The Worst Art Advice In The Art Community: “JUST DRAW EVERYDAY”

[@chaken6187]

Don’t say “Practice makes perfect”, but rather say “Perfect practice makes perfect”

[@johnmivule-novabow8143]

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[@chaken6187]

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[@Kelswagsinandballin]

So cool So cool So cool

[@baguetteperson]

“Practice makes progress” is the version I always use, but thats also great :))!!

[@bowloramen1342]

Ethan Becker reference

[@notaburai5930]

I honestly agree with the view that Drawing every day is counter productive. I feel really burned out not even days of getting started from it. It also brings unnecessary stress on the mind that "hey, I MUST draw or I won't be a good" Which just doesn't help the case at all

[@S1RW01FY]

Being burnt out is some what common in art but it shouldnt happen so fast in your art journey. More reason this “advice” is just trash

[@pat4005]

If drawing a little every day is stressful, then don’t consider doing art for a living! Even if you work for yourself (and I don’t even mean as a freelance artist, but as an artist totally in control of what original art you create for your business), as a small business owner, you will then be the one putting pressure on yourself to meet your goals. And yes, with that complete freedom to do exactly what you want for art, there is still the stress of making a living at it so that you can pay the bills and have money set aside for a safety net, etc. Even if lots of people enjoy your art, it doesn’t mean enough people can or will buy it in the form you are selling it in. Will you sell your original drawings and paintings? Will you put your designs on t-shirts, mugs, prints or blankets, etc? Will you get tired/bored of doing a style, theme or subject that your buyers really like but you are starting to feel burnt out on? What if you were overly optimistic on your timetable to get projects and products launched and your income expectations were based on what you were sure you could get done? And life happens. It throws you a curve ball when you least expect it! It is fun, exciting, fulfilling and every moment is filled being an artist. But it can become very stressful too. Getting a pay check every week from a “regular job” has it’s good points too.

[@HiddenHandMedia]

If that'd hard for you then you need to work some things out.

[@Hazeleyes_JJs]

I’ve actually been trying to draw everyday, all day. Obviously rest during the day too and do what I need to do. I think that’s actually helping. I’m even doodling now! I made a doodle diary, it’s for fun and I don’t really care too much how it turns out

[@inanicaogames]

But you actually MUST draw to be good 😂 you just don't have to stress about drawing everyday, if you feel tired take a break.

[@nikkigin3093]

I really needed to hear this. I tried drawing everyday and it was so hard especially with my schedule. I would get unmotivated, quit for weeks on end. It really hits when you're a perfectionist. Recently i took up drawing again but i downloaded a few apps that will give me a challenge everyday, i figured out what type of style i wanted to emulate and make my own, and i have a few videos on color theory that i use for coloring books to improve. I found a new love for drawing but hearing just draw everyday from people was annoying because some of us couldn't just do that. I can see the improvements and like you said breaks are so important. Sometimes you just need to come back with fresh critical eye.

[@phoenixsenju8984]

Yeah a similar thing happened to me where all I needed to be better at drawing was changing the brush I was using not “draw everyday” (for reference I was using a colouring brush for everything (it was monoline on procreate))

[@gemmacruz6356]

What app did you download to help?

[@nomoretwitterhandles]

Your comment really inspires me to give myself a mental break. Sometimes I feel guilty for not drawing more, especially because I'm not particularly busy all the time, but I am always so mentally exhausted from what I do everyday. The longer I go without drawing, the more guilty I feel. But I realized, as you said, sometimes it helps to come back with a fresh eye.

[@yeth797]

What apps did you download?

[@norrin_falk]

that's awesome buddy, you mentioned you used apps for a daily challenge, mind if I ask which ones?

[@leafy_cynical6732]

One major thing that I heard is that since stylization is an exaggeration of reality, that if you have a much better understanding of reality then you can rapidly improve in stylization than if you just focused on it alone. Also since everything is just a combination of different shapes, just like how a cube is just 6 squares, a pyramid is four triangles and a square, and so on, if you refine your skill in drawing basic shapes, then you have one of the fundamental building blocks down.

[@nomoretwitterhandles]

I agree with this so much!! As an illustrator myself, it pisses me off SO MUCH when other illustrators try to promote the limitation of *only* studying stylization. Not only do you never learn anything (like real color theory, why aesthetics work the way they do, how to use lighting correctly, the importance of proportional subjects, etc.), but it's also a great way to stunt artistic growth--because you will never know WHAT or WHY your drawings never get better. Knowing the fundamentals/basics is the most important thing for ANY skill.

[@rubyy.7374]

@@nomoretwitterhandles What’s that saying? “You need to learn the rules before you can break them.” I’ve stuck by that ever since.

[@oh-noe]

@@rubyy.7374 oh shit I was about to type that. I love that quote but I have no idea where it comes from. It applies to so many parts of life

[@yourtrashtalkingbro9118]

your pfp scared me 💀

[@oh-noe]

@@iamunbornbutterfly no it means it’s good to study real anatomy and figure drawing before or while you’re drawing anime style. This can be done with just black and white sketches, as long as you have a good grasp on how the real body looks, moves, and changes in perspective, your anime art will improve by a lot

[@Sagowie]

When I hear the saying, "Draw everyday.", I think they mean to draw consistently. For me, this advice helped me a TON. I used to draw absolute shit until I put in the work to learn the fundamentals of anatomy. After that, I started to doodle almost every day until what I learned became muscle memory. During that process, I made so many mistakes while drawing, and I still keep those crappy drawings to this day to remember how far I've come. To me, making those terrible drawings wasn't a bad thing, it was a sign of growth, just like how you make mistakes irl to grow. I don't regret it at all, without making those mistakes, I wouldn't have drawn as well as I do today. Though I don't think that "draw everyday" is not really bad advice, I do think that everyone's journey to getting better at art is different, and not everyone can evolve their art at the same pace, so just go at your own and don't rush yourself. However, I do think it's dumb to label any art rule as dumb or useless just because it doesn't apply to you.

[@richardbraxton3662]

My favorite advice is: don't be afraid to draw poorly. It lets you get out of your own head and actually practice. Not every piece of art will be a masterpiece. In fact, if you are trying for perfection, you will be too afraid to work on the things you need to improve.

[@faith9505]

The “Unappeasable Want” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. -Romans 8:16 C.S. Lewis said in The Problem of Pain, “There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven; but more often I find myself wondering whether, in our heart of hearts, we have ever desired anything else. . . . It is the secret signature of each soul, the incommunicable and unappeasable want.” Deep down inside, we all feel the tug of Heaven. We know there is more to life than what we’re experiencing right now. Jesus said, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?” (John 14:1-2) Heaven is a real place for real people to do real things. It is not a watered-down, diluted version of earth. Many of us have a strange concept of Heaven that movies and songs have reinforced. We assume that we’ll sit around in Heaven on big, fluffy clouds and take long naps. But that is not the real Heaven. That is not the biblical Heaven. The real Heaven is a place. When Jesus hung on the cross, two criminals hung on each side of Him. One of these men realized that he was in trouble as he faced eternity. So he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom” (Luke 23:42) Jesus told him, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise” (verse 43). Heaven is a paradise. On one occasion an angry mob stoned the apostle Paul and left him for dead. Scholars believe this was the moment Paul died, went to Heaven, and came back again. Paul later described it this way: “I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know-only God knows. Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know that I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell” (2 Corinthians 12:2-4) Think of the most beautiful place you have seen. Heaven is far greater than that. It is Paradise. Yes, Heaven is real, and we can know with certainty that we’ll go to Heaven when we die. The Bible tells us, “For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children” (Romans 8:16) We call this hope, and we need hope today. In fact, experts have described Generation Z as the hopeless generation. If you put your faith in Jesus Christ, you can have hope. Don’t put your hope in technology or in material things. Don’t put your hope in politicians. And don’t even put your hope in religion. Hope has a name, and it’s Jesus Christ. He is ready to change the course of your life.

[@EskChan19]

Yes but even then, the problem with that advice is that it's way too vague. Because "draw every day" doesn't tell you WHAT to draw or study. Someone who hears that may think "Oh ok I just have to draw something so I'll just trace this manga panel I like every day and then I'll be an art pro in 2 years" and that's just not how it works. It's way less important how much you practice, it's way more important WHAT you practice. Of course you have to practice consistently, not necesarrily every day but you should have a good rhytm to it, but it's way more important that you practice WELL rather than how much. There's so much you have to learn to make "good" art, that "just drawing every day" doesn't teach you if you don't go out and make it a point to consciously learn that.

[@Sagowie]

​@@EskChan19 "It's way less important how much you practice, it's way more important WHAT you practice."

[@lalessia]

I agree with you. Most people want to be great at drawing NOW, they want the magic bullet, whilst it took years for us to get good at it, and loads of mistakes. Nonetheless, it can be counterproductive to force yourself into drawing everyday; most beginners don't understand it, get discouraged and quit drawing.

[@kra_hme]

A tip from my art teacher: Focus on lines, the thickness of certain lines versus the thinness from others, and how these differences can put objects behind each other. Try and use your eye to draw (sounds obvious but stay with me) don’t look at your page, look at your object and try and you will develop your artist eye (no idea what that means so I hope you get it). Don’t work in colour if your trying to improve your art in the beginning. Your ability to observe and draw it is very important. Anyways that’s all I have learned so far and that is just line, we are working on shape now so I could give more info later lmao

[@faith9505]

The “Unappeasable Want” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. -Romans 8:16 C.S. Lewis said in The Problem of Pain, “There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven; but more often I find myself wondering whether, in our heart of hearts, we have ever desired anything else. . . . It is the secret signature of each soul, the incommunicable and unappeasable want.” Deep down inside, we all feel the tug of Heaven. We know there is more to life than what we’re experiencing right now. Jesus said, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?” (John 14:1-2) Heaven is a real place for real people to do real things. It is not a watered-down, diluted version of earth. Many of us have a strange concept of Heaven that movies and songs have reinforced. We assume that we’ll sit around in Heaven on big, fluffy clouds and take long naps. But that is not the real Heaven. That is not the biblical Heaven. The real Heaven is a place. When Jesus hung on the cross, two criminals hung on each side of Him. One of these men realized that he was in trouble as he faced eternity. So he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom” (Luke 23:42) Jesus told him, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise” (verse 43). Heaven is a paradise. On one occasion an angry mob stoned the apostle Paul and left him for dead. Scholars believe this was the moment Paul died, went to Heaven, and came back again. Paul later described it this way: “I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know-only God knows. Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know that I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell” (2 Corinthians 12:2-4) Think of the most beautiful place you have seen. Heaven is far greater than that. It is Paradise. Yes, Heaven is real, and we can know with certainty that we’ll go to Heaven when we die. The Bible tells us, “For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children” (Romans 8:16) We call this hope, and we need hope today. In fact, experts have described Generation Z as the hopeless generation. If you put your faith in Jesus Christ, you can have hope. Don’t put your hope in technology or in material things. Don’t put your hope in politicians. And don’t even put your hope in religion. Hope has a name, and it’s Jesus Christ. He is ready to change the course of your life.

[@EskChan19]

The "artists eye" as you call it is called "Observation", and it is one of the art fundamentals that most teachers teach: Observation, Construction, Perspective, Anatomy, Shading and Color Theory are what most people call "The Fundamentals" that you'll pretty much always need if you want to have anything to do with drawing (you might get away with not learning anatomy if you are sure you never want to draw living beings, for example if you JUST want to draw landscapes)

[@kra_hme]

GUYS BIG NEWS: So for like shape and stuff, you just gotta draw it exactly how you see it XD I know that don’t even make sense but like I did it and damn my art has improved, I am seeing details I didn’t know where there. Also we did some exercises: -draw a pre-existing line drawing upside down to really focus on perfection -draw simple 3d shapes using a light to get that good contract -draw difficult 3d shape with cool light to understand that stuff Also also you need to get good at gradients so use a bunch of different materials (ink, charcoal, pen and ink, sold pastels, etc) and get good at that. Make them from 1-12 with 1 being the paper colour -then scratch what you learned from light and instead block in the shape, like fully colour it in before refining it down and try and make it accurate to what you are seeing. I have nothing else to offer, good luck

[@emybiju9298]

My observational skills are polished but I now know nothing about colouring. It freaks me out. Do you have any tips?

[@TicixIllustrations]

​@@kra_hmeThat does make more sense than you think! Most beginners have pre conceived ideas of what things look like and so they try to draw what they think something will look like rather than what it actually looks like affected by perspective, light and the individualistic details and differences that come with every new subject.

[@davenewton4862]

That actually is the best advice. I am 62 and have been a professional commercial artist for over 40 years. Even if your drawing on a particular day sucks it will help your drawing flow easier the next day, or the day after that.

[@codex_infinita]

I cannot TELL YOU how much I appreciate you laying out the different orders to practice things depending on what we want to draw. As someone who works best when things are broken down into steps, this is legitimately one of the most helpful art tips I've ever seen. Very very cool, thank you

[@faith9505]

The “Unappeasable Want” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. -Romans 8:16 C.S. Lewis said in The Problem of Pain, “There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven; but more often I find myself wondering whether, in our heart of hearts, we have ever desired anything else. . . . It is the secret signature of each soul, the incommunicable and unappeasable want.” Deep down inside, we all feel the tug of Heaven. We know there is more to life than what we’re experiencing right now. Jesus said, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?” (John 14:1-2) Heaven is a real place for real people to do real things. It is not a watered-down, diluted version of earth. Many of us have a strange concept of Heaven that movies and songs have reinforced. We assume that we’ll sit around in Heaven on big, fluffy clouds and take long naps. But that is not the real Heaven. That is not the biblical Heaven. The real Heaven is a place. When Jesus hung on the cross, two criminals hung on each side of Him. One of these men realized that he was in trouble as he faced eternity. So he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom” (Luke 23:42) Jesus told him, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise” (verse 43). Heaven is a paradise. On one occasion an angry mob stoned the apostle Paul and left him for dead. Scholars believe this was the moment Paul died, went to Heaven, and came back again. Paul later described it this way: “I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know-only God knows. Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know that I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell” (2 Corinthians 12:2-4) Think of the most beautiful place you have seen. Heaven is far greater than that. It is Paradise. Yes, Heaven is real, and we can know with certainty that we’ll go to Heaven when we die. The Bible tells us, “For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children” (Romans 8:16) We call this hope, and we need hope today. In fact, experts have described Generation Z as the hopeless generation. If you put your faith in Jesus Christ, you can have hope. Don’t put your hope in technology or in material things. Don’t put your hope in politicians. And don’t even put your hope in religion. Hope has a name, and it’s Jesus Christ. He is ready to change the course of your life.

[@astrealala]

twin 🙏

[@jeffjefferson2853]

Dude, ever since I was a kid I loved to draw. I drew every day until I graduated high school, but I hadn't got any better since I was 10. It was mostly goofy and absurd cartoonish stuff, but yeah, I drew every day and my doodles got no better in quality. I thought I reached my limit, didn't have it in me, and gave it up. Now I'm in my 30s, decided to try again out of boredom and a desire to create something instead of just consuming. I started practicing actual technique for the first time in my life from YT videos, and I swear I've improved more in 1 week than I had my entire life up to this point. I had no idea it was even possible to learn a skill once you pass your 20s, but I was wrong, and I'm happier for it

[@LookingforLindsey]

What videos did you use?

[@pandafish7274]

What kinda vids u watch ?

[@noelramirez1551]

I think the mistake some people make is drawing the same things or art style and sometimes the type of paper and pencils you use can affect your drawings same with drawing so hard that when you mess up you can't erase it and have to start over

[@Mai57]

On that rare occasion that someone comes to my stream asking for advice as a new artist, my usual go-to response is "Do what you want." and I make sure to clarify from there. "Do what you want," isn't the same as "Do what you think you can." or "Do what you already know and like." Sit with yourself and think about what you *WANT* to create. Think about and look into what your idea would need, what skills you have access to, and how to gain access to more if needed. You don't need to know everything, just enough to give you a direction to run in. If you hit a wall, just back up a few steps and look at what's blocking you. You can find a way to work through or around it in order to get to the result you want. As long as it's something you *want,* you can and *will* eventually figure things out enough to do it, albeit poorly the first time. But that's the fun part. Once you've done it once and proven to yourself that you *can,* there's not much stopping you from going over it to see what you could have done better with the benefit of hindsight, then applying that for your next try. TL;DR "There's nothin' to it but to do it."

[@faith9505]

The “Unappeasable Want” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. -Romans 8:16 C.S. Lewis said in The Problem of Pain, “There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven; but more often I find myself wondering whether, in our heart of hearts, we have ever desired anything else. . . . It is the secret signature of each soul, the incommunicable and unappeasable want.” Deep down inside, we all feel the tug of Heaven. We know there is more to life than what we’re experiencing right now. Jesus said, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?” (John 14:1-2) Heaven is a real place for real people to do real things. It is not a watered-down, diluted version of earth. Many of us have a strange concept of Heaven that movies and songs have reinforced. We assume that we’ll sit around in Heaven on big, fluffy clouds and take long naps. But that is not the real Heaven. That is not the biblical Heaven. The real Heaven is a place. When Jesus hung on the cross, two criminals hung on each side of Him. One of these men realized that he was in trouble as he faced eternity. So he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom” (Luke 23:42) Jesus told him, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise” (verse 43). Heaven is a paradise. On one occasion an angry mob stoned the apostle Paul and left him for dead. Scholars believe this was the moment Paul died, went to Heaven, and came back again. Paul later described it this way: “I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know-only God knows. Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know that I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell” (2 Corinthians 12:2-4) Think of the most beautiful place you have seen. Heaven is far greater than that. It is Paradise. Yes, Heaven is real, and we can know with certainty that we’ll go to Heaven when we die. The Bible tells us, “For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children” (Romans 8:16) We call this hope, and we need hope today. In fact, experts have described Generation Z as the hopeless generation. If you put your faith in Jesus Christ, you can have hope. Don’t put your hope in technology or in material things. Don’t put your hope in politicians. And don’t even put your hope in religion. Hope has a name, and it’s Jesus Christ. He is ready to change the course of your life.

[@thederpydude2088]

That's actually really interesting. I'm going to save your comment xD It sounds like you're pretty aware of your drawing process. The way I imagine this could work is that you think of something you want to draw that you don't already know you can draw, like a nose, and then you can start drawing it by drawing something like a nose that you do know how to draw, like a box. In order to "do what you want", which is to draw a nose, you will have to look at ways that a nose in a reference is different from your approximation of a nose with a box. I'm realizing that the really important part is probably to draw something new, or to draw something in a new way, because you probably don't really get better at replicating a reference by drawing it in the same exact faulty way you have before.

[@Mai57]

@@thederpydude2088 You got it! Yes! And that's the power of that hindsight. You successfully drew that crude approximation of a nose. It's a nose! You did it! Celebrate that! But it's not *exactly* the way you want it yet. You can look back over how you did it, look at your references, analyze your process and think on how to improve it. Look at tutorials for ideas, watch other artists, look at more references and more angles, and maybe next time instead of a box you'll think, "what if I make it more tetragonal, and use spheres to place the nostrils?" And so on, until eventually you'll suddenly realize "oh hey, I can draw all kinds of noses now... Neat!"

[@thederpydude2088]

@@Mai57 It was serendipitous getting the notification for this comment right as I was trying to trace a reference for practice xD I love that concept of doing research and observation for the sake of ideas though. I’ve drawn a lot from reference, but I feel like I could do more to actually learn from the experience, even though I probably already inevitably learn some things in the process. It’s interesting to think about how I can roughly draw (and mentally visualize, like in my hands) a box from imagination, while I struggle more with more complex shapes like faces, but knowing that kinda helps me realize what I want to focus on. I can always approximate a reference with simple baby 3D shapes, so it’s like the mission then becomes to try to increase the resolution with which I can approximate something to. It always feels great to have those moments when I find I can draw more things and in greater detail than I thought I could.

[@chandlerstlouis8110]

im taking a picture of this one. my mental is so terrible most of the time that its hard for me to think clearly about what improvement really means, and how to actually improve on something. i want to give drawing a try in a few days here, once the stuff i ordered to get started arrives. im REALLY intimidated right now, and i can already see my brain trying to discourage me in so many different ways, as is what happens in many other aspects of my life, but im gonna try really hard to tough it out this time. the thing i want to learn is pretty specific, but i want to learn how to draw in anime styles, but more specifically in the made in abyss art style. that series has inspired me so much since i found out about it around 5 months ago, but i havent done anything with that inspiration until now. this comment was definitely needed, and its something im going to have to come back to once in a while because i know im going to have a hard time keeping it in my head. thanks for that by the way. this is another one of the things i didnt know i needed until i saw it. you may be part of the reason i can stick to this and learn something new. now i just need to find the best places for me to learn what i want to know, and im already struggling with that. this'll be an interesting journey

[@SleepieDogz]

"Practice makes permanent" is what I grew up hearing. If you start by learning on your own or finding an "easier" way ultimately you can form bad habits that become harder and harder to break the longer it goes unnoticed

[@lacruz1125]

so true LOL, ive been drawing for a while and while i consider myself pretty decent, ive noticed that my faces are constantly lopsided (like one eye is allll the way over there and stuff like that!) and at first i figured it would go away with time… it never did and now i have to actively resist and think about it whenever i draw faces

[@MissArtsy]

I don't specifically say "just draw everyday". I've said it a few times to "stay consistent with your art"

[@faith9505]

The “Unappeasable Want” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. -Romans 8:16 C.S. Lewis said in The Problem of Pain, “There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven; but more often I find myself wondering whether, in our heart of hearts, we have ever desired anything else. . . . It is the secret signature of each soul, the incommunicable and unappeasable want.” Deep down inside, we all feel the tug of Heaven. We know there is more to life than what we’re experiencing right now. Jesus said, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?” (John 14:1-2) Heaven is a real place for real people to do real things. It is not a watered-down, diluted version of earth. Many of us have a strange concept of Heaven that movies and songs have reinforced. We assume that we’ll sit around in Heaven on big, fluffy clouds and take long naps. But that is not the real Heaven. That is not the biblical Heaven. The real Heaven is a place. When Jesus hung on the cross, two criminals hung on each side of Him. One of these men realized that he was in trouble as he faced eternity. So he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom” (Luke 23:42) Jesus told him, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise” (verse 43). Heaven is a paradise. On one occasion an angry mob stoned the apostle Paul and left him for dead. Scholars believe this was the moment Paul died, went to Heaven, and came back again. Paul later described it this way: “I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know-only God knows. Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know that I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell” (2 Corinthians 12:2-4) Think of the most beautiful place you have seen. Heaven is far greater than that. It is Paradise. Yes, Heaven is real, and we can know with certainty that we’ll go to Heaven when we die. The Bible tells us, “For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children” (Romans 8:16) We call this hope, and we need hope today. In fact, experts have described Generation Z as the hopeless generation. If you put your faith in Jesus Christ, you can have hope. Don’t put your hope in technology or in material things. Don’t put your hope in politicians. And don’t even put your hope in religion. Hope has a name, and it’s Jesus Christ. He is ready to change the course of your life.

[@SilkMilk02]

I wont lie, this video hits hard. Im on my last semester in college and im more and more busy; so when i have time for my self; I've felt like I've lost my touch in digital art. It was so bad that cant even do a doodle anymore, so me watching this made my day. Thank you ❤️‍🩹

[@asteriosvega2708]

Im feeling just rn im afraid to open my sketchbook bc all drawings i do are bad or messy same for the digital so i just given up

[@HiddenHandMedia]

​@@asteriosvega2708That's dumb. Every drawing is a lesson. Just draw and then see what you did right and wrong. Then take that and refine it. Not drawing at all will never make you better

[@pepsbutt]

I have the same experience!! I've only just finished my degree, so now im trying to get back into it like i used to. It's so scary, but im trying my best 😢 i hope you reach that same happiness with your art journey as well❤

[@SilkMilk02]

@@pepsbutt Thank you so much💞

[@faith9505]

The “Unappeasable Want” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. -Romans 8:16 C.S. Lewis said in The Problem of Pain, “There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven; but more often I find myself wondering whether, in our heart of hearts, we have ever desired anything else. . . . It is the secret signature of each soul, the incommunicable and unappeasable want.” Deep down inside, we all feel the tug of Heaven. We know there is more to life than what we’re experiencing right now. Jesus said, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?” (John 14:1-2) Heaven is a real place for real people to do real things. It is not a watered-down, diluted version of earth. Many of us have a strange concept of Heaven that movies and songs have reinforced. We assume that we’ll sit around in Heaven on big, fluffy clouds and take long naps. But that is not the real Heaven. That is not the biblical Heaven. The real Heaven is a place. When Jesus hung on the cross, two criminals hung on each side of Him. One of these men realized that he was in trouble as he faced eternity. So he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom” (Luke 23:42) Jesus told him, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise” (verse 43). Heaven is a paradise. On one occasion an angry mob stoned the apostle Paul and left him for dead. Scholars believe this was the moment Paul died, went to Heaven, and came back again. Paul later described it this way: “I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know-only God knows. Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know that I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell” (2 Corinthians 12:2-4) Think of the most beautiful place you have seen. Heaven is far greater than that. It is Paradise. Yes, Heaven is real, and we can know with certainty that we’ll go to Heaven when we die. The Bible tells us, “For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children” (Romans 8:16) We call this hope, and we need hope today. In fact, experts have described Generation Z as the hopeless generation. If you put your faith in Jesus Christ, you can have hope. Don’t put your hope in technology or in material things. Don’t put your hope in politicians. And don’t even put your hope in religion. Hope has a name, and it’s Jesus Christ. He is ready to change the course of your life.

[@happiness6746]

Telling someone to just draw everyday is like giving someone ingredients without giving them a recipe....and then expecting them to make a master piece

[@ZurditaDinamita]

​@@GhostyLowksNobody can teach art to themselves. The person needs the recipe, otherwise they will be mixing the ingredients in eternal nonsense. "Draw everyday" is not the formula, it is "learn structure", "learn line weight", "learn light and shadows", and so on.

[@Gyllrexxar]

If you give me ingredients every day, the masterpiece will come. Its inevitable.

[@yopomdpin6285]

@@GhostyLowks it is NOT the formula, at all... Drawing every day or almost every day without knowing what to do, how to do it, what to correct, how to correct it, why it's wrong and so on is the best way to burn out. There are THOUSANDS of tutorials, lessons and videos all over the internet that will in fact "hold your hand and walk you through it" because you can only from the mistake and correct them if you're able to SEE the mistake and UNDERSTAND why it's a mistake It is so much faster and easier to get better at art by learning the theory, having exercises, knowing what to look out for. And finally, maybe one of the most important part, the idea that we "learn by repetition" is completely FALSE. Repetition creates habits. It creates behaviours. It creates automatism. It can help smooth the kink out and will make us faster at doing stuff. But that's not how we learn. There are hundreds of different ways to learn, but repetition is not one of them. Because if you repeat the same things 10 000 times while doing it wrong, you won't suddenly get better.

[@yopomdpin6285]

@@Gyllrexxar but it will take so much more time and mistakes than if you had the ingredients and the recipe.

[@Gyllrexxar]

@@yopomdpin6285 drawing every day doesnt take away your ability to watch some youtube tutorial while sitting on the shitter.

[@KurtClark]

"I am afraid of an empty page." OMG you nailed my exact fear!! Thank you for putting words to that feeling!

[@sushigivesmelife2131]

I've never listened to the advice that you MUST draw everyday. I take "art breaks" that can last a day or week depends, and during that time I find myself being very internally reflective on on what I can try to improve upon the NEXT time I draw. I think of new outfit concepts, new characters and think hard about what I ACTUALLY want to spend my art time drawing. When I come back to it, I am completely refreshed, eager to draw something new and I personally like my works MUCH more. It really depends on the artist

[@janixxeu]

i think drawing everyday is a good tip, but only if you're practising in other fields of art that you're weak in (typically anatomy) every other day and definitely not drawing the same thing over and over again for weeks on end. for example; humans in the same stiff pose

[@nomoretwitterhandles]

Anatomy is really only an issue for artists who only study stylization without learning any other art fundamentals. Also, anatomy isn't exactly a "field of art", it's just one tiny aspect of a few fields lol. Breaking out of your comfort zone is a good thing when it comes to learning new forms of art, whether it be a specific style (not stylization, I mean classical styles), architecture, different mediums, non-representational artwork (aka the most "abstract" art form), etc. It is also important to use what you've learned to apply it to what you ARE comfortable with. This way, you can grow within your comfort zone while also not wasting time on art you don't want to make. It's usually pretty fun!

[@twotruckslyrics]

This!! ive been struggling to improve my poses and in my attempt to draw everyday i ended up just drawing the same poses and only realized like 5 days in LOL

[@MsLilly200]

@@twotruckslyrics Tip: Try doing a few random stick figure poses and then pick one every day, or every other day, to try to pose an actual human. Can also google like, "poses" to get ideas. Don't force yourself to do it every single day if you're not up for that, as mentioned in this video, artblock and burnout is a serious problem that can make you hate doing art.

[@twotruckslyrics]

@@MsLilly200 oh! thank you 💝 will absolutely keep that stick figure in mindd

[@MidoriGa95]

Yeah this is exactly what I'm doing nowadays. I used to be so good in copying animes (both drawing and colouring, mainly with pencil colours) but when I wanted to make my own style, own idea or my own fanart, I realized I couldnt draw from 1st stage; the anatomy. So now almost everyday I draw different poses of real people and try to understand the fundamental shapes. Ngl doing on paper is kinda hard because whenever I erase I kinda become "lost" or forgotten like what did I do or how to go back to the first shape I drew etc lol. But so far I notice my biggest challenge is proportional like I tend to draw too big or small, long or short on some body parts xD

[@alfred8936]

I'm a hobbyist writer and not an illustrator, save for the odd doodle, but I can share what has worked for me insofar as dailies are concerned I believe in breaks, when it comes to your real brainpower-required applications of knowledge. But one thing I never compromise on is a short daily page in the morning, of just... having fun with it. Stream of consciousness, structured thought, whatever. Something to remind myself I can still approach a blank page and enjoy un-blanking it Once I've indulged myself in the sad truth that I like listening to myself talk, I'll do the actual legwork practice later in the day: outlining, character and theme work, research, etc. And only once I have a clear direction on where I'm going do I finally start drafting (writing the damn thing) This is a long and rambly way of saying that you have to develop the routine that works for you, but systemizing is key. Picking a direction is key. But you need to make it normal to your brain for you to sit and do what you love.

[@axellis8333]

The take a break method is the method that has helped me the most! Whenever I reach burnout with drawing I can start to feel really guilty with the time I spend 'not drawing'. I often go on 4-5 month hiatus's(?how spell?) but when I come back I find that I like drawing a lot more AND MY DRAWINGS IMPROVE A LOT MORE! The reasoning is, when I'm taking my breaks my interest in art doesn't diminish. I'm still consuming and enjoying the art of other people, watching tv shows and reading comments or liking insta posts but the whole time I'm not drawing I'm still absorbing a lot of new info and when I come back I've taken this long vacation and am feeling refreshed inspired and ready to try new things and expanding my own art skills. I find almost every time I come back feeling better. Maybe don't take as long of a break as I do if you want to improve at a faster rate, but breaks are NECESSARY!

[@tarastanojevic6054]

When someone says to a beginner, "Draw everyday." is a very broad term, especially to someone that's new to drawing. Not only is it a bad advice because every artist has their pros and cons. The person helping the other should perceive what the person needs to refine on and learn.

[@genovah5062]

I mean, for a person like that it's literally everything,. They need to keep drawing until SOMETHING pulls ahead so you can advise them what to work on, other that "everything lmao"

[@HiddenHandMedia]

Why can't you figure that out yourself? Drawing everyday will help you but you need to figure out what you should be practicing yourself. Nobody is gonna hold your hand all the time.

[@Hazeleyes_JJs]

@@HiddenHandMedia💀

[@tarastanojevic6054]

@@HiddenHandMedia bravo smarty pants. im not talking about myself you absolute intelligent being.

[@tarastanojevic6054]

@@HiddenHandMedia i was saying that cus peole instead of saying draw everything haha, you look what they need to refine on and not just draw everything. What the hell was the point of your comment. Did you even read my comment properly

[@ThatkidSquid]

The issue with practice makes perfect or draw every day advice, is such a broad statement. What needs to be practiced is a particular skill for a prolonged period of time so it becomes automation. When you study or practice to many things you spread your brains ability to learn thin.

[@DerekGoveDesign]

As a martial artist, we have sayings like "You must practise a cut (with a sword) 10,000 times before you can do it well." No-one takes this literally, but as a way of getting across that a massive amount of dedication and practise is needed to be good. I've always seen "draw everyday" as the same thing. If you want to improve your drawing, you have to be equally as dedicated: but rigidly drawing something within every 24-hour period is not going to be the thing which elevates your ability.

[@Biggoose_]

This sums it up very well :)

[@i_teleported_bread7404]

I remember once seeing a quote that was something along the lines of "I do not fear the man who has practised 1,000 cuts once. I fear the man who has practised one cut 1,000 times."

[@Joanie-88]

What i can say to starter artists is, Find what style you want. Go search styles references and combine them together! If you like something that someone does, put it in the list! When your gonna feel comfortable enough, try stylizing it! And you’ll have your style! Art can’t be all from imagination theses days.. everything has already being done. But you can copy something with your own little touch! As for drawing in itself.. practice is not for everyone, I’d say that having *one* goal is quite enough. Exemple : instead of telling yourself that you can’t draw this or that and that u want to draw as good as other artists.. tell yourself that your gonna start by drawing eyes, or hair, even hands! Having a more reasonable goal is better then to have one that you can’t quite accomplish yet. Art is patience and practice, it’s not for nothing that being an artist can pay your bills now.. it’s because it’s hard, but! Never say bad things to yourself or you art, we all start somewhere and at our own speed! Enjoy art everyone! Take care!

[@joshbeltzner374]

Better yet? Pick an archetypal form and preference of mediums and utensils. I wanted to cartoon and just doodled on schoolwork until I could draw faces like a mother fucked. Don't base ur work on any one else's! Base it on your mind. Unconsciously u will absorb styling from things you see throughout your life and it will manifest via your mental exertion and literal effort full attempts. The style will form naturally and with time and repeated efforts based on your preferences and experiences as well as the chosen medium(s) and utensils or implements preferred. Be you and become more of yourself. Go with your gut. Path of least resistance. Let God or the spirits take the wheel of your hand and empty your mind and let it fly. Don't cross your fingers or question your canvas or compulsory force while working. Do not doubt, deliver and decipher. Deliberate and distinguish. Do not be shy, let it fly. Make no comparisons, but appreciate other artists work if it catches your attention, make note of any specific techniques you can take on to add them to your kit (crossdhading, shading, forbearance or foreshortening) but avoid cheap tricks like stencils and digitally produced art. These are lifeless dexterity voided talentless wastes of time. By the weight of thine own hand, let the pen fall. Urge not the motions granted by your assertion/exertion, impeti the gut provides. The mind relaxed the color of the auric shine around you taxes not, lest effort binds you to restrain the weightless nature of your paint, unfettered mind without disdain will suffer not an undesired refrain.

[@Joanie-88]

@@joshbeltzner374 some people can’t draw draw by imafination tough. Its a nice tip but it might not work for everyone! Take me as an exemple. Sometimes stylisation doesn’t come with just watching real life things. It comes with looking at other people’s work. Letting god guide your hand as you said, again, not everyone is capable to draw from scratch. And you can’t really go with your guts. You need to have a plan of what you want to draw. It might be useful for simple art and for very stylised art but, not for my style at least. As a cartoon artist, i can’t just imagine something and draw it from there. I need references for some things. Like how the head should look in a sort of angle. But i think your tips can help for people who paint or draw very simplified art! Have a nice day!

[@Joanie-88]

@@joshbeltzner374 and by « avoid cheap trick like stencils and digitaly produced art » do you mean digital art or ai? Im a bit confused. If it’s about digital art, its very rude to call it lifeless and talentless. If it’s not about digital but about ai… i agree. Since its generated from images.

[@Joanie-88]

@@joshbeltzner374 also! Some people are not confortable with using just their imagination! It can iritate them if they can’t draw something acurate and will think they are bad at art for not being able to draw from scratch. Its also rude to make the asumption that if you don’t draw from your complete imagination, your not a real artist. I think it would be best for you to open you mind on some things. First thing : imagination doesn’t = talent. Second thing : judging other people’s ways of drawing and calling it lifeless is very rude and could be avoided. Third thing : taking inspiration on others is actually really good to have an idea of how people stylise certain things. And can be useful for some people, me included. Fourth thing : you don’t forge your art by just trying again and again and again. You forge it by watching others do. Just like cooking. You don’t really get good at cooking just by making mistakes, sure you make some in the way but it doesn’t involve only around that. Just be aware that people learn different than you might do and to not force them to do the same as you telling them that they will never improve if they keep doing the same. Artists have different styles and different ways. Have a nice day!

[@opieandme5775]

I feel like when you practice drawing, just redrawing the same thing over and over would help you improve, but it’s about trying different techniques and implementing them into your practices.

[@johndevoist8129]

I agree, taking breaks from drawing is necessary for artistic growth. An artist needs to occasionally step away from the drawing board and get out into nature, do something that is creatively stimulating, or just experience life itself. This recharges his soul and replenishes his creative well so that he feels inspired enough to pick up the pencil again.

[@thanatos454]

The process of *trying* to hold myself to a difficult goal(drawing every day) keeps me going forward. Even when I inevitably fail to meet that goal. I may not be making it to 7 days a week but I will much more likely get 4 or 5 days in when trying to reach for 7. Whereas if I didn't try for the whole week I'd eventually only get 2 days or even none at all. A few tricks I've found to keep from being discouraged: First, pay attention to when you are enjoying yourself and put down the pencil while you are ahead. Stop while you are still on the a high note. If you always stop after making a bad drawing then you are associating your memory of that drawing experience with that last bad feeling. If you had stopped after that good one just before it then you would still have that spark to make you come back to your sketchbook tomorrow. throughout the next day you can remember that good drawing and think about it fondly until you can't wait to sit back down and draw again. Second, I couched everything in terms of "good drawings" in the first tip but really it doesn't have to be an entire drawing. Starting off, it can be as simple as that one line you placed at just about the right spot. Learn to pump those small wins up and be understanding with yourself when you make mistakes. Finally, manage your expectations - be kind to yourself. Don't beat yourself up and put a lot of pressure on yourself. While it can be fun to imagine becoming the next Kim Jung Gi in the moment all you end up doing is setting yourself up for a ton of frustration when you inevitably fall very very short. All of this is learning the skill of cultivating your inner monologue, your passion.

[@durr0909]

5:58 This. Finally someone that lived what I'm going through rn. I get hyped about my art and the next day it sucks ass. Really hard to commit to this hobby after so many dissapointing experiences. I also get frustrated a lot.

[@EmicaDraws]

Practice makes perfect is a lie. Remember all the pros usually say "I'm still learning" even when they are 88 years old or smth. Practice makes better, not perfect. 👍

[@VeryRGOTI]

Despite drawing ever since i've been a kid, i definitely noticed that learning HOW the drawing is made helped me grasp how to construct a drawing by sketching it properly instesd of just COPYING what i see. For now i'm not sure if i found my style, but i more or less just focus on getting myself out of my comfort zone by talking with my friends about new things i could try or by drawing more dynamic poses or in ways that i don't know how to do because it will help me understand sketching more variety.

[@astrealala]

thank you for this. i always hear suchhhh mixed responses from my friends who have grew up drawing and i always found it interesting hearing “just draw everyday” because when i look at progressions from people who have done certain challenges or used guided videos to really understand the fundamentals, they progress at a much more advanced rate. this is really motivating for me because i’ve heard “you don’t need to do that” while im practicing really simple things like learning different techniques in shading but without that understanding and how i can utilize it i feel it takes much longer to really begin to “see” like a developed artist.

[@aradas5518]

I like this advice. If art is a hobby there is no point in stressing about not being perfect. Even when you have a worse time you can do it.

[@KnotSoProGamer]

A very good perspective. The only time I find the advice to draw every day helpful is when I have a book of tutorial to explain and guide. I might draw more for fun. But forcing out a new piece every day would absolutely burn me out

[@Gyllrexxar]

I draw every day for hours and i improve very fast by doing it. If i feel burnt out i just change the topic im studying for example i go from drawing heads to studying color. I follow Kim Jung Gi´s approach of rage drawing to reach my goal fast and i cant imagine a better way.

[@no2475]

I forced myself to draw every day last year and I'm glad I did. It helped me get into the habbit of drawing and thinking about it more often. For that, it was worth it.

[@iamashley1331]

I wish i had this video to watch when i was just starting my art journey. you are absolutely right, practicing everyday without knowing what you're practicing and why, is completely useless. to all of my dear beginners out there, start drawing everyday, but keep in mind why you are doing it and for the purpose of learning what.

[@-luckydrawz-962]

This was a very insightful video, but I have found that drawing everyday has worked wonderfully for me. But drawing every day depends on the reason you are doing it. Before I started, I was an incredibly slow artist that lacked consistency in the way I drew characters. Approaching the challenge to draw characters consistently and quickly greatly increased the those qualities in my art. I also saw my daily drawings as my minimum. They were quick drawings that could take anywhere from five minutes to an hour. I did more refined drawings digitally, which helped focus on more polished pieces elsewhere to take away the stress of making my daily drawings perfect

[@sootmedic]

I have been on an art break for about 6 months and this video has helped me not feel so bad about not doing in u til I'm ready. Thank you once I go back, I know I'm gonna be better than ever.

[@flarinthk]

As someone who has all the time in the world at the moment and draws every day and taking the illustrator career path, I don't recommend drawing everyday at all. I would only draw everyday because I know how to draw the things I want to draw everyday, and I don't have a specific goal in mind. If I wanted improvement, I do the opposite of everyday and take breaks to get myself a different perspective and refreshed mind on how I would change up my art both in fundamentals and in style, so I definitely agree that the artist focusing on fundamentals is the one that will get satisfactory improvement I never drew everyday as a beginner, but rather picked the path I wanted to go for in art decisively that fit me best as an individual, and went and improved from there

[@ericchristopher1687]

In between bouts of drawing, you could make a living doing voice-overs for movies, cartoons, commercials, etc.! Your voice is amazing and I think you would have no trouble finding TV/Movie/Video makers to pay you for the liquid sound of your voice! Also - great video. What you say about the fallacy of "drawing every day" can also be applied to other pursuits - writing, music, model making (my passion), even exercise/fitness and simply living.

[@ji_ji_]

Drawing and learning , Is very much like weight lifting or exercising -- u need off days to solidify all that work or risk breaking yourself. These days I try to draw with an idea in mind first , before I even touch the paper ( training my creativity). What I learned is , a lot of my own creativity is dependent on light, color and composition. So I picked up some books about the subject. Its important to identify what u like in art , and to leave no vague terms -- discovering that can be a lot of fun .

[@scarecrowsurprise]

Best advice I've heard has been; Master basic shapes. Practice seeing when you look at a reference and see what shapes make up the image. Try and draw from a reference but only allow yourself a maximum of five glances at the reference and fill the blanks in yourself. Keep your mistakes. A bad drawing is better than a drawing not done. You're not ripping people off by selling it for millions, you did it because you love art and even if it turns out bad, now you know what you can improve on.

[@Badass_Brains]

At 7:52, you say that your drawings often improve when you take a break, but you don't know how :) When a person disengages from an activity, one's brain continues to process it unconsciously. This is done by the Default Mode Network. For example, studies have found that people's decision-making is improved after taking a break, and it is thought that this is because the brain continues to process the information unconsciously (called the Unconscious Thought Effect). I'm not an artist (but I still enjoy watching your videos out of curiosity about the art world and community), but I wonder if this may be the underlying mechanism - also, maybe that is helpful to anyone who has a problem with letting themselves relax... as under this theory, it is actually advantageous for your brain to do this in terms of overall productivity!

[@Eantrin]

I remember after 2 years of animation classes in college the advice I got was “draw everyday” and I got so lost in my head wondering what I was meant to draw I gave up. Whenever I asked for clarification on what to draw all I ever got was “whatever you want”. Coming back almost a decade later it’s nice to see some real advice out there.

[@simplelavender5945]

I was trying to get back to drawing again after years of not drawing and this is such a good advice. I realised, I just needed to improve my technique rather than just drawing because i had to. 😭 this really changes everything!

[@randyparran]

This repurposed my focus on making drawings in a better direction. Thank you!

[@bee-p5p]

I agree - I don’t think drawing every day is productive.. My art improved leaps and bounds this year despite being super busy and definitely NOT drawing everyday because what is more important is drawing strategically to improve!! Don’t practice drawing, practice the skills themselves: fundamentals, lighting, anatomy, etc.

[@Aniga34574]

I can explain the reason why taking a break helps increase your performance. When you do a skill, art, acrylic, paint, gymnastics, programming, whatever, you are learning information and new subtle skillsets that will help with your goal in question. The problem is that your mind can't apply them because it's still actively working on the skillset to produce. This means that any new thing you do learn won't stick until you turn off the focus, i.e. taking a break for your mind to work in the background and properly absorb the new cool skills that you can do. There is also the fact that you are also refreshed when you do come back, meaning you are not as stressed as you where when you where struggling last time, allowing you to have a better flow that's not artificially limited by frustration or boredom. With these two combo's, you'll feel like you've jumped in skillset's occasionally, when actuality, you've given yourself time to rest from focusing too much on the skill you wish to pursue.

[@Auroraflair]

Thank you for this ❤ love your voice. You sound kind and I can relax listening to you. I've been trying to find my push to draw more and I hope to follow your advice (... after my cat gets off of my drawing pad I just put down after drawing an advertisement that appeared below you video while listening to it; that looked pretty of a lady sitting taking a selfie of herself what looked to be a on a dock with the tower in Paris in the distance.)

[@aviharth9402]

I’m an artist, and I’m still improving myself to be better at drawing art that I like. I actually took 2 to 3 years of rest, no drawings at all, distracting myself by everything and by the time I returned to drawing once again I’ve gotten better and better at making my art. It’s nice to finally see someone who doesn’t require you to be drawing everyday.

[@dmotions838]

Draw everyday is kind of a lazy answer to how do I improve

[@ImPinkKat]

Honestly I've noticed that taking a few days or just a day off from drawing helps me improve way more and gives me time to do other things I enjoy ... And when you find things you enjoy in other areas of life it will influence your art and in a good way I have experienced ! Life fuels your art so let it :3

[@anokat]

My two cents is this: drawing every day, or nearly every day is great if you have a specific goal in mind for improvement or style. Personally, I carry a sketchbook with me everywhere I go since I've really been focusing on anatomy and proportions recently. It's great when I'm sitting around waiting or when I'm on the train, I can just pull it out and start sketching things around me, or I can pull up a reference on my phone. I highly recommend having a dedicated sketchbook if you do this so, ideally, there's less stress to make your drawings perfect. I try not to look at it like this huge commitment or challenge, but rather something to fill in some of the pockets of downtime I have here and there. I also find that I reach for my phone a lot in public settings to distract myself, and I want to work on that, so that's another reason I have for carrying a sketchbook around. And honestly it's helped with my mental health and stress a lot-being off of my phone more.

[@Sandstimes]

I find drawing with intention and direction is way more effective for my improvement than drawing every day. It's why I stopped doing inktober calenders with daily prompts, now I make my own prompts where I finish a piece every few days and have an overarching theme connecting the pieces to motivate myself to finish, it's much more fulfilling

[@dustinjones9696]

As a professional concept artist I have to draw everyday because of deadlines, but thankfully I have a team of people around me who give me motivation, tips and techniques, and even directors who encourage taking time off from drawing to get refreshed. However I am being told what to draw all the time so I never run out of ideas. I can see how someone approaching art for the sake of just making something to make something can be intimidated or experience burn out because there isn’t a real necessity to do it. But for my personal art I definitely believe in taking breaks. I always have something in mind I want to draw because I constantly consume art and get inspiration, but I have taken a week off and came back feeling like my art was significantly better and definitely encourage this to anyone else as well.

[@MizzFujin]

Mo, the exhaustion in your voice is a mood 😂❤ love your videos!

[@girlfriendstheegg2508]

I'm going to be honest, I don't give people advice for this reason. The only thing I could really tell them is practice, Look up references of what you want to draw, and they look at me like Oh tell me more and I'm still a beginner myself So it's not like I can really help but I but I try.

[@pinkcherry9695]

this is so relatable. i often draw at school and people look at my drawings and just go like, "wow! can you teach me?" and each time i just give them the same advice as this.

[@genovah5062]

To be fair your not obliged to and that advice is solid. Not your business if they don't want to actually use it

[@girlfriendstheegg2508]

@@genovah5062good point I will keep that in mind next time someone asks lol. I feel like when your an artist people just expect you to know everything and be able to answer every question they have

[@girlfriendstheegg2508]

@@pinkcherry9695 lol glad you can relate

[@gingerbreadzak]

01:57 🎨 Drawing every day without understanding the fundamentals can result in drawings lacking form and structure, limiting improvement. 05:34 😨 Beginning artists often fear the pressure of creating better drawings each day when drawing every day, leading to stress and burnout. 09:11 🧠 Focusing on learning the fundamentals of art and applying them yields faster improvement than just drawing daily without direction. 10:08 💡 To see better results, identify your art goals, prioritize specific fundamentals based on your interests, and study and practice them systematically. 13:23 📚 Learning the fundamentals may feel challenging, but sticking with the process and trusting it will lead to significant improvement over time.

[@reuterss306]

Ofc you dont HAVE to draw everyday. But if you want to maximize your potential the more you draw the better. I drew for a year straight everything I saw and thought it would be annoying to draw. To come out of my comfort zone. In that year I made the most progress by far, but ofc I could not keep it up once I got my new job. Getting really good in pretty much any activity means you need discipline and need to force yourself to do things which are uncomfortable. It all depends on your goals. Its totally fine to be a hobby artist and draw when you feel like it...there is a lot of art which is not "perfect" but still well received and very popular.

[@FabioSabeddu]

Drawing every day using references and learning from them makes you become an artist and gives you your own style. It's the definitive advice

[@mishan3168]

As someone who burn out because of mindless practice and sketching, I confirm everything. We need balance. If you only draw for fun you not improve much. If you only study you lost all fun. So yeah. Balance and smart practice is the key

[@bootmanmstz]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video. I'm just now learning to draw and the "draw everyday" thing has been killing me lol. but I'm starting to learn some fundamentals that I plan on practicing everyday

[@genisay]

Because what people don't realize is you can also hone in bad art habits if you are just continuously repeating them evey day. 'Draw ever day' doesn't work until you already have a good foundation to begin with. This is why I never say this to people. I tell them to look up examples of the things they are trying to do, find tutorials online or in books, look up real life reference images if they are struggling wtih a pose, find guides that teach you how to break things down into more easily managable parts.

[@BKNeifert]

As a writer--and principles cross over, that's why I'm watching your video--the best artistic advice I can give you is to make sure your art is meaningful. In all the art you showed, there's meaningful expression. The red haired nymph there's a facial feature which seethes with seduction and playful feigns at naivety, with the boxer image, there's passion. So, your images--from what I've seen--are coming from a flat affect. You have to imbue emotion into the art, and capture the struggle. Most art--like writing--has tension. There's some strain hitting the viewer, giving them an impression of something deeper. Just food for thought.

[@anhfw]

I can say that with drawing once a month I've improved A LOT with my drawing and I can confidently say that for me getting better at drawing is only achievable if you actually feel like drawing and if you understand the basics without having to take a second look at them every single time you draw (proportions, some textures, etc). And some phrase that i'd like to see more in the art community is "quality over quantity", I see it everywhere but here and I think people give up drawing because they think they gotta do an absurd amount of drawings to get better and that's not true at all!!

[@Amonieux]

My whole life when I was telling people about being interested in learning how to draw I’ve always gotten the same advice: just start drawing. Now I have watched a lot of tutorials with the same advice and how to optimise the whole process of learning to draw but you are the first person who told me what I always thinking about. You have to start with the fundamentals because you need to understand how the artist drew a specific piece and just copying isn’t working.

[@ChrisYoutubization]

I'm not a fan of using references but what he said is true, if you want to draw a realistic proportional face for example, drawing it from memory is just insanely difficult. When i decided to cast my stubbornness aside i improved insanely fast. The point is to figure out every specific detail and form/light of whatever you are drawing so that one day you can replicate it without a reference, you will almost always miss something no matter how talented you are.

[@joshuaross6995]

that story of stressing yourself out because you weren't improving like you thought you should was very much my experience in 2020 when I started drawing consistently for the first time in a decade. My eyes were better and I was making stuff that looked way better than when I was a kid. But eventually I hit a wall and started having problems with things like anatomy that I always had trouble with and I eventually spoiled it for myself. I took some classes to get away from my usual song and dance, but it's only until recently I've felt ready to pick the pencil back up!

[@Matthewmest]

I thought I had no motivation to draw. Turns out I was just sleep deprived

[@leifmeadows3782]

This video was super helpful and informative, and I appreciate you taking the time to make it! I have such a wide variety of hobbies that if I were to do all of them every day, I would crack! I'd have no time for literally anything because I'd be too busy writing/drawing/knitting/crocheting/gaming/skating every single day. It's too much. Also, the advice I get from artists seems to be things that make sense to them but not to me. Like, "draw what you see, not what you think you see." Okay? And? What I think I see is what I see? It doesn't help that I have a learning disability that causes visual spatial issues. I honestly wonder if the disability is a big part of why most drawing advice doesn't make sense to me. I'd love to get better at drawing but I honestly feel like no one knows how to teach me. That's okay. It's still a fun hobby and I enjoy doing it. And even if it's a horrible drawing, it feels good to have made something.

[@Agiranto]

12:42 - NOW THATS WHAT I CALL SHAPES

[@liddell2266]

There's a buch of language around there and you decided to speak with the truuuth, man. It's really frustating to start a session of drawing and don't have any clue of which subject start with. And definitely "draw" everyday it's not worth, 'cause you are doing literally anything more than just doing the same thing over and over without noticing it is error or approach there. This video is really clarifying, thx man!

[@ruth1642]

For me, trying to draw every day massively helped me. But it was for the exact reason you mentioned here: it got me into the habit of drawing. Having that habit then made doing other stuff like practicing fundamental easier, since I was already in the habit of setting aside a certain amount of time to do art within my daily schedule.

[@mep15067]

It seems like a important part of art advice that tends to be left out is to foster a desire to improve, like actively seeking ways to challenge and evolve the skills you use. practicing sketching every day without looking for ways to improve details, accuracy, understanding, style, and cutting down time and effort can just result in learning how to draw a single specific thing. Creative exorcises seem like what people mean when they say "just draw" most of the time. It reminds me of how in highschool art class teached me a small variety of skills like perspective, landscapes, and mixed media that introduced me to a small aresanal of different topics i could switch between and combine to explore what i enjoyed.

[@meowkitty2956]

5:44 ngl my DT teacher taught my class at the time a technique on how to deal with that, he basically gave us two pieces of paper and told us to draw random shit on paper and take the other paper and either scrunch it up and do anything to make it look like trash and draw on it and the difference in the outcome was kinda surprising because its like with the scrunched up paper it's like u gave zero shits on messing up so you was more free to draw whatever, either that or technique a stumbled across but don't entirely recommend but still fun which is drawing tipsy

[@brendajeannewyche]

OMG! I really needed this! One day, I drew a flamenco dancer & it was so awesome & I was really feeling myself. The very next day, I drew a different flamenco dancer facing opposite direction & it was absolute trash. I was so disappointed & confused as to why, the next day drawing was garbage. But it’s absolutely what you’re saying ~ I really didn’t know technically, what i was doing. I just had more patience the day before. In my lifestyle, it would just stress me out to draw every single day. I’m not trying to make a career out of my art. It’s just for enjoyment. So I sit down & draw when I’m inspired. That’s when my drawings come out awesome to me. Thanks for removing the guilt. ❤️😁

[@Tahllia]

Finally, a relatable artist who isn't busy sniffing their own farts.

[@lindasartcorner]

This has been on my mind for years! I used to compete in archery and quality practice was everything. Those who just shot every day never came up to the level of those who practiced a couple of days a week with intention. I always thought there must be better ways to get good at drawing and painting. I find it really hard to find a good way to become better in my art though.

[@polka-ton4907]

I remember trying this method, but things Didn't turn out for me. I used to enjoy drawing but after a while i become obsessed with trying to be perfect, trying to perfect my art to everyone else. But before i knew, i started to become aggressive and hated myself because i couldn't make something as fast as someone else. Soon drawing became more of a chore than something i like and I started to hate it. It was during this time my mental health deteriorated. Theres more to say but to keep it short, i took months breaks from drawing and recently being able to draw, i don't really enjoy it that much anymore. Plus its hard now to make anything that i created. wanted to be a graphic designer, truth to be told, i given up on that. I want to be a baker now

[@Aulcis]

As a graphic designer im struggling with the same thing in order to trying to become a Concept Artist.

[@faith9505]

The “Unappeasable Want” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. -Romans 8:16 C.S. Lewis said in The Problem of Pain, “There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven; but more often I find myself wondering whether, in our heart of hearts, we have ever desired anything else. . . . It is the secret signature of each soul, the incommunicable and unappeasable want.” Deep down inside, we all feel the tug of Heaven. We know there is more to life than what we’re experiencing right now. Jesus said, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?” (John 14:1-2) Heaven is a real place for real people to do real things. It is not a watered-down, diluted version of earth. Many of us have a strange concept of Heaven that movies and songs have reinforced. We assume that we’ll sit around in Heaven on big, fluffy clouds and take long naps. But that is not the real Heaven. That is not the biblical Heaven. The real Heaven is a place. When Jesus hung on the cross, two criminals hung on each side of Him. One of these men realized that he was in trouble as he faced eternity. So he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom” (Luke 23:42) Jesus told him, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise” (verse 43). Heaven is a paradise. On one occasion an angry mob stoned the apostle Paul and left him for dead. Scholars believe this was the moment Paul died, went to Heaven, and came back again. Paul later described it this way: “I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know-only God knows. Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know that I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell” (2 Corinthians 12:2-4) Think of the most beautiful place you have seen. Heaven is far greater than that. It is Paradise. Yes, Heaven is real, and we can know with certainty that we’ll go to Heaven when we die. The Bible tells us, “For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children” (Romans 8:16) We call this hope, and we need hope today. In fact, experts have described Generation Z as the hopeless generation. If you put your faith in Jesus Christ, you can have hope. Don’t put your hope in technology or in material things. Don’t put your hope in politicians. And don’t even put your hope in religion. Hope has a name, and it’s Jesus Christ. He is ready to change the course of your life.

[@puppylili]

Taking rest is definitely great, I exercise 6 times a week but feel like there's no progress but I take a few days of rest and come back to it and I feel like my improvement is insane. I've decided to also start drawing as a hobby but its not consistent but I just wanna have fun with it and learn to do it better the same way I do with exercise, and I learned that talking with friends or family about what I did and what I didn't get gives me insight and it also makes me research more. Though i know if I tried to force this every single day, I'd get burned out, happens with exercise so I actually changed to a system where I do less or more casually just to have fun on some days.

[@komi_can_communicate-k1t]

I gyatt to see more of this man's art

[@neonraindrop8357]

frrr like i almost had a gyatt attack

[@nanyur3013]

Why do his drawings have such a big gyatt

[@mesolithicman164]

This is really solid advice. Sometimes a breakthrough can be tiny but profound. For example. For years I drew mouths as flat shapes, without even thinking about it. Then it suddenly hit me that even if I couldnt see it, a mouth gently curves round the front of your face, it is not a straight line, nor are the lips straight, they also curve. And this 'discovery' reinforced the idea that all the facial features are on some kind of curve. The face is not a flat plane.

[@evanpena9721]

Doing anything every single day will lend itself to burnout. You SHOULD draw MOST days tho to keep up with skill and techniques - like any other activity you want to be good at. The most important thing is to recognize nothing is perfect no matter what your eyes may imply to you so be less self critical. People tell me I’m amazing and I can rip apart anything I do if I decide too and given things away to people who just don’t want me to rip up something they like. Lol so be consistent but not everyday.

[@rachelturgeon114]

Excellent points you have made. Love the content. Thanks.

[@jazzew]

I'm glad to know that other folks find the "draw every day" advice can be...not great at times. I like working in a bunch of media, so I have to ease it down to one thing that I focus on, and so other areas suffer anyway. I also got myself very discouraged and burnt out with art and only this year, after a few years of doing little to nothing, have I started sketching at all. I must say, though, I've also seen that when I come back to drawing something I like and I'm feeling like drawing it, it looks better usually. LOL!

[@YourJustin]

I absolutely found this video at the right time. I was on the verge of quitting art because I just didn’t understand why I couldn’t improve to the level I was expecting. It makes sense that there are certain principles you have to master but at the end of the day it’s just studying and applying them Vs some magic

[@-St-4-rz-]

I hate when I try to force myself to draw, it’s supposed to be a hobby, something that I do to enjoy. Not a Routine, habit, a chore. I hate feeling pressured, it’s not ok to force yourself to draw. You won’t improve and feel really bad bcs you hate it. I always take my time and when I have artblock I just leave it, watch other people’s art, look in your sketchbook and just take a break! There’s nothing wrong with taking a break when you’re burnt out. You don’t have to start with the fundamentals, if they make you bored, just draw however you want! No one cares! Look at them later and see what needs to be improved . Focus on drawing things that you care about, not rules and techniques. Some people will disagree and stuff, but you do you! You don’t have to be the fastest, take your time. 1 year, 3 years, or 7 years. Finding the artstyle you like and you can actually use easily takes time. Don’t let Videos like this (NO HATE TO THE VIDEOS, I LOVE WATCHING THEM!!!!!!!) think what you are doing is wrong! ❤

[@TheNameLessGuardia]

I forced myself to draw for 50 days, improved a lot, then it became fun

[@Shirumoon]

@@TheNameLessGuardia I totally get that. I am someone who REALLY needs to have those small victories to enjoy a hobby so if I only drew twice a month whenever I feel like it, I would lose interest pretty damn quick. It feels counter intuitive but people who like instant gratification need to power through that extremely frustrating beginner stage with as much discipline as possible for the hobby to feel rewarding quickly. Casual drawing is perfectly fine of course but not if you want to advance in this craft.

[@Tenshii_Artii]

I’ve been drawing for as long as I could remember. I think My earliest memories are that of since around 5-6 years old where I began. And ever since then, I haven’t stopped. I would always draw on paper. Even used MS paint. But around 2013, is where I drew my first proper digital art and posted it on the internet. And I also haven’t stopped drawing until to this day. I would say keep on practicing DOES work to a degree. But it’s only more effective if you try to research and apply new techniques on top of it. So I don’t know if this could apply to everyone. But from my own personal experiences, these are the things I’ve found helped me along the way. • this might sound crazy. But Try sketching or drawing without pencil a few times. Only use pen/ink/ fine liner or whatever. in my early teen years, I got tired of having my hands or sketchbook being smudged. Even more-so when I tried to use an eraser, I would smudge everything. So I switched to sketching in pen. This was used to train myself to make little mistakes, and to fine control my fingers to get the pen strokes I wanted. • If you are a beginner artist, it doesn’t hurt if your first artwork is that of you trying to copy a drawing of a character on the internet. That’s how I also first began in my earlier days. Just be sure to credit the original artist and where you found it from. • Find an artist you admire, and see if you can put a unique spin from their inspiration, to suit as a style of your own. I use to look up to this artist who drew Hetalia Fanart. So I began drawing everything in a somewhat similar imitation of the style. Up to the point, where I can even remember the exact art piece where I suddenly had a ‘breakthrough’ in developing my own style for the first time. • Grab as much references as you can. The more the better. Create a moodboard even, look up Colour pallettes. If you are stuck on a Colour combo, I’ve used Adobe Color a few times as a way to balance things out. These are the only tips I can give. But if I remember anymore, I’ll add some in!

[@BarKeegan]

It’s a tricky one, I’ve seen a lot of professional artists who’ve given themselves a daily challenge of at least one upload, suggest that that practice has resulted in more work coming their way. Some styles and methods are more achievable in this timeframe, so perhaps sets an unrealistic precedent

[@shinebritechosen]

Fear of failure is conquered by you working a job you absolutely hate. That will get you out of that freeze.

[@breadbag6866]

I don’t usually comment on videos, but as a art student myself who’s just gotten back to art recently, I definitely agree with all of these. Definitely the one with taking breaks and looking at references to get better at your art work, this was very informational and accurate for probably many of us, thank you

[@ericadurda9027]

I started doing alot of scribbling and doodling lately. Because I just want to draw something, anything! I fins that it helps with that art block and occasionally a really good piece will come from it. ❤ great video. Thank you

[@lukelblitz3627]

my relationship with drawing is as follows: I want to draw I try to draw I hate my drawing I throw it and all of my drawing supplies in the garbage 6 months pass before I get the strength and willpower to try to draw again Rinse and repeat Ad infinitum

[@inkedthedemon]

Relatable

[@danamahmoud951]

Hi Mohammed, This video is so refreshing, especially with what I’m going through. I feel stuck in my current situation, feeling angry, that I was not taught the fundamentals when I was studying are in University, I’m feeling frustrated as an artist as I am right now. I do feel that drawing every day doesn’t seem to be a solution for me, and that getting plenty of rest, when I feel overwhelmed, does help. Because of my unique situation (I have degree in art but cannot art much), the best I can do is learn those art fundamentals on my own, or places like Skill Share or 21 Draw etc. Wish me luck ✌🏻🙏🏻

[@Yoshi11720]

I do draw(almost)every day, but not because I think it will "help me improve." Art is my hobby, and drawing like this DOES help me get better and better, though I know it's not for everyone. Because I draw so much, my artstyle can change in as little as a few months, albeit the changes are usually small. It may also have to do with the fact that my mother's side of the family has a history of good artists, so it could also be natural born talent.

[@Yoshi11720]

@ManuelaV_. Cool, what do you like to draw, if you're interested in sharing? My main focus is dragons, dinosaurs, and mythical creatures!

[@Yoshi11720]

@ManuelaV_. Nice! I wish drawing cats was easy for me, they are one of the most difficult animals for me to draw, even if I do use reference.

[@GouacheArtist]

Drawing everyday is excellent advise but it doesn't mean that your art is going to make any significant change by the end of the day, or the week. Drawing everyday is the first step in a lifelong commitment. Seriously, how can you work as a professional artist if you get burned out from drawing everyday? That will be your job. To expect for any artist to go through the fundamentals of art in a 15 or 20 minute conversation is a lot to ask. I would think that anyone would assume that who ever asked for help is already pursuing study and is not waiting on a chance encounter where they can get a life changing 15 minute conversation. In every discipline, sports, music or whatever one wants to pursue daily practice is a must. No one even questions that, but when it comes to art people get really sensitive. I think everyone should be encouraged to draw but those who rise to the top do so with a singular pursuit that doesn't allow for quitting. Yes it can be frustrating like anything else that you want to be your best at but the longer you pursue it the more you come to realize that you've made a life long commitment of never ending artistic growth. I am now 60 years old, my goal when I got serious about it was not only to draw everyday but also to strive to make each drawing better than the last. I don't care that I fail more often than I succeed, with my goal always in front of me I have something to look forward to everyday and there is growth. Sometimes gradual and sometimes in leaps and bounds. It is rewarding.

[@TheEpicCole]

Whenever I tried to draw art everyday, I ended up having a breakdown and stopped drawing for 2 months. It’s better to just draw when you actually have motivation or when you want to. If you force yourself to do something you don’t want to, you will just be stressed and distracted.

[@serenescorpion]

Thank you for this! Ive been struggling with not knowing what id like to focus on or where to start with practicing different types of art i enjoy because you do always here to just basically grind out art even if it sucks and then itll basically come to you somehow lol. I appreciate your visuals that outline an approach because there are soo many wonderful possibilities in art, it can be very hard to know where to start even if you have some experience. We all want to be drawing for fun but without the fundamentals it only gets you so far- this is really helpful with finding a practical approach to the fundamentals. Time to dig back into my Loomis books 😊

[@ivaarts3725]

This is exactly why artists improve in art school so much. Not saying that self-taught artists don't, but on a general scale, art school makes you go through these fundamentals of art in a very systematic way. Nobody likes practicing that one thing they hate drawing, but hey, you're in class and everyone is trying so might as well do it. And you do it enough times that in the end, you master this skill.

[@killua-qg4cm]

Watched almost 100 videos about learning art and getting motivation again, and this is the one which helped me the most 🙏 thank you ❤

[@SoulStarSketchin]

The advice is still sound but how it's delivered is the real issue. What they really mean to say is always learn from your mistakes whenever you practice and remember what to avoid. Everyone's level of finesse is different and nobody is the best of the best just that some are more advanced than others. Art will always be subjective no matter what we do as artists. Now that being all said ? Yea that "do art every day" thing doesn't always work for everybody and their current skill level and a lot of times it can feel intimidating developing an image that'll look appealing.