Copying photos to creating original art: How to create art with a unique style

“I’m just a copyist.” Wow, that was something I didn’t expect to hear as often as I did in our community research calls. But it came up. Again and again. My name is Carrie and I created Artist Strong to help self-taught artists build their skill and develop their unique style. To date, thousands have joined the community to learn and grow together. I remember when I first started drawing all I could hope for was to perfectly copy my photo. That was how I’d know I was actually skillful and maybe even good at this thing called art. At some point along the way, the allure lost its glow. I still wanted to be skillful enough to achieve this, but I wanted to show more of my ideas, those pictures in my brain, in my art. Ready to stop copying photographs? Here’s your next step. Links: Free workshop: Calendar: Full article with text: Carrie Brummer art: Ebook: ArtSpeak: Courses: Fantastic Faces in 5-Days: Free Training “How to Draw Realistic Faces:” Free Class: Drawing Drills: