The biggest tip for new artists I can give is to actually do projects. Dont wait till you are good enough at drawing. Draw that manga, draw those things you like, make a video game with your drawings. Nothing kills a beginner artist faster than the one that only studies. You are suppose to be getting into drawing because you enjoy it. Who the frick can enjoy drawing when you treat it like an academic, professional job right out the gate. If you ask me, the drawing for fun should take up 80 percent of the days you are learning to draw. Naturally you'll learn alot just by trying to do stuff. Remember to use references and to not be afraid to use any tools available. Nothing is wrong if the end product looks good. Just don't cheat yourself.
Recently I started to get tired of drawing, because I pushed myself to hard of always doing gesture drawings and line drawings first, before I could draw what I wanted for 4 months... I got better at drawing from my starting point, but Is really starting to get tiring to do the same thing. Maybe I am lazy.
I'm just starting to draw seriously and I did only studies for weeks, and nothing is more relevant than what you said. Now I know that I'm on the right path by drawing more than studying. Thanks a lot man!
I genuinely enjoy practice & studies... but then again when it comes to videogames I'm the kind of person who enjoys grinding in RPGs, so I guess that's just my personality
Time stamps: 1:55 Tools don't make the Artist 7:01 7 Base art skills(Fundamentals) 7:13 Fundamental #1 Construction 7:20 (No pun intended) Building block image 8:37 Fundamental #2 Perspective 9:00 Where to start 9:17 Fundamental #3 Gesture 9:51 Fundamental #4 Anatomy 10:43Fundamental #5 Lighting 11:45 Use complimentary color harmonies 12:04 Fundamental #6 Composition 12:36 Fundamental #7 Design 13:36 USE REFERENCE'S!! 14:24 Observe BETTER! 15:00 Study With A PURPOSE!!
"If only we could pull out our brain and use only our eyes." "Bad artists copy. Good artists steal. ” "The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense.” "It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child. ” -Pablo Picasso Picasso always cuts me to the bone.
Sorry Im new to drawing art. When looking at references like dynamic body shapes. Dont you copy it at first when you are learning? Is that a bad thing to do? Then again, in the video here he says to draw it with as less lines as possible to get the general shape of it. And i guess the good way to learn is to absorb the information of looking at the reference and drawing it into your perspective? im not too sure if i'm properly getting this right sorry lol
I really dislike that Picasso quote, it sounds like drawing realistic is easy, when it's not and requires tons of studying and practice. That quote is so often used to brush aside realistic artwork in a way of saying "it's much better to draw like a child, it has so much more meaning"
@Punch Line yes, but that doesn't mean that it's perfectly fine to not learn any fundamentals - like children don't really know. Also, the thing with really famous artists is that they don't necessarily only become famous due to their skills, but due to other factors like what circle likes them or what the story behind them is.
@Punch Line To some extent I agree. However, I do not believe Picasso would have been nearly as great of an artist if he did not already have a strong grasp of the fundamentals. It takes proficiency to be able to break the rules without ending up with a mess. Despite superficial similarities, no child's drawing would show the confidant and expressive line work of a Picasso. Matisse is no different. Einstein would have never come up with the theory of relativity if he had no prior study of calculus and the Newtonian physics that he would later supplant. Every advancement in any field stands on the shoulders of it's old giants - art is no exception.
Actually E-Sports actually make sense as well 😂😂🙈🙈 for watching and understanding most things in life, one needs to have a basic knowledge about the things that are going on
Started drawing two years ago. I'm still a huge beginner and often want to give up due to lack of skill. But I'll keep going. The quest to get good is strong.
Alright the age part , I'm happy it's mentioned. I'm 23, I dropped from High School (for a whole lot of reasons , mainly depression and anxiety) and I was afraid I am now too old to go in a cegep (college) and learn 3D and Animation. I'm now learning from your class the basics to enter my chosen school as I write this comment, and more than thankful to see this video pinpointing artists worse fears and misconceptions. I'm happy to hear from a professional artist, that age don't matter.
Going to college for art is eh but the thing is you shouldn't be scared that you aren't apart of that certain demographic for anything, keep on keeping on bro!
lmao only 23? Hahaha! I'm 32! You're going to be fine, given you take it seriously and minimize your "free time" while maximizing your progress. Don't burn yourself out, but also...push yourself.
I don't see myself as a "beginner" nor "expert" but these videos are always helpful. I don't have to perfect grasp of all these fundamentals but no one does, everyone can still learn more no matter how good or bad they are
I've drawn a lot when i was 15/16 yo (im 20 now), but due to muy own pressure, depression, and anxiety, as the years passed i stopped drawing.. my brother pressured me aswell to just practice to get better, Any other thing that i showed him wasnt good enough or he just didnt want me to draw What i felt like drawing.. and that killed my Drive to draw in digital, i was tired of disappointing him and myself as a result of It.. but this man is making that Drive come back, a part of me wants to cry for losing time and being useless for the past years, but other part of me wants to be great, to make money and be proud of myself and my proyects. Probably no one Will read this entirely, but thank you Marc, you are a great person for inspiring and teaching so much people.
Im 45.. Ive dabbled with art my entire life.. i can bash out a good looking form here and there.. but i lack pretty much ANY training.. i want to THANK YOU!!! For doing this video.. i really had doubts about leaving it too late to become a pro artist.. this has literally made up my mind about becoming one.. thank you my good man!!!
I Always have this problem of wanting to finish my drawings too fast,I've always lacked in the patience department and I believe it affects my art in a negative way☹️
I know this well. On my last drawing (copy of a manga panel) I forced my self to slow down and it came out better than it usually does. Characters were a little wider than the reference,, perspective was a little tilted, but overall it looked better than what I usually am able to do. Patience. One of the best comments I ever saw was saying that if you have to erase that part and redraw it 100 times that's okay.
I needed to hear that "age is irrelevant". I went to an art magnet middle and highschool and was told the entire time that I was miles behind all of my peers. The day I graduated, I threw out every piece of art and every tool I owned. I'm now 29 and I desperately miss it but always felt it was too late to start again. Thank you for sharing so much information!
I think this is the first time I'm actually posting the video on time. I feel like such an adult. I'm back this week (took last week off) bros and bras! As usual you can grab my brushes here for free cbr.sh/i3ozi and don't hesitate to tag me on IG/Twitter if you create something cool with the help of my tutorials/brushes! Always happy to share on my accounts and send some traffic your way! Looking for more info on ART School for Digital Artists? Right this way cbr.sh/eqcb55 Have a GREAT weekend or I'm gonna have a fit!
Love this video...as a 51 year old I can attest to the "urgency" aspect. I haven't drawn since I was 13 but think that I can draw better now than I could then, simply through my maturity.
One thing that i do to improve that always helps me is that when I feel like I've improved enough in the Field i was trying to improve i take a break for even months where I literally draw in my head by observing everything and deconstructing it in my head that's from environments to how people express themselves this is a great thing to do especially when you get that "artist block"
I wish this guy was my art teacher. My art class at school is more like arts and crafts, so I stopped and joined band instead. I’m still drawing, but I’m self teaching myself instead.
I've been drawing on and off for the past 5 years. I always lose motivation when I see people who are better than me, but this video really helped me get back into it!
I started my art journey a year ago. I felt lost at first but with videos like this one I managed to start making my own studies. I feel like Im only getting started but have gone a long way! Thanks for your videos.
Man, I found this video at just the perfect time. I recently got back into art after giving it up 10 years ago when I was 10 years old. I used to love drawing anything and everything but of course, as parents usually do, they discouraged me in fear I’d fall deep in love with it because they didn’t see it as something that’d make me successful in the future. But recently (about a month ago), I kind of just started doodling around and before I knew it, I was drawing again! Sure, right now my skills are VERY poor but I’m determined to go above and beyond with this because honestly I’ve always loved it. Even if it takes me years upon years, I WILL get good at art! It helps your videos are so inspiring just seeing you effortlessly draw stuff. At the same time that I get jealous, I also get motivated! So I’m going to keep at this no matter what. Thanks for this video, Marc. And thanks for reigniting that spark.
That is just so true… hope you good luck. I’m restarting today, kim jung gi reignite the spark and marc give me more hope, this video was perfect for me.
I came across this video by chance, just when I'm in the middle of an existential crisis about my "skills" as an artist ... recently I was taking some courses on this but absorbing information without any purpose. This video was like a ray of light at the end of the tunnel. '' study with purpose '' was the phrase that resonated the most in my mind.
Ooof, you're a legend. I tried once with a mouse and OMG I THOUGHT MY HEAD WAS GOING TO EXPLODE.. It's really hard, can't even draw a stickman with it.
Even tho i'm not a beginner, this video truly helped me learn the few aspects of drawing that i lacked in. I've learned many things from this video than my art school has ever taught me. So, thanks for making this helpful video! Cheers.
This was so inspirational. My first ever tablet is on its way right now and this video (among others) just reinforced my love for art. Thank you so much Marc. I will do great things one day.
the imperfection of your drawing at the end surprisingly calmed me down a lot! I always try to make the shapes and lines perfect in my drawings. But this drawing made it clear that a picture doesn't have to be perfect to be really beautiful. thank you.
This is such a good vid, even for more experienced artists! When I’m struggling with a piece, I’ve found that it’s usually because I’m not being mindful of the basics. Going back to anatomy and gesture basics always helps me out of a character drawing rut.
This is the most constructive, valuable and inspring video on drawing I've seen so far! A ton of insights, and just watching it made me feel more creative, getting new ideas for the project I've (slowly) started to work on. Also, I'm high Mark!
Been drawing for +2 years Marc : beginner guide Me: interesting No really Art have no limit for it , so there will be always something new to learn One day ill save money and get to ur art school , the curiosity of knowledge is killing me..
I'm glad to have stumbled upon your video because I'm just starting out with learning art seriously and I really needed a good summary of where to actually start. Thank you!
I love your videos, its been 5 years since I fall in love with art, I watched thousands of tutorials and I have a lot of knowledge. I can easily tell what skills I need to improve and how, yet lately I got a major drop on actually practicing or even holding my pen. I appreciate all types of arts and artists, I dream about being one myself, yet I'm so afraid to get myself through it again because I'm afraid to find out that it is not my thing. I wasn't bad as a beginner but my expectations took over me and stopped me completely. Hopefully I will get through this one day. I don't know why but I felt like crying when I watched the video
Well i draw a lot untill College and i feel great im getting better After that i search on youtube drawings tutorial i see a A very young Boy Teaching me OMG... im Learning for a younger
I don't understand why this video is so underrated. This video is amazing! As a begginer I had no idea how to get started reguarding digital art, whilst improving my skills all at once. It was like taking a shot into a broader picture. This video has actually helped me with my motives and not just ideas on how to get started. This video deserves to be reccommended to all. Great video!
Hey Marc, I was wondering if you could do a video on "time management". When it comes to drawing I feel like I'm on autopilot, but doing design..oh man, it is a whole different world.
another older beginner checking in. 28 years old starting from scratch, with the hopes 10 years from now Ill be doing something I actually love vs what I'm doing now as a career. Been grinding on drawabow. Signed up for basic drawing classes at a local community college and hopefully throwing more Marc videos in my curriculum.
"Damn right boiiiiii" laughed so hard at this one :D Still, I bought the full ART School a bit over a year ago and didn't even finish the very first Term... I was struggling with LoL addiction and everytime I sat down to my desk, I would rather play some League than learn to draw, which is a bummer since I drew a lot as a kid/teenager and becoming a concept artist/illustrator is still my dream (27yo). I was surrounding myself with tons of books and drawing materials, thinking it would motivate me to draw, but they ended up gathering dust on shelves, as League was still my number one priority. Yesterday I uninstalled this crap and your video couldn't come up at any better time. I'm going back to ART School. I hope that I will find drawing my new addiction! Would you have any advice as to how to stay on this path this time? I think that I only need a daily motivation boost, like this video, to keep me going - but where do I find it every day? Oh damn, sorry for such a lengthy comment, see you on Saturday's stream with my first submissions! (I won't have any submission for today I guess, but I'll still come to watch :D)
Good job man! Try to keep yourself motivated! You can try to motivate yourself by watching one of his videos every day, trying Inktober, giving yourself small exercises that will improve your skills and putting them next to each other, see how much you can learn by fantastic videos like this one! Put art everywhere, your wallpaper on your phone and or laptop, on your desk, in your bedroom, just everywhere! Look at it and think “one day I’m gonna be this good!” instead of “I’m not good enough I can’t do this back to LoL”. So proud of you for uninstalling it tho, you got this bro!
Daily sketching, put something on in the background like videogame playthrough or whatever to keep you going and not make it a chore. A schedule or lesson plan helps ofc tutorials help but the real milage is put that stylus to tablet every single day. Can´t be bothered some days? Commit 5 minutes atleast. You ll want to keep going, its addictive once you start. Set a timer. Sketch lots and lots, fill up many pages with small sketches on them, thumbnails etc. size of the drawing don´t matter, the skillbuild is the same! Set a goal like ok if I can do 10 sketches today I am good. Make that sketchbook your zen. Make the goal a quantifiable goal like draw 10 everyday or practice x, do lesson x this week. Skip the rendering, its practice! (unless you practice rendering). Ideas and brainstorming visually is very much a key concept. Finish sketching first, then go back and tear it to pieces lmao How bad do you want it? If you really want it, you´ll MAKE the time. I sketch daily 5 hours+ ontop of my fulltime dayjob. You will fit it in there somehow if you really want this thing. I get up early morning and after work and chores sketch, sketch and sketch and learn. Its a good habit at this time and it´s fun as heck as its just sketching! As a upcoming concept artist, you´ll also want to practice construct your own "mission" art briefs. Play it like a videogame, its fun. Learn to create them and the workflow, how to design and problemsolve visually like its the back of your hand, it will benefit greatly in your future if you already start to think like a concept artist even as you practice art fundies. Already imagine yourself at home like you´re in a game studio, replicate that environment as much as possible. Set deadlines, crunches, production workflow..client contact simulations (get a friendo to send you briefs or revisions or make it up yourself lmao). The more you can simulate or feel like you´re in there, the more prepared you will be once it gets like that for real. Atleast you won´t be totally lost when someone asks you to "hey give me 100 concepts end of the week or redesign this make it cooler etc". Look at where the bar is, try to reach that bar the pros set in their work, look at their workflows, sketches....how they present themselves. They reveal a ton of info on how to present stuff, whats in or how to break down things etc. I wanted to become once a concept artist but my life took a different path, but I learnt alot trying at one point to reach there. These days I just use what I learnt for fun and habit ;) I did a mentorship where I worked fulltime job at the same time. It entailed getting up 3:00 at night to work every single day, then fulltime job, then draw and paint for hours again. It was brutal but I never regretted it. Tho, it´s not something I recommend, try to balance stuff lol get like a parttime job or live on savings or something... all depends on how much you want it. Do mentorships too with actual conceptartist if you can, their inside info is the bomb to gain a foothold. Xia taptara, a concept artist (I think he´s been in there 10+ years at this point!) has a great 8 weeks mentorship that doesn´t cost an arm and a leg. Worth its weight in gold. Artstation has so much inside info in their e-learning on the reality of working as a concept artist too. But most of all, remember to have fun on the way too. Only compare your progress to yourself. Focus on you and where you want to be. It doesn´t have to be fast.... let it take the time it needs, only you decide the pace. It is possible but you have to have discipline and be ready to commit and work hard, especially if you are selftaught. Getting the art right is just the first step...there´s so much more than just the art too working in that industry. Its very hard work.
Damn guys, I didn't expect such commitment in the answers section! Thank you a lot, now I feel like to get a daily motivation boost I only need to read these comments :D So far it's going great, turns out that LoL took so much of my time, that now I even start to draw because of boredom, having too much free time to spend out of a sudden :D
Thanks brother! :D The best way to stay on track is to go on this journey with other people. Find some nice communities/discord/forums and make yourself a big part of it any way you can. The ART School discord is very nice for that, get in there ;) And yep, showing up every week for the streams and interacting with the others in chat is a big one too! You got this!
Sometimes I feel like you are inside my mind. Marc knows exactly what to say to amateur artist to feel motivated and keep growing. Thank you so much Marc
I have just recently considered doing art professionally and I want to improve at it before completely relying on it for a career, your video helped me a lot with on where I should start to make a more solid base for my drawings, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! I will definitely check out more videos on your channel whenever I need help with anything else :D
My kids are grown and now I'm just starting to learn cause I like it. Love art in all its facets. It's good to hear my age is pretty irrelevant. Just do the work.
Marc: talking about how tablets are becoming cheaper Me: cries on a dollar being worth 5 "reais" I wish I could buy a cheap tablet in Brazil in the future without feeling guilty :')
I got a One by Wacom a ciuple years back, I'm from Brazil too. Can't you order it online? It's not TOO expensive. Keep practicing on paper until you can get it! Brazilian artists rock!
I like your vid very much because I can easily understand what are you talking about, I’m not from any English speaking country. Therefore some of the art guides are too complicated for me because they use some hard words which I can’t comprehend. Secondly your videos provide soooo much details that I need. Anyway I just wanna tell you , your video helps me to understand this industry and my career pathways a lot, I really enjoy watching your video🥰🥰🥰
I didn't really start until my 30s, but I've been in the game for a while and I've found that sometimes going back to basics and learning a different teacher's take on starting is a good way to evolve where I am going.
I've been looking for a video like this for years. I really hope this video can help people who had the same problem i had when i was younger and lost as to what to do and where to start when it comes to drawing. Awesome video keep up the great work!
I really needed this right now! I’ve been overthinking on what to work on to get better and having it organized in front of me makes it easier for me to just relax and focus on a guideline, just like an art piece, thank you for this and I wish everyone else good luck !
Yesterday I bought an Apple Pencil (1. Gen.) for my iPad Air 2019 because I want to move my drawing hobby from pen and paper to digital. I found your videos when I was searching info about what apps to use. I have had this drawing hobby for about 40 years now but I haven’t really learned much new things. Your videos have made me think that it might be good idea to learn something new. Great video!
I'm 31 years old. Been trying to do art and/or music throughout multiple points of my life and always gave it up at some point. But I bought a Wacom and decided to pick up drawing again. Learning through digital medium presents its own challenges, but it sure makes fixing mistakes easier and maintaining motivation has been easier as a result. I just need to find more stuff that assumes I'm starting from scratch again.
Youre the best youtube art teacher ive seen so far!! didnt know captain america is an art teacher in real life!! Im a huge fan. Thanks for liking my samurai rapunzel drawing on instagram
Thank you so much Mark! You’re advice is always amazing and helpful. You’re the best art teacher in the world, in my opinion! Thank you for all the great videos! You’re really helping me on my art journey.
This was really helpful for me, when I watched this I was in a low spot as in school for art I wasn't improving no matter how many times i tried drawing monsters or Armor. However after like 2 weeks i followed your advice and I'm starting to be proud of my work, so thank you.
Remember when getting art tablets: Expensive doesn't always mean better! I started off with a $400 art tablet display, then I stopped using the display part, and then it stopped working right. Now I have an $80 no display smaller art tablet, and it is SO MUCH BETTER. I don't have to plug it in, and I don't have to charge my stylus! Bonus: It's also very light! So my current art tablet is an XP-pen Star 06
I love how you block out the background and with just some dots and textured brushes it is perfect. When I try it it is always a mess...but maybe I should push me through the duckling phase a bit harder xD
