Me: First off I want to ask, do you draw?
Yes.
Me: How adept would you say you are at drawing?
Well, I wouldn’t say I’m a pro. I mean I still have a lot to learn, but I think my skills are pretty good. I mean I have been drawing since I was little, so I feel like it comes pretty natural to me. But that’s just my opinion. Other people may feel differently.
Me: Do you plan on doing anything with this skill?
Yeah. I want to be a concept artist for like movies, games, and animations…stuff like that. I would prefer to work with creating the characters since I like drawing people, but if they hire me for some type of architectural thing, I’m fine with that too. Anyway I can get in the door.
Me: Do you think drawing tutorials have helped you develop those skills?
I guess. I mean I don’t look at too many tutorials, unless you count an actually teacher instructing me. Does that count? I mean that’s what a tutorial does right?
Me: More or less. Teachers are just more credible.
Yeah. I’ve used some, but I usually end up giving half way through, because I’m trying to do the tutorial verbatim. So if it’s not looking like what it’s supposed to I just quit. I normally just go off instinct anyway.
Me: So, you don’t think tutorials are helpful?
Not necessarily. I’m sure some are good. I’m just talking about my own experience with them. I have a short attention span, so going through with a tutorial is just something I don’t normally do. But, yeah, some people probably find them helpful. It’s just not more me.
Me: Can you think of a tutorial that you did like?
Um, there was this one about lighting. I tend to have trouble working out shading, because I can’t pick a concrete light source. So, that one was pretty useful.
Me: Can you think of one that didn’t work?
Yeah. It was about, like, drawing a car. I’m really bad at drawing cars, so I looked at it for help. But all it showed was this video of what the person did. He didn’t explain anything, he just drew. So I couldn’t learn anything from it. I stopped watching after the first minute.
Me: What do you think makes a good drawing (or art related) tutorial?
First off, I think the work has to look good. I know it sounds bad, but I wouldn’t look at one that had subpar artwork. It just makes the person look less credible. After that, I probably would like it to have some picture that I can look at, since it is a drawing tutorial. And it has to actually teach me something. Like the bad one I mentioned before. I wouldn’t consider that teaching me anything.
Me: Well, thank you for your time.
No problem.
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