Now, I'm by no mean an artist. Though I
know how to draw, but sometimes I've an "artist block" I just sit in
the corner of my room thinking what to draw! I don't call myself an artist
because... you know, I'm self taught and I know nothing about different types
of art e.g. composition, portraits etc. I have kind of known something about
them, but I can paint nor draw someone's portrait for the life of me! I love to
draw! I mean, words can't explain how much I love drawing but one think I hate
is when rather than sketching or drawing, I spend most of my time criticising
myself!
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Lately, I have been inspired by
so many artists. Not just famous artists, but those who are amateur in art
filed. I have seen many works on Instagram and I follow a lot of them. Their works
are mind blowing! One of the account on Instagram (Nawden) posts people's art
work and they gain a lot of followers. If you by any chance have an Instagram
account and would love to see amazing art work then make sure to follow
"Nawden"
Since,
I'm always on Facebook and I spend a lot of my time there, I search for
different types of groups or pages which promotes different artists and their
works. Now, I lived in Pakistan for many years. I lived somewhere in Quetta and
in Quetta, there is a place called "Sketch Club" There, a teacher
teaches his students art and how to draw or paint different things! Seeing that
I was self taught, I'm thinking maybe all of this is in my blood and I was just
born with this talent! Many people ask me "How can you draw like
that?" I'm by no mean a teacher and my response is that "I just draw
it" I know, it's not really a good response... but I don't know what else
to say!
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Title "Proxy War"
Medium: Oil on paper
Artist: S. Mohammad Ali
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I love when there is a contrast of
different colours! I don't really mind if an art piece hasn't got any meaning, especially
if the artist is a beginner. It's true, you don't need to know how to paint, and
the hardest question is what to paint! I really like the work above. As you can
see, there is also politics reference as well and also you can see different
flags including American flag. I know, art is to express what you feel, what
you want to tell the world and it is also used to show the words that you can't
speak!
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Title "Still Life"
Medium: Markers on paper
Artist: Nadia Raza
I love still life! I think if you're a beginner and want to improve your art, you just get some objects and make a still life and draw from it. Still life will make you see how different lighting can have a bid effect on the way you draw or paint. I love when there is a texture into my drawing. My favourites to draw from still live are bottles, fruits and cosmetics. One of my favourite medium to draw with is pencil, I feel like I can draw many things with just one simple pencil! I mostly use 2b, 4b pencils... though I can't find a good quality ones!
One thing I would really like to improve is
the proportion of my drawings! I just look at the still life and draw the
outline without thinking, I think first I need to use different shapes such as
squares, circles or any other shapes to make the body of the objects in
proportion and then draw the outline of the still life. Always remember, you
can erase your mistakes but remember that you don't press too hard while
drawing because then it will be really difficult to erase. I see many people,
while using coloured pencils; they don't really know how to blend different colours
together. One of the people, she was so amazed when she found out that I
actually use tissue to blend my colours together! So, remember whenever you use
coloured pencils, apply little pressure and then blend it with a
piece of tissue.
I'm in love with the art above! The first
time I looked at it, I was really amazed and dazzled! I wondered how the person
achieved such good contrast. I love the way it all blends together, though then
there is a harsh black, which makes the art piece stand out even more! I like
how in the background, the person has drawn a line, it creates the
illusion of the object not floating in mid-air, which I have seen many
people do. So many people don't focus on the background of their work, I have
seen some people having great focus on the still life, yet when you see the
background, there isn't any shading or anything! Though the artist above
has beautifully achieved it! I like how the shadow is really dark,
though I think it could be improved, if the artist adds little bit of greyness
with the medium, it will blend in more properly. But, you know, I don't really
know that much about art.
Instagram Account who promotes artists:
Nawden
Take care! Peace x (Keep Drawing!)
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I liked reading your blog. I liked it because i could relate to it. I also do not know how to draw or paint but i love being at it. Honestly, i don’t care that i don’t know it because i don’t believe art has a standard.
ReplyDeleteI liked it when you said you just ‘draw’. Because that all it takes. To take out time and do what you feel. Draw
Having no specific skill in drawing and painting i have decided go out and teach some orphans . I am slightly scared if i will be able to do it but will try. I want to do it because i will be able to teach them something they will normally not learn in school. One of the only thing i know, to play with colours, to play with imagination. In the hope that i can also make them love art.