tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485354360609400124.post2931895679469760213..comments2023-04-02T10:36:25.797-07:00Comments on Black Lace Studios: Today's "Artist"-kev.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15364657460997760382noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485354360609400124.post-35487657397049544452011-12-17T06:33:42.646-08:002011-12-17T06:33:42.646-08:00I was just having a discussion with fellow artist,...I was just having a discussion with fellow artist, Patrick Fillion, about this subject, and how important and (sadly) rare it is becoming to find "classic" artists in this technology-driven age.<br />I myself am just beginning to enter the public field with my own work, and thus of course quite humbled by the staggering weight and complexity of the art community as a whole. However, the more i communicate with other artists and inevitably become exposed to greater and greater amounts of produced material, i am astonished by how dependent so very many are on technology, and not talent, to produce their work for them.<br /><br />While this widespread issue can certainly clog the pipes of clear and productive processes where the internet in particular is concerned, i feel it makes those truly talented artists, when discovered, shine all the more.<br /><br />Admittedly, it is quite annoying to find so many using a set of tools to try and produce what years of practice and hard work have done for myself and other, dare i use the word legitimately talent, time and effort-trained artists.<br /><br />I hope this comment isn't too harsh. This widespread attitude toward art as being anything less than the rewarding, lifelong process that it is just pisses me off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485354360609400124.post-72125577582455219462011-12-16T20:37:00.741-08:002011-12-16T20:37:00.741-08:00I love traditional artists. I do think that when ...I love traditional artists. I do think that when someone with Traditional Skills gets into Digital media they can do wonders (it is just another tool after all). There are many people who just want a short cut to everything.<br /><br />I love art, in many forms. I was pressured by my parents when I was in school to not take art and instead focus on math and sciences. As a result I have no traditional background. To fix that I have purchased several courses from beginning to draw classes to color theory, etc. I know the only way to actually be good is through discipline and hard work. Thumbs up to all the artists who actually learned the old fashioned way!<br /><br />I do laugh when I am in the art store buying more supplies that "the last stuff I got here just did not make me a great artist! What a rip off!"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744849149883129036noreply@blogger.com