5 Habits to Draw FASTER (commentary + art)

[@bubblegumblue5304]

I love looking at someone art and instantly being able to tell what type of media took over their entire life.

[@moonie_str]

i giggled a little when you said to play something in the background cuz thats literally what i'm doing right now with your video😭i just came across you channel and i really like your art, your advice is really helpful as well and it's motivated me to draw outside of school work so thanks :)

[@sweettrash6974]

Dawg, perfectionism is honestly the BANE of my existence. It's weird, I'm not necessarily concerned with people who don't like my work, I'm so scared I'm going to disappoint people who already follow me for my work that I often just hide behind practice xS

[@atreuspng]

Watching as I write this, this is moreso my specific frustrations as a disabled artist who is bedridden a lot and wants to be able to turn their projects into something proper one day. I think it’s less about speed for me and moreso just being able to improve art and draw consistently? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a video or even any artist address how things like mental illness (such as bipolar and how low mania can just nose dive motivation) or adhd making processing information difficult (even with the tracing method of breaking down an object into shapes; I’ve noticed my improvement is stagnant even in muscle memory and doesn’t stick efficiently because of my disability and mental illnesses - I am unable to stick to a consistent routine because of this.) For example, I’ve been mainly wanting to improve my human art; but because of aspects stated above, it has been painfully slow; even with my animal art I feel I am slipping away with my skills (I cannot tell if this is autistic regression or mania consuming my life), even when using references it feels I am unable to process and use the references effectively? I don’t think I’ve seen specific disability like this and how it regresses art skill in the art community. One reason I miss the older art community is because there wasn’t this expectation of posting a lot, and hyping each other up and being supportive. Trying to best to explain how my disability and mental illness has made practicing extremely difficult and inconsistent, but I do apologise if it’s not coherent 😭; like, I’ll be able to practice one day but then I could wake up the next day and be so unmotivated - I have a lot of art ideas that are so far beyond my skill level. But I do admit my frustrations with limited skills has played a part (it’s less about other people and more so I want my art to look good to my preferences). I do appreciate thee tips though; gonna save it to my art advice playlist for sure because you say a lot of reminders I need to tell myself regardless (and maybe give myself some slack regarding my disability.) aaa😭⭐️

[@LilChuunosuke]

Hello! Fellow AuDHD artist here! I hate to start off this way because I want to help, but I do think its important for us as disabled artists to accept that we cannot create and improve at the same speed as our non-disabled peers. Even when we have more time to draw, we have less energy to do so. It's better to try to draw as often as we are able to within our body's means instead of holding ourselves to the standards of artists with more energy than we do. The two biggest things that have helped me draw more often was reducting my social media time and using a habit tracker. Social media is *extremely* tempting, especially when you're bedridden and desperate for a dopamine hit. But honestly, it drains us more than we realize. *Especially* us autists. Our brains are putting in more work to process all the noise and colors and it does actually drain energy. I recommend setting timers for your daily usage of social media apps and training yourself to fill that time with things that will inspire you creatively such as art videos like this, animated shows and movies, reading, etc. You may find yourself naturally gravitating towards your sketchbook more if you arent allowed to use any apps. Even if you only have the energy to flip through it and mentally critique old drawings. And yes, I know, every ADHDer hates the word "planner." But I found that a hyper-minimalist lazy planner system works for me because it means that even when I fall behind due to a lack of spoons or bouts of executive dysfunction, I can get caught up in less than a minute! But basically I have a habit tracker for art where I have one cube for every day of the month and I color the designated box in on days that I've actually drawn. Because I'll go to update my planner & see how much time has passed since I last drew something and simply watching that gap grow often motivates me enough to override executive dysfunction. I can't promise that will work for you, but it basically just boils down to figuring out what causes your brain to flip the correct switch and finding a system that allows you to force it to activate. Hope this helps. ❤

[@SigmaAirplaneBalls]

@@LilChuunosuke woah the stuff you've mentioned is really relatable and i love your tips/solutions, I'm definitely gonna try the cube thing

[@winglt3]

I somehow missed this video for 8 WHOLE DAYS? no but this was a really helpful video, I'm still pretty new to doing digital art and its hard to find the motivation to draw and get better at art when i feel like ill never finish something, so thank you!

[@amochikaay]

Bro I missed it for 2 weeks lol

[@Validation-sprout233]

this helped me soooo much

[@1betteroffdead1]

your tips and tricks are always so helpful. thanks, Amory

[@JellyGoupil]

Awesome One Piece fanart and great advice!

[@Liamtoon]

congrats on the sponsor dude

[@shin1846]

off-topic but i really like the design of your sona(?) ueueueueu isso pretty im going to Cry

[@letsmovetospace6940]

Thanks! You called me out with multiple points you made lol

[@minniee808]

I love your voice. I can hear slight chuckles and giggles and it makes me so happy （；´д｀）ゞ♡

[@KyuuMinamoto]

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[@ireallyhate_peanutbutter]

something i noticed helps a lot is rendering less if that makes sense?? like i used to do so much blending and shading and highlighting on my drawings, just an insane amount of detail, and it took FOREVER. at some point i started experimenting with cell shading and i ended up at the point where i only really shade where its absolutely necessary lol, now i just focus more on sharp highlights to show depth. not only do i like it a lot more, it also really helps my drawings pop and it shaves entire HOURS off of my process too!! obvi it depends on the style, but i think it helps a lot to simplify your style where you can (in lineart and in rendering) the warm up drawings are a really good tip tho i’ll definitely be trying that out ‼️‼️