Qualities of a Good Artist

Many people have the artistic dream, wants to work as artist. The success person is minority. The populace often has thinks, the artist is born that way, actually artist needs some conditions. Being a good artist, we need to follow five steps. First, go to visit exhibitions.We it will have new viewpoint. The viewpoint will give us different inspirations and they can expand our mind. For example, I visited the David LaChapelle exhibition last week.


Second, reading famous artist's album of paintings. I always can get different feelings from the picture whenever I read it. For instance, I like reading Monet and Velazquez album of paintings. Every time I read, I often get different feelings.

Third, spend a lot of time on practice. For example, Vincent Willem van Gogh and Henri Matisse. They made many sketchs of their works. 2010 Vincent Willem van Gogh exhibit in Taiwan, I can find many sketchs in this exhibition. The succeed work are not finished at a short time.

Fourth, need to collect many pictures. I can find new ideas of my collected pictures. The new idea perhaps come from old works. For example, I collect the Middle Ages pictures. I has many different decorative design. I can find inspirations from that. After that, I will search for the Internet of the pictures. There are many kinds of pictures. I can find new ideas. I can use them in my work.

Moreover, have confidence. I must like my work. If I don't like my work, how to convince other people that my work is great.

To sum up, it is difficult to walk on this path of art. There are many fine arts department students graduating from school every year. To be very few becomes famous artist. If I want to succeed, I need to new idea.