Off topic but I really think that since you started studying artists more and dissecting their works, your art has really being popping more. Like the colours especially, much more vibrant.
He totally did improve himself while trying to help us get better, and he was already a great artist to begin with. It's incredible to see that a master can still become a bigger master
Another study method for artists with ADHD is to switch between at least a couple different study topics. Maybe work on anatomy for a bit then switch to practicing vanishing points. When I discovered this I improved significantly faster. Mostly because I was spending longer amounts of time working. Whenever I feel myself getting bored I’ll just switch to drawing or painting something else.
Pomodoro changed my life. I got a certification for my job and i've had more success practicing drawing and writing. It's interesting because it serves as an example of the importance of small goals. I've always had problems studying for hours (thankfully school was easy enough that I didn't have to), but I can sit for hours without realizing it, because my goal is simply "make it past this 30 minutes". Then another 30, and another, and another. My goal is so clear and defined I'm able to focus completely without wandering.
Today I tried this method... It helped to focus. I have a lot a trouble trying to stay focus for long periods of time (I tend to multi task) and when I manage, I end up I losing the track of time. This is actually helping and thank you so much for showing this method.
The science of studying is actually a lot more then just pomodoro technique. There are a lot of concepts and studies about "how to study properly and effectively". Few example are interleaving, space repetition, study lamp, active recall, SQ3R Method ecc. I learned these concepts by watching thousand of video and reading hundred of books when I started uni but they are really usefull in anything you do in life
@@MichelSebastian8 yea sure Some books: make it stick, the miracle morning, deep work, retrieval practice, why we sleep, atomic habits Most famous youtube video that helped me a lot: "Study less study smart Marty lobdell" All relevant Yutubers: Thomas frank, zack highly, Ali abdall, Mike dee Most famous course that helped me a lot which is free on cursera it's called "learning how to learn
@@MichelSebastian8 Sure Some books: make it stick, Atomic habits, how to earn better grades, retrieval practice All relevant youtubers: Ali abdall, Mike dee, Thomas Frank Viral Video that helped me the most: "study less study smart Marty lobdell" There s also a famous free course on cursera called "learning how to learn"
Seems worth trying. Is there any chance youll do a video on textures? Ive noticed nobody really touches the subject, and i always see people skip the part where they apply textures at the end. Id like to know exactly what people (or at least you) use, and how they tweak them. Its a small step that goes a long way to making something look "done".
As an ADHD person I use the pomodoro method. I use lightning in a bottle (facts that get me hype, or songs that get me in the zone when I hit a road block). And doing the same study in a different medium if I get burned out
Easy to say life is beautiful when you're privileged enough to not suffer it's cruelty like many people do @@soulofexistence Need to be open minded about others experiences rather than your own
This video makes me feel happy because I’ve been using the pomodoro technique for the past months when I draw. I used it for school and I thought to myself maybe I should use it for drawing and it helps! Those 5 min break helps and I feel great coming back to do another 25 minute round.
wow, i've always used the pomodoro technique for late night studying, but I never thought to use it while drawing! it will definitely help with my motivation and distraction issues, will definitely try it out!!
Your videos are really good and this is a nice method, but I have to cook, shop, do the housework and also have a regular (part-time) job in order to make ends meet. I'm just really tired often, like right now where I am coloring the establishing panel for the next chapter of my Webtoon. I want to do my story justice and not create bad art, so sometimes I hesitate to do anything complex when I am too tired.
This video literally saved me! I've been procrastinating my art studies and getting distracted from them for too long! Did you read my mind Marc because I've needed this video for so long 😭 Thanks sooo much for your super helpful art tips btw!!!
How the heck did I miss this class!!! Gotta take extra notes now omg I really need this for my time management and how to progress faster though the art school program so thanks for the class teach!
What I liked most was seeing how you simplified the shapes in the sketch. After the issue of procrastination, I calculate that it must be more difficult for younger people in these times, between networks and cell phones.
Tips for anyone with Non Manic ADHD.. Get someone else to load your work up for you.. Photoshop / clipstudio or get your pencils out and a pad page open in your view.. Once you've started you'll be fine but getting a little help to start isn't a bad thing.
Unfortunately wrangling my attention for such short stints at a time would be infuriating. I would spend most of that time trying to make myself focus only to hit my break to have my brain lock on to going to the break and ignore everything else.
The procrastination is fricken real. I saw this video at like 8 or 10 in the morning could have just watched it then. But I have somehow f*cking managed to procrastinate my way around watching this video until damn 5 p.m. what the hell is wrong with me. Speaking of procrastinating I should probably be buying the art course before it's no longer on sale because I've been meaning to get that too
Go... outside? Did I just get told to touch grass? I am devestated. Not really... I do need to do that since I'm inside for pretty much the entire day because of work. No windows at work.
I have a completely different problem. Once I actually sit down and draw, I can often go from start to finish with ease, but I rarely have the motivation to get out of bed and sit at my desk to draw. The only way I can actually get myself to draw is when I feel so inspired that I can’t think of anything else, almost like I have to vomit my idea before I can continue life like normal, or when I livestream myself drawing and get rewarded with constant attention. Unfortunately, neither of these situations apply to skill improvement projects (they don’t involve bursts of creativity nor spark the interests of viewers), hence why I’m struggling with the RU-vid Art School program. I haven’t completed a single assignment and I registered about four months ago. I would’ve given up entirely, but I don’t want my money to be wasted.
You have terrible habits outside of art, I'd guess. Bad habits breed bad inner biology, which breeds bad focus. Most of us are zombiefied cuz of this. Social media, weed, alc, TV, food, all gonna tear away your drive and focus. It's too gratifying with no work involved. It's hard, but you gotta give up your addictions in order to succeed in anything.
@@jakepapa6516 Oddly enough, I’m not addicted to any of those things. Often, I even get bored of my phone, put it aside, and just lie there in silence.
Hello 👋 @Marc Can We Have more of Your Drawing Clothes Tutorial maybe like a 1 or 2 Weeks or Maybe Longer Mastery of Drawing Clothes. I hope I get noticed Thank You.
Pomodoro is good, but I feel "pressured" to finish something within the 25 minutes, which kind of bothers me. I get that I don't actually have to finish whatever I'm working on before the break, but I instinctively try to do so. I prefer to take breaks of 5 to 20 minutes when I feel like my head is about to explode instead of a 25 minutes timer.
I have a genuine question ..i recently started making guesture drawing on my pen tablet of 10×6 inch working area and i find it difficult to draw loose gesture lines in such a small area ..though my gesture are prety good on paper so what should i go to improve on the digital tablet ?
Ive tried pomodoro before but I couldnt quite get it to work. The "rules" I think could really help if I implement them. In particular matching tasks to pomo sessions seems like a huge boon for me actually seeing the progress. And would probably help with time estimation. Plus the five minute breaks actually being, you know, off the screen can work.
Leaving another book-recommendation here because I feel like it could help some creatives finding a fitting workflow, new ideas and more confidence: "Creative Confidence" by David and Tom Kelley Not only an amazing book for artists and designers but everyone who wants to level up their life and work with some creativity (and creative problem-solving) as well It talks a lot about structuring projects, overcoming procrastinantion and that thinking-doing-gap and they present several idea-finding/building techniques
Since I can think, I loved to draw, I am a self thought Artist. I never went to Art School, the more I study Art by myself, I find it more difficult. I mostly feel too lazy and it is too difficult to draw, especially poses. I don’t know how to improve, it sucks. Guess I will buy your course and I really hope that it will help me.
I find pomodoro takes me out of flow state with the ringing. Though the breaking down of tasks into small tasks, and getting rid if screens is amazing. I tend to use a method of breaking down a task in 1/2 multiple times until I find it manageable to start. So if we’re using time, I’ll say I wanna draw figures for an hour. That’s too much for my brain in a moment. So I’ll cut it in half : 30 minutes. Then cut in half again : 15 minutes. Okay that’s managable. Then I put a stopwatch and go until I feel like I’m losing steam or back hurts. Then I turn off the stop watch. If I meet 15 minutes or more I’ve already accomplished my small goal. Though often I’ll get to that 1 hour or sometimes even more without thinking about the time. And I keep my flow state. I may cap my time based on how much time I got if I have another thing on my schedule, but I’ll think less about time and do more quality than before.
I do it with everything! I can draw only because I use this method (alond with starting to draw for a short period of time on timer when I'm laz). Highly recommend.
Teacher: Step 1: Pick a task, lets say: "learning the anatomy of the torso" for example Step 2: Set a 25 minute timer Braindead me who spent 12 years learning the anatomy of the torso and still fails to figure it out: You wanted to say 25 years timer?
Can you do a video on the side profile? Not just the face, the whole body. I've always struggled with it and it's one of the angles I can't draw for the life of me! :(
I just spend a lot of time trying to find something to listen to while I draw. I have heard some pro artists say to "unplug" while drawing, but it somehow makes it more difficult for me to focus. Maybe I set up a tomato to find something to listen to XD
Hi, recently ive had what i would like to call an "art depression", I basically just ruined my own passion somehow by overworking myself with trying to improve, since I'm self taught, i sometimes can't really tell what i'm doing and if all of those efforts i'm spending are actually useful or not, it's been about a year that i'm learning but i feel like i destroyed everything those past few days by forcing myself into becoming better as fast as possible, the problem is, when i think about other artists ahead of me it makes me frustrated and pushes me into working harder, but on the other hand, i don't know where i should spend actual effort and all of this frustration is completely stopping me from seeing my full potential, now everytime i pick up a pencil i have all these thoughts in my mind that i can barely get rid of and i just want to stop everything as my will to draw slowly fades away, thank you for reading all this and, is there anything i can do about it..?
I recently attempted a colored pencil render for an art piece... absolute slog of a process. Patience is required, I think this method might be helpful for respecting the time it takes to use colored pencils well. I'd like to try it.
I kind of already do it. But I'll go with how I feel, or how much is left to finish a task instead of 25 min on the clock. I find it better unless you have big tasks that requires hours
I know you said and repeated that it is important to write and track everything, but why is that? What do I do with the information I have after tracking it??? This is the part I always get stuck on TT~TT
actually I have adhd, I do this all the time naturally when studying anything just because its how my mind works 🤔 maby this is why I tend to learn stuff faster then most of the people around me
Pomorodo is great But someone has a way to Keep practicing always l am dealing with practicing repeatedly for a long time Thanks already if you read it
Are your lessons broken down into short segments, kind of like what you see on udemy courses? I’m afraid if the lessons are super long 1-2hours without being broken down that I’ll feel discouraged to watch/study the videos in the lessons!
Thanks for considering it! Think of it as a university lecture, same thing really! Although the videos are split into various chapters so you're looking more at 10-30min chapters on average :)
You could also try deviding sections for different parts of the day so you dont burn out yourself! Throwing in my 2 cents, i also tried this when i desperately needed to focus, and yes, it worked for me perfectly. However, it was more exhausting due to intense focus. If you are like me where focusing is getting tiring, i would also recommend walking around after session and breathing in some air!! Thank you for the video as always marc! Always helpful!
Sadly this method is not for me, because of the way my brain works. I once tryed it and it felt too forced and demanding and therefor kinda took the fun away. Luckuly, I usally don´t struggle with productivity. But when I really get into something, I really need to force myself to take a brak, so I dont injure my boddy. 😅 And jap, my time management basacly doesnt exist. Its pretty chaotic. For some reason though, that seems to work for me. My brain is weird. 😂. But i think its great that you share this method with others because i think most people can really work with it 🥰
I can't remember who, but someone used this method and another one together. The long and short of it was during the break times they would actively seek out less stimulating things than whatever they've been doing, so that instead of working always looking for the next break, the breaks actually make them want to go back to work (whatever that work is) because it's more stimulating than the break If I remember who it was, I'll update this comment
Huh, now that I think about it, I was using this method without knowing about it for fighting games. Spending a short amount of time on something I wanted to learn (let's say anti-air), after 30 minutes, I take a break and then I was fighting actual players and apply what I learned and make it the entire 1 hour ranked session
Holy!! I've developed this technique recently after being on and off the grind all the time. It's good to know that Im on the right path def gonna apply this and hopefully get even more productive!
