Art Advice Extended: The 80/20 rule (draw less to draw more)

Hey Pen People!
Happy New Year! I have a few thoughts about how I spend my time with art, and I decided to do a little experiment with my first video of the year. Let me know what you think!
I used my Lamy 2000 here:
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And it’s filled with Noodler’s Bulletproof Black:
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Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Blah blah blah
16:44 Final Thoughts

[@MADGuy248]

Thank you very much for making art improvement advice for amateur artists and non-professionals alike. Much of such content online caters for art students, aspiring art professionals and those already dedicate most of their time in the field, so they usually sound pretty intense and requires strong dedication. There’s rarely something for those, including myself, who has a life outside of art making, so this is very much needed in the online space.
I find myself applying for this rule already on learning to draw new things. For example, I’ve been learning how to draw a cat. Instead of focusing how well the study looks, I find myself being more critical in studying features and behaviours of the kitty sitters. My drawing tempo also improves and makes my sketches having better focuses instead of looking flat. It also helps easing the pressure of making good art, but instead focusing on things that can be improved upon and looking forward to the next drawing session.

[@stepheninks]

This kind of feedback really helps me. I am still figuring out my voice as an artist, and I agree that the non-professional artist lane is under represented. I like being someone who talks on those points. Hope to make more content like this in the future. Positive feedback helps encourage me to do that!

[@ingrown-toenail-9000]

You're an inspiration!

[@stepheninks]

Thanks!

[@adrianmuino3412]

A ha! Lamy 2000. I like how it looks, I hate the ergonomics.
Happy 2024, or what is the same another turn around our star.

[@stepheninks]

It’s weird, because this is still the most expensive pen I own, but I can’t really place why I also kind of feel underwhelmed by it. It’s definitely well designed, and always works consistently, it’s just… it’s not very FUN, is it?

[@onibean]

good video! recommend setting your camera to manual focus so that the drawing doesn't have to go out of focus as your hand steals the spotlight!

[@stepheninks]

Thank you for the feedback. I’ve been playing with this lens for the last year that I’ve had it, and I might need another lens just for these types of videos, because no matter what I do, it always seems that the camera takes over focus. This particular lens doesn’t have a switch for manual/auto focus, which is what I’m used to on the cameras I used to use. I’ll probably be shopping around for something like that in the near future.

[@arcboy2011]

Seems like a good rule. Happy New Year Stephen!

[@stepheninks]

Happy New Year!