The best piece of advice I ever got was "stop drawing what you think you see, draw what you actually see" because I had a bad habit of looking at a reference and then ignoring the reference because I say in my head "I know what an eye looks like" and that prevents you from pulling in new information because you're only ever referring back to the information already in your head.
Watching this made me realise that there is no pre designated path to learning art. You took a very structured and stable way, which honestly is way better in the long run, but on the other hand i was just bumming around for a few years until i slowly got better lol.
Exactly what I’ve been doing, I’ve been drawing BASICALLY everyday for the past five years( at least 4 times a week) and I was always like “ why am I not getting better? I’m drawing a lot and filling up sketchbooks a lot” but the whole reason I was progressing so slowly is because I was JUST drawing I wasn’t studying anatomy or anything like that. Recently though I’ve decided to actually try and learn more so we will see how that goes
It is also limited to those who have good health, in many ways. I attempt deliberate practice and due to disability literally cannot consistently do it. It depends on the person.
@@crab5862 Art can be expressed in all sorts of way. Maybe you will have to take a unique approach and express your art in a non traditional way. I hope this doesn't come off as insensitive. I've just seen some incredible things people have created despite their limitations. I believe you could do the same.
I've been drawing for 1 year 1 month ago. The feeling of frustration, negative mindset when I saw that the results were not as expected, something that made me almost stop drawing. But then I forced myself to keep learning and practicing, and now I can see a significant difference. I'm happy with the process.
Same for me, the date I started practicing (September 2022) I started to get irritated that my art wasn’t as good as others even though I never in my life cared years ago while drawing. I wish I could just show my past self the progress I’ve made In like a year and 4 months so that I would be more motivated 😢
I started art seriously about 2 years ago Halfway through i lost interest, still hanging on to whats little of my artist mind, sketching random doodles and such. Im startibg to get bacj into it though, hopefully i wont get burnt out
A word that always motivates me when I struggle to continue learning to draw is: Drawing is not something you can master quickly, even if your brain is on par with Albert Einstein or other intelligent people.
@@seren3488 Keep thinking positive and study friends, I also often draw random sketches (especially Loomis) and Doodle when I lost interest. And of course it's very useful
I have major depressive disorder and for the past year I've been struggling with the fact that I couldn't find joy in drawing anymore. I think it was because I couldn't accept that I was a noob. I really wanted to be good right away but my depression also hindered me from being able to take steps forward. Then one good day I tried drawing again. And I said to myself, I won't be hard on myself. This is just the first attempt of maybe a thousand, and that's okay. I'm drawing more consistently now. And I've been making slow but steady progress. But most importantly, I started enjoying drawing again. And I don't beat myself up when I don't create a masterpiece on the first try. I don't know why I'm sharing this, I think something about this video just made me want to. Either way, it put a smile on my face, and your humor and your honesty made me subscribe :3
Hope you’re doing better, I recently went through that when everything I could make was garbage, and it was because I was trying to do things I wasn’t very good at. Eventually, I just stopped caring and decided to sit down and just draw garbage. Expecting to see absolute trash that anyone could do in 2 minutes. But they weren’t garbage, I actually was fine with them. Because I was doing stuff I could do, in my confort zone. It made me feel a lot better, and I’m now trying to go out and learn again. Hope you are feeling better as well.
I'm struggling with depression too and I used to love drawing years ago. I decided to pick up drawing in an attempt to have some hobbies again. I hope I can get consistent with it.
I'm warning you of the journey ahead. There will come a time when you will feel like you've stagnated, like there's no progress; you're not getting better. The only solution is to keep going. It's going to be frustrating but you will find results with perseverance. My advice, when you arrive there, is to critically evaluate what you are purposefully avoiding and do that. Don't like drawing buildings or mechs? Draw them. Don't want to do master studies? Suck it up butter cup. Maybe a mentor or online class will be helpful. I believe in you, dude. Art is hard. It requires dedication. You can do it.
I agree about the 'if you don't like it, practice it bit'. Everyone hates drawing the stuff they are bad at. It's actually a really easy way to work out what you need to improve. Specifically if you hate drawing something its likely because its a weak point of yours.
this 1 year art progress is deeply realistic and is really comforting to me. I'm a student , have only been drawing about 3 years lol. Sometimes I feel frustrated that I can't draw out all the stories I've ever wanted to, but I realise that improving takes time.
I swear every time I watch one of these "I learned how to draw" videos I'm like "Can't wait for that burst of motivation I'll get from seeing someone show how "bad" they used to be at drawing and then show their progress, which might give me a good idea on how far I've already come in my own art journey!" .....and then they show the very first page and it's already better than what I can consistently create after literal years of practicing
those first pages are things that you see really commonly with like, how to draw tutorials from youtube and books. You should try finding some teaching references
Exactly, I've filled entire sketchbooks following instructions from collegiate drawing classes, absolute garbage. Zero knowledge despite studying every day. Yet every artist that makes these progress videos seem to already have an intermediate to advanced grasp of fundamentals from the get-go. Maybe that's why they succeed, that massive head start makes progress much easier.
@@DreemurrTheStreamurr Not exactly. They don't have a solid grasp of fundamentals. They skim their way through and learn what is necessary to improve because they know what they want-and this guy made it very clear from the start: he wanted to create poses out of imagination. That is why his progress in gestures and body looks out of the ordinary for many.
@@DreemurrTheStreamurr I mean it wasnt is first year drawing it was just one of his years and probably the one he took the most seriously. He succeded because he drew with the intention of learning and also consistently for hours every day, that's very hard to do but it paid off.
I am 16, I've been drawing since like 4. Sometimes I feel so frustrated. I feel like I suck at it. I have 18 subjects to study at school. I am studying art to apply an animation university. I am also making a comic on webtoon to improve my skills but I am so frustrated by all these things. I heard people say that you can redraw one of your old pieces to feel that you draw better but no! Because the old one was definetly better😂. This video inspired me a lot. I just stopped drawin half an hour ago, then I found this video when I was scrolling. Thanks for the inspiration.😊
Well done on your progress throughout the year. Honestly, your hard work and motivation is inspiring and it’s clearly paying off. Keep at it! I look forward to see part 2 next year 😊
I really like those videos that show realistic progress unlike those who make videos that they become leonardo davinci in one month congratulations on your progress homie
i actually don't study anything (like anathomy, etc) but i have been drawing a liiittle more seriously since 2019 atleast and i still draw terrible, sometimes i made some progress at drawing something but the next time i want to draw something similar it looks so trashy
Watching you reminds me of how I started, how everyone starts, and I can’t help to smile through out the video. In my opinion, you are to a great start! Keep it up and you’ll reach your goals in no time. 👏 Much love, man. ❤
Proud of you for working so hard! Never forget to draw things that you love outside of study too! Having the cover page of your sketchbook fall off is such a mood
Hey man, can I give you some advice? Follow the fundamentals. To learn how to draw you need to follow an order. Of course, not a checklist to sign one at a time, because one thing complements the other. You want to start doing it now poses and body, but for that there is something missing first. Poses need gestures, anatomy, perspective and shapes. So, I recommend that you start studying line, shapes and perspective. I saw that you were discouraged with perspective, but you were drawing so well. So, I recommend starting with these. And also dynamic sketching. Which combines all three of these. I swear, if you do this, your drawings will BE MUCH, MUCH BETTER. There's a playlist from Peter Han about dynamic. I swear, It's worth it, man
@@Joeh_ But here's the thing, studying is often not fun. You end up not studying what you need and you just stay in comfort and don't evolve. This will really slow down your progress, but if you're aware, that's fine (^^)
@@moonlit_sky127 Not everything in studying will be fun. Especially if you want to be a professional. I study a lot of things that I find boring, but I think about how I can create everything that's in my head and that motivates me. Art will often be a punishment , because you're a beginner and you're just starting out. As my drawing teacher says, "you have to love punishment." of your drawings and that takes a lot of willpower
TBH that little purple hi with the lil guy in THE FIRST PAGE IS GENIUS like, you lost the whole pressure of messing up by just creating something silly in the first place. there is no need to be aesthetic anymore. GOLD
10:18 "Whenever I name OC's I just type English words into google translate and translate it like to Latin or Hebrew or Roman to try and come up with unique names" - goblish this man should have a medal for creating the most relatable quote of the year
This is honestly the perfect video I needed to push through and actually not be too hard on myself for not seeing progress as soon as I would like, great video as always😊
Man, I'm gonna be honest I wanna get back to drawing thanks to you I stopped drawing a few years ago because I got discouraged and I really regret it now since I could've made so much progress
Love this kind of vid. I see a lot of beginners raging about not being an art god within a few months, but this is what the progress actually looks like.
To everyone who just started their art journey and who are still going, please never give up on it! I cannot stress this enough, no matter how bad your art looks right now, just keep going! I promise you progress does happen, you might not see it but one day you will make something and feel so proud of yourself. I've been drawing since I was a kid and I'm still learning how to do poses, so sometimes you might not be able to get to your goal immediately, but you will definitely see the difference as you go! I wasn't any better, but now if I compare my art to the ones I drew when I started learning, I feel so proud of how far I've come. The only rule in art is, never compare yourself to someone else and never stop drawing, you can and should take breaks but don't stop. My best friend, who also loved art and was actually very good at realistic potraits, stopped drawing and gave up on it, no matter how much I told her to continue, she didn't listen, and now I can't show my art to her, because I know she compares herself with me. She feels bad she isn't as good (I swear I'm not trying to brag) even now I tell her she can start and she can get better, but she isn't willing to listen. So, that's why to everyone out there, please don't give up. You WILL get better, more than you think, and I'm 100% sure of that :)
This is so inspiring to watch! I'm definitely passing your vids around to anyone learning to draw. Seeing what kind of progress you can expect is so helpful!
I want to point out one thing about digital art, because I do digital art since years but I still have some moments where it feels odd and unfamiliar compared to trad art, the brush is quite important in your experience, find a brush that fits you and itll make some stuff easier. My way of sketching really improved once i found the brush that fits how I approach art Aside that your video is very motivating and I can't wait to see more, keep up the good work!!
I haven't drawn in several years. But i remember going through the same process when i first started out. I would often use my own hand as a reference when drawing hands.
This video got randomly recommended to me and I just want to say you're doing great! There are so many things to learn in art, and with the internet now allowing us to constantly compare ourselves to others, it can feel overwhelming. But taking it one day at a time and seeking out resources for learning like you are is exactly what you should be doing. If you're still focusing on anatomy, I recommend the Morpho anatomy books. There's, like 9 or 10 of them, and they cover a wide variety of anatomical subjects like muscles, hands/feet, wrinkles and fat folds, clothing draping, etc., and you can generally get them for fairly cheap or even free from some places. Keep it up! :)
This type of videos are so encouraging. Sometimes you may feel alone on this path of becoming artist as a beginner, but this is a really good company for the journey. Also if i fail on something you success this is great to learn about that, because looking at Pro's may be a too big step.
I am 37 and have always loved comics. I have always loved to draw/sketch, but have never intentionally given the art more than a passing interest until now. I just want to say that this channel is so encouraging for someone like me. What makes it unique is both the humility in which you approach your video content and also the transparency in which you present a realistic presentation of what it looks like to "grow" in this art. Thanks a lot man!
Yo this is so cool! I haven't seen any other videos of you so far, but that progress is insane!! Your committment to getting better at art is incredible and you are genuinely so powerful for showing the early stages of your art lol when it comes to anatomy, i am at about the same level as the beginning of your second sketchbook, and it's so frustrating that i dont bother even trying to improve, but seeing you push through is really motivating! So uh yeah, i usually dont comment a lot on videos, but your video just left that much of an impact. Good luck on your art journey, you're really well on your way to nailing digital painting ^^
I have to say you deserve to be complimented for your drawings of the body in movement. I'm a trained dancer and you've such a good eye for what we call 'line'. So many artists (even professional ones) don't actually pull it off to the dancer's eye. We can tell the small mistakes that turn a portrait into a not-quite-believable picture. -But you can do it.- Even in your early work you seem to have an innate understanding of where the fulcrum of the body is, how the weight is distributed down into the ground and how the limbs work around that fulcrum. It's a very cool talent. Good luck!
It’s so brave to show the beginning stuff, this is what people need to seee to understand that they can do it to. This is such a punk video, helping people see how it’s really done warts and all, “do it yourself!” I salute you
Your art has really inspired me cuz i feel like my art is “ok” now but my progress has been stagnant & i don’t have motivation to improve 😭 (probably bc i’m too lazy to get references and study art properly but we don talk abt that 😃)
This is inspiring. I want to upload an art journey video too sometime in the future. It's so individual yet sets realistic goals and helps to not get frustrated when it takes time to get better.
As an artist whose been drawing for 4 years, your doing an amazing job! its really good how you focus on practising your weak points, practising weak points and taking them head on is the fastest and best way to learn!!!
Love your progress!! This was also how I started out with my art journey back when i was just diving into it. Keep it up man, cant wait to see your progress in a year 👊
This was really inspiring! Right now I’m right where you were when you first started, and it’s cool to see that kind of progress from my starting point. Congrats and keep it up!
dude this is so inspirational thank you. i decided just today that im going to start drawing, really. i hope in a years time i can watch your next video and see the progress i made as well :)
Your energy is contagious lol. I think approaching work with humour adds a lot, even when you fuck up and draw something sub-par, having a good attitude about it still makes it worth it. Your videos are great :) Makes me feel more merciful to my art as well. It truly aint that deep sometimes.
i remember learning poses or like the basic anatomy in a week when my art teacher made us draw 30 sketches every single day so it was almost 180 sketches by the end of the week. And the way I was blown away by seeing how much progress I made in a week then I did in like a month or sth. So I do believe practice everyday really gets you there
This is great progress! I had many of the same issues as you, as well as breakthroughs! I'm often asked to give advice for new artists, but advice can only go so far if you don't have the dedication to actually apply them. So exciting to see development!
Thanks for the motivation man, was putting my drawing aside and wouldn’t begin even after watching soo many art videos. Hoping to see more of your content soon!
I love that you have to make bad art to make good art. Because if you make nothing, theres nothing in this world you can compare that nothing to. Have a great art journey and make more art! You're gonna look back on it and think it's bad but that just means improvement!
I'm very impressed with the progress you made digitally. I've never been able to create presentable art with a tablet, and it killed my art drive for some time, until I just accepted there's nothing wrong with traditional. But your talent skyrocketed from the passion you put in it
Honestly you're doing great. The "Failure" sketchbook is a necessary step though! Without it, none of the other sketchbooks would be there. I think you should be proud of yourself. You've significantly progressed!
Man you're awesome. Stumbled on this video because I was bored in between my computer science studies, and trying to find something fun to watch (I'm thinking about using drawing as a creative vessel for myself, except that I'm terrible at drawing). Your video gave me a lot of feelings, but the main one is: motivation. You take things so lightly, with this soothing voice. You just got another subscriber for sure sir!
remember though, even if you dont feel like youre making any progress, you 100% are, even if just subconsciously. every art piece you do or practice helps you improve even if just a little.
Damn dude, you improved so much in such a short amount of time. I have recently just got back into drawing and art after graduating from uni in animation. I stopped for like 5 years. Lost the passion, the hunger and most of all covid just messed up so much. But I've been looking around for some things to motivate me and use as a source of logical inspiration. You have inspired me massively and I have learnt so much from just a few of your videos. Keep up the amazing work!
It's very nice of you to show that! I'm at roughly a year of drawing myself now. I wanna quickly add, if someone might think "Oh man, I've drawn for a year and I'm not as good as him" that's ok! We all learn at different pases. I, for example, improve more slowly, but I've come to accept that, because in the end it's an individual journy, you know?
Thank you so much for this, because right now, I'm going through my first few months, and I suck! But going through exactly the same. So thanks. Love your thoughts.❤❤
Your starting point is still waaaaaaaaaaaaay above where I'm at even with some (unstructured) practice, but then I'm also shite at structuring and still at the "I need to practice perspective" -> "These lines are so boring, I don't wanna draw anymore" phase.
man, I've just stumbled upon your channel for the first time, and I have to say, this video might be one of the best out there. (You're lovely, how you tell about stuff is just endearing. Had to pause it just to leave this comment and send my best wishes your way.)
This is so encouraging to see. I spent 12 hours yesterday trying to draw a smooth line in krita with my drawing tablet and I'm just not getting it. Very little art practice on paper. Just all around new. Thank you for sharing
Why is your art progress journey so good! Like major props to you, you studied a lot of stuff most newbie artists wouldn’t and knew to study perspectives and different things! Keep it up man I think if you keep going with this type of studying that is intentional and skill based you’ll improve majorly. No hate to other artists tho of course I just notice a lot of beginners tend to not think of improving as an intentional thing like this, where they genuinely study things like prospective snd such. And just tend to think if they draw their ocs or fanart everyday or regularly they’ll improve. Which is not how it works improving in art means actually doing studies like you did in this video! And to quote you “to my credit I really was trying to work on my weaknesses.” Artists just starting out with the intention of improving, ya’ll get that quote tattooed on your brain please. Edit: HOLY HECK IF THIS IS HOW DEDICATED YOU ARE TO IMPROVING YOUR ART BY ACTUALLY DOING STUDIES AND DRAWING A LOT THEN IN PART TWO YOUR GONNA BE A MASTER
god damn ! watching this video made me feel like i met a long lost friend, I am exactly like you. so relatable and I think just like you do. at some points in the video, it really made me crack up.
being an artist is just continuing to make things out of passion even when in a rut, or when you feel like everything you make is shit, it's just the continuous drive to keep moving forward regardless out of love of what you do I experience this alot as a musican where I have periods where I can't make anything cause i feel like I can't anymore, but passion and love of what I do make me continue moving forward. anyone can be an artist, talent doesn't exist, everyone you think is talented is just someone who spent time learning and growing when nobody is watching, cause they love it
Brother, as a greek on his day 2 of a drawing journey. That oc part made me chuckle, look at the fates of people being brought together. I'm feeling a connection aaah that's so wholesome. Btw 10:30 😆 EDIT: FORGOT TO MENTION, IM A DANMACHI FAN AS WELL AHH. ALL THE WAY TO FREYA ARC IN THE NOVEL ❤
Great job, Keep it up :D This reminds me of my own first year of making art. It's hard work and occassionally punishing, but the eventual growth is worth it!
i couldn’t have seen this video at a more perfect time honestly. literally just decided to start drawing again TODAY. i used to love to draw as a kid but i haven’t drawn consistently since middle school. i was never very good, just liked drawing characters for fun. i’d never color it because i had no idea how colors work together and was scared i’d ruin the drawings. this video really gives me the hope that i can be just as dedicated this year and learn some very necessary foundations so i can start creating the art i wanna see 🫶🏽👩🏽🎨 thanks for this video
I’m so inspired by your process. I learned to draw pretty well as a kid but stopped practicing. When I picked it up again I quickly hit a hard plateau. Ouch. You describe it so well. A famous artist told me to draw from life-yes, draw what you see in the world, not from a picture on a screen or book. Find a life drawing class. I think you’ll love it and you will create your unique style. Also go to art museums to learn from famous artists. Art itself is a great teacher.
I don't draw, but my sister does. I've been with her every step of the way. I enjoy seeing someone's beginner art developing through intermediate, and saying to myself, "Hey, I remember that stage of ignorance," lol!
Here is what I heard from another video and comment, "As long as the younger you sucks more then the older current you, you're on the right track." It really changed something and keeps motivating me. I look back and see how GARBAGE (😭) I was, I'm able to notice a lot of the mistakes I was making and it makes me feel so much better. Only person you can compare yourself to is-- yourself.
