5 Art Challenges to FIX these Common Mistakes

[@KirstyPartridgeArt]

Which art challenge are you most excited to try this year? I hope you all have a great 2021. What are your art goals for this year? 🥰

[@sketchingwithrose6645]

Inktober and Mermay I guess?

[@roxyrose1962]

My goals are to get better at drawing and Im excited for all these challenges!!

[@seren6165]

I would love to get better at proportion so I’ll definitely try the first challenge

[@James28055]

2 hour just the small eyes for shading and the sketch is very hard for me even I use grid also That my problem

[@James28055]

2 hour just the small eyes for shading and the sketch is very hard for me even I use grid also That my problem teacher

[@arttimelaps5179]

Oh my god finally Kirsty after a long time you gave us a new video. Thanks for you help

[@soap4780]

yes lol. she has a baby though now so i dont blame her😂

[@robloxnoob1462]

@@soap4780 your not wrong

[@laurence7409]

I find the 7 day sketch challenge very clever because on day one, it can be difficult sometimes to see his own mistakes (proportions, etc). Whereas on day 2, with a fresh look, we can see them. i will try that. Thank you for the idea !

[@NaomiCoutureArt]

I so agree with working on values, besides an accurate sketch values will make your art look realistic. I was having trouble getting some white icing dark enough for a tutorial and finally took the plunge and went way darker then what I thought the photo was but it made all the difference in the end :)

[@JNeedels]

Working on Proportions & stopping at the middle stage are my challenges for this month. Thanks for identifying these issues for us.

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@sketchingwithrose6645]

New year special!! So ready to take my Art to the next level ! Thx for the tips Kirsty !!

[@FrensArtStudio]

So good to see a new video from you, Kirsty... These challenges are really interesting and helpful!

[@prvthvmv]

I loved the way you teach, you are such an inspiration! I hope so that your channel grows more😊

[@lucysjourney]

Back in September I got serious about my art and recently I do a watercolour painting when I looked back at my art from then I realised how much I had improved so even though I don't like my most recent watercolour I still know I am improving!

[@FineArtforChrist]

That's great, keep up the good work!

[@lizprz1829]

Thank you Kirsty for this helpful video. I noticed you answered questions from your survey. My resolution for this year is improving color accuracy. I’ve improved highlights/shadows with your tutorials. Your tip using black paper to practice your highlights is true. I’ve done this method before by using white colored pencil and ink on toned paper, and it looks realistic. For those who are beginners and under a budget, I recommend buying newspaper print (I.e. Strathmore Newsprint) for practicing highlights/shadows, but only if you’re using art pencils or graphite pencils because the paper is very thin.

[@redsalamander9999]

That fourth challenge is an interesting idea. I'm one of those people who often spends far too long on a piece, so I've attempting to find ways to speed up my work, but I suppose it depends on what you're doing and what the circumstances are (in my case, I draw things from life, and they don't always like to remain in one place, so being able to portray them quickly is essential).

[@ladylizcreates7719]

I love the black and white pencil drawing on an off white paper challenge. I'll definitely try that.

[@allennavelgas884]

Idk if it's going to work on you guys, but after I got up from almost 3 months of artblock, I watch Kirsty's videos for inspiration and ideas. Then voila! I recovered from Art block after trying out drawing stuffs to see if it worked.

[@quinn0110]

Self-critique is one of the Key!

[@morningstarwampanoag7906]

It would be helpful and appreciated for you to allow 'Closed Caption".

[@mpsorrentino]

That would require hiring someone to create the captions, KZbin eliminated community captions, the ability for viewers to create captions, a few months ago. www.theverge.com/2020/7/31/21349401/youtube-community-captions-deaf-creators-accessibility-google

[@RachelDex]

Free content, gotta accept it as it is 🤷‍♀️

[@morningstarwampanoag7906]

@@mpsorrentino Thank you for the information - - I didn't know that.

[@RachelDex]

@Not fun CUBER It doesn't change anything unfortunately. It's still KZbin and you're watching what an individual uploads. No-one has any obligations to make it anything other than what they want.

[@RachelDex]

@Not fun CUBER KZbin is made for individuals to upload content. You either watch or you don't. Nothing to do with discrimination. You find something suitable for yourself. It's how it works

[@lynnrushton7458]

Happy new year Kirsty! Hope your gorgeous baby is doing well. Definitely gonna do the draw it again challenge. I’ve done that before, and it really boosts my faith in me. I’m absolutely brutal critiquing my own work, & never feel like I’ve improved, until I do the same drawing a year later. Thank you x

[@nayshaprasad8318]

you are really helpful, my drawings used to be flat af and have weird coloring when i used watercolor. Now i can actually draw portraits and animals and my watercolor looks almost real most of the time!

[@jigneshbhatt1494]

Nice to see you again after such a long time. Love from India 🙏🏻😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@Hudaa_2009]

Thank u so much kirsty you are one of the best artists on KZbin well done

[@bettybrits6884]

Thank you so much Kirsty for my free download.... Cannot wait to go through it. Your art work is stunning!!!

[@KirstyPartridgeArt]

Yay! Glad you excited for the guide 🥰

[@andreawilkins5676]

Art queen is back💖

[@jaspherjundomingo5254]

WELCOME BACKKKK💛💛😁

[@mjpete27]

Your videos are truly inspirational and so many wonderful tips and practical advice! I love working on greytoned paper! I have not done the limited color choice in a long time. I am gonna give it a try, thanks for sharing your amazing expertise with us! Oh! Lovely hair style too! Please take care and be safe over there!

[@brucenunn3268]

Kirsty, Thank you for these Challenges. I am not sure how to say this but I will try and I hope it makes Scene. I feel like there is a Need for Somewhat of a Road Map for Younger Artists. Kind of like a Guide to Follow, to Improve Art. I do know that everyone is On a Different Skill Level and Everyone Path is Different. But a Some what of a Master Class Basics Guide, for Beginner to Intermediate Artists. I have Found out that Repetition has Served me well the Last 5 Months or so. That has Helped me Improve my Skills a lot. I have also found your Video on Critiquing Your Own Art Work is Huge when it comes to Improving Weaknesses. Just my feelings as a Long time Artist that Strives to Improve. Thank you for your Channel and what you do. Your Channel is The BEST..!! 👊😎

[@fgarts4004]

Hi Kirsty! Thank you so much for your tutorials I already improved a little bit. Hoping for more tutorials for people like us. God bless you always. 😊

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@SpotterSky]

Hi KP Thanks for the real good advice in this video. Colors and color mix is something I have good control of! But when it comes to value and proportions, I'm lost. I struggle to be able to see the right tones in the different colors. In terms of proportions, I have started using a divider to help. Your main advice you give in this video is clearly "spend more time on your image / art". I tend to be too much result oriented than to have patience and enjoy the experience of creating an image :) I look forward to your good input hoping to be able to develop these skills. Thanks :)

[@catherinevernet5103]

Thank you Kristy. I’m working on values with a black and white drawing.

[@Helenkawhitedesign]

Love the challenges. I have to write them down and pick one. Great tips as always.

[@dnyanadad9851]

Hi Kirsty....came across your channel last month and you are really very inspiring 👍👍 You are finally here after a long break.... Happy New Year to you and your family and keep guiding always♥️💛💙🧡💚

[@deb9466]

Thanks so much Kirsty! Finding the right colored pencils to use to create skin values have felt like attempting to climb Mount Everest! But with this video, I feel a lot more confident and I can't wait to try out your challenges. God bless you.

[@rodmart1384]

I’ve recommended your channel to my 13yr old niece because the way you teach is just perfect she enjoys it very much! Thank you!

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@gregriessland1552]

I am actually working on the draw this again challenge. So far the line are is much better than last year and it will be very fun to see how the coloring looks in the end. No rush of course. keep up the great videos and hope you and your loved ones are safe and doing well.

[@skumarbarle9070]

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[@elaineeeart]

OMG AHHHHH IM SO EXCITED YOU POSTED AGAIN!!

[@Cationna]

This is probably the most helpful art video ever. Thank you for this amazing idea!!! I'm really excited to do all of these!

[@roxyrose1962]

Thank You So Much For This Its Really Really Helpful!!!

[@millieb3823]

Thankyou for this I'm most excited to try the value challenge I always feel like I put the darks and highlights in but never in their correct places so hopefully with just black and white ill be able to see it a lot clearer!!

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@Aimz360]

I watch a lot of artist "how to's" and "Ways to improve" videos (many on them yours) and i found myself applying these to all my drawings without realizing. I'm not the best and I don't draw as much as i should but i can tell the difference from when i first started again a couple of years ago to now.

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@solo_blobfish8132]

Your drawings inspire me to be an artist so i just ordered this drawing set with charcoal pencils and the pencils that you use

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@jackmathis2301]

Drawing is the best and easiest art medium to get into

[@smridhipaints]

Hola Kirsty, thank you for the tips. Definitely gonna try. Awesome work! 🙂🙂🙂😊😊

[@ndjwebarebears2645]

Thank you so much 💖💖💖 I've always wanted to ask you so many questions on improving art but I was too nervous to ask. But in this video, all the answers are here and I am so happy and inspired even more to draw and enjoy my love for art . Thank you thank you thank you !!! You are so amazingly awesome . God bless you and your works so much

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@johnartofficial1435]

Thank you Kirsty ever since i found you're channel watched you're video's my drawing's really improved Thank you very much God bless you.

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@gillinacook1477]

I recreated my very first pet portrait with pastels. The first one I used the wrong paper (cartridge paper, oh dear) my drawing was good.of a close shot of a tabbie cats face. I just used pastel pencils. I filled up the tooth of the paper so I couldn’t finish the drawing to a stage I wanted. The fur on the nose was too long and the colours look dull. Three years later I did the same picture again to see if I’ve made any improvements. Oh boy I did improve. This time I used Pastel mat paper, pan pastels then pastel pencils. The fur was perfect, very short fur on the nose. The tones of colour show more tabbie greens in it so my colour choices where perfect. The darks were darker and the highlights were brighter. This leally boosted my confidence. I did this last year. 😀 I just wait share.

[@anthonyhernandez2786]

I love this video and I haven’t even watched it yet! Can’t wait to try all of these exercises!

[@Carolineltmnn]

ima start the black and white pencil only chalenge bc that one seems kinda fun to me :D

[@zarvhalter2224]

thank you so much I'll will always bring your tips with me until I improve!!

[@ckcuriosity6963]

there are no mistakes, there are just little happy accidents 🙏🏻💕

[@sanjanaprasad3531]

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[@LaRaArtUnlimited]

Ah finally! A really interesting video Kirsty.

[@DiscoveringTheArtofLiving]

Oh my gosh! This is exactly what I needed and now I know how I’m going to spend my Covid summer... improving my portrait drawing!

[@shamailarehman8562]

Thank you so much. I learned a lot from this video . Wonderful lecture. 😊👍

[@alysonk7884]

I love u kristy. Made me feel many workout to do this year funny 2021^_^

[@NL-dt8oz]

Thanks kirsty for the new video!! I have been waiting for a new one !! My art goal for this year is to learn the human anatomy and be able to make whatever character I want without a refrence. I have been doing art since last year.

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@ksanjeev30]

Thanks for your challenges. I am gonna try out all of those .

[@donnawalter3061]

Great video kirst 👍❣😘😘

[@Angela-jy8um]

Great video. I plan to try the challenges!!

[@ajitasingh2640]

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[@andreajlmoore]

Thank you so very much! This video was so helpful....I can only imagine how helpful your FREE! (Wow!) booklet will be. I’m excited to get using/practising your tips!

[@KirstyPartridgeArt]

Glad you found the video helpful Andrea and I hope you find the guide useful too! 😊

[@cryxstal_xoxo]

I love ur videos! I Just recently found ur channel and I subbed It helps me to draw!! I don't do as many mistakes as I used to!!

[@ordinaryart7639]

Hi, I have been watching you some time and I feel that my drawings are improved! I really like your art style

[@chandadevi696]

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[@ordinaryart7639]

@@chandadevi696 wow beautiful!😍

[@mannylok1960]

Your always very helpful!! Keep up with these helpful videos

[@RajaRam-nq4pk]

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[@netalieamrani6295]

Omg!! The wooden drawers are amazing 🤩 what great idea, can you please share where you got them from? 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@artistbong1665]

Wow...your so pro...very beautiful your artwork...and you àlso are beautiful...thanks for all the tips

[@elbow2176]

These are such good challenges for improving Kirsty! I'm definitely going to try all of them and i'm thinking about doing them every couple of months to see my progression. Im super excited! Your channel has really helped me since I haven't been in school. in Australia we've been in lockdown, so I haven't been able to attend any of my year nine art classes. Probably the only class I really enjoy at school if i'm being honest. So glad I chose it as an elective. Did you do electives when you were at school? Anyway, Thank you so much for the really helpful video! I really enjoyed it and it gave me lots of ideas for future projects. kind regards, Lucy

[@mxrcoooo]

Thank you! Kirsty, this challenge may help me a lot in drawing =)

[@ajitasingh2640]

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[@nikkie9465]

Ahh finally. I missed your vids for a while ms kirsty ❤️

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@gayathri4694]

6:31 sis will you post tutorial on how you have drawn jimin

[@sinbincreations]

Excellent advice, and happy new year to you and your young family xx

[@KirstyPartridgeArt]

Thank you very much, happy new year to you too!

[@SabersCreationsMM]

Its nice to see you ❤❤❤❤❤ you are our inspiration

[@madisondrawings4685]

kirsty, i have a question please answer if you can but when i do colored pencil drawings, my outline sketch doesnt look very accurate and i do use a phone for the reference photo. how can i improve in sketching my outline? another questions i have is that when i color my colored pencil drawings, i add a couple of layers before i begin burnishing. when i become to burnish, the colors seem a little odd and they dont blend smoothy. im not sure what i do wrong, can you please help me?

[@FineArtforChrist]

Hey Madison, as far as getting your sketch outline to be more accurate are you currently free-handing? If you are, it might help to use a sketch app to see what your reference will look like sketched out. Sometimes the colors in your reference can mess with your perception of the reference, making you draw it inaccurately. Another thing you can do is to try other methods like the grid method, tracing, or using a proportion divider. Alright, for you next question my guess is that you didn't have enough color on your paper in order to burnish effectively. My recommendation is to add more layers than you think you need, since you can't add too many but can, not have enough. As you practice you will figure out how many layers is necessary. Hope this is helpful!

[@madisondrawings4685]

@@FineArtforChrist thank you so much!! i will definitely be trying these techniques and thank you so muchh for your time ! ((:

[@FineArtforChrist]

@@madisondrawings4685 Glad to help!

[@CJoyArt]

Thank you for this Kirsty! You are always so generous in your teaching. My goal is to improve my painting while building a body of work I can begin to sell!

[@KirstyPartridgeArt]

Great goals! Good luck with them 🥰

[@HindiFilmsLover]

Hello Kirsty! Just wondering which black and white pencils you used for the second challenge, with the toned paper. Thank you, I found this video very helpful, downloaded the guide and will attempt one challenge hopefully. Wish me luck!

[@FineArtforChrist]

Kirsty used a black and white charcoal pencil but you could use colored pencils similarly. You just won't be able to blend the same with colored pencils. Hope this is helpful!

[@KittyUnicorn56XD]

I kinda had to do the color theory challenge when I was working on a painting and I didn’t have other colors that would been helpful. I still haven’t finished it yet cause of that

[@anandr8736]

Kindly tell me which is the good masking tape available, paper is getting damage every time while remove. Suggest which paper and masking tape should use for water color

[@chandadevi696]

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[@FineArtforChrist]

Any low tack, acid free masking tape should work however if they don't you can sometimes use a hairdryer to encourage the tape to let o of the paper. As far as paper goes, you will want to use a high quality watercolor paper. I recommend the Arches or Fabriano Artistico Hot pressed 140 LB. watercolor papers. Hope this is helpful!

[@SioLazer]

I love illustrating from ideas I have in my head but often don't use a reference. Is it possible to have a realistic outcome when not working from a reference? It seems like with enough practice working from a reference that skill would develop?

[@jayanidholakiya4496]

How to sharpen coloured pencils with a cheap sharpener?

[@chandadevi696]

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[@sketchingwithrose6645]

Oh I wanna mention something else .. ✨U r one of my inspirations to confidently create art with watercolor!! I’m a huge fan of urs !!🤩😍✨

[@joshuabowles8669]

Me too she is so helpful

[@pruthvichari5835]

I like her a lot!

[@daylightart1374]

:) ✨

[@ruchi.d.d6326]

Thanx Kirsty I found it really helpful: you're the best :D

[@chandadevi696]

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[@ruchi.d.d6326]

@@chandadevi696 Thanks fr the vid ,the drawing is really amazing too😘🤗

[@fahimfarbin6018]

I was waiting for forever for this

[@michellemarini5128]

All look like great challenges!

[@ajitasingh2640]

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[@reemhisham7528]

Your art is so amazing , i like it so much❤️❤️

[@dexter8225]

Wow! This is really good and educational!

[@brendanieves5522]

I looooove all of your tutorials! And it's great that you make them for all the mediums I love! I am totally going to buy your collection now that you've put it on sale, I was like wowwwww 🤯❤️❤️❤️🥳🥳

[@KirstyPartridgeArt]

So happy you find my videos helpful Brenda! 🥰🥰

[@ms.bubbles8897]

I like the challenges that was put in the video they are very creative

[@kristlecasey9506]

For the 2nd challenge do you know another type of paper I can use.

[@walidmakki]

Thanks you helped me a lot with your videos

[@xJellyDeer]

Hi Kirsty, I love your artwork 💚 just bought the big tutorial package on your website. I love to draw animals. But I miss something a lot: a horse drawing. I'd love you to make a charcoal or colored pencil tutorial of a horse 💚😊

[@chandadevi696]

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[@noreenkellett3863]

Fantastic tips and challenges, thankyou

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@anandr8736]

Difficult to highlight with white pencil with white paper. Is there any better white pencil or paper should use?

[@FineArtforChrist]

Here are the most opaque white pencils that I know of in order from most opaque to least opaque: First is the Derwent Drawing, then Caran De Ache Luminance, then Polychromos. Hope this is helpful!

[@khanparveen4300]

Awesome tips 👍👍👍 I am gonna try

[@RajaRam-nq4pk]

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[@SMLTArt]

Very interesting way to improve drawing skills! Great insights!

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@stephw1363]

You should be getting revenue from caran dache because your art work made me have to buy the white pencil and im so in love with what they can do im going to splurge for the big set. Cant wait til they come!

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@skully246]

Kirsty! I hope you read this and could answers a burning question in my mind! I noticed you use Carand’ache White (001) coloured pencil to go over vivid colour and it looks incredibly opaque so I brought one for my drawings and it doesn’t work the same? All it does is dent my paper :< do you use a method to soften/bring out the opaques of white pencil? Thank you!

[@rajeshprasad7968]

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[@FineArtforChrist]

Hey Z G, Are you using solvents to blend and what paper are you using? My guess is you are trying to put the white pencil on top of other darker colors to add the highlight back in? If this is what you are trying to do, then that may be why you are struggling. While the Caran De Ache white is a more opaque pencil compared to other brands it is still too translucent to get an area back to being bright white. What you should try to do is figure out where those bright areas are before you add color, that way you will be able to work around those areas and save the white of the paper. Then you can add white pencil to that area. If this is not what you are trying to do, let me know what you are doing, and I will see if I can help!

[@stephw1363]

Question about your patreon? Is it going away? I was thinking of joining because i have become addicted to your channel but then i saw an ad about it maybe going away in favor of a different course? I hope very much that you dont stick to one medium in that because what i love about your channel is the new ways you teach me to mix media and add highlights in ways i never suspected i could try. I love all the media involving pencils and paint and pastels and cant get enough.....heres hoping you do more watercolor pencils and these pitt markers are interesting too. The way you add realism to media i dont associate it with really had me itching to try everything anew!

[@fotrosri1872]

We don't have toned paper in our country☹is there any way to get it?

[@sanjanaprasad3531]

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[@okay7970]

I'm a child And love doing art no matter what

[@saviomahesh3355]

Which color pencil ur using which company

[@dianasinglelera781]

I love art 👍❤️👍❤️

[@theartisticvidhi5385]

Obviously all the challenges..... Yayy..........

[@josiahsingh2940]

this is very easy explanation im starting realism and im having the problem with which color to pick

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[@josiahsingh2940]

@@rajeshprasad7968 I already watch this channel and I suscribed and I'm a follower

[@dianehoweart6084]

Great video, so helpful. I would say its one of your best! :-)

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Love from India ma'am....