A Popular Japanese Artist Taught Me for 3 Years. Here’s What I Learned.

[@Tsukuruya]

kakage started off as that one Rosetta fanartist. The moment Rosetta gets a new skin or alternate unit, he’s always the earliest to have a fanart of her.

[@Erubox0929]

I remember starting Granblue fantasy around 7 years ago and he was doing Rosettas, from that moment onsward he became one of my favorite artist and a source of big inspiration and honestly couldn't help but smile when I saw Ori uploaded this video

[@crimsonhunter]

I'm not an artist but Kakage is famous in the gbf community. I don't think there's a single player that hasn't heard of him and his Rosettas yet.

[@yakumosgr]

​​​@@crimsonhunterback then? Sure, but nowdays he rarely draws GBF stuff, on the other hand we got hibana's Zeta 😂 truly a god send

[@clovien7434]

Is anyone know where can i submit my work to kakage?

[@SakuraNeru]

「技術的なことに目が行き過ぎてなぜ絵を描いていたかが分からなくなった」 こことても共感した、最初はただ自分の描きたいものを描くために描いてたはずなのに、気づけば上手くなるための絵しか描かなくなっており本当に自分が絵で表現したいものが分からなくなってました。 定期的に自分を見つめ直して、自分が何を表現したいのかを考えるのは本当に大切ですね。

[@clovien7434]

あの、誰か かかげ先生にイラスートを送るのてどうやてんですか?

[@clouds_ay_]

as someone who has been drawing for 4 years and still hasn't felt like their art is good enough this video was hella motivating. thank u for sharing them tips w us orii

[@swisdom9117]

Where can I see your work?

[@Rick-rl9qq]

Truth be told, you will never truly feel like it is enough as we are all constantly improving, but it's good to be proud of our work too

[@ZesilinaNewborn]

I'm sure you'll improve, and yes i agree, this video is very motivating

[@mariox7070]

Sometimes when I draw I overthink things and end up getting nowhere. It's a hard habit to break but watching your videos greatly helps and shows me to just keep going so I can improve and that I won't get anywhere if I stop.

[@UwuMushi]

Hey weren't you the one who was on Kakage sensei's streams translating everything, when he did morning croquis in 2020/2021? Dude thank you so much, i was there and it was the first time i got motivated to work hard and draw every day! It was so easy to follow because refernces are already handed over and packed with helpful advices it was a blessing dude. (Also i miss them)

[@UwuMushi]

Oh right you mentioned it in the video, THANKS AGAIN THAT WAS SUPA HELPFUL (i'm not under real nickname here)

[@Dundereshock]

holy crap you’re right, I was introduced to kakage by Ina during one of her drawing streams a long time ago and I remember seeing oridays translating live in croquis streams sometimes! I dunno how I almost totally forgot about that until I watched this video, it was super helpful

[@UwuMushi]

Damn i usually have about 5-30 likes... I get the advice from the beginning but man it's getting a toll on me through out the years...

[@UwuMushi]

IKR! How is your art journey going currently man? What's your nickname on socials, same as here?@@Dundereshock

[@rogeryang8864]

Thank you as well for the translation! It really helped me get back into drawing during that time

[@-w-Trix]

Usually the tppo-style videos are filled with "amazing tips to draw like this artist" and the tips are just basics like "use varying width for hair pieces". Like. Yeah. You learn to stop doing that as soon as you stop drawing sasuke/sonic spikes. But this? Incredibly well done, thank you so much for your expertise and sharing this valuable advice to us.

[@kingmegart]

As someone who's been drawing professionally for 14 years, both for personal projects, small projects, and major production. I wanna share my own wisdom and say that making popularity and being popular a major foundational goal of yours as an artist can leave you feeling empty and bitter. Ive seen so many artists burn out in the pursuit of social media numbers or clout I think a moderate or small pursuit of popularity is perfectly healthy, but when you motivate the change in your art style with the pursuit of validation from other people, folks you dont even know. Youre eventually gonna leave yourself burnt out and feeling lost. Thats just my 2 cents as someone who's been in there for more than a decade

[@Dad-fu5bw]

Hearing what kakage had to say in the beginning actually changed my relationship with art. It sounds so dramatic but that singular roasting session clicked everything into place and ripped me from the jaws of art depression. I've been drawing hard almost every single day since I watched this. Thank you so so so much for sharing it and unexpectedly saving my relationship with my passion. I might still be mentally struggling now without this video. I can't express my gratitude enough. Sometimes we need a stronger pep talk than the usual kindness 😅 well, I do at least. BLESS YOU ORI

[@ZeptoZeno]

I'm not an artist, but throughout my life, in all possible situations, I learned the best from the harshest teachers. People that refuse to pity you and instead force you to hold yourself to a higher standard will help you out so much.

[@flowershroud]

All of this was very interesting information! I didn't know about you previously translating for Kakage, which made your personal experience with the artist add a lot to the advice you provided. This definitely motivated me to continue drawing, as someone who is still in the beginner-stages and transitioning from traditional to digital for the first time. Thank you for sharing everything you've learned!

[@PeterLien]

the more brutal the criticism the more you can learn from it

[@ukrainian_mf]

And if the one criticizing knows better than the one being criticized

[@KenSan1414]

​@@ukrainian_mf absolutely

[@PumpyGT]

I'd be fucking albert einstein then cause I am way too critical of myself

[@SuussyBakka]

@@ukrainian_mfhave you seen twitter hate towards artists these days?

[@ukrainian_mf]

@@SuussyBakka No, i don't use Twitter that much, have i missed something?

[@MebiManga]

Thank you for this video. I've been drawing since young, and was always too lazy to try and purposely improve - but recently I've sat down to try and learn to purposely get better, and this video helps a lot to get me into the right mindset to learn.

[@SelBoi]

Maybe it's just as Kakage said at the beggining, it's because we keep watching people stuff and not trying by ourselves that we're somhow scared of failure or judgment... I respect a lot begginer artists that just goes on the internet, post their stuff as if no one would ever see it and just keeps the positive and interesting feedbacks on it

[@bunnymoonvii]

Kakage is one of my favorite artists in FEH! And now that you mention they're a big influence on you I can totally see it, especially in the way you draw eyes.

[@damascura]

As a beginner digital (casual) artist who's also learning Japanese, thank you for opening my eyes to these tidbits of knowledge (^ v ^) ありがとう！

[@loki9142]

My mind has been blown open, it is all coming together ! Thank you so much for sharing what you have learned !

[@kyarailumi]

I also sometimes forgot what I'm trying to convey or express thru my piece, this was very great reminder, thank you ori and kakage sensei

[@meikyuubutterfly]

I've been watching your channel for awhile now as someone who wants to both improve their art (for both personal enjoyment and to get into the animation/art industry) and grow their social media following as a side job, I am SO glad your channel exists as my art style is very much anime/moe-ish but not in the way that I feel like I can confidently post them anymore and been taking in these tips as to improve my art as for a long while I've kinda felt like I was stuck. It doesn't help I'm busy with life as of right now and with some not so desirable issues I have for myself but I've been dying to start up again and get back to art improvement. So these tips have helped me and keep them in the back of my head to remember. Sorry for the long winded and confusing comment

[@FlapQuack]

Still trying to figure out if I want to start my art journey fully yet, I started doing horrible drawings this june but I had fun drawing them even if they turned out bad, and seeing all of these amazeing artist's and they're art makes me motivated to start my journey, but I will say seeing art like this sometimes does make me feel jealous, but I try to convert that into motivation to start drawing, I love your art and I think it's amazeing how some people can turn a blank canvas into a painting full of life.

[@vietnam_camo2004]

Oridays! This is incredible, thank you so much ^^ Although I'm not an artist YET. This is very inspiring :D

[@ミニシュ]

You can be any time you wish, art is form of self expression and confidence. Good luck for when you begin

[@loripandori]

i'm so related to you on avoiding anime and stuffs that are too popular. Very nice video btw! For people like me who barely started with art, it's definitely very helpful to see you and other artists' journey, how their arts would change through time like this.

[@Midnightlunar10]

Exactly! I avoided MHA for so long, and hearing someone be able to admit when they’re wrong and teach what they’ve learned is very helpful.

[@esmeirosanchez3392]

you just hit right on the point, what do i want to express with this drawing? i feel that many artists including myself forget what we wanted to express in the first place, thank you for remembering something that i forgot a long time ago and that, exaggerated as it sounds has just made my path in the art of drawing have a clearer direction. it won't solve all the problems but it is certainly a mind changer. i will be sure to come back to this video if i ever forget why i started in the first place.

[@Byron.D]

2:20 Look, ma! I'm on TV! I have to say I certainly wasn't expecting that to happen, but it is nice to know that you are in fact the same Oridays as back then. Doesn't feel like it's been a couple of years, but I honestly wouldn't have gotten as far in art as I did without Kakage sensei's Morning Croquis and critiques. I don't have the time to watch him like I used to but I still lurk a stream here and there when I get the chance. God speed, Oridays!

[@jokervendetta7431]

I love the last tip but my teachers always tell me to not to follow it, they always said drawing fanart/ popular things will make you less creative. I mean they are not wrong but they neglect how much we can learn from those popular things

[@lusterdog9694]

You still have to be creative with perspective, composition, lighting, color, expression, etc. Not everything has to be an invention of your imagination.

[@gabrielharo9055]

This actually helped me I’ve never done this before I’ve drawn every now and then but today I’m trying to dive deeper into this side of drawing. Using popular stuff helps me visualize how certain shapes should go so I can use those details such as shape of eyes and body mouth hair volume and what not. Tho I don’t know the first thing about this digital art seems easier to draw then physical sketchbooks. Any tips or tricks on where to start whether it comes to hard copy or digital? What’s easier to draw male or female or is that really just preference?

[@Frank-fh2qn]

No that's stupid, draw what you enjoy. You don't always have to be creative, sometimes you can't be. And if you don't enjoy what you are doing as an artist then why are you even doing it. Keep on keeping on.

[@Abedeuss]

Holy shit Kakage is a god. I remember falling in love with his style back in Granblue Fantasy as the designer for Rosetta and I've always loved seeing his art.

[@AdrenResi]

Exaggeration to grab attention is extremely important and helps the eyes focus on the parts you want a viewer to look at the most It's a concept more widely understood in performing arts and animation but not as much on static images

[@basilisk_null01]

i very glad to have found your channel. I’ve been drawing for a while and always struggled to understand what i was doing wrong and why, i’m still struggling today and nothing is near what i envisioned in my head. Usually other youtube channels say the same things, But i’ve found that yours genuinely gives useful tips. It motivated me to actually start drawing again after I took a long hiatus because i gave up. And i also thank you for showing me other artists that i can get inspiration and help from

[@YouthfulCrusader]

that criticism was perfect, he told you what NEEDED to be said, but that still doesnt mean that it wasnt going to body slam the listener xD

[@BreadedNuggetss]

おはようございますおりさんお元気ですか。i love this video ori! I don't draw in an anime style much anymore, but I have been taking japanese lessons. I love learning from artists and there's so much information from japanese artists that honestly still wouldn't be available to me if i didn't know about you channel. ありがとうございましたおりさん！またね！

[@SaySaeqo]

Really informative video! Also I don't think you cannot think out what you want to express. Since you probably started drawing to express something and as it may be abvious you had not drawn before that. 😀

[@tiredtako6309]

Your relationship with kakage is so cool! A lot of these tips hit me like a truck too, thanks for making this amazing video!

[@arufu6339]

Since I've watched this the quote on 1:01 have been ingrained in my mind and I'm actually improving. Thank you, kakage-sensei and oridays

[@OmniNatureSmore]

I don't personally draw and still watch Kakage-sensei roasting streams. The insight is always great and always makes me want to grab a pen and start my journey.

[@Henbot]

Lovely video. The eyes looking at the viewer of the art is a great tip if you don’t have something they can look at it in the space

[@ERRandDEL]

I can only imagine how great it was to break out of the 'neutral face' thing as somebody who's trying to pull some work there now. Your videos have definitely helped me learn to like drawing a little more again lately.

[@ZesilinaNewborn]

I totally agree with all the advice kakage told you about and with the advice you gave in this video. Sure, it might be harsh, but what he said is true. I've learnt some of these things myself over the years, although i don't draw that often, i do other things instead, like design and apply those things there, and gradually, i got better. My eyes got better at spotting things too, and instead of trusting my intuition, i always analyzed what i made so i could see my mistakes and what i could do to fix them and improve. These advices can really help both inexperienced and experienced artists and people doing other things as well. It trully works, however it won't just happen in a flash, it takes time so work on it, continue to do it and you'll get better, plus you'll also increase the amount of things you can do. Great video Ori, thank you. It'll help many. I'm absolutely sure of that

[@Sneg404]

This is an incredibly well made and useful video, a must see for all new artists. Thank you!

[@snozbucket]

interesting this really is just it summed up "Don't skip on the fundamentals". A lot of people imitate style but never really grasp the basics of illustration.

[@neggit2063]

this is some of the best advice I've heard on growing your audience on social media! Westerners don't really tell you stuff like this

[@nyankrauss]

my favorite part in art is guessing what artist wanted to say or show, the story or just a moment of that story

[@depressispaghetti900]

I genuinely enjoy listening to these kind of videos because it helps give me an idea of the direction I need to go and how to improve my art overall, keep up the great work!!!

[@six9058]

man your a great teacher its so hard to find good youtube art teachers now a lot of them start blabering i watch through the entire thing and felt inspired to pick up my pen and start drawing it really put me back on track

[@yuitokun_1228]

かかげ先生は神

[@Game-gh7vj]

You're the Artist that I admired the most. Your Tutorials are slowly improving my Artstyle. Arigato🙏🙏, Please send more videos, Its boring if you dont post any videos :(

[@themelancholyofgay3543]

no sugarcoating, straightforward and direct

[@spoonillust]

I love your channel ahhhh. Been watching for a while but just wanted to say....Thanks for making videos that feel more targeted towards an intermediate artist. There's so much material for beginners out there, & had been wanting more advanced art tips & wondering why no one makes them. ;w; I was even thinking of making a channel myself once my skill level improves in the future. But your channel is amazing and i've gotten a such good amount of value from it! I do agree though critique and having an expert mentor is super important! :3 Always have had the humble learner mentality and stuggle with the confident creator one for sure. And it causes so much art block & keeps me from posting my art online a lot of the time. Gotta work on the balance that tip really hit home oof

[@キウイイ]

Merciiii !!!

[@Jollyjollyjollyjolly]

Ive watched him for the past year! I never really checked out anything besides his streams that he does, I had no idea there were english translations of his stuff, and that he was so popular! This is so cool, Im excited to watch the rest of the video now :3

[@rikkasummer2784]

you are very lucky to have a sensei by your side, you improves so much within 2 years i draw by myself.... learn by looking at my favourite artist i never really had the biggest critique that will make me realised how bad my drawings are all of this makes me slow in improvement (more than 5 years)....but i an grateful that i actually can see some improvement

[@dario.brando]

damn, he's definitely brutal with his advice 😂 personally, i think this is what all artists need; a hearty bashing from a mentor to keep their ego in check.

[@YellowNotThe]

measuring the proportions itself was super helpful, thank you so much for the whole video

[@ミニシュ]

Wish I had someone coach over what I'm doing wrong with art. I've started nearly 2 decades ago and my progress is often stalled by something most wouldn't think of could be the reason why. All feedback I ever got was "you're not confident enough" or "it's not my style" and it's mentally exhausting.

[@TrueWomenEnjoyer]

Broooo the goat himself Kakage! Every time he talks softly I ascend because he’s brutal all the time 🥲

[@christiansoto6396]

you're a legend in the making, awesome video and awesome art

[@michaelfort4933]

Today starts my art journey towards actively leveling up instead of passively drawing. Thank you for the words of wisdom!

[@TowelRanger]

A teach art and one thing I’ll say about these is that like they are good foundational advices. I make my students learn how to measure proportions and angles before we start on portraits and landscapes because having a good eye for that is going to be the foundation for improving your art techniques.

[@CompanionBeans]

This video was very eye opening for me. I've been drawing for over a decade now and my art is still genuinely not good, lol. I've improved a lot but I just don't practice enough(if I did I'd get burnt out and never pick up a pencil again). But this video taught me something more important than "practice more"- it taught me that I draw because I enjoy it, not to make "good" art, and that preserving that enjoyment is the most important part of the whole process for me. Thank you.

[@rayo1134]

I haven't heard this mistakes/lesson in my entire journey with thousands of yt videos, thats why I've never realized it. Thanks to this, this is so helpful.

[@L0rar3]

This video is SO (!!!) important and helpful! Thanks a lot for your amazing content :D Have a nice summer ✨

[@RXZenith]

Thank you very much for all of your guides. I am a college student and have just started to draw. I was already able to create an art piece, thanks to your guidance.

[@RXZenith]

I've always wished to get help from someone because I've been searching for a long time and almost lost motivation. But you made me do things 10 times better in a day. I wish I had you as a friend, haha, so you could coach me.

[@kanon1118]

wow this gives me a lot of validation drawing popular characters from genshin and in anime in general

[@isaac10231]

This video just completely blew my mind at 4:00 am. I didn't think much at first because while I love anime-esque art, my drawing skills are basically non-existent... I watched the video anyway and, thought it was fine, and then remembered my freaking day job is an autocad technician... I draw layouts for homes, sidewalks, all that stuff for a living, and some of the advice about improvement and practice SERIOUSLY resonate with me! Wonderful video ❤

[@naisuuart]

the expressions are something i really struggle with, the improvement of urs are very impressive, i hope i can practice and get better at it, ty for the amazing tips

[@無休-y1q]

日本語の字幕付いてるのすごく助かる👍️

[@aight4930]

This channel is a goldmine of info. Thanks ori :) Looking forward to where you take your art in the future.

[@agurizume]

I can't thank you enough for how much your live translation had helped me understand his stream back then and im so happy to see how far have you made it in both art and channel. Watching your video always gave me motivation to draw more. Keep up the good work bro!

[@oridays]

Happy to hear that! It's nice to hear from people who still remember Ohakuro 😄

[@fignewton6235]

Always wanted to be an artist and even if I don't have any skills or tools, I feel these types of videos could help in the future if I do have access to art tools.

[@SWIFT_NINJA47]

These tips are really helpful and the the quality of the video is high as always Ori. I really enjoy this video and it really inspires me to draw and improve even more :)

[@tirs0d]

This is very nice to hear after finding out how rusty I am after my drawing hiatus.

[@BogdanF-G]

Thank you Ori! Your videos help me out so much in my art journey, ありがとうございます! 💙

[@ladderlappen4585]

im not drawing and this is incedible advice for any line of work.

[@-Az1xety-6776]

I've been drawing for 10 years and was not satisfied (like my art wasn't good enough if you know what I mean?) with my art this gave me the confidence I've lacked for SO LONG. Thank you for this video. ❤️

[@Wiltingboy]

As someone who still used paint tool Sai, this was very affirming.

[@VanDraig]

oh damn, hey oridays! I really liked kakage's croquis streams. They were a lot of fun to draw along. Sadly my schedule changed a lot and I couldn't join the livestreams anymore due to timezones. It's pretty cool to see how far you got. Anyways, again, thank you for the translations back in the days :D

[@JaJanique]

My new goal in life: find an art mentor (also thanks for the amazing content!!!)

[@easybeeee]

Wow, this video was incredibly insightful. Really appreciate how much condensed liquid gold there is here. Thank you so much!

[@ffyy_fr]

ive been drawing for 11 years and this is rlly helpful omg tysm for this

[@leifdux7277]

Yup yup! It's a journey! You need to be able to find your own answers!

[@tastefullynerdy1161]

Fantastic video, and it's great to know that there's an expression for disliking mega trendy stuff, to which l relate cause same. But what you're essentially saying too is that I need to force myself to draw stuff I have 0 interest in in order to grow an audience before I can switch to drawing stuff I actually care about? That's... A depressing thought.

[@knos284]

Thank you for the useful video, it really helped me a lot! Lately I've found myself unable to develop and stuck with many things, but after watching this video I realized what I'm lacking. This video is very useful for those who are self-taught artists. !

[@UNIxo00]

I use to wake up early every-day, lay on my bed, and tune into his livestream whilst drawing, i've almost been drawing for a decade now and for a few years of that time i've watched his livestreams. I still remember the first time i tuned into his livestream and my art wasn't very good, but compared to now my art now it has grown incredibly! Its been around 2 years since i last tuned into a stream of his but im glad this video got recommended to me, i'll probably watch his next live. I use to love when he'd say "very very PRETTY smile!" LOL

[@Axtacy]

Was never a anime fan until I started learning japanese I discovered anime was a really beautiful art style, and this is the reason I wanna learn this art style its unique.

[@和人桐ヶ谷-d8d]

カカゲ先生もオリさんもありがとう！！！！！！

[@Valerie_Rhea]

I like how the tutorial is easy to understand

[@jundayaur]

request to make a tutorial video about backgrounds pleasssee

[@pickledshoe]

Being passionate about something can motivate you to want to reach levels of skill its webcomics for me.

[@zetzu6460]

why did i find you and かかげ先生 today? 😭 i’m going to binge watch both of your videos. ティップ教えてくれてありがとうございます！！必要でした^ ^

[@maxis2k]

This video is encouraging because all the tips in the video are things I've noticed and applied to my art. However, I'm getting frustrated in other areas. I measure out the proportions, but then can't visualize where the side of the rib cage goes, despite knowing the top and bottom. Or I measure out what I think is the right spacing for the pelvis, only to find I messed up the perspective angle. So it's like I gain motivation in one area, only to lose it in another.

[@GabePlaysYT]

With the "like what's popular", I think the trick to not assume you WOULDN'T like it. I think we can all relate to not wanting to do something just for the sake of growth: like "why should I draw Genshin Impact just because It's popular? I would rather draw things I like". But I think it's important to not assume that, just because something is popular, that you wouldn't like it. Maybe you WOULD actually like this really popular thing, so win-win! I agree we shouldn't be forced to draw things we don't like, but we shouldn't assume we wouldn't like them just because it's popular.

[@crafteariee]

Oh! No wonder I was wondering if I’ve seen your username before when I started seeing your videos on my KZbin feed. I would drop by kakage’s morning croquis streams on some occasions back in my breaks during college. I remembered how much he adores Rosetta from Granblue Fantasy, always drawing her so beautifully (and the ways he reacted once her Grand unit got new art for her lvl 100 uncap design 🥰). He made a very cool mini guide & video demo ft. FGO Musashi back then on how to render characters in that game’s older/ iconic grisaille shading style and it’s been cool seeing how he did it so clearly. His morning livestreams back then have been refreshing reminders that you can’t skip practice with drawing if you want to grow, hehe. Thank you so much for your live translations from back then too! So that explains the theme behind his more recent roasting videos and live streams lol 🤣 It’s been wonderful seeing you improve your illustrations all this time! Keep going, oridays!

[@user-gx9xf2zb6o]

なんだかやる気が出てきた

[@leyria]

I already work as a professional, but I'm terrible with social media ^^* I came here looking for videos on how I could have more followers and express myself better on Twitter, your video was very enlightening, thank you for the video ^^

[@Kitsuyomi]

oh my god oridays!!! I always saw you in chat in 2020 but never knew you had a channel!

[@haveawonderfulday661]

0:01 you pronounced "Twitter" wrong

[@ErikRodrih]

Nice tips friend, I'll try some of them! Thank you!

[@pedrauum1122]

my biggest challenge is rendering stuff, it's just so hard, but your videos help me a lot too, so thank you

[@IchiraArt]

thank you for this video! I also realized one of my art lecturer probably learnt from kakage sensei before as well, as he gave me the same advice like the eye looking at the camera, and also telling me I should look at kakage's work and try to learn from them overall this video was helpful, thx =w=)7

[@gumichuu]

Thank you for the advice! I never was that much into art, but seeing how punctilious you are in your works, made me want to challange myself into learning art professionally myself :D.

[@sprenzy7936]

just when i started doubting about learning japanese AND drawing, then you had to spark my motivation don't you :1

[@ruthamurr]

I've been thinking about getting into the art space for a solid year now. The reason i haven't actually gotten started with earning is because I find the learning curve overwhelming, and also a lack of confidence 😅 After seeing this video, thinking back on your 3-year-journey of getting battered with feedback has made me realise that, although it still is quite overwhelming, the road is never easy. I have had a small drawing tablet laying around for a couple of years now, and I'll definitely try and spend my hours after college & part-time work on my untouched interest! Your content is amazing, inspiring, educational and I will be looking forward to what you will create next!!