Your motivation can cause Artblock.
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- Опубликовано: 29 май 2021
- Almost EVERYONE suffering from Art-Block complains about their motivation - But there's something HUGE they are missing. I believe many people are looking at the wrong sources of motivation to move forward and get out of their artblock.
This is the first in a 3 part series where I will speak on the different points that I believe fuel the majority of Artblock that artists experience today.
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Where r the next videos 😢
You have no idea how much I needed this video, thank you.
thanks for posting the references too, v cool!
I dont just have art block, i feel like I have life block these days.
When I was younger I used to pick up a pen and paper or a game or a book and just do it for hours and hours. Nowadays doing literally anything feels like pain and i dont feel like i enjoy doing anything in life anymore.
I have an internal desire to draw or do something else but as soon as i start doing it i really feel like theres a giant rock on my gut pushing me down.
same. later got diagnosed with depression. maybe check that out?
I’m the same way, I was diagnosed with depression and have had it for quite a few years now, but I’m also not sure how to cope
Consider detoxing, especially from parasitic infections. We pick them up over time. Maybe that might be the issue or maybe not, but worth checking to be sure.
If your mind is fogged it may be related to your gut.
Damn everyone in the replies saying they got diagnosed with depression, I feel you so I think I might get it checked out.
I understand you man, but what I do in such situations is either force myself to do it or like take a 1 day break to go see friends or just chill
Two things..
A) your content in general (this video included) - is simply stellar
B) your setup is jaw dropping. Man do you put amazing effort into your lighting and presentation - gorgeous
oh PS - that's why I disliked this video - my ego is ruined thanks to you
@@AdamDuffArt Adam is annoyed😂
Ikr he's amazing and underrated
If I get to master one skill, then I would choose observation. To me, it's the base of art.
that’s pretty much it, the better your observation skills, the faster you improve, especially because you cancel out the useless information and details you don’t need
@@alex-wh2hu so true
I'm somehow increasing more time on observation than actually drawing, don't know if it's good man
@@lly_09 I have no idea if that's a bad thing or a good thing lmao
@@lly_09 idk but it’s not uncommon for the observation process to be longer than the actual drawing process
If there was one art skill I could pick to master, it would be finishing the shit I start.
My ‘one thing to master’ would have to be storytelling. I have problems with anatomy and perspective and all that, but to master storytelling through art seems way more important to me.
omg me too!
Perspective. It's hard as shit and i never quite understand it, maybe because its mostly based on maths? After that i'd try to work backgrouds.
It’s not math it’s just shapes and lines. I don’t do any math when I draw in perspective 🤔
@@animationscreations3589 tell that to people who teach them with numbers. basically all of them.
You know I have that issue too. What’s helping me build up progress with backgrounds is finding a piece of media you like and trying to copy the shapes of the basic images. I’ve been practicing for a year and while it’s not as good as my character art it’s steadily getting better
Right? THE ONE THING I just cannot get 😭
I want to learn prespective with math! 😂
I want to be a MASTER of clean lineart. Also my art block comes from a place of burnout, weirdly. If I do a really good piece one day, the next couple pieces I try are really bad for about a week or two until the next good piece lol
YEAH same
Same!
Gotta treat making art like a training a muscle. If you train too hard without any rest you might injure yourself. And the more you do this the more likely and serious the injury.
From my experience, working a little bit every day is like adding an XP multiplier. much better to work for 25 mins every day for a week than 7 hours crammed in 1 day hopped up on energy drinks at 2am for example. We tend to drastically overestimate what we can do in a day and drastically underestimate what we can do in a week/month/year. Just little bits can do wonders. All or nothing mindsets where if you don't work 15 hours in a day it was a waste are poison that I struggled with a lot.
my art block comes with me being super easily distracted. Some pics that should have taken like 2 to 4 hours max end up taking up to a week and a half.
Omg saaame
All artists need to see this. art is an obssession and a self destructive one at that. enjoying and feeling good about the work you do is the most important trait to master. thank you once again!
having smaller groups of art friends, like a small discord channel, is a really good idea. Ive been doing that myself - bc otherwise the largest issue is having all these ways of getting motivation but you still need motivation to do these ideas haha , usually something motivational just randomly creeps up but not when you're hanging out in a discord channel and you have friends who meet up in vc on a specific day its very wholesome and even if I dont feel up to drawing on that day usually while im talking and offering crit and watching people draw i end up doing a little doodle or something
if your discord server is looking for one more i am in desperate want of one 😭🖐🏽
I need art friends ... I need friends in general 😂
I like the idea of an art discord. I just hope I might find some actual art friends on there and I hope it won’t be too inactive. Art servers and art ppl in general are rare to find for me :^
@@animdoodle there really easy on amino !!!
You guys have room for one more? I agree with those here who have a hard time finding a close knit circle of artist online friends who can help each other grow. Always wanted one but cant seem to find any 😖
Anatomy!!!! I am obsessed with it
I need to get on that 🤦🏽♀️ I want to find a way which it would stick to my brain… I use my eye for it but it takes longer that way
NEVER skip it.
I know it's hard and a lot of struggles, but trust me, I made the mistake to not learn this during my first 5 years or art... and now I regret it to not learn this earlier... You learn so MUCH with drawing of muscle and bones : value, light, form and it's so much easier to put clothes on character without getting weird results.
And in top of that, there is few people who have courage to learn it, but the reward is so HUGE that you can create masterpiece way more easily...
NO SHIT I said the EXACT same thing
Wow that’s fcking crazy I’m going through an Art block trying to create a original character , what usually kills my motivation, is that I’m not having fun because I be trying to be to perfect and I be deleting my art before it even finish. Which makes me lose motivation.
Smoke some weed, sativa**
Same
me, watching Josh beating a wooden block:
oh yes, kill my artblock
I wouldn't necessarily consider mine as an art block, but more of a burnout. Stress from school works and insomnia are the main factors that makes me don't wanna do anything in ny free time. I used to draw during my free time, but school work requires me to even do homeworks on weekends. So after finishing it, I'd get so tired that I'd spent the whole day sleeping and not draw at all.
Also to answer the question, I'd love to master efficiency. Uh, like I'd give myself 5 hours to draw and maybe I'll finish a piece. Given that my school works are really tough, I'd love to use my time as efficient as possible and create a piece within a limited amount of time. My drawings usually take weeks to finish. Plus I also wait for the "drive" to kick in rather than force myself to actually draw something. Am I even making sense? Lmao. My apologies, it's 1am here. Talk about insomnia amirite? Anyway, I almost used this as my diary so I'll head to bed for now and maybe look back at what I wrote tomorrow. Love y'all 💖
For me it's not that i suffer from artblock, it's just that i improve faster when i don't draw for like a week (idk why). The only logical reason that i've found is that i constantly try to watch my favorite artists draw. I learn a lot by just watching lol
Ah! I thought I was the only one that have that lmao. I would have the worst artblock then finally get out of it and I end up drawing a lot better than before
@@MOMOHEARTS ikr it's so weird but at the same time so useful lol
same!! however when i go back into drawing, i have trouble figuring out what to draw and end up scrapping all my sketches
Same! I have no idea why it happens I just abandon it for a month or two and come back suddenly able to understand color theory
Hmmm there IS a limit to that, cuz I used to be thesame and I can say that it's basically just you resting in between+absorbing knowledge during your rest, it won't work forever though lol
My art block comes from being a professional graphic designer. Having a creative job completely burns me out and I really struggle to be creative when I get home after working ~12 hours a day. I feel really proud when I can even get a few minutes of progress on the pieces I’m working on.
Don’t quite know wether it’s an art skill specifically, but I would love to be able to visualize things in my head clearly. I think “visualization-clarity” varies from person to person, but I can only get a rough idea and never the full picture so I kinda just mess around when drawing :/
Look up aphantasia vs hyperphantasia.
As a fellow visual artist closer to the aphantasia side, I'm sorry. Use lots of references.
@@tundranone8366 tysm! I heard of aphantasia before but that helped me get a better understanding of it!
I feel like perspective would be something I would pick for one thing that I’d master. Anything on perspective whether it be from architecture or characters in perspective.
Composition. It's crazy tough to choose tbh, another choice is perspective. That being said, Working as a Graphic Designer just gets to me at times how long it can take just to block out the best-looking poster, or branding design. Whether it's a blocky simplified aesthetic or a more illustrative piece, just being able to master that I feel would make my life a lot easier and get my creative process more effective and efficient.
I would choose discipline... Is it an art skill? I think so TT
I just look at pictures of cats and pastries to fight any art block
I’ll have to give that a little try!
I usually just copy an artist or picture I really like, it keeps you drawing, its mindlezs enough for you to not get anxious over being creative and it inspires you to maybe try something different
@@AndreLuis-gw5ox yeah that's a good exercise as well
Cat's making pastries? Why not draw both? Now i'm picturing a palico from monster hunter. Lol
@@sparkz1554 and there you have it!
You always make me cry... Honestly, I've been struggling a lot recently. I really love drawing, when I hold a pencil or when I sit in front of my art tablet, that's the moment I feel the happiest. I can't really imagine myself doing something other than that. I gave up on my Masters degree to follow my dream and it scares me all the time. But I want to keep going, to keep following my dreams, even if I'm super scared of failling. Sometimes when I feel down I search for your videos to feel calmer and get my things together. And, as always, it worked.
Thank you so much, Josh, you're really a wonderful person and you help me a lot with my struggles. Love you, stay healthy!
an art skill I would want to master is having an accurate intuitive sense of proportions and measurements of everything i draw.
Honestly internal motivation truly is the most important thing when it comes to art. I've picked up drawing again after a long pause about two and a half months ago and my motivators have changed from external ones to all internal ones, and it has made such a difference. Now suddenly I WANT to draw every day and don't have to force myself, I crave it whenever I don't have a pencil in my hand. And whenever I feel frustrated (almost every day, at some point), it's fine. Because I know that even if I "failed" at something, I did so working towards my goal and progressing further!
Thank you man. It's just like a wake up call for me. I really want to get better at anatomy drawing and get easily distracted and doubt about my art. I dont have any friends who are interested in art and i want to try to find a little community
the words "motivation, fear, and creativity" were like three moves in a fighting game finisher combo where i am the one who got KO'd, please help D:
Thanks for making this video. I needed this kind of slap back to reality. Much appreciate it!
just want to say how much i appreciate your videos having eye contact with these kinds of discussions and talks. it's very helpful and keeps me pulled in as i naturally have a poor attention span and a lack of focus.
thanks ergo josh
its so calming to hear you talk about all these things that literally every single artist experiences. it’s so easy for me to idolize other artists and get trapped in the mindset that they’re these gods capable of anything and everything when that is not the case at all. right now, im in a weird phase in my life where i’ve just graduated and am kind of lost. i’m making projects for myself though, and this has really helped me realize i’m not alone in art. thank you so so very much
This really spoke to me and validates some of my fears and concerns. I look forward to implementing the suggestions and becoming a better more consistent creative.
This video made me cry, because I finally understand what’s been so frustrating for me, and why I haven’t been able to draw often like I used to, it’s like you put it into words and reminded me of why I started drawing in the first place, and helped me figure out a way to get back to that. Thank you so, so much, I’m looking forward to the other videos now
Yo Josh, these are stellar talks that more creatives need to take into consideration; I appreciate this type of commentary for sure. Also on a parallel track: Ira Glass talks about "The Gap" where your taste is often why you get into your craft, but your skills are infant in comparison. Indeed, everyone has gone through this struggle and the most motivating advice that he begs others to do is to keep making, because that's the only way the gap will shrink. Looking forward to the other parts :)
lights. i really really wanna be amazing at lighting to make my drawings look more detailed
Wow I really needed this video, it punched me in the face, in the best way posible, thanks Josh 🤧💖
Super dope video man and I hope you get to finish the series it was very helpful
It was really difficult for me to get motivated when I didn't like to look at my own art. What helped me immensely was to join a facebook group of "illustration beginners" where we would have various challenges and competitions (no ranking, participation was what counted.)
Even though you might call this _external motivation,_ the praise I received from the fellow group members really helped me to build up my confidence and to set up an Instagram art profile.
Great video. I like this contrast between the internal and external motivators. It's much to think about when it comes to art making.
Ergo, I love your videos man! You're so wise, thank you so much for this video in particular tho! It's really helped me because I've been feeling like I'm not creative enough! Thank you so much 🌸✨😭
Very nice vid Josh, really helped me to enjoy my art!
Amazing video!!! Thanks so much for sharing. It’s so helpful to hear everything you said. I felt motivated afterwards.🥰
I'd really like to hear podcasts by you for like an hour, it's so pleasing to hear you
Amazing video thank you so much :) it really opened my eyes and reminded me as well as put a new perspective on things ive heard before but never fully understood
A+ content, as always Josh! Thanks for this. Motivation is mostly crap. It's all about healthy consistency mixed with appropriate breaks to take care of yourself. The hard part is simply feeling stuck. But the feeling of pushing through is a feeling like no other. :)
This video inspired me so much, after months of searching for a reason why i wasnt motivated to create anymore, this video finally gave me the answer. Thank you so much 🙏
ur videos are always so CRISP, tis a blessing to the eyes
Spoken well! Loved your segment on making low risk art to build confidence and motivation
I want to thank you for sharing your thoughts about art block. they were very helpful and positive. letting go of the craving for external validation is a much deeper process for me.... this is because I, like many who were given a graphic gift from Above, were also burdened with a lot of attention and praise at a very young age. we must then struggle to find our true inner motivation, instead of craving that childhood praise (even when we know it was ridiculous and out of proportion!). I plan to look for your other videos.
I've been suffering from art block on and off for the past 3 years since graduating college. I've been in the longest period of struggle and frustration since.. I would say August. I've done a few pieces here and there, but many of my projects and a few commissions for friends have been left unfinished. The fear of failure and feeling of inadequacy has really kept its grip on me to where I won't even try, or I stop drawing after about 15 minutes of sketching that because I feel like I'd forgotten how to even draw.
There's nothing I want more than to get out of this hole I seem to have dug myself so deeply into, to get back my motivation and passion for creating.
I can’t stress how much you and Ethan have helped me.... I see so much more now I feel so much more again... like I did as a kid. I’m enjoying to draw again.
Wow really, How is your progress then after 2 years?
Excellent advice. Thank you for sharing I am definitely going to put this into practice.
This video is the best thing I’ve watched in a long time. I understand my art block so much better now!
If I could master one art skill,
It would be proportions
Dude, this video really touched me. I've been aspiring to take my art to Pro level for a few years now. Just leaving college, I'm pressuring myself way too much to become a high level artist, got me real burnt out real fast. From this video, it kinda grounded me, and now I feel ready to take the appropriate steps to become more successful in the art field. Thanks for your help bro!
Perspective, it contains everything you need, if you can draw a block (haha) or blocks in perspective, you can draw nearly everything on top of that. After that, values.
huh.... Shapes and values.
Thank you so much for this. My motivation for painting oils has been gone for a while. The joyful way to do it is not longer there. The reason is fear to do not finding a good subject/feeling. Or maybe is my brain picking up somebody else’s thoughts. Thank you one more time for giving me something to think about it. 🙏🏾☺️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Damn your camera quality is better than my eyesight and ur setup geez! love it!
I just want to say that this videos notification just called me as I’m just sitting here looking at a blank page 😩
Oh I felt that. I was doing the same lol
Dedication. I struggle with this with not just art but everything. This video honestly made me tear up some because that someone I really need to learn for myself
Value. I would give my illustrations a mega punch!
Dr K is da best!
Thank you for this vid @ergojosh!
I am struggling with art block and I found this video really helpful.
Your backround is so beautful!!
thanks for this video, I really needed it!
can’t wait for more of this series!! I’d definitely pick anatomy cause wow that’s not easy
Thank you so much for this! I constantly feel like I'm "behind" on my art.
Wow this video was just beautiful 😢. This helps a lot thank you ❤
Beautiful video. The topics you mentioned makes me feel more accepted and connected to the art community
You're like a therapist but for artists, thanks for these genuine advices.
Love the green! Hahaha! And if I could beat an artblock it'd be this internal desire to place technical skills on a pedestal, when I can feel more free to enjoy myself. Feels like a lot of the joy that you spoke about goes out the window when I start comparing myself to all the masters out there!
Thanks for this video! I really needed it!
this video actually motivated me, thanks
this video was a red pill for me thanks josh thank you so much :')
I think I would choose to be able to describe emotions with my art... it was a good exercise to think of only one skill, it really made me narrow it down. At first I didn't think I could choose one, but I somehow figured out my answer anyway. As for motivation I am highly inner motivated and it really struck me when you mentioned that suffering can lead to inner motivation growing stronger. I have wondered why some couldn't keep as motivated as I am and why I couldn't really help them feel it more from within - I guess that's because they are more outwardly motivated. Also, I am so often guilty of doodling and hoping it turns out amazing... but just a while ago I decided to pull myself together and work more seriously on a piece again ^_^ thanks for a great video, looking forward to the next!
This even applies to us musicians too! Good advice 💖
Ooh I'm liking this new setup!
you have no idea how much this is gonna help meh😩
Me too girl me too 😩
Dude, your 480p looks like Pewdiepie's 1080p holy sh*t
im loving this settup!
And this is why I come to this channel to help motivate me to go above than where I already am on my own journey.
New favorite channel.
lighting and/or shadows, its the one thing that always fucks me up while drawing
Thanks for this! It really helped
This was a super good video! As someone who's never used to show anyone else my art and stayed off art social media until like 2 years ago, I can't help but be internally motivated 🤣🤣🤣 but it was a good refresher to make sure I'm on the right mindset! I still get artblock sometimes so I need this 😔
one art skill completely mastered??- lighting. in color of course
Needed this!! 😫
Working towards mastering animation skill so i can bring my art to life.
Your set up is beautiful
His set up is so gorgeous
The way I think about motivation is that it is like a speed booster in mario kart or any other racing game. It can be extremely vital in getting you to the finish line. You can take shortcuts, pass checkpoints, or make jumps impossible to do without it, but it will ultimately run out. It is inherently an inconsistent source of energy, so reliance on it will only lead to large swaths of little progress and overall disappointment. "Internal motivation" is like the engine of your car. It is the source of progress. It can run faster or slower at times, but it is always running. Without it, you wouldn't be able to make any progress at all. It might need some maintenance here and there, but the better you take care of it, the faster and further you'll be able to go. I refer to that internal motivator as "drive".
Becoming a successful artist, or quite frankly, mastering any skill requires you to hone your drive so that you can make consistent and efficient progress and utilize those bursts of motivation to the best of your ability.
I deleted Instagram and it's so great.
I've gone through phases of having motivation to post my own art (stopped looking for likes a long time ago because I knew I won't get any anyway...) I really enjoyed going through my feed everyday and watching what the few people I followed do, I love their stuff and it inspired me. BUT I haven't noticed how much it effects and influences me.
I still feel like a looser and am afraid of my future but I created so much more art and stuff that comes from in ME.
That's so much for fullfilling than watching other peoples stuff and thinking that I have to do the same or simular.
I can hear my own voice so much clearer now.
Maybe I come back to instagram someday but at that time I have no desire to. Instagram is really not a platform that appreciates artists and helps them to strive...
This really hit close to home and had me reflecting
17:45 that reminds me of my inspirations from Sonic CDs cutscenes I love the designs and movements, It inspired my art style and what I do is try to draw humans in that style with similar animation style and movements
I keep seeing your setup and i feel like each time you add to yours i need to as well. XD like "keeping up with the Jone's" I got a ipad pro because you showed me how fun it could be, i bought the sketchboard pro on my own but was pleasantly surprised that you tried it out as well. I now have a cintiq pro 24hd. now i just need two identical vertical monitors!!! >:D.
If I were to choose one skill to master in art, it would be lighting and rendering, mainly because I want to be a comic book artist.
love the natural background
Ergo got an upgrade... Nice too see it~
Thx im proud of my beard too :)
If I could improve just 1 skill it would be conveying more depth in my art.
I'd probably choose storytelling / composition. Gonna help a lot with my comic in the future
I love this intro 😂😭 I aim to master dynamic perspectives + lighting