Entry 9: How to Handle Critism

   Critism is a very important thing when it comes to trying to improve. It's something that takes a bit of practice to accept and attempt on getting used to those changes. Honestly, I personally get a bit upset when I get extremely harsh critism, but I found that when I accepted it and tried to make those changes, it made my art so much better! In general, one way to handle critism from someone is to think about how much it can change and possibly improve your art. I also recommend getting multiple peoples' critism and opinions to get a few different ideas on what you can change.

   As an example, I usually only ever ask for critism from my sister, and she points out a lot of things that I don't even notice until then! To people who are a bit more uncomfortable showing anyone your art, pretend you are a critic and really examine and observe what you drew. A way that you can try to notice the mistakes or flaws is to put it away and not look at it for a few days then get back to it once you feel that you need to refresh your memory on what it looked like. That's one way of trying to criticize yourself to help improve your art. 

   Another way to critize and fix your mistakes is to do the opposite and put it up on a wall and constantly look at it when you enter the room that it's put up in. Both of these methods work out really well for me! Handling critism is something that can be difficult for a multitude of people, but when you think and actually attempt the outcome from listening to what people have to say about your work, then it can make your art so much better in your perspective and be much more proud of your art. 

   Now, lastly, if you are criticizing someone, do not be rude or disrespectful. There is a huge difference in trying to help someone improve vs. making fun of their mistakes. This is very important to know because mean comments can lead to not handling or accepting critism very well. Thanks and goodbye.

Entry 8: Prismacolor Markers

   Since it was my birthday this week, my parents got me Prismacolor markers! I've never tried these out before, so I am super excited to use them. They are the Portrait set with 24 chisel and fine tip markers. I plan on attempting to draw something with only these markers, and practicing so I can get used to them and understand how well I can adapt to them.

   These are all nude and natural colors from the same color families, so it shouldn't be difficult to blend them together, at least I hope. There are a few pros and cons to these compared to the other brands that I use. They are cheaper than Copics, but they can't be refilled, so you'll have to buy a new marker, and they smell worse than Copics. I'm not discouraging that you buy them, but I think it's worth a try to attempt at using them!

Here are color swatches of them, along with their numbers and name.

   It's a little messy, but I'm sure you can understand what it says and see the colors clearly. I have tried these out already and I honestly suggest and recommend using these with other types of markers like Copics and Promarkers. I am really excited to use these in my drawings and tell you all who are interested the outcome of it. That's all for this post, bye!