15 Minute Drawing Routine - How To Draw

[@sayuu707]

I think the biggest problem is that people tell people what to practice without telling them how to practice it. There’s a lot of people giving advice without showing people how to do it unlike you, so Thank you.

[@thebrotatochip5469]

Sooo true!!!!!

[@SirVampyr]

I've done this for the past 3 days now and I've seen: 1. How bad my line control actually is :( 2. How much progress even a few days can make! Actually great routine! I'm planning to do this for a week and then see how my drawings turn out! :) (I'll also do this for future sessions aswell^^) I changed the last exercise to be curves with tapered lines to train that for a bit. Amazing tip, thx! :)

[@beaumiffle]

follow up?

[@GFTtungsten]

can we get a follow up?

[@g-me2504]

GIVE US THE GOD DAMN FOLLOW UP!!

[@SirVampyr]

@@g-me2504 I'm on and off doing it, but line Control definitely helps me reduce the chicken scratching I did prior. It's a long process though. It's also counter intuitive: The slower, but more confidently you draw your lines, the faster you actually finish the drawing. Instead of doing small fast strokes all the time and going back and forth and erasing etc all the time. Would recommend.

[@g-me2504]

@@SirVampyr well well well, I didnt actually expect a follow up. Thank you kindly sir ❤️

[@_lostme]

tablet without a screen -> hand never gets in the way of eyes

[@excaliblader]

True

[@5thkiechannel]

True. But I gotta use my iPad now cuz my computer exploded

[@Jay34k]

That's one reason I don't even feel the need to get a tablet with a screen, I don't my hand getting in the way

[@moltenlefty92]

​@@5thkiechannel HUH???

[@rengoku963]

​@moltenlefty92 he's commenting from the after life the explosion killed him

[@LeMisterRai]

Doing these are also nice to get into the drawing mood. Usually I get aimless and don't know what to do next in drawing practice, but doing these exercises puts my brain into drawing mode.

[@jackfelldown1]

you can also practice these towards the opposite side of your normal hand movement. like if you draw left to right, try drawing right to left. Also, about tracing anatomy. Yeah, sure, you might learn less things if you trace the skeleton or muscle picture you pulled up from pinterest, but if you've already learned the muscles and form, you can trace them over a figure. drawing the muscles or bones on the skin to figure out how they are placed within the figure. That's more useful, I think.

[@TheTISEOMan]

Thanks for using the music my kindergarten teacher used for naptime. Good video for warmup and not only that, thanks for providing the sheets! I'd like to add, Guptill Rendering in Pen and Ink offers some good line exercises but those are advanced.

[@MP4chan]

Been doing it for over a week now and holy smokes it definitely helps a lot. I felt my linework was cheap before doing this exercise but now I started to see improvement in my linework and steadiness while drawing. While I do think the growth I achieved in just one week of doing this is amazing I definitely intend to keep this in my daily routine! I also find it a bit therapeutic to do before working on an illustration. Thank you very much for this tutorial!

[@excaliblader]

Great to hear!

[@Skyeleafe]

Finally watched this video and realized that this is exactly the exercise I do in the morning. You expanded upon it and gave me more to do. (Slowly tracing the shapes) I'm a traditional artist, so I have to really make up the practice sheets on my own.

[@sirgogetter]

I know this video's about a couple months old, but I'm glad I got around to watching it in full. This actually cleared up a lot of questions that I've had since watching your video on line quality and practicing it myself. Things like whether I should be focusing more on quality or quantity, exactly how slow I should be going, whether or not I should try this with the tripod grip at all - all addressed. It's sometimes tough to keep going if you're unsure if your efforts are actually paying off, so it's great to see that the practice I have been doing - which still isn't enough - hasn't been in vain. Thanks for sharing your practicing techniques! I'll also download the worksheets, even though I have a couple of similar ones I've been using to this point. Especially when it comes to curved lines, the variety of lines one can practice helps!

[@excaliblader]

Glad to hear this helped!

[@penguinscanfly5796]

since i started watching these videos something just clicked and ive been getting much better at drawing lol

[@excaliblader]

Nice!

[@mimisannn33]

Hve done this for 60days and haven't gotten better especially circle part lmao, i think my skill issue is that big, but this routine really helps to start my day, thank you!

[@thepopo592]

Another banger video to help the little guys 🗣️🔊💯

[@excaliblader]

Thanks for watching!

[@dolphinpower1107]

The tracing exercise is definitely helpful but damn trying to draw from anything that isn't left to right, is a struggle with my hand completely blocking the line.

[@grimreaper999]

Not an artist, but this feels therapeutic for some reason.

[@That-guy-1-42]

Crazy

[@Erlanpetok]

Crazy? I was crazy once

[@ArcologyCrab-gq9ub]

One time they locked me inside a room. A rubber. Room. Filled with RATS! And rats make me crazy!

[@dolphinpower1107]

Crazy I was crazy once.

[@deiangg5928]

​@@dolphinpower1107They locked me in a room

[@seeleseeleseeleseele]

​@@deiangg5928a rubber room. a rubber room filled with rats

[@Venen_0]

Thank you again

[@FalcomNPC]

I've been to scared to draw / practice for a while so this is helpful

[@excaliblader]

Good to hear!

[@searingdeities]

there's only one reason I want to learn to draw, and if my efforts come to fruition then it's all over 🔥

[@EvaFuji]

Thank you dude.

[@excaliblader]

No problem!

[@me_death1896]

I am really into medieval art. Can you teach some things about drawing battle poses and armor? I sometines try to draw realistic soldiers but it doesnt work

[@leschroder7773]

Take inspiration from irl armors. Not like draw a bunch of irl armors and combine them into what you like. Look at irl armor and try to understand the reason behind the design then try to incorporate the same philosophies into your own armor. For poses just study and keep in mind the limitations armor may bring to maneuverability. Along side also understanding the philosophies behind certain poses.

[@me_death1896]

@@leschroder7773 i have not aproached that way of drawing armor. Thank you so much. I will use the technique every time i draw armor.

[@stalker32041]

0:50 oh, it's good practice? When I took my graphical tablet after few time, I downloaded page of prescriptions(If translation of "прописи" is right), and drawn over it...

[@Venen_0]

Idk if there is even a tip for this, but are you able to make a short on cheeks. Idk why, but I absolutely struggle in trying to figure how far the cheeks push out of the face in a side view or front view. Idk if I’m the only one that struggles with this, but it’s hard finding a tip on this since I can’t find anything on it

[@excaliblader]

I'll keep it in mind

[@sindelscat9336]

Hope you're doing well man :3

[@excaliblader]

Thanks, I am!

[@sindelscat9336]

@@excaliblader np, happy Easter btw

[@coolside8593]

This video was posted 6 days ago and I only now get a notification..uhhh

[@firefenix9386]

Could you make a video on how you practice anatomy pls?

[@excaliblader]

Sure thing!

[@InternetFreak]

Well , time to try

[@MuddyAxolotl]

The Chris Heria reference got me lol

[@marcpatton5207]

For traditional folks, if you can't print the sheets for whatever reason, you can use a ruler or something else straight to (lightly) get straight lines and then trace them. I do have a question, however: for the circles, is it important to trace perfect circles and ovals? The point of this exercise is control, right? Not necessarily drawing perfect circles? Could I just make some random curves lightly and trace them with control?

[@excaliblader]

I think it's fine to just use curved lines as well

[@jollyranchu141]

I disagree with going slowly. If I go too slowly, the friction between my hand and tablet results in an inconsistent speed and bumpier lines. It's like hard braking in a car.

[@Deygom]

Is this size showing in the video the exact size you are drawing? I mean, the smallest the easiest amount I right? Great job man, just found your channel and I will be following from now on. Thanks and keep giving tips….. the short videos telling most common mistakes are great and helps a lot…..

[@Kaleidomow]

is it practicing with an unanchored wrist/arm? because i notice im very good anchored but shaky unanchored, would practicing unanchored be better?

[@SoraHibana]

Hello! Ideally you try doing it unanchored because you should be drawing from your arm and shoulder; drawing from your wrist is for smaller things and details. It's very shaky at first I'm trying to unlearn it too, but unanchored you will be more free to draw longer, smooth strokes! 😊

[@Kaleidomow]

@SoraHibana thank you!! finally someone said something 🥹

[@SoraHibana]

@@Kaleidomow Good luck with your art journey!! Let's get this bread 💪

[@SoraHibana]

@@Kaleidomow Sorry this is so late but I've learned that you can lightly keep your pinky on the paper as a guide and then still draw from the shoulder! Maybe that's more comfortable than fully keeping the arm in the air.

[@Flanmoze]

2nd video, hello, love the vid and have a good day lmao❤

[@Flanmoze]

Holy, nah thanks though, never had a heart from anyone this cool and nice before, thank you so much 🫶

[@Noahvolex]

excal i have a question. how do i know if i've drawn enough/practiced enough for a day? i struggle heavily with this and i always doubt how much/little i've made or i feel like i learnt nothing? idk it's weird but thank you for making such amazing content and making it available for free

[@excaliblader]

There isn't a way to know if you've practiced enough. The best thing you can do I'd say is just spend as much time practicing as you can and be sure to set goals for yourself

[@Noahvolex]

@@excaliblader thank you, that really helped me clear my mind.

[@StrongestDebunker]

Excal carring the art community be like:

[@NameTag00]

Could you do a COLOR THEORY video please.

[@tenshi9029]

unrelated but can you do a short on how to twist the torso? theres some reallly insane poses where the legs are literally facing side ways but the torso is facing front

[@yellowcard8100]

Not sure if you'll see this, what are your thoughts on listening to music while drawing? I've heard mixed things from different people, some do not listen to anything since it means you aren't focusing on the drawing, while others have it in the background. What do you do? No music or always music, or sometimes music

[@TheKraut6]

Are the tracing exercises meant to be done hover-handed? Or do you recommend starting with a bit of hand-resting and building up to none at all?

[@coralfishnt7663]

Question: how do you avoid your hand stopping on the screen and then launching itself forward?

[@excaliblader]

Try to focus on the movement of your shoulder, because it gives you more control over the speed your hand is moving at. Also just practice drawing lines really slowly, the more control you have the more you'll be able to influence the speed of your hand

[@filmimonk7704]

Bro did you use stabilizer tool please answer me 😊

[@excaliblader]

No I didn't and if you're gonna practice linework it's usually better not to use it

[@cuentaeliminada7176]

Which drawing tablet do you use? ❤

[@sleepycritical6950]

Honestly I don’t think it matters much. It depends on the person and is a very individual choice. Some people can use those non screen tablets, while some use tablets with screens. The rule of thumb with everything is, “if it works well, then it doesn’t matter”. It will be kinda silly buying an expensive state of the art top of the line tablet and finding out it just doesn’t work for you ergonomically. Other times maybe you need the expensive stuff because it just works. You want a tablet that would closely approximate your usual workflow on paper for example, the Cintiq 24” works for me cos I always draw on large pieces of drawing paper, so it works for me. Before that I had to struggle with cheap non screen tablets from Wacom, but I didn’t have the hand eye coordination for that.

[@excaliblader]

A Huion Kamvas 22 plus

[@won1935]

Awesome video! But, i have a question Is it really helpful to trace the lines as slow as possible? Because it is harder to make a smooth line compared to a faster trace, but maybe thats the point? Idk, i dont want to build a bad habit by misunderstanding the exercise. Anyway, it is a great practice for linework

[@excaliblader]

I recently made a short about this, kzbin.infoi2enCwjm4uA. The smoothness of the line isn't important, what's important is drawing with correct trajectory and doing these exercises slowly will give you the control to do that

[@won1935]

@@excaliblader Omg, i didn't thought that you would answer me. Thank you so much, keep up your great work

[@magnastrazh]

Hello! Can i have a help pls? I'm trying to draw hand in perspective, and i don't understand how to check is length of my arm in perspective is correct. Any suggestion? Books? Tutorials? Please help!

[@adhityamuhammadmaryadin9808]

Are you hovering your hand or put palm on the pentablet?

[@excaliblader]

I put my palm on it

[@adhityamuhammadmaryadin9808]

@@excaliblader thanks really helpfull, i mean, im still strugle to way hold the pen. Keep the good work man, im really like your video

[@Venen_0]

What makes this annoying is that the glove rubs heavily against the screen. So it ends up making it difficult to not jitter or scoot the pen far

[@littlekittytv7893]

Tip that works for me: I don't use a glove at all anymore, mainly for this reason. My solution is using something thick, like a small mouse pad to put your hand on instead. It glides against the smooth surface of the screen, without getting stuck.

[@kaytie_art]

do you have a schedule for your strive streams? i wanted to join last time but the lobby was full unfortunately

[@excaliblader]

For now I don't, but I think as soon as the 3v3 mode comes out I'll play it a lot more regularly

[@ZaafirRashid]

What drawing app did you use

[@excaliblader]

Clip Studio Paint

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodPrgrammer]

So what would you reccomend for someone who draws with a mouse? I dont want to buy a drawing tablet as im afraid it would be a throwaway cost, as i might not ever use it again.

[@excaliblader]

I'd suggest drawing in traditional in that case, because you don't really learn anything by drawing with a mouse

[@liuguang2612]

bro, it's time for you to make a hair drawing guide , why dont u give it a try ?

[@scootser]

what's your stabalization at? i know it's a depends on the person thing but just curious

[@excaliblader]

Mine's at 0

[@Darth_revan0]

What kind of app/program do you use?

[@excaliblader]

Clip Studio Paint

[@silesiaball9505]

Hmm, looks quite similar to Drawabox's first lesson

[@culan_SCP]

how would i do this on paper?

[@Queijo3082]

Use a ruler for straight lines, use pots and bottles to make circles. Pen all the lines, then use a regular pencil to go over the lines. I hope you understood.

[@longevious]

What software is best to start of with?

[@excaliblader]

Probably a free one like krita

[@longevious]

@@excaliblader thanks, downloaded it earlier and it looks pretty good to use. Will try the warmup to hopefully get better.

[@thanatos454]

Going as slow as you can seems goofy and counter-productive for building line confidence.

[@Kapoosh000]

Going slow builds the muscle memory

[@thanatos454]

@@Kapoosh000 Nah, doing the line exercises builds the muscle memory. Going slow just makes it harder to get a confident line.

[@Kapoosh000]

@@thanatos454 I think going slow helps more. Idk if you’ve played an instrument before but you always practice going slow if you want to play a fast part well. I think it’s the same logic here. You gotta build the fundamentals

[@thanatos454]

@@Kapoosh000 for instruments you go slow because there is a sequence and a timing element to playing. You don't want to I still bad habits. It does not apply here. Or rather, the opposite applies here. The bad habit to avoid in this case is going slow trying to get the correct placement and sacrificing line confidence.

[@Kapoosh000]

@@thanatos454 you keep talking about line confidence but you can’t get that if your arm does even know how to move. You play with a metronome to get the rhythms right. If you can’t play in time, going slow won’t help. You play slow to build the muscle memory.

[@Unhingedcooking]

Crazy