Comments on: Modus Operandi: How’d they do that? http://miscellaneaarts.com/2008/howd-they-do-that/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:48:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: pam http://miscellaneaarts.com/2008/howd-they-do-that/comment-page-1/#comment-248 pam Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:23:13 +0000 http://miscellaneaarts.com/2008/modus-operandi-howd-they-do-that/#comment-248 we all learn by copying...but the beauty is in taking a technique and making it your own... If you truly put yourself into your art you can hardly help but put your personal stamp on it. You must learn to walk before you can run, to learn a "rule" before you can break it. Not everyone is a great innovator, but it is often the process (the journey) that is more important than the end result (destination). And often "mistakes" are when the best innovations occur. This is an awesome blog... I'm gonna visit more often! we all learn by copying…but the beauty is in taking a technique and making it your own… If you truly put yourself into your art you can hardly help but put your personal stamp on it. You must learn to walk before you can run, to learn a “rule” before you can break it. Not everyone is a great innovator, but it is often the process (the journey) that is more important than the end result (destination). And often “mistakes” are when the best innovations occur. This is an awesome blog… I’m gonna visit more often!

]]> By: sacredsnatch http://miscellaneaarts.com/2008/howd-they-do-that/comment-page-1/#comment-222 sacredsnatch Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:51:48 +0000 http://miscellaneaarts.com/2008/modus-operandi-howd-they-do-that/#comment-222 Wow that was an inspirational video. I dig your pages too. Salute, Yoli Wow that was an inspirational video.

I dig your pages too.
Salute,
Yoli

]]> By: Kristi http://miscellaneaarts.com/2008/howd-they-do-that/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Kristi Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:10:40 +0000 http://miscellaneaarts.com/2008/modus-operandi-howd-they-do-that/#comment-214 I really like trying to recreate a tone that I admire in a work of another medium--maybe I'll draw a song, or sing a short story. It's not necessarily a way to try out a technique, but it's great for inspiration. I think it's an excellent point, too, to *trust* that your voice will emerge in the emulation. I really like trying to recreate a tone that I admire in a work of another medium–maybe I’ll draw a song, or sing a short story. It’s not necessarily a way to try out a technique, but it’s great for inspiration. I think it’s an excellent point, too, to *trust* that your voice will emerge in the emulation.

]]> By: mousewords http://miscellaneaarts.com/2008/howd-they-do-that/comment-page-1/#comment-212 mousewords Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:55:45 +0000 http://miscellaneaarts.com/2008/modus-operandi-howd-they-do-that/#comment-212 Your point is totally true! That's how I learned my art--observing, copying, even tracing the works I admired, while I learned the skills I needed to create my own. Art is just like detective work sometimes--you unravel the mysteries of a facial structure, a plant, a composition, an idea. Copying--as a learning exercise--is just like when the detective in a mystery story recreates a scene of events. The action always helps to reveal details about the situation that they didn't know before. I hadn't done the tracing exercise in years; but one day, facing a wall in my drawing of a character's face, I pulled out an illustration I admired and just traced it. Felt really strange (copyright is very important to me)--but it worked! I figured out "how" that artist had gotten around the same challenge. I totally agree--originality is the only way to go with professional art. But your journal is a great place to play! (Mine are filled with "fan art," some of which are on my mousewords Flickr account.) I look forward to seeing more of yours! Your point is totally true! That’s how I learned my art–observing, copying, even tracing the works I admired, while I learned the skills I needed to create my own. Art is just like detective work sometimes–you unravel the mysteries of a facial structure, a plant, a composition, an idea. Copying–as a learning exercise–is just like when the detective in a mystery story recreates a scene of events. The action always helps to reveal details about the situation that they didn’t know before.

I hadn’t done the tracing exercise in years; but one day, facing a wall in my drawing of a character’s face, I pulled out an illustration I admired and just traced it. Felt really strange (copyright is very important to me)–but it worked! I figured out “how” that artist had gotten around the same challenge.

I totally agree–originality is the only way to go with professional art. But your journal is a great place to play! (Mine are filled with “fan art,” some of which are on my mousewords Flickr account.)

I look forward to seeing more of yours!

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