fulltime artist VS 'anime' how to draw book

[@Xyrieliiii]

"he's a very fine and normal cat" That has to be the most normal, average, cat I've ever seen. No stop looking at it's face, just.. ignore the face.

[@bluebd08]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo okay then.

[@naptsaspook4046]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo alright-

[@ablackdovedraws]

Stewie griffin ass cat

[@1ndonlysibby]

anyone who stares at its face is a ✨😩 madman 😩✨

[@nobodyreally9799]

The use of the Spitter's jingle is completely unrelated to this very normal cat.

[@pinkpinkmermayyy]

these "step by step" books have been apart of most of our childhoods when getting into art

[@krash1220]

I have to genuinely thank them for getting me into art. I started off drawing in an anime style, but I draw in a Western cartoon-y style now, so I might dig up some of my old books and draw the how-to characters in my style.

[@melimistaken]

Sadly I've never used one of these step by step books but I really wished I did when I was younger

[@marcuslovesmitski]

-Sad part is no one taught me and i did it by myself but now looking back at my old art it looked kinda bad to be really honest, and just now im getting art classes😒

[@tanoshisekai1268]

Agreed

[@lssjgaming1599]

I remember as a kid I borrowed this one "How to Draw Sonic" book that was very outdated at the time (it was like from the old cartoons) and I definitely think considering how a lot of characters in sonic are made up of geometric shapes it helped me quite a bit for drawing Sonic characters and now I can draw them pretty well without thinking. I kinda suck at everything else tho

[@BEEDRILL303]

It would be so cute if you made your own lil " How to draw " book for kids, I'm sure a lot of ppl would pick it up just based on the cute art for the cover but, also b/c you could give good helpful tips where the regular books don't.

[@paperclip18271]

yess!!!

[@gigahorse1475]

It doesn’t even have to be for kids!

[@princerufioh]

this !!!!!

[@sofiyasharova6072]

Absolutely!

[@IrisTheEye01]

@@gigahorse1475 Yes, just for begginners and intermediate as a second book !

[@gvnlessktchn]

i remember getting a ton of chirstopher hart books when i was younger and thinking “woah if i read all these books and just look at the step-by-step stuff and not actually try to draw using the tutorials, i’ll be able to draw super detailed anime art and everyone will be jealous of me” lmao

[@Śluzak_XP]

unrelated but your pfp is really cute! :3

[@jwei-chan7939]

I have so many of his books. His are honestly super useful even just reading through!

[@wafflesthearttoad6916]

Bro I thought I was doing such detailed and amazing anime art in 6th grade. The hands looked like salad fingers and Freddy Krueger had a child. The eyes looked like straight up squares with pupils that were too small, and the head was so stiff I can’t even AHHHHH. I based most of my works off of fairytale with like 0 tutorials. (I eventually started using tutorials and references though)

[@LilyCelebiFlipnote]

@@wafflesthearttoad6916 It's so funny how when we're little, we think we're amazing artists when we learn one new thing and apply it. But as teens and adults, when we've mastered a fair amount of stuff, we actually critique ourselves the hardest and compare ourselves to other people so much!

[@jourdanxgacha2425]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo I saw u 3 times and still did it cuz I was bored

[@spiritwarhol707]

I bought so many of these as a kid and honestly some of the anatomy in them was absolute garbage. Still feel a sense of reluctant gratitude though.

[@nyambura7698]

I know a friend who had a Chris Hart book and it was a lot better than the versions shown here. Like the art in that book was a lot like any anime you'd see on TV. Or maybe I got the author mixed up.

[@accordionp]

off topic, but love the teto pfp

[@starlesscitiess]

@@nyambura7698 true i have one and its wayyyy better

[@8unnylover]

@@nyambura7698 I have one that I think is better than at least the older one, but chances are im being a bit swayed by nostalgia too lol

[@pewpewdragon4483]

If nothing else, I think these books taught us to look at the forms beneath the details. Even with bad anatomy, its helpful to see the underlying shapes and _why_ they look bad to us. In a way, they can give us in depth examples of what not to do 😆

[@Daw2050]

She's embarrased about the water being spilt? "Oh no! I can't let people know I drink water!"

[@poppythedogofwonders]

She's embarrassed because it's Dasani in that jug.

[@leafy_green7573]

@@poppythedogofwonders and rightfully so

[@vibrantgleam]

"Oh no, I can't believe I'm hydrating the floor!"

[@R0w4ntr33]

My take is that she had company over and is embarrassed that her cat was misbehaving and people would think she couldn't keep the cat under control.

[@ewakatty1439]

The thing i dont like about these books is that they show only one type of body style for each gender while in fact a lot of animes have a couple of different body types

[@laughsingay]

And also you know, people, have a lot of different body types.

[@johnlennonkinks]

Yea, honestly I feel like if lavenderTowne made a book of her own teaching others how to draw, she’d do a much better job at representation

[@coriumfigs]

@@johnlennonkinks i would buy that the second i heard about it, man

[@sparker-sparkle]

IN A BOOK FOR BEGINNERS they need to figure out how to draw the baseline first

[@johnlennonkinks]

@@coriumfigs same dude 😭

[@leestratty6989]

As a teenager, my mom thought "This book would be the coolest!" basically, for me it goes from circle to masterpiece. Christopher hart, I have officially learned how to draw a circle. .. thank you.

[@XYZ-dy9eo]

Well most of the time the beginner books are shit bc u cant really learn how to draw a fave from a book u can only learn the theory behind the face and beginners wont understand.

[@indigocrayon8717]

Funnily enough, most of my art journey was just me referencing and imitating LavenderTowne's art. She still is one of my inspirations for my style, even if it isn't too obvious upon first glance

[@9ightdreamer]

Bruh same! She's the reason why I draw the hair like I do today when I was trying to mimic her horror version of Rapunzel. And other Inspirations, I remember trying to mimic how she draws the eyes after I wanted to change my art style after I thought that it needed to change. I did find other ways to draw eyes and now I draw the eyes how I do today!

[@r3nnn._]

omg same, she’s the reason i started experimenting with a more cartoony art style (instead of the semi-realism I was attempting and failing to achieve). My art style has changed and improved so much but lavendertowne is still a huge inspiration for me (:

[@JujusCandy]

me too! I used to watch her since 2019 and I was inspired by her series of drawing random brands as cute girls and did the same thing, and I started digital art since then

[@MonoOzzy]

Same here! Watching her videos made me want to draw more cartoony and helped me develop my artstyle.

[@naolucillerandom5280]

Yes! I did the shape in the eye thing for a bit because of her ^^ I left it because it didn't look good with my anime-ish style, but I'm thinking of trying to reincorporate it in some other way now that my go-to style is more cartoony (think chibified-ish Winx Club).

[@ChibiRandom13]

I remember one thing that bothered me about books like this (as a self-taught artist) is how they assume amateur artists need the drawings themselves to be simplified to match their skill-level. There were ones that were Too detailed (that classic joke where they show a circle and then say "and then draw the rest of the owl" or what have you) but overly simplified art for amateurs actually bothered me bc it felt like the artist was basically drawing down to me, sort of like talking down to, when I could fully understand the art I just needed help with the shape language and stuff. My favorite books like this as a kid were Ben Caldwell's action and fantasy cartooning books. I gave them to another artist so they could use them but I miss them just for how good the art was.

[@tortis6342]

“Adorable Kubrick stare” actually stopped my lungs for a moment it was so funny.

[@IntfovertedArt]

I surprisingly learned from a more basic style like Jaiden Animation’s, and from there I started trying out more realistic characters which I learned from DrawingWiffWaffles, these two were the most KZbinrs I learned off of.. the rest of the beginning is just a blur..

[@luvrxz]

im actually so glad someone else knows DrawingWiffWaffles, she was SUCH a big influence on me lmao

[@gwyngwyn_2416]

Ooh, mine was appleminte! :DDDD

[@perhapshousemouse]

This is my art learning experience in a nutshell lolll. Jaiden and Waffles were such a huge influence on me a few years ago.

[@lemurkatta]

Yeah kinda same here! I started out with a reallllly simple style which gave me confidence and slowly got more "realistic" as I went on. Like it was way easier to try more complicated things when I could do the simpler stuff

[@andynonymous6769]

aww you fill me with nostalgia. It's weird being in your 20's, I'm always surprised that there's generations younger than me now. I think until I read this my mind subconsciously thought everyone used the how to draw books. Now it seems like learning from youtubers is going to be something that a lot of young artists have in common

[@kalamariiii3842]

I remember when I was younger I used to slow down speedpaints and copy everything the artist did so I could draw like them. It was honestly pretty helpful

[@jinxmu07]

Yoo I did that too! Also nice pfp

[@Katowan]

I still do that lol

[@AnaNovarae]

I know these type of books helped a lot of people get into the art field!! It must feel so nice :>

[@ais5546]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo yeah, i won't

[@Lol-zc1vd]

Do people still sell books like these?

[@AnaNovarae]

@@Lol-zc1vd I guess! People starting to make better ones lately tho :>

[@AnaNovarae]

@Don't Read My Profile Photo That is one way to catch attention

[@rinae8166]

I am a fledgling artist, and I would like to get constructive tips from you, if you don't mind. There are so many drawings I want to share with you!

[@pappanalab]

“O-oh he’s… a very fine and normal cat” Asdfghjkl I’m dying! That was so funny!

[@paperclip18271]

Timestamp? I’ve been seeing this comment everywhere but I haven’t heard it.

[@pappanalab]

@@paperclip18271 7:17

[@paperclip18271]

@@pappanalab ty!

[@Bleup._.]

So I actually never used these. My dad has drawn in front of me since I was young and that is what made me start drawing. Other than him, observing youtubers like you and SamDoesArts and storytime animators like JaidenAnimations and Sultan Sketches has really helped me learn. But I love watching you redraw these books even though it doesn't give me the feeling of nostalgia. These are great!

[@Platypus403]

Yeah :0 I think there was one of these at my after-school in elementary, but I've never really used it. What got me into art is probably a combination of watching animated shows, (like sailor moon and bleach), and the regular child scribbles that pass as art ^^"

[@Mushybff]

That's an awesome Dad

[@Bleup._.]

@@Mushybff indeed

[@peytoncooley8778]

I also used one of those how-to-draw books. In the book, there was a line bout eyes being the most challenging part to draw, so I was that girl in middle school who only drew anime eyes because I thought if I mastered those I'd be good at the rest of it. Flash forward to now and in my current style the eyes are very minimalistic/easy to draw and everything else is the harder part lol.

[@GhostOli]

I just realized I have a Christopher Hart book. “Manga for the Beginner: Chibi” its from 2010 and comparing it to Lavendertowne’s, he got better with time. Kept more of the 90’s art style in this one as well

[@BBkiny]

I really like the fact that you can see actual improvement in the author's art! It shows that anyone can become good at art "Adorable girl" does look kinda off tho aha

[@steamboatwill3.367]

not Haley's girl tho 🥺

[@skipfire00]

if I recall correctly, In some of his books, he hires artists to draw the characters

[@milliefleur]

@@skipfire00you’re saying my life was a lie???

[@LittleladYT]

Oh my lord I remember these books from my childhood! I probably have some tucked away into a box somewhere. Can't wait to see how you end up redrawing these wacky, bad anatomy anime drawings!

[@doodle-boy]

I mostly would google things when I didnt know and use whatever online "how to" i thought looked best. I also funnily enough used your videos when it came to learning how to draw digitally. Your "DRAW THIS, NOT THAT [Shading and Light]" and "COLOR THIS, NOT THAT (Coloring Tips and Mistakes to Avoid)" pretty much informed me how I colored and shaded digitally and are still the foundation for my coloring techniques :)

[@rinae8166]

I know, her accessible videos have helped me a lot as well. Perhaps we could share tips with each other(though I have a LOT to share, so you'd better too to beat me in quantity LOL). Can you friend me? UwU

[@theactualAj]

The second drawing in Lavender’s style gave off serious Harry Potter vibes 🪄

[@erinjackson8119]

I think it's really cool how LT is never mean or degrading in anyway when she does these. She explains what's wrong/weird with some art and then she does her own thing while making it clear that her way isn't better it's just what she would do

[@Bugbeast04]

My first "good" drawings were mlp... They weren't the greatest, but they were still better than most of my art while starting out, but then, every artist starts out bad but then they get better... I'm currently working on a cartoonish anime style for my drawings... They aren't the greatest, but I'll get better at it 😁

[@ozzie7081]

Christopher Hart's books are like baby's first anime drawing lmao

[@SweeteaRex]

6:00 oh my gosh like 7 years ago I got ones of these books and that glasses advice has literally stuck with me subconsciously ever since 😭

[@anonymoususer9197]

Oh my god I have an old how to draw anime book by a dude whose style is realism and he traveled to Japan to learn to draw the style. So it's a book from a beginner for fellow beginners. Looking back at it it's good for beginners but it's giving very much early years of DeviantArt anime post

[@anonymoususer9197]

I should try to draw these figures in my own style now. I still have that book.

[@ryeonysus]

what’s the book called?

[@anonymoususer9197]

@@ryeonysus I'll tell you once I find it but it is a German book. I can tell you the original and a translated title as I don't know if it had been published internationally. I'll definitely look it up if it has

[@rinae8166]

@@anonymoususer9197 It is published internationally. It's a hit where I live

[@annamari5738]

​@@rinae8166whats it called😭😭

[@IzukuMidoriya-cc2ur]

it would honestly be really cool if lavendertowne made a how to draw book. (no pressure or anything do what you want)

[@paperclip18271]

That would be so cool! she has an amazing artstyle

[@rinae8166]

She livestreams everyday iirc. She gives helpful little tips to everyone in the world and shares everything she draws! Imo it's better than publishing a book. I'm not surprised if someone inspired by her artstyle has published a book already though.

[@ReikoDash]

i remember my favorite how-to-draw books being this one book about drawing chibis (which also doubled as a sketchbook), this christopher hart book about drawing shoujo manga, and this one other standard “how to draw manga” book that had a REALLY pretty art style. ahhhhh the good old days

[@9ightdreamer]

I actually never started out with a 'How To Draw Book'. The closest thing to 'How To Draws' in my experience was a manga set my gran gave me and it had instructions of how to draw or something. It left a mark on my artstyle and helped me get better at hands because I didnt draw fingers back then. And LavenderTowne also left a mark on my artstyle because I learned to draw hair outside of the head when I was trying to mimic her horror version of Rapunzel. The advice she gave in her videos definitely helped a lot on my art journey and I have no idea what I would do if I wasn't an artist.

[@otakumangastudios3617]

I am also a self-taught artist but out of plain curiosity I have looked at some of these how to draw manga books at friends houses and also at stores. I remember trying to learn something from it but also realizing just how absurd the instruction was. Almost all of them you can tell they don’t actually know what they’re doing. I actually found a lot more information by simply watching anime and reading manga, just learned by observing

[@rinae8166]

Me too! I make money off of posting all my art on KZbin and it really is sweet!

[@celestialmoo719]

I actually started my actually art journey because of you. Your create you own style book really helped me get going

[@sigamigs]

I feel like those how to draw anime books is part of the origin stories of many online artists, lmao

[@egrumblybus7792]

Backbone of most of self taught artists Actually read one that had fine art, like, by some guy who was kind of a decent artist

[@rinae8166]

Ikr. I am an online young artist(13) who posts on KZbin and Deviantart daily. And I am HUGELY inspired by anime to start as a professional artist!

[@Fennec_Fox_the_Great]

"He's a very fine and normal cat..."

[@sunshinethebirb]

I read this when she said it lol

[@alestory656]

I am disappointed but that was funny

[@vEEcOLLIE22]

HER MOUSEPAD AND KEYBOARD IS TO DIE FOR AAAAH!! the little frogs o m g

[@moonlight9562sheher]

Looking at this monstrosity... and looking at your version of it, makes me realize how much I love your art style

[@zoesmith3323]

I learned how to draw by looking up bases online. Later though I was in Hobby Lobby and I saw a Christopher heart book on how to draw 5 minute anime characters and it's still on my shelf to this day

[@PascalPlayz]

Every once in a while I’ll pick up a how to draw book from a shelf and just start following the steps and sketching. It’s honestly just so fun and enjoyable and is a great pastime. I’ll always enjoy learning from other professionals and just having fun while getting better at art.

[@SpacemanSamuel6671]

I’ve drawn practically all of my life. When I was younger I would pick out what colors I like and match them together and draw a bunch of simple stick people. It slowly evolved from stick people, to simple shapes, to noodle bodies and oval heads, to semi “anime”, then to my style now that has gone through a LOT of changes.

[@puffy1430]

I have never learned or used the “how to draw” books. I started drawing because i saw my older cousin draw and for little young me I thought it was the coolest and best drawing ever and when I got home I started to draw. Ever since I have been into art :) the best part is that they didn’t even know that they started my inspiration. And now to this day admirers my work!

[@rinae8166]

Your cousin seems very supportive of your art journey to becoming a professional artist when you clearly don't have any direction how to improve your art. My parents weren't supportive of my sister becoming a cook but they agreed after I and my cousin begged them to allow me. Now I post every scribble online, every day! I didn't think I would become a professional artist, but people really seem to like my artstyle! I'm also in a very supportive community. So here I am, a professional artist. Drawing every single second purely for posting online.

[@RobiHasNoTime]

I started my art obsession in 6th grad with one of those books (specifically Christopher Hart's The Master Guide to Drawing Anime, 2015) but had to stop for a while cause of the hospital i was in not allowing pencils to be used for safety issues but recently picked it back up and learn a lot from your videos and from other sources of anime style art. It made me realise that only learning from one source (like a how-to book) isn't quite a good idea but i'm proud of where i started and where i am now

[@sorachicken]

You provide such excellent and legitimately useful tips for drawing anime/manga style characters! And while Christopher Hart is easy to roast, I love that you're still respectful and share your soft spot for his influence!

[@ell_bell4652]

This video inspired me to go find the How To Draw book that inspired me, and all these years later I realize it’s a Chris Hart! His book Fashion Design Studio: Learn to Draw Figures, Fashion, Hairstyles and More definitely helped me learn the anatomy of a body and how to pose, but it definitely falls into hyper-skinny fashion doll territory. It was a great place to start, but I’m glad I kept learning and practicing 😭

[@Idontknow22642]

Woah! How can a simple how-to-draw-anime book could start a professional artists work! Love your videos! Edit: 43 likes is the most amount of likes I’ve got on a comment ever! Thanks Edit #2: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@pennilessdeity2198]

well i mean pro artists aren't just born with it

[@Idontknow22642]

@@pennilessdeity2198 I agree on that, but every artist has a natural desire to create, everything else can be learnt.

[@pennilessdeity2198]

@@Idontknow22642 sorry, i don't mean to be rude but i am struggling to understand how this comment relates to what i said

[@Idontknow22642]

@@pennilessdeity2198 it took me five days to figure out why your comment was needed.

[@pennilessdeity2198]

@@Idontknow22642 oh? well it was mostly because the way you said it made it sound like you thought that pro artists never had a point in their life where they had bad art and they just started drawing amazing pieces from the wombs, but i guess i was wrong

[@Known_ErrorMe]

He improved a lot since his first drawing books 😊

[@Known_ErrorMe]

I think the master guides that have the white background are my favorite ones

[@thekarlshow_tm]

I legit have an entire collection of books from this guy, but always felt like I had to do it exactly the same so I'd end up giving up. Seeing this video actually makes me wanna redraw the pieces from that book in my own style now lol

[@dr.pepperbiggestfan]

i love the very fine and normal cat. that’s what i look like in my mind’s eye

[@MightGuy15]

Christopher Hart has gotten a lot better and he even has a KZbin channel, But his old books were bad Even when I was younger I avoided them. Hikaru Hayashis How to draw manga series is What sky rocketed my skills purely because The books weren't afraid to demand that the reader take up challenges and was very thorough in breaking down how to draw the images. Not that I'm saying I hate Christopher hart anything, In fact I think it's pretty cool he inspired your art journey. He even released new books and they are a 1000 times better, I'm actually about to buy one in the near future!

[@LeeCornsweet]

These types of books were definitely a part of my childhood, I remember 2 specific ones though that really stuck with me. 1 was a fairy drawing book by Linda Ravenscroft they had at my school’s library that my parents ended up buying me a copy of because I loved it so much. The other one was specifically a chibi drawing book by Christopher Hart that I think genuinely shaped my current art style, including some smaller tips that have still stuck with me.

[@XVampirladyShizukaX]

I got into Art and drawing from those books as I was...maybe 10 or So and now 22 Years Later I STILL struggle because of all the Anatomy mistakes these books and Animes in General taught me.

[@iseetheendisnear2416]

There used to be artists I look up to. While I still appreciate their work, realistically speaking, after years of practice I actually feel confident enough to give critique to their work. Somehow with practice, the ways in which you can make artwork “better” grow more numerous - it really expands your horizons! The possibilities are just waiting to be discovered

[@legallydoodled9783]

Her reaction to the cat killed me, god I love this channel

[@kae........]

I just wanna say you are my absolute indporasion for art. For my favorite hobby. If it went for you I wouldnt enjoy art. I grew up with you and I still am. I am overwhelmed with joy every time you upload. I truly hope you have great everydays

[@roderichedelstein5762]

Petition for Lavendertowne to make her own how to draw book 👀 I think it could be really successful and actually get some correct, useful information into the world to rival these types of books lol

[@rinae8166]

Seconded. I would love to see her detailed tips on everything from lineart to coloring to where to post. She also has many fans iirc.

[@rainbowpoparts]

i’ve been drawing since i was really little and growing up, cartoons have influenced me drawing. But what really got me serious was the first time i saw Vivzipop’s Die Young fanimation and her Zoophobia comics

[@jc5395]

My first “how to draw” book was Pop Manga by Camilla D’errico. It has its issues but it helped me a lot with constructing the body when I was just starting out. I think I still have it lol

[@nekomimime]

I started out with Christopher Hart books as well! Gifted by my parents when I became interested in anime when I was 10-11 or so. I had the Manga Shoujo one, and my sibling got the Manwha one (which kind of became mine as well as it was just more of my thing). Let me tell you, he has some weird ideas about the distinctions between Manga and Manwha.

[@chob1ts_luv]

Early lesss goooooo!!! Love your vid Lavendertowne!

[@axoltheartist]

Holy shite I’m early too, hiii!

[@chob1ts_luv]

@@axoltheartist Hello!

[@axoltheartist]

@@chob1ts_luv hiii!

[@axoltheartist]

@@chob1ts_luv also, btw, love your profile picture! It’s so cute!

[@chob1ts_luv]

@@axoltheartist Oh Thank you I drew it Myself!

[@insertusernamehere3173]

0:45 I love the frog in the corner. Its cute! Love the video!

[@MARITZADAVALOS09]

Her keyboard is so cute too 💖💖

[@afieldofroses]

"I don't think anyone starts with just a shape unless they are a beginner" Me drawing all my characters heads with a circle for 4 years

[@boredgamergurl9642]

I may have long term memory loss but I will always remember how amazing and satisfying your videos are. You have inspired me so much in my life. Thank you.

[@tkmmnico4582]

“oh.. he’s.. he’s a very fine and normal cat..”

[@paperclip18271]

yep…

[@alestory656]

No bipedals? :[

[@naamek-]

I used to always get these how to draw books from the school library in elementary school, but i was always super distressed that my art looked nothing like the tutorial. once i started using youtube, though, my skills vastly improved and i gained a lot of technique.

[@Pickles.the.pickle]

Hi lavender I am so happy that I found you channel you have inspired me so much to do art and I love you art style as a kid watching you it's amazing how good your art is 😊 ty for all the liked

[@rinae8166]

Me too! Her channel isn't that hard to find imo. She has worldwide fans of her art. Her parents are very supportive iirc. Similar to mine in a way; once they surprised me by posting a picture of my fan art of a video game character! I didn't really think of posting it at the moment becsuse it showed the character crying while in the anime it's usually confident. It kinda breaks character if you get what I mean. But it received so many views online! I'm really glad of my parents and my community. They really helped me grow and supported me throughout my entire journey. Love from Philippines!

[@Pickles.the.pickle]

@@rinae8166 :)

[@lizzyley748]

I have one of these books and looking at them, he has drastically improved in the one I have. His art is a lot cleaner and fixes a lot of the problems you had with this one. (My problems with mine being it’s kinda sexist, but that’s to be expected with anime, and also the one black character is a girl in a tribe that’s being sacrificed to the gods.)

[@discountfreddie7023]

I'm so glad to see that someone else's drawing journey started with Christopher Hart! I had the Manga Shojo how-to book by him.

[@thisisjade4226]

"i wanna know how you startes" Well.. you were a huge inspiration, along with cartoons and anime

[@mojyoqueen350]

Finaly some words of the truth! I've watched many creators who were always starting with a head, followed them and ending up with unproportional and wierd head. When i started with body for the first time it was a blessing. THE PROPORTIONS WERE AS THEY ALWAYS SHOULD BE.

[@novelle.27]

My art journey has basically just been a whole lot of inspiration from things I watched. Like I was super into Powerpuff Girls when I was 9, so my art style was very similar to that. I started watching this channel in 2018 or so which also heavily inspired my style. Nowadays, most of my inspiration comes from anime whose art styles I really like

[@oldchannel_ignoremyoldcomments]

genuine how to draw book! first step: just draw.

[@shilohkay6821]

I think the biggest how to draw book that I used was how to draw dragons by Walter Foster. Definitely had an influence on what I drew as a kid!

[@frogking5298]

honestly, I used to have a few of these books when I was very you and they made my art much much worse than just practicing with references. I see the nostalgic point of view but personally, they weren't much of a help 😅

[@tiredpeaches]

Omg! When I was in elementary school anytime I went to Michael’s id get those Christopher Hart books! I loved them so much

[@RayStarfruit]

I was recently given (gifted) a how to draw anime book by Christopher Heart. You just reminded me I had that book.

[@rattersworld1016]

I love these videos!! I got a Christopher Hart "How To Draw Anime" book from my aunt when I was 10, and at the time I wasn't very good at drawing but I was good at observing and noticing things, so I would go through and nitpick the artwork like the little jerk I was. Those were the good old days.

[@kitty.mewmew]

the first one's pose reminds me of monika.. anyone else

[@aliendxde]

maybe lavendertowne should make her own how to draw book 👀

[@Kindrick]

It's nice to see how much better Chris got.

[@HappyMirica]

1:21 that's my name!!

[@ariannay766]

A lot of my friends used drawing guidebooks in elementary school, i think i was very enthusiastic about them but didn't get around to using them much. I learned from a combination of middle school & elementary school art class, weekend art classes for kids at a local college, and my own trial and error

[@blehshoes4753]

The cat is standing....?!

[@raccoonja-ronja]

When I was in elementary school my grandma gave me a book on how to draw animals that was realised in 1961. I guess it belonged to my aunt, when she was a child. I loved that book and still have it on my shelf. The drawings look very 60ies, but are easy to replicate for children and the steps are written in rhymes. Later I got mostly books on how to draw dragons and other fantasy creatures, but pretty quickly started figuring out how to draw stuff from looking at finished drawings.

[@Yiisopii]

Somehow I always failed at those books

[@mysticalmulberries]

Same here lol

[@locallilly9827]

7:18 Idk why but this part made me chuckle what a normal looking cat

[@DumbClownKat]

Ooo, whats this?

[@Hyunjins_Wife_22]

I actually started drawing with Chris hart youtube tutorials! I actually got the infamous book you used in the last video as a gift and I was so happy, just because you used it! I don't draw anime though, and regifted it to a friend who draws anime

[@AethyreMC]

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[@CypressPenDragon]

Meow

[@la_stxr]

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[@lapinajustleft]

Moo

[@humanstraw]

Meow

[@mischadolly]

meow

[@paperclip18271]

I’m early! 44 seconds ago! :D

[@SomebodyUnamed]

You taught me a lot about glasses. I have an oc with glasses and I always struggle to draw them on. Knowing it's ok to overlap is very nice. qwq

[@FizzyLikesDeer]

Claim your “Here before 100k views” tickets here! 👇

[@paperclip18271]

Claimed!

[@Densoro]

This is probably the most informative video I've seen from you! I've been in a 20 year art rut, because I've been starting with the head (staring directly at the viewer, ofc) and then 'cascading' the rest of the body from there -- starting the arms at the shoulders and 'cascading' down to an arbitrarily-placed hand, etc. Usually I just watch these videos to admire your creativity, but this was an information gold mine. You just rattled off advice for _every_ art habit that's been holding me back. Also, it's good to see that Christopher Hart is getting _somewhat_ better at drawing anime. Some of those characters on the cover actually look legit!

[@sarchiba]

I have always loved drawing ever since I was basically a toddler and I knew I wanted to draw but I first consciously thought about it after seeing the anime style I started with a bunch of drawing books from Lee Hammond which were mostly those grid-based drawing tutorials where they copied a reference. But, I am grateful because they really taught me shading, blending, and about light sources and stuff like shinier objects have sharper highlights, etc.

[@Jo-dk9my]

my childhood was skipping to the end of the step-by-steps and trying to draw the finished result

[@floodattendant002]

clicked 23 seconds after lav posted, that's a new personal best lmao.

[@Clownishkidney]

Same!! 19 seconds 😁😁

[@sam-is-sleeping]

i taught myself how to draw for a long time, but when i found youtube i watched a bunch of tutorials on how to draw things. after a while i stopped and mainly just went back to teaching myself and then eventually started using references in middle school. now i’m in highschool and i’m really happy with how my art is progressing, it still has a long way to go, but you especially have helped me and helped to inspire me to draw and i incorporate some of your style too (the little scratchy cheeks and noses) and i thank you for being such an awesome and inspiring person :)

[@lily2works176]

You know you are videos are just so inspiring whenever I watch them I tried to draw something and taking your advice for it and it really helps

[@RoseKB22]

I've read some of Christopher Hart's drawing books. Some of the things were helpful, but a lot of it came across as rushed, as well as rather strange. I ended up watching youtube artists tutorials and time lapse videos, as well as diving into art classes with local artists who had a passion for teaching. I have a decent collection of drawing books which I poured over for years, and I still reference them from time to time. I also found that studying photo-realism helped me a ton with building my foundations as an artist. Thank you for sharing some of your nostalgia with us! You have such a cute art style!

[@waverlyaltis7171]

The editing and humor in this one is top notch. I cackled when you used jack nicholson as the adorable head tilt example.

[@YepKooky]

I have always been drawing, but when i started taking it seriously i watched alot of youtube for help, i watched alot of your tutorials so i appreciate you making those!

[@ruru1824]

what started me on drawing (and i mean literally this moment. one day i couldnt care less abt doing art, the next i was determined to become a world class artist) is one night at a sleepover when i was 12/13. we were out of ideas for what to do, and my friend suggested a drawing contest. i wasnt thrilled abt it but i went along to make her happy. we started drawingg, and i decided to go out of my comfort zone and do some humans, and i ended up having more fun than id ever had with art. the challenge of drawing something i never was good at and the pride and satisfaction of figuring it out just a little more made me fall in love with art, and i havent stopped since :)

[@cryptid7322]

i really liked how you took a drawing and explained how to make it better show a particular action like the water jug spilled on the floor, that really interesting and helpful.