Common Mistakes Beginners Make
It's not about doing a representational picture 'the correct way' because there is not one correct way. Your art is your interpretation of what you see. But you do need basic skills so that you can create what you see (and feel) rather than copying how someone else does it. When I taught elementary kids I often reminded them that we have already seen my picture, or that of another artist, so don't make another just like that, that would be boring. But they could learn from b