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Hello, greetings and welcome, everyone, to the dAC! We know how all of you have been on the edge of your seats in anticipation for this very day!

What, no? You haven’t? Oh! That’s right. How can you be in anticipation of something that you’ve been doing on your own all along?

That’s right, the dAC is merely a group composed of artists who are aiming to improve their skills, strengthen their weak points, and, overall, build up confidence in their abilities. And how are we going to do all of this? Well, that’s a secret… but since you’re so nice to take the time to visit us, we’ll share it with you. Although, it’s really not much of a secret, if you think about it. You’ve heard it before and there’s no doubt in our mind that you’ll hear it again. We can even guarantee you that every artist you’ve ever idolized lives by this single, short and simple golden rule:

Practice.

Practice? Practice? Is that really it? There’s no magic pencil? No secret cupcake to eat? A club that we can join—oh wait, yes there is!

Unfortunately, yes, that is the one method that one must follow for the most success in improving one’s abilities. It’s time consuming, in a world where time is such a precious commodity, and the results aren’t immediate, which is a problem in our world that is all about instant gratification, but we can guarantee that you will improve.

All right, so now that you know the ’secret,’ I’m sure you’re wondering what this club will do to help. Well, for one, this is a club, so you’ll be able to interact with others who are working towards the same goal—and a little bit of friendly competition once in a while can help in keeping you from slacking off.

What is our goal? Basically, we just want you to get into the habit of picking up your pencil and sketching on a daily basis (can you see the connection here?). What we want from you is to compile all those sketches you made every day during the week (in fact, the more time you put into them and the more sketches you make, the better—remember, this is all for your sake, not ours) and note the club of your weekly quota (you can file them away in your scraps). Although, we know you can be pressed for time, ten minutes isn’t a lot, is it? Just ten minutes a day, making a sketch of a reference you have to improve your abilities.

Now we know that sometimes it’s hard to get those references, but that’s what we’re here for! We are constantly working on increasing our tutorial/reference library to help make it easier for you to find what you need in order to work efficiently to your goals. We know it can get frustrating when you feel like you’re not improving, but stick with us and surely you’re abilities will improve and your love for art will continue to blossom.

Remember, the secret to being a great artist is practice and confidence! You’ll be surprised about how just a little bit of practice every day can go a long way.