How to get ADDICTED to drawing 🤩 

Addiction is never good, seek help, except when it’s about art then ur good 👍

I've finally got back into drawing. Never loss interest but my job drained me. Then I got to the point where I'm gonna suck it up and FINALLY work on my graphic novel and hope for success so I can do this for a living and have a great fanbase

My life could've been very different if drawing was as addicting as methamphetamine

1. Reason - low risk, high reward; Action - set short goals. Break up big goals. 2. Reason - Built-in feedback systems; Action - Seek direct feedback. Get feedback as often as possible. 3. Reason - feeling of growth; Action - Keep testing yourself. Set some self imposed challenges.

Shave my head completely and become the Art Avatar. Got it

I used to be addicted to drawing, I could sit from morning until late at night without getting bored. Now I always feel tired and can't come up with any ideas

Drawing addiction is one of the most fulfilling addictions I've ever had, besides working out of course. Way better than the other addictions. Keep up the FIRE

Low risk high reward like drawing popular anime girls, and high risk low reward like drawing your OC.

AAAAA THAT TALENT TREE IS SO USEFUL!!! Where has that been all my life! Getting a high reward is always impossible. For example, I spent from 3 PM to 1 AM almost non-stop making an illustration to train myself on how to paint without using lineart, and I got just 3 engagements (2 were two friends and the other one was a random person). I have a bestial headache from straining myself against the screen for so long today, and the reward was... PAIN.

i always wake up excited to draw and learn new stuff (cus im a begginer) then proceed to draw something that i already know and not study or learn anything new

One thing that worked for me was starting a personal project that is really meaningful to me. Every day and any moment available I pull up my tablet and start drawing my graphic novel in which my son as the protagonist of the story.

A way I found to always keep coming back to drawing was doodling with no care of making anything pretty, the intention is always to scribble and make a mess like a toddler, and in those scribbles I always find cool shapes and forms, that get fleshed out into a cool landscape, character, vehicle, whatever I want it to be. No, I ain't crazy, and I don't take drugs, so anyone that is thinking they have to be in that state of mind, no, you don't.

Preferring to draw rather than play games is so real 😭 I'm not as addicted to games ever since i started drawing haha

a) Elden Ring references = automatic bestie b) you advice is stellar, and true, and amazingly valuable - took me decades to learn the value of what you’re talking about

Marc, you're the only art teacher who breaks down the relation between psychology and art , and this is literally amazing and super helpful! Thank you so much!

You're not just our art teacher, Marc. You're our art psychologist as well. Thank you for the free art lessons and therapy at the same time. 😌

i jus spend an hour or a little less doing study then drawing/animating WHATEVER I WANT FOR FUN. I always hated getting too technical into drawing/animating unless its studying since its very boring to do so

I got addicted in drawing since I was young and even more when pandemic comes, But then I got de-motivated for always losing in a rigged competition, so rn I'm just trying to find my tempo again

I need this cause I'm having such a bad drawing week-

I'll definitely try these things cause you're like the only RU-vidr ik that explained why I love drawing but never draw and actually made sense. Nice one 👊🏾

Thumbnail is gold

the idea behind your videos is actually hard to tell but you're too elaborate to explain it with an ease, thank you.

Always a great day to wake up to Marc and his classes. Time to get to drawing and have fun!! ^__^

Hi Mark! It's been about 150 days since I enrolled into your Art School and I'm pretty sure I got adicted to art. I'm thinking about it all the time. I'm drawing and doing exercises every chance I get and slow but steady progress feells extremely satisfying. Thanks for that! Anyway, I've spent too much time writing this comment and now I need another fix:)

Whenever I am in need, Marc always deliver! Literally needed this for so long, thank you, Marc!

Yes, at my rebirth on drawing I started by playing Dark Souls 2... then I understood Drawing was like Dark Souls and started to lose my sanity on improving... then I feel the need to pass more time on Drawing than in DS... then I started to like my drawings for some reason, probably madness... Then I understood the inmense themes I wanted to study and understood how much I needed to persevere, and It's hard, noone except those who really tried to follow their passion feel that mix between despair and happiness, I still wonder if it's worth, but when I was playing games all day I had that guilt of losing my time, I don't have the same when I draw and paint, maybe that is what really means to follow your passion. Thanks for the video. ^^

I started going to college for art and illustration but since then I’ve just been drained and honestly repulsed by drawing. I miss the freedom and authentic enjoyment I got out of it when I didn’t have deadlines and shit to worry about. I miss the passion I had for the art.

I love you and your videos so much man thank you for helping me and so many other people with our art journey ❤

You'll never know much I needed this right now. Thank you very much

I was literally looking up ADHD and delayed gratification this morning. The steps are basically the same as these. You have one hell of a sense of timing, Marc.

I bought an iPad for drawing back in 2017 and have failed so many times to get the hang of drawing, but the start of this year, I set a long term goal to be in a comfortable position with my art skills by the end of the year, and since then, I have made 2 artworks that I've been comfortable with posting on Facebook and Instagram and I'm just about to post a third. I'm still figuring things out; getting through obstacles (right now it's drawing hands) but the feeling of learning and overcoming those obstacles is amazing.

One thing that's helped me overall is trying to gamify my life, I got an app that just tracks the number of minutes I do for each of my interests, and trying to beat the score each month is always nice it's a simple app that I just set minimum 30 minutes a day last month I got about 2k minutes in so about 33 hours worth of drawing with mandatory 1 break day a week as to avoid burn out. I apply this to all my hobbies and doing things that you can see immediate results is also a great way to keep my brain engaged I watched a video about, tracing, Drawing, comparing, adjusting, Draw blind, comparing & taking notes then repeating. I end up seeing instant results which makes me more motivated to draw. Along with keeping a good mindset treat yourself how you would a friend as we tend to be overly hard on ourselves. I started approaching my learning this way when I started picking up guitar because in the early stages of guitar, you Improve quickly and it's very instantly motivating. So I've been trying to apply similar principles to art as well along with no background noise (music or videos) while doing anything with learning but allowing it when doing relaxing stuff and things I'm familiar with. I also try to keep practice fun because if the practice is boring you are doing it wrong and should try finding ways to trick your brain into enjoying it because you'll improve quicker

Many people in my life (me included lol) mentioned how it's relaxing to just draw silly sketches on a random piece of paper, during classes or on a break at work, that then turn out to be much better looking than when you Sit Down To Drawing To Draw An OMFG/ The Opus Magnum Of My Life That Is Going To Look Beautiful - then it often turns into something stressful and unsatisfying. It's just like you said, there's no risk when you're "just doodling" and since you're not expecting anything fancy, you're more likely to be happy with the results. So setting more realistic goals than "Im gonna get a whole 10/10 illustration done in one setting" if you're not in the focus to do it is going to help out A LOT. Often I notice how people treat what they draw very seriously, as an extension of themselves almost. Aaaand it's a quick path to dissatisfaction. I regained my flow when I let myself actually FAIL. Like, draw a bunch of unappealing stuff, just to get the creative juices flowing. When I try to draw a bigger project and it doesn't go the way i want it to go, I find it's the best to step back and try to draw something else. Once I have distanced myself a bit from it, I look at it again and it's much easier to find what needs to be redesigned.

in heaven and earth lets become addicted to create artist edition

Joined the art school the other day I can't wait to slowly progress and increase my skills in art!

Thank you ❤

I never thought i would see Fall Guys gameplay in a Marc Brunet video anything truly is possible

This is kinda off topic but you can form Pavlovian response for yourself. I use drawing glove for that. I put it on, I focus on art and under any circumstance i do not do anything else even for a split second when wearing it. Basically conditioning the brain into art mode. Kinda works, did not try it for long enough yet to form opinion but there is quite of bond already. Also try it if you have ADHD, and you could use other item for that aswell

Another small suggestion, for point 1: you can do external rewards too. E.g. do 25 gesture drawings, then have a candy as a reward.

I always try to draw what ever is in my mind when i dont have revrences or whats way more fun ist copying drawings i really like, usually i copy the same piece over and over and try to look less everytime or memorize how parts are build. Then when i get back to drawings bad (wthout reference) i can see how my skill goes from 0-0-2-0-2-0 to 0-0-2-0-4-0. I even learned things on my own without any great artist. I love these mini feedbacks

I’ve been doing tons of studies on my phone over the last 4-6 years. Recently got a neat journal and added some sketchbook pages to it. Aiming to get back into traditional sketching.

I actually am trying to to the opposite of drawing. I am addicted to drawing. I can't get enough of it. I have trained myself to do hours of studying other artists and trying to recreate it. Recently, I've been doing it too much. I'm actually trying to cut back 😂 I know it sounds silly, but if I focus for 2 to 3 hours, I can get way more done than if I do it multiple hours a day. But yeah addiction is bad even if you're trying to improve. Take breaks!

Hi Marc! Loved this video! The thumbnail is so good! :D Btw, I am back from Montréal. I loved it so much! The food, the architecture, the people, the art, the weather, hearing French everywhere! It was all absolutely lovely 🥰

I so needed this talk video to help with motivation and its seems the past month or so, U have done this for others as well, so THANX SENPAI! 🙇

I’ve gotten tired of job hopping and been wanting to experience what it’s like freelancing to make income on the side while working another job part-time. My only struggle is coloring, and I’ve been practicing a lot so I can make clients happy!

I used to be that person who used to draw all day long when i was younger, now my wrist cracks every time i twist them.

Perfect timing! Here I am spending an hour a day lately trying to beat Hades and the whole thing about a feedback loop is too true! Gonna channel that back into my art. 🔮

I yearn to love drawing as much as this man loves explosions

Great video as always Marc! All good points, and overlapping with tips with other videos too. Personally the biggest challenge is burn out and time management. I enjoy drawing, but when I'm burned out from work, it can be hard to get the strenght to draw even if the will is there. Granted when burned out you don't have the strenght almost anything. Seeing the progress in an art blog is really encouraging though, recently I've been able to do art studies and works I never thought I'd be able to do, and knowing you can do more motivates me to keep at it.

This is extremely helpful thank you so much.

Added to my *Lessons* playlist! 👍

This video does pretty well at summing up my reasons to love art Art taught me how to fail and get up again. Art taught me to be brave enough and allow myself to make mistakes. Art showed me that good rarely means perfect and perfect rarely means good. I'm still super happy that I started drawing when I was in 3rd grade. I originally started because I was bad at it. I was a "gifted" (gosh I hate this term) kid and everything was boring to me, which AT THE SAME TIME prevented me from learning how to fail and learn. I always had extreme motor difficulties and was seeing a therapist for that once-twice a week. My mom and therapist were highly confused about why I would draw when it's so hard for me to hold my hand still, apply the right amount of pressure, not cramp up etc. but to me it was super exciting. It was my first journey into the unknown because it was the first time I knew that I would fail and that made me extremely excited. Those are not the only benefits I got from drawing, it literally was like finally having someone to hold my hand when I felt alone and when noone else was there for me, at least I had art to be with me. I had a difficult, and at many points traumatic, past and childhood, but honestly that strengthened my relationship to art and I love that. Because whenever difficult times come around I know that I'm not alone and have art to turn to. Long story short: I think what's preventing many people (including me) from getting better is the fear of failure; and to let lose of that fear is something you need to learn and practice so whatever you do, don't beat yourself up about it, it's only natural to be afraid sometimes :) Idk if anyone will read up until this point but if you, kind reader of this comment, did, here's a book recommendation for learning these soft skills: Self-compassion - by Kristin Neff

well, I used to draw a lot when studying at school, in the middle of the class :P. But at university, because I am learning IT so I have a lot of deadlines that I need to handle and solve problems makes me really exhausted so I give up drawing for a time... As technology increasingly evolves, my current industry is increasingly competitive... Currently, I work in a different field and am still practicing drawing a lot... Drawing has become a part of my hobby now so I just want to enjoy the process and hope that my skill can help me live later on. I work 12h/day, 2 jobs, and still practice drawing at the weekend, on my day off so I hope I can get better...

Thanks for this. I have ADHD so I’ve always been a natural at drawing, but since I’ve wanted to be great instead of good I’ve hit so many artist blocks lately. Keep getting stuck on so many things and then just not draw for days upon end. Really gonna give this one a shot

I’ve been drawing faces and anatomy a lot recently, the thing that helps me is to draw famous people or characters I like.

There's another vid that came out a few months ago called 'How to Get Addicted to Drawing' by goblish (I'd link it but I dunno what policies are about advertising other people's content lol) I highly recommend that vid if you found this one helpful. It also delves into psychological aspects behind 'addiction' and how to motivate yourself to do work that you don't find appealing yet. It also talks a lot about the science behind how positive feedback works on the brain to produce dopamine, which I find is important context since it kind of turns this all from theory into an actual science you can think about and have confidence in. Both of these vids together would prob be very helpful for people who want to draw more but struggle with the motivation side of it!

thanks im struggle to start when i want to draw/ motivation

Another thing that makes doing art feel like an addicting game, is actually participating in art games like DTOA, Art trades and Artfight! Not only does it help you be consistent and pull through with stuff whilst seeing personal growth the more you draw, but you also get rewards for it such as art of your own characters drawn by others!

Great job 🤩

I've just reached the 101 one days of streak on drawing, but before i wouldn't draw very often the thing that help me a lot was publish all my work on Newground, even if I don't have a lot of follower it kept me wanting yo draw every day, and I liked it but just recently it starter my addicion to drawing, and just now Im startene to get better since I've noticed that I didn't know the Basic so today thaks to you i have started to learn a bit of Basic hope to get better

Pls do a traditional art only vid (eg. for shading cuz I'm struggling in that aspect)

Been struggling to get back into drawing and I'm glad I found this video

Always thought my obsession for art was abnormal 💀

This really helped me figure out a lot! I realize that i was doing some of those things but only in bits and pieces! Now that i know what exactly those tips are and how to use them hopefully I'll start improving even more!

I was already addicted to drawing the second i saw your videos😃

I got really sick yesterday so I stopped drawing for two and this vid pop out. Bro really doesn't give me a break .

Thanks Marc, I really needed it!:) Take my eternal gratitude for all your help!

Honestly, I am an art junkie. But at the same time I'm not the best at it. Also, it get me to strain my motivation and I want to draw all the time.

Thank you for the video I found it very helpful. 👍

As long as I draw once a day, I’m happy and stay addicted. If I miss that one day, I need to get back into it as soon as I can, or I’ll fall out of my addiction real fast.

My goal right now is to get a drawing tablet (Galaxy s9fe) and then buying his art classes ! My drawing goals : to be able to draw spider tanks and draw my own ideas 😄 I watched a lot of his videos and never took the step.. I hate money !

This really makes sense with all i am experiencing trying to learn, but i am starting to think i can't leran to draw alone

Only because of you my career is back on track sensei... bow down to you.

thx for sharing this video!

Oh yeah today’s drawing session is going to be great!! Thank you for the motivation Marc!

I loved armored core and elden ring soooo much

rare armored core mention 🔥🔥

Jessie... We have to draw.

I would like to add another one -try different art topics from time to time, something like playing the same game over and over can deplet your interest

My name is Willem and I'm addicted to drawing. Back in elementary school I drew so much I got in trouble for it. In high school I changed one of my classes just so I would have more time to draw. Then I got in trouble for drawing too much again at art school.

It's very interesting we say that a little bit of lost time is "low risk", when time is a currency you can never recover. I wonder how different life would be if we valued our time differently. (as a whole, I know different people value their time differently)

this advice is genius!! thank you, will try it!

I do play video games anymore, because it will definitely get in my way in my drawing!!!

many thanks

I found out that whenever I do something else in the middle of a painting, it will always be extremely hard to get back to it. So I had to spend days to finish one, which ended up making me exhausted. So my mind automatically refuses the idea of starting any painting now.

As a mid level artist I needed to hear this! 14 years hiatus made my art skills go way down and I draw here and there but not to the point where I was used to it everyday. I’m a grown man in its 30s and trust me I love drawing but adult life just keeps you busy all the time I barely have the energy to sit down and draw! I will apply this method and set a challenge to draw as much as I can to improve my habits and motivation. Thanks Marc!!

As a total beginner, drawing is so hard for me! I cant even draw a decent line! I understand that drawing takes time, practice makes perfect! Recently I realized that the most important thing is to enjoy drawing, and accept everything you draw. draw, the more you put an effort into it, the more you can achieve.

This is… this is really good advice!! And not just for drawing!

2:14 HIGH RISK LOW REWARD 5:04 BUILT-IN FEEDBACK SYSTEM 7:24 FEELING OF GROWTH 7:55 KEEP TESTING YOURSELF SUMMARY: 1. BREAK UP BIG GOALS 2. SEEK DIRECT FEEDBACK 3. KEEP TESTING YOURSELF

Heh, reminds me when I was clear high-lvl raids in MMO with my party, last took me 8 months to clear, but as result - cool, shiny weapons. So, time to cosplay Solo-leveling and grind some art-lvls and shiny skills. 😄

This is the analogy that I needed 👌🏽

You're giving a very good advices like always❤ Thanks you man

I've been struggling with drawing and always afraid of failure (moany reasons due to life) I do hope one day I could. I also do want to find a group to get help with my art.

Good, motivating video! The gaming equivalent doesn't really work, though, because the number of difficult games became really low in the last 15 years. A game which is too easy becomes easily boring. But splitting a big goal into smaller goals with realistic deadlines is good advice for many activities, though. Working on bigger problems first is my main rule. I like to see big goals like container of glass. If you fill the container with big objects, first, there is still enough space for smaller objects. But if you do it the other way round, often the bigger objects won't fit in. In the worst case, the glass breaks!

Watching marc’s videos while drawing is very addicting

I've been doing digital art for like 3 years now, throughout that time span I also stopped for a total of almost 1 year. 😂 And I only did more or less 20 art works and more than half of it I didn't even finished, not even kidding. Idk why, but my art became 10x better without any practice(specifically my coloring) it doesn't even feel real. I only made art with my own knowledge and tips from pro. Artists like Marc, does anyone have similar experiences? Cause this is kinda crazy and weird to think about😂

Damn marc you're glowing in this video 😳😳

This sounds very similar to an episode of the Draftsmen podcast, where they had a video game writer on and he explained how games can apply to anything especially art.

Hey Marc, could you make a video on rendering hair? I’ve watched many tutorials but your ones are the best to understand

I did a challenge where i would draw for every day i was at school until the school year ended, and it inadvertently made me addicted to drawing…😭 It’s like it feels wrong if i dont draw SOMETHING atleast once a day.