First video - "I've been working in the animation industry for 5+ years" Second last video - "I've been working in the animation industry for 25+ years" Latest video - "I've been working in animation industry for 5+ years" It's evolving, just backwards.
What I've consistently learned from Ethan's Videos: 1.) I'm a baby, with a baby brain who has an inclination towards crayons. 2.) I shouldn't do anything. EVER. 3.)Ethan's years in the animation industry are a variable that break the laws of physics. 4.) That I will drop anything I'm doing to watch this man's latest upload.
The first time I watched Ethan becker some time back I felt very threatened, educated and arrou- entertained, It's been like this for almost 2 years now. Thank you for these 2 years of baby school, I'm no longer a lil baby
yes i also fear not the idiot who copied over 10 000 different comments and pasted it on youtube for likes. but i fear the moron who has copied a single bruce lee quote 10 000 times on youtube - skelly the truth
@@RickardLejonhjarta ahaha like that could ever happen on this childish channel and its community, just keep copying dead peoples quote for a living while i upgrade them by using yours
@@livetochange974 hun, they were just quoting something relevant to the topic. Your relationship with the term “copying” is clearly skewed. Stop stalking the comments section and get a life- your responses to people have been pathetic and unnecessary.
GREAT VID - Sam Does Arts IS the best artist. And thanks for the shout out for my class MAN - also does Sinix know about this whole best friend thing? I have to check in with him before we're Facebook official
So, Correct Me If My Interpretation Is Incorrect, But Basically: Do What You Always Do, And When You Decide To Draw Something Else With Similar Properties, You Apply The Same Techniques To It(?)
This is actually genius and it explains much more intuitively the idea behind “practice, practice, practice”. When you practice the same stuff over and over you NOTICE what you’re doing wrong and fix it. If you draw stuff you enjoy over and over you WILL see improvement in your 100th even if you drew the exact same painting 100 times.
lately, I've been really busy with school shit and never had the time to do arts. Going through the internet, I feel obligated to become better at art, which I was good at, I feel overwhelmed when I think that I have to learn a lot of shit again as if I'm going back from the start. I didn't realize the importance of having a comfort zone as everyone around me always says that having a comfort zone won't make you better. I realize that leaving my comfort zone doesn't make me any better as well. And so I forgot to have fun when making art and shit. Thank you, man, for the good ass video, this solidifies my conclusion that I won't be able to learn shit if I don't enjoy the shit I'm doing. all this time, art becomes a duty, a task I need to do in order to keep up with everyone else. This really inspired me to start and continue making art.
I FEEL THIS COMMENT A LOT, especially now that there are a lot of young people who are very skilled and I just couldn’t help but feel bad abt myself. This is why I deleted all my socials and focused on my own progress. I hope you become satisfied with your progress and comfort zone!!
I feel this is more educational than simple tutorials. It shows improvements to real artists and explains why in the moment and its benefits. Instead of: you should do this, and that's it. Great vid there.
recently dropped off of drawing lately even though it's been my outlet for years. always had a hard time finding a way to properly improve my personal work but the way you simplify progress and improvement make it so much more palatable and art seems far less intimidating because of how accessible you've made it!
Almost two years ago i lost all drive and enjoyment from drawing and it's been an agonizing crawl to regain it. I'm not having fun yet but I'm trying. It also means relearning thirty five years of practice. You're the one teacher who gives me confidence to continue.
Startes crying watching this, I wish you were my teacher, these days I've literally been scrambling to learn digital painting but then you saying "stay in your comfort zone" and that's like something I've wanted to hear so I'll definitely be checking out your classes, thank you🙇🏽♀️
"dont leave your comfort zone" Sir my comfort zone leaves me Edit: I'd be drawing in me and my brother's room and my little cousin would come in criticize and insult my drawing and then proceed to stay in our room and give me anxiety whenever i try to draw when he's around
Yessss, I stopped fighting against the manga style I started with and suddenly I was improving exponentially and getting work. And I've managed to translate that to clay sculpting? Idk man it feels in my comfort zone, lol
I found your channel like a week ago and I’m obsessed. You make learning fun because of your personality and ways of joking. I must have watched about 20 videos by now and just wow. Thank you
Oki so THIS was the video I needed. I've gotta stop overthinking it, & draw what I enjoy drawing. Can learn from professionals as I go, but I need to have established a comfort zone as a home base in order to improve :3
@@livetochange974 Practice instead of watching videos hello? Watching the videos shows the right way of practicing and breaking down things.You can't just jump in and practice when you don't know where to start.TBH l wasn't learning anything from practicing because l didn't know what l was doing till l got some tips from some good artist here
This is really, really important and fits so well with the next illustration I'm trying to do haha. I spend so much time being inspired by so many different people and want to be flexible. Some days I wanna work on backgrounds, comics, illustrations, different styles; it's challenging, but it's something I enjoy. But I had to accept, after many years of trying to grow as an artist, I was and still am a beginner. With my last drawing, I tried to do it in a certain style and I want(ed) to do my next one in a different way. This video helped me realize that it was actually the wrong way to go about it and it's better to keep practicing and honing what I previously did so that I can get better and faster at it. Most importantly, it feels way more fun because I know I've drawn successfully in that style before, so I don't have to think about it so hard. Honestly, it makes me question versatility in artwork altogether and whether it's overrated and it's just better to get better at practicing your one single style
I have the hardest time stepping outside of my comfort zone when it comes to art. It's become a real problem ... I really need to work on my confidence.
3:07 WOOOOOW Damn dude, i needed to hear that so much! I feel dumb right now! The most common thing at least for me It's to get desperate and perfectionist with so much that i don't know and want to fix every single mistake, every session. Not knowing stuff and having to ignore things that i want to improve to focus in others and allowing myself to be bad sucks. But now i'm learning this prioritization and the vulnerability that comes with it is crucial to grow fast. Trying to put every energy into every concept and dedicate loads is impossible cause you have limited energy, time and resources, and since you can't outsource your learning you need to leave some skills for future you to learn and try to learn others more important as fast as you can (Triage).
I really like the specific recomendations or changes mixed in with the general ones for everyone. Even in someone else's work I feel like I learn from specific mistakes or whatnot.
Honestly you tell me alot of the things I need to hear. Over the period where I have drawn, I was always told to push myself out of my comfort zone if I wanted to improve. I was never comfortable, and I still kept moving further and further from my comfort zone. The issue with this, is I was never able to be proud of anything I have ever done, therefore I was never able to gain any confidence in my abilities. This could be due to me branching out so far that I essentially just have a bunch of diluted skills and nothing I can do really well, but a lot of it is just never fully learning a skill so I essentially relapse in that area and when I come back to it, and I'm back where I started. This whole process of not being comfortable, not gaining confidence, coming back and failing, then losing more confidence than I had to begin with, has just been extremely harmful to my progress and my mental health. My biggest task ahead of me is trying to figure out what my comfort zone even is anymore as its been so long since I was there.
I’ve been told to always leave my comfort zone and I’ve found that in the 2 years I’ve been out of it, I haven’t improved as much or created as much as I did when I was in it. Sure my art has improved a ton when it comes to humans. But it’s only catching up 2 years later to my animal art and I’m so rusty over creating finished pieces. Thank you for your advice!!! I’ll be putting it to use
I need this "comfort zone" template printed to hang over my table, on my fridge and bathroom.... Because it's pretty awesome concept that can be used in every aspect of life.
Your standard videos are pretty good and make a lot of sense. The videos where you review other people's work that they've sent in are absolutely fantastic. I like this new way of doing it and I think you should experiment more with it. You seem to be able to offer even more constructive advice when you have something solid that you are looking at to base your talk off of.
Hi Ethan! I've wanted to thank you for your videos, especially this one. I'm probably not your target audience, since I'm just a hobby artist and doing art on the side for fun, while working another job. I've had times where I lost my joy in art and drawing because I've tried to force myself to draw lots of other stuff and not the things I've actually had fun at. Also I've always compared my others and was a bit obsessed with likes and the whole social media nonsense, but now I'm feeling more motivated because I'm just comparing my art to my own art and I'm trying to take it easy. So thank you very much for all of your hard work and the fun times your videos brought me. Have a nice day! :)
Wish you'd do more cinematic/composition talk, I can never wrap my head around how to set a scene and the way you explain like "lady framed by them cause they're fighting for her" "this needs to be more casual" "characters need to be closer cause there's lots of wasted space" etc and these brief comments were super useful.
I think when you are just beginning in art you are pretty out of your comfort zone already but of course, you will naturally find things that you like to draw better than others or you seem to have a better grip on and at that point a comfort zone is already forming. I was about to comment that you should challenge yourself but then I remembered that I have been seriously practising art for several years now and looking back, I definitely unconsciously stayed within my comfort zone a lot when I first started out and I think that definitely gave me the confidence to actively start to improve later on through fx using references, watching tutorials and actually applying them, etc. All in all, this was a great video!
I know he teaches drawing. But this man is gorgeous. His hair is glossy, his eyes is beautifully blue and his skin is glowing. OMG. What is his secret?
Where the hell have you been all my flipping life? You are literally the first person to say, "stay in your comfort zone"! Every art teach and artist I've talk to told me the opposite. As a result, I felt like I was going nowhere in terms of improving what I already know and to develop my skills because I was stressing over every little thing, which you've literally hit right on the nail about. I needed this, thank you!
IM CRYING (positively) THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO?? I was honestly very scared of you when I first watched you (the sarcasm intimidates me even though it's funny) but this video changed my mind!! BRB TIME TO DRAW DRAW DRAW AND MAKE ART!!!!!!
8:50 you are the first person to ever give a real explanation on what a tangent is! I kinda understood that tangents make things not look right or cause distraction or tension. But not what it is.
If you're looking for a video that is exclusively about tangents and how they can cause trouble, Brookes Eggleston has you covered: ua-cam.com/video/ZkIEpzcKLhk/v-deo.html
Wow, I really needed this. I’ve been hella stressed over trying to learn as much as I can under a short period of time, I’m just 13 but this video gave me inspiration to draw what I love, not draw just for the fact of getting better and honing my skills, thanks!
I learn so much from your channel. You are the best teacher there actually is right now on the internet... NOT. You breakdown art and teach in a way that makes a lot of sense to me. I want to buy all the classes you have available but Brazil's currency is so undervalued that anything in dollars becomes a ridiculous fortune cause I have to multiply the value by 6. Not that I don't think it's worth it, cause I'm sure it does, it's just that I don't have enough :
WOO NEW ETHAN UPLOAD!! haven’t watched it yet but I’m sure it’s amazing as usual. by the title I am going to assume you mean I should keep just drawing males with short hair wearing hoodies and tshirts from 3/4 views and never draw myself (I’m a girl) because it’s out of my comfort zone. sounds good to me 👍
Great informative video as always Ethan, the goofiness is really appreciated when tackling topics like this...cause woof it can be quite difficult to take in everything you learn/read. I have been reading “Framed Ink” by Marcos Mateu-Mestre today and he is talking about the exact same thing...but in a more abstract way. Stuff about the comfort zone etc. Anyway , it’s a must read for visual storytellers for a good reason. Have a great day whoever read this. Greetings from the Netherlands 🙋🏾♂️
Your videos always come at just the right time. It’s been about three months since I’ve been able to pick up a pen without breaking out into a cold sweat, so thank you for reminding me that fun is important too!
ive been very into art for many years but ive always struggled with figuring out how and what i want to do. and ive always been confused as to how to achieve any of my art goals but i feel that watching these videos have really helped put me in a different and healthier mindset for progressing my art and ive become more serious and motivated to learn and be the best artist i can be! 💚
Yeah I've noticed that my art rapidly improves during the school year because I spend so much time just doodling whatever I want. When I try to work really hard at something with art I just get frustrated but just idley doodling had really helped me
I had a question, do you have any tips on how to balance art and mental health? I know a lot of artists (including myself) struggle with keeping motivation and the will when going through a tough time mentally so I was wondering if you have any personal experience with this and how you got through that. I love your video's so much and they really have helped me grow as an artist so thank you
I know I'm late and that you probably wanted Ethan to answer your question, but honestly, always put yourself and your well-being above everything else. Passions and hobbies, after all, are supposed to entertain you, please you, help you evolve and make time pass faster. You shouldn't feel like your passion is cutting off your time. If you don't feel motivated to keep moving, taking breaks helps. It's not illegal, I swear! Maybe your motivation will show up tomorrow. You just need some time, like everyone else on this planet. And if it doesn't, it's not the end of the world. Perhaps it's just time to move on from drawing and find a different way of being happy. Or you just need some time alone. Whatever happens, stay loyal to yourself. Drawing can wait. (hooo hooo, this is the cheesiest thing i have ever written. But its still true.)
I like the videos where you review people's art at the end as well as give tutorials. At the end of the day though I enjoy both the only tutorial videos and videos like this. There are a lot of helpful pointers and tips that have helped me improve.
Video suggestion: Since you’re an animator I wanted ask if you could make a video about animation meme? They are a semi recent thing on UA-cam (started in like, 2014) so I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of them. Basically, an animation meme is when someone takes a part of a song they like and make an animation of using it. Then, others use the same song and make an animation, sometimes based on the original, sometimes completely different. It would be nice to know if animation memes are good practice since I want to be an animator some day. It would also be cool to see you do an animation meme but you don’t have to. FYI the meme part of an animation meme is that it can spread fast. It has nothing to do with normal memes.
honestly thank you so much for this! i was starting to feel really self-conscious about drawing pretty anime boys most of the time, especially because some people asked me why i don't draw other things. i put so much pressure on myself to try and learn a bunch of other things at the same time and ultimately didn't improve at any of them. i'm going to stick to what i enjoy for now.
![fixing JAZZA'S silly willy HANDS [the video that will end my career]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OJmLh4JmCb8/mqdefault.jpg)
9:59 is my best art tip! pay attention to this when creating backgrounds! what's your fav timestamp?
4:20 or 6:09
I feel threatened
my favorite timestamp is when you go plhpbl on 0:18
0:18
Is obviously the best tip 🙄
6:22 Did you just call women OBJECTS!
for dumb dumb reasons this is a joke 😂
*Sees my art on the thumbnail*
Yup i'm in danger
Hehe
*danger*
Yeah I noticed you in the intro art while he was scrolling
Prepare thoust baby buns for a thrashing
yes your targeted once again
Yikes
ethan always changes how many years he's in animation
Omfg how did I not notice
What lol
Lol
@@CaspianMidnight We we’re too busy focusing on his teachings
Yup
Other artists: Get out of your comfort zone
Ethan Becker: DON'T YOU EV-
Every Ethan lesson ever
Revolutionary
He does admit to leave comfort zone when experimenting new things to change art style, just after mastering foundation and finding comfort zone
@@artloveranimation Can't leave comfort zone if never made a comfort zone-
DON'T LEAVE IT! EVER!
First video - "I've been working in the animation industry for 5+ years"
Second last video - "I've been working in the animation industry for 25+ years"
Latest video - "I've been working in animation industry for 5+ years"
It's evolving, just backwards.
I mean they’re technically all correct statements relating to each other
I see lots of big shot artists commenting on Ethans video, but I wasn't expecting Poppy
@@SamDigiDraws my name is poopy 🥲🥲🥲
Right?
I mean 5+ years and 25+ years is the same
What I've consistently learned from Ethan's Videos:
1.) I'm a baby, with a baby brain who has an inclination towards crayons.
2.) I shouldn't do anything. EVER.
3.)Ethan's years in the animation industry are a variable that break the laws of physics.
4.) That I will drop anything I'm doing to watch this man's latest upload.
gosh I guess I am not the only one
The fact that this is all true😂
The first time I watched Ethan becker some time back I felt very threatened, educated and arrou- entertained, It's been like this for almost 2 years now. Thank you for these 2 years of baby school, I'm no longer a lil baby
Ah yes, arrou-entertained
This responded to me
Arrou-?? H-how does that even happen?
You are never not a lil baby
sus
"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times." - Bruce Lee
I feel empowered omg thamks 😭👍
yes i also fear not the idiot who copied over 10 000 different comments and pasted it on youtube for likes. but i fear the moron who has copied a single bruce lee quote 10 000 times on youtube - skelly the truth
@@RickardLejonhjarta ahaha like that could ever happen on this childish channel and its community, just keep copying dead peoples quote for a living while i upgrade them by using yours
@@livetochange974 hun, they were just quoting something relevant to the topic.
Your relationship with the term “copying” is clearly skewed.
Stop stalking the comments section and get a life- your responses to people have been pathetic and unnecessary.
Nvm, just some anime-fetish troll 😂
GREAT VID - Sam Does Arts IS the best artist. And thanks for the shout out for my class MAN - also does Sinix know about this whole best friend thing? I have to check in with him before we're Facebook official
eyyy yo it's ethans bestfriend in the whole world!
Yup Sam is great, and so are you!
I love your channel
Love how every youtube-artist is casually checking in here
Can u give me ur channel plz
Next video title: NEVER STAY IN YOUR COMFORT ZONE EVER!
Yes lol
I could have sworn he already made a video with that title
Never stay in your CURRENT comfort zone!
add an "EVER!" at the end
Ethan would be the guy who stands outside your house holding a huge Speaker if he sees you used squares and ovals
*Never thought I'd learn more about art aggressively*
Passion is addictive!
Agressive persona is back! I've never felt so threatened yet so loved
I just need to add that his outfit looks swag today
@@kiwifit620 He has good taste
Perfectly put, lmao
imagine being threaten by such soft sarcasm on a youtube video. couldnt be me
@@livetochange974 sucks to be you 🤡
So, Correct Me If My Interpretation Is Incorrect, But Basically:
Do What You Always Do, And When You Decide To Draw Something Else With Similar Properties, You Apply The Same Techniques To It(?)
Precisely
Good Summary But Why Are We Talking Like This?
@Giannirey I'm glad I did, but the video is definitely still worth a watch🤣
This is actually genius and it explains much more intuitively the idea behind “practice, practice, practice”. When you practice the same stuff over and over you NOTICE what you’re doing wrong and fix it. If you draw stuff you enjoy over and over you WILL see improvement in your 100th even if you drew the exact same painting 100 times.
Nobody:
Ethan: I v been professional artist in Animation Industry for a hunderd years now.
You missed the '+'.
lately, I've been really busy with school shit and never had the time to do arts. Going through the internet, I feel obligated to become better at art, which I was good at, I feel overwhelmed when I think that I have to learn a lot of shit again as if I'm going back from the start. I didn't realize the importance of having a comfort zone as everyone around me always says that having a comfort zone won't make you better. I realize that leaving my comfort zone doesn't make me any better as well. And so I forgot to have fun when making art and shit. Thank you, man, for the good ass video, this solidifies my conclusion that I won't be able to learn shit if I don't enjoy the shit I'm doing. all this time, art becomes a duty, a task I need to do in order to keep up with everyone else. This really inspired me to start and continue making art.
I FEEL THIS COMMENT A LOT, especially now that there are a lot of young people who are very skilled and I just couldn’t help but feel bad abt myself. This is why I deleted all my socials and focused on my own progress. I hope you become satisfied with your progress and comfort zone!!
I Feel The First Part Alot
It seems crazy to me that Ethan is so young. I feel like he's actually a 500 year old wizard artist disguised as an influencer.
It's called intuition.
He works different from most.
He uses his head and simplifies.
That's the key.
Most drown in practice instead.
Which is stupid.
I will allways love how Ethan make his humor perfect
his humor is far from perfect but not bad either. no need to play favoritism and being a blind fanboy now
@@livetochange974 touch some grass
@@livetochange974 You're just mad you're not being praised.
@@livetochange974 you just want attention of your artworks and they don't even look as good as your arrogance
@@livetochange974 why watching?
It feels illegal to be getting this much info for free.
Shhhhhh. The internet lords shall hear
it should feel illegal that education costs money
@@d42 So... Teachers should starve? Lol
@@d42 if you are good at something never do it free
@@PuripuriDrawings It should be funded by the government, who would pay the teachers.
In countries like Brazil the best universities are 100% free
*Just don't draw, EVER!*
Hahaha
no wondr you didnt make it far in life or any art related hobbies at all. look what happened when you follow such an advice
@InitialSven cant car enough about what you say the world dosent revolve around than
@@livetochange974 idk whether or not that was irony but ok
@InitialSven nah, they're just going around being mean/saying nonsense stuff
I feel this is more educational than simple tutorials. It shows improvements to real artists and explains why in the moment and its benefits. Instead of: you should do this, and that's it. Great vid there.
recently dropped off of drawing lately even though it's been my outlet for years. always had a hard time finding a way to properly improve my personal work but the way you simplify progress and improvement make it so much more palatable and art seems far less intimidating because of how accessible you've made it!
Same, i havent been drawing for half a year now and i want to get back my progress
So... Am I the only one who's curious about what shovels can do?
Weapon.
Pan
@@express999snsd what?
That through me way off lol
shovel love making
"When in doubty one finger outy" "comfort zone - never leave home" = Best tips ever 😅
Okay, but that WIDOFO tip has seriously changed the way I draw hands 🤣 It makes it way easier to get more flowy/natural looking poses.
Almost two years ago i lost all drive and enjoyment from drawing and it's been an agonizing crawl to regain it. I'm not having fun yet but I'm trying. It also means relearning thirty five years of practice. You're the one teacher who gives me confidence to continue.
"Oh but i bet you think shovels are just for digging"
"Oh yeah like murder"
*sexy sax plays*
"...oh"
I thought about using it for hanging clothes 😂
I hope Ethan knows how much he's helping people by making his videos.
He does.
0:00 DON'T LEAVE YOUR COMFORT ZONEE!!
11:56 DON'T STAY IN THE CONFINES OF YOUR LITTLE WORLD!! YOU GOTTA GET OUT OF IT!!
Sir you are giving me more hope than any of my art teachers ever.
Startes crying watching this, I wish you were my teacher, these days I've literally been scrambling to learn digital painting but then you saying "stay in your comfort zone" and that's like something I've wanted to hear so I'll definitely be checking out your classes, thank you🙇🏽♀️
IM HERE I NEED THIS
"dont leave your comfort zone"
Sir my comfort zone leaves me
Edit: I'd be drawing in me and my brother's room and my little cousin would come in criticize and insult my drawing and then proceed to stay in our room and give me anxiety whenever i try to draw when he's around
@ It's more about the annoyance of their presence and hearing them than not listening to them, maybe.
Pin him to the ground and write Baby on his face. Also Maybe Don't Do This.
Keep drawing bud! I believe you will become great!
Slap him and try to lock yourself in your room
just lock your door lol
Yessss, I stopped fighting against the manga style I started with and suddenly I was improving exponentially and getting work. And I've managed to translate that to clay sculpting? Idk man it feels in my comfort zone, lol
I found your channel like a week ago and I’m obsessed. You make learning fun because of your personality and ways of joking. I must have watched about 20 videos by now and just wow. Thank you
My comfort zone is watching and learning from Ethan Becker's videos🔪🔪🔪
Oki so THIS was the video I needed. I've gotta stop overthinking it, & draw what I enjoy drawing. Can learn from professionals as I go, but I need to have established a comfort zone as a home base in order to improve :3
I was binging all his videos his timing omg
The best thing is an upload while binging an extra vid on the watching list
idk maybe start fkn practicing art instead of being lazy and watching videos all day because that proved to never work
@@livetochange974 Practice instead of watching videos hello? Watching the videos shows the right way of practicing and breaking down things.You can't just jump in and practice when you don't know where to start.TBH l wasn't learning anything from practicing because l didn't know what l was doing till l got some tips from some good artist here
Yeah, I'm really new to art and Ethans vids have helped me immensely
@@livetochange974 I'm pretty sure you're not the real SkellyAart LMAO
This is really, really important and fits so well with the next illustration I'm trying to do haha. I spend so much time being inspired by so many different people and want to be flexible. Some days I wanna work on backgrounds, comics, illustrations, different styles; it's challenging, but it's something I enjoy. But I had to accept, after many years of trying to grow as an artist, I was and still am a beginner. With my last drawing, I tried to do it in a certain style and I want(ed) to do my next one in a different way. This video helped me realize that it was actually the wrong way to go about it and it's better to keep practicing and honing what I previously did so that I can get better and faster at it. Most importantly, it feels way more fun because I know I've drawn successfully in that style before, so I don't have to think about it so hard.
Honestly, it makes me question versatility in artwork altogether and whether it's overrated and it's just better to get better at practicing your one single style
The way you said how everything is connected made a lot of sense and was pretty eyeopening, so that's good.
Went to highschool with ergo Josh, crazy to see how far he's come.
I have the hardest time stepping outside of my comfort zone when it comes to art. It's become a real problem ... I really need to work on my confidence.
Jokes aside, I’m really glad this channel exists
3:07 WOOOOOW Damn dude, i needed to hear that so much! I feel dumb right now! The most common thing at least for me It's to get desperate and perfectionist with so much that i don't know and want to fix every single mistake, every session. Not knowing stuff and having to ignore things that i want to improve to focus in others and allowing myself to be bad sucks.
But now i'm learning this prioritization and the vulnerability that comes with it is crucial to grow fast. Trying to put every energy into every concept and dedicate loads is impossible cause you have limited energy, time and resources, and since you can't outsource your learning you need to leave some skills for future you to learn and try to learn others more important as fast as you can (Triage).
I really like the specific recomendations or changes mixed in with the general ones for everyone. Even in someone else's work I feel like I learn from specific mistakes or whatnot.
Honestly you tell me alot of the things I need to hear.
Over the period where I have drawn, I was always told to push myself out of my comfort zone if I wanted to improve. I was never comfortable, and I still kept moving further and further from my comfort zone. The issue with this, is I was never able to be proud of anything I have ever done, therefore I was never able to gain any confidence in my abilities. This could be due to me branching out so far that I essentially just have a bunch of diluted skills and nothing I can do really well, but a lot of it is just never fully learning a skill so I essentially relapse in that area and when I come back to it, and I'm back where I started.
This whole process of not being comfortable, not gaining confidence, coming back and failing, then losing more confidence than I had to begin with, has just been extremely harmful to my progress and my mental health.
My biggest task ahead of me is trying to figure out what my comfort zone even is anymore as its been so long since I was there.
Also I just need to be told I'm stupid sometimes lol, thank you Ethan
i love the end critiquing/teaching on people's work they send in; it's really nice to see the common mistakes and how to fix them. thanks ethan!
I’ve been told to always leave my comfort zone and I’ve found that in the 2 years I’ve been out of it, I haven’t improved as much or created as much as I did when I was in it. Sure my art has improved a ton when it comes to humans. But it’s only catching up 2 years later to my animal art and I’m so rusty over creating finished pieces.
Thank you for your advice!!! I’ll be putting it to use
I need this "comfort zone" template printed to hang over my table, on my fridge and bathroom.... Because it's pretty awesome concept that can be used in every aspect of life.
Ethans lessons aren't just some of the best ones I've heard ever, they're by FAR the most entertaining.
Your standard videos are pretty good and make a lot of sense. The videos where you review other people's work that they've sent in are absolutely fantastic. I like this new way of doing it and I think you should experiment more with it. You seem to be able to offer even more constructive advice when you have something solid that you are looking at to base your talk off of.
Hi Ethan! I've wanted to thank you for your videos, especially this one. I'm probably not your target audience, since I'm just a hobby artist and doing art on the side for fun, while working another job. I've had times where I lost my joy in art and drawing because I've tried to force myself to draw lots of other stuff and not the things I've actually had fun at. Also I've always compared my others and was a bit obsessed with likes and the whole social media nonsense, but now I'm feeling more motivated because I'm just comparing my art to my own art and I'm trying to take it easy. So thank you very much for all of your hard work and the fun times your videos brought me. Have a nice day! :)
THESE VIDEOS ARE COMING IN CLUTCH
So i been tryna draw pretty little pictures with my baby crayon for a year and a half but now i'm getting Learnt!
ethan saved my life when it comes to art, this guy helped me with my art a lot holy shit
Wish you'd do more cinematic/composition talk, I can never wrap my head around how to set a scene and the way you explain like "lady framed by them cause they're fighting for her" "this needs to be more casual" "characters need to be closer cause there's lots of wasted space" etc and these brief comments were super useful.
His videos are so harsh and true.I look forward to each upload
I think when you are just beginning in art you are pretty out of your comfort zone already but of course, you will naturally find things that you like to draw better than others or you seem to have a better grip on and at that point a comfort zone is already forming. I was about to comment that you should challenge yourself but then I remembered that I have been seriously practising art for several years now and looking back, I definitely unconsciously stayed within my comfort zone a lot when I first started out and I think that definitely gave me the confidence to actively start to improve later on through fx using references, watching tutorials and actually applying them, etc. All in all, this was a great video!
I love this man’s videos. Genuinely feel like I should be paying money to access this kind of information.
2:45 love how family and friends is outside of the comfort zone you know us so well
Ethan Becker: You know how you can use the shovel.
Justin Johnson: You betcha.
All my favorite artists being homies lately, so cool and wonderful to see
When he explains somthing he is Like
No but also yes
So essentially stay in your comfort zone until you are comfortable to get out of your comfort zone
What is your skincare routine and makeup routine, sir? Your skin is FLAWLESS.
I know he teaches drawing. But this man is gorgeous. His hair is glossy, his eyes is beautifully blue and his skin is glowing. OMG. What is his secret?
Where the hell have you been all my flipping life? You are literally the first person to say, "stay in your comfort zone"! Every art teach and artist I've talk to told me the opposite. As a result, I felt like I was going nowhere in terms of improving what I already know and to develop my skills because I was stressing over every little thing, which you've literally hit right on the nail about.
I needed this, thank you!
Ahmeds course made me understand form like a professional, i swear its like black magic!
IM CRYING (positively) THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO??
I was honestly very scared of you when I first watched you (the sarcasm intimidates me even though it's funny) but this video changed my mind!! BRB TIME TO DRAW DRAW DRAW AND MAKE ART!!!!!!
Sinix: "I'm sure it's a wonderful course." 17:02
8:50 you are the first person to ever give a real explanation on what a tangent is! I kinda understood that tangents make things not look right or cause distraction or tension. But not what it is.
If you're looking for a video that is exclusively about tangents and how they can cause trouble, Brookes Eggleston has you covered:
ua-cam.com/video/ZkIEpzcKLhk/v-deo.html
"hi guys were gonna go-AND GIRLS,were gonna go..."
That last animation by jgil was really REALLY impressive, it was eye catching and sold me the story instantly, love what he did right there!
I love how he is isulting you but at the same time laughing at the insult HAHAHAH
Left my comfort zone and forgot how to sketch for a whole month 💀
Wow, I really needed this. I’ve been hella stressed over trying to learn as much as I can under a short period of time, I’m just 13 but this video gave me inspiration to draw what I love, not draw just for the fact of getting better and honing my skills, thanks!
I learn so much from your channel. You are the best teacher there actually is right now on the internet... NOT.
You breakdown art and teach in a way that makes a lot of sense to me. I want to buy all the classes you have available but Brazil's currency is so undervalued that anything in dollars becomes a ridiculous fortune cause I have to multiply the value by 6. Not that I don't think it's worth it, cause I'm sure it does, it's just that I don't have enough :
I feel like this can be applied to pretty much everything.
Great stuff man ! It's so important to settle in your comfort zone. Wanting to do to much = stress and stress is THE creativity killer !
So we’re not gonna talk abt the shovel thing😭😭 what even was that
Best video editing on UA-cam
WOO NEW ETHAN UPLOAD!!
haven’t watched it yet but I’m sure it’s amazing as usual.
by the title I am going to assume you mean I should keep just drawing males with short hair wearing hoodies and tshirts from 3/4 views and never draw myself (I’m a girl) because it’s out of my comfort zone. sounds good to me 👍
"That is just too much for the eye". These are the kinds of info tidbits I'm here for. That is exactly the shit I need to learn. Great stuff.
Great informative video as always Ethan, the goofiness is really appreciated when tackling topics like this...cause woof it can be quite difficult to take in everything you learn/read.
I have been reading “Framed Ink” by Marcos Mateu-Mestre today and he is talking about the exact same thing...but in a more abstract way.
Stuff about the comfort zone etc.
Anyway , it’s a must read for visual storytellers for a good reason.
Have a great day whoever read this.
Greetings from the Netherlands 🙋🏾♂️
Your videos always come at just the right time. It’s been about three months since I’ve been able to pick up a pen without breaking out into a cold sweat, so thank you for reminding me that fun is important too!
Now I just need to know what I'm comfortable doing lol
ive been very into art for many years but ive always struggled with figuring out how and what i want to do. and ive always been confused as to how to achieve any of my art goals but i feel that watching these videos have really helped put me in a different and healthier mindset for progressing my art and ive become more serious and motivated to learn and be the best artist i can be! 💚
Only 8 dislike?
People have learnt his humour.
Man, I love your energy. Instant follow, thanks for sharing these gems.
I can't find your twitch. Can you link it description? Or can someone reply with the link?
Yeah I've noticed that my art rapidly improves during the school year because I spend so much time just doodling whatever I want. When I try to work really hard at something with art I just get frustrated but just idley doodling had really helped me
Love that outfit
I can't stop smiling while watching your videos. Thanks, Ethan.
I had a question, do you have any tips on how to balance art and mental health? I know a lot of artists (including myself) struggle with keeping motivation and the will when going through a tough time mentally so I was wondering if you have any personal experience with this and how you got through that. I love your video's so much and they really have helped me grow as an artist so thank you
I know I'm late and that you probably wanted Ethan to answer your question, but honestly, always put yourself and your well-being above everything else. Passions and hobbies, after all, are supposed to entertain you, please you, help you evolve and make time pass faster. You shouldn't feel like your passion is cutting off your time. If you don't feel motivated to keep moving, taking breaks helps. It's not illegal, I swear! Maybe your motivation will show up tomorrow. You just need some time, like everyone else on this planet.
And if it doesn't, it's not the end of the world. Perhaps it's just time to move on from drawing and find a different way of being happy. Or you just need some time alone. Whatever happens, stay loyal to yourself. Drawing can wait.
(hooo hooo, this is the cheesiest thing i have ever written. But its still true.)
I like the videos where you review people's art at the end as well as give tutorials. At the end of the day though I enjoy both the only tutorial videos and videos like this. There are a lot of helpful pointers and tips that have helped me improve.
For the love of god stop disliking videos Ethan is just trying to give advices
Video suggestion:
Since you’re an animator I wanted ask if you could make a video about animation meme? They are a semi recent thing on UA-cam (started in like, 2014) so I wouldn’t be surprised if you haven’t heard of them. Basically, an animation meme is when someone takes a part of a song they like and make an animation of using it. Then, others use the same song and make an animation, sometimes based on the original, sometimes completely different. It would be nice to know if animation memes are good practice since I want to be an animator some day. It would also be cool to see you do an animation meme but you don’t have to.
FYI the meme part of an animation meme is that it can spread fast. It has nothing to do with normal memes.
So, what he actually means is : Never draw without references.
honestly thank you so much for this! i was starting to feel really self-conscious about drawing pretty anime boys most of the time, especially because some people asked me why i don't draw other things. i put so much pressure on myself to try and learn a bunch of other things at the same time and ultimately didn't improve at any of them. i'm going to stick to what i enjoy for now.
"focus" was really calling me out, i should be reading papers, not falling into a parasocial relationship trap here. I don't even draw.
i was legit startled within the first 2 seconds because my baby brain wasn't ready for the aggression when it hit this time