How I'll BEAT procrastination and DRAW MORE in 2024

[@OuuTeeDee]

Marc, i recently just recommended your art program to a friend as a Christmas gift to her kid, as she loves drawing and is hungry to learn. She'd already gone through most of your KZbin videos. Ever since Christmas, she has been, according to her mother, drawing and watching your program videos through the night and going to bed in the morning. 😂 Thanks for making such an awesome program.

[@charizable]

*saved to "Watch Later"*

[@rksn3955]

😅

[@BrandyBrans]

Is this a personal attack!?

[@dawnexplain3128]

Eh, I’ll save it to watch later, later. It’s not like I’ll forget or lose the video, right?

[@luciferjsk]

And you will watch it at the end of 2024😂

[@Angel_devil6969]

HAHAHA SO TRUE 🥲🥲🥲

[@kocakolotra5076]

I accomplished all of my goals of 2023! As I had none 😎

[@decpato1141]

awesome dude, keep it up!💯💯💯

[@semprequevoceleroscomentar7658]

That's its, keep going young man 😎

[@MintBunHunter]

Keep up the good work 💪💪💪💪

[@YTartschool]

Warming up to Mika Pikazo's style 😳we gonna do a study of her style for next week's class to see what we can learn 🧐

[@bayas1302]

Huh, i thought your art looked familiar

[@fjgozell]

OMG that’s going to be amazing!

[@AriAvian]

Can't wait! I love their style and I would love to see more attempts :0

[@asimian8500]

Marc's art for this week (which is excellent!) is fan art of the popular anime/manga series *Frieren* The art itself is similar to the *Frieren* artist, Tsukasa Abe, with touches of Mika Pikazo. The only thing I would say is that Frieren wouldn't pose like that. If you look at the official artbook or read the manga, you will never see a pose like that as Frieren never tries to act cute. It's not her nature. Mika Pikazo is an amazing artist, but I actually prefer her earlier art. Her current art style is too busy for my eyes. If you want to learn more about her style there are a number of great YT videos which deconstruct her current style. Mika Pikazo uses great colors (triadic harmony), basic brushes (g-pen for hard edges, watercolor), Clip Studio Paint which has a great tool for easily creating screen tones/color screen tones, and Photoshop for final image manipulation. Mika's layer structure is similar to many Japanese artists: base layer + shadows 1 + shadows 2 + highlights (4 layers and sometimes 5 layers: additional highlight).

[@Zaemon_1]

[@Nkanyiso_K]

2:25 A Goal *Needs A Vision* 6:25 *Higher* Your Standards 7:35 Change Your *Habits*

[@LordTchernobog]

Ugh. The higher the standards I'd put, the higher the chance to fail, and gonna hate myself even worse. Changing habits? Yepp... another ingredient to fall. Like always. (from my perspective, I'm a sore loser)

[@AndreLuis-gw5ox]

@@LordTchernobog then perish?

[@crackmyknuckles169]

@@LordTchernobog That's not what is meant by "standards," here. The idea is to sincerely believe that you can indeed achieve the things you look at someone doing, and thank right now that you can't. The "standard" being referred to here has to do with the work put in, not the result that comes out.

[@Heisenburg17]

1. Our Vision is kinda far from reality and that's don't get simple basic things done. 2. High standards make it a painful experience because you will look at the best and hate your creations that are nice for your level. 3. Changing habits almost unreal and a makes it even more painful. I would recommend relax and enjoy the process, take good sleeps and pause a lot to recharge inspiration. Yes, this field is hard and for autistic personalities. Don't be delusional. Thank you and much love!

[@julienbrightside8635]

Believe in yourself!@@LordTchernobog

[@annesthesya]

I started your 1 year art progress program on January 1st so this came in at the right time haha

[@richbailey819]

I narrowed my art goals this year down to one word: Consistency. Anything and everything is accomplished by consistently working on it until it's accomplished. I can even extend that to the rest of my life as well!

[@Smkymcpott85]

To be honest, my art goal was to follow your free year-long Art course/challenge. I ended up following through on the whole year.

[@-DailyDoseOfART-]

Same I'm at month 9 rn

[@dolphinpower1107]

How did your progress turn out?

[@Typhanos]

​@@-DailyDoseOfART-🤰

[@datboy27uhoh]

​@@Typhanos Bro 😂

[@cosmix1891]

Brook

[@YukkertonYuki]

Schools been getting me anxious making me draw less i always take things worse than it is but i think after a few days i'll get back into it

[@mastersomething]

my adhd is fun i hope this makes me better

[@asusgaming-ik5wd]

Just the video i needed, thanks Marc

[@just3ntime]

My goals for 2024 is to learn anatomy and perspective basics, I’ve always felt like it was holding me back as a character artist to not be able to animate or draw a character in space without fully relying on reference 🙏🏾

[@kaitogirldraws]

Happy new year Mr Marc! Have a like and a comment as payment for the class, I hope to learn something new today! :D

[@tonidew9460]

Marc can you make a video about how you work on practicing art and challenges you faced with having ADHD and maybe the habits you put in place to help with distraction or general burn out? Maybe some ways to modify art studies for the neurodivergent students?

[@vyllix8546]

Something I've had a big urge to do was to draw every day (like, have my own drawing hour), not only because that's very fun but also because well... It just comes to me that if you do something a constantly you tend to get good at it, but I'm actually very curious if that isn't actually the most efficient way to better artistic skills and if something like, "draw a new fundamental everyday" is better than the "draw whatever picture comes to mind" everday that i've actually really been enjoying now that i got some nice time on hands considering last year was a pretty movemented school year (for better or for worse lol) anyways, love ur vids Marc, keep up the good work :^)

[@FriedUwUMilk]

Hey Marc I love your videos! Would it be possible for you to upload a video of this video of you rendering Frieren without it being a time lapse? I would love to see process with your anime drawings in real time. Thank you and have a great day :)

[@emmanuelgonzalezcaseira9141]

Just here to say that this Freiren drawing must be my favorite piece you have done in a long time :)

[@lucie03]

As a kid, I loooved watching random people drawing, not tutorials, but just progress videos.. I used to think it was useless, but I now realise I subconsciously adopted quite a few art habits from these people, and whenever I feel stuck or don't know the best technique to use, there's always this one random thing I remember to help me out :)(

[@pringles3333]

After watching this I straight up starting drawing

[@niobedragones7347]

Thank you you're the best Marc^^💜

[@Thesamurai1999]

10:07 We are already past January 1, 2024! I guess that means I’m doomed and should just give up!!!!

[@robertflores8789]

I love this video very much

[@epso7621]

My Goal is to start drawing again, even if it is only 30 minutes a day. I graduated from high school (german) last year and started university because of that I stopped drwaing😢

[@bruno.alves7567]

If you ask me, I'd say rule number one: take some time to rest. I said REST. Not playing videogames or spending time on social media. I mean just do nothing. Creativity needs spaces. Good music is made not only with notes, but with silences between them too. Give your brain some real resting time and see the magic! 😉

[@darkone2114]

This a useful teaching and I learned a lot thank you.

[@Cabbywabbytabby]

Always great to give a master credit. You’ve gotten so good at drawing in this style!

[@jei9276]

promised myself last year on Jan 1 2023 that I'll draw more and study music more but I actually just completed 10% of it and it's the most frustrating moment in my life. hope this video's gonna help me though xd

[@bornana269]

Same… ended up doing almost no drawing at all and just being depressed all year long… let us hope for a better year!!

[@TK-ez7nv]

Don’t blame yourself! You hit 10% - much more than 0% Keep going in 2024!🫶🏻

[@NoirArt.]

Those are not good prospects, willpower is the only thing that keeps me alive rn

[@neojaw2192]

Thanks for the promotion on the art school course, that helped me make my mind and be more serious about making this part of my life a possible source of income.

[@texeppl]

I love your art tutorials! Thanks to you, I started drawing again :) Currently I draw on paper, but in the future I would like to switch to digital graphics, but I don't know which drawing tablet will be best for beginners like me :/ . Could you make a video about this? Because your last video about tablets was about 3 years ago :)

[@Dank_Lulu]

I realised last year around December that if I had tried the year-long structured plan you gave I'd be a lot better at art at that point in time. One other thing I realised is the importance of scrapping everything not in the main 'vision' as you put it. Failing at the task, important to me because I obsessed over a detail that in hindsight I didn't care for is a rather terrible feeling. Felt a lot worse than just cutting- out secondary tasks ever did, no matter how many of them. These are all skills worth learning, only problem is it's gonna take like a year to get decent progress now that they're at the forefront. Better at art by 2026 sounds almost as good as better at art by 2025 I suppose. ^^

[@mrbrogathacademy]

9% is WAY higher than I was expecting. I'm a writer by trade, and it's what I spend all my time on. However, I'm really hoping to add art this year to eventually illustrate my own covers and adapt my work to manga/comic form. I had that same goal last year and dropped the ball.

[@Tommy-lo2qz]

Why are all of these so useful… Huge thanks Marc!

[@animerman2017]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:45 *🧠 Stop relying solely on willpower to achieve your goals; build a compelling vision around your goal to be naturally pulled towards it.* 04:27 *📈 Raise your standards and define what you're willing to achieve; high standards lead to consistent action and success.* 07:43 *🔄 Change your habits to meet your standards; small habits contribute to overall success and can be adjusted over time for improvement.* Made with HARPA AI

[@Tac-0]

I watched your video about doing different forms and shapes ( the manequin one) and it taught me a little bit about perspective and helped me draw a few characters that actually looked like humans! MY goal this year is to practice drawing body forms,hands,arms ,heads etc and draw ONE landscape drawing in any form that is a serious project and looks presentable! Doesnt sound like a lot , but at my current speed i can draw a good looking hand in 4 hours and my last character isnt done yet and i started it 5 days ago :D haha.

[@moolayenstudios]

First off I have to say... What a great video! I believe these are really what you need to accomplish your goals! 2nd at 10:00 you say something like "in 6 months when January 1 2024 comes around" did you record this video that long ago or was that a slip of the tounge?

[@OneeUp1]

I'll be drawing 30 hours a day this year 🙏🙏

[@cool_username.]

Same and I'll geting stright A's at shool and I will get 100% of completions in my favorite games

[@pitybreaker6625]

So I started drawing on like August or September last year. I told myself I‘ll draw everyday and until today I did. I don‘t always draw a lot, and I think I could do a lot more, but the fact that I at least kept that goal makes me happy and I want to continue doing it.

[@Mrmysterious-dj1ov]

I’ve been doing a 30 day drawing ✍🏻 challenge this month I’m on day 13 😊

[@snowdragon9577]

Yo this is a goated new year's video!! Thanks teach!!! Also happy new year to everyone!

[@thehunter5989]

My standards are low cause I don't see myself as an artist yet I guess, never did art in my life before even as a kid so I judge myself a lot I might need pros help with this

[@kakerumitsuragi1305]

Im following your 1 year drawing plan(youtube) and posting my drawings on Instagram everyday. now i feel like i can't quit even if want to 😂

[@Slumberprince]

Will power and adhe dont mix, I reached most of my art goals, I also made 16 art goals last year. Ive been using themes and tasks instead of goals. When i make goals tasks instead it isnt quite as negotiable

[@bubblebuster9023]

I have procrastinated watching this video until now I saw it within the first hour when it released and kept it in a tab until today. Let's see if this will actually help or if I'm just a lost cause...

[@maverickbonato8164]

Somehow every single time I see Frieren in a thumbnail I click, it's like a magnet lol

[@giosee_]

0:03 proud "all of 'em genuine thinker" (except coloring[not in grey])

[@MichaelDavins-id7vx]

How I WILL beat procrastination (not currently but in the future tense of course)

[@koofa_ren]

more like: How I'll beat studying and draw more

[@Spika94]

My new years resolution is to keep a healthy sleep schedule, exercise 3 times a week, and practice more art. With how unhealthy I have lived my life by always having my sleep schedule upside down, sitting on my butt all day/night and not exercising, and being borderline underweight, I don't see myself being able to draw every day till I have sorted that out. So for now "more" practice is enough.

[@sandwich3044]

I did pretty good! I was on the path, some things at the end of the year made it a bit more difficult. But im ready with less work hours starting tomorrow to get back on track! You're videos helped to me to make a good workload and schedule to get so much farther than in my whole life haha. It was frustrating at first, but now i appreciate everything. I will try looking at making a more full view of where my goal to help stay on track for 2024. Best wishes Marc, you really helped to change my life, in a huge way. To find joy in the process of learning art, removing the usual dread haha.

[@bricktoriaV3]

New Year’s resolution is to watch more art school and learn more stuff

[@ricardoortega5691]

the sad truth is i am unable to draw even the left frieren because i have a disable hand

[@P3riodd]

Which canvas size do you draw generally?

[@Yamiyogami]

Literally mesmerized by your beautiful, consistent line work.

[@GoodnightMoon4]

God. I hate you. I was so disappointed with my art and my progress, my bf initially recommended your stuff to me a month or so ago and I followed along, but I was so discouraged that I felt like I'd never get anywhere. I've been following your 30 day exercise thing from about a year ago, but didn't have particular inspiration or hope; I'm so easily frustrated. And now you hit me with this, complete with Frieren. I love her so very much. You stinky, smelly, wonderful person you. Thank you. ( I don't actually hate you if that wasn't clear )

[@rowan404]

I think I procrastinate too _little._ I finished both of my 2023 resolutions by the end of May, so I set myself a mid-year resolution in July, only to finish that one at the end of September. And it’s not like I’m purposefully choosing super easy goals. One of them was literally to write a novel. According to my psychiatrist, there’s a possibility that I’m bipolar.

[@koishisen]

Frieren overrated af

[@pladselsker8340]

People say "it's not the brush that makes the art, it's the artist" but I'm at a point where I don't even know if I'm using the right brush for the right job, so just knowing that someone can do something with it will make it clear that I'm the stupid problem in the equation. :D Thank you for sharing your brushes for free!

[@MALICEM12]

It's hard to apply one's self when they don't know how to apply.

[@NikolasBrimmer]

My goal this year is to simply get back to drawing, in any degree. Doesn't matter if it's just doodles, or practice, or actual illustrations, I just want to get back to it because the last couple years has been hard for me creatively

[@sockit2u123]

Thank you for the video Marc. Procrastination and not trying new things was one of my issues that I had last year. I was so afraid to try and draw new things that I ended up growing stagnant as a result. I hope this year I can break out of that shell and draw more. One step at a time.

[@glass9356]

5:00 Ahh yes drawing for 30hrs a day Jack Hanma would be proud!

[@devilichus]

After 5 years as an artist, I recently revisited my fundamentals, achieving a professional level this year. Each week, I diligently sketch intricate anatomy ref studies and master studies and consistently progress. Referencing past studies, I've become my own teacher, critiquing and improving upon my previous work. I now say "Who did this mistakes? A week before me ain't he? Let's paintover this abomination and make the proportions better. Com 'ere!"

[@callmidell]

Only came to say that I love frieren

[@LutraLovegood]

I have yet to find the time to draw 40 hours a day, but someday for sure!

[@YTartschool]

Goals!

[@plebmcpleb5761]

A lot of your lessons are practical and worked for me. I hope I can take this one to heart. Thank you, Marc! Let's make this year excellent.

[@jafarhabib3615]

I'm now filled with motivation and hope, thank you Marc

[@dhekti]

Honestly it's not procrastination. I've been drawing my entire life, and started digital 13-14 years ago. I'm not a beginner. But now it's impossible to find motivation due to AI being rampant already, stealing jobs left and right and making people misunderstand digital art + shit social media algorithm that doesn't show your art to your followers anymore unless you post 24/7 (which contradicts art taking days or weeks), no matter how many followers you have. It RUINS motivation. I've always drawn to connect with other people, which was easy to do before, but now...

[@yuan813j]

Nice fan art of Frieren

[@3yp0n]

I had his videos on autoplay on my second monitor and suddenly realized he sounds like an AI talking due to his cadence LOL I can't unhear it now T.T

[@lorenzovestil2601]

Hi marc! im sure you heard this alot but youre an inspiration to many including me! been studying illustration and your videos just makes it alot more easier. More power to you dude

[@MrMahada73]

How do you work 30 hours a day 🤔🤔🤔

[@FrostDrive]

Next year: still messes up on thumbnails, drawing extra fingers 😂

[@FoofyPenPan]

I always stop art procrastination by watching Marc's videos! Watching him drawing motivates me.

[@darkercore8185]

Thank you so much Marc, this video really changed my view. ive been working of motivatiom and discipline, but my passion became quiet. I really needed reminding of my vision. thank you so much.

[@hagishin00]

Initial goal: draw a comic Goal reached: draw

[@tantanv33r]

This year I really wanted to get better at drawing, especially by using the art program. The realisation struck me that even with the discount it was really expensive when converted to my curreny 😭😭😭 I understand that it's definitely going to be worth the price, but I can't fit that one time payment into my budget, disappointingly. But even without it, I'll try to learn things without the program!!!

[@psychot1ka]

Although I've been drawing my whole life, I've barely improved. Made a little progress and started drawing more last year, so I'm hoping to continue down the path to getting better. Definitely going to make a big change this year. Thanks for your videos, Marc! They always inspire me to keep practicing.

[@alexandrunicola42]

How to say a lot but nothing

[@zacharycieszinski5465]

I am doing the Creatuanary challenge, I don't expect to finish all of them within the 31 days but I will see them through to the end, even if it takes longer, also being organized and breaking down the projects into actionable steps that makes my process more concrete and efficient

[@Eddman368]

I think you got willpower and passion mixed up, I’ve always seen passion as that thing that sparks your interest, but quickly fades without discipline.

[@LongerTomTV]

Ok, that's a really good point for me. To be honest when I ever wanted to do stuff I just wanted to do it because I thought it is cool, I was never really thinking what I want to accomplish by doing and developing it. Setting goal is so crucial. Second thing, if you can't set a goal, you have to ask yourself if the thing you want to do really matters? Thanks MB!

[@a3gidE]

I think I'll just watch this video later

[@rijd2304]

Mindfulness helps. I ysed the book 30 Days to Overcome Proyby Corin Devaso. It was cool.

[@gogotrololo]

Bro... Your word on creating a vision hit me hard. Words that apply to my music projects that are sitting unfinished and unreleased to the world... Im so close to a paradigm shift in life, its actually causing anxiety that im working through to get to the other side. Its just the fear of change, and thats why your words on vision hit hard... Knowing how i see myself in my true form helps break down those fears, i need to lean into the fear of stagnation as someone who i no longer want to be.

[@prowder1]

Your anime really improved a lot. The face is great. The rest looks good too, but there's a stylistic disconnect between the two. I think the shading on the body needs to become a little flatter too maybe.

[@orange8420]

This year is started the 1 year art challenge so far breaking my backs because of gesture drawing

[@LordTchernobog]

I'm in an ubreakable cycle, so I'm hopeless, no matter how am I try so hard.

[@theb.i.t.1128]

《My art goals for 2024》 1. Learn to draw a character properly (anatomy). 2. Learn to draw clothes, practically wrinkles, and folds. 3. Angles, foreshortening, and perspective. 4. Background, the most artists' weakness 😅 5. Composition, something my own, something interesting. 6. Artstyle; Mika Pikazo is renowned for her own magnificent own. I wish to draw something like her, and Kei Urana By the by, could you make someday a video about her art style and how SHE developed it? She is a Japanese mangaka from a new generation who creates a weekly series called "GachiAkuta". I know it takes time for that, but I assure that is worth it!!!

[@Raya.T]

2023 sadly was a year i barely drew due to uni pressure and a bit of burn out but i wanna start fresh this year since i am now done with university and full time working so after 4 PM i tune of from work and have free time.

[@lamaskfish]

Thank you for another great video Marc, I will start to apply it on my life right now (Wednesday February 07, 2024).

[@Discoveryman29]

In 2023, return to 2d character checked, still suck ass due to my main job is environment game artist (basically house, rock sand dirt, stuffs like that, the only round thing i ever paint or make in 3d are balls.... Remember that if u want to do the job) 2024 goal: practice the round thing, so i can destroy NNN by the end of the years Anyway thanks Marc for all the tips, wish u have a good year as welll

[@LegendoftheGalacticHero]

These advices tbh apply to everything, I will say the vision is the main one. Having a vision is fuel for your engine. If you don't have a clear one yet, it's ok. Interact with new things, old things, things, people etc. it will help you refine your vision maybe in ways that you didnd't expect and now you can't think of otherwise

[@neruoue123]

So in that sense.. If i follow Marc's art habits to the letter, every single nano detail I will have the same Art Skills as he does in no time!!!! But then I'll also go bald as a result... hmmm.. 🤔🤨🤔🤨🤔🤨🤔🤨🤔🤨 meh... who needs hair anyway, saves up money on shampoo and conditioner!

[@MASTERCRAFT938]

Hello there and Happy new year. :D Also happy seeing best girl again xD

[@blackcitadel9]

New Years resolutions are literally the worst way to change your habits. It's like they were designed to set people up for failure, they are so bad at the task. I remember when I was first introduced to the concept of new years resolutions as a kid. The first thing I said about them was "That sounds stupid." granted, I was just a lazy kid, however now as a grown adult and with the stuff I've learned about learning and making new habits I can confidently say. Kid me was correct. Your vision sound similar to CGP Grey's "Themes"

[@Penguuproduction]

Do you have any recommendations on people who have ADHD, I feel I could put time into it but struggle to come back to it. Which ultimately affects me practicing and then I get frustrated and discouraged.

[@luanavasilescu5413]

What kind of witchcraft is this guy doing, I swear I’ve been watching so closely the drawing presses and it never fail so amaze me. The way just some lines change everything and little by little you see the drawing come to life. ❤ Also DUDE stop putting the speed drawings I cannot concentrate on anything you say because of how focused I am. 😂

[@foreverkurome]

I made a new year resolution to cut social media out of my life. Things like Facebook, Twitter and those other brainrot apps. I was spending 2 hours a day looking at mindless shit like politics, sports and video game dramas and I hate all 3 subjects with a passion. No more. It quite literally wrecks your brain and the only thanks you are getting is your data being used to train some LLM for free. A bit like how AI scrapes art from the Internet and allows some rando to make a living from selling AI generated soulless NSFW works

[@zeroth88]

Good advice, although I disagree with the willpower portion. Willpower is a muscle, and is something one can develop by doing the things that they don't necessarily want to repeatedly and consistently. Doing so helps build willpower and discipline in one's life, which then enables someone to do more. Like a muscle, willpower can also atrophy if you stop doing things you don't like to do. There's some really cool research that's been coming out of the part of the brain that controls willpower. Not really important, as the video more or less provides a good layout for exercising the willpower "muscle," but wanted to add that willpower isn't something that should be thrown out. People just use it wrong most of the time (myself included).

[@Stellaron912]

Hey, just asking, I'm Not that great at drawing in general, but it's my hobby, I've been doing it for the past like 2 years, but still hasn't have any noticeable progress, I Really want to study on college about graphic design and designing in general, there's still one and a half year to go till I get to college, will I get there? It's Really making me down...

[@Nicozcool]

15 hours a week of drawing isn’t very doable for me as a full time animal science undergrad student with his busiest semester. What would you recommend I do for practice during my week then?