noahbradley's comments

noahbradley | 3 years ago | on: Are you ok?

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.

noahbradley | 3 years ago | on: A good memory or a bad one? One brain molecule decides

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/

noahbradley | 3 years ago | on: DALL·E now available in beta

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.

noahbradley | 3 years ago | on: How to Draw Animals (1930)

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.

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: Artists Who Code, a group helping artists switch careers to tech

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

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Anyone here have good material for learning how to sketch from scratch?

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.

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Anyone here have good material for learning how to sketch from scratch?

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.

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Anyone here have good material for learning how to sketch from scratch?

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!

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Anyone here have good material for learning how to sketch from scratch?

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

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: Anyone here have good material for learning how to sketch from scratch?

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.

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: You block ads in your browser, why not in your city?

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.

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: I started a paper website business

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.

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: How to get better at painting without painting anything (2015)

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.

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: What it's like to be cancelled

I never groped anyone.

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: What it's like to be cancelled

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

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: What it's like to be cancelled

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

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: What it's like to be cancelled

I didn't grope anyone and I'm not sure where you've heard that, but it's 100% false.

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: What it's like to be cancelled

Thanks! I appreciate that. It sucks, but I'm glad to still be alive and still able to make stuff.

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: What it's like to be cancelled

Yep, it is. I was trying to take full ownership of what I was like and overplayed what I had done in an effort to not seem like I was downplaying it. It's dumb in hindsight but there it is.

noahbradley | 4 years ago | on: What it's like to be cancelled

Fair point! I guess I was writing this to people who have already heard the story. But I do get into what happened and why it happened in the podcast I recorded, if you're genuinely interested (and have some time to spare).

Put simply, there's a lot to cover here. There's a lot of history, context, perspective, etc. and covering it all would take, well, probably a book. I couldn't get it all in this article, but maybe I should have included a little more on the lessons I learned before and why I had already changed. Next time.