8 Things Artists Shouldn't Do But Probably Still Do 

Yeah

and she’s not even back, she only posts when she wants more money, if you join her paid curse, she doesn’t respond to any questions you have, even though you are paying for her teaching service. They are pre recorded videos and she’s trying to make money with 5 year old videos

A while ago she explained why she’s less active on RU-vid etc.

@@Marcelasvideosbro chill…

​@Marcelasvideos then why are you here?

one thing you can do is take a picture, so often I notice issues once I take a picture. If you're drawing directly from reference, turning your drawing and reference upside down can help. Also leaving it and coming back later can help, but that's not always practical

try turning your picture upside down --- your errors will be obvious to you then

Agree. I allow my failures (learning experiences) to discourage me more than half the time. I tend to be all,or nothing. Even in relationships and stuff

I have one of those gloves and I don’t even do any digital, I got it just for the purpose of not smudging. It really works great.

You've missed the point of what drawing is all about.

you cannot go as dark with HP as you go with 14B, no matter how much you try. Although you probably can make a hole in your paper )

@@opart You can only go as dark as the graphite within the binder, which is the same in all grades of pencil. The difference is in the amount of binder, or the consistency of the binder. You can indeed get to 100% graphite coverage with an HB pencil. It's not even difficult, you can test this yourself right now. The only way to get darker than graphite is to start putting charcoal or other additives into the mix.

​@@mehashi you are talking theory, but in practice it is all very different. No matter how much you go over the same spot, clay binder is also mixed in into the stroke, and it does not magically disappear, leaving "100% graphite" coverage. Also, by the time you think you'll achieve the darkness of 14B with your HB your paper will be in shambles. Main point though is that this video is pointless. The only way to get good is to stop copying bad photos, and start analyzing what is being drawn. Drawing from photos is the last thing a beginner should be doing.

Absolutely not. HB will never be as dark as 6 B, no matter how hard you apply it. But then, I've been doing photorealistic drawings for over 50 years, so what do I know?

​@@kathleenstoin671For all we know you spent 50 years making the same mistakes over and over again or overvalue your own abilities. Time alone does not make an opinion more relevant. If you think you have expertise you could link some of your work, it will speak for itself. I stand by what I said, I've made actual comparison pieces, and one of my most successful "high key" drawings that often gets confused for a charcoal piece was done entirely in HB pencil. 6b is not darker, it just gets to that value quicker. Burnished graphite *is the same tone* in both cases. Again I have actual test sheets proving this, rather than just trusting what someone said on the internet.

Or compromise and use a 2b and get a little more depth but still have that nice ability of erasing the lines. But i quite like the HB look over the darker depth of tone.

All these tips are for copying photographs, and the main tip should've been... don't call yourself an "artist".

Tip #10, do what makes you happy.

There's lots of angry, jealous people that follow her. I don't know why they're here if they are so easily offended

​@abby2674 Well, the Art Community are a Funky Bunch...🤣🤣🤣

It looks like an AFMAT electric eraser, they're great!

I think it's sad that artist shame other artist for using references and think "Oh I'm better than you because I can draw without reference" when every artist uses them, be it from life or from memory. Example: How do you know what an apple looks like? How do the viewers of your art know what you drew is an apple? Because it is referenced from real life, you referenced a real life apple and incoprerated it into your art (should the apple be realistic or cartoonish, you should be able to tell it is an apple). Even if you think differently, how does using references make you a bad artist? References from photos can be good for those who are learning or have trouble drawing certain things. Famous painters use references (Example Leonardo da Vinci with the Mona Lisa). What about those with Aphantasia and need to use a photo to help them? Have you ever consider that? I miss when art was about expressing yourself and not about shaming others for their learning proccess.

Everyone has their own need and style and what they enjoy

I needed that, thank you ❤

I totally agree, I have ended up actually hating doing art because I’m trying for realism, where I was much more loose and free when I was younger, until a narcissistic boyfriend said, “But it’s not very real looking,”! So I thought, “I’ll show you real!!” and I’ve been stuck and blocked for years as a result, hating it to the point I stopped altogether!! I’m now learning ink and wash to see how I get on…

I do freestyle realism using charcoal. I also draw mostly without any reference.

Giving up easily and not aiming for anything = unfulfilling life, regardless of how short it is. If you aren't enjoying the art though, then yes, give up. Dont waste life doing things you don't enjoy.

You should tell the client you can't do a piece with a poor quality reference photo, for starters.

No, but you can tell them, that it’s not possible to get a very sharp detailed drawing from a low quality photo.