10 Mistakes Beginning Artists Make and How to Fix Them

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Here we have some of the main mistakes/ habits I see young artist make when they start to draw. This is obviously all my own PERSONAL OPINION and all of it can be ignored if you feel the incentive to. I hope this helps, thee are obviously did not cover everything, though I hope what I have decided to cover has helped a smidgen, that’s all I can ask for.
Special thanks to:
@WahotsWolf (twitter) for letting me make a fool of myself in your fursuit
@make_it_artistic (Instagram) for letting me use your art for tracing and examples for heavy referencing.
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Twitter: ZillionRoss?lang=en
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Momentum by Zplit / zplit
QUEEN OF THE SKIES, ON AND ON, PACIFIC SUN, and BACK IN SUMMER by Nicolai Heidlas Music / nicolai-heidlas
Masked Heroes, and Tevo by Vexento / vexento / vexento
Spector by Alan Walker / djwalkzz
Other references: • MFF 2017 Floor Wars No...

[@fenntea7550]

Alright, so today I finally decided I wanted to get back into drawing. I'd stopped when I was quite young, so my skills really haven't increased. I'm still better than I was (and some of my stuff actually looks pretty good), but I'm not where I'd like to be. Not even close to being a "good artist." Thus I began trying again. So I started looking up simple guides and reference images. There was one issue that jumped out at me: Every single guide I looked at told me a different way to start drawing; Every single reference I found had different tactics for getting the shape. I was being told to focus on the shapes, just make small lines, to make a single solid stroke for each line; being shown that I should do chicken scratch, that I should use fluid strokes, that I should just make line after line without using basic shapes. It was all just... overwhelming. And killed my motivation instantly. I sat back, defeated, and just stared at my drawing pad for a bit before putting it up and doing something less productive than bettering myself. Deciding that it's too late in my life for me to advance my art skills enough; that I should just focus on the couple of things I'm already good at. But now I've seen this and checked out some of the other videos you have on your channel. And I want to try again. You've rekindled my motivation and given me hope that perhaps I can still do this. Perhaps it's not too late for me. Thank you.

[@wizzard4003]

It is never to late to do anything you want to do.

[@pangolinscribsy530]

wizzard I agree

[@CnossbossPlays]

i think you should try the different methods you've come across and find out which one works best of you

[@plague_doctor____5009]

Yeah man I and you don't just need one style everyone likes you can choose the style you want I started with anime and then saw the style that furries mostly use I preferred this style so I changed to this style :)

[@plague_doctor____5009]

And even tho I use someone else's style o keep trying to make my own so do what you want and fallow your dreams

[@averysplinter2513]

Eraser companies are built on your mistakes

[@ImaginativelyUnimaginative]

That's the best quote I've heard all year.

[@_ajax_5226]

'Looking at the mountain of eraser scraps' Well shet

[@magma1000]

Yep! Your profile pic is giving me nightmares

[@CerealBowlSystem]

Well...

[@SoulEssence]

If we took all eraser scraps in existence and put them together, how much would it weigh? I wish this question had a definitive answerr

[@jasper9517]

When I was a kid I used to chicken scratch and I thought it was so cool- that 'iT wAs My sTyLe' lmao.

[@piereoglyphics]

I honestly like using chicken scratch- for sketches tho :/ i dont really do line art anyway

[@finnl1068]

I used to think that’s what good artists did and I was trying to replicate but it wasn’t

[@angelosumugat6653]

@@piereoglyphics it's alright if you do the sketching. It'll be erased and noone will know

[@Phoenix_Down444]

Similar situation here. I thought my sister's art was really good when we we're kids, so I did the chicken scratches like she did. She got SO MAD she was like "But that's MY style!"

[@farahelshobokshy6agroupb803]

Honestly I chicken scratch for the beginning of the drawing then go over it and erase the chicken scratch

[@acenerd2278]

"Look at the skeletal structure." Me who draws octopuses and squids: srsly

[@titohermanto1829]

Circles.

[@titohermanto1829]

Just draw circles... I guess (?)

[@kayla-ky3sr]

Tito Hermanto /r wooooshhh

[@acenerd2278]

@ThatInternet Dude it might be octopodes too

[@BloomTotallyHere]

I'm the 100th like

[@kioko8968]

8:18 I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. I remember seeing a gacha edit on twitter somewhere, and it had a really realistic and odd looking nose. The shading was amazing, and when somebody tried to KINDLY say “The shading is amazing, but the nose looks off!” And the person who made it BLEW UP. They got pissed, they started saying ‘IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY DON’T SYA ANYTHING.’ Dear lord, never face palmed harder.

[@daniidanboy]

Dang i usually fix my mistake are say "thank you for helping point that out"

[@midnight7152]

and that's on little kids

[@legosans926]

You HAVE to accept critics, if you probably will NEVER advance nor improve

[@therandomperson3137]

And thats why people say "sorry" when helping me improve ;-; *If you want to critique my art then do it right! I always respect opinions*

[@Olivia-ft8kd]

If people dont want critique dont give it, no matter how true it is. 🙂

[@indigo1580]

People bitching about not having a tablet: Too relatable

[@FaviMarzo]

I tried one before, *i fricking hate the feel for some reason*

[@THANKYOUFORTHEVENOM]

@@FaviMarzo same I just suck at using them!

[@Fire-kv9lg]

@@THANKYOUFORTHEVENOM it gets easier as you practice, I can promise that

[@Hii-ec6nr]

Im lucky because I got a surface pro laptop, which is touchscreen, but I won't get the pen until (hopefully) Christmas, and my screen has some cracks in it 😬 I hope it will work

[@Rex-ri1xf]

i got a tablet but lost the wires before i could even draw on it for the first time :)

[@InvertedKoi]

Me: has been drawing for over 5 years 1: chicken scratches Me: **guess I’ll die**

[@Satanic666cyanide]

Same, i didnt realise it was bad until now 😂

[@corgiwithabowtie1230]

I only do it for sketching, then I do smooth line art, I've also been drawing for 5 years so :p

[@cocacolachris5354]

**looks at the second one** AP- **snap snap and whistle** I SEE THAT.

[@rotcguru]

Same though lol

[@SNUCC-sd5hk]

This comment hits a little to close to home

[@luna.midnight8026]

“Using the whole arm to draw” Me: *h o w-*

[@tarubread]

lmao honesty u dont need the *whole* arm. depends on how u draw it. u can use any part of ur arm (dont take it too srsly 😂)

[@titohermanto1829]

I can relate to Luna over here. Like, when I heard that, I thought to myself... "whot m8"

[@tarubread]

Tito Hermanto i think everyone was like that lmao. 'draw with ur shoulder' everyone: (guesses da faq it means) wtf u mean

[@thefuckwhat7851]

Elbows

[@astoria_zeta]

Armless people: am i joke to you

[@dandelionsauce4946]

5:33 his "quick doodle " is 10 times better then anything I have made TwT

[@szuletettgamer2556]

I thought he said "quick noodles"

[@custarrdd3306]

@@szuletettgamer2556 I can't get that out of my head now

[@szuletettgamer2556]

@@custarrdd3306 sry

[@rokonninetales1062]

Same :'(

[@custarrdd3306]

@@szuletettgamer2556 nah it's fine lmao

[@mermaid960]

"Use the other end of your pencil!" B-but... I've erased it all away...

[@dkjcb3993]

Me, with a pencil that doesn't have an eraser on the end: W-what? ok.. if you say so. **starts scratching the hell out of the paper with end of pencil**

[@mermaid960]

@@dkjcb3993 xD same

[@youdontknowmeokay4227]

Saame!

[@-.bella.-]

It smudges when I use mine 😔

[@ember9056]

and when you have a bad eraser-

[@annabelleharvey6730]

"you should use your shoulder" "you've probably been using your wrist" me, someone who uses their elbow: is this okay????

[@mkdelta188]

Annabelle Harvey lol they broke the matrix fam

[@RioDrawz]

elbow drawing gang lol

[@almaerica563]

same

[@zangetsuu]

if you use a smaller tablet/canvas, probably

[@samhague4213]

Elbow and wrist

[@amaliazuta3568]

Me: * constantly draws dragons * Also me: * draws a fox * The fox: "Meow?"

[@justadragonnamemarcus1751]

I got that reference XD

[@illusions7457]

your drawing was too good that it can even speak

[@Peanutbutter-vh5wb]

Fellow dragon drawer?

[@josieabraham8342]

"Don't draw only wolves" *only draws wolves throughout the entire video*

[@Bear-xm8qn]

He drew humans in the first part of the video

[@josieabraham8342]

@@Bear-xm8qn 2 humans in the entire video.

[@kittynightstar7184]

Yup but a lot of wolves

[@yanacher225]

HMMM LET ME SE Cat, Dog, HUMAN And A BUNCH OR WOLVES

[@metafox6942]

@@yanacher225 and also a car, and a robot

[@Chipflake]

This whole video I was just screaming YES!!!!!! Great work please make more!

[@ImaginativelyUnimaginative]

Oh I don't plan on stopping now.

[@sey_81]

Chipflake what are you searching here? FAST I NEED SOMEONE TRASHY FOR THE RITUAL ONE OF US ONE OF US noooooooooooo I'm not trashy enough

[@sazorrr]

Chipflake thats what she said

[@mx.menacing]

EYYYYY!

[@jerma985stapeworm8]

Chiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiips

[@videokedisi1389]

My problems: 1- SCHOOL IS HELLA LONG 2- number 1

[@douglaslane6184]

Relatable.

[@enalosloqia6422]

Felt that

[@adamdufek7671]

Draw in school then

[@Theveszelboy]

Sammmeee brooooo

[@weikwang7881]

And tuition too

[@Ari-so5cn]

“God I am telling people to trace” “IM GONNA GET CRUCIFYED!”

[@rotcguru]

Best part in the video. Ngl.

[@leobeloved]

**crucified

[@aecholapis]

This reminds me of... _Shots fiyerd_ 🙃

[@extrapathos]

10:47 I've never been so offended by something I 100% agree with.

[@Tomi-313]

So true

[@cathuman9667]

“I don’t need no underline structure just like I don’t need no man” That made my day 😂

[@LockytheLimeHare]

Heh! Me too dude...me too!

[@helplessnarwhal3722]

Omgosh I read that while he said it, no joke it was PERFECT.

[@glenfoxh]

I don't need a man either, for I happen to be one, and am uninterested. Well, that's my reason. >.> I'd say, no man nor woman needs a man, just as no man nor woman needs a women. It is more of a very individually personal preference by each individual, as to what they see they want in their lives and why. Be one a man or woman that likes dick, for whatever reason, they either need a man for that, or at the very least a dildo if they feel they can do without the real thing. Just as man or woman would need a woman if they happen to like pussy, or they can make do with a fleshlight if they feel they can do without the real thing also. But both top examples are material, and relationships can be based on far more than just looking for dick or pussy. Again however, those reasons too are very individually personal preferences by each individual. Yes, no need. No need at all. Not ever. It comes down to what any wants and why that really matters. You could have just said, I don't want a man in my life, and that would be a bit more meaningful than just saying you have no need. For having no real need is fundamentally implied for everyone already. OK, I'm done with my mansplaining, for now. ^.^

[@banyasarkar6476]

Me too😂

[@clairehaggarty5375]

Heh same

[@charleshills1408]

My art is slowly turning into anime Which, is fine. But I don’t watch anime I’ve never drawn anime *I don’t understand* Edit: holy SHIT that’s a lotta likes Edit 2: there are too many comments I am too tired to read this many comments y’all please

[@eagletgriff]

*youre not alone buddy*

[@Ckwhc]

*become the anime*

[@charleshills1408]

pip the kat *sksksksksksk*

[@NautilusHCD]

Drawing : Become Anime

[@charleshills1408]

Kittycatlover874 *Stop feeling me that’s weird* I’m sorry I’ll find the door

[@osanarivera2636]

Personally I always have this procedure on different layers for my sketches. 1 - Guidelines (Stick figure and circles where the head and like wrists and such are) 2 - Shapes (Drawing basic shapes to plan out the body type etc) 3 - Body Chicken Scratching (Sketching the body in chicken scratches and maybe adding little indicators for details I wanna add later) 4 - Add details (face, clothes, jewelry etc) 5 - Refine (Go over the entire sketch on a separate layer to define the lines better) And afterwards I go on to lineart and the rest of the stuff.

[@H3XED_OwO]

Hah, same with me! (not sure how common this strategy is, but it's cool seeing other people use it nonetheless :3)

[@shachintheartist]

How do you use layers properly. I don't know how to use layers I only draw 1 layer drawing and it's risky to draw 1 layer drawing

[@idoyoutube2019]

​@@shachintheartistsearch how to make a layer in whatever art program u use

[@OneSpicyLoaf]

I prefer using "blobbing" instead of a chicken scratch

[@krisdoesart9643]

For a while I chicken scratched my traditional lines cause I couldn't draw long lines without making them shaky, especially when lining my sketches. My brother made fun of me for it a lot, which only made me feel worse about my art and my single stroke long lines started looking worse than they had before. It took me ditching the medium entirely and switching to digital art for like a year to start feeling comfortable trying out traditional art again. Basically, it's fine to give kids helpful advice on how to advance their art, but don't like… bully kids because they're not good yet.

[@Northflowo]

Another thing about that "it's just my style" claim You have to know the rules before breaking them You have to know how the thing you're drawing looks and works and feels like in real life (or would, if it's something that doesn't exist in real life) before getting stuck with a "style" A style is the product of reality and how the artist decides to portrait it, and if they reality part is missing pieces it shows. Use references :^)

[@spinningpeanut]

That's exactly what I learned about five years ago. I asked Toonfox for advice as he's a long time seasoned toon artist and my "style" at the time was toon art. He told me to draw realistically first and use real life. I've grown so much since then and I continue to grow constantly.

[@saturmii8528]

Northflower umm... I want to tell you something... WHAT THE HECK IS VIDCLAN?

[@songlisam3072]

I like your profile pic

[@novocaine4630]

Veryfluffyfurry Owo warrior cats fans that do KZbin

[@blumuffin1782]

Northflower senpaiii

[@echobirb53]

“Or bitching about not having a tablet yet-“ I laughed WAY HARDER at this than I should have, because it’s literally me XD

[@roiroije6326]

Me, a writer who's bad at art, being recommended this video 2 Years late: "Hmm, interesting."

[@reptiliannoizezz.413]

Well, better late than never, y'know?

[@lacunaereversed]

@@reptiliannoizezz.413 true

[@EfiXtra]

Others: "I'TS JUST MY STYLE!" Me: "I'm just bad..."

[@buddythemoth]

I feel ya man, I feel ya U-U

[@colorcloud313]

dude same

[@kaevarohan241]

Me: oh my sketch is fine, it’s fine Brain: ERASE IT! DO IT. EVERN IF IT’s fINE!

[@kaexewires7531]

@@colorcloud313 yeah same...

[@Crayon_Egbert]

@@kaevarohan241 in fact

[@theotterone4111]

Imagine a world where we refer to something as its shape- "Hey mom! Im gonna watch the big longated rectangle box now!!!" Or even worse....---- "Hey birth giver!!! I am going to gaze my spheres at the longated rectangular shape that displays the pixel colors of which are the images!!!" * *inahles* * Im terrified of a world like this

[@ohmybadness4469]

it sounds like 'oh' from Home... the Boov Language... deaR gOd

[@anepiccatnamedhector1483]

*_birth giver_*

[@antkill]

_i-_

[@makkopafruit9931]

*Gaze upon my spheres*

[@alexbrauner9417]

Sounds like the type of humor in Final Space. "Look into my gelatinous spheres"

[@astoria_zeta]

Me: *draws perfect line* Also me: *draws perfect circle* Triangle: hellooooo! Me again: *screech*

[@irreleven]

“You’re going to want to use your shoulders more instead of your wrists..” Me on small tablet drawing with finger: *shwoopsie*

[@redangel4262]

I saw someone saying "Please dont draw just the head" and here's what I can add: Yes, start with the head. Learn how the form of a head and face works. Work on the face and expressions, the hair and whatever else. Go to the shoulders, learn how the collar bones look, mess with neck dimensions and angles, keep working on that head and face. Move to the torso, you dont have the do the whole thing, maybe just down to the hips or stomach. Then go the the arms, work on those, with or without drawing everything else beforehand. Everything is a process, learn how each part works first before lunging all in, That way when it comes time to add more body parts, more details, more posing you already know how one thing works which gives you more room to learn how the others do. So yes, dont just stay on the head and shoulders for too long, but also dont take that as we're saying "dont draw just the head it's unprofessional and wont help you learn!" No. No no no. work at your own pace. I started at just the head, then shoulders, then slowly got to everything else. I still suck with legs but hey, I know how to draw everything else on their own now with little to no reference! Keep going, buddy! You'll get it in your own time!

[@ferrin6326]

I figured out that the thighs are just a little bit shorter than the torso.

[@seantaggart7382]

Good advice!

[@Sunshine-lf8dh]

U made me read all of that and I forgot what u were talking about so I was like what

[@Fenyll_Fur]

I audibly sighed in relief after reading this; it made the idea of learning how to draw much less daunting. Thanks. And, hey, I suck at drawing legs, too. XD

[@antkill]

i agree. before i started with my _'only drawing protogens'_ thingy i drew tons of cat heads, always the same position, same terrifying eyes and that weird looking muzzle. but somehow then i started drawing these cats with their full body, somewhy even with wings, first the cats were fat, then they were getting thin as hecc. but hey, atleast i ain't drawing these horrible heads anymore! ;v;

[@R0boat]

Sees bullying part Reaction: *Wait people are supposed to criticize me? Then why am I the one bullying myself?! Life has failed me*

[@just_michael402]

Lee Likes Lemons wait actually that’s good, if you can see your own mistakes during or after your drawing process then you can improve yourself!

[@yourlocaldemon2195]

Yeah, but you still need to see how other people see it, y’know? Just to get the real picture. Also, don’t go so hard on yourself or your art, ok? Sure, critique yourself all you want, just don’t say it sucks or anything, that ain’t good for ya buddy.

[@rainerr_1733]

I always am proud of my art when I do it but later on like in the same day I’m like: that is terrible, Jesus why am I so bad an then every drawing anyone else does I just think it’s brilliant

[@KarmicSly]

Thanks man, I am a starting amateur and I've really just started making actual art. I enjoy making art but I had a lot issues saying that, of course, I'm a starting beginner and this helped me represent my drawings more correctly and less incorrectly. I can now use the things I've learned from this video to help bridge a path to something I really enjoy doing in my freetime. You're awesome, thank you so much!!!

[@sleepybean2994]

Why the heck would anyone thumbs this down hes just trying to help!!!

[@Ok-rh8ep]

Ever heard of bots?

[@sleepybean2994]

@@Ok-rh8ep but who the heck would creat a bot just for negativity

[@Menchii_bug]

@@sleepybean2994 you ever heard of Twilight Sparkle? The creator of a wave of TF2 bots made to annoy people in-game. Some people just straight up suck.

[@Shadowwolf-1337]

because furry

[@sleepybean2994]

@@Shadowwolf-1337 great

[@lumieanimations9018]

"Those who are still under two years of drawing-" *Me who has been improving for 6 years* "There is no hope"

[@allinory]

Some people take longer time, but you'll get there. Every bit of practice will eventually pay off, just keep going

[@slvttysnake]

I relate to this so much

[@mani-qj3np]

I wanna like, but its 69.

[@user-ds6wy9iy5u]

10 years of art...

[@lullaby9184]

BIG MOOD

[@aubreywaldenart]

Me: Hmm, I wonder what this is? It could help me out as an artist! Video: * first line * IM GONNA GET C R U C I F I E D

[@lightn2783]

For tracing, then saying that trace is yours, then get ready for the crusaders to fbi your home

[@QuietBorb]

Mhm

[@jesusmejia6527]

That egoraptor reference 👌

[@donttouchmeh8968]

Omg the likes are 666!!! I dont wanna click like...

[@phantomfox4317]

@@donttouchmeh8968 I'm also not gonna like because of 666 so I just liked you're comment instead!

[@Dragel_]

"Try something new, dont draw only one thing over and over again." Me who draws the same thing over and over again for 5 years:Oh... So that's why Im not getting better.REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@MauveDash]

My sister also does that

[@SamSchurger]

I should probably try to draw different things, move my drawings out of the back of last year's math notebook, add color to them, and everything else I would need to do to improve. On the other hand, churning out warships based on questionable or interesting designs is more fun.

[@TX2015]

Him: "Use the construct line to help with the anatomy" Me: "Ok!" *comes back after 20 minutes* Me: "I realized I don't know how to do those lines!"

[@pickelsandnickels2487]

“Don’t be afraid to use the other end of your pencil” I’ve erased so much I don’t even have another end Edit: omg thanks I did not realize how popular this got thank you

[@achild5864]

same

[@tjordan4576]

Masko The Fox omg same 😂

[@minnowthewarlock5988]

two of my erasers are destroyed from being covered in lead- they aren't even destroyed they were just covered in so much damn lead they left smudges aha

[@promethanol4162]

Same

[@overmorrow3907]

Me too

[@ClownlyChuckles]

As a pre-teen I look at my art and think "man, I wonder how much better I will be at drawing when I'm like 25" Holy heck the likes :T

[@aWERFRGT6545BGFG]

SAME

[@luciidusal]

Me too! _Downgrades to stick figures with no foreheads._ •- •

[@kittokattxx]

saame, i feel like ive made a breakthrough w my art recently and I get excited thinking about where it might someday go

[@angeygirl]

That's a great motivation, I'll remember that

[@imgayiswear7363]

FluffyLilEspurr my art right now is different from my art a month ago

[@corperalcucumber9267]

"Draw different things, draw new things." Me over here mad I cant draw the same damn thing twice or stick to a style.

[@someonerandom1273]

I feel so called out....I AM TRYINGGG

[@frapiichino]

My problem with the experience waith 6: 2014:Ponies 2015:Ponies 2016:Ponies and Furries 2017:Furries and Humans 2018:Furries,Humans,Buildings,Nature,Pretty much everything except ponies. 2019: Litterly everything that i want,exept I'm bad at ponies again.

[@thesuicidalunicorn5745]

My mind blew up when I saw this comment cuz I started to draw the same exact way you did

[@frapiichino]

@@thesuicidalunicorn5745 aw thats awsome!

[@chiquitin_o]

I'm shocked that there are two people who started the exact same way as I did

[@ashlenwhite7021]

This is mine 2017: everything about the human body 2018: bodies 2019: furries and smooth human body an hair and facial expressions

[@sumspartan8396]

I just like to draw THINGS. Or people, but I don’t really like furries, ponies, or peoples. But yet I draw dem hu-mans.

[@angieanimates8292]

"OH GOD I'M TELLING PEOPLE TO TRACE!! I'M GOING TO GET CRUCIFIED!!" 😂

[@cockgoblin]

SylviaAnimates It's taken from Egoraptor's Sequelitis about Ocarina of Time

[@cockgoblin]

SylviaAnimates It's taken from Egoraptor's Sequelitis about Ocarina of Time

[@junkiiramen]

shucks finally someone gets the reference

[@wolfiewolf5505]

Someone make a shirt so I can buy that shit

[@clockworklemon9243]

That opening line kept me on the video

[@nobodyssandbox2751]

Almost 4 years later and this video has made me the artist I am today! I don't I could thank past you enough for taking the time to make this.

[@AzazelGrimshadow]

I know this has been uploaded years ago but I just want to say, thank you. I'm an artist that came back after years of hiatus. The development I've achieved is mind blowing. Things I could never draw before, now comes naturally to me. To all the young artists out there that feel like you aren't good enough, yes you are. Do not compare yourself to other artists. Instead, compare yourself to your own past art. I have my own timeline and it starts out slow at first but it snowballed into something more grand once I realized some simple things that I've always missed before. Love you guys. Keep it up!

[@meiolki]

"God, I'm telling people to trace" "I'm gonna get *CRUCIFIED* " Honestly tracing isn't to bad if you don't steal it, what I did was if I wanted to try draw something, I would trace it, then do it on my own with the picture as a reference, then use it on my own but with my owm sorta style mixed in

[@orangejuice1052]

A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-

[@meiolki]

Mikayla Thomas, I didn't steal the artwork or style, but sometimes I would just trace a part of the artwork if I liked it better than mine and would try to incorporate the parts that I like into my design to improve mine overall but not actually stealing it. I don't trace anymore though.

[@meiolki]

Quartz the Kat, no..? If its your own piece then do whatever you want with it.

[@beanoptodon]

I wouldn't be okay with someone tracing my lines and using my artwork without permission.

[@favkisnexerade]

No one cares what you're ok with, lmao. That's fast, easy and great way to learn on someone's else work. If you're a good artist and published some arts - some people already tried to learn on your arts.

[@madmanmaddox0295]

a kid slapped me square in the face because an arm i drew on a character was off

[@mkdelta188]

Bro Wot

[@dyn2266]

dude thats sad

[@ninl1n498]

i feel bad for u man. sorry. i bet that kid didnt know anything about drawing at all

[@lord_moist]

Break his arm

[@yeaguh2272]

@@lord_moist 😂😂😂

[@kenaiburr]

Bro, you have absolutely no idea how much this actually helped me. I just watched it and I think I might’ve leaked a tear or maybe two. I was afraid I’d be so reduced to a specific lens of drawing and being encouraged to look at new things and try diversity I think finally broke my bubble. Thanks man, appreciate it a lot.

[@sweetiekitten3571]

I cannot stress enough trying new things to improve your art! One of my really clowe friends has been commisioning me to design his tattoos and when i say i have exponentially improved being constantly pushed out of my comfort zone these last few months compared to the other 10 years ive been doing art (in a plethora of different mediums) i seriously mean it❤

[@Finx070]

People that ship their hybrid OCs: * exists * Me: let me introduce you to *sterile*

[@bonthebunnycat667]

XDDDD

[@kaexewires7531]

HOW... HOW DID YOU... **whispering** how did you know that I was shipping my 2 OCs.........................

[@zarnox3071]

Well, most of the time that's true. Then again, most of the time hybrids are already massively unrealistic.

[@cchainsawhunter]

I don't ship my 2 OCs. They're siblings, so...

[@pineapple3555]

Thalia's singing covers TF.... nO!!!

[@obkb774]

Self aware furries best furries

[@moved7685]

Am your 100th like

[@bunnyk7671]

Applies to any fandom

[@xavier6130]

Cripplingly depressed furries best furries

[@H3XED_OwO]

so true

[@reden_fx]

Maybe it's a bit late, but in what sense "self-aware"?

[@tcatking9761]

I've come back to this video a lot as I've learned more about art and it's still as accurate and as helpful as ever! Thanks a Zillion, you're so good at art!

[@usernamelessnessless]

For composers it's all very similar. However, for any creator too. I won't just rewrite all your wise and clear thoughts, but put on a big thumb up for you. Inspiring is amazing! Thank you, I've been watching you nearly since you're on yt, tho not so often. But I returned to this vid and now I'm inspired after a long depression and existential crisis I had. Peace!

[@Foxnhund]

"Under 2 years of drawing" Me: has been drawing for 10 years but I succ

[@Phoenix_Down444]

Saaaame I've literally been drawing for 12 years but my drawing are still crappy. I just can't seem to put my imagination onto paper. Idk how people do it.

[@Phoenix_Down444]

@Jacob Adams Yea I definetely will next time, and the time after that, and so on.

[@seurn7801]

@@Phoenix_Down444 ayee 12 years for me too. I missed when I would make OC's when I didn't even know what an OC was back then. Good times, I don't get the same passion anymore but I still enjoy art and I still want to move forward. 😂

[@peggyschuyler4741]

Rensy ;; same. exactly. the. same. for. me.

[@muffintime175]

༺ Phoenix Down ༻ you have been drawing longer than i have been alive

[@swanki7965]

My drawing tablet gets here tommorow, so i can move out of the 'bitching about not having a drawing tablet' stage ;w; Edit: i got my drawing tablet

[@relif6361]

And how are your drawing skills?

[@swanki7965]

@@relif6361 Im really good at anatomy, and with the tablet i have definitly gotten better at my interpretation of size and shape. Hair is also really easy with the tablet because of the stableizer.

[@relif6361]

That's nice to hear, wishing you good luck :) I'm just starting to draw, got a pretty cheap tablet already from playing osu!, and I'm currently at the stage of choosing a program to draw in. Anything you could recommend?

[@swanki7965]

@@relif6361 Cool! If you dont want to spend any money on a drawing program right now, I would recomend Krita. Gimp is also a very good program for starting out with a new drawing tablet.

[@gogogaga8414]

@@relif6361 i know you didn't ask me but if you're just starting out i would recommend Firealpaca and if you want something that has more potential but is harder to learn then maybe try krita out also Firealpaca lages less on my computer so if krita is laging too much try Firealpaca out and if you're interested in making comics try medibang (it's Firealphaca but with more features for comic artists and also has a cloud not as many animation features tho) also all of them are free so why not try them all and find the right one for you

[@kcnoel5270]

I’ve created several small “styles” of art. The vast majority of them are basically fan/concept art of my own imagined stories that I fantasize about making into comics or cartoons. But some styles I’m gonna legitimately use. On a different channel, I’m gonna start animating, and I’ve tested out several different styles to use and I’ve settled on one for now. And I’m even gonna recycle some characters from my test styles for different purposes in my animations. I’ve been drawing and sketching for years and years, but this video was still very helpful!! Especially the bit about doing warm up sketches. Thinking about it, I now notice that any time I’m making a sketch for a new character I’ll get better as I go along. And if I take a break and come back to make more sketches later that I make mistakes that I can’t be fine to figure out how to fix. But thank you for this!!

[@bluewaverider0515]

In all my years of drawing, I've never heard advice like that on developing a personal style before, I hadn't thought of it that way. Thank you for this whole vid ❤

[@ashamed_ash5598]

7:06 Me: starts wheezing because im using charcoal

[@theboos5852]

Breanna Clement use bridges, be more careful, don’t overuse

[@420furby9]

“Or bitching about not having a tablet yet” It’s me i’m bitching

[@synthnet_z]

You know, I have come back to this video for the first time since I was a baby artist and honestly I realize how much improvement I’ve made since then, it’s crazy

[@martinlorca1944]

Heyyy, sorry, i just i am searching for a comment that helps me with this, in the minute 12:14 i see a style of art that i don't recognize and i don't know how to find its name either. Do you by a chance know what it is? Btw, good thing you improve your abilities!

[@UjiQuji]

I've been drawing for many years and even I learned stuff from this!! This is a great video for anyone wanting to start or improve their art

[@BunneoQ]

heres the top five things for me 1. draw on the wrong layer 2. try eraseing it instead of cntrol z 3. accidentally erases line art 4. tries to replace the little bits but only messes it up more 5. FUUUU -edit- or for the traditional artist: 1. draw a sketch in pencil, all is well. 2. clean up the sketch, maybe add some things to make it look unuique 3. add background/ scenery because you are really liking it 4. bring out the pen for the line art and start tracing carefully. 5. MESS UP SOMEHOW ON THE LINE ART AND NOW YOU CANT HECCIN ERASE

[@ImaginativelyUnimaginative]

This speaks to me on an emotional level.

[@BunneoQ]

@@ImaginativelyUnimaginative im glad other people have as many issues as i *sniffle*

[@angelsanders8066]

I had to train myself not to CONSTANTLY do control z cause im a perfectionist

[@cheyanneblackmon8306]

I hate when I do my sketch and I actually like it so I start go over it then realize as I finish after four or five hours that it was on the same layer, and that I drew so much I cant control Z all of it. I use to get so annoyed but now I just wish that I had my drawing pad again, I think my nephew stole it.. It was tiny.

[@fann.9874]

Sometimes I end up getting mad at myself so I just take a break 😂

[@_okarawolf_]

me: *draw the head of a character * my friend : oh that's a pretty head-shot ! me : Aww thanks ! my friend: you're going to draw the rest of the body right? me: *sweats* 😅 weeeeeeell Idon'thavemuchtimeyouseei'mgonnagonowbye

[@kaexewires7531]

i draw the head first of my characters, and then I draw the hoodie. but I never really drawned the pants and boots, because they almost every time don't show up because I made the hoodie too big or I made the head too big to fit on the screen. yeah it's a bit... idk... :/

[@theodoraxenitidou4960]

I NEVER DRAW THE BODY SHIT

[@cchainsawhunter]

🙄🙄

[@theodoraxenitidou4960]

@@cchainsawhunter stfu

[@theodoraxenitidou4960]

@@ReaperAzrael I thought you didnt believe in jesus Karen

[@yanderchan1850]

Thank you so much! At the beginning, when I discovered that I liked anime and manga, i just focused on that and forgot about everything other art style... than, I saw this video, I started to try to draw furrys, and I loved it! Than, after I started drawing drawing styles like hazbin hotel.... now, everyday, I try to do different things! Thank you! 😊

[@ohdangdude7795]

I’m kinda glad this came up on my recommended, it helped me with a few things I need improvement on. Thank you

[@lauren3650]

"There's no growth in the comfort zone and no comfort in the growth zone."

[@nagito8734]

its nice to see no furry shaming in the comments. i myself am not a furry, and i'm not much of an animal person either, but i hate when people think of them as lesser because they aren't the same as what some people think a human should be like. if people like animals, drawing or dressing up as them, what's so wrong with that? when you are born, you have rights, and you can make your own choices. next time you see a furry, or just someone who really likes animals, or anyone who is different from the average person, please, do not insult them, because they like what they like and you like what you like, and they should never feel bad about that. except nazis. just keep being you, and ignore anyone who has a problem with it. thanks for listening to my weird rant thing. btw Imaginatively Unimaginative, your art is awesome.

[@Bastard_Mississippi1976]

furrys are gay

[@donutdog5326]

kyan biddle so are they happy or are they all boys?

[@nagito8734]

@@donutdog5326 happy, of course. thanks for pointing out the fact that furries are very happy, kyan.

[@miriaam6597]

Yup

[@qnuyvn-di9ol]

What if.... furries think we are strange? Dun dun duuuuuun

[@HalfofTear]

Thank you for this video! Love it and I've watched it many times now! I've learnt so much from it so I really appreciate you taking the time in making this. Your art is amazing and I love how much it's improved over the years. I hope I follow the same path :)

[@sudasatoshi9769]

You're now my favorite KZbinr, top notch quality lmao Edit: I used to draw as a kid, I was never really good or even decent. I'm starting to learn again now. I'm terrible, still learning to draw basic 3d shapes with shading lol. Wish me luck.

[@bfg_pz2213]

Erasing too much is my problem. My friends in art class get frustrated when I erase too much. :D

[@isabellagold4114]

Theres no such thing as too much erasing till your paper rips apart

[@bfg_pz2213]

@@isabellagold4114 thats what happens most of the time

[@afoxwithahat7846]

@@bfg_pz2213 Depends how you draw and how you erase

[@mariaoramas4691]

Things I'm struggling with 1. SHADING 2. Doing ditgaial art

[@ImaginativelyUnimaginative]

I have a video on shading.

[@mariaoramas4691]

@@ImaginativelyUnimaginative Link?

[@noybaeh]

I feel your pain

[@yj2502]

MARIA ORAMAS same

[@Pythontheking]

3. English

[@cosmicchicken579]

I just wanted to comment that this video right here is probably what started on my art journey. Back in the day, in 2018 when it first came out, I was still kind of a kid and I thought that this video was the coolest, most mindblowing genius thing in the world. I took a lot of the advice to heart and now, over 4 years later, I'm leagues better than I ever would have thought possible when I first watched this video. I just want to say thankyou, for leading me to my passion. This will forever hold a place in my heart as the catalyst for my entire art journey.

[@ghostlyxero9030]

The style advice is the best art advice I've ever heard and I will take it to heart

[@balibayaianageorgiaf.8892]

Dear beginner artists: Please practice drawing bodies and not just the head. I always see people only drawing headshots and not drawing the bodies, so when they try to do a full body drawing, it ends up looking a little weird. I think the only way I can describe this problem is a lack of balance. You know when you see a drawing of a person with detailed eyes and really good hair, but the body is just a simple thing that is a little disproportioned and isn't as detailed as the head? Yeah. Also, the legs aren't a straight line and then two bumps at the back. It doesn't look natural. At least make the front of the leg a little curved, please. I think this happens alot because, again, the artist knows how to draw the head and but not the body, so the artist twists the body a little so they can draw the legs sideways, but since they didn't practice drawing legs or looking at references, it still ends up looking a little strange. I also see a lot of beginners give clothes the same textures. Different types of cloth are shaded and wrinkled differently. Heavy fabrics dont wrinkle as much and light fabrics tend to wrinkle a lot. I know I sound harsh, but I don't have a better way of giving advice without not making sense.

[@balibayaianageorgiaf.8892]

@@undyingrose5913 No problem :D

[@isabellagold4114]

😢 its true i suck at bodies and need to practice

[@Yuukify]

NOT gonna lie but I do suck at drawing bodies! I do try to sketch out the bodies! The only problem that I have now is drawing feet.

[@timeisout_spookytuber5776]

I focus on leraning the head and then body and them the rest

[@reiisen4440]

ffffffff thats actually pretty fkn helpful, thanks!

[@wolfiegriffin775]

2. *EXPERIENCED ARTISTS ARE PERFECT* Me: *looks down at my desk, which is covered in eraser shavings* Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure

[@seurn7801]

been drawing for 12 years and I still can't draw a hand properly LMAO

[@wahhho7280]

Thank you for making this video, dude. It helped me a lot when I first saw it about a year ago, and rewatching it today just helped me even more :)

[@alexanderhello9656]

I absolutely LOVE using references!! Especially during art block. Its helpful.

[@spudartz]

Drawings don’t have to be perfect REMEMBER THAT

[@aWERFRGT6545BGFG]

but then theyl never be good

[@spudartz]

BTS A.R.M.Y when u are from Korea and u don’t speak English

[@spudartz]

BTS A.R.M.Y and plus DO U EVEN KNOW WHAT OCD IS

[@sxftee1945]

@imma weeb and Jungkooks waifu your name is a mood

[@anachronist420]

Boi, wish I could say that, but having OCD isn't really fh while drawing. You *WANT* it to be perfect, but you keep messing up until you just give up ;-;

[@damianwyrebiak8143]

I've just encountered this video in my recommended. I think YT has finally done something nice for me

[@ystermannexe]

Damian Wyrębiak ye

[@ruefysh9576]

O jebony polaczek cebulaczek. Co ty tu robisz?

[@hollylight4092]

Yup yt is horrible about my recommended list and this is one of the only things that I'll actually watch one it

[@TheRealUnholyCat]

ay, thanks for making this video and somehow getting in my recommended 4 years later lmao this shit genuinely helped me improve my sprites, so thanks!

[@himignicest1571]

bro, your videos are gold, especialy that tracing tip, yOU EXPLAINED IT SO WELL AS WELL HOW IT WORKED FOR ME, AND KEEP CONTUING U ABSOLUTE LEGEND. >:0

[@thatdootdevice1143]

My drawing obsessions over the years: Dinosaurs Wolves Cats Cats Cats CATS Help. Holy heck I’ve just left this comment alone for 5 months came back today and Jesus the LIKES!?

[@erenjager272]

My: Oc Oc Oc A girl More girls Oc Oc Oc Oc Oc..... Yeah

[@dkjcb3993]

My drawing obsession as a smol child was... goats? We've owned goats just about my whole life so it makes sense but like?? they were never my favourite animal and some points in my life I despised them like the salty person I am. Now it's just choppy/uneven hair I guess. idk its fun to draw.

[@KaykayKunia]

Mine: Gacha Oc Furry Furry Oc Roblox Roblox Roblox Roblox Game characters Roblox Roblox Roblox fuck my obsession with drawing roblox characters-

[@phoneixthewolf4434]

My drawing obsession over years: Parrots Dinosaurs Wolves Wolves Wolves Furry Furry wolves My Fursona My Fursona=furry wolve

[@solarpunch333]

Immypiggle Holden I cant draw anything that’s not a cat and it annoys me

[@bebes444]

“I DONT NEED NO UNDERLINING STRUCTURE LIKE HOW I DONT NEED NO MAN!” PREACHHHHH SISTAAAA!!

[@DaisyHead666]

...he is a dude.

[@cyclingcycles7953]

wooooooooooooooooosh...

[@seigeengine]

I swear, this woosh bullshit has gotten to a point where everyone is just using it to be a pretentious twat to people.

[@sevvysweetsparkles6969]

*Jesus TAKE THE THE WHEEL*

[@ChloeRoestel]

ma dad said it was funnier 15 years ago.

[@xxupxennasyttikxx8403]

You have given me motivation. The last part is what motivated me lmao

[@weirdoweirdo4581]

These were really good tips for beginners!!

[@happymilk7433]

"I hate charcoal!" Me: *breaths* CHARCOAL IS AMAZING

[@radikalcreates]

Some noob with a channel I only use charcoal pencils, nothing else when I draw on paper

[@Ckwhc]

People with ur usernames give me problems cus u know how it put ur username at the start of a reply? It makes me think peeps are bullying you

[@harrowingseer]

I don't have access to charcoal oof, but I do have access to pens and pencils. Which helps,

[@iferawhite7661]

@@harrowingseer Charcoal is like my arch nemesis to be honest haha. I always end up making a terrible mess

[@harrowingseer]

@@iferawhite7661 I feel like it would get stuck up and under your nails.

[@adamdeardorff9034]

Me: * draws a ball for a hand * IT'S JUST MY STYLE

[@Crayon_Egbert]

Same,mate

[@luckyfur]

Same lol, animal crossing hands?

[@ttortilla]

I am a weird artist who is good and enjoys drawing hands? O,o

[@mkdelta188]

Berry_ Creams no bro your a valid artist who likes drawing hands and Bro Me Too i love drawing handssss :3

[@adamdeardorff9034]

@@luckyfur yea pretty much 😂😂

[@aIIxy]

I saw the first 4 seconds and I immediately subscribed, this sounds like a channel I'm going to enjoy :')

[@LilLexiVideos]

I'm still bitching about not having an art tablet....its been like 4 years now ;-; which is why I'm good at drawing on paper...

[@wyntea2907]

Legit I've been drawing for 12+ years and some of your tips actually helped me still! And tbh, experienced artists i think erase so much more lmao

[@voidface8827]

Wyndeer omg did you draw your icon? It's adorable! Do you have a deviantart or tumblr I can follow?

[@karacar5473]

She got instagram: @Wyndeer

[@voidface8827]

Kaweebi Animations thank you so much!!!

[@hideri]

Never traced art in my life, why? I remember as a kid I drew something and everybody was impressed, then this one kid who traced from a comic showed to everybody and they were saying he drew so good. He did admit he was tracing, I was a bit mad and just kept drawing normally, without thinking about tracing or using heavy reference. I'm still friends with that guy lol

[@jungshooketh8652]

I used to be that kid that traced and said I was good. I promise I don't do that anymore 😂😂😂

[@jleejx904]

When i come up ideas to draw or stuff i just put them in my reminders so that i can look at my ideas and do them when i have no ideas :3

[@smoar1489]

I’m not exactly a beginner artist(I’ve been doing this for like 3-4 years😭) and BARLEY GOT into diffrent perspectives other than foward facing or bases, Video was pretty helpful!,thanks!

[@chloeleverett4832]

i used to trace ALL THE TIME, but later, my brother saw it and he told me about how unfair it is. i went back and scribbles *NOT MINE* on everything, so i guess, its ok to trace, as long as its for practice purposes, i just would not ever show it to anybody. ive been traced from, and ive had my art stolen before in highschool, its not a good feeling, so i wouldnt want to put that on someone else, its infuriating

[@emilialavil2618]

I trace on my artists tablet some times because it helps me learn certain poses when I get stuck and helps me get my own kind of style. As long as you don't take credit it's alright.

[@cathuman9667]

InFURRYating. I’m sorry I’ll go now

[@beepbeepbtch8084]

Ive never had my art stolen, but I have had my writing stolen before. I'm talking entire paragraphs or stanzas, depending on what I'm writing.

[@mentai7382]

Thats actually not a bad idea.

[@madisonc1588]

big agree, it's even more infuriating though when chinese companies sell your work withiut reimbursing you or asking you, becquse you can't even legally get them to stop, you have to ask them to take it down and they mught, or they mght not, and there's nothing you can do about it because China's copyright laws are shitty

[@lanavitkovic6284]

This actually made me pull my Wacom tablet out, wipe the dust away and draw.

[@pillpunchh]

My Wacom tablet is old as shit and doesn’t work :/

[@SophieNotSophie_]

I don't have the money for one

[@kiui5022]

i have a huion but the charger for the pen is lost so i cant draw on it sksksksksk

[@prettylion4836]

I draw on my phone...

[@crispypapa1626]

Thanks bro for the past few years i think of myself that i cannot improve my own style and thinking of it that i cannot do other things improve because of this vid you helped me bro to stand up and try again thank you very much bro hope that your channel will be more successful oneday❤️😘

[@lolnino8511]

As a beginner artist, I think one mistake I made was being too stubborn on drawing on a certain way (that certain way looked terrible too lmao) and one thing that actually really helped me was going on pinterest and not tracing, but I would find something I like and try to draw in those different styles and try learning how to draw from references, I think that was one of the biggest boosts I have ever gotten of my art improving

[@celestialglitch7174]

I don't know if anyone's said it before or not, but here's something I realize: *You don't absolutely NEED an art tablet.* I've used a mouse for the better part of 8-9 years. I'm used to it, I know how to make it look good, I know what Im doing. I bought a tablet about a year ago. I tried to get used to it, I tried to like it, I tried to work with it. Nothing was clicking, and so I went back to my mouse. Don't buy a tablet just because "any other artist has one." Buy one if you really need it.

[@sugarice72]

"nothing was clicking" "so I went back to the mouse" puns

[@alyssabullock6421]

Im probably gonna need a tablet because i wanna expand on my art abilities with better programs than what i can only find on mobile.

[@seantaggart7382]

Yes im getting a tablet for basicly free time drawing

[@sparrowpelt20xx61]

Same. The curve tool is a lifesaver.

[@trollface4kultrahd]

Amigos, how good is your aiming in games? Wtf?

[@user-fk3er2wf4d]

5:53 My problem 5 years old: scribbles 6 years old:dragons 7 years old:dragons 8 years old:dragons 9 years old:dragons and anime humans(all girl characters) 10 years old:animals and dragons and anime(all girl characters) 11 years old:anime(all girl characters) 12 years old:anime(all BOY characters) 13 years old:anime(boy and girl characters) NOTICE THAT I NEVER DREW BUILDINGS AHHHHHHHH

[@suripuki1984]

Still me ANIME, KNIFES, AND DRAGONS AAAAHHHHHHHHHH

[@vickypedia1308]

My bodies are probably OK but improbable at my age but buildings arrrrg I know how to draw them but it's so exhausting and boring

[@Churrb]

5:monsters 6:monsters 7:monsters 8:monsters 9:monsters,blood,and monsters destroying stuff 10:fantasy creatures and humaniods and scp

[@sansskeleton2456]

I never drew boys before 12, and I AM one 😂 I drew, sunsets and dragons. Now I'm bad at that just drawings animes and cartoon

[@ev7d167]

I hate your ads they suck and appear every 2 seconds

[@shakirashakira444]

Thank you for sharing these tips with me. I am now reading to start drawing.

[@cmc4448]

this video is amazing, it's not just art tips, it's motivational and inspiring, thank you so much for this video, i appreciate the effort and care you've put into this, you're the best