How I grew my art skills, faster

Wondering how to progress more consistently? Find your art style? In this video, I discuss how catering to your natural approach to learning can help you achieve extraordinary things with your art goals. While presenting the info, I go through a series of practice exercises for pen and ink drawing in my studio and outdoors.

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➡ Adult Learning Theories: Spear model, Knowles model, VARK model, Kolb model
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Faber Castell kneaded eraser - https://amzn.to/47M5x3U
Bienfang 9x12 Bristol vellum paper
Pilot Futayaku double-sided brush pen
Moleskine Art Collection sketchbook - https://amzn.to/4adTPRi
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🎥 How I made this video:
I film everything with my iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Editing & graphic design: Capcut desktop App, Canva pro desktop App, iMac

Audio track: Artlist Music & SFX Social Yearly License. Get an additional two months free when you sign up for an annual plan using my affiliate link: https://rb.gy/8t9mw

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⏰ Timing
00:03 – Re-occurring themes of common concerns for artists
01:15 – Re-affirming goals
02:12 – Why some teachings don’t work but some do
02:37 – Learning Styles
03:47 – Learning Preferences
05:10 – Approaches to skill development
06:42 – Why it matters
07:10 – How to apply these concepts (putting it all together)