mechanics of color (X)
- Practical Light and color

Imaginism
- Advanced Lighting with Sam Nielson
- Designing with Color and Light with Nathan Fowkes
- ZBrush with Michael Defeo

CGMA 2D Foundation track courslist!!

Term 1
• Intro to Perspective for Entertainment Design
• Dynamic Sketching 1
Term 2
• Dynamic Sketching 2
• Analytical Figure Drawing
Term 3
• Principles of Design Process
• Fundamentals of Character Design
Term 4
• Animal Drawing
• Digital Painting 1
• Color Theory For Entertainment Design
Term 5
• Digital Rendering Techniques
• Portfolio Development

CG Society
[link]

zBrush basics:
[link]
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[link]

Anatomy with zBrush online classes:
- [link] (Isculpstuff)
- [link] (zbrush workshop)
- [link] (visualarium)
- [link] (Scott Eaton - Anatomy for artist online)
- [link] (Scott Eaton - Figure sculpting course)

Things to do regulary, every day, every week:
- Take a qroques class every thursday when it's on
- Draw every day, carry a scetchbook everywhere, draw people in cafes, libraries etc. Draw their faces and profiles, build a visual databank in your mind
- Do online croques drawing (pixelovely)
- Draw from imagination, live mode, still life and from pictures
- Take live model drawing classes when they are available
- Analyze the art of the "old masters", paintings you love, photos: flow, rythum, composition, dark/light, anatomy, use of color, use of atmosphere, perspective etc.

References:
[link]

Other resources:
Draw Mix Paint [link]

Quotes and inspiration

"If you think that you cannot do something, then imagine how a person who could do it would behave then pretend to be that person and behave like her. Make glorious mistakes and enjoy the journey. On good days and on bad days, make good art." Neil Gaiman [link]

"Imagine what you want to do and make a list. Your goal may seem like a very distant and massive mountain and reaching it might seem impossible. Every decision you make should take you closer to that mountain, that also meens being able to say no to things that are not taking you there. So everytime ask yourself Is this taking me to where I want to go?" Neil Gaiman [link]

"Maybe I am not as good as you but I will outlast you!".

"Never compare yourself to others. Instead you should only compare yourself to yourself, and if you are better today than you were yesterday or last year then you are on the right path. I try to remind myself of that everyday. Good luck on your journey!"

"Never give up never surrender."

"Stay positive and participate in the community."

"Keep your old work in your profile so that you can see the progress your making."

"Composition and gesture first. Then the simple forms and masses, spherical forms, box forms, cylinders. After that the anatomy."

"If you can draw, paint and design, you can do anything."

"Learn to draw what you imagine first. Then transform that skill into computer and not the other way around."

Put your artwork out there!
Get feedback and learn from it.
Build a netword, utilize internet resources.

"Don’t worry so much just do it."

"There are no rules, just tools."

“What nobody tells people who are beginners — and I really wish someone had told this to me . . . is that all of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, and it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not.

But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase. They quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know it’s normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story.

It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”
-Ira Glass

"If only Heaven will give me just another ten years... Just another five more years, then I could become a real painter."
-Hokusai on his deathbed, age 89

- I would like to create art.
- Really... what for?
- For nothing. Art is not for anything. Art is the ultimate goal. It saves our soul and makes us live happily. So when someone asks you the question "What for" just answer "Well just for the fun of it". That's all the reason you need.

A LITTLE HELP ON YOUR JOURNEY:
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Crimson daggers
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