[TUTORIAL] 5 Art Mistakes That You Can Fix RIGHT NOW!

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[@skazzfish]

Clothes folds are definitely my weakness

[@Random_Person256]

Same

[@name-wv2te]

just trace till ur brain remembers how to draw folds

[@frk249]

@@name-wv2teThat is not how you learn, the way you actually learn how to draw folds is how the fabric works, and what kind of folds the type of fabric makes

[@name-wv2te]

@@frk249 learning? this aint maths bro, art is all about memory tbh. and lots pf artist recomend tracing (as long as u dont post it) but ofc u should take a look at other art works n see how they do it n ig u can call it "learning" but yea tracing -for studying- can be the most efficent way

[@user-xj4bm1iq3c]

​@@frk249 you can learn that way, alot of artists trace/copy to learn its how i learned to draw things like folds, hair, etc.. anyways my point is that not everyone learns the same, and it confuses me that many people seemed to agree with your comment considering the likes.. just sharing a thought, so do not take my comment very seriously 👍

[@Nyxaeia]

I am one person in a very small group of people who actually zoom in on other people’s art, and it’s for two reasons. 1. I enjoy seeing the details and analyzing every little detail (thanks to autism) 2. Sometimes I genuinely cannot see it that well (thanks to being legally blind)

[@Nobody00008]

same ngl

[@shamrous7368]

I actually zoom in arts of others a lot. I remember once I saw some "pretty kawaii" art on tumblr and it was post about comissions - I zoomed in, and even my friend who was watching my stream laughed about how awfully rough were details in this art: harsh lines, shades and etc. I very love good-detailed art pieces cse I can easily set them as my wallpaper wherever I want.

[@SilverHatPebble08]

what's being illegally blind like

[@emace2425]

You're real for this

[@Bazinguh]

Same, quality > quantity.

[@name_so_cool]

Never have I been so glad someone yelled at me for my mistakes, thank you my favourite artist I'm obviously subscribed to 🙏

[@thomasrief]

Me looking at the thumbnail: "Well, I guess I stop being left handed then"

[@lSylner]

You honestly should.

[@AnimeOpZombie]

It's Called The Right Hand for a Reason👌

[@CrazyToddler]

never stop being a left hander, southpaw superiority

[@chestHeadZombie]

Being left handed is a blessing and a CURSE😅

[@Just_luna-ex6gl]

I am a left handed what does tha mean?…😢

[@moln8020]

Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - First mistake: Overcomplicating your art 4:18 - Second mistake: Lack of contrast in your artwork 7:06 - Third mistake: Using organic shapes when drawing clothing 9:36 - Fourth mistake: Lack of depth and volume in artwork 12:26 - Fifth mistake: Using only the basic brush in your artworks 14:27 - Outro Have a good day everyone!

[@honey9060]

🙏🏻

[@Kirbo4_life]

TYSM 🙏

[@KittRidgeway]

Some normal face reveal.

[@spithhead]

I never knew what he looked like until now. Kinda cute

[@yuri_nori]

He showed his face on other social medias before 😂

[@rateater420]

He shows his face in his streams all the time

[@somedudenameddawn5331]

Watch his streams then 😂

[@haevm]

Lmao he showed his face in his history of his art

[@biohero11]

I'm actually impressed that it's not cookie cutter advise, I usually expect very little from youtubers with top 5's but this is genuinely helpful. Nice work :))

[@Camizuchi]

Normal is really good at giving specific advice that isn’t vague, part of what I like about it

[@Ron_Sensei]

Are u a bot?

[@Camizuchi]

@@Ron_Sensei why do you think they're a bot

[@BocchiTheWall]

​@@Camizuchi While I am not trying to hate on the YT channel, this is basic advise I can find nearly everywhere. That might be why he thinks he's a bot.

[@rathyioe]

I completely agree with the 5th point. For beginner artists, the gpen can really make their art look bad if they're not experienced enough to use it. When I started, I used gpen too (as pretty much any beginner does) then switched to softer brushes with less opacity. I was a firm believer that soft brushes look the best for anime art until I came across an artist called Anmi who uses hard brushes with varying line width and gaps, which gives her work a traditional ink look. And oh boy was I mesmerized by all of her art. After 6 years I've returned to using hard brushes for my lineart thanks to her (and now that I've actually improved the hard brush lineart doesnt look like crap lmao)

[@DseanSupreme]

Do you know HOW many pro online artists tell you "Don't worry about brushes, you can do everything with a HARD ROUND BRUSH" We beginners have been listening and have been getting ripped off for years by this advice.

[@starsh1nachan252]

Here are some things about lineart, maybe they will help someone: 1. The easiest thing you can do to make your lineart look better is to add more lineweight in shaded areas. 2. You can also make lines thicker, when the object are closer to the camera and lighter, when it is further. 3. Try lining with not black. A very dark blue works best for me. And bonus tip: if understanding with what color to shade is hard try dark purple on a multiply layer with about 50-60% opacity.

[@KAZ-ov2zk]

Good tips + Great editing + I like your glasses

[@FloraGaleFlower]

On the fabric folds thing, fabric thickness plays a big role in it. The thicker the fabric, the more organic the fold shapes will be. For example, if you look at a fuzzy blanket, it's folds tend to be a mix of both smooth round shapes and sharper straighter lines. However, if you look at a thinner fabric, it will tend towards sharper folds. So, if you're drawing a cozy fuzzy cape or sweater, use more rounded fold shapes, but if you're drawing a comparatively thinner t-shirt, for example, go for the sharper angles when drawing the fabric folds.

[@ChezBorgar-y8f]

1:24 phone artists😔

[@Oktopus549]

I respect phone artists sm I could never

[@goBANGG]

im too broke to afford a desktop

[@Oktopus549]

@@goBANGG IPad could be a good middle ground but they’re expensive too nvm.

[@goBANGG]

@@Oktopus549 yeah i prefer getting a pc instead of an ipad for the same price

[@Oktopus549]

@@goBANGG good fortune

[@cicadaman786]

Usually videos like these have the same information that's been repeated multiple times before, but I actually learned something watching this. These are some useful tips, especially on the contrast

[@name-wv2te]

this is actual mistakes most artists makes and no bs stuff, nice advices too thx bro

[@ernanimonteiro7737]

literally talked today about how my art seems flat and inconsistent. This video gave greats advice on addressing those issues. Great video!!

[@zenmaku9389]

i notice my first mistake which is wasting my time drawing the smallest detail and perfecting them when people that are going to see wont notice them. i start noticing it because the art im making took 44+ hours to finish and im starting to question my self what i been doing all this time. so i decide to take a break from drawing and spent time watching speedpaint, stream painting and analyzing the art style that i like or from an artist that i like. and i notice it kinda messy when you zoom in too close. so i start analyzing all the art in a close zoom to see how messy or how the art was done. so when im done analyzing and watching art video. i decide to put it into practice. which is, i dont perfect my line art, it doesnt have to be perfect, it has to look right and believable in a whole view of the art. i sometime fix my line art with the transform tool. as for coloring, i use mogoon and mignon technique way of coloring, shading, lighting and rendering. and oh boy did i see the difference. now my art took only about 10 to 15 hours to finish and it look even better. and i also play around with the filter too, i use noise effect, gaussian blur and chromatic aberration to make my art stand out a bit.

[@nyandoesthings]

i record some timelapses thru my program (like, it records brushstrokes, not the entire application, so if i get distracted for 20 minutes it has no effect) and i was watching the first ever one back and i was thinking, "wait, why is nothing happening on the screen right now? is the recording fucked up?" well let's just say. i spent like 20 minutes on lineart for a tiny chain that took up probably less than 1% of the canvas and was in fact so small that i just could not see it changing on the timelapse.

[@MoolsDogTwoOfficial]

Facecam videos? Let's go!

[@cloudy_whites]

Hmm I think this Video fixed Abit of my ADHD thanks man 😭

[@erichall1]

I think the part about unity is spot on. Just looking at a lot of amateur stuff, the details sometimes look incredible, yet the overall figure is not correct.

[@isairodriguez5713]

10:56 MR. BEAT

[@TextureAnimate]

rrriiiiight THERE GARY. THERE I AM! Great as always. That shirt render was wild btw. Bros a magician with the stylus

[@ptches2543]

4:00 WHATT I COULD HAVE BEEN DOING THIS?? This is life changing.

[@orli3191]

Guys understand, you can’t get better at drawing without practice!!!!! The first tip isn’t really wright either, just because his favorite artists draw with simple shapes and not much details (what’s totally fine) doesn’t mean that drawing detailed and soomed in drawings is bad. You probably draw faster soomed out but if you draw for fun, the time you need to make a nice drawing isn’t that important and you should focus on different weaknesses. I don’t wanna offend everyone this is just what I think about this video.

[@treymoment]

The first step IS drawing wright because I love ace attorney

[@nstuff-f1d]

He's not saying a zoomed in image won't be good, he's saying its a waste of time because you won't even notice it. And ya, if your a hobbyist and you don't mind spending 6 days on lineart, go ahead. If you're a masochist who loves getting burn out, I won't judge. But, I would like to note as he did (I think in another video), zooming in can actually hurt your art. I use to zoom in for the entire lineart process and make it "perfect". But when I zoomed out, I noticed the lines looked rigid because up close, it looked "smoother", and despite being pixelated up close, it looked like a perfect line. His point isn't zooming out = faster. His point is zooming out = less headache and metal exhaustion which can lead to burnout and spending months avoiding art because of it, and in worse cases, depression. (he doesn't say this exactly) Don't spend a decade on a single piece. And others have also pointed out and made videos proving that spending too long on a piece of art, won't improve it, it actually makes it worse. Because a lot of the time, the edits you make, at some point, become suggestions and there was nothing wrong with the original idea. And again can lead to mental exhausting and burnout, which can lead to being lazy and unproductive for months at a time to recover, which can lead to feeling anxiety and pressure of expectation which can eventually lead to depression. And though it sounds like a long and big assumption, its very common and it can take only days to feel this way. If not instant from the moment I realize, I spent all these days on something and have nothing to show for it. I know your first sentence isn't connected to this (maybe) but spending more time on a piece isn't really practice. Practice is going forward with art with the mindset of improving. You can draw all day but never improve. You're not thinking about improving while zoomed in on details, at least not on the bigger picture. And those small edits can actually hurt your art, like messing with a single line then having to undo it or redraw it. However, if you're zoomed out, you're looking at it as a whole, not just a line. Which is overall just better practice for your mind and your soul's sanity. And zooming in ≠ more detail either. Overall, zooming in has its place but, for the love of GOD! _Do not_ stayed zoomed in. Make sure you actually zoom out and look at the bigger picture. I cannot stress this enough if you do not want to be depressed about your work. I still zoom in but not at 100%. The only time I zoom in that far is doing lineart details like in GBF or FF style, when the brush just keeps spreading pixels I don't want. And even then, I'm not usually 100% zoomed in. In my opinion, there is never a reason to be 100% zoomed in on a single section, for example, on the hand or neck, besides coloring in the lines. Take care of yourself and remind yourself to take breaks when you're feeling exhausted. Burnout is real and it sucks, hard. (not in a good way)

[@orli3191]

@@nstuff-f1d I never said zooming out is a bad thing, my point is that there are artists who try to make every detail look good which is not a bad thing in my eyes. I agree that it can be bad to just stay zoomet in and not think about the overall piece. I think that not zooming is better for a artists to grow faster aswell, but if trying to improve making a full colored and detailed artwork probably isn’t the best choice anyways. Overall I see zooming out as better ✅ But I think zooming in isn’t something a artist should change if they do it that way, the art style of an artist shouldn’t be judged.

[@user-xj4bm1iq3c]

well i think its good advice for improvement specifically drawing is for fun, so in a way there isnt really "correct" advice at all.. i think the first advice is good because even the smallest details can really bring a piece together, unity is subtle yet important. secondly saving time is honestly a good thing, as an artist who gets frustrated and burnt out alot.. i wish i could draw faster lol also i dont mean to seem argumentative, just sharing opinion 😊

[@orli3191]

@@user-xj4bm1iq3c Ty for your opinion 😉👍

[@nstuff-f1d]

I like that these are all different tips. These types of videos used to be scarce when I started but recently they increased and they're all just blabbing the same crap. I feel like this actually went into the problem with the art not just, don't compare yourself lmao, perfection is subjective. Which is true but its not really an "art" mistake. (maybe) One thing I would like to note even though you did gloss over it. Is angle. The problem (I see) with the yang fanart is disposition. Everything is lopsided the same way. The head, torso, hips and even the boots. The best way to make it look more 3D is to add contrast like you said but in this case to the angle of the objects. Like making the hips and shoulders angle different directions. The major way I used to make this mistake is by flipping my tablet around and drawing from a different perspective. Making my circles appear ovalish, in turn making it look lopsided. But its generally a rule of thumb to draw in the same perspective of the art. Used in conjunction with your first tip. Though I like the shading contrast suggestion because I suck at colors. A tip I found useful is decrease your opacity to the brink. Your eyes make the line art appear better when merged with the sketch. (even as a differ color) I decrease my opacity to 5%, where I can barely even tell its there, so when I zoom out, the final piece isn't being obstructed by the sketch at all. And even turning the layer off and just making the goddamn line which in turns looks better because I'm not comparing it anymore. On another note, a good practice to go with the flow is to draw with a pen or just don't use undo I guess. I hated the idea at first but it has really helped me with time management and not spending hours on line art. And this is saying something because I'm an insane perfectionist. But now I understand nothing will ever be perfect. And I'll always be mildly, if not more, depressed with everything I draw. Sorry for the long comment.

[@Hatsune-Miku_Fan]

Dude THIS VIDEO IS SO GOOD!!! The tips and advice in this is different and new and unique compared to everything else i hear , tysm

[@Writer-lg9vm]

Him: "On the other hand if you just feel like you fucking suck at art " Me: "... How did you know" LMAOOOOOO

[@nitemy9579]

5:31 can u find contrast in contrast in the constrast in the constrast?

[@Pipplin]

Good question but can you find contrast in contrast in the contrast in the contrast of the contrast?

[@KemoniAnimations]

Nah but can you find the contrast in the contrast in the contrast in the contrast in the contrast in the contrast in the contrast in the contrast?

[@lT_TlK]

​@@KemoniAnimationsexcuse me but contrast in the contrast is kinda of contrast but the contrast is contrast, so this make us in a question can you find contrast in contrast in the contrast of the contrast?

[@ur1c3hu33]

Slaying as usual

[@mrcwillis6970]

Thx for the helpful advice. Struggle a lot with this stuff. Never know how to do line art well or how to make it less pixely. Plus shading is a pain.

[@Prishelex]

I remember not knowing how to zoom into artwork on new tablet, and just decided to not care because no one zooms in to look at an anime girl

[@Kalliemoon]

Usually my art looks kinda boring until I add the background lighting and shading .

[@Spamkromite]

Interesting tips. Thing is I draw on the phone with Ibis Paint at has zero pen-pressure so all my lines are like anime cels. I do double the lineart to give weight to some lines and fill the inside between both lines with the bucket, that way faking "pen pressure". But yeah you are right on all of this and it has opened my eyes. I'm going to add more value to my shading and see if that can help lifting the flatness of the whole. To practice! ✏

[@Justarhino]

Bro went all out with the Mr Beast editing

[@stolenhero6650]

For the zooming out thing, im a professional graphic designer, whenever i do a design, i zoom all the way to the pixel, then i zoom out rapidly to see if it matches my expectations over and over

[@DseanSupreme]

Hi, I'd like to bring up why Point #5 is such a common problem. Many self taught artists listen to other teachers like Ethan Becker or even FZD School say to use a brush with no opacity to break bad habits and force them to make decisions when drawing. This ends up shaping where we start learning to use our tablet and it prevents us from becoming comfortable with using pressure opacity. Hope you could share your thoughts on why this advice is common and maybe breakdown why it may not be the best advice. Thank you.

[@WcaleNieNeo]

I hope this doesn't sound weird but you look good 👍

[@Camizuchi]

Really love the higher production on this video. Also amazing point about line art. Legit even just tweaking pressure settings can make a huge difference. For me, I really like thick varied lines and so I set my pressure sensitivity Ito suit that but I also use a brush with a more crisp texture that also suits it. So to artists not looking tier line art, my biggest piece of advice would just be to experiment. Ive been drawing for 4 years and I only just now feel like I got a good grasp of line art.

[@JordanIn3D]

Really helpful advice paired with banger Sonic OST, keep up the awesome work!

[@hypetrail]

1:32 AMONGUS

[@LeeTan141]

I think the first thing could be a helpful advice. But calling this a mistake is… just dumb. We aren’t all trying to speed up our art process. Some of us enjoy creating art. Lineart is my favorite part. I love spending hours on it to make it perfect. It brings me joy. I know people who love spending art on rendering. Sometimes that’s just the fun part.

[@ztdtlf9717]

You can enjoy art and draw fast-, like me I draw multiple things a day and keep up quality

[@LeeTan141]

@@ztdtlf9717 you can. But you don't have to. If you enjoy the process there's absolutely nothing wrong with taking days for one piece. To each is their own

[@DaunteFalck]

Another mistake that digital artist tend to do is never touch physical drawings when trying to improve digital. I use a marker when doing physical sketch work in order to train myself to not worry about mistakes. it also allows me to work on the big picture drawings without worrying about the fine details

[@XxAlex_1606]

12:56 I was literally using it at that moment...i feel called out...

[@Titan-oy4gf]

Love the new video keep it up dude your the reason i still got motivation to keep improving in art😁

[@ありすす]

W art tips

[@cakger1012]

"Arisuu" ahh name 😭🙏🙏

[@DripGokualt]

Your detail tip actually was so helpful to me😭 I spend way to long trying to draw one finger and stuff

[@88Cows]

Bodies, anatomy, posing, perspective (a whole grid?? i have to draw a whole ass grid??) ^hardest things in my opinon also i love how at 2:48 he tries to make it look like hes struggling, but accidentally does it perfectly on the second try

[@oleksiyraiu7190]

I see lots of artists who draw line art use pencil, i.e. "darker pencil" - a tool no longer available in asset store for CSPaint. On the other hand, all artists who teach line art go GPen and variable line width. I can't find any videos explaining line art with a fixed width pencil like you mentioned. (But still most artists use it). Can you make a video and explain the line art using the pencil you mentioned? Because I see you advocated what most artists do, but there is little info about this approach on KZbin.

[@nexusgalaxy9249]

"Zooming super fucking close" My sides hurt from that. Stop being so mean 😭

[@RamirezValuna]

Your second example (the classic art piece) for "Contrast" had high contrast in the "Low Contrast" version as well, just was not saturated. That's not the point you want to bring across when you explain just after that, that the contrast doesn't have to be in color but in lighting as well.^^" But that's the only nitpick I have right now, just seemed out of place.

[@Sashiminoodles]

Anatomy anatomy anatomy anatomy ANATOMY!! I MUST GRASP THE ESSENCE OF ANATOMY!!

[@Axellarator_1212]

thank you sir normal artist I will store this in my ears

[@CreativeSteve69]

Thanks so much for this video. I have learned so much in such a great short format of a video. i hadn't thought about contracts or unity in my drawings which I do appreciate ya covering today. I have learned so much this morning.

[@realmarcusaurelius_]

insanely helpful video, even for none beginners like myself. Great job!

[@notpiruV2]

FINALLY A USEFUL VIDEO OMG

[@derealgabriel5688]

The first one is actually so true about me Im a perfectionist and I like to make my details so good and that waste my time I always look at artist and question "Why do they take less time than me but their art is more detailed" but when I zoom to some details they don't even have lines and is just a mush of colors just put in together Im still trying to get rid of my perfectionist habit.

[@riszaperdhana]

This is super helpful!!!! thank you!!

[@yavnrh]

Actually, the biggest mistake is not being good enough at drawing, i.e. balancing your character properly. If the face proportions and body structure are correct, then it will look good even without line weight and shading. Unfortunately, it's the hardest "mistake" to fix 😂

[@HimaTheBunny]

I like how you casually implied to sub

[@CrazyToddler]

the fog thing is definitely a style and can be useful, but i dont think its a mistake to not use it. likewise, i dont think its a mistake to use the g pen. just lessen the range it can taper and sketch with it a while to get a feel.

[@user-yq1yb3hy3z]

ART TIP: if you want to improve your art easily copy refrences .. COPYING IS THE SOLUTION and don.t forget about FORMS!! Like triangle and square

[@DamianOsart777]

Sonic adventure soundtrack! Very good video btw ❤

[@AlisaKrans]

wait, this video is so useful!!

[@mrhalfsaid1389]

3:09 not the best example of that, but i understand that the point is think macro scale

[@Mehrana-13]

Thanks for saving me🍞

[@shreddedcheese9805]

Hey man, thanks again for the motivation to draw. I want to someday reach your level much love bro

[@Oatymeal]

❤‍🔥 best video on this topic, thanks

[@0xXDanielaXx0]

Omg is that Mimi from pichi pichi pitch :0

[@yeeii]

This actually is helping me already, tysm

[@marcchanel]

SOA, I think your Instagram stories are gay and unfunny, but I enjoy taking the time out of my day to read and ponder over them with a pipe cigar in hand

[@dylanwalter-gb7kq]

this guy is going to snap one day you can tell

[@MadDogRyan]

If you read manga and want see really good contrast in poses and composition read Dandadan

[@Spowuk]

i felt called out beyond human comprehension when you mentioned the zooming in for shading 😭

[@DanishMicheal]

Actually pretty good tips

[@kfjellyjaymehopkins4746]

It is an artstyle because i make the mistake everytime -my brain

[@skookiecat_arts]

I CANNOT SAY THANK YOU LOUD ENOUGH 😭

[@MostSaneGiggukFan]

My reason when I focus too much on details and needing everything to be perfect is because I'm afraid they might think it's AI since there are anatomical or lighting errors with most of the AI art.

[@rifkifajar0015]

ayoo, i already noticed this yesteray.. so that's true thankyou for explanation

[@pingpong5877]

Got it! Don't draw with my left hand.

[@HimaTheBunny]

If a line doesn't look right I use liquify I just gave up on perfecton

[@thisistato]

for the first one nah i dont zoom in and do a bunch of details. i literally use the fill bucket tool and then scribble on shadows and highlights where i think they should be with the lighting. i need to learn how to do more detail bru

[@Nassa1333_]

My weakness is the shading, lightning, and color effects 😢

[@piecanl]

4:00 tbh just do this anyways even if you have a bigger tablet/canvas, a lot of the time your canvas is tilted when drawing so doing that prevents any unwanted tilt in your art

[@ElieAdaime]

Damn i thought i was fairly criticizing myself while drawing my comics, maybe im over doing it, but thank u for this vid

[@JewTubeUsername]

You're not wrong, but this will also just make your art mass download fodder that gets slurped up, saved on the big harddrives under "super cool artist" and never looked at again after 5 more artists folders have been added.

[@mychantotolini9785]

13:43 May I ask which Brush I could use for procreate to get these features 🫣 I especially struggle with lineart bc I use brushes that is like the G-pen u mentioned

[@lawnmower16]

I like the line gaps

[@spectru2021]

14:23 "No matter how you draw them at least your lines will always be smooth" i wish

[@Skull19O1]

your videos feel like you tube slop which is sad since you make excellent points and give good information

[@nothing.o.8498]

I use my finger to draw... its hard not to zoom in- 😅

[@26_abyssal]

woah the editing here is cool

[@MilesMister]

babe wake up snartist just posted

[@Koshi-i]

Drawing an art piece can take me literally hours (,,¬﹏¬,,)

[@kittipaws9999]

Omg im early. I found you recently and i love ur vids

[@CosImUpRn]

This new facecam is pretty cool

[@gergo32]

Can someone please recomend me a good lineart brush for procreate, so hard to find a good one. :O

[@s0meRand0m129]

art looks fun , how did i started?

[@kibanyanski]

bro yaps

[@mookiehub1219]

You just happen to know ALL my art problems🙏😭

[@alexmccaleb2152]

Ahahaaa Sonic Adventure DX music 0:05

[@NatureDragons-p8l]

When he your totally subscribed to me smelly subscribing really quick