Why you need to make bad art to become a great artist
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- Опубліковано 20 чер 2022
- The ability to check your ego at the door, let go of your perfectionism, and make bad art is an ESSENTIAL skill you need to thrive as an artist, regardless of whether you'd like to make it your career or no.
Accepting the fact that you won't be great at art or UA-cam or marketing or ANY skill when you first start out is an essential part of life. It can be cringey to be a beginner, but if you let that stop you from pursuing your passions, you're likely never going to become the artist you've always dreamed of.
You NEED to make bad art to become a great artist. That act of repetition and practice and experimentation is the only way to achieve mastery.
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This is good advice for any artist hesitant to use their materials, intimidated by the blank canvas or afraid to generously load a brush. If you love using your materials- the process as much as the results- you have already succeeded! We love the gouache painting footage, too- such a satisfying and challenging medium!
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erm yes. partner with Kelsey. I too spend $$$ and still plan to.
@@KelseyRodriguez so...it helps to paint something bad as you're explaining why you need to do bad art coz this was a really good painting. Good luck in Cali
@@anthonyw2931 I guess it's all subjective, these two weren't my favorites
Oop I used to work there
I truly believe on my saying that "Perfectionism kills art" because it is like Leonardo Da Vinci's quote, "Art is never finished, only abandoned." The act of letting a beautiful sketchbook rot on the shelves is common for artists because we wait for the "right time" to use it, but the right time is now. The sketchbook is only wasted when it is not used. Thank you for this insightful video, Kelsey. 💓
That's a perfect quote, I love it
It's true, perfectionism does kill art and it hurts sometimes. I don't know why im such a perfectionist but when I finally feel like I want to start drawing again or learning to paint im too stuck on it being perfect and it being exactly the way I want it to be that I just give up and cry about being the worst artist ever, I used to just love art for the art itself I used to have fun. Hopefully I can change that if I keep that quote in mind
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I’m crying
I needed this so much omg thank you so much.
"The essential skill that all successful artists have is being willing to make bad art" - what a perfect and powerful intro! 😍
Omg Kelsey this is your best video yet. You are such a powerful speaker and you are so inspiring and leave me feeling motivated with my art and my channel. Thank you!
whoa, that's so awesome to hear! I have lots of plans for the future so expect the quality of my videos to take huge leaps in the coming months!!!! I feel like a scheming lil supervillain with all my plots atm lmao
@@KelseyRodriguez I feel like a bystander watching a rocket take off. You're gonna go so far! 😃
YES to having a "bad art sketchbook"! I have this smaller one I got for like $5 and typically use it for just rough pencil sketches of things I might later use for full pieces. But the whole point of the sketchbook is to just throw down ideas in the moment, not to complete anything fancy. Also, I feel that some artists may feel the need to share every single piece of art with the world, and truth is you don't have to show everything every time. Removing that expectation can really put the blinders on in a good way, like you're only creating a piece for yourself today and not social media or whatever, so there's more of a sense of freedom. Better to have 1000 bad pieces of art than no art at all!
Yes! Exactly! Making art just for yourself in a "bad" sketchbook is great way to workshop ideas that might turn into something amazing. But putting that work in to test those ideas out is a necessary step to refining them. Thanks for watching
@@KelseyRodriguez Thanks for posting such real videos, this is the stuff all artists need to hear no matter what stage they're at!!
“ Lower the barrier to create”. I love that!
“It’s hard to be bad at something you do everyday”
Takeaways:
- Keep showing up for yourself as an artist
- Keep the 'low stakes' parts of creating in your regular routine in order to take risks, learn and grow (we're not born knowing how to make a masterpiece)
- Come out of your comfort zone; because while pushing out 'quantity' over and over, it will lead to improvement in 'quality' over time
- Don't be afraid to make bad art
Thank you for this inspiring reminder! Love the art piece!
And, creative greetings everyone!! 🎨🦋✳️
Someone once said, "procrastination is slow death,"... so if you're passionate about art and creating, make time to do it. Keep doing it. Enjoy exploring and discovering! 💛💛💛
I needed this. Really felt like I was going to give up on art due to the constant “perfectionism” thoughts I have, or if something doesn’t do well enough on social media, I feel like “it’s because I’m trash and people hate me” - a huge reach, but it’s hard not to think that way for me. Thank you 🥺 for your kindness
Limit yourself om social media, it has the tendency to mess with the mind.
I'm glad that i started my art journey as a child when I wasn't overthinking everything and wasn't expecting perfection and wasn't catering to social media audiences because the internet itself didn't exist. I see people now wanting to be a master after producing only several drawings. People asking me why they aren't at my level even though they produced three pieces of work. I have to explain that it takes years and thousands of pieces and that they'll never be totally happy just as I am not lol..
Yes! The moment I stopped worrying about making “good” paintings, the quality of my work went way up. I let go of a lot of fear and judgment that was blocking me up, making me stiff and reluctant to experiment.
Experimentation and making “bad art” leads to so many happy accidents 🙂 it’s definitely how I found my style.. doing weird dumb shit is how you discover new things
I saw this video awhile ago on a similar topic. The guy's suggestion was to stop working on a piece when you feel it's about 70% complete. And by doing this you "finish" more projects and start getting that feedback loop to motivate yourself to keep doing it.
What REALLY helped me in this department was doing online life drawing and posting work from those sessions. Your time's limited with each pose, so you have to find the most fluid way of doing things, no time to think. And by going out of my way to post, regardless of what the drawings looked like, I became much less self conscious the more I did it
Been struggling with severe art block for months now, and have been really doubting my ability to improve at all when it comes to making art and working on my sketchbook, when all of a sudden I've found this video and your advice really hit home here. Maybe I do need to do a step back and lose the fear of creating bad art. Nothing is ever perfect and we're always constantly learning with our surroundings and by ourselves and from others. I guess I've been lost with wanting to improve when I've been stuck on the same state of mind. The art block isn't what's stopping me, I am the one sabotaging myself in the process with my endless doubts and worries... Thanks for making this video, really encouraging to hear advices like this while on the path of self-improvement. 💗💗💗
PREACH!!! "Make Bad Art" is literally my motto, and it's become a tradition for me to dedicate the first page in my sketchbook to writing out "MAKE BAD ART!" It invites me to come in, get cozy, and make a giant mess.
My "messy sketchbook" and "pretty sketchbook" are the same book, I let whatever flows from my hand just exist where it lands.
I honestly think the whole "pretty sketchbook" thing that started (I think?) Because of UA-cam and other social media is kinda toxic. Sketchbooks should always feel like a safe place to explore, make mistakes, and have fun.
I was genuinely stunted by the beautiful sketchbook tours I used to watch because I didn't realize those artists didn't only make good art and were simply hiding their bad art in other places.
"Sketchbooks" filled only with finished pieces aren't really "sketch"books, they're collections of finished pieces. There's nothing inherently wrong with that but honestly I think everyone would benefit if we chose a different name for those.
I'm just so incredibly grateful for this video because it really encapsulates everything I've been saying and stand for, it feels good to hear other people saying the same thing. If only we could get everyone saying it 💖
With all the different art challenges we should start a bad art challenge. Get people to practice more and may be even share more of their bad art to help others feel better about their journey.
I totally agree. Growing up as the oldest child makes that onus of responsibility priority so taking risks has been the most difficult part of my creative process. Good inspiring video, young lady! Keep going-THAT WAY. ✍🏾
as someone who is extremely hard on themselves, i ALWAYS stress myself out and always critique every single thing i did even if it was only just a sketch, it always needed to be perfect. and that caused me to have the worst art block to the point i didn’t pick up a paint brush or a pen for almost a year. but this one simple 15 minute video has completely transformed my thinking process towards art and my harshness towards myself. i cannot thank you enough for this video. you have saved my motivation and my ability to create
oh man i needed this rn, i’m in art school and i feel so bad about not drawing much so far this summer even though (in theory) i should now that i’m on break and have the free time to draw whatever i want instead of strictly assignments. like i literally spend more time buying supplies and saving references than actually making art 😶
YES. I've spent the last few days going back and looking at all of the art I've made over the years and it's incredible to see how much I improved by just practicing and creating some pieces that aren't great. But the learning I got from creating those pieces is invaluable and it definitely shows more and more over time with more and more practice!
I needed this video today. Thank you so much for making it. I’m getting ready for my first Art Festival in the next few weeks and I’m anxious about it after a ridiculous last few months. This video makes me feel better about my trial and error process though so thank you. ❤️
I absolutely love the paintings in this video. Your growth since the beginning of your channel is so clear to see. Well done 👏🏽 You make great content as well ❤️
Look at your channel absolutely blowing up! So well deserved. One of my favorite channels. The raw honesty about artistry and the honest tips and genuine talent. Thanks for all your advice and encouragement!!
Every video you make, you encourage me to pursue art as a career ! Thanks so much Kelsey :)
Thank you sooo much .. I really needed this .. to not be afraid or disapointed with my bad art ..and to take a step forward to inhance my creativity ... lots of love ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is a really good and much needed video Kelsey. My inability to create a breakthrough in freelancing journey as an artist is making me think about stuff. This was much needed
Thanks a lot for the advice. I needed to hear that. Also, loved the paintings you did.
YES. This video is everything. Every point resonated. It's the first video I've seen of yours, but it will not be the last! Thank you for such an inspirational take and a breath of fresh air of harsh realities delivered kindly. Passion trumps skill. No matter the end result. :)
Literally writing the script for my first video saying "hey, I have a lot of interests... please bare with me because I can't promise consistency" and I feel so validated by this video! Thank you!
Yep there's heaps of pressure to choose one thing it seems! I've hesitated from posting any art and often not doing any art at all sometimes because I feel I need to stick to one and not waste time pursuing things which won't bring me much "success".
Oh I’m so excited for you, this next chapter of yours is gonna be incredible! I can’t wait to see all the new content you’re going to create in your new studio! And yes yes yes to everything you say in this video! Great advice as always ✨
Wow I definitely needed this I find myself so stuck on perfection that I never even start! I owe it to myself and my future tribe to just begin as I am and have fun on this journey ❤️. Thanks for the advice and I can’t wait for your new videos!
I've been delaying my art for so long. I overthink so much but this has given me a boost to try! Especially having all my tools easily accessible so it doesn't feel difficult to get ready. One thing which stops me from doing anything often is looking at too much Inspo on Instagram and Pinterest! It gets so overwhelming sometimes looking at beautiful work and feeling inadequate. And also agree so much re the many interests so I've put pressure on myself to choose one thing! Thank you for this video it is so so important!
immediate subscribe, this video was super helpful. this also applies to social interactions for me, I'm so scared of having bad / imperfect ones that I largely avoid socializing. im watching this debating whether or not to cancel plans cuz im so anxious and i think this was the push i needed to go out. thank you!!!!
This is the rant I needed to hear! Can't wait to see your moving vlogs and studio vlogs!! 😊
Thank You🙏💜!!! You just said what I needed to hear desperately today
Thank you for making this video Kelsey, I really needed to hear this today, and I'm sure lots of others feel the same.
Such a good and inspiring video! It really takes the pressure off of creating. I don’t even think we need to be comfortable with the failure or bad art - I think we endure the discomfort and continue on in spite of it ❤️
I need to come back to this video every so often as a reminder, thank you so much for this!
"Be comfortable with failure". Yes! Thank you! I really needed to hear that.😄
Thank you for this video, I needed to hear that today
Your art is so beautiful!! My jaw dropped as i saw your painting come together, so beautiful 🤍
Really needed this video thank you for making this video
Omg, ur at 50k. Congrats, am so excited for you. Keep up the good work.
Truly inspirational, thank you!
I truly think this is one of the best and most helpful videos you've ever put out. Thank you! ❤️
Ive been struggling to create anything for the past few years. I couldn't put it into words other than when I thought of starting on a blank page or canvas, Id freeze. Art has been something I've been passionate about but never took seriously until I had my first experience in a psychiatric facility. I knew art was important to me, and to better my mental health I knew I needed to incorporate it more into my life. Its been 2 years since then, and Im still struggling with putting down anything on the page. When I discovered your videos, its like relief finally washed over me. I feel like its okay to draw and paint again. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing what you do. Without you I dont know if I'd have picked up my brush again.
Thank you so much Kelsey for this video. I'm a beginner artist and I'm the most perfectionist person I know, I need everything to be perfect and very well-executed or else it's not worth my time nor effort, and this very idea was tearing me apart from the inside. I know I want to be a good artist and I know I want it, but my perfectionism is my worst enemy. I will be rewatching this video as many times as I need just to remind myself the next time I catch myself being harsh with myself for not arriving at the level of art that I imagine in my head or see in references. I, too want to become a UA-camr and an artist someday, but as you said, in order to make good art, I will have to allow myself make as many bad drawings and cringe at them as I possibly can in order to eventually improve at the ability I currently suck at. Thank you again, your videos are amazing keep it up!!
I will never get tired of you painting rocks! It's so relaxing to watch it and grey is such a rich color [one of reasons why I use graphite pencils]
Thanks a lot. I needed this. Take care:)
You are such an inspiration. Thank you so much!❤
This is great advice for any artists struggling with perfectionism! Aside from practicing and improving skills, I also think of it as learning what I don't like in my art. I can look back at the bad art I've created and ask myself what makes it bad and how I can avoid it.
Also, I'm really excited for the studio videos!
This is exactly what I needed to hear this morning. Thank you.
I needed to hear that today, thank you.
This was such a badass pep talk, got me seriously jazzed, thanks kelsey
Oh wow! I love your end goal! That's so awesome! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
And now I HAVE to follow you all the way through the journey, because I really want to see how your dream turns out! 😊😊😊😊😊
Hey Kelsey, finally it took me 4 days to watch your all your 😛.....it's like a gold mine and can't express how much your viedos meant for me....I feel so connected with you now......😄😄😄...now I am ready to start my art career 😁...
I needed to hear this!
such a beautiful message. thank you dearly, i needed this. i’m a perfectionist too and i struggled with this for so long and sometimes it still sneaks up on me. not even starting to create something because you’re afraid that it won’t be able to keep up with the expectations and ideas in your mind - is really frustrating. thinking about this, in the last period of time i’ve started to care less about small details, like worrying if i will use too much paint or to not set any expectations is extremely helpful. just intuitively start and create. in the beginning, nobody knows what comes out in the end. so don’t ever be afraid to try something that you are really longing for. our system has a really wrong perception or point of view, we get pressured and set up on so many demands and expectations that we’re not able to handle. don’t let yourself get down and love - no matter what! be grateful for everything there is in the world 🧡💫✨ have a beautiful day, whoever’s reading this 🥰 thank you, through your video i got to think about this even deeper and this helps me to work on myself 🌞🙏🏼
Hey I just want to say thx I watched ur vid and it has helped me start my business I’ve been putting it off for a while and u where the push I needed
So much of this is so inspiring!! I want to start painting again!
Gosh it's been amazing seeing your channel grow from 100 people to 51.3k, your videos just get better and better :)
i appreciate this so much. this perfectly described me and what i've been dealing with and i needed to hear this. thank you
Imma cry. Your speech is so beautiful and inspiring... thank you!! Gonna go sketch something now instead of being so sad about how I hate my art. Thank you ❤
thank you for this 💗💗
Agree with everything you said💯 not trying to stroke your ego, you’re wise beyond your years. You reminded me of a huge breakthrough for me was while becoming disciplined with sketchbook practice, a professional artist friend recommended cheap lined notebook paper, and it changed everything for me. Within 3 years I was contracted artist at top 5 comic comic company. Keep up the excellence art champion!
Hello I just found your channel a few weeks ago and really appreciate what you are doing and sharing! I just watched almost all of the videos! I am really interested in the way you plan and set up your business! I can’t wait to see what is to come!
I love your channel! I enjoyed painting while listening!
Thank you, I have been struggling a lot lately with art. This video was very refreshing.
I just loved this video, it's so pure and helpful! you truly know what you are talking about and it helps me so much because all you say is all I should be doing, instead of criticizing myself for doing shitt* stuff most of the time... it shouldn't matter though because I have lots of fun doing those!!!! keep up 🧡
I needed this reminder today! Thank you ☺️
Thank you so much for this! I really needed to hear this. 😊
Taking one step at a time. Powerful advice!!!
very inspirational speech with a lot of good energy, touch of humor - thank you!!! ...and good luck with your move!
The more art the more improvement
Thank you for this video.. I really needed to hear it because my need to be perfect has caused me to not paint anything and it makes me depressed..
Yay, new content! 😍 I love the enthusiasm in your voice 🌼
I really needed to hear this as someone whos been doing art for years yet not getting better, because i still love art. I will never stop being creative so i always wanna draw at the end of the day or play music
This really spoke to me. I love this channel 😄
2:50 tysm, idk why but this helped me understand so much of to why some of the art pieces I was most excited for became absolute garbage, that sometimes when I make new pieces and they don't get finished before a certain time I get scared that I'm gonna be bored of it and change it.
Is the first time listening to a video with Spanish voice over from an english speaking youtuber!! GRACIAS, my english is pretty good but listening in my native language is so refreshing ♥
I really kinda needed this one!
Hi Kelsey, I just want to say thank you so much for this. For a while now I've been wanting to try selling my art and do comms but I was always insecure of my works so I never pushed through, your videos have been my guidance to soon opening that door and I just want to say thank you so much from the bottom of my heart if ever you see this comment . ❤️
aaaa thank you for the super sweet comment Elizabeth! I know exactly what that feeling is like. Hoping you can push through it and get out the other side a better artist! I'm rooting for you
Omg I love your channel thank you so much. I’m so inspired and have made 3 videos so far!
Truly, I needed to hear this
Love this Kelsey! Such a great video & paintings 👌✨ Thanks for sharing the knowledge
You’re a life coach on top of everything else 😂 all of what you’ve said is applicable to so many areas of our lives
This is probably one of the most important videos I’ve ever seen in my life. The concept of “not being afraid to make bad art” was not new to me, but when I heard the phrase “You don’t need to be consistently good, or even good at all, for your passions to be valuable pursuits”, I just had to pause the video and seriously rethink my entire life up until this point. It’s a funny coincidence, but I’ve recently enrolled to this acrylics painting course and for the first time in my 31 years of life I “permitted” myself to buy all the art supplies, materials and tools I wanted, regardless of their price. All my life I’ve spent thinking that quality art supplies will be just wasted on me, cause “I am not an artist” and I “won’t be able to produce anything decent anyway”.
I am going to print out that line and hang it above my desk, so that I never forget it.
Thank you SO much for saying that, and for all the wonderful, helpful and kind videos you are creating!
please make a video reacting to your old art!!! Esp stuff you aren't proud of or thought was good at the time but see the flaws now because seeing a talented artist's beginning stages makes this process sooo much easier❤️
So happy to see your channel growing 🤩
I'm usually pretty good about this, but I'm going through a style change right now and was really feeling frustrated, because my techniques from my old style don't transfer over. Then I watched this video while trying to figure various aspects out, and thank you! It really helped motivate me!
I needed this thank you
New sub, thanks I love this advice, and appreciate your encouragement. Blessings xo
Thank you so much for always motivating me to keep going 🌹😊
This is the most important video every artist needs to see!!
This was great advice for "tutorial addiction" or course/book purgatory.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH YOU HAVE INSPIRED ME.
especially the point about combining all your interests. the reason i want to learn to draw is because I consume a lot of pop culture nerd media and i get this strong itch every few years to express it. to draw like the comic book artists. to express my own take at a character.
it just doesnt go away until I have picked up drawing again and gotten severly disappointed at being so bad. and giving it up and getting the calling again a few years later and the cycle goes on.
I have wasted over a decade just quitting every time.
Thank you for sharing this video.. it hit hard.. i am a perfectionist and yes i am scared to create bad art so I don’t create at all 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ you were talking directly to me!! I needed to hear every word you said.. THANK YOU
Thanks a lot for the video! I absolutely agree with each word you say in the video. As for me, it took some time and effort to really understand that expecting from my art to be perfect just prevents me from making any art at all:)
the WISDOM of it all ~ such a liberating message 💕
Such a great message! I have recently become OBSESSED with your channel, and this video is just another reason why
broooo I legit watched your desk makeover/tour videos on repeat while I was designing my space! I love your content but forgot to subscribe, fixing that rn
@@KelseyRodriguez hahah I found your channel through my recent subscribers in YT studio! So glad I did, love your work!
Thanks for the video just Googling this kinda topic right now for fun you know haha. Nah the art career is the hardest thing I've ever pursued to be honest. Had to delay classes for 2 years because of covid and then half a year because of personal issues. But the community college classes are awesome. Academic drawing and painting have taken me far
Great advice there Kelsey. The person who never made a mistake, never made anything!! Also, If you put “I’m a multi-passionate creative” on a t-shirt…I would buy it 😃