If it makes you feel better. My karate sensei did that three times and the whole class was like ... What And he is actually the millennial in class. We are all Gen Z
Same in my Civics class. It's honestly really annoying because we're all enriched so we're obviously not the problems. Earlier this week a teacher didn't tell anyone in our class (another enriched class) that we would have a huge test and he overheard of complaining about how she told the other classes and not ours and he had the nerve to say that she did tell us but we were on our phones and didn't listen. Like??? What??? So EVERYBODY in the whole enriched (enriched is the highest level you can be in btw) went completely brain dead including the kids who don't even have phones??
Personally, IG leaves me feeling drained compared to Pinterest where the pictures are the focus and the comment section isn't usually so much of a war zone. Overall, I just appreciate how peaceful research is on pinterest to me. Anyone else feeling like this?
Thank you so much for stating this! Instagram is notorious for drama and chaos. I prefer using Pinterest more due to the main focus mainly being inspiration and creativity. You’re not alone
I like how similar this process is to writing stories (which does make sense because they are both creative processes). I have a folder of beautiful photos and art work, a playlist with videos about far away places, history, food, languages, random trinkets and crafts that are cool, and a word document where I mind dump random ideas and lines of dialogue a character might say. I'm not planning on like publishing a book, so it's really fun to procrastinate by pulling up a video about mapmaking, looking at some beautiful locations, grabbing some cookbooks, and mapping out what people eat in what regions of the fantasy continent and why. Like, what's the geography like to grow that food, is there multiple influences of cuisine, if so were they invaded? How does that affect the interactions between the mermaids and the humans? Do they trade for seafood? Etc. Now I'm hungry
Here's some drawing ideas -vaporwave -only certain colors -paint someone you know -draw different people cartoon like and figure out their face shape -listen to music -anime- -draw cartoony cute things -draw it yourself challenge
How do you know exactly what I’m thinking?! With everything at the moment with the virus and having to stay home an awful lot more than usual I’ve really been struggling to come up with ideas or just having inspiration. Hopefully this’ll help lots!
I keep seeing images of people in masks, and that spiky virus ball, like other poster above. Paint the virus ball, I also thought about painting cemeteries, empty streets of cities. Or to cheer yourself up maybe something with more life to it, like pretty flowers and baby animals.
Wow me too, I've just been sketching random OCs and practicing my coloring cause I suck at that. But today I hit a huge wave of frustration. But this vid really helped me
She knew because shes aware that most people in the entire world are indoors rn. Also if you guys want a little motivation, theres an "inktober" going on on instagram rn called #quarantober. By lord gris on instagram. Just look up the hashtag and youll find the prompts! It started on Monday
I have been waiting so long for this. I just feel like... I can't do art. My drawings are just mutually bad, I guess. I can't do anything "right" expect for watercolor. I understand art can't be "right" but you know what I mean. You inspired me to use art to help get my deppresion out because my brother passed away in a car accident, and I used the wrong means to let it all out. But art and colour is now a fundamental therapy I use, and you have been my main inspiration. I can't express my gratitude enough, thank you so much.
GreenGuyz, It's admirable that you channeled your loss in a positive way.I believe we honor those who pass by living the best life we can.I hope you don't mind a suggestion about your art? Draw things that you make up.That way there is no right or wrong.Example: mixing two different creatures that are totally different.It is a way to practice your drawing and imagination! This method helped me in so many ways.Wishing you good luck moving forward!
@@patriziacathey605 thank you so much! I've just finished a drawing of a dragon and cat merged together. Again, tysm, it's such a calming experience to let my imagination go wild. I really recommend just getting some water colour and going crazy! It repents emotions in the most beautiful way possible.
I’m always getting frustrated because I don’t have the skill level to execute what I see. This is where I quit and I know I shouldn’t because practice is progress but it’s hard to get past that, ya know.
A good method is to try to get the shapes/basic layout of the thing. Just do it fast a bunch of times. The point is to get better at it. A lot of good artist can't get photorealism. It's just a matter of getting better. Anyway, what have you got to lose?
As a struggling artist I learned a lot, not the least was watching you lay in the shadows first with violet and then paint over top, will be trying that, thanks. As a botanist, I’ll add, you did a hell of a job on the flowers and the succulents deserve a standing ovation. 💖👍🏻
MsKathleenB I honestly haven’t experienced abstract art to what I hope is it’s full potential. Do you have a social media or know any abstract artists I can look at?
This piece to me is kind of like shes gone through a lot and shes trying to stitch herself back up hence the openings with string and the flowers represent growth such a beautiful piece 😊
Whenever I start hating my art style or just can't stop seeing how ugly my drawings are because I compare my art to the art of others, I call it "artpression". I can't stop sulking and glaring at my drawings and sort of wonder why I'm still drawing when there are already so many amazing people. Thankfully, I have good friends that help me with my artpression.
I absolutely love this piece, but I cannot get over how that sewing needle would never have fit through those buttons. xD Maybe it's because I sew? My brain latched on and went "Well that's just impossible!" completely ignoring that the girl has like... yknow. Holes in her face??? And flowers growing out of her head?? Anyway, a lot of your videos have helped me a lot, and one of them got me to just USE the good art supplies already, and I did a lovely little painting of some Discus Fish I saw at the Aquarium! :) I really love how the paper felt and I think I'm going to be using it a lot more now. It made a big difference!
12:19 relates soooooo much, every time I always have a great idea in my head but when I start, I just can’t do anything, I feel like I’m useless and I won’t be able to do anything but I don’t want to give up on my idea. Sometimes, I would just do it anyways and if it turns out bad at least I tried, or sometimes I practice and practice that skill until I can do it. I put my art on social media really rarely because I’m not confident enough. I really like your art and I will keep practicing until I can put my ideas on paper!
I just write down all the ideas that come to my head, since sometimes my lacking of ideas comes from me forgetting my older ideas 😅 It’s actually kinda helpful
Omg is it just me- but I get art block- then quit after hating everything, then after a month of no painting or drawing , then coming back after that month, painting 10 good pics and after that start hating everything and the cycle continues. This is unrelated - but if you do read this could you do a video about the corona, Im getting a lot of anxiety about it, and I know other people do too. you really calm me down in you're "coping with anxiety" video's . OK I'm done 😂💖💖💖
I've missed your videos 😭😭 (Side note: I am 8 months pregnant with my first child and haven't painted one thing since I found out at 6 weeks so this isn't a judgement!! I think all of my creativity is sucked into making a human 😂)
I feel ya, sisters!! 5 months along here, and when i first found out, I had all these cool baby themed paintings in my head....then my art table somehow got cluttered, and I just feel so LAZY all the time! Then I got panic-y because I'm thinking "omg, when the baby gets here won't have any TIME for arting! Gotta cram it all into the last few months!" But the lazy just won't go away....but now I'm missing my art and slowly feeling brave enough to try again. This video helps a lot too! Heck, Emily herself helps with my inspiration so much!
I didnt know what to draw so I went to google and searched the inktober prompts and screenshotted it ,then I asked my parents to tell me a nummber between 1 - 31 thats how I dont get bored 😂
This piece reminds me of some sort of forest spirit or a goddess of the earth. The components she has really conveys that organic feminine mother earth tones. All the beauty she has yet so many scars... 😭👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
aaahhhh this is FANTASTIC!!!! I always wondered how artists come up with pieces. . . . and my dad who went to an actual art school was always disappointed they never taught this or really any concrete art/creation things. . . . It's good to hear someone talk about the actual process as concrete steps =o Thank you!!!
I've been in "art block" for over two months and when I saw you posted this, I started to cry, you are so helpful and I've been asked to make art work for a potential job and I'm struggling, thank you Emily.❤
I love how vibrant your paint colors always are. I'm so scared to put paint on paper haha It's always so light. I really like your advice in this. I feel bad sometimes looking at stuff before drawing and painting b/c I don't want it to seem like I'm copying it. I'm still new to this and learning so it helps me to find what style and subjects I like. I'm just doing this for me and for my mental health so I try not to take it too seriously lol I am proud of a few of the things I've done and it's helping my confidence though. The piece in this video is really pretty and I'd never have thought to combine succulents and buttons! :)
Hard same. I just started learning to draw, so my whole approach is picking out a reference and saying "Well, let's do the damn thing and see what happens." What happens is usually trash, but its my trash so I'm proud of it.
There's so much detail and work put into this piece and it really turned out stunning! I really love the emotion that it gives me although I wouldn't really be able to put it into words
Congratulations Emily!!! I’m a young artist who you’ve been a HUGE inspiration to and I just wanna say I’m so excited to hear about your new bb otw!!!!!
This is so helpful because sometimes I have these great ideas that I can’t do because my skill level is not there yet!! So thanks for the tips and congratulations on the new baby I’m sure the babes will be an amazing big brother!!!
I just wanna say you are probably my favorite RUclipsr of all time. You are such an inspiration not just art wise but also regarding your life journey. I lose myself in your storytimes and relate to so many aspects considering I’m going through recovery as an addict myself. I use art to fill that void I used to fill with vile substances and I also fill it with your videos. You make me laugh so hard and teach me things I didn’t know I needed to learn. I’ve applied some of those things to my own life and have seen such a beautiful transition and change in it. Thank you so much for your words of wisdom and your humor and your talent and just you. I love you so much and I hope to watch your videos each day for years to come. WORSHIP THY ART MUM
What I do when I run out of ideas is I look around my room, pick something, pick a theme, and make something with that. Like, “dinosaur plushie... hmmm.. there’s a Rubix cube there... carnival dinosaur?”
The problem for me is, I have heaps ideas of what I want to paint I'm just shit at art and can't create what I see in my head which is really frustrating!! 😭
Ok. I'm still crying from your last video I just watched. So when I saw at the beginning of this video "heart to heart" I knew IMMEDIATELY I gotta come back and watch this later because my heart just can't handle any "heart to heart" right now. Lol
you are a huge inspiration to me so happy i found your videos! i have done alll the things you have said automatically. like i have a podcast and wanted to do an artwork for it i wrote down the words and all the things you said but i just couldnt draw it cause it was way out of my skills so i tried to practice but as usual i called it a failure and stopped everything! i ended up with a stupid logo that i still made myself but it was not what i had in mind. maybe i should try again! thanks for being a good emotional support!!!!! lots of love
Emily! Where have ya been? I've missed you! I hope all is well with you and yours. I have 77 days until retirement. I work with lots of you wonderful "millennials" and I think y'all are the BEST! I haven't seen a more amazing group of young people since my gang of hippies from the 60s! Loved this video. It is so right on. I am a structured artist and I like the simple steps you outlined here. I actually use my sketchbook for thinking and planning, not for final pieces like I see a lot of artists do. I would be completely embarrassed to show my sketches - they wouldn't make sense to anyone but me. Bless you, dear one. I am looking forward to more Emily Artful Words of Wisdom! Keeping y'all in my prayers, stay safe, and WASH YOUR HANDS!
Emily Artful is like the art mom that we need- whenever i feel down in the dumps i go back to her videos and listen to her stories, Thoughts and tips. I may sound weird but I don't feel so alone whenever i watch her videos hahaha its like a little pep talk
Thank you so much for doing what you do. I went to college for art and it used to be my whole life, but I developed autoimmune disease that effects my eyes. I'm a mom too and it takes up so much of your life sometimes. There was a long stretch where I couldn't afford supplies at all. I've been trying to get back after a long break and your videos and stories make me feel so much better.
Watching this just made me reflect on what i have been doing as an artist! As miss emily said that always take things aback and relax your brain and eyes to see a better view on the piece that you are working on. And when you feel like it's time get back in and start with a fresh pair of eyes. And also as always miss Emily thank you for creating videos like this u may not know it helped me immensly on my problems in artblock. And hope you continue what you are doing. Peace out
I was really hating a piece I had worked on and hyperfocusing on all the things I felt were 'wrong' with it, and all the mistakes I thought were SUPER obvious... then I took a break, had a snack and came back to it a couple hours later, and all those things had nearly gone away completely. Definitely can still see my errors, but I can also see that no one ELSE is going to spot them unless I point them out in very close detail, lol. I'm calling it a learning experience for a certain technique/effect, and called the painting done!
Thank you! Im starting a painting in acrylic but I wasn’t sure if what I was going to do is good enough. The columns idea can help me to stay organized!
this actually seems really great. I've kind of lost all my motivation and inspiration towards art but i really wanna keep going but im out of ideas. i think this would be very helpful for me, thank you!
Thank you Emily. I found this video really helpful. Sometimes we need reminding to take a little break. Even when immersed in an artwork it's great advice to have a step away and refresh the eyes and soul. Love the painting too.
So many great ideas! I am prone to thinking I am an Artist! I should be able to create anything in any medium, I have been at this "Art thing" for 30+ years I should know what to do! I am trying to work with soft pastels and it is completely new to me, I must learn how this works and push past frustrations and just know everyone needs to keep learning or you stagnate. Lovely flowers and video, thanks.
Im not even done with the video yet and this is already super helpful. Im currently stuck on a piece that I can see the flickering of in my head, but anytime I sit down to do it I wind up dissatisfied with where it's going and scrap the thing. I'm working in digital so I dont have to worry about paper, but I was pretty close to just dropping the idea in frustration.
this video was so incredibly helpful to me describing your entire process and showing me that inspiration and creativity don't just come naturally really opened my eyes i'm gonna whine less from now on, so thank you !
I'm a bit late- but I really love your videos. I'm 15 and your stories have helped me through so much, mentally and just in every day life and not only that. I've really enjoyed watching you grow as a person. based on your content alone your mental state has improved so much since your early videos and it really makes me happy! You just seem genuinely happier
omg thank you, i really needed this rn, i was making a piece of my friends and i yesterday and i got so stressed over it cuz i couldnt get it right and felt so defeated, ima take your advice tho and hope it works out 👍
Thanks for the helpful tips again, Emily! For me personally, there is nothing like good music to get my creative juices flowing☺️. Also blind contour drawing (? Not sure if it's the right translation) Also congrats with having your second baby on the way! 🌼
Fehnryr Novak Sorry!! I’ve come to realize it is SO HARD for me to do lineart while on camera without totally messing it up. I just want to be all up on the page for that precision and even though I now wear glasses most of the time, I still need to be close to get it right. In fact I actually take my glasses OFF to get in close since I’m nearsighted. I will try to include it when I can in the future, but for now and for the sake of the finished piece, I’m trying to avoid filming the whole lineart process.
My god what a great video full of fantastic, top quality advice! Inspiration came to me right in the middle so I actually stopped watching your art, but kept my headphones in while I listened to your advice.
An advert for alien perfume came up in between and I thought seems such a strange thing to call a perfume, so it got me thinking what would Emily call a perfume if she made one?
Adelia Hammond Hmm. Well for a serious name I’d really have to think about it, but it’d definitely have something to do with the macabre and it’d definitely smell of old books, driftwood, and dried flowers. Buuuttt, the funny side of me would want to capture a totally unique, specific, and weird smell so I’d make it smell like baby neck and straight up just call it “Funky Baby Neck”. My son was a little sweaty meat bag when he was tiny and his neck would gather lint and grime and would smell terrible. I’d be cleaning it and, of course, bathing him on a regular basis but it would still smell. Then I found out a lot of babies are like that and get that funky neck so yeah... I put a lot of thought into this.
I really like this technique! Even with ideas that I already have, I recently had an idea for catching shooting stars that was inspired by a meteor shower on my animal crossing island. However, I felt that it lacked my own input and in my head looked super similar to something I’ve seems other artists do. So I followed your methods and now I have an idea that’s much more “me” and although a similar idea to other artists, I now have my own twist on it :)
Wow even though I'm not currently struggling in art block this is very beneficial for making finished works. I never though of myself as creative so I never made my own "finished artwork". The reason being is because I feel as if I'm not skilled enough to create original ideas to make a "finished art piece", if that make sense. Any how, I appreciate This video didn't think I'll need it til now.
My favorite thing to do when I'm stuck but still want to draw is put on a movie, my favorites to do being Marvel movies, and pause periodically to photograph some of the characters (this way I can draw with the movie still on) with interesting expressions or when it's just a good shot of the character and sketch them. I like doing portraits/busts because I play with lighting on the face and a tiny bit of clothing, since it's an area I struggle with and like practicing with
So glad I discovered your channel ❤️ you have helped me so much with art block with the few videos I have watched so far and have made me laugh so much with your sillyness and humor lol. Thank you for cheering me up during this time and making me feel motivated again, I really love your videos 😭
Emily: NO YOU SHUT UP
Da babes: Daddy, why’s mummy fighting.....with herself?
"I DONT HAVE TO SHUT UP ANYMOREEEEEEEE"
Shut uP *HEATHER*
A Largebucket You forgot the smack. Lol
Mae McCardle You just have to prove your not a loser anymore!
starstrix it’s ma candystore, it’s ma candy
This seems sort of random but my science teacher took an entire class period to rant about how lazy and dumb millennials are and it was really weird
some art kid why though
That’s such a waste of time I would of just left
If it makes you feel better. My karate sensei did that three times and the whole class was like
... What
And he is actually the millennial in class. We are all Gen Z
Same in my Civics class. It's honestly really annoying because we're all enriched so we're obviously not the problems. Earlier this week a teacher didn't tell anyone in our class (another enriched class) that we would have a huge test and he overheard of complaining about how she told the other classes and not ours and he had the nerve to say that she did tell us but we were on our phones and didn't listen. Like??? What??? So EVERYBODY in the whole enriched (enriched is the highest level you can be in btw) went completely brain dead including the kids who don't even have phones??
Im surprised no one said "ok boomer"
"being a mom to a little wild thing and another one on the way" wHAt? What did I miss? 😂
She updated us on patreon and through the community tab on RUclips so it's easy to miss
I missed it too when she said that. I was like : WAIT WHAT?! (Got excited fr her.)
@@EEnde oh thank you!
Shining flowers
she mentioned it in another video and I’m screeching
@@s0phiejill which vid!!! Plzz tell
Personally, IG leaves me feeling drained compared to Pinterest where the pictures are the focus and the comment section isn't usually so much of a war zone. Overall, I just appreciate how peaceful research is on pinterest to me. Anyone else feeling like this?
Thank you so much for stating this! Instagram is notorious for drama and chaos. I prefer using Pinterest more due to the main focus mainly being inspiration and creativity. You’re not alone
This is exactly why I spend most of my time finding art refs on Pinterest (and why I don’t have Instagram lol). I feel you!
I agree 100%
Agree 100%, although the constant reposting does get a bit annoying sometimes
Yes! I usually only use instagram to text my friends or post some of my art, but for references and inspiration, Pinterest is my go-to :)
"I am just a lazy millennial, who expects something for nothing [...]"
Same.
Me: *Reads title*
HOW DID YOU KNOW!?!?
yASsSA
Because it's common. Everyone is in quaratine or isolation so a lot of people have spare time
I like how similar this process is to writing stories (which does make sense because they are both creative processes). I have a folder of beautiful photos and art work, a playlist with videos about far away places, history, food, languages, random trinkets and crafts that are cool, and a word document where I mind dump random ideas and lines of dialogue a character might say.
I'm not planning on like publishing a book, so it's really fun to procrastinate by pulling up a video about mapmaking, looking at some beautiful locations, grabbing some cookbooks, and mapping out what people eat in what regions of the fantasy continent and why. Like, what's the geography like to grow that food, is there multiple influences of cuisine, if so were they invaded? How does that affect the interactions between the mermaids and the humans? Do they trade for seafood? Etc.
Now I'm hungry
Here's some drawing ideas
-vaporwave
-only certain colors
-paint someone you know
-draw different people cartoon like and figure out their face shape
-listen to music
-anime-
-draw cartoony cute things
-draw it yourself challenge
Tysm 🥺
*i shall now fill my entire sketchbook with cute little cartoon objects*
@@averyk7 so will I now!
How do you know exactly what I’m thinking?!
With everything at the moment with the virus and having to stay home an awful lot more than usual I’ve really been struggling to come up with ideas or just having inspiration.
Hopefully this’ll help lots!
I keep seeing images of people in masks, and that spiky virus ball, like other poster above. Paint the virus ball, I also thought about painting cemeteries, empty streets of cities. Or to cheer yourself up maybe something with more life to it, like pretty flowers and baby animals.
Wow me too, I've just been sketching random OCs and practicing my coloring cause I suck at that. But today I hit a huge wave of frustration. But this vid really helped me
Lucky you, with the virus, my workload has multiplied like crazy.
She knew because shes aware that most people in the entire world are indoors rn. Also if you guys want a little motivation, theres an "inktober" going on on instagram rn called #quarantober. By lord gris on instagram. Just look up the hashtag and youll find the prompts! It started on Monday
I have been waiting so long for this. I just feel like... I can't do art. My drawings are just mutually bad, I guess. I can't do anything "right" expect for watercolor. I understand art can't be "right" but you know what I mean. You inspired me to use art to help get my deppresion out because my brother passed away in a car accident, and I used the wrong means to let it all out. But art and colour is now a fundamental therapy I use, and you have been my main inspiration. I can't express my gratitude enough, thank you so much.
GreenGuyz, It's admirable that you channeled your loss in a positive way.I believe we honor those who pass by living the best life we can.I hope you don't mind a suggestion about your art? Draw things that you make up.That way there is no right or wrong.Example: mixing two different creatures that are totally different.It is a way to practice your drawing and imagination! This method helped me in so many ways.Wishing you good luck moving forward!
@@patriziacathey605 thank you so much! I've just finished a drawing of a dragon and cat merged together. Again, tysm, it's such a calming experience to let my imagination go wild. I really recommend just getting some water colour and going crazy! It repents emotions in the most beautiful way possible.
I just read your comment and it’s so lovely to see that you’re using art as a way to heal. Way to go! :)
@@Sillyyyyy yep! Letting feelings out in a toxic way leads to..well, toxicity in relationships. And I was already dealing with enough lol.
I hope you feel better soon!🥺💖 Keep expressing your emotions through your artworks!!
Just on time I’m having a terrible art block!
Aw that sucks. I hope you feel better soon!
Same
I’m always getting frustrated because I don’t have the skill level to execute what I see. This is where I quit and I know I shouldn’t because practice is progress but it’s hard to get past that, ya know.
A good method is to try to get the shapes/basic layout of the thing. Just do it fast a bunch of times. The point is to get better at it.
A lot of good artist can't get photorealism. It's just a matter of getting better. Anyway, what have you got to lose?
As a struggling artist I learned a lot, not the least was watching you lay in the shadows first with violet and then paint over top, will be trying that, thanks. As a botanist, I’ll add, you did a hell of a job on the flowers and the succulents deserve a standing ovation. 💖👍🏻
Me: see’s her drawing sketching and other stuff
Also me: searching on google : how to draw with a pencil
I can't do draw for shit. This is why I do abstract.
You've gotta start somewhere
@@MsKathleenb you do abstract! That's so cool! Do you have any social media, where you share your artwork? I'd really like to see it!
MsKathleenB I honestly haven’t experienced abstract art to what I hope is it’s full potential. Do you have a social media or know any abstract artists I can look at?
MsKathleenB do you have any social media so I can see your work? I really like abstract art!
Deadass thought this was a notification from one of my friends who knows im in art block and havent painted or drawn in weeks 😂
as soon as i was burnt out and art blocked, you make this video? ansbsndhdh- THANK YOU
This piece to me is kind of like shes gone through a lot and shes trying to stitch herself back up hence the openings with string and the flowers represent growth such a beautiful piece 😊
I never thought of it that way, but it makes the piece that much better❤️
Addie 😌 how did you see this piece?
Whenever I start hating my art style or just can't stop seeing how ugly my drawings are because I compare my art to the art of others, I call it "artpression". I can't stop sulking and glaring at my drawings and sort of wonder why I'm still drawing when there are already so many amazing people.
Thankfully, I have good friends that help me with my artpression.
I really feel like this is her best piece yet, the details are amazing and the colors are so vibrant but go together well
Emily: don't forget to eat and drink
Me: oh crap I-
*mission incomplete*
@@薇vern lol
I haven't run out of ideas, nor do I have art block.
I just really like watching people paint, and listening to them talk.
I absolutely love this piece, but I cannot get over how that sewing needle would never have fit through those buttons. xD Maybe it's because I sew? My brain latched on and went "Well that's just impossible!" completely ignoring that the girl has like... yknow. Holes in her face??? And flowers growing out of her head??
Anyway, a lot of your videos have helped me a lot, and one of them got me to just USE the good art supplies already, and I did a lovely little painting of some Discus Fish I saw at the Aquarium! :)
I really love how the paper felt and I think I'm going to be using it a lot more now. It made a big difference!
12:19 relates soooooo much, every time I always have a great idea in my head but when I start, I just can’t do anything, I feel like I’m useless and I won’t be able to do anything but I don’t want to give up on my idea. Sometimes, I would just do it anyways and if it turns out bad at least I tried, or sometimes I practice and practice that skill until I can do it. I put my art on social media really rarely because I’m not confident enough. I really like your art and I will keep practicing until I can put my ideas on paper!
I just write down all the ideas that come to my head, since sometimes my lacking of ideas comes from me forgetting my older ideas 😅 It’s actually kinda helpful
Ty for the tip!
Omg is it just me- but I get art block- then quit after hating everything, then after a month of no painting or drawing , then coming back after that month, painting 10 good pics and after that start hating everything and the cycle continues. This is unrelated - but if you do read this could you do a video about the corona, Im getting a lot of anxiety about it, and I know other people do too. you really calm me down in you're "coping with anxiety" video's . OK I'm done 😂💖💖💖
Sometimes all I need is a few days of not even thinking about drawing or painting. After my break I come back fresh and ready to paint.
How you keep track of the flowers even in that first shadow stage blows my mind ♡ so much detail!
Your "how to, but this is just how I do it" videos are easy to understand, even for someone like me who has high functioning autism.
I've missed your videos 😭😭
(Side note: I am 8 months pregnant with my first child and haven't painted one thing since I found out at 6 weeks so this isn't a judgement!! I think all of my creativity is sucked into making a human 😂)
I swear I lost brain cells with each pregnancy. It's so weird. Crazy vivid dreams and feel stupid all the time
I feel ya, sisters!! 5 months along here, and when i first found out, I had all these cool baby themed paintings in my head....then my art table somehow got cluttered, and I just feel so LAZY all the time! Then I got panic-y because I'm thinking "omg, when the baby gets here won't have any TIME for arting! Gotta cram it all into the last few months!" But the lazy just won't go away....but now I'm missing my art and slowly feeling brave enough to try again. This video helps a lot too! Heck, Emily herself helps with my inspiration so much!
I guess you could say. Their the best piece of art. (I hope)
20 weeks pregnant here. Can't get anything done. Much less art. Even when I have plenty of time. Argh.
Some RUclipsrs that copy other RUclipsrs and then blame them for stealing "their aesthetic" can really benefit from this video.
I didnt know what to draw so I went to google and searched the inktober prompts and screenshotted it ,then I asked my parents to tell me a nummber between 1 - 31 thats how I dont get bored 😂
That's actually genius
@@wolfpudding6904 Thanks !
Relatable.
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Right after she said “let me give a shout-out to our sponsor” and I got an ad for pampers
Diapers ahh amazing
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This piece reminds me of some sort of forest spirit or a goddess of the earth. The components she has really conveys that organic feminine mother earth tones. All the beauty she has yet so many scars... 😭👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
aaahhhh this is FANTASTIC!!!! I always wondered how artists come up with pieces. . . . and my dad who went to an actual art school was always disappointed they never taught this or really any concrete art/creation things. . . . It's good to hear someone talk about the actual process as concrete steps =o
Thank you!!!
I tried to change my artstyle once and now I'm stuck with a style that only looks good one way and I lost all my fluidity and emotion
i absolutely love how you painted the succulents! it reminded me of how i needed to practice more with those. i guess the video worked perfectly.
I've been in "art block" for over two months and when I saw you posted this, I started to cry, you are so helpful and I've been asked to make art work for a potential job and I'm struggling, thank you Emily.❤
I cannot be the only one that wakes up in the middle of the night just to quickly sketch an idea in my dream 👀
I love how vibrant your paint colors always are. I'm so scared to put paint on paper haha It's always so light. I really like your advice in this. I feel bad sometimes looking at stuff before drawing and painting b/c I don't want it to seem like I'm copying it. I'm still new to this and learning so it helps me to find what style and subjects I like. I'm just doing this for me and for my mental health so I try not to take it too seriously lol I am proud of a few of the things I've done and it's helping my confidence though. The piece in this video is really pretty and I'd never have thought to combine succulents and buttons! :)
ART MOM IS BACK! 🖤
Am i the only one who just goes head on into an art piece without any planning?
Hailstorm K9 same
Hailstorm K9 actually I don’t really think about it most of the time in the final piece
Hard same. I just started learning to draw, so my whole approach is picking out a reference and saying "Well, let's do the damn thing and see what happens." What happens is usually trash, but its my trash so I'm proud of it.
Emil Bodkin this is the oddest flavor of inspirational I’ve seen in a while and I love it.
There's so much detail and work put into this piece and it really turned out stunning! I really love the emotion that it gives me although I wouldn't really be able to put it into words
Congratulations Emily!!! I’m a young artist who you’ve been a HUGE inspiration to and I just wanna say I’m so excited to hear about your new bb otw!!!!!
I have so much free time thanks to the stupid virus cancelling all sorts of things, so I’m gonna use this time to make art! Thanks for the tips :)
YESSSS ART MOM CAME WHEN I NEEDED HER 💖
bitter neptune Yes ! Art mom knows best!
This is so helpful because sometimes I have these great ideas that I can’t do because my skill level is not there yet!! So thanks for the tips and congratulations on the new baby I’m sure the babes will be an amazing big brother!!!
I just wanna say you are probably my favorite RUclipsr of all time. You are such an inspiration not just art wise but also regarding your life journey. I lose myself in your storytimes and relate to so many aspects considering I’m going through recovery as an addict myself. I use art to fill that void I used to fill with vile substances and I also fill it with your videos. You make me laugh so hard and teach me things I didn’t know I needed to learn. I’ve applied some of those things to my own life and have seen such a beautiful transition and change in it. Thank you so much for your words of wisdom and your humor and your talent and just you. I love you so much and I hope to watch your videos each day for years to come. WORSHIP THY ART MUM
What I do when I run out of ideas is I look around my room, pick something, pick a theme, and make something with that. Like, “dinosaur plushie... hmmm.. there’s a Rubix cube there... carnival dinosaur?”
This is super helpful! Thank you!
The problem for me is, I have heaps ideas of what I want to paint I'm just shit at art and can't create what I see in my head which is really frustrating!! 😭
Same. Sometimes I lose my temper and draw too hard and then I can’t even erase my mistakes. It drives me insane.
Ok. I'm still crying from your last video I just watched. So when I saw at the beginning of this video "heart to heart" I knew IMMEDIATELY I gotta come back and watch this later because my heart just can't handle any "heart to heart" right now. Lol
you are a huge inspiration to me so happy i found your videos! i have done alll the things you have said automatically. like i have a podcast and wanted to do an artwork for it i wrote down the words and all the things you said but i just couldnt draw it cause it was way out of my skills so i tried to practice but as usual i called it a failure and stopped everything! i ended up with a stupid logo that i still made myself but it was not what i had in mind. maybe i should try again! thanks for being a good emotional support!!!!! lots of love
im getting watercolors for my birthday in almost a week! im excite:>
Fancy meeting you here ;D happy early birthday!!
@@almostwhizzer:D Ayyy!! aand thanks! ;w;
Emily! Where have ya been? I've missed you! I hope all is well with you and yours. I have 77 days until retirement. I work with lots of you wonderful "millennials" and I think y'all are the BEST! I haven't seen a more amazing group of young people since my gang of hippies from the 60s!
Loved this video. It is so right on. I am a structured artist and I like the simple steps you outlined here. I actually use my sketchbook for thinking and planning, not for final pieces like I see a lot of artists do. I would be completely embarrassed to show my sketches - they wouldn't make sense to anyone but me.
Bless you, dear one. I am looking forward to more Emily Artful Words of Wisdom! Keeping y'all in my prayers, stay safe, and WASH YOUR HANDS!
Emily Artful is like the art mom that we need- whenever i feel down in the dumps i go back to her videos and listen to her stories, Thoughts and tips. I may sound weird but I don't feel so alone whenever i watch her videos hahaha its like a little pep talk
Thank you so much for doing what you do. I went to college for art and it used to be my whole life, but I developed autoimmune disease that effects my eyes. I'm a mom too and it takes up so much of your life sometimes. There was a long stretch where I couldn't afford supplies at all. I've been trying to get back after a long break and your videos and stories make me feel so much better.
Now with the quarantine, i have all the time in the world to draw, and my brain just goes like: "NO"
Yoo im always so hyped to see u upload :)
this really is the kind of video that grabs your hand, looks at you with a gentle smile and tells you to go forth and create what's in your mind huh
OMG my heart jumped out when I saw ur new video on my feed. I’m happy now
I have trypophobia but seeing your art it just disappears. I think it's because I'm so focused on how your art is BEAUTIFUL.
Watching this just made me reflect on what i have been doing as an artist! As miss emily said that always take things aback and relax your brain and eyes to see a better view on the piece that you are working on. And when you feel like it's time get back in and start with a fresh pair of eyes. And also as always miss Emily thank you for creating videos like this u may not know it helped me immensly on my problems in artblock. And hope you continue what you are doing. Peace out
I was really hating a piece I had worked on and hyperfocusing on all the things I felt were 'wrong' with it, and all the mistakes I thought were SUPER obvious... then I took a break, had a snack and came back to it a couple hours later, and all those things had nearly gone away completely. Definitely can still see my errors, but I can also see that no one ELSE is going to spot them unless I point them out in very close detail, lol. I'm calling it a learning experience for a certain technique/effect, and called the painting done!
Yes just yes a new video you have no idea how much this is helping me
I loved this video for 2 reasons 1. love watching you paint and 2. it was super helpful
I was actually just staring at my notebook thanks
I love this human, she must be an amazing mother 🥺💓
Literally have been struggling with this lately! Thank you for following what you feel, Em! Also, welcome back, and hope you're doing well!💙💙
Thank you! Im starting a painting in acrylic but I wasn’t sure if what I was going to do is good enough. The columns idea can help me to stay organized!
I usually hate skill share commercials but when you mentioned coding I was like:🥰
this actually seems really great. I've kind of lost all my motivation and inspiration towards art but i really wanna keep going but im out of ideas. i think this would be very helpful for me, thank you!
Thank you Emily. I found this video really helpful. Sometimes we need reminding to take a little break. Even when immersed in an artwork it's great advice to have a step away and refresh the eyes and soul. Love the painting too.
So many great ideas! I am prone to thinking I am an Artist! I should be able to create anything in any medium, I have been at this "Art thing" for 30+ years I should know what to do! I am trying to work with soft pastels and it is completely new to me, I must learn how this works and push past frustrations and just know everyone needs to keep learning or you stagnate. Lovely flowers and video, thanks.
🥰❤️ Oh my goodness I was just looking at this picture on Instagram!! It’s BEAUTIFUL ❤️
Im not even done with the video yet and this is already super helpful.
Im currently stuck on a piece that I can see the flickering of in my head, but anytime I sit down to do it I wind up dissatisfied with where it's going and scrap the thing. I'm working in digital so I dont have to worry about paper, but I was pretty close to just dropping the idea in frustration.
thank you for embellishing the world through your art and yourself. Watching such beauty in your paintings and your philosophy is truly inspiring.
Another one on the way!? Omg congratulations!!!
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this video was so incredibly helpful to me
describing your entire process and showing me that inspiration and creativity don't just come naturally really opened my eyes
i'm gonna whine less from now on,
so thank you !
I'm a bit late- but I really love your videos. I'm 15 and your stories have helped me through so much, mentally and just in every day life and not only that. I've really enjoyed watching you grow as a person. based on your content alone your mental state has improved so much since your early videos and it really makes me happy! You just seem genuinely happier
I, just like many of us, struggle with this. Great advice and beautiful piece!
omg thank you, i really needed this rn, i was making a piece of my friends and i yesterday and i got so stressed over it cuz i couldnt get it right and felt so defeated, ima take your advice tho and hope it works out 👍
Thanks for the helpful tips again, Emily! For me personally, there is nothing like good music to get my creative juices flowing☺️. Also blind contour drawing (? Not sure if it's the right translation)
Also congrats with having your second baby on the way! 🌼
JUST WHAT I NEED
Its been a constant struggle Ive had since the beginning of 2019
It's been a rough year.
Is it weird that I just really like listening to your voice? It’s relaxing but also very lively. Or maybe it just the music in the background...?
See... This is the consistent problem in my life.
"What do you mean do it again? I WROTE THE ESSAY!"
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Yes i have
So happy to see a video from you, hope da babes #2 is treating you better now. Stay well!
Yes !! I love looking through social medias like Tik tok for different outfits and styles at appeal to me and watching the poses they do
1. That green shade is to die for
2. I was so looking forward to the lineart D: darn
Fehnryr Novak Sorry!! I’ve come to realize it is SO HARD for me to do lineart while on camera without totally messing it up. I just want to be all up on the page for that precision and even though I now wear glasses most of the time, I still need to be close to get it right. In fact I actually take my glasses OFF to get in close since I’m nearsighted. I will try to include it when I can in the future, but for now and for the sake of the finished piece, I’m trying to avoid filming the whole lineart process.
@@emilyartful dont worry about it, you do you! I love watching your videos either way :D
My god what a great video full of fantastic, top quality advice! Inspiration came to me right in the middle so I actually stopped watching your art, but kept my headphones in while I listened to your advice.
Glad to have you back! Missed your videos, congratulations to you and yours for the pending addition to your family!
"I am just a lazy millennial, who expects something for nothing."
Same.
An advert for alien perfume came up in between and I thought seems such a strange thing to call a perfume, so it got me thinking what would Emily call a perfume if she made one?
Adelia Hammond
Hmm. Well for a serious name I’d really have to think about it, but it’d definitely have something to do with the macabre and it’d definitely smell of old books, driftwood, and dried flowers.
Buuuttt, the funny side of me would want to capture a totally unique, specific, and weird smell so I’d make it smell like baby neck and straight up just call it “Funky Baby Neck”.
My son was a little sweaty meat bag when he was tiny and his neck would gather lint and grime and would smell terrible. I’d be cleaning it and, of course, bathing him on a regular basis but it would still smell. Then I found out a lot of babies are like that and get that funky neck so yeah...
I put a lot of thought into this.
I love how you talk in your videos!
I really like this technique! Even with ideas that I already have, I recently had an idea for catching shooting stars that was inspired by a meteor shower on my animal crossing island.
However, I felt that it lacked my own input and in my head looked super similar to something I’ve seems other artists do. So I followed your methods and now I have an idea that’s much more “me” and although a similar idea to other artists, I now have my own twist on it :)
I got big time tripophobia, but Emily's art is too pretty I can't look away!!!
Wow even though I'm not currently struggling in art block this is very beneficial for making finished works.
I never though of myself as creative so I never made my own "finished artwork". The reason being is because I feel as if I'm not skilled enough to create original ideas to make a "finished art piece", if that make sense.
Any how, I appreciate This video didn't think I'll need it til now.
I needed this right now
I quit doing art awhile back, but your videos have inspired me to start again❤️ thank you for inspiration!!
My favorite thing to do when I'm stuck but still want to draw is put on a movie, my favorites to do being Marvel movies, and pause periodically to photograph some of the characters (this way I can draw with the movie still on) with interesting expressions or when it's just a good shot of the character and sketch them. I like doing portraits/busts because I play with lighting on the face and a tiny bit of clothing, since it's an area I struggle with and like practicing with
I really appreciate your content. Thank you!
So glad I discovered your channel ❤️ you have helped me so much with art block with the few videos I have watched so far and have made me laugh so much with your sillyness and humor lol. Thank you for cheering me up during this time and making me feel motivated again, I really love your videos 😭