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I hate the idea that artists _have_ to draw all ethnicities in order to “not be racist”. No one should be told what they have to draw, and morality should not be tied to the feature set an artist gives his characters. Mangaka (or however it’s spelled) typically only draw Asian features-heck, the anime style tends to put Asian-esque features on _all_ races! Most people still find that acceptable. So if one artist only wants to draw people with an African sub set of features, that person should go right ahead. That applies to Europeans, Asians, Latin Americans, indigenous peoples, etc.
Right! because I hear so many people say "oh, you only draw pretty skinny white girls, where are the POC???" If they want to see colored people they can go draw it themselves🤷you can't force an artist to draw what you want just so that they fit in society.
I think ppl should really understand where their demanding representation from Honestly👀like I’m not gonna go watch a Kdrama to look for dark skin ppl just like how I’m not go on BET and look for white/asians.It’s kinda weird ppl will go to someone that draws a certain ethnicity and demand another one ain’t no one going to an African artist that draws realistic black ppl and tell them to draw asians wired asf to me honestly and this from a black person that mostly consumes black content 🙌
the line thinning tip ( 1:14 ) is good for people who aren't using pressure sensitive tool (Ie: drawing on a phone with their finger) so its harder to get line thickness variation where you want it. otherwise I agree about practicing.
@@MartaW-vc7mc Sam seems mature enough not to hate someone based on the flavour of the week's internet drama. He handled it in his recent video with more grace than any other youtuber that is just milking it for the views.
@@MartaW-vc7mcI feel like Sam and Kooleen are like siblings, always fighting but they're still friends who got each other's back lmao. (Referring to when everyone got really upset about Kooleen's guideline and the joke she made a few years ago.)
I am a black artist who draws mostly black people, but tries to dive into drawing other ethnic groups. My two cents is that you draw what you want as long as it isn't harmful (You know exactly what kind of illegal drawing I mean-). Artists should have the freedom to enjoy what they make without worrying about making people upset or being called racist. Art should make an artist happy.
Agree. Draw what you like. As a brown artist, I personally draw colourful array of casts because I like it. However, when it comes to creating media (comic, animation, etc.), diversity may actually come into consideration coz at that point, I am not my only main audience anymore
I wish more people understood that. You should have the right to draw what you want, as long as its not harmful. Art is meant for that. Perhaps professional artists have to learn it but hobbyist artists don't have the mandate for that. And why do people think that Asian people aren't poc? Same goes for brown people. People only think of black people for poc for some reason.
as a white person, I agree. However, when its a black person, you shouldnt just change all of their features, ESPECIALLY if the art isnt even anime(yall know who im talking abt)
Damn I want to see more guys because I'm into them, not because I see artists being sexists xD I can't properly draw guys myself and I'm too embarrassed to, because they LOOK at me when I draw them so I draw girls more often because of that anyway lol
“I don’t draw women bc I’m afraid someone will be offended.” Like there’s not a million artists or guides out there educating on how to draw different female bodies that doesn’t look like Playboy. 🙄 The same argument used for not drawing POC is so flimsy. In reality, that artist just can’t be bothered to expand or improve their craft. If you’re gonna wear the lazy hat, wear it proudly 😂 the phony excuses make my head hurt
@@InvisibleRen i'm not an artist, so I'm not as educated on this topic as others are. but i think that people should be allowed to draw what they want to, because it's THEIR art. they don't need an excuse for not wanting to draw something, because it's meant to be something that they do as a hobby...y'know, something they do to enjoy themselves? People shouldn't have to feel pressured into draw things that they don't want to. Should they broaden their horizons and try to step out of their comfort zone to improve? Probably, again I'm not sure because I'm not an artist. But that is a choice that they themselves should make. People can do what they want with their own art, and whether they choose to draw certain topics and step out of their comfort zone or not is their decision.
I always had people ask me why I didn't draw black people ever since I was a kid and I've had a life time of guilt for not learning, then when I finally did it, it turned out awful and had even more guilt. Learning is a process we shouldn't be rushed or pressured into but instead we naturally fall into it on our journey of being an artist, if that makes sense(?). I'm not good with words haha but thank you so much for what you said in this video about drawing POC, it really changed my perspective on the situation and gave me a lot more confidence in what I draw ❤❤
TL;DR: Don't mind people, draw what you want how you want it, not drawing black people isn't racist! Same goes for "black features" because all you really need is a darker skin tone if you do want to, it's as simple as that in my book. Don't ever feel guilty! Honestly as a POC I always thought that all you need to make a black character is just to, well, add their skin tone. I have an anime art style, so I tend to not draw the big lips or noses that people tend to think all POC have to have. It's perfectly fine to just draw as you normally do and just add a skin tone, you really don't have to draw races a certain way because that's you're style you're comfortable with and people need to learn to accept that. Also, never feel forced to color your characters just to have "representation". It's really nice to have such but like if I go to a mcdonalds I'm not gonna walk in and demand chinese food for "better" representation, so if others want a specific type of art then they should go to the artists that *actually* draw that way instead of hounding others. Find commisions, etc!
You shouldn't feel pressured by others, you are free to draw whatever you want. It doesn't matter if you don't draw black people, it doesn't make you racist. Art is meant to allow you to draw what you want and not be pressured into drawing what people want you to draw
I've had the same exact problem with drawing Asians 😢 I always draw black people and I've gotten used to it but immediately I try drawing an asian, it's either they look Mexican for some reason or the stereotypical yet racist look which I feel bad after drawing, what do I do apart from practice and reference?
1:42 this is actually great for people with disabilities. Not all of us can control the pen pressure when we draw. My hand shakes when i draw so my lineart is very inconsistent where I have to tense my arm and wrist up to minimize the shaking. I wish my art program had that.
This is old but, just in case, you also might want to see your doctor about the shakes if you haven't. Maybe you know what causes it and there isn't a solution, or you think there isn't, maybe you don't know. But my partner loves to do art and his shaky hands got really bad, he has some inherited disorder and he didn't think there was anything to do for it. But he went to the doctor and they put him on some kind of blockers (beta, maybe?) that he takes when he plans to do something that helps with his fine finger movement. Really not trying to be the one up in your medical business or anything, just posting in case it is helpful.
Someone else already mentioned brush stabilizer, so just in case you were looking for more tips, have you tried using the pen tool / vector path to make lineart? It can be done with a mouse and edited point by point. :)
5:56 I just wanna point it out, EVERYONE in the world are ethnic since everyone has ethnicity. I noticed american people refers as "ethnic people" (just like this youtuber) when talking about black, asian, latin, arab people, etc but white people are just as human therefore they have ethnicity too (not only skin color - since theyre not transparent) but also culture and history as well. I am latina, but I wanted to point it out, let's stop referring to some people as "ethnic people" like some people are ethnic and others not, it makes no sense 😂 Don't wanna annoy anyone, so I am sorry if I come off as annoying, being irritated by that expression it's just a pet peeve of mine.
"americans" do not think this way... the entire world thinks this way. I'm american and I'm constantly trying to explain this to people. like literally mostly poc. white people have ethnicities too, lol.
@@reidleblanc3140No, the rest of the world knows this, dear. Only in the US is "POC" and "ethnic" a valid term. Jeez, another american who thinks they're smarter than everyone. Good job.
I understand what you’re saying, but people use the word ‘ethnic’ like they use the word ‘foreigner’. It’s a relative term. I don’t think he was trying to equate ‘ethnic’ with ‘non-white’, but considering this video is in English, it’s reasonable to assume the majority of watchers are probably white
A Sam post right after a kooleen? hell YEAH Also"i see so many big artists that dont use water marks" because people recognize there art so well,that if someone tries to steal it,they will get bombared with hate,but if a smaller artist did that,no one would blink a eye.
_"do a study and post it"_ was the most "at least study, even if you need to show you're doing it" I ever heard. Nobody knew, but she's actually _tricking people into actually studying!_
it's basically a saw trap: if a person is unused to drawing a set of features, and attempts it and doesn't get it perfect on the first try, people will accuse them of racism. as though their inexperience is a sign of racism (which, as i hope you know, is fucking insanity). if they DO get it right (which, honestly, good on them), people will accuse them of racism because 'WHY DIDN'T YOU DRAW THIS SOOONNNEEEERRRR' basically terminally online people thinking that their preferences allow them to control others to only create for them and specifically for them only its pretty gross
It's best to ignore these people, they make up meanings for word racism instead of looking into vocabulary what it actually means, I'm so sick of that. Ignore or even block them, just like any nasty randoms who have nothing better to do than being toxic and rude. Also I'm 100% sure that they can't even draw any human face by themselves and then they jump on others.
this feels very dramatized and not accurate to what actually happens imo, and it's all very avoidable. just don't share your bad attempts until you're in a comfortable place with drawing new features! can't be "accused for being racist for not being perfect at first" (which sounds insane because it almost never happens) if you don't share it
@@blumoo9938 it doesn't matter if its good or not people will still talk shit and the ting is a lot of them aren't even poc just "speaking out for them" 🙄
oh god NO this is not how it works. kooleen got hate because she called a black persons features gorilla looking and called lips sausage lips, while completely changing their features and even whitewashing a white man.
I've had the same problem drawing non white characters. White is the "default" for many people and once you become accustomed to it you stop thinking about it 😔 I myself am a non white person and I'd like to be more inclusive of different skin tones but I feel like I can't show progress because people will think it's purposefully bad.
The same to me, i'm latin american and not white person but since I start to draw I always draw white people and like two black persons. But months ago I started to draw more black, latin american and Asian people! It still hard to me to fit the same skin colour but I'm doing my best and that's what it cares!
As a POC, almost all of my characters that are black have asian features because I've always been inspired by the anime artstyle and I think that's perfectly fine! Sometimes you don't have to worry about certain features, just focus on the coloring because there are plenty of black people that are either mixed or just simply have very similar face shapes to other ethnicities, even white people!
I'm also a POC but I've only ever drawn white people... I used to be scared of drawing my own race (Indian) because I thought I might get bagged for being 'racist' lol but I'm glad Sam has addressed this, I think I'll give it a go now
@@Eleanor458 This is not racist! I'm sick of people who don't understand this word and slap it on everything they don't like. Please stop thinking like that and start drawing your own race if you want. Also you don't have to show every drawing, nobody forces you to do it. Focus on doing your art the way you want. If anyone start calling you racist for being not skilled enough in drawing some races/ethnicities, just ignore them or even block them, they don't know about what they are talking about. Have a good day!
As an art baby, sometimes the art "community" is making me scared to draw:/ Edit: I didn't expect this to blow up but tysm for the likes and encouragement 🥺✨
Although some people in this community suck, if you find the right ones, we can be pretty accepting and supportive! Don't be afraid to draw, cause the first step is always just doing.
I draw since I can remember existing as an individual in the world, and truth is that you can just... draw. Honestly, the people who are very toxic and annoying are mostly just chronically online and a minority. Most people who do art are actually nice and will encourage and help you if you need, especially if you ever meet them in person. Also, I know it sounds crazy in this day and age, but I really advice you to not care too much abt what people think of you and your art. It's been almost 2 years since I last posted anything art-related anywhere bc I just... don't use social media anymore?? I just draw to myself, to make gifts for my close friends, and that's it. It did put an end to a lot of my insecurities. It's amazing if you want popularity, fame or even just sharing your art with the world, but it is not an obligation and you don't need it to validate what you do.
11:26 I recommend not using your finger to blend, since the oils in your skin smudges the graphite. It’s best to use a q-tip, tissue paper or blending stump.
@@R3innDoesSketchesI use a really dense, small makeup brush. It isn't as effective but does get the job done if you apply the graphite right. Doesn't make the same sound either
As a black artist who didn't know how to draw black people and got a lot of criticism growing up for it. It's better to practice and learn in private if it is something you wish to do and follow tutorials from actual black artist who make an effort to teach people so you don't come off as trying to be racist or anything really. I still don't know how to draw braids, locks, or curly hair but I try and I know I can always do better so keep practicing. Plus I find that learning how to draw other races, media, and different art forms can actually help you improve your knowledge as an artist so if in the future you have to do or make something for say a client, ur not gonna have any trouble creating it.
... maybe this is weird, but that lineart video really struck me. I think a lot of artists (including me!) forget that an eraser is just as much of a drawing tool as anything else. It's totally valid to purposely over-draw and then use the eraser to cut things away. The last video with the clouds re-emphasized that, too. An eraser isn't just for getting rid of mistakes; you can very much use it to create art in its own right. Yeah, I learned this in class at some point, but I always forget! I need to experiment with that more. Thanks, random TikTok videos. 😂
0:35 Sam, you can slander Kooleen all you want, but please, PLEASE acknowledge the other recommended tutorial channel was Saito Naoki! If you're not familiar with his work, he is a Japanese anime-style illustrator who gives advice and redraws works sent by viewers who need help identifying their own strong and weak points. He's energetic in a friendly way and has nice things to say about every submission. I totally recommend him, for the lessons and for the positivity.
I don't share my art online but I'm worried about my family or friends seeing it, I feel like if I draw a POC person and mess up and they see it they'll make fun of me.
@@gianna526 I'm 32 and living on my own and sometimes I draw stuff that even I find silly or weird, but it gives me freedom to draw it. Usually I chuck it afterwards, unless I did it well. A while ago, someone joked about a sheep seductively twerking and I drew it (realistically, not cartoon!) and kept it. Some Welsh people thought it was hilarious when I shared it online, some English folk responded too, I made them a foxy fox to match. There's nothing you shouldn't draw, nothing. you can draw anyone and anything.
Sam: you don't need 100 layers Me, who makes Vtuber models: yes, you're right...I need more if I want to make something better but I don't have patience.
I mean, big artists not using watermarks is probably because everyone knows their work. Artists who are new or unknown probably should watermark to help combat stealing and get their name out at least. So she not entirely wrong lol.
It doesn't combat stealing, but yeah if you want to get your name out there it's not a bad idea, but you don't have to cover the drawing with it for that.
Nobody wants to steal your violet-eyed Sonic OC. Draw and practise, draw and post. If some terminally online attention-starved pissant parades around with your jpeg claiming it's theirs, eff 'em. Ignore them. You're drawing so much you've already left that piece far behind.
@@vermis8344 ????? *Practice. There's no need for all that. ☠ But I understand what you're getting at. A lot of artist can't just get over their art being taken even if it's some weird OC nonsense you're describing. Not asking for advise about it I'm just pointing out people watermark with purpose.
Hi y'all! I draw characters with dark skin tones pretty often and I want to share some things that help me! Sometimes on very dark skin, strong shading may become too harsh or even not show up much at all, so adding extra brightness to areas that light is hitting can help add some more depth and balance that out. Use your light source to build height. For picking nice skin colors, I like to use a slightly desaturated dark red or orange to help add some natural blush to the whole body. Personally I do not find the lighter orange and yellow section of the color wheel to make very lifelike colors even for pale skin so I avoid it. Really just try not to use anything grayish because all skin has blood behind it. Obvi my advice isn't perfect but I hope somebody finds it useful! Look at lots of tutorials made by black artists and don't be afraid to try! 💕
11:15 was good, but you should never use your finger to blend because no matter how much you dry your hands, they still have oil. All you have to do is roll up a piece of paper and boom, DIY blender lol. Just don’t use your fingers
5:41 this is soooo concerning, why is that person first reaction to possible criticism "oh i won't do it then"? What happened to drawing for yourself and only posting it if it turns out good? What happened to practicing and learning from mistakes? Holy shit, that was depressing
Because people are wild now. People literally are super disrespectful now. For example, the tiktok art community is very much known an hellbent in bullying every beginner artsist they see. That have literally made beginner artists quit their online presences altogether. We should learn altogether how to tell people to stop being annoying and block
3:43 honestly the most triggering part of this video. I refuse to believe that artists use canvas sizes that doesn't end with a zero outside of pixel artists and free-handed cropping. She didn't even round it up to 5!!
The 'tutorial' at 5:20 is the epitome of "damned if you do, damned if you don't". Some Gen Zers are as bad about being judgmental as previous generations, if not worse, and delude themselves into thinking they're not.
Loved the video, just wanted to add to 5:00 about the price for commissions... what some of y'all don't understand, is how valuable dollars currency is in some other countries, like for example, 3 dollars is worth a full day pay of my 8hour job. It's not that people don't value their art, it's just that US dollars are worth a lot in some countries, and they set the price to what they feel is reasonable.
I am an artist on the so called global south and while I understand the rationale of your argument (USD buys more in these countries et al) selling yourself cheap isn't long term sustainable anywhere, not even in the cheapest countries. Two buck commissions may buy you the day's meal, but not a better living, nor enabling you to upgrade your gear to stay competitive, let alone have savings... and the list goes on and on. If all we have left to compete against the rest is price, we've already lost. Just something I felt the need to clear out.
@@alzamonart First off, much love, and sorry for the essay, it ended up longer than intended xD The case I was making was mostly for those who have 15 dollars or so commissions. In my case, I'd say 40 hours worth of pay for a 5 hour drawing is good enough. You are indeed correct that you shouldn't sell yourself and your art cheap, and that's what they're doing. As I said before it's not that they're selling themselves cheap, it's that they're setting a price they believe is fair, based on the time and the quality that they provide in comparison to a job they might have. Not to mention the competition in the industry to getting commisions and some traffic and interactions with costumers. Those who take 2 dollars for their commissions are like an entirely different story. They're either just trying to make some money off of their hobby or are just school kids making some pocket money. I'm a big believer in "your art speaks for itself". You don't see someone with sam's level of drawing going around doing commissions for 3 bucks. Last but not least, the people who are buying the 2 dollar commissions aren't really looking for quality content anyway. The 2 dollar artists aren't really stealing many costumers away, cause their costumers would rather have cheap meh art than normal/exceptional art that costs more. All that being said I feel like it's not really gonna matter much in 5 years with all these ai art apps surfacing. Sorry again for the rant, and feel free to discuss further if you have a different opinion
@@k.t.aidara3989 About the "aren't really stealing many costumers away": It's true. People who goes for low price products are never intended on gettin the ones that costs more. And same goes for AI products. If someone uses that then it means that person never intended to pay any money in the first place. And it can be understandable. Like as there are people who getting the products for D&D characters or online roleplaying. Or maybe they just like that person's product more. But to be honest, i personally happy about the advancements of AI, because this way it will become less of a privilege to make a png. And believe or not, but there are people who act on that way as if they were above others just because they draw stuff online (and usually the ones acting like that are making bad looking images, so the spoiled brat type of people), and the AI finally would give them a reality-check and maybe a huge slap.
All the other comments here have perfectly covered feedback for this subject. I'll say this for any tutorials or videos on RU-vid or elsewhere, that weaselly toony computer voice along with a few others and over used flavor of the day songs make it difficult to take some of these tutorials and tips seriously. Thank you so much for using your proper voice. It makes your videos and commentary much easier to follow and take seriously.
sometimes when you overcomplicate your brain when drawing, like you're always seeing tiny mistakes or sometimes you don't notice mistakes. What tends to help is to draw a sketch, and then leave it for a bit and do something else before you continue. This helps with viewing your art with new eyes. You can spot mistakes or spot things you forgot to add before.
I have done that but sometimes I gotta say it "fuck it we ball" because otherwise I would never finish it. I have way too many unfinished shit because of that.
i’m so tired of the “i’m afraid to draw POC bc i don’t want to be seen as racist” argument. literally nobody cares. if you don’t know how to draw ethnic features, PRACTICE!!! nobody is forcing you to share your practice pieces, so if it doesn’t look right at first then just start over and practice more until you’re comfortable with it. no one thinks you’re racist if your first attempts at drawing POC aren’t “beautiful.” were all of your first ever drawings of white people masterpieces at first? nobody is automatically perfect at anything without practice. also having anatomical or shading issues doesn’t make you racist, but whitewashing does. just take the time to learn, like you had to do with every other thing you learned how to draw. it’s really that simple 🤦🏽♀️ edit: i’d also like to add that the problem isn’t that you aren’t drawing POC, it’s the comments about refusing to draw them bc you don’t want to be called racist. those comments are really off-putting for so many reasons. if you want to draw POC then just do it, there’s nobody holding you back. and if you don’t want to draw them for whatever reasons, then no need to put it on blast 🤷🏽♀️
6:05 this is such a good take. no one bats an eye if you draw white people wrong but if you screw up a feature of a non-white character people get pissed and pick apart every little thing about the artwork
Why do people in this comment section keep bringing up Kooleen and purposefully misrepresenting the situation 😂? No one’s mad she doesn’t draw black features, we’re mad she called afro features gorilla-looking, hope this helped.
like you, you're one of that peoples that you said. and who said we? some of you 'yes' but don't include everyone, some are mad bc of another reason or something. (srry for my english )
"how to trick people into thinking you're good at art" "theyll think you're mastering your craft" what are we, magicians now? 😭 do we have to TRICK PEOPLE into thinking we know what we're doing, is that what we doing now? 💀
i just assume it's because they're already a god, and i bet 80k likes there is because art is good. explanation is pretty bad for most part, but i take a grain of salt because we are bad at explaing stuff. outside the fact it's about tricking and pretending to be good, i'm neutral for most of it.
7:50 no because I once used 6 canvases for an art piece. I wasn’t being indecisive, I wanted to make it so all the books on the bookshelf could be individualized in case someone asked for a book :3 (nobody asked for a book)
Am not sure but I guess Sam and Kooleen are enemies and I am here subscribed to both of them 😂😂😂 Amazing videos really inspire me to draw keep going Sam you're the best 🤝😊❤
8:02 i got another perspective tip from this artist lavendertowne and shes a pretty cool artist this tip is i think pretty common basically instead of using a square you use a tube and uh yeah idk how to explain it just watch the video for yourself
I've seen that one lol you draw a cylinder around your character then your move the cylinder to fit your perspective and redraw the character as though it was rotated with the cylinder.
As someone who is also afraid of drawing Black and POC characters, it's terrifying to try and risk being torn apart by others. It doesn't matter what the intent was if it was done wrong, people on the internet are going to perceive it however they wish. I've seen it enough times, especially on twitter bc it's like an echo chamber. Of course it's possible to do art studies without sharing them (which I am planning to do), but overall I love drawing and creating fanart of my favorite shows and books and sharing them as a way to connect and communicate with others.
It's always ok practice! I can't really draw asian features without same face syndrome yet, so I do fast studies, and don't let ppl see them until I'm comfortable! Just keep working on it, and you'll grow ☺
Black people have very diverse features and many races features overlap with one another. If anything, people are trying too hard to be progressive and end up becoming a bit regressive in that they stereotype black people and other POC to only having certain features. As long as you don't make any ignorant comments in regards to the features, you'd be fine aside from the people that will always find a way to hate.
just draw from observation, so many of these baby artists start straight up with cartoony and anime styles (i was one of those artists) but DONT DO THAT cus it will totally stunt your growth as an artist. always take time to draw from observation, if all your references are just other ppls art your art will always be a product of their design philosophy and not your own interpretation of different people, objects, or subjects. the reason why so many ppl cant draw black ppl is because black representation in anime and cartoons is still pretty new, and thats where so many young artists take inspiration
4:00 also wasn't that good of a study, you can tell that they were filling in the lighting and shapes without consulting their image. the ruffles of the skirt have literally zero depth despite the values being pretty defined in that area of the reference picture. like just very obviously making shit up and it doesn't look good-- they contradicted their own confidence point like. immediately lol
5:32 Not knowing an aspect of a certain race doesn't make you racist, so sick of this point I keep seeing. Ignorant? Obviously, 100%. And when I ever say ignorant here, I don't mean uncouth and rude, I mean unknowledgeable and naive, aka inexperienced. It's NOT racism. Furthermore, not drawing darker characters or characters of different races because you don't wanna fuck it up or get people offended is the opposite of racist, not trying to learn is just being lazy, not racist; anyone can not draw light skin reasonably, but why is that widely *not* considered racist and is instead considered lazy or inexperienced? Hypocrisy on this idea this TikToker is pushing is crazy. When I was starting digital art, my white characters looked so unnatural, their skin looked so dead. Was that me being racist? Hell no, I was just an art baby. Stop using "racist" for everything, it discredits what that actually is. Imagine if I was called racist for not knowing how to do a certain hairstyle on a person who happens to be white with 1a hair (ik some white ppl have curly hair, this is just hypothetical) for example, lmao. If I'm only used to doing my hair a certain way, how the hell am I expected to immediately grasp doing other people's hair and why am I expected to want to learn how to do hair for every type of person right off the get-go? Just pace yourself and educate yourself, you aren't an ist or whatever because you don't know something, you're just ignorant, but the good thing about ignorance is that you don't have to be perpetually ignorant and once you're ignorant, you can always not be ignorant anymore. While there are secretly racist ppl who happen to be artists out there, not drawing black people or not knowing how to draw different skin colors/heads/hair does not make you racist, it just makes you hella inexperienced. Which is okay, as long as you continue to gain experience/
About the 2 dolar commission, literally the most annoying customers are the ones who have paid the less, the ome who paid 10 dolars always are like "can you cuange this?" "Oh I changed my mind make it look like before" " oh sorry, can you make them wear this other clothes?" And they kept me days with a 10$ commission when I would be ready to move onto another one, whilst the expensive ones's customers are super wholesome and tolerant, that is another reason why you shouldn't charge so low, prices are like a filter, they filter the annoying ones from the ones who respect you, your craft and your time.
6:14 I do live Caricature sketches for living and out of the thousands of people of different skin colors and backgrounds I have drawn, only two people complained about the skin color, and even so, they were minor complains that didn't ruin the sale.
"This is how to trick people into thinking you draw well." You're not gonna trick anybody. Even the most Philistine soccer mom can tell when you're less skilled. It's hardwired into our brain/eyes.
You know what actually helps with 'bad lineart' problems? If you want to do lineart? Doing inktober as it was intended, meaning, doing ink art on paper. No excuses, no whining about 'but I need my back button', no whining about privilege (doing digital art is a huge privilege considering the equipment people get for it, meanwhile ink on paper is cheap because you can use a ballpoint pen for this and copier paper isn't expensive), no whining about 'elitisim', just learn how to draw with a medium where you can't take any strokes back. it helps you learn how to work with solid lines. Embrace the lines. Learn something.
i taught myself to draw with a pen. wouldn't have it any other way. I draw mostly in pencil now for the shading capabilities but I hardly ever erase. I get the lines right the first time.
Well said! The state of first world problems when kids with an ipad or a wacom think 'pen and ink' is elitism. 🤣 I wonder if future youtube will have videos of the 'art community' being handed a graphite pencil and having no clue, like they do with rotary dial phones nowadays.
@@vermis8344are you mocking digital art and thinking it isn't art? i hope you aren't. " I wonder if future youtube will have videos of the 'art community' being handed a graphite pencil and having no clue" why is the "art community" in brackets? it's the ART community. its a medium difference.
I disagree. Get a brush pen like a Tombow Fudenosuke (soft), a thinner micron, and MOST IMPORTANTLY get nice paper. I like using 80% (or more) cotton cold press watercolor paper. Pull up images of plants and focus on observing the shapes. Start your lines with the micron so you're only worrying about where it's going, and then use the brush pen to make your final lines focusing on line expression (try to indicate where the light is coming from via the thickness of the line, but also acount for texture and line gesture) then once you've done the big shapes this way add details and texture with just the fine liner but try to keep a certain amount of subtlety. Bonus points for actually going to somewhere like a conservatory and looking at the plants in person. Bonus bonus points for then painting over with watercolor This will teach you more about line art then any other method of learning ever will. It might cost you like $30-$40 but the lessons learned are invaluable
Just a detail, but... talking about an "ethnic character" as though it were something specific really makes no sense at all. By definition all characters have an ethnicity! What is discussed here is an ethnic minority, which is quite different. (please nobody get angry at me coz I'm implying black or asian people are minorities, that isn't what I'm saying at all, thank you)
What’s wrong with watching soeedpaints for motivation and learning? Sure, they definitely can only help you learn so much, but when I was a young unskilled artist, speedpaints taught me more than the tutorials did. And now I watch them to relax and also show myself how beautiful the art process is.
I don't think he was criticizing that part, but he was making fun of Kooleen 😭 Speedpaints are an excellent way to study how other artists do what they do (helped me improve immensely when I first started out because I had no idea what I was doing)
This is making me laugh so hard. Tablets were still a concept when I went to art school. The few programs we did have took hours to fully render anything at all. I literally had 24X36 pads of newsprint filled with ellipses and circles. we spent 3 straight weeks just learning how to draw an ellipse! LMAO
I remember this one time in middle school, I loved drawing African American hair, I just thought how it was so cool how many ways it could be styled, from space buns to braids to plain strait hair, so I started drawing them, one day one of (my African American friend) saw a couple of them and said “why does she have small lips?”, I responded saying not all people fall into that stereotype, and show her another one where she did, she then told me “don’t draw black peoples if you don’t know how they really look, that is just racist”To this day I never wanted to try or draw different ethnicities, I didn’t want to offend anyone again.😕
honesty some people can be wrong about their race and it’s fine. youre right that certain black people dont fall in that stereotype but most do. so draw what you like and correct them. not everyone is right about their race 🙃
here’s my art tip: you don’t have to post everything you draw, especially if you’re learning to draw something new. for everyone afraid of learning to draw fat people, Black people, disabled people, etc because of criticism while you’re learning, it is totally fine to learn and make mistakes in private. i post very little of the art i make, even the art I’m really proud of, because in the end I’m making it for the love of making it. that isn’t to say you can only post polished and complete work, but you don’t need to feel like you have to share every little thing if you’re worried about what people will say.
