5 Mistakes Beginner Artists Make (esp. for animation and cartoons!)

[@meizink]

Love how u said we only make less mistakes over time and it’s ok to make them

[@mewTripled]

yeppp, don't beat yourself up over them!

[@rahulgutte2053]

Her hairstyle looks like she just popped out of a cartoon:D

[@mewTripled]

fulfilling my anime dreams ;O;

[@EduardooRocha]

I love how non judgmental she is. She's truly giving solid advice, but she understands how a lot of people approach art differently

[@Alex-od9fk]

EduardooRocha exactly i’m tired of people saying it’s wrong to say there’s “no right way” to do art, of course there isn’t! but she’s teaching some of fundamentals of a technical side of drawing.

[@taylorbond1492]

Aw hell yeah educate us

[@mewTripled]

i shall

[@cat-hx1sh]

can u do a video about the fundamentals and how beginners can learn them properly??

[@mewTripled]

that would be a great idea, thanks for the suggestion!

[@akirarozu3245]

@@mewTripled that would be a huge help^^

[@lorenzolazzari6439]

​@@mewTripled please i need that

[@Mouseandyam]

I wanna like but the likes are at 666

[@lanidoodle6830]

The “bad” drawing in the beginning looks like uniqua from the backyardigans

[@MysRyuza]

Omg someone remembers

[@Sami-mt5xz]

*i’M uNiQuA*

[@nikkistudio...]

@@Sami-mt5xz *I'M TASHA*

[@WillowIsntHere]

@@nikkistudio... AND I'M AUSTIN

[@littlelady9801]

@@WillowIsntHere AND WE ARE-

[@whizzyscribbley]

"nobody walks like this" Me: *nervously sweating* (I use that pose to mess w/ my bros)

[@ramenruu]

perfect timing! I've been meaning to learn to animate now since I'm now done with online school and now I can focus on this for the rest of summer break!

[@mewTripled]

im so glad! congrats on finishing school!!

[@hekaterinedragon8776]

Yeah, I'm planning to do it too if my lazy ass won't stop me

[@vanessagamez549]

Bruh when you said “the whole body looks like WTF happened” I’ve never so called out before in my life lol

[@mojidoesthings4072]

Same

[@icecreamhero2375]

bad anatomy, wrong perspective, characters that can't turn at all angles, jump cuts, too much text on one page, stiff poses.

[@aidanmuller3358]

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[@icecreamhero2375]

@@aidanmuller3358 I was trying to guess what would come up in the video I was right about some things.

[@lemonqvartz]

could you explain what you mean by characters that cant turn on all angles?

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@lemonqvartz Ok. In animation every characters should have a character model sheet. You should be able to turn them at 3/4 view, profile view, side view, 3/4 back view, back view. And the same in the other direction. rb.gy/oosh1x A design is a good design if it can be shot from all angles.

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@lemonqvartz I love to make model sheets for all my characters you should practice that if you like to create characters.

[@laylaslater821]

I already knew most of this but you still ended up conveying it better then when I'd learned it before. ♥️♥️

[@mewTripled]

im glad to provide an alternative way of understanding some stuff!

[@milenartmeire2588]

Usually I draw my characters on those stiff boring poses when I'm planning their clothing, then after that I try to draw them in other fun poses(and usually fail :'D)

[@salsa2653]

Same

[@ChiakiHatori]

Idk why but lineart is the only thing I'm confident in lol Anatomy and coloring especially are my biggest pet peeves, I'm worst with legs and postures (side, dynamic poses) but that's only gonna improve through study ^^

[@oreo_6206]

Im good at coloring but my lineart looks like shit

[@sansolei385]

@@oreo_6206 saaame

[@rebeccafowler3684]

Yess the helpful art queen is back👑

[@mewTripled]

im glad to be some sort of help!

[@ToeFungusASMR]

I actually find it *a lot* easier to not sketch beforehand at all, because I get so caught up in the sketch and I end up "perfecting" it if that makes sense. Sometimes I'll just put a few rough lines of where everything should be but most of the time I just... well... start drawing.

[@adamwise1111]

I feel like you hit on the most important thing about art, which that you shouldn't avoid the things you aren't good at. I've learned SO much from just biting the bullet and letting myself make a really shitty drawing. That's basically entirely how I learned how to draw. Practice makes perfect, so if you don't practice, you'll never be anything close to perfect.

[@mayovketchup]

Adam Wise Practice makes progress rather than perfect imo. We only minimize mistakes every time we get better

[@shinkamui]

For line confidence, take the drawabox free course, it's so good

[@pisces796]

This really gave me motivation to grab my art materials and get to drawing hun

[@kileyerazo1756]

VBArt me too😊

[@kka337]

You're awesome keep slaying with your existence

[@mewTripled]

aww thank you!

[@Darcerthings]

Your tutorials are the best ✨👌

[@mewTripled]

aww thanks!

[@luvcassie]

wait there are people who don’t draw circles as a base for drawing heads?

[@vivvy_0]

yes it is called sloppy doodeling

[@luvcassie]

Burnkastel weird :0 but cool

[@komaeda2878]

Me!

[@luvcassie]

Lizzie L0k I just wanna compliment you, I dont understand how people can draw heads without circles, im fascinated and impressed

[@Alex-od9fk]

Burnkastel :(

[@Vulx13]

Thumbnails can also help with planning out your art pieces, especially with traditional! It can also help develop ideas and create multiple versions of said idea to make everything all the more strong.

[@CathySaraiMolina]

i just fell in love with her, she’s so pretty 😩

[@AngelGHyder]

I do both traditional art and digital art, and sometimes when i mess up on the traditional, i try to draw it on digital, and it looks at least a bit better.

[@user-ic6sh6sx5m]

-Blah_Lunar_Blah- lol same... and that usually ends up being the case

[@AnimatedArt-zp8ml]

Oml I've actually been making the first mistake a ton, and I just cAnT teach myself to not do it oml But thank u for pointing it out! It kinda helps me see it as a problem to fix thank u!

[@CrustiiDustii]

1. Forgetting structure 2. Lacking confidence in lines 3. Ignoring the whole piece 4. Stiffness 5. Only drawing one thing Youre welcome

[@kyogurtstar]

I loved these tips! And those throwbacks to Hannah Montana 😂 They are not only great tips for beginner artists but great reminders for artists who've be in the field for a while, especially with the tip on avoiding stiffness in poses. Thank you for these ❤️

[@Noodleay]

Thank you thank you thank you! I need to start my portfolio to apply to animation at uni. I haven’t taken an art class since I was 14... I need to catch up

[@resikek1207]

all great advice, I had to learn this all from scratch when teaching myself how to draw :) Its been 16 long years but I'm so glad there are people like you Mew who can give solid and useful advice to others!

[@blurbyturtle]

I am so determined to learn how to improve drawing during this time, so thank you so much!! I love the way you present your points and add examples + your art is amazing!

[@ichhabkeinenusername2133]

these were really helpful, especially the one with the *consistent* breathing room between hair and skull

[@jojomojo7515]

Literally all I can draw is heads, and honestly, I want to see how I can approve from there.

[@40dbelow0]

We believe in you !

[@profesional-cat-petter]

That's how everyone starts so don't give up!

[@miniamiiboo]

Same 😭 I can only draw faces but I can't draw any other part of the body for shit

[@paolateresapalermo4002]

We should do a group chat about this

[@kittenmimi5326]

@@miniamiiboo don't you wanna try? Just find a reference or a base n try to replicate that **for practice

[@dallleekah4035]

That was very inspiring and motivational! I watched an old video of yours where you finished a sketchbook in a week and it really motivated me to do so as well! I'm done with the fifth day today and I can't thank you enough for the advice. I've been drawing things out of my comfort zone and realised I wasn't that bad at drawing them even if I still do need to improve a lot, haha! Thank you so much, Michelle!

[@amohelangmolobi3533]

Your landscape drawings are amazing!!!

[@mewTripled]

haha thanks! I need to do more of them xD..

[@adinocreates]

wow where’s the skull is so relatable lol, make a piece then realise the skull is pretty flat at top/back :s

[@mewTripled]

yeah... i always suffered from that too (and still do)

[@WoJiaoBaba]

same esp in the back ;w;

[@Madeleineteran325]

Hi!! Thank you so much for all of your drawing advice! You have changed the way I draw and you make it so fun! I love your energy!

[@MysRyuza]

I used to be one of those amateurs that used to draw humans without the shape of the skull and it looked like the character has a VERY thin layer of hair. The other eye is hard, believe me. The best you could do is when you do a few parts of the eyes at a time on each. And that far away eye in the 3/4 view, draw the eye shorter horizontally, not vertically. Otherwise will look like the character is squinting their eye like they're confused, unless that's your intention of expression. I did it by accident multiple times, but attempt to pay more attention in the future.

[@yaboimitzu]

Well, thanks to sketching with pens or my ink pen for writing at school, my drawings got better, not just anatomy wise, but also in terms of stylization Also this video was pretty neat! And your art is cool

[@Grayson4795]

this is so helpful I can't express how much I needed to hear this

[@shirinchan2549]

My god you’re sooo pretty

[@chocobonbon4]

omg i was just trying to figure out what i need to work on with my art, and this video was so clear and helpful. Even posted on my birthday!! :D thank you so much for making this video THANK YOU

[@14vyi]

Overtime which is years, I’m feeling like my old drawings are not what I expected anymore because before your thinking it’s really good but passing time your getting better and making your mistakes into great progress over time, so my point is that it’s ok to make mistakes even if it’s not what you want even though you try and try but just remember not everything is perfect :)

[@shinmie]

omg you are the first person to explain this so nicely i love it :O also I think you should have added patience, since a lot of people tend to be impatient when they start out in the art community and basically handicap themselves because they arent willing to put in the time and effort to watch and follow lessons and do their homework and practice... (example: buying a 10 hour course on anatomy and never doing the lessons) of course you need to take breaks that is so critical, but artists like this cant just sit there mindlessly drawing and then expect to suddenly be good at it. effort takes hard work but it also requires patience. (and lots of it!) ^^

[@katherine-hw9ru]

This is the best explanation for beginners like she worded everything so nicely

[@MonkeyDsire]

could you please make a video about pitching an idea to a company? like the process and preparation? i remember in one of your videos you mentioned you had pitched an idea before and im really interested on how that works!

[@Slugbin]

I had no idea you had a youtube channel! I love your work on instagram

[@rebeccamoye8600]

Thanks so much for sharing!! I definitely see myself making these exact mistakes so it's helpful to aknowledge them and know how to improve them!

[@RainbowCloudArt9]

This is the first video I'm seeing of yours, and I was so caught off guard by the start of the video and I'm subscribing!

[@flowers6167]

Omg Michelle can you do art reviews? Like maybe review your followers art? Really love your vdos 💓

[@katiebechtel9320]

super helpful! these are some of the things Ive been noticing I my art that Ill be addressing for my 2021 art goals!

[@zin6342]

Your videos are always so helpful, I enjoy hearing you talk all the time! Thank you :)

[@irenepianomusica]

I love the fact that you used your own drawings as examples, it makes it so funny and real

[@valentinesuiteheart2096]

I totally agree with the pen tip. My dad used that tip to improve and it helped a ton.

[@IBelieveInAliens1220]

For people who are good at traditional art and wanna switch I suggest getting a drawing tablet where you can plug up to ur phone and there’s a pen on the board of the tablet itll be like drawing on paper :) and if you can’t or don’t want a tablet you can always train yourself

[@goopsevilshop]

This really helped me, thank you so much! All of your videos have really helped me improve (i know that I don’t really leave a like sometimes but it really does help!) I hope you have a great day or night I can’t wait to watch more of your videos ^^

[@Grayson4795]

okay but can you please do more of these i can't express how helpful these are

[@leigh7816]

ur hair is ON POINT 👌🔥

[@joweancujohwife]

I'm so early I don't know what to say so uH I love you💖 bye

[@mewTripled]

LOL yay! Thank you so much

[@baz7487]

idk why the dynamic posing never clicked until you spelled it out like that?? thanks for making this! 💕

[@kittenmimi5326]

I'm curious why stylistic anime or cartoonish style often puts the mouth where it isn't supposed to be but somehow it does not look weird? For examole your first drawing where it's 3/4ths view but you drag the mouth a bit to the side

[@clau_sing_]

The fundamentals are so necessary, when I realized that I stopped drawing anime and dived into realism, and then when I went back to anime there was so much more improvement :)

[@weabug]

i was so ready for this video end with a skillshare sponsorship because it usually comes up with videos like these

[@meowthy5722]

Really helpful tips! Will definitely be more conscious of some of these things now! ✍️

[@happyfaults]

Ha I am so guilty of #3 all the time! (But I gotta fix that since I'm planning to strengthen my traditional art foundation too once lockdown in my area's over; I've been busy practicing almost entirely on digital) Also #5 used to hold me back a lot back then cause I thought I only wanted to draw vintage stuff (I was a vintage geek back then)

[@SourSourSour]

Love the refresher

[@joeybutjoey]

thank you so much for this video! i love how thorough you were with each point :)

[@DelRae]

The things with line confidence is that if your line isn't good the first time, you have acknowledged that it can improve and then you fix that line --> improving yourself overall through this experience Being able to draw character in a perfect straight on view is actually really good if you do plan on getting into 3D figuring one day

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

The last one helped because I was feeling guilty about my instagram page being a mix of anime and a different style :’)

[@MythicalHex]

that line confidence, that explains a lot of why I'm bad at art xD great to know.

[@nocturna8205]

"I don't like drawing this!" it's basically my relationship with landscapes and layouts lol

[@Arinini]

i just found you and im in love already omg your tips are so helpful and your hair omggggg

[@mojidoesthings4072]

When the “ugly” drawings were still better than mine 😂

[@VJ-fr2zd]

Thank you for this I have been struggling recently!❤️

[@_phong.huynh_]

I love how she says Fishes 😍😍😍 It sounds so pretty ♥️✨

[@CODBlackOps6WALKTHROUGH]

yo just realized that outfit was so cute :D

[@DoraiiDoodles]

very helpful!! I appreciate your videos a lot 🌱

[@fogsmog9325]

Tilting really is the sauce, working on how the body naturally angles itself in relation to each other, I was reminded about a lot of things with this video ʚ♡⃛ɞ(ू•ᴗ•ू❁) lines are getting more confident!

[@beastquit_short]

Thank you for sharing this, so helpful! 😊

[@dboutyy7703]

I use pen too to avoid being too much of a perfectionist and to be more bold with my line😆

[@angelkingsley5299]

You are the first video on my recommended that isn’t Hello kitty and friends 💅🏽💅🏽💅🏽

[@Tuesday0005]

thanks for making this video! it was something i really needed to hear!!! will def keep these tips in mind! :]

[@pandacatart1972]

These are very helpful! I can't wait to see how these will improve my art for videos :D

[@shannonk4497]

Sometimes u make the focal point clear and the rest for a type of style

[@icecreamhero2375]

I always have to put in the skeleton for other peoples styles but for my own stuff I am pretty consistent.

[@littlelady9801]

Finally! A video that actually helps!! Thank you~

[@brainibot1629]

Agree with everything 💛💛💛 loved it

[@meryem324]

I LITERALLY drew a portrait on my tab for the FIRST TIME and it looked GUD ZTHANK U

[@Grace_622]

I’ve been watching like all of your videos while drawing today because I need to draw

[@mailihayakawa2279]

Love your video! I'm struggling with (cartoon) anatomy.. Do you have any tips on this? That would be a great video!!

[@sugarrmoon]

I hate when theres no angles in pictures tbh. I always thought I drew too much but now I realize angles are just nice to draw.

[@adotnerd]

Great video, thanks for the tips!!! I’m trying to get better at art so this was really helpful:3

[@MerryHatzmas]

Holy shit i did not know the person behind my favourite youtube animations is also behind one of my favourite instagram comics!

[@a_viewer5386]

I'm a ballroom dancer and it's been drilled in my head to rest my arms but not to slump them when I am holding my arms up wich ended up helping me in my art cause I almost never draw 90 degree arms! Cause of my dancing.

[@liachngo]

I really like your 3rd advice

[@اميرةالسلام-ظ3ش]

I like to get knowledge from your experiences💕💕 keep going😘

[@cimy4330]

Aight im ready owo

[@kimlawley75]

Almost every artist: *Draws hair* Me: *Draws triangles and sour patch kid shapes for “hair”*

[@arandompotato8600]

I lowkey wanna draw you ... you look really cute and interesting I love ur style 😭✨

[@redactedhaunt]

i feel called out but somehow in a good way hahah

[@needs3179]

Hey, i just wanted to say I've watched all of your youtube videos 😍😍