Hahaha, yeah it's hard to get out of the headspace of developing ever my piece as far as it'll go. Just think of daily sketching as "getting your reps in"
I really needed that last comment. Been stuck on sketching because I want to draw something everyday, but I'm at a point where in order to keep improving I need to challenge myself with longer projects.
I’ve just recently been joking that i draw every day, started filling sketch books , and i never make art. I’m having a blast fill it the books and it’s getting easier with perspective and directions. I’m not ready. Thanks. (Getting there)lol
Great advice! I know I need to focus more on sketching than trying to do finished artwork all the time. It is quite easy to get stuck on one subject matter. So I think trying new things might be the way to go.
Thank you for making this video! I’m so glad I came across it. I’m in my apprenticeship and have recently progressed to tattooing others. As a result I feel burned out creatively; I have to create to attract more potential clients but I’m not enjoying what I draw at all. Your perspective is something I needed to hear. Thank you.
I really loved your advice David, the way you said how each type of drawing exercise has a different purpose and each one suits best on different moments of your artistic development made so much sense for me! Thank you for de video it helped me a lot :)
I was a professional tattoo artist also. I left the industry many years ago but school ( college / graphic design) could never teach me what tattooing did in terms or sketching and drawing.
Good video David. I'll try the 100 sketches challenge. Oddly, I worked backwards in my career. I started at finished drawings (many taking 200-300 hours) and did that for the first 16 years of my career. In 2018, I wanted to learn to create quality drawings faster. I spent most of that year creating drawings that took about 4 days. Then I started doing 10 minute sketches. Now, I'm beginning to push back upwards with 2 hour sketches. It's certainly made me better in many areas.
It's an individual thing for sure, but I would say first to focus on quantity of sketches for a while (like maybe focus on filling a whole page with rough sketches before developing any of them beyond that stage) Occasionally one sketch will especially speak to you over the others, and that's a good indicator to turn that into a finished piece.
Thanks for the tips. These are good advices but I’ll also advise not to just sketch too much. I often do that, so often times I don’t really do full finished multiple hours artwork. Spend about some hours sketching and then draw based on what has been learned sketching
I got into that at the end of the video. One hits a point where the sketching stage has sort of run its course; and you can sense it's time again to focus more on finished work.
Get better by looking and practice drawing a master artist work they know what they are doing and probably have drawn eveything you have and more (not literally) itll make you better as you have new reference. Your an artist and only so original tbh even though you are creative.
A pencil artist told us at a workshop that everyone has to make thousands of bad drawings before you can make good drawings, so it's best to do the work and get the bad ones out of the way quickly.
You can do it! It takes desire and practice. I know you can do it-believe you can and you will be able to do it. Start small, draw some trees, practice perspective with lines and rulers, then try drawing what you see. Use a grid to help you with placement-you can do this!
I think I may have to try doing some longer/more developed drawings, but I have this stupid fear that it's not going to work and I end up "wasting" time 😐
“Focus less on finished work” i need someone to hypnotize me and rewire my brain this way.
Hahaha, yeah it's hard to get out of the headspace of developing ever my piece as far as it'll go. Just think of daily sketching as "getting your reps in"
Gotta keep your ego in check.
And I am the opposite lol
I literally took a screen shot just to remember lol
Love the 100 small drawings exercise, you will get a lot of exp doing that very quickly
Absolutely. Glad you like it
I really needed that last comment. Been stuck on sketching because I want to draw something everyday, but I'm at a point where in order to keep improving I need to challenge myself with longer projects.
You got this!
I’ve just recently been joking that i draw every day, started filling sketch books , and i never make art. I’m having a blast fill it the books and it’s getting easier with perspective and directions. I’m not ready. Thanks. (Getting there)lol
You can do it!
this video is a gem in the rough of sugary fast paced clickbait art advice content
That's call "iterative drawing" btw and It's an awesome learning technique. Thanks for the advice!
Great advice! I know I need to focus more on sketching than trying to do finished artwork all the time. It is quite easy to get stuck on one subject matter. So I think trying new things might be the way to go.
So true!
This is so inspiring ❤❤❤❤
very concise and calming video. thank you so much
You're so welcome!
Thank you for making this video! I’m so glad I came across it. I’m in my apprenticeship and have recently progressed to tattooing others. As a result I feel burned out creatively; I have to create to attract more potential clients but I’m not enjoying what I draw at all. Your perspective is something I needed to hear. Thank you.
You are so welcome! Absolutely
thank you, perfect vídeo
This was just what I needed! Thank you!
So glad!
I really loved your advice David, the way you said how each type of drawing exercise has a different purpose and each one suits best on different moments of your artistic development made so much sense for me! Thank you for de video it helped me a lot :)
Glad it was helpful!
this video man, quick but a true tresure, spechless about the things you imprinted on my mindm thanks a lot
gonna start right now!
Excited to hear about your progress
Wonderful advice. Love seeing all the sketches, the tree “people” stunning! 🥰
Thanks so much! 😊
This was amazing advice, so short, so to the point. Just quietly inspiring and empowering. Thank you very much. 🤗
Thank you!
Thanks Dave. Your advice is invaluable.
Very welcome
Really cool video. Great generalisation on sketching and drawing.
Thank you! Cheers!
Great advice. Thanks!
You bet!
Great advice. Thanks man
Glad it was helpful!
I really liked this video, thank you
I'm so glad!
I was a professional tattoo artist also. I left the industry many years ago but school ( college / graphic design) could never teach me what tattooing did in terms or sketching and drawing.
Street shop tattooing can be like bootcamp for drawing abilities, for sure. That was my experience
I need to do sketches as much as I can.
Good video David. I'll try the 100 sketches challenge.
Oddly, I worked backwards in my career. I started at finished drawings (many taking 200-300 hours) and did that for the first 16 years of my career. In 2018, I wanted to learn to create quality drawings faster. I spent most of that year creating drawings that took about 4 days. Then I started doing 10 minute sketches. Now, I'm beginning to push back upwards with 2 hour sketches. It's certainly made me better in many areas.
Wow, that's awesome! 👏🏻 Thank you
Sounds like very good advice, thanks
You bet!
How do you know when a sketch is done vs turning it into a finished piece?
I think that depends on the artist, to be honest. You determine what is drawn and what is done.
It's an individual thing for sure, but I would say first to focus on quantity of sketches for a while (like maybe focus on filling a whole page with rough sketches before developing any of them beyond that stage)
Occasionally one sketch will especially speak to you over the others, and that's a good indicator to turn that into a finished piece.
Great video David! Very soothing and informative
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Awesome, thank you!
Thanks for the tips. These are good advices but I’ll also advise not to just sketch too much. I often do that, so often times I don’t really do full finished multiple hours artwork.
Spend about some hours sketching and then draw based on what has been learned sketching
I got into that at the end of the video. One hits a point where the sketching stage has sort of run its course; and you can sense it's time again to focus more on finished work.
This was really cool and insightfu,l thank you for making it.
My pleasure!
Best advice ive got compared to the 100s of videos ive watched 😂
Glad it was helpful
Thank you for this advice!
Any time!
Thank you ❤
Hope it's helpful 🙏🏼
Thank you so much ❤
Thank you!
Thank you
Welcome!
Get better by looking and practice drawing a master artist work they know what they are doing and probably have drawn eveything you have and more (not literally) itll make you better as you have new reference. Your an artist and only so original tbh even though you are creative.
Replicating masters is another great exercise.
Thank you! I appreciate this :))
I'm a digital/traditional artist so I could use this advice!
Glad it was helpful!
A charcoal artist said the same thing. Keep drawing make more
A pencil artist told us at a workshop that everyone has to make thousands of bad drawings before you can make good drawings, so it's best to do the work and get the bad ones out of the way quickly.
@@davidbruehl my bad drawings, they are just so bad. And always similar pose
Unfortunately, drawing what I like is beyond my abilities. 😢
You can do it! It takes desire and practice. I know you can do it-believe you can and you will be able to do it. Start small, draw some trees, practice perspective with lines and rulers, then try drawing what you see. Use a grid to help you with placement-you can do this!
I think I may have to try doing some longer/more developed drawings, but I have this stupid fear that it's not going to work and I end up "wasting" time 😐
There's a book called "Art and Fear" that you might find helpful. 🩵
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good video
Thanks
great advice, thanks!
You bet!