Growing as an Artist - Steve Huston Interview

In his interview, Steve Huston talks about how to grow as an artist, how to develop a unique style, how to find what calls to you, and much more. Steve Huston is one of the best artists and teachers of our time. His advice has been helping me figure out how I should approach making art and why I create art in the first place. It’s a mighty 106 minute conversation filled with golden nuggets. Don’t miss this one. Steve recently published an instructional book on figure drawing. I think it’s a must have for every artist learning how to draw: Steve's Book: http://amzn.to/2nD2AA4 Topics: 00:00:33 - Steve's new book 00:00:45 - Going to Art Center* 00:01:21 - Drawing Comics as a Kid 00:02:15 - Illustrating after art school 00:03:36 - Teaching at Art Center* 00:04:21 - Taking over the classes of famous teachers 00:06:28 - Learning paint and color 00:09:00 - How did you learn color? 00:13:28 - Finding your style 00:14:34 - Working after Art Center 00:15:44 - Becoming a better artist 00:19:49 - Growing as an artist through teaching 00:21:20 - Making a finished art piece 00:26:25 - Thinking critically about the art you're making 00:27:58 - Good copying vs bad copying 00:28:59 - Art as philosophy 00:30:26 - Developing an art style 00:33:34 - Creating a truly unique style* 00:46:36 - Drawing and painting better by asking question* 00:53:27 - Steve Huston's inspirations 00:58:39 - What does an artist do if they don't have any good ideas? 01:01:23 - How do artists balance idea and craft? 01:02:55 - Being afraid of drawing something "wrong"* 01:09:58 - The tools for creativity 01:11:40 - What is the purpose of creating art? 01:16:28 - How do you find what calls to you?* 01:27:00 - What was your creative learning schedule like? 01:33:52 - What would you have done differently in your art education? 01:36:16 - Did you study more from life or more from masters? 01:37:48 - Consistency in your artwork 01:39:13 - What do you enjoy more: quick-sketch or longer drawings? 01:41:09 - What medium do you want to learn? 01:42:02 - Any new books coming up? 01:43:18 - Where do you see your art going in the next 10 years? 01:44:44 - Where can we get your book? Full Access to Premium Videos - http://www.proko.com/anatomy Don't miss new tutorials - http://www.proko.com/subscribe Course Package Deals - http://www.proko.com/package-deals Pose photo sets - http://www.proko.com/poses ----- FOLLOW PROKO: Steve Huston Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/stevehustonart Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/prokotv Twitter - https://twitter.com/StanProkopenko Periscope - @proko Instagram - http://instagram.com/stanprokopenko Tumblr - http://stanprokopenko.tumblr.com/ Google+ - http://bit.ly/stangplus Email Newsletter- http://www.proko.com/subscribe ----- CREDITS: Host - Stan Prokopenko (http://www.stanprokopenko.com) Artist - Steve Huston (http://www.stevehustonart.com) Production Assistance - Sean Ramsey (http://www.peoplewhodrawstuff.com) Editing - Yana Popova, Sean Ramsey, John Birchall, Stan Prokopenko Music Used with Permission Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra #SteveHuston #HowToDraw #ArtInterview