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1 Week of Practice~
One week of intentional practice with new tools and materials can change a lot.
This past week I spent 1 hour a day really learning my new paper, brushes, and water ratios instead of rushing to make finished work. Just slowing down and experimenting, researching, and playing~ seeing how much water the paper can actually hold, how pigment disperses, when ink blooms beautifully versus when it muddies, how different brushes carry and release paint.
This kind of practice is IMPORTANT~! We NEED this to further ourselves. We can't expect to get better on a whim and some sheer luck.
A week of focused experimentation builds familiarity. Familiarity builds confidence. Confidence builds fluency. Suddenly your hand hesitates less because you understand your materials instead of fighting them.
I think a lot of artists feel pressure to constantly produce finished pieces, but growth happens in the quieter moments more often than not~ the testing, the failed marks, the weird little experiments, the โwhat happens if I try this?โ sessions.
Practice is not wasted time.
Learning your tools is part of the art itself.
What would it look like for you if you spent even 20 minutes a day learning your tools, materials, process, or craft a little more~?
(Here are my 6 days... I somehow didn't take a pic of some of the things I added~ last one was from tonight where I started playing with ideas for how this can be applied to designs and patterns~ slightly blame for that ๐คฃ๐ซถ๐ป)
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1 Week of Practice~
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