93.4% of Artitst Don´t Practice this

[@Meskarune]

If you look at the work of master painters, they absolutely painted the same subject over and over. Like monet and the water lilly pond, picaso painting the same woman over and over, frida kahlo and her many self portraits, etc. It really does help improve your art a lot.

[@antoniocabrero]

Success leaves clues :)

[@earthrooster1969]

Absolutely agree! At times I envision a way I want to paint a subject. And there are times I just don't like what I have just created. There are quite a few times I have repeated the same subject and we always find something new to learn even if it's the same subject...

[@antoniocabrero]

It is good to envision what you want to create. It’s good to not be a slave to the subject and understand that the “failure” comes from motor skills and understanding of the medium, more than the product that our minds eye creates :)

[@earthrooster1969]

@@antoniocabrero thanks, Yes 👍😊

[@antoniocabrero]

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[@margiepoulos1028]

Very true. It's like the writer who keeps editing his work.😊

[@antoniocabrero]

Yeah!

[@betheball1]

Thank you so much for this golden advice. I'm a complete beginner and have fallen into the rabbit hole of painting everyday and painting just whatever grabs my attention..okay maybe also watching too much KZbin on how to do watercolour painting.Yes I have a few practice paintings but I really can't see any progress because I have no basis to measure progress which I find very frustrating.So I'm happy to have found your channel and have subscribed. Again thank you for this tutorial.

[@antoniocabrero]

I’m glad you found me then! I am going to release a free ebook that’s helps with exactly what you are talking about. Having a systematic way to learn watercolor to be able to track progress :) you can find the link in my channel description to sign up for it :)

[@ascricco987]

You are totally right, and I don’t like doing it either…but it does work!

[@antoniocabrero]

😅 I guess we are doomed 😋

[@teacup3133]

I really enjoy watching you paint. I'm motivated to paint today by watching you. Thank you.

[@antoniocabrero]

Thanks! have you checked out the paint alongs i have? :) Maybe one day ill do a live paint along

[@lavonnecarrick2238]

I think it’s fun to paint the same thing again and again, because of the differences that happen.🤓🥳 I’ve become more familiar with the subject matter. I have learned how to do it a little bit better. It’s thinking through the problems that may have occurred the first time around. It’s fun try it

[@antoniocabrero]

Exactly 👍 😊 I’m glad you are having fun with it!

[@paulfogarty7724]

Its very true - even the old masters / impressionists ect always did that - paint the same subject multiple times, and when you think about it, its not really the " same" subject, as time changes things, simply the same location. Even using a photo as refrence, each painting will still be different and have its own character. Ive had situations in which my painting has got technically better with each rendering, but my eyes still go back to the first less perfect effort with its " mistakes " as it somehow has more character ( not always, but it sometimes happens )

[@antoniocabrero]

That’s interesting, I don’t think I have experienced that with painting from a picture

[@arcuda2001]

great tips and i agree totally !! i've commented on another of your videos , about painting my coffee cup every day , for several years ! ( now i paint or sketch it maybe two or three times a week ).. i love doing that , and contrary to what someone may think, i don't get bored!! i try different mediums, test new color palettes, new approaches , new papers , etc.. thanks for your lovely videos !! Norakag 👍👍

[@antoniocabrero]

Yes I rememver that comment! Thats pretty impressive! Thank you again for being here :)

[@arcuda2001]

@@antoniocabrero i sent you message on instagram .. i saw that you won't be there til april , but just wanted to say hi .. my coffee cup pieces( and many others) are there 😁👍take care Norakag

[@antoniocabrero]

@arcuda2001 cool I’ll check it out then. But I won’t logging in there til April 😊

[@niamhfoa3291]

I've sketched tucans the whole weekend, but each one in a different pose 😁 This was fun because I could see my progression :) Maybe I'll try to sketch the same picture a couple of times now :) Thank you for this video!

[@antoniocabrero]

Sounds cool but difficult 😅 I’m glad you liked it ☺️

[@crystalheart9]

Thank you for this useful information.🥰

[@antoniocabrero]

You’re welcome 😊Glad it was helpful!

[@martinedickerson5446]

Makes sense in theory. I have done this, and the first one is always the best, funny enough.

[@antoniocabrero]

Maybe you’re not overthinking the first one? 🤷‍♂️

[@barblallier9413]

You hooked me! Im new subscriber, love this instruction❤,,,,the reason to repeat painting same thing. ,,fixing and improving elements, as combared to our daily lives. ,,,,,thank you! Back to the studio for me! ❤

[@antoniocabrero]

I’m so glad you found it valuable 😊 thanks for being here!

[@Ali.M]

Good point. Have to try this, could be kind of fun too

[@antoniocabrero]

Go for it! 😊

[@twk8520]

I tend to bounce around but when i do multiple of the same subject I break it up. Like dragons come in many colors and shapes. Or malny different types of owls and forests. You're right about practice my Sensei used to say a well placed perfect move by a beginner could take down any master. Visual Art has many parallels.

[@antoniocabrero]

Nice saying! I am glad you found it useful:)

[@riamaas]

so i can stop wondering, thank you so much, very helpfull explaning of the proces, warm greetings out of very rainy amsterdam

[@antoniocabrero]

You’re welcome, it’s also very rainy here in Norway 😅

[@jzm99]

I totally agree with u, painting, painting again, looking at your painting, compare and examine the difference, avoid some mistakes. Most importantly, enjoy your painting.

[@antoniocabrero]

Well said! Thanks for being here :)

[@lindaarsenault3223]

Agreed… makes sense. This is a similar approach used by musicians who have to practice their pieces over and over just to get the intonations of expression just right.

[@antoniocabrero]

That’s true! I should have used that analogy 😅

[@earthrooster1969]

Not just musicians, all great artists who we study in art history had to really struggle and practice to reach their full potential... Picasso, Van Gogh...all of them.. Hobby painting which many of us do today are okay as well, but that level of excellence can only come with disciplined practice...

[@antoniocabrero]

@@earthrooster1969 yes it all depends on the level of excellence one want to reach :)

[@eBookHoarder]

@@antoniocabrero As a trained musician and struggling "artist" this makes all the sense to me.

[@antoniocabrero]

Sorry to hear you are struggling:( but I am glad it makes sense 😅

[@ecleARTia]

I like the title "93.4% of Artitst Don´t Practice this" because I was pretty sure that only 87.2% don't practice it. 😂Repeating what you do is a really compelling point for improving one's skills, unless the goal is just to enjoy the process. I agree with what you're suggesting and I would be curious to try.

[@antoniocabrero]

Yeah maybe it is 87.2% 🤪 I also agree that if the goal is enjoying art then practicing to improve isn’t top priority :)

[@redinabloogs8477]

oh shit i think u are right ....i have noticed this too...i have painted the view from my house many times and this is the only place i see improvement..my view changes moment by moment but u are right also that i felt it is like cheating if i keep painting the same subject ....as of today i am giving myself permission to do just that ..i am going to spend this year 2024 painting my view. THANK YOU !

[@antoniocabrero]

You can blame it on me if someone asks you who you got permission from :P I´m glad it helped!

[@redinabloogs8477]

@antoniocabrero LOL OK, I'm blaming you 🤣

[@antoniocabrero]

@redinabloogs8477 😊 no problem

[@joylane5560]

Trouble is I rush it the second time, and although I fix and learn a few things, the bits I rushed spoil it! I have to slow down!

[@antoniocabrero]

That’s why we try a third time 🤭

[@victoriaculbertson8266]

Thank you for this useful advice❤

[@antoniocabrero]

I’m glad it helped, thanks for being here 😊

[@ellencha5975]

I believe you and have often thought the same thing but I don’t do it.

[@antoniocabrero]

We all have guilty conscience 😅 it’s ok as long as we are enjoying our selves!

[@triggerfish999]

I've been attending a life class, weekly, for over a year, which means i draw the human form over and over again. And I'm much better at it now than a year ago. So repetition is good.

[@antoniocabrero]

Thanks for sharing ☺️

[@dogberry20]

In every artistic endeavor I've tried, I have found the people who struggled the most were the people who were either unwilling to branch outside their comfort level, or were unwilling to practice what they already knew. You need to do both if you want to grow.

[@antoniocabrero]

Yeah! its so simple yet we make it complicated :)

[@ZillasCoop]

I have been having a nagging feeling I should do this.. but went for something new ( and barely mediocre) I want to send cards out for holidays... will start practicing those

[@antoniocabrero]

Haha dont worry, as i said, I also know I should do this but I avoided sometimes xD haha

[@warpedweft9004]

While I haven't done this much myself, I have on the odd occasion. Mostly it's been trying the same image in a different medium eg watercolour then oils, or watercolour then pastel pencils. My problem is boredom. I don't read books a second time and am not interested in watching a movie more than once either. The thought of redoing the same picture is really off putting to me. It's groundhog day all over again, a movie I absolutely hated for the same reason.

[@antoniocabrero]

Yeah I get that, but what if you try to paint it in a different atmosphere or lighting situation? :)

[@ecleARTia]

This is also an interesting point. I think if we get bored and do not enjoy the process we will unlikely improve anything.

[@antoniocabrero]

That’s true

[@janarlenesogge1729]

I agree and its interesting how you progress and what you learn doing the same scene over and over. And each time its different anyway

[@antoniocabrero]

Yes, its always something new while it being something "old" haha its funny

[@dlcurtis69]

"One must do the same subject over again ten times, a hundred times." Edgar Degas

[@antoniocabrero]

Thanks for sharing this quote 😊

[@ArtyAntics]

I noticed that you weren’t copying the source picture. I don’t know if you were intentionally changing the composition slightly or if you were left brain painting and painting what you think you saw in the colours you thought were there. It was still beautiful though.

[@antoniocabrero]

Good observations! I am painting straight from the source. I wasn’t looking at that picture. That’s only for you the viewer to know what I was looking at. But the composition and angle I was looking it from is slightly different from the one in the picture:)

[@ArtyAntics]

@@antoniocabrero ahhhhhhh that makes sense now Ty. I’m autistic so details bug me till I work them out!

[@antoniocabrero]

No worries! Ask any time i´ll be happy to answer if i can :)

[@dustydesert1674]

I am not going to paint something I don’t want to paint. Until it kills my desire to paint. Which is likely to come before some illusion of improvement like some illusion that my life will be long enough to “achieve” that illusion of improvement. I paint because it gives me pleasure! I am not going to paint something I don’t want to paint. Oh, you didn’t like my painting - I don’t care.

[@antoniocabrero]

Sure, paint for pleasure!

[@Timelesspq]

enjoyed your input.. but 93.4% how so accurate

[@antoniocabrero]

I’m glad you enjoyed it! Haha 😂 I know I feel like 99% is too used haha

[@Timelesspq]

@@antoniocabrero good answer :)

[@antoniocabrero]

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[@maldivianarmy]

Yes. You are correct.

[@antoniocabrero]

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[@happyfarmer979]

Thank you

[@antoniocabrero]

You're welcome ☺️ thank you for watching

[@davefletch3063]

That is why still lifes are so handy

[@antoniocabrero]

I wish i would have listened to that advice earlier :D haha

[@kennytowns3309]

Facts

[@antoniocabrero]

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[@olllloollllo]

You are wrong. You are giving one of the worst advices for someone that wants to be creative. The best advice is to enjoy what you are doing. Your paintings lack an expressive touch as well.

[@antoniocabrero]

I can see where you’re coming from. This is just a tip I found useful to improve my technical understanding of painting.

[@olllloollllo]

@@antoniocabrero I understand but you need to clarify that this will improve your technical ability. There are different views on what great art is. Some people like strictly technical art and that is OK but someone might start thinking that technical art is the best form of art and might stray away from their original creative vision. Impressionist art and modern art basically strayed away from technical standards of how art was perceived in their respective periods.

[@antoniocabrero]

@olllloollllo I absolutely agree and see your point. I can assure you that most of my videos I talk about the enjoyment of art, because that’s my main focus :)

[@ecleARTia]

Thant's true. Being creative and focusing on improving your art are coming from a different mindset. Being creative and not repeating the same picture doesn't mean that one will. not improve. Repeating the same picture for the sake of improvement will likely block the creative part.

[@antoniocabrero]

Yeah if you are laser focus on improving the. It will likely close the tap for the creative juices

[@NOLAART]

That's just silly, art is not about mechanics it's about expression. Painting the same thing over and over doesn't help you become any better. The techniques of painting and drawing are the same for whatever you are painting. Painting a sky is just like painting water. You are just adjusting the application and you are learning with every action no matter what the subject matter is. What I will say is if you are trying to learn how to draw freehand you do need to just draw and draw. Like I said art is about expression and should be a joy to do not a burden. Sometimes a subject or style will make you work hard for it but that's part of the fun as well.

[@lorenknowles1521]

Sports are for fun as well, but practicing skills are important in order to become a better athlete. Imagine the difference between just showing up to play soccer and hoping to score, and practicing kicking the ball every day leading up to the game. I’ve drawn the same thing over and over until I get what I imagined in the beginning. Art is a process.

[@antoniocabrero]

Art is what you make of it really. I am just sharing this for those who want to improve. I know this helped me, maybe it doesn’t work for you or that isn’t what you want :) I’m just the type of person that likes to see results and understand what I am doing by repetition

[@antoniocabrero]

That’s a good way to put it. Everyone’s path or reason to do art is different :)

[@NOLAART]

Art, is, a process, all I am saying is doing the same thing over and and over is a bit of a waste of time. You will learn just as much by trying various subjects and techniques and be expanding your knowledge even more because you will find new things to help you that you may not experience by repeating something over and over. I've been at this for 62 years so I do have some experience at it. But, to each his own.@@lorenknowles1521

[@antoniocabrero]

Sure, I didn’t mean to imply to just paint one subject your whole life 😅 I meant it as in the beginning for someone who is new in art, it’s a good way to see improvements quickly. But as you said there is value in variation:)

[@ardentabacist]

Very good advice ~

[@antoniocabrero]

Thanks :)

[@ardentabacist]

Thank YOU, Antonio! ~

[@antoniocabrero]

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