What is the best way to get better at art? Well, one way is to become a better art student 🎨💪😅

One of our listeners wrote in and asked what is the best method to continually improve as an artist, especially when you only have a couple hours a day to devote to your craft. So in the latest episode of our podcast, we talk about avoiding the common traits of not-so-great art students (Part 1), and how to get the most out of the classes here at SVS (Part 2).

Here’s the overview:

Part 1: How To Be The Best Art Student

• Don’t just go through the motions and get an art degree, really apply yourself and focus on creating a solid portfolio. Your portfolio is what will get you work.

• Don’t rush through your work, or take too many classes at a time. Really learning takes time, and speeding things up won’t help you improve any faster.

• Don’t worry so much about creating your “vision,” especially early on as an art student. Learn the fundamentals first and be open to what your instructors are advising you.

• Put in the pencil mileage. You need to put in the time to get better!

Part 2: How To Get The Most Out Of Our Classes

• Don’t just have the videos playing in the background. Really watch and do all the assignments! You need to put pen to paper. Watching is not doing.

• Really evaluate your goals as an artist. This will help you figure out how much time and resources to devote to your craft.

• Participate in our Forum! Post your work, ask for critiques and see how people respond to it. And be specific about what you want critiqued.

• We know sometimes it’s tempting to just bingewatch a bunch of classes, but slow down and focus on just one class at a time.

Extra credit (hear the details at 17:08): Draw the animal version of Lee, Will and Jake and share it with us! Hashtag it #3PPspiritanimal so we can check it out!

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And if you want to join in on this discussion, log onto the Forum and check out the thread on this episode 😀