How to Have Fun Drawing Without Stressing Out!

Drawing is not supposed to be a burden. It's supposed to be a fun, relaxing, and often times energizing exercise. Taking it seriously so that it becomes your life passion is wonderful but even then, it boils down to having fun while doing it!
Drawing is a skill that most people wish they could do but they immediately put themselves in the category of "Oh, I could never do that." I want to take this time and welcome you to my channel: Draw Sessions.
I've been drawing all my life and have had the privilege of working both for AAA game studios and also movies. I have taught foundation drawing at the University of Cincinnati and it's time now to give back. I understand the frustrations of learning art in general but specifically, drawing. My channel is dedicated in helping absolute beginners, intermediate artists, and industry veterans - all wanting to improve their drawing skills. Please like, subscribe, hit the notification bell and comment below if you're finding this channel helpful in your journey of becoming an artist.
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[@bobbyrebholz2183]

If you'd like to level up your skills or hang out with like-minded artists trying to get better, please check out the link to our Discord. discord.gg/s6Ft2j8h If you'd like to level up your creature designing skills, please sign up in our Creature Design Workshop: www.creaturedesignworkshop.com/

[@dgarrard100]

Okay, but how do I have fun drawing without stressing out when my drawings _suck?_

[@Mhyllles]

Think that it's still a learning process. Have fun with how you are progressing, and to have progress, compare your drawings from the past, take pieces of advice from your admitted artists, and have fun learning something new. Don't think about how you suck, but instead think about how you can continuously explore and discover the ways and techniques of art

[@Simon-et4hu]

I learned to stress out for not drawing instead but I couldn’t tell you how. So when I got a drawing out I feel better. Also my experience is my drawings suck less at the end of my longer drawing sessions like an hour or two. But I don’t do that every day. If I draw many times the same kind of subject it clicks after 4 to 6 attempts. It did that woth portraits and figures. It also does it after I spend the first 5 hours on a digital painting because I am micro iterating on top everything until I am satisfied. When “it clicks” I know I am seeing my skill at its best for now and I am rarely dissatisfied. Hopefully those metrics can give you some insight? I don’t want to scare anybody off either and I do hope it happens for you more quickly like after 2 drawings or just 45 mins of painting ^.^ It probably is the warming up that kicks in I don’t know!

[@ChadScarbs]

*Slams the table* EXACTLY!

[@abacatinho2581]

Thank you for all the videos. You are by far one of the bests teachers of youtube

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

You're very welcome!

[@matheoaaslidhandstad3355]

Can you please do a "sketchbook tour", where you show us your sketches etcetera? Love your videos👍

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Thanks. I've done two of those. More to come!

[@hpcmagik]

What a fantastic video! For the name, it could be like a species of "tyrant wolf." Lol. But then again I am not a creature designer by any means, more of a general pencil artist.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jashbhardwaj2571]

well their scientific classification is quadrapedus trackodon but he goes by Benson

[@imaginationlande8889]

I noticed that your monsters especially the ones that are mammalian kind, tend to have bat or rodent shaped heads HEAVILY on bats shaped head which is really really neat but if you ever feel like you have some same face syndrome problem with your monsters I'd say work on head types (not a criticism just an out there comment use it however you like and also love your art style man!)

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

When I draw for clients, it has to be way different. When I just draw for fun, I love that face type.

[@imaginationlande8889]

@@bobbyrebholz2183 aight cool i love it too

[@ramreboot]

This video is exactly what I need right now. Been feeling like a failure of an artist because I've been rejected from a comics anthology and I now barely get any commissions when I was able to earn an okay living from them last year. It's good to be told that it's not over for me

[@sho145]

Keep going! I want to be a character designer and I'm not getting many commissions but we just have to keep grinding.

[@Procione07]

i think u are a true Master not only for the technic and your style but also for how do you approce to drawing and your philosofy behinde it. ty for share your preciuse knowledge.

[@coyoteclockworkstudios3140]

The shoulder on your guy shows a collarbone type structure, rather than a canid/felid/etc shoulder. I notice it a lot in people who draw humans as a default will put human-like anatomy in their animals. Unfortunately, the human collarbone is very rare in comparison to other taxonomy. It's 100% unique to us, as even other simian shoulders and collarbone structures do not allow them to aim and hit a target like we can. Nothing else in the animal world outside of simians has a humanoid collarbone. And a humanoid collarbone would prevent a lot of agility in animals like cats and dogs. The creature having humanoid hands makes sense for the arm, though. I'm an equine artist, so I see a lot of horses with human arm muscles. XD I am really struggling with art being "fun" and providing flow so I'm glad I clicked on your video! I LOVE Andrewsarchus (the guy who discovered the fossil inspired Indiana Jones!) I agree that the Cenozoic needs way more love.

[@tuerklinke9370]

You helped me alot. But. I am addicted now again . I Could draw and paint all day long but i have to work lol . Please teach us all you know. I love your new monster!

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Thank you so much. I'm trying to pour 40 years of drawing knowledge into these videos😆

[@igormendoncacanga2569]

I too am going back, or in the same boat, as all those other people who abandoned drawing but now feels drawn (no pun intended) to it again and I am seeking it as a primary passion since it is my primary talent ever since I was a child. I am not going to lie, drawing feels like an excruciating work to me and that is because of my perfectionism indeed. Once again Mr. Rebholz, your videos are very helpful and somewhat has a dimension of therapy to it too, I must confess that this video felt personal due to the underlying feeling of stress that other people and I experience during drawings. Once again, I express gratitude for your work.

[@listolistonair6459]

Same as me that wanting to perfectly draw anything is a real problem 😅

[@mitchellmiller5064]

I shared a song earlier in the discord that discusses a lot of what you talk about in the video. If anyone likes to listen to rap as their drawing music, "Rings" and "Pigeonomotry" by Aesop Rock give me a lot of inspiration when I'm in a creative rut.

[@igormendoncacanga2569]

I’m not going to lie, I was drawing with you but I was doing something different, and I didn’t like what I scribbled so this video was really speaking to the core of my being; I left it unfinished.

[@Styrac0]

I love drawing creatures but I can only ever draw side profiles of them, especially things like dinosaurs, dragons etc. I'd love to draw unique scenes like fights or speculative behaviours but I just can never seem to draw them in perspective, would you have any tips on how to help get better or more used to it?

[@alexadelanie6411]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom! I needed to hear this.

[@igormendoncacanga2569]

Yes, I agree wholeheartedly with what you said around the 22 minute mark. Our private sketches or even the finished work we keep in private for whatever reasons are usually better than the things or figure drawings we make public. This relates to my personal case with a project that I'm trying to fulfill; it can be a bummer since my real masterpieces humbly speaking or the drawings I’m most proud of, are not really salable so to speak due to its adult-type of nature. Like I wrote in a previous video of yours, my style deemed similar to that of Bosch but I esoterically emphasize, as a social critique, on our sexual obsessions and the racialized dimensions of sexology, all in relation to metaphysical concepts attuned with alchemy and reincarnation but it's either hit or miss with people: they either love the depictions of erotica like in the vain of Edo period Japanese paintings and drawings, or they find it offensive and inappropriate for public display.

[@michaelwallington1272]

Hey Bobby, I’ve been following your artwork for years and only recently stumbled across your KZbin. Thanks for all of your KZbin videos man, I’ve always really struggled with my own perfectionism and only just recently figured out that that was the problem. Your videos have been a major inspiration and aid for me as I try and have fun and stop trying to be the best

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

You're welcome and we all struggle with perfectionism. It sucks.

[@benjaminsanchez4520]

I love your videos , What would you say is your best advice for practice drawing and tracking the progress?

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Thanks. I suggest watching my videos geared toward thumbnail sketching.

[@kikolektrique1737]

I feel like I haven’t gotten anywhere. Im learning each day trying to draw appropriately and learn the fundamentals but my art doesn’t appear to improve. Really sucks

[@norwardradtke1361]

MECHS MECHS MECHS MECHS MECHS MECHA hahaha please Bobby. Love your work brother, I’ve been taking your videos for months now and it helps me so much. I’ve copied what you’ve done like line for line and also just played your videos while I’m doing my own thing and your videos are a profoundly helpful anchor. It makes me feel like you are here with me guiding me along nudging me in the right direction. 🤜🏻🤛🏻 anyhow making organic mechanical hybrid mechs is my dream, I know I need to be able to do proportions and shapes really well and bash them together to make mechs etc.

[@AI_Sangheili]

Same here, I just restarted to draw after years and I lost most of my practice, but I'm not giving up.

[@haydenwarren253]

Hi from New Zealand! found ur channel last night and loving it. Was the Moa the big bird u forgot the name of ?

[@Flowerbelle-qk9qp]

There used to be horse sized capybaras 😂 thanks for the lovely vid

[@jestem.zerem0]

Hi, could you show how you draw wings please? ( feathers)

[@stringer4193]

13:45 you talking about a Moa?

[@tedkolterman]

i may be around a 3 to 4 drawing since 1982 at 14. may be a 5 at 55

[@commonroadjunction4047]

Awesome work mate I’m trying every day to get better and better and did you mean a terror bird ?

[@Simon-et4hu]

I would call her Wendy I don’t know why ^.^

[@aleksandarstanisic1848]

Thank you man ;)

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Most welcome 😊

[@ZTRCTGuy]

It's quite dangerous to say drawing should be like ''x''. A stress relief, mindless, whatever. People personalities differ, some people like to doodle, other people are way more planful.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

@@ZTRCTGuy Danger is my middle name.

[@hafizmazuki2443]

Still not fun....i think i gonna quit

[@maanraja9098]

What kind of pen you using for it

[@blueicesunberg7598]

Samanta 😂

[@ulamog830]

i would call it a Firbörg... not influenced by the worg at all btw, i wouldn't dare ^^

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Good name!

[@Bun800]

I got this recc'd to me on google, and normally that drives me nuts, but this was a really good video! The artist's voice and calm demeanor reminded me a lot of Bob Ross, the twist being the creature feature. I think a lot of important information hits you within the first 5 minutes this video, and throughout there's a lot of great tips on drawing I would never think about, like weight distribution. The funny thing is I'd JUST been thinking this evening how I'd love to draw some insane "monsters" like in Guillermo del Toro's films (Hellboy mostly) even though I haven't been able to pick up a pen in years. I never said this out loud btw, but I still got this video pushed. Idk, maybe AI is real and it reads minds now 😂 But this semi chill tutorial definitely helped with me wanting to free sketch and just create. Hopefully I will, because when I was getting back into drawing (before my mom passed away 7 years ago) I thought I did see a small improvement within a month's-ish time frame. I've always wanted to draw people, more cartoony, and weird things. Thanks for making this video

[@keke7802]

your videos are great. they truly have been helping me understand everything

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Glad you like them!

[@Nasir_3.]

I think I would go with ROLEN name for that creature, great video by the way

[@ryancurry1457]

I 100% agree.

[@VickKelly-v9f]

Thank you Bobby ! You help me a lot at shading but mostly at just taking time on my drawing so now I almost never erase ! I wasn’t relaxing before but now I do and take time to study my process….no more urgency to finish!!! It is much more fun now! Thank you again and have a great day

[@frankseymour4162]

Your drawing skills are great but your explanations and encouragement are the indicators of an excellent teacher. Well done.

[@DrawingFromImagination]

Loved hearing your historical animal knowledge, would be great to see more of that!

[@igormendoncacanga2569]

Bobby! Or Robert.

[@robertjohnson9187]

Of the prehistoric animals I'm a big fan of the giant ground sloth.

[@ChiSta-fo2rz]

😊❤❤

[@michio_evil4348]

What i do is waking up early to draw to not get too much chores

[@bbarker5766]

I can sketch better with an aurbrush more than a pencil.

[@Gashren]

Sketchbooks are our diaries... No wonder I can't keep one up then! :) Very good tips. I hope it's just the kick start I need to just draw, without worrying about it looking good from the start.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Just doodle. Remember, it's for you and nobody else.

[@BonLee-jh5pk]

Still amazed that you use a simple Bic pen.

[@grimcrimz768]

Luk-gur

[@normal3705]

I would call it Gergon.

[@Jedapoo]

What days/times are your workshop classes? Like, the monthly ones that are twice a week through the month? I wanted to look ahead and try to adjust my schedule so I can sign up in the coming months.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

@@Jedapoo Hey man thanks for commenting. If you follow the link in the description, it will take you to the website with all of the information. We meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00pm EST. If you can't make it because of time zones or scheduling conflicts, all sessions are recorded and viewable indefinitely.

[@matthewwilliams3827]

Cool drawing!!

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@kennynyc1555]

awesome sketch the body is cool

[@MayaDrawingArt]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@henriquefeliciano5929]

You are the best teacher in the universe. More one amazing video!!!!

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Thank you! 😃

[@bryanterborg3665]

I’m hoping to get outta my rut of not drawing. For some reason it’s not relaxing or enjoyable right now. Any ideas on how to get started back up? Your videos used to get me going to want to draw ALL the time, but even these aren’t helping me. Any help would be appreciated.🦶

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Well, now comes the tough question I ask everyone: Do you like the idea of being good at drawing or do you actually like the drawing part?

[@GoldenAugust-]

​@@bobbyrebholz2183 Dam, that applies to any creative endeavor. In my case, I can't get past writing.

[@fracturedinfinities]

I tried the bic glide you mentioned in another video and the only two modes are no ink and dark solid lines. Not good for sketching

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

@@fracturedinfinities keep practicing and that problem will disappear.

[@fracturedinfinities]

@@bobbyrebholz2183 thank you :)

[@HINate-pz9ho]

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