Why Mastery Is So Alluring (and Why I Keep Chasing It) | Portrait 59/1000

Two alarms this morning and I still didn't give myself as much time as I planned. I'm talking about a book on mastery, and why it's so alluring: we like it because it's elusive. So I'm gonna keep chasing it. Also: kind words from students, motivation from within, and how Shorts and AI make it harder to stick with something hard. 0:00 Two alarms and plenty of time 5:44 Chasing mastery 8:11 Kind words from students 9:26 Lining up the lip with the eye 10:48 Motivation from within 13:00 Shorts, reels and brain rot 21:36 Freckles and finishing 📷 Reference: a photo of a young woman with curly hair and freckles looking up (no link given) 🛠 Tools I use: AngleRef (references by head angle): https://angleref.com PureRef (reference board app): https://www.pureref.com/download.php ▶ All portraits, full demos and Shorts:    / @russmayomaker   — 🎯 I'm drawing 1,000 portraits to train my eye for likeness. This one is in pen. #portraitdrawing #drawingpractice #penportrait #1000portraits #portraitstudy