This HUGE Art Mistake is Giving You BURNOUT || SPEEDPAINT + COMMENTARY
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i've never been able to explain why i'm more productive than others, bear with my arrogance in saying that but this video really put into words how my workflow works so well! as an autistic person i've never been able to "take breaks", my idea of a break is to shift to a less demanding task so that i'm constantly getting things done, but it doesn't feel like work because I can just shift to a step that seems more fun if I begin to feel strained. I honestly never realised I was doing this, but now that I know it's a real phenomenon I'm feeling better about my workaholic personality, and hopefully I can use this to explain to others how they could work as well as me without saying "idk, just grind nonstop"
I would love to learn!
I would love to be able to do that tbh, but if I get started on a task I cannot stop until it is done, so I can't shift between one to the other without it being finished, and what happens when I becone strained is I simply stay staring at a blank or half-empty document for hours without being able to start/continue despite wanting to, which is not even a break since I am still stressed about the project.
Kudos to you for your productivity, though!
omg this!! 😭
Autistic as well and whenever people ask me what I do for fun, I'm like: "Drawing, reading, learning, Sudokus..."
And they be like: "Yeah but what do you do for F U N"
"Switch from one task to another?"
Idk, I enjoyed playing video games as well (I still do from time to time) but I get bored so easily that I basically only spend my time on stuff I can think about
I'm autistic, I have become very upset when it comes to productivity
Although I still find fun in doing things, the fun is overshadowed by a lingering misery and self hatred, I can't improve when I want to, sometimes it's not even fun to do things and I just feel numb and sad at all times
Ooo, I do this too! I call it Leap-Frogging 😆
That line about the advice of "if feeling burnout, try taking a break and doing some sketches" not being a perfect, cure-all piece of advice hits so hard. My absolute favorite part of the artistic process is the part where I get to apply shading to the piece. It's what takes my art from feeling, for lack of a better word, flat, to feeling like something I can be legitimately proud of. But in order to get there I have to sketch, which, while fast, can be taxing when trying to get proportions right, then I have to line which is hands down my least favorite part of the process. As a general rule of thumb, I prefer thinner lineart for my artwork, but I've recently started taking to using slightly thicker lines for more relaxed pieces which has been immensely helpful since I can knock the lineart faster without it looking like I have errors all over the place (what with thicker lines being more forgiving of mistakes and all). then I have to color which is a mixed bag. If the character is simple, the process is simple, if the character is complex, I generally do not enjoy it as much unless the character falls into a specific brand of complex that I seem able to draw as easy as breathing. And after all that, I get to do the shading which usually takes me... maybe 45 minutes tops, but usually around like 15-20, unless I'm doing a painted piece. so it's like, two hours and sometimes multiple sessions with pay off that doesn't last long.
Sometimes though, when I'm in a real art rut, I'll take an art piece I already completed, usually something I worked up for a ref so it doesn't already have shading, and then I'll apply shading to it. Sometimes, being able to do that part and then seeing how the shading turns out and getting excited is all I need to feel a little more rejuvenated.
I sadly suffer from extremely self hatred , and for the past few years have had multiple breakdowns just because of the fear of "lagging behind everyone else"
Coupled with the fact that im easily jealous about other people's skills and talent , and the desire for me to get attention at every possible moment , perfect mixture
You need professional help, bro. There is nothing bad in feeling jealousy or wanting to be recognised but as someone who struggled with it - that recognition drive is just an aid band. You need to fix your self-esteem first, because this is the main issue with everything else in your art.
@@marikothecheetah9342 how dare you tell me that i require therapy ! I am a perfectly fine human being at the brink of another mental breakdown ! Totally okay !
@@danielomar9712 I hope this was sarcasm. :)
I remember once in like November I would draw every day for about two weeks…
I got art block for 4 months 😐😭
Dont worry, I can draw again now
You definitely put into words what I've been practicing over the last year. As an acrylic painter, I'll often get stuck on a piece, rather than just walking away from my art I'll paint a rock, reimagine other artwork in my style, or sketch out future painting ideas. Still working towards my goals, but not letting myself be my biggest hurdle.
I didn't draw for around a year because of how my abusive ex insulted my art in the 15 years I wasted with him. I'm sad it took me that long to find my love for it again but thankfully now I'm drawing again. I've said 28 years ago when I was 5 that when I grew up, I wanted to be an artist. I want to make myself proud that I'm doing it again.
I honestly need to start drawing more, to slowly start getting out of burnout and doing what I should love. I’ll definitely get to breaking down my tasks to small daily activities.
While I do art as a hobby, I'm also a writer, and I think from a writer's perspective, this thinking can be applied when feeling writer's block. Writer's block isn't always caused by having no ideas or inspiration. Some writers aren't able to continue on if they see how successful their peers are. Some people feel like a failure. They get imposter syndrome. They don't think they can publish a book like their peers have (self-publishing, or traditional publishing). Suddenly everything feels daunting. I've always been able to avoid feeling too overwhelmed and take a deep breath and break things down into little doable tasks, just as you talked about. There's things I can do that don't require a lot of my attention (finding a distributor, creating a marketing moodboard, etc.). Once I complete those, although I'm not writing, I still feel like I've accomplished something to get close to my goal of self-publishing a book. It acts as a break and then I can get back to writing.
This video def put some stuff in perspective for me. I've been a fulltime artist for nearly 10 years now and I actually rarely get burnt-out and this vid explains why. At some point I realized that breaking up my work into different parts just made working way more chill. So instead of trying to grind away to finish 1 commissions I do the sketches for several commissions when I'm in a sketching mood, then do lineart on a different day, then do coloring on a different day. It feels better to get started on several things than force myself to complete one thing. I also agree that telling artists to take a break may not work for everyone. I have a family to take care of that relies on my art income so taking a break because of burnout is not an option for me, so I had to figure out how to keep going without relying on too many breaks. Breaking up drawing tasks has been a HUGE help. Burnout can't be avoided 100% but there are def multiple ways to deal with it.
No keep preaching girl✨♥️
To answer your question, for me it’s the social pressures. I never had a problem wanting to draw until it became a career.
Thanks for your advice, everyone always tells me to take a break and it’s really hard regarding the “take a break” advice doesn’t rlly work for me. I’m glad your video covered other ways ♥️♥️
this hit me like an isekai truck
i go to art school sadly. never wanted to be in one. i used to fill up a normal B5 sketchbooks in 2-3 months- i would be drawing every day, and art was something to relax and let my creativity out
that being said, now i don't draw at all, unless it's for an assignment. my personal sketchbook is on life support at this point. i see absolutely no joy in art, it is exhausting just to think about it. so, when i was still mulling over quitting art, i'd watch these "how to get rid of art block" vids and literally nothing helped. you're such a breath of fresh air in the art community. since art is such a personal thing, there isn't really a one size fits all advice
Been dealing with something similar lately. Last month I tried drawing something that was both completely out of my style, and super detailed, but I had only a month to draw the whole thing. Let me tell you that month was painful. I kept losing my motivation because the amount of details I had to draw was scaring me, and I had to rush it out real bad when the end of the month arrived.
I didn't let myself get distracted because I just wanted to get it out ASAP, but I probably should have let myself get distracted just a little to get back into the groove of things, and not let a bunch of things pile-up behind me.
Unfortunately, no matter how pretty my drawing was at the end...barely anyone saw it. All that work for practically nothing, so I'm throwing-in the towel for a while.
Been trying to set-up a bunch of technical stuff, but my constant drawing was getting in the way. I'm just switching my roles for the moment until everything is back to normal. I'm a tech nerd first, drawing was always secondary for me. Even still the technical stuff also involves a bit of drawing here and there just for the UI elements and stuff, so I'm not quitting art for good...just mostly.
This is something I feel like I already knew about myself, but never explicitly thought about, put into words, or was intentional with. It’s always very frustrating when I try to take a break to give my brain a rest and it ends up burning me out more, and makes doing anything that much harder. Having this video to think about I hope will make it easier to accomplish goals, instead of just spinning the wheel of what can I do to try and help myself and choosing the wrong thing half the time
For me, sketching is definitely the hardest. Without a good sketch (perspective, pose, proportions, facial features, etc.) there can be no good artwork and no amount of rendering will save it.
damn she really read my mind bro, this speaks to every artist truly
That sense of needing it to be perfect, you get in that rut of working on it so much that it starts to look *bad* so it's best to just start over. I find that in the past few years, I've taken my concept of doodling to the max, where I still feel like I'm making something, even if it is more abstract. Something called Asemic writing, is where my doodles have been leaning towards. Asemic means "having no specific semantic content", or "without the smallest unit of meaning". So basically, a cross between written words/symbols and abstract shapes/lines. It's also just a really cathardic feeling, making similiar motions over and over again, without much worry of what it will end up looking like.
Thank you for having something new to say about this topic instead of just repetitions of the same advice everyone has already heard before. Ive had these thoughts to some degree before a lot, but just never fully manifested them, that or i just kept to my rigid ideas and said "oh well, id like to do that, but i still have this big old thing to do before i can start on it, therefore i have to stop myself and just do NOTHINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG because the thought of the task makes me want go to the top of the building and do my first and last backflip off."
Avoiding something just perpetuates the idea that i cant do it. I avoid it because it seems too hard and makes me justify it as being too hard using my past streak of avoidance as proof of my incapability or as proof of the tasks insurmountability (vicious cycle). Doing something easier or doing something at all reminds me that i can.
I'm loving the BSD art!!! Hope you recover soon Celes ^_^
I never knew how much of a lack of will I had to sketch until I watched this video. This helped me a lot by just sketching, which I liked most, until I wanted to add colors, which I liked the least. Thanks so much for this video!
Last week I was working really hard on content for UA-cam honestly felt I was burning out. I'm so glad I'm feeling better so now when return to upload content in another week I have more creative content. So thank you for the reminder I need it
I wish I had this video a while back when I was going through a severe art block, thank you for posting this video though, it’s honestly validating.
As a fellow Artist, it's very common that everyone feels burnout but as artist there are many solutions to solve it. Like when after rewatching this video, it made me realize that if I'm working on this project that I've been working on for a few weeks. Then I should stop rushing it and just take a break or try to fix and use references and if that don't work then just looking at your art so you can get inspiration, sounds kind of cheesy but to me that's how I deal with burnout. You're not going to get it the first try. It's going to take a while but just don't rush it and enjoy the stuff that you want to do.
I just clicked out of curiosity and discovered a new way to be productive at doing homework while also taking a break from the HARD project. I'm applying this tomorrow since I procastinated (or depression, idk) all week
This video gives me a lot of great information
This is much like physical training. When you run but you get tired half way, it's advised not to sit but to shift to a speedy walk. This both helps your muscles stay in motion as well as not overwhelm them when you eventually continue the other half of the run. I was vaguely aware of the importance of this method but since starting college I really hadn't put it into use. Thank you for reminding me of it and for the nice relaxing video. Always love to see your stuff
My least favourite part of art is having the final piece, which isn’t really apart of the process, but I love every part of the process. I have a cartoony art style so I never really render, but I love sketching, line art, colouring and shading (most of the time the line art is just the cleaned up sketch tho).
I hate how it feels to look at something I had so much fun drawing and just not liking how it came out. It’s kinda discouraging because even though I love the process, sometimes I think “what’s the point in doing it when I hate whatever I create 90% of the time?”
Very good video Celestia! As someone who works full time while trying to build an art career, the separation of tasks into draining and fulfilling thingy is the ONLY reason I get anything done at all and you articulated it very well.
Just wanna say I love your overlay. It's cute as shit and a great idea and really well done
I personally find it super refreshing to take a quasi-break by visiting my familiy for a few days and only using my sketchbook
Love is my way to creativity💙...
... and fandom communities
I wasn't sure what to expect when I clicked on this video, but I got A LOT out of it.
You contextualized the video well, and by doing that, let me think more about habit formation. So much of motivation depends upon small victories, and being able to accomplish non-demanding tasks can lead to an improved confidence on bigger projects. I'm glad these ideas are being discussed more openly now.
I'm glad the video took a turn, early on, towards practical ways of dealing with the work schedule problem. That part is very heartening; a viewer will come away with renewed optimism. I mean that sincerely.
While I'm saying that for its own sake, I'm also saying that because of what you mentioned before: AI leaving only demanding tasks for humans. Concerning, and definitely something to keep our eyes on.
Sponsorship block is working, so now I can watch this
For some reason this makes me think of when you're waiting for paint to dry on a painting. If you're focused on one part and are frustrated while waiting then you focus on the other parts or think of things you could want to add later. So even if I'm not motivated to do something in the moment doing even a little bit - like a line, an eye, or some quick sketches - as long as it is part of the project I'll be taking a step forward? The issue is when I get the compulsion to watch, read, or play something fun in the middle of my art compulsion and I wanna split apart and do *both*.
I'm autistic and not getting things right the first time would make me have absolute breakdowns but I would keep pushing myself in hopes that 'it will be good soon if I keep practicing'
I tried so many different ways to get the result I wanted from the get go and would go all day not eating simply because Id forget, be occupied with drawing or not 'allowing myself to' until I get something halfway satisfactory done
What I hadn't realized is that trying to get it 'right' the first time will NOT work. I decided to watch some speedpaints of great artists and realized that their very first draft sketches didnt look great either and what followed is what made their art great and what I'd look up to. I still learned a great deal and had improved on anatomy and broadened by visual library but that isn't the first step. Its to get the general idea and energy across in very simple shapes. Its like building a house, theres so many different layers that need to be set in order for it to be stable. It will simply fall apart and not 'look quite right' if skipping those 'ugly stages'. Its important to build ontop of these building blocks instead of trying to finish building one room and then continuing with the next from the ground up. Perfectionism made me miserable all throughout art school, simply believing I wasnt talented enough to get things right like the others do. I had to leave behind my fear of failing and not getting it 'perfect' from the start. I had to like how every line was positioned, how the pose of the character gave off the exact same energy as the one I've see on Pinterest, how the expression matched exactly my imagination or else I would immediately start another drawing. I would go DAYS with a blank canvas as I would keep deleting it over and over again after not being able to like how I drew it the first time.
Only when I started realizing that no artists art is perfect from the start and none of the line they set were exactly how it is in the final piece did I give myself room to breathe. Looking at amazing pieces I spot lines and anatomy that I personally wouldve done different but not in a 'I know better sense' but a 'wow, that works so well for the peace and its all flowing together nicely' way. I stopped obsessing over details, I started just drawing from the very ground up with very rough drafts, using a thick brush. I focused on just getting down the idea first and foremost and that is what helped me tremendiously. I have made peace with the fact that it doesnt look good at the beginning but with small steps and patience it will become something great.
This was kind of a long rant but I hope this is helpful to someone struggling with the same thing!!
Thanks so much!! I've learned so much from you
watched the whole video in a few seconds im so impressed
Thank you so much for making this video. This makes so much sense… I’ve been making so many demanding / difficult art pieces throughout the last half year, each one taking more time than the last. I’ve been craving to make pieces that take less time, ultimately searching for ways to ‘draw faster’ and simplify my style. I’ve always felt bad for sharing WIPs and then never completing them. I work freelance, and any WIP I share is expected to be completed. Thus, I’ve spooked myself into a cycle of never sharing WIPs unless the piece is complete, or never starting on another drawing unless I’ve finished the one I’m currently working on. I hope to implement this method into my routine, and that it helps me get back on the right track again.
This video was so good, easily one of the videos I needed seeing the most. I can’t wait to apply this to my non-carrier artist life!
This sounds like an excellent advice! Both for art and other stuff! I'll try it, thanks a lot:)
Thank you, I'm really glad I listened to this. I also struggle with this feeling, like I must push myself to finish this first before starting anything else. Some weeks I don't very what I'm doing much, which means a long time spent rendering. I use to study games programming where I think I picked up a few unhealthy approaches to work. Social media also creates this extra pressure to get things done so that you have something to post. I reached a point where I was struggling to stay motivated, but then I tried putting less pressure on myself and it helped a lot. It's something I have to keep reminding myself of or I end up falling back into bad habits. I hadn't considered breaking my art up into how demanding each part is.
This is an amazing video! I never considered that I was pushing myself to work on things I didn’t enjoy working on without balencing it out. By the way I like your character design!
my art burnout has always been a result of autistic burnout :(
I still try to draw anyways as finishing a drawing of one of my ocs gives me happiness :]
OH MY GOD THE GUILD I LOVE THEM SO MUCH SORRY THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITHT THE VIDEO OH MY GOD LOUISA 😭😭😭
tysm tysm :)
this also applies to other activities, such as youtube.
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This is why I decided to let myself have an ugly art sketchbook, where I can just create random shit and it doesn't have to be pretty. It's helped me improve a lot too.
Little tasks do build up to the big tasks. I think of it as the cognitive workload building the muscle and the ladder up to the skills you have to integrate into a big task. Big tasks are all made of little tasks. But it takes practice and experience to see the forest for the trees. The little tasks literally train the tiny synapses between the neurons and the dopamine and serotonin of making those tasks accomplished. Without the little tasks, the big tasks feel almost impossible and it's not fun for your neurons.
This is giving me motivation to draw
Out of topic of burnout, but Karl and Louisa are so damn adorable
The part I hate more about the process is sketching. My fav is Lineart. I cant lineart without sketching first. How can I make this work??
Oh I think you just gave me an idea about what to do with my work day!
I think I should take some breaks to draw stuff for fun in between commission tasks at least one time in the day lol
I used to do this before, not sure why I stopped, maybe the pressure of having to be productive all day made me stop, but honestly I think I rather not feel burned out at the end of every work week lol 😆
Listening to this while taking out the enemey in WW1 in War Thunder
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this topic is why I have to be against any and all automation, as menial work gets easier or non existant, only the specialized work remains, with no safety nets, empathy from our fellow human beings, or some sort of basic neccessities just guarenteed for being alive, the jobs that gets taken away will not come back, some people will adapt but then what? Not everyone gets a job, that's how capitalism works, bosses can affort to pay you the bare minimum because someone behind you is foaming out the mouth for it, so you aren't allowed to complain, with only specialized work avaliable I can't see a bright future for vast amounts of society.
Hold on, you don't find lineart the most daunting part? Wow, I think you're the first artist I've ever met to feel that way!
A lot of artists like line art
For me, I cant multi-task. My non demanding tasks are just stuff like listening to music or drinking a water. Stuff like "answering an email" or "thinking about what ur doing next in ur day" aren't able to be multitasked for me sadly :( if im trying to answer an email it requires all of my brain and if i try to think of anything other then what im writing, my brain turns into tv static and nothing gets done (btw, i still love this video and it gives awesome advice, just wanted to share my experience encase anyone feels the same)
For me, finishing art including lines is the most draining for me, but even sketching is really hard. I'm a painter at heart, but i want to be better at digital art because its so much more convient and i just love digital art. Its so hard to develop skills when i feel my art is so stiff and struggle practicing with it.
but i like having one big idea and driving myself insane trying to complete one thing :((((((
um what if all tasks are demanding to me :(
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this is funnier than the "first" comments😂
but soon it'll be as annoying😔
for me it makes sense because referencing art feels way more bothersome when in burn out so i found if i draw a character im familiar with little to no references that makes it easier to draw without thinking too much
Omg, this is both mindblowing as well as shocking bc I never thought of that 😭😂🥲
omg I needed it rn, explains alot why it's so hard for me to get back to drawing at all after those "breaks". I've putted so much expectations on myslef and how much better my next drawing has to be that all I do is avoid to start all together. Learning is draining for me, and every time it feels like I cant do anything good enough. Insead of just doing what I know I can do it ennd up in procrastinating 🥲
I have on and off art Blocks were i get super into it for like 3 weeks and then my improvment plumets 🥲 I think its has something to do with when test season comes up and i just cant draw...but doodeling and just keeping up with art instead of compleltey stopping is smth i should get into