10 Ways to Warm Up for Drawing!

[@wahhbajack]

That first image is what my FBI agent sees through my phone.

[@cactusnaps3127]

Omg thanks for this comment.

[@bleach_pocky]

OMG I LOVE THE THUMBNAIL /INTRO

[@artsymadhatter4961]

Nobody: No soul: Baylee: Draws self with three chins

[@alyssavanderheiden101]

Nobody: Baylee: THiS viDEo iS sPOnSoreD bY SkiLlShaRe

[@artsymadhatter4961]

Alyssa VanderHeiden literally yes

[@butter4104]

@@alyssavanderheiden101..... Jazza

[@alexxersh3525]

Alyssa VanderHeiden skillshare be sponsoring everyone

[@neptune8830]

Nobody: Absolutely no one: Literally every art youtuber ever: tHis vIdeO iS sPonSoREd bY sKiLLshARe

[@ivieillustrations3654]

Do you ever sit down to sketch and your drawings are a lot worse- Yes. Than they normally are? Oh. No they’re the same as usual.

[@snafuet]

If they are worse, they are already worse than something. Just stop it, and go practice :)

[@archmaiden]

Lmao! I was dying of laughter and showed my husband the comment... he didnt get it>.>

[@bloodymurder1130]

Armchair Critic Dude,why don’t you shut the fuck up and stop ruining the joke?No need to encourage everyone y’know.It’s cringe.

[@blgdoesthings4122]

@@bloodymurder1130 "EnCoUrAgEmEnT iS cRiNgE"

[@spxd_er1]

@@bloodymurder1130 dude chill 💀

[@MelisaMadenoglu]

1. draw a bunch of circles 2. draw c curves 3. draw straight lines 4. draw gradients 5. draw using one line 6. do gesture drawing 7. draw 3D shapes 8. draw faces 9. do a simple study 10. draw thumbnails You’re welcome

[@daemonskycloak6818]

melisa madenoglu You should delete this comment Baylee worked on this video and by posting this you’re taking away from her work.

[@daemonskycloak6818]

Øver_Kat There’s not even time stamps.... so your point is moot. This is just giving away her entire video to people who check the comments first. People don’t even have to watch the video if you read this comment. I think it’s disrespectful.

[@daemonskycloak6818]

Øver_Kat And for those that do understand (anyone with basic intelligence should be able to understand as her video is 10 drawing warm ups and the comment lists 10 drawing warm ups) may choose to not watch the video. Which then reduces Baylee’s exposure, income, and diminishes the effort she put into creating this video.

[@daemonskycloak6818]

Øver_Kat I read your reply in detail did you read your reply? There are no time stamps to link back to the video. So it helps no one find what they’re looking for. And does everything else I’ve listed which all are bad things.

[@daemonskycloak6818]

Øver_Kat Also how could someone not understand the exercises when she literally shows us and explains. The op comment is so unnecessary.

[@7Loupe7ale7]

I really love your approach in this video! I have used some of these exercises and found them really helpful. One of the things I did to improve my gesture drawings was trying to make them using only one line. This made my gestures look more dynamic. The first ones looked really bad, the proportions were terrible and they used to look disjointed. But aferre a lot of practice, it has helped me to make more confident and fluid lines, and I have used this approach in my sketches as well

[@kaitlynpeters9010]

I have a feeling these videos are going to be even more helpful and popular than you originally thought! Thanks for the tips! The one about shapes blew my mind too lol. So simple! Why didn’t I think of that

[@shoobo3548]

Drawing has not come easy for me, I had struggle to keep up encouragement. I would always compare myself to others, but seeing that you are working to improve inspires me. Thank you for this video. Love you Baylee!

[@Theasthete_2076]

The worst word is comparison in every dream goal!

[@sassulps5705]

I love the style this video was made in!

[@schwarzerritter5724]

"And you don't have to do this in your sketchbook necessarily." Well, my sketchbook is a box of printer paper.

[@lilacKurage]

@Kiki_AnimateArt brilliant xD

[@Sarah-yb7yv]

@yeet I loooove drawing on cardboard!! For some reason thats where I draw best on. Especially that "back" cardboard on college blocks

[@hannahasfour3767]

Lmao same

[@hannahhh6898]

Exactly lol

[@Kevlandia]

Oh my GOD I love all the little sketches throughout this! The starry eyed Baylee is THE CUTEST.

[@MariaRevArt]

Wow Baylee. This is one of your best videos yet. From the 'animated' opening to the topic, discussion, and examples. I loved this video. Not only was it creatively done, but we got to see you working on improving your art and learned how we could improve ours as well. Best drawing improvement video I have seen.

[@Naomi-rf1bl]

Same, I'm so proud if her for improving her content so much.

[@BayleeJae]

Thank you! I only decided to do the doodles once I was editing, because I had space to fill. Normally I could just show myself talking, but I filmed audio only for the voice over. Not only did I need to fill the space, but I also wanted the video to be interesting since the art is pretty basic. In came the doodles! I had SO much fun with it, so I'll definitely be doing more videos in this style!

[@MariaRevArt]

@@BayleeJae I would love to see more videos like that. So glad you had fun too.

[@aloolla73]

i love the one line drawing!

[@sambeawesome]

Warm ups are definitely something I need to do more of. Quick tip to help you avoid that erase feeling: use a pen. Trust me. World of difference ;)

[@idk_idk8431]

sambeawesome i don’t have it in me to use a pen. 😂😂 I try and it doesn’t look how I would like it to be.

[@sambeawesome]

@@idk_idk8431 I was the same at first. It takes a while to fight through that "oof it looks bad" to "oof it looks bad but I can just do it again". The point of using pen is to move on and not get attached. It's your sketchbook, you can keep it to yourself, so there's no reason to aim for top quality if you're not feeling that pressure to share ;)

[@idk_idk8431]

sambeawesome Thanks! But I like to draw people although I’m not the best(no where close to it, but I’m pretty decent ig it’s better than some people’s. Although everyone is unique in their own ways and styles.) what color pen do you like to use best?

[@sambeawesome]

You're welcome :) You can do pen studies and sketches for people. That's how I started with them. I did figure studies of 30 seconds or a minute in pen to get used to it. I don't have a favorite, I just use whatever I have around. Any pen, marker, what have you, any size, I'm not picky ;) Sometimes you can get neat effects with different ones, or combine for other cool effects.

[@idk_idk8431]

sambeawesome Thank you!

[@ginnyc6692]

This is by far the best drawing warm up video I've seen.

[@dartapetrunko1335]

I'm so glad you're doing these tutorial type of videos again! I enjoy these more than the challenges

[@popprincess3601]

It depends on the type of challenge. Like, I liked the opposite challenge because it was art related and showed a side of her art we don't see often. I *don't* really like the "____ tells me what to draw!" types

[@jakewaitart9507]

These warm up ideas are great! Especially considering probably the hardest part about sitting down to draw is getting started, it’s so easy to just doodle a bunch of circles and lines and then let that transition into coming up with ideas. I especially like the drawing things in your room/around you one, it’s something I used to do all the time like try and fill a whole page/spread with a depiction of the room around me, drawing my desk with everything on it, the view of the rest of the bus in front of me from my seat etc, it’s really something I need to get back into doing.

[@valasafantastic1055]

Helpful and positive advise. Very well presented. If you want consider starting the gesture warm-up with more time such as 5 minutes for the first one then do 5; 1 minute gestures then a bunch of thirty second ones. This eases you into the speed and gesture aspects. I find it seems to work better for warm up gestures for more people I've talked too! Character gestures: Have a reference sheet on hand of your own original character (or a character you are a fan of) and draw the gestures (3-10 minute versions) as more pose practices BUT change the reference into the character! Another thing I do is a full abstract or quick loose landscape painting either digitally (Procreate on iPad) or traditionally with something like gouache or watercolour. (you need a medium or advanced level of skill in that medium and in landscapes to do this as a warm up rather than as a longer exercise) Fun video thanks!

[@BayleeJae]

Awesome tips! Thanks!

[@valasafantastic1055]

@@BayleeJae no problem were all in this art journey together!

[@kaymiaoo]

I cannot express how in love I am with the thumbnail...

[@Maha-rg5xh]

I have been hating most of my art because most of the time i dont know what I'm doing. Im drawing blindly. To try and fix this, I'm trying to learn the basics. Anatomy, proportions, color theory, values, everything. All of this is very boring for me, but in order to improve I need to learn the fundamentals. I think we all should, even if we draw in a stylistic way. Good luck on your art journey everyone. Stay strong :)

[@bvqween]

U really bring value to the art community! Glad I subscribed. This is literally what i need rn. My desire to draw has been gone for about 6 months and i really just wanna get back into it. I used to sketch every other day. I guess i just stopped making the time for it and this is what happened. Im gonna do these warm ups and hopefully i can get back into my joy

[@guitar_hiro]

I'll have to practice these. I've been doing a few of these warm-ups for years & my drawing has definitely improved. Looking forward to more videos in this series!

[@yatsuillustrations]

[Later: Woah I typed a lot but idk where else to type all this and I wanted to share my feelings..] I am starting these warm ups, right NOW, primarily because I have massive respect for this video Baylee. When you posted your video on how you hate your art, it really spoke to me. And your productive response to it now inspires me. Surely somebody relates, I really hope to shake your hand or give you a high five some day for all your hard work. Obviously supporting you via twitch subs, donations, subscribing/liking/sharing your videos, mentioning you to my friends/family (handfuls of whom I learned either already watched your content, or started watching you after I introduced your channel to them! How excited I was!) - I am thrilled to be in your community. Even though since I have been watching your vlogs for years now I have grown into a bit of a hermit. A shy person with most recent times of crippling self-doubt, you inspire me to break out of my fear shell and share my own unique ways of doing art, because that's what I always see you doing. It's your thing! Call it Trendsetting, Authenticity, Humility, Passion, Fun, or just being a "Cool" sea cucumber ♡ You really put the heart in art. You're like the Ace and Queen of Hearts in a tight game of Artist's Blackjack/21!) ^ Artist's in comments, want to make pink haired spongebabe Baylee fanart with that maybe perhaps? /or maybe I should just shut up and draw it myself 'OTL/ ANYWHO LOVE YOU

[@BayleeJae]

Danielle, thank you so much for writing up this lovely comment and for your continued support over all these years! I'm glad my videos still have a positive impact on you, and I'm glad my self-improvement series is resonating with you. We all have these feelings about our art, and it helps others to talk about it!

[@yatsuillustrations]

@@BayleeJae Aawwh yis girl! You rock!! ♡ 🤟🤙☀️💕 Keep up the great work~! And I will try to keep up 🙏🎨

[@BigioBio]

Baylee this is wonderful and very useful. Nice content, great format and presentation. Keep it up :)

[@tonyaingham8751]

Thank you from an anxiety sufferer who is using their fear of failure to avoid getting back into drawing. Just what I needed. Now help with the motivation to do it will be great.

[@blackrose538]

I think these warm up ideas are very helpful! I had art classes at school and we didn't really learn any of those tipps and tricks. I'll try and do something like that next time I want to draw something :) I'm still mostly at that drawing from reference stage of drawing, but hey... gotta start somewhere ;-) Love your video!

[@mrswaffles3syrup529]

I was reading and my phone buzzed I turned it on and saw your video notification and i was like 'ooooohh I need to watch that' 😌

[@jilliandreams]

The shapes squashing and stretching are a good idea! I do need to practice that.

[@LifeofTaeShan]

The STYLE on this video is just (kisses my hand like an Italian man) I LOVE IT, you should do it more

[@SunshineAndTheRays]

Oh my godd the intro to this video was so good. I'm mostly a Vlog watcher but I really liked this video and the format a lot. Also the drawing of the aloe plant made me want to see baylee do a detailed sketch of her art room from her perspective sitting in her chair or something :x

[@SugarTiger54]

I really enjoyed this video, it seems much more energetic and interesting. Good luck on your self-improvment journey

[@kentaewonuxuxi432]

Omgg this was so helpful Baylee!! I didnt even think of warming up before drawing. I always get frustrated when my sketches turn out ugly. So maybe warming up using these techniques will improve my art!! Thank you again!!! I needed to loosen up i see

[@MelGoethals]

The style and editing of this video is soooooo pleasing to me, I love it.

[@dammitspawk]

that animatic style intro with the many chins is amazing, i know that must have taken ages but honestly would love to see more of those - helps me focus on what you're saying!

[@quirkyclarke6423]

Yes, step it up! I love the little doodles in the beginning

[@paranoiarpincess]

I'm trying to think of ways to insert colour, or later add to the warmups, so it could be part of a sketch book, and not look like just a warm up. 1. Pick a colour scheme and colour the circles in. You can even try to colour them as a gradient for #4, but that's harder than just colouring them in, and making gradients on seperate pages. 2. See how many of your curves you can come back and turn into something. Don't draw them with this in mind, or it won't help your creativity, and it won't allow you to make the free flowing shapes as naturally either. Just make the curves, then come back and turn them into a work of art. 3. Make all horizontal lines one colour, and all vertical lines, it's contrasting/complamentary colour. 4. Make the gradients in colour, in the circles (as I suggested above) or make one gradient of one colour, go into another gradient of the other. It's still the same effect, it just blends the colours in the middle instead of just having light to dark. 5. Do the one line art works in a colour you like, instead of just pencil. Then when you come back to them, find a new starting point, and go back over where you drew, but because you already have lines there, and you don't have to think about it as much, try to draw it as fast as you can. It will gove each piece a kind of pop art look to them. 6. Draw each gesture interracting with one another, but do each in a seperate colour. Pick the colour scheme ahead of time. 7. Come back to this at a time that you can't just recall what each shape was. Initially, do the shapes with your pencil, but return with a medium with colour. Pick an overarching theme (I thought of "groceries") and using only one colour each shape, turn them into something relating to your theme (soup cans, box of crackers/cereal etc...) 8. Using pen, or colour, give the faces hair, tattoos, piercings, makeup etc. 9. Colour them in, but not neatly, scribble the colour in so it looks mostly filled. This will add to the effect of the sketchy nature of the practice pieces. 10. Draw the thumbnails either all the same size, spaced out neatly, and colour the elements you like from each, or draw the thumbnails all different sizes. Colour from just your favourite, to all of them, but make a boarder of a colour that complements the piece nicely, around the one you've chosen. On the back of the page, leave space to paste in a photo of the piece, if you didn't plan to draw said piece in the sketchbook to begin with. I hope these inspire at least one person out there ♡.

[@joyjitterz3187]

This self improvement series is probably going to be one of my favourites!

[@blakejones3176]

I LOVE the animatic style of this!

[@reshmanisa9524]

I love your digital artstyle ,haven't seen anything like it (in a good way )

[@MasonAveryy]

i really enjoyed the slight animation style!!

[@raineledford2805]

I'm so excited for this new series because I have decided to start learning how to draw and I can't wait to watch your videos to get tips instead of just entertainment!

[@Naomi-rf1bl]

I like that you're trying out this new format! You really listen to what people are saying about your videos and I think your content is really improving.

[@azarila1181]

I love this new format!!

[@ThePatchworkNerd]

I LOVE that you are doing this series. It's going to be fun to look back at these videos are watch your skills grow even more overtime!

[@mandymckk]

I love the illustrated style of the video editing!

[@talluna8619]

these are super helpful and honestly i'm loving this approach to videos. also very random but i loved your single line drawings! they looked super cool

[@isabelladasilva796]

This is going to be the video I will go back to over and over again.

[@JillianBaughman]

Loving this series! Very interesting to see another artists take on things such as warm ups and improving their art in general!

[@french-teapot]

This is beyond fantastic. There's so much that can be said for loosening up and gestural drawing. I need to do it more myself, and these are great ideas! I tend to get really small and tight in my sketches too, so thank you! Great reminder for this stuff. Also the way you drew those cartoon panels is fabulous. XD I'd love to see more of those!

[@MrQuaazga]

I love the "one-lined" drawing. And I love all your videos.

[@The_DMV]

This was amazing but what awed me the most is that you’re left handed. That’s pretty cool. Thank you for sharing.

[@becks13x]

I want to improve my art too so honestly, you posting these two videos on this topic is helping me already.

[@missniftyc1315]

This style of video is SO good. I love your subtle changes you've made with the little digital illustrations and stuff. I really enjoyed this and I"m looking forward to more self improvement series vids. ;)

[@BayleeJae]

Thanks! I definitely want to do more videos with this editing style. It was fun to do!

[@merry9928]

im so excited about this series! This first installment was really great and im leaving the video feeling really inspired!

[@yosapocky]

I love the illusions in the beginning of the video, there perfect!

[@daruleos]

This video is really helpful! The narration, the editing, something about it reminded me of your old veeery informaive videos such as the copic alternatives, the pro marker vid, the paper types one, killing the teaching game!!

[@doodleyournoodles675]

This is really good warm ups how I warm up is to do a quick sketch and it's usually a person because you do all these things the quick circles the quick lines the gredients and the posing but it's a really quick sketch and it really helps me that might not work for all people but it works for me and maybe it works for you too

[@ArdenRachelArt]

I love the way you did the intro to this video! These are such good tips too, I often have such a hard time getting started, especially when I'm trying to sketch on my ipad. I'm definitely going to try these out next time!

[@cloud.nebula7928]

This is awesome. I never really do warm ups. I just jump into it but imma try n use these and see if my work gets more lose and free ☺️ thanks

[@dragonslayer_eyre2315]

Lovely! 😍 I really need to start using my arm instead of my wrist... I'm going to try the first warmups and see if they help 😉

[@kadaverine]

baylee i loved the illustrations in the intro!!!

[@charliep123]

I LOVE the new editing style!

[@hikori3941]

Really liked the style of this video with the doodles and animations. And good tips!

[@tsarinaromanov2641]

That into was fun! Love it!

[@Helena-rp7gx]

how many of these would you recommend doing each time? love these by the way

[@azzuparis]

Great video and advice, Baylee. I love the thumbnail 😂💕

[@teozaha21]

I love the direction your videos are going, as in content and the way you did this video. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress ❤️❤️

[@liv9078]

Thanks Baylee! Ive been needing one of these videos for awhile! My art had been getting pretty stiff, and ive been trying to find a way to loosen my wrist up.

[@radtis]

Thank you for this video. It was an excellent reminder to warm up. It was super useful because I have forgotten to use some of these. Love your work and all your positive energy! 💕

[@jillveon]

I love this so much, this was my favorite video you’ve posted on this channel in a while! :)

[@keulistal]

A funny warm up is also doing blind contours! Kinda the same vibe as the 1 line drawing except you don't look at your drawing! practices your hand-eye coordination and makes you switch to the right side of your brain more easily! :)

[@soucky1]

I haven't do these exercices since i wen't to the Art school since so long and you're absoluterly right , so i guess i will do them once a week LOL! Thank You Baylee, your videos are always very Helpful and so interesting!

[@vene_unsweetened]

Doing my first Inktober and these warm-ups are perfect. Thank you!

[@BodaciousBrittanie]

I really enjoyed the format of this video! It was new and different, but still very Baylee :)

[@cakemochi2053]

Aaaa this video was super helpful! I've been trying to warm up before drawing lately but doing circles and lines all the time would just get tiring, so thanks for more ideas! Also that thumbnail is literally the best 😂

[@chelseasone]

I Love this new series Baylee!!! And the animated intro was so great!

[@zoop3000]

Thanks for the skillshare trial. I'm attempting to try out water colors with no painting experience. Hopefully they have some good videos to help.

[@imnotstarra]

WOW BAYLEE i LOOVVVEEE the style of this video!!!! it felt like an actual friend giving mw tips and not like a teacher. I absolutely loved the intro it felt so baylee idk if that makes sense? i cant express how much i loved this video

[@laylacook4415]

I just love Baylee!!! 😁

[@zahrah6227]

I love the news editinggggg shtuffff!!!!!! YOU GO GURL

[@damlakaraca9133]

The editing looks really nice!!

[@theintrovertqueenk7947]

Such a good video!!!! Loved the mix of digital and traditional!!

[@joanpringle-canning2834]

great video, appreciated that you explained well, along with each technique . Looking forward to the next one. Will you ever do animals?

[@harlequinherveaux8759]

I love the style in this video!

[@callmekite]

Wow a lot of these warm ups I wasn’t aware of, especially your first four. Thank you for sharing!

[@catsnowball123]

Iove the style of the opening! Looks fresh :)

[@lovestdi246]

this was actually incredibly helpful. I've been lacking so much motivation to draw and I've been hating everything I do draw. Definitely going to try these out!

[@maggir8220]

Amazing editing and drawings in this video. Loved it!!

[@ooXChrissieXoo]

I love this style or video and the illustration so so cute.

[@Xannadue1]

I love this video and the little cartoon extras.

[@ilovemusic2713212]

this is a really cute video style!!! I love it!!

[@laurencreates359]

LOVE THIS EDITING OMG😍💕💕✨

[@melodygu3art]

I'll definitely be using some of these with the kids in my art class this Saturday. Thanks for the ideas!

[@AnnasDrawingChannel]

Baylee-you should do more helpful videos like this!! It was extremely helpful! Especially art advice! Great job, I've been wanting to warm up before drawing, but didn't know how to go about it. :) Thumbs up!

[@-Jess-.]

BAYLEE I LOVE THIS VIDEO FORMAT!

[@CelyneSCI]

Thank you for warm up tips and the link to Skillshare 😁 The animations at the begining are super cute!

[@imperiails]

I love your new editing!

[@annabeedee]

Love the style in the intro! Would love to see more of that!

[@flopasta3208]

Loved this video format it feels super fresh and fun :)

[@FiliaStellae]

Using pens for warmups and thumbnails helped me quiet a bit to stop erasing that much and overworking them :D