And thanks again :)

Really, do check out at least Loomis.

I’ll definitely watch him and James Gurney

Try to figure out why you like it. It’s the colors, subjects, the movement, composition?

I never thought about it that way, thanks for the tip. I will try to make this kind of analysis a habit. This is a useful skill even outside of drawing.

But do log the time and track it ;)

I think that as an initial stage, today I will make myself a project in ClickUp or similar software for tracking time and progress, because… you can add files there. I hope it will help you better track your progress and control yourself.

Oh wow! This is a great piece of information!

I understand you are looking for late starters

Yes, very late. If my memory serves me right, I’m already 36 :)

If you are serious, you will have to carve out time in which you are fresh, not tired, to practice. Morning commute perhaps?

I work from home, so no morning commute for me, but the morning study idea sounds interesting. Your head is not yet full of work and you won’t have to be distracted during the work day and you can spend the evening on something more relaxing.

To begin, pick a subject you find interesting, and a medium you like.

This is a very difficult part, as they say in one song: ‘I Want It All, and I Want It Now’ :) I really like this artist, they know how to draw animals and landscapes and characters with clothes and paraphernalia. But I completely understand that you are right. I think animals and/or inanimate things would be a great start. https://www.artstation.com/asur-misoa

You mentioned wanting to draw from imagination

I said that in my opinion it looks like magic :) It seems to me that I have aphantasia to some extent (I can’t imagine anything in my head except very basic objects and for less than a second, then the object dissolves), so I think at first I’ll focus on drawing from references with an abstract idea in my head that I want to get in the finals.

For me, counting the amount of hours helps me keep track of my own progress

This is a very interesting proposal. The idea of tracking progress not only by work but also by hour sounds intriguing.

I can guarantee you will make significant progress in 30 hrs, I haven’t seen anyone who didn’t ( and I’ve seen a fair amount of students)

This sounds very inspiring! :)

Life drawing timing recommendation: pick tour subject, ie. a chair, a person, a photo etc., and make two or three rough sketches in less than a minute each. Use a stopwatch. Then move on to a two minute one, then five, then 15.

Such challenges have always seemed somewhat terrifying to me :) I usually can’t believe my eyes when people casually draw something in a minute and at the same time manage to comment on it. Magic! But yes, I have to try and push myself.

Thank you very much for your detailed answer. There’s a lot to digest and I need to start putting the advice into practice!

What about Digital Art as subcommunity for Creative like Writing?

For painting of all things, 3d and so on