Episode #48 How to Learn to Draw and Stay Sane w/ Jay Axer
/How do you learn to make art? Can You teach yourself art? What should a beginner artist learn first? Can self-taught artists get hired in competitive industries? How do you learn to make art enjoyable? How do you keep the passion alive and keep having fun when it starts to get hard? How can we work to meet certain quality standards without feeling inadequate? How do we get over the fear of making something “bad”? How do we move past the expectation that “one day we will be good”?
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This week we are talking to
Jay Axer
Jays Previous appearances on Art Condition -
Watch past episodes on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVZVjEU-izI&list=PLreFe9iP3VeeEzmT0U0uX29HyAyjPYuyk
Jay is currently working as a senior artist at blizzard on the Hearthstone team. Prior to working for Blizzard Jay worked in games development for over 11 years ranging from AAA to indie to mobile, as well as 15 years in freelance work. Jay’s primary focus is 2d concept design and illustration.
Twitter - https://twitter.com/JayAxer
ArtStation - https://www.artstation.com/jayaxer
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/jayaxer
other points of interest from our conversation:
ColdBurgerArt Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/coldburgerart
Nen Change Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/killernen
GDC Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvEbDzg6EhQ
Elicia Donze - https://eliciadonze.com/
"People hate their own art because it looks like they made it. They think if they get better, it will stop looking like they made it. A better person made it. But theres no level of skill beyond which you stop being you. You hate the most valuable thing about your art."
-Elicia Donze
