Start looking at EVERYTHING as Practice.

Study. Training. Practice. Performance. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony...under one name: Play.
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[@ergojosh]

"Do. Or do not. There is no try" - Yoda. ||| "There are no accidents" - Master Oogway ||| "Action is eloquence." - William Shakespeare "If you use your head, you won’t get fat even if you eat sweets." - L Lawliet

[@ditto_arts]

i love how most of these are from fictional characters written by authors and then theres shakespeare

[@gavinskink3951]

Please tell me, where your twitch channel is??? So wanna follow and get advice

[@FrozenPrimordial]

I'm stuck in an unhealthy mindset where if I'm not doing a study then I'm not learning anything (and therefore no point in doing it), and it would absolutely suck all the fun out of art. So thank you so much for this! Practice is practice no matter if it's a study or something you're just creating for fun.

[@asholie]

Exactly! I’ve been the same way, and as a result I have not nearly learned as much as I could have. I know people want to pursue art professionally and be the best they can, but I think one of the main aspects of art is that you have fun. You have fun, you draw a lot and I guarantee you’ll improve. 😅

[@battmall9785]

Been drawing everyday in Procreate since October 5th. Currently on Day 270. 😎 I've seen the light and I'm not planning on stopping.

[@TheArtofKAS]

VICTORY SCREECH!! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@Shannaya17]

How did you find the motivation, my friend¿

[@pencil6467]

Never have I ever.. though about practice this way. I've been learning art for the past 4 years and I that time I've become a big learner of things in general, looking into the philosophy of what makes art good and what makes good practice to get to that level. Unfortunately I've also found out what has led to my hindrance all this time.... MY INABILITY TO FORGIVE MYSELF FOR FAILURE. This I noticed when I decided to start learning Japanese for real. I've let myself fail to read and write words countless times but I never doubt the progress and I never try to rush myself doing it. I simply trust that at some point I'll be able to read and write to a level where others can understand me. Being able to let go of the desire to become good RIGHT NOW is what I'm going to have to struggle with but it's one I believe (like all things) I CAN LEARN TO OVERCOME

[@ergojosh]

I'm so happy for you. Forgiving yourself is the biggest release I think one can experience in a single lifetime. There is so much ahead of you.

[@pencil6467]

Thank You.

[@Savage157]

Already w the mindset love to see someone else agreeing w me

[@hyakurilef8110]

other people: "omg u can draw so well, u are so talented!" me: it's not a talent to know how to draw. the only talent i have is loving to draw and not giving up no matter how hard it gets. love that quote from 15:41

[@muguersoart]

When talking about visual art like drawing, painting, photography, etc, I think the performance and the actuualy ART in it is on the proccess of doing. Not the final product. It's not called "art piece" if it wasn't just a piece from the art. That's why I don't use the therm "AI ART" but "AI images". because the ART is within the process, the artistic expression and design decisions the artist use on every stroke from the piece is where the real artistic sense lay. That's why I love so much watching people drawing on youtube more than just art profiles with finished works. Watching the decision that the artist make on every situation, the solutions they find to solve the problems of ilustrating some diferent pose, a dynamic scene, contrast, composition and colors, that's fulfilling. btw love your chanel, Josh! Hope you're happy and thanks for always sharing your vision here! You a really great artist and seem to be a realy kind person. Thanks for taking hours of your day to bring such a nice content for uus. Wish you the best! Huugs from a brazilian fan and admirer!

[@Seele.mp3]

Literally everything is practice, that's what life is about haha. To turn yourself into the most magnificent human being. This extends the borders of art as well of course. We're here in time to live, not to perfect.

[@meow1_noob]

The performance for me as someone who does art and has performed in choir, guitar, and piano. Is seeing the encore after, and the engagement and discussions I get after more then the actual thing I had just done. Its what has kept me the most motivated when practicing and training.

[@ericoliZZ]

I definitely think that performance for me is making the artwork from start to finish, before I post it. that's where the enjoyment comes from for me. its also the practice part, even when I do fully completed artwork I take it sometimes as valuable, or more valuable even, then doing a study per se. it helps me be more comitted to finishing things and having a good body of work. studying and practicing is important but I never forget that even if I'm not doing that, that does not mean I'm not improving. always great to hear you thoughts Josh! they're very comforting and hopeful. keep up the good work!

[@alik2897]

This is the best explaining of studying-training-practise I've ever heard! Now I understand that I am stuck in training stage and almost never practising. And the drawing is absolutely stunning!! ❤️

[@mrdrybonestv]

I’ve been practicing every day since February. Started by just drawing characters I like, now I’m focused on learning individual parts of anatomy. Specifically the face, but I feel like I haven’t made much progress at all. Any ideas?

[@ergojosh]

Sometimes you may feel like you aren't making any progress at all...but you are. Many artists including myself have experienced profound "growth spurts" where it feels like we leveled up overnight, but it's really because of all the hard work we put in prior. Sometimes it just takes awhile for it all to click. You don't need to search for it, it will come.

[@ElvisRocking1]

Call me weird, but I have more success drawing “full” pieces than I have with individual studies . I just don’t have the motivation or time to just draw sketches all the time. Opinions?

[@Perelka_L]

It's kinda reassuring, I always agonized over not doing studying and never understanding how to do so "properly". It's nice to feel like... drawing the way I do *is* studying, just not so traditional way others perceive. I guess.

[@TheArtofKAS]

15:32 I agree with you here Josh. And I do think that this is one of the performances that both digital and traditional art can do. For someone to find that captivating Beauty in the artwork and then Express that discovery in what ever way they know how to (ei "Ooo" "Ah" "Oh that's cool" or even a nice comment on the socials) even if it's not the "most desired discovery" if that makes sense.

[@artbythedarkside4273]

If it is all practice, then none of it is meant to be perfect. Knowing that there is meant to be a flaw, that it is all just part of growing, at least for me, has lifted some of the weight that chasing perfection has put on my shoulders. It's still difficult, and there are days, weeks and months where I can't bring myself to draw, let alone deem a drawing as 'finished'. I don't finish things anymore, and even on the rare occasions that I do, more often than not I hate the end product because it was so much better at the incomplete stage where I deemed its imperfections as allowable than it is now in the finished stage where all faults are glaring and no longer permissible in my eyes. It's all practice to me, because if it wasn't then I'd never be able to pick up the pen again.

[@robobro4996]

The performance imo can be: 1) the act of expressing your concept or emotion that’s in your head 2) performance in public: display, explain the process and meaning of a piece A good question

[@TheArtofKAS]

I took a second to get the various aspects of practice down after the video but I love it. I've always found that studying is better when you aren't working on something at the same time as you're studying. A good example for me is watching Pixar movies as I am learning 3D animation but I'm not trying to replicate certain scenes or frames as I'm watching them if that makes sense. Doing that after watching the movie might be practice. Taking the lighting, layout, and maybe even some props and creating the scene, not as exact to thr frame, but close. That's been one of my approaches to practice this year for me. The next practice for me here would be recreating a scene in Across the spiderverse to see how I can do.

[@Vanillaqyoo]

Very true. Wise words!

[@Sprchnge]

i love how i found your cara first

[@nnightsong]

thank you sm for this

[@dplj4428]

Practice will almost make better eventually. Perfect is a quagmire bog swamp thing vampire of spirit.

[@danielmoore1678]

Love the video. I felt like I was stuck in a rut with practicing. But this provided me great inspiration to keep drawing! Ps, can I buy that elf girl artwork. I love the pose and character you designed!

[@ergojosh]

Thank you sm! And soon!

[@danielmoore1678]

@@ergojosh Hell yeah brother. Thank you for your input into your drawing process. It's certainly eye opening!

[@ThisChannelHasAName]

Yo, just out of curiosity can u try draw a girl that’s mad at you or sad or smth, cuz your poses are amazing, but all the personality is erased by the smile

[@ThisChannelHasAName]

Nvm

[@spectremanLIVE1]

🥳🎉🎂

[@SilentSeraph-lf1uq]

Am i tripping, or does josh not sound right?

[@r33s3spI3c3s]

incredible work. free palestine