How to overcome being critical of others - people sketching - episode 8 

You're an inspiration Will :) the irony is yesterday I decided I spend way too much time on Facebook. I just go on there and get caught up in commenting on other people's posts about politics or whatever the main stream media wants us all to get obsessed about next. Lately I've started to realize afterwards it just leaves me feeling empty and frustrated. I just wasted my time and energy having discussions that are quite meaningless. As if me spouting my opinions on social media will change the world. I could've been drawing and painting instead. Especially since I'm still a beginner and need the practice. So yesterday I decided to do that. If I get good enough I can make my images tell stories that potentially have a much greater impact than countless of endless rants. Nobody likes a grumpy critic anyway. While someone who inspires is usually liked. That is what you do and you're doing a great job at it as well. So keep it up! A quote I got from the book "How to win friends and influence people" is... Grow up. Don't just grow old... and we should probably all take that advice to heart

Hey Will! Thanks for all the kind words, but man, you deserve to have tons of subscribers!! Your content is great, and this video was a testament to that. I loved the honesty and humility you showed in this, and your "love not judge" philosophy. Keep up the fantastic vids and hopefully we can talk soon!

At the time of me writing this, I've just done something really horrible to a good friend of mine and I'm not sure she will ever forgive me, or if i'll ever forgive myself, and I don't remember a time where I've ever felt so bad (i seriously considered just jumping off a bridge for a second or two sometime ago). Watching your videos again is making me feel just a little bit better. Your stories about all the mistakes you've made, how much you have gone through, and the fact that you soldiered on and became such a cheerful, inspirational person, gives me faith that maybe someday i can at least begin to forgive myself, atone for the terrible things I have done and become a person that contributes something of value to other people's lives, whether that be through or art or just being a good individual. Moreso than any kind of artistic advice you have given me and other people, it's the stories and guidance you share about life, hardship, forgiveness, and sacrifice that make this such a great channel. Thanks for everything, Will.

You've made me realise a lot about myself lately, Will. How critical I've become; How judgemental; How miserable and lonely... I never realised why before because I always try my best to be caring and always polite, respectful, which I honestly always am! But something wasn't clicking, and I've noticed it for a while now, so I kept blaming others but there's no way it can be everybody, so it has to be my fault to a degree. You've helped me come to terms with the reasons why. It seems like it's going to be a slow process haha But an invaluable change to happiness. That's really what I've lost over the years - Happiness. Excellent drawing, by the way!

amazing drawings and talks. this is true teaching. Thanks Will

'Love not Judge'. I'll remember that for the rest of my life Mr. Terrel. Not only are you an artist, but you are a inspirational speaker. I hope you never let that past you.

Years later, I still return to these videos whenever I need a reminder to be a kind and warm person. Thank you for making these

I'm so glad you love how adorable old people are as much as I do! I love all the drawings of old people. I grew up in a trailer park where all my neighbors were senior citizens and me and my brothers were the only kids. All of the old people you draw remind me of those people who I grew up with, whether I knew them or not. I think you're also one of the most realistic artists I've ever seen. You're so honest and will admit to your mistakes. Loved the Melon guy, absolutely amazing : D

Returning to these people sketching videos after years because I remembered how much i loved hearing will tyrell. Man you brought light to my life so many times you are wise

You are too hard on yourself... In my opinion you deserve way more recognition than you have gotten so far! You are my inspiration! I just discovered you 3 days ago, and i have already learned so much. The only thing you have to do right know, is to keep drawing and keep going out there. One day you WILL find your well deserved success. Thanks for reading, and keep it up!

You're a stand up guy Will. Much more to you than just your art. Thanks for doing what you do and being so transparent about your work and experiences.

I think that is cool that you mentioned Proko. He is the only other art channel I watch. His videos taught me soo much more than my actual life drawing class. Both of you have helped me grow as an artist.

I really want to thank you for your People Sketching videos. They're really inspirational and has helped me a lot in getting back in to drawing (especially this video here; as I had similar problems when it came to criticizing others).

I like about you that besides being a great artist you are a life teacher,a person who talks about his life and teaching people,trough his stories,how to be a better person and how to deal with everyday problemsThose problems are not such a big deal at the first look but if you look at them at another level you will see that ,those are the problems witch are making our life harder.You are a great person,a great artist and I like youre positive energy.Sorry for my english I'm not native but I do my best.

Hi Will. I don't need to tell you how good your drawings are and, as much as I love them all, one after the other, what I really enjoy the most, when I watch your videos, is listening to you. You're a great person. That's what I really wanted to say. You don't know, obviously, but you helped me a lot today. This is the 4th or 5th video I've watched, and you're always on the spot. Thank you for that.

Will I love your videos so much, especially these ones. I'm learning life lessons and art lessons at once! But it's so refreshing to see someone so positive and have so much love in them. You're an inspiration to me. :)

Everything you say just makes complete sense. Thank you for making these videos and for being an awesome artist, teacher, and guy in general. Keep doing what you're doing. :)

This opened my eyes so much. I recognized myself from your stories since I've fallen into the sour trap myself after starting a dayjob few years ago. I noticed growing very bitter since my art stuff got pushed back since I couldn't find time or energy to do what I loved the most. About few months ago I've started really pushing back and I decided to start MAKING time for art too and I decided to consciously try and cut back on my bitterness and negativity and try and focus on creating and enjoying the free time I have with my art. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. You are such an inspiring speaker and a great artist too! Keep up the good work!

I love this old man. He was perfect for this talk. I love the flow of your videos.

By this video Drawing-Therapy, you learn us how to therapy ourselves by drawing on our own, and this is a thing that mark us all. I want to say thank you for spending time to teach people your philosophy. I'm pretty sure it change a lot of things for people who watch your videos. That it has and it will continue to change things, as long as they'll be available. I will recommand them all to my artists friends. Thank you!!

I love listening to these while I'm practicing drawing. Love the thoughtful insights about life. Getting to see the end result of the character is a bonus , especially hearing the story behind it.

Thanks for this will. great drawing and great discussion. it is tough to not be judgmental but even harder to go the opposite direction and be positive toward someone that you are feeling negative about. Kill them with kindness they say.

Dude! I just happened across your videos by accident, and now I can't stop watching them! I really enjoy that you talk more about underlying info, but also touch on technique... Great content!

I adore you, Sycra, Jet, Seage...I love all of you so much. I've just been watching your videos alone for the last like...three or four days, and I've gained more respect for you not just as a person (now I've watched your actual videos, I found out about you via Sycra's streams) but as a teacher, a mentor, an artist, and a friend. When I watch your videos, I feel like I have more of a purpose for doing that because I always just feel...I don't know, guided. It's a long story, really. I guess it's worth a P.M. if you're interested in knowing what's up...But, it's not that big of a deal. I told my best friend about you yesterday and I described you as "always jolly, and just all around silly/nice guy". I would flip my lid if I ever met you.

It was nice to sketch with you today! It's great to have these longer videos on and sketch while listening to them, especially when I want to reprocess them after the first take. Thank you and hope your week is a good one! (Keep 'em coming!)

I found you through either Will Terry or Jake Parker. Life has been incredibly challenging, as of late, and your words of encouragement and wisdom have been really healing. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to do so much for others. It's incredibly inspiring, thank you again.

I'm so glad I found this channel! You're so unbelievably talented and an overall great person! You're funny and kind and it always shows through in all of your videos. I've just had a marathon watching so many of them. The way you share your experience, good or bad, is helpful in the obstacles of becoming a better artist, even a better person and overcoming adversity in life. You really made my day and smile. You're absolutely AWESOME.

I love the message in this video. One thing I might add is that there's a difference between being critical and being OVERLY critical, or being critical in situations that you ought not be critical in. Criticism can help a group if it's rooted in objective observation and not ego, but again, it has to be used with discretion and it will not be helpful if the person being critiqued has too big of an ego himself to take the criticism. Love your videos, Will. :)

Again, your laugh is absolutely wonderful, and you just shine out happiness and hope. I really love the subjects you talk about, they're all really interesting and I've watched almost all your people sketching videos. Keep up the good work. :)

Wow, I was looking for some illustration advise and found so much more. Thank you, this is perfect for me right now. You are great!

I'm glad to finally find someone who can share some insight into the hows and whys on being a jerk to people regarding things like this. I've experienced people who feed on critisizing others to an uncomfortably unfair degree, and I myself critisize a lot with the improvement in mind. Been wondering for a while where it hit'd wrong every time. Thanks for sharing your thoughs!

man, you answered all the questions I've had in the last two videos... very comforting after a rough day, I'm, drawing while I listen to you. Thanks man... you're so philosophical and I love your laugh. I'm subscribing... I .never subscribe to anyone...

I'm totally addicted to listening to you chat while I draw :D New favourite thing! Thank you so much for these. Please keep them coming! ^.^

I really love your videos. Not only because I love your art but also because there's so much honesty in your words. You make me feel like I know you really well even if I'm fully aware that this is not the case. There's just so much life in these videos. I don't know how to put it.

I love the mix of drawing while you're talking about improving our lives. I came for the talk on being critical but really enjoyed watching you draw! Thanks!

I love the story at the end...it makes me kinda challenge the thoughts that go through my head when I think about how I usually approach people I don't like...

The intro music is just great , It makes me happier everytime I watch a new video

Thank you for this post! Im just getting back into my art myself, and it has lead me to these videos. Its soooo refreshing to see ppl who are genuine, honest and talented on the net. And I can identify with the criticizing thing too. Oh and 10-year old Prismacolor Markers lol.

Thanks for taking the time to make these videos! Also, thanks for the inspiration! My family is a lot like yours and lucky for me I realized it sooner than later :) I agree that judging and criticism can consume you from being productive and furthering your creative process along with attracting those things that you don't want. Its nice to sketch while watching/listening to these. I feel like I'm just sitting around with a friend and sketching. Keep up the good work!

Maaaan, you just touched my heart! I mean, I'm in this situation where I'm trying to cope with my bandmates who do stuff I don't agree with that we talked about and they just don't keep they're word or respect themselves so I'm trying not mess things up because they make me so, SO angry! Thanks a lot! I realize that my expectations are just too much. I just don't know what to do when my life (daily meal) depends on such people.

You're doing a brilliant job! Your honesty is inspirational and is a good reminder for me that the people I look up to(you, Sycra, my parents and a whole boat load of other people) are just like me, we're all just humans(que chant:one of us!~ one of us!~), we all have our own issues and we're all trying to figuring things out. I love your overall positive attitude and your dedication to improving yourself.

just thanks for making me smile man. I started drawing again, and a lot of it is due to you, so just thanks

I had to stop the video and write down exactly what you said (starting at 6:51) in my sketchbook. I'm 57 and the whole reason I draw is to have fun (and hopefully make others laugh - I post daily cartoons on IG as @sketchkvetch). This is purely a hobby for me, and self-criticism has no place in it. Thank you for all of the wonderful and helpful videos you make. You are indeed a teacher, one I value very highly. Edited to say: That'll teach me to comment before the end of a video! You touched on so many important things here. Thank you.

I've watched a couple of your videos and I really have enjoyed them. Thanks for being a cool guy and being honest. Not to mention your expertise on art in general is really great to listen too while I'm at work illustrating.

Thankyou for letting us know about Sycra Im also going to watch Him now

I have so much respect for you, friend. Your outlook on life and your eagerness to grow and improve yourself however and whenever you can is so inspiring. Keep doing you, the world is a better place for it :)

Both your drawing technics and philosophy gets me thinking, therefor learning. Thank you so much for making these videos.

Goosebumps at the last story, awsome.

I think their is a balance. Having a goal in mind and understanding where each person is coming from is a big thing.

It's funny you brought up sycra, and it's odd I've never heard of you before tonight. He has been my favorite youtube art guru for years. And, upon binging on your videos for the last couple hours, I have to say you guys kind of have the same style. Not in your art of course, but your approach in teaching it and your philosophies. Again, I'm sorry it has taken me this long to find your videos, your great, sycra is great, and it would blow my mind to see you two collaborate.

a genuinely inspirational video! most videos just have no effect on anyone, but this one has actually changed the way i will try and live! thank you will!

I believe when I first subscribed (only a couple months ago I believe) you only had around 4,000 subscribers. Glad to see you're base is growing. Also great drawing as usual!

i enjoy your words of encouragement it helps me to become a better artist because I struggle with giving up on a drawing a lot or cant think of anything to draw and get artist block. Your inspiration and im gonna continue to watch your vids..your awesome dude

Will, i just wanna say that you really inspire me to draw

I honestly love every video I watch from you. You're videos really help and inspire me to do better and be a better person and artist abd give me more hope. I always agree with everything you say and on top of that your old people are so friggin cute I can't stand it and your life drawings make me see all the ways people around me can be drawn and situtation that I can put on paper. I really love everything you do abd just wanna say thank you for being you. Plus your laugh kills me it's hilarious.

Will you are a great artist and a fascinating teacher! Thank you very much for doing these videos!

Thanks for your videos, Will. I have learned a lot about sketching. But you have great advice about life too. I strive to be like you. I can't wait to see more. Best wishes from Illinois!!!

One of the best videos i have seen in a long time. Super great advice. Thank you!

Hey, Will! I discovered your channel today and subscribed instantly! I've watched all the "People Sketching" so far and I have to say you are a great inspiration. Your art is excellent and your speech is really fun! Thank you for your videos, they're great help! I'll keep sketching and working on my confidence as an artist, hoping that maybe someday I'll be as good as you are! :) Greetings from Brazil!

Hey Will, I really like your videos, especially because it goes beyond simple Drawing advices. :) It's very enjoyable listening to you while sketching by my self. Keep it up. Best wishes from Germany.

You're amazing thanks for sharing, I always find great comfort in watching your videos.

You're an insightful dude. I've been binge watching your videos like a Netflix Original!! LOL. Good stuff man.

You are the nicest person I've ever come across and I hope to be like that one day.

That was so touching and insightful, thank you (^_^). I appreciate your humility, by the way your work is amazing too !!!!!!!

You have some great advice here. Your good friend should be proud to have you as a friend!

man...i'm so happy i found this video..i had a BIG problem with criticism...thanks

Came over from sycras channel. Love your art it's amazing!

your art is amazing just like your ability to teach

Hey Will this video has helped me so much and I've watched it a few times, but your playlist is so amazing and it's fun to watch as you and your style change. I'm currently trying to work out my own style and was wondering if you could critique any of my work.

love these videos! thanks for taking the time to make them!

So impressive and insightful. I love these videos

i love how good advices you give... I thank you and i will keep thanking you for ''oppening '' our eyes in the world of Art! Please keep doing more videos, every time i loose my hope in drawing you ,somehow, give it back to me. So THANK YOU (hope you understoood what was i trying to tell ,sorry for my english :P)

Hey Will, Keep up the videos man, I don't sketch a whole lot but since I came across your videos, I have gone out and bought myself a new sketchbook. You videos are really enjoyable to watch, seeing the drawing turn from nothing and transforming into such amazing art. Watching your videos has become a nightly occurrence for me except I think I have nearly watched all of them :( Ps you should make more sketch where you start from nothing and show the whole process. Keep posting man!

you are a very humble person Will, i admire that :)

Thank you, for posting these amazing videos! I hope you keep doing this great job! You' re a very talented person. See u and thank you again!

I subscribed to you after the Sycra interview. You're a pretty cool guy, who does some really awesome work. :D

Hi Will,I'm 11 years old and you have inspired me as an artist :),thank you!!!keep it up!!

i came here from Sycra channel too! really great speaches and drawings!

being nice is double egde sword. in my experience, ive only been targeted by people because of being "nice". people took me for granted, treat me like I'm stupid. because I'm nice, it's okay he's not going to be mad. he's nice it's ok not pay up debts. he's nice it's ok not to talk to him unless I need something. he's nice he'd definetly do this favor for free. he's nice, he won't fight back if we bully him etc. etc. etc.

Simply brilliant.

Will, my new mentor ;) I really like your speaking and drawing way Thank you for showing videos (and sorry if my english is not the best ^^" ) cheers

Wow you're an amazing person! Owning up to something that you said even though I agree hart does not teach he just kinda makes you do what he does but it takes guts to go as deep as you did in that apology and makes a good honest person a good person!

Great drawing, great advice!

Another great vid.. i love how you put yourself out there Will. I like you more with every upload. Don't ever stop brother :)

Hi Will, Discover your work few days ago.Like your sketch alot. Especially the hands of the character(person) you capturing. Maybe you can make a hand sketching video someday if possible? Hope to learn that. BTW, always good sketching and coloring. Ya, forgot to mention, the "how to get good at drawing" on your blog is nice too. Thanks for creating all of these.

Hi, Will! Thanks so much for your video and I'm happy for your new subscribers, sure they'll learn a lot here as I've been learning... I like to receive/read critiques, I think is a matter of how you do it...as an artist, I think the styles you don't want to follow are a important decision too, is part of your own vision, and you just need to stay respectful and open to things...But I understand when you say that it can be a dangerous path to follow... Thanks so much for these thoughts! =)

I have some artist friend that always see the mistakes in the drawings of other people first, then ignore the efforts they pay for it. it is just sad how all you see is faults. art is about freedom and creativity, sometimes I don't follow the 'common art rules' and got criticized too, I really appreciate the constructive criticism but please bat an eye to my efforts too. Anyway thank you for a great talk...

wish I had a teacher like u!

I agree with you: when you make bad critics to others, it is in reality self critic, that you don't like to hear from others.

Your an art teacher and a deep thinker

cut yourself some slack man :D your one of the most inspiring and respectful people on youtube. If you were ever that judgement it's something of the past it definatly does not show in your video's :).

You should have much much more subscribers !! Love your art :D

Where/how did you get started? I love your style. I love the feel of these videos too. I want to improve on my own art skills, and you inspire me. So thanks and keep up the great work!

You have the coolest style! I've been trying to find one of my own, but it's not really working out.

this is the most valuable life lesson and art lesson EVER! thanks man, learned much! \

faved this video soo much wisdom. Thanks Will

Great Video, thanks Will!

HOLAAA!!!!! i have been watching your videos over and over again for the last 3 hours!!!! i just wanted to say that i love the way you teach people to be better person while improving their skills (by the way, sorry if my english is not that good, saludos desde Lima) ºuº

I love these videos! Keep it up.

you are a very wise person as well as a talented artist :)