The Fastest way to Learn Concept Art, Digital Painting and Drawing. 

Deeply appreciated. I like that you're not trying to sell something. It sounds like you care.

1:03 listen up folks. Man just gave LIFE advice. You will always be criticized no matter what you do. Its how you deal with it that makes you an adult. My question is that I notice a TON of 3d artist somehow "have" to be ace concept artist. to me Id rather be good at 3d art/animation because frankly ive always been terrible at drawing. Dont like how one goes with the other.

I really like how you’re drawing on the screen. Very creative and cool.

I too like using my telekinesis to draw on the wall while I talk. You give legit advice!!

I want to say how thankful I am you put this wealth of information online. I DO struggle immensely with detaching myself with my art. I feel like, if my art sucks--- I suck, if people critic--- they're critiquing me etc. A great reminder of knowing you are a person and the drawing is just a drawing not a piece of your soul. This is a great way to overcome the dreaded fear of perfectionism which leads to procrastination. If I want to be a professional concept artist, I have to first learn this. Thank you master.

This advice is so simple, but so hard to follow, yet it’s so important to take. It’s always difficult for me to step back and look at my art analytically, so having a wake up call from someone giving a critique or having someone like you remind me to take a few steps back is always appreciated. Great video! :)

Also.... This is an awesome video. For people that don't get it, a breakdown of the concept is: 'Thank you for your feedback, can you tell me (Teach me) some more? I'll get right on it...*works ass off*'. Excuses = no growth.

I really like your tone throughout this. my university art lecturers would always have this superiority complex and all their feedback and advice came off as condescending. but this felt genuine and to the point. thank you for these helpful words! 👍👍

I appreciate your knowledge, input and advice. I will continue to watch your videos.

Hey Rob. I just wanna drop a line and tell you how much I love this channel and appreciate these videos. Will look forward to learning more from you. 🙂

Really appreciate what you're sharing with us Rob.

Things I needed to hear at this point in my life. Glad I stumbled upon your Channel. Thanks Rob.

Great advice. I notice I do put some emotional investment into my work because I think I'm doing really well, and when someone comes and critiques it, I sometimes just say 'okay got it' without actually analysing the advise and asking specifically what they mean. I think it has to do with an artists pride. I'll definitely remember your words and try not to take every critique personally when I'm in the industry. Thank you!

I've been looking for a channel like this for ages

Couldn't have agreed more. Thank you

I really love your videos and how real you are about them. Very useful advice.

Amazing video! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Just found your channel, and I'll be doing a deep dive into all your content!

You are the reason i got motivated to improve my portfolio. Thank you for giving me motivation to get back!

Really great advise!!

love the critique. accept the fact that everything can be improved with iteration. plus you get to be a better artist in the process. what a great deal! :)

Im new and trying to get into the Video game art industry as a concept artitst, and this really helped me, thank you.

Great video. I'm currently a college student studying graphic design, and this notion of accepting feedback has worked wonders for me. Every time I have a project, I'm always looking forward to any kind of feedback, and I actually write down the feedback I get so that I won't forget what was said.

I really appreciate this video 💖

Excellent advice. TY.

Thank you good sir! I look forward to more videos of what I can only describe as heartfelt feedback.

It is so helpful to hear someone who has run the miles, and knows the time saving tips. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us! =) *just subscribed!*

A deep thank you!

Thanks Rob! And great video as always.

Great psychological perspective on the drawing process, I like your ideas. It is quite true that spending time on a drawing exactly requires you to invest yourself and investing your emotional self is the best way to appeal to the emotional self of others and when a recursive process of improvement comes along further down the way, it is required that you let go of the old self that draw that image and that you pick it up where someone else left it (your old self) and bring it a step further more into a better 'feel' of the art's intention and purpose. Thank you for sharing.

I loved this - thanks so much!!!!!

yeah! i hear this advice from many souce about personal growth. i used and it works well. ;) good to hear it again.

WOW dude absolutely loving the background painting.. you are NOW literally the leading edge of presenting advice while inspiring curiosity.. great either conscious or cleverly unconscious act of suggestion, really makes your words more deep and perceivable :) great work with the advice as well :)

I came from watching your Learning Patience, Secret Drawing Tips For Concept Artists video. It hit me, that I hit these mental blocks so many times when I'm drawing and I'd get the urge to do something else. I've truly wanted to conqure this and that video/message/tip was kind of the push that I needed to hear so that I know that there's no escape from it, only that it needs to be pushed through with consistency. Looking forward to wathing more of your tips and videos. Subscribed!

what a humble heart, sir, after seeing this video, I immediately subscribe your channel, thank you so much for making this video, super like it. God bless u

awesome advice, I believe can be applied within all aspects of life. thanks

What you said in his video really applies to a whole slew of professions. Critical Reflection & Taking feedback. Doesn't matter if I'm studying my masters, serving the military, video games, practicing fencing, exercising: the ability to think critically on what you do, what you did, as well as the ability to accept and listen to constructive feedback is invaluable in every aspect of your life.

Wow, I've been waiting for someone to finally say that (1:29), not to be pessimistic or mean, but I also think it's important to not waste your time with other art students if it isn't worth it, I spent half of my time in highschool art class trying to help my friends improve, and i just ended up slowing myself down in terms of growth

Very True , i do it like that and believe me It always allow me to Learn something along with a good relationship

thanks for the advice!

I see , Inever take advice before, thx for opening my eyes mate 🙏

Super great video. Excellent Tips

This is a great lesson.

Thanks for the advice!

Appreciated this thanks!

i really have a lot of things to learn from this channel.thank you Sir.

Thank you !

Thank you

thanks man!

Great points. Taking criticism has been something drilled into my noggin from school. But asking the person to specify has been what I struggle with. I’ll definitely try to incorporate that more.😅

Thanks Rob! That's the reason that almost subconsciously pushed me to catch up with the Safadi/Zana Workshop :)

Well said, it is not just applied to artist, but any other professionals. For my particular case, I have worked with many start programmers, almost none of them can take constructive feedback, including myself sometimes as well.

Great stuff..

This is great advice. I've been pestering more experienced arists for critique (I started dabbling in art 10 months ago), and when they say "Oh, it's great for your level" I usually ask them to critique the piece like it was another professional's work, even if it means tearing it apart. I've seen drastic improvements in my skill. Here's hoping I'll be able to do semi-professional work soon.

Great advice in life really. Thank you very much.

Thanks, Rob. This talk was refreshingly sober.

had to be a bud and subscribed. Such great advice rob! and what a great way toframeand coin the example of the yabut. thanks man

“Took a 💩 on your desk” lol “cling, Sorry Bro” haha..!! Thanks for the Tips.. Bro.. 👊😎

Great video

In addition to this excellent advice: learn that there actually are people who do *not* have your best interest at heart and will criticize today the very thing they told you to do yesterday, or who simply have a completely different taste and want to force you to conform to theirs in every detail and would like to control every single brush-stroke if they could, which just chokes all life and creativity and playfulness out of you. If you are not sure which kind of advice it is - constructive or destructive - a good test is to ask them which aspect they like, what is already working for them. If they can quickly point to e.g. your line work, or choice of color, or how you rendered this or that detail - then that's someone who has your best interests in mind and genuinely wants to help you acquire even more skill than you already have. If they can't think of anything positive to say at all or claim that there would be absolutely no point in giving positive feedback or mock you for requesting it - you'll know to take what that person says with a big grain of salt. Even the people who do mean very well sometimes just forget to talk about the things that work and are good (which is ALSO super helpful to hear because then you can do that more in future works), so if you ask them about those you'll get helpful rounded feedback that is also not so crushing for the spirit. Because then you'll go out of that conversation thinking "he loved my lighting! now I just have to fix that house in the corner..." So even you you KNOW that person means very well, it's a good idea to ask not just about the things that don't yet work.

Great video man! Thanks for the great advice!

thank you!

I'm not a professional but i got a critique from someone A LOT better than me. He told me i needed to study perspective more. it actually crushed my ego. I had been working on perspective for over a year and thought i was really good at it lol.

Spoken like a true Dad! Excellent advice!

THX alot i just started concept art stdies independently

Thanks.

This applies to pretty mutch everything skill learning in life actually.

thank you somuch.. i am having the second round of interview as concept bg artist by tmrw 26-july-2017.. this is an awesome information .. this is super important in an artist life if he want to be a great artist :)

Your videos are so cool and useful, holy... I'm so glad I found your channel, dude, you're AWESOME!

Content was a bit different than I expected from the title, but great nonetheless. This is a criminally underrated channel, I don't know how it doesn't have at least 100X as many subscribers. One topic I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts on is what sort of curriculum a "self-taught" artist might follow in their first year--or first 3 years--of study. Maybe that's a lot to ask, and I know there is a wealth of information out there, I've just been struggling to give it all some sort of framework or structure to follow (if art school is not an option).

love this video.

I liked being able to look at the overlaid drawing while you were talking

keepin it real as always rob! good stuffs

fantastic advice :)

Subscription and like earned, well said and valuable words man.

One like is not enough. I'm forwarding this to all my fellow artists and most of them cant deal with good advice and get overemotional about it.

thank you, i really really would like to be a concept artist.

Subscribed!...Thanks mate.

I wrote the lessons from the video in a more logical order for me. 1. Accept Critique, don't make excuses. Detach yourself from your art, that's gonna make it easier for you to accept the critique. Avoid saying "yeah but" because places you in a position/mindset where you don't believe the advice being given. 2. Don't answer right away, try understand what they're saying. Make clarifying questions to be clear on the advice. 3. Implement the advice, get back right away.

For me, when someone gives feedback after i drew something for a long time and put a lot of effort to it, I'll take it as an advantage to make the artwork better. I mean after all, i put so much effort into the artwork. Why not elevate it even more so that it'll looks even better. Cuz at least for me, I would want something I worked hours for to be the best that i can do. A little different perspective for those who get really sad after a critique like me Xp

Wait so how do I learn this again? I'm still not sure what concept art is.

You made a distinction here that beginners might overlook. Being critiqued by those with a skill level that is better than your own. People starting out, often will get feedback from everyone especially those who don't even paint. Then feel wrecked when someone states a less than positive opinion.

liked and subbed, nice vid dude, very helpful

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Thanks a bunch! When practicing drawing poses should I do loads of quick poses or a few more complex ones?

I'm not new yet no pro in art but it is really hard to get any feed back. So this is really hard to know what is missing actually. And even if I see that something off it's hard to find it usually... But great video.

There were a lot of really good tips on communication skills in this video! I view some of this to be a bit dangerous. There is such a thing as bad feedback, or feedback that shouldn't be utilized. You addressed this a bit by saying to surround yourselves with artists who are better than you. Waiting and digesting information and following up feedback with questions is very good advice. I also admire your ability to communicate your thoughts. Your emphasis on speed is a little troublesome to me. Getting good at what you do faster than your peers could be viewed as a sign of success, but there is virtue in taking your time, or understanding that some things just take time, no matter how they're done. Many great successes and real knowledge come from what you have actually learned yourself. Another person, an "expert," can give you a piece of knowledge, and you can then give that piece of knowledge to someone else, but you haven't actually earned that knowledge for yourself. You could talk to the expert, you could ask them deep questions and have long heartfelt conversations with them. You could listen to their stories, and spend a lot of time thinking about what they say, but what you learn from them (although valuable) is just a shell of the more important thing that they CAN'T pass on: their experience. Like I said, this video is a good first step for people wanting to be able to take feedback and learn to communicate, but for many, I'm afraid it will send them down the wrong road. Thank you for sharing your views :)

This is something I try to tell people many times and they don't get it, many people get too emotional about their work. I would add just one thing, if you know you are right and can't explain it to a client, do it the way they want, even if you know it's wrong and then show them the difference and let them see you are right. You can also tell them that if it turns out you are right, then you should be paid for the extra work. If they still persist, then just let them have the bad work and tell them not to be credited but take the cash and who cares :)

Ego can be your worst enemy, don't let your ego get in the way of your ability to progress.

cool

I really appreciate your advices Rob, Thanks. btw, is it the sketch in the background traced from a photo?

Okay thanks! I got the book on my iPad and have drawn some of the images in there.. Is it necessary to learn all the technical names for body parts or do I just focus on drawing them? I'm sorry for asking so many questions :)

liked and subscrived...awesome tips thanks

I don't think I've ever struggled with criticism. I like improving so whenever someone would tell me what to do I would do what I could to fix it, although asking for help will probably help me a lot more than just accepting what they tell me.

Rob Brown, hey, I understand that we all have a different journey. We all start on our path at different times in life. I was just curious, how old were you when you attended Art Center?

Yabba...

"Be a buddy - subscribe" i fucking did, i feel motivated now

I subbed you said some real shit I always take advice

I'm not working in a pro environment, any ideas where I can get good critique?

best computer desks ever. same choice I made.

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