1 - positive mindset 2 - daily goals 3 - long term goals 4 - art materials 5 - art styles and genres 6 - old sketchbooks 7 - create a project 8 - socialize 9 - have an art buddy 10 - be inspired 11 - get active
There's one other thing that I've found that helps me stay motivated to keep drawing, and obviously, this is something personal, but I'll throw it out there in case it helps you out. A lot of the times, I'll keep on thinking about the final goal, specifically to do with how I want a final art piece to look. This vision is usually based around the inspiration I get from other artists and reference images. At first, I might power through the first hour or two, but then start to feel demotivated. The reason for this, I realized, is I think too much about how my art SHOULD end up looking. The idea that it SHOULD look a certain way motivates you at first, but also quickly becomes one of the reasons for your burnout. So instead of thinking and worrying about the final result, try to enjoy the process more. If you feel like you're in the moment, and enjoying the process, I think it helps in not only enjoying what you're doing, but also helps you focus better (which again will help you get better faster). The best time to be critical and worry about the final result is after you've finished the artwork and have felt accomplished, so you can pick up on certain mistakes and improve on them the next time you paint or draw. If you've read this far, here's a potato as a thank you: 🥔
Shadab Shadman didn’t read the whole comment because the first 4 rows said enough already. Stay motivated by looking forward to the final product. Enjoy the process tho. Be loose. Lmao follow my insta @kuzemaie I make Picasso worthy drawings lmao
Does anyone have these massive down times when they finish a big piece? I did feel satisfied with what I've achieved the last few times, but starting again always takes a while. The larger the project, the longer the downtime afterwards. I don't really feel like it slows me down much in the big picture though, maybe the brain just needs some time to take all the things in that you learn. Something that does work is running multiple projects at the same time and swapping between them (and still doing the warmup's and studies every day). Unforeseen events tend to derail those multiple projects though (job applications, family, illness etc.)
I actually have that problem sometimes. It's important that you immediately start with the next illustration. Don't get too hung up on your recently finished pieces. It takes a lot of discipline.
I love the personal touch you have added by putting the footage of yourself talking in the corner. I watched your first version of this video and loved it but I connect with this one much more.
You're probably the artist I have learned the most from. Especially since I'm pretty new with digital drawing. All your tutorials are so amazing and helpful. I know this vid is a little bit old but I still hope you'll get to see this, keep going!
Seriously, you are like a teacher for me. All your videos push me to continue what I really want inside of my heart. Despite the bad day when I dont like my artwork, saying i'm a shit in what i'm doing and full of other negative thought that I inflict on myself. You speak with so much honesty and it's cool to see that good artist have some difficulty too. I'm a beginner with big dreams and you are an inspiration for me. You don't know who I am and I don't really know who you are, but your video cheer me up alot and thank you so much for that. You positively impact my life! Sorry if my english isn't good, it's not my native language...
I have to be honest here, I have totally been inspired by both you and your artwork. I used to be very productive a few years ago, but then, a major thing hit me and took away all of my time to actually get on to drawing. But once I've gotten out of it, I just lost the motivation, the heat, the inspiration,... and since, I have not been able to finish a single piece. It's always like I start working on a piece, get half of it done and suddenly find it unattractive and just stop working on it. The situation has been going on for a year now and I just struggle everyday to find a solution to my own problem. And just after watching your video, I just again feel the need to create something, to draw something and to enjoy this hobby again. I cant stress how thankful I am to your advices, to me, you are truly a savior!
Good thing you upload this video, I was just unmotivated at this time, thank you very much for the advice and motivational help, i appreciate everything you bring friend, greetings from Mexico (And forgive my bad English, google translator sometimes jokes)
I love you! I was working on my drawing and i stopped i was doubting myself right now and don't know what to do today and your video pop on the suggestion it really pushed me to draw Thank you very much
I enjoy seeing your success bro! love watching your videos and to see your art on my IG feed! I study your art, as i do with other artists that inspire me to go on and keep improving my art and style. keep going bro! big up!
you make it look effortless, can't wait till i reach that level, when you don't even have to think about what you're doing, i can only do it traditionally at the moment.
Dude Really Thank You Very Much , Because of Your Channel Im the Youngest Portrait artist in my School , not Only That But also you encouraged me to use Digital art, Really.. Thank You
I've found your channel and started going through some of your videos. Love what I'm seeing and hearing. Your mindset is encouraging and motivating. Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing your tips. I am an artist but got stuck as to where to go and what to do. Your previous 10 tips for Improving your art and these 10 have been so so helpful giving me the incentive to keep it up. You are so chilled out giving the tips it;s a pleasure to listen to too. Well done.
Your tips are on point! Thank you! For some reason I tend to draw at night, too. But it's really not a good idea in the long run, when I should actually coexist with the husband and society that are not nocturnal... XD
that was amazing, thank you.. just hearing someone like you list that stuff made me feel much more at home in my art. I picked up a pen and stardet drawing during the video. I wish you only the best :D
thank you for this video! lately i felt that i cant draw hair the way i wanted, but you helped me motivating! keep doing these videos because you inspire so many people!
This was really helpful thank you so much! I’ve been trying to just sit down and draw something, forcing myself and not understanding my thoughts, mind and heart. I’ll be applying these tips!💕
Excellent video thank you so much! Especially bonus tip 11. I am often my own worst enemy. I don’t know about anyone else, but I also tend to get the dreaded ‘blank page syndrome’ most of the time, where you have the materials and the urge to create but the power of the blank page is too strong and you can’t fight it so you sit there poised with pen in hand but not not knowing how to start, and so you end up just putting your pen down and closing the program/sketchbook and that’s that. The blank page won... So I’ll defo be re-watching this video! 🙂
socialising and having an art buddy is uh...kinda difficult when you have crippling social anxiety and non-existent self esteem. which is a shame, because i'd love to do those things, but i just don't have the mental well being for it. hopefully i can get there someday!
The best part of this video, or anything You create, is the mental attitude you have, which In My opinion is Perfect. . . This is the first video I've commented on in .....I honestly cannot recall how long it's been (years upon years) I haven't even finished it yet I paused it at 9:12 because I have never agreed more with anything. If you haven't already, Please Breed, more of your kind would be Grand.
It gets easier. Literally just try to draw your best for an hour a day for like a month. Then look back on the stuff you drew at the beginning of the month vs what you drew at the end. It's a huge motivator.
It's a phase. Just be try drawing different things and if that doesn't work take a break. I used to have trouble drawing symmetrical faces. It would really look ugly. So then I started drawing the face at different angles and it wasn't so bad.
Honey Lemon hey my dood, would you believe me if I told you that’s kinda a good thing? If you’re drawing to the point where you think it looks bad, than that means you’ve improved to the point where you are starting to recognize the flaws in your drawing. My advise is now that you know what is wrong with it, learn to fix it. Just focus on one aspect at a time. Notice the entire human body looks bad? Just work a lot on the torso first. Good torso but everything else is bad? Work on legs and how they connect to the torso. Good at drawing a torso and a pair of legs? Focus on arms! Just focus on one flaw of your drawing at a time and eventually your drawing will get better
I feel that doing art with real life media, I get better faster. With digital it's easy to plateau and get stuck. There are less problems to solve, and less creativity required to get things pushed through. For speed, digital is still where it's at, but I like experimenting with my personal work.
I can't believe that this video actually got me motivated to draw daily again and find useful ways to stays motivated. Right before starting to watch the video I was like ''But I don't wanna find motivation to draw more, I don't wanna draw more'' (I think the video title was something about that at first) but rn I'm starting a small comic book project
Thanks for this video. I draw whenever I can, so day or night. The disadvantage of drawing with daylight is that your eyes can't see all that's going on in the darker areas. I upload my sketches to an online sketch club and other members start giving comments and hearts and then later in the evening I start seeing my errors, darker and wrong colored that looked the right color during daylight. Lately I take my iPad (and my eyes) to the darkest room in the house (my bathroom with lights off) to check for those errors 😂
It’s very difficult for me not to be jealous of people around me, I’m not jealous of successful people away from my circle, guess that’s my nature and jealousy kinda motivates me to do better, but I agree, it’s better to cherish peers’ success
Thank you so much for this video! I watched it finally 💛 It's very inspiring and what is more important for me is that it brings you the right mood and inspiration to get up and continue to create. And this mindset to compare yourself to who you were yesterday just can take anyone to the new level 💛 Incredible✨ (P.S. Sorry for my english)
Love your art style and works, been following for awhile now. Great tips and I also as a pro CG artist come across the "i dont wanna do s@#t today!!" feeling and alot of downtimes. It comes with the lack of inspiration and being stuck in archviz for a long time, even though i started in game art 20 years ago. Im thinking of trying myself again at characters, 3d sculpting and 2d digital art as a hobby or side distraction. Cheers!!
Haha had to laugh with the jellously one. Not really ill willed, but always when guys like craig mullins upload I'm like "I don't believe you, you little ****" 😂
Been doing everything else except having an art buddy maybe thats why i'm not going anywhere lol. This was a great video and doing inktober has been really great and I have been more motivated now then I have been on the last 6 years.
Any tips for even wanting to draw where you reach a point on considering to stop art altogether and do something else entirely or grit on for a few more years to see what happens?
I've been watching lot of your videos coz i'm planning to start making art like this, but due to ECQ i'm still stocked on using mouse. Can't buy pen tablet rn.
Do you draw at daytime or at night? I kind of enjoy drawing at night...
I draw at night thats when Im most successful lol
early in trani when im going to school
Anytime
anytime when i feel like to ^^
Daytime!
1 - positive mindset
2 - daily goals
3 - long term goals
4 - art materials
5 - art styles and genres
6 - old sketchbooks
7 - create a project
8 - socialize
9 - have an art buddy
10 - be inspired
11 - get active
drawing a proper circle is still a problem!
Thank you very much! Now, I can be more productive and draw instead of watching this video ;)
the only problem i have is number nine :( my friends do draw but not as much as me...
i kinda draw every day, and they don't draw very much
@@mikasesakiyama9213 Well I do:) , what's your ig account name
@@Kunalalal find tutorials to draw circles 💯
There's one other thing that I've found that helps me stay motivated to keep drawing, and obviously, this is something personal, but I'll throw it out there in case it helps you out. A lot of the times, I'll keep on thinking about the final goal, specifically to do with how I want a final art piece to look. This vision is usually based around the inspiration I get from other artists and reference images. At first, I might power through the first hour or two, but then start to feel demotivated. The reason for this, I realized, is I think too much about how my art SHOULD end up looking. The idea that it SHOULD look a certain way motivates you at first, but also quickly becomes one of the reasons for your burnout. So instead of thinking and worrying about the final result, try to enjoy the process more. If you feel like you're in the moment, and enjoying the process, I think it helps in not only enjoying what you're doing, but also helps you focus better (which again will help you get better faster). The best time to be critical and worry about the final result is after you've finished the artwork and have felt accomplished, so you can pick up on certain mistakes and improve on them the next time you paint or draw.
If you've read this far, here's a potato as a thank you: 🥔
Thanks, I think it really helped me but I have to think about it a bit. I even got that potato, that's really nice of you.
Shadab Shadman didn’t read the whole comment because the first 4 rows said enough already. Stay motivated by looking forward to the final product. Enjoy the process tho. Be loose. Lmao follow my insta @kuzemaie I make Picasso worthy drawings lmao
For your great help and that potato, here have this 🍌 , my grandpa gave me this banana and now I wanna give it to you.
Thank you, I relate with this alot
great comment, thanks alot :)
I felt that on some days I can’t even draw a stick figure 😩
everyone goes through that. I love your videos by the way. You've thought me a lot!
Eric is the most relatable artist ever and I'm glad we have a guy like him to help us
Yes! He's very humble ❤
Does anyone have these massive down times when they finish a big piece? I did feel satisfied with what I've achieved the last few times, but starting again always takes a while. The larger the project, the longer the downtime afterwards. I don't really feel like it slows me down much in the big picture though, maybe the brain just needs some time to take all the things in that you learn.
Something that does work is running multiple projects at the same time and swapping between them (and still doing the warmup's and studies every day). Unforeseen events tend to derail those multiple projects though (job applications, family, illness etc.)
I actually have that problem sometimes. It's important that you immediately start with the next illustration. Don't get too hung up on your recently finished pieces. It takes a lot of discipline.
"it shows you that is possible"🥺 true true I can relate and that hit me hard because that's my mindset a long time ago
i don't even started watching but thx for this vid already!
Haha that's real loyalty!
I love the personal touch you have added by putting the footage of yourself talking in the corner. I watched your first version of this video and loved it but I connect with this one much more.
You're probably the artist I have learned the most from. Especially since I'm pretty new with digital drawing. All your tutorials are so amazing and helpful. I know this vid is a little bit old but I still hope you'll get to see this, keep going!
I just wanna say THANK YOU for being a Big inspiration for me and giving amazing tips you truly motivate me to improve my art
Seriously, you are like a teacher for me. All your videos push me to continue what I really want inside of my heart. Despite the bad day when I dont like my artwork, saying i'm a shit in what i'm doing and full of other negative thought that I inflict on myself. You speak with so much honesty and it's cool to see that good artist have some difficulty too. I'm a beginner with big dreams and you are an inspiration for me. You don't know who I am and I don't really know who you are, but your video cheer me up alot and thank you so much for that. You positively impact my life!
Sorry if my english isn't good, it's not my native language...
I have to be honest here, I have totally been inspired by both you and your artwork. I used to be very productive a few years ago, but then, a major thing hit me and took away all of my time to actually get on to drawing. But once I've gotten out of it, I just lost the motivation, the heat, the inspiration,... and since, I have not been able to finish a single piece. It's always like I start working on a piece, get half of it done and suddenly find it unattractive and just stop working on it. The situation has been going on for a year now and I just struggle everyday to find a solution to my own problem. And just after watching your video, I just again feel the need to create something, to draw something and to enjoy this hobby again. I cant stress how thankful I am to your advices, to me, you are truly a savior!
Just looking at pinterest makes me motivated I love looking at old paintings and how they paint hands and that made me love drawing hands
Drawing hands like what?
@@gandthemud698 what
Good thing you upload this video, I was just unmotivated at this time, thank you very much for the advice and motivational help, i appreciate everything you bring friend, greetings from Mexico
(And forgive my bad English, google translator sometimes jokes)
Welcome :D Thanks for watching!
I love you! I was working on my drawing and i stopped i was doubting myself right now and don't know what to do today and your video pop on the suggestion it really pushed me to draw Thank you very much
This channel needs more subscribers!
The most soothing voice! ❤ I definitely agree with the tips as an artist.
I enjoy seeing your success bro!
love watching your videos and to see your art on my IG feed! I study your art, as i do with other artists that inspire me to go on and keep improving my art and style. keep going bro! big up!
You got me subbed when you said you build up your confidence by achieving things :) was a nice reminder of my todays achievements :) thanks!
you make it look effortless, can't wait till i reach that level, when you don't even have to think about what you're doing, i can only do it traditionally at the moment.
Dude Really Thank You Very Much , Because of Your Channel Im the Youngest Portrait artist in my School , not Only That But also you encouraged me to use Digital art, Really.. Thank You
Thank you youtube for recommending me this video. It really helped me a lot to go back and create new art💓💓
I've found your channel and started going through some of your videos. Love what I'm seeing and hearing. Your mindset is encouraging and motivating. Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing your tips. I am an artist but got stuck as to where to go and what to do. Your previous 10 tips for Improving your art and these 10 have been so so helpful giving me the incentive to keep it up. You are so chilled out giving the tips it;s a pleasure to listen to too. Well done.
At 9:12 that was already perfect to me. Man, this is always astonishing to see you draw process and Thank you for these down to earth advices.
omg this is just what i need rn!!😭 n i feel like these aren’t just tips for artists, they’re legit tips for life! thank u so much💖
awsome and inspirational. Not only for drawing but for everything in live. Thank you ! You helped me out a lot
LOVE your video!!! Thank you! You are so inspiring!!
Pretty sure the man said fart and soul. That was pure poetry.
Eric always on point with the vids :] thanks! and cheers to you !
Thanks as always :D
Thank you for this, please make more of these videos, very inspirational.
Thank you. You helped me alot, not only about art but my perspective of life in general. Thank you.
I learned tons from watching you're videos, even inspired me to make my own channel. Keep up the work brotha
Your tips are on point! Thank you! For some reason I tend to draw at night, too. But it's really not a good idea in the long run, when I should actually coexist with the husband and society that are not nocturnal... XD
As a designer, these tips did help me
that was amazing, thank you.. just hearing someone like you list that stuff made me feel much more at home in my art. I picked up a pen and stardet drawing during the video. I wish you only the best :D
Thanks so much! Glad ya liked the video :D
Thank so much for all the tips! I grow up so much as an tattoo artist cause of you! Thank you!!!!
15:22 "I love you with all my fart and soul" LOL
thank you for this video! lately i felt that i cant draw hair the way i wanted, but you helped me motivating! keep doing these videos because you inspire so many people!
This was very inspiring and yes very helpful so thank you
Thank you for inspiration and this really good tips!
U are amazing artist! I wish u Good luck!
This was really helpful thank you so much! I’ve been trying to just sit down and draw something, forcing myself and not understanding my thoughts, mind and heart.
I’ll be applying these tips!💕
Bonus tip was helpful thanks , need to stop overthinking.
Thank you so much for putting your efforts in this video!!! I learned a lot 💞
I love you with all my fart and soul too👍👍I agree that we should be inspired instead of being jealous with the success of others👍👍
Love ya from the bottom of my fart!
Yesterday was a bad day, feeling down even I try sketching a lot and can’t feel enjoyment. Thanks to your video, it inspired me. 🙂
No.6 Keep Old Sketchbooks
Main Reason:
Laugh my ass out before Re-Drawing.
again a very accurate collection of advices I can really good relate to. Thank you very much.
Excellent video thank you so much! Especially bonus tip 11. I am often my own worst enemy. I don’t know about anyone else, but I also tend to get the dreaded ‘blank page syndrome’ most of the time, where you have the materials and the urge to create but the power of the blank page is too strong and you can’t fight it so you sit there poised with pen in hand but not not knowing how to start, and so you end up just putting your pen down and closing the program/sketchbook and that’s that. The blank page won...
So I’ll defo be re-watching this video! 🙂
Thanks a lot! I love your art!
The rain sounds ❤❤❤
Glad somebody noticed :D
You are a hero. Thank you.
You are amazing artist , love your work, I'll try to draw something like yours
Just the things I needed a reminder of this morning ♥ thanks for this !
socialising and having an art buddy is uh...kinda difficult when you have crippling social anxiety and non-existent self esteem. which is a shame, because i'd love to do those things, but i just don't have the mental well being for it. hopefully i can get there someday!
Nice tips and inspiration video....
Hey bro thanks for motivation, I still support you when I become a mangaka/illustrator someday
The best part of this video, or anything You create, is the mental attitude you have, which In My opinion is Perfect. . . This is the first video I've commented on in .....I honestly cannot recall how long it's been (years upon years) I haven't even finished it yet I paused it at 9:12 because I have never agreed more with anything. If you haven't already, Please Breed, more of your kind would be Grand.
I feel like every time I draw I get less and less motivated because it looks so bad 😖
Same it sucks :(
Same but we shouldn't think about how it looks we should just draw and learn
It gets easier. Literally just try to draw your best for an hour a day for like a month. Then look back on the stuff you drew at the beginning of the month vs what you drew at the end. It's a huge motivator.
It's a phase. Just be try drawing different things and if that doesn't work take a break. I used to have trouble drawing symmetrical faces. It would really look ugly. So then I started drawing the face at different angles and it wasn't so bad.
Honey Lemon hey my dood, would you believe me if I told you that’s kinda a good thing? If you’re drawing to the point where you think it looks bad, than that means you’ve improved to the point where you are starting to recognize the flaws in your drawing. My advise is now that you know what is wrong with it, learn to fix it. Just focus on one aspect at a time. Notice the entire human body looks bad? Just work a lot on the torso first. Good torso but everything else is bad? Work on legs and how they connect to the torso. Good at drawing a torso and a pair of legs? Focus on arms! Just focus on one flaw of your drawing at a time and eventually your drawing will get better
I feel that doing art with real life media, I get better faster. With digital it's easy to plateau and get stuck. There are less problems to solve, and less creativity required to get things pushed through. For speed, digital is still where it's at, but I like experimenting with my personal work.
I can't believe that this video actually got me motivated to draw daily again and find useful ways to stays motivated. Right before starting to watch the video I was like ''But I don't wanna find motivation to draw more, I don't wanna draw more'' (I think the video title was something about that at first) but rn I'm starting a small comic book project
Thanks for this video. I draw whenever I can, so day or night. The disadvantage of drawing with daylight is that your eyes can't see all that's going on in the darker areas. I upload my sketches to an online sketch club and other members start giving comments and hearts and then later in the evening I start seeing my errors, darker and wrong colored that looked the right color during daylight. Lately I take my iPad (and my eyes) to the darkest room in the house (my bathroom with lights off) to check for those errors 😂
Loved this video... I've been procrastinating a lot lately and feel unmotivated.. I'll try these tips and see if they'll help
It’s very difficult for me not to be jealous of people around me, I’m not jealous of successful people away from my circle, guess that’s my nature and jealousy kinda motivates me to do better, but I agree, it’s better to cherish peers’ success
This is honestly so helpful
When I’m feeling bad I look back at the first few drawings I drew when I got my tablet and laugh at how I couldn’t even draw a steady line.
Thank you so much for this video! I watched it finally 💛 It's very inspiring and what is more important for me is that it brings you the right mood and inspiration to get up and continue to create. And this mindset to compare yourself to who you were yesterday just can take anyone to the new level 💛 Incredible✨ (P.S. Sorry for my english)
Love your art style and works, been following for awhile now. Great tips and I also as a pro CG artist come across the "i dont wanna do s@#t today!!" feeling and alot of downtimes. It comes with the lack of inspiration and being stuck in archviz for a long time, even though i started in game art 20 years ago. Im thinking of trying myself again at characters, 3d sculpting and 2d digital art as a hobby or side distraction. Cheers!!
good shit, fart and soul dawg
you're awesome! thank you, that's helpful.
Thanks man, you’re very kind..
Thanks for the tips 😁
Amazing video, you're really changing some people's careers with this information
Thank you
a good thing to do to become more confident is to redraw a drawing you did, like, a year ago or more even. Is something that helps me a lot
I adore your videos
It dose motivate me a lot
Thank you💓
Haha had to laugh with the jellously one. Not really ill willed, but always when guys like craig mullins upload I'm like "I don't believe you, you little ****" 😂
Ahaha not going to lie, I'm the same sometimes
I really love your art DUDE!!!!!
Thank you 🙏🏼 I self doubt myself all day long 😭 not a healthy place for me
Been there as well.. Such a bad place to be in.
Same 😔
I love this portrait :)
this is awesome and true!
Good deeds 🙌💯
That's great tips mate, thanx!
Thank you
Thank You so much
Been doing everything else except having an art buddy maybe thats why i'm not going anywhere lol. This was a great video and doing inktober has been really great and I have been more motivated now then I have been on the last 6 years.
I mean I’ve never been Demotivated but, I do have days where I’m really tired after school and I just can’t think of anything to draw.
I thought I was the only one who Draw on a different app and paint on a different one
You're not. I paint on MS Paint and then use Sketchbook on my phone to shade and finish
Thank u so much
My goal is to learn anatomy at the end of the year
But I only have two months left so oof
@@Kuxt0r Two months is still plenty of time to make a real difference in your art. You can do it!
Start!
thanks bro
Thank you)))
Any tips for even wanting to draw where you reach a point on considering to stop art altogether and do something else entirely or grit on for a few more years to see what happens?
But dont forget not too push yourself too much being productive also inclides your down time so you can rest and cone back better than ever
I dont really need this tbh but its nice to see another piece of art by u !
Thanks for this tips, i think im gonna be more active now 😊
Bro great channel
I've been watching lot of your videos coz i'm planning to start making art like this, but due to ECQ i'm still stocked on using mouse. Can't buy pen tablet rn.
wow
Whenever I procrastinate I watch this video.