no patience for long rendering sessions

[Nrx]

Hey guys, lately ive realised i really struggle to just sit down and take my time with a piece, this means that must of my stuff ends up being waaay below par relative to my ability. So i was wonderin' has anyone else crossed this bridge and picked up some advice to spare me? im contemplating moving to a differnt medium (Currently focusing on pencil skills before i move onto paint) was thinking maybe charcoal or something like that, or should i just teach myself patience (funnly enough i am a patient person) or perhaps its that my technique is wrong, i basically just pick a area and just draw it from there rather than making a sketch then going over the top.

Anyway any insite is most appreciated cheers!

[cmalidore]

Often this can be because of workflow. Medium has never made a difference for me, so I don't know if changing will help. By working in stages, I tend to feel that I am constantly moving my piece forward, so I get pulled into it fairly easily. Feeling productive and that you're achieving something is a big thing. But if you're noodling out the same thing for hours at a time, then perhaps that's holding you back.

How are you working? Do you have a sketch process and work up or do you push for the gold right away with strong lines?

Also, are you working one area until it is done? Or do you move around? It's easy to get worn out by doing the same spot forever.... break up the attention so that something always feels new and untouched. Look for the potential.

[bhanu]

Well most of the time nothing thats important in life happens instantly...
you gotta stick to it...keep expanding slowly ...if you do is too fast ...you burst.... whenever you are feeling on giving up on drawing... reasses...your situation...check out the part that needs severe attention and tell yourself" I am going to give it 10more minutes" and do for 10 mins are you are done..
the reason most people cant change their bad habits and stuff is because they try to do too much, in too little time ..and they reach their breaking point and BAM!!! they are back to square one and sometimes even worse... so my advice would be...just epand little by little... theres no rush...really ...

Medium wont affect much I think...it might impress you intially cuz of the different effects but by time again the same thign might jsut happen


Best of Luck

[Nrx]

Often this can be because of workflow. Medium has never made a difference for me, so I don't know if changing will help. By working in stages, I tend to feel that I am constantly moving my piece forward, so I get pulled into it fairly easily. Feeling productive and that you're achieving something is a big thing. But if you're noodling out the same thing for hours at a time, then perhaps that's holding you back.

How are you working? Do you have a sketch process and work up or do you push for the gold right away with strong lines?

Also, are you working one area until it is done? Or do you move around? It's easy to get worn out by doing the same spot forever.... break up the attention so that something always feels new and untouched. Look for the potential.

i think this is my issue, i sit down examine my refernce then start to make make it appear, at firs this is really satisfying because you see this really cool thing appear from nothing, but then as you go on everything you create is worse than the first bit because its still got to be polished up. so i think im gonna like, lay it out first in a sketch, apply core shadows basics bla bla then build it up.

Thanks for the fast response guys! seems real simple now :P

[cmalidore]

Yeah see, laying down those foundation shapes are likely going to help a lot with this. Build up slowly. Don't rush that picture, it's not going anywhere :D