10 Ways to AVOID Wonky ART // When Your Art Feels "OFF"

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[@foxdraw_]

When I was just starting out with digital art I used to ignore stuff a lot like “No I don’t need to shade” or “I don’t need to do some lighting” but as I got better and more used to digital art I started to do lighting and shading. I still sometimes ignore stuff now like not flipping the canvas or drawing that little sun thing to remind me were the light is coming from but I’m definitely going to start doing those things because it makes my art look a lot better whenever I do it and there’s something wrong. I also found out a lot o f new stuff I could with this video so that was great. Definitely going to keep watching your videos

[@angelam.q7936]

Your videos are always helpful for many artist such as myself to improve our skills! Definitely never thought of flipping the canvas until now😅

[@samanthadantasmedeiros7369]

Flipping the canvas vertically was something that never crossed my mind! I'll definitely try it out. Thank you so much for this video and have a lovely December

[@gwan1714]

For tip 2 tho, be careful if youre doing something a bit more dramatised since focusing too much on making something perfectly composed may take away some of the energy of a piece, if thats the goal (e.g a really cartoony/ exaggerated/ harsh/ abstract art style) I found myself being overly meticulous with my art even tho i was going for a more chaotic/ dynamic look at times and leaning too heavily into that method can be detrimental, but at the end of the day, use this technique when it fits your objective/ style, dont go too ott, but ig that applies to any art tip in general

[@christiannataylor2735]

I did think of redrawing multiple times, I do it very infrequently and it always helps 😅 I'm usually kind of impatient and don't do thumbnails.

[@zayjh3948]

I really like Mint Ice Cream, but when I go to places with mixing flavors I like to add chocolate fudge. Also these tips seem really helpful, gonna try them on my next big piece.

[@fikamonster2564]

cool! I liked the video: video feedback: I didn't really think about it being off-center personally until you pointed it out: The gray youtube plate did stand out more as it broke the color palette for me, not a big deal tho. I always enjoy the atmosphere of the decor/scene you set up in these sorts of videos. in section 5, "black and white", it looked a bit weird when one part of the video had just a black void (although maybe that's to challenge the viewer). On the tips: I think they are good! good basic easily tested advice: one thought on "take a break" is that I think it's important to either rest properly/not overstimulate yourself. When drawing, taking a short nap, or going for a walk in nature. I also like doing pushups or stretches when I feel stuck, getting the blood pumping. not really an art tip, but honestly, a huge thing that affects my art quality is to actually focus on the art, and to create a good environment where I don't constantly switch between things, or have noise in the background. It takes my brain 25 minutes to get into "concentration" mode, where it's properly warmed up and I do much better work. Related to this, Multitasking zaps my brain's creativity very quickly. Doing 1 hour of drawing and multitasking takes like 5 times as much energy as just drawing 1 hour with calm music. and the work is far better when I focus properly. I've learned to recognize that for me, multitasking may mean that I'm unclear about what I want to do, or that I'm tired and need a break before trying again. (my favorite ice cream taste is raspberry sorbet. My absolute favorite ice cream is a mixture of all sorts of nuts, with nougat on top. but i can't remember the name of it. I ate it at gelatoteca Suso, an ice cream vendor in Venice.)

[@Aeiouaaaaaaaaa]

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[@hillaryhernandez285]

Omg this is such good advise, I never thought about checking my artwork vertically, also I love how your art has become more expressive in your shapes and character designs. Like when I saw your ocs I was omg they look so different from the last time I saw them. And I’m so impressed. This has made me want to practice my artwork even more, thanks

[@hankhumble3552]

Thank you for your wonderful videos! I love how this goes in-hand with your critiquing video as it shows an in-depth way to look at your own art. Your videos are very calming and nice, because you seem like such a fun person! 🗿

[@splendidcyan]

This video was so fun! I seriously adored your shop ad???? so fun??? Something I've yet to try but I've seen others do is a variation on the horizontal canvas flip, where you set up a symmetry ruler in the middle of your canvas and start drawing on one side, and then the horizontal flipped version is just on the other side! That way you can compare in real time and also draw on either side. Might be extra nice for people who use Photoshop, as I know PS doesnt have the nicest canvas flip option.

[@laliloon]

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[@KatieLazo]

these are so helpful! I wrote them down so I can do a quick check through these later. I really liked all the miscellaneous ones in 9 because I feel like those are so easy to accidentally miss. I'm definetly guilty of the unbalanced line weight and weirdly over detailing a section

[@tangfastix3059]

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[@Meppity]

I love you!!! Thank you for the support!! ;)

[@wellgrilledtoast]

I always learn new things from vidéos even though I am currently a professional concept artist and character designer! Love it

[@rafaelm.5148]

So much good advice that needs to be remembered over and over! If only art teachers at schools would remember to talk about these.

[@terryf1c893]

less gooo a new meppity video!!!

[@carolinas.k.1440]

The flipping canvas on a TYPOGRAPHY piece is something i never thought about!! Thanks for sharing that one

[@ccb150]

Привет красивыйтса, nice to see you again. Looking very lemony, cute.

[@Twiddle_things]

I like this lady. Good advice!

[@lucianadurangomensoro]

You should totally make more videos like this! This video helped me a lot!!

[@luciacastez]

Your videos are really useful thank you so much for sharing

[@kay2electricboogaloo817]

You explained all of these concepts really well

[@yasminmagalhaes4309]

Your videos are also SO valuable!

[@t3amdr3am]

I absolutely love your accent! Thank you for the video, much support comes from my heart, thank you so much! My fav ice cream is coffee and chocolate chip!

[@thegoldenblob69]

huh never knew what a thumbnail was in art terms. Turns out I've been doing that for almost all of my pose sketches

[@deadsoon]

The drawing a thing several times I always do in traditional, and I always end up damaging the paper from erasing too much 😭 I got aphantasia so I have to see things in paper to then fix anatomy and perspective issues because I cannot do much in my head. So I end up redrawing something up to 20 times before it looks ok. That's why I put off drawing sometimes, the amount of repetition I gotta do to achieve something decent exhausts me. I can't even develop a 'visual gallery' to help me out because I can't picture things, just blobs.... frustrating...

[@justrandom1799]

Thank you for the advices ! I wondered, is the idea of a podcast still on your mind ? Have a good day!

[@duzacsp1372]

Great vid Meppity!! I feel like I learned a lot with it

[@lidelbaldl]

This was way more useful than I expected it to be and I really enjoyed the video

[@scribzscribbles]

Your videos always help me! Thank you ❤

[@DIASTCartoons]

I'm gonna have to rewatch the whole video to study over the points. My favorite ice cream is chocolate chip.

[@catalinacourreges3373]

You are literally one of my role models, I also want to apply to CalArts but I'm just 16 so I will be working really hard to max my skills to apply! (I literally love your work, tysm for giving us tips

[@jik3905]

God Bless! Thank you for this!

[@povarensky]

Yey! You always have very specific and interesting topic for videos, thx!

[@jik3905]

Prayer request here if wanted❤ thank you for this!

[@fuzzydragons]

i always forget to mirror and flip my image and it can really help show things that are messed up, never thought to use it for graphic design tho cookies and cream is my favourite ice cream

[@redthepencilmonster7011]

Since no one else is answering the question, my favorite ice cream flavor is cookie dough. 😋

[@rhoda4621]

these are such great tips, thank you!

[@retrobabyNEWGROUNDS]

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[@scribblingjoe]

Instead of making a new layer, on your iPad under Accessibility > Display and Text Size > Color Filters, if you turn on Color Filters on you can set you display to monochrome. So you don’t have to go through the menu to do this every time, you can set it as a shortcut to triple click your home button under Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut and just check Color Filter. Make sure you set it to monochrome first. After you do this, all you have to do to make your display monochrome is to triple click your home button.

[@mariaa.2337]

really useful! thanks

[@dimitrythewhale7544]

I love chocolate ice cream:)

[@emyemoy]

I would like to give you a thousand of 👍! You make a wonderful job!!!

[@Eucowlyptus-glowsticks]

Me who doesn't have grayscale but is always hearing about value: INSTANT SUBSCRIPTION

[@isabellacarvalho7469]

What's her favorite color?? 🌼

[@Alt400]

How long did you spend on that merch-shirt ”stopmotion”?

[@Meppity]

About an hour of me filming myself jumping then running back inside and changing like a gremlin! I wonder what my neighbours thought…

[@Alt400]

@@Meppity that's pretty good advertising, they probably bought a shirt immediately after.

[@milkflavored]

Would you guys say the difference between the images in the thumbnail is step 9? I feel like I do everything else, but something is still off… My work never feels “polished”

[@fikamonster2564]

In my view, polish is a lot of fixes and skills that add up to improve the image: when you are skilled, its easier to polish it and improve it, but even as beginners polishing adds up Without knowing you in particular, i would say that the main think is to practise these tips and habits, as over time you dont have to think as hard about all of them, and your art work should be improved. In the beginning applying these can feel a bit awkward in my experience, as your brainpower goes from the drawing to using these tips. Keep going, be patient and diligent, and you should improve!

[@rabbitandbug]

still love your vids!

[@malakart1930]

I like 🍓🍨💕

[@ramanarula5498]

Hi there I want to become the best animator but I don't have that much money to go to cal arts or any big college and even if I take a loan my mom will not allow me to go abroad. So can I learn to make Disney level animation at home or should I take an online college course. Is it possible to learn from any top animators at the same fees of college. Please help I can't really sleep just by thinking about all this if you'll advise me it'll mean a lot.

[@lukdra]

q buenos videos uwu gracias por traerlos xd

[@blackbat8288]

I have a quick question how do i make my art feel "off" leaning more in the horror way i have seen multiple videos on this but i would like you to talk about it (even though you probably won't see this comment)

[@happypawfun2143]

I’m the thumbnail I actually liked the first one more

[@DanielaAlarconilustracion]

I am currently neglecting an awful lot of these essential pointers 💀

[@tomspru]

yezzzz ur the best

[@tomspru]

genuinely feel energized after watching this! u have such a great way of framing your advice that makes it so so helpful and inspiring

[@judrawing]

idk why but discord is saying that it wasnt possible to accept the invitation :(

[@joyannyy6828]

#win

[@joyannyy6828]

Tru3

[@low-resjuni3320]

Napoleon ice cream because more flavours for less dough

[@malakart1930]

Your yellow ✨ انتي صفرة✨💥

[@profshwetaanand6619]

Hey there! It's black current currently

[@lawrencelopez9839]

oh yeah, number 1's like thumbnailing. Highly recommend to not end up with a finished piece that you don't like

[@gustavoazeredo8681]

Chocolate chip ice cream

[@eastkidd2563]

I can’t seem to access everything in the discord, not sure why

[@Meppity]

You need to read the rules and add a reaction to gain proper access! :)

[@eastkidd2563]

@@Meppity Yeah i figured that out, trying to join via mobile discord skips that whole section

[@mad.eli_]

Am I going crazy or did some videos disappear I thought there were more in the past few months?

[@Meppity]

The most recent stuff I posted were some livestreams over summer! Been too busy with school lately. I haven’t deleted anything :)

[@anni3805]

Okay these are awesome tips, something extremely unrelated is ur bra, idk if you were trying to show it/didn’t care if it was showing, which is fine, but you could also tie the bow around the bra so its all tucked in. Just a tip I do, I absolutely adore the two pieces tho!

[@nemin.n3557]

chocolate

[@tikimillie]

Uhm background music?

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