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  • @pegas203
    @pegas203 4 года назад +6884

    these ovals, they think they're so good, think they're so tough

    • @adamjnotthecongressmanschi7026
      @adamjnotthecongressmanschi7026 4 года назад +153

      Those little babies.

    • @jialechen5831
      @jialechen5831 4 года назад +91

      They are puny

    • @Someone-ym1ny
      @Someone-ym1ny 4 года назад +59

      But they AIN'T

    • @vixiestarfire
      @vixiestarfire 4 года назад +66

      THINK THEYRE ALL THAT AND A BAG OF CHIPS

    • @HoloTheDrunk
      @HoloTheDrunk 4 года назад +29

      They come to this place when they know they are not pure.
      Only I, [blank], know the true power of the favourite-sided triangle.

  • @fandomgodmother4903
    @fandomgodmother4903 4 года назад +7993

    Watching this makes me feel like Bob Ross is my dad and you’re my cool older brother who’s in a band and always away at college but came back to help me with art homework

  • @lumps17
    @lumps17 4 года назад +4769

    Hidden meaning:
    In the beginning he says to never use ovals.
    He then proceeds to say that you can use ovals if you're a professional, but not if you're a student.
    Meaning:
    Everyone is a student, and you never stop learning.

    • @valentinescumnapkin7430
      @valentinescumnapkin7430 4 года назад +65

      lumps deep

    • @xraaaxcaaar2779
      @xraaaxcaaar2779 4 года назад +220

      I think this video is just for students because it is harder to use oval to break down a picture or structure the character. It is better to use triangles, for students and for professionals, but if you are a professional and you think you're fine with it, then okay use ovals.

    • @MistereXMachina
      @MistereXMachina 4 года назад +16

      Which is still bad advice.

    • @sckred4926
      @sckred4926 4 года назад +2

      explain please

    • @MistereXMachina
      @MistereXMachina 4 года назад +1

      @@sckred4926 Me, or the original commenter?

  • @LewDawn
    @LewDawn 4 года назад +3946

    “I’m too scared to make the wrong decision, so I don’t make the right decision.” Wow, way to sum up my entire life, let alone art related stuff.

    • @secretname3897
      @secretname3897 4 года назад +36

      This man comin for me

    • @RetroPlus
      @RetroPlus 4 года назад +44

      It's a very common struggle, yet so hard to overcome

    • @since804
      @since804 4 года назад +3

      I feel attacked.

    • @cuac5869
      @cuac5869 4 года назад

      I was you 1000th like

    • @leannewilliams5738
      @leannewilliams5738 4 года назад +11

      "im in this picture and i don't like it"

  • @Kaneisdawicked
    @Kaneisdawicked 4 года назад +3205

    Me: "Tries to construct a sweet pose with ovals."
    Ethan: "STOP DRAWING OVALS WITH YOUR BABY HANDS!"

  • @sauliusltcool6902
    @sauliusltcool6902 4 года назад +5792

    This guy doesn’t only teach art, he teaches life.

    • @chillee2066
      @chillee2066 4 года назад +36

      Litterally

    • @coolnobodycares
      @coolnobodycares 4 года назад +34

      It's remarkable how often those two coincide.

    • @sauliusltcool6902
      @sauliusltcool6902 4 года назад +15

      @@coolnobodycares Yeah I agree but I read your comment in new jokers voice

    • @radicalrascal4680
      @radicalrascal4680 4 года назад +18

      "Art isn't just a hobby, it's a lifestyle"

    • @philbytan284
      @philbytan284 4 года назад +9

      Its who I call a Modern Bob Ross

  • @CaliburovX4
    @CaliburovX4 4 года назад +3831

    “We’re not lookin’ for perfection, we’re lookin’ for progress.”

    • @hamsterrod
      @hamsterrod 4 года назад +142

      digital bob ross

    • @hypothysis
      @hypothysis 4 года назад +37

      schools: _N O_

    • @Yam-jt3vw
      @Yam-jt3vw 4 года назад +48

      that's a great quote. love this dude already.

    • @viego29
      @viego29 4 года назад +1

      tyedye 😂

    • @ALSG-re1bl
      @ALSG-re1bl 4 года назад +1

      there we go

  • @perfectabella
    @perfectabella 4 года назад +3777

    What Ethan wrote: *LEARNT*
    What I read: *LZ ARNT*

  • @Aviivix
    @Aviivix 4 года назад +1541

    Becker: "This is my last video."
    Also Becker: "But that's for another video"

  • @nepnep8444
    @nepnep8444 4 года назад +4248

    I'm so focused on his cigarette flopping around when he speaks

    • @AdenSerenity
      @AdenSerenity 4 года назад +159

      It's kind of unsettling.

    • @nyx0781
      @nyx0781 4 года назад +104

      I wanna be a cowboy *baby*

    • @demonhunter635
      @demonhunter635 4 года назад +22

      It looks kinda bent too

    • @John-X
      @John-X 4 года назад +44

      11:35 i focused on this part. cuz i ain't no expert, but that don't look like no kinda cabinet to me.

    • @xenaioaks5363
      @xenaioaks5363 4 года назад +19

      Cig? I thought it was a joint

  • @channyt8818
    @channyt8818 4 года назад +4548

    “Never draw with ovals!”
    Me: *looking at my oval art*

  • @tiramiisu0
    @tiramiisu0 4 года назад +684

    i once saw a comment that said “the only way I can describe this channel is wholesome aggressive” and right now that’s the only thing I can think about

  • @luciferbroke7875
    @luciferbroke7875 4 года назад +5155

    This guy be like
    Beard: adult
    Language: adult
    Skin: baby

    • @miauxy_
      @miauxy_ 4 года назад +285

      hotel: trivago

    • @finethehuman1821
      @finethehuman1821 4 года назад +174

      Your mom: gay

    • @memesgobrr867
      @memesgobrr867 4 года назад +240

      reply section: ruined

    • @zaneiceking6642
      @zaneiceking6642 4 года назад +72

      seriously tho what do you do to get such baby skin?

    • @chipsoapart
      @chipsoapart 4 года назад +94

      @@zaneiceking6642 you skin babies

  • @Dtr_go
    @Dtr_go 4 года назад +3364

    Ethan; "This is my last video."
    also Ethan; "But that's for another video."

    • @mirukuteea
      @mirukuteea 4 года назад +125

      "there is another"

    • @Sc4r4byte
      @Sc4r4byte 4 года назад +13

      Must be for someone else's video

    • @pastel.persephone5879
      @pastel.persephone5879 4 года назад +41

      I just got here, I don't want this to end

    • @kiwimc977
      @kiwimc977 4 года назад +10

      Why would it be the last? This is the only video I've seen by this guy so I've got no context

    • @pidgeyy_
      @pidgeyy_ 4 года назад +1

      @@kiwimc977 he said in an earlier part of the video that this is the last video. But later in the video he said that it will be a thing for another video.

  • @lv-yh2jd
    @lv-yh2jd 4 года назад +677

    As a man with an afro once taught me, you never make mistakes, just happy accidents :)

    • @kansiwiz
      @kansiwiz 4 года назад +18

      @Animeteor no, the crackhead down the street.

    • @leamonshleamon7806
      @leamonshleamon7806 4 года назад +13

      Don’t EVER make accidents NEVER EVER!!

    • @KDbelieves
      @KDbelieves 4 года назад +3

      bob ross?

    • @doyouartordoyouart9202
      @doyouartordoyouart9202 3 года назад +26

      @@KDbelieves no, obviously pewdiepie

    • @KDbelieves
      @KDbelieves 3 года назад +7

      @@doyouartordoyouart9202 OHHHHHH. Right that makes sense.

  • @crabgal
    @crabgal 4 года назад +1546

    “Never draw with ovals!”
    Me, staring at my art: oh no

    • @kalejuice5701
      @kalejuice5701 4 года назад +28

      Same...no wonder limbs are hard.

    • @joemama3966
      @joemama3966 4 года назад +6

      Same bruh... sad hours 😞

    • @katcoe1079
      @katcoe1079 4 года назад +2

      I read the "oh no" in Jenna Marbles voice haha

    • @miratarnish6316
      @miratarnish6316 4 года назад +9

      Sammme. I wondered why everything I draw looks too round and lacks angles.

    • @ratboy2
      @ratboy2 4 года назад

      same

  • @cryingchameleon2305
    @cryingchameleon2305 4 года назад +1791

    I like how this guy isn’t sugarcoating it like “there’s no wrong way to art you can do whatever you want this is just advice please don’t come for me” he just cuts to the point THIS is how to improve from a professional standpoint take it or leave it and it is really good advice really helpful 👌🏼👌🏼

    • @maryt.8043
      @maryt.8043 4 года назад +46

      People don't talk about it when someone is new in art...Maybe not to discourage them. But after some time, you eventually learn that you have to get the angle right for the work to go anywhere. And I don't feel bad about making mistakes most of the times, it just needs patience, the drawing/photo will always be there and the references are also there for us to go back to.

    • @kamikeserpentail3778
      @kamikeserpentail3778 4 года назад +21

      Of course there's a right way.
      Proportions, horizon lines, foreshortening... it's all MAAAAAATH
      All that exists is math.

    • @SynchronisationFailed
      @SynchronisationFailed 4 года назад +67

      But he's also still not a jackass about it like some professional (and even professional-level hobby artists) can be. He's just getting straight to the point. Like, yeah, you can do whatever you want, but if you don't try to learn the basics, you probably won't improve. This ONE video did more for me than almost a decade in art classes ever did because it taught me one thing: ovals won't help you long-term. Bizarrely, ovals are STILL something they teach you and it's WEIRD.

    • @JakeTheLateCreates
      @JakeTheLateCreates 4 года назад +40

      There is no wrong way to do art. There IS a wrong way to do professional art, or art you’re paid to do for some one else, and that is any way other than what the client wants. You need need NEED to be able to take criticism from people and be told to do something else if you want to do client work.

    • @godsteeth1574
      @godsteeth1574 4 года назад +1

      @Bobert Wiltshire better than you

  • @potatookat5497
    @potatookat5497 4 года назад +845

    "We are going to call it a triangle with a dominant side"
    Scalene triangles: *sad noises*

  • @fiddyboink
    @fiddyboink 4 года назад +4871

    Ethan Becker: “DON’T YOU EVER DRAW OVALS”
    *draws baguette*

    • @drimpossible5078
      @drimpossible5078 4 года назад +70

      your like hitler but even hitler cared about germany .o...or somthing

    • @Ssylphie
      @Ssylphie 4 года назад +32

      A fucking madlad

    • @MiraiNoDame
      @MiraiNoDame 4 года назад +31

      *Damn it, i'll have to do a rectangular long bread

    • @doggeenayter
      @doggeenayter 4 года назад +16

      Circle baguette

    • @Gogglesofkrome
      @Gogglesofkrome 4 года назад +16

      a baguette with a triangle on the end

  • @pepdog1
    @pepdog1 4 года назад +307

    i came into this, as somebody who has never been on your channel before, and who usually avoids tutorial stuff due to rsd, expecting to get half-way through and be like "actually, screw you" or even "wow i feel like an idiot"
    but i got none of that. instead it was like "hey, you're right. this actually makes sense. i feel like i'm learning something"
    so like.... good job
    maybe i can use some of the stuff here to get past my adhd struggles (losing any mental visualisation as soon as i start drawing due to difficulties with focus shifting) and become able to draw poses a bit better. may even try backgrounds for once

    • @steinistein8611
      @steinistein8611 4 года назад +4

      This sounds like a super dumb tip but I have adhd too and had the same problem.
      For me it helped to stop imagining my motive in my head, "behind my eyes" but on the paper instead. So I just kind of have to trace it, you know what I mean?

    • @sirknight4981
      @sirknight4981 4 года назад +1

      @@steinistein8611
      That's kind of interesting dude. So what you're saying is that you mentally project an image of what you want to draw onto the paper and then sort of trace that "projected image"? Very interesting, I have to try that.

    • @steinistein8611
      @steinistein8611 4 года назад +1

      @@sirknight4981 yeah basically. Of course it's not straightforward projecting. But when someone tells you to imagine something it's usually a "close your eyes and think real hard" kind of thing and that created the imagine in my head. I try to do that in front of my head now 🤔😅
      So I don't have to switch my focus from "inside my head" to the outside world onto the paper

    • @Sasha-up9er
      @Sasha-up9er 4 года назад

      I have this problem too.. I really struggle holding images in my head. It's hard but I do manage to get my idea into an image. I use lots of sketches

    • @kielbasamage
      @kielbasamage 4 года назад +2

      Damn, I forgot how to factor my ADHD into when I do stuff. Like I grab my tablet, I put the stylus in my hand, and my brain turns to oatmeal.

  • @SuperMustache555
    @SuperMustache555 4 года назад +513

    I read the title as “NEVER draw overalls” and I was extremely confused and almost offended

    • @Scole718dog
      @Scole718dog 4 года назад +106

      If you ever draw overalls, Mario will personally knock down your door and force you to erase it. If you don't comply, he will Mario Paint with your bodily fluids

    • @bones4564
      @bones4564 4 года назад +8

      welcome to the channel

    • @noonebossesthegarnet2890
      @noonebossesthegarnet2890 3 года назад +20

      “Don’t you EVER draw overalls! Draw pants with strings attached to it instead!”

    • @strolledboar2575
      @strolledboar2575 3 года назад +6

      @@noonebossesthegarnet2890 ah yes my old pants with strings

  • @memeratic5015
    @memeratic5015 4 года назад +1403

    "Dont use ovals"
    Every artist ever: *We got a code red bois, turns out weve been doin it wrong this whole time*

    • @rpcsa8
      @rpcsa8 4 года назад +7

      Spritz - c
      HEYYY I REMEMBER YOU

    • @LaNoir.
      @LaNoir. 4 года назад +26

      Pretty much art beginner here and tried to do some anatomy breakdowns. Ofc the first instinctive thing I did was using ovals, but it also directly felt wrong. They are just so inconsistent and wobbly, so I see what he means with "making a decision"

    • @razzle_m_dazzle
      @razzle_m_dazzle 4 года назад +1

      Memeratic me tho!!!

    • @KY25NGIE
      @KY25NGIE 4 года назад

      I never used ovals in my anatomy-

    • @anlexaify
      @anlexaify 4 года назад

      use ovals if ur gud dont if ur still stupid.

  • @user-ir1xo9jp8w
    @user-ir1xo9jp8w 4 года назад +3959

    "DON'T YOU EVER DRAW OVALS"
    Me: *using squares* You guys are using ovals?

    • @vulplupi1164
      @vulplupi1164 4 года назад +416

      Bruh i'm using a dodecahedron

    • @Muelas69
      @Muelas69 4 года назад +48

      Yes...but no more

    • @vulplupi1164
      @vulplupi1164 4 года назад +12

      @@Muelas69 UwU

    • @fragarena9910
      @fragarena9910 4 года назад +8

      @@vulplupi1164 😂😂😂😂

    • @cynolover
      @cynolover 4 года назад +55

      Me, who uses triangles and circles:

  • @eoinegbert
    @eoinegbert 4 года назад +269

    Kirby: *sweats profusely*

    • @KatanaDen
      @KatanaDen 3 года назад +19

      I mean if you think about it Kirby's feet are pretty close to those triangles he's using...

  • @chayife9462
    @chayife9462 4 года назад +1284

    I'm drawing like: sketches on the Sketch
    " Head is circle "
    "Body is Stick"
    "Arms like body,"
    "Legs too like arms and body"

    • @shoethief
      @shoethief 4 года назад +53

      "Moves like Jagger"

    • @rastis5665
      @rastis5665 4 года назад +6

      That’s a stick figure

    • @digitalclownery
      @digitalclownery 4 года назад +6

      Mine is:
      Head circle
      Body adjusted square
      And then the rest I kinda naturally draw with other shapes

    • @wrentheelf2656
      @wrentheelf2656 4 года назад +6

      @@digitalclownery Mine:
      Head: circle
      Body: upsidedown triangle
      hips: circle
      joints: circle
      arms: lines
      feet: ovalish things
      hands: squarish triangle things

    • @kohirabbit
      @kohirabbit 4 года назад +3

      Knee's weak
      Arm's heavy

  • @Superabound2
    @Superabound2 4 года назад +787

    Big Hero 6 developers: **sweating**
    PS1 game designers: "Im good fam"

  • @Mikae1300
    @Mikae1300 3 года назад +34

    This video has changed my whole perspective on drawing. Using triangles has legit changed my life and my art is improving so much from it. You saved my life, Ethan Becker. You saved my life.

  • @rob-r6778
    @rob-r6778 4 года назад +826

    i was totally not with you in the first few minutes like "what on earth is this clown talking about" but as soon as you pulled up the examples it all made sense about what you meant in terms of "forcing you to pick a direction." Thanks for the good vid

    • @shely_D7vil
      @shely_D7vil 4 года назад +60

      Same. Mad at first for picking on mighty ovals, then almost grateful for saving my learning process xdd

    • @tea8053
      @tea8053 4 года назад +5

      I stil done get it ._.

    • @huemanatee1452
      @huemanatee1452 4 года назад +2

      This guy has an interesting teaching style tbh. It works though.

    • @Culky
      @Culky 4 года назад +3

      After watching the whole thing I'm still at the "what on earth is this clown talking about" stage.

    • @Soldiershak
      @Soldiershak 4 года назад +2

      @@Culky he's basically saying as a beginner you should do things with intent rather than using it as a crutch

  • @rubenssilveira5765
    @rubenssilveira5765 4 года назад +493

    Why shouldn't use oval: cus triangle is bettet

  • @roreirorio
    @roreirorio 4 года назад +24

    "it just feels like life is holding you, youre not doing anything wrong or anything right, its comfortable but you dont learn anything. its tough, but to develop, to learn better faster, you gotta make mistakes. theyre not bad mistakes, they are right. you just keep on making them and you just keep on moving"
    i love him

  • @Xarphor
    @Xarphor 4 года назад +1642

    This guy: This is my last video
    Me: Ah, but for me? It is just my first.

  • @nephyxutune
    @nephyxutune 4 года назад +3262

    Ethan: no ovals!!!1!1! >:(((
    Me: _"So no head?"_

  • @blackie75
    @blackie75 4 года назад +85

    I been learning to draw for about a month now....starting at fkn 45 years old, which kinda sucks, but I'm keen af. I reckon I've learned more from watching your last couple of videos with a drawing tab in my lap, than I learned from anyone else in the last month. I really feel like something is starting to happen, so...cheers man, appreciated.

  • @simonpodliska1072
    @simonpodliska1072 4 года назад +122

    I’ve never felt so personally attacked and so excited to start improving at the same time

  • @k4r4k0
    @k4r4k0 4 года назад +230

    I am unsure if other people with hard ADHD can deal with this: Jesus Christ thank every god you show what you are telling and in a very simple way - You do not go around with your videos talking something else or going too in depth and it does not take 5-10 minutes to get to the point. I have had hard time studying anatomy because my concetration flies off right away - But now I actually am learning more than in art school. Thanks, also the way you talk is +A keeping my brain concentrated. Thank you!

    • @thedistinguished5255
      @thedistinguished5255 4 года назад +9

      yep, our teachers just keep talking until nobody can listen, much easier on YT where you HAVE to be entertaining

    • @TeamAvoidPC
      @TeamAvoidPC 4 года назад +3

      Same! Bless my ADHD brain but man, it sucks sometimes. Thank you Ethan.

    • @M0nsterm0uth
      @M0nsterm0uth 4 года назад +5

      I have adhd and your comment was too long for me to read fully and stay entertained

    • @k4r4k0
      @k4r4k0 4 года назад

      @@M0nsterm0uth The irony!

  • @froggo1405
    @froggo1405 4 года назад +59

    Half the time we’re growing and learning students to him, and the other half of the time we’re annoying little babies that suck at drawing. I love that.

  • @coricognitions
    @coricognitions 4 года назад +512

    those people who find the Illuminati triangle everywhere are actually artists

    • @Ajia_No_Envy
      @Ajia_No_Envy 4 года назад +12

      In the church in my school they have the illuminati on the wall in a fresco

    • @insulindianmarechale
      @insulindianmarechale 4 года назад +3

      @@Ajia_No_Envy the triangle eye on christian and mostly catholic frescoes represents an all seeing being, be it either God Himself or the holy spirits, and not to mention in most christian art and pictures, God was given a triangle halo instead of a circle one. Triangles are used to represent the Holy Trinity btw.

    • @Ajia_No_Envy
      @Ajia_No_Envy 4 года назад +3

      @@insulindianmarechale thanks for the info I'm not catholic

    • @Ajia_No_Envy
      @Ajia_No_Envy 4 года назад

      @SlowMotionSword what are you a edgy teenager?

  • @hamzamazin2217
    @hamzamazin2217 4 года назад +2094

    There's that artist called Borodante. He thinks he's so tough. Also he insulted your dog!

    • @morantecarlo3267
      @morantecarlo3267 4 года назад +47

      What video? That's interesting. Haven't been watching his videos for some time.

    • @emmanromano267
      @emmanromano267 4 года назад +3

      the russian Guys lol!

    • @qwertasdf6657
      @qwertasdf6657 4 года назад +37

      @@emmanromano267 *ukranian

    • @emmanromano267
      @emmanromano267 4 года назад +1

      @@qwertasdf6657 yeah

    • @lustantinoanimations5699
      @lustantinoanimations5699 4 года назад +5

      Oh I don't have a dog. He's a cat. His name Mayn Doug. Full name: Maynard Doug.

  • @reddpoint459
    @reddpoint459 4 года назад +33

    It might be that I am just overly emotional, but this guy is so flipping nice that I not only subscribed after hearing him for just two minutes, but I also cried for some reason at the ten minute mark. This man deserves an award of some sort.

  • @altbrot7655
    @altbrot7655 4 года назад +2457

    he be like :
    👁️ 👁️
    👃
    👄🚬

    • @IONE_the_Enby
      @IONE_the_Enby 4 года назад +139

      Ah yes, eating the ash side, the only way

    • @wintercyan
      @wintercyan 4 года назад +48

      Implying he ever lights it

    • @17honhathong56
      @17honhathong56 4 года назад +1

      Lmao

    • @positivitea5296
      @positivitea5296 4 года назад +52

      Winter Cyan the smoke is coming out of his ears . Since hes so mad that you use ovals

    • @arsyahr138
      @arsyahr138 4 года назад +9

      Lisa lisa your cigarette is backwards

  • @wellyeaiguess8820
    @wellyeaiguess8820 4 года назад +1463

    Ah I see
    -starts drawing with the periodic theorem-

    • @dakdakgoos
      @dakdakgoos 4 года назад +89

      The Pythagoras theorem?

    • @chrisvidal1683
      @chrisvidal1683 4 года назад +61

      Takes out ye olde calculus textbook and studies the stars to accomplish perfect triangles.

    • @ishmellokat
      @ishmellokat 4 года назад +42

      Pythagorean theorem*

    • @gappyhigashikata5891
      @gappyhigashikata5891 4 года назад +2

      @@chrisvidal1683 same

    • @KATinBLACK
      @KATinBLACK 4 года назад +13

      Absolutely use the Pyrocynical theorem when you’re making art on Desmos

  • @l_ovely6108
    @l_ovely6108 4 года назад +72

    For the longest time, I've had problems referencing from real life. This video alone taught me more than I've learned in maybe a year? I decided to attempt using the shapes you did here on some references and I was able to do it pretty efficiently! Your tips have improved the way I draw, and I can't wait to hear more from you in the future (and in your past videos, you better believe I'll be watching them)! Thank you :)!

  • @studio_stephen
    @studio_stephen 4 года назад +704

    "USE REFERENCE"
    Me (at school): *uses reference*
    *gets phone taken away*

    • @olgierdvoneverec4135
      @olgierdvoneverec4135 4 года назад +82

      Use the teacher as reference.

    • @studio_stephen
      @studio_stephen 4 года назад +13

      @@olgierdvoneverec4135 Genius!

    • @umi_tao33
      @umi_tao33 4 года назад +18

      Printing the reference out might help too, although your teachers a lame for taking your phone.

    • @ilicia_08
      @ilicia_08 4 года назад +8

      Print it out. I took art classes in high school and I went to art school. Never used my phone to look at reference. Use another student or yourself. Mirrors help too.

    • @laserbean00001
      @laserbean00001 4 года назад +2

      @@olgierdvoneverec4135 But we can't use circles? :P

  • @olgierdvoneverec4135
    @olgierdvoneverec4135 4 года назад +827

    "Don't use ovals"
    Me: *laughs in boxes"

    • @kalejuice5701
      @kalejuice5701 4 года назад +70

      Chaotic neutral

    • @Ssylphie
      @Ssylphie 4 года назад +30

      True neutral. He’s the fine line between lawfulness and chaos. Between good and evil.

    • @thatgirlinamask8699
      @thatgirlinamask8699 4 года назад +13

      @Ssylphie no, boxes are lawful neutral, ovals are chaotic neutral, and pointy bois are true neutral

    • @Milombech
      @Milombech 4 года назад +1

      That's me. I basically only do boxes.

    • @emeseszigetvari9013
      @emeseszigetvari9013 4 года назад +1

      Me too :)

  • @j.h170
    @j.h170 4 года назад +262

    Ethan: NEVER USE OVALS.
    Me, who only knows how to draw with round shapes: *Cries in elliptical*

  • @taniani884
    @taniani884 4 года назад +217

    I realised that when I started to use more “jagged”, decisive lines on my art, I noticed a great improvement

  • @Noodles4Anime
    @Noodles4Anime 4 года назад +393

    "Dont draw with ovals."
    Oh. Okay. *draws with rectangles*

  • @combust__
    @combust__ 3 года назад +26

    "Don't you ever draw ovals!"
    Me: ⏢

  • @vynti7080
    @vynti7080 4 года назад +1689

    "This is my last video"
    Me, a new viewer and just subscribed
    "W H A T"

    • @marcellava
      @marcellava 4 года назад +153

      mochitriaa Literally the first video I’m watching 🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @Sztefa001
      @Sztefa001 4 года назад +128

      FUCKIN SAME. I was like "omg this is so interesting and cool!" and then he says "Oh and btw this is my last vid". Like... how could this happen to meee...

    • @sourcerror
      @sourcerror 4 года назад +302

      @@Sztefa001 He says that in every one of his videos. It's kind of an in-joke.

    • @ratboy2
      @ratboy2 4 года назад +11

      @@sourcerror oh
      Well, cool!

    • @barney10240
      @barney10240 4 года назад +9

      I'm almost shock, lmfao

  • @winterberry3412
    @winterberry3412 4 года назад +377

    He seems like a well-rounded person

  • @hakeador4000
    @hakeador4000 4 года назад +83

    next in:
    chaotic neutral warlock teaches art students to make the right choice

  • @zerocritikal
    @zerocritikal 4 года назад +645

    *Realizes that i use ovals for all of my art*
    IGHT IMA HEAD OUT

  • @praguessential8649
    @praguessential8649 4 года назад +603

    "There's only two path you can do..." - only a Sith deals in absolutes

    • @Ezzylryb
      @Ezzylryb 4 года назад +27

      He even looks like a thug obi wan

    • @raz1572
      @raz1572 4 года назад +18

      But.. but that's an absolute

    • @Manafighter
      @Manafighter 4 года назад +1

      Hmm do it or do not

    • @polpo8342
      @polpo8342 4 года назад +6

      “You have two paths...”
      -a motherfucking Jojo reference

    • @kavalkahn
      @kavalkahn 4 года назад +1

      I'll do what I must.

  • @happytrees7274
    @happytrees7274 4 года назад +129

    Is that actually a cigarette? Why’s it so floppy lol? I spent the whole time watching that and being annoyed

  • @ElenaMcMuffin
    @ElenaMcMuffin 4 года назад +564

    why is no one pointing out that the “cig” looks more like a joint i was just sat here waiting for mans to spark up

    • @geeraffe4315
      @geeraffe4315 4 года назад +1

      yeah same

    • @DeeFig66
      @DeeFig66 4 года назад +23

      Because it's totally a joint. We don't need to say it. XD

    • @confusedDruid
      @confusedDruid 4 года назад +9

      I was looking for someone else to point it out too lol

    • @pdoephruhrn
      @pdoephruhrn 4 года назад +1

      That's a Joker

    • @nuclearmin4481
      @nuclearmin4481 4 года назад +17

      Looks to me like a self stuffed cigarette honestly, you dont smoke weed with a cigarette filter

  • @YOIPNG
    @YOIPNG 4 года назад +224

    At first I was like: "I'm soooo lost rn."
    After a few mins: "HOLY SHI- I LEARNT!"

  • @SpectroliteAAA
    @SpectroliteAAA 4 года назад +375

    "DON'T YOU EVER DRAW WITH OVALS. NEVER! "
    Me: :l.... *reflects on how I use tons of shapes, but favors ovals.* but... but...
    "If you're an animation professional, or illustrator professional, yeah, use ovals,..."
    Me: whew! thank god. ok. lol =v=;;; cool. LOL
    -------
    in all seriousness, Great videos. I feel like ovals are fine and ok to use as long as you know what you're doing and are decisive, but it is very important to draw with other shapes as what was said in the video. :> This video makes me realize I should use other shapes even more than I already do now, and I'm a fulltime artist.

  • @muoistytron
    @muoistytron 4 года назад +1575

    i dont know why
    the cigarette hanging out of his mouth
    *makes me very angy*

  • @fraughostface
    @fraughostface 4 года назад +432

    my life has been a lie. those ovals. those dirty, dirty ovals.

    • @Yuus_52
      @Yuus_52 4 года назад +2

      Ghostface right when i thought oval was kinda cool i find this vid :)))))

    • @Bananafishuu
      @Bananafishuu 4 года назад

      @@AaraBeloved Tsuki 😔👊

    • @Bananafishuu
      @Bananafishuu 4 года назад

      @@AaraBeloved brooooOo HAIKYUUUUU

    • @Bananafishuu
      @Bananafishuu 4 года назад

      @@AaraBeloved LeS gO cUz haiKYUu bAcK

  • @Moose_Hawkins
    @Moose_Hawkins 4 года назад +5

    I'm not an art student, I mostly just draw as a hobby and for my own enjoyment, but the advice in this video was MASSIVELY helpful. I never used to use references when I drew as a kid--my character designs always looked BAD, and really stiff, awkward, and blocky, and I had no idea why. After watching this video, I used some good references on my very next drawing and saw IMMEDIATE improvement, and, more importantly, I could identify the mistakes I was making. I'm not really able to commit the time to get to a pro level, but this definitely helps me get the most out of the time I do have. Fantastic vid!

  • @axellis8333
    @axellis8333 4 года назад +528

    A:Why you shouldn't use ovals, because they're wrong.
    B: Why are they wrong?
    A: Because they represent indecision
    B: Why are ovals indecisive?
    A: Because they are wrong...

    • @zinc2zinc2
      @zinc2zinc2 4 года назад +111

      What he is trying to say is that ovals are too geometrical to be used for anatomy. The shapes of our muscles are not spheres or ovals, they have this specific dynamic shape that can be created using a combination of this asymmetrical triangle shape thingy. This gives the drawing a less symmetrical-stiff look and more of a dynamic-anatomically-correct look.
      PS: i know you commented as a joke, but just in case someone wanted to know why. This is the best i can try to explain it, but its better to try it out yourself and see.

    • @axellis8333
      @axellis8333 4 года назад +48

      @@zinc2zinc2 I honestly don't even think his problem is with shapes, it's with where you're placing the weight in an image.
      Triangles are inherently geometric, but they have a dominant side.
      I actually like the video a lot but he's talking in circles a lot (or ovals HAH)

    • @peteypete1021
      @peteypete1021 4 года назад +67

      I'm not an artist or an art student, but it seemed very clear to me that the answer to "why are ovals indecisive?" is "because they don't determine a dominant side/direction".

    • @user-sz9hu1gg6h
      @user-sz9hu1gg6h 4 года назад +20

      @@axellis8333 in my opinion simply everyone learns different ;=;
      I seriously dislike when someone says something *IS WRONG* like bruh... we all learn differently ;=;

    • @MistereXMachina
      @MistereXMachina 4 года назад +5

      @@zinc2zinc2 Then a more effective way to title this video, and its content is, "never use ovals for ANATOMY" brb, gonna go draft a Boeing 747 fuselage in the shape of a fuckin lemon slice lmao

  • @spoockybro
    @spoockybro 4 года назад +535

    "Dont use ovals"
    - draw an egg without a oval.

    • @icanseeyou9820
      @icanseeyou9820 4 года назад +28

      From wikipedia: An oval (from Latin ovum, "egg") is a closed curve in a plane which "loosely" resembles the outline of an egg.
      Oops

    • @heavywestern5943
      @heavywestern5943 4 года назад +23

      @@icanseeyou9820 Checkmate atheists

    • @absolutelyrandom4978
      @absolutelyrandom4978 4 года назад +1

    • @Mockingbird7504
      @Mockingbird7504 4 года назад +5

      Eggs are not oval though. Remember Gulliver's travels? The narrow tip and the larger side?

    • @justjess6636
      @justjess6636 4 года назад +3

      Ovoid. :)

  • @gabesam1145
    @gabesam1145 3 года назад +11

    "Never draw with ovals!"
    Me, trying to draw Baymax from Big Hero 6: 👁️👄👁️

  • @metlithe
    @metlithe 4 года назад +191

    "Oh btw this is my last video"
    "Well thats for another video"
    "Why dont you take a second, ring that bell-"
    Wh-...huh?

    • @AstriGV
      @AstriGV 4 года назад +8

      Exactly what went through my head. Lol

    • @midnightartist43
      @midnightartist43 4 года назад

      I’m confused as well

  • @ambarc7615
    @ambarc7615 4 года назад +148

    Him: No ovals!
    Me: *proceed to draw Minecraft*

    • @shadiartist2957
      @shadiartist2957 4 года назад

      your work is great I hope you see my work and give me your opinion matters!! m.ruclips.net/video/hf6bSYo_KqE/видео.html

  • @oludaebyrd4801
    @oludaebyrd4801 4 года назад +121

    He’s What Pewdiepie would be like if he was an artist XD

  • @rai4141
    @rai4141 4 года назад +90

    So, when you use the triangles with a dominant side and make mistakes, you've learnt.
    When you use ovals, you learn't.

  • @andrewgarfield9898
    @andrewgarfield9898 4 года назад +687

    Me: Starts off every drawing with ovals....
    This video: I’m about to end this whole mans career

    • @greenofvc6973
      @greenofvc6973 4 года назад +29

      @Just Here that's not really the point he means don't draw using ovals as guides not drawing ovals for stylistic reasons

    • @aejei
      @aejei 4 года назад +6

      You mean START this man's career

    • @jaygay6576
      @jaygay6576 4 года назад

      I feel like all my art is a failure now because I always sketch arms in a long oval shape to make them look right....

  • @shiibe9530
    @shiibe9530 4 года назад +40

    School: Use ovals when making your art
    Ethan Becker: Actually no, don't use ovals
    That was mine experience when I was in two different art classes. So now Imma have to try out this technique and see how I like it.

  • @ryanheff5676
    @ryanheff5676 4 года назад +51

    Lmao why are ppl getting upset over this video on Twitter, this guy is pretty wholesome and smart

    • @sauwensvk7589
      @sauwensvk7589 4 года назад +22

      You answered your own question... It's Twitter, that's why

  • @saddmanmain
    @saddmanmain 4 года назад +160

    One artist: OVALS BAD
    Other artist: USE OVALS
    Me: *confused screaming*

    • @saddmanmain
      @saddmanmain 4 года назад +2

      @Eatingyourarmslegs soyummy i wish i knew-

    • @DogmaDraws
      @DogmaDraws 4 года назад +10

      Soap boxes all the way baby!!

    • @TakumiJoyconBoyz
      @TakumiJoyconBoyz 4 года назад +5

      Well, there's artists much better than him (I've checked a lot of his art to be sure) using ovals, so I'm gonna just trust them because he looks like he he's an average self-taught artist.

    • @griin6
      @griin6 4 года назад +4

      @@TakumiJoyconBoyz 0:09

    • @TakumiJoyconBoyz
      @TakumiJoyconBoyz 4 года назад

      @@griin6 Yeah, and that's stupid. Learning the wrong way to do things just creates bad habits you have to break later.

  • @darkdogzstudioz
    @darkdogzstudioz 4 года назад +38

    "NEVER USE OVALS!"
    "but what if im drawing an oval?"
    "NO. >=("

    • @ghost4294
      @ghost4294 4 года назад +1

      *constructs a ~spiky~ oval out of triangles*

  • @rjmorgan5595
    @rjmorgan5595 4 года назад +202

    Dude disrespects the name of the scalene triangle.
    But deffo using this tip next time I draw. Thank you and your dog!

  • @DogmaDraws
    @DogmaDraws 4 года назад +243

    The first five minutes of this are so abstract and makes no reference to any drawing that it feels like a parody of formulaic tutorials.

    • @bethanyhartzell1360
      @bethanyhartzell1360 4 года назад +6

      I spent so long confused lmao

    • @alainmarroquin5742
      @alainmarroquin5742 4 года назад +8

      Nice profile pic

    • @niceprofile-k6i
      @niceprofile-k6i 4 года назад

      alain marroquin thanks

    • @niceprofile-k6i
      @niceprofile-k6i 4 года назад +1

      Also I disagree. It’s a general rule that doesn’t need a case study

    • @inkman002
      @inkman002 4 года назад +2

      Thankyou! I thought i was loosing it, like what is he talking about?

  • @maelstrumyes3595
    @maelstrumyes3595 4 года назад +27

    "It's ok to make mistakes"
    ~ Ethan Becker
    Is that why I exist

  • @yon4923
    @yon4923 4 года назад +147

    When you're character is an actual oval.
    *shotgun noise*

    • @jellyfish0311
      @jellyfish0311 4 года назад +10

      Just make it a pear. Problem solved

  • @jaspah3973
    @jaspah3973 4 года назад +107

    No one:
    My dog when I ask him what’s in his mouth: 1:49

  • @vanthaitran3493
    @vanthaitran3493 4 года назад +35

    I don't even draw but I already hate Ovals.

  • @rinyaskyline
    @rinyaskyline 4 года назад +201

    *Bold of you to assume I draw shapes before drawing bodies.*

    • @Harrinsain
      @Harrinsain 4 года назад +13

      what are you, Spongebob?

    • @rinyaskyline
      @rinyaskyline 4 года назад +3

      **insert Spongebob laugh**

  • @kellymancole
    @kellymancole 4 года назад +85

    Trucker Animator Bob Ross here “it’s ok to make mistakes, it’s even more important to make mistakes.”

  • @GenetMJF
    @GenetMJF 4 года назад +27

    I first read the title as "Instagram art: never draw with OVARIES "

  • @matthewmogano5037
    @matthewmogano5037 4 года назад +52

    I'd like to imagine Ethan as the Gordon Ramsey of poses when he sees one he doesn't like.

  • @yayahicks3829
    @yayahicks3829 4 года назад +1219

    Other art teachers:
    there's no wrong way to art
    This guy:
    ThAT iS nOt CoRrEct!
    Edit: oh wow guys it was a joke I make a funny ik he's actually correct wit dis it really helped wit my art😅 plz calm I'm scared low key lol

    • @TheGoblinoid
      @TheGoblinoid 4 года назад +15

      Ethan is making these kids a favor.

    • @livetochange974
      @livetochange974 4 года назад +5

      Quit whinning babies and listen

    • @nenidetic
      @nenidetic 4 года назад +28

      @@livetochange974 Aw, whinning babies is my hobby :(

    • @somsdrc6057
      @somsdrc6057 4 года назад +27

      because according to the encyclopedia of lblvlebkdbksbjsnd

    • @macandcheeseflavoredmilkke7056
      @macandcheeseflavoredmilkke7056 4 года назад +3

      @@livetochange974 dood shut up no one said anything about whining your literly are so self centered too like "I'm the best artist out there" Biss no you not bro sit in your seat and shut up!

  • @Katboiuwu
    @Katboiuwu 4 года назад +103

    Me 2 weeks after the vid released and there isnt another one: “was he serious when he Said this was his last video?”

  • @cerim6545
    @cerim6545 4 года назад +9

    His attitude and the way he interacts with the viewer is amazing, made me laugh lots.
    Really helpful advice, great charisma, 10/10 video.
    Very good.

  • @tokiko220
    @tokiko220 4 года назад +318

    literally noone:
    Ethan: shut up

  • @Junaber
    @Junaber 4 года назад +2

    Please don’t stop making video’s Ethan! Your advise is so helpful and you are doing it in the most fun way! 😭

  • @MilytaDBieber
    @MilytaDBieber 4 года назад +106

    no one:
    ethan: YALL BABIES

  • @schuzfffffffff77
    @schuzfffffffff77 4 года назад +85

    "No ovAlS!"
    *I look at my Minecraft fanart*
    Me: I'm doing it right :D

  • @jckent101
    @jckent101 4 года назад +2

    Honestly, as an animation student, WHO didn't get into drawing until his senior year of high school, I've struggled to make up for lost time, as most of my peers have been drawing since Middle School. Now I've made a lot of progress these past 3 years, but for a while I've felt like my art has been stagnating. Thankfully, after binging a lot of your videos, I can now see how I can improve, to take my work to the next level. So from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU. Here's to further improvement!

  • @TauroIshikawa
    @TauroIshikawa 4 года назад +75

    Me: uses stick figures and circle -sweating-

  • @martinlego25
    @martinlego25 4 года назад +145

    this should be called,
    the *G U C C I* triangle

  • @mundanemonday46
    @mundanemonday46 4 года назад +1

    This is probably one of the best teacher I’ve found on RUclips. My art teacher irl could never teach as elaborate as you can. But still hats off for my teacher irl and you as well.

  • @skullchimes
    @skullchimes 4 года назад +261

    yo your eyelashes are longer than my lifespan

    • @shely_D7vil
      @shely_D7vil 4 года назад +12

      Lol yes he has baby eyes. I also spit tea the first time I saw one of his videos

    • @getoulover
      @getoulover 4 года назад +14

      Lowkey got distracted bc his eyes are just b e a u t y. Other than that i learnt a lot from the beautiful eyed guy

    • @justanotheranimationchanne5725
      @justanotheranimationchanne5725 4 года назад +7

      Now that you mention it...His eyes are fucking gorgeous, my god! I wouldn’t want him to look at me, but I’d love to stare at them while he looks away.

  • @trafficconecartoon
    @trafficconecartoon 4 года назад +86

    "Never draw with an oval, in particular if youre a student!"
    All my college drawing classes: "use ellipes (specific type of oval)! Ellipses are so key to drawing!"

    • @rpcsa8
      @rpcsa8 4 года назад

      trafficconecartoon
      How dare tehy

  • @jupiter6628
    @jupiter6628 4 года назад +22

    “this is my last video”
    me, trying to learn to draw people with absolutely no experience: WHAT? NO

  • @coda1665
    @coda1665 4 года назад +149

    trucker teaches art to children: the movie

  • @martifernandez8
    @martifernandez8 4 года назад +28

    3:04 “this is big picture baby” life coach mode activated

  • @spectralfox
    @spectralfox 3 года назад +3

    I never noticed how I've always been naturally inclined to draw triangles but on bad days I ovals find themselves in the work and that's when things start to not fit.. mind-blowing video. Thank you so much for the wisdom 🙏🔥☝️🏆

  • @midnightartist43
    @midnightartist43 4 года назад +23

    Some artist: there’s no wrong way of doing art
    Ethan Becker: *not SCIENTIFICALLY POSSIBLE*