Beginner's Guide to Art Fundamentals - Episode 1 - Introduction 

Finished watching and then bought immediately xD I got the full series :) Good work !

I been drawing for a year yet I still lack skill in many fundamentals. Thanks sir!

I'll buy the entire set once I have the funds. thanks for the guide.

Oh... I was wondering why this was the only one... Well I guess I wont even bother with this one because I can't afford to buy the rest of the set.....

You should check out the list of common excuses in The Artist's Way

this need to be up-voted more holy crap.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

I mean everything before that point is valuable info in some shape or form, but each to there own I suppose.

Thank u so much!

Thank god i looked at the comments section

I knew of a mentor who was colorblind who worked at Disney as a Background painter in the 90s. The colorblind artists had better grasp on values, atmospheric perspective, and depth than those who see the full range of color. Colorblind artists have better black and white illustrations than anyone else.

Yess nice! I love it, don't give up ✧\(>o

Morrrrre power to you!!!!!

Good. Common sense. A rarity these days! I’m a retired portrait artist that did animals on the side. Old age and bad eyes forced the retirement.

I have tritanomaly other colors are effected to people for get things like even though its Blue and Yellow we can have a hard time with purples and greens too XD cause green is made from blue and yellow high contrast stuff is also hard T_T I have a color app Color Grab thats nice it tells me all the colors names and hex value and you can save it ^^

Thanks!

altogether all of these books are 300 hundred dollars ....

@@thetruegoldenpanda5030 A small investment for a life long skill. Plus you don't have to buy all at once.

@@thetruegoldenpanda5030 you can get pdfs online

@@BevvyIsTheBest omg thank u so much i didnt think about that

Hey me too!

same

Same 😣 instead of improving, i got worse over time 😂💀

You have my respect not many people admit to that lol

Ayee same goodluck to you all!

*tongue click* noted 👌

your avatar is so gorgeous oh my gosh where is it from????

@@mikafizz1022 It's a character from "Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt"

@@mikafizz1022 imagine crushing on a cartoon

@@thinginground5179 imagine being such a lowlife you shit on someone for liking an image 6 months later

And then there's me and my full asian parents

@@popcream2082 😭😭feels bad man

@@popcream2082 Just say no

Sounds like ur mom is a boomer bitch

yeah thats why i never watch videos like that. showing me how to draw an eye by breaking it down properly allowing me to draw it at any angle in any position, all in for it

This! 👌💪

I can relate to this so much. Like when someone says u can't do something and you just HAVE to prove them wrong

biggest thing that had me held up for a while was the fact that it generally doesn't take much time to get a good grasp of the basics. Apparently just 15 - 20 hours is enough for you to be 'serviceable' with something, but for you to master it at a world class level, at least 10,000 hours. Keep this in mind when you practice with something and it doesn't feel like you're going anywhere fast - you're progressing, and that's what counts.

@@Gogglesofkrome also keep in mind that 10k hours is made up of thousands of 20 hour lessons.

Say that again!! As a perfectionist, I thought Charcoal and watercolors where ,mediums I would never use! After I had to reach 42 years old, to see my mistake. I grabbed some charcoal sticks that I had laying around my studio for years and gave them a try! The result blew my mind! I fall in love with charcoal and that, lead me to get my 1st watercolor set, to try that medium too and now I use both, as much as other mediums ,if not more!! We all have to try, as many mediums as we can!! It has a lot of benefits and in the same time, we never know what we will like or not, if we don't actually try. I'd never thought I would like charcoal, neither watercolors and I was 100% wrong!!

It's been a year. How is it?

@@mrmawster9786 Sad to say, but I'm still not able to keep up and change my procrastination habits for the better. I don't know what's wrong with me, and I feel unmotivated to draw a lot now.

@@SmumplytheF2P i feel that too... im buying the books as i think they will help.. but my discipline is so lacking...im worried. if i had gone and actually learned 10+ years ago when i gained the interest.. i wonder where id be...im still learning but get some DISCIPLINE

Gotta get an ever changing interest into art. Something you are working towards AND find fun to work at. Sounds impossible but it’s a million times better at getting you motivated than a long term goal that’s far away.

As a scientist, maybe look into botanical or anatomical drawing and see if you can adapt it for marine biology and oceanography. I would love to see what you come up with.

I can try, but frankly I don’t know if I have the artistic skill

@@tayetrotman skill is developed , you’ll never know unless u try

heyyy...how's it going with marine biology and oceonography...? i am really intrested in that subject i will be graduating soon i wanna opt that for college any advice?

I've already uploaded three of the listed tutorials on my Gumroad page here: gumroad.com/forrestimel Thanks for liking the video!

@@ForrestImel Thank you! 😊

thanks so much!

They spend the first hour ranting about creativity, then you get lower grades for thinking outside the box and not copying the famous art enough, I got art pieces failed because I used the "Wrong Colours" like Bruh

Well it's not all bad it's actually great to look at and try to understand ancient art it helped me greatly looking a paintings made by Caravaggio

@@wyattarthur5275 ong they dont know what they're doing 😭

@@furrycircuitry2378 yeah i get that, the class really taught me the respect for famous artists that were really needed, honestly. beforehand i was completely blind to the true depth of it all so i do really appreciate the class, despite my distaste back then lol

Thank you very much! I hope it helps you!

How did it go?

If only I could save your comment for later

have you improved? also lool furry. one day ill be in on that

Progress?

@@lordsfmiller2550 wow , already one year … Had I known I would’ve been asked this I would’ve kept at it . 😞 Definitely something that will stick with me

@@canth8u get back into it 🙂I’m learning too!

@@lordsfmiller2550 will do! I’ll catch up back with you for a progress report lol

nobody draws from imagination. And you don't learn that way either!! The key here is to use REFERENCES!!! That's the most important art tip ever. Always use references. Watch out, that doesn't mean copying, or tracing. Pick your reference image and break it down. Don't copy the lines, but imagine the SHAPE under the lines. Circles, triangles, cilinders. Learn about construction.. if you don't do that, you'll never improve. And when you go into drawing something, ALWAYS construct the whole thing first. Don't focus on details! Just the basic shapes. And references are key to all of this. To make your own drawings, mix references up! For example, let's say you want to draw Goku in a dynamic pose. Pick a reference for Goku (to see what he looks like! imagination is blurry and will always be). Then pick another reference of the pose you want, or you think looks cool. The web is full of those. You can even mix poses togheter if you understand anatomy and proportions enough! Break the pose, figure out the basic shapes. Then start adding details going over those. And then you slap Goku's hair, eyes and hair onto that. IT WON'T LOOK GOOD AT FIRST!!! That's ok! Just don't give up. We learn when we fail. The important thing is failing successfully! Come back to the drawing the next day and you'll have much more clarity. You'll notice mistakes, absorbe them, and don't repeat them. Don't focus too much on a single drawing! Do lots and do them quick! You'll learn much faster that way. And remember, drawing is supposed to be fun. Come back to your comfort zone when you feel bad or burned out, or stop drawing for a couple of days. But never give up! Your future self will be proud of you.