Art advice in one sentence.

[ArtZealot]

Do u have any art advice that can be summed up in one sentence?

Maybe a slogan you go by or some really simplified piece of advice that can apply toward a number of things? I ask cause i've got a few that i always seem to go back to, and i always seem to remember the simpler stuff that i can memorize word for word better than entire books.
So yeah, got any "one sentence advice"? It can be someone elses that you heard, but just something that stuck with you.

I'll go first:
-If you are going to do it, do it right the first time and every time after that.

-Dont be afraid to murder your darlings.

[Chris Bennett]

Say it with brushes and paint.

[Arshes Nei]

The best way to start drawing is to actually start drawing.

[TinyBird]

"Stop whining, start working."
- Noah Bradley
and
"Draw more" (is that even a sentence? Not sure but I should remember that more often. Like now.)

[dcorc]

Paint!

[Izi]

be yourself!

[OmenSpirits]

Choose another career.

[BlightedArt]

Back up all your files in as many places as you can, and do it often.


Don't dismiss other things that you've not tried; I've done assignments based on fashion design, typography and also branding for a wedding show at work: all three of those things made me cringe at first, but now I've learned a wealth of new things relevant to my own work simply by being thrown into the deep end of unfamiliar territory. (long one, but look, only one full stop!)

[Fernteixeira]

No pain no gain

[ArtZealot]

choose another career.

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[tobbA]

Choose another career.

I think that's sound advice. Doesn't mean I'm going to listen.

[Hai]

Don't be afraid.

[Incinerated]

this what you had in mind?

"use bigger brushes"

"Don't go below 70% opacity without reason"

"Don't draw what you see, draw its shape"

"Perspective is there to aid composition, not the other way around"

"Humility is a bruise"

"Relax while you draw, draw to relax"

[dcorc]

No paint no gain

Fixed

[kev ferrara]

Your emotions are your greatest talent.

[dpaint]

Dont look back, something may be gaining.
Satchel Paige

[Tim Murphy]

Dont look back, something may be gaining.
Satchel Paige

Heh, I was just rereading Art and Fear and came across that again.

[Pigeonkill]

"Wax on wax off"

-Karate kid

"Now"

-Barron Storey

[peterhurman]

Draw while you think, think while you draw

Andrew Loomis

[squidmonk3j]

This too shall pass.

[dierat]

Fear cuts deeper than swords.


(From SoIaF, and it means that your fear of something is more dangerous than the thing itself. For artists, the fear is creating 'bad' art or encountering someone who thinks your work is bad.)

[Mr Man]

"Learn from everyone, follow no one, watch for patterns, work like hell."
Scott Mccloud

[arenhaus]

Shut up and draw...

[TASmith]

Do it for yourself. It's your work.

[Saramel]

You have 10,000 bad drawings in you; the sooner you get them out, the sooner you'll be making great art!

^I've heard/read many versions of this - this is the best I can remember.

[Ilaekae]

Best art/general advice I can come up with:

"Never ask anyone to give guidance on anything important in ONE sentence."

[Jason Ross]

That masterpiece you just finished will totally suck in about 6 months.

[Eric Lofgren]

"Never be afraid to start a painting/drawing all over again."

"Always be the first to critique your own work." or "Always be your own toughest critic."

"Never ask for advice until you've first exhausted all the available avenues yourself."

[Eric Lofgren]

That masterpiece you just finished will totally suck in about 6 months.

This is so true, Jason. And I think you're being generous with the 6 month time frame

[vineris]

It doesn't need to be perfect, it just needs to get done.