I feel like an artist on the inside. unfortunately, I'm not very accomplished. I would never want to go to art school for fear of being criticized and that would spoil my fun. Your advice is quite helpful. I will continue splashing paint around in solitary bliss.
If the art you are making is bringing you joy than you have reached a wonderful achievement. Critique can be very useful but choose someone you would appreciate its critique and it should be constructive. Not every teacher knows how to teach. Thank you for reacting
I enjoyed this video very much.I have no formal art training, but have a deep desire to create watercolor paintings. I am 60 years old, so it is unlikely that I would have aspirations for attending school at this point. I watch a lot of YT videos to learns the skills and mechanics of watercolor, but I have yet to find my voice. I am inspired by your words of encouragement.
I am glad that you enjoyed the video. You have already done the most important thing, actually two. You started and you develop yourself. Just go on. Really. That’s how it works in making art and being an artist 👍
Wonderful insights…I totally agree. I learned the basics of watercolour landscapes when I was young but always had a love of abstract paintings. Now I am retired and exploring intuitive painting using acrylics. The only choice I make in the beginning is my colour palette. Looks like you put down Payne’s grey? I love that with yellow ochre and a dash of something contrasting for surprise. Each painting becomes an adventure. Thankyou for sharing your thoughts and the demo. So generous.
What a wonderful journey you have made so far. I wish you lots of fun and exploration within your intuitiv way of working. The grey color I use is whether a mix of ultramarine blue with burnt umber or in this case it was Moonglow by Daniel Smith. Thank you for reacting
I have been searching for what seems like forever, for abstract watercolor techniques that didn't resemble a mess. Thank you for sharing and thank God I found you ❤️ 🙏
It’s me who should be thanking you for finding me. Have faith in your own capacities. We all can do so much more than we think. It’s all there allready. Good luck.
..’ and with our eyes , we can control the way it goes’..Thank you, that is such a simple, yet profound way of explaining how an artist can create..great video.
It's so trendy to proclaim that there are no rules in art! and that you don't need art school! Of course you don't if you are happy to be a hobbyist or if you can devote significant time to developing your skills. However if you are young and seriously want to become a professional, art school-like training for any skill or profession-is very helpful. It focuses your energies, gives you a broad context for what you are doing, allows you to explore many media and approaches and teaches you basic skills. You Tubers who proclaim that you don't need art school generally want you to follow their channels and/or pay to take their classes instead. And they are seldom recognized by the wider art community.
Thank you for your reaction. I find it very refreshing but do we find Monet a hobbyist than? No artschools at his time and rejected for his way of painting. Artschool is a way but certainly not the only way.
@@Aquarelamore a lot of artists were apprentices of other artists back in the day. Not necessarily an art school but someone you practice under for months, years.
Very insightful, thank you! I painted a lot as a child with my grandfather, who was a self-taught artist. Then I moved with my mother to another country and that part of my life ended. Today I‘m 59 and just bought paints and supplies. I‘m both excited and terrified. I‘ve thought about taking online classes for the minimum basics, but I‘m uncertain. Now I have a lot more to think about.
Thank you for sharing your story. You are doing allright when I hear your story. Age doesn’t matter at all, you allready have basics from your youth and you have set the first step with buying paint. The rest is all natural. To create we need excitement and anxiety. Once you have started your eyes will take over and all of a sudden you ‘remember’ how to proceed. Just start and grant yourself the experiment. Have fun ❤
Oh I wanted to go to art school, about 50 yrs ago, Dad was afraid I'd turn into a pot head and it was out of the question financially anyway. I would never go to art school now, I like to play and experiment and never had patience or attention span to absorb lectures. I'm very happy having learned from old PBS TV shows and now youtube videos. Great video! Thank you for sharing
Isn’t that something how life goes. I am glad that you found inspiration through other channels. The main thing is that you are creating and having fun. Thank you for reacting.
So did I Melinda. There is one thing Artschool is teaching, something that has nothing to do with art, that is helping. Watch my coming video, it’s about that.
I have always been painting since I was a child. Different materials, like silk screen, without gutta, and now I'm into acrylics. Watercolor was not one of my favorits because? It was often to defined. NowmI looked at your paintings and I will give it a try. It's a whole new perspective you opened up for me. Art school? I'm in a lot of artgroups on Facebookmand I can always tell the people that where in artschool. They often are interchangable. They are good, but lack originality. For a while, I tried to copy, because I thaught this was what I should master, but realized that this was not at all me and let it go. Strangely, I often get many more likes than these seemingly techmnically much better paintings.
Good to read. Embrace your originality. I met someone many professional musicians, classically educated who don’t dare to play a tune without a score in front of them. To me that’s completely having lost the purpose of music. Good luck and glad to be of help.
Yes you can learn skills but being a practising artist isnt just skills it's recognition. In Australia you can get a Nationally recognised degree in visual /fine arts opening the door to graduate study in art, teaching, writing, psychology and all humanities areas. You will also be able to apply for grants and artist residencies that you won't get if you're not qualified. Art school also teaches art theory art history and how to develop a recognisable body of work etc
This. You get so much out of art school/college/university. Learning art history is important, finding your style, developing a network, working with practicing artists, so much more.
Art school or no art school, what makes me sad is that there’s people who aren’t making art because they think only people who’ve been to art school can make art. So they just don’t even try, and they’re missing out on how wonderful art is
I think I know what art institute you’re talking about (Milan?). That’s actually a program I want to take haha. I think they offer a lot of value in their teachings (I’ve taken some of their individual cheaper masterclasses), and I do think they’re experts in selling their art as well. I agree with you that a lot of students work looks like Dimitra and Elli’s style, but I think it’s normal to have your mentor’s style rub off on you. Through regular painting I think your own style develops naturally as well. Very interesting video, thanks for sharing! 💜💜
@@SashaFitzgerald Thank you for reacting. Doing an artschool, program or whatever is ok. We will definitely learn something or maybe a lot. It’s very personal. I wish you a lot fun and succes. I took a look at their program and it looks interesting. Milan gave it a good thought. Let me know if you are going to do their program.
I have watched several Milan art Institute videos and their crazy disorganized 'competition'. The art is similar in content and style. Same procedures and techniques using the Milan expensive art supplies. A very odd manner of evaluation of art. Slightly twisted people. I would NEVER refer to the output of the art as individualistic.
That’s true but not a guarantee for succes. As being older and maybe even selftaught (as myself when it comes to painting) we can have an advantage. More wisdom and less distraction if we have decided where to go. Just go on. We have nothing to loose 💪💪. Thank you for your thoughts
I've never been to any art school, but that's probably because no one could teach me and cater to my very specific skill, there was one lovely lady that gave me an introduction to oil painting, giving me the basics, but then she moved out of our city (that was a sad moment), which meant I was on my own and figured the rest out from there, I was 13 at the time, and spent many years on and off, fast forward to the 2010's and that's where I went back onto my oil painting and stayed on since, except the handful of lessons at the start, haven't stepped foot in an art class since.
I'm a rebel! That I already know these days! And, I'm an ARTIST, too! The way I discovered it, was when a belgian friend of mine brought me to a "local" ART Exhibition, in my hometown, Tielt, West Vlaanderen! I was modelling against coke ( yah! a rebel), and I had friends for the NGO, so this lady friend, also in this genre, made me realize I had "talents" in art!!! So, I enrolled to the KUNSTAKADEMIE TIELT, WEST VLAA. BELGIUM, without knowing, that I would not be left alone with my art! They have bombarded me with books of artists all over the world, probably to search for my "style"!!! I have adored the RENNAISSANCE,thinking, How did they do it!!! And my very loved mentors, were MICHELANGELO & SALVADOR DALI!!! But, I already "knew" how to paint for the "first" time, with "strokes" I already had from birth!!!! So, in this " Seven" Years of Academic study on art, I would already "paint" with "dry pastels", being at the drawing class, ik was "bezeten" from painting them using "cotton" pads!!! I painted a leaf that my ex gave me during a "wandeling" in Ardooie Bos, with two young " round seeds" on that leaf!!! I painted it with Sienna dry pastels, and yellow, while I almost finished it, my teacher Linda, "grittily" took my burnt sienna and draw lines above it!!!It's ruined!!!Coz I wanted it "plainly painted", coz why would I pai,stakingly paint is using cotton pads for hours.....now, I hated my best "teacher"!!! The next year, I went directly to "painting" lessons; and there, I FLOURISHED: I painted "huge" canvasses of my COSMIC REVELATIONS,,,,,no one knew from where they came!!!!From GOD!!!And MYSELF!!! There was one student, in his ten years at the academy, that "taught" my a "style", on how to "kwak open" the oil, and just paint!!!This , you can see at my FETUS Painting!!! His name is ERIC PLETS, een virtouose!!!That was the only "influence" from the academy, and a bit of HISTORY of ART, like the group in Monmarte with the JUGENSTIJL!!! I enjoyed my days at the "Tieltse Academie"but, after 7 years, I had a divorce, and was pushed to the South, with the "allochtonen", dan op mijn eentje, I learnt to appreciate my own "knowledge" in making art, myself, and, like a "chosen" one, I didn't want to come out, seeking social companies!!! I dealt with "watercolour", (since I have garden at the back), painting "cosmic" flowers!!!I became NUTS with the "tulips", and made a "flacon" with it!!!!Ended up in the clinic!!! ( hahahaha )I'm actually a real artist, and a chosen one by God to establish The European Union with Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt!!! That's it!!! ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR INNER CALL AND TALENTS!!! Love, Cleopatra 777 B 2000+
I agree, if you have talents, why go to the schools??? But, there's a "bagage" of influence, you might need, and not know of, but your "style" always, remains!!!!! Doe zo verder!!!
Wow. What an interesting story and this really sounds like an artist. My story is the opposite of yours. I started completely closed. Art actually, and still, is opening me up. My next video will be about it. Thank you for reacting. My parents came from west-zeeuws vlaanderen. I have a picture of what you are describing where you studied.
Wow. What an interesting story and this really sounds like an artist. My story is the opposite of yours. I started completely closed. Art actually, and still, is opening me up. My next video will be about it. Thank you for reacting. My parents came from west-zeeuws vlaanderen. I have a picture of what you are describing where you studied.
@@mariannevandenheuvel-u8y Hallo, glad to meet you!!! Your English is superb! That's why I also wrote in English! Ik ben ook een Vlaming, I came to marry a belgian man from TIELT...Ik vind jou redenering over kunst belangrijk!!!Jij bent een echte kunstenares! Bedankt voor de video!!!Ik ben echt geen echte kunstenaresje, coz I struggle a lot!!!Mijn vlaamse of belgische "classmates" waren de beste, en gij ook...Als het over kunst is: De Vlamingen zijn de middenpunt, ze hebben het in hart een ziel!
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I feel like an artist on the inside. unfortunately, I'm not very accomplished. I would never want to go to art school for fear of being criticized and that would spoil my fun. Your advice is quite helpful. I will continue splashing paint around in solitary bliss.
If the art you are making is bringing you joy than you have reached a wonderful achievement. Critique can be very useful but choose someone you would appreciate its critique and it should be constructive. Not every teacher knows how to teach. Thank you for reacting
I enjoyed this video very much.I have no formal art training, but have a deep desire to create watercolor paintings. I am 60 years old, so it is unlikely that I would have aspirations for attending school at this point. I watch a lot of YT videos to learns the skills and mechanics of watercolor, but I have yet to find my voice. I am inspired by your words of encouragement.
I am glad that you enjoyed the video. You have already done the most important thing, actually two. You started and you develop yourself. Just go on. Really. That’s how it works in making art and being an artist 👍
My sister tells me that I’ll find my style! Thank you. You inspired me greatly.
You certainly will. Really. Just create and do what you like and be very self-righteous about it. It’s you!!! Show us and the world💪💪
Wonderful insights…I totally agree. I learned the basics of watercolour landscapes when I was young but always had a love of abstract paintings. Now I am retired and exploring intuitive painting using acrylics. The only choice I make in the beginning is my colour palette. Looks like you put down Payne’s grey? I love that with yellow ochre and a dash of something contrasting for surprise. Each painting becomes an adventure. Thankyou for sharing your thoughts and the demo. So generous.
What a wonderful journey you have made so far. I wish you lots of fun and exploration within your intuitiv way of working. The grey color I use is whether a mix of ultramarine blue with burnt umber or in this case it was Moonglow by Daniel Smith. Thank you for reacting
I have been searching for what seems like forever, for abstract watercolor techniques that didn't resemble a mess. Thank you for sharing and thank God I found you ❤️ 🙏
It’s me who should be thanking you for finding me. Have faith in your own capacities. We all can do so much more than we think. It’s all there allready. Good luck.
..’ and with our eyes , we can control the way it goes’..Thank you, that is such a simple, yet profound way of explaining how an artist can create..great video.
Thank you Marian. We make art complicated than needed. Feed your eyes😉.
It's so trendy to proclaim that there are no rules in art! and that you don't need art school! Of course you don't if you are happy to be a hobbyist or if you can devote significant time to developing your skills. However if you are young and seriously want to become a professional, art school-like training for any skill or profession-is very helpful. It focuses your energies, gives you a broad context for what you are doing, allows you to explore many media and approaches and teaches you basic skills. You Tubers who proclaim that you don't need art school generally want you to follow their channels and/or pay to take their classes instead. And they are seldom recognized by the wider art community.
Thank you for your reaction. I find it very refreshing but do we find Monet a hobbyist than?
No artschools at his time and rejected for his way of painting. Artschool is a way but certainly not the only way.
@@Aquarelamore a lot of artists were apprentices of other artists back in the day. Not necessarily an art school but someone you practice under for months, years.
Very insightful, thank you! I painted a lot as a child with my grandfather, who was a self-taught artist. Then I moved with my mother to another country and that part of my life ended. Today I‘m 59 and just bought paints and supplies. I‘m both excited and terrified. I‘ve thought about taking online classes for the minimum basics, but I‘m uncertain. Now I have a lot more to think about.
Thank you for sharing your story. You are doing allright when I hear your story. Age doesn’t matter at all, you allready have basics from your youth and you have set the first step with buying paint. The rest is all natural. To create we need excitement and anxiety. Once you have started your eyes will take over and all of a sudden you ‘remember’ how to proceed. Just start and grant yourself the experiment. Have fun ❤
Oh I wanted to go to art school, about 50 yrs ago, Dad was afraid I'd turn into a pot head and it was out of the question financially anyway. I would never go to art school now, I like to play and experiment and never had patience or attention span to absorb lectures. I'm very happy having learned from old PBS TV shows and now youtube videos. Great video! Thank you for sharing
Isn’t that something how life goes. I am glad that you found inspiration through other channels. The main thing is that you are creating and having fun. Thank you for reacting.
Touché, exactly my thoughts.
Interesting isn’t it?! Thank you for reacting.
Very good to hear your background... quite agree ...!
Thank you 😊
Ive learned a lot from utube videos, and practice practice , practice. No school needed!
So did I Melinda. There is one thing Artschool is teaching, something that has nothing to do with art, that is helping. Watch my coming video, it’s about that.
I have always been painting since I was a child. Different materials, like silk screen, without gutta, and now I'm into acrylics. Watercolor was not one of my favorits because? It was often to defined. NowmI looked at your paintings and I will give it a try. It's a whole new perspective you opened up for me. Art school? I'm in a lot of artgroups on Facebookmand I can always tell the people that where in artschool. They often are interchangable. They are good, but lack originality. For a while, I tried to copy, because I thaught this was what I should master, but realized that this was not at all me and let it go. Strangely, I often get many more likes than these seemingly techmnically much better paintings.
Good to read. Embrace your originality. I met someone many professional musicians, classically educated who don’t dare to play a tune without a score in front of them. To me that’s completely having lost the purpose of music. Good luck and glad to be of help.
I always feel that learning from other people will never tell you what they are and why they are thinking the way they do while the are painting
I totally agree. Art is also a language to communicate in. You have to learn the language and than what it is you want to say. Thank you for reacting🙏
Yes you can learn skills but being a practising artist isnt just skills it's recognition. In Australia you can get a Nationally recognised degree in visual /fine arts opening the door to graduate study in art, teaching, writing, psychology and all humanities areas. You will also be able to apply for grants and artist residencies that you won't get if you're not qualified. Art school also teaches art theory art history and how to develop a recognisable body of work etc
@@JGalegria very interesting to know. Thank you for reacting.
This. You get so much out of art school/college/university. Learning art history is important, finding your style, developing a network, working with practicing artists, so much more.
@ I am glad it worked out for you🙏
Meh, I think you’re focusing on a certain type of art. Australian and I honestly disagree
Anyone can paint, play an instrument, or do anything else in life.....but unless you let people see your "heart" in it, it is a soundless echo. ❤
So true🙏🙏
Art school or no art school, what makes me sad is that there’s people who aren’t making art because they think only people who’ve been to art school can make art. So they just don’t even try, and they’re missing out on how wonderful art is
Exactly
I think I know what art institute you’re talking about (Milan?). That’s actually a program I want to take haha. I think they offer a lot of value in their teachings (I’ve taken some of their individual cheaper masterclasses), and I do think they’re experts in selling their art as well. I agree with you that a lot of students work looks like Dimitra and Elli’s style, but I think it’s normal to have your mentor’s style rub off on you. Through regular painting I think your own style develops naturally as well. Very interesting video, thanks for sharing! 💜💜
@@SashaFitzgerald Thank you for reacting. Doing an artschool, program or whatever is ok. We will definitely learn something or maybe a lot. It’s very personal. I wish you a lot fun and succes. I took a look at their program and it looks interesting. Milan gave it a good thought. Let me know if you are going to do their program.
I have watched several Milan art Institute videos and their crazy disorganized 'competition'. The art is similar in content and style. Same procedures and techniques using the Milan expensive art supplies. A very odd manner of evaluation of art. Slightly twisted people. I would NEVER refer to the output of the art as individualistic.
@@samcollage7682I must say that their marketing works fine, especially for them.
I’m a self taught artist. Going to art school would have given me credentials which professional artists usually have in their bios.
That’s true but not a guarantee for succes. As being older and maybe even selftaught (as myself when it comes to painting) we can have an advantage. More wisdom and less distraction if we have decided where to go. Just go on. We have nothing to loose 💪💪. Thank you for your thoughts
Watercolor pens? Would love a tutorial!
Thank you for your reaction and what do you mean with watercolor pens? Maybe it was poor prononciation from my side?
you have cat eyes, dear, very artistic eyes. Good advice too.
Thank you. No one ever mentioned my cat eyes before😅.
I've never been to any art school, but that's probably because no one could teach me and cater to my very specific skill, there was one lovely lady that gave me an introduction to oil painting, giving me the basics, but then she moved out of our city (that was a sad moment), which meant I was on my own and figured the rest out from there, I was 13 at the time, and spent many years on and off, fast forward to the 2010's and that's where I went back onto my oil painting and stayed on since, except the handful of lessons at the start, haven't stepped foot in an art class since.
Very pure. I love it.
I won't go to art school!
That’s a clear answer. What’s your reason of not going?
I'm a rebel! That I already know these days! And, I'm an ARTIST, too! The way I discovered it, was when a belgian friend of mine brought me to a "local" ART Exhibition, in my hometown, Tielt, West Vlaanderen! I was modelling against coke ( yah! a rebel), and I had friends for the NGO, so this lady friend, also in this genre, made me realize I had "talents" in art!!! So, I enrolled to the KUNSTAKADEMIE TIELT, WEST VLAA. BELGIUM, without knowing, that I would not be left alone with my art! They have bombarded me with books of artists all over the world, probably to search for my "style"!!! I have adored the RENNAISSANCE,thinking, How did they do it!!! And my very loved mentors, were MICHELANGELO & SALVADOR DALI!!! But, I already "knew" how to paint for the "first" time, with "strokes" I already had from birth!!!! So, in this " Seven" Years of Academic study on art, I would already "paint" with "dry pastels", being at the drawing class, ik was "bezeten" from painting them using "cotton" pads!!! I painted a leaf that my ex gave me during a "wandeling" in Ardooie Bos, with two young " round seeds" on that leaf!!! I painted it with Sienna dry pastels, and yellow, while I almost finished it, my teacher Linda, "grittily" took my burnt sienna and draw lines above it!!!It's ruined!!!Coz I wanted it "plainly painted", coz why would I pai,stakingly paint is using cotton pads for hours.....now, I hated my best "teacher"!!! The next year, I went directly to "painting" lessons; and there, I FLOURISHED: I painted "huge" canvasses of my COSMIC REVELATIONS,,,,,no one knew from where they came!!!!From GOD!!!And MYSELF!!! There was one student, in his ten years at the academy, that "taught" my a "style", on how to "kwak open" the oil, and just paint!!!This , you can see at my FETUS Painting!!! His name is ERIC PLETS, een virtouose!!!That was the only "influence" from the academy, and a bit of HISTORY of ART, like the group in Monmarte with the JUGENSTIJL!!! I enjoyed my days at the "Tieltse Academie"but, after 7 years, I had a divorce, and was pushed to the South, with the "allochtonen", dan op mijn eentje, I learnt to appreciate my own "knowledge" in making art, myself, and, like a "chosen" one, I didn't want to come out, seeking social companies!!! I dealt with "watercolour", (since I have garden at the back), painting "cosmic" flowers!!!I became NUTS with the "tulips", and made a "flacon" with it!!!!Ended up in the clinic!!! ( hahahaha )I'm actually a real artist, and a chosen one by God to establish The European Union with Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt!!! That's it!!! ALWAYS FOLLOW YOUR INNER CALL AND TALENTS!!! Love, Cleopatra 777 B 2000+
I agree, if you have talents, why go to the schools??? But, there's a "bagage" of influence, you might need, and not know of, but your "style" always, remains!!!!! Doe zo verder!!!
Wow. What an interesting story and this really sounds like an artist. My story is the opposite of yours. I started completely closed. Art actually, and still, is opening me up. My next video will be about it. Thank you for reacting. My parents came from west-zeeuws vlaanderen. I have a picture of what you are describing where you studied.
Wow. What an interesting story and this really sounds like an artist. My story is the opposite of yours. I started completely closed. Art actually, and still, is opening me up. My next video will be about it. Thank you for reacting. My parents came from west-zeeuws vlaanderen. I have a picture of what you are describing where you studied.
@@mariannevandenheuvel-u8y Hallo, glad to meet you!!! Your English is superb! That's why I also wrote in English! Ik ben ook een Vlaming, I came to marry a belgian man from TIELT...Ik vind jou redenering over kunst belangrijk!!!Jij bent een echte kunstenares! Bedankt voor de video!!!Ik ben echt geen echte kunstenaresje, coz I struggle a lot!!!Mijn vlaamse of belgische "classmates" waren de beste, en gij ook...Als het over kunst is: De Vlamingen zijn de middenpunt, ze hebben het in hart een ziel!