Self-taught digital artist Albert Kiefer has made the decision to return to drawing as well. He creates artistic impressions and visualizations for business and governmental clients during the day. From items to historical reconstructions of structures and complexes, these representations cover a wide variety.
He has experience as a skilled digital artist and has also studied conventional painting and sketching. He became a perfectionist over time as a result of his computer work, and for many years he completely abandoned traditional work methods. He put off making that choice for a very long time since his perfectionism prevented him from using his traditional drawing skills once more.
At the start of his drawing journey, that was utterly unclear. When he had to choose a subject to sketch, that quickly became an issue because he wanted to create a new sketch every day! Being a computer artist, he spends a lot of the day sitting down. He goes for regular daily walks to make up for his lack of fitness.
He calls his aesthetic and writing approach “visual writing.” When he is laying down the linework, he simply moves his fine liners in a nearly continuous flow. He doesn’t want to go too literal because that would slow him down and make things sluggish.
The color is the same. To stay within the lines, he quickly and carelessly applied the color. He desires an informal procedure. These conflicting aims lead to aesthetics.
He is a firm believer that prospective artists must put in the necessary time. Sometimes, he makes the analogy between learning to draw and learning to play an instrument, like the guitar. Anyone can purchase a guitar, but without regular practice, you will never become familiar with it and feel at ease playing it. That simply needs time. Adjust your expectations accordingly. Recognize that not everything you do won’t be excellent or beautiful like the examples set by your heroes. Never forget that the vast majority of extraordinarily successful artists worked incredibly hard.
