YOU ARE NOT IMPROVING AND HERE IS WHY

[@TylerEdlin84]

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[@bobxbaker]

i think what a lot of people get stuck on is just practice, they aren't trying to make something in particular, they are just stuck practicing anatomy or perspective or color theory or whatever and think they have to know it before they sit down and try to make something, so it's just a bunch of practice drawings that has nothing in particular to them, it might be a tree a leg or hands just random stuff they wanted to practice. and for these people i'd strongly recommend starting a painting that you want to do and you'll just practice naturally by trying to fix or make it better as you go and ofcourse if you ever get stuck try looking up some references for what you're stuck with, but if you are anxious about just coming up with a painting to do, just do thumbnails, small short sketches that aren't very detailed and then take it from there. like you do get to a point where practice in of itself isn't gonna help you much and you need to take the next step in attempting to make art and when you get there attempting to do the art becomes the practice in of itself, and even if you aren't working on your art directly you might even be practicing something in particular so that you can implement it into your current art piece you're working on which is much more deliberate practice that will yield you something.

[@AUSWQPCV]

yo this comment described why ive been stagnating for the past 6 months. Thank you for making me realize this

[@bobxbaker]

@@AUSWQPCV hope it helps, it can be hard to break this habit aswell, my recommendation is to not just have 1 piece of art you're doing but maybe 2 or 3 just to get used to the idea of making something bigger and most of all seeing a piece for what it is, a long term commitment that is most likely not gonna get finnished in one day or one sitting. having more than 1 let's you bounce around between pieces not getting bored of it. if you want you can even make them related in terms of themes or subject matter as you're probably gonna do some thumbnails and choosing just one can be difficult so this just gives you leeway and gives you room to explore and also most likely room to fail because if one doesn't turn out that good maybe the other 2 or 3 will, and even if that isn't the case that any turn out that good you have actually practiced this theme or subject matter more in depth than you would have done if you just did 1 piece, but to some this can seem more daunting and scary with more pieces so the choice is still yours. as for downtime when you're away from your pieces and just wanna doodle, doing small thumbnails can be good because you're essentially starting your next piece allready so when those other art pieces are done you have thumbnails you can look over and see if you want to take them and do something with them.

[@bobxbaker]

@WandererDH very true.

[@estikazzi9818]

damn man..this is gold =) really thanks,every time is exercise ...but i think never start a paint.. =) thanks thanks

[@bobxbaker]

@@estikazzi9818 no problem, the idea came to me just realizing that leonardo didn't just make mona lisa in one try, he sketched it out, he re-drew it, he painted it and re-painted it til it is what it is now.

[@RenDrawsWarbirds]

"Failure does not matter" - I think I needed to be reminded of that today. Insightful as ever, Tyler, thanks for the work you do.

[@CamelliaFlingert]

He's right, but this is only the half of the thing, a full picture is - nothing matters, it doesn't matter if you fail or win, in the end you will lose it all, your life, your skills, everything you've achieved and everything you had, your memories of your life and everything that you were doing and what you've got in this life, you will lose your self-awareness and absolutely everything would be lost for you, even you yourself

[@RenDrawsWarbirds]

@@CamelliaFlingert And when that day comes, I'd like to look back and know I made the most of the time that I had. I don't know what "Failure doesn't matter" means to you, but it reminded me that failure isn't the end of the world, and that I'd rather try and fail and move on, than regretting never having tried at all, regardless of what happens at the end of the line.

[@Lola_in_the_Black]

I think a very important tip that many beginner artists have to get into their heads (I know I did!): "You can do it again!". I mean whole video was full of good tips but that one gets overlooked so much or reply is "Yeah, yeah" and the person just doesn't take it to their heart for real. But in reality that's often number one art block reason, so many beginners get stuck with this idea they have to make it perfect or at least good at the first try or they suck and should quit and they end up not even trying. It doesn't matter what it is, a quick study, a sketch to be used in a bigger piece or the actual big piece or even whole project - we can do it again! We can learn from our mistakes, review our approach and knowledge, maybe take a break from it to study some things and we can try again and nail it! :)

[@MarushiaDark316]

"If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all. The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." ~ Michelangelo

[@kannonfps]

One thing that helped me to both improve, stay motivated and draw every single draw was to incorporate tracing, yeah the forbidden technique. It helped me SO much since you can trace in so many way'sn you can for example do the whole images with all the little details, you can focus on one part of it and deconstruct it, for anatomy you can build the mannequin over your ref, you can work on specific skills like lineart and so much more... for real tracing has always been something i never allowed myself to do but it did really make me understand so much about my references, how the body works and how everything is connected. Like i said tho it's important to incorporate it in your daily stuff, i also do normal reference drawing, practice my fundamentals etc. and now i have tracing as something else to do. Anyway really good video

[@CantonWhy]

Audio is much better this time, Tyler! And I love these tips. As someone kinda struggling with portraiture, I've had to do dozens and dozens that I consider rather ugly, but every so often, one comes out that I kinda like. Portraits are hard especially in realism since we're so tuned into each other's faces, so it's been useful to tackle it because honestly, careful face construction and proportion management has helped my art in general. Some things are becoming muscle memory. And as long as you're noticing a little improvement, or that something is easier than it was -- well, that just means you're on the right path. Onto the next portrait!

[@LARADEKA]

Of all my many drafts that never see the light, I am continuously reminded of my flaws. Just looking at them makes me chuckle. Seeing people improve their old works is how it proves that improvement comes from learning from failure.

[@icositetracoronciclosincro5448]

We must try to find the solution to our problems. For example, it was very difficult for me to use color, my paintings were always very saturated with color and there was no harmony in them. I started to look at more desaturated painting like the paintings of the Pre-Raphaelites or the Baroque, and I combined it with color studies on the computer, specified with a gradient map and then making adjustments until it was harmonious, then I translated this with real paint and In this process we learn to distinguish between temperature, cold or warm colors, equal colors. I don't imagine how fun this could be, and I'm very sorry that noe realized it or out of fear he won't advance further from the sketch.

[@Dazedpedler32]

Your videos always appear when i need it most, the external and internal pressure makes me forgot that failures are okay and that not everything has to be perfect, thank you very much tyler

[@vc8317]

I truly shouted into the void and YT answered. Your video popped up on my recommendations feed and has answered a lot of my frustrations lately when trying to get back into drawing.

[@Mangoekaki]

Something that I learned to do and enjoy more last and this year was to genuinely go back into old WIPs and chip away at them bit by bit. One of my fave paintings was one that started off looking very underwhelming because I simply didn't have the skills at the time to improve the work. I didn't scrap it because I liked the concept too much. So I came back to it a couple months later. Then a couple months after that. Then one day fully committed to the painting and the patience absolutely paid off. My goal last year was to get better at lighting, and that picture clearly showed how much I had learned. Good luck everyone! Have patience, be kind to yourself, and draw what you enjoy!!

[@veryfilthything]

Being told 'good art takes a lot of time' is pretty frustrating these days. In a vacuum, I'd have no problem spending tons of time on my art, but my lack of speed feels like its becoming a major problem. Despite spending most of the day drawing I struggle to make much progress it feels. I feel like every piece I do, even simpler ones, takes way too much time. Meanwhile, everything just feels like its moving faster. Its not like people are going to pay me more for my art taking longer; I already got complaints about my art being overpriced for the rates I charged. So how am I supposed to realistically make both money and progress as an artist without finding a way to draw faster? I keep telling myself I'll get faster the more I practice but it feels like the opposite. I just realize how flawed my work is and it takes longer to not have those flaws be present.

[@fumansiu]

Hey! I feel called out! I'm that 4 hour cut off person. Thanks for your help breaking that idea, I think going from the "study" phase to "finishing" is not the easiest road traveled alone. Maybe seeing all those "speedpaints" ruined our expectations about how long to spend on a piece. Sure, someone with experience can knock out something promising in a few hours, but even they spend 10s of hours on their own finished pieces. I've been nursing images for 6 months now and I didn't die so there is hope.

[@FuzzyImages]

Awww man, I hate embracing failure :( Though it is interesting how we focus on the issues the way we do. Even after 20 years I struggle with this. My most recent piece I just kept not liking as I worked on it, but it was one of those things I kinda had to put out that day, eventually I was like “good enough, at least I’ll have something for the occasion”… I come back too it tomorrow and really liked how it looked all a sudden. It’s a strange thing our brans do in the moment.

[@__se7entin__]

i can confidently say you're my most favorite channel. every video I've seen was of help, some of them completely on point too. thank you for your great work

[@sigel_studio]

Thanks for your words! inspiring all the art community in this awesome, beautifully, challenging, scary and inspiring journey of art!

[@Archive..]

I've always had the problem of wanting my art to be perfect and I would always make everything very stiff. Recently for a college assignment I had to make a painting in an existing artist's style and act as if they made it. I decided to do Van Gogh, because he has always been my favorite. The reason being, I always liked vibrant colors and Van Gogh's use of color is just something I adore. While trying to mimic his style, I couldn't believe how much fun I was having painting. His style made me feel like I didn't have to worry about making a form perfect or choosing the right colors. I felt free while painting. I absolutely loved going crazy with colors on painting just a tree. Recently with my art I've felt like I'm in a pretty good spot drawing characters and people but I can't draw backgrounds or enviroments whatsoever. But after having to paint in Van Gogh's style, I noticed a massive improvement in not only enviroment paintings but in colors too. It feels like I'm a lot looser now and I don't put too much pressure on picking the right colors. That small excercise has helped me improve a lot in my art and helped me losen up a bit. Sorry for the long essay but I felt like sharing this experience. It helped me a lot with art block and helped me improve a ton in my art. Great video Tyler, and very good tips.

[@Exzy6789]

I remember when we started our mentorship and this was the first thing you explained me :) and this is so true... I need to say thanks for the reminder once again!

[@devilichus]

This one was truly relatable. This year I have passed the obstacles until the minute 9 of the video then you just delved into my painpoints. And I have been trying nowadays what you say already. Also now I want to create designs instead of being inspired by artists now in the last phase I will also learn how to design with real world inspirations like a product designer. Design thinking stuff I am planning to crack.

[@Bivanqw]

Thanks, i appreciate what you had spoken, i will try harder.

[@avngr3218]

Great video! Helped me to rewire my brain and better focus on removing barriers!

[@JDLandscapePainter]

You’re the best, Tyler. I hope you never stop making videos! ❤

[@Trid3nt861]

After studying and drawing eberything inside the Bridgeman book (Some was on newsprint with charcoal/paper with pen-pencil and the rest was on the ipad pro12.9 M1-Apple Pencil) I am truly loving drawing. There is just this sense of self reflection and satisfaction making mistakes and improving and trusting my lines. Whether my lines are perfect or not. Im going to study Mike S Hamptons book as well as animation next along with the color masters book.

[@jack02krauser]

Stop reading my mind, and making videos about what is bottering me in this exact time! (Thanks!) ❤

[@aventumart8754]

Thank you so much, Tyler!! ☺️❤️

[@kuzcokuzco2597]

Thank you very much for sharing this information. Your voice is really calming and the examples you give, simple enough to understand!

[@YassineCherifi]

I am struggling with what you said in the intro to the dot, your tips always help and just this month I did just a pen drawing that took me at least 20 hours, I was taking it slow and trying things out if it don't fit I try something else felt so good... Thank you so much Tyler 🙏

[@alanschwegler3498]

Man you always have a knack for providing the right content at the right time haha. Love this video and the message.

[@Houdini_Bob]

one I have trouble with is watching a tutorial video, me just starting out in art, think my results should look as good as the tutorial of artist who has been doing art for 15 plus years. I guess you could umbrella it under "unreasonable expectations" for begginers

[@HalfWarrior]

I used to be able to get a piece done in 7to 8 hours when I could still use my natural dominant left hand; now my challenge is to try to make decent paintings in God knows how long (lost my left hand). Thanks Tyler for what you put into this for the rest of us! Much appreciated!

[@ElviraMikhralieva]

Beautiful and very helpful as usual. Thank you for another great video, Tyler 😻

[@TylerEdlin84]

Thanks for watching

[@cg_knight3683]

Thank you for this helpful video!

[@goodjobeng]

5:06 Woooow! This is my home on video! Hello from Republic of Karelia, Russia. Idk why, but this fact made me happy and some kind of proud 😂. Here we have a lot of beauteful places for painting.

[@jaljalinmokodong]

I was on a hiatus because my father's words get to me. Basically he said "there's no money in art." Its been months since, I slowly getting back to it. I see improvements specially on my traditional drawings, but not on my digital drawings. I feel that thing they called Impostor Syndrome, because I did some drawings months ago that I consider good enough to post on sociak media. Now, I feel like Im back at the beginning. I know this kinda off the topic of the video but just wanted to let it out, hoping to reignite the flame I have had.

[@TylerEdlin84]

You can make good money at anything if you are skilled in the right ways. I know a lot of creative folks that easily do over 100k doing art in some way or another

[@erbelisle]

Ah man... these tips are awesome...

[@arkanimation9833]

This is valuable information and advice!

[@juanbolivar8327]

Thank you man! I needed this

[@Jacob_Friis]

I often get stuck in the process. Sketching, ideation and so on no problem. But going from sketch to painting falls apart and is left with no clue how to go all the way for a illustration. Always ends up on practicing more, but implementing it never really translate well

[@TylerEdlin84]

So try to isolate the problem to troubleshoot it. If the problem is not with your drawing then it’s the initial stages of your painting that doesn’t work. Two ways to apply structure to an early painting are to group things. You can group them by values such as light or shadow or by local colors.

[@Jacob_Friis]

​@@TylerEdlin84 guess ill just have to find a teacher ;)

[@simonight_art]

Thanks a lot for these great videos! They help me a lot

[@danieljamiesonillustrates]

some helpful advice in here. keep up the awesome videos.

[@ZTRCTGuy]

Im not sure trying another medium, especially one you're not familiar with to tackle a subject you struggle with is a good idea. Mr Edlin don't fall into the trap that a lot of established artists fall into here on youtube imo. Most of us aren't pros with more than a decade of experience, most of us only have one, maybe two media we do our art in. Learning another software program you have little knowledge about on the way only adds insult to injury. Good tip imo is to spend more time on one piece, it really works. I was always like spending more time just makes me push digital paint around more, without improvement but some things rly do take several layers.

[@TylerEdlin84]

It’s like going to collage it’s good try many things early on. When I was a student I dabbled in pen and ink, water color, gauche “, oils and digital “. All of it helped and built me into who I am as a creator

[@ZTRCTGuy]

@@TylerEdlin84 But how did it contribute to it? In what way?

[@TylerEdlin84]

@@ZTRCTGuy the experience, it’s all about experience and mileage. The theory applies across all the mediums so it just adjusting to the tools. It’s like trying new food you don’t know what your missing til to try it or you don’t know if you like it or not til you try it. How I painted in oils is structurally identical to how I paint digitally. Which is very different to how I use watercolors which forces you to approach the work from a different angle

[@ginzosquingilly6711]

Just dont forget about those microwave tips, LMAO. This was a great video Tyler. Being new is really hard and is overwhelming but this adds a lot of perspective (no pun intended) to how I look at this process :)

[@dailydoodle42]

Artists put a lot of pressure on the final result, but when learning a language you don't expect yourself to do perfect sentences even after years of practicing. So why with art?

[@miguerys9503]

I think all of the quick tip tutorials selling how to draw or paint faster are one of the most damaging insidious ways to kill someone's progression.

[@mj-ff3xv]

Question!! Do I need to learn 3d sculpting/ modeling to work as a concept artist?? Or can I just do 2d art design on photoshop??

[@-obamium5320]

I got burnt out by pursuing art as a major

[@ontune1715]

artists who paint digitally, stop being afraid. Its not like you are going to run out of paper or paint, materials. just do it

[@ArchOfficial]

Don't take it the wrong way, but that painting at the early stage it's at looks so bad, with the low contrast and whatnot. I'd have likely given up on it if it wasn't looking good in half an hour. Good reminder to give things their time.

[@yopomdpin6285]

I will never understand the 2nd point though =/ Sure if I'm doing a study of something the result doesn't matter, but if I'm doing an actual piece, with a meaning for me or a story I want to tell then heck yeah the result matters a LOT. In fact the result is the only thing that matters. Otherwise, why paint it anyway ?

[@icositetracoronciclosincro5448]

People are so alienated from the final result that they forget everything important that the process has to tell you, the true treasure lies in the process

[@yopomdpin6285]

@@icositetracoronciclosincro5448 the "process" is, most of the time, just a vague abstract idea, almost a leitmotiv, that people use to talk about something they don't quite understand. The "process" is, more often than not, simply the expression of skills and knowledge and experience so it doesn't mean much to say that it teaches things

[@fanaticn708]

hi there so rendering workflow why is it so hard . like finding agood workflow and a layer organisation system like how

[@josephbrian455]

1:51 Prequel trilogy fans are like, “Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth… the Wise?”

[@TheKrensada]

I'm improving constantly though.

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

How am I not supposed to focus on the results when the results are *all that matter?*

[@TylerEdlin84]

Because you have to enjoy the whole process to succeed. If you just care about results you can always just prompt ai to spit out a finished image. Art is a journey embrace it.

[@MiketheNerdRanger]

@@TylerEdlin84 I'll start "enjoying the process" once I start noticing results. Results are what bring in the money, which we need to live. And no, AI will *not* produce adequate results like everyone seems to think. I genuinely respect your advice, but the importance of results has to come in somewhere.

[@AliteralA10warthog]

How did you know!!!

[@alexandersama842]

You are marc burnet that i need

[@sourabhmestry1205]

Hello, I'm Sourabh Mestry. I aspire to become a concept artist, but I currently lack the necessary knowledge and skills to achieve my goals.

[@TylerEdlin84]

Enjoy some of the videos in my channel they will surely help

[@Wilson_Chin]

I dont get it, I dont get recognized when i try all the style its frustrating== i want my own damn style, i dont get any view at all, put fkign artstation nobody see at all.

[@TylerEdlin84]

Style is hard to force, a better way to approach it just to create a lot of work. Style will develop more organically over time. When it looks or comes out too forced it’s always obvious and is either lacking in technical execution or authenticity or in worst cases both

[@vicentegonzalosilva]

13:30 roblox

[@friendlyfox2189]

I lost motivation because of Ai

[@TylerEdlin84]

If you enjoy creating then you will find your way back to it. One way or another.

[@Tomy_Yon]

That's just the saddest thing. 😢

[@HalfWarrior]

Don’t fear AI; you are still the artist. You could see it as simply a resource or just another tool.

[@MAXIMThefirstandlast]

AI is still as good as professional artist, And honestly dont worry because in the near future AI companies will start charging 3x times more then a Real artist would be paid, why they will chargemore? because the Quick performance of AI service and accessibility, Yet people will still seek real professional artist because of the AI service charges and Strict Rules, Mark my words.

[@TylerEdlin84]

@@MAXIMThefirstandlast and ai is fast and cheap and go only go so far. People will always want quality art from a person.

[@seatongrey315]

Ok let me try this.... You, like so many other Art Gurus, teachers, and pros, so glibly say "Uh...Go join an ART COMMUNITY". I mean WTH!!!??? Art communities are SATURATED, de-funked or just simply toxic. You are a FACE in a crowd. And don't give me that "oh, join my discord channel, it's free." Yeah, a constant stream of chatter that you have to SHOUT IN to be noticed. Maybe I am missing something but, in my experience, its is futile because only the best stand out, and only "gods" decide who rises in these places. So tell me, what is your response to it or are you just going to say the usual?

[@clementinetea252]

If your only goal with your art is to get noticed then you’re going to become very bitter and disillusioned very quickly if it doesn’t happen. Art communities are important because the art world is more than just about talent/skill/etc. Networking and making connections is a big part of it. From those connections you can garner feedback/critique, get exposure, make some friends, even get jobs. Your art may not always receive the attention you think it should, but even if you make a masterpiece, if you aren’t going to put yourself out there, nobody is going to be interested in seeing it.

[@fumansiu]

Artist communities are just that... Communities of other people who like art and making it. They are not art job guarantees or anything, it's just a hub for you to grow and share with your fellow art kids. They CAN lead to jobs, they CAN lead to friendships and they CAN expose you to growth in ways you may not have thought of on your own but the goal is more to share in the journey of arting with others on the same path. Plus, it's more fun! Give it a try ya goof, make a joke, share a meme, be a human.