How Much DRAWING Do You NEED To Do?

[@mandyg5747]

Good advice especially for those of us who haven't drawn since school...getting back to it 40 years later! Young people are so wise these days. Thank you for taking time to post especially since you are studying too! Hope you are enjoying Uni.

[@EctoGamer]

Mandy you are the real G

[@mandyg5747]

Ectos Am not sure what that means but it sounds like a compliment so thank you :-)

[@alexiparis3244]

I completely agree with you, I'm starting to draw again 22 years after I stopped in high school. It's overwhelming the range of styles and techniques I want to get good at while managing life and enjoying other hobbies. The talent now days is incredible!

[@hector1404]

I started a couple of weeks ago, changed my schedule to be able to fit at least an hour of drawing everyday, specially during weekdays since I got a day job. Let's see how much I improve after a year.

[@janhansen554]

At age 48 i finally start drawing and really wants to learn it. I have drawing abit before but never what i want to Draw now. I have some hobbies like photografy, rc helicopter flying and motorcycle. What i learned of my other hobbies, u have to feel good when u have a little improvement, and dont expect to make Perfect result after 100 hours, or 1000 hours… I will feel good when i can Draw a good face, finger, or eye and it still not photorealistic. Im really look forward to my New path to be a better drawer. I will never be a master on drawing but i will feel very good to be a good drawer

[@jaspermurphy4465]

Watching the art that you draw is like meditation for me , you are a true artist . Finding your channel has inspired me to get back into my drawings , after 10 years thank you for that , i never realized how much i missed drawing until i found your channel

[@BlenderBurst]

Great Video! Thanks! I think consistency is one of the most important things. I think its important for every artist to draw every day, even if its just a little bit.

[@LillySchwartz]

Great advice Dan! The 10,000h estimate specifically says "deliberate practice" by the way, which means that you basically need to be out of your comfort zone for 10,000h. The studies that researched this all focused on world class artists though, concert pianists etc and frankly, hardly anyone needs to be as good as that at drawing. It's like aiming to be Da Vinci. Since most people can't draw at all, even "quite alright" is seen as thoroughly amazing by most people and only other artists and art historians / critics will notice that gap between "ok" and "world class skills". 10,000h is a really long time, like 8h a day for 3.5 years. That all competes with the 80-20 rule though, which says that you need 20% of the time to get 80% of the way with pretty much anything really, so basically 2,000h of deliberate practice, so drawing aimed at learning should get anyone to "good enough" for the undiscerning audience of non-artists. In that case you need to be picky about what you learn though and make sure you practice always the right things. I've mercilessly exploited the 80-20 rule at uni by the way - first in a humanities bachelor and then I got a distinction in a science Master. I also learned to understand 4 foreign languages that way. When you're trying to get "good enough" at something fast then the most valuable skill is to know when to stop going into more detail and exploit "what you can get away with" for those last 20% that take 80% of the time. I recommend that you look into that for your own uni work, it's the only way I managed to get through my ridiculous workload and still get a distinction. Basically, what I'm trying to say is - the 10,000h estimate is total overkill and people should focus on the 80-20 rule when they want to get good at something fast.

[@mandyg5747]

Lilly Schwartz Food for thought and good advice. Bet even Da Vinci wasn't good at everything. Am sure there will be people as good as him at drawing but not well known or with the sponsorship of a Pope and a King and a personal Master to teach them one on one! Still he was a Genius who quickly surpassed his Master and I've never seen anything rubbish or mediocre of his unlike other famous painters/artists who got things wrong at first so more inspiring to us lesser mortals! Will research the 20 % Rule again as I keep forgetting how to actually apply it.

[@LillySchwartz]

Mandy G I think what we shouldn't forget is that the "genius" artist is an overrated phenomenon. People like that usually have a natural talent and the only reason why you haven't seen anything mediocre by Da Vinci in particular is that he probably produced it while he was still apprenticing and it wasn't attributed to his name yet. Getting very good very early on hides that even this is a result of hours and hours of single minded work. It's just unusual that a child or teenager would show such focus and attention and hence we come up with the word "genius". The artists I admire are usually not the ones who just seem to appear out of nowhere with mad skills. It's the ones who work 40 years on their craft without recognition and plod along despite all the failures and mediocrity they produce for the first 10-20 years. Some people are just slower to develop their creative potential and that doesn't diminish their work. On the contrary, they tend to have much more strength of character than those who have hardly any obstacles to overcome. 80-20 rule: Say, you want to draw a city scape in perspective. Instead of learning one point, two point and 3 point perspective and practicing each of them with 20 different drawings before you start on the final piece you wanted to create, you cut corners. You start off by identifying which perspective you need, you learn the theory for that particular perspective only and try the first version of the final drawing. If something looks off, you go back to the perspective theory to figure out where you went wrong or even better, ask someone who knows this stuff inside out. Then you fix the problems in version 2, and maybe you will need a third iteration if there was something you overlooked. If you're really cheeky you might even use a perspective ruler in Photoshop or a 3D model to make an underlay and draw over that. There might still be mistakes an architect might notice, but 95% of humanity will think "wow, that looks awesome!" Repeat the same process with every new drawing concept you want to tackle. The important thing is to stop when it's good enough, don't stop after the first slightly failed attempt, but don't make 20 versions of that drawing either. Or if you want to learn to draw cats: the 10,000h approach would be to work through an entire book on animal drawing learning cat anatomy on the way, then finally you make that drawing of the cat you wanted to draw from imagination. Hooray, you're an animal drawing expert! The 80-20 approach would be to take a reference picture of a specific cat and draw that over and over until it looks right. A vet might know where you messed up the anatomy despite the reference, but most people will just see a cute cat. Basically the 80-20 rule is outcome centred and you have to be alright with winging it. The only downside to this approach is that over-abuse of the 80-20 rule will most definitely lead to imposter syndrome. That's why it's advisable to close the gaps once you're through the 80% on all the basic drawing concepts you wanted to learn. Here is where the "deliberate practice" part of the 10,000h rule comes in: If you wing it for 10,000h you won't be an expert at the end. You actively have to want to close the gaps even though you can get away with not doing it. I've seen it with dancers a lot. Some people just stop improving, because they practice their own mistakes over and over indefinitely.

[@mandyg5747]

Lilly Schwartz Wow! Thank you for taking the time to write that... I am glad to say that I have naturally been doing this! And realising that I will need to properly learn some aspects later. No one can be expert at drawing everything unless they live forever or perhaps have a photographic mind but even in some of those have noticed lines slightly off. Won't mention the name of the person because their work is awesome. I agree with you about which artists I admire and often women were overlooked because of the times they lived in. In my opinion the relatively unknown female impressionists were far better than the famous male impressionist artists. I did wonder if all Da Vinci lesser sketches 'disappeared' but I don't think anyone can dispute his genius it's well known he surpassed his Master in a few short years. Not all painters did their own animals, they got special animal fur painters to do that part of the picture. Forget the term ...but makes sense. Enjoy your drawing!

[@llynidwal1342]

10k hours it's 13 years and 6 months if we can spend 2 hours per day for drawing.

[@ricardofranco7419]

Being consistent is important. Drawing for 2 or 3 days in a row an hour per day and then stopping for a few weeks is not good. I draw/paint every day because of my job. But I also have projects on the side so I never really get bored or tired. It doesn’t really feel like work for me.

[@hector1404]

Consistence is the key, it doesn't have to a big effort, 1hr a day is more than enough to grow.

[@Thechaosprime]

This is something that i really needed as a i constantly pressure my self into making tjis perfect piece and im always lead to fustration because i dont take the time that I NEED. But now i understand, thank you very much

[@RRo31n]

I love the fact that you take time to help out other people and try to motivate, inspire them. This sais a lot about you. Keep doing this and thank you!

[@anjapinkau3737]

Excellent insightful advice! Great drawing! Thank you for sharing!

[@ahedjehad8514]

i've drawn currently for a bit over 8 years seriously, and i've realised one thing that i absolutely hate about it, other than that my artworks still look shitty: how frustratingly slow i'm improving. so, i keep thinking in my head that i really should quit because there's no point in continuing if it's this slow since by the time i'll reach the same level everyone is at now, i'll be an old man, and by then, there's no point. then i think that there's no point in giving up if i've come this far. even my favorite manga artists and favorite fan artists that i like and follow had to start somewhere. i'm at a cross-road and i don't know which path i should take. it's frustrating really...

[@CSD_Jobo]

Im a quick learner, but id have to say i have talent in art, but i do feel like most of my work is mediocre. But i put in 4-8hours between just sketching, and adding color adds another 4-8 hours. But ive managed to pick up a lot of useful skills, but yeah i still need to put in more time into my art. But it gets frustrating after some time

[@Ben-jo1nb]

Thanks you've realy helped me improve my sketching skills,and in general drawing

[@diantian7169]

Great advice. Keep a sketchbook with you even if you're just going out to shop or do errands. Ya never know when ya can fit in a few minutes of shading or hashmarking. Thank you, Dan!

[@Nithaelilluvatar]

Totly agree with you, some people have the magical recipe to be better, but a few o human say that if you want something you will be work. Great video as always

[@Groundhog6142]

Hi Mr. Beardshaw I like the way you explain the prosses of drawing. I'm just getting started on my way to drawing, I'm going to keep drawing as much as I can. I Thank you for your videos.

[@titanjoc]

Dan do you ever regret liking to draw and choosing that as your profession? In my case of loving to draw my whole life I sometimes hate how time consuming the artist life is to be any good. Also it's understood that artist don't really make much I also believe the acceptance of that also make me wish I invested in another profession but I'm at peace when I draw. Curious to know you thought, love the channel!

[@elibrainless90]

A. DualEz thats why i love being an artist! I feel like its one of the most underated things to try to become better at compared to sports, music, acting etc. it makes you stand out when you say your an artist. Not many people i know are artist so it really impresses people

[@samdavepollard]

Sometimes it feels as though you don't choose art - art chooses you. Good Luck on your journey.

[@epinoob22]

Concept artists (depends where you work) to start, makes around 70k a year. TO START

[@Sierraone1]

In order to be outstanding in any Profession, you have to invest a lot of time.

[@johngrigorian3320]

How to get perspective down and faces.

[@edenisok894]

Been drawing for a year and I think something that helps me improve is just having a test drawing. If I don’t do one then my next few drawings will be weird. Whenever I use a new app, medium, or technique I do a little doodle that I don’t care much about just to try it out. I then take what I’ve learn and keep it in mind for next time. Just doodle, try different stuff, you might not have time to practice for hours every day so just think about art.

[@CZAR_Vocals]

I do art myself and it’s hard to find time having warehouse job takes a toll on me come home tired and shit hands hurting

[@PersonalIzzy]

Omg, I have learned to squint so I can see the correct color of light in the still life. And as part of Drawing 1 last semester, we learned to make marks and it sticks if we stop autopilot we can see we can go back and have a bit of a straight er edge on the panels. The items closer to is are darker as the objects are far away there lighter depending on how the light hits the objects. Is your drawing one point, two point, etc, etc. Practice makes better and we always trying so even after reaching the 10,000 hours guess what keep drawing 😀🤣😂

[@nicolapessotto5386]

Thanks! This was really helpful

[@redcronojm]

Being good at drawing is never enough. Even tho i draw on pen and paper then use digital art over it feels different from what im use to. And i tried everything from acrylic painting to clay sculpting.

[@Gutsu_]

beautiful rendering and great advice. Thanks Dan

[@AdawiyaIbrahim]

Wow...I can't say any think more describing your great work!... Keep going on...from Sudan

[@joeknowles8586]

Brilliant video Dan, your answers make a lot of sense!

[@jenessabushey6941]

I absolutely love your art and your videos.

[@victoriaaomoola6472]

Great advice 💜💜

[@SpiderPudding]

Your videos are very soothing and you always give great, insightful advice. Thank you.

[@avfb6474]

Thanks for all the advice! Your videos have really helped me become a better drawer.

[@thebookoffood2017]

Fantastic art and great advice, thank you !

[@Nas0388]

Watching him draw this is so satisfying

[@tekki5744]

Thanks for the video I was wondering how much time take to be masters but After I watch the video 🧐 my view has changed . Also keep up the good work really ❤️

[@MarijaBlaskovic]

I'm so impressed. And this is so good work. Love from Croatia. 💕

[@matej-pc5wq]

Ja sam iz Hrvatske isto😀

[@MarijaBlaskovic]

Matej Jovic Tooo braatee zakon je 😊

[@robertomontero9457]

Thanks for the advice dan🙂

[@OutChillinMedia]

Fantastic artwork

[@veksart6393]

How do you get all he things in the right place . Do you do it free hand? If so how can we get so accurate at it ??

[@baffledbrandon3132]

I have no concept as to how a drawing like this is done. I could never do a drawing like this.

[@ponderanceofagravedigger2564]

Are you ever going to do any portraiture or nature drawings again? Just to switch it up for a bit?

[@otodidact6134]

Great video, could you do more ink videos, the one you did was awesome. Maybe add some watercolor or ink wash shading too?

[@athinilanga9008]

you helped me discover my talent...

[@pandanamin7104]

Thanks bro, hopefully getting back into drawing will help me get out life's anxieties and blocks. ☮️ & 💓

[@lowtiershinobi9840]

When you get it....you get it and then everything you learn improves your art but before then u suck till your eyes mind and hands work together. The eyes are stronger then your hands and hand are stronger then your mind. They fight eachother till they work together

[@zacbeeler3629]

Do you practice mainly in one medium? Or do you branch out and practice other methods. I’ve been trying many different mediums and I think there is crossover, but I’m worried I’m not practicing specifically with the same medium every time to make the progress i want.

[@rizwanhaq5554]

Dan you are really a good artist

[@jones6639]

Cool

[@KillerTacos54]

Crazy drawing

[@cliffordintoy9203]

I was inspired to your drawing and I really like your advice 😊 thanks..

[@africaart]

Great and useful advice.

[@sunmaw108]

Thanks Dan, u da boss

[@imzack2096]

Too much details will impress us all....All of your art work was so amazing......

[@seanmathers7914]

Great insight, wise beyond your years.

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

What course are you studying? I can imagine you'd do really well in architecture, especially in the UK all of the top schools focus highly on hand drawings.

[@aaron_osborne]

Dan you have mentioned an architectural major in many videos. Do you want to go into something else at some point? For myself at first I wished to explore game design but now want to go into film. Any advice?

[@cofrancisart]

good advice thanks

[@sebbodrwg4673]

Amazing!🔥💪

[@Cancelableoffense]

What are these mechanical pencils called

[@jtarrats100]

Great Drawing

[@lordofgraphite]

Really helpful video dude

[@IsaiasLugo]

Muy bien tienes mucho trabajo. Que eres excelente dibujo quiero mandarte saludos. :)

[@menacingskull740]

yeah i just realized i was playing video games everyday on and off in my free time for probably 5 years now and playing everyday 1 hour would give me alot of hours compared to drawing like 10 hours a month and i can already see progress but most of it is just beginner progress so its much faster

[@stever7061]

seeing that i have been draw since i was 4, I think I might about 10,000 hrs of drawing ting time under my belt. i was born in the late 60's so I'll let the ppl and u do the math 😀awesome drawing too 👍👍👍

[@victorkrumov6805]

Genio

[@faevlogsandart2633]

Thank you so much!😃this is AWESOME!!!

[@pawansingh8333]

Hey...Dan can u draw some STIPPLING art

[@colinmckenzie5829]

Do you not draw in uni too?? Weren't you doing architecture?

[@beccacoleman498]

Your work always inspires me! I want to learn to do architecture drawings and things that involve perspective and distance. Also, what's the name of the music you used at the end of this video?

[@level7pg3d94]

Came in clutch

[@ilinzrh]

I think I’m one of the people who asked you this question 😂 great video yet again!! 💗💗

[@rudycueto6171]

ty ty ty

[@nicholasjagger6557]

Don't forget the Ferens Open, online entry closes Sunday night

[@drawten97n]

افهم كلمه وعشره لا ،، nice drawing 😁💚💚

[@joycejohnson8043]

That's a lot of detailed drawings

[@assassinx6325]

I have been drawing for about 25yrs I can do a master piece In 30mns

[@Sniper-hd8wp]

I will tell you this from start ur drawings are stunning....i don't know how u do them i see thro video but its like magic to me....but i have kind of a ummmm critic? When u have a lot of houses or buildings like here....they kind of blend in together like they are 1 not idk 20 30.....if you get what i want to say. But like o said ur drawings are really stunning Hope you ain't mad i just saw that werry small....problem? Greetings from Croatia

[@jezusova]

When i was joung i draw every day. In school my notes were almost all drawing. After years i started again.and is horrible😭i dont know how i forgot how to draw. Like my hand doesnt listen to me😟🤣 Ps: while drawing i bite my lips so much. I dont know how to stop it...

[@artbyhasan3099]

brother is raealy amezing i realy enjoyed

[@ashishsketch]

Thanks video is useful

[@a.m.a9332]

Your amazing

[@Nas0388]

This guys videos are awesome. Such talent. I can’t even draw a straight line 😂

[@MisterDJL]

Do you draw from references? Hand free?

[@SketchShiftbylokesh]

What do you do for the living? I want to draw all my life but how can I afford to do that.

[@mikealman63tab]

Hey Dan, first of all, love your vids and your advice is sound, I'm a recent Sub and wondered if you have any real time vids of the style of drawing you should in this vid? If not it would be great if you could do even a short one in RT with some tips an helpy stuff ;@) Thanks mate an appreciate the time you take to put these vids out.

[@brandonhunt3588]

Come back soon pls

[@hiyababdela1204]

I drawed before and the first one I created is that you did

[@omnesilere]

Draw, draw Antonio and don't waste time! - Michelangelo to a student

[@bongkem2723]

like just for your drawing alone :))

[@m_riidi]

I just found our your channel, your logo looks so similar to mine i made since 2011 :'

[@CraigLafferty]

"You learn from doing"!

[@mental1849]

Just out of curiosity, What are you studying at university?

[@Nas0388]

What do you practice. I always would try and go to an awesome picture that isnlike expert level and after 2 minutes I throw the shit away. Forget trying to practice off memory. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@_nihar_rs]

Why aren't you doing any digital art videos..?

[@_nihar_rs]

@@flobby6137 He purchased a digital pad tablet.. So I was asking about updates 😅

[@_nihar_rs]

@@flobby6137 Yeahh😅 He prefer traditional medium...

[@Omarcomics911]

U r amazing

[@stever7061]

I had 2 drawings that took me 6 months for each. I didn't take into account the hours for each 😀

[@pinktheinkling4759]

I draw 1 hour a day and no improvement ;-; good bid tho thanks from pink the inkling👌👍👍👍👍👋

[@brianwolf8816]

Sometimes it's hard to see the improvement you made yourself. Otherwise build some structure by studying specific parts of drawing. Such as light, perspective, line work, tone, or whatever your favorite part of drawings is. Study attempt something new. Good luck.

[@tengentopka727]

Maybe you are doing it wrong. Watching other artist might help you

[@pinktheinkling4759]

@@brianwolf8816 thx

[@terrybinns2162]

How can this post get any thumbs down...HOW...?

[@sharonmariejohnson2578]

Jealous people who can't be bothered to put in the time to practice drawing. ☺

[@ignasijujsdidysis162]

my record is 3 hours

[@christinevanengelen3457]

So, how good can you become at drawing if you draw 2 hours a day? I know, it depends on how fast I learn, but will my drawings get much better?

[@szabomarton2003]

Someone said that you need 2000 hours of practice to be better than a non-artist person. I've been drawing since I was born but I only started learning it seriously like a year ago. I gave up after a few months so I still dont know anything. Im starting it again so wish me luck. If I wont give up I will upload video about my progress. ZHC is my biggest motivation.

[@christinevanengelen3457]

@@szabomarton2003 well, good luck then!

[@keythe1st312]

1k? I WILL DO MORE😐

[@nast8456]

I dar just like 1 hour and some its 1 hour and 30 minutes

[@baunaco]

You get better at drawing by doing drawings.