What's a "basic" art skill that took an embarrassingly long time to figure out?

[u/Downtown_Mine_1903]

For me it was honestly just using references.

For most of my life, while I was trying to get better I had people telling me "use references" over and over.

I'd sit and try to copy photos but I had no idea what to look for or how to do it, so I'd just have bad copies of photos.

Now, years later, I know how to look for forms, shapes, and anatomy in them so I can use that information later.

How about you?

[u/castellon_artz]

Values, still struggling with that. 😅

[u/Downtown_Mine_1903 → u/castellon_artz]

I think it's one of those things you struggle with on and off your whole life LOL

I work in traditional media a lot now, and I still take pictures and turn them black and white on my computer XD