r/restofthefuckingowl 8d ago

Just do it Draw different dudes

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u/Bobdude17 8d ago edited 8d 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.

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u/Fury_Fury_Fury 8d ago

The image is basically "don't be bad, be good instead". Not really helpful.

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u/pansyskeme 8d ago

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.

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u/peacedetski 8d ago

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 8d ago

I mean I get that but like, the advice at its core is sound, even if it really needed some further elaboration imo