Why You SHOULDN'T Draw "Pretty People" (commentary + art)

heya! first video with this type of editing i spent a lot of time on it soo 9USDJI but yeah! just something that i was thinking about for a while. AND ALSO the title is clickbaity i know i just thought it was funny LMAO but yeah. i hope i didnt come off as salty im just bad with regulating my tone LOL
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[@deimosatellite]

DFKLJDS omg people keep commenting without watching the video hey if thats you the point of the video is that people should draw whatever they want and not feel pressured to draw "pretty" things for likes + views Y9UJSFDFDSS TLDR HELPPPPP

[@deimosatellite]

no im kind of giggling bc did ppl see the title and expect me to say "YOU HAVE TO DRAW UGLY PEOPLE" and comment based on that HELPPP NFNFMFNNFDHDNFJ

[@TheIcecypher]

That was my first thought, but it is very early in the video when you simply said "if you want to draw pretty people, continue doing so." It's so weird that people are willing to use their time saying something without first using their time to get what's needed to have an intelligent opinion. I certainly hope they grow out of it, or they will spend an entire life voicing dumb thoughts.

[@hi-tr1bt]

man i was agreeing with you?

[@lauraknightart]

Why you should draw: ✨whatever you want✨

[@BestKazooist]

​@@sem_reyeah LMAO

[@treymoment]

​@@sem_rei hate that guy

[@sweetpuddingchan]

NO NOT HIM OMG

[@Pr0ject1nkyy]

Unless it’s illegal and gross art

[@Pr0ject1nkyy]

Then don’t draw

[@madness_mania]

That's why I am trying to stray away from Instagram, cause I had my fair share of terrible people on there with horrible art trends that are more hurtful than good inside the art community, I met people who I thought were close to me but ended up caring more about the art and followings they got and left me as soon as they got popular off or doing trends, and turned sour. Honestly social media is a hell scape and that's why I don't have so much digital pleasure in being on my phone anymore and feeding into the algorithm, it really does effect your mental well being! Well said everything here ✨ Edit: not everyone after blowing up will turn sour I know that, I'm I'm stating it changes people sometimes and they let popularity get to their head

[@deimosatellite]

thank you so much! and real, it's really disheartening how a lot of the art community feels very dog-eat-dog :( i hope things are getting better for you though and best of luck qwq!!

[@madness_mania]

@@deimosatellite oh things always get better, dropping people who don't care about you is alot better for your well being than trying to keep them with you! Wishing the best for you too with things like these, being a artists is hard when finding people like you ^^

[@misfit_raven4367]

I’ve also had someone who I thought was a friend grow in popularity and begin to ghost me. It was very hurtful, and they even set their discord status to a vent that said “I don’t know how to stop them from talking to me”, as if to make the point even louder that they were searching for public attention.

[@madness_mania]

@@misfit_raven4367 oh yeah that's the worst, mine went as far as to talk to their therapist and friends and just say how badly I impacted them or how annoyingI am, which I was always positive an actually cared and ask how they were everyday, I should have seen the love bombing and over sharing as signs haha, it really is upsetting I'm so sorry that happened I only wish the best for you✨

[@usubenidango]

You put into words what I've been feeling for months, I feel like it's a big trend recently to only draw "hot" and "gorgeous" people and everyone think it's the way to go if you want to grow as an artist, when that's a huge, huge lie. Remember what Hayao Miyazaki once said - "whether you can draw like this or not, is not what matters (as in, only drawing "good" is not what will make you grow) what really matters is that if a girl like this would exist in real life" (he talked about the importance of making his characters as close to the human heart as possible) I think a lot of people have forgotten that art is first and foremost supposed to be something well, fun... to be able to express yourself and have fun with people close to you, to me, that's what art should be about.

[@TaikoUtau]

WHOOOO, I LOVE YOUR ARTSTYLE Also this makes me feel a lot better about my art since I draw everyday and still can't do anatomy and folds correctly

[@deimosatellite]

ahh thank you so much!! and im glad it helped to dispel negativity, and i believe in you!!

[@TaikoUtau]

@@deimosatellite Tysm!!!

[@FatherDazai]

I mean this in the best way possible when I say, that when I saw your art style, I immediately acknowledged you as a BSD fan and then saw what the speedpaint was and audibly went “hooray”

[@othello-von-ryan]

SAME FR. their mascot gives such dazai vibes!!!

[@thornarts]

DAZAI??? HI

[@FatherDazai]

@@thornarts NO WAY HIII THORN

[@pheonixangel_]

I’ll be off topic but I loved your commentary about this aspect of the art community! I feel like commentary art channels have lost it popularity due to the lack of drama. I say this because I looked at your channel and realised that I don’t come across this content anymore. I used to wait patiently for updates for art channels to spill the tea, and despite how toxic it was, we ate it up. It was polarising and created discussions. I suppose it’s a good sign, because that means no one is getting hurt anymore. I wasn’t really going anywhere with this, but this particular video made me reminisce back when people would be pumping out this type of content. The art community is still around, but the vibe just feels different. :)

[@pinkieglitterheart]

also how fanart is the only way to get see much easier and those people won't stay for your ocs. only the fandom fanart they like that you've made. and how hard it is to make a drawing or reel look interesting because ideas are hard, especially if you have to post everyday to even get notified. currently besides wanting to be seen by others on Instagram, I just post for my friends and people I hope are interested in my sillies (my ocs)

[@bruoche]

Also a bit of a side note but a lot of people seems also to confuse drawing pretty art with drawing traditionally attractive people, wich is pretty harmful to artists and spectators both in some way in my opinion Cause like, then you feel like only those specific type of people and proportions are worth seeing and you start to see other traits as ugly irl too I know I realised that drawing my profile picture, where at first I struggled drawing a character that actually felt like me, but then I did a design where I put, exaggerated and stylised every "flaw" in my face and it actually made the design look a lot more right and even made me feel better about those things

[@Kittyboi.]

I struggle a lot with perfectionism and comparing my art to other(usually) more skilled artists and it’s hard for me to just draw for fun because my brain is convinced it has to look perfect and I don’t even post my art! I have so many art styles I enjoy but I can’t even make art half the time cause I’m not confident enough in my skills and I can’t focus enough to do proper studies which is really frustrating because I want to be able do things like character design and backgrounds and props cause I’m studying animation and I also want to make comics at some point but I just feel burnt out.

[@bnuuuyy]

god this is so relatable

[@JunoNeptune30]

I have the same energy

[@turtlie7309]

I feel this so much!!! I’ve just resigned to the fact that trying to crack down on studies has actually made my art worse because of how frustrated and stressed I get but I still have so much I want to learn 🫠

[@Kittyboi.]

@@turtlie7309 oh my gosh I relate to this so much!!

[@1betteroffdead1]

Great video! Also I am obsessed with how u drew Sigma, he looks so goood!

[@deimosatellite]

ahh thank you!! qwq

[@absofruitlyray]

Omg you’re criminally underrated!!! Also love the way you handled this topic :))

[@Mimiloves_straykids]

y'all I think she's talking about Kooleen🥲by the way i love your art style!!

[@tharinypremkumar6284]

yeah she def talking about kooleen

[@kur0.ink.]

i love how you talked about this topic:) and i also love how you draw bsd characters!

[@WillCWilson]

You might have touched on this in your video, but in case you didn't: People should draw or sculpt or make 3D models of pretty people because they WANT to, not because they feel like it'll get them attention.

[@Beeswarmplayer33002]

As a starter artist, I am aware that my art is not the best (obviously) but I try to be confident and look at my improvement (my latest speedpaint is on my channel)

[@sjstudios7185]

love the tiny nikolai hiding at the bottom of the screen

[@deimosatellite]

i always forget that hes there youre the first person to say anything abt him 8U9SFIJSDF

[@StarPlatinum7912]

LITERALLY THIS VIDEO >>>

[@MeemahSN]

I have a lot of respect for artists and art as a whole. The amount of work people put into their craft is so admirable. I’m a firm believer that art is for expression. Whether that be a concept, an emotion, an experience, or just there for the sake of being there, art is to express something. Seeing different styles that represent one’s creativity, is so cool to me. Personally, I really like dark and gloomy art; it speaks to me more than what would be considered more “conventional” (don’t get me wrong, conventional art is just as pretty, and I love it as much as the next person.) but I find great enjoyment out of more “ugly,” and I use that word very loosely, pieces that don’t follow this narrow view of art needing to be perfect and pretty and appeal to a wider audience. I think all art is beautiful, and that’s a mindset we need to foster in children.

[@IMURSOFTFUZZYMAN]

YOUR ARTSTYLE IS SO PRETTY OMG

[@ickylynn6155]

I really love this, and I think this should be more normalized in the art community. Draw for yourself not just for the likes. Love the art style too!

[@churningseas3317]

Thanks for this video! It really helped me realize certain things about how I look at my own art, so definitely super insightful. Also if you ever release merch, we need "I.. am kind of an artist" on a shirt xD

[@dragonflame7058]

Thankyou for this! I gave up on my Instagram as my art never seemed to fit the algorithm. I watched as all my friends pages grew but mine didn't and became so stressed with likes. I was so embarrassed that my art never received any attention despite me trying so hard and spending hours on pieces to get a few likes. I haven't been able to draw in over a year as nothing I made was good enough and now when I try and draw I give up because it's not up to my standard. This video makes me feel so seen and maybe I'll just start to try find my love for drawing again. ❤

[@semi_enigma]

YOu are right in that as someone has been drawing their entire life, I used to draw what ever. Now I feel if it's not good I won't post it. But I also recognize that I just need to stop being a weenie and draw whatever again

[@GuardianSpirits13]

One way I've always seen it is that social media is a separate skill from art. If you choose to focus on social media, the best path is to create consistent, "aesthetic" art and videos. If you want to focus on art however, taking your time and creating less glamorous work that actually helps you improve is much more beneficial. I want to be a professional artist, and I don't have the time to focus on posting every other day if I really want to make it in the industry. This is reinforced whenever I see professional, veteran artists from Disney/Pixar or certain comics that have fewer followers than me despite the reach of their work in the real world. You don't have to choose both, and there are ways to make it without having sold your soul to social media corporations.

[@FormerlyMantisDragon1995]

Ironically, I was listening to this while working on pretty art 😂 Slight over sharing, the art is for my grandma, who’s slowly dying as she no longer wants to take her Parkinson’s medication (I completely respect that, Parkinson’s isn’t something to just shrug off), but before she passes, she wanted me and my sister to draw our own perception of her. Not in any sorta vain way or anything, but I think it’s just something she wants to be happy about before she passes. She loves us a lot, and the pretty art I’m working on is to reflect on how beautiful (but fading) soul she has and that it needs to be made before her time is up As for pretty art itself, that was something I struggled getting out of the habit of drawing for a great deal of my youth, but I think starting in my late teens, I broke out of that a bit and went more for a combination of cute and creepy which I love a lot even to this day. It’s always good to diversify the feel of one’s art, and as someone who’s trying to get back into doing art after months of having severe art block, it’s definitely advice to hold on to

[@interlapsed]

I'm so sorry for your loss :( may she rest in peace

[@FormerlyMantisDragon1995]

@@interlapsed Thank you. As of right now, it’s more of a spiritual loss as she’s still physically alive, but she’s slowly dying. I suppose there’s still some sort of validity with what you said, in a way, since she’s just not the same as she used to be. So again, thank you

[@ArtzyMoonz_]

Yes, I thoroughly enjoy drawing pretty dragons. This is because it makes up for my poor human skills. Jk haha. Anyways, you did a very good job on the drawing! I love your style.

[@seungminsinmyfeelings]

SIGMA AND DAZAI !! LOVE YOUR ARTSTYLE OMG ♡

[@J3LLY_C1TYST4R]

I was more focused on the art then the actual talk🙂

[@J3LLY_C1TYST4R]

Also was that some BSd characters? Just a question :-;

[@deimosatellite]

indeed dazai and sigma :3

[@J3LLY_C1TYST4R]

i love them :D

[@dragoness777]

Okay so as someone who LOVES drawing pretty/flamboyant/over-decorated characters (both human and furry), admittedly mostly sexy lanky anime men: there is a lot of pressure on social media to make "pretty things" all the time and I agree it can be harmful and toxic, especially if you want to draw a variety of things or only glorify the pretty things. Especially if yo're not being real with how difficult art really is. I feel that if I mix my pretty characters with dark topics or post my "prugly"/horror art in the same space I have my pretty art it's mostly the pretty or at least "interesting" art that gets more likes, even if the horror art means more to me or took longer. But really most artists are people too and have a diversity of opinions like most other people on the planet, you don't have to be "the pretty one" every single time. Or even be pretty in the same ways. I've been experimenting with other body shapes recently in my art and it's been fun even when it's kinda... well, not pretty lol. But it's perfectly fine to have special interests in the types of characters you enjoy drawing, pretty or not (within reason). I think that it's better to encourage growth in artists generally than to say "don't feel pressure to draw x, y or z" because some artists love popular art styles but don't feel like they want to challenge themselves to make that style their own. I personally want to see artists grow even if I like their older art better.

[@sunnylastname]

I don't have this problem. I can't draw pretty people. they all end up looking strange anyways because I can't do facial anatomy for shit lmfaooo

[@nixzousticks_]

I've been trying to improve my art a lot and it's been very exhausting, so this video was an extreme breath of fresh air! (Also off topic BUT I LOVE UR ARTSTYLE)

[@kira7233]

Off topic buttttt I was crocheting while having the video on in the background and missed the first few minutes and when I looked up I was like “is that Sigma????” But your style is so so pretty ❤

[@Misha.lolipops]

stop your voice and art is so beautiful and amazing i love it

[@verycherryberry3752]

i agree with a lot of these points, however i also would like to point out that not all beginner artists are children or young and there's also a lot of 30 - 60 year olds or older folks who are also about to start an art career or are complete beginners to drawing altogether or are just learning how to hold a pencil. A lot of the points you mentioned in this Video apply to them too. I loved the video and i found it helpful. It was just a little disheartening that in the art community there is an assumption that "beginner artist = young". This is by no means a criticism of you only or this video only, it's just something where I wish more creators and people who engage in the community would acknowledge that older beginner artists exist too and not every person who is just starting out is a child or young. Some are 50 or 60. Definitely no hate to you though! It's just something I want to mention to people in hopes to bring more awareness to the issue, since as an adult beginner it felt very daunting to enter the art community at such an "old age " (27 lol) and feel excluded partially because of language like that. Partially because everyone else seemed to already be a master at like 16 and I'm heading to my 30s and can barely draw a stick figure. Learning to draw then when everyone refers to beginner artists as "young artists" aka children feels like people like me shouldn't be there. I know this wasn't your intention or anyone's really, but it would be nice if everyone reconsidered how they talk about this to make the space more inclusive and welcoming to everyone. Like I said though, absolutely not trying to be rude! I did find a lot of your points helpful and learned a lot :)

[@deimosatellite]

omg no you're so right, i totally meant beginner artists and not ''young'' artists in terms of whenever i mentioned those who are at the beginning of their art journey and I'm totally a proponent of getting rid of all the weird ageism in the art community especially with how daunting it is (even to me at 23 i get down sometimes), so good point and thank you so much for pointing it out!!

[@Peppertice]

OO QUIRKY LOOKING CHARACTER SPRITE I thinkk I'll stick around :]

[@makoto-samaru8004]

That's a good point. I'm in my art journey but i don't have an account to post my art.

[@seeninthedark]

I gave up with art a while ago... got burnt out, wondering why what I was making never looked good

[@Wooble_Deathnote]

But isn’t art determined on what you find pretty? I think people should draw what they want as long as it’s at least someone anatomically accurate

[@daeggyun8546]

people who draw cartoon or have very exotic artstyle: 😶

[@Violet-p8b]

Your art is so beautiful I’ve been trying to draw anatomy for so long and I still mess up sometimes😅

[@LeuthForeshadowing.Again.]

I was watching the video, and aroudn when you were drawing in a layer of Sigma's hair I was like, "Woah, I feel like they could draw Sigma well" and then I realized you were drawing Sigma ToT I literally flipped when I realized you were drawing bsd because it's so rare to see art videos with a lot of views that have bsd content- ANYWAYJEHRJG- I loved the art and the video and you're super cool-

[@jellyfishtendrils]

Your art is amazing, this video was amazing, and is that dazai and sigma!?!?11

[@hi-tr1bt]

iĺl draw whatever tf i wanna draw thanks

[@Irene-uj2wr]

That’s what he’s saying, pls watch the video before commenting

[@hi-tr1bt]

@@Irene-uj2wr yes... because i was agreeing with him... sorry for not being clear lol that was my bad but i was agreeing with him and directing the comment to those pressuring others to draw what they dont wanna draw :)

[@Irene-uj2wr]

@@hi-tr1bt ohh sry that makes sense

[@3starsburningbright]

he uses he/him, btw

[@hi-tr1bt]

@@3starsburningbright sorry, ill change it

[@IsabellaMathew]

Honestly agree.

[@shachinartlab]

Good explanation

[@Cris.as.in_Crisis]

Sure, i draw pretty people, it just so happens that the things i find pretty are hocked noses, bushy messy eyebrows, eyebags, tooth gaps and strech marks

[@Kuso_Ouji]

Super early into the video still, but I was super skeptical when I first clicked on it, glad I am (as of now) proven wrong (?) Basically, I watched a different video of yours, and so to hear a title like "Why you shouldn't draw pretty people" and "This is a toxic thing in the art community" I really wanted to say "But Dear, your art and characters are super pretty..." Okay now I'll continue watching~

[@ChewyWolf64]

It to clickbaited by this lowkey cause I thought you were telling me that I shouldn’t draw pretty people and I was a little mad cause all my OCs are good looking

[@BleachedRevenant]

I'm as well a bit of an artist and by a bit of an artist I mean I'm extremely skinny

[@IAARPOTI]

I love your art but is your oc 6 feet tall?

[@AUSWQPCV]

No they just have no concept of proportions

[@lovelyqts]

⁠@@AUSWQPCVhow are u meant to know??

[@AUSWQPCV]

@@lovelyqts By... practicing proportions.. you use your eye, you measure, you measure angles, you use units, you use established proportions, you compare the relationships of two objects in terms of size....

[@p1ge0n_]

not me realizing so late that yore drawing sigma and dazai

[@odatistic]

IS SIGZAI ON THE BACKGROUND!?

[@deimosatellite]

yeas. :3

[@sprinkellzzz]

idk something about ur art makes me think u like bsd

[@pinkius]

I don't think that the title makes you any good, except the clickbait

[@potatopatch4563]

I drew and this video was my ref. art quality x10 immediatley!!!

[@fluffysunshine_]

i disagree, only pretty people exist. There is no such thing as a person who is unbeautiful. This takes humans out of the picture and anything thats humanized or anything anthropomorphic. So, whats left? Feral animals, pants, backgrounds, buildings, vehicles, ect. I do agree people should expand the horizon if they want to make it big. But I feel as hobbyists should draw as they please, EVEN humans. That concludes my statement. (I made this stupid argument to make fun of people who are strict pls don't take it seriously LMAO I haven't watched th video yet) Either way, succumbing to beauty standards is stupid because they keep changing. 😋 Nothing will ever be perfect, art and looks wise, just do you man.

[@dreamtheory5658]

Negative Nathan? Anyway, it didn't come off that way at all

[@Soggysquishsushi]

D A Z A I

[@salem3201]

is your persona like dazai ?

[@salem3201]

inspiration *

[@mooebay]

ppl are fine with scrumchious men being drawn but get mad when a gorg woman is drawn because its making people insecure and isnt accurate to an actual "female" body aka they want a 300 pound woman drawn to make themselves feel better

[@Wooble_Deathnote]

Hmm, I like this but the thing is..people are hyping up the men because it happens to the women all the time..they get drawn in these sexual positions and situations as females and they find it annoying so people stopped and moved to the other gender but now..people are getting annoyed and want people to go back to drawing females..i for one think men don’t get enough representation if it isn’t an action/horror film they won’t have male characters just Viking, they won’t have the cute scenes were the male is just doing the gayest shit known to man kind because frankly it’s all about women…my point is people aren’t fine with the men being drawn in that way frankly many men hate it but no one cares and no one listens to them because they don’t know how it feels to be oppressed or they should just deal with it.

[@kaedesakura9274]

I feel like trying to get people to like you so they engage with your art is cheating. It plainly doesn't count if a friend says my art looks good. Of course they would say that they're my friend. Same with people para socially attached to you. Once someone likes your their opinion of your art is unfairly biased

[@uanime1]

If you want people to look at your art you need to draw what people want to look at ie pretty people.

[@MiddleschoolPikachufan]

No one HAS to do anything, not everyone has that ability, not hating, but maybe be more considerate that not everyone is good at drawing?

[@theoptimistictabby2785]

I’m not even gonna attempt to watch this video bc I don’t care what the social justice warriors have to say anymore. I can draw whatever the hell I want.

[@confusedfrog294]

This is so ironic, if you didn’t watch the video don’t comment mate