How I got My Art Style [Animated Story]

[@TimBurtonFan6629]

" I can't draw eyes, so BOOM! You get some dots." - love it!

[@georgesd9]

Being a graduate of a fine arts faculty myself, I have to agree with you, academic teaching concept works against artistic freedom by definition, which is the very heart and soul of every artwork, yet I believe it would benefit the artist when he learns subjects such as anatomy, colour theory, light and shading, to the point that this knowledge supports him express his creativity, instead of standing in the way

[@RogerioPereiradaSilva77]

Totally agree. You've gotta know the rules before you start breaking them! When studying the works of a successful artist, what one is seeing is the result of that artist's interpretation of those fundamentals being translated into a 2D image on paper/screen/whatever, frequently deciding what to draw and what NOT to draw. Even the "noodle arms" artists must know the basics before delving into noodle territory. Besides, I've heard once - can't remember from whom - that STYLE is the name we give to our errors as long as we draw them consistently that way. I LOVED it! If everybody could draw perfectly, all we would have would be hyper realism artists. Once people start cutting corners for whatever reason and draw, say, an eye with an ellipsis and a circle "representing" the eye that's when we start to walk into style territory. Draw that eye "almost exactly" like that five, six or more times and you're suddenly starting to develop "your style". Everybody gets there eventually which is why the concept of "chasing a style" seems like a waste of time and effort to me. That said, we all have our favorite artists, likely because we really like their styles. In my case, it was those amazing comic book artists. And trying to emulate their styles is fine. I'd say inevitable even as for many that's exactly the fuel that burns their passion for drawing and in some cases may be even desirable as that style fits into a certain project or demographic. But that is only acceptable as long as one understands that he/she should not let "style" get in the way of his/her understanding of fundamentals (and I wish current me could go back in time and try to bash this into the skull of 16 yrs old me!)

[@befree3206]

Yes!!! I got my BA in studio art. They didn’t encourage creativity, just wanted us to copy still life’s and get all the technicalities right. 😒

[@samliveshere88]

"it was brad"

[@FelineFurKin]

That line made me laugh so hard, especially the voice.

[@superchristopher]

Yeah. As a teen I drew my stuff everywhere, from trying to be realistic/comicbook to cartoony to manga, etc. And I couldn't hit home with any of them. So my own style of personal preference has evolved to a mix of all three. You can make out a bit of each style in my own drawings and is the direction I'm currently working to "perfect"

[@nocluecartoons1509]

I like your take on animated storytelling, starting with a question you were asked and transitioning into a story while still answering the question at the end. Great video!

[@greyareaRK1]

There does seem to be a rush to establish a distinctive drawing style these days, which feels more like marketing than art. I heard one interviewee state that she didn't 'find her style' until 2nd year. I kind of thought one had to wander the desert for years before that happened. Back in the day, my wife painted a 6' Calvin and Hobbes on the lobby wall of our student residence. Legally. They were dancing. We all danced. It was awesome.

[@jb1n348]

dont forget us when your rich and famous please.

[@Pongowl]

Never forget!

[@olimueller]

When he IS famous? Isn't he allready with over 50k subs?

[@fatihnri2484]

oli mueller look at the odd1sout and jaidenanimations. They are gigantic animation channel.

[@oceanwatson7333]

DOn't you, forget about me, don't don't don't don't

[@oceanwatson7333]

I should get on the animation bandwagdon and make money of you suckers.

[@benjamina6915]

I wanted to do art college, until I started to look at graduation work. No style, often tasteless, weird things, uninteresting art. Decided to do courses on various art forms instead, don't regret that. Great video and I love your style.

[@kennethwingardh7498]

Thanx, I'm into philosophy/psychology (for fun) and I love your view on STYLES -> SYMBOLS vs seeing lines/shapes/color blending etc. Kind of subjectivity vs objectivity...message vs how the message is constructed. Challenges, especially today on many levels (not least as an individual), are to integrate both, which I guess the big masters were good at...like Picasso: child like drawings, over "correct" (technical) drawings (mastering technique) and finally integrating both into mastery (message delivered while playing with the techniques)...for example "Guernica"! Again, thanx for the perspective...and by the way...I got your message :)

[@milkydanny8316]

I LOVE BONE!! i have the 1-10 book versions, prequels and quest for the spark!!

[@thebradcolbow]

Quest for the Spark?!? I need to find that one.

[@ndeyefatoudiop1994]

honestly, keep your style. I love it! It's very friendly + original :)

[@olimueller]

I have to get into animating my stuff, this is really nice 👍

[@ZowieFawn]

I love your style. As a past Art major, I agree, I wish I would have been taught animation drawing. It was always about the “proper way” to do things. I was good at it, but I wish I would have learned more. After being out of the creative field for 8 years, I am wanting to get back into it. I love your stories and you videos.

[@Robodragon17]

I used to try to do realistic Then i did manga style characters Then i continued until my style had changed to a semi realistic style Now im trying to find something i can do over abd over again so i can write my comic by mid 2020...

[@FelineFurKin]

You made me cry with laughter. I love your style, your characters are cute.

[@NatimationStudios]

I graduated in 2016 and I feel this on so many levels. I'm a contractor right now doing document layouts, the occasional ad design... it's ok. I know I have to work my way up to get to the fun stuff, I'm just trying to grind every day. But I used to be so consistent with drawing and realized after getting my degree in graphic design that I wasn't sketching anymore, I wasn't illustrating anymore... So, like you, I decided to try my hand at animation. I've come to realize that my animation style is so different from my drawing style since I want to keep things simple as I learn, and all over again I'm starting to feel so conflicted and lost regarding my "personal style". Does it even exist anymore? Heck if I know. I think it's important to remember that as artists our styles will forever be changing, be it the way we draw, or the way we prefer to use typography or hierarchy in our design work. Sometime's we just gotta take a step back, breathe, and realize that life is this crazy flowing mess of nonsense; everything is always changing, and our personal styles are going to fluctuate too. Now if mine didn't change once a month, that'd be fantastic, haha. I like your style! It reminds me of older comic strips like you said; it kind of looks like a more sophisticated Adventure Time or Bravest Warriors (long bodies/limbs and what not). Definitely keep it up! I can't wait to see more of your stuff.

[@Jorgerico87]

I like your approach to art,, animation,,, product reviews,, and personality too,,, you deserve a lot more subs my friend,, good work!!

[@brotdw2]

Brad I love your content! I really dig Mad Joe and his style stood out and spoke to me. Along with Eric Larson, Todd McFarlane and Jim Lee. I was one of those kids who drew all the time in class. I had a Japanese friend who would draw a six panel comic of his character beating up mine. Then I’d destroy his character in a six panel comic. This black spy vs. white spy type war went on for the rest of the year! My brother and I would also battle it out in six to ten panel style. I would pay some serious money to get those panels back from high school days. I dated an art teacher who could barely draw and with her help strangely enough she made me better by introducing me to the same female artist that wrote the book about symbols and drawing upside down and looking at my art in the mirror! I’m ready to start producing content again but this time posting it on KZbin!

[@Aileene]

Hey, Brad. Just to let you know that your videos make me happy. Review videos or something like this. Haven't been drawing in a loooong time and I don't think I ever developed a style. I need a lot of practice. lol :P Anyway, keep being awesome. :)

[@vintagecameragirl]

I went to art college... And then animation at uni... Everything you said is on point!!!!

[@jobflores2223]

every style is unique. i had a style but i don't want to associate with it, i want to learn something new to keep my interest in art.

[@thatfrakkingcat9171]

That was a really great video. You’ve got an awesome personality and I like your style. It was cool to hear how you got it. Thanks, you’re encouraging and entertaining, I appreciate you taking the time to share your talent with everyone. 👍

[@MsTina52]

So funny but so true. I learned cartooning from parent making me draw from newspaper to keep me out of her hair while painting . When I went to school it was just like you said

[@lost_craeft]

I’m loVING these new animated videos...and your storytelling skills are 👌🏻

[@KennyGJr]

Awesome video. I read a lot of Calvin and Hobbes too, so my drawing sure is similar to that comic. My wife loves it when I draw her in that style.😄

[@sarahpeck1819]

I love these animated videos and your narration! Keep being awesome!

[@ChrisBurnette68]

Very cool. Gave me perspective on how i got to my own style!

[@Abc-qs8ir]

Brad more animation please! You are a funny humorous person, and you can do voices for different characters, you could do small KZbin animation stories of: ‘How X Men should have ended,’ ‘what would happen if my Superman fought my Batman,’ etc :)!!! And do the voices for your characters with your jokes and punchlines :)

[@DM1iller]

lmao i love how honest he is, its hilarious!

[@CeylonFiction]

Cool presentation... love this

[@vo__visuals]

I'm not sure why I laughed so hard at Wolverine saying "No, it was Brad."

[@MegaDoc360]

These same art teachers are the ones that worship splotches of paint on a page by Jackson Pollock. Such Genius.

[@ryancarey2870]

Hold the starving artist the f*ck up, you gonna learn some Pollock today. The artwork you are probably thinking of is Convergence, his most well-known work, that has seeped into our collective unconscious as that painting my child could do. Well buckle up, cause your water headed child could not have done that. The dark lines, the oranges, yellows, reds, and white all draw the viewer's attention, and this is all intentional. The work displays color theory, form, and figure. The man isn’t some person pulled off the street and slapped a heavy price tag to cause they felt like it, he displays a deep understanding of the medium with his more traditional works that adopt a more narrative-heavy style like Going West, Landscape with Steer, Male and Female. Its fine not liking an artist or even a movement, but it is deeply arrogant to disregard it. And the reason so many teachers ‘worship’ it as you say(and many don’t, generalization hey), cause it was one of the many breaks from traditional art. Because the vast majority of work produced by artists before the advent of photography was portraits, renderings of important people in straight back poses. But now we have the camera and we get the phrase “the camera freed the artist”, and its true. And his drip paintings are a further departure from the traditional and do hold value if not only for the fact that they are exploration and important to the growth of the artist and the medium. But getting back to the teachers, you have ten to twenty-some students all with their little bad habit, some may draw a tree as a line with some swirls at the top. That may be there style, but for them to grow as an artist they should have a foundation, and he even does address that in his video, and It's also not economic for the class to spend time adjusting every five minutes for someone's style when the class is on rendering.

[@MegaDoc360]

Ryan Carey I took a big shit this morning. It was the finest, luscious looking shit I've seen. It symbolizes systematic oppression and hardship the working class has to endure. You would never understand the genius behind my big shit. The jalapeno pieces in the shit symbolizes oppressed voices shining ever so bright. The corn represents the struggle of the damned. This big shit is an artistic masterpiece along the likes of Michelangelo and Picasso. Perhaps you would be interested in buying this masterpiece? PM me. *Note: This shit is reserved for the mantlepieces of those with a greater vision. Newbies don't even try.

[@eyeroh5250]

Lol. Burn

[@lickmybolgusNZ]

Ye ever walked primates through evolution ? Did they thank you by demonstrating what they learnt from you ?

[@VhectorDesignStudio]

Goddamn, that part where "my style involve creating stuff that I cannot actually draw" came the same day I was feeling ashamed of doing exactly that... Now I know I'm not alone. Good, very good. :)

[@melaniesantos2901]

Momma goose had turned 😄- Might just have to throw that line into applicable social interactions just for the fun of it

[@djidjimohamed7570]

I have the same style

[@addisonpaige7456]

College art professors for the most part don't live in the real world. I am still trying to recover from my art education 30 years later. I ended up becoming an artisan/craftsmen (craft artist).... now those people were nicer, more helpful and open than any fine art type person. Only after an BFA and an MFA did I find out there were cheaper and more direct ways to learn exactly what I wanted to learn for my career, I just didn't know that at the time. There has got to be a better way than go to art school.

[@dio_licious]

I feel like you are such a good bean.

[@racheln8563]

Newspaper comic strip style is something I see next to no videos on, and the few I do see are directed at kids. At best, teens. I'd love for you or some other KZbin illustrator to cover newspaper cartooning in more detail. I always feared choosing a simple style as I felt it would be seen as a cop-out. Consequently, I tend to admire cartoonists of the past, or those with a more retro, detailed style, such as Walt Kelly or Bill Watterson (he was an admirer of Kelly as well.)

[@robberydraws]

That was awesome. Thanks for posting

[@ArtbyKhater]

Amazing video! Love the intro, hilarious xD

[@NoOnesaidthis]

I see you have listened. You got mercy. Awesome

[@3dtoaster668]

All drawings and paintings are symbols with different information quality. Photographs and videos are recordings.

[@toddfullerton3930]

Those geese are indeed characters!

[@Thirikalee]

Omfg you know Bone! 😍 Somehow no one knows those comics but I love them!

[@thebradcolbow]

Oh yeah! Bone is soooooo good!

[@1Toonie]

Thankyou! You rock!

[@kurtdoughlaselvinia311]

You rock!

[@godot-boy7694]

nice tips thanks

[@wodg2370]

I love your animations!

[@HeIsTheBluesCat]

I like to think of storytime animation avatar art styles with the albino marshmallow skins as robots.

[@toonybrain]

I like your style. 👍🏼🙂

[@suga9470]

Man awesome ..from reviewer to cool comic video.. ur awesome ! 😊😊🤗

[@theDuke0999]

Like this Animation style

[@Maireclaire93]

Love your videos 😊

[@Phicxtion]

I had an art major friend at one point who had a soul patch lol.

[@Harveevideos]

Fantastic

[@teejayhobbyartist1974]

I’ve been practicing digital art for 2 years and i still dont have my own art style,.

[@olimueller]

Teejay Jw don't worry it will emerge.

[@teejayhobbyartist1974]

Can i just copy your art style brad

[@wolffisu]

Your style reminds me of Captain Underpants. I like it a lot

[@MaxCapelle]

Hi Brad, did you try any iPad animation app that you would recommend? I like this kind of animation/storytelling.

[@ArpLaszlo]

I wonder how much of style is finding drawing shortcuts you can like or tolerate - at least that's how it is for me. I can see my figures turning into frankentonian amalgams of different styles. Also, while having traditional art chops may be a good foundation for most I see in retrospect that it hindered me.

[@Noorboomboomshakalakaboom]

Please make another vid telling us how to get into kohl's with out the geese hitting us. I need it.

[@Nova7o9]

I must know how you pass the geese!!

[@insertnamehere9155]

Am I the only one that kind of wanted to hear what was going on with the geese?

[@Danielle-oz1xo]

Peanuts comics? Their my favourite.

[@medinaruben786]

Wow you're right.

[@jampack6814]

Does it count as a style if you combine multiple stolen ideas

[@Nova7o9]

Jam Pack Michel Gagne is a boss when it comes to effects animation, he created a whole new wave of style. He said he began by watching a lot of styles of animated effects and then making it more fluid. So, yeah I think it can work. :)

[@jumpingjackanapes6721]

There's lots of good quotes on the matter, from Pablo Picasso and Mark Twain to Bob Dylan and Kurt Vonnegut. The short answer is steal away, but learn how to steal properly.

[@emilleanthonette]

Nova7o9 I've watched soo many and looked at too many cartoons and anime, to the point that I have finally made my own style. It's only the beginning, but I'll get there and refine my style!

[@vanezcha]

There's nothing new under the sun

[@torinux4980]

At this age, nothing is unique or new. Everyone of us took something we liked from our favorite artists.

[@moistpotato8917]

Joe mad is a dope artist

[@Favoxhille]

Well forming a coherent, consistent and appealing style is not worse than realistic art imo... after all if i needed something realistic i could just take a snapshot of something.. Personally what really always fascinated me about art was putting together these fabolous drawing designs that create a new world, codes and languages altogether... that's much more exciting than a realistic drawing...

[@casey5030]

Man I was really following the first story. Please finish it. I want to know what happened to the Geese

[@Naiad_Ni]

ill try describing my style: (digital)(cartoony) such thing as jumpers hoodies or anythig like that has always sharp edges and hair too (depends tho), lineart is fuzzy but not too noticable, eyes are something like anime eyes but then again not really, usually long and sharp lashes. My colors are always pastel, always will have a pastel background too... and i draw 99.99999% girls coz im a dweeb. and i draw everyday, its just a thing to get used to.

[@reefa781]

Your art style reminds me of Doug.

[@balcsonk]

Hey Brad, thank you for sharing your insights and the video. By the way, how do you do such an "animated story"? It would be great to have a chance to look behind the scenes (drawing the characters, skripting the story, tools you use, and so on). Have a nice weekend!

[@lurky5913]

bone is my life

[@fatihnri2484]

Brad, do you ever think about drawing your frame in a vector program such as Adobe Illustrator? I think animating with vector program is easier.

[@leoe7701]

It will look cleaner for sure but it will be a pain in the a. time wise. I have done it; you are better off just creating vector sprites in Ai and then animating them in flash or photoshop.

[@fatihnri2484]

Leo E ever think about pivoting with anchor points?

[@leoe7701]

Yea anchor points works fine if you're animating basic 2D planes... Like stick figures or classic super mario snes. But if you're doing complex angles you will be there forever. Plus one thing to note is that unless your frames are super tight Ai wont help smoothen your animation the way flash does.

[@fatihnri2484]

Leo E it won't indeed. But is there any independent creator on KZbin animating on full 24p? Ever think about making a hand, and then turn it into a brush?

[@leoe7701]

Fatih, I really dont follow any animator because most do what i like to call pose animation where is only the head moving or the eyes etc. one person that is close to what youre looking for tho is a youtuber called: drawingwithjazza, he can get you up to speed with the basics to get into animations. I personally draw my animations on a frame by frames basis and it can go up to even 500 frames for a short clip of 30 sec. It is the most traditional way to do so, you can still duplicate your previous frame and edit that one to save time.

[@AnityEx]

goose i mean good

[@superchristopher]

I'm not the only one with geese problems at Kohl's, lol!

[@rookyofficial]

Great channel! Your voice sounds like Louis CK!

[@momostravellingmeowchestra549]

Yeah but there's a reason styles reduce complex forms down to symbols: it's way easier to read and communicate those forms to the viewer, especially in fast-paced entertainment applications like cartoons and comics. I'm a firm believer that artists don't have to be able to render a perfectly realistic eyeball before committing themselves to a style of drawing and rendering that they enjoy and can make unique. I'm not saying life drawing doesn't have value, but I also don't think it's a necessity. In the history of humanity, art preceded life drawing.

[@maadheshanimationstudios115]

What animation software is it

[@tresanapearson6508]

OMG!!!!! This is exactly how my art lecturers behave. They give you C's for it. Sigh!!! I prefer a clean line cartoon drawings.

[@shadowcat314]

What's your shtoyle?

[@gywghhb]

Hisssssssss~

[@prestonowens4594]

Hmmm, I didn’t know it was required for traditional artists to have a goatee, can I still pass by with some splotchy peach fuzz? Just kidding, thanks for posting this vid.

[@pandabmx6186]

i miss the bone books

[@abiybattlespell8401]

hey manga can be very detailed and stuff

[@ristoshikongo7730]

0:54 - 1:00

[@justacomm3nt418]

I have all of the books of bone...lol

[@FranciscoAlmeida-sk9kt]

madureira= mah-doo-rre-e-rra (or something like that)

[@rumpdymedia7212]

1:27 anime

[@nolanyeager2754]

*Que Southpark Zuckerberg Voice* "What's your style"

[@corwin32]

Until I got to figure drawing, it was all skulls and bottles, all the time. No, I didn't go to school at Hogwarts.

[@Yipper64]

I got my art style by... Learning how to draw.

[@brad5569]

He has a cool name...(not because i have it too)

[@lucajramirezb]

*no it was brad*

[@frankporteriii6211]

Sooo who did your music. I need something to drown out the annoying voice in my videos

[@BackToSquare1]

Silly geese

[@RandomPickles]

You do not need your "own" style. There are thousands of styles...pick one. It will never be yours. and it was never anybody's before you.

[@MattHalpain]

I like "style" art more than getting the correct shape

[@kittykat7618]

um

[@RandomPickles]

I am not going to watch the video, Just came to ask why youtube is so obsessed with "having your own style". Like, am I not allowed to paint abstract because Pablo did it before me? Assume all forms by having no form. Beat all styles by having no style. Good artists copy. Great artists steal. ALl of this "find your own style" stuff on youtube is hurting young artists. I have heard 12 year olds claim that the number one rule of learning art is to "not steal somebody elses style". No doubt they learned that bullshit on youtube and are passing it off to other impressionable kids on youtube.

[@BradPitbull]

my nigga