Sometimes we look at our art and think WTH.. learn something and keep being inspired. But also remember, sometimes it's ok to take a break from the things you love. #myartsucks #ihatemyart
Learning new things in life its a curve: sometimes it has to get lower at the start, as you learn and implement new concepts, which will most likely be bad at first and "ruin" your work. And that's why we prefer not to challenge ourselves, because it's more probable to make mistakes when doing things you don't feel comfortable doing. But it is necessary for the curve to go down for it to get higher than ever was before, or else it flattens and eventually stalls.
Your art looks amazing!! I really think where your art needs improvement is lighting, i swear some interesting shadows on your characters will help a lot!! The hands you made looked really good, so don't beat yourself up too much! Also, you should maybe try to explore blending modes, especially overlay which can make your pieces really, really pop out
Been feeling the exact same way lately and with all the AI drama, it absolutely destroyed my motivation to get better. Seeing so many talented people (like yourself and Sam) feeling the same way, it definitely helps on the mental health side of things, you're amazing
what you are missing is not exactly inspiration but understanding how light, color and values work ( and texture, reflection etc) there are some good materials to learn from: James Gurney - Color and Light Sam Nielson Schoolism class - Fundamentals of Lighting Ctrl+paint classes doing life studies regularly
First of all, your art does not suck and you probably know it too. You are a pretty skilled artist (especially your realistic drawings on your sketchbook) and you are very good at what you are trying to do on digital as well. However, I do get what you are saying about characters having "no emotion" because that was one of the things I struggled with as well. Three tips that I can share are 1- Try drawing not only dynamic poses but very extreme angles and perspectives. Do this for couple of pieces, at first it will look very amateur because it's genuinely really hard to do proper foreshortening or draw anatomy in different angles. One thing that most people struggle with is this, because usually people that draw "dynamic poses" are people who have either gotten figure drawing classes or people that have practiced figure drawing at home. But the problem with that is in figure drawing you always draw from a fixed camera angle so you never get to practice extreme angles that automatically give your drawings life 2- to improve your characters' emotions, you need to exaggerate. Now when I say exaggerate I don't mean go full on cartoonish facial expressions. I know you work in a realistic style on paper, but on digital you still have a semi-realistic style and you should try drawing some portraits with different emotions. Like draw a character and draw an expression sheet for her maybe? Make her smile, make her cry, make her do all sorts of emotions you can think of, and it will definitely put you out of your comfort zone. 3- last but not least, when you're drawing don't forget to draw what looks good, not what it actually looks like. This one is tricky to explain because it applies to every part of art and it depends on what you see interesting as. One example I can give is, samdoesarts always draws characters with bigger eyes. Most of his best work also has very extreme shading that puts large portions of the character under a shadow or a light. He also gives most of his characters blushes, even if it's very soft it does affect the characters a lot. But yeah, these are just examples, you can apply this to anything that you see on your character. Illustrations usually have your own personal take on pieces, and people that like your style will always support and look up to your art. Even if you think it's bad, it's always something to look up to for someone else. I personally am not a good artist (I'm an animator) and I don't even draw illustrations, but these are things that I pay attention to most when I look at other peoples' art. Keep in mind that you're not drawing for other artists, you're drawing for a wider audience where most of them don't even draw themselves. It's always important to appeal to a bigger audience, and most importantly, to yourself.
@@_Licentia thank you so much for taking the time to write this comment and also for taking a look at my sketchbook drawings. I definitely need to do more dynamic poses as it’s something I rarely do. Sometimes I hate my art because it doesn’t speak to me. I will do more facial expressions as well. It’s cool that you do animation, I’ve always admired people who do that. Animation seems like it takes a lot of time to learn and it’s not easy. But I will not give up and will continue to improve..and I like what you said about drawing for audience instead for other artists. I appreciate your support !
As a 3D artist said to me : "If you still feel satisfied about renders you made a year ago, it means you haven't progressed. You must feel happy to be able to see issues in past works because you are going forward." There is no need to depise what we produce, each piece, be it our current masterpiece, our shittiest scribble or everything in between, all of them are part of our construction as an artist and a person. The sole condition is : keep arting ! (if that even means a thing ^^) Cheers !
I think your hands look really nice! Only advice for drawing hands, create a more exaggerated shade on either the back or sides of the fingers even than a reference photo. Might help! Maybe not
comparison is the thief of joy
If that's what terrible looks like, I don't know where I stand.
@@boneguardsteel994 they say we are our worst own critic😅. Thank you tho!
i didn't know i needed this video but i really did, gave me the push i needed. thank you for sharing, i wish you the best ❤
@@piney_648 wish you all the best as well!
Art is a journey, I've been forcing myself to only compare my works to my previous works so I'm not too hard on myself.
Simple but great strategy !
Your art is lovely!
I will focus on my weak points for me to grow as an artist, that makes sense. Thank you for the tip and for your support!
Before I even watched the video, I read the title and thought “relatable” 🙂
Learning new things in life its a curve: sometimes it has to get lower at the start, as you learn and implement new concepts, which will most likely be bad at first and "ruin" your work. And that's why we prefer not to challenge ourselves, because it's more probable to make mistakes when doing things you don't feel comfortable doing. But it is necessary for the curve to go down for it to get higher than ever was before, or else it flattens and eventually stalls.
Your art looks amazing!! I really think where your art needs improvement is lighting, i swear some interesting shadows on your characters will help a lot!! The hands you made looked really good, so don't beat yourself up too much! Also, you should maybe try to explore blending modes, especially overlay which can make your pieces really, really pop out
That’s super helpful. I never use blending modes 😅 and can definitely be bolder with my shadows. Thanks for the tip!
I liked the hair in the drawing
I relate so hard, i literally hate my art rn i get so jealous when i see people way better than me
Been feeling the exact same way lately and with all the AI drama, it absolutely destroyed my motivation to get better. Seeing so many talented people (like yourself and Sam) feeling the same way, it definitely helps on the mental health side of things, you're amazing
Thank you for your kind words!
You really improved since the last one! That looks amazing! Keep up the great work ❤
Thank you !
what you are missing is not exactly inspiration but understanding how light, color and values work ( and texture, reflection etc)
there are some good materials to learn from:
James Gurney - Color and Light
Sam Nielson Schoolism class - Fundamentals of Lighting
Ctrl+paint classes
doing life studies regularly
Try to cherish the “this sucks” moments, they usually come right before a breakthrough for me.
First of all, your art does not suck and you probably know it too. You are a pretty skilled artist (especially your realistic drawings on your sketchbook) and you are very good at what you are trying to do on digital as well. However, I do get what you are saying about characters having "no emotion" because that was one of the things I struggled with as well.
Three tips that I can share are
1- Try drawing not only dynamic poses but very extreme angles and perspectives. Do this for couple of pieces, at first it will look very amateur because it's genuinely really hard to do proper foreshortening or draw anatomy in different angles. One thing that most people struggle with is this, because usually people that draw "dynamic poses" are people who have either gotten figure drawing classes or people that have practiced figure drawing at home. But the problem with that is in figure drawing you always draw from a fixed camera angle so you never get to practice extreme angles that automatically give your drawings life
2- to improve your characters' emotions, you need to exaggerate. Now when I say exaggerate I don't mean go full on cartoonish facial expressions. I know you work in a realistic style on paper, but on digital you still have a semi-realistic style and you should try drawing some portraits with different emotions. Like draw a character and draw an expression sheet for her maybe? Make her smile, make her cry, make her do all sorts of emotions you can think of, and it will definitely put you out of your comfort zone.
3- last but not least, when you're drawing don't forget to draw what looks good, not what it actually looks like. This one is tricky to explain because it applies to every part of art and it depends on what you see interesting as. One example I can give is, samdoesarts always draws characters with bigger eyes. Most of his best work also has very extreme shading that puts large portions of the character under a shadow or a light. He also gives most of his characters blushes, even if it's very soft it does affect the characters a lot. But yeah, these are just examples, you can apply this to anything that you see on your character. Illustrations usually have your own personal take on pieces, and people that like your style will always support and look up to your art. Even if you think it's bad, it's always something to look up to for someone else.
I personally am not a good artist (I'm an animator) and I don't even draw illustrations, but these are things that I pay attention to most when I look at other peoples' art. Keep in mind that you're not drawing for other artists, you're drawing for a wider audience where most of them don't even draw themselves. It's always important to appeal to a bigger audience, and most importantly, to yourself.
@@_Licentia thank you so much for taking the time to write this comment and also for taking a look at my sketchbook drawings. I definitely need to do more dynamic poses as it’s something I rarely do. Sometimes I hate my art because it doesn’t speak to me. I will do more facial expressions as well. It’s cool that you do animation, I’ve always admired people who do that. Animation seems like it takes a lot of time to learn and it’s not easy. But I will not give up and will continue to improve..and I like what you said about drawing for audience instead for other artists. I appreciate your support !
I love your art!!!!
Your art is so cool
Chill video
As a 3D artist said to me :
"If you still feel satisfied about renders you made a year ago, it means you haven't progressed. You must feel happy to be able to see issues in past works because you are going forward."
There is no need to depise what we produce, each piece, be it our current masterpiece, our shittiest scribble or everything in between, all of them are part of our construction as an artist and a person.
The sole condition is : keep arting ! (if that even means a thing ^^)
Cheers !
I love your mindset and thought process. Thank you for sharing !
I think your hands look really nice! Only advice for drawing hands, create a more exaggerated shade on either the back or sides of the fingers even than a reference photo. Might help! Maybe not
@@tat2urface1 makes sense. Thanks for the tip!
Let’s see ur progress
@@astresan2161 it’s at the end of the video. There’s a quick side by side comparison 😁
Very good art 😎
What is happily constipated
@@NotMe-fn1rs I meant instead of looking happy they look constipated 😅 sorry for the confusion
k get better then