Ugh! My middle school art teacher used to force my class to draw without references. She said she wanted us to use our imagination, not copy someone else's work (which I get it), but for a bunch of 11-12 year olds who can barely draw stick figures, that was HARD. I've been drawing for almost 10 years and I still use references.
I worked in the public sector for 5 years in one of the fastest fast food restaurants in the world. An hour there felt like a whole day. Finally, my psyche couldn't handle it anymore and I had to make a change....but when I did, I thought "Y'know, people will pay money for a good story. There's always someone who's bored and I'm never bored. So why not just do that?"
I'm really surprised you didn't bring up the substance abusing artist stereotype! This notion that drugs or alcohol is the reason for art that's weird or unusual really bothers me, and I feel like it delegitimizes an artist's creative sensibilities
Yes, I hate that one. Typically it assumed that they draw inspiration from the substance abuse, but the fact is it was already there, and likely the substance abuse just lowered their inhibitions to create. Inevitably their art always suffers from the substance abuse and quite often they simply die and so does their ability to make art. It's a short term solution to a problem all artists face, and there is a far better solution available, but obviously requires more work and effort, but that work and effort is still far easier than stopping substance abuse and then having to learn how to lower your artistic inhibitions properly anyways.
@@UnbeltedSundew Couldn't have said it better myself! I know my mom believed for a long time that Lewis Carrol was an opioid user, hence the whimsical aspects of Alice in Wonderland and the smoking caterpillar character, when he actually told the story to Henry Liddell's three daughters while rowing up the River Isis, and wrote it down because they loved it so much (To give another quick example, looking at Louis Wain's artwork from his later life, it might be easy for someone to give it a once-over and ask "what was he on when he painted this?", when in reality he most likely has a mental or neurological disorder) This artist myth only occurred to me after the fact, but I also wanted to add that I think the whole perverted artist stereotype is another example of painting with a broad brush (pun definitely intended). It's a pretty prevalent one from my point of view, ranging from the live drawing from nude models trope to the thirsty doujin artist stock character in anime in manga, and it'd be cool to see Mark share his two cents about it in a hypothetical second installment of these kinds of videos
I think the "can't do anything unless inspired" is a mininterpretation to "what do you do if you have burnout" since well, mental health really hasn't been taken seriously, even by doctors, until recently so the general public didn't have the words. Like "I can't make anything, so I might as well goof off" makes perfect sense if you have burnout or are beginning to, like that's a very good thing to do, if you're sick of art, take a damn break. Like if you can smell the burnout just fucking stop and do something else otherwise you'll regret it and for heaven's sake don't freaking power through, some people's brains literally break and they cant work anymore, they lost the knowledge cuz they ran themselves too hard with any type of talent.
Yup, burnout definitively sucks and your advice is great. And it's nice to remember you can get a burnout from other areas on your life and have an impact on your art because of that. I mean, doing art itself can be stressful and become even more hard to do if you're drained out by your work or college for example (even if they're not related to art itself). I feel like artists need to be more aware of what's going on in their lives instead of just caring if they're doing art or not.
I know that for me, I almost only do decent artwork at night, and I can narrow it down to 2 reasons. One, it's quiet at night so I can focus one what I'm doing, and two, I need to be a little tired, cause if I'm awake, I'll overthink things like crazy and ruin anything I'm working on.
I am a morning person too. I do not do well once it starts getting past 9pm. 😅 I have a friend that thinks because I am an artist that I know everything about house paint and tiles...
I can sometimes find myself getting immersed in a particular piece, and work on it for a very long time. While I wouldn't call myself a night owl, I think there are definitely instances where I work late at night because I have other responsibilities during the day. Thus, it's my only time to really get some art practice in. In the same way that someone might say at night, "I'm going to get up tomorrow at 5:00 am and go for a run." Whether or not a person follows through, I think sometimes our brains can get bursts of motivation at night. It might be seen as somewhat weird to go for a run at midnight, but working on a drawing doesn't have that same connotation -- at least in my opinion. The difference being, the person motivated to go for the midnight run probably won't follow through, at least not that night. However, it is less out of norm for an artist to go work on a piece at night. So I think sometimes I get bursts of motivation at night, and can find myself becoming completely engaged and focused on an illustration or project into the late hours of the night. Plus, it is easy to spend a lot of time on a piece, especially if you are motivated and it is coming out the way you want it. So if you started at night, it just inherently means you will be up late. Edit: As an addition to this, I think that artists spend a lot of time in their formative years treating art as a hobby. You aren't a professional until you're a professional. So many times art gets relegated behind other things throughout the day -- Be it school, work, or any other crucial activity that hogs a lot of time. I think this means that many young artists end up working at night lest they sacrifice focus on their daily lives. So there is probably some truth to the night work stereotype. You do things when you can.
I am a creative writer self taught sketch artist combining both into graphic novels, and with me, I do love working long hours into the night or all the way to early morning. With the light of inspiration, of course. A hobby for my personal clarity.
I cant wait until your book the "Comic Book Lesson" comes out. I really enjoyed the Drawing Lesson and I think its one of the best books for absolute beginner artists out there. I recommend it to anyone interested in starting to draw.
I think this notion of "success" should also be widely redefined as something beyond commercial success. Moving to New York and basking in the glory of adoring eyes - does that automatically make your way of viewing life any more artistic, or your perception, motoric skills or aesthetic thinking any better? I make little to no money from my art, but I would never consider fulfillment and purpose a failure.
I really do hope to see you back with another one real soon, Mr.Crilley. I got another misconception for you and it's that artists have a specific distinct style. There are plenty of great artists who have these distinct depictions but, many great artists also don't show this in their art and if paired with another artists work it would be hard to tell the two apart
It can be taught/learned. I have a cousin who don't have the "artist genes". But because he wanted to make art so much, he strived to learn it. He improved a lot in just a few months and can do portraits better than me.
As an artist, I’ve found when I get stressed I shift from day shift to night shift because it’s quieter at night… EDIT : if you’re doing ANYTHING creative, you’re an artist PERIOD!
As someone who has tinkered with art nonprofessionally for years, I have nothing but the utmost gratitude and respect for those that do it professionally, and if anything, I think all the available art, across medium, genre, time, and region, is incredibly undervalued. It's one thing for an artist to request commissions for their own practice, but to ask them to produce for free is abhorrent to me. If your budget is $0.00 just enjoy what they already offer, if you want more than that at least offer something of value, fair trade, and often that means cash, for the effort (and keep in mind the years of effort it takes to become and maintain the skills to produce quality art in your evaluation)
I used to be one of those ‘night owl’ artists. Late at night, I would attempt to go to bed but would spring out of the bed to draw because I was watching other people drawing. After I feel satisfied of what I drew at the moment, I would then rest and look forward to the morning of my accomplishment. Unfortunately, it turns out that since I was very tired, my eyes weren’t doing so well or something that it made it seem like it was good, but when I looked at it again, well rested in the morning, it looked bad.
Im an artist and im drawing right now...doing a pic for my niece. I dont think we are "weirdos"...but i have always been highly sensitive. I've been told that all artists are sensitive. Idk if that's true about all artists. I just draw or paint whenever the mood hits me, day or night. *thanks for sharing though (its ironic how your video popped up at the EXACT time that im sitting here doing art)🎨😍 *i think it can be taught but one has to already have "it"in them☺ Im born and raised in NYC😉
I agree with the inspiration part. You have to make it happen. At the very least, you’re practicing to improve your skills. I tell my students to write or draw anything. I half think the creativity is something someone is born with. I see stories everywhere - I try to visualize how something works or how someone ticks. I’ve met people who can’t think creatively. The question to ask - is it something we’re born with, or lack of drive? This is coming from an amateur writer. I do like your mentioning the “have to move to XYZ to be successful”. I was reading an intro to a noir style novel, and they basically said you have to move to LA to write noir. Perhaps I’m just a n00b, but there were plenty of cities that would serve as back drops, rich with things to turn into a fascinating noir story.
It's very much a mixed bag. I'm a pretty introverted person, though I think I'm more of a social introvert that just needs time to recharge on my own away from people after I hang out. But there are definitely much more extroverted people who are also artists.
In terms of my skill with art, I'm kind of average, I've been watching tutorials, looking at pics for reference, and trying to teach myself how to draw certain things, it's not easy but I still enjoy it.
Myth #8 is a variation on the myth of the tortured artist, which I find really dangerous. It may prevent a lot of people of getting treatment for their mental illnesses, because they believe becoming healthy will kill their creativity or inspiration.
For now, I mostly do my art at night because it is the only time it is quiet and I don't have to do errands or go to my regular job. I hope in the future I am able to do it full time and then I will likely do art in the mornings since I do work better around 6am - 1pm
Wow what a great video once more! Can't wait for the other ones! I remembered one of my History of Art lessons I did with the water painting of Klimpt's "The Kiss" that I might add I really liked your touch on this classing painting! Patiently waiting any news about your subscription program 🥳 it will be really exciting, informative and fun!!
I definitely agree that it's wrong to think either you can draw or you can't. Creativity may apply a little more, but you can still practice and improve at that. When I was a child and wanted to draw, it took many years, teachers, and a lot of practice before people considered me a "good artist." A myth that I run into is "If you're good at art you have to do it as a career, or that should be your ultimate goal."
Hey Mark, been watching your videos for half a decade now. I really appreciate you sticking to your guns and not catering to the algorithm like every other RUclips channel. :)
im a night owl, i dont do mornings lol was horrible having to get up for uni yep i get annoyed when people tell me being an artist isnt a real job, being an artist is hard work suffering for your art is so problematic. yes some art that is created can be very personal but it bugs me when people think that you need that suffering, either physical or mental to create meaningful work when help is available for that person
He who is truly an artist, is truly a rebel. Only a rebellious heart and mind gives birth to growth and evolution. Defiance means choosing good over evil, right over wrong, love over hate, rebellion over chains, liberty over slavery, and generally everything that is good over everything that limited and degrading. True art is not about how well you draw, write, paint, dance or perform. The artist may occasionally, temporarily tire of the performance they do with the "body", but the creativity and spirituality is always burning ever brighter and more brilliant, growing and rising, growing and rising, growing and rising... among other things... True art is abut the love and the active, proactive passion that goes into doing the thing itself, for the sake of doing so... For creative, intuitive, intelligent, philosophical, soulful and spiritual reasons, rebellious and defiant, courageous, volatile and adventurous motives and reasons, among other things...
I love all your work, i have just picked up drawing again and your videos really help. I would love to see you do a tutorial of how to draw an old country house or farm house or something like that.
It is true with myself at least. That I do draw during the day and the night to finish either a drawing or couple of drawings. I have drawn a 12 hour drawing of the bottom section of Howl's Moving Castle from 12pm to 12am straight and my drawing came out, very successfully!
About myth #9. I’m a standing ovation of this. I’ve YET to be discoverred until I DO become famous. I keep trying many different things as being myself (i.e. Graphic Design, Illustration, Sprite work, and even my own traditional pieces, too). I do whatever I can, and I just go “whatever”. As an artist myself, I have basically become like George W. Bush with the whole mentality of being a “master of low expectations. Now, I’m not composing this comment as a means of garnering any symphathy points, but rather I’m telling how it is. I LOATHE Social Media like Facebook, Twitter (espeically Twitter with how toxic it has become over the years). Even back when they first came out in 2006 & 2007 respectively, I always thought that there was indeed something OFF about those platforms. Even with censorship going around more than ever, it defeats the entire purpose of being free to express YOURSELF, and not to some woke ideaology don’t you think?
I love these so much, so many great points! On artists being night owls, that is a common perception. I have one of those late-night daily schedules myself, but I'm usually only doing repetitive/grunt work at night, whereas most of the more difficult, intensely creative work that requires more thought I have to do in the morning or early in the day. So for me it would be kind of yes in terms of productivity, but maybe no as far as inspiration goes.
I definitely don’t help the second stereo type. I am most definitely a night owl, often staying up nearly all night if I have to in order to finish an art project
If Im not wrong, this was a rendition of a Gustav Klimt work..........your washes and gauche work is pretty spot on !!!!!!!!! But yeah as a life long artist its equal parts innate ability paired with education (technique, experience, etc)....my art school experience mostly taught me about composition and presentation, as i had all of the other fundamentals naturally and fostered familiarly.
I think myth 2 describe me lol i always work from the hour i wake up until the time to sleep and i am totally a night owl. But i have many stops throughout the day, moreover i go running so i dont become sedentary
One thing that I've heard countless times is that you have to start at a very young age and then they go on about how Mozart or some other incredible super talent did huge stuff at the age of six or something. While that may be true in the sense that you will probably be better off if you have the fundamental basics of your particular art down while you're young(ish) it really does not mean that you can't learn to draw, play, write, act etc. when you get older. I think it all depends on your willingness to try new things and desire to learn. That's my best "Captain Obvious" -type opinion on the subject.
"Geniuses like Bach, Mozart, Rembrant, etc aren't born anymore!" No, they're out there. Spotify and soundcloud are wide, diverse places. DeviantART too. They are out there, but we don't have the hindsight of them yet. Surely, one day people will study Nobuo Uematsu and John Williams with such prestige.
Well there's also a significant amount of idolization going on as well. If somebody will be on the same level as Mozart, will pride and said idolization of the classics allow people to admit this?
People who say making art does not count as work clearly never tried it by themselves. I mean, when I finish a piece or a story, I'm basically dead lol, because it drains so much both mentally and physically. It's not like painting an adult coloring book for God's sake.
I'm not sure if it's a myth but, something about the difference between being comfortable with your art vs complacent with where it is in skill level. I don't remember how it was phrased exactly.
Myth Number 4. Artistry can't be taught indicates a corollary, which is that Artistry can't be learned, which is so obviously false as to negate the original proposition. It's also negated by the entirety of human history until the modern period where art just got really really bad, and is now getting better again thanks to the fact this myth is, thankfully, slowly being destroyed.
I thnaks God for the Intenet and Webtoon ...I live in a third world country..and I love creating comic books..but, I used to think I would never publish my comics book...At least I'm in the game now and only God knows what the future holds
I do all kinds of art... I draw, I paint, do 3d pieces and what not. It depends on the mood I'm in. Y'all can check it out, I just started putting stuff out on here.
I literally tend to stay up until 6 am, wake up at 3 pm. I've tried fixing my sleep schedule, but I'm slowly slipping back into that time frame. That said, I don't think it's so much an art thing as just me being a natural night owl for other reasons. ^^;
That "art can't be taught" thing is also 100% talking about the talent myth. People see artists produce amazing work without seeing the years of hard practice and work, and it feels like they just always were like that. Truth is, talent isn't a big thing. It's just a small amount that quickly fades away the higher up you grow on the ladder.
Wow, I watch your video and I ask myself: "What is Art?" I cannot come up with a single definition. I believe that Art must be INTENTIONAL. One may include random events-like dipping a toothbrush in paint and then flipping the bristles-But the results of RANDOMLY throwing paint at canvas cannot be considered "Art" -or letting Earthworms dipped in finger-paint crawl across a canvas-or whatever. {Yes, I've seen some virtuosos who can throw paint with surprising control-even making portrait or landscapes-BUT that is bo longer RANDOM.} Second, Art cannot be done by rote. Things done by rote are CRAFT-NOT ART. There are master craftsmen and they are admirable-but that doesn't make what they do "ART." There are gray areas. Someone might create cut-out silhouettes from a pattern bought online-and then use TRUE ART to paint them and arrange them in innovative formations. Beyond those two things-I don't want to argue. IF YOU consider what you do is ART-I'm happy for you-even if I silently disagree.
Nah, I just don't have it. All my attempts at learning to draw have been nothing but painful. Both physical and emotionally. It's not for me. I care about results only, not the process.
The process does matter to you if the attempts of LEARNING were painful, but perhaps not in the process of MAKING. but if you don't want to do drawing, there's plenty of other ways of art like music.
@@coroanmon10023 If it's hard to look for a passion, then look for a change. It doesn't have to be anything grand. I'm not going to give you therapy in youtube comments, but I'll leave you with this: It may not get better, but it gets *different.*
One of the biggest misconceptions about artist is that they are able to draw from their imaginnation perfectly and fluently without any reference.
Yeah. In order to even remotely pull that off, you have to get REALLY good at doodling, and even then it's not guaranteed.
yh we are not all kim jung gi
Ugh! My middle school art teacher used to force my class to draw without references. She said she wanted us to use our imagination, not copy someone else's work (which I get it), but for a bunch of 11-12 year olds who can barely draw stick figures, that was HARD. I've been drawing for almost 10 years and I still use references.
@@jocelyncordeiro4870 same. I’ve only improved greatly because of reference drawing.
I worked in the public sector for 5 years in one of the fastest fast food restaurants in the world. An hour there felt like a whole day. Finally, my psyche couldn't handle it anymore and I had to make a change....but when I did, I thought "Y'know, people will pay money for a good story. There's always someone who's bored and I'm never bored. So why not just do that?"
did it work out?
@@Greg12839 So far so good. =P
I'm really surprised you didn't bring up the substance abusing artist stereotype! This notion that drugs or alcohol is the reason for art that's weird or unusual really bothers me, and I feel like it delegitimizes an artist's creative sensibilities
I didn't even know this was a thing lol
Well there is a poet/writer who wrote his best stories and poems when drunk. And that is true.
Yes, I hate that one. Typically it assumed that they draw inspiration from the substance abuse, but the fact is it was already there, and likely the substance abuse just lowered their inhibitions to create. Inevitably their art always suffers from the substance abuse and quite often they simply die and so does their ability to make art. It's a short term solution to a problem all artists face, and there is a far better solution available, but obviously requires more work and effort, but that work and effort is still far easier than stopping substance abuse and then having to learn how to lower your artistic inhibitions properly anyways.
@@UnbeltedSundew Couldn't have said it better myself! I know my mom believed for a long time that Lewis Carrol was an opioid user, hence the whimsical aspects of Alice in Wonderland and the smoking caterpillar character, when he actually told the story to Henry Liddell's three daughters while rowing up the River Isis, and wrote it down because they loved it so much (To give another quick example, looking at Louis Wain's artwork from his later life, it might be easy for someone to give it a once-over and ask "what was he on when he painted this?", when in reality he most likely has a mental or neurological disorder)
This artist myth only occurred to me after the fact, but I also wanted to add that I think the whole perverted artist stereotype is another example of painting with a broad brush (pun definitely intended). It's a pretty prevalent one from my point of view, ranging from the live drawing from nude models trope to the thirsty doujin artist stock character in anime in manga, and it'd be cool to see Mark share his two cents about it in a hypothetical second installment of these kinds of videos
Oh yeah the "it's slightly weird therefore the author was clearly on drugs". I *HATE* it.
I think the "can't do anything unless inspired" is a mininterpretation to "what do you do if you have burnout" since well, mental health really hasn't been taken seriously, even by doctors, until recently so the general public didn't have the words.
Like "I can't make anything, so I might as well goof off" makes perfect sense if you have burnout or are beginning to, like that's a very good thing to do, if you're sick of art, take a damn break.
Like if you can smell the burnout just fucking stop and do something else otherwise you'll regret it
and for heaven's sake don't freaking power through, some people's brains literally break and they cant work anymore, they lost the knowledge cuz they ran themselves too hard with any type of talent.
Yup, burnout definitively sucks and your advice is great. And it's nice to remember you can get a burnout from other areas on your life and have an impact on your art because of that. I mean, doing art itself can be stressful and become even more hard to do if you're drained out by your work or college for example (even if they're not related to art itself).
I feel like artists need to be more aware of what's going on in their lives instead of just caring if they're doing art or not.
I know that for me, I almost only do decent artwork at night, and I can narrow it down to 2 reasons. One, it's quiet at night so I can focus one what I'm doing, and two, I need to be a little tired, cause if I'm awake, I'll overthink things like crazy and ruin anything I'm working on.
thanks for putting the little tired into words, I always felt like I can't explain it properly to others
I'm more of a night owl when it comes to art mainly because it's quiter at night. Considering where I live can be so loud during the day
I am a morning person too. I do not do well once it starts getting past 9pm. 😅
I have a friend that thinks because I am an artist that I know everything about house paint and tiles...
I literally just finished rereading Brodys Ghost and then you uploaded.
As always your timing is impeccable.
I can sometimes find myself getting immersed in a particular piece, and work on it for a very long time. While I wouldn't call myself a night owl, I think there are definitely instances where I work late at night because I have other responsibilities during the day. Thus, it's my only time to really get some art practice in.
In the same way that someone might say at night, "I'm going to get up tomorrow at 5:00 am and go for a run." Whether or not a person follows through, I think sometimes our brains can get bursts of motivation at night. It might be seen as somewhat weird to go for a run at midnight, but working on a drawing doesn't have that same connotation -- at least in my opinion. The difference being, the person motivated to go for the midnight run probably won't follow through, at least not that night. However, it is less out of norm for an artist to go work on a piece at night.
So I think sometimes I get bursts of motivation at night, and can find myself becoming completely engaged and focused on an illustration or project into the late hours of the night. Plus, it is easy to spend a lot of time on a piece, especially if you are motivated and it is coming out the way you want it. So if you started at night, it just inherently means you will be up late.
Edit: As an addition to this, I think that artists spend a lot of time in their formative years treating art as a hobby. You aren't a professional until you're a professional. So many times art gets relegated behind other things throughout the day -- Be it school, work, or any other crucial activity that hogs a lot of time. I think this means that many young artists end up working at night lest they sacrifice focus on their daily lives. So there is probably some truth to the night work stereotype. You do things when you can.
I am a creative writer self taught sketch artist combining both into graphic novels, and with me, I do love working long hours into the night or all the way to early morning. With the light of inspiration, of course. A hobby for my personal clarity.
I cant wait until your book the "Comic Book Lesson" comes out. I really enjoyed the Drawing Lesson and I think its one of the best books for absolute beginner artists out there. I recommend it to anyone interested in starting to draw.
My best hours are 9 to 5... But it's 9PM to 5AM!
I think this notion of "success" should also be widely redefined as something beyond commercial success. Moving to New York and basking in the glory of adoring eyes - does that automatically make your way of viewing life any more artistic, or your perception, motoric skills or aesthetic thinking any better?
I make little to no money from my art, but I would never consider fulfillment and purpose a failure.
Man do I relate to the last one. Can't tell you how many times I've been told I "can't be a professional" if I don't do it full time. So frustrating!
I really do hope to see you back with another one real soon, Mr.Crilley. I got another misconception for you and it's that artists have a specific distinct style. There are plenty of great artists who have these distinct depictions but, many great artists also don't show this in their art and if paired with another artists work it would be hard to tell the two apart
It can be taught/learned. I have a cousin who don't have the "artist genes". But because he wanted to make art so much, he strived to learn it. He improved a lot in just a few months and can do portraits better than me.
As an artist, I’ve found when I get stressed I shift from day shift to night shift because it’s quieter at night…
EDIT : if you’re doing ANYTHING creative, you’re an artist PERIOD!
@5:54 Leonardo DaVinci taking three years to paint the Mona Lisa
As someone who has tinkered with art nonprofessionally for years, I have nothing but the utmost gratitude and respect for those that do it professionally, and if anything, I think all the available art, across medium, genre, time, and region, is incredibly undervalued. It's one thing for an artist to request commissions for their own practice, but to ask them to produce for free is abhorrent to me. If your budget is $0.00 just enjoy what they already offer, if you want more than that at least offer something of value, fair trade, and often that means cash, for the effort (and keep in mind the years of effort it takes to become and maintain the skills to produce quality art in your evaluation)
I used to be one of those ‘night owl’ artists. Late at night, I would attempt to go to bed but would spring out of the bed to draw because I was watching other people drawing. After I feel satisfied of what I drew at the moment, I would then rest and look forward to the morning of my accomplishment. Unfortunately, it turns out that since I was very tired, my eyes weren’t doing so well or something that it made it seem like it was good, but when I looked at it again, well rested in the morning, it looked bad.
when it’s been 11 years and he’s still gonna be back with another one, real soon ✊😔
Im an artist and im drawing right now...doing a pic for my niece. I dont think we are "weirdos"...but i have always been highly sensitive. I've been told that all artists are sensitive. Idk if that's true about all artists. I just draw or paint whenever the mood hits me, day or night. *thanks for sharing though (its ironic how your video popped up at the EXACT time that im sitting here doing art)🎨😍
*i think it can be taught but one has to already have "it"in them☺
Im born and raised in NYC😉
For me, it's a bit mixed on day and night drawing. Depending on the mood I can stay up drawing past 3, other times it's mostly while the sun is out.
I agree with the inspiration part. You have to make it happen. At the very least, you’re practicing to improve your skills. I tell my students to write or draw anything.
I half think the creativity is something someone is born with. I see stories everywhere - I try to visualize how something works or how someone ticks. I’ve met people who can’t think creatively. The question to ask - is it something we’re born with, or lack of drive?
This is coming from an amateur writer.
I do like your mentioning the “have to move to XYZ to be successful”. I was reading an intro to a noir style novel, and they basically said you have to move to LA to write noir. Perhaps I’m just a n00b, but there were plenty of cities that would serve as back drops, rich with things to turn into a fascinating noir story.
Thank you! Some of them really stuck in my mind! Much appreciated
Glad to hear it!
I never realized how much I missed these. Thanks Mark.
Please do a part two!!
They say you have to be insane to be an artist. While you don't have to be insane, it certainly does help
I think another “myth” is that artists are shy or introverted. A lot of artists tend to be extremely outgoing and love to travel.
It's very much a mixed bag. I'm a pretty introverted person, though I think I'm more of a social introvert that just needs time to recharge on my own away from people after I hang out. But there are definitely much more extroverted people who are also artists.
In terms of my skill with art, I'm kind of average, I've been watching tutorials, looking at pics for reference, and trying to teach myself how to draw certain things, it's not easy but I still enjoy it.
I always enjoy watching these vids.
Always informative and great to listen to while working.
This was an enjoyable video, I was able to turn of the think tank and just draw w/o thinking to much, you got a great 👍 teacher's voice 👨🏫💯
Glad you enjoyed it
Myth #8 is a variation on the myth of the tortured artist, which I find really dangerous. It may prevent a lot of people of getting treatment for their mental illnesses, because they believe becoming healthy will kill their creativity or inspiration.
For now, I mostly do my art at night because it is the only time it is quiet and I don't have to do errands or go to my regular job. I hope in the future I am able to do it full time and then I will likely do art in the mornings since I do work better around 6am - 1pm
Awesome. I haven't watched your videos in a while. Good to come back and see you. I really liked the second Miki Falls book.
I'm watching this at 1am and, as I only sleep a few hours a day, I do find working at night better.
Wow what a great video once more! Can't wait for the other ones! I remembered one of my History of Art lessons I did with the water painting of Klimpt's "The Kiss" that I might add I really liked your touch on this classing painting! Patiently waiting any news about your subscription program 🥳 it will be really exciting, informative and fun!!
I definitely agree that it's wrong to think either you can draw or you can't. Creativity may apply a little more, but you can still practice and improve at that. When I was a child and wanted to draw, it took many years, teachers, and a lot of practice before people considered me a "good artist." A myth that I run into is "If you're good at art you have to do it as a career, or that should be your ultimate goal."
Part two please 🙏
8 to 4? you're a rebel!! I really hope you do more videos on more myths!!!!
Hey Mark, been watching your videos for half a decade now. I really appreciate you sticking to your guns and not catering to the algorithm like every other RUclips channel. :)
im a night owl, i dont do mornings lol was horrible having to get up for uni
yep i get annoyed when people tell me being an artist isnt a real job, being an artist is hard work
suffering for your art is so problematic. yes some art that is created can be very personal but it bugs me when people think that you need that suffering, either physical or mental to create meaningful work when help is available for that person
He who is truly an artist, is truly a rebel. Only a rebellious heart and mind gives birth to growth and evolution.
Defiance means choosing good over evil, right over wrong, love over hate, rebellion over chains, liberty over slavery, and generally everything that is good over everything that limited and degrading.
True art is not about how well you draw, write, paint, dance or perform.
The artist may occasionally, temporarily tire of the performance they do with the "body", but the creativity and spirituality is always burning ever brighter and more brilliant, growing and rising, growing and rising, growing and rising... among other things...
True art is abut the love and the active, proactive passion that goes into doing the thing itself, for the sake of doing so...
For creative, intuitive, intelligent, philosophical, soulful and spiritual reasons, rebellious and defiant, courageous, volatile and adventurous motives and reasons, among other things...
you've been my tutor in art for more than 10 yrs now and i never have met you in person.
I'm a massive night owl ,the daytime is just too busy and distracting for me
I love Cass!
Personally I prefer to draw at night but thats because thats when im least busy
I love all your work, i have just picked up drawing again and your videos really help. I would love to see you do a tutorial of how to draw an old country house or farm house or something like that.
you're good at drawing ~~^^🧡🧡💋💋😊😊
It is true with myself at least. That I do draw during the day and the night to finish either a drawing or couple of drawings. I have drawn a 12 hour drawing of the bottom section of Howl's Moving Castle from 12pm to 12am straight and my drawing came out, very successfully!
About myth #9. I’m a standing ovation of this. I’ve YET to be discoverred until I DO become famous. I keep trying many different things as being myself (i.e. Graphic Design, Illustration, Sprite work, and even my own traditional pieces, too).
I do whatever I can, and I just go “whatever”. As an artist myself, I have basically become like George W. Bush with the whole mentality of being a “master of low expectations. Now, I’m not composing this comment as a means of garnering any symphathy points, but rather I’m telling how it is. I LOATHE Social Media like Facebook, Twitter (espeically Twitter with how toxic it has become over the years). Even back when they first came out in 2006 & 2007 respectively, I always thought that there was indeed something OFF about those platforms.
Even with censorship going around more than ever, it defeats the entire purpose of being free to express YOURSELF, and not to some woke ideaology don’t you think?
I love these so much, so many great points!
On artists being night owls, that is a common perception. I have one of those late-night daily schedules myself, but I'm usually only doing repetitive/grunt work at night, whereas most of the more difficult, intensely creative work that requires more thought I have to do in the morning or early in the day. So for me it would be kind of yes in terms of productivity, but maybe no as far as inspiration goes.
I definitely don’t help the second stereo type. I am most definitely a night owl, often staying up nearly all night if I have to in order to finish an art project
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If Im not wrong, this was a rendition of a Gustav Klimt work..........your washes and gauche work is pretty spot on !!!!!!!!! But yeah as a life long artist its equal parts innate ability paired with education (technique, experience, etc)....my art school experience mostly taught me about composition and presentation, as i had all of the other fundamentals naturally and fostered familiarly.
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I think myth 2 describe me lol i always work from the hour i wake up until the time to sleep and i am totally a night owl. But i have many stops throughout the day, moreover i go running so i dont become sedentary
Oh my god
I wish I could draw like Mark.
Ah yes I am back to his videos after all this time...damn
2am is when I get my inspirational ambition
One thing that I've heard countless times is that you have to start at a very young age and then they go on about how Mozart or some other incredible super talent did huge stuff at the age of six or something. While that may be true in the sense that you will probably be better off if you have the fundamental basics of your particular art down while you're young(ish) it really does not mean that you can't learn to draw, play, write, act etc. when you get older. I think it all depends on your willingness to try new things and desire to learn. That's my best "Captain Obvious" -type opinion on the subject.
hey mark
"Geniuses like Bach, Mozart, Rembrant, etc aren't born anymore!" No, they're out there. Spotify and soundcloud are wide, diverse places. DeviantART too. They are out there, but we don't have the hindsight of them yet. Surely, one day people will study Nobuo Uematsu and John Williams with such prestige.
Well there's also a significant amount of idolization going on as well. If somebody will be on the same level as Mozart, will pride and said idolization of the classics allow people to admit this?
People who say making art does not count as work clearly never tried it by themselves. I mean, when I finish a piece or a story, I'm basically dead lol, because it drains so much both mentally and physically. It's not like painting an adult coloring book for God's sake.
I get my best work done first thing in the morning
I'm not sure if it's a myth but, something about the difference between being comfortable with your art vs complacent with where it is in skill level.
I don't remember how it was phrased exactly.
Did you say artists do work for free? If that's the case then I know someone who needs some artwork.
Can you please upload some more animal drawing videos
hi mark crilley i wanna make a comic book, and i want some of your help. can you reply your email so i can ask you questions?
where is the source of these myths?
Myth Number 4. Artistry can't be taught indicates a corollary, which is that Artistry can't be learned, which is so obviously false as to negate the original proposition. It's also negated by the entirety of human history until the modern period where art just got really really bad, and is now getting better again thanks to the fact this myth is, thankfully, slowly being destroyed.
I thnaks God for the Intenet and Webtoon ...I live in a third world country..and I love creating comic books..but, I used to think I would never publish my comics book...At least I'm in the game now and only God knows what the future holds
Sometimes if I can’t sleep I get up and draw.
Upgrade your camera and lighting setup!
i forgot about the white gouache lol
I do all kinds of art... I draw, I paint, do 3d pieces and what not. It depends on the mood I'm in.
Y'all can check it out, I just started putting stuff out on here.
I am an artist and i do art of many kinds. I paint when inspired but l i live a very full life in between. A full life inspires. A lazy life does not
I literally tend to stay up until 6 am, wake up at 3 pm. I've tried fixing my sleep schedule, but I'm slowly slipping back into that time frame.
That said, I don't think it's so much an art thing as just me being a natural night owl for other reasons. ^^;
That "art can't be taught" thing is also 100% talking about the talent myth. People see artists produce amazing work without seeing the years of hard practice and work, and it feels like they just always were like that.
Truth is, talent isn't a big thing. It's just a small amount that quickly fades away the higher up you grow on the ladder.
1) is correct. At least I am.
I do a different kind of work at night, but I wouldn’t say it’s better or worse.
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I didn't know there were myths about artist
As a Klimt myself lemme say: a Klimt is watching you painting a Klimt
I'm a night owl 🤣 but I'm attempting to change that 😁
Wow, I watch your video and I ask myself: "What is Art?" I cannot come up with a single definition. I believe that Art must be INTENTIONAL. One may include random events-like dipping a toothbrush in paint and then flipping the bristles-But the results of RANDOMLY throwing paint at canvas cannot be considered "Art" -or letting Earthworms dipped in finger-paint crawl across a canvas-or whatever. {Yes, I've seen some virtuosos who can throw paint with surprising control-even making portrait or landscapes-BUT that is bo longer RANDOM.} Second, Art cannot be done by rote. Things done by rote are CRAFT-NOT ART. There are master craftsmen and they are admirable-but that doesn't make what they do "ART." There are gray areas. Someone might create cut-out silhouettes from a pattern bought online-and then use TRUE ART to paint them and arrange them in innovative formations. Beyond those two things-I don't want to argue. IF YOU consider what you do is ART-I'm happy for you-even if I silently disagree.
Everyone is a weirdo from another's POV tho
so artists are just like everyone else :D
scripting a comic at one am watching this...
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Congrats my dear friend 🍪
Deserving of a cookie indeed
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@John B: cool..because there can never be another 'first'😉😎
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Oh NO. Seventh. T^T
Nah, I just don't have it. All my attempts at learning to draw have been nothing but painful. Both physical and emotionally. It's not for me.
I care about results only, not the process.
The process does matter to you if the attempts of LEARNING were painful, but perhaps not in the process of MAKING. but if you don't want to do drawing, there's plenty of other ways of art like music.
@@rstuio both the making and the process of learning were painful. I'm coming to realize that I'm not an artistic person.
@@coroanmon10023 Ah, I understand. It's great that you tried at least. Hope you realize what else you're good at and passionate about if not art.
@@rstuio i don't think I will. Everything is just boring and dull to me.
@@coroanmon10023 If it's hard to look for a passion, then look for a change. It doesn't have to be anything grand. I'm not going to give you therapy in youtube comments, but I'll leave you with this: It may not get better, but it gets *different.*
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