Adequate tasks

To benefit from our studies, we should critically evaluate our current skills and raise the bar to a higher level.

It DOESN’T work like this:

Now I know the base principles of physics. My aim is to build the Hadron Collider and discover a new type of quarks within a year. For sure, it is highly unlikely that I can really do it, but at least I’ll get a Ph.D. in Physics.

It DOES work like this:

Now I can’t cook at all. I have a chocolate cake recipe and I am going to make a tasty dessert for supper. I failed to cook it on the first attempt, but I learned how to make biscuit dough and that the red bowl contains salt instead of sugar.

Let’s suppose that now you can sculpt a portrait within 4 working days. You want to do it within 2 days. Give yourself 1 working day for the SpeedSculpt and try to make the sculpt as close to the photo as possible.

But this challenge is not about sculpting the portrait against the clock. The main idea is to put yourself into the tough conditions to develop the eye and speed. It doesn’t mean that you have to finish the models. Don’t get upset about making one more portrait without perfect results. It is a study. Do it as-is and send the result to the archive. Next time you’ll do it better.

Organize SpeedSculpts 4-6 times per month. Devote the rest of the available time to other types of training like diligent sculpting of the details from the photo references. Do it regularly, practice makes perfect. However, if you aren’t able to sculpt a life-like portrait and not good at head anatomy, the portraying won’t give any results. Instead, you’ll be repeating the mistakes. Lower the bar from “portraying” to the “anatomically correct head”. Do you best and don’t forget that what you are doing is studying. Alternate the SpeedSculpts with studying anatomy by books or video tutorials.