Best Way for Practicing/Improving Drawing

[@thedarksaucelord1780]

You've became one of the guys i listen to draw along with Marc and Whyt when I switch off my music keep it up the great work man.

[@ddmarkk]

thank you so muchhhh! that means alot to me fr

[@phiweelamampembe8946]

Wait u watch Marcel and whyt as well!? Awesome what a coincidence

[@kriotobomi3765]

@@phiweelamampembe8946 ong

[@kriotobomi3765]

marcel is one of the most popular drawing yts it isnt that huge of a coincidence tho

[@Txtanic]

Kuzomari too

[@d.r1775]

5:00 as a programmer who always want to learn how to draw, I exactly see the drawing process as a math algorithm, and belive me, math isn't hard as everybody things.

[@ddmarkk]

yup! i feel even more confident about my method now that a programmer agrees w me lol and math just sucks. i know its not that hard but personally, i hate it yo hahah

[@blues4509]

Fellow programmer here (aspiring one anyway) and I agree. Unfortunately it also makes it so I don't have much time to practice both things lol

[@aestheticAlchemyy]

Sir how can i get better at math lol

[@marcbob1111]

​@@aestheticAlchemyy might sound corny but practice works, going out of your way to learn math more, you have to spend more time learning math, you have to put in the work

[@ahuman32478]

@@aestheticAlchemyyGo to Alcumus Art of Problem solving and just do the problems and read the explanations. Get the Art of Problem solving books too, Intermediate Algebra is the best one

[@Emile705]

Gave me even more inspiration to end my procastination Been drawing for a good month now non stop from 8 to 12 at night and ive seen that ive improved. Thx g🔥🔥

[@panicclinic]

This honestly is really helpful for experienced artists too along with those struggling to keep up. As someone who's mental health is a bit shakey, despite drawing for nearly two decades now I still catch myself deteriorating in skills sometimes due to lack of practice and disorganization when I get into really bad mental slumps. When I found your channel recently this reminded me to start doing practices/drills which honestly I have veen long overdue for.

[@swisdom9117]

I feel this!

[@amonconfus]

wanted to restart learning to draw... and this was the first short but effective breakdown i found that literally makes it easy for me to understand. because every time i tried to learn anatomy from references i just ran into walls because it got so overwhelming with shapes and connections etc. This one simply goes like: just draw what you see and your body will create its own form of it. I thank you for that!

[@CATSUOIEATSCATTOES]

I love your tips man, they’re EXTREMELY easy to follow through and covers basically everything 🔥🔥🔥

[@ddmarkk]

thank you so muchhhhhh :) Glad to hear it!

[@jckdfjxidnd]

I found your channel like an hour ago and I simply can't stop. Now I watched 3 or 4 vids and I want to say thank you for all this content and inspiration

[@alexsanimeart5706]

Great tips! When you don't understand or draw a certain pose that isn't working you should always go back and study the specific part you don't get. It's not gonna happen overnight, Be patient

[@ddmarkk]

EXACTLY! and thank youu :)

[@AuraXp_]

I’ve been watching your videos related to human anatomy, and decided to break different parts of the body up to get a good grasp on them. Rn I’m working on the head and human faces, and it’s going pretty well. Thx for the vids man! 😄

[@ddmarkk]

That is awesome! im glad i could help at all!

[@Whitguy86]

Repetition is key to muscle memory, just don't forget the fundamentals. I usually start with gesture sketches and work on those before doing anything else.

[@jone7344]

I’ve been working on getting more rigorous and actually training my skills instead of just doing random drawings that are ok. And what you covered in this video is pretty much exactly what I plan on doing very soon.

[@OthelloBlaq]

This is by far one of the best advice videos I've seen. And you're right. No one else describes what the "practice" part looks like. This formula was straight forward and hit the truth of the question. Excellent job here man! Thank you so much! 👏

[@ddmarkk]

No problem! i try to be as practical as i can i give advice

[@BahamaTommy]

As an extreme art noob, I've been doing the first part. Gonna work on trying the second part more.

[@Fireblaze2077]

I plan on becoming an animator, but I'm not good at drawing people. Your videos have very useful tips, and after watching your videos I can see that I am slowly improving. Thank you and please keep posting amazing videos like this!😁

[@DARKRING77]

where can i draw like him?

[@thatweirdodaniel]

i expected to learn something new or more effective but surprisingly, this is EXACTLY how i practice! while i've done this a lot in the last couple of years, i recently did this with mouths and drew a couple of characters with more dynamic faces. really effective process that I'm happy other people do as well!

[@BernalMiranda-s4u]

As an artist myself learning how to draw manga as a 12 yo is hard and I haven’t gotten out the same art level so this helps a lot man I will try my very best to get the BEST MANGAKA ARTIST EVER!!!

[@NEXUSORIGIN12]

You go kid, you got this, never give up🎉🎉🎉

[@sahib177]

Progress check?

[@Meloer]

Ay, I used to be just like you fr. Just draw wherever you like man

[@Gojo-s3j7i]

Same I’m self taught and I always draw anime so this helped a lot

[@Byrdstar6423-un3me]

Go ahead I'm rooting for you

[@OwnyOne]

The bit about using paper and pencil to practice instead of going digital is so true and useful

[@ddmarkk]

yupp!!

[@mrcheesecupcake]

this must be the greatest art video of all time, i cant explain how much time i have spent trying to learn to draw something but not knowing how to practice, this is a gamechanger

[@swisdom9117]

This is a really great method. I want to do this method but I'm so scatter brained in a way. While I can focus on one thing at a time, with drawing, it's like I'm seeing so many areas I need to improve on that I don't know what to focus on exactly. The other day Iwas studying arm and back muscles, then a pose folded me and I realised I need to go back to gesture. Also I'm learning how to draw detailed hair. That is going well too

[@WelcomeToEdenwick]

I started doing the same thing to get better at drawing a while ago and I've been getting better non stop. it is truly the best way to improve.🔥

[@ddmarkk]

I KNOW RIGHT!! ITS LITERALLY HACKING DRAWING

[@Fausto247]

Can’t remember what the quote was but it’s was something about failing hard and fast to get better at something which is why I love your method of paper and pencil first for muscle memory before digital! Makes so much sense thank you 🙏🏽

[@zero_desu9173]

Man you are so underrated, im really thankful to youtube algorithm for recommending me ur channel lol, ive learned alot and i really enjoyed your draw like ur fav artist series,

[@ddmarkk]

HAHAH praise the youtube algorithm! but fr thank you so much, that means a lot to me

[@xgoom123]

This is pretty much how I've been practicing. It's made me wonder how effective or good it is for my art knowledge, but there's no right or wrong in art regardless. Great video!

[@alexgremlin3680]

I will admit, the references thing isn't a bad idea. I almost always buy art books as references to improve my style and always use google images to find a good reference. I always have this thought in my head. "It is never enough". What I make will probably look good to someone else but to me, I think I can do much better. I need to to improve and this isn't bad advice. I'm never stopping until I'm better and I can be satisfied with my style. And even then, I'll probably be pushing to get better still. Damn, I sound like a Shonen protagonist.

[@playboiastro3639]

I love your videos and its inspired me to start drawing myself, but I don’t really know where to begin, do you think you could make a video of covering the fundamentals or how to start drawing manga?

[@alexsanimeart5706]

Perspective is the best place to start imo. The human body is just a bunch of organic shapes. If you know basic shapes from different angles and perspectives, then the body will be a whole lot easier to understand. Manga is a lot more specific than just getting good at drawing. You're talking about art-style, panel/page flow, inking, etc. It gets pretty complex, but start with perspective and basic shapes and then study anatomy your favorite artists after to develop a style of your own. Hopefully that helped!

[@lilian-zz4ks]

you should search for draw a box it is free and you learn basics with them you can draw anything

[@Hopwak]

Don’t want to sound annoying but for me I found studying how western comic book artists use anatomy and crosshatching really helpful for drawing in the manga style, I think if your goal is to practice drawing as a whole and not just manga style you’ll improve way faster, I recommend proko, David finch and Ryan Benjamin, it might seem boring at first but it’ll really pay off

[@pong6377]

So I think you want to approach learning how to draw in a character drawing perspective. That's the same way I approached drawing when I was starting out. I approached it this way: basic forms and perspective, gesture and construction simultaneously, anatomy, and painting (basically light, shadow, color, tone etc.). I suggest that you go into art subreddits and check out their recommended resources and process with learning.

[@ddmarkk]

okay so i'll make a fundamentals video in the future but i suggest googling the fundamentals, making a list of them and taking time to dedicate to each of them. for example if you chose to study perspective, for a whole week, you might watch alot of tutorials on it and then spend the whole week practicing what you saw in the tutorials on your own till you understand it. then you would do that for another fundamental for another week and so on. hope that helps!

[@yeshuabhatti6248]

Markk: gags when talking about math Me who likes math: sweats violently

[@ddmarkk]

HAHAHAHAHA you built different yo! but i guess to each their own. i hate math, but then again i know people who hate art so yea lol

[@HTMangaka]

Loving the stream of videos lately! I probably watch this channel more than Whyt manga, Jazza or any of the other big name artists here on youtube. Some of that may be because it's more manga focused, and the fact that the art you put up is just so pleasant to look at. Really awesome stuff, man. ^^

[@ddmarkk]

HAHA im so glad to hear that! thank you so muchhh :)

[@paninokapatricia3752]

Thank you ddmark this is literally the best advice ive been giving since i started to learn how to draw😱 can you believe most peopke told me to draw geometric forms or like "just draw anything" Thank you for realsies☺️ You re the best😉

[@TheMVGaming]

For those curious the math he shows at 5:15 is in regards to sequence and series, a calculus 3 topic. Essentially at least from my understanding it is a method in which to quote "find area under a curve" or string of data using and infinite number of simplified shapes. Don't let that fool you though. It was because of sequence and series that my grade went from a B+ to D- real fast. It's not to complicated but when you have calc 3 and phy 2 in the same semester in the middle of covid ahit hits the fan.

[@TheMVGaming]

Oh and the work fing sucks imagine if you will being given an hour to complete 3 problems and running out of time

[@Genesiscooks99]

i have never thought about it this way and i think ima do it like this thanks dd mark for your help

[@ddmarkk]

no problem! im glad to help any way i can :)

[@xxwallzxx4509]

That is how I am doing it. It may be sloppy and slow. But I am up for it. Just keep practicing. I am not good at anatomy right now. Also am still trying to get better as time progress. But still going strong.

[@hanifmazuki]

Hey DDmark! To let you know that I started my manga making journey because of you (finished my second page) I'm currently focusing on finishing it rather than making it perfect. Wish me luck!

[@jerobu.9392]

Goodluck

[@hanifmazuki]

@@jerobu.9392 thanks! :D

[@CATSUOIEATSCATTOES]

Good luck buddy! I’m sure you will do great and succeed in your manga making journey! Keep up the grind 🔥🔥🔥

[@hanifmazuki]

@@CATSUOIEATSCATTOES thanks! I had this idea for a manga for the longest time. I'm 35 right now and it's never to late to create.

[@CATSUOIEATSCATTOES]

@@hanifmazuki Love the mindset! Anyone can be creative no matter what age, I know that you’ll create an astonishing manga. Don’t give up, I believe that your manga will be a hit one day! :)

[@MeechxOtaku]

Just started drawing hope my journey hope to see more of your videos so I can learn more

[@chucho9331]

thanks fam i feel like this really is gonna help me i can feel it in my veins

[@aaronelliott6575]

You’re such an amazing teacher,, this is my first video on the channel and definitely won’t be my last

[@superyuviibro942]

Another banger. Thanks dd mark this is really going to help me improve.

[@ddmarkk]

no problem! glad my video helps at all!

[@kori368]

Your officially one of my faveourite manga artists!

[@ddmarkk]

YOOO thank you so muchhhhhh!!!! im so happy to hear that!!!

[@jaredmacintyre6970]

Beautiful drawings. Thanks for the tips. Repetition always seems to be the way for most things

[@tuazulyrojoeljean]

Nice. Very nice. Thanks for sharing your experience, man. This is definitely a kick ass strategy.

[@worldofwahlbeck]

This is so helpful. No one talks about tactical practicing

[@ddmarkk]

thank you! ans "tactical practicing" is that what its called? that actually sounds cool

[@starbutter2730]

Structure is definitely something Ive been struggling with and I want to thank you for this, I feel like this will reaaally help. Anyway Imma implement this all and keep pushing myself to become a concept artist one day, tyty❤️

[@animelovetothemax3854]

Honestly dude your video is a lot more helpful than the last one but at last my brain capacity just won't let me do what I want to do every time I try to focus and just think of what I want to draw I stress over it so easily until when I start over the 5th time it's still not enough for me

[@Mister.O]

Besides the really helpful tips, i always leave your vids with a lot of motivation and just the need to draw and improve

[@ddmarkk]

YESSIR! thank you so much!

[@afroninjawrld]

Caught me during a practice session once again. Adding this to my memory bank 🧠🏦

[@ddmarkk]

YESSIRRRRRRR love to hear you grindin!

[@afroninjawrld]

@@ddmarkk I finally found what anatomy construction I'm comfortable with too. I'll be posting an OC turnaround soon 🙏🏾

[@kurara5468]

The best man who gives the best advice

[@cam-moron1610]

broo your artstyle is awesome

[@richardsmith175]

I’m going to apply your method and see how it works for me. Thanks D!

[@ddmarkk]

you're welcome!

[@mattsori_films]

one of my new favorite art channels fs, you explain things in an excellent way and have great energy in your videos, love it bro 🔥🔥

[@LikeM0thsT0AFlam3]

You've just earned a subscriber my guy!

[@kwanelezwane2309]

Ur art is amazing and I actually want to see more of your process in your sketch book

[@ddmarkk]

thank youuuu!!!!!! and for sure, i think that'll be fun to do!

[@shamerkelder9423]

Been waiting for a video like this

[@ddmarkk]

YESSIR!

[@doomslayr-se5xf]

Thank you very much I appreciate the help I Was stuck for like five days Thank you

[@garythompson3898]

this is the best possible advice i have ever seen. thank you very much :)

[@jevassmalk8883]

Uow. Thanos fr the tips. I'll use It right now!! 🤩

[@ddmarkk]

no problem :)

[@San-ef6lu]

Diddy Markk

[@AkachiOsuagwu-ud8bv]

Thank s youv make me understand more about manga,.and how to forward my story.

[@lotuseater7247]

I agree that one must do a certain amount of drilling; especially using a pencil. But I think when it comes to anatomy you realy need to also experience real life bodies. Not just online or in books. Images flatten out and often stylise the body, whereas drawing from life offers the quirks and fluidity of the line, light and shadow, and making process. Also it offers a chance to draw different shapes and body actions than the stock images you find online.

[@hellome446]

Thanks man this was what I needed, very precise and to the point

[@elgincarter738]

Bro, super insightful. I never thought to do this. Thanks a ton for the heads up.

[@fazethatkid3659]

Hey I’m kinda doing this but with comics, I do lil comics. every time I can’t draw something a learn about it for a day or 2 it’s 5 pages per comic

[@jeremiahsamvs2341]

Ive been following your insta for awhile and now I found you got a KZbin?!!! Finna run up these views and get better at drawing 😼

[@k9ot5o]

Bro I'm going on an art training arc. Thanks for this helpful video!

[@ahmontajackson3928]

THE BEST VIDEO I EVER FOUND

[@realhiphop5319]

I will try to use this method. I hope that works for my. Thanks Mark gg

[@DariusTheWeeb]

Thanks for the tips man here to the day that I can draw my first Dujins 🍸

[@agatha7565]

3:25 for that I just draw with a pen, it forces me not to exaggerate with the sketch and concentrate on the most important.

[@jordygladiator6552]

Great video dd markk thanks for the tips ✌

[@ddmarkk]

thank you and its my pleasure :)

[@Hyplexial]

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[@ddmarkk]

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[@brickwall5]

i love your vids bro keep up the great work

[@ddmarkk]

Thanks, will do! glad you like em :)

[@SquallLeonCorazon]

This is completely unrelated to the video but I just wanted to say congrats on getting your one shot published by Viz 🔥

[@pol2155]

Bro ur artstyle looks beautiful 👌

[@ResinRealms]

the lord has spoken!

[@zooropa414]

finally a technical applicable advice not some spiritual blabbering with the same old vague advices with the naruto style of keep going, man i've been going for 2 years but i've been going wrong, honestly most art youtubers have destructive advices

[@ddmarkk]

yup! im glad you find my advice useful at all! and yea i try my best to give advice and make tutorials that are not destructive like the ones that ive personally fallen victim to in the past

[@animatrix3157]

Damn Boii this video was pretty good, made me motivated

[@ddmarkk]

Thank you! im glad it could make you fell that way :)

[@starvingkenjaku]

I needed this, preciate it!

[@godpowerumunakwe4052]

Love you dd love your art more

[@torren_had_the_audacity]

Amazing work like always 👌🏾👌🏾

[@ddmarkk]

thank youuuuuuuuuuuuu sm

[@CRK362]

Sucks how it would take me years to just be bad at drawing, wish I was born to draw. A dream would be to be able to draw manga but at 27 yrs its too late to even start and practice. But good video keep it up!

[@AceFlare]

Who said its too late, if its your dream then go pursue it. It might be difficult and long, and take lots of time, but id like to think youd want to live a life of no regrets. Thats my opinion tho

[@jeaniscute2868]

Thank you, your video is helpful as always.

[@ddmarkk]

you're welcome! im glad to hear it

[@christiansoto6396]

ay bruh your manga SLAPS

[@CleanMike101]

I would love to see you do a video on how to design breathe taking backgrounds.

[@ddmarkk]

ahha i love how you specifiedd "breath taking"! and for sure ill make a video like that when i myself have gotten better at backgrounds. i suck at em rn and im currently working on it

[@omarelric]

i love mathematics and the platonic quality of it.

[@micahtonge281]

First to comment let’s go😩

[@ddmarkk]

lets goooo!!

[@micahtonge281]

DD markk replied 😧😧😧

[@stillnotdoneyet5800]

Is a mechanical pencil alright?

[@PhillipSunAcosta]

Yes!!!! 🙏

[@ryuga528]

Is a pen alright

[@Kommikun]

​@@ryuga528yeah anything that u can use to draw will do the job!

[@Kommikun]

​@SytherX474you are wrong. Even great manga artists like Takehiko inoue use a mechanical pencil to draw sketch

[@nestorrentas4591]

@@KommikunSo true because whether you use a mechanical or regular pencil, you’re still gonna ink over it after.

[@temesgen-vv3si]

thank you dd mark

[@myronwright6229]

Thanks bro this was super helpful 🔥🔥

[@ddmarkk]

No problem! glad it helped!

[@Bluntzngreschtl]

Another good way to get better in your line confidence is to draw things from life just with ink.

[@ddmarkk]

So true! thats actually really true! nice!

[@elijahwashington970]

Thank you, this will truly be useful 😁

[@ddmarkk]

Glad to hear that!

[@live.hans-code]

Man you keep it real, th

[@ddmarkk]

thank youuuuuu :)

[@InvTest3022]

ima say this rq bro i never understood how to actually get better at drawing, but this video gave me a very good understanding of what to do and where to look Practicing anatomy right now, your vids help so much shagdhdsafhadshdashashfs

[@gioseppedellolio93]

Thanks man! I wish I learn this back in art school, the drilling part is underrated and it's vital! I'm trying to improve my skills and I didn't thought about the traditional for the not mistake policy, I'm studying digitally at the moment forcing myself to never use ctrl z, do you think it could work fine for building confidence in a similar way? surely bringing a sketchbook with me has to become my basic rule. Sending you a big hug

[@مصطفى-ظ6ن8م]

Can you make a tutorial on perspective, pls

[@ddmarkk]

i myself am still learning perspective, so when i get a good grasp of it, i'll make a video for it

[@Aruns-gc1dt]

I would love to practice hand to hand combats They are just so mesmerizing 😃😃 But i dont understand were to start with

[@DonnyD_Mingo]

Watch fight scenes from movies and pause during frames you wanna reference

[@DonnyD_Mingo]

obviously have a good sense of drawing motion but like fight scenes is what you wanna reference once you can draw people in motion

[@ddmarkk]

i suggest studying sakamoto days, jujutsu kaisen, and one punch man (when murata draws hand to hand on the rare occasions). thats what i personally study for hand to hand combat

[@ddmarkk]

also @donny is right! thanks for the help @donny

[@DonnyD_Mingo]

@@ddmarkk no problem Mark! Thanks for doin what you do!

[@tugbaozdemir3217]

theres nothing more humbling than using digital device for drill section 😭😭😭

[@catnamedfeneuch7860]

Man's about to hit 5k🔥

[@ddmarkk]

YESSIRRRRR!!!! 5K BABY

[@jughead_za]

Diddy Mark 🚫 DD Mark✅

[@KushinaWrld]

When he said math i throwed up on my mouse pad

[@ddmarkk]

i know right!! im sorry i had to put you through that calamity lol

[@Pavitr-sd9xt]

this one is really useful

[@narutokumar8398]

Make vdo on blue lock art style

[@ddmarkk]

Will do! its already on my list of videos to make :)

[@San-ef6lu]

Diddy Mark

[@natesart4922]

Thanks you DD Mark ✨you have helped me with founding own my art but can you please make a video that can help us about drawing a background please 🤧💔

[@ddmarkk]

you're so welcome! I'm so happy to hear that, and ill make a video for backgrounds as soon as i figure them out myself lol