Improve FASTER by practicing LESS (at drawing) 🧠 | YouTube Art School

[@YTartschool]

Everybody's lazy, me too! Because of this I always try to find shortcuts in everything I do, ways to optimize results and minimize efforts. This week I share everything I’ve learned over the years about improving faster with less practice 🧐🧐

[@Middusk9540]

Thank you for the lessons you've taught me.

[@Thollis1987]

Thank you sir for your free lessons.❤

[@faded2can]

Hey Marc! I ran into a small issue when siging up for your classes. I did a mistake when writing my email. I used Hotmail instead of Gmail. So i coulnt receive the course nor email to confirm my account.

[@fablefairy]

"I can't start drawing. It will take too long." "I just wanna finish something on RuneScape..." "I should practice, but I never do. I'll never improve." "I've had head trauma as a child, so I'll never be as good as other artists." Excuses, excuses... ...and yet, when I DO the exercises, the improvements are quick and big

[@Middusk9540]

1. Early wins 1:12 = Just draw for fun 2. Narrow focus 2:05 = Don't learn too many things at once 3. Spacing 3:03 = Take breaks on what you've learned 4. Expert framework 4:02 = Learn from experts 5. Immediate feedback 5:34 = Get feedback on others 6. Airplane mode 6:33 = Avoid getting distracted 7. Multiply your time 7:10 = Learning something once and using it many times in your art 8. Self-talk check 8:05 = You must believe in yourself :)

[@MK-Marcin]

This help me. I' m bad at english, and i dont understand some word from Marc speaking, but i still learning and try. Thanks for you😃

[@ServanWatch]

"Immediate feedback" is too hard for me . because my friend dont know much about art and some community dont friendly

[@Taofizzle]

@@ServanWatchFind a community and some people there will give valuable critic, which doesn’t necessarily have to be super friendly

[@jackhenrylandry7597]

You dont have to "Know art" to be able to give feedback! (it may be not great advice) but most people can tell you what they like about an art piece on a surface level which can give you some stepping stones to asking better questions which will get you better responses!

[@aashoe3]

No i believe in Myself, i believe in someone who believes in Me . (returns to 4. Immediate feedback = Get feedback on others)

[@Black.0974]

i am here pretty early but just wanna say that i am a traditional artist and i have improved so much with Marc's advices and videos. so even if you are not a digital artist he is still an awesome artist to learn from

[@jamespayne7977]

Totally agree. Digital art and Traditional Art are just two sides of one coin. You must know traditional to some degree to even execute digital art or even CGI/3D.

[@AleTheAssassin]

My brother, we have walked the same path thanks to him

[@nonexistent944]

1:15. This is so true. The only reason i started art was because i won first place in a local art competition of 100 contestants. I was only in 5th grade back then. I didn't even practiced anything. The theme was to draw any object that we want. Back then, i didn't have any idea so i just decided to draw the whole arena i saw in front of my eyes. Maybe the judges like it. That was the first time i won anything in life and my art journey started from that point on. I am currently a traditional artist but soon I'll go digital. Btw, i love these videos. They're so helpful.

[@lianguber]

Something that helps me avoid having that thought of "I'm not improving" is to look back at my previous drawings, whether from a month ago, or even years ago, finished or old sketches, that helps you have perspective of how you have progressed, Just by seeing errors that you didn't see before you will have that immediate feedback to say, I have improved and today I can do it better

[@YTartschool]

100%

[@zerofox8756]

I struggle with the self-talk due to my history of everyone always expecting perfection from me in school, work, or even at home. I've really begun to tell myself that A.) If I got this far, I can go further. and B.) The ONLY difference between me and my favorite artists is experience. And experience can be gained by anyone. It's like an RPG. I'd be like level 15 and the pros are level 100. They wandered in the tall grassy areas and leveled up over a long period of time that is difficult for the mind to see at the surface level. But they didn't stick to one area as they continued to fight challenges that are equal to their level. Any higher, and frustration and disappointment sets in. Any lower, and you don't level up. So this analogy is slowly helping me to reprogram my mind to believe in my growth capabilities, because that is something we ALL have.

[@asimian8500]

Perfectionism is a killer especially when it comes to art. You have to learn to deal with it, but easier said than done. I had a perfectionism mindset, but the greatest thing that art taught me was to let it go, be messy and imperfect, and you will improve. My perfectionism transformed into a growth mindset that the process will be ugly and messy as I level up. This is very evident in painting as the painting looks ugly in the early and mid phases, but respect the process. Not every piece will be great and frankly most will be bad, but without a growth mindset and being crippled by perfectionism you will give up in frustration.

[@Miha_Minkov]

Totally new at digital art, and only starting to learn. Glad that found that channel cause with it I understand that I'm not alone 😅. Like, before this videos I had no idea from where to start. But now, only thing that left is to draw. My dream is to draw a characters and different stuff too and work in this area in future. Sooooo, wish myself to not be lazy and do smth).

[@UnknownGamer-wh8sf]

Same for me. All the best brother

[@remycarbon8711]

Yeah, I feel like the last part of what you said hits home with me. I got all the tools to do what I want, but motivation is tough sometimes

[@ryuuki_mco]

I'm about more than a month at digital art and I've improved quite a lot, and i believe you really can as well. So i wish you all the best bro!!

[@JC-ex3gp]

#don't be lazy

[@fiveyearoldelk]

I started in June of this year and trust me- it takes time. But improving may be quicker than you expect at the start. I still am not good by any means but I'm a lot better than when i started and I'm sure you will think the same in a few months.

[@BenjaminAbbaszadeh]

I've been battling addiction recently and decided to substitute those urges with art. I don't always want to do it when I start -- especially because it's difficult to get the same sort of payoff my brain is looking for -- but sure enough I watch so many of your videos alongside this process that I feel I can tolerate my pace of improvement now. Marc, thank you for sharing all your experience in such readily avaliable content. I hope one day I can be at your level and give back to the art community too.

[@Gamingpandacat]

my inner voice has been the ultimate obstacle in my learning, I have the time, I have the art school (on holiday sale 30% off) program, all I need is to focus my neurodivergent brain and calm that inner critic down, its a daily struggle.

[@clawofthefallen]

I draw for over 20 years and vouch that these work and were how I got to improve the most throughout the years. I also recommend making sketch sheets of that one thing you're practicing so you absorb the skill and cement it in your head. Also use that sheet to try different ways of achieving goals so you learn how to draw whatever you want from any point in stead of relying on the old "I can only draw something if I draw the head first" trapping.

[@reyonettajade]

Marc, I just gotta say, your content can hit so broadly some time. I'm a life time artist who no longer draws. A life time musician that no longer plays. A life time a lot of things that I no longer do. But I try to never forget that they're always there to go back to should I want. So I keep up with your content to soak in that good knowledge. This time however you hit me in a different part of my life, which is my transition. Learning to be the person I was always meant to be is real damn hard some times. And I'm a type of person who has always just tried to forcefully cram as much into her brain as she can. I never once thought to learn about different ways to learn somehow though. I have a lot to think about now in how I'm approaching learning about myself. Thank you for that. Peace, love and learning, always ✌

[@mintytrash]

The early win part reminded me of earlier today when this kid drew me as a potato person. It looked nothing like me and every feature was the wrong color BUT it was adorable.

[@WirolfFolvert]

Yep, I agree that self-talk is very important. I started drawing many years ago (around 7 years ago), but I felt overwhelmed, my negative self-talk made me feel inadequate and unable to learn properly, and so I gave up. But, some time ago (2 years ago), I gave it a second chance, because, inside me, I always wanted to learn to draw. In this way, I found your KZbin channel and your tutorials and that (and other resources) helped me to transform my “I can’t do it, whatever I try” to “I can do this if I want to”. Nowadays, I’m still practicing art to become a better artist, so thanks for your hard work and passion in it PS: sorry for long comment 😅

[@legobatmanguy6439]

Hey Marc! I wanted to say thank you, I've been watching your videos for 5 years and I've been improving a lot thanks to you. Oh and I paid the class fee in every video!

[@Sushi_Wrestler]

I keep struggling with my consistency to learning how to draw and i often lose interest in it after some time but when i see you upload a new video i sometimes go to it because it's so interesting, drawing and stuff, i can't wait to see what you're explaining. After just the intro i am motivated and it's giving me a new perspective as how to start my drawings, although i'm learning the basics, it gives me guidance how to get my shit together and i actually got better, thanks for being here. Your passion for making videos and art is beautiful and i love it, please continue making world a better place, you seem very chill as well and you made alot progress apart from the old videos you uploaded few years ago, mostly it's visible in your way of talking, presenting stuff, being chill about it, being yourself, Thank You. Have a nice day Mark and everyone else here :)

[@SASS-f4o]

I love how unlike most other teachers who just teach us things about the subject they are teaching, you teach things that can be used on other things too. Thank you very much for being one of best teachers to exist

[@driverokun3772]

You always take out a new class that keps me motivated to becom a profesional artist, thanks you, truly

[@Irokm1]

Wow, I naturally take pauses when I'm studying something. My intrusive inner voice was telling me that makes me a lazy person, now I can see how important is taking small breaks between studies, and that motivates me. Thanks for the videos :)

[@starbutter2730]

Just wanted to say ty for this, Marc. The last part definitely is the most important and Ill hold that with me forever. Im going to keep believing in myself bc I can do this. The ones that inspire me put in the effort to get to where they are so Ive gotta do the same

[@macoooh125]

Immediate feedbacks is really something I need. I have a brother who became my inspiration for doing art. He pretty much doesn't do it as often as when I was a kid but I always looked up to him. Every time he makes a comment about my work even the silly ones I tend to always look at it seriously and ended fixing my art.

[@leskious]

thank you sm for doing these videos, the amount of progress I've made after watching some videos of yours and applying it to my own drawings is insane

[@malakaithedemigod]

I’m always up early for art school 🤟🏾

[@-solo-4225]

Marc at it again at saving us from ourselves! Thank you so much! It’s like you know when we need your pro guidance. 😂❤

[@frederikdaviddi-ik3ms]

you have to practice a lot and constantly to improve. There’s no way around it.

[@fishysnail]

i started watching your channel 2 years ago and use one of your brushes. i've went from an art baby to somewhere in the middle, thank you so much for being my teacher for the past 2 years

[@MonsterMasterFightingLucario]

Yeah! It doesn’t matter what anyone tells me. I can do anything that I want to do!

[@cipherbloom]

Thank you for covering self-talk--the most essential (to me) topic that's often overlooked in art videos. Awesome villain laugh, btw! 🌟

[@jonh101]

One of the main reasons for my urge to draw something (im not because im too lazy) is because of my worldbuilding. Illustrating what my characters look like is what makes me want to learn because i know what i want. I feel like im okay for where i am at (im at least better than most of my classmates, but that doesnt mean much because they are not artists) but i want to improve from where i currently am

[@HasanKhanArt]

Awesome work, Marc! Thank you for the tips! Introverts like me tend to isolate themselves and negative thoughts can affect our creativity and mental well-being, so the last point is ultra-important and often overlooked.

[@Cursed_Crystal]

I did not know that my lack of attention was good. Im always at some point check small things while im doing something and coming back to it right after. Also reading the same material after you learn new things also helps. Like i noticed that when i know less i did not understand some things from books and videos. Now that i know more when i checked material i read previously i understand more than before. Im finally getting how to draw some things that i did not know before. Im still shit at art but i became a better shit so thats progress

[@eskael5536]

I have been stuck in an art block for about half a year now. I used to do everything you have mentioned in this video, but the spacing always felt too distracting; it took away my focus and flow for nothing in return. It always felt like starting all over again, barely able to draw a circle. When you practice instruments, it's the opposite-you take a break and come back better, refreshed, and more accurate. This led to the point of giving up because drawing six to eight hours a day brought barely any improvement, and the Discord community rarely gave any feedback. Anyway, thank you for your ArtSchool program and the KZbin videos. I'm looking forward to getting my motivation back and continuing with this journey. For now, the thought of a gesture or perspective drawing just triggers a fight-or-flight response.

[@matsujun4me]

Thank you, Marc. 😊 Throughout most of my drawing years, I've drawn without reference. And boy.....some of my drawn limbs look like a bone was broken. 😅 Now drawing out my future webcomic, since I have to draw different poses, all of sudden I'm like "I'm not drawing it right!" Good thing you are here to guide us. Reviewing your anatomy classes and following along have been very informative. Sure, my drawings aren't perfect, but I have more of an idea in the right direction. 😊

[@frosty_farms]

Your laugh after u said, "......less practice." Was absolutely diabolical!!!😂😂

[@mackenner956]

Goldmine of a video man, love your content!!

[@YTartschool]

Thank you! 🙏

[@CraneStyleNJ]

"Use airplane mode" Ha, I use my phone when I draw for references!

[@kvacm]

Marc, I just love you! :D

[@aika5911]

Hai Marc, in my case my self talk is... Very destructive, very unkind and harsh with myself, to the point of being maiming or very crippling and I have a... Very hard time accepting praises or feeling good about the: "small victories" that "I should feel proud about"...

[@Raptor_Ren]

Tip on self-talk: subvocalizing(speaking in almost a whisper) to yourself is shown to have more of an impact on your psychology than saying things out loud for all to hear. Think of a simple, positive thing, like “I love my art”, “I’m improving every day”, or “I can create great art” and say this to yourself over and over like a mantra at some point daily, and see how the anxiety reduces over time. You can apply this to a lot of things, as long as you know what mindset is healthy to be in.

[@kurotesuta]

Thank you for your content Marc, thanks to you I improved around 30% this year.

[@blackspear1907]

I found one more way to learn faster while drawing less time and those improvements are easy to see after just few weeks. Its about observation and line weight. Sometimes we need less lines to communicate something but they can be dark, thin, thick, light. Human eye gets attracted to things with high contrast so we can "fake" dark places with just one line. With observation we can think of any object and complete it using imagination. If we study for example mug later on if someone asks us to draw this one mug but in different pose wihout turning it it will be just peace of cake. One of my art teachers told a lot of students to practise more because they missing somethings in proportions and get flat effects. When u study an object try to tell yourself how lines are forming behind (example: drawing a person from a front, imagine in what shape is his spine? How are his neck muscules turned). Most people miss it and this can give your works flat feeling. Power of lines is icredible and nice excercise is to draw smthg using as few line as you can. With enough practise you can represent black shirt wihout any black on it. It's super helpful and learning how to suggest 3D look on paper is amazing espacially for stylized artworks

[@karma5321]

your art is AMAZING

[@Xenderman]

Thank you! I've been kinda demoralized recently because i've never been so devoid of free time to the point of not being able to draw, But I'll definitely use some of these tips.

[@davidboost22]

thank you Marc! ♥

[@HasanANimates]

WE GETTIN OUT THE PLATEU WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@snowdragon9577]

Lessgooo, I love these intros so much lmao Best art teacher on youtube for sure, am gonna enjoy this one

[@Creatze]

Really useful ! Definitively not disappointed as always ! Thanks for content :)

[@matthewmorrison3745]

Happy to see your arm has healed!

[@YesSir-bt4sg]

Your so cool and talented bro, I'm a visual learner so you make it really easy for me to learn everything at art man. Thank you

[@johnmivule-novabow8143]

Here for another amazing class session, never too late to learn

[@aimbriani]

Thanks Mark your KZbin clips are so very practical and helpful and even share about our biggest challenge our own Damm brain 🧠

[@eminayeart]

Thanks Marc, very useful class🫡❤️

[@luminoslime8762]

Please remake your brushes for clip studio paint. I think some of them don't work in quite the same way. your advice is great!

[@mykellederickpalad7883]

I've improved so much without actually doing those insane drawing sessions some people did. It's more important to know what you're practicing than practicing mindlessly without knowing what you're actually improving on.

[@luckyadrian100]

Everytime marc sensei promote his class.. I never skip it

[@TanukiGaming]

I like that spacing effect idea that makes a lot of sense. I notice I burn out super fast if I hyper focus on something hard for a long period.

[@anonnymous_ghost]

That little voice in my head is my best friend :) Btw, how do you get those interesting poses while keeping the silhouette so clean? Do you have a particular tutorial for that? Also I hope you have a wonderful day 🩷

[@luanavasilescu5413]

The thing is that me for example started drawing after pictures, like absorbing every little thing… and it worked…and although my drawings look really good is because I’ve become a xerox. And is that little good feeling when you draw something and it looks good, but once I try to draw by myself all the creatives scenarios I block, I look at it, It does not have any proportion, life… and I just stoped. 😢 But at least this video actually helped me realize that I definitely cannot be good at everything and have to take it little by little.🎉🎉

[@DrakeFoulZeff]

other than being a wonderful artist (and my new teacher lol) I think its the strong lessons with a focus on mental effect on what we can actually do that i admire

[@Haizou]

Oh ye early wins is probably what got me passionate into making art in the first place lol it all started from that one nice compliment from my 3rd grade teacher..I’m in the 8th grade and I still remember that haha

[@muhummadsmith9363]

awesome video as always

[@notabot10912]

thank you

[@Delveras]

What kind of cars do you like to race, Marc? I used to work for a Porsche dealer and loved doing track days with our clients.

[@jamfilledjars]

My self-talk tends to suffer as a result of direct comparison to artists far more experienced than I currently am. I always have an inkling of doubt and anger that I’ll never reach the complexity and finesse that you and other artists have achieved. One of my; if not_the_ inspiration for me to become a character artist and reach that skill level, is Jin Kwang Park. I genuinely marvel at the complexity and precision of his character art; even just the line art is immensely detailed. And his rendering is unbelievably believable and detailed, too. I genuinely don’t know how to get there. All I know is that I will eventually get there, as I’m still only in my first year of learning. I think another massive reason is my world building and penchant for creating characters with complexity and multiple layers. My mind feeds off of details, and so I am extremely harsh on myself for not being where I think I should be to fully represent my characters.

[@MAXIMThefirstandlast]

MY FAVORITES WEEKLY CLASS

[@a.crasher.k1780]

Your advices are so f*cking helpful

[@metovir8109]

Thanks, Mark. Your video inspiring.

[@Pokleyy]

thank you so muchhh

[@devilichus]

I think I have no idea about the props. I want to add designs to my character which has a nice body but the design stage is painful. I will work on my props today before starting to design. By the way I always draw the things in my moodboard as fast sketches or sometimes delve in details. This helps my memory astonishingly.

[@devilichus]

My favorite thing with spaces is when I sit back and paintover my old drawings after 1 weeks of reference study and sketches. I go into my designs and be like " Who did this? The week before me? Huh poor guy. Let me handle those ignorant mistakes come here!"

[@itzmo96]

i love this man

[@eladenlomaagathainasergio7183]

Sensei!!! I love you and your art 😊💖

[@brittany6329]

I'm an aspiring artist (just for as a hobby so I can draw for the series I love) but it's just so hard to bring myself to learn the techniques. I have goals but absolutely no motivation at all. I also have no idea how my sloppy drawings will become as detailed and beautiful as all the artists I see. That's a normal feeling but I really feel it...I cannot see how I can get to their level with how sloppy and childlike my drawings are. And I never really had an imagination in regards for drawing, so I worry that I won't get ideas for things to draw on my own (instead of just copying).

[@davidboost22]

thank you again Marc ^o^

[@STRIKENSUN41]

I'm the type who probably has done too much of learning "everything." I do like drawing characters, but I always like the artists who can draw stunning wallpaper quality art that I would want to learn how to make. So I try to focus on both characters and backgrounds. Of course, this is mainly just a hobby for the time being as I then also try to focus on other skills than just art--that being programming and tech art (such as coding in HLSL, writing shaders for game engines, and also writing tools for blender to shortcut some problems). So, I spend most of my days bouncing between multiple subjects to the point I have literally no life, and no expertise. My only hope is that in the second half of my life (since the rate I'm going at is where I might be considered an "expert") I can put all these skills together to produce some quality content that people will enjoy.

[@ДенчикКеков]

Ty, beautiful video ❤

[@Lucas_1706]

8:08 Don't skip leg day, kids

[@darkone2114]

this video is amazing thank you.

[@DoneDragon1]

As an artist "git gud" is my motto

[@Mahirafte]

I like it, thank you

[@Svinkaaa0000Peppaaa]

It's not just turning on airplane mode on your phone that can be useful. I once heard about a study where having a phone nearby distracted a person. The reason for this was that every second the brain needed to resist the urge to go on the phone and relax, so you should put the phone somewhere further away

[@FranciscoCasteloBrancoBlixt]

All those years of school. So many hours put in to practise, practise, practise. Can't count? Practise. Can't a different language? Practise. Then this title of the video comes up out of nowhere

[@werke5724]

Have I told you that I love you?

[@delwolf159]

Aw shucks , you got me all excited

[@BatLunette]

Early wins would work if I weren't only mocked for drawing. I think I can only remember few moments in life when someone genuinely complimented my art. Father, teachers, peers, they were always mocking and bullying me for drawing. Stealing my art supplies, stealing my sketchbook (never saw it back). Father and my uncle were making a pun with the word "Artist", which sounds close to "looser" in my mother tongue. I'm still drawing. But I feel like because of it I have a trauma. So drawing feels really anxious and hard sometimes... even though I am sorta a professional artist. Heh. Just saying... it could have been much, much easier if people weren't horrible to artists.

[@mywaifuisapokemon1668]

I have a hard time with drawing, is something I really enjoy, but everytime I start I get frustrated because it doesn't look good, sometimes I feel I'm not made for this, even more when I asked for feedback to see if I'm improving and what they told me was "the only difference between your most recent drawing and that one you did 4 months ago is the date" now I don't know if I should continue drawing or just surrender

[@YTartschool]

Usually the only problem is what you’re practicing, not focusing on the right stuff. Change your approach, adjust your studies, progress will come.

[@mywaifuisapokemon1668]

@@YTartschool Thanks for the advice! So I'll try to focus on something first rather than trying to accomplish multiple things in a single drawing

[@adriana-si3dk]

I'm learning how to do digital art and I'm always confused on why my traditional art is better then my digital art. It was bcs I always been using thick line art for my digital art drawing

[@DavaiPlays]

8:05 complete list

[@JonaYong69]

I was started to June and getting a little better in the next month but decided to catch a break (accidentally to the next two months but when I decided to back for October I have to go to my cousins wedding 💒 so I let it pass again) but now that is November I’m going back again and see the results in the next year 🎉

[@JonaYong69]

Forgot to mention that I’m doing it in traditional art 🥲

[@cosmix1891]

This helped alot

[@urikora]

6:35 i get it, i know this is how to focus, but every time i do.... COMPANY SIDE STARTING CALLING ME (seriously why always pick the day and time when i did this??? Like i have 48 hours and they always picked the right time to call me)

[@nul3e.]

This new year will be very hard 'cause I'm no longer learning beginner things but I'm ready to improve at drawing or die trying 😭😭😭

[@KillerTacos54]

Great video

[@Ani-valentine]

You will only need 36 hours per day!

[@wirlogx]

This happened to me once: Me: "Wow, that light effect looks amazing, how did you managed to achieve it?" Artists: "practice." Me: "ok, but what kind of effects on layers did you use?" Artists: "Just practice."

[@aviansoilab7938]

can you make your brushes for krita teacher?

[@m.i.n.t.3728]

Nice video! :) There's also the people who say there's only one "correct" way to learn, cause maybe they spent time and money in art school or something and then they get jealous or annoyed at others who learn things differently (and maybe more effeciently than they did.. "better post something on social media to let everybody know how upset this makes me and how wrong everyone else is!!!" Uhhh..

[@CoolPiggy]

Yikes, that last one hits hard, my lack of self motivation is really hindering my progress, and stopping me from doing art at all.

[@MASTERCRAFT938]

Oh, hi Marc! :D

[@pitrek121g]

how is your s... art life :D

[@youssefabouelachbal6302]

Hey marc we want you to make a tutorial how to draw tow characters make a action (like kissing or hugging etc ) pliiiiizzz 🌹🌹 (nice video very helpful ❤️‍🩹🌹)

[@ghazalasadi377]

I love how u laugh 🤣