9 Lessons Web Designers Can Learn from Painting Portraits

Gaslighter Tammy Gambrel's ( @SilversunTammy ) Lightining Talk

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1. 9 Lessons Web Designers Can Learn from Painting Portraits!
2. 1. Know Your Tools!
3. 2. Tell a Story! The story behind a portrait is what draws the viewer in. Web designers should also strive to reveal their content in an interesting way.!
4. 3. Don’t Reinvent the Wheel! There is a value in learning from others’ experiences, so ensure that if and when you decide to buck tradition, you aren’t doing it to the detriment of your work, or out of ignorance.!
5. 4. Getting it out there is often more important in terms of receiving feedback and iterating your way toward a better end-product.!
6. 5. Your Client is the Subject! A good portrait reveals its subject according to their personality. Effective designs, too, will focus on project requirements, established goals, and the clients themselves.!
7. 6. Avoid Trends Cultivate the nerve to try something different and you will grow as an artist or designer.
8. 7. Don’t Avoid the Ugly Parts! See if you can make those ugly parts more attractive by the way you frame them, or better yet, try to cut them off at the source.!
9. 8. Take a Moment to Reflect! Take time to back away and observe the bigger picture.  
10. 9. The Last Ten Percent! The final throes of a painting or design project are often the hardest, but following through will set your work apart from everyone elses.!
11. •  Know Your Tools! •  Tell a Story! •  Don’t Reinvent the Wheel! •  Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff! •  Your Client is the Subject! •  Avoid Trends! •  Don’t Avoid the Ugly Parts! •  Take a Moment to Reflect! •  The Last Ten Percent! In Summary:!