Why Draw?

[@ivyclara9782]

I did not think I could draw. My elementary school did not teach art. I bought my daughter an online drawing course for her birthday. She was not interested, so I decided to try the course myself. I have been drawing ever since, as well as watercoloring. I was 60 years old when I took the course! I love to draw because it takes me away from any worries and time stands still. I am also proud of my paintings(most of the time).

[@CATAZTR0PHE]

Wow, it's inspirational ☺️

[@artist_vlogg7163]

i glad you decided to try it for yourself!

[@3yebeams]

I've returned to drawing after 40 years! It is a return to analogue - to flow - to focus - to relaxation - to thinking around the world. It is now becoming addictive. I love the fact that there is no clear end just endless process where I can explore and play. It is keeping me sharper in my older age.

[@chuchuu1877]

I draw almost everyday (draw anything!) and it's very therapeutic... Honestly drawing make me less obsessed with my gadgets and games 🙂

[@ab_rose]

"Challenging and fulfilling at the same time." very well said ✨

[@nedf8668]

I draw to preserve my memories. Get those things in my head onto the paper. I started in my 50s so it's never too late!

[@RonaldoBagaRonnie]

very true for me I started two years ago and started putting them into a sketchbook. I now have three of them already filled up and doing another one. Who knows my children will be able to sell them someday. :) I'm now mid 50's and not intending to stop.

[@ZebsterBC]

I draw because it helps me deal with grief. When I feel overwhelmed with sadness, it gives me a way to express myself when I have no other way to do it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of art and for being such a great inspiration.

[@littleripper312]

Well said. I realized in college that if I can learn programming, math or violin then why can't I learn to draw too? I grew up thinking I didn't have talent for it so I never really gave it a go. I don't know why that rumour ever started that people an either draw or they can't. Everyone can learn.

[@dariopuche847]

Thank you, great video, and I will start this journey at 63

[@DAYbreaking_Ideas]

I love the comparison with written language. Like you said, drawing can help us relax and deal with stress, along as we don’t focus on being‘perfect.’

[@a.o9656]

This is such a great example of MEDITATION 🧘‍♀️. In uni I studied biological behaviour. And we were taught in first tutorial tha meditation isn't just about sitting still and emptying the mind and breathing exercises.. but being mindful and in the moment of whatever you're doing. All the things you've said about dipping brush in and seeing brush loaded with colour, being intentional with lines, the tactical feel of pencil on paper reminded me of that tutorial. I love it.

[@EuropaPhoenix]

Drawing is a challenge for me. Each drawing is a battle, that's why my drawings are the one things that really makes me happy when I manage to do them the way I want. I really feel proud of myself when I create something good. Also, through drawing, I learn to enjoy and love the world around me. For instance, learning to draw horses, for me, is the same than learning to love horses.

[@ZovcDrafts]

Hey Teoh! You've been a great inspiration and teacher and I've taken a lot of advice from your videos. I started doing watercolor painting in 2019 as a new year's resolution to "stop thinking about making art and start making art." I still sketch almost every day, but what made me decide to do what I do most--portraits--was a friend's Facebook profile picture. It was a deceptively simple, detailed portrait of the friend in question and I thought it would be nice to be able to give people gifts like that, to make them see how beautiful they are. Now, on most of my days where I have free time, I go to a Cafe and either work on portraits of my friends or sketch complete strangers and give it to them.

[@hasewo]

Am I the only one who draw because of this distant feeling of dread that kinda feels like "I'm going to die if I ever decide to never draw again" ?

[@kathylarson7601]

Drawing & watercolor classes have introduced me to the local art community, including Urban Sketchers. What a remarkable find!

[@AlexYorim]

Sometimes, I draw to learn, sometimes I draw to be productive, and sometimes I draw to have fun. These three sometimes overlap when I don't notice it, and that's the fun part.

[@d42]

i like how you make it seem like you dont care how you place your lines

[@linili3518]

I need to regain the spontaneous energy of tat artistic little girl who used to doodle endlessly with a pencil on every empty space she cld find in her sister's textbooks & having to run for her life later being chased by a really red-faced angry sister...tat was me when I was younger... Lol... Ah the price I had to pay for my artistic practice! Hahaha

[@monsoon_magic2874]

Love the way you put it.

[@linili3518]

@@monsoon_magic2874 glad u enjoy it... Gotta learn to laugh at life's little exp!

[@CATAZTR0PHE]

I think you've done that (you drew everywhere) because you have been experimenting, kids experiment a lot, they are checking what will come of it, "what if I do that? What if I do this?"

[@winterhedgeowl9399]

I’m very new to drawing and painting. I’m not very good yet, but I tell myself that’s ok. It’s relaxing to follow a lesson on KZbin or a book from the library and let the rest of my stress and anxiety float away for a while. It’s something I do just for me.

[@kookatsoonjan]

awesome Winter...just do it for yourself!!! Great tip..thanks

[@txin999]

When you're an artist who's stuck in quarantine for too long and start getting existential! Kidding aside, I ask myself this too, especially since I have a dad who still discourages me from drawing because it's not "productive". I don't really care, I think drawing does wonders on my mental health :)

[@DrNem0]

Mental health is the most precious commodity, never let anything go that gives you that!

[@goodvibeart]

I love drawing and painting because it makes me feel good and it strengthens/inlargest the brain grey matter.

[@burgarima]

Hi Teoh, I think this is my first ever KZbin comment. But I really wanted to let you know that you're a great teacher and I find it really motivating to watch you paint and talk about art. I've learned a lot from your colour mixing videos about watercolors and I love your approach to urban sketching. Thank you for sharing all this with us, it's a privilege to be able to watch all this. Love from India :)

[@stevesloan5935]

Really nice video, Teoh. Drawing is just a part of who I am; I've always had an aptitude for it. Like you, I enjoy the tactile feel of traditionally-made art. I guess I was 4 when I first saw Disney's "Sleeping Beauty", and I was just blown away. They had achieved something *far* beyond anything I'd seen in other animated shows in both style and believability. The early scene of first-person perspective moving me into and through the trees was stunning. Sparked by that experience, along with Sunday comics like Peanuts and my dad's old comic book collection, I've always had a love for graphic illustrations with outlines and color. I have wonderful memories for example of drawing with my other art friends in 2nd grade, and in particular the fearless abandon of composing our drawings. We would share our crayon nubs, which is mostly what we had for color. We would draw side by side, talking and sharing and showing each other the way we liked to render different things. We did many drawings; all of them and none of them were precious. We gave our drawings to each other freely and easily. Such is the joy of drawing on the near side of simplicity. As a young teen, I saw Frazetta's work for the first time on a book cover and was awestruck. Then I found his books of paintings! ...the visceral energy, the dynamic poses, the emotion, the story-brought-alive was both captivating and groundbreaking in image after image. I would do graphite studies of many of his paintings, and he inspired me to reach farther in my own art. Around the same time I began to equate an ability for a high degree of realism with being a better artist. With that came the angst, the emotions of starting a piece, the fear of ruining a good piece at the end, the comparisons and worry if I was good enough to be a "real" artist. And for the longest time, I just "couldn't" with watercolor; the idea of letting the paint flow all over, going where it wanted to? Nope. Give me a sharp graphite pencil, please. Then with the advent of hyper-realistic CGI, notably popularized in the Marvel movie franchises I intensified my fascination with artists who could skillfully replicate every minute detail, as exemplified here on YT by Marcello Barenghi and Heather Rooney (one of my favorites of Heather's is "Drawing Elephants-The Circle of Life"). And I certainly do love images like Andrew Tischler's with all of their "crispy details", particularly on his epic 6 x 8-foot paintings. But, as a dad of several children with many responsibilities, It. Was. Just. So. Hard. To. Start. A piece like that. And for a long time, I didn't. Now in my 50's, my appreciation for artists like Charles Schulz has grown tremendously. In Peanuts, I now recognize the vitality, the dynamics, the emotion, the story-brought-alive, to indeed have been captivating and groundbreaking in strip after strip. On Schulz's shoulders the great Bill Watterson gave a beautiful thing to the world in the form of a mischievous six-year-old boy and his pet tiger...and those watercolors! So in recent years, I began rediscovering the fun of putting a pen to paper without regard to perfect proportion or realism. I began to care less how the piece came out and more about the process and what I learned from it. I began to regularly go "straight to ink" and make it work with no eraser, and to let the watercolors flow. My fascination grew for the challenge of "economy of expression"; how to exclude detail and yet effectively portray a scene, how to quickly but convincingly capture a moment, how to laugh & learn when it all goes terribly wrong. Such is the joy of drawing on the far side of simplicity. I was certainly inspired in this direction by wonderful artists like Peter Draws and you, Teoh. And so I thank you. So why draw? Memory, connection, heritage, and the potential to enrich others that I will never meet through time and space are just a few of my reasons. Leonardo Da Vinci's copious illustrated journals are the ultimate example, not of the unattainable but of the possible... Let's draw!

[@haicautrang5304]

It is so cute to hear you speak so sweetly about your daughter :) also "I inhaled some weed" hahahahahah

[@Reyelia]

I draw because it allows me to express myself. My drawings are a personal practice, where my dreams, visions, and real life experiences are captured and come into existence for the first time. I think by physically implementing these thoughts into the physical realm through drawing is an important bridge from the mind to reality. I remember the first livestream of you and Tiffany had a while ago. The fact that you took the time to draw such precious, intimate moments with her inspires me to draw from life more, and embrace to the moment. 😊

[@sallydansereau1270]

I have always drawn, it is in me. My career was in technical drawing, but I always drew for fun as well. Now I have time to develop my artistic drawing further. It is something you do for a lifetime and for yourself.

[@duck7033]

A beautiful video! I couldn't agree more. Art is very therapeutic for me even when I am struggling with it - the idea that its a forever evolving skill keeps me motivated. The art you showed is brilliant as always ❤

[@no_chefs_here3194]

i recently shared this video with my former classmate from college, we were in Chinese class together, and he commented on my ability to write 漢字, i told him that aside from stroke order, it is also about proportion and just feeling at peace creating art. somehow this video just popped in my mind, and i think he was very motivated. so thank you again for making this

[@passage2enBleu]

After more than 100 days of consecutive drawing, I missed yesterday and felt so bad. Well, picked up the pencil and carried on today.

[@ritawilbur7343]

I started drawing last year about a month after the Coronavirus lockdown started, and I swear it has saved my sanity. It's definitely therapeutic and meditative for me. I love it! I'm like a kid with crayons, just having a good time - and also showing my art to everyone I know!

[@shortyangel2010]

I feel very present when I draw and, like you said, a picture says a thousand words. I often struggling with being able to express myself in words, especially my feelings so seeing an image that resonates and drawing it helps me to process, express, and communicate. Even if others do not understand a picture at first, they are usually more patient and curious to my explanation than with words, and I feel less frustrated and trapped when speaking when I have a picture beside me.

[@LunaBianca1805]

One of the best ways to get into "flow", creative writing the other :) When I can have both that's even better ^^ - that's probably why I am so drawn with writing systems that are completely different from my German one, like Japanese, Chinese, Arabic or Ancient Egyptian. I still remember when we did history classes on that and my teacher brought a list with which hieroglyphs stands for which letter in our Latin alphabet so we could learn how to write our names in them. That one was soooo much fun 🥰

[@recoveringsoul755]

I had found a website a long time ago that showed the hieroglyphic alphabet, and you could put in your name and it would show you what it looked like in Hierogphys. I think they sold little pendants with that word on it, I suppose you could do any word, doesn't need to be your name. Over on the Useful Charts YT channel he's got one about the evolution of language and that's really interesting but it ends up pretty much with English, so it doesn't cover EVERY language. I think you can even get a poster.

[@oliferous]

First off, thank you for all of the time you put into your channel. It has helped me overcome a number of obstacles and issues through this last year and a half period/ through the pandemic. First and foremost I am a musician. I started drawing again after not for over 30 years because I got stuck while writing a song. I thought, maybe if I flipped gears completely and painted some thing, maybe it would get my brain flipped around and able to continue writing music! Long story short, not only did I figure out a great way to get over writing blocks, I discovered, or more so rediscovered, another form of expression that I now thoroughly enjoy and it is absolutely wonderful! So much so that I find myself most days of late going for a paintbrush or pen over an instrument! LOL! So that’s why I draw. Thank you for a great video! Those pictures you did with your daughter are really going to be prized possessions in another couple of decades for sure!👍

[@crystaltanyoga]

That was a really a great video that sums up all the reasons I love painting! Its not too dissimilar. I tried sketching a scene when I was somewhere travelling, and remembered fondly how observing my surroundings and putting it down with pencil, sent a shiver of delight and flow through me. It was a feeling I never had before, and the result was not bad even! Since then, I never really tried drawing again though. I wasn't drawn to draw (haha excuse the pun), but last year, at age 40, i picked up watercolours for the first time, and now can't stop painting flowers.

[@androandro7179]

Can you do sketchbooks tours pleaseeeeee 😁

[@anayansi5275]

Thank you for sharing this very important video. Drawing and art are the missing links to health, in my opinion, and you bring well needed therapy to the masses. You help us all believe in the possibility of creation. Your “gentle genius” is greatly appreciated. 🙏🏽 Please keep up the great work!

[@kookatsoonjan]

thanks...well said...and totally agree, though could never have said it so well...thanks to Teoh!!!...for tuning is in.

[@catherinelevison3310]

I agree with all that you said. I couldn’t draw until I tried. I didn’t think I was capable. I now enjoy it a lot and I did get much better. I really like it when I am waiting or stuck in traffic as a passenger. It is a very fun outlet. Thank you.

[@recoveringsoul755]

I have always liked to doodle, but only when inspiration struck me. As a little girl I loved horses so I picked up a book at the library or somewhere on how to draw horses, and taught myself how to draw them. My parents had careers in medicine and engineering, but they were both very creative always doing something artistic on the side. My dad helped me in school when I had to do a diorama and I didn't even know what it was. I was able to help my kids when they needed to do the same. My children didn't seem to have much artistic talent, although one of them seemed to enjoy creative writing and the other was good with a musical instrument, so that isn't true either. Those are art forms too. Drawing from life is a great way to remember things, like everything that you observed in order to draw that scene from life. It's a great way to capture your memory from that time, the weather, the smells, the sounds and you can look at the image later and travel back in time right to that moment, suspended in time, while you were drawing it. I tried to start a bullet journal for 2020. A strange year to be sure. But it is filled with strange pictures like murder hornets, people in masks, little graphs showing stock market crashing and unemployment rising, prisoners being let out of jail early, forest fires. all kinds of stuff they don't make stickers for. Seemed like each thing I tried to draw was a first attempt so it's not very good. But I can look at the "art" for a month and know which month it was. For February last year it was a leap year and I've always liked frogs, and doodled them somewhat. But I wanted a Leaping Frog to signify leap year and found a reference image finally and drew that. I know what it means. After awhile I started looking up flower of the month, or gemstone of the month, in addition to holidays I wasn't celebrating stuck at home but I could still draw something of that holiday. So I learned a lot, it kept me somewhat sane, and I Learned about page composition so the art pages look like they go together with the colors I picked. I also tried to grow some of my own food but that didn't turn out so well so I didn't draw that. I should have! I thought I killed my lemon tree but it is coming back to life now!

[@polrusstomakriss9001]

I feel as though drawing is a beauty that comes from a place of not comparing but abosrbing, I always find it interesting on what influences my art and I always enjoy just taking in the shading aspects and love detailed layers of mechanical pencils and then engaging in regular pencil, overall I think drawing is a music of balancing chaos in one hand and just taking a deep breath automatic drawing has always been a moment to be well versed and accustomed to, I've learned to copy some things and not everything and take the respect in one's appreciation in how they've approach their art

[@heycrystalheyy]

My goal for this year is to draw more things, and more often! Thank you for your videos, they always provide so much inspiration and motivation.

[@kimmir8969]

I have never taken the time to tell you....THANK You for all of your videos and the time you put into them. How inspiring. I have been trying to motivate myself to draw everyday. I paint almost everyday but I am terrible at drawing......that doesn't even make sense,lol. Thanks again , KR

[@linili3518]

Drawings are our thots captured in visual forms by our hand... It engages at least four of our senses - we see the shapes forming, hear the scratching sounds of graphite/pen on paper, smell the graphite (?) ink/ paints , feel the texture of the paper etc except for taste unless its edible art... Lol. Love the idea of drawing our must-pack travel items in pic rather than making a boring list! Thanks Teoh for this grt idea! One glance & it tells all! A pic tells a thousand words - so true!

[@ArtBrain]

I appreciate your attempt to inspire! I think everyone should try to draw as adults and see if they were better at it than they perceived when they were young. It may lead to a satisfying hobby and hours of enjoyment. If you find that you are good, then lucky you, pursue it! However....During the early pandemic I tried very hard to learn to draw. I read books like drawing for people who don't think they can draw, Drawing on the Right Side of Your Brain etc. In addition to the structured course books, I bought books with step by step, do this stroke, do that stroke examples that I could mimic. I took paid classes. I watched free classes. Didn't work for me. It became a chore and difficult to motivate myself to do because my efforts never turned into something satisfying enough to keep wanting to do it -- but I have a lot of supplies to NOT do it! and I'm still addicted to buying supplies because they are so cool. I have to actually talk myself down -- why are you buying that when you can't even draw! I hear a lot from talented artists that anyone can draw and I think what they're doing is underestimating their own talents. All young children start drawing, but I've heard between 9-13, the less talented ones drop off and find other talents. I think anyone can try to draw something semi-satisfying with a ton of effort. But if it's frustrating, they don't attempt to do so often. So don't underestimate yourself. Some people just don't have the ability to interpret spaces well enough to transfer them to paper. That is me. So yeah, by all means everyone and anyone should attempt drawing. But if you fail, don't be too mad at yourself, because not everyone can draw. Watch You Tube videos and enjoy the truly talented and embrace the hobby of supporting them!

[@IcejjfishTbone]

I really just love your drawings and the way you do them. They pretty much take all the basic fundamentals in art and nothing to complex. So it really makes it enjoyable to look at. It also is good since once you master the fundamentals you can get drawings done fairly quickly and you don’t have to worry about getting things perfect. Which is why I love ink, no erasing. You work with what you put down

[@creeperspeak]

First time I ever saw anybody write Arabic backward 😂 But good work! It’s actually totally legible.

[@zilazila9220]

I was just going to say that. But it turns out well tho 😂.

[@linili3518]

Love the fluidity of yr strokes in the way u draw, Teoh -so free & spontaneous yet so intentional to create wat u hav in mind! Must hav acquired with much much practice tat it seems like second nature to u!

[@visionaryvenus]

Thanks Teoh for another inspirational video! ✨ Drawing is meditation and therapy for me. It helps me expressing and sorting through thoughts, feelings, concepts and visions. I totally agree with you on the memories aspect as well. It's such a good feeling to look at older sketchbooks and reconnect to your own past. :)

[@lindaalflen9025]

Thank you! I really enjoy your channel. This video was particularly inspiring. I answered the question ... Why draw? Exactly as you did. "Why not"! Keep up the good work!

[@Theophilus1968]

Think you for the encouraging words.

[@sneakyartist]

What a lovely video, Teoh! I think drawing for me works the way you described for urban-sketching. It is my way to make notes of where I am, what I see, and how I feel while I'm there. It is the best way I know to remember my travels!

[@dmullins311]

Thank you! A great reminder to keep drawing especially during times when you don't feel like doing it. Afterall, it's like playing as an adult!

[@BarbrajoanOriginals]

Hello Teoh, I still enjoy seeing your videos, although I don’t comment as much. Hope your family is well. Tallahassee Florida

[@SharonNolfi]

Great video, Teoh. I draw for all the reasons you mentioned. It's a wonderful way to experience life more fully.

[@ameliastanlay9979]

I like drawing because I like creating and it is therapeutic for me! thanks for being an inspiration!

[@fifirandom97]

I have drawn my whole life with any writing utensil I could get my hands on. In notebooks, on homework, back of journals, scraps of paper, post its, you name it. For me, it was the only way to focus on what my teachers and peers were saying. It got to a point where I could look back at old notebooks and remember exactly what conversation was happening around me (the doodles were more important than my notes lol!) I did it for so long that I naturally got really good at very fine repetitive lines. However, in college when I arrived in art classes and met talented people who drew perspective, bodies in motion, characters, and even comics, I got discouraged and even stopped doodling for a while. It wasn't until I took an intensive comic class (he made us draw soo much every single day) that I realize, there is no one definition of art and it's the fact that I keep drawing that matters. Nowadays, I have a goal of making my own comic someday! Thank you for this video. For me, it was a gentle reminder of why I draw.

[@chantalp.146]

Thank you Teoh! I do it to relax above anything else...

[@nesdingo]

I stopped drawing for over a year and it hit me hard not having that artistic outlet available. This year I made the decision to do the 100 day challenge where I’m watercoloring 100 animals. I’m currently on day 56 and I’m loving it so much. It’s so relaxing and after I finish a painting I have a sense of accomplishment. Great video, Teoh!

[@BlissfulArmy]

I dont draw (i subscribed after watching your note taking apps review). However recently i splurged on supplies for hand lettering and bullet journaling and watching this made me feel like extending my new hobby to cover drawing and painting as well. Thanks for your video!

[@Stevencroasdale]

I love drawing because I can get into a zone that just feels like pure focus 🧘‍♂️

[@ardnasatelier78]

Hello! Lovely vídeo! I draw since childwoud. But during my adult life it was a way to recover from depression, nowadays although terapeutical for me became a passion i wish to persue, dispite being 43 and with 2 children to care for, i am going to chace it! 😃 Thanks for giving me even more reasons to draw! Big hug! 🇵🇹

[@megperry5586]

I want to learn to draw. I love your collaboration with your daughter!

[@golem7864]

What an motivational video. Thanks so much. May it will inspire even more people to start and enjoy drawing.

[@didok80]

Teoh you're right, drawing is fun! For me it's like solving problems (visually speaking) and after years of practice now, sometimes, I'm proud of my work and I like to stare at it. And I can remember the situation when I draw my sketches, even of many years ago, that seems strange to me :) Thanks for sharing

[@NavyAssassinOnBLAST]

Tiffany's 🎨 work is charming 😊

[@liadanmakes]

I love the collaborative drawings with your daughter! Great video, thanks so much for sharing your thoughts.

[@arifadu5273]

Creative creativity 👌

[@dorasketcher]

Hi, Teoh, I agree with every single word in this video! You have explained well, why drawing is awesome!

[@juantaverasiv741]

Thanks for making this video, such great reasons to draw. I have been playing music most of my life and for the most part I play for the same reasons! I fond drawing intimidating sometimes because I am inexperienced but it's true that it doesn't matter, what matters is the process itself!

[@RonaldoBagaRonnie]

Drawing gives me a sense of peace and relaxation I feel it as a passion not letting a day go without drawing. For inspiration I go to Pinterest to look for something that's interesting and sometimes challenging. I copy other peoples art sometimes this way to further develop that skill and apply it to your own ideas. I call drawing as a drug to a troubled soul. Probably If I was still living in Singapore I would have met you and be a part of the USK Singapore :)

[@PuppetMaster8707]

I love to draw because it makes me feel like I'm doing something valuable with my free time

[@HibiscusMedley]

I haven't had a chance to draw in a long while. Your videos always inspire me to want to draw.

[@cherripaterson6066]

Yes this is so true, I got my inspiration from your Channel Teoh, always something inspiring to draw,

[@eileengoldenberg270]

I agree with all you said, I love to draw and I draw everyday. I When we are out urban sketching I hear the same thing over and over “ oh you are so talented , I can’t draw”..it is truly amazing how many people say that to us.. I say if you wan to draw learn how and practice. That is how you can draw! I draw abstract drawing and also Urban Sketch, I love both. I am a professional artist so my life is ART! I create ceramics and paintings too.

[@chewpatricia6972]

Well said and encouraging video. I love drawing and the happiness in seeing my end result. Even the result is not perfect. I can have a good laugh at myself. Haha..very enjoyable!

[@mwGoosman]

I love to draw and am trying to make it a daily habit. I can draw much more easily than I paint with pastel or watercolor. Thanks for reminding why I love this simple medium...love to draw flowers, pets and soon people also.

[@edzejandehaan9265]

"Drawing is very fun" good enough for me...😉

[@death__ray]

Very inspiring and insightful video. I saw the notification in the morning but was busy until now. I hope you can make more of this kind of videos. To me, drawing is almost like an escape from my reality. It helps me put my mind together, it relaxes me, and keeps me motivated to try and experiment new painting media or techniques.

[@a.o9656]

Why I like drawing...I'm not too sure. But it almost feels like rebellion because as a child I was told it's a waste of time. I wasn't allowed to explore arts other than piano (strict Asian parents). I wasn't allowed tools like crayons or paint. So now I am hoarding art supplies lol. I draw almost everyday. I want to improve. I'm still not where I want to be. I want to be able to express myself without references. I guess I'm trying to do what other children experienced when they were younger and I'm just catching up?

[@anayansi5275]

We must have had the same parents. 😁

[@kookatsoonjan]

@@anayansi5275 ditto to you and Bleh Ehh...same type of parents...discouraging any drawing that did not look realistic...quite sad in a way...

[@jeffm3283]

Lovely video. Thanks for sharing. The reason I got into drawing and painting was for therapeutic reasons I suppose.

[@mf--]

I draw to develop visual communication skills. After watching Aaron Blaise's video about sketchbooks, I finally internalized that sketchbooks can be more about capturing time from my point of view.

[@Tosca364]

Hello Teoh and everyone, hope you guys a nice day 😁

[@michellerose220]

I like drawing because I can create my own little imaginary world with characters and reimagining the past. It takes me to a different headspace

[@amexjam55]

Hello Teoh. Why draw? For all of the reasons you stated. When I sit down to draw I'm like in my own happy zone. PS I just subscribed to you channel. I know I will learn a lot from you. Thanks!

[@mrsf6278]

i also enjoyed i just started painting a year back

[@cindyhorton6980]

Oh wow!! I remember when you did the tank!!!❤️ And all those others!! What fun they were to watch!! Thank you for reminding us "Why Draw." I need and love to hear this every once in a while.❤️ You are so inspiring! 🤩❤️🤩❤️🤩

[@alemwaydesign6732]

Your art is so inspiring.

[@sheilarawlingson1050]

Brilliant advice many thanks Teoh ❤️

[@vangogo6819]

I love drawing for so many reasons, except for the times I get caught up in thinking I'm no good at it so give up, thankfully my husband is my cheerleader! I have been drawing from the age of four and I'm now sixty one and still find it calms me more than anything else. Color speaks to me, as does line and form, and I love trying different mediums to mix things up, but drawing is always my "home base". Teoh, you are so correct in saying practice and not worrying about the outcome are two must in drawing,great video as always, thank you.😊✏🖍🖌✒🎨

[@Caffeinated-Neanderthal]

Your drawings are beautiful! And I agree I believe it is good for people to create things. Had to subscribe, great video.

[@no_chefs_here3194]

wow i loved this video, i agree 100% your thinking but you were 1st one to formulate it like this!

[@dreamspheree]

I've been drawing all my life sometimes more sometimes less. I use sketching as a tool ok my day job and as relaxing in the evening. I've been drawing digital alot for the past 9 years and last year I completely stopped drawing digital... I enjoy the tectile experience and the fact that something is created in the world. I also can look at my sketches from years ago and suddenly remember that day in and out side the drawing. Thanks for the amazing video!

[@momonatu4998]

Lovely, Teoh, lovely! I just think the same way.

[@ravenfox13]

This is a wonderful video, your love for drawing is felt all throughout the video 💚💚💚

[@oblisk420]

another insightful video!! thank you teoh

[@kristinebagasin-arabaca2610]

Thank you! Want to take fine arts waay back, i became a doctor. now im back. very helpful videos.

[@isabelleperezcade9967]

you're perfectly right, Parka, drawing brings only positive things ! You don't see time passing, you get better quickly, you find your own style, you look better, you can share, you can sketch anytime, anywhere. You don't ruin yourself, you develop your mind and your creative mind... drawing is better than medicines ... Thank you for this nice video !! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🖌🖌🖌✏️✏️✏️

[@SarahAndBoston]

Love this video Teoh! It was so great seeing all of your sketches and hearing your thoughts. I draw because it's a better way to remember traveling than just through photos. I think of it as combining what I'm thinking along with what I'm seeing.

[@chantelmcskimming6633]

Thank you, Teoh. You drawing skills are really nice! I like to draw birds and am trying some landscapes. The idea of travel sketching is one of my life goals! ☺️

[@ghost_of_taliesin]

Love this video. I draw because I’m an architect. I couldn’t draw before i learn to draw for my university entrance exam and continued with my architecture education. Because of that i’m only skilled in drawing buildings lol. Even though i never need to do a complete rendering nowadays, I love sketching buildings and architecture details. But i struggle with scenes like people and street objects, or just objects in general, i’m still learning to get the scales right. Urban sketching inspire me to learn better my skills.

[@elisabethseeger5837]

Wonderful video!!

[@rika8246]

I had a struggle with my drawing skills, especially when I started to work. Work in the hospital + adult responsibilities kept me busy. I think I would draw 3-5 times a year. I was wondering if it was possible for me to revive my passion for drawing even if I am in my 30s? Seeing this video inspired me. I was reminded the joy of drawing. I have to slowly revive my drawing passion. I remember the joy I had when I made something that my mother and friends would appreciate. I also remember the fun times I had making fan arts and doing art trades. I miss drawing. The drawing session with your daughter was heartwarming.

[@teohyc]

Can can come up with daily themes to draw. And if you don't draw daily, just jot down ideas on a notebook so that you can use them later. You can draw simple things like furniture (all types), insects, cars, electronics, cups, your stationary mug, kitchen, anything. Just have a notebook of ideas.