How To Sketch With Confidence

[@mojavefry2617]

“It’s not about copying, it’s learning about where shapes go” is unironically some of the best advice you can give to a starting artist.

[@kobz2862]

I like to think about it that to make your own art, you need to draw and learn someones art. That's why i like to redraw characters i like, and remember how to achieve a specific pose, or hair line, it helps in making my own

[@neonpenguin0948]

@@kobz2862 exactly

[@athos9293]

​@@kobz2862 but this is the truth, everyone that goes through the process of learning eventually finds it out

[@xddude]

I think looking at other people's art is something that should be done for fun but never for study. Beginners should always look at reference from life because the goal of art is to replicate the rules of the 3D world we live in and artists don't always follow them.

[@oleksiyraiu7190]

Don't use an eraser, user a ball-pen, and don't use a sketchbook with pages that can be torn out... Nice job kicking the chair from under me! Definitely a like!

[@buttsart]

To be clear it's not bad to use either of these things. In my experience they simply help make your lines more confident and less precious.

[@TheOminousPriestess]

Thanks!! Is it ok if I would use an very inky pen?

[@buttsart]

@@TheOminousPriestess of course! It's all about what you feel comfortable with. I sometimes also use a fountain pen because i like the texture it creates. So it's really up to you which kinds of pens you use :)

[@TheOminousPriestess]

@@buttsart :D

[@TheOminousPriestess]

@munnoh1029 alright

[@Ali0_11]

Love the old school vibe with no fancy editing Also great tips!

[@spinachwand3179]

Thank you I’ve been trying to practice poses but i keeps failing I tried this and at first I kept failing but eventually it worked❤

[@sael5084]

​@@spinachwand3179 I still keep failing and not improving 😢

[@quoago]

@@sael5084 looking at what you've posted, you have definitely improved. Comparing the sketches from one of your videos just 2 weeks ago and the video you posted yesterday, i quickly spotted your improvement. Also, I noticed that (at least from what you have posted) everything you draw is the same, it's all just pose sketches. Try doing something new, like landscape practices, drawing buildings, or objects in your room! And don't just keep doing sketches over and over, try making a complete projects to put the skills you got from sketching to use (try adding colors or put the character in a room/environment!) It is hard to improve when only doing what you already know how to do, because you will eventually hit a glass ceiling and stop improving all together.

[@Komeiji0401]

Exactly! This gives me 2016 vibes

[@gustavomendez6279]

I did this a few years ago. I abandoned using any kind of pencil and stuck to using a red or black pen for a long while. It does level up your game when you go for something permanent and focus on gesture drawings to get a feel for poses. It forces you to really think about the impact each line has.

[@danielsmithiv1279]

You have any drawings on Instagram or other social media? I'm curious.

[@Rachel-zn4ih]

same. but now i have the opposite problem: i have absolutely no patience to sketch with a pencil. i ink everything from the start

[@crumblemuffin1257]

Y'all smell this? The underrated scent? Jesus Christ you deserve far more subscribers. Hope you'll get far many in the future!

[@buttsart]

Ahh thank you so much that means the world to me. You're very kind :)

[@o-henry]

I thought you were smelling the German accent :) Not that there's something wrong with that ... meinen kriege ich auch nicht ganz weg

[@russellfisher1303]

God it smell so underrated in, I can’t breath 🤢

[@pseico315]

The only scent that I smell is the sweat on my pillow because I took a fat nap before I watched this video, lol.

[@russellfisher1303]

@@pseico315 ?

[@Sichel22]

for digital art i can recommend using 1 layer , no eraser, no opacity, no flow, no pen pressure/ a fixed brush size. these tips especially apply for the basic shape practices and composition sketches(imo). nice video ^^

[@spiceo2]

For the past 5 years since I started drawing, my sketchbook pages had been filled with nothing but cautious, dull, lifeless graphite sketches. As of late I've really grown to appreciate the spontaneity and energy behind using tools and materials that can't be erased, and since then I've been making it a point to myself to avoid pencils like the plague unless I _really_ need them. I was initially scared this might make my sketchbook pages look messy and incoherent, but instead I've found myself loving even the roughest of sketches just for being something bold and different. Gotta say, as a highly insecure artist, it's been doing wonders for self confidence.

[@fazlox]

Any time a tutorial says something like "You need to do something scary" or "You'll have to go outside your comfort zone", I immediately find myself more interested because most tutorials out there try to make things sound less difficult than it really can be. I've always thought calming, reassuring phrases like "You can do it" are more dangerous than anything in teaching, at least for me. To put it symbolically, I'd much rather be afraid to take a fall but know how to land if I make a mistake rather than be confident but unaware of the fall to begin with. When I began to think that way, I started to find a lot more acceptance in drawings that didn't reach the expectations that I set for myself. I appreciate the way you made this video, I think it'll be valuable for a lot of people!

[@buttsart]

That's a great way to looking at it and thank you for your kind words :)

[@Scarshadow666]

Very true! My guess for why a lot of tutorials don't try to push people out of their comfort zones is 😊because they want to attract a general audience that are still beginners to drawing. The tutorial videos for when artists are at an intermediate level or looking for improvement on drawing take some extra digging. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Coffeestainedsweater]

The hardest part of drawing more confidently is HAVING the confidence in yourself

[@elijahd.techgnostic]

Exactly. This is something I struggle with and really can't overcome ever.

[@puosti]

@@elijahd.techgnostici think the best and strongest thing to do when it comes to confidence in general is to keep an eye out for those negative thoughts that pop up in your head, identify them, then just prove that thought wrong and dismiss it. lets say your drawing something and it’s going bad and you think “oh this is hopeless” you probably think that because of your belief that you’re not good enough at art or something along those lines, so think about that belief in your mind and tell yourself it’s untrue. show yourself the past where you weren’t as good, or a time were you learnt something useful that you implemented in your art to improve, or look at one of the drawings youre proud of. once you prove to yourself that you actually aren’t hopeless and that you are good at art, even on a rough day where your art isn’t as good, you can show yourself that you still have the potential to grow and that the art you’re struggling on will be able to get somewhere if you just keep going. the thoughts will definitely still be there, but every time they come up you just need to keep repeating that until over time they start to become more quiet. it’s really hard, and this whole thing even happens generally especially with me since i have social anxiety, which is where i got this whole technique as it originally wasn’t for art but works really well for it, and i’d say probably everyone has these thoughts. but improving not only your artistic confidence but your self-confidence can be so good. it’s all about just realising that you don’t need to be amazing or great at art and make no mistakes, mistakes are what makes us learn. art is such a hard mental toll sometimes but what can you do, just gotta get through it and appreciate the fact you have such a cool hobby that gives you a such creative and active mind :))) appreciate that gift cause its super awesome!!

[@limedevil2518]

I cannot stress enough about how ink pens, references, and sketchbooks with bound pages helped me to develop my art style! Using pictures and being forced to stick with sketches you draw is one of, and if not, the best way you could learn about drawing overall. Love this video! 👍

[@thespiceman9367]

For me, using colored pencils has also been great, especially as you can alternate between lighter and darker shading/lines while also restricting eraser use

[@buttsart]

Oh definitely! Colored pencil is also a good option for sketching :)

[@onionjuuce]

This is really helpful, getting to see the way you draw without any cut-outs throughout the process makes it easier to understand, thanks!

[@buttsart]

I'm so glad it helped you

[@Kiginsworth1010]

i personally like a clean sketchbook and this some how gives me the insentive to get better at shapes and better lines. i stopped the timid chicken scratching a while ago because i really wanted my sketchbooks to be clean what im trying to say is use whatever you can as insentive to grow, mine just so happened to be the thing most artists would say to avoid lol

[@Adam-hs9ft]

I'm supposed to be going to uni later this year to do art (more specifically game art, so character concepts, map design, etc) and honestly videos like this really help me learn new ways of doing things, like I'm still fsr from great at art but I know watching this video and similar ones (and practicing simultaneously) I've definitely gotten better lol

[@buttsart]

That's lovely to hear! I'm sure you're gonna have a great time at uni. I feel like I really grew into my own as an artist there :)

[@Adam-hs9ft]

@Buttsart yeah from what I've heard it's the best place for it, doing game design at college rn and one of my friends has been teaching us some stuff, also thanks for the luck I'm gonna need it because my place is conditional, and I need to get my grades up a bit to get in lol

[@buttsart]

@@Adam-hs9ft I'm sure you'll get it! I believe in you

[@Kongjie57]

Listen to me right now mate, I'm currently doing a first year degree in Fine Arts at a major university in my country: If you go to Uni for 'Fine Arts' specifically, you WILL be learning contemporary art, that means abstract stuff, sculptures, and a bit of painting for me, for you probably similar. If you are going to a community college, or something smaller scale specifically for conceptual art/animation/game stuff, itll be different and more relevant to you immediately. I have a friend going to a community college for concept art and animation, he loves it. Its instantly useful to him. Currently he is learning animation. You WILL learn 3d modelling. The sooner you become acquainted with autocad and blender, the better. Personally I would not recommend Fine Arts degree, because its all just catered to contemporary art stuff and doesnt teach you fundamentals. Lastly, enjoy Uni. Its a great reset, and a chance to get to know new people of a similar calibre and interests. Enjoy it! And make friends early, and fast in the first few weeks. Dont get left behind. Just talk to people for anything. You'll do fine.

[@Jarmey984]

literally, in the 8 years ive been drawing, this is the best advice ive heard (ignoring that i went to art school, too). thank you ❤

[@buttsart]

Awww thank you so much

[@adarfrida]

Wonderful video! Sometimes you see "perfect" sketchbook spreads and pressure yourself to create the same in your own sketchbook. But as you illustrated in this video, your sketchbook is a place where you can and should explore. :) Gonna start drawing with pens now 😂

[@witchrebel9362]

a minutes and 20 seconds in and you already blew my mind by reminding me that most of my favorite sketches that I've made were done ON Binded Paper and with Pen. The only other cases were when I was little and only had brief moments to capture a feeling on paper; always spontaneous and competetively charged. Years of references, comparisons and criticism nullified that childish confidence. I get that old Van Gough quote now.

[@poggeraxolotl]

hearing that it doesnt need to be perfect after spending an hour erasing, sketching, and re-erasing is so, so, so soothing

[@aperson9847]

"...and not worry about perfection or performance." Wow, that really hit me. I've been drawing for decades but I've really been struggling to just enjoy it lately, which means I haven't been doing it much. I think that pressure to always perform is a huge part of it (thanks social media). I'm going to try this approach and see if I can break out of always needing to harshly criticize my own work.

[@maycontainnuts3127]

4 minutes of pure good advice. im sick of 20 minute vlogs disguised as art tutorials.

[@srgmatrix6970]

I adore how even if this if obvious, the way you present it is so natural and genuine, makes it feel real to embrace your own lack of self-esteem .

[@sorresorresorre]

this what exactly i did ACCIDENTALLY. i was sick and i can't go out of the pharmacy, that i had is only a pen and one note book that my brother's gave me. bc idk what i must to do but forced my self to draw only with it! and it change me A LOT. when my friend was still crazy with those big complicated bone of sketch, i leave it day by day, untill i almost never use those sketches, then my artists friend called me "one line guy" i still use sketches tho, but not what i did before this accident. i was insane with thousand circle and squares with muscle and else. now i use only big shape that really needed.

[@VeryRGOTI]

kinda odd that this video isn't from.the 2010s, it gives that chill old times vibe

[@ErnestHawkings]

2010's and old times 😭

[@Michaela_ZC]

I've heard this before from teachers but this got it back into my head. I need to just breathe and see where I go when there's no looking back

[@elijahd.techgnostic]

Really wish I could have this mindset when drawing anything. It's really difficult for me to just enjoy the process and try to learn all the shapes and poses. I'm completely overwhelmed everytime.

[@Ricardbox_]

Another great KZbin recommendation! I'm still far from sketching full-on characters on the go with confidence, but it is what I've been practicing and it's neat 💙

[@DaxSchaffer]

In one of the most helpful classes I ever took, my teacher John had only one rule for us: "No erasers." He was more concerned with making us think about what we were doing, how to move forward, and even how to embrace the occasional mistakes. It was the single most eye opening and important lesson I ever received as far as drawing goes. So yeah, sketching with pens is absolutely wonderful advice. Even if you mess up, just try again instead of trying to fix what you did, you will grow so much more this way.

[@SandersCat_yo]

i actually started doing exactly this last year. using simple pens and convincing myself to not care about sketchbook looking perfect. great advice!

[@elapse4143]

your way of teaching is so nice! i felt like im talking to a good friend :)

[@mothbro16]

This is a good technique. It's easy to get caught up in the details so I gotta remember to do things like this. Something else that's helped me a lot in digital art is not zooming in while sketching to ensure I don't try to make it too detailed in early stages. Thanks for the vid! 👍

[@buttsart]

same here! The rough posing is much easier when zoomed out

[@josiahlewis5838]

Just sharing a tip for anyone using gel pens. Because its gel it can smudge really easily and it can bleed/run with water. So if u like to use watercolor over your sketches id say go for a ballpoint or something less "wet" also dont press too hard on fine tip pens the nib will break and its harder to use. Ots a sketch so most people wont press hard but ive broken lots of good pens that way 😭

[@TheOminousPriestess]

Tysm!!! I usually just use mechanical pencils to draw or a regular pencil. I was scared to make mistakes and you helped me out.

[@pouncelygrin6699]

Watching this I realized that it is discussing and putting into words what I have been doing all this time whenever I try to sketch, I like using the pen more than the pencil because whenever I make a mistake I embrace it, sometimes I would just correct it by drawing over it and it wouldn't look bad but for the most part I just let most mistakes be so that I can see what I needed to improve on. Great video, definitely a good advice for sketching 👍👍

[@Muhomono]

Currently rushing to improve my art, as I'd like to pursue art in college. And I'm deathly afraid of embarrassing myself with bad art. Stumbled across this at midnight and it really helped me. Was really planning on quitting art.

[@buttsart]

Omg i'm so glad! I'm happy I could help you an I hope you have a good time in college

[@UnworthyUser]

I've seen video one year ago and it's really helped me to sketching knowing that nothing in the sketch is going to be perfect that what i was needed thank you ❤

[@keegansheppard1416]

I stopped drawing so long ago. I gave it up because I didn’t want to put the time and effort into it. I didn’t want to do it as a job but I wanted to be good at it. I’m going to use these tips to start sketching whenever I have downtime now. Maybe over time I will get better. Thank you so much!

[@zasqya3094]

i gained the confidence because there was time were i wemt to ky aunts house and i only have pencil and not eraser, so i just sketch with pencil without erasing anything and it really improves my art a lot

[@June_squids]

My sketch is my linework and you can’t stop me

[@Art_de_Ari]

This is quite useful actually! I don't use traditional means as much as digital, but when I do use digital and sketch I try not to use the undo button or the eraser tool, I imagine it works in a similar way. Great video btw :]

[@dzajhu]

that was really useful. i mean when i started learning drawing i ofc got myself a sketchbook but i was always so pressurized to maintain any quality there i just didnt want to have my pages dirty. now im at my 3rd sketchbook and i am gonna for sure use your tehnique. thank you!

[@DaRat100]

This advice is awesome last summer i started messing with using a ballpoint pen and its so freeing. You just have to accept the mistakes and keep going without worrying about all the small stuff.

[@damon4512]

This is great advice. Just today I started using a fine tip marker and just went for it. It was the most fun and energizing drawing experience I've had in awhile 🤘

[@Mrfresh346]

Thank You I can even feel how you want everyone to do good Ive watched few tutorials but this one is the most useful by far! ❤

[@kinda_cold_in_the_closet]

this randomly popped up on my page and i never knew i needed this until now thank u 😭

[@quix..]

Not only did you teach me to ve confident in my drawing streaks, but you also tought me pretty food tips in body! Tysm for this ❤

[@OrangeDragon04]

I will never stop with chicken scratches. It has saved me so much trouble not having to re-do complicated drawings because of small mistakes. Were it not for them, I'd never get a decent result. Except for dropping the chicken scratches, good advice all around.

[@tobigrantlbart]

Noticed that about me, that my sketches always look more confident when I use ballpoint pen. Like it tricks my brain into not thinking I can fuck up

[@Viezyyy]

i never tried tracing images, or trying to copy them, i tried it now and it really helped me to learn to place the right shapes and lines for a body part

[@nonsensicaluniverse4757]

I beat myself up a lot for not drawing because I get too caught up in perfection and not being as good as others. But maybe I needed this to push myself to enjoying art

[@angryspacemarine6677]

Used to be able to sketch like that, been years since I’ve tried. This makes me want to try again

[@jacobknox2380]

I have a little notepad at work and a pen. I use it to take notes but i also doodle and sketch in it randomly on breaks and stuff. It really has helped me to improve and be more confident

[@rororokai]

I LOVE THESE ART CLASS TYPE VIDEOS!!!! This was sooo helpful and I can definitely see u as an art teacher for students!! Thank you for showing me all these different strategies!! They really showed me a different way for art :)

[@PeterPeter-]

I found this helpful. Very brief and to the point

[@biestibelzer]

Bold of you to assume I can't tear out pages out of a sketch book...! But you might have caught me with the fear of failure :')

[@desenhosdoestevao]

The idea of ​​using a paperback instead of a spiral notebook is great.

[@ItzJuanG]

Just started doing this. Not gonna lie it is really hard to let go off trying to make everything correct and pretty looking! But I know it's for the best. Thank you

[@two__st]

I don't know why but thinking of the line of action I usually draw as the spine really clicked something in my brain!!! Wonderful video :3

[@Yaturu]

Practicing with ink might be one of the bestest decsisions ive made

[@AjBanjo]

This is amazing. Thank you for deciding to put this out. I will follow along with the course. I’ve subbed

[@MP-zx8ig]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! This is just the kick I needed to draw for fun again!

[@serenitymoon825]

I actually started doing this a while back, but only because I was waiting to go into work and couldn't find a pencil. I spent a month only using ballpoint pens for my sketches and it made me feel so much less constricted in my art, so much more confident.

[@skep.1740]

this video was exactly what i needed right now

[@cleargreyskies]

I needed to hear all of this and the length of the video was perfect! Very inspiring, thank you for this video!

[@humanharddrive1]

i love fountain pens and gel pens

[@grandpaman2209]

great video, really opened my eyes on how i should be sketching. nothing in the book should be perfect but more a journey of learning things as the journey goes on

[@omgthisblowsmuchos]

I loved this! This encouraged me the most. Simple and effective. Thank you kindly and keep it up!

[@Fschdr]

I tried drawing a head/the upper torso of a character FOR THE FIRST TIME with a pen and surprisingly end up much better than I'd thought. Just going with the flow seems much better than going slow and steady, tryna get as accurate as possible.

[@nuclearpancake3683]

1:57 woah! A fountain pen! That’s neat :D

[@leentchen]

I think saying to not use an eraser and removable page sketchbook is a good mental practice to get confident in your own style. If its not erasable you must get comfortable with time and that's what is key to stay shape mentally for me.

[@danielwagner4494]

I’ll be waiting for your new videos:)

[@buttsart]

Thank you so much! I'm working on them :)

[@jtr5540]

i have learnt german and i don’t mean to be an absolute mug but i love the german accent. i hope ur not insecure about it, it’s so awesome :)))

[@frostybootz]

Thank you for this as it now made drawing (I now have a Wacom One Display Tablet) more enjoyable.

[@thesisstatement9281]

wow! thank you for the advice. I have always been in love with drawing in pen/marker, but i dont do it as much as i used to or wish i should. This will be great practice, and i think will really help with my confidence!

[@leo_tp4728]

I really liked it, you definitley caught me with the careful little lines I do with my pencile so I‘m gonna try this. Thank you and a good night🙋🏻‍♂️

[@sunstone_xd8977]

Thank you for your great knowledge, butts😌👌🏾

[@divine-s]

Seriously thank you for this! Very helpful!

[@jadedfire4351]

Genuinely, ditching a pencil for the majority of my studies and doodles in favor of a pen has done so much for my art

[@haricoelho2378]

How about a video on how to not to hold too much on your first few concepts when sketching.

[@zaappz]

i know you're good at drawing because of the way you effortlessly draw the middle of the arm. i always fuck it up in some way.

[@indiankenjaku]

So it's really truth women makes things understand super easy than men 😫 . Definitely I am subscribing you

[@olatzfocinos3555]

This video is gold! It has helped me a lot!!

[@dust4207]

My favourit tool for sketching is my gel pen from MUJI. I'm happy with that. Nice tutorial. Keep doing your content.

[@ron.1738]

another pen i definitely recommend is the pentel pocket brush that thing is addicting

[@buttsart]

It is wonderful to get nice carefree shapes down

[@officebatman9411]

Maybe this is what I needed

[@RedSeraph_]

This was extremely helpful and just what I needed since I've been struggling to understand how to sketch poses and most things in general properly. Thank you!

[@juliocesaralvesfernandes8158]

'been thinking about starting from scratch (for the fifth time perhaps) and this looks like some amazing advice, i just hope I'll be able to do it at least once a day

[@Swanaenae]

this is rly inspiring, thanks for making this vid!

[@asiancookrice9006]

This video was really great! it has changed my mindset a little bit about how i should sketch characters and bodies. Though i dont really do the little chicken scratches u mention, my sketching tends to be messy

[@polnavarro9661]

good stuff :) love the accent too :))

[@Donmykl]

Thank you thid is just what I needed!!

[@tarinvernon7007]

I have many nice sketchbooks and one that is just loose and for fun. Guess which one people pull out of the pile the most. Then you get these condescending looks.

[@ambitiousjokester]

The pen is actually great advice, my sketches look the best when I can’t undo a mistake and I have to frantically chicken scratch around them to transform my mistake into something wlse

[@stachu5216]

this title hits the soul

[@lordkaizen2287]

Thanks for the advice

[@dmdeign7116]

Awesome video, easiest sub of my life!

[@WizardIllustrator]

I'll raise one on everyone. Draw with your left hand. Forces you to take things slow and pay attention to the details.

[@buttsart]

Also good for the future! Train the non dominant hand to relieve the dominant one! I don't do that enough

[@MP-ux9ze]

I’m certainly interested, thank you for the advice 😁

[@artofrav]

And now you have one more subscriber.

[@elasadito541]

This tutorial is awesome, thank you very much!

[@ananghamdani]

Mmmm nice, another challenges for us