I Created a Daily Drawing Habit

It took me 10 years to create a healthy daily drawing habit. Most people struggle to apply themselves and I'm one of them. With the right tools, I was able to get over that particular hurdle and start drawing and improving consistently. I want to help you do that too!
00:00 Intro
00:25 Where I started
02:00 What changed?
03:05 The first step
05:14 Two key ideas
07:40 My current step
08:43 Making your own journey
11:25 Your daily creative habit
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[@KoffeeKiwi]

The feeling of "you don't want this enough" is so draining cause the guilt that builds is just mentally and emotionally tiring. I promise I want it enough😭😭🤧. Thanks for the vid,will definitely implement this😤😤

[@ZephyerArt]

Omg it used to frustrate me so much, I thought I was a huge failure for not “wanting it enough” 😭 If you give yourself the right tools you can practice consistently and you start to want it more as you get more confident! I hope it helps you! ☺️

[@jennabyars]

I know this video is from a year and a half ago, but I’ve been watching your videos for the past couple of days and they are extremely helpful. I was told at an early age that I had “talent” for drawing, but after about 15, I stopped spending a lot of time on it, pursued other things, and now 24 years later find myself little improved. I have been discouraged and embarrassed that my art skill doesn't seem to match the amount of time I’ve been interested in it. But discovering drawing as a skill has been such a freedom for me to keep practicing. Your juxtaposition of art with systems has really resonated with me. Thank you for putting this out there. I appreciate your time and effort.

[@angelvrah]

It's pretty cool that a lot of artists had this same experience. 3 years ago when I decided I want to be an artist as my career. I started doing the daily 15 minutes too, then kept increasing the time once I got used to it. Now I draw pretty much everyday for at least 30mins to a couple of hours

[@angelvrah]

I'm glad I started doing it pretty early on, I had been drawing for around a year, but I was pretty inconsistent. I think I got the 15 minutes idea from the draftsmen podcast

[@Kade10101]

Super helpful advice, as someone studying computer science it is hard to not think about myself as a “programmer trying to make art”. Great video as always keep it up!

[@ZephyerArt]

Thank you Kade! Hell yea, you're both, and you should be proud of yourself that you are tackling two incredibly tough subjects at the same time

[@abdullahnaim10]

It’s becoming a pattern I notice of ppl in programming fields also go into art because I feel like they’re more similar than we think. Been a developer and artist as well.

[@MomirsLabTech]

​@@abdullahnaim10 adding to this thread because I am in the same boat. Software dev and artist trying to git gud one day at a time 😊 its cool to see just how many of us there are!!

[@abdullahnaim10]

@@MomirsLabTech lessgooo imma make server at some point once I git gud too lol

[@rakanthecharmer3677]

I'm currently in college with a Cybersecurity major, and I'm just starting to learn art. This year I'm drawing a chibi a day (starting yesterday)

[@pardinlily]

This is SO helpful, please keep this up, it feels so validating to know im not the only one who struggles with this

[@ZephyerArt]

Hehe absolutely! I'm glad to hear you resonate with the message. I'm definitely not backing down and still pushing to be a pro artist (and making more videos lol)

[@tejeraillustrator3810]

You tackle great points here. Motivation will get you so far. Discipline will get you to places you cant even imagine.

[@StepDrawer]

Your channel don't usually show when I search it on KZbin, I listened to this yesterday, thanks man

[@ZephyerArt]

I guess YT doesn’t like me enough just yet 😅 thanks for finding me and listening!

[@darkindragon]

I managed to draw 1 hour for six month straight a few years ago, i just forced it litteraly untill it became habit. Issue was the moment i broke the habit i stopped i couldnt draw for that long and the worst part was that i was doodling i wasnt really drawing anything proper so i didnt get much out of it outside of knowing that i could draw for long periods of time that was in like 2017. Im trying to get back to it because from then and now ive had this constant want to go back to it i know its my passion i just need to start again im yearn to show people my ideas.

[@ZephyerArt]

That's great you were so consistent before! Believe it or not, your brain remembers those habits and if build your way back up to an hour, you should fall into it quite easily. I wish you luck!

[@darkindragon]

@@ZephyerArt thank you, im gonna try

[@suzanneboily5224]

Thank you

[@etheno7517]

This is so me. Thanks for the advice and book recommendation!

[@saliuarts]

Thanks for the advices. I have to read that atamoc habbits

[@ZephyerArt]

It's a transformative book, you'll love it!

[@nkanyisoinnocentkhwane3752]

Thanks for helping inspire me to get back into the habit

[@ZephyerArt]

Hell yea, happy to hear that! Good luck

[@lordofgraphite]

Fantastic

[@cgills26]

I totally understand trying to start small such as drawing for 15 minutes! But what exactly do you even draw for that time? I cant draw everything like anatomy, expressions, clothing, and backgrounds all at one time. It would become overwhelming for a short time to draw. Is there somewhere youd recommend to start off so that im getting the best out of my 15 minutes or so time?

[@ZephyerArt]

My go to is drawings heads ☺️ You don’t have to finish the drawing, the important part of this is showing up for yourself. And as you draw more you get faster! I can finish a head sketch in 15 minutes but they used to take me an hour 😂 Getting the best out of that 15 minutes is simply to show up. As you get comfortable and increase the time you can start adding layers of complexity like learning anatomy.

[@abdullahnaim10]

Wow such simple but effective tip 😮😮😮. Thank you!!!

[@SirDschon]

Super motivational video! What‘s the name of the habit tracker you use?

[@ZephyerArt]

Thank you! I made a simple one myself using Notion. I added a checkbox for each day and just marked it off when I got it done 😁

[@akaMonkeyBusiness]

Soo cool, thank you very much.

[@ZephyerArt]

[@PickaxeGoBrrrrrrr]

Jokes on you. I have School and unlimited Homework Sheets.

[@ZephyerArt]

lol just don't hate learning when you're all done with that!

[@Avingent]

How to learn art by yourself? And thank you for the video❤

[@RiverOfHope777]

Hey man, love the video! I found it helpful and motivates me to start my own practice. One thing I’d like to know that’s ill help me s knowing the software you use to track your progress. I saw a software being used a few times across the video, so I was hoping you could point me in the right direction. Thank you!

[@beesmcgee4223]

I'm pretty sure that is Notion :)

[@zner4539]

❤

[@Colow-uv6pk]

What's the website you are using to track your habits?

[@ZephyerArt]

I setup a habit tracker myself using Notion (just listing out the days and the habits I wanted with a checkbox for each). I was already using Notion so it was an easy fit for me. I know there are apps for it as well so whatever works best for you! For a while I did it just be writing in a sketchbook because checking it off felt more visceral and real.

[@2stout2shako2d6]

What online schools did you use?

[@ZephyerArt]

Very few actually, none that I can really recommend. I know there are some great online teachers out there like Kat Tsai (you can find her on twitter with a link to her class) who teaches color and light and I've always heard amazing things and the students produce awesome work. I know the school I went to physically, Concept Design Academy, is doing online courses now too but I never took the classes online. I'm sure they're just as great but I haven't been a part of any. I hope that helps at least!