ANYONE can LEARN TO DRAW! What phase are you in?

[@randomdude8373]

I am in the phases of over thinking and procrastination

[@CallMeGig]

2:30 Stage 1: Cognitive phase 8:20 Stage 2: Associative phase 14:33 Stage 3: Autonomous phase

[@ThroneOfAngels]

It's true, I immediately became more charming and more successful the second I sub'd!!! Always love your messaging and education Trent!

[@TrentKaniuga]

I can tell just from reading your comment!

[@ebonezra8073]

You know, not to disparage this positive perspective about self-realization and hope for a future as an artist, but the 0.5 phase that most people start in is the Theoretical Phase. In this phase, you watch KZbin videos and purchase awesome Kickstarter art all while convincing yourself it's all leading towards something. 5-7 years go by, and you're still watching KZbin videos and purchasing other people's art and haven't even started, all while posting questions wondering if it's still possible... I know this because I've been in this phase. You just got to start. Dive in, and start tutorials. Trent's Drawing Basics: Faces is a wonderfully immediate start because you'll have a complete face with little to no prep in about 20 minutes. As Nike says, "Just Do It!"

[@brucenunn3268]

Thank you for Continuing to Provide Such Value into all of your videos Trent.! And Happy Holidays to you and your Family..! 👊😎

[@ashbats967]

Great video as always ! I've been following you for about a year, I usually never comment on youtube but this time I thought why not leave a comment. I'm in the transition between the associative phase and the beginner phase. I just started art school, and it's been both great because I'm finally studying what I love, and very hard from the pressure of comparing myself to everyone in my class. It's been hard to be creative because I feel like every artwork I make has to be good, and like I can't make any mistakes. Thank you for reminding me that making mistakes are part of the process. Your videos always motivate me to just get up and go make art ! You're at least half the reason I want to be a concept artist. I still have so much more to learn, I can't wait :)

[@noble_rosethorn]

I love your videos, been following you for quite some time! While I'm currently specialized in music composition, my dream is to be competent in most areas of game development! You're a huge inspiration and help for me, Trent! And your business advice also applies perfectly to music !

[@masonw6361]

Thank you for explaining this! I'm on your easy art lessons now and really looking forward to getting to that 2nd stage you talk about. Your making comics lessons are queued up after that on my road to the 3rd stage and whatever the journey brings!

[@williammclean6594]

How do you find his easy art lessons? I've been thinking about getting it. I'm relearning how to draw after a long hiatus.

[@TrentKaniuga]

trentk.gumroad.com/l/aIgja

[@masonw6361]

@@williammclean6594 same here. I'm really enjoying them so far! I'm only on lesson 7-8 so far. I've watched some of his KZbin tutorials and other YT tutorials on fundamentals so not a lot of the material/concepts are new to me yet but you kind of get to go into his mind so to speak which is great. He also makes it easy hence the course name. Learning tricks he uses and just seeing how he does things gives a good jumpstart especially coming from someone who's done so many different things professionally with his art. Check it out! Well worth the price I'd say. Also, look for the Black Friday sale code if it's still running.

[@ShadowXLugia]

Thank you so much for posting this. Its pretty eye opening. I'm someone who has focused on art since my middle school days in 2005. I tried to go to an art school in 2013 but had to drop out due to personal and mental health issues. I got back into it again a year later, though I struggled. in 2019 a friend suggested I try to sell my art at a convention and it gave me new found confidence. I purchased a bunch of art classes and studied a bunch of the fundamentals. But I think i still have a long road ahead of me. Im currently doing freelance work while also studying but Im not where I want to be. I wanted to get into animation specifically, but i feel pulled in many different directions. Im also writing a story which has influenced my drive in wanting to illustrate for comics. So my focus is a bit scattered. And as much as I want to believe im in an Associate phase, I may have one foot in and another foot still within the cognitive phase.

[@aureatora]

Thank you for this, I figured out that I'm much further along than I thought and this gave me a nice boost of confidence. All the work is paying off, things are getting much easier and more logic, more complex and more of what I want. After 11 years of being told to rather do something else because Illustration is not my thing and I'm not good enough in animation and conceptional work by my teachers I just taught myself everything I expected to learn from them. I'm starting to be so proud and happy with my work now and I see mistakes but I'm also okay with leaving them be and fixing them in the next piece and getting excited about it. TLDR Never stop doing what you love and strive to improve and you will get there.

[@zappy7393]

I've been drawing for over 20 years. I've done contract work, comic work and tattoo commission etc. I had far more fun drawing once I realised I was happy with my style and constant improvement wasn't everything. I no longer have the time between work, family and general life to spend 3hrs a day on drawing...maybe 3hrs a week but for me, it's never been a stable employment opportunity...it's simply a hobby I get to do sometimes.

[@persistentgamer7285]

As someone who knew NOTHING about art / digital art, i can confirm your program is super insightful and helpful for someone who knows nothing about art, but wanting to get into it - thank you!!!!!

[@TrentKaniuga]

Thank you! Which program did you get? The Easy Art Lessons are design for beginners. But I also offer very advanced workshops.

[@persistentgamer7285]

I purchased: Easy Art Lessons 1-20 (I LOVED the cabin / silo one specifically!!!) Landscape Painting Workshop Lesson 1-10 / 11-20! I went from knowing absolutely nothing about art, stumbling across many of your videos on KZbin - and started learning many things as a beginner artist! I've been doing art / digital art for a whole year now and I can't get over how simple you make everything and very, very easy to understand!

[@yashkhd1100]

I'm a part time game dev and getting consistent game art is always a challenge. It would be really helpful if you can take a tutorial which covers this style game art from scratch.

[@TrentKaniuga]

I have many pro level , real time workshops on my gumroad site: www.gumroad.com/trentk

[@punkm0nk3y2]

I used to draw all the time in middle school and early high school but i stopped for some reason but 10 years later i got photoshop and a pad cuz i want to draw again while using my new computer that i love. Feels like ive never drawn in my life it feels so different than paper and pencil

[@lunarfifthstudios]

Thanks for keeping it coming, Mr. Kaniuga! I am very grateful for your inspiring lessons. 🙏

[@user-fm3xr9yz3i]

I needed this, thanks.

[@JanstonCordell]

Trent Kaniuga, Matt Kohr and Istebrak have been instrumental to my development as an artist. Much love, respect and appreciation to all three of these masters.

[@halidramzan2803]

You're a gem mahn. Thanks ❤

[@durnanironknuckles1617]

Your Gumroad teaching are very helpful to review and test to see if my lines are smoother and my shading has improved.

[@Quidgo]

I used to use PDFs of art books to try and learn everything myself but I found buying courses where people like yourself explain everything with more depth was far better for me to retain the knowledge and get results faster. As a tutorial junkie and someone that loves to use new apps and mediums I've been stuck in stage 2 for a long time, but have done a couple of works without aid. For myself I think the biggest thing holding me back is that I have no main focus, no goal to drive me into a specialisation, at the moment I just love doing art in all forms.

[@keshavchoudhary4589]

Wow ! I really loved this video , must share to my friends also ... I am feeling bad , not to get this lessons before. Thank you ❤

[@patriciosoler3861]

Love everything you do, appreciate all your insights, Mr. Kaniuga ❤

[@SavMortem]

I feel like I'm somewhere between beginner and intermediate. I made the mistake of not practicing things properly so I now have a pretty good knowledge of the fundamentals but can't properly apply them to my own work 😅 Decided what I need is a little more structure and because I like your style, the way you teach and the fact that you have done the kinds of things I want to do, finally grabbed a bunch of your courses last night. So excited to delve into them and break past this rut of not being able to enjoy my work because I know I should be able to do more. With a little guidance from your courses I think I'll finally hit that intermediate stage so I can start focusing on refining and breaking into making it a career. I've gotten so much value just from watching your KZbin videos so thank you for all you do! I'm ready to go grind and level up 💪

[@ilsh9929]

trent slowly become my routine when star t drawing, pick one subject on his video and plasy along while continue learning:D

[@Zinlor]

Good video very motivational. Just want to say "mastery" or "perfection" is unachievable goal in any true skill. Those that think they have nothing left to learn one day find themselves left behind.

[@mitchellsink2584]

I started drawing really late in the game, at 29 years old. I dug in and worked hard. Now, I am a pretty decent artist who is writing and illustrating my own comic. I have had several commissions and have people hound me all the time for free art (don't draw for free BTW, people will grow to expect it). If I can get a level of proficiency in a couple year time period. You can, too.

[@MrDonmacaroni]

Started two years ago with 29 as well and making progress but far from being able to call myself decent. How long did it take you to get to a level you were happy with?

[@mitchellsink2584]

@MrDonmacaroni it was not really a linear feeling. You are always going to have doubts about your abilities. I guess at about the 4 year mark is when I was performing at a level where I had more hits than misses. My best advice is to love what you do at any stage and create projects for yourself. A short comic or create concepts for existing franchises is a great way to push your skills. No more than 10 pages on a comic, though. You will regret bitting off more than you are ready for. And get critiqued by professionals and take their input seriously. Hope this helps.

[@MrDonmacaroni]

@@mitchellsink2584 it does help, appreciate it, thanks :)

[@slimetank394]

​@@mitchellsink2584 god, you're good, man, after 4 years the best i can do is one character design finish in a month, and it's hardly anything good.

[@zacharycieszinski5465]

I feel like learning some of the fundamentals can be achievable, but design is really hard, some people have a strong vision, and I don't know how that can be just taught, I almost feel like it can be different person to person, and trying to make a certain type of artist into a different artist is hard, some people are chameleons, but not everyone

[@bytesmouse]

ya know i felt something similar, and i wonder if it's like that video that was around for awhile from ira glass( I think that was the name) that talked about how everyone has taste and basically you know what you like and what looks good but you are constantly trying to get your hand to be able to match what you see as good. As you grow, then your eyes grow so to speak and you begin the process again. I kind of butchered that whole thing haha but yea I think thankfully we can discern what looks good and admire it but it's a matter of learning how to get to that result if aaaany of this makes sense haha

[@Hatkuda]

you're incredible!

[@glassmemory993]

This question goes out to anyone who has experience with this issue here goes: How do you effectively organize your digital art? I have several large- ish files of sketchbook pro tiff files, I have Krita files and blender files. I just recently got a new rig and I’m in the process of bringing things over to it but I realize I have kind of screwed myself because I have so much scattered work. Anyway is there some approach to digital art file organization that has been beneficial to you? Any advice or pointing at videos specifically talking about this would be awesome. Right now all the videos I can find keep talking about computer hardware and studio setup. But not this weird in between skill that I clearly suck at.

[@BraveAbandon]

You could probably look up something like artists visual reference organization or artists visual Library organization or portfolio organization. Even just how to organize artist files. My personal method as a hobby artist is collect a ton of cool shit all in one spot and then if i need something specific ill make new copies of it into its own folder, sometimes writing the year or project name. It can be important to write new dates or new versions like with software/game updates. 2024 Krita Files folder- > (2024) 001.00 - project name - references, inspiration, notes (2024) 001.01- project name - drafts (2024) 001.02 - project name - FINISHED Whatever you like, but stay diligent with making time for it, or the mess returns immediately. 2 mins of maintenance every night or the next day saves you 10 hours of headaches

[@Jerry12533]

I think languge learning is the same when I was lerning english I took 2 years to where I started to think I understan it and around 7 years to get fulli so called fluent in english.

[@LeoneDeloris4730]

Learning to draw is one thing but learning to be creative and make cool designs, (because companies pay you at the end for making good designs, learning how to draw is basically a given) what do you think about that trent? everyone can learn to draw but can everyone learn to make cool designs that companies would hire and pay for? or are some people just not born with the mind to be able to make for example a ninja duck driving a mech pirate boat? ;) THATS the real question I think should be answered here cause yes everyone knows anyone can learn to draw. But is everyone able to learn to be creative? cause if you're just going to keep getting reference and copy a robot can do that.

[@BraveAbandon]

Absolutely! Step number one is to believe it's possible for you. It gets self-sabotage and learned helplessness out of the way. Creativity thrives with limitation. If you want to see something new, something that youve never seen before, combine things that have never been combined before. If you want new ideas you take old ideas and you change them, adding or subtracting until youve arrived at a result that inspires you. And if you're really serious about making world changing ideas, you keep going until you have 3-5 of your best of the best ideas. There are books that can teach you how to think creatively. Thinking fast and slow, mindmaps, steal like an artist, immediate fiction, etc. And for visual design work, there are basic foundations to begin with, like colour theory and the shape theory, silhouettes, etc, which concept design classes teach, but on top of that, building a collection of your favorites, things that inspire you or you believe are truly beautiful, and studying them on why why are good, why you like them, how they were made, how could they be improved, what would ruin them, how to recreate them, how to make variations of them, is a method of teaching yourself. Once you understand it all in depth, you stop copying them, and create your own, grow in your own unique directions.

[@brucenunn3268]

The Best in the Business.!!

[@pinet722]

Another great video!

[@ratchetandchank8648]

I just got out of the 8 month long, where am I going and how am I getting there stage? Time to relearn everything

[@PlanetToborTV]

I recognize those chicken (er, I guess penguin) scratches!

[@kili223]

1:11 "Dick Cannon Pops out from wood and gold hatch" yeaaah this is gonna be a good game :DD

[@dezzdinn]

If you see someone unsubscribing then re, don’t mind it I just need all the help I can get

[@Zombiedino65]

I’m wondering if age is a factor in terms of learning and getting hired. I’m always a little intimidated when it comes to job experience. I never seem to get opportunities for clients making me 2nd guess myself. It’s like a lottery getting someone from Reddit to hire me. I’m age 43 now. I have done both trad/digital. I try to learn new things as I go but it’s hard to keep up doing things for comic cons and art walks/galleries. I never got hired by companies. I wish I had nepotism on my side. I can’t tell why ppl don’t notice me. Do companies prefer 20-30 year range artists? Would you consider a forty year old like myself too old to do professional work? It’s hard to tell what stage I’m at because there is so much to learn. Do you forget certain things and have to relearn them again? Do you worry about competing against Ai?

[@TrentKaniuga]

I wouldnt use reddit to get work. Dont wait to get discovered. Just apply directly to companies through their websites and tune your portfolio to the company you're applying to.

[@akachijones8044]

Brand new artist here. Which of your courses do you recommend? I’m a manga writer and have a few books published. I want to draw to tell my stories and pitch them later.

[@TrentKaniuga]

Beginners should start with the Easy Art Lessons. itll get you drawing characters and environments within 20 days! www.gumroad.com/trentk

[@zorbius15]

At what point do I stop watching "tutorials" or "beginner" stuff? I have some skill, I know this and it took me years to admit, but I just cannot take that step.

[@TrentKaniuga]

I think its good even for pros to revisit beginner tutorials sometimes. Its like a vocabulary. If you start reading books frequently, you'll expand your vocabulary, and break bad habits by revisiting proper grammar. The same is true with art.

[@noble_rosethorn]

First to comment, finally!

[@HotHeadCringe]

I’M IN THE DRINK MILK PHASE, AĦ

[@neonelll]

I am in the phase of mastering Stable Diffusion, both as the first and the last, essentially.

[@Riste.R]

Lets eat them delicious challenge apples 🔥🍎🔥✨❤

[@Tahasikeri]

fact

[@Nogardtist]

anyone but AI bros

[@agathalynx]

B-b-but it’s a talent!! And what about disabled people, they c-can’t draw!! And I don’t have time to learn how to draw! And btw, stop gatekeeping art from us, you greedy elitistic artists!!! - AI-bro every time learning a skill mentioned.

[@astrea555]

It's easy, it just takes a lot of time. The real question is if it's worth it..

[@dplj4428]

A journey stopped is a journey never taken.

[@leowilbur4024]

Why wouldn’t it be worth it?

[@Erebus2075]

just NO. drawing is a talent and skill like everything else. and if you don't have it, not only does it takes essessive amount of training but at best you will be "decent" ^^ some off us just gotta accept we don't have the talent for drawing :)

[@Erebus2075]

especially with talents that takes both physical and mental capability it is excessively dependent on your base talent in both areas. like anything you need muscle memory in your talent is everything; top talent train 30min each day couple of years he will be super good at it, no talent train 10hours every day 10 years will still get crushed by everyone who is seen as a talent. so yer

[@Erebus2075]

also ffs you cannot be so dumb you think science back it by a completely different learning theory, which optimize learning. it has nothing to do with talent, ability etc. .ffs I HATE people misusing "science" as argument for their self-perscieved bullsht

[@ghost4439]

Ouch, I'd hate to have this mentality.

[@TrentKaniuga]

That poor guy will never overcome it. So sad. But also funny, because he’s arguing/insisting that he’s hopeless.

[@ilarinikkarikoski4765]

@@skrinikea4615 it is not cruel, but it is a good way to highlight the fact that you are at fault and you bare that consequence. Responsibility to the results of your own actions isi important life skill. And no Erebus, that doesnt need talent either.