So, I’ve taken a bit of a break from the community. During the time, I’ve worked on traditional art and anatomy, and now dolling is from a whole new perspective.
It’’s suddenly clicked to me about how much dollers teach each other the wrong way to do things. Many dollers want to advance as general artists, as well, but they’re going about it in ways that most traditional artists wouldn’t recommend. Personally, I believe in learning anatomy and realism first, then stylising it as much as you want. However, I see lots of new dollers drawing cartoony things from their first onwards, then wondering why they can’t do realism.
I don’t really know how to say it without being an elitist cunt, but there’s a lot of misinformation and bad anatomy here, and we all need work on it. Lots.
Tags: community, just some thoughts, skill, style
Honestly, I find that dolling actually helped me develop my skills in traditional art as well, and in no way did it hinder my skills by teaching me the “wrong” things.
A lot of people, whether they are dollers or not, start with cartoony things. They’re just reminiscent of the stuff we used to draw as a child and because they don’t *have* to look real, they seem easier and more forgiving. But eventually you develop an eye for what constitutes correct drawing practices.