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New comment by noahbradley in "Are you ok?"

noahbradley — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 04:25:52 +0000

I'd recommend Tim Urban's (of waitbutwhy fame) new book, What's Our Problem. It's a deep dive on a lot of these things in the last decade and how we ended up where we are now.

New comment by noahbradley in "A good memory or a bad one? One brain molecule decides"

noahbradley — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 11:11:51 +0000

Since it seems there are multiple Jason Lyons out there, thought it might be good to link directly to their portfolio: https://www.jason-lyon.com/

New comment by noahbradley in "DALL·E now available in beta"

noahbradley — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:24:50 +0000

There are a few of those discussions going on in artist's circles these days. I imagine they'll get sued for doing this, but it'll probably take a very famous artist or a hell of a class action suit to make it happen.

New comment by noahbradley in "How to Draw Animals (1930)"

noahbradley — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 18:39:45 +0000

I'd say a whole lot has changed in drawing styles. There just happened to be a fairly accessible style of drawing that these sort of books teach which has stuck around well. It can be a nice intro to art and at least starts you thinking about how to construct your drawings. But yeah, once you move past that it's fairly impressive how much things have changed/evolved in drawing.

How Manhole Covers Are Endurance Tested

noahbradley — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:37:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chGePtbdZzI

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31108163

Points: 2

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Don't Go to Art School (2013)

noahbradley — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:16:26 +0000

Article URL: https://noahbradley.com/dont-go-to-art-school/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31086759

Points: 2

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How I Became an Artist

noahbradley — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 18:12:25 +0000

Article URL: https://noahbradley.com/how-i-became-an-artist/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30948272

Points: 1

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New comment by noahbradley in "Artists Who Code, a group helping artists switch careers to tech"

noahbradley — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 18:36:24 +0000

Art is a pretty broad category. Any particular sort of art you're interested in?

New comment by noahbradley in "Ask HN: Anyone here have good material for learning how to sketch from scratch?"

noahbradley — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 20:04:53 +0000

Decades feels a bit long, from what I've seen/experienced. I'd say if you're dedicated you can hit a professional level in 5-7 years.

New comment by noahbradley in "Ask HN: Anyone here have good material for learning how to sketch from scratch?"

noahbradley — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 20:03:31 +0000

Good luck! Art is a hell of a fun pursuit and I hope you have a good time with it. The long periods of boredom and frustration lead to those moments of bliss as you make things you're proud of and you start to understand what you're doing.

It's an endless road but it's a damn fun one.

New comment by noahbradley in "Ask HN: Anyone here have good material for learning how to sketch from scratch?"

noahbradley — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 19:12:24 +0000

Art school can really suck the joy out of art. Not always, of course, but it's so sad when it does.

Hope you found a way to still do art on your own!

New comment by noahbradley in "Ask HN: Anyone here have good material for learning how to sketch from scratch?"

noahbradley — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 19:11:00 +0000

Just took a quick look and this one looks very good: https://www.atelierdojo.com/

New comment by noahbradley in "Ask HN: Anyone here have good material for learning how to sketch from scratch?"

noahbradley — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 18:14:47 +0000

There are a lot of decent books out there and obviously a million good online resources, but I think if you're looking for a starting point, I'd suggest you look for classes at a local community college or atelier. Avoid anything that looks too "artsy". Self expression is great but find somebody who will teach you how to draw. An atelier would be an ideal option as they tend to have very good technical instruction and you can avoid forming bad habits early on.

It's very doable to do it yourself, but having somebody there to show you when you're screwing up is immensely valuable. Once you've got the basics and know how to learn then you can take more time to study on your own.

Wayne Thiebaud Has Died

noahbradley — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:59:26 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Thiebaud

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29702550

Points: 1

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New comment by noahbradley in "You block ads in your browser, why not in your city?"

noahbradley — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 13:21:16 +0000

I've found you can often mute those screens if you press one of the buttons beside the screen. Apparently it's different depending on the machine, so just mash them all I guess.

New comment by noahbradley in "I started a paper website business"

noahbradley — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:50:56 +0000

If you want some waterproof notebooks that aren't quite as impractical as those Expedition ones (they always smeared for me too), you might try Rite in the Rain. Had a great time using those over the years.

New comment by noahbradley in "How to get better at painting without painting anything (2015)"

noahbradley — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 11:59:43 +0000

I'd somewhat change #1 to "starting and starting often." I see far, far too many art students fall into the trap of wasting hours finishing work when they'd be better off starting more pieces.

New comment by noahbradley in "What it's like to be cancelled"

noahbradley — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 19:15:52 +0000

I never groped anyone.

New comment by noahbradley in "What it's like to be cancelled"

noahbradley — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:52:51 +0000

I don't mean to be sassy, but did you read the article? It's addressed in there.

New comment by noahbradley in "What it's like to be cancelled"

noahbradley — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:49:26 +0000

Nope, not true and a gross distortion of what happened that night.