![]() ![]() In fact concert pianists are playing note for note what's right in front of them. In classical music we don't say someone isn't a musician because they are playing someone elses music. Im sure Wayne Gretzky and Michael Jordan had their respective idols they watched growing up. ![]() I'm not saying that your end goal should be to paint just as your idol, i'm saying that if you first emulate the paintings which you love the most, then you will naturally create your own style and vision as you become more confident. Historically speaking previously students would apprentice with a master painter, they would try their best to learn all of their teachers techniques and they did countless hours of repetitive drawings and paintings. Just about every single great artist over the centuries looked up to someone else. As if they should just find their own style on their own. Every semester I have another student who loves a certain type of art or artist but thinks it would be bad to try and emulate that persons style. One terrible idea which has seeped into many people's minds over the years is that it is bad to try and emulate someone elses art. Now that I've given you the “what” to do, I'm going to tell you the “why”. Start finding out what art you are drawn to the most. I've also included a list of interesting artists from all over the artistic spectrum available at /artists. If you are lucky enough to live in a city with a big beautiful museum then by all means go! Most public libraries also have a gorgeous selection of art books. If you already know about a movement of art (say impressionism, or surrealism) that you are interested in then search for pages about that. If you don't know where to start just go to and type in “20th century art” (or whatever century you're interested in). In this lesson I want you to start researching and becoming familiar with what drawings and paintings you really love. I've also included a step by step at the end of this chapter for those who are completely new to the Internet as well. Instead of hitting “send” you will be hitting “publish”. Trust me, if you can check email, you can create and maintain a blog. Many of you may be terrified by the idea of creating and maintaining a blog because you don't think of yourself as tech savvy. I'm a big proponent of blogging your work because I think it is an excellent way of making a time line of your inspirations as well as your progress. Now for those of you who have regular access to the Internet, and own a digital camera or scanner, you will be creating a blog. Those who can't make a blog will instead keep a sketchbook that also includes writing, and inspiration. This is an optional fist assignment just because I don't want someone's access to the Internet to effect their ability to use this book. ![]()
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