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ART PRACTICE GUIDE

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Developing an art practice requires a balance of discipline, exploration, and self-expression. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you establish and grow your art practice:

1. Define Your Purpose and Vision

Identify Your Goals: What do you want to achieve with your art? (e.g., personal growth, professional career, storytelling, activism).
Find Your Inspiration: Explore what resonates with you—heritage, culture, nature, interiors, or any other themes.
Create a Vision Board: Collect images, colors, and textures that inspire you to set a direction for your art.

2. Develop Your Skills

Learn Fundamentals: Study composition, color theory, perspective, and techniques relevant to your medium (e.g., painting, sculpture, digital art).
Experiment with Mediums: Try different tools and materials to find what suits your style—oil paints, watercolors, mixed media, or digital platforms.
Take Classes: Enroll in workshops or online courses to learn new skills and gain insights from experienced artists.

3. Establish a Routine

Set a Schedule: Dedicate consistent time to your practice, even if it’s just 30 minutes a day.
Create a Workspace: Designate a space for your art—ensure it’s comfortable, inspiring, and free from distractions.
Warm-Up Exercises: Start with quick sketches or color studies to get into the flow.

4. Explore and Experiment

Play with Styles: Mimic styles from various art movements (Impressionism, Abstract, Realism) and adapt them to your voice.
Try Themes: Focus on specific topics like heritage, cultural narratives, or interior elements to deepen your exploration.
Push Boundaries: Experiment with scale, layering, or unconventional materials.

5. Build a Portfolio

Curate Your Work: Select pieces that represent your journey, style, and best skills.
Show Progress: Include sketches and drafts to highlight your creative process.
Digital Portfolio: Create an online presence through platforms like Instagram or a personal website.

6. Seek Feedback

Share with Peers: Join art communities or forums for constructive criticism.
Engage with Mentors: Learn from established artists in your niche for guidance and advice.
Listen to Your Audience: Observe how viewers interpret and respond to your work.

7. Stay Inspired

Visit Exhibitions: Explore museums, galleries, and cultural sites for new ideas.
Read and Research: Dive into books, documentaries, and articles related to art, heritage, or interiors.
Travel and Observe: Immerse yourself in different cultures and environments to enrich your perspective.

8. Document Your Journey

Keep a Sketchbook: Use it to jot down ideas, sketches, and thoughts.
Maintain a Journal: Reflect on your progress, inspirations, and challenges.
Share Your Process: Post updates on social media to engage with a wider audience.

9. Take Breaks and Reflect

Rest and Recharge: Step away from your art to gain clarity and avoid burnout.
Review Progress: Regularly assess your work to understand your growth and areas for improvement.
Celebrate Milestones: Acknowledge your achievements, no matter how small.

10. Embrace the Business Side (if applicable)

Pricing and Selling: Research pricing strategies for your art. Start with smaller, affordable works and build your clientele.
Collaborations: Partner with interior designers, cultural organizations, or brands to showcase your art.
Marketing: Utilize social media and online platforms to promote your work and build an audience.

Final Thoughts

Art practice is a continuous journey of learning and growth. Stay true to your vision while allowing room for evolution. Be patient with yourself, and remember that each piece contributes to your unique story as an artist.

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CREATIVE SCIENCES

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Art Therapy To Combat Stress And Relax yourself

Art ‘Meditation’ Therapy

Research and studies have proven it time and again that making art can significantlyreduce stress-related hormones in your body.

By Dr Anindita Roy (icreativesciences@gmail.com)

Stress is one of the world’s largest health problems, leading to exhaustion, burnout, anxiety, a weak immune system, or even organ damage. During this stressful times of COVID-19, instances of stress have increased manifold and psychologists are busier than ever before.

Cortisol, also known as ‘the stress hormone’ is a biological indicator to measure changes in stress response in patients and also their caregivers.

Studying ‘art making’ activities, with cortisol as a “Biomarker” , has been effectively used to measure stress levels in the body. Cortisol can be measured through saliva samples; the higher a person’s cortisol level, the more stressed a person is likely to be. (Reference: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07421656.2016.1166832 )

Studies have also shown that meditation can help control cortisol levels . Focusing on ‘one experience’ e.g ‘making art’, happening in the ‘present moment’ or ‘mindfulness’ can help you relax and improve creativity & cardiovascular health.

So we can say that ‘making art’ can be used as a meditative technique to relieve stress and lower cortisol levels and keep us anchored.

Research has also shown that increased cortisol levels give rise to complications such as Blood pressure, type2 diabetes, osteoporosis, weight gain, impaired brain functions and also lowered immunity so that the body caught infections readily.

Now, every individual is creative and can be expressive in the visual arts. Doing art of any kind allows you to put into perspective things that are bothering you.

Academic stress in young college students and high school students needs to be dealt with and I think that creative arts can help. Younger persons are developmentally still raw and are still figuring out ways to deal with stress and challenges. Including creative art making techniques have helped many young people to effectively deal with stress.

The skill level of ‘making art’ does not matter. Here we are not aiming at making high grade artists . The idea here is to engage in ‘visual art making’ using easy techniques.

Some easy creative activities that help relieve stress are :

·         Abstract art with pencils, colour pencils or paint
·         Doodling with markers
·         Making structured or unstructured collages
·         Making Posters, cards, postcards
·         Clay modelling
·         Write with colours
·         Keeping a scrap book.

Playing a soft and soothing music while ‘making visual art’ adds to the benefits manifold. Online support groups , in these critical times of COVID-19 can help boost and motivate you to engage in therapeutic art making activities. Making ‘Mindful Art’ can help you to achieve what psychologists refer to as flow which leads to improved performance and lowered stress levels. Start your journey to live a stress free life by creating a ‘dream journal’, ‘gratitude journal’ or just a daily ‘art journal’.

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