the "right" way to start learning how to draw?

i heard it's good to practice lines and basic shapes when starting out, so i did... for 30 days straight. it's chapter 2 of DIY art school, folks!
(and in case the title isn't sarcastic enough, im only on a self-taught artistic journey far from knowing what the "right" way to do things is, if there even is any. this is just a documentation of my creative experiment 😬)
LINKS FOR ALL LESSONS AND EXERCISES: tinyurl.com/li...
DIY ART SCHOOL (CH 1): • i created my dream art...
thanks for watching, see you next term!

[@AkshiTaro]

god, I don't know who or how this video came into my feed, but the moment I read the title, I have to bit back and scream 'YEAAAAAA' silently. The moment I clicked on this video, the editing part? MAM! TAKE YOUR CROWN QUEEN! Just--- let me finish this video. I think I have FINALLY found a breakthrough I had been searching for. Thank YOU for your existence, mam! ❤❤❤❤❤ you my girl crush 💜💜💜🙌

[@rareayoub]

I love when KZbin recommended for me a growing channels like this . I really enjoyed watching the video

[@drendelous]

growing channels are the ones

[@softspace1943]

Oh, true. I was also recommended this video by youtube, and I had such nice time watching it

[@rareayoub]

@@drendelous yes . They have something special about them. Maybe creativity and simplicity

[@Ellary_Rosewood]

As an artist, I always recommend doing exercises like this to other artists, especially if they're beginners. It's also always something you can fall back on and do when you're feeling stressed or just need a bit of art therapy. Never underestimate the power of simplicity! ❤

[@ZackZack69420]

This is a great exercise and as a beginner myself I'm already seeing massive improvements and it's quite fun and calming glad this popped up in my feed 😄

[@milky8471]

My art teacher in middle school taught us all of these !!! Now I know why I didn't have hard time like most artists

[@rosezy755]

As someone who gets overwhelmed with all the details in a drawing, and finding a ref like you said, doing this sounds like a lovely exercise for my sketchbook once in a while

[@CaramelLyth]

"[Drawing] is literally child's play. Let's collectively try not to 'adult' the fun of drawing." I LOVE that. Thanks for the great video!

[@julieduncan1996]

Nice video! I went through Alphonso Dunn's "Pen and Ink Drawing Workbook," and it was worth every cent and every second I spent on it! I learned SO MUCH about self-discipline and practice - skills you need to have. I also spent a couple of weeks with a big sketchbook JUST drawing multi-colored overlapping circles on each page. It was so zen. I loved it and got so good at controlling my accuracy. I've started a couple of other drawing books, but haven't finished them - "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" and "Beginning Drawing Atelier." Both great books! Have fun! :)

[@JH-pe3ro]

I give three kinds of recommendations regarding hand-eye coordination exercises: 1. Follow a master giving a drawing demo on video. Pick something unedited with a clear view of their hand, slow it down to 0.25x and copy their motions instead of the drawing they're making. If you end up making the drawing you are doing very well, but if not, you can repeat it another day. There's a lot of things learned in doing what their hand does that they cannot communicate in a lecture. 2. Work with stencils to set down a guide to follow. Then try to match the guide freehand. This trains you to try for more and more precision instead of making a sorta-circle and thinking "well that's good enough". That's one of the pitfalls I often see when doing freehand exercises. 3. Practice with reference using blind contour drawing. Blind contour often comes up in classes, and it builds on the previous two things by challenging you to match the outline of what you see with the motion you're making. If you are able to write letters without looking down at your pen, that's roughly the kind of ability you're trying to train - instead of flicking your eyes back and forth between your paper and the image, the eyes stay locked in one place while the pen moves. This is a very good way to practice proportioning skills as well as mark-making. Finding reference you enjoy is a large part of the game after you start doing things with blind contour. I like going to Internet Archive and sampling from old magazines and books. I actually screenshot those to build picture collages. More recently I have moved towards still lifes using toys. Still life drawing adds more complexity over photos since the proportions you see shift around as you move your head.

[@fineLinedFlow]

I’m currently at the same point as you. At 36, I suddenly realized that I absolutely love art. It fascinates me, has improved the way I see the world, and deeply relaxes me. But here’s the big “but”… I’m really not good at it at all. I’ve never had any connection to art and don’t know anyone in my environment who’s into it either. At the moment, I’m learning in a chaotic way-through videos, courses, occasional visits to an art school, and books. I’m experimenting with different styles, explanations, and materials. After watching your video, I’m now considering setting up a 30-day challenge for myself in February, focusing only on basic forms. I’ve noticed many times that my linework is too shaky. Thank you for the inspiration and best of luck on your journey!

[@dmks2146]

I made the biggest jump when I ditched the pencil for a fountain pen.

[@Rocky-el4ut]

This comment speaks to my soul! Learning to just let the marks stay on the page gave me so much freedom in my art making process. I don't know how many times someone has complimented one of my "mistakes", it's hilarious.

[@shaimakiyani9096]

I am happy , I clicked on your video. Your editing is so on point. Hard to believe you don't even have 1k subss....

[@emma_lj]

I feel like i'm witnessing you going viral right now (6k views have been added in the 11 minutes ive been watching!) - so well deserved. I loved this video and cant wait to try this!

[@dangdangheather]

your editing is absolutely insane, so glad i clicked on this video

[@DoodlydooDoodles]

What a great video! Thanks for your excellent thoughts. I’ve been on a similar journey over the last couple of years. I’ve been an abstract artist for a long time, and I used to think I was drawing-impaired. I said all the time, “I can’t draw.” And used that as an excuse for why I only painted abstracts. Then I had the epiphany that I can’t draw because I’ve never learned how to draw. So, I decided to learn. Like you, I started with basic shapes, and over time, had the beautiful realization that a lot of drawing is just learning how to combine the basic shapes in increasingly complex ways. And now, suddenly (after two years of hard work and tons of practice), I’m now a draw-er. I’ll still always do abstract art because that’s what I’m drawn to (haha), but now I do it because I love it, not because I feel like I don’t have other choices. And I’ve come to find deep joy in drawing - in fact it’s take over my life. At any rate, you did an amazing job in this video - excellent, helpful insights, and great production value. You have a lovely KZbin presence. I’ve subscribed, and I look forward to watching more of your videos. Are you also on Instagram, by chance?

[@belartsy]

that's so lovely, thank you for your words and for sharing your experience! i'm belartsy on instagram as well ☺️

[@therewelanddd]

This video and the resource are absolutely incredible!! Thank you so much for sharing. Please know that I will be hopping on the lines and shapes train after you this month as a fellow self-taught-with-free-resources-beginner-ish-girlie

[@thatpersonyoudidntknowexis149]

Out of topic but had I not looked at the number of subs you have, I would've assumed you have over a thousands of followers just for the level of editing in this. This is a great video!

[@sky.wayess]

I'm a graphic designing student and the only reason i got in the program is because they had drawing classes but so far only things i did just copy the pictures our teacher shows us and even that is extremely hard i have to start at least 2-3 times to get the drawing right. It was really fun in the beginning where all we did was just cubes and Perspective than all of a sudden we switched to vases and fruits and shades which went horrible for me. While watching the video you said something like how it feels meditative and thats how i felt about the beginning part too and i realized the reason i felt like that is because that was not hard. And we went too quickly and i didn't study lines and Perspective everyday so when we got to the vases and fruits and shades... Well everything went horribly cause my fundamentals were not proper. So we are in break for a months and i was looking at anatomy actually (cause i got really sick of those vases and fruits) but i couldn’t figure out where to start. Starting immediatly from the whole body sound really scary and impossible. And thank god youtube showed me this. I'm gonna be doing this for the next month hopefully and i believe it's gonna help me a lot before the next semester. Even if doesn't, if i can manage doing it everyday it at least gonna get me the habit of taking a pen in my hand everyday 🤞

[@Blueflint]

Love this! Thank you! Especially for the Notion link to all your exercises!

[@anitadavidson1266]

You popped up on my feed for the first time (thank you Algorithms), and I am so pleased to have found this video, along with your channel. Such an unusual way of putting across the benefits and absolute need to practice in such a way that totally made sense. I am a beginner to sketching, but less so to watercolour. I found this immensely helpful and will use your recommended studies to mirror your own feeling of success, and more importantly, the feeling you got that finally allowed it all to click into place. You have a new subscriber from Scotland. Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to get this video out there! 👩🏻‍🎨🖌️🎨👍🏻

[@harthouse4499]

I just loved this. Going to take away “try not to adult the fun out of this”. Wise words.

[@stephanie._.cepeda]

I do remember a few years back I did it consistently for like a week. Saw the improvement and now I do it once in a while as warm ups. It works people.

[@eucrow1973]

I'm going through same. Realising drawing is not boring. We are. Realising it's not hard to improve, it's just costs what it's worth. Realising KZbin has people who have things to show others and some who simply want to be seen. And a bit of both. Realising learning art and learning doodling are actually two different things. And if doodling beautifully can be a lovely skill, learning art is a torturous and a lot more rewarding skill of learning about self and what one is made of, really. And it's all just the beginning. Imagine what's next.

[@mariammohamedabdelhady2979]

finally someone who is self "teached" easily can see and observe what kinds of aaaaaaa we face and..... whatever "continue to rotate the box in eye pain"

[@oiputthatback7361]

This is great ,as a new artist drew I like a possessed woman for a year in 22-23 then no- thing but I’m on it again this year. So I will add this into my two courses I’ve purchased. Thank you. 💐

[@WilmerPaints]

Woah thats a lot of lines, loved the video and the editing!

[@nupurmishra4867]

This is absolutely incredible! Absolutely

[@AnpuCodex]

Ngl I always used not knowing where to start as an excuse to never learn drawing😅I guess I got no excuse now. Amazing video btw really well put together.

[@jaydelock2514]

So glad this popped up in my recommended!! What an awesome, high quality video. You're super entertaining and engaging to watch/listen to, now I am inspired to try something like this! Subscribed

[@softspace1943]

I used to do those exercises as a warm up before drawing sessions every day, and at first it really helped me to get into drawing/working mood, but then it was kind of hard to draw something more complex cause I new that I can be drawing comfortable for me lines and circles and still improving in some way. Sounds kinda stupid but I guess that just how my brain works, not wanting to work in full capacity when there is an easier way to do things. Anyway your video inspired me to start doing those warm ups again and not letting my mind trick me.

[@sky.wayess]

Oh editing and the talk was great by the way no nonsense right to the point and amazing visuals thank you for the video 🤍

[@Don4827]

The editing and music in this were really well done. Great video

[@Makeyoursomedaynow]

I love looking at it this way!! Thanks! I’m gonna try this!

[@rallyrobx7604]

😊I hope you keep making videos. I just binged watched some of your videos and they were all great!

[@NateToons]

love this! as a warmup i draw circles and fill up a page so i think im going to try this. subscribed!

[@omeirai]

this is the best way to start hating art right away imo! if it's good for you, it's good, go ahead, but don't make yourself burn out forcing yourself through silly mechanical things like that everyday, either... these are fun and good as a warm-up, but art is a means to express what touches your soul, and it's easy to lose sight of it while pushing through solely technical, rote practice a good way to combine the two and improve fast is honestly to draw from observation instead? it'll force you to draw all the straight lines and parallels and curves and ellipses anyway, teach you observational skills, how to represent volumes and perspective organically, and it's a lot more varied and satisfying! your line quality will improve naturally if you focus on making it good, no matter what the exercises you do anyway

[@urisvoid]

I’m right in the same place as you right now. I am right there with you. Let’s go 💪🏾

[@ItsOwpal]

Very good video, thanks 👍

[@vanyl.d]

233rd subscriber and lemme tell you, youre gonna get big!!!!

[@SistahRev]

True prediction/insight! I subbed only 8 hours after you, and the count is already 369! 🙂

[@asada1024]

Girl! I like your style of comentig

[@maddietighe5881]

Wow. Awesome ideas. Great way to warm up!

[@TheCompleteGuitarist]

If you want to take it back to basics, do it with your non dominant hand. Although I am not "doing" much visual art these days, when I was at art school back in the 80s I started to draw with my left (other) hand and found it was actually no different for me (at the time). I also taught myself to write with my left hand and to write backwards like Leonardo Davinci.

[@SistahRev]

Thank you! SOOO helpful, and wonderfully presented!🌹

[@vintershitposts]

Love the video, editing is epic 😔✨

[@reignslane]

Subscriber 923 I’m so excited to watch your journey! Editing is amazing!

[@VandanaMehra-f7q]

Wow such an amazing video with lot of informative content.❤ This was so helpful for a beginner artist like me.

[@majesea]

Just discovered your channel… love it❤

[@TheYoungGrowFlowers]

The editing in this video is fantastic

[@MH-lr6ue]

Make a sketchbook tour video or leave links to your artwork!

[@alyonaa8788]

Great video! I want to know what happens next so I've subscribed)) And thank you for sharing your notion guide.

[@SaskiaSketches]

The editing in this video is sublime!! I used to do a ton of these sorts of exercises and I was always so surprised by how much they helped. I remember I had a book I filled up with just these sorts of exercises. I drew the same reference picture at the start and at the end and the results were staggering. I may have to find another cheap sketchbook to do this with. Super cool video, I'm so glad it popped up in my recommended! Both inspired me to draw and make a KZbin video. Thank you!

[@asulajoy]

Loved your intro and music, may I know where did u get the music?

[@dylansearcy3966]

Drawing lines is part of your fundamentals and is fun

[@hans1783]

I'd much prefer the whole time she was pointing with her pencils to which part of the art she's refering to instead of having the camera shot at her with none of her work on screen.

[@felicianogui]

if the camera was a bit more clear, this video would be perfect... but since perfection doesn't exist, thanks for the masterpiece!!

[@ceza913]

I liked the video even before watching it. Something inside told me that it had to be good 👍🏿👍🏿

[@adamsartjourney]

Reminds me of the cursive handwriting exercises in grade school. After drawing the cursive letter S a hundred times, it finally started to look like an S, and got better from there.

[@captainnnsol]

Thank you :D

[@xyberink]

Thank you for sharing your experience! I am also self teaching and found your approach helpful! Best wishes on your journey!😊 Do you have any advice for keeping documentation of your progress? 😊

[@belartsy]

thank you and likewise! ❤️ for documenting i suggest just setting up your camera and forgetting about it, watching it back was always fun and it looked like i knew what i was doing even though i didn't lol and then you have a lot of footage to play around with later!

[@margaretanima4776]

I now How you feeling am practic this to Today use some color for Line this help you to heve Good Line for futher in you art 😊❤🎉

[@zulal5432]

THE EDITING SKILLS AYYY!! Im glad you’re pursuing your passion for art, good luckkk

[@ju2705s]

Is a bit like learning piano with reading sheets....just I am not so sweet 😍

[@HandyMike2024]

love it❤❤❤

[@FiroBoma]

Sorry if this is a little bit of a dumb question but where can i access all the sources you mentioned??

[@siva4122]

table view and board view in your notion show that i have no access :( but anyway that was very informative video

[@sky.wayess]

yeah me too and i was really exited cause this is exactly what i was looking for :(( I hope she fixes it

[@sky.wayess]

Okay i figured it out just use vpn and it opens 😂

[@belartsy]

fixed it! thanks for the heads-up and thank you for watching ❤️ hope it goes well for you!

[@WedgyBlue]

we have the same exercise but I am still slow learner😅

[@korak2788]

This was a fun vid only thing, I can’t see the vids or worksheets in ur notion page

[@sky.wayess]

Try using vpn 🤍

[@belartsy]

fixed ☺️

[@punnypuns5103]

Love the aesthetics of your channel and content. Consistency probably would get more views if that is your aiim.

[@mehrbdabedinpour7492]

Best video ever

[@isaaccontee]

0:51 how’s Jim? You look like you’re his daughter 😄 also congrats for the patience, keep tracking your progress and in 1 year you’ll be surprised of how far you’ve got

[@theTheoBloom]

I see an artist, I subscribe and like and comment

[@TheHillsTrailBrothers]

Listen/watch at 75% playback speed if you want to understand what she’s trying to say. It gives a small pause between her words and ideas so you can actually process what she’s saying. This whole thing of removing all the spaces from a video really needs to go the way of the dinosaurs. Great video, just too fast to process without drugs.

[@denorangeblackandwhite2213]

reboot dock is ok. yet trying classics...

[@rhett3350]

Wow, insanely impressive. I've tried and failed to do draw a box 8 separate times. It completely ruins art for me and makes me just quit the hobby outright.

[@4MXW]

To just give a like to this video feels wrong.

[@raytube1347]

No

[@drendelous]

please dont use tea bags. i want you to be healthy to make dozens of videos. each month. please

[@AlexsaurusRex]

Stop speaking with so many pauses at the end. Stop questioning the end of every statement. Your videos will flow more naturally and it won't seen like you're questioning everything you went through to get to this point. Good info all throughout though

[@melsgalleria]

This actually reminds me of the drawabox free lessons. I really thought it was that program. It is much longer than 30 days worth though. I think I might try to do that again sometime soon. I barely started it last time and then life got in the way basically lol.