Louise don’t stop your videos! These are so very helpful I found you yesterday and been binge watching your channel! I’d been down so many you tube rabbit holes which are fascinating but not helping me move forward really love your content makes me feel I have a buddy who gets where I am and the support I need - you’re a star!!!!
Oh wow! I’m so glad I found you!! This is a fantastic video and exactly the info I needed to hear… I was always big on the desire to learn and become a better artist, but then had no clue where to start or how to put a plan together to teach myself. (You don’t know what you don’t know… 🤷🏻♀️) Thanks to you I now have a game plan!! You are brilliant! ❤ Thank you!
Thanks so much! Best of luck with it. I'll be making update videos as I work through the modules and use different resources so let me know how you get on!
I appreciate you so much. There is a big difference between art school and art class. I needed structure along with my weekly affordable art classes. Thank you 🙏🏽
I cannot express in words how useful this information was for me..I have been searching on the Internet and watching different RUclipsrs including the big and famous ones but none of them explained it in clarity compared to you :)
Thank you so much! Glad you've found it helpful. I will be doing a follow up to this video eventually as I'm working thought my study plan slowly and finding it's really working for me having it in organised chucks! Good luck with yours let me know how you get on!
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for! Thank you for sharing your personalized curriculum and art journey. I was really overwhelmed and exhausted by too many information. Your video is the most informative one ever!❤
Aww thanks so much. I was the same when trying to figure out how to actually do some focused learning on improving my art skills! I'm actually going to be doing a longer video on this one as I've been working through my own curriculum and refined it/learnt from doing it!. It will be more in depth but I'm going to try to keep it simple and actually doable so other people can do the same if they want to with their own goals/learning. 🩷
Hi Louise! Very informative video. I am a self-taught artist finding my way without any formal art training. It is a great idea to set a personalized curriculum for learning. Good luck with your channel! 😊
I've bing watched your videos, and i just wanted to say thank you! I took a lot of art classes in schools and all, and i'm coming back to the fundamentals lately! Your videos are very helpful and a real breath of fresh air (especially the one about sketchbook! Thank you so much for that!)
Hi Louise! I’m a 16 yr old self taught artist from India. What a brilliant video and really amazingly explained by you! Thank you so much for making the art curriculum so easy for me. 👏🏼 I just had a question that how much time shall we give per unit?
Hi lovely, so glad you found it helpful! I didn't set myself a Time for each unit as I think if you don't 'achieve it' in the time frame it can make you feel demotivated. I think the most important thing is just to stick to working though each of your topics step by step in that unit. As long as your moving forward, learning and practicing the time isn't so important. If you really want a time frame it will depend on how much time you have to dedicate to it. Very personal to you. I personally only have 2 hours in the evening or naptimes for my kids so it might take me 2 months to do something you might have time to do in 2 weeks. Some of your topics will also take longer and be more detailed etc, for example my unit one the drawabox lessons took me 2 months whereas the life drawing challenge is only 10 days that I can spread over probably 3 weeks. So honestly setting yourself a timeframe might be not be helpful. Id set long term time frames instead. For example ive said id like to do my first 3 units within 2 years (but ill probably do it in 1 year!) So im making sure i have a realistic time frame that wont leave me feeling dissapointed if i dont meet it. Hope that helps 🩷 let me know how you get on 😊
@@louisecreatesart WOW! That’s just so amazing. You’ve really taught me how to stay disciplined and have inspired me in so many ways!! I’m so happy that you took your precious time to answer my question in such a detailed way. I’m surely going to follow what you explained and will make sure to not time bound my goals. (And if I do, I’ll come and read your response again😁) Thank you so very much for the guidance. 🤍
I really enjoy your personality and this is a huge synchronicity because I have this very morning been trying to figure this stuff out. I started using youtube videos based on the pomodoro method of 50 minutes work and ten minutes break, they have them like with a Hogwarts theme, or LOTR. Which, I know it might be slightly pathetic that I need that but I do. It’s like being in highschool with classes. To then the thought…. What should my classes be? and here you are!
Thanks for the kind comment. It's really hard knowing how much personality to put into videos! Glad you found the vid helpful and hope it gave you some idea on how to pick what your classes should be! Pomodoro method sounds really handy! Honestly my life naturally is set up to be compatible with the pomodoro method as I basically have my sons nap time (1.5hrs) and ~2hrs before bed to focus on creativity! So would very well have a short break in-between two chunks of 'study".
Also there is nothing pathetic about Harry Potter or LOTR. They are my go to chill out films. Same with the hobbit! Or even the jurassic parks for me as well if I'm feeling old school. Easy watching!
I need to self taughed me painting, as I don‘t have the money for courses… so thank you so much for your explanation! ❤ I want to learn watercolor fantasy sceneries… ❤
Thank you! I find it so handy having it up and visible where I can see it as a prompt on what I'm focusing on now and next. It's a bit too easy for me to 'forget' about if its just written down somewhere or on my phone etc.
I found this really helpfull thank you i didnt even noticed what my problem was until i saw your video you totally earned that like and i also subscribed😊thanksssss
These are really good tips. I'm so glad I found your channel. 💚 I've been wondering how I can improve my art skills and then your video popped up on my RUclips page. 👍🏼 What I want to improve is drawing anatomy with charcoal and digitally. I want to level up my portrait drawing and character designing skills. 😊
I've invested in some charcoal, carbon pencils and pastels to focus on anatomy and figure drawing as well. Always good with some messy fun while learning! So pleased you found to video useful ❤️ 💙 💜
wonderful tips and resources here (drawabox and LLD are amazing resources!) i'm also a self-taught artist myself and i quite like a more structured approach to my learning as well but not too rigid as that often leads me to burn out or boredom. i just end up making broader plans of action and carry them out over time. i do end up jumping around a bit but it works for me and i've seen progress so i'm fine with it. sprinkling in personal or experimental projects along with my learning helps me out a lot since it helps to bring your skills together to see where you've grown and still need work. i think i may try to create more "clean" versions of my learning "programs" (makes what i'm doing sound more fun ^^) after watching this video. it helps to know where you're going so you don't feel lost or like you're not getting anywhere :) great stuff!
very interesting video! I‘m not structured at all, just trying to draw / paint at least a few minutes every day 🙈 I wish you all the best for your baby 😊
Drawing everyday is amazing, well done! I try to every day but have some gaps occasionally due to work commitments and the sheer exhaustion of having a toddler and being 31 weeks pregnant! 🙃. Thank you for the well wishes! All going smoothly so far 💛
Thanks so much for this, I did this for myself a few weeks ago, and it’s really great to know someone else is making their own curriculum. You rock! Good luck with the baby and I can’t wait to see your channel grow!
Love life drawing youtube channel is a great resource, they also have a short challenge which is useful. I like the loomis books on drawing the figure 'figure drawing for all its worth' Honestly the best thing for me has been going to weekly life drawing sessions (2 hour sessions) which has really made me stick to it and practice even at times when I didnt feel motivated.
This helps me sooo much thankyou. Just one question, how do you suggest working through the 3 Units? Is it better to work through unit 1 until you 'finish' it, or keep going back and forth between the units every week/month or so? Xxxx❤
Glad you found it helpful! I do one unit at a time but if your finding you don't want to do part of it and it's blocking your progress just move that part down to the next unit. Feel free to move stuff around if you feel like it. It's a tool for you, you make the rules, see what works for you. I've moved stuff between units a few times to keep myself motivated and progressing.
Very skilled artist. Really like the way he distorts perspective in some of his works. I like the dark grittyness of alot of his work and its incredibly detailed. 👌
I think I do more than 50% as just for fun and for me most of the time! Some of it is still practice type stuff but I'm not focused on trying to improve anything specific if that makes sense. I think the 50/50 is important! By doing your own stuff your still putting what you've learnt into practice but just in a low pressure way. Keeps it fun as well!
You’re avenue is uncannily similar to mine, in goal and research, even down to the classes you have chosen on Domestika😂. I also have the Mark Kistler books and have recently discovered drawabox. It’s a bit spooky, really😂 I I love Proko too! As my goals include; learning to draw from imagination. Best wishes to you! I am finding your videos very down to earth and honest, as I have also watched many “sketchbook tours”, which have made me want to quit😭😂
Oh really! Well you will have to let me know how you get on as our paths are so similar 😀 I'm almost at the end of lesson one for drawbox. Glad your enjoying the videos! I'm enjoying making them and they are hopefully going to keep my accountable to reaching my art goals as a little side benefit!
Louise don’t stop your videos!
These are so very helpful I found you yesterday and been binge watching your channel!
I’d been down so many you tube rabbit holes which are fascinating but not helping me move forward really love your content makes me feel I have a buddy who gets where I am and the support I need - you’re a star!!!!
Oh wow! I’m so glad I found you!! This is a fantastic video and exactly the info I needed to hear… I was always big on the desire to learn and become a better artist, but then had no clue where to start or how to put a plan together to teach myself. (You don’t know what you don’t know… 🤷🏻♀️) Thanks to you I now have a game plan!! You are brilliant! ❤ Thank you!
Thanks so much! Best of luck with it. I'll be making update videos as I work through the modules and use different resources so let me know how you get on!
I appreciate you so much. There is a big difference between art school and art class. I needed structure along with my weekly affordable art classes. Thank you 🙏🏽
Thank you! glad you found it helpful!
I've been feeling intimidated by self learning and this video is really helpful!
Glad it's been helpful!
I cannot express in words how useful this information was for me..I have been searching on the Internet and watching different RUclipsrs including the big and famous ones but none of them explained it in clarity compared to you :)
Thank you so much! Glad you've found it helpful. I will be doing a follow up to this video eventually as I'm working thought my study plan slowly and finding it's really working for me having it in organised chucks! Good luck with yours let me know how you get on!
I could spend the whole day watching your videos. You are a great speaker!
Thank you! Glad your enjoying the videos!
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for! Thank you for sharing your personalized curriculum and art journey. I was really overwhelmed and exhausted by too many information. Your video is the most informative one ever!❤
Aww thanks so much. I was the same when trying to figure out how to actually do some focused learning on improving my art skills! I'm actually going to be doing a longer video on this one as I've been working through my own curriculum and refined it/learnt from doing it!. It will be more in depth but I'm going to try to keep it simple and actually doable so other people can do the same if they want to with their own goals/learning. 🩷
Love this! So helpful. Taken some notes on things that apply to me and then looking at those resources. Thanks!
Glad you found it helpful!
Very helpful video. I'm a self-taught artist before I could finally take some art courses in college.
Hi Louise! Very informative video. I am a self-taught artist finding my way without any formal art training. It is a great idea to set a personalized curriculum for learning. Good luck with your channel! 😊
Fantastic breakdown, thank you.
I've bing watched your videos, and i just wanted to say thank you! I took a lot of art classes in schools and all, and i'm coming back to the fundamentals lately! Your videos are very helpful and a real breath of fresh air (especially the one about sketchbook! Thank you so much for that!)
Thanks for watching and commenting. Really glad you enjoyed them 🩵💛🧡
Just came across this video and have subscribed. This will help me a lot. Thank you.❤
So glad it was helpful!
Sweet
Hi, thank you for this video! I, too, wants to learn urban sketching and watercolor so I'm really excited to learn together with you.
You are so good at breaking things down. Thank you for this video!
Glad you found it helpful 😊
I know now what to focus on now and know that it most likely will need to be done in split up sections. Thank you 🙏🏼 ✌🏼
Glad to was helpful 🥰
Thanks for your information and how to set out a framework. I made lots of notes and subscribed for more help and informaton
Glad you found it helpful 😊
Hi Louise! I’m a 16 yr old self taught artist from India. What a brilliant video and really amazingly explained by you! Thank you so much for making the art curriculum so easy for me. 👏🏼
I just had a question that how much time shall we give per unit?
Hi lovely, so glad you found it helpful! I didn't set myself a Time for each unit as I think if you don't 'achieve it' in the time frame it can make you feel demotivated. I think the most important thing is just to stick to working though each of your topics step by step in that unit. As long as your moving forward, learning and practicing the time isn't so important.
If you really want a time frame it will depend on how much time you have to dedicate to it. Very personal to you. I personally only have 2 hours in the evening or naptimes for my kids so it might take me 2 months to do something you might have time to do in 2 weeks. Some of your topics will also take longer and be more detailed etc, for example my unit one the drawabox lessons took me 2 months whereas the life drawing challenge is only 10 days that I can spread over probably 3 weeks.
So honestly setting yourself a timeframe might be not be helpful. Id set long term time frames instead. For example ive said id like to do my first 3 units within 2 years (but ill probably do it in 1 year!) So im making sure i have a realistic time frame that wont leave me feeling dissapointed if i dont meet it. Hope that helps 🩷 let me know how you get on 😊
@@louisecreatesart WOW! That’s just so amazing. You’ve really taught me how to stay disciplined and have inspired me in so many ways!! I’m so happy that you took your precious time to answer my question in such a detailed way. I’m surely going to follow what you explained and will make sure to not time bound my goals. (And if I do, I’ll come and read your response again😁) Thank you so very much for the guidance. 🤍
I really enjoy your personality and this is a huge synchronicity because I have this very morning been trying to figure this stuff out. I started using youtube videos based on the pomodoro method of 50 minutes work and ten minutes break, they have them like with a Hogwarts theme, or LOTR. Which, I know it might be slightly pathetic that I need that but I do. It’s like being in highschool with classes. To then the thought…. What should my classes be? and here you are!
Thanks for the kind comment. It's really hard knowing how much personality to put into videos!
Glad you found the vid helpful and hope it gave you some idea on how to pick what your classes should be!
Pomodoro method sounds really handy! Honestly my life naturally is set up to be compatible with the pomodoro method as I basically have my sons nap time (1.5hrs) and ~2hrs before bed to focus on creativity! So would very well have a short break in-between two chunks of 'study".
Also there is nothing pathetic about Harry Potter or LOTR. They are my go to chill out films. Same with the hobbit! Or even the jurassic parks for me as well if I'm feeling old school. Easy watching!
✨️Brilliant. Well done.✨️
I need to self taughed me painting, as I don‘t have the money for courses… so thank you so much for your explanation! ❤ I want to learn watercolor fantasy sceneries… ❤
Best of luck! Glad you found the video helpful 😄 I love fantasy landscapes!
Oh I just found you and already watched everything and now I want more!! 😊
Enjoyed your video so much! And the your organization on the cards. I want to try that!
Thank you! I find it so handy having it up and visible where I can see it as a prompt on what I'm focusing on now and next. It's a bit too easy for me to 'forget' about if its just written down somewhere or on my phone etc.
So pleased I stumbled across your videos… I find them inspiring, very informative and helpful. Many thanks, you have another subscriber!
Thanks for subscribing 🥰
Thanks so much. Really appreciate your video. It has really helped me greatly to make a schedule my learning and practicing process. Again thanks
Glad you found it helpful 😊
Thank you!
I found this really helpfull thank you i didnt even noticed what my problem was until i saw your video you totally earned that like and i also subscribed😊thanksssss
Glad you found it helpful!
My mediums used are oils acrylic gouache watercolours gel pens pens pencils felt tips and coloured gel pens
Sounds like a really fun mix of mediums!
These are really good tips. I'm so glad I found your channel. 💚
I've been wondering how I can improve my art skills and then your video popped up on my RUclips page. 👍🏼
What I want to improve is drawing anatomy with charcoal and digitally. I want to level up my portrait drawing and character designing skills. 😊
I've invested in some charcoal, carbon pencils and pastels to focus on anatomy and figure drawing as well. Always good with some messy fun while learning!
So pleased you found to video useful ❤️ 💙 💜
I plan on taking classes at my local community college. But for now I just keep sketching things I enjoy, which are birds and flowers.
Birds and flowers are beautiful so I can understand why you enjoy them 😊!
wonderful tips and resources here (drawabox and LLD are amazing resources!) i'm also a self-taught artist myself and i quite like a more structured approach to my learning as well but not too rigid as that often leads me to burn out or boredom. i just end up making broader plans of action and carry them out over time. i do end up jumping around a bit but it works for me and i've seen progress so i'm fine with it. sprinkling in personal or experimental projects along with my learning helps me out a lot since it helps to bring your skills together to see where you've grown and still need work. i think i may try to create more "clean" versions of my learning "programs" (makes what i'm doing sound more fun ^^) after watching this video. it helps to know where you're going so you don't feel lost or like you're not getting anywhere :) great stuff!
This was really helpful, thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
bro u saved me so much time and money fr :) instant subscribe!
Thanks lovely. Glad it was helpful 💚
very interesting video! I‘m not structured at all, just trying to draw / paint at least a few minutes every day 🙈 I wish you all the best for your baby 😊
Drawing everyday is amazing, well done! I try to every day but have some gaps occasionally due to work commitments and the sheer exhaustion of having a toddler and being 31 weeks pregnant! 🙃. Thank you for the well wishes! All going smoothly so far 💛
loved this going to use the websites
Oh brilliant, I'm working through drawabox now ☺️
Love all your content👌
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This was a very interesting video! How do you choose which topics to put into each unit when there are so many topics to choose from?
It's a good idea to have a look through books on your medium or covering the fundamentals and see what topics are covered. I mostly go from there!
Thanks so much for this, I did this for myself a few weeks ago, and it’s really great to know someone else is making their own curriculum. You rock! Good luck with the baby and I can’t wait to see your channel grow!
Thanks so much 🥰
Thank you for the information😊 For step 1, I got Fundamentals, Colored pencils & pens, Architecture. How can I turn this into step 2?
Thank you, I was all over the plce😅
Place
Glad you found it helpful 😊
Graphite and fantasy animals
what books/resources would you recommend for figure drawing and anatomy?
Love life drawing youtube channel is a great resource, they also have a short challenge which is useful. I like the loomis books on drawing the figure 'figure drawing for all its worth' Honestly the best thing for me has been going to weekly life drawing sessions (2 hour sessions) which has really made me stick to it and practice even at times when I didnt feel motivated.
This helps me sooo much thankyou. Just one question, how do you suggest working through the 3 Units? Is it better to work through unit 1 until you 'finish' it, or keep going back and forth between the units every week/month or so? Xxxx❤
Glad you found it helpful! I do one unit at a time but if your finding you don't want to do part of it and it's blocking your progress just move that part down to the next unit. Feel free to move stuff around if you feel like it. It's a tool for you, you make the rules, see what works for you. I've moved stuff between units a few times to keep myself motivated and progressing.
What do you think about Kim Jung Gi’s artwork and imagination🙌🏼🙌🏼
Very skilled artist. Really like the way he distorts perspective in some of his works. I like the dark grittyness of alot of his work and its incredibly detailed. 👌
How'd you handle the 50% rule?
I think I do more than 50% as just for fun and for me most of the time! Some of it is still practice type stuff but I'm not focused on trying to improve anything specific if that makes sense. I think the 50/50 is important! By doing your own stuff your still putting what you've learnt into practice but just in a low pressure way. Keeps it fun as well!
In 2:25 what 3d anatomy are you using?
sketchfab.com/scottbreton/models
A guy called Scott breton made them, in varying forms of simplicity. Brilliant resource!
Watercolor? 🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢
😅not a fan i presume? What do you prefer?
You’re avenue is uncannily similar to mine, in goal and research, even down to the classes you have chosen on Domestika😂. I also have the Mark Kistler books and have recently discovered drawabox. It’s a bit spooky, really😂 I
I love Proko too! As my goals include; learning to draw from imagination. Best wishes to you! I am finding your videos very down to earth and honest, as I have also watched many “sketchbook tours”, which have made me want to quit😭😂
Oh really! Well you will have to let me know how you get on as our paths are so similar 😀
I'm almost at the end of lesson one for drawbox.
Glad your enjoying the videos! I'm enjoying making them and they are hopefully going to keep my accountable to reaching my art goals as a little side benefit!