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Mistakes That Beginner Artists Often Make

 “There are no rules in art” so they say. For the most part that quote is true. Art in its purest form is the expression of the soul, it can be whatever YOU as the artist wants it to be. However, that does not mean that art has no formula to create what is considered by most people to be ‘good’ art. Here are some mistakes that beginners often make that actively make the art they make differs from what they have in mind. First of all, ‘ chicken scratching '. It's a mistake that is almost universal at this point. ‘Chicken Scratching’ is the act of drawing a single long line, but instead of using one continuous brush/pen stroke, you scratch short but connected lines to create said long line. By Acrillec (Instagram) At first this might help, especially if you have poor control over your brush/pen. But it quickly becomes a bad habit that will make your lineart look unfinished, rushed and untidy. A simple way to fix this is by gaining the confidence to draw using one continuous brus...

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