Drawing Meditation #1: How to get in The Zone
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- I've been wanting to do this for a long time! This exercise begins our journey into "The Zone." With the instructions and points discussed in this video, we can move on to more advanced material in future guided drawing sessions.
Future sessions will be shorter videos you can listen to while warming up or sketching to kick you into the zone, and hopefully make you see drawing differently. Things got weird here- but it only gets weirder. Future sessions will take "being in the zone" as a given, and show you that drawing is truly odd.
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Any questions? Leave them in the comments and I'll answer them in the upcoming Q&A. You can also email me or run up to me on the street and attack me.
This definitely worked cause I only heard like 40% of what you said.
PERFECT
Damn, i'm in a loop.
petition to make this a series/playlist
Oh it's comin'.
not gonna lie - i was near tears the entire video because for the longest time I've been struggling to "get into the zone"... but man you just helped me get there in a flash. i had no idea my intensely-critical intrusive thoughts were weighing me down. but i just kept drawing today. i feel like a burden has been lifted. thank you.
Remind me to have you blurb any book I write. I'm so happy I could help.
I relate to this entirely
ive been struggling to get through orders that were made months ago now... and having Steven in my ear while I was trying to sketch something vague and aimless was really helpful to my mood and I felt the same emotional reaction to "oh wow, maybe its just intrusive thoughts and not just these small things like the light in a certain way or how I ate."
its about finding peace in your actions, allowing yourself actual freedom with your hands than feeling confined by your own expectations
This content is so important that I'll translate the subtitles to portuguese to send to some friends that dont speak english.
What a kind and passive-aggressive artsy drill seargant. Just what I needed.
This really is invaluable. Especially for anyone who has done a little bit of mindfulness practice seperate from art or their daily lives... combining the two practices and allowing yourself and your art to just to be is what this whole game is all about. Thank you.
Im a beginner but when I was listening to this, it was like nothing really matter if your like a pro or a beginner cuz you only were in your own world, and you heard 47% of what he said
You really helped me
oh sheeeesh. i never knew i needed this.
i honestly tried listening to podcasts, so great, but then id ran out of topics to listen or if im like at the latest episde. so sometimes i switch to music. and sometimes im not in the mood to listen music. i get distracted a lot.
i can imagine replaying this a ton even though im drawing different ideas and styles.
im years late to this but im glad i found this. thanks! ❤️🔥
note to self: i like starting at 3:40
Thank you and God bless you for this.
Aw thank you- it's humbling to receive a blessing just for some art guidance.
This is about much more than art.
please do more videos like this I love listening to something interesting while drawing
Oh man,you are the best! it's very comforting! thanks ! greetings from Argentina!
I'm an artist/art teacher and I love your philosophy. Many years ago I had a philosophy of art class. Our core goal for the course was to define "What is art". Wow what a loaded question it was. It led to an interesting and engaging course.
I think i just saw the best drawing video ever
Thank you for the insight, I'm 53 and have just discovered drawing the past couple of years. This is really informative
We are all like friends that haven't met yet... Hi fellow artists, strugglers, and hustlers... There are so many talented people hanging out in their rooms, we could probably rival Disney if we all hung out lol...
I came through these meditation videos by a friend's recommendation in my most time of need!
and looking into how the issue i'm facing ( struggling to make original artwork ) is common and experienced by almost every artist that you decided to make a video about is so relieving !
My second relief came when you concluded your talk by saying (Get out of your own way) !
That was the best and most inspiring sentence, it truly concluded the entire issue to me, my past experiences and art journey was chaining me down whispering if the lines i'm making are right or wrong, and what the drawing (should) and (should not) look like.
It's been a LONG LONG time since I felt free while scribbling without expectation, drawing for the sake of drawing, not the sake of the result.
Thank you sir ! best of wishes from K.S.A
What a heartening comment! Hell yes! I’m so happy to have helped.
i am SO grateful to find someone with such an in-depth philosophical insight of art and making art, i've been looking for something like this for awhile! much appreciation for you, your work and your thoughts
now days people tend only to credit the so called "Artists" only when this people Earn a living doing art whatever that is. but the "non-artistic" people outside don´t realize that to be an artist does mean to practice it and not only earn money with it. i´m an artist myself i do music and drawing, today i have a regular job not artistic because it was the safest way to put food on the table for my family. but i do sell my stuff here and there, but i won´t see myself so limited as an artist like many people like to see, as i said above.
thank you for the inspiration
The Macabre Bob Ross, Love it!
THAT was cool. I did this exercise with ya. I have been drawing everyday for a little over a year. I have about 7ish sketch books filled up. I think its interesting you call it the zone..ive been calling it ZEN. I ended up with incurable blood cancer in April of 17' ..So with that and all the worry and thoughts that come with that,drawing made it all go away for at least a little while. I hid my drawing from people for a long time. I think i had 3 books filled up before i started sharing. im still not calling myself an "Artist" I just found you the other day..i was blown away by your shading video.
Hey man, I hope you are doing well. Sending love.
@@eelboy9017 yep!! still drawing everyday!
@@vampyrasleeps51 Awesome, hehe =)
thank you for your video, i just realized how much my judgment was hampering my drawing, and i couldnt begin for quite a long time, and that sentence you said about how a certain stroke was a reaction to the previous one that was laid down is so true for me. Artist needs to sort through all this , artists are wonderful, you are wonderful, thxa
this man made me remember why I did this thank you
Here because of proko thank you 😍
I know I'm 2 years late to the party... Just wanted to say that it is awesome what you do.. You teach people to have confidence in themselves.. You're a rare breed these days..
Watching all your videos have helped me in many ways.. Wanted to say thank you..
This literally changed everything. I asked an art discord I'm in if anyone had any advice on what I could do to help myself draw better, I told them I draw my best when I'm talking to someone on the phone or in a voice chat. That things just flowed so much easier when I was talking but I didn't want to need to be having a long conversation with someone in order to draw cause I love to draw for over 4hrs at a time... and this was linked to me. Everything about how I was thinking about this "hang up" has completely changed... it's not a hang up, it's just my road to the zone and now I know what I'm looking for to get myself to that place. Thank you so so much for making this.
really needed this! I want to have fun when I draw, not see it as a chore.
one of the most helpful drawing videos i've ever watched on youtube. thanks for sharing knowledge that helped me to release from fears and prejudices about the pratice of drawing.
Wow! Thank you for this. I drew a lot from the time I could hold a pen. Then at age 20 I stopped. Three years ago I picked it up again. Struggeled hard to find the patience, but I have been working hard to get drawing into my daily life again. But it wasnt until tonight, starting with abstract squibles. All of a sudden I realized Im doing what I thought I was struggling with. Drawing without effort, loosing sense of time. Relaxed. And to my surprise I have drawn a gnarly treenig. Only yesterday I wondered how long it would take for me to get the calm patience to draw a gnarly tree. Thank you for showing me I am always already there, where I want to be, in the practice of drawing!❤
men this really open my eyes ty for this huge lesson, something inside me just rebirth again ty so much
Me: drawing my OC
Steven: this is nothing, not even dust
I felt that
Lmfao!!
I feel that being in the zone and sometimes listing to someone just talking about art in any aspect...is fine to me. I feel that drawing from my head, relaxing is the best. And yeah, enjoying something by drawing whatever of each line that goes on paper (perfect or not) is a lot enjoyable than other activity or not doing nothing at all. Living in the moment is the best thing.
-It's calming❤️
Holy shit I love you. Thank you for this. For these. I've only seen this one, but I've never worked so freely and efortlessly since I was a child. Thank you
im here because i know that i should be here, thank you for the wise teaching.
This video was 24 minutes but felt like only a few. I have never tried drawing without a reference / a guide and this is the first time I have entered the "zone" while drawing. This was a very interesting experience. Thank you.
This felt like transcending the physical plane into a place in my mind I didn't know existed. I've always worked on my technical skill but struggled so much to draw anything from my imagination out of fear. For the first time I put my mind on the back burner and filled a page full of things I didn't even know j could draw. Thank you.
Hooray! This early video was basically the whole point of me making this channel so I love reading people’s experiences with it. Thank you.
What came out? It's nothing. Less than dust. Valuable experience. I look at the drawing the 2nd day and I can see everything - deep valleys and peaks, struggling and success ... depression and joy. My hands were doing it and my consciousness rating of good and bad had a break. I hesitated, thank you for encouraging me to do this step. Nice lesson! Really helpful.
The more tutorials and similar videos i watch, the more i realise i got the theory and the mindset but lack the practice.
i'm not even drawing and listening to this is giving me tingles lol
This. This is what I needed. When you sit down, draw a few forced lines and plummet down into a dark reach of doubt and disarray, this came to the rescue. I wondered if I just hated drawing, hah...I could almost cry out of joy that I have been proven so wrong. Thank you.
Realy inspiering video u have my sub. And love that u talk about that creativity comes from the soul that is why u draw better when u not think.
I really needed to listen and watch this video. It reinforces other strategies that keep me moving.
Thanks
Had this in my Watch Later playlist, and now I'm wishing I had started it sooner. Now I want to save "watching" it all the way through until tonight or tomorrow night when I can be drawing along!
Haha, glad you're excited for it! Fortunately, you can repeat the exercise whenever you like- and there are more guided drawing sessions coming up!
Excellent! :)
I keep this video in the background while I'm drawing so the wisdom may sink in.
I had goosebumps when you started explaining after you asked us to stop drawing and (this is still embarrassing for me to admit) but I also started crying?? This exercise helped me a lot, even though I still have a lot of confusion but somehow I enjoyed it all and felt relief. Not sure how I feel relief while I'm still confused tho. I'll try follow your other drawing companion videos because I think this somewhat help me untangle... err, some things that are repressed within? So thank you very much, Steven!
No need to be embarrassed, you're amongst friends here who are used to feeling powerful things while drawing. It gives us many opportunities to learn about ourselves and grow, it is normal. Always settle back and relax, no need to be overwhelmed.
This really helped me get past my inner critic. I started out drawing random lines and just kind of flowed into drawing what I have recently been studying, but with that joy that comes from discovery. Without the distraction of criticism I just draw for the fun of it which is exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you.
Thank you, beautiful explenation
Times to times i come to this playlist like i would go in a forest or at the sea for ressourcing myself
Real thank you. My english not so good for now, and so, most part of yor speech is perceived as ASMR. Perhaps later I will be able to express how important what you say is for me personally. Now: it's important, it's valuable and it's a new point of view on the problem I'm facing. Well, it's also a great background for work =D Thank you again!
I honestly never really think when drawing, i just put on a video/stream/music and draw then. So thats a form of being in the zone then, never knew that I experienced being in the zone. Thanks that was a great lecture.
You are on the very lucky side of the spectrum. Glad to hear you are relaxed when working.
I spoilered myself this morning while brushing teeths and so on before work :D
What a cool lesson!
And it's true: being afraid of drawing not good enaugh or learning to less / not fast enaugh while practicing is holding me back sometimes and frustrates me.
And lay down these fears and learning to get in my zone when I'm drawing is a new goal of mine now.
YES! Set it as a goal! That's great, very wise of you to make it concrete.
My favourite video on utube.
I left a comment on this video not too long ago but here again to say that I believe 10:05 is one of the most important pieces of art advice I've ever heard, and I'm honestly shocked that this video is the first time I've heard it expressed.
Thanks for the careful attention, glad you're finding it valuable. I, also, think that's a major point of the video.
Another gold lecture.
Thanks bro
No video has ever given me such pure sexual, spiritual, and existential pleasure.
God bless you.
👀
Wait what
Sexual? 👀
@@svenwendisch2369 I think it's because he said: “Don't stop until I tell you to.”
Se- xual?
This talk really assisted me. Thank you very much. I will definately be returning to the advice of this video many times over to get unstuck from myself.
More Videos like this Steven TY!! I like to listen to these while I draw. >
same lol
Stumbling upon your channel is such a blessing. Just amazing. Thank you for the great content
Love this!
Great content but the picture you drew…. I’m awestruck.
at the crossroad between art and spirituality comes life mastery :)
great teaching, thank you
Over the past few weeks this has become my favorite RUclips channel to listen to while doing creative work. Steven's voice and humane approach remind me a lot of Headspace (the meditation app). I would love to hear/see longer format content!
Thank you for the kind words! I’m definitely interested in making some longer things, the few longer videos I’ve made have been very rewarding.
Legit one of the best vids I’ve listened to in a cool min while drawing ✍️
Really? That's awesome... life is strange..
Steven Zapata Art life is strange xD but that’s okay I think
dont even need the video... just this mans voice to jedi mind *force* you into flow...
The zone feeling feel good
I never thought other artists struggle these thoughts when drawing, I would always draw then the thoughts would creep up and stop me from drawing
This was a level above. Amazing man!
This was so good! Great videos so far. I had originally planned to wait and watch this the next time I was drawing, but I got too excited and turned it on while I was crocheting. I got into the zone just listening. Keep up the great work.
Nothing makes me happier than hearing it worked for someone. I love that. Thank you so much for telling me.
what a smart man. wonderful lessons
This was awesome, man! I just finished listening to this for the third time while my drawings were flowing out of my hand. You're a very good teacher. Making it a guided drawing session instead of a more structured tutorial or class gives it so much power. It leads to that state of flow naturally. Thanks so much for the video!
I can't stress enough how much I loved this video.
Just wanted to say thanks! I’ve come back to this video so many times and it does wonders to get me out of a funk. Excellent content, dude.
Thank you for the kind comment, I'm so glad it has helped.
Recently found this channel via Proko, awesome content!:D Was missing these informations!:D
I am inspired and so motivated with your geniouslly artistic mind and your words moved me a lot as an artist you are really so inspirational ,,,,
Hey Steven I came across your video the other day as I'm having motivation problems & just can't get into the zone, so I thought I'd give your video a go.
I am so glad that I did it really helped 👍 I've been an artist for many years and recently tried to get back into it on a more regular basis. I have found it hard, it used to be so easy to get into the zone, but now I have to work at it. Everything you said rang true and I needed to hear it, thank you I got a little emotional near the end as I felt like I used to during a drawing. Thanks again 👍😃✌️
thank you for this
Saw your Proko tut and that brought me over here. I have so many ideas and I struggle to put them down on paper. I appreciate your tutorials and the time it takes to make these to share. Take care and God bless.
I like your style, glad to have found your channel.
I just went off in the flow state, that was amazing, thank you for this video and please make some more
Yes that's awesome! Great. Enjoy the flow.
Thank you 🥺❤️✨
This greatly reminds me of the Dao De Jing, an eastern philosophical Taoist text , thank you for this
thank you random internet person, you just introduces me to a philosphy I very much love
This was awesome. I've loved your art for a long time, and getting this chance to draw "with you" really made my day. I was starting to feel like my drawing skills weren't good enough cause I struggled to get into the zone for the past 2 days and didn't really achieved much, but this really woke me up! Thank you again, love from Spain!!
Thank you so much for the kind comment. I'm so glad I could help you "wake up!" Even if just for a moment. I think that's the best thing I can offer, really. Keep drawing!
Dude, thanks for your video, It's very illustrative, keep doing videos like this, saludos desde México
Thank you so much for this video , man! It helped me a lot .
For me drawing is meditation when I reach the flow state and stay there for a time.
Love your method and made my eyes about to tear as a sole artist around 18:00, it was convincing and very empathetic thanks. Good vid.
I think when you can make people feel something with your craft, that is when you are an artist. That is why we call singers artists
Thank you. Returning to drawing after 20 years deciding it "wasn't for me". A teacher like you is exactly what i was looking for. Tenacity in doing what we enjoy is so important; and reminding ourselves that we can keep enjoying it, despite the pains that can come from the process. That, relatively speaking, nothing matters but the act itself. I also appreciate that you organize your playlist from top to bottom, oldest to newest. I'm a bit of a completionist 😅
great!
Great video Steven... thank you!
It is feels like the world around crushes, but in a good way. Nothing is bothering me. Don't care any more.
Magical.
Wonderful , simply wonderful , thank you 😊
This is exactly what I need right now, I hope someday I can meet you and thank you in person for this, again thank you for this Steven and everything you do in this channel, beautiful stuffs
You're a life savior this video helped me alot thanks for everything man keep making awesome videos!
завидую твому терпению, никогда не мог так досконально обработать свой рисунок, даже не плохой, всегда боялся его испортить
Well put! Just tuned in to your channel after years of following other artists "rant" about their process. But don't think anyone touched base as well as this.
Wish you good fortune in all your endeavours!
love this video lol. is this what i need to hear to get back into drawing? only time will tell lol.
sam harris of drawing :D thanks man. very helpful
Lovely, thank you.
Thank you! This was really great to listen to and to understand better understand my habits. I'll definitely be coming back to this a few times to practice!