So tl:dw: - Start developing a system / workflow. - Don't just do tutorials. Write them down in your own words. Rephrase. Incorporate into your system / workflow. Do them from memory to check if you truly "installed" them. - Record yourself painting. See if something jumps out at you. Maybe show your process to a more experienced artist. Yeah, makes sense =) Have a direction. Helps avoid burnout because you actually see progress. Working without seeing results is burnout territory.
@NexyiaArtАй бұрын
@@ragemachinist good summary! Thanks for writing this out c:
@MinatoryNoiseForAllMinoratiesАй бұрын
I've done facked up myself by trying to focus on 700 things at a time and not applying ANYTHING Damn
@NexyiaArtАй бұрын
It's never too late! Plus, those 700 things can just be you finding out what you want to start with and apply hehe c:
@flyingfish6383Ай бұрын
This is SO useful! Thank you for making this. I'm currently working on my portrait drawing as the next part of my art "journey".
@NexyiaArtАй бұрын
You're welcome! I'm glad its useful! Good luck on your portrait drawing!
@SylessaeАй бұрын
The realizations you made in this video were really unique! Gives me a lot to think about for my work and teaching. c:
@NexyiaArtАй бұрын
I'm glad they resonated! c:
@K1rtexАй бұрын
Very interesting video, I just think I'm too.. Idk, beginner to do most things. I've started out on drawing roughly two months ago and I'm avoiding shading and light, rendering and even some parts of anatomy like a genuine fear lol Just feel like I'm never ready for stuff and it ends up too plain or with alot of messed up things
@NexyiaArtАй бұрын
I hear you, it can be scary to jump into it especially if you know you'll make some mistakes, and it's also scary to learn to embrace those mistakes, but! along the journey you'll get better and better, more comfy with error!
@ashleshaycАй бұрын
i love that you mentioned that it’s okay to bend the rules even when you’re making a study. i feel like that was exactly what held me back for years before I started putting my own expressions on my references just to make it more interesting. great video!!
@NexyiaArtАй бұрын
Thanks! Absolutely, honestly the most crucial thing I've learnt so far is to bend the rules even when making a study, it held me back a lot too - made things more unfun for me and then I avoided it.
@PankajSinghArtАй бұрын
I have learnt the same way books and online tutorials. Though it’s difficult but rewarding!
@mykellederickpalad7883Ай бұрын
Don't think you can call yourself self taught when you use youtube online materials. Just because you don't go to art school, doesn't mean you're self taught.
@NexyiaArtАй бұрын
Why do you think that?
@Not_Even_WrongАй бұрын
You can use that definition of self taught, but it's your own. Autodidact is just the greek translation of self teaching, it does not mean "to use no outside resources to learn" it means to learn without the guidance of schoolmasters (i.e., teachers, professors, institutions).
@mykellederickpalad7883Ай бұрын
@@NexyiaArt KZbin tutorials are online classes in a way😅
@FrenchEclairYallАй бұрын
@@mykellederickpalad7883 While I can see what you're saying, and you’re right when you say that they're essentially online classes, you have to consider that a course is what we pay for when it comes to art school. And, as you already know, they're made up of more than several classes containing different methods and topics. That's a huge difference in comparison to sitting down at home, opening KZbin and choosing an erray of videos that might only give you very limited information that allows you to scratch just the surface of, let's say, anatomy. The legs? Arms? Eyes? Muscle placement and bone structure? As a beginner, it's overwhelming and difficult to know where to start and how to conduct the way you study as well as practice, not to mention- effectively. There's only you, the student, and that person's video you're watching that doesn't know who you are and can't exactly push you in the right direction like a teacher and mentor would. So, I mean, in the end, you are self-taught because the free resources you have would still mean nothing if you don't know how to understand any of it. You're teaching your own self how to do that and I think that should be validated (as a self-taught artist). :)
@learnartwithme3766Ай бұрын
TURN THE MUSIC DOWN!
@NexyiaArtАй бұрын
Next time :)
@mbaskhanova2 ай бұрын
Nice video but please remove the background music I cant understand anything you’re saying
@NexyiaArt2 ай бұрын
Thanks for letting me know! I'll be more aware of it in future. If there's anything you'd like me to go over, let me know!
@asdfjkgh2 ай бұрын
art school has buddies to get active feedback, while self taught has no one
@Snowflakebunbun2 ай бұрын
That doesn't mean you can't teach yourself, plenty of professional artists out there that are self taught
@NexyiaArt2 ай бұрын
Absolutely! When I was at Art School we had weekly Crit sessions as well as just generally always bouncing around helping each other. But, this doesn't mean you can't find feedback from others while being self taught! There are also ways to give yourself critique. Active feedback definitely exists! In areas where you can judge objective accuracy - like perspective or proportion, you can always find creative ways to critique yourself.
@ghastlypompano22 ай бұрын
I always found it helpful to set the goal for what I'm doing as time oriented, rather than product oriented. If instead of saying "I will finish the eyes today", the goal is "I will spend 1 hour drawing these eyes." Even if I finish the eyes to something I find happy, I will continue drawing something else with eyes so I will have always met my goal. It's always nice to leave of of a 100% completed goal with no product, then a 0.06% completed goal with no product.
@NexyiaArt2 ай бұрын
That's a really good idea! I may try that myself, a good way of tracking time.
@NexyiaArt2 ай бұрын
HI One thing I need to add. Learning from people closer in skill to you can have more value than someone vastly ahead in skill. This is because they are closer to experiencing what they went through to get to where they are. The expert has already passed that and is working on something else.
@sketchreviews2 ай бұрын
Your pieces are astonishing!
@NexyiaArt2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@WithnoMute2 ай бұрын
Weird i got this recommended and im a few days into the exact same thing. I set myself a 1 month goal to improve my portraits and values, spending a few hours each day to do greyscale drawings. I'm already feeling the gains from just focusing down on specific aspect of my art, no colour, no poses just faces and value.
@NexyiaArt2 ай бұрын
Awesome! It's crazy how the right practice can drastically improve your art, or any skill really. Keep at it! It's exciting to hear other artists improve c:
@slavasilkin41742 ай бұрын
the random, but the captivating rec. Wish u to grow up as the Roman Empire used to
@NexyiaArt2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I can only hope to reign for almost 1500 years just as the Romans did.
@stannisthemannis41992 ай бұрын
This video helped me alot, especially since i just started drawing almost a month ago keep posting dude
@NexyiaArt2 ай бұрын
Nice! I'm happy it helped you!
@Ace-hu4pf2 ай бұрын
This came at the greatest time of my life as someone who wants to do art and youtube. Thank you for this, and continue to grow cuz you just got a subscriber
@NexyiaArt2 ай бұрын
Thank you! I'm glad you found it too, I hope you continue to make art AND do youtube! c:
@BritoniB3 ай бұрын
Subscriber 88!! Divine timing!... ready to follow in your footsteps and inspire others to follow their heart in the creative journey! Thank you!!
@Hafiz_71783 ай бұрын
Did you also get this video recommend?
@NexyiaArt3 ай бұрын
Yes! showing everyone creative improvement is more than possible! :) Thank you for subscribing :D