Meppity's video: I PROMISE This Word Will Improve Your ART

Thanks to The Ridge Wallet for sponsoring today's video! Check them out here: https://ridge.com/meppity - Use Code “MEPPITY” for 15% off your order” 💛💛 There's no magic formula to instantly improving your art BUT being SPECIFIC is about as close as you can get! 💛💛 - Over the last few years, I noticed the idea of "being specific" always popping up in conversation. It seems like the perfect word to encapsulate what makes the great artists stand out from the good. Today's video is a breakdown of why I believe specificity is crucial to artistic growth :) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 || Intro 00:51 || Sponsorship 02:15 || Defining "Specific" 02:35 || Why is being specific good? How specificity can be applied: 04:00 || Technical skills - lighting 05:24 || Technical skills - anatomy 06:17 || Technical skills - poses & acting 08:02 || Design - shape and line 08:38 || Design - mechanics 09:17 || Design - proportions 10:15 || Design - clothing 11:04 || Design - detail & patterns 12:01 || Design - referencing source materials (pt 1) 13:16 || Story/writing - why are YOU telling this story? 15:05 || Story/writing - referencing source material (pt 2) 17:01 || Story/writing - target audience 17:44 || Arty stuff conclusion 21:00 || Professionalism - giving critique 22:14 || Professionalism - choosing a career focus 23:25 || Professionalism - organising your portfolio 24:40 || Professionalism - presenting yourself 25:30 || Professionalism - online presence 25:58 || Professionalism - presenting individual artworks 26:26 || Professionalism - choosing who you work with Conclusion: 27:15 || But WHY 28:32 || Outro - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CHECK OUT MY PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/meppity From just $1 a month, you get early access to my videos! Higher tiers get access to speed paints, PSD files, PDF guides based on my videos, downloadable assets, one-on-one critiques and plenty more! :) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MY LINKS: Website/portfolio: https://www.meppity.com Main Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meppity Secondary Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meppitwo Discord Server: https://discord.gg/7F4RJZA SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/meppity Business Inquiries: meppity@gmail.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - All music is by me!! Made with the iPad version of GarageBand. Check out my SoundCloud to hear all background music I make. - Edited with Premiere Pro All drawn/animated elements created in Procreate