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I rewatched the video 1:45 … “quite well known but not talked about nearly enough for how important it is”. Where did I say nobody talks about this? Is there any art topic that hasn’t been talked about? Should all art UA-camrs stop making videos because what they want to say has already been said? And the reason why we don’t talk about it a lot is because it doesn’t get clicks … you know what does? Look at Marc Burnet’s channel … what is the most viewed video in the past 4 months … “Learn to draw faces in 7 days” … thanks for the comment and support but i think you missed the whole point of the video.

This is a great idea. I have thought about this a lot and have had so many ideas about what I want to try that I have not gone back to them. Great advice though. Just like watching a movie the second time you often see things you didn’t see before and get a better understanding of why the plot was scripted the way it was and able to pick up on obscure dialogue hints.

@canilearntodraw2579 it's also just hard to absorb so much information at once. Plus, you'll have learned other things along the way, and going back, you get the opportunity to see it from a new perspective.

Thanks for the summary!

Yeah I agree. However, he plays a lot in church/gospel settings and what they mean is that God has given certain people gifts that others don’t have. Not everyone means this of course and even those that do really are just using the vocabulary they know to express a compliment. However I do think this idea creates an illusion that … maybe God just didn’t give you that gift so it’s okay if you give up when you find it hard. It down plays the role of hard work and as a community that’s focused on building our skills it is not helpful to think … maybe I just have the gift. But yeah I know what you mean.

Enjoy the grind … I like it! Always great hearing from you as well. Thanks!

Yeah, staying away from perfection is a constant struggle. Especially right after you do a piece you are particularly proud of. I have to keep my eye open for this. Glad to hear you are enjoying your drawings again. Thanks for sharing!

That’s amazing to hear! I love ink as well but my current sketchbook doesn’t do well with it so I’ll go back to it once I finish this book. Thanks for sharing!

Glad to hear! Hey we will learn together. Just did a page of hands .. well most of them are hands 😬 … the learning never ends! It’s good to know I have a hobby that won’t end tomorrow ☺️

And pose it. I want to learn how. I heard you have to learn how to do this first before moving to anatomy. Dont know where to start… I want to learn how to pose it in all directions

Hi there. Since Vincent hasn't replied yet, I can help you out with this. An artist by the name of Tom Fox has a book (and a video course as well) that helps with this and much more. The name of the book is "Anatomy for Artists: Drawing Form and Pose" and the video course is "Basic Principles of Drawing People from Imagination" which is available through Domestika.

@@thebottman1this is so helpful. Will definitely buy the book and course. Thanks!

thebottman is correct. I would say the book has more details than the course. But of course if money isn’t an issue then go for it. Getting aquatinted with drawing boxes in different orientations will be helpful as well if you don’t know how. Enjoy!

@@allisongrimaldo1502 You're very welcome! And Vincent is also correct, the book goes into much more detail than the course, although if you like learning from videos and want to get started right away with the box mannequin, the video course is a good start. Once you're comfortable there, you'll probably feel much more equipped to dive into the book, because Tom Fox covers A LOT in it for a single book. You'll be amazed! Have fun!

It is a good feeling to be able to keep going with that sketchbook. Thank you for this kind message!

Let’s do it! I’ll be standing next to you on top of the pile of papers ☺️

The course is Draw a Box.

@ ty 😊

Yo! I so identify with this! It was ROUGH early on. It took me going through some work to get me out of that mindset and I still struggle with it today. It’s likely part of the reason my sketchbooks are so neat. This comment definitely resonates with me. Just continue to remind yourself. Laugh at the crazy things that show up on the paper. Don’t throw it away or erase it. It will be an inspiration when you look back at them. And as you see progress eventually comes you will be less terrified about how the current image is turning out. It’s all part of the process. Some drawings WILL be bad … some WILL be bad. ☺️ no use losing sleep and emotional points over it. It will get better.

I hear your pain. I will admit that getting a job in art is very different than getting better at art. We should keep those things separate. As many entry level jobs are really based more on whether you have the right connections and people who know you unfortunately. But a lot of what I am hearing in your comment leads me to believe that you are not consistently drawing. I would challenge you to 1 … first get a job wherever you can. It’s doesn’t matter. This first issue is not something unique to artist. I got my undergraduate in information technology and when I came back I could not get a job in the industry even though I was one of the top graduating students in my group. I eventually got a job as a bank teller. This is life. If you need a job get one. 2. If you want to continue to work towards becoming an artist I challenge you to get a timer and actually diligently time how much time you spend per day or per week practicing. I bet you will be in for a shock given your comments. All the best.

Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the content!

Thanks appreciate it!

Are there any videos you watched to observe like Kim Jung Ji?

Yeah Gi as a legend. I have seen some of his videos as well. Glad this worked for you! Appreciate the comment. This is one of my favorite artists.

@@russiachan2 not really. Many videos start to confuse me. It’s about finding your own methods and rules to recreating what you’re seeing. I watched his interviews and tried to understand how he learned to draw. He grew up in a time without Internet or many teachers. So when i started i was so impressed with his urban sketching. And I tried to understand how he did it So i could recreate it. So what i did was I would sit down at work in the lounge and just observe what was in front of me. Then id try to draw it. I failed many times at first. But it was a process where i would rinse and repeat four steps: observe the shapes in front of me, figure out how it would look like on a mental piece of paper in my head first, then draw on real paper(my phone drawing app) to confirm if my theories were correct. Lastly, I’d take a picture from the view that my eyes were seeing and use it to figure out how these 3d objects can be placed on a flat piece of paper. The real picture is like checking your answers. This way you’re developing your own rules to how perspective works.

@@russiachan2 other things that really brought my drawing to the next level was cross contours. When i watched videos on cross contours it blew my mind. I thought this is the secret to understanding how to draw anything. Being able to apply cross contours to other’s art can help you to understand how they produced it. It also helped me to understand perspective tremendously. Now that I’ve been constantly observing i learned that the greatest artists have minds that are similar to 3d modeling software. In your head you are( just like a computer) starting with a simple shape like a box then manipulating it to have a similar shape to whatever object you’re imagining. I learned this was the objective of the drawing 100 boxes without ever having to draw 100 boxes. When you manipulate a box you can shorten or lengthen the edges to whatever you desire. This is the key to having a great memory recall of objects. It’s not memorizing each line to recreate an object. Instead it is about recalling the volume of that object. It’s about learning how to create volume and manipulating it. Also understand how the planes of the object are in relation to other. In the example of a box, all the planes are 90 degrees to each other. If you were to draw a skull, then you’d start to understand some planes are around 90 degrees relative to each other(front of head to side of head)and others might just be a 45 degree turn(3 planes of forehead). Always remember where the planes of an object are facing. Some planes of the skull always face to the front, some to the side, others maybe always point at a 45 degree to the ground(like the lips, bottom of nose).

@@russiachan2 lastly i read a lot of comic books, manga, manhwa, and observe others awesome art and study to see how i could recreate the scene. Reading comics help me to stay invested in learning because as im reading I’m fascinated with the art. I think about the cross contours, the perspective, the volume of the shapes in the images. I think about how would i go about recreating it. I’d start simple with understanding the overall perspective of the image. Then I’d think about the objects that have different vanishing points in the image. The last step would be to then focus on detail. I hope some of what i wrote could help you in your journey. I’m still going at it although i understand all about frustration. I just hope that i actually achieve my dream one day

Awesome, thank you! I really appreciate those of you who started following in those early days. It was the push I needed to keep going. Those early days I struggled a lot and was often very frustrated even though I was making good progress it was not a happy time. I learned a lot from those experiences and I’m definitely in a better mental state today. Thanks for pulling me through!

I do quite a bit of listening to art videos myself. It helps me to stay eager to pick up my sketchbook. And I really love hearing the stories of others. So I’ve been listening and viewing a lot of sketchbook tours lately from smaller channels and bro there are some really cool sketchbooks and artists out there. It’s inspiring! I have to draw more. Lol.

Yeah practice will help. I’m thinking on doing a few more studies myself. And some more faces and clothing. Just remember to feel free to bounce around when you start getting tired. Once you are enjoying your practice!

@canilearntodraw2579 yep! Also helps that I wanna use hardcover sketchbooks for drawing for fun while softer covers are mainly for studies.

Amazing stuff btw. Listened all the way. Definitely true.

Hi! Morning! Thanks for the comment and kind words. There were no references used for anything draw in the video. Which is one baby step along the way. I’m really enjoying the process. They didn’t all turn out the way I wanted but I’m learning!

Thanks! ☺️ It’s always great to hear this type of encouragement. It helps keep me motivated as well. So you are a part of helping my journey be successful. Thanks! 10k subs that’s crazy! I’m just some dude with a cellphone!

I am so glad you are enjoying the content! Was up late last night trying to get this finished up. Lol. Thanks!

Great advice I’ll see how I can use this in my drawings.

That’s actually a typo … should be 3 years 9 months. I think everyone drew growing up … so I think that’s a given. So yes I’ve drawn stuff. But even back than I never had any training and since I graduated high school the start of this series/channel is probably the first time I’ve drawn since that time.

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Thanks!

If you check the playlist you will see them (ua-cam.com/play/PL4EpXZn_wD2R5zXMQCCoJtlU8WlOf_KbW.html&si=tjPwZjnKHNyipHAn) and (ua-cam.com/play/PL4EpXZn_wD2Q9Mv41dpTZ57Jdkkas6ivp.html&si=qgz7On9iPJOIXwXL) mostly from Proko and draw a box.

@@canilearntodraw2579 thank you!

Great points. Thanks for sharing this!

I have stopped … other than playing with them with my kids. The reason behind that is that 1. I have such limited time to practice and water coloring takes time to setup, it takes time to complete and you have to clean up. So it’s challenging. 2. I’ve decided to focus first on some things I know I want to get better at. Some of the more foundational drawing skills. Rather than spreading myself thin I’m trying to focus to see if I can use my time more wisely. I really do enjoy looking at water color paintings though … so who knows. Maybe sometime in the future. And actually I will likely be doing much more ink wash in the future so … that’s kind of water color ☺️.

Thanks!

Thanks for this comment. It’s always good to know that the main purpose I had for this channel (being able to inspire others) is being meet. Comments like this keep me going. Thank you!

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You’re welcome. Glad you found it useful!

Maybe you should be watching shorts?

This is good advice. Although it may look like I don’t follow it because of how clean my sketchbook appears … I actually do ☺️. I have even tried to get a sketchier sketchbook style 😆 but I guess it just doesn’t work for me. But my drawings and sketchbook ends up so clean because I took what I learned from draw a box about making intentional lines and then leaving them and continue to use that moto even when I am drawing in pencil. So I don’t end up erasing that much. And if you look closely you can see the very light under drawing or construction lines I draw first … it’s all in there. I could probably get a bit more extreme but I think it’s just a reflection of my personality. But it is one of the most consistent comments when I show people who also have sketchbooks my sketchbook. Wow it’s so clean! But yes … don’t try to follow this. Let yourself be free to make mistakes. It’s fine and you will have more fun and better results in the long term because of it. Thanks for the comment and advice.

Yeah I agree. But to give the teachers a bit of a break art is complicated and it is so difficult to teach everything in one course. It’s tough. I think what i learned from going through undergrad and grad school is that if you want something bad enough don’t rely on the teachers. Go and fill in the blanks yourself. But yeah wish this situation was better.

Actually it can be done with this method as well. I’m sorry I left that out. It works just as well with middle axis. I’ll probably have to do a “redo” video at some point.

@canilearntodraw2579 im surprised you actually responded. Usually i write these comments for other people watching to read, i never usually expect the creator with many other comments to read, to even respond to this

Hi Allison. I hope you enjoy it. Sorry to hear you feel paralyzed. This mainly comes from the pressure we are putting on ourselves. The feeling that we have to get better. And why aren’t we better yet. Learning to let go of this idea will do more for your art improvement than any book you can buy. You have to realize that art is hard and you will have many many drawings that do not look good. Many months of drawing without seeing much improvement. This is the reality. Embrace it. Try to find joy in the process.

Thanks 😊

Lol one day … one day ☺️

Sure www.domestika.org/en/courses/2465-basic-principles-of-drawing-people-from-imagination

Hey thanks for the comment and feedback. Yeah I think I also have a talent for losing detailed information when I don’t continually interact with it. Lol. But another comment also pointed out the issue of scale. Drawing those larger portraits allow for more detail and drawing smaller faces you really can’t use most of that information. You have to resort to more simplified images and that requires a different approach and learning. So yeah I don’t know. But I’ll get there. I know why I’m drawing this time and I know that I can eventually get it.

Lol well trust me you are not the first person to tell me that.

You are welcome! Glad to see you found this helpful.

I’m not quite sure what is being said here. Probably a bit more context would help. But thanks for the comment.

Hi. Looks like he has slowed down on instagram a bit as well recently. I’m not sure what’s happening. Maybe he is working on some new project and has less time? I’m not sure.

Thank you! 😊

Thanks. I’ll try this.

I have gotten a few of these comments lately and I feel your pain. I think all these feelings you have are valid. I also believe it is true that some catch on easier and yes life isn’t fair. There was a quote that is adopted from Robert Heinlein … “Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you--if you don't play, you can't win." So 2 things I have learned and I’m going to share some tough love with you. 1. You are almost certainly have not did the amount of practice that you described. 2. You are too busy looking at others and comparing your progress to theirs. The real issue is you are not having fun. I watch my children draw and we draw quite a bit now. And most of there drawings are not amazing in the formal academic sense. And they still draw … no frustration and in fact they are normally quite content with their drawings. You know what would change their perspective? If I constantly show them drawings from kids their age that are drawing much better. Comparison sucks the live and joy out of us and when our emotions are high the ability to learn decreases. What you need is a reboot. I would say if this is causing you distress stop drawing. If you get the urge to draw in the future do it. Don’t stress yourself. Why do your drawings have to be good? Trying to impress someone? There are better ways. Trying to change careers… there are better options. If it’s just to have fun and have a hobby that you do some time .. then welcome … nobody in art will ever master everything. You have a hobby that will last as long as you want. Do it when you feel like it … don’t do it when you don’t. You don’t have to be a master at something to enjoy it.

​@@canilearntodraw2579 It's not entirely correct. I compare for a very simple reason and it's the same reason I am an artist. I saw what gave me so much emotion and inspiration that I wanted to do the same. Not to make money, obviously. And not to impress others. It was to impress me! And others, sure. But first of all I can't enjoy my art because nothing I create without seeing others' art is entertaining. I can't entertain myself. But others can. They please others, they please me and they seem like they enjoy that too. I don't need to be AS good. I need to be JUST good. Just pass the threshold that divides shit from curious. They take ugly and boring people and make them into amazing characters fun to see even in 1 frame. I take the best models and turn them boring. I do have photos and videos of people I'd love to be able to draw. So life is good, others' drawings are good, mine are not. Is it too much to ask? 25 years of drawing to result in something I'd be proud of? What I draw does surprise me sometimes, I enjoy seeing these artworks... But it's always someone else's Fanart, even drawn on my own. So all the concepts are created for me and I get filled with some show and with love for some cute character and I study them and finally draw in a new way. And it's great. I do enjoy that. But I can't rely on fanart my whole life, I wanna be a lamp, not a mirror. I wanna create, not recombine like AI... And that's the difference between good artists and bad artists like myself. Even when we just start, as kids, with no experience yet, some create and some copy. I'd enjoy experimenting and learning if what I create was different. Sometimes bad, sometimes good. But it turns out I fail even when I do have reference. Someone IMAGINED a character that I can't even copy right. Pick just one, focus all my mind and all my will on just one model, study from all angles, break apart into basic shapes and learn how to create them at any angle, with any emotion and gesture. And... yeah, I exaggerated a bit but I did draw 1000s of gestures. I did 12 sec for 30 min many times. That's 150 per session. Also gave me nothing. I followed the advice and lost my time. I still need reference for a gesture. So why did I suffer through this practice? Maybe I shouldn't have. Maybe drawing less is the key. Maybe I need to accumulate inspiration, that will to create, and spend it on good stuff, without trying to junk-draw myself out of amateurism. Bare mileage doesn't seem to work. Not that I could know without trying. I trusted the tips I heard. Anyway, how on Earth would I learn without seeing other art? And if I do, how would I not compare? My whole reason to create is to get that amazing feeling from drawings that convey life, emotion, living cuteness, not sugar overdose. The cuteness of a young fawn following mom, of a puppy jumping in a puddle, of a kid smiling... I can't draw that, no matter how many times I tried. But then I see other animators did and it was so simple! 3 lines! So I copy that and it works. So... it's physically possible. I would NEVER know if I didn't look at their art. I'd think art is boring crap. That's why being proven wrong amazes me so much. It feels magical. Impossible. Am I doomed to be a consumer, not creator? You think I should give up?

“I did draw 1000s of gestures. I did 12 sec for 30 min many times” … still not buying it. But I will say this when you watch gymnastics they make it look easy, when you watch the Olympics they make it look easy … when you watch streamers and UA-camrs they make it look easy, when you watch actors they make it look easy … yes of course it looks easy. You are seeing the end result of years of hard practice. Meanwhile you are frustrated because “I did draw 1000s of gestures. I did 12 sec for 30 min many times” and I can’t do what they did. Yeah … I don’t buy it. Sorry. I know this is tough love … but I would just be enabling you. It takes a lot of practice. There are things I do without thinking now that I could not … given my best concentration and eraser skills … I could not figure out when I begun. If you want to give up it is up to you. It’s a hobby. But I’m not buying this story.