10,000 Hours of Drawing and Painting

[@Theanxietywizard]

I think you are already very good.

[@vilmokas]

Can't wait for future updates. Keep it up!

[@YunnanAllenAAA]

Good luck! I’m on a similar journey. I’m an architect, already fair at my craft. My goal is to develop hand drawing skills so I can discover or communicate forms and spaces faster, more intuitively, and more beautifully than a digital models. To that end, I think I’ll need to become very good at drawing. But there is no way I can afford 10,000 hours. So I’m looking at all sorts of hacks for precision learning. I do pick up serendipitous gems when I wonder into topics I did not target. We don’t know what we don’t know. Sometimes there is value in “wondering” in the learning process.

[@10.000hrs]

Good luck! There is something special and unique about hand drawn visuals that 3D renders could never convey. I will share more about precision learning in the future.

[@Chan-zn7wb]

From your sketchbook examples you already have a solid grasp of creating 3-D planes onto a 2-D surface. And, if the last example was just was you retained from your head thats even more impressive. How long have you been drawing so far?

[@10.000hrs]

I have been drawing since I was a teenager but mostly just copying anime like most kids. The 3-D planes work I have only learned to do in the last year or two. I use reference often , but am gradually learning to memorise forms, and rules, which means I am depending less and less on it.

[@kellydegerdon1083]

I'm glad I came back to this old video & you talk about how the "10,000 hours" concept has been debunked. I love what you're doing but I was skeptical, thinking you bought into that. You seem to use a ton of educational resources and do focused, quality practice - awesome work so far, thank you for posting!

[@10.000hrs]

Thank you! I think the 10,000 hours rule gets thrown around a lot but in reality Gladwell really was only talking about the top 1%, like the Yoyo Ma's and Novak Djokovic's of the world. An average person requires far less time to gain proficiency at something. To break into the top 10% of practitioners of something is well within anyones grasp, unless you are like... really old and haven't got much time left. I am not a scientist myself, but I admire the scientific method, and feel a lot of the best artists in history were scientists as well, or at least scientific in their approach. Everything I do I try to research thoroughly and back up with papers and studies. My real hope is that actual scientists far more qualified than me see this stuff and start investigating to push it further along. Not sure how many neuroscientists watch art videos on KZbin but you never know 😅 I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment 💗

[@RyanStrongArt]

This concept is kickass

[@10.000hrs]

It's going to be a long journey! Thanks for watching friend!

[@gerrylopezmusic]

Love the concept. Excited for your journey

[@10.000hrs]

Thank you very much my friend! 💖

[@eioclementi1355]

learning to draw it one thing being a better storyteller is something we need to work on for the rest of our life's Awesome channel loving the tours

[@10.000hrs]

Excellent point. I haven't really tried to tackle any story telling yet because it really does feel like another huge skill pillar all on its own. Glad you like the channel, thank you for your support!

[@johannequilbec8383]

Instant subscribe, I'll try to better myself too. I wont count the hours but I hope it will pay out in the long run Can't wait to see your progress!

[@10.000hrs]

Thanks! I'm glad you found it useful. I think it's about getting the hours in, but being conscious of what you spend them doing. That gives you the biggest payout I reckon. Good luck with it!

[@BaddeBadger]

Nice videos, I'm glad you're taking this on. It's what kept me away from drawing for a long time until recently. Thanks for these, you're awesome, keep up the great work! I can't believe I searched for this so many times and never found your videos. I've been planning on making videos like this for some time and wanted to see if someone else was doing it or not and yours never came up! KZbin search has been awful.

[@10.000hrs]

Thanks! You should get involved! I'd love to see other artists putting out similar content to me! This channel is still only about 6 months old so maybe that's why. I appreciate you watching and am glad you found it helpful. I have lots more experiments planned as we move forward, but my work is a little crazy atm so I am little slower at putting out longer videos for the minute.

[@BaddeBadger]

@@10.000hrs I feel that about work big time, it's absolutely draining sometimes and even if I do find the time for art, my energy is sapped. Dont get burnt out!

[@10.000hrs]

Thanks you too! 💪

[@trbgraphics5557]

Great video, can't wait to see the journey.

[@10.000hrs]

Thanks for following along! 💫💕

[@elindis]

I believe it really is genetic. There are people who grasp things naturally, because, to them, the hours spent drawing just fly on by. They have an enduring love for it. But... when you look at statistics, you immediately see that those people are uncommon. People who enroll in courses often leave them before they're done, or never take follow-ups. How many people persist with *anything* beyond the first few months at most? 1%.

[@10.000hrs]

Some people do pick it up very quickly don't they. Excellent point. It has to be something you are passionate about. I suppose it depends on what you want to get from art. If you want to be a lead concept artist then clearly that puts you in competition with people, so you need to out work them!

[@ceton1843]

so passion is genetic or what are you trying to say? im not gonna argue with you on what you think but you really are putting yourself at a disadvantage in life by sticking to a mindset like that.

[@elindis]

​@@ceton1843 Passion is a function of multiple factors, and some of them are genetic. For example, some people are predisposed to depression, which is the antithesis of passion. There’s more to passion than that - childhood exposure is also fairly important, for instance, and there are also many factors which we have control over. I don’t think I need to mention them. Additionally, it seems that people are occasionally just unable to enjoy certain things, even if they thought they would, or even if they want to. All that to say, yes. There are factors both within and outside of our control, and the people who rise to the top as talented are the ones who have an unstoppable love of the craft, and that’s not something most people are able to cultivate. As evidence, I look at course statistics. There are a few sharp drop offs, generally, and the first couple are the worst. After a few weeks, and again after a few months, very few people are still working at their hobby. I understand what you mean, though. Maybe it’s realistic to think this way, but at the same time, it might be more useful to forget about all this, and just try to imagine myself in a world where everything in the mind can be controlled. It’s a nice idea.

[@sonoio869]

Passion isn't enough. Dont ever think that just because you are passionate about something that means you are as good as learning to do it

[@Selrisitai]

@@ceton1843 I think passion, and all the elements thereof, have both genetic and experiential contributing factors. I'm becoming a writer, a novelist in particular, and I try to write every day. I don't write every day, I just try. Yet look at people like Markiplier. He makes video after video after video after video, and there doesn't appear to be anything special about him that should make him so bloody driven, yet there he is. Now he makes short films, possibly feature-length ones? Always working. He's physically fit as well, watches what he eats. Did his parents just teach him discipline to that degree? Is it genetic? Was it how he ate growing up? Certainly it feels like there's SOMETHING in the sauce there, and not just, "Well, he decided to."

[@AnnapurnaEnjoyer]

Great content

[@Reinhardt1881]

You are already very good. A better word would be satisfied I think. Be kinder to yourself, brain chemistry is very important for tasks like this, specially if you want to commit thousands of hours. I will follow your journey if only to try to remind u to be kind to yourself 👍

[@markivachtchenko5774]

Hi, this is extremely inspiring. Do you happen to have a visual version or breakdown of the road map you're following?

[@10.000hrs]

I have a video on the books I use to learn art, and it's pretty much that. I spend most of my time on drawing, with perspective and form always at the forefront of that work whether I am drawing boxes or the human figure. I play with a limited amount of drawing and painting tools as I work and Co aider how they impact what I am doing. I spend a lot of time thinking about values when painting and have only really just moved onto learning a bit about colour. Storytelling and composition I'm not too concerned with just yet because I only rarely produce finished pieces to test my progress.

[@4ktrash4lyf]

I want to ride with you on this journey

[@10.000hrs]

Welcome aboard 😀

[@h4rmacy]

The book you mention is basically just hearsay of research by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool. They wrote their own book about it, it's called Peak. It's pretty good.

[@10.000hrs]

I haven't read that one but I will check it out. Thank you for sharing it with me.

[@balance9761]

Please remember to stretch your hands if you don't. I don't wanna imagine the unholy carpel tunnel from this project. Great art and I like your unique video presentation style

[@10.000hrs]

Oh! I had never thought of this! You may have just saved me a surgery down the line! I will make sure to take care of myself. Appreciate your considerate comment 💕💪

[@Trillfishchase]

anyone know what type of sketchbook that is I wanna get jt

[@10.000hrs]

There are a couple of sketchbooks in this video. The larger one is a watercolour sketchbook, A3 size, cold press, which means it's a bumpy surface and not smooth. The thin paper sketch pad is called a layout pad. Layout paper is kind of very thin paper and the idea is you draw something then place another sheet on top and neaten the design or try new ideas The ring bound sketch book are by a company called Pink Pig.

[@ceton1843]

hey this is kinda unrelated but what sketchbook are you using?

[@10.000hrs]

I have a few that might have made an appearance in this video. The big watercolour looking paper pads are by Daler Rowney and are quite old, so the design has probably changed, but they are good. The thinner paper A3 ones are also by Daler Rowney, but they are called layout paper pads and used more by vehicle designers, etc The A4 sketchbooks are by a company called Pink Pig, and I got them from Amazon.

[@Camoinktattoo]

4:20

[@riccia888]

I remember I bought John Park gumroad and didnt learn anything. also I bought Anthony Jones gumroad didnt learn anything as well.

[@10.000hrs]

I got some of John Parks and I think they just show how he uses Photoshop, which is great if you are already a great artist, but yeah he doesn't teach anything fundamental directly. I would like to revisit them when I can actually paint well and see if I view them in a different light.

[@johndoe-rq1pu]

I dunno, I’m almost 20 years in and I’m worse than when I started… so infinitely long I guess.

[@10.000hrs]

I pretty much stood still for years mostly because I kept doing the same stuff that looking back I can see was not actually learning. I was just going through the motions and copying things. It's definitely frustrating, especially when you see others make huge progress very quickly in something you really want to be good at!

[@drawpillTREY]

i like the concept of good artist emphasizing the amount of time they spent drawing but not enough to the things they've been doing in that time they had such as the specific exercises and drills and studies etc etc etc

[@10.000hrs]

Thank you! I think it's something I've never seen before and always wanted to see. It's quite a lot of work but if you can just do a little bit daily, and try to work smart, I think you see improvements. Thanks for following along! 💗

[@Jffhoo]

But is it fun though

[@10.000hrs]

It is to me, but it won't be for everyone!

[@Nimbus.]

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[@pedrojosecorderoveloz2229]

This give me anxiety

[@10.000hrs]

Haha, it does sound daunting! But just break it up into little small granules and it's much easier to handle.