{"id":1994,"date":"2014-12-30T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chocolatemintsinajar.com\/craft\/?p=1994"},"modified":"2017-12-09T16:21:06","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T13:21:06","slug":"how-to-become-an-artist-the-fake-it-till-you-make-it-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chocolatemintsinajar.com\/craft\/2014\/12\/how-to-become-an-artist-the-fake-it-till-you-make-it-method\/","title":{"rendered":"How to become an artist? The fake it till you make it method"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"More<\/a>I used to think I was not an artist.  I can’t really draw and my color selections are not very bold or brave and I used to inwardly shudder whenever someone told me I was talented.  It was as if being labeled as creative or artistic was too high a bar that scared me.  And then I decided that I really wanted to be an artist. Actually, I just wanted to make art.  I wanted to draw little cartoons and learn to watercolor pretty flowers.  So I decided I would just pretend I were an artist.  I started printing out Mandalas and coloring pages with pretty designs and would color them using my coloring pencils and stick them in my journal.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_5871\"<\/a>And then I started looking at drawings of people and practiced.  I realized I have a specific style.  I like drawing cartoons with big heads and little bodies.  If you were a psychoanalyst you would probably be shaking your head at this right now and trying to figure me out.  Hint: I really like Japanese style chibbis and kokeshi dolls so that might explain why my people turn out looking like bobble head dolls, they also look a lot like my crochet dolls<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>And then I started looking at art classes and techniques online.  It turns out that there is a lot of technique involved in how you color something and if you can do that fairly well you can make pretty things.  That is all.  It reminds me a lot of when I started learning how to crochet, and the AHA moment when I realized that understanding tension and technique means you were 90% there.  It is exactly when you look at two items made using the same pattern but one is done well with even gauge and the other is all over the place.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_5885\"<\/a>I even tried lots of zentangle patterns and found them to be cathartic.  I love drawings done only in black, in fact, I only use black pens.  These need no artistry at all, just patience and some googling for ideas.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_5972\"<\/a>Finally, today I got myself some supplies to try some new things.  I know the probability of me being the next Monet is pretty slim, but at least I am having fun.  I am also learning that most of the boundaries between myself and the things I want to do are weak and non existent if only I have the courage to try. <\/p>\n

So there you have it, if you really want to be an artist, just pretend you are, just make art and keep showing up and eventually you will be an artist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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