I Wish I Understood This Better When I Started Drawing...

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This is one of my favorite topics. I think focusing on the Construction Phase of your art is one of the best ways to both level up the quality of your work... and introduce a place where you can learn while creating.
Make a dedicated step in your process where you focus on drawing everything out and making sure it's as good as you can make it. Don't rush until you have solved as many drawing problems as you can...
As you progress you can leave more and more out of this construction phase... but it is always there if you need to figure something out.
If you check most of my 'Watch me Draw' videos I often skip over steps and just jump in... but I am always aware that I have that construction phase to figure stuff out if I need.
Again... this is not how I approach high detail professional work. I take my time and do a proper construction phase. (I go over this much more detailed process in my Line and Color Academy Course over at The Drawing Codex). This takes time and is often pretty laborious so I keep the Real Time tutorials here on youtube spontaneous and quick.
Happy Drawing!
Tim Mcburnie
Learn Drawing and Illustration from me: www.thedrawingcodex.com
Portfolio: www.timmcburnie.com
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[@WolfikCZ]

You have talent! My advice, do more shorter videos about 5 mins long, do more of showing and less talking.

[@michaelcohn2585]

This is all nice but when I look at the analytics of the top “drawing” KZbinrs they don’t talk during videos unless they are creating something at the same time. My advice to you is showcase the art and the art process instead of you and your studio. I think the information is valid but I get bored watching you like a podcast instead of watching you like a visual medium professional. I do seem to learn from you the best of my top five but that’s only when I see you drawing instead of talking to the screen. Jazza, Proko, etc….for them art = views. Your numbers are lower even while having similar skills. Why is that? I think I just explained. Again I’m a fan so I’m trying to help. More art…..less personal testimonials unless it’s over ….creating art.

[@TheDrawingCodex]

What are your thoughts on all the steps required to create a finished Illustration? Did you try and skip this? Still trying to skip these steps? Never heard of this idea before? Totally nailed the idea first go?

[@cextheartist]

brrruh! RIP KIM! 😢

[@MinhNguyen-kb1ps]

Love this topic. To me, storyboards, thumbnails attract me more than finished illustration as they state about planning and though of authors.

[@starandeath4735]

Oh man I hate this lol. I only realized this acctually just this year and I am incorporating it in my drawings now

[@serek7474]

Can't you use photoshop on ipad pro?

[@ravedragneel1266]

absouletly what i need to hear, i always thought theres no way i could get an drawing right from get go and there always is a process which allows me to explore and then decide, this is awesome

[@Obhin]

Tim! Your content is PURE GOLD. It has helped me so much. I've been working as a concept artist since 2015 and your videos are among the best I've ever seen on these topics. You phrase yourself really good, it sounds candid and open. Top marks, man. I hope you're having an awesome day!

[@brysonlammons1296]

Man your channel magically came on to my feeds and I'm half way through every video. You are an amazing Artist and I appreciate your advice. It helps me out a lot especially with my self doubt.

[@tiamatandall]

It's very good to see someone argueing for how it's really done and exposing the behind the scenes that so many people don't get to see just being exposed to thw kind of art being shared on the Attention Economy world of Instagram and similar social media.

[@minseokwon6484]

At school, our teacher always tried to squeeze us during the idea brainstorming process. And they always look right through our first ideas and asked us for more interesting ones.

[@vovkapavlov]

This video is what I really needed. Now in my artistic life I trying to find my own voice and I think to have "a space to play" it's a crucial thing. My frustration from my work grew with every bad drawing, and what even worse for some reason I didn't allow myself to fix that drawings. So now it's time for change and a lot of practice :)

[@bedivere2217]

This video is such an eye opener for me cause I'm always trying to make artworks as beautiful as my favorite Japanese artists and then I will just get disappointed to myself afterwards because I don't like the result that I got but then I realized that it's not only skill and experience that separates me from them, but also planning. I'm always jumping straight to illustration because I'm rushing to get to their level and then I'll get stuck because I don't really have any plans on what I want to draw but I will try to plan thoroughly from now on. Thank you for this video❤️ may you reach a million subs cause you deserve it

[@MarschelArts]

It took me a while to understand that art is a craft and designing and planning a painting or drawing before starting the actual piece is a good thing. I used to be keen on "only drawing the same thing once! " or " Art must be sponanious!" ( thanks art teachers, and thanks my own dumb brain ). But it clicked after visiting a art museum where they presented the preliminary sketches and studies alongside the finished paintings from renaissance painters. It still took a while to get into the habit of acutally doing the preliminary work, but it absolutely makes the finished piece better.

[@karensheridan924]

Howdy, I have just completed children’s literature course at uni and have completed a draft of a children’s picture book and surprised myself with my drawings. I messaged Darielle this morning about lessons n she sent me straight here, perfect timing for me that u have started ur own channel! Seeing this video makes me realise how simplistic my drawings are but hey, they are perfect for me and my needs and worth developing so Thankyou for putting yourself out there and also for allowing comments.

[@siimkask14]

You are very well spoken and good to listen to. I’ve been a fan forever and throughout the years of my own progess as an artist I’ve come back to your videos many times. Thank you for making them

[@youngloenoe]

Thank you so much for talking about the creative process before the finished product. Many people think that you start with a blank page and go straight to the end result.

[@martiantony777]

Absolute gold!

[@maprilpedroferreira5336]

Such an eye opener ! Thanks for sharing !