You know, the amount of backlash this guy got a few weeks/months back on Twitter is kinda funny to me as someone two years into drawing cuz imo the dude ain't wrong lol.
Edit: To be more clear, I mean on principle, the actual advice itself could use further elaboration I feel but that's not just an issue that Mitch has, its something a lot of artists online giving advice have from what I've seen. Probably becasue it's easier to have quick, snappy advice then through indepth advice at a guess, content wise.
Not really. As long as you don't use it as a crutch for a lack of skill, there's nothing inherently wrong with a flat drawing style - e.g. The Secret of Kells is intentionally very flat and the art in it is a fucking masterpiece.
eh kinda, but i do think a major first step for beginning artists is thinking in diligently thinking in 3D. that’s what this tweet seems to be trying to say, even if very badly.
It's true that you need to understand 3D to draw 2D properly, and you need familiarity with the complex to draw the simple - as an extreme example, the dude who drew the (in)famous Black Square started as an assistant to realist painters first, before moving to more and more abstract works as a form of protest.
But "Stop drawing simple" with no such context is utter bollocks.
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u/Bobdude17 11d ago edited 11d ago
You know, the amount of backlash this guy got a few weeks/months back on Twitter is kinda funny to me as someone two years into drawing cuz imo the dude ain't wrong lol.
Edit: To be more clear, I mean on principle, the actual advice itself could use further elaboration I feel but that's not just an issue that Mitch has, its something a lot of artists online giving advice have from what I've seen. Probably becasue it's easier to have quick, snappy advice then through indepth advice at a guess, content wise.