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Develop more of an artistic nature
Learn about colors, shades, and how to use them. Buy a color wheel and try to change colors. Decide what type of art you are interested in. There are hundreds of art techniques that you can learn from.
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Train your eyes to focus on structure, color, and value
Do not paint or draw as to how the object "should" look, rather than how it does look. Nothing is really what it looks like. Whites have other shades in it, reds are of varying degrees of red. Black skin is not black, and white skin is not really white but varying shades of pinks, yellows, and blues all mixed together.
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Get books on art education, particularly Drawing From The Right Side of The Brain
This is a great book to learn from. It is easy to read, and interesting, and you will amaze yourself at how fast you will be actually drawing.
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Find Internet sites about artists, art methods, drawing, and painting
Becoming an artist is not difficult once you realize what type of art you are interested in. Read up on artists and visit art shows.
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