Practicing Art and Animation
Jaden McGrath 4/11/19
There is an old saying that people like to say and that is, "Practice makes perfect". This can apply to a lot of areas like if you want to master a subject in school like fractions in math, a sport you want to be a professional at, or something as simple as beating a tough video game. This same field of logic can apply to being an artist, illustrator, or even animator. Because if you want to be one of those three things, then it is near impossible to avoid practicing your drawing over and over to get it down just right. It is a lot better to learn step by step in smaller chunks than to try and learn everything at the same time and also repetition helps your brain learn the process better. Now do not confuse actual work with practice as both of them are different altogether. Because in actual work, it is something you are already good at as where practice is something to help you get good at something in particular.
There are a few steps in practicing a specific skill that you want to perfect and the first step is to just be specific. If your overall goal is left vague and unknown, then that can prove quite difficult and intimidating to practice. But a clear and precise goal is a lot easier for you to practice since you know exactly what you want. It also helps a lot to identify what it is that you need to improve specifically. The second step is to make your progress visible, which means do not practice on a loose paper. You should always use the same sketch or note book or you can put your work in a binder. That way you can keep track of where you are in the learning process and can track how well you have gotten over time.
Step three is for you to establish a habit which basically means to make kind of a routine to your practicing. This allows you to invest your time easier which helps build up your skills, but being invested makes the progress part secondary in your brain as you won't even notice it. And finally step four is for you to log your practice. If you really want to get better at whatever you are practicing, then it would be a good idea to try and challenge yourself. To do this, you go and try and practice what is most difficult for you or close to most difficult. Probably the easiest way of practice logging is to write down what your goals are at the very beginning of your practice sessions and to make note of the results at the very end.
I'm gonna be honest, I didn't really latch onto this article like I have for most of the others. I don't really know what it was but there was just something about it that didn't really keep my investment in it. But it did help me learn about a method I could use for future practice so thats a good thing. I could see why it could be important for some new and upcoming animators or artists as practice can be very helpful for them to perfect their craft.
Although I do not have any questions for the article, I actually have a counter argument against it, which is rare for me. This article states a specific way to practice your craft whether it be animation or art, but not everyone practices the same way. There could be some people out there where this method does not actually work for them and they have their own unique way of practicing what they want to improve. But the concept of practice itself is important to the field of animation because practice can allow you to improve yourself and make you a better animator. The more and more practice you have, the higher and higher the chances of making major improvements in your art or animation will be.
There is an old saying that people like to say and that is, "Practice makes perfect". This can apply to a lot of areas like if you want to master a subject in school like fractions in math, a sport you want to be a professional at, or something as simple as beating a tough video game. This same field of logic can apply to being an artist, illustrator, or even animator. Because if you want to be one of those three things, then it is near impossible to avoid practicing your drawing over and over to get it down just right. It is a lot better to learn step by step in smaller chunks than to try and learn everything at the same time and also repetition helps your brain learn the process better. Now do not confuse actual work with practice as both of them are different altogether. Because in actual work, it is something you are already good at as where practice is something to help you get good at something in particular.
There are a few steps in practicing a specific skill that you want to perfect and the first step is to just be specific. If your overall goal is left vague and unknown, then that can prove quite difficult and intimidating to practice. But a clear and precise goal is a lot easier for you to practice since you know exactly what you want. It also helps a lot to identify what it is that you need to improve specifically. The second step is to make your progress visible, which means do not practice on a loose paper. You should always use the same sketch or note book or you can put your work in a binder. That way you can keep track of where you are in the learning process and can track how well you have gotten over time.
Step three is for you to establish a habit which basically means to make kind of a routine to your practicing. This allows you to invest your time easier which helps build up your skills, but being invested makes the progress part secondary in your brain as you won't even notice it. And finally step four is for you to log your practice. If you really want to get better at whatever you are practicing, then it would be a good idea to try and challenge yourself. To do this, you go and try and practice what is most difficult for you or close to most difficult. Probably the easiest way of practice logging is to write down what your goals are at the very beginning of your practice sessions and to make note of the results at the very end.
I'm gonna be honest, I didn't really latch onto this article like I have for most of the others. I don't really know what it was but there was just something about it that didn't really keep my investment in it. But it did help me learn about a method I could use for future practice so thats a good thing. I could see why it could be important for some new and upcoming animators or artists as practice can be very helpful for them to perfect their craft.
Although I do not have any questions for the article, I actually have a counter argument against it, which is rare for me. This article states a specific way to practice your craft whether it be animation or art, but not everyone practices the same way. There could be some people out there where this method does not actually work for them and they have their own unique way of practicing what they want to improve. But the concept of practice itself is important to the field of animation because practice can allow you to improve yourself and make you a better animator. The more and more practice you have, the higher and higher the chances of making major improvements in your art or animation will be.
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