ART TIPS THAT ACTUALLY MAKE YOU WORSE

I honestly wish I hadn't followed so many of these when I was first learning.
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[@the-postal-dude]

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[@3starsburningbright]

She's so cute!! Ahh! >w

[@salem-01]

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[@aicqiu]

Someone once told me: You're not japanese, stop drawing anime. So I just told them, you're not Italian stop eating pizza And they just looked at me and then left

[@nikonikonukes]

That is the best thing ive heard all day. Thank you for making me laugh

[@aicqiu]

Np ^^

[@consuelovelez2206]

B R U H LOL

[@pandy024]

That's the best thing ever. I've never been told that but if I ever am I'm going to say that.

[@salfisher5312]

Omg that's amazing

[@bejeweledbat13]

I find it hilarious when people say fanart isn't real art when most classical art is fanart of the Bible

[@ashleyhansen4479]

^this It’s just hypocrisy when teachers say fan art isn’t real art but they love classical art of the Bible. Isn’t that ironic?

[@theozubek912]

YES O. M. G.

[@liwuidmoko2659]

You- You're right. Also Dante's Divine Comedy is just a self-insert fanfic.

[@justanotherartist_6036]

Yess

[@SeoinMacSeoin001]

HOT TAKE OF THE YEAR. Reminds me when I was in ceramics and we were making jugs with faces. Naturally, I wanted to do mine to look like Jughead from Archie (so it would be Jughead the Jug Head). But when I showed my art teacher my design, she docked points for creativity and told me that Fanart wasn't original 🙃

[@CartoonyPirate]

Funny thing is, realistic drawing isn't even "the rules" It's shapes.

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

Realism isn’t “the rules” at all. It’s just the foundation: it keeps everything stable but you do not need the thickest foundation in the world in order to use bricks. I do not need to know what every muscle and bone is called to draw some thick anime girls, I just need to know the basic shapes 💀

[@VeeVee_Edits]

@@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah EXACTLY

[@EliSeBird]

​@@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYahor- nah I will keep it by myself, you are just right. 🤜🤓

[@davekachel]

"drawing cartoons is a diffrent skill than drawing realistic" Best quote Ive heard in a long time.

[@NovaTheScreechingDragon]

yea same my art teacher forces us to draw realism but my style is more cartoony with big eyes and stuff like that

[@The_Imperatrix]

​@@NovaTheScreechingDragon SAME!

[@NovaTheScreechingDragon]

@@The_Imperatrix pog :D are you better at drawing animals or humans (i prefer animals, im not good at drawing humans eh)

[@GLOOBERgoober]

​@@NovaTheScreechingDragoniam good a critters of hell

[@Heretowatchvideos123]

@@NovaTheScreechingDragon same

[@ItsMe-qm3fm]

Telling an artist to not draw cartoons or anime is like telling a writer they’re not allowed to write fiction EDIT: I’m talking about the type of teachers or people that say you can’t draw anime because THEY don’t like that style and they think it has no place in the art world and can’t get you anywhere. Not if you’re in a realism class and they rightfully say that anime in a realism class isn’t appropriate.

[@opalplaystudios4386]

Yup, my whole style is based of anime so... ART TEACHERS THAT HATE ANIME...... *TAKE YOUR OPINION AND STICK IT UP YOUR A-*

[@ItsMe-qm3fm]

Opal Playgacha and anime/animation can get you fucking money so idk why art teachers hate it so much

[@SketchUT]

Art teachers: don’t draw anime or cartoons >:((( Me, who wanted their class to improve my cartoonish anime-ish style: aight imma head out

[@HeatherLandon227]

Me: Focused in realism ALOT Art Class- No Cartoons! Me: Starts to draw DuckTales fanart and it looks not that good atm because of my lack of experience drawing cartoons.

[@jsk-art]

@skeptic ? You can still know and practice drawing foundations without directly drawing realistically, even from time to time. Not wanting to/not being able to draw realistically doesn't make you a bad artist

[@ametsunami4070]

“Why is the head so big? Why are the eyes so big? “Oh well I’m a cartoonist” “But it’s not realistic!” Yeah that’s kinda the point?

[@AmarjitSingh-rz2gi]

I want to think I'm a cartoonist but I know I'm not

[@lusmiipangya-6013]

@@AmarjitSingh-rz2gi though I'm not a "lanky rubber hose body" sorta artist, I would say I'm a cartoonist

[@anooska888]

In anime too LIKE STOP IT IM DONE WITH REAL STYLE :(

[@romanalillian]

An art style is something that is different for every person, If one person draws very realistic and the other draws cartoons the two are different, what I’m trying to say is that there’s no wrong art style

[@passpagare4779]

my parents entirely

[@theperil12]

The "Stop drawing ____" part made me remember of a middle school teacher I had, at that time my art style was very manga inspired, and since I wasn't progressing at all, people used to tell me that I always drew the same thing, while complimenting my drawings. I talked about it with this teacher, and he told me that my drawings looked indeed very similar, like I was drawing what people wanted me to draw. He gave me a sketching book and told me that it would mine, only to my eyes, to express myself not to show nor to fulfill others expectations, to help me with my struggles at that times. And instead of telling me to stop drawing the typical anime girl I was drawing, he told to continue to my heart's content, that when I'll get sick of it I'll naturally get out of my comfort zone to express myself with another style that would be more "myself". It was quite a long ago now, but both his advice and the sketching book he gave me, helped me improve my art, and be happy about my creations. He left after that year and I never saw him again, although I would have love to thanks him. It may not work for everyones, but I'm sharing this anecdote in case it helps someone who's reading this~ (Sorry for english mistakes btw, I'm a Baguette ♥)

[@JunkstHat3605]

What a lovely lad

[@vaporean_boylove.0w083]

Thats a lovely teacher

[@Heretowatchvideos123]

Great teacher

[@No.NotAgain]

​@@YouGottaBeKiwingMeThey truly are a baguette

[@adraabouji1937]

I didn't imagine the story so wholesome. And "I'm a Baguette" LMAOOO

[@PoisonFlower765]

Since I'm both a creative writer and an artist, I've noticed that a lot of bad advice can kinda be transcribed from one to the other and fall apart. "Don't draw cartoons" sounds really silly if you translate it as "Don't write sci-fi" or "Don't write historical". "Copy photos to learn to draw" is actually hilarious when translated as "Copy books to learn to write." As for writing translated into art, some bad advice that a lot of novice writers fall into is "Make sure every word has meaning", which is like telling someone getting into art to "make sure every line is perfect". It's just unfeasible.

[@JunkstHat3605]

This is unrelated but I somehow managed to characterize and humanize a freaking triangle by simply making him green and giving him a plant obsession

[@RadiantSharaShaymin]

​@@JunkstHat3605 I'm genuinely curious, that sounds so sweet! Giving personality to simple designs is so much fun :)

[@ardequerade3155]

wait, i don't need to make every word have meaning?

[@gailasprey7787]

⁠@@katiecramton6336exactly! There’s a time and place for love triangles, the word said, dream sequences and all that. A time and place for every writing idea. ‘Never’ is a word that shouldn’t be used for giving advice.

[@gailasprey7787]

@@ardequerade3155nope. Having a specific word mean something is a thing which can be amazing. Like a character always describing themselves as weird in a negative way before they discover that being weird isn’t bad, then having weird mean something entirely different, something positive but you don’t need to spend hours looking for a way to make ‘the’ be meaningful. 😂

[@motelmars]

lavendertowne: “saying just practice isn’t great advice” *the art community has left the chat*

[@thepistolprincess]

unrelated but i love your pfp😳

[@luvenghoul]

Mood.I did that and now I feel guilty.

[@may0tubz]

It’s better to trace things and learn from tracing.

[@brigitasiersma7256]

XD

[@balakeemogak8606]

It's good for the first 3 times you tell someone but when it's the only art advice you give kinda.

[@toutydroid]

The worst advice was: "Real artists don't need references!".

[@ekramm219]

normalize 👏 artists 👏 using 👏 references 👏 👏 they help improve your skill and stop art blocks 👏 👏 👏

[@--j7852]

If someone say this to you,say this: *"How house and city were made?art work idea of Artist right?"* (i know no one ask this but lol) edit: Pssppspsps would you like to see Zyto Tempol replies down there lol edit 2: As an artist who is rarely using reference,without reference is not alright at all,if reference doesnt exist,there must be less artist here if they dont dare to try without using reference,first of all,follow the drawing the steps in your mind is not that easy and the hand will struggling using lineart without a reference,its also not easy to have the beginner artist advice to do this,now think how the cartoons,manga,comic and anime are made right?All the arts you seen has been use reference,once again if reference doesn't exist,then the fucking masterpiece won't have exist too,dont be small brain,monalisa painting has a reference and being most popular art in the world because reference exist now you say to someone get off from art when they use reference?Your the one get off from fucking art community and go shame yourself when you look back at this,we dont care if you have anxiety about this because holy shit you are dumb as f***k (-Respond to Zyto Tempol) edit 3: I think im too harsh im deeply sorry about that Zyto

[@biohaxxerd6154]

Like I'm supposed to have a perfect image of lets say a moldy hybrid cheese robbing a bakery???

[@silviasanchez648]

That's nonsense. You can't possibly know every item that ever existed in the world well enough to draw it and paint it convincingly. Besides, that means that artists like Leonardo Da Vinci and Vincent Van Gogh weren't real artists because they used references.

[@janhavinoronha]

Supposed i want to draw a danganronpa character i will need references right?

[@REIN-carnation]

To add on to her “using many references” tip, I also suggest that when making a character, you can combine aspects of many character designs to make your own!

[@canon9145]

Yeah, I do this ^-^ I was teached that by Brezzeakamura and PERPIN (they're like Lavender, drawing and talking)

[@kateb1127]

I remember my art instructor (I was attending optional art classes) telling my parents that I should stop watching cartoons because my art is cartoony and I should draw realism. The problem was, I was trying SO HARD to do realism and it never was realistic enough. I was looking at other people's art and thinking "They are so great and realistic... And mine look like a kid's drawing...". Even my grandpa critisized me for my cartoon style and didn't like anything that wasn't realistic. I only recently learned that drawing cartoons is not a bad thing. So. Many. Years. Wasted. Now I'm good at neither cartoons nor realism and I have to start all over again... And to make matters worse, this instructor is STILL teaching this class. I feel so bad for those kids...

[@nesarakomire5044]

that remebers me on my music teacher, who wasn't even my art teacher. he just saw a picture I drew alone from memory(yeahr I know I shouldn't draw from memory because it makes the proportions weird or whatever but at this time I thought I had to draw everything without references because I thought the pictures wouldn't be my own if i did) and then he told me my manga-ish style wouldn't be Art and I should learn to draw realistic because thats what a "real" artist would do and then he said my little pictures would be nothing more than a paintbook drawing for kids. He was a great music teacher but maybe he shouldn't give out art advices. Was a really bad time for me because I saw him as a role model because I really liked his music lessons... but luckyly I didn't stop drawing and sketching and I think I'm at least okay at art now.

[@tazzredbandana6911]

"Stop Drawing Fan art." Fan Art is the thing that taught me how to draw

[@pencilCasey000]

If ur gonna apply to art school they don't wanna see fan art in ur portfolio tho, that's a reason ppl say that

[@name-eo1lv]

exactly

[@name-eo1lv]

rabiesboy what if you’re just a really serious hobbyist

[@tazzredbandana6911]

@@name-eo1lv ya, I ain't I'm going to go to art school

[@pencilCasey000]

@@tazzredbandana6911 you may have some issues then. art schools dont typically ever want you to include anime art or fanart within your portfolio. think about that, and the fact art school makes you take more classes than only art related ones, and you mostly have to draw realism.

[@anicz2124]

I remember in painting class a lot of kids just kept drawing memes. My teacher loved it

[@litakuosmansn1784]

well idk if they still are an artist and want to be or just do it sometimes just for fun, but i bet they still draw memes if someone tells them to draw

[@mono_poisoner]

lucky

[@nightynightlayla374]

Ani Cz what did you paint?

[@coppercatto170]

there's always a meme artist in class and we love them

[@emjots]

no art teacher should ever be discouraging that kind of enthusiasm and creativity

[@skaisathedutchie7003]

My art teacher always tells me that I shouldn’t do fan art because it isn’t real art, and that I will never improve if I’m just doing fan art. Fan art is the reason that I am good at art now, it helped me with proportions, shading, coloring, it is real art

[@TheArtMentor]

Interesting take on switching from realism to stylization. I had never thought of how realism doesn’t always easily transition to stylization

[@mollieburge4940]

yeah if you stick to strict rules for so long it becomes hard to break them

[@kn_putri6686]

11:12 "Stop drawing fanart" Fanartist from every Fandoms: So anyway, I started blasting.

[@Mar-hq9bm]

Underrated😭😭😭

[@kn_putri6686]

@@braininmeatsuit1207 Yeah.....

[@Mar-hq9bm]

@@braininmeatsuit1207 hole up ✋ what?

[@braininmeatsuit1207]

@@Mar-hq9bm I kind of stay in one community, aka, Pokémon. Not a fan of the show though, too uh.. childish? Generations, Twilight Wings, the Manga for the games and the games are fine with me though. Come to think of it I don't have many arts i've recently finished, only ones i've started. I mean, I listen to Porter Robinson in addition to Pokémon soundtracks but haven't attempted to draw anything for it. Sorry for the long text, I tend to type a lot.

[@nikonikonukes]

Me whos constantly drawing C.C., animatronics, and eggs benidict/michael aftons from fnaf: .w.

[@eliasroderickfletcherlebor9416]

Once I bought a "how to draw " book and it literally said: step one: circle Step two head and details Me: * visible confusion *

[@crowscloset__2639]

Same. Mine was on anatomy and it goes: “Draw the head first. Then, the arms. Now add the legs, and youre done!” _What happened to the torso, hair, facial features, and literally anything with context?_

[@tiramiisu0]

I got a “how to draw: realistic/basic objects,” and “people” was a topic. It literally just drew lines over the face and said to “sketch the lighting over your base”- jsjsjsjs where’s the base and how do I draw it-

[@nightynightlayla374]

レボレイロマルゴット it's like Spongebob, but reversed.

[@januarygutterlump207]

Same for me so draw this Make a head shape Redraw it seven times Details Expression Lighting Done

[@bre6651]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@equally.marketable]

I’ll always say “practice with a purpose” instead of “just practice”. Understanding what you need to improve is the first step of improvement, in every aspect of life and especially art :)

[@pinkgtuber4450]

There’s also this one thing that caused me to improve: I Took a long break from drawing and when I returned I improved a lot, this may not work with other people but just wanted to share this ^^

[@odd2b]

yeah, sometimes your art gets worse because your overworking yourself.a break is important once in a while c:

[@carlos5647]

Yeah, for some reason I didn’t draw for like 3 months and then a week ago made myself draw again, and damn the proportions were great it didn’t make any sense :|

[@Venus-sv1uj]

Same happened 2 me

[@wisvai279]

Saaaame. I wasn’t liking anything I was making, so I stepped away for a while. Then, after getting more into stories and writing, I tried designing a character from something I was planning. It didn’t turn out good in comparison to my more recent art, and definitely not in comparison to actual artists, but it was a major improvement.

[@spicywatermelon8617]

This is great advice! I was in desperate need of a break from drawing, and doing so let ideas and motivation flow to me. To anyone reading this, even if it’s a day or so, take a break :)

[@lightishredgummi9654]

"stop drawing cartoons!!" as if Disney isn't sitting right there making a f*ckton off of cartoons

[@cherryspice1011]

PREACHHH

[@ZimpleAzDat]

PREACHHH

[@ivyloops]

PREACHHH

[@ceiling3966]

PREACHHH

[@sleeppyy3221]

PREACHHH

[@possiblynaya]

I think the reason everyone says 'just practice' is because they genuinely don't know how they got there. Because I still don't know how I got here.

[@dali-dog]

I agree! it can be hard to explain how to draw sometimes. I genuinely don't know how I got where I am in art, it just came with practice, so unless someone asks something specific that I know the answer to then I'm going to say to just keep practicing.

[@2000_Ribbon]

Yeah

[@CC-jn1ic]

SaMe tbh I just got the same Chris Hart book she has and NoW I DraW ReAlLy GoOd AnImE.

[@dontburstmybubble686]

My only advice is to look through multiple sources. To paraphrase Uncle Iroh from avatar, “if you get information from just one place, it grows stale.” The other quote I think of is “Now is the time to ask the big questions. Who are you and what do you want in life?” Or in my words, “know the effect you want.” Basically I learned via the internet more specifically Instagram. I used to redraw (but not post) a lot of fan art and eventually I guess I learned how to draw based on what I was seeing though I got a lot of anatomically incorrect drawings from it. Then I looked up IN DEPTH tutorials on Instagram, not the “don’t do this” ones but ones that actually have 3+ images. Then I just kept drawing every day and looking at tutorials and I don’t think I’m good enough yet but I’m going to get to where I want to be one day. (Also still apologizing for a comment I made when I was younger and didn’t understand why lavender towne always drew bangs. Now I only draw bangs too.)

[@potatorodka2795]

“Practice with purpose”

[@PancakeTheKat]

I took the “draw every day” and “just practice” advice and oh my goodness I had such bad burnout and such bad habits that I’m still trying to reverse.

[@EpixExists]

I’m ssssssooooooo glad my middle school art teacher was a cartoon/comic artist that told us to make comics

[@zmenaczzz3165]

I often get people saying "You aren't from Japan, stop copying Japanese art style. Stop drawing anime"

[@akiyuki5200]

That's the dumbest thing to say. Dont let them get to you and you keep doing you. 👍

[@kiwinki8361]

I’m not from Spain, does it mean I can’t eat their oranges??

[@sangonomiyakokomi5764]

Here in the philippines, I don't know if this place even has a specific artstyle, we just draw whatever the shit we wanna draw

[@SepiaShards]

@@sangonomiyakokomi5764 lmao true in a single public school class someone knows how to draw cartoons someone in Realism someone in the middle and the rest just... ehh stickman :D dkdkdkxkfk

[@mysryuza]

Prejudice sucks

[@xingqiu3176]

"Stop Drawing fanart" Renaissance/Classical Painters: Excuse me

[@leonorcrafts9877]

Omg you’re right!!!!

[@adrianaggressive6625]

lmao our ancestors be trippin'-

[@bellac6311]

this bible fanart looking fresh

[@pasta_eeee]

a lot of art back then was just bible fan art

[@froggy7675]

:') the slice o' life i needed.

[@secondvoltage]

Yeah, on stylisation, I totally agree. I have a friend who can do incredible life drawing, like photo-realistic. I used to be super jealous of her because my art was always so cartoony by comparison. But one day she told me she was actually jealous of my art because it had such a unique style and confessed she really struggled at doing that kind of stylised art.

[@jinxmeh]

When this video came out two years ago and I was like, 12, I couldn't understand mostly anything in the video, I didn't get what any of the advice had meant. Now, two years LATER, I understand everything. I practiced, I tried to improve, and along the way I learned certain terms and helpful ways to do things, tips. Now that I return to this video it's much easier to draw. Thank you LavenderTowne for all of your amazing videos, they're very helpful and I've learnt a lot from them.

[@spudd5832]

“Saying to just practice is bad advice” *_My life is a lie._*

[@B0NEM4RROW]

IKR- I was like... *”𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬-“*

[@popped-rocks5970]

I never ask help 👁👄👁

[@justanotherartist_6036]

Me to 😨😯

[@lucky_nova446]

Rantaro Toast That’s a mood Also, My weeb a** just looked at your name and laughed so thanks. Avocado toast is the best.

[@beetea4965]

big mood ;-;

[@Nortarachanges]

I think the worst advice I’ve ever heard is “If you’ve improved at all as an artist, you should hate your old art. If you don’t hate it, you’re either not improving your skill or your eye.” And while that may be true, it really hurts when I’ve spent my life coming up with characters and creatures. My first sketches of them are like their baby pictures! I love them ^_^

[@justbny9278]

Honestly i always felt it was more of the opposite,you end up appreciating both the efforts flaws and how much you evolved

[@ariwari1468]

i think most people use the word hate in place of embarrass lol. i love my old drawings bc they’re so bad its cute, but they embarrass me to no end, so i technically do “hate” them, even if i would never get rid of any of them.

[@beep4340]

Yes! You shouldn't always have to worship perfection. Its important to have an eye for all levels of art in order to give out good advice to yourself and to others.

[@lucasl1604]

yeah, you should be able to criticize your own art and see where you've learned/still need to fix your work but i love my old art, flaws and all. i'm not going to act like they don't mean a lot to me, and quite a few of them were breakthrough pieces for me even if they don't hold up to my current skill level

[@orang1362]

The person who made that advice is an utter fool. Like, bruh, I do have my old arts that I still like until now. I can still spot the flaws including anatomy mistakes and lack of rendering techniques on my old drawings, but that doesn't mean I don't like/hate my old drawings. Also without your old arts, your new arts won't exist.

[@Renmiou]

The "Don't draw [blank] advice is particularly interesting to me. When I was in art liceum my painting teacher asked us all to bring in images we liked in particular from stuff we'd like to achieve ourselves. I brought a bunch of anime-inspired (Kidchan at the time was a favourite) art and each of us would get to go to the computer room with our flash key to show him. The other ones got on with their assignment in the main class. He asked me a bunch of questions such as "Do you like the line quality in particular? Would you like to push the colours this much or do you like that they're soft?" and then the next lesson he brought each of us a list of suggestions for classic stuff we could study and possibly do assignments from. I really liked mine: they were an interesting mix of impressionist paintings, Asian (maybe Chinese? It's been a while) ink works and some contemporary, more graphic artworks. I really think it was really useful and it's a good compromise between just letting me reference just what I already liked and just confining me to classic stuff.

[@acefawn3712]

Thank you *so much* for talking about "Just practice!" advice. I had a phase in middle/high school where I loved to draw, but even I knew everything I did Was Not Very Good, so I turned to my friends who were good at art and they *always* told me "oh just practice, you'll get there!" but I never did because I didn't *know* where to go next, how to get my lineart smoothed out or how to understand shading or anatomy; I needed someone to help me through it all and no one would even give me a moment of guidance. I gave up on my art after that, and haven't bothered with it for a very long time now. Watching your videos recently has made me want to start again, though... Maybe I will one day!

[@SequoiaSleeps]

Here’s another one: “NEVER EVER SHADE WITH BLACK IT CANT LOOK GOOD!!” Yes, soft shading with black is a bad idea in a lot of scenarios and this is definitely a rule a lot of the time. But buddy, an important part of “learn the rules before you break them” is the “break them” bit. Because you can definitely break them. Look at American superhero comic books. Or some pop art. Or black and white pieces. etc. This applies to a lot of stuff actually, I don’t think there’s many places in art where “never do this!” is completely solid advice.

[@ametsunami4070]

The only thing in art you shouldn’t do is expect yourself to get better after drawing 6 things. It takes more like hundreds to get kinda good. I suck, but I’m proud and improving.

[@SequoiaSleeps]

ZodiacMoon absolutely, that’s super important too

[@yeokomon]

people who do ink drawings (black and white): 😿

[@Cain13]

the never shade with black thing is just for paintings. If you don't know how to properly use black it can make your paintings look really muddy. But if you know how to use it it can be a powerful tool for dramatic paintings.

[@anderkid1090]

I feel like most black shading should be used to express emotion

[@benedict3965]

Misleading advice is like practicing a song for hours and hours with the wrong chords. And dawing without knowing the fundamentals is like solving a math problem without knowing the formula.

[@eebertdeebert]

Benedict Exactly

[@topaz146]

So what your saying is if i guess ill probably get a B 👀 Its a joke btw, I hardly ever knew what was happening in math and i still got a b in there lol

[@HickaruFire]

I only got all As in math without ever learning the formulas. I always did what seemed right and made sense.

[@topaz146]

@@HickaruFire My teacher made it 3x harder then necessary, i used to get As not no more lol

[@soup5615]

I guess so, but I don't think art requires as much of an understanding as maths does, in the way that you can freestyle it and it can turn out fine, since you're going for what looks right. You can't really do that with maths, and need to drill certain ways of doing things to get a particular result.

[@aliyahpulido953]

9:36 Awww, HECK YEAH, LavenderTowne! Thank you SO MUCH for saying it's ok to draw fanart styles, and for straight-out mentioning Adventure Time and Steven Universe. Not only because I hardcore stan those shows and I'll continue to stan them for as long as I live, but also because drawing fanart of them and/or drawing in their styles is helping me grow as an artist. Doing that helps me push myself into drawing more facial expressions that I didn't try before when I did photorealistic pencil portraits and landscapes. Practicing my character design in their styles helps me learn more of the basics that I wasn't allowed to learn before by my strict teachers. I used to do a LOT of photorealistic drawings and didn't have as much fun doing them as I am now with my cartoony style. That's why I use the pointers you kindly give us. Not to say I copy your style, I just use some of the tips you say helped you develop the style you're comfortable with, to develop my own tastes. On top of that, THANK YOU for validating artists like myself, who enjoy doing cartoony or stylized drawings. I was often made to feel that NOT doing realism made me less of an artist or meant I have less skill than someone who does realism. Even now, when people ask me what I draw, I almost feel ashamed to show them my OCs, costume designs, fanart (always wholesome and cute, never NSFW... I don't think I'll ever do NSFW) because I'm afraid it'll underwhelm them. And then I remind myself that as long as I love what I'm drawing and have fun drawing it, it's ok!

[@Emperor-Quill]

Some advice I have to give is that you should absolutely make fan art. Learning a skill using both your desire to learn and something you're already passionate about has helped me not only stay motivated, but taken me outside my comfort zone to learn things I've struggled with drawing in the past!

[@salamilun]

Bruh low key tiktok artists be like: hOw tO dRaW! first add a sketch! then line it out! add details! color! nOw yOuRe dOnE! BRUH.

[@dontburstmybubble686]

Yeah I would never learn that by that shit

[@cherryspice1011]

SERIOUSLY THEY JUST COMPRESS 8 HOURS OF WORK INTO 5 MINUTES AND SLAP THE WORD *EASY* ON IT

[@f.n30]

Well those are actual steps to any drawing. That doesnt make it an easy process though.

[@hanaocha6627]

Damn

[@kikijade6112]

Friendly reminder that no artists are required to teach anybody how to draw that should be reserved for people who are specifically in school or have certificates to teach you how to draw or maybe they just actually want teach you how to draw. But you should never expect tik tok artists who literally only have a minute to show their process to teach you how to draw they're gonna be like yeah sketch what you want to draw and then if you want line it and then if you want color it but art is subjective and you have to learn how to do it on your own or go to actual sources of education. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

[@Hatchet_Draws]

Good advice to give someone: "Learn the rules while you break them." "References." Reply any ideas you have!

[@solitusutopia]

trace as practice

[@polariize]

ask for help when u need it!! there are tons of tutorials online but also millions of artists n communities u can join

[@alexdoesart43]

@@solitusutopia For young artists, and don't forget to give credit! I used to trace art in middle school and show it to my friends and take all credit for the art. Don't do that!!!!

[@szzzs]

Observe

[@popped-rocks5970]

Do your own style and try your best ;v;

[@darienb1127]

When it comes to the "Learn the rules before you break them" thing, I feel like there's truth in both sides. On the one hand, drawing from realism and learning the fundamentals of art can teach you valuable skills. On the other hand, JUST doing that before drawinf what you want will kill art as an interest. I belive that it's about balance (like many things in life.) You can still draw cartoons, anime, and similar things, but it's also important to learn the rules to understand WHY these things work the way they do. Doing both can let you sort of see how your skills synergize with each other. I've heard from other art instructors and channels that a good work ethic for art is 80% drawing what you want and 20% practice. TL:DR of all of this is to do both! Both sides have valid reasons for existing and you can get a lot further from studying multple sides.

[@naolucillerandom5280]

I treat the rules as general guidelines. I never actually practiced drawing realistic faces just to learn, but little tips like "the ears are the size of the space between the nose and eyes", "the hand is as big as your face", etc, I treat as things to keep in mind while drawing my own stuff. The third invisible eye, for example, is a thing I know about but never do because *giant anime eyes* in a *literal circle for a head* so if I did that the math wouldn't math 😂

[@xxxmaysilssss690]

Honestly regarding the fanart comment, fanart can be a great tool in the online world to build your platform. Even if you don’t intend to do it forever, it will attract many people to your socials for when you’re ready to do commissioned work and show original ideas. Fanart also gives you great practice and expands your horizons on character design for example. Before I started drawing fanart, I would draw the same character for every one of my art pieces and it would prevent my growth. But looking at a variety of shows/books/movies with so many different characters to reference in my art helped me improve so much before I did go back to doing original work. Even professional artists who make money off their work will do fanart once in a while for their own gain, because it’s such a fun and creative way to improve your work while engaging with content you love.

[@polyamoroussimp6121]

For the “don’t draw ____” There are SOME exceptions. For example: Don’t draw hentai of nine year olds. I didn’t need to see that

[@miizuakiya]

Agreed. I know it’s the same statement but please don’t draw rule 34 of minors.

[@whynot6266]

@@miizuakiya Yeah

[@polyamoroussimp6121]

@@butwhy7289correct

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

Neither does the law

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

but why I thought you said don’t draw Lolis all together, i was about to make an argument then I realize you meant hentai 💀

[@beaniebean4885]

"Practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect" - Ethan becker. This advice was actually very helpful. Edit: wha-

[@shrimpinatank9400]

Practice makes you better, not perfect

[@theawkwardpancake6664]

So Yeah that doesn’t make sense but ok

[@hassankhalid8917]

What makes sense to you then?

[@isadora6092]

@@theawkwardpancake6664 what he means by that is that just practicing mindlessly over and over doesn't really help. you have to think wisely about what you're practicing. perfect practice is to focus on the things you're worst at, using different methods, breaking down good art to know what u gotta do and learn from the BEST. thats what he teaches on his channel.

[@theawkwardpancake6664]

Isadora I was talking to @so yeah they’re comment just. Doesn’t make sense. It’s a word??? yes it makes you better, but can someone use the word perfect without someone saying “perfection isn’t real!!?!?” I have gotten no sleep my brain go brrrr

[@mysticblue108]

11:05 oh I had an art teacher like her in high school! I was gonna try to do a still life that involved some perspective and before I was ready to begin it my art teacher told me “oh you can’t draw that… you’re not good at perspective go draw something else” Confidence destroyed and anxiety rose. Like I don’t understand why she didn’t at least teach or show me how to draw perspective at all! Four years later and I don’t know

[@itz_violet21]

Fr it's like telling someone that struggles with swimming to just never swim

[@rainboSnails]

fun fact my ELEMENTARY SCHOOL art teacher had a "no-no wall" of a bunch of things we weren't aloud to draw because they were cartoony. in elementary school. in a required art class everyone took. im not sure what was going through that teacher's mind

[@amber3392]

"Stop Drawing Memes" *angry meme cat noises*

[@yoitscattystylelady5350]

StOp DrAwINg MeMeS

[@skone3791]

@@yoitscattystylelady5350 StOp UsInG MeMe PrOfILEs

[@ARCHIVED9610]

@@skone3791 i just laughed so much lol

[@waterbottleeeeee]

Lol

[@MOUSEBRAINED_MUSHR00M]

My whole channel is Memes.. and Roblox

[@randomkword]

The "just practice" can apply to anything Mom: "Kim! Come in the kitchen you're gonna cook." Me: "But how do I?" Mom: " *J U S T C O O K* "

[@cadethebabe3222]

Yo she liked your comment 😲

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

**Throws egg at frying pan** Like that?

[@user-jd6tb3xm8v]

I just imagine at med school Doctor: okay this person needs to be amputated Student:HOW DO YOU AMPUTATE A WAIST!! Doctor: just practice! Soon enough you will get it

[@custarrdd3306]

@@user-jd6tb3xm8v oh no

[@tea6968]

Honestly, I think you're comparing two very different things. For cooking you just need a recipe and practice. For drawing you need to constantly draw and practice, that's it.

[@kimchi8022]

as a beginner artist, Yes. learning art can be daunting. there really is SO much to learn. Anatomy, expressions, proportions, lighting, shading, learning how to use the art program of your choice and so much more. But thankfull alot of youtubers including yourself have playlist for beginners that help out alot! eventually i was able to hone down the basics and just study those. Basics for me being anatomy and learning CSP! :)

[@jtgamingjtartman2891]

I remember once when I was in middle school(which wasn’t the greatest time for me) I was in my home room class and i was drawing my oc’s. Then all of a sudden someone for real grabbed my paper and showed everyone it and there were like girls too no everyone was criticizing me for it and telling me that”Why are the characters like that” or”This stinks” or better yet”You should stop drawing”, I almost fell for it until my friends started telling me to forge those guys and continue on. So, that’s what i did, and I’m improving well, like I’m now learning more about anatomy ad poses which I really wanted to learn. SO the reason I made this comment is to give some of my own advice(somewhat) its, if anyone criticizes your art or what Lavender says “Stop drawing”, pls don’t and try not to think about that too much, just continue on what you love to draw and you’ll be good, trust me👍

[@alpha-pathetic4168]

"Just practice is not a good art tip." You see, if this was coming from a less popular youtuber, they would've been already shunned for speaking their mind.

[@zackarydoesgacha9510]

I say practice because I'm not very good at talking to people

[@imnotcreativeorsmart]

You’re so right Alpha-Pathetic Tm which is so sad 😞

[@Princess-Pulcella]

@@zackarydoesgacha9510 same

[@kathy8340]

In my opinion, it is quite a good art tip, but it’s an extremely obvious and a vague one

[@simp.lyspud1119]

Mostly if someone says "How do you draw??" I think thats pretty vague, so the closest I can tell them is to practice. Because I don't know how to just answer that. If someone says "How did you do the ___?" I actually tell them how I did it because they asked for something specific and I knew what they wanted to know so I give them the answer to it

[@DreamWorld-1960]

"Before stylizing anything, you must learn the rules." Me who has been drawing since 3rd grade: *"I didn't know there were rules in the first place."*

[@yxorPnwoknU]

@@dumb_w4t3rm3l0n I relate to this on a way more personal level then I should (even the being 4 thing)

[@serenabrowne2427]

same, im like 13, and in art class we're focusing on realism, like still life and stuff. actually, i draw a more cartoony style usually, but when i school ive found using my cartoony methods help me with realism

[@Goldysanyt]

same like i knew how to draw since well since i had a pencil and paper and scribbled that's drawing since when here there rules to drawing??? like bro its nonyabisness

[@justcallmenoob9528]

I started drawing when I was 1 and how was I supposed to know about rules 🤨

[@hsa_lynn]

So do I have to follow the rules or….? I’m so confused, I do a sort of cartoony style of art but still is my style. I never knew there were rules until now.

[@user-nh9sz8fk8f]

to get into the art school i go to, my portfolio couldn’t include ANY “stylized” (like anime or cartoon) work. It’s so strange to me because nowadays that’s how you can find a stable path as an artist, it’s crazy that that’s being discouraged.

[@2funtexans]

The part you shared about being taught to draw via the grid and a reference picture...it struck SUCH a cord with me. I've always said that I can basically make a copy of anything but have always been beyond frustrated that I couldn't create my own content that looked as good a quality. You perfectly articulated it, thank you! This has helped me a lot in knowing what issue I've having and where to start fixing it!

[@chonkyhotdog]

"Stop drawing fan art" I drew danganronpa characters, and that's how I learned body sketches, shading, proportions, faces etc. It helped me a ton.

[@maxinevanrooyen4418]

Exactly!

[@ilovemy_self1684]

Me to

[@leah8894]

Danganronpa has such a nice art style tho

[@yvonfelt]

@@leah8894 frrrr- its so pretty

[@user-vq5gd6dm1q]

Same as in mirror

[@smolpeepee245]

Saying "just practice" to an artist who doesn't know how to draw is like saying "just swim" to someone who's drowning

[@minioncomments9514]

The equivalent to "just swim" is "just draw" honestly I don't see why that advice is bad, it was really helpful for me at least, and it also helped me find my own style since I wasn't looking at tutorials/other people's art, so yeah, if you want to swim better, just practice

[@frillspring]

@@minioncomments9514 It's bad advice because what are you supposed to do with that? How are you supposed to practice? What resources can you find to help? What should you prioritize learning first? Someone can't swim if they don't know they're suppose to move their legs!

[@tea6968]

@@frillspring A teacher is almost necessary to learn how to swim, but it isn't necessary to draw. If you want to learn how to draw, just draw and practice. Tips and tutorials can be useful, sure, but the best thing you can do is draw a lot, like every day. With time you will improve. Also, you can search online how to do certain things like anatomy, you don't have to ask someone to sit down with you so you can learn how to draw a hand.

[@Coldene]

When you do not draw a lot but you're good and you like it when you do it : Should I feel like something bad?

[@holyvicar]

Well- if so I'm just gonna change my advice to suffer

[@spiritoaster]

I remember a time when I was a freshman in college when I brought my old art portfolio with all my anime drawings from high school and my classmates were looking at it, complimenting my art style; then my professor gave a snarky comment about how I should stop drawing anime and that it has no business being 'art'. I was just shattered.

[@4shc4t]

When I feel like my art is bad, I get all my old sketchbooks and look through them all, that shows me my progress and I feel happy about it

[@sunflowersnight196]

"Don't draw fanart" *Me who taught myself to draw by repeated drawing Mulan when I was five* whelp

[@dimwitteddingo]

*me who can only draw dragons and pokemon* welp

[@KittyCola99]

I was drawing Rapunzel and Mlp OCs.

[@teeheemoxx]

me who can only draw anime dream and GeorgeNotFound lmao

[@teeheemoxx]

also who just tells someone to stop drawing for something they love or enjoy?

[@thedarkside2545]

Me who has a bedroom wall covered in copied fanart: *coughs in hidden*

[@stan8479]

"Learn the rules before you break them" does not mean "draw realism". It means "before you try to stylise something, you should understand the structure so that your stylisation doesn't look weird".

[@xieshen5829]

Drawing realistic thing make me insane.... I thought at first I really must draw that **** to improve...

[@haichie1341]

Most people I've got that advice from have basically used it to mean that if you can't draw photorealism your cartoons will never turn out good

[@werh227]

@@haichie1341 as someone who DOESN'T draw photo realism, I can attest that there are some things worth taking note of in realistic art or real life references in general. Learning the rules doesn't specifically mean obsessing over realism, it's just that the skills for drawing realism are skills like shading, coloring, perspective, etc. These skills, which are used to portray works consistently in one style (realism in this case), allow you to have a degree of consistency in the quality and look of your artwork; essentially giving you the ability to make whatever you want without the constraints of poor understanding of how to make legs look funky.

[@werh227]

Well, how to make them funky in the way you imagine.

[@soorajaananth8507]

@@haichie1341 I seriously suck at realisim but im good at cartoony cus you will never get it wrong.

[@MaiaEmpyrean]

Oh my gosh! The thing with forgetting how to stylize really got me hard! It's so true. I'm so used to drawing with every single little detail that it's made it so difficult for me to draw more complicated things I'm not as used to drawing and simplify them to make them easier!

[@nikonikoni8970]

The realistic art and stylized art part is so true. Before digital, I was already drawing portraits of people traditionally. When I got a pentab, naturally I draw realistic subjects because it's what I'm used to. I kept drawing realistic for a year, I didn't even think about widening my skills and knowledge in other art styles. Now I'm struggling SO HARD trying to do stylized drawing to the point that I'm starting to doubt myself.

[@julesis-dead6751]

As a cartoonist I can say in confidence that trying to draw realistically makes me wanna cry.

[@name-eo1lv]

same dude i used to draw semi realism but it was just so annoying so i tried drawing cartoony style and it was so much more fun and expressive

[@julesis-dead6751]

MelikoYT same! It’s way less confining and you don’t have to worry about anatomy and how realistic it is and how close it is to the reference. It’s great. I still do semi-realism occasionally because the practice is still really good for you and can help you improve, but for now I’m gonna stick with mainly cartoonish styles lol.

[@bubblegummochi.3294]

it gives me so much anxiety- i literally cannot

[@nikonikonukes]

Ive never tried and never will. My style is a lot different and I know for a fact i woul die inside trying

[@rose-vn7dw]

The mind of a child:I just learned how too make a realistic eye I'm proud of me now I, just have too color Now its gone cause I colered it ;(

[@Wonbaeofficial]

“Stop drawing anime” Bish, the only reason I’m here is do I can improve my anime art-

[@gracieafterhours988]

SAME!! I wanna be a manga anime or cartoon creator when I get older

[@Vennshine]

just saying as soon as i started watching anime my art improved suddenly...

[@miizuakiya]

SAME

[@rairwqy]

Same like bish then why I'm here I'm here to draw anime so shhhhhhh up

[@umavathimdevadiga880]

Same I only like to draw anime manga and chibi Lol

[@radioactiveaquarium]

*i taught my best fried my old art style, and they have personalized it, and im really proud of them!*

[@ilovevvvvvvandsuperhexagon]

Your best fried chicken?

[@radioactiveaquarium]

@@ilovevvvvvvandsuperhexagon BAHAHAHAH YES MY BEST FRIED AAHAHHAHA

[@ilovevvvvvvandsuperhexagon]

@@radioactiveaquarium HOW DOES CHICKEN DRAW

[@radioactiveaquarium]

@@ilovevvvvvvandsuperhexagon IIT JUST DOES

[@simplenlocal]

What did i witness

[@PokingAPanda]

My drawing teacher in high school pushed all of us to only make photo-realism (literally just copying photos), and I am still struggling 8 years later to stylize

[@geohypostasiscosplayerthat3444]

The worst thing about most art teachers/critics is that they don't really care about how you feel on specific art styles and tools, they just want to fit their standards and not be amazing in there own way. I've been drawing in a anime/manga/chibii style most of the time and people think that's all I know, but they haven't seen my realistic or concept art styles. The thing is, most of the people who ask for commissions and such don't care if you spent twenty minutes or twenty hours, they just want it to fit there standards like they want cool colours or an extremely detailed city of some sorts. Sometimes If they dont like how you did the art they will say "ugh, you suck at art how'd you even get a job?"and theres even people who say "stop drawing, you have no potential." Now I've gone through all that and I stopped drawing for years because of it, but that doesn't change the fact that art is my job and its how I get my main source of income, and that my art doesnt need to change just to fit their standards. I know that I'm not as good as other people, I also know you shouldnt compare artists to other artists. They lose all their confidence and self esteem, which makes most artists depressed and lose interest in the thing that they love to do. So try to compliment artists and tell them where to improve with constructive criticism. Thank you, for listening to my tedtalk.

[@jayonatable4201]

I have nothing else to say other than that is so hecking true that i had a panic attack

[@parrotperson]

yea I mean like some people will just not be into your art style and that's totally fine, different people like different things. But most artists that work on commission have examples of their work available to look at before you commission something so if people complain about your art style after commissioning you then that's on them for not checking out your portfolio. And when it comes to teaching and grading art, you need to be unbiased with your grades regardless of your preferred style

[@laylaseditz__7290]

When ever it’s art class for us it’s so lucky cause I’m one year we do art 2 times oof

[@catzonachez]

Beautiful that is so true I love doing digital art and drawing video game characters ect cuphead fnaf

[@katehuber4974]

Thank you, one thing I love to use is mechanic pencils. Okay I get they aren’t the best for nice pencil shading but whatever. I draw in a cartoonish style with very defined lines, and I already struggle with some of my motor skills, especially as a child, and my handwriting is so atrocious that half the time I can’t even call it legible even to myself. But I’ve found that I really thrive using mechanical pencils. The stupid 2B pencils drive me insane. I want to scream every time an art teacher insisted on making me use a proper pencil. I can but honestly I find it much more enjoyable and easier to just stick to my overpriced mechanical pencil that always has the useless stupid flimsy clip that always breaks no matter how gentle you are with it.

[@karahbrown5228]

I had a professor that basically didn’t like anything stylized (even though the project was suppose to be stylized) because she thought that realism was the only “correct” form of art

[@fravs22]

So did Hitler

[@julesis-dead6751]

Fravs Marry me that was wonderful

[@julesis-dead6751]

Plot twist, Karan Brown’s art teacher was Hitler

[@roxanne3690]

@•Lemonichoux• Very true, very very true.

[@MidnightWanderer00]

@@julesis-dead6751 on a serious note, I don't get it.

[@izz.da.rizzla]

THANK U SO MUCH!! :DDD I used to say “just practice!”. BUT after hearing the advice of saying “where do u want to improve?”, I just taught one of my friends anatomy HOLY CRAP TYSM❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@trifectum3504]

ik im just a voice in the crowd, but im really glad you never quit. your art and your style is so beautiful

[@weeblewooblewop]

a better piece of advice other than “practice” is to practice but with references and observing artists that you admire and you think is close to what you want to do. no “art style” is completely original its made out of every artists style youve been exposed to mixed together to make a new one! nothing is ever completely original

[@boilingsoda]

Yes! When people ask me for advice i tell them to find artstyles they admire and try to implement what they like about them into their style.

[@snailoo53]

Hi dad I’m dad

[@Dragon_prince90]

This is really good advice I will use this when people ask me how to help with art and how to get better

[@thesearchforthemustache2589]

@@snailoo53 Hey dad I'm dad, I'm dad

[@dana-oc5pg]

Dad did you get the milk

[@floralhedgehog4691]

Whenever my little brother says, “ How did you do that?!” , we sit down together and I show him step by step how to do it. He’s actually pretty good when he puts his mind to it. ✏️ 😊 💖

[@rhubarbeque]

That's pretty wholesome. Thanks for sharing that!

[@xain3328]

That is so wholesome , good for you! Stay like that 👍🏼💕

[@sillierthangooberous]

thats adorable🥺💖

[@keyfiregamez2036]

ежик you’re the best sibling 👌👏

[@floralhedgehog4691]

Key Fire Gamez thank you so much! That means a lot,

[@justarandomwoof2247]

Hell yeah, I have been doing a (not so professional) daily art tips series for a month now and none of these were in any of the days! This is great, I'm feeling better about this working out!

[@rawr6892]

My mother is an artist that gives me all this advice while I have been trying to learn how to draw, so thank you so much for telling me that I was following the wrong instructions. It was kinda obvious that it was wrong but I wasn’t able too get any other advice so I really appreciate you telling people tips and just a whole bunch of information that helps. You’re my favourite artist (which is a lot considering my mother is an artist) and I love you’re video’s

[@leedle2171]

I really want that plushie tho.

[@aquaxbliss7388]

Same

[@salem-01]

Lee Eats Pringles everyone does

[@doltix1]

Lee Eats Pringles same

[@doltix1]

Drawing Maniac not everyone

[@blehblehbleh2714]

25 dollars tho... my wallet can’t-

[@Noelleanderson]

“Hey can you give me some art tips like how to-“ “just practice” “But I want to know how to draw an eye” “Practice” *boi tf you think I’m doin*

[@beans6238]

JDKAKD I say that sometimes because personally the people who ask mE aren’t specific enough (that’s prob just me now) “How are u good at art” “I just practice” “How” “uhM I jUst prActiCe” “I don’t get it” But I will offer advice afterwards dnksja I don’t mean it in a rude way tho I’m just ??? Cuz they aren’t specific with what they wanna know how to draw-

[@you_gullible_fucc]

These two comments represent me and me

[@benedict3965]

@@beans6238 oh you mean like their question is too broad that it sounds like learning "art" is simple? And that's why you just reply to them with "just practice"?

[@beans6238]

@Benedict I guess so! I like things to be specific sO that may be just me :P

[@2dsimp225]

Which part of the eye are you having a hard time drawing?

[@WooshyWoosherWoosh]

This actually helps a lot considering I’m just starting to really practice art. You made me see a new perspective and I think this will help me further in the future, thank you loads!! :] ✨

[@Renskejantina98]

I never knew I got so much bad advice! This was already really helpful. Now I can ask other artist for specific questions like how to stylize for example. Thank you so much. I’ve been struggling for years to the point where I’m enthusiastic about drawing anymore. Also really glad I never stopped drawing what I wanted to draw like fanart :)

[@Aviedya]

Normally I tell people to "just practice" as a response to, "Oh why are you so good and I'm so bad, I'll never get to that level, you're lucky you're so talented" yada yada. I hate that mentality so much, because it makes it seem like being a "good artist" is just a lucky coincidence.

[@hyperdragon001]

Just tell them it takes 10,000 hours to get good at doing anything - and that's how *you* got good at drawing - and that's what *they* need to do in order to get good. I swear most of these people complaining about being told to "Just practice" are really only looking for shortcuts because they aren't prepared to put the time in. There are no shortcuts. You have to work at things to get good. That means practice. If you're serious about it you need to get your nose to paper now.

[@phos5865]

(I’m my opinion) that’s the only time “just practice” is helpful to me

[@JeffreyThrash]

Practice is still important, but beginners need to be led in the right direction on what exactly to practice. Like how I just figured out right now 2 years after college what I want to specialize in (3D Cartoon Character Modeling), but until then, I wasted too much time trying to get good at everything and all styles when I probably would have had a job now if I simply focused on good, easy-to-read character designs and translating such designs to 3D.

[@LaydiNite]

The thing is, some people do practice ALL THE TIME, and still don't make much progress. I am that person. I've loved drawing since I was tiny, I carry sketchbooks with me everywhere, and I draw daily. However, I can look at things I did a year apart and see next to no improvement. I use references and study figure drawing books. My mom used to come home to find pages and pages of nothing but hands and feet, because that's what I was struggling the most with. Eventually I just had to come to the conclusion that I improve much slower than most people do, and try not to get frustrated when I run into someone half my age who's better than I am. I've seen people who improved more in a year than I did in 5 or more, and it's hard not to get demoralized from that. Some people do just have a natural gift for certain things, and some have to work ten times harder to get anywhere.

[@oddydraws4807]

I feel like if your asking for advice to get better you need to be specific, this is a example "how do you draw anatomy?" Or "how to you piant/shade skin?" Or "how do you draw eyes?".

[@sam-dh7ds]

the only times I tell people to "just practice" is when they give me nothing to go off of, like so many people at school ask me "how did you get so good?" or "I wish I could draw like that" or "I can only draw stick figures :(" and I ask them "Well what do you want to draw" or "What do you need to improve?" and they just stare at me because they expect me to give them a full drawing workshop right then and there so I just say "Just practice" because they don't tell me what they need

[@MeltingMellons]

Before I started trying to animate I was trash are drawing so animation helps you find your style (or already it helped me)

[@meflea3675]

I just ask them to show me their art, because sometimes it's easy to see what they're struggling with. If that fails, back up and teach them what you take most pride in. Like, if you take pride in your hands and poses, help them improve at that

[@emmaryartistry2874]

when someone asks how I got so good I always say 'well I put in a lot of time and practice'. This is because I don't know how to explain all the steps I took. I'm still not far in my art journey!

[@hailee2454]

Thanks for being that person who helps other because if it weren't for my friend i wouldn't have my style right now ^^

[@dj_kitsu5850]

The only reason I ever said “practice” is cause it was always the snobby kids who’d try to steal my sketchbook or be right over my shoulder while drawing, it got them to leave

[@XaioTao]

I feel like everything u mentioned was like sooo helpful cuz I'm like always copying things down without looking at the shape etc. but anyways this video was like lifesaving for me so tysm.

[@IndigoIceDragon]

My art teacher which was probably the most hardcore but I learned the most. She helped me to get less loose in art and create volume and texture. It’s part of my style today and she was like make more sketchy lines etc that a previous teacher told me to stop doing. So this art teacher helped me get better in a way. She was prob the best teacher I had

[@nevadash]

Lavendertowne: *talks about bad art advice* Me as an "artist": *realizing all the advice is my advice like* 👁👄👁 Edit: OMG THANK YOU FOR 1K LIKES!!!!

[@sweetsour4375]

At least you're open-minded enough to recognize your shortcomings. I don't know you but I'm proud of you because so many people just get more stubborn when they realize they're wrong about something. Good job, fellow KZbin commenter.

[@nevadash]

@@sweetsour4375 aww thx >w

[@Vhizz125]

Whatever. My pencil is still missing :(

[@panda-gj2ml]

f

[@tiramiisu0]

👁👄👁

[@SketchUT]

Artist: just practice ;3 Me, who’s been drawing for 6 years: mhm ok then what

[@deluxeedition4639]

the unus annus swirl ;)

[@warriorsclaws1943]

Me who have been drawing since I was born: *Ok then, keep your secrects.*

[@roseystorm]

@@deluxeedition4639memento mori

[@matthewbaang8749]

Me drawing for years: ok, what do I do? Professional artist: keep practicing

[@mila22872]

Same but me 7 years

[@SgtShakenBake]

Great video, I really like that you put value in stylized art! The point I found the most helpful was talking about how you don't need to be a master of anatomy in order to stylize art. I'm mostly self taught but what few classes I've taken drawing wise there was such a focus on drawing things from life and knowing every single detail of the human form. I always felt like I needed to know that in order to be a good artist and felt guilty in stylizing my art. Thankfully with time and experience I have a different view and really look to certain artists on how to stylize. One thing I was curious is if you knew any good exercises to practice stylizing and anatomy study side by side. If you already have videos I apologize but being someone looking for good exercises I'd love to add more techniques!

[@YabbaDabbaDoo7]

The part where she talks about the grid drawing is so true. My art teacher keeps on making us use grids to make the photo look exact and I find it so difficult because when I draw I use shapes

[@sincerelysirus4863]

The “stop drawing _________” is what made me quit and practically lose all of my talent because I just wasn’t having fun with it anymore from what they said. They made me genuinely believe everything I drew was bad and I couldn’t do it because ____ and ____ reasons. Now I literally don’t draw like I used to and I miss the way I drew

[@potat5730]

same though i haven't completely given up drawing im starting to hate the way i draw because "reasons" that ppl say and i sometimes wanna quit but i dont want to lose it either

[@suzumcpancake4444]

Reading that made me really sad noooo. I don’t understand how people can be so fluffing judgy ):< No art is bad just because someone else draws more realistic or understands more rules. Drawings are pictures of your emotions, thoughts, wishes and dreams, they are your insides. And bringing these things to paper or whatever takes alot of guts. Feelings are not clear things like numbers. You have to learn to express them the way they are. Nobody should have the audacity to tell YOU how your brain magic works. Not everyone dreams in realistic and straight lines. Not everyone has logic dreams you can judge by metrics. If your art is cartoony or bubbly, then it is because you are. If these people want to make rules about how to do something they should go elsewhere because in art there are only guidelines and preferences. Fluff them. ):< I feel really sorry that you guys stopped drawing because of that buttholes. I bet you all did great works with lots of love in them. I know how pressured one can feel with all these people making weird rules and judging and I‘m also constantly stressing myself about it. But honestly, drawing makes the most fun when you don‘t care about this things. Just like when we all started. I hope one day you can find your love for it again and smash your insides into that drawing :)

[@suzumcpancake4444]

Maybe I‘m too emotional about this, but just reading how people stopped because of this just makes me really really upset.

[@chloek1182]

The "stop drawing ____" thing is what made me stop drawing cats lol. I only recently started again

[@FairyKit]

Same..I was told to stop drawing anime and I wouldn't amount to anything and I am a failure. None of my art was good apparently...I still draw but it's no longer fun. I want to draw webtoons though and I found this girl and she's helpful

[@sophiarichard8194]

Some art advice I think is good: “experiment with different styles and see what you like most” or something

[@pudding8829]

I've been doing that and it's rlly helpful

[@xtodorokix9058]

Yeah

[@chrisiscool]

Yeah my friend say if you cant find styles try drawing your character/you in different cartoons like Star vz forces of evil or gravity falls

[@shinigami1340]

I never thought of that but I'm gonna try it. thanks

[@CanonicallyLeffy]

that's how I found my style.

[@equinegamer6532]

Something I really wish I was told when I first started drawing is nothing needs to be perfect it’s OK to draw long arms and long legs because that’s your style because I want to have a more simple and kind of sketchy art style but because I see all of these really clean and evenly proportion art styles I nitpick and view my art as being incorrect so I really wish somebody just told me that having a different art style compared to what I’ve seen as normal is fine and i’m still improving as that would have made my art career much easier

[@coltwgrice]

Quick tips • Look at the anatomy of the drawing • Flip your art to see if you find anything wrong • Test your art in black and white colour • Used less black colour for your shadow and spice up other colours to make it look vibrant and exciting :) • Take a break from your drawing and come back later so you'll notice some small mistakes before posting it. Importantly, • Give your art at least a personality and a meaning behind it :) ❤️

[@_amya__]

"Give your art at least a personality and a meaning behind it" what if people just want to draw for fun ?

[@coltwgrice]

@@_amya__ That's okay too! I'm sure every art has a personality, depending the context of the art, the color and how artist draw from their own style. I'm just making these tips if you want to stand out your art. Personality embraces moods, attitude, it's a combination of characteristics or qualities.

[@_amya__]

@@coltwgrice ok Thanks for your reply ^^

[@erab4260]

me: ugh my art sucks some clueless fool: ur a drawer just practice *a what now*

[@mayscasitoro163]

"You are gonna WHAT my WHAT like a WHAAAT!!" Sorry i remember a comic 😅😧😅

[@axatu7716]

This made me burst out laughing plz help my brothers are looking at me weird

[@coffincrushed]

Be right back, turning to a drawer real quick

[@ccaffie1231]

new rule: all artists now identify as furniture, sexually and in terms of gender

[@charlidrawz]

Istg I don't just hold onto random people's clothes and no I won't draw them as a joke no free requests I'm gOiNG TO SNaP-

[@luekena]

OK I NEED A LAVENDERTOWNE PLUSHY

[@miahb2560]

Don't we all!!! >∆

[@olivia-eg6ip]

Ikr

[@salem-01]

Axowaffle ik but I’m broke

[@messyhairedwitch2219]

SAME BROOO

[@amochikaay]

H e b a d r a w s, I’ve spotted you again

[@jasminet5019]

that last advice hit close to home. i’m glad the puertorican art scene is more open when it comes to painting styles. the public college i went to allows u to use your on style, yet they’re still geared towards commercialization instead of becoming comfortable in ur own style

[@maggiegoat6555]

This really put things in a different perspective and helped a lot even after I’ve had these ideas in my head for quite sometime I’ve just never thought of it that way

[@Cage-CatYT]

If anyone ever asks for art tips from me, I'm going to say: "learn about proportions. Trust me, you will be thankful."

[@odd2b]

if anyone were to ask me for any tips, (digital artists) I'd say: learn about your drawing program/app and find a brush that will work for you, trust me, i used to use the basic own and it made my art look less put together

[@weebandgaminginc.7593]

If someone asked me for help drawing, the conversation would probably go 1/3 ways. Beginning with: “what’s the issue” New artist: “I’m trying to learn anatomy” Me: “look up references on the human body, and then sketch that with you style thrown in. It helps to learn proportions.” Scenario 2: Newbie artist: “I’m trying to learn faces” Me: “realistic, or anime?” Newbie artist: (“anime”/“realism”) Me: (for anime) “look up the faces out of anime characters you like. Try to notice a recurring pattern. Or just trace a face. If you noticed the recurring pattern, then draw it in your style.” (Realism) “get a mirror or photo and learn the proportions of your face or theirs. Shading is key” Aspiring newcomer to the art community: “I’m trying to learn hands” Me: “get references or learn with your hand in the position of your subject” (These are also tips for real aspiring artists) Last tip that applies to all three: “SHADE. it’s what makes your peace look 3D. This only applies to anyone trying to draw cartoon or realistic.

[@nik0sleepii]

@@odd2b Yeah, this one right here helped me. Testing different brushes are helpful so you can know which brushes suit more for you :D

[@nitebite4245]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! ive been looking everywhere for something like this!

[@WooffzTheCoon]

On the digital brushes thing, try making your own custom brushes! If you can’t find a brush that’s the one you want, take the closest thing to it and modify!

[@LeeTheGreatXD]

"Stop drawing furries" that hit a little hard. (I quit drawing furries out of fear of being ridiculed. When I want to draw something fluffy and cartoony I rarely do so in public. I was legit called a furry in my art class for drawing a cartoony dog. Of course, it was just a stupid E-Boy but it sTIll hURTs sIncE hE mADe iT INtO aN iNSUlT) of course, Im kind of just saying "screw it, I do what I want" and made the character that I portray myself with online into a fursona. I regret nothing since the character is so much fun to draw and is very cute ngl. And dont stereotype people, for Christ's sake. It sucks to have one little piece of a fanbase be the entire thing to others.

[@aniflowers1998]

When someone tells you that just respond with "no one has a problem with Disndy doing it". Becouse people are stupid and always forget that disney makes money with "furry" art!

[@lunastie39]

not even a furry and i agree

[@crystalocelot1641]

Honestly people need to stop hating on people who like drawing animals. is this art offending them? No? Then they need to stop talking.

[@3NA_exe]

Tesseract bruh.

[@ieatworms7919]

God I never understand why people hate on furries, the art is so adorable and I have genuinely never had a bad experience with someone in the community! Plus yall are so cute and sweet 😭

[@saharahowell6486]

I actually learned by copying cartoons. I made new Pokémon and Steven Universe Fusions and myself as a My Hero character and re-drawing Picrews I made etc etc. Basically, if I could make new things out of my favorite things, I could spend hours because while I was drawing I could also think about the logistics of how my character would fit into the world. I even learned a good chunk of my facial expressions from Steven Universe and Gacha Life funnily enough. Another thing I often did was make characters in character creators and then try to draw them separately. It’s just more fun to mimic cartoon worlds than real life for me. It’s not like I can’t do realism. I know how to do realistic faces and bodies and I even used to make realistic pointe shoes for fun. I just like cartoons better.

[@runedeltayt952]

The whole "Learn rules before ya break em" part made me more self confident and idk why- this makes me want to keep my own style which makes me feel better? Idk- buut my own style has helped me get as far as I have today. In the future, I might try out other styles, but I'll try to mainly stick to my own. Ty for including this part!

[@when.s_homework]

Video: *Has no dislikes* *Everyone liked that*

[@introvert3964]

Not anymore :c

[@tabbywhisks]

Haters have their notifs on~

[@juyi6139]

Now two dislikes. it’s hilarious how the haters have their notifications on ! Edit: dang 5 likes already

[@cicadaze]

_literally_

[@cicadaze]

@@tabbywhisks _or_ fans have notifs on and doesn't particularly like this one.

[@kimmichon19]

My art teacher: Stop drawing fan art. Me, who literally learned to draw by drawing Eijirou Kirishima and Izuku Midoriya: *angry weeb noises*

[@asstr0n0mical97]

SAME, I learned to draw from mha characters and I have no regrets, now my friends steal my drawings lol

[@miizuakiya]

Idk that anime but i learned by drawing sailor moon T_T

[@pl4ntso4p17]

I learned who to draw from a ever after high book and anime

[@happimyu]

I learned to draw from repeatedly drawing *pikachu, evee, greninja, lucario, charizard, and squirtle*

[@just_alex1035]

This is more than relatable

[@hopeee4744]

I believed in the second one, despite always wanting to create stylized and cartoony art, and now I’m struggling with switching my style over, and I’m ive developed drawing habits that i cant get rid of.