How I Finally Got Good at Drawing the Face - 3 Tips that took me out of Beginner Hell

[@exceptionallyriso]

"You should be the master of a tool, not the slave of it" Wise words, I learnt much from this

[@hiddendrifts]

i think it's very applicable to ai generated content these days, esp. don't rely on ai to do your work for you, use it to empower your work

[@albatross5_]

^^^^

[@MatsuroPalette]

@@hiddendrifts Exactly! thats how i want ai generated art to be like! to help your work! not to create it.

[@Haizou]

I was always taught that the head should be based from a circle and yea it technically does since the skull is round but using boxes instead makes drawing heads in perspective so much easier! It also saves time of remembering stuff that would only happen in certain angles like the cheek being more pronounced in others while some not. I’ve been drawing the head for 3 years now but still inconsistent at it. This would help a heck ton!

[@unlimitedquickworks7387]

It's all about perspective, and the best way to learn perspective is drawing boxes.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

Same, circles just haven't worked for me. It gotten to the point I stop using it and just wing it because I see no improvement in consistency. I will try boxes now

[@luthfinst3023]

Same here because it was a no-no for my teacher. Instead I use boxes to draw hard surface objects.

[@Tiberius817]

George B. Bridgeman: Constructive Anatomy. He's the guy who taught the box method. It's a good book to own and reference, but I think there are better ways to learn it as it's mostly illustrations and some people find it hard to translate directly from the book to practice.

[@kurisu6312]

Not an artist myself but I've seen lots of videos about making drawings, some people use circles some use squares, some use it on smaller parts some use it on a whole body

[@Darkra98]

Starting to take up drawing as a challenge this summer. Super motivating to see how much you improve in a few months over your first few examples of past art!

[@ViralWTF]

I am also a beginner artist, been going at it for two and a half years now Even though I don't consider myself good, it's been a fulfilling journey I know it may sometimes look like an insurmountable challenge, but don't give up! Realize that the entire process of becoming great is based on baby steps, and little by little we'll reach new heights that were not possible before! So keep striving, and do not forget to enjoy your baby steps! At the end of the universe, I hope to see your star near mine!

[@audioLME]

Good luck ! Usually the first 2 months in any discipline you'll get extremly noticeble improvements. beyond that, it becomes slower and slower to notice, the progression curve gets less visible than before BUT, progression will be there as long as you try new stuff. so keep it up

[@pixelpirate6]

same

[@imthecryptic]

same. the first few you see quick improvement especially if you know where your flaws are and how to overcome them the rest then comes with practice. keep drawing everyone :]

[@dolphinpower1107]

So how'd it go?

[@LeiaLouise]

It all makes sense now. The reason why I gave up art was because I gave up on improvement because the whole reason I started drawing in the first place was to get better. And I had no motivation because I thought that no matter how hard I tried, I wouldn’t be good enough and that made me wonder what the point of it was. What I’m saying is that I think I can get better and I feel motivated to do what makes me happy again.

[@7ADR]

As someone who gave up on drawing a few years ago due to a few reasons, I find your video series on how to draw amazing. When I remember back when I was actively trying to get better there weren't any good artists that would explain how they did things, so you going out of your way and explain how you do things is amazing to watch. Who knows, maybe I'll start drawing again because of these videos.

[@buira9482]

Your art improvement from 2018 to now is insane! I always drew from intuition, so my skills mostly improved slowly through the years. Seeing such progress in such short amount of time is crazy! Really inspires me to apply myself to nurture my skills instead of just leaving them at whatever level they came naturally. Se how far they can go with real practice. Will be checking more of your tutorial and art, awesome stuff man.

[@polynomialhombre3.149]

This is amazing. I've never seen artists actually talk about their learning process withiut slipping in a "here's my Patreon". Thanks so much.

[@xwyvernx8399]

I can relate to that feeling of frustration, I didn't understand what I was doing wrong with the head and how to fix it, thanks to you I might be able to overcome this problem finally. Although I have to say your art looks really good even before fixing these mistakes.

[@GuranPurin]

This video came right on time! Been trying to up my skills for the last couple of months and I spent the whole weekend struggling with a new drawing because I just can't get the face consistent! Thanks so much for your tips!

[@rxvengg1377]

the box method is actually so helpful thank you so much for this

[@blu3traash]

Bless the algorithm for recommending me this channel, vey useful tips and very easy to understand everything

[@jaysanXD]

I haven't even started to learn how to draw, but already, your video's give amazing tips to look out for, and you explain it so well that I as a non-artist understand it. I just can't wait to start learning whenever I see a video of yours!

[@celestialhor1zons]

I am no where near being an actual artist. However, I've been learning how to rig in live 2d, and the hardest thing I've encountered so far is making the face look right. Whenever I implement the XY movement of the face, it just doesn't look right. And this tutorial is actually helping me and giving me ideas on how I should implement these features! Especially the box method!

[@KayShawn_Maybor]

ive watched quite a few other art videos, none of them are as detailed as yours, nor did they give any easy to use reference. the fact that you also give levels for us to see which one we want to learn is too useful, keep it up :)

[@MimiWhiskers]

Yeah that box tip looks great, that looks useful for knowing where to place features on my character face. It should help me with my consistency problems.

[@maplinxxgd5234]

actually amazing tutorial, I really like when artists get into the math / geometry side of art rather than "just draw a circle and some lines"

[@DenDencrab]

This is so helpful, I’m currently diving deep in how to draw the head and I’m glad that I think my thought process was very similar to you. I’m gonna do the practice that you mentioned, thank you so much!

[@Sam_Hopkins]

I learned the box method from Chyan's coloso course and it was a serious game changer for me.

[@aiso9232]

This honestly sounds so simple yet I struggled like hell drawing faces in perspective. This video helped me so much, big thanks!!!

[@HHSlinger]

was scrolling looking for a good video to listen to while doing school and saw this, I almost went past it but then decided to watch. can't believe I almost missed such an amazing and helpful video, thanks for making it!

[@mariox7070]

I just want to say I love your videos Oriday! I struggled to get faces and perspective right for a while now and many tutorial and guides always uses the circle method which has never worked for me. The face was always off and it affected the rest of the drawing. Seeing the examples and the way you explained the tips was helpful! I been practicing the box method and I can see an improvement. Thank you!

[@UmbryClown]

I been struggling with the head since 2020 and i couldn't find a tutorial that worked for me, with the little I've practiced I already see improvement, so tysm!

[@chevgage6210]

I loooooove watching progress timelines. So cool

[@fullcowl2667]

I've been following your videos the last week and i feel like ive improved significantly in such a short time. Fantastic work

[@o__o7]

TYSM! your tutorials are so high quality, they help me so much

[@XII-Tsukuyomi]

This channel is so underrated please keep up with your hard work 🙏

[@driving_soap]

Now THAT is an intro, I rarely see the auto play of a video thats helpful, great video 10/10 very helpful

[@Alphapup9528]

You explain it quick easy enough to understand but advanced and very specific I’m listening and every video I listen I always find so many mistakes I do and I went from horrible drawing to okayish doodles and I’m still okayish I’m still dedicated to learn and practice my art thanks

[@pizza_36]

I can't draw 3d boxes

[@palameno]

Me neither bro

[@IamHattman]

Start with lines and squares in 2d

[@Szystedt]

You could always do DrawABox, you’ll definitely not be able to say that after that haha (it’s completely free)

[@Niiwastaken]

Then practice drawing 3d boxes from all angles

[@mobollama99]

Same

[@arandomrustyfridgeyouseein1562]

Please make a rendering tutorial on both the skin and hair. It would really help others who are struggling with these parts like I do when making Japanese Anime artstyle.

[@Hector_Solaris]

I wish I could just talk with you and say out loud "I love your work, I love your drawings, your tutorials are amazing and I am learning so much, Thank you, thank you for keep doing all of this, it's outstanding, amazing"

[@RuxUnderscore]

I started learning how to draw a long time ago, and just came back to relearn today... I have never seen the box method until now, and my mind is blown. Thanks! Edit: My early art wasn't good, and I don't ever think I still have the old work stored anywhere.

[@critickman]

Holy sh Dude you just made me skyrocket with drawing I dont know why every artist has never told me this They always skip this

[@EskyIsAlive]

I only started learning to draw a few days ago and been focused on poses but man my faces SUCK lol. This looks like exactly what ive been looking for! Thank you for all the work you put into this. Its so easy to understand

[@Rei-Ayanami]

this box method lead to instant improvements for me. felt like going from 20% to 70% no joke. thank you.

[@ShinyFood]

this guy has the best art tips ever

[@denial2606]

Excellent video, absolutely loved it! Clear, concise and actionable.

[@bokuoredayo]

Omg this helped me so much. I started drawing on a whim and seeing everyone drawing circle for the head make me suffer so much since i, well, can't draw it properly.

[@righthere27]

Those first two especially seem really useful to me. I'm pretty much a novice for drawing and the human form is the hardest thing to draw. Look forward to try the methods out!

[@maddox_the]

These tips got me crying thank you so much 💚

[@candyvampire3393]

this is both inspiring yet depressing, when i was young i was told to never use an eraser. my arts all messy yet its starting to get better but i dont think i will ever have a nice, clean style such as this, despite always wanting it. well, maybe valuable guides like these help

[@dnxx503]

Who told you that?

[@candyvampire3393]

@@dnxx503 my father. kind of my inspiration for drawing so, you can imagine how much extra weight it put to my mind

[@chisathot750]

good, that will give your art more personality

[@candyvampire3393]

@@chisathot750 It certainly has given me a brutal artstyle that many seem to love... soI guess its been useful too.

[@imicchoni]

Dawg the before version in the thumbnail better then anything I can wipe up in hours 💀💀💀

[@AoiWeeb]

You know what would be cool Explaining how to actually use the box method

[@gobrin4947]

Sometimes i dont even watch the vid anymore, i just listen to your calming voice while i draw

[@RealDevastatia]

Thanks! I was wondering just today how to learn to draw a head from different angles, then I found this video in my recommendations.

[@PopstarDracula]

One of the only videos on youtube to give any real direction on how to place eyes on different angles using this box method. Pretty much everyone else will just go "lol just place it like here". If I knew the logic behind that decision, why would I be looking up guides on how to do it?

[@pandacutiesuperstar]

awesome video! made my drawings look better after an hour of testing the first tip.

[@kataa7528]

thanks this helped so much the box base instead of circle is very good technique and im just learning to do digital art so this made me improve a lot!

[@enderfire3379]

This video made me realise how many things i cant do: break things down to basic shapes, draw humans, draw without reference, draw perspective, understand perspective, understand 3d, draw 3d, draw anatomy, draw proportions, and possibly many more

[@MaybeRival]

I have to appreciate you since I've always used the circle method since yk our head isn't actually a box but the box method I'm gonna use for a while a practice and see how it goes for me since this seems easier and better

[@Chidesuuu]

holy cow oridays, i remembered you during kakage's sensei morning croquis back in 2020, every morning i would participate in his croquis n saw you translating for kakage sensei 😂 you've come really far now wow, すげぇ上達しましたね！

[@mintstar3703]

23 year old artist here who is also stuck in begginer’s hell. Seeking for a way to become profesional without having to go to an art college (because there aren’t any where I live) I’ll be doing the same thing as you. Retiring to sketches and practices before going back to main art. For the next two months at least.

[@nazumer]

Trying to improve my art for posts and in general. This guide really helped! Thanks oridays!

[@Sb129]

I have zero talent, maybe even negative but this looks like an acceptable way to brute force my way into drawing.

[@themaincharacter420]

Talent isn't needed for drawing 🔥🔥🔥💪

[@ultimate8948]

No talent needed. Just practice.

[@maalikserebryakov]

@@ultimate8948talent is needed with everything but thanks for the encouragement anyway though I don’t believe u

[@keblin86]

OMG subscribed for that Anatomy360 alone! I was wondering how on earth do people learn this stuff as I struggle to understand how to draw as someone learning lol. I can do certain stuff but nothing special. I thought there must be a reference sheet or something somewhere. This is epic! Thank you :D

[@hogin1421]

Another useful channel that shall help me in my journey on art

[@れもんの]

もう努力の塊過ぎて尊敬です！！

[@Kazuma253]

i remember when i was starting to draw like anime stuff and the first ever me doing that just by drawing faces. it really does took a long journey until im really used to it, but now im just learning how to draw anatomy, such a long and fun process

[@maich9259]

It's been 3 years since i started to do a digital art specially anime art and yet I'm still at the beginners level, i didn't know should i improve my art and i think this is the tutorial that can help me.

[@pozixc_timmy]

ok after watching this, I am now a believer of the thumbnail. It's legit my current problem but then after 8 tries using the box method, I just made a masterpiece

[@gwynethreese]

this was actually really helpful! tysm! I will definitely try these drawing exercises

[@kannika5531]

Thank you for practicing can help me draw head accuracy. This help me a lot. I try to find the way to practice. Your tips really helpful. Thank you so much.

[@itz._.ameliezzz]

This help me SO MUCH i cannot explain how much thanks and respect i show toward you❤❤😘

[@Somedudeonline2023]

you might not read this and honestly it doesn't matter, all that matters is me wanting to thank you bro your videos are what i have been searching for the past 2 years of drawing, i fucking love you bro thanks alot for making these videos

[@nekobread2939]

I just found your videos and WOW, it's amazing how fast and how much you've improved!! your art now is amazing, you're one of my favorite artists ever and your videos are all anime artists really need

[@wallaceandgromitfan]

Im gonna definitely try the box method for drawing faces, it looks like the box method could be used for torso too unless im wrong

[@bhavjotsingh5010]

ok, first of all, I would like to say that you r actually insane at drawing! Next, I would like to ask how did you learn how to draw because right now my goal is to draw illustrations and fan art as a hobby but I don't really know how to/where to get started. Can you please recommend any programs/courses/exercises that you find helpful during your early stages? Also, I am sorry because I am pretty sure you get this question a lot.

[@Reddits_AITAH]

There are times that I'd get up and just draw with a blank mind and went out of my comfort zone and it was actually very good but when you're too serious about it or a try hard, just relax :>, Btw thank you for the video i learned alot 😊

[@Onlylonely_dude]

I know practices is best to upgrade your drawing, but everytime i practice it get me so bored, stress and frustrated😅

[@arakmir1041]

Good for you man whatever you think looks best 👍

[@ctmosapc]

解剖学まで学ぼうとすると頭が痛くなりそうなので、まずは箱メソッドから実践してみようと思います🥲

[@kaninore7265]

After my exams I'll try to learn to draw pretty well I keep getting inspired from art youtbers

[@tomatobhutan7164]

great vid! do you have a link to your head turnaround study for those of us who don't have money for anatomy360?

[@rinkaemina]

i struggle with head and face, i don't know what it is and don't know how fix it. And now I'm here to find some solution. "IT WAS A BOX" 🔥🔥

[@itz_snowcone3394]

this was so helpful for me and all of your tutorials just keep helping my art improve but i still really struggle of feet i would love to see a tutorial on the anatomy of feet and how to draw shoes !

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

As As an artist myself this is very inspiring

[@aoisekainouncensored4448]

Good tips, I do have Uldis Zarins book and I did a course by Steve Huston on NMA on heads, but I wanted a bit more of imput on constructing anime heads stylized to be anime heads, I did asaro heads a few times, but I still can't "distort" the planes to look like something like 9:27, I was going to try Watts Atelier next Head Phases since they teach using Reilly Rhythms and Asaro Head and I thought that'll improve the way I see the "flow" of the volumes of the head even if there's something more flat like anime heads, but I think it'll be better to practise that thing directly if they already teach it on Coloso by a good artist. You mentioned Chyan in your figure video (that's how I got here) did you learn anatomy maping of anime heads from him too or are other courses better focused on the head, I'm debating myself if I should choose Mogoon, Chyan, Rinotuna, Okku, Seoji....

[@canaldecasta]

Holosimp that has never drawn anything. This Channel pops into my feed. Finally. A blessing from Matsuri.

[@chainsaw7638]

Nicely done! 💜

[@Sleep1ng_Panda]

Thank you so much this helped motivate me so much! the idea of thinking of stuff in 3d and foreshortening was amazing definitely helped me! also anatomy... yaehh i should probably learn that tooo haha

[@VickyKujikawa]

You improved so much in so little time, I wish I could be that fast! I'm currently starting to study the anatomy of the head and I found your exercises very interesting, will definetly try them. Thanks for sharing!

[@BakedConjurer5]

somehow these types of people have a different "beginner drawings" than mine💀

[@juanbautista5188]

The problem for me here is drawing a box on different angles, the tricky part is the slight direction of the lines that sometimes I can't see clearly how it directs so the depth of the shape ends up incorrect.

[@juliansoria7733]

This are nice! A shame I freaking had my Twitter account suspended, just when an actual chance to start drawing appeared ffs...

[@asaguihakurei1533]

It would have been really useful if you added a the image of your turn around explanation, looks really helpful

[@yuffiemey8592]

Thank you so much for this video! ♥ Helped me alot

[@gmodiscool14]

i wanna get started trying to make music and everything cuz im interested in all of it but the tasks are so daunting that i just feel like giving up on life

[@io_onigiri]

for me it's definitely hands, i can draw hands as just hands without the body, but when i draw full body with the arm attaching the hands, it's just gets really confusing to make it looks natural, not necessarily realistic but doesn't looks off either

[@MyMikaa]

I've always wanted to draw and make art from since i was a kid but gave up because i was discourage by my lack of talent and toss it off because of it wasn't my thing. But seeing how my brother improves over the years i've been meaning to give it another shot, specifically drawing the anime / manga style. How would a complete novice with preschool level of skill even begin tho?

[@dika3127]

This is super helpful! I've been drawing a lot of boxes right now and been wondering how to use it, you explain it nicely on how to use it, thank you so much!

[@ktk3487]

OIOOOOOO, that hurt my my soul. I checked out Chyan's course in the description and GOD DAM it's USD 237.00. I didn't knew it cost so much to have a professional someone teach you art.... XD

[@MoolsDogTwoOfficial]

I think I’ll try the box method.

[@michaelchristidis8658]

Man its honestly so hard to escape this beginner hell for real...I personally always tried to "invent" my own poses just from memory but its really not effective...you learn much more from references and other examples that everything slowly becomes more and more natural to draw...I of course haven't come anywhere close to a decent artist but I knew to "scold" my friend who said that he didn't want to take example from references because he felt "weak..." and "unoriginal" I cringed so hard when I heard that...

[@lunafrost6992]

Could you do something on how to achieve thinner lines for your line-art? I'm trying really hard to achieve the style of other art similar to yours, but I just can not figure out how to get my lines to look that thin. Admittedly it would be nice if I could show you what I've done so that way you could tell me based on what you can see, but either way, I just really want to improve my skills and get better

[@keelan270]

I do some 2d digital art from time to time using 3d underlays. And yes, while they’re useful, I do feel like I’m cheating using them and over reliant on them.

[@movieshorts25_08]

Thanks for the tips! Btw is there any particular way to draw the cubes for the first tip? If there is, can you please make a video on it?

[@discordlexia2429]

I have a problem where the part of me that draws is dissociated almost completely and there's near zero communication between it and the "Conscious" part of me that learns and observes things. When I say dissociated, I mean almost to the level of an alternate personality. No matter how many techniques I try, I just end up trying to do it over that part that understands shapes and flow and line. I just have to let it do its thing and it will passively do it better than anything I actively try. I wish communication was better because I love art, it brings that part of me back to the surface. Unfortunately that part legitimately can form its own opinions and it has to be on the same page as me. It makes drawing stressful. Like a group project with someone who only speaks Polish.

[@yavnrh]

Wow, that's some high quality content! I was aware of this method but didn't really use it, but the way you present it with many examples makes a lot of sense and now I'll definitely give it a second chance. Your improvement after the studies was outstanding. EDIT: I skimmed through your other videos, and this looks to me like a channel on the way to 100K subs 😄 Great work!

[@Hikaruh_chan]

@oridays This is amazing Dude honestly it’s the most useful tutorial for face I’ve ever seen. I have just one question , I’ve seen in the video you mark the half of the box as a land mark for the eyes, but in other part’s you divide your box in 3 and use the 2/3 landmark for drawing the eyes… Is it correct to use the 1/2 land mark for reference of eyes… or the correct way is the 2/3 one? Thx again for this incredible tutorial

[@Revanaught]

The box method made me realize a few things. 1. I cant easily make 3d boxes. I need to scale way back to work on my fundamentals... 2. I am veey bad at profiles. My brain is just not computing how to do a profile of a head at different angles.

[@Revanaught]

The more I try to figure out the fundamentals and use the box for heads, the more I feel like I'm getting worse and understanding even less...I felt like this clicked at first but the more I try to learn and put anything into practice the worse everything gets. I so badly feel like I need to take a tutoring session with someone directly and work from actual start to finish instead of trying to piece lessons together from KZbin videos.