@irisRichardson Thanks ☺

@breitensteinart That's awesome that I can be of help! 😁 Doesn't sound like a very pleasant experience on your college though... Just a heads up, I've not done an official art education. Have not had the time nor the access to an education available. So I had to educate myself, but thanks to the internet that is actually a whole lot easier nowadays. Check out my other exercises as well. If you upload your exercise drawing and ping me in the post, I can give you feedback if you want to.

— My dad used to say, "the only thing that a PhD proves is that someone knew how to get a PhD." Education and inspiration come from all kinds of sources, the self-educated can have a lot to offer, and—judging by your work—clearly you know quite a lot.

So far your exercises are basic, but I need to go back and do some basic stuff. I'll definitely ping you.

BTW, have you seen this? https://theoatmeal.com/comics/creativity_things

Here's one of my favorite panels. It convinced me to study this year.

@breitensteinart I very much agree with your father. The most important skill in life is learning how to learn and continue doing so. I didn't know about 'the oatmeal', but looks like they have a lot of fun stuff. I actually was quite stuck in my artstyle that I was comfortable with in 2019. But in 2020 I decided to plunge myself in the deep and study all the things I found most difficult. It's been hard, but incredibly rewarding in the end.

— Good for you, it seems you came to the same conclusion as the Oatmeal. (It's just one guy.)

Every day my problem is starting. I avoid art-making, even though I love it with all my heart. I've let decades go by. This year I've determined to make headway on all that, as I'm not getting any younger, and I'll be lucky if I have 20 more years to be productive (super lucky if I get more).

I'm so pleased to be here, I need to be around other creative souls.

@breitensteinart I've read the whole comic on creativity from 'the Oatmeal', and I was surprised by how good it was. I genuinely learned some whole new insights. It's good to hear that you want to pick up art again, and 20 years is still quite a lot :) I've only been getting serious about my own art development for 5/6 years and have made the biggest progress in the last 3. Though I have of course been drawing alot my whole life. Community has been a very important factor in wanting to do more.