What Level of Art Do you Feel You Are At? Artistic progress Chart

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#1  Edited By DavidR
Saw this posted on the web by Marvel artist and Comic Book art teacher Bob Mcleod. Thought it was interesting and wanted to show you guys. 
 
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#2  Edited By Omega Ray Jay

Somewhere between 3 & 4.

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#3  Edited By DavidR
@Omega Ray Jay
 
Doing good!
 
 When Bob posted this he said he felt he was at 5 from when he started but it took him 25 years to get to 6
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#4  Edited By ReVamp

End of Stage 2. I suck. :P

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#5  Edited By DomDom

3...2...or 1 =( 
but improving to at least a 4 or 5 is the goal this year =) thou somehow i think if it took bob there 25 years to get from 5 to 6...i'm in doodoo.
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#6  Edited By DavidR
@ReVamp
 
Naaah, look at it as a journey from your mind to the paper via your hand and have fun with it, : )
 
@DomDom
 
 From what I have seen lately, you are kicking butt and 4 and 5 are where you are already, with a smidgin of 3 still lingering, but your creativity and tenacity plus speed will get you to 6 way before Bob. ; )
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#7  Edited By DomDom
@DavidR
=D *literally smiling without end* Thanks David! I'm really inspired now!
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#8  Edited By DavidR
@DomDom said:
@DavidR: =D *literally smiling without end* Thanks David! I'm really inspired now!
 
 
You are very welcome, I never make a statement or comment on someones abilities unless I meant it.
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#9  Edited By FearTheLiving

I'm WTF! as in I draw so bad I don't even bother anymore.

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#10  Edited By DavidR
@FearTheLiving said:

I'm WTF! as in I draw so bad I don't even bother anymore.

If you feel; the need to hold a pencil or a pen and want to express your inner creativity, don't give up. It really can suck at the beginning because you want things to happen. It does require patience and lot's of practice. Be very observant of the things around you. Life, photos, artwork. Pay attention as to why things look the way they do. It's one big puzzle to unravel on paper.
 
 I just decided recently I needed to take my art up a notch and did not realize what a huge headache it is to break to the next level. I feel like I am back where I was at the beginning, aaaargggh Frustration!!!
Yes the results are different now from experience but the aggravation of having to make it look right is still the same as when I was drawing for the first time. All I know is I want to be able to draw like the pros but still have to push myself just as hard as before. What's funny is that I hate puzzles and that's what I end up doing every time I pick up a pencil. 
 
Keep at it and you will see things form a little bit at a time but the interest on your part needs to be there. Good luck!
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#11  Edited By TheSheepHerder

Stage 1 & 2. >__>

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#13  Edited By IcePrince_X

As of now... just practice practice. 
 
But I really want to sculpt some more.

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#15  Edited By Omega Ray Jay
@DavidR: Yeah I think I'm going to remain where I am for some considerable time lol
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#16  Edited By Caligula

Stage 2 here.

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#17  Edited By NileThunderer

Stage 1, but focusing on stage 4 and anatomy

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#18  Edited By _Zombie_

Stage 1, drawing is a hobby.  I'm more of a writer anyways..

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#19  Edited By tonis

@DavidR: hahaha, that's awesome and funny, very cool.

With 3d art it's tough to gauge the same way as drawing physically so I'd have no idea were I am.

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#20  Edited By ARMIV

I want to say some where between 4-5. It becomes a three on bad days. 
As far as how good it looks, that's up to other people.

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#21  Edited By gunjin

i think pi is a good number for me. irrational.

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#22  Edited By SmoothJammin

I'm actually good at realism and sketching live people but my animation skills get a rough pass. Isn't art the greatest?
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#23  Edited By Planewalker

Stage 2 due to laziness mostly

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#24  Edited By spawndon

I am in "Face It, You Can't Draw".
I don't even remember how to pencil something good anymore.

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#25  Edited By DavidR
@M.S. Feather
 
Aaaaah , my dear Feather, that's the artistic rebel in you! You march to your own beat. That's what all the greats do. : )
 
@spawndon
 
I know you can draw, I saw what you did a few months ago. You got side tracked with school and 3D stuff but eventually I hope to see your lineart again. It's showing a lot of promise.
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#26  Edited By DavidR
@IcePrince_X said:
As of now... just practice practice.  But I really want to sculpt some more.
Good luck on that! You are pretty good at figures and your strong point is definitely your women.
 
 I read an article a while back, that stated that if you are a decent painter or artist in figures, Sculpting is second nature. I tried my hand at it many years ago. If it wasn't so time consuming I would continue to do it.
 
 Below is my second sculpture and first full figure. Sadly I never went back to it but had to prove to myself I could do it. 
 
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#27  Edited By tonis

@DavidR: man, I'm so a sculpture lover but had less clue there than even with drawing as a kid. It's a gift to pull anything like that off with 'real' clay, at anytime ;)

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#28  Edited By DavidR
@tonis said:

@DavidR: man, I'm so a sculpture lover but had less clue there than even with drawing as a kid. It's a gift to pull anything like that off with 'real' clay, at anytime ;)

Aaaah, but you can play an instrument or two and I can't. That makes me happy for you but envious for me.
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#29  Edited By tonis

@DavidR said:

@tonis said:

@DavidR: man, I'm so a sculpture lover but had less clue there than even with drawing as a kid. It's a gift to pull anything like that off with 'real' clay, at anytime ;)

Aaaah, but you can play an instrument or two and I can't. That makes me happy for you but envious for me.

hehe, that's why I never got too caught up over what my fingers could do so long as my brain had some other toy to play with :)

I think the true trick for most is really embracing that 'natural' talent cause so much distracts it. Personally I'd love for me that it's something 'visual' but I'd be just as content with other senses taking up my time too.

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#30  Edited By DavidR
@tonis:
 
 For me, I learned to play the recorder and not well, how cool if I could get up on stage at a rock concert with my own band and WoW everyone at a Rock concert blowing into one, Nnnooooot! : P
 
Maybe Jethro Tull but not me!
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#31  Edited By tonis

@DavidR said:

@tonis:

For me, I learned to play the recorder and not well, how cool if I could get up on stage at a rock concert with my own band and WoW everyone at a Rock concert blowing into one, Nnnooooot! : P Maybe Jethro Tull but not me!

lol, smart move, Tull is about the ONLY ONES who pulled it off and still screamed cool while doing it. XD

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#32  Edited By Om1kron

definitely WTF

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#33  Edited By DavidR
@Om1kron said:

definitely WTF

You are funny, You are much further up the chart than that. Good to see u around!
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#34  Edited By SteveRodgers

maby 2

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#35  Edited By Mrfuzzynutz

this is spot on hahaha 
I am at the study/practice..my stuff sucks...study/practice phase 
somewhere between 3-4

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#37  Edited By Raven0207

I'm going to say I'm a Stage 4 to 5 . 

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#38  Edited By J1ml33

I see myself as an Practice ,practice ...Practice :D (and Practicing some more !) :D Hopfully like wine I will get better with Time ( a 92 white wine to be exact :D)

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#39  Edited By the_tree

Stage 2

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#40  Edited By IcePrince_X

@DavidR
Thanks for the kind words. I really plan to have a formal study on sculpture next year locally before I go internationally. For the time being, I will be taking up law :-) 
 
By the way,  your sculpture looks great! Is it Conan? 
 
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for my Art Meter: Its still practice practice practice!

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#41  Edited By PikminMania

stage 1

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#42  Edited By Vortex13

Stage one, except I never say "hey, I could draw if I wanted to!" I know I'm absolute s##t and don't pretend to be anything less or more than I am =).

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#43  Edited By Gambit1024

I'd like to think I'm a 4, but I wouldn't be surprised if people would rank me at a 2 or 3.
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#44  Edited By ragdollpurps

 4 1/2 My art is nowhere near professional comic level, but the description of Stage 5 seems more than apt. 

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#45  Edited By DavidR
@IcePrince_X: It is actually Wolverine with a torn suit. Never finished it but in one hand he was holding a sickle and the other his claws where going to be extended and him wading through mud, I can see where u saw Conan in there. Didn't fully make sense but thought it would look cool.   (8 P
 
Wow! A lawyer who likes, reads and draws comics, how cool is that and a sculptor to boot! Good luck with all of that!
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#46  Edited By rocketpig

I'm perpetually mired in stage five, sometimes four if I'm really hung over.

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probably five. my artwork isn't fantastic but I'm getting there, I draw all day during school and have been doing so for the past 3 years, I am also taking an advanced art class on drawing comics

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Lol...wheel. I'm level 6, but I'm always 4.

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A true art master knows there's no such thing as an Art Master....an artist should always be learning...or give up...lol.