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@pinkapricorn
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1yr
added comment inThinking in 3D
Been waiting three years for this. It's rewarding to see this part of the course finally coming into being.
@pinkapricorn
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2yr
It's all about addressing and resolving the emotions that brought me to the low place. Granted I have cPTSD (among other things) and thus am more "screwed up" than many people, but I still think that to get far with art study we all have to have something supporting us emotionally. What that looks like will vary from person to person but for me it's laying out a clear path to follow, knowing what "good enough" is so I know when to move on, being organized and knowing exactly what I want to work on when, having somebody approachable to critique my work, and probably most important having somebody safe that can lift me back up when things get rough and I fall apart.
This is what sustainable art-study looks like for me. How about you? Have you considered the emotional side of things? Figured out anything yet about what helps or hinders you?
YES! Good enough! I really like the book Effortless by Greg McKeown. In it he talks about defining done. What does done look like for me each day? It's how much I can do in one day to keep my energy high for the long term. It's so easy to go way beyond that and do too much then burn out. Now I plan for the long haul.
I have figured out that if I try to do too much, with art and work, that I get stressed and it's the stress that kills my mood and brings on the dark emotions. Social media as well. I try to stay away from social media, news and all that as much as I can.
I also practice lots of self care. 10 hours in bed for 8 hours of real sleep, Mindfulness practices every day. Exercise every day and getting out into the mountains once a month. These are what keeps me with almost no stress, happy and always helping others in a good mood.
Thanks for sharing!
@pinkapricorn
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2yr
こんにちは、取りさん。私は簡単な日本語が分かります。あなたも日本語を勉強しましたよね。
やあ！ はい、私は毎日日本語を勉強するようにしています。私もあまり知らないので、私の日本語はちょっと😂。。。 Pretty cool to know that someone else knows/studies Japanese on here too! :D
@pinkapricorn
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2yr
@Liandro Now I finally know what you sound like, haha! :) We had many a good conversation through Proko email back when getting critiques that way was a thing. You were so approachable and always read what I said carefully and wrote me thoughtful responses. You really helped my thinking as I navigated the messy journey toward being able to make the art I want to make.
How are things going for you today? Are you still able to contribute to student growth as much as you want to?
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2yr
Hey, @pinkapricorn! 😄 I remember those early days back when student feedbacks were handled through email - feels like forever ago, haha! I’m glad our conversations were helpful to you back then.
I’m doing well, thanks for asking! I’m still contributing with critiques and feedbacks here through the site, it’s been great as always. And, as you’ve seen, I’ve also had the pleasure to start making videos of my own with the Proko team support, it’s been quite a journey! This video was the first one, and we’re currently outlining new videos in the structure of a course. Hopefully, we’ll be able to release new content sooner than later. 🙂
Thanks for getting in touch!
What about you, how’ve you been?
@pinkapricorn
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2yr
Had it preordered before the promo video even finished playing! I've been waiting for this for a long time. I've been so in need of a compassionate, competent run through of the core fundamentals, especially construction.
@Stan Prokopenko When you start releasing lessons in January, do you have a ballpark idea of how long it will take before all lessons are released? By ballpark I mean are we looking at months or years?
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2yr
It's hard for me to give an exact timeline, but I would guess around 1-2 years. It really depends on the release schedule we want to set and how much time Stan wants to give students between projects.
I can tell you that we've been trying to streamline the editing process and the drawings for this course are a lot less time intensive than the ones Stan had to make for the anatomy course. As a result, there shouldn't be any delays. Once the first lesson comes out, you should see a steady release schedule.
@pinkapricorn
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2yr
I enjoyed seeing your drawing. You're definitely above me in your ability to make an eye look convincing. I like how there's a wide range of values and the darks next to the lights. And how there's a lot of contrast where the iris is and lines pointing in toward the pupil. It really directs my attention toward the part of an eye I care about most. And I found the texture in the eyebrow interesting.
The eyelashes are just meh to me but they look realistic. Real eyelashes are not always amazing. So that isn't necessarily a flaw!
When I click on it nothing happens. It's just an image.
Also note how in the video list it doesn't look like a video, either.
Those of you that are learning on your own from books, videos, and whatever else you decide to use, what is your overall approach to art study?
And how do you deal with problems like:
-Knowing what to study, when, and for how long?
-How do you keep the difficulty level appropriate--not so easy it's boring but not so hard you spend most of your time spinning your wheels and losing morale
-Tracking your progress and actually being able to feel the sense of progression
Thank you for pointing this out. We are aware how confusing this is and will fix it in a near future release.
@pinkapricorn
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4yr
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No "add album" button when viewing my albums from my profile pageI got really confused wondering why the button wasn't there but when I navigated to my albums through my classroom > albums I was able to get the button.
The place on the site where you can view your albums and add a new one, and the place on your profile where you cannot, they look very similar, so it communicated that were the same kind of "thing" in the system and my brain expected the same functionality, hence the confusion.
My suggestion is either make these two ways of viewing an album look different or make it so there is an "add album" button with viewing your own albums on your own profile.
