My simple, LIFE-CHANGING art tip!

[@TTTP25]

OMG I haven't even watched the video yet and I'm absolutely obsessed with the cat in the thumbnail.

[@JelArts]

Thank you!! It was a lot of fun to draw

[@Acoramichan]

sameeeeeeeee its adorable!

[@FrootCoon]

Sameeee

[@GrandWastelandGarden]

SAMME!!

[@Emmaers]

lol. I thought it was strange that it distracted me, glad I’m not the only one.

[@jessmarie6680]

I wish wish wish I remember the artist who did this, but they would do something called "mind horse" where if they could draw a horse they liked without reference they knew they were properly warmed up!

[@johndoe-rq1pu]

Oh I do the same exercise! I've never been warmed up!

[@homoerratics]

I call it the pancake principle. The first one always comes out a little wonky

[@janam2860]

thats such a cute way to phrase it omg 😭💗

[@AyshaCyan]

I love this and I"m using it from now on because boy you're so right about that first pancake 😂

[@thedabblingwarlock]

I just want to note something here. Even if you're looking at another artist's work, that's not really cheating either. That's one of the things a study is, looking at the work a master has done and trying to replicate it. We did it something like this in my Intro to Design class in college. The issue is when you try to claim another artist's work as your own.

[@JelArts]

Yes exactly!

[@thedabblingwarlock]

@@JelArts Hey, I saw where you hearted this, and saw I had a typo, so I edited it. Might have removed the heart because of that. Love the little calico guy, by the way. If you do make more of them, could call them Calico Coats or Raincoat Calicos. I think I like the second one more. Thanks for posting this. I've been wanting to get back into drawing more often and regularly, I think part of it has been my frustration when I've sat down and tried to draw and couldn't get anything onto the paper. Now I know I've been neglecting my warmups. Thanks for that. Hope you have a great weekend. :)

[@ninjayukaria7251]

I always forget to warm up and i beat myself up beacuse drawing feels so hard right now. Your video is a very refreshing reminder to be kind to oneself and to make sure i actually warm up before getting too frustrated 😊

[@JelArts]

I'm so glad it helped you!

[@corylcreates]

I think it's good to warm up with content that isn't related to the main illustration or image we want to draw. If I want to draw a witch character, warming up with other witch characters makes it harder to actually warm up. It's like going right to the run instead of stretching muscles. Simple warmups of drawing lines and circles are great on any day but especially those hard days.

[@aperson9847]

I think copying another artist's work is completely acceptable if the purpose is to study their techniques. Just don't post it as if it's your own work obviously. And drawing from photo reference isn't just acceptable, it's mandatory! Thank you for this video though, I really needed this. I think it will really help me by removing pressure from the process of starting to draw every day.

[@Acorn905]

BRO i was searching trough my sketchbook for a free page to draw on and i forgot how good my drawings are! :0 I feel so happy with myself and all the drawings i made 2 years or two months ago! I have found inspiration yipee ✨️

[@lainiwakura1776]

People copy other artists' works all the time as a study, I see nothing wrong with that since it helps you think about how the artist went about doing the original.

[@JelArts]

Yes! I should have clarified this for sure

[@dalekblep8136]

Gosh this video couldn't have come at a better time I was drawing everyday for the past month and a half and I took 3 days off and just as i picked up my pencil today I felt like everything i drew was complete garbo Must remember to warm up!! Thank you so much for the reminder! And I love that simplified wolf you drew!!

[@oishi_sammich4542]

This video was such a relief to me. I don't often draw, and I feel like every space I take up in my sketchbook needs to be "good enough," so hearing that art slumps can be overcome with warming up, something I had never though of before. Thank you for this video, and I hope you have a nice day :]

[@BassMusicCompilations]

Great advice. Cute witches but Traveler cat stole me heart.

[@louman8736]

Simple, but very good advice. Thanks!

[@michelleip75]

Thanks for sharing your new perspective on your art! 🍃💫 This video on mindset came at the right time since I tried casually sketching on printer paper, the kind you can easily ball up and throw away. Except I didn’t - those sketches became my favorite results of the day. Drawing daily and being messy on purpose can give us more chances to experiment and feel less precious about our art. Covering up your sketches like that reminded me of collage work, and I like how we can integrate various materials in our sketchbooks. Great vid!

[@Zhary08532]

(☆▽☆) Thank you for the art tip, it made me realize that even though it's different from the reference or what we imagined at the beginning, if the intention is to try it and enjoy it from the beginning, it's worth it. ❤

[@j9hnck]

I’m amazed that you can draw this warm up pic with out a reference.

[@Plutorixi]

This is just what I needed!!! This gave me a new perspective for sure. I tend to be too hard on myself if I start a project and it doesn’t turn out right. Warming up definitely helps so much with preparing your hand and get some random doodles on paper. Also taking advantage of random art supplies for warm ups is so fun. Drawing from observation is seriously so helpful for learning. I always love seeing your videos and this video was really encouraging. :)

[@maplesugar7409]

This is extremely useful. I never even thought about warming up before drawing. I think I will try this. Also your art is beautiful. I love the cat drawing.

[@meuikii]

So pretty! Very true about warming up, it can take forever but it’s worth it :3

[@appelstukje3702]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@brintyart]

I really like this advice, I’ll remember it next time I draw, thanks!

[@Bongobert]

Awesome video! One point i disagree on though, aboht copying other artists pieces. I think its absolutely fine as long as it’s a study and you don‘t pretend that it‘s your design or artwork. Doing master studies is already a pretty common thing. Sometimes you just find someones artwork and you want to figure out how they did it, how they did the lighting or the shapes or whatnot. No harm in copying as long as it stays a study, especially as a beginner artist

[@lodeisho]

While I love drawing, I'm gonna try and apply this to writing because it's what pays the bills :_D

[@missivoryrainbow69]

yes! 🙌 I just recently started doing warmups with my drawings, and it makes a world of a difference

[@Wigglewompwomp]

Thank you so much! This was so helpful! I feel like every art video I’ve watched is the same and I get a little drained not getting a satisfying answer but with this I really liked how you went through the steps and process on really just figuring everything out and I felt like I could really relate to this video! So thank you so much! ❤

[@illustbymj]

Thanks so much for the wonderful tip! I didn't know why I couldn't draw sometimes and now I know🙏❤

[@rebekahnappa8302]

Gosh I’m so grateful for this video. These new art supplies look so soft and smooth! Love your color choices and style. This time of the year I always feel crafty and artsy so I think I might have to pay a visit to my local art store and get some new supplies. Thanks for the video!

[@awesome_possum297]

HOW DO YOU DODGE THE EYES SO PERFECTLY WITH THAT WATERY PAINT

[@Kiinotasha]

Huh. I’m going to try this with writing as well I think. Thank you for the tips!

[@denisecee5413]

This is such amazing and poignant advice thank you for this

[@citrinerey4900]

OMG YESSSSS the Caran-dash (however you spell it lol) pastels are SO DARN FUN!! I love them so much. I have actually been craving to play with them, but I have been having that artist block freeze thing. I think I am just gunna go play with them now. Thank you!

[@floresdenoche]

A good warm up I like to do is just shapes lines pattern etc. Not focus on anything in particular just making random patterns it helps a lot, also to use construction or loose paper instead of directly drawing in my sketch book so there no pressure if there's something I like in my warm up paper I just cut it and glue it in my sketch book -w- hope it helps ^o^

[@share.theworld]

14:14 it's my favorite trope too! I got into it because of Ghibli and then I watched two anime movies just because the characters were cats turned out it wasn't fun but sad stories *death is mentioned* that got me into the world of Japanese children books because the movies were based off of two novels by Kenji Miyazawa

[@enhylight3060]

I love watching you draw with these wax pastel! It looks so great Thank you for the video ❣️

[@JelArts]

Glad you enjoyed! They're pretty fun to use.

[@cloroi71826]

So for art if I don't know what to draw I tend to scroll pinterest and find art that I like to try and redraw, using shapes to see how the original artist does their art, I feel like that has helped me a lot with figuring out some parts to stylize like the eyes or hair, but I never post the pictures and always put the artists tag in my sketchbook so I can check out their other work

[@jo6386]

Love your videos 🩵 hope you the best!

[@Fluffiebirdbean]

I have a request! Could you do for like a moth every day on how to draw your lovely art!? I am so curious on how you do it. I really need tips on how to draw! Keep up the great work!

[@Fluffiebirdbean]

Month sorry

[@naijdabroughton4775]

Yay! You’re left handed artist like me!!!

[@Wrathgir]

I should doodle a bit before my drawings to warm up. think I might do that now actually. :)

[@Alaska_momille]

Hey, I was wondering what kind of watercolor pen you used in the beginning? I loved your witches and cat, super cute ❤

[@samantharankinstinamisan5583]

Love love the kitty explorer!!😻

[@liesbethartlife]

Great video and even better advice ! Love the kitty cat ! Hope your doing a cat theme for patreon one day. Once I’m warmed up from drawing, for me that’s also the time I have to stop for the day 😢 so horrible this body of mine

[@prix_Ilustração]

I love drawing animals, people not my thing 😅

[@RainRedMusic]

I can only draw well one week a month with PMDD. 😓

[@fuzzydragons]

you can never draw too many animal travellers!🥰

[@Stroggoii]

Drawing IS a sport.

[@FaroshsFang11]

This video is such a nice reminder because honestly I at times forget to warm up and just hop straight into an idea because Im just so excited to draw HAHA !! Learning to take things slow is a hard lesson for me to grasp I swear 😂😗Also I'm glad that you aren't sorry for it because I love seeing you draw animals and personify them QWQ !!! Animal doodles are some of my favorite to see and I just love watching you make watercolor pieces of them smmm

[@cryingwatercolours]

it’s kinda gotten bad for me when it comes to this lol. like when i had empty sketchbooks, i would sketch again and again, filling them up quickly with very few pieces id finish. now i have 8 full, old sketchbooks, using my ipad as an alternative… and now my ipad is full of sketches i’m too attached to, and i have no storage :’) which means rn, dumping a bunch of sketches in my icloud in hopes one day i’ll have a better ipad and can finish them

[@maxdickens2347]

this is one of the main reasons i created edgelords lol. they are little tomb shaped blobs. like n with closed eyes that any leg, face, ears and more can be added to. be any color. any size (under 4 feet) and like..anything. its so simple and fun to draw and a great warm up because even coming ot wonky can look normal

[@SlushyGoblin]

i tried to look in your amazon store front but it wasnt there, could u tell me, if you dont mind----where you got those acrylic paint typa markers? like the one you used for the triangles on the cats cloak

[@jorgepacheco9845]

Cute drawings. What song is the name of the song that's played at the end. The one with the whistling.

[@spazyazysart]

❤ the video and art

[@acornSK]

SO cute

[@DancerSamChika]

you're Cooooooooool ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

[@kittykat9691]

warming up in art makes me tired . what could help against that ?

[@Teamiint]

FIRSTT HAHAAAHHAHA anyways LOVE your artworks SM :00

[@JelArts]

Thank you!!

[@user-Ms.Bear025]

The looks like it came from animal crossing ❤❤❤

[@j9hnck]

This is way out of my league. Wish I could make myself draw a little every day but I’m a total beginner

[@Lemu_with_a_shirt]

There's nothing wrong with not drawing daily, no matter where you are in your art journey. It's a nice idea, and it's probably helpful to keep you going and of course the more you do art the more you improve, but it's not mandatory. From what I've seen many artists will at some point strive for daily, and then after some time realise that because their school, job, health or whatever reason it is not viable. I've definitely tried, can't be that hard to make just one little thing every day can it? But for me it is, it's not realistic, I'd have to force myself too much and art would become a chore. Do what feels right for you, others may give advice, and all you should do with that is consider if you want to try it or not.

[@Acoramichan]

Jelarts:its a little wonky Me:WHAT THIS JS BETTER THAN ME TRYING TO WORK ON SOMETHING FOR MONTHS!?😱

[@zoes32flavaz]

:)

[@insertaghere]

Furry art can be very cute

[@Taracinablue]

=)

[@johndoe-rq1pu]

Nah. My drawing gets worse and worse the longer I go.

[@luisdesouza4666]

It’s important to draw from references too to add it to your memory bank!❤

[@johndoe-rq1pu]

@@luisdesouza4666 What's that?

[@johndoe-rq1pu]

@@luisdesouza4666 What's that?

[@Lemu_with_a_shirt]

Do you take breaks? If you get so absorbed into drawing that you don't pause, eat, or drink it could be why.