Why Practicing Fundamentals Alone Will Kill Your Art

Описание: Your fundamentals feel empty because you’re stuck practicing lines, curves, and boxes in isolation. Instead, use them to build real compositions — turning basics into storytelling tools. By breaking down images with framing, the golden mean, and rhythmic shapes, you’ll see how fundamentals create harmony, intimacy, and impact.
Go deeper (courses & tools):
Gesture Rhythm, movement, dynamic design (the course I wish I had)
https://www.proko.com/course/the-gest...
Figure Construction: Build solid, 3D forms that hold together
https://www.proko.com/s/FLC2?af=543975
Head Drawing: Planes, structure, proportions for confident heads
https://www.proko.com/s/NQRY?af=543975
Brush Pack + Free Lesson: My brushes + a full recorded demo
https://michaelhampton.gumroad.com/l/...
My books:
Figure Drawing: Design and Invention: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0615272819
Gesture Drawing: Dynamic Movement and Form: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZ3RZ72F
Timestamps
0:00 Why Fundamentals Alone Feel Useless
0:47 Basics Are Just the Alphabet of Visual Language
1:32 Breaking Out of Burnout With Real Subjects
2:27 How to Read Content in Art
3:25 The Power of Framing in Composition
5:14 Vertical, Horizontal, and Diagonal Psychology
7:24 Symmetry, Triangles, and the Golden Mean
9:03 Why the Center of a Composition is Dangerous
10:15 Unity vs. Variety: The Key to Harmony
13:21 Construction = Thinking, Not Just Boxes
15:06 Shape Choices and Storytelling (Soft vs. Hard)
16:58 Intimacy, Voyeurism, and Elongated Forms
18:17 Using Backgrounds to Push Focus
20:18 How Corners Guide the Eye
21:26 Framing the Figure With Curtains and Drapes
22:28 Recap: Fundamentals With Content, Not Just Practice
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