Even if you are retired like many of my students, you can use solely limited free hours and energy for your drawing hobby. And if you are creating art professionally then hours and energy might be even more restrained and expensive to you!
And so you could be questioning yourself: what ought I center on when drawing? You could work on rising your strengthsor you could put time in getting rid of your weaknesses.
Rather a delicate decision. It is eminent to think some time on the decision into what to invest your energy.
On the one side you should concentrate on your best skills. Let's say for instance that you are outstanding in sketching fluent and realistic blendings. So you should put a lot of your attempts in additional improvement of these skills. Some more time and energy will soon get your skill-level from "great" to "superb".
Then again you should put your time in eliminating your weaknesses. Let's assume you need many additional exercise in drawing proportions and perspective more exactly. Putting effort you could elevate your abilities in this area to at least medium levels.
But a second! If you center only on compensating your shortcomings, you'll put a lot of effort to transmute these shortcomings into just average skills. In the end that means you will wind up with all but mediocre powers, the result is only mediocrity.
You see there are both vantages and disadvantages to both choices be it building on your abilities or be it removing your weaknesses.
Numerous artists convince you: ignore your weaknesses and center on your strengths. That's a great advice but as you will understand only one-half of the truth.
So what can you do?
Foremost it is critical you recognize your shortcomings and you have to understand how often your weaknesses harm your overall results. As illustration: Whilst sketching a lot of pencil drawings, below average abilities in proportions and perspective will impede you a big deal more than missing skills in the coloring. Actually these abilities are utterly useless as long as you continue sketching black and white pencil drawings.
And that's the crucial point: only ignore these weaknesses that don't hinder your projects and pictures. But put a good share of your energy and time into those weaknesses that keep you from creating better creations . Work on compensating these weaknesses - and only these!
Then you will have lot of time and energy left to try improving your existing abilities even further. And that's what you should do, too. If you comply to this strategy you will get the best results achievable for your efforts.
One closing addition: these tips may read a bit like those efficiency stuff taught in business schools. And yes it is quite similar. But it is not for squeezing the last bubble of creative thinking out of you and your time! It is only for doing the right things in the right order that help you grow your sketching skills most.
And please don't ignore the fun part of drawing. So if you want to try and practice new techniques since it is entertaining then just do it! (and don't ask yourself whether it will help you or not ...)
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