Is Your Art Really Improving?
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- I hope this inspires you to look back and appreciate your progress :)
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the fact is that the more skilled you are, the more difficult it becomes to make significant progress and see your legitimate flaws as an artist
Very true
"That's no way someone at level 50 and someone at level 1 can grow the same."
@@massimilianodelrosso5495Actually yeah, that’s exactly what it is. In video games it always takes way longer to level up at 50 then 1, or 100 then 50. So if you apply it to art it’s very similar.
there's also, at least for me, the feeling that (the more skilled I become or the more knowledge I study) my art is improving slower than I thought, like I know for example perspective and composition on a theorical level, but my skills don't match that in fact backgrounds are something that I really struggle with
@@NoxilNobody personally i don’t think looking at it as “I’m not improving as much as I should be” and more just that, you are starting to get to the point of your style. There is just critiques that you have that you can fix by focusing harder on fixing them. Like for example your backgrounds, I suggest focusing on learning perspective backgrounds, and purely practicing backgrounds for at least a little while. You will notice a significant improvement in your art, this is exactly what I did and I become so much better at backgrounds. I’m still not perfect at them, samdoesart is MUCH better than me, but he has also been doing them for wayy longer than I have. I only just recently started detailed backgrounds with perspective around last year sometime. But yeah, just the fact I studied it so much, and actually put in the effort to get better, I became a lot better at backgrounds and definitely “leveled up” a lot when it comes to art.
You should really start a new series where you re-do your old pieces. It’s so satisfying to watch and I feel like more people can learn even better this way. It really shows us WHAT to improve and make better. ❤️
Omg yesss! Would love to see him do that 😢❤
I think it’s really funny how Sam looks back on his old art, and, to me, it looks so good, and I look back at my old art, and I think it will haunt me in my nightmares. I also draw on an iPad.
haha, metro
oh wait, me too
why am I so bad at typing . . .
I looked back at a character reference sheet I did 3 months ago because I was updating it and I almost threw up 😭
At least I've improved a lot in a short time ig
@@RavenCrysTT_TT m e t r o
Old version is more calming to me as it having less details. The new version is artistically and technicaly improved as an artist. Moral of the story is that "viewers just absorb the essence of the art"
Ikr, the minimal detail in some of them felt more like a style choice rather than a mistake
I've always strived to add the maximum amount of detail that doesn't make the whole thing crowded. With my lack of time now, I had to ditch that and make my drawings simpler. And indeed it's true, less is sometimes more
Omg I was just looking at my old sketchbooks and saw some actual horrifying demons.
that's GROWTH
I also flipped through my old sketchbook the other day and I cringed so hard 😭
I had a huge improvement this year thanks to Sam. When I looked at the old stuff from my iPad, not only were the craniums weirdly shaped, but everyone looked like giraffes. Absolutely terrifying
Not that related to the video since obviously I improved, but this reminded me - I was looking at my sketchbook from 4th-5th grade the other day and it was a really funny experience, like I was trying to do still life but had no idea how to sketch, so all the line art was super sharp and wiggly
Same! Two years ago and just…. Circle characters with one eye on the side!
I've redrawn 3...maybe 4 of my drawings over the last few years... Usually the new version is extremely different 🤯 (for the better)
Revisiting old work, no matter how cringe inducing, is an excellent tip! 😅👌
I'm actually planning on redrawing a piece from almost exactly 3 years ago this week too... I'm hopeful it'll turn out better than the first time... Because that was terrible 🥴
I remember seeing some of these older pieces of yours on Pinterest and I didn't even realize they were yours until you featured them in this video. Really inspiring and kinda mindblowing.
thats the thing about pinterest... gorgeous gorgeous art. uncredited (still wonderful for references, but you know what i mean)
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8:00 that image even made me start to try digital art, because in my eyes it looked so good, yet so simple. Hope I'll be there some day roasting my own art from "back then".
I think your older simpler drawings had a lot of charm. They inspired lots of people, including me, to start drawing because it felt more attainable then, lets say, WLOP.
Wlop👀
Honestly, I think that’s still true of sam’s art. He uses such simplistic colors and shapes but executes them so well that it always looks stunning. His style much more easily breaks down shapes and colors to any aspiring artist who views his stuff, and that’s great :)
@DannyDevitoOffical-TrustMeBro i think it just looks that way because of the content of his drawings like "normal people in normal clothings" i feel like if he tried, his art can look as complicated as wlop
@@rassalas4638 Oh he absolutely can and has. I'm talking about the appeal of his older drawings and the reason it's so popular with progressing artists. And even most of his current ones. They are simple and quite effective.
More attainable than*
Sorry.
When I saw the old art of the girl, I thought it was really really good, so I started to really like your art. When you drew the girl again in this video, you made the drawing go from amazing to something so good that I can't explain in words.
THE BIRBS ❤❤
borbs.☺
BIIRRRRB
I'm an iPad Apple Pencil artist (kudos to my brother for gifting me the Apple Pencil, I was previously a finger artist but the pencil makes life way easier)
I feel like I made a lot of improvements in some areas and no improvement in others. My environmental art skills are still nonexistent, so I'll definitely work on that over the next few months (likely years at this point)
I have an apple pencil, but I prefer being finger artist loll
I’m sorry I read that as Bad Apple artist and I was like hol up what Xd
how do you do teh apple pencil? when i do it the screen is always too slippery…
@@YellowTheSus if you want, you can buy a paper-like screen protector so there's more friction. the only downside is that the tip of the Apple Pencil may wear out faster, but if you really can't draw with the normal iPad screen then I'd recommend doing that
When I look back I’m proud of my improvement but I still think my old art is still cute and has the charm of me learning
Saaaame, I’ve been drawing for so long just for fun but in 2020 when quarantine happened I decided to take it more seriously and improve my art and I’ve come a long way, my fav sketchbook is the small one with the froggy on it, cuz it was my first ever sketchbook and I get so nostalgic looking at it because I used to take walks and sit in a gazebo surrounded by bees and plants with my small froggy sketchbook and try to think of character designs and stories and make concepts for a comic
I miss those days when I was new and fresh to art :’)
i really enjoy seeing your appreciation for birbs. I used to have a pet birb (he passed recently) but finding a really helpful/funny artist who draws birbs really brightens my life!!
Absolutely amazing Sam, I love these videos, they always inspire me to continue art
keep it up and be patient with yourself!
Never quit art 🥺 you may take a break as long as you want , but never quit art 🥺
Patience is the most important point in art.
@@samdoesarts I have an artwork that every 6 months or so I redraw it how I would now and it really helps to see what I've improved on, what I've slacked on and what I'm happy about and because it's the same subject it's a lot easier to see these improvements
Love how your art has evolved throughout the years, especially with the colours and Birbs! I used to work on a Wacom Intuos screenless tablet for the past 5 years, but I’m getting used to Procreate on my iPad now. It’s definitely easier 😂
Hey Sam, I was wondering when you'll do more challenge videos. I find those very entertaining and educational even. I always enjoy tuning in to your channel though. Keep up the great content!
I will! Maybe even next week!!
@@samdoesarts :O
@@samdoesartsYAY
I used to work with a screen-less tablet to draw (Wacom Bamboo) for 10+ years and while my coordination was not too bad, the disconnect between hand and eye coordination made my digital art feel very lacking and couldn't compare to what I can actually do traditionally. Finally got an XP-Pen screen tablet in 2021 and never looked back. I've since felt more at ease with my digital art :) Love your work, btw!!
Sam:
Is your art improving?
Me:
Pff No
Also me when looking at old art:
Ew what is that monstrosity I can do so much better now
Sometimes you just gotta take a step back and appreciate how far you've come! 😤
yes... it's rlly hard to make a straight line on the intuous... i feel represented!! thank you
Man, you are really an incredible artist. Your "before" pictures are still like 100000000 times better than anything I'm capable of at the moment 😀 Seriously, you make some amazing pieces.
I’ve been around this channel for just barely over a year and sam has come a long way with his art. To me, an ordinary viewer, his old art was already as good as it was but each time he just keeps gettting better and better. Happy for u sam !!
We love Sam for bringing us content every week and sharing his amazing art skills!❤❤❤
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I am currently drawing on my Galaxy Tab S7 FE, you have improved so much! I really admire you as an artist. Thank you!
I was starting to get worried that you weren't gonna post this week. I'm excited to watch this! I've been planning on redrawing a piece for a while now, so this helps me gather the motivation to do so, thanks!
12:25 I use a Gaomon screenless tablet. I've gotten used to it with time.
this was so extremely helpful, 5 months after this was posted I still come back to it
Comparing my old art to my current pieces has definitely helped me improve. I realized weaknesses with anatomy, especially spacing of facial features (which was my focus for a while), and I don't think I would've caught those errors as quickly if I didn't go back and analyze my old work.
17:20 was truly inspirational, thanks for motivating us once again Sam ❤
I've been doing art for years but I can only do traditional art like this. You help me alot with my art, thanks Sam. ❤
Ima happy you’re not someone who will delete old posts because you don’t like it now. It really shows your progress and gives people inspiration to do better (:
I recently found your RUclips channel and I gotta say you have really inspired me to challenge my growth as an illustrator! Thanks Sam!
I really do admire how simplified your older works are! I do a lot of highly rendered vtuber fanart and I've been trying to simplify everything. I used to draw a lot on iPad and an XP Pen display but I changed to a regular pen tablet the past few months and much prefer it tbh. Keeps me from hurting a lot and it saves lots of space on my desk.
I just want to remind everyone that, if you look back on an old drawing and there are things you think you did good/you like the piece: IT DOESN'T HAVE TO MEAN YOU HAVEN'T IMPROVED!
It can literally just mean that you did good the first time. Remember to be kind to yourselves, admire how far you've come and acknowledge what you did good.
I use a samsung tablet but have a monitor tablet that I am still getting used to. I tend to enjoy drawing everywhere, so I like the portability of the samsung tablet. Need to use the monitor one more x.x it's an XP Pen 13. Also...your work..even in the beginning was so gorgeous but it is cool to see how even you have improved on your old art 🙂
12:20
I use a Huion h950p screenless tablet.
At first it was kinda difficult to coordinate what I was drawing, but I got used to it.
Looking back at my old works and seeing the improvement always gives me more motivation to progress further.
Also love watching your content.❤ You motivate me to become a better artist.
woa i use huion too
i always look fondly on my old work. i like where i came from and sometime i need to relearn some things
3:12 I am sorry is that Jacksucksatlife !!!!
Exactly!
Art is complex and is like building a skyscrapper and keep making it higher. It is not a simply stacking a concrete you have to add many things
maybe it's because im barely getting out of teenagehood and when i started i was actually really bad, but when i compare myself with my 2020 self it's just too different and im very happy with that
i agree with the fact that you should look back and see what you would change and criticize yourself to a certain point. but i also believe that if you look back to your old art and find that you are happy with most of it, maybe that just means that you really like your art how it is and dont want to change it which is a good thing
12:25 I've been using a One by Wacom, a very small screenless tablet, for somewhere between 1 1/2 - 2 years! Though I am planning on getting a 2 in 1 laptop to draw with soon!
It took a little bit to get used to, but it was a thousand times better than using a mouse 💀💀
Also, great video as always Sam!! ^^ You're an inspiration to the art community, you should be proud. 💜 Be sure to drink some water and take breaks!
I have been watching tons of your videos as they pop up on my RUclips. I really love your art style !!!
This definitely helped a lot! I know I need to work on landscapes and backgrounds, but going back and reviewing my art made me realize there's other things I'd like to work on too! Excited to tackle these things😤 Also I draw on my iPad
Sam critique of himself, then every single piece from past still amazes me.
Me watching this instead of doing my research hypothesis.
✨ Priorities ✨
Edit: Sam's voice is really relaxing to listen to and those are great tips! Love your old arts as well ❤
Personally started digital drawing just last year from fingers and a small phone screen and now I finally have a stylus pen (still with small phone tho lol)! Hopefully I can redraw some of my old arts as well using the stylus pen and see the difference too! Thanks for the art tips Sam
I've been using a screen-less tablet for like 2 yrs and half, and while it did help me kinda build up my art skills, the precision of my hand movements aaand my confidence, it also had a list of cons... I just recently got my very first ipad, and using procreate AND drawing directly on the screen feels like a well deserved upgrade 🥳🥳 using a screen-less tablet was a hustle, but now that I can compare it with working on the ipad, I finally understand why many digital artists advise to go through the screen-less tablet phase FIRST!
Somehow sam has taught me more than all of my teachers
Same here
Why take art when you can just watch RUclips
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the difference is insane you def improved💅💅
You should make an animation with your artwork!❤
Intuos for me too, plus iPad Pro. For drawing lines at tough angles, canvas rotation is a must.
I literally always change. I known 5 things, for exemple ;
- I don't like realism a lot
- I really don't like anime style
- I love stylized stuff
- I keep learning every pen swipe
- I don't want to be Sam's next skull of his enemy
EDIT : I draw on a screen Tablet, a Wacom Cintiq 16.
i take a look at my old pieces, they were very blocky. But now, they are much more natural. Thanks to my hard work and tutorials on youtube and thanks to you too, Sam:)
Sam: What tablet do you use?
*me who uses my phone with a stylus* 🧍♀️
Me who uses a phone with my ✨thumb✨
Videos like this make me so happy for some reason and really motivate me to keep doing art (TUT)
EYY ITS JACKSUCKSATLIFE!
anyways u have improved SOO much
lol when i looked at one of my first procreate art piece, i was literally abt to throw up LOL-
and the arms were BENT 😭
(i was drawing the arms on the chest, *very sad* 😔)
Considering how long a break I end up taking between pieces, I've always considered not losing anything in my skill to be an achievement. I do like to go back to old pieces on occasion, and redraw them. Its always interesting to see the difference between the two, and I do find that works better for seeing the differences in my skill than just looking at the piece.
Me: looks back at my art in 1st grade
The art: I’m beautiful right?
Me: you more disgusting then I remember..
I definitely got motivation to look at my old art and see if I've improved. Thanks and great video.
JACKKKKKK
I did not know how good my coordination is until you made that comment about screenless tablets. Thank you for giving me a bit of confidence!
3:09 can't believe Jacksucksatlife made it into a Samdoesart video, what is this timeline O__O
IKR haha
I love the way you always start your videos!
Sam’s editor: Puts an image of JackSucksAtLife in the water on screen
JackSucksAtLife fan: OH MY GOOOOOOD
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barely anyone seems to be a fan of jack here i was looking for these comments!!
My old art traumatized me, the fact that I'm so confident on my art before then seeing it now makes remind that I'm so cringe before😅
1:12 ur gonna look back at this and be like 😭😭 also that jacksucksatlife picture 💀
I do in fact draw on an Intuos Pro tablet. I just started drawing digitally a couple of months ago and learning has been tough. That being said, I do the process described on this video but comparing my analogue drawings to the current digital ones. I think I have slightly improved when it comes to choosing color palletes and designing the lighting. I stil feel like an amateur, but comparing my own artwork has helped.
Incredibly helpful video, as always.
“Good art serves it’s purpose.” I feel like we can easily get caught up with trying to be perfect, but even the best artists make mistakes. What’s most important is drawing the way YOU want according to YOUR goals. So you can make your drawing super detailed or super simple. I personally like more anime and cartoony style drawings, which has way less detail than realism, but the drawings I make are still good because they serve their purpose, to form a believable image and story to myself/the viewer. Yes, no matter what stage you’re in continue to study other art, continue to improve, and continue to expand your knowledge, but don’t beat yourself up just because your art isn’t the most detailed or perfect. God bless you guys and thanks for reading! 😃😃😃😃
Yes I also use an intuos Wacom tablet and it's easy to get used to if you use it to draw simpler things when you start
At first i used to draw from 2020-2021 to 2024 july with a gaomon m106k (no screen) and now i use XP pen artist 15.6 pro that has a big screen :))
I don't understand what you mean about your old pieces!! Your art is literally so good that even the old ones don't disappoint!!!
I shifted from a graphic tablet to a screen tablet exactly a month ago after working on the graphic for 3 years. And working on the display tablet is so much more fun than working on graphic tablet!!
It’s been like 2-3 years since I really got into drawing but since then, my art has been constantly evolving like if I look back at my art from 1 month ago it has drastically changed from what do now. I don’t find any struggle in looking back at my art and being like wow that sucks, because I draw in a totally different way, but my problem here is to stick with one way of drawing.
Hey Sam, Apple has the sidecar feature where you can connect your iPad to your mac and use it as a second monitor and Apple pencil still works with it! You can connect via Bluetooth but I find that a wired connection is much more stable :)
Finally a compliment from Sam that I can take with pride being an artist that has been using a non-display tablet for 3 years ( i use it because its lag-free, and does not obstruct my workflow)
Yes. I can see definite improvement between when I started and now.
Your videos always inspire me to draw and this video made me look back at art that I drew in 2019-2020, way from drawing anime styled chracters to semi stylised as anime made me realise the growth of skill. You're doing great content in every way possible keep going!!!
I do something similar with my photography, I haven't deleted any of my old photos and every now and then go back and look at them and just laugh. How I used to be and how far I have come
I’m kind of new to this channel but I love the transparency he gives. I’m talking about the “idiot, terrible, disappointment” talk. It’s refreshing to hear this rather than the fake nice (I know it’s his work). I try to do this kind of talk to my past work too.
Just a great topic! 😎👍🏻
I love my old drawings, i never cringe when i see them. It's the best i could do at the time. Of course, i notice things that are not quite right, but sadly, there are also things that i did better then, because i practiced more (e.g hands)
You are so right I had a drawing from a year ago and I have improved it a lot and I draw on iPad Procreate
i get so motivated when i see skilled artist use an cheap tablet thank you for using an intuos :D
From 2010 till 2021 I used non screen Wacom tablets (first a bamboo, then an intuos). Now I use an iPad and it’s been amazing. Since I heard what a cintiq was when I was in highschool, I always wanted to draw on a screen. I’m so happy to have not only a screen to draw on, but a screen to draw on while sitting on the couch 🥹❤️ despite using a screen less tablet for so long, I think if I tried now, I’d have to re learn the hand eye co ordination from scratch😂
Turning the canvas helps with the straight lines ! (Rotate tool) 😊, have been using Intuos for a while now and I got to try my friend's iPad for drawing so I get the change , give it some time
Intuos is my love since over 7 years now
i think that i improved since summer 2022. i can see that my anatomy improved, the way i draw is more confident, shadows are much better too. i know that i didnt improve my lighting, dynamic poses, faces and expressions. your videos really did help me to improve so im happy i discovered your channel. my art is definetly not the best now and i still have alot to work on but i can see that it got better
I do like to remake some of my drawings i did before and always try to put new stuff. Im starting to explore more the ambient behind. Never done before
I have seen your works in pinterest but never knew the mastermind behind it. Your drawings are so beautiful... ☺️
I draw on a screenless tablet, which is annoying at first, but when you get used to it it’s a lot more comfortable. When I draw on an iPad I find myself having to switch positions all the time bc of how my neck is
I happened to watch this video right after I just finished a digital redraw from a sketchbook drawing 2 years ago-
I'd been feeling really unmotivated to draw literally anything and was envying my past self's drive to pump out art in my sketchbooks, so I decided to try and get myself out of it by drawing one of the drawings I still loved the concept of, but just didn't really know how to actually execute it. Comparing the two side by side made me feel really accomplished and see how far I've really come, even in smaller, specific things like linework or how I draw hair now.
Anyways thank you so much for this video, it helped me build some confidence, along with realizing that a part of a piece that I still really like from years ago could also mean something I've been holding off on- thanks Sam, you're the best kind of teacher for art babies like me XD
the video that we never expected. Sam roasting himself. Jokes aside thank you for being in my art journey ,u realy helped me to improve on my art .🖤
Most satisfying part of drawing for me always was comparing it to my old work lol.
I've changed devices a lot but my biggest progress in art begun when I got Samsung tablet that's a bit bigger than my hand and electric(?) stylus
I do art just as fun and as stress relief, I don't need to stress over it
I draw on a screenless tablet and even though Sam is miles above me in art , I can’t help but laugh at him struggle.
This was really good video though , and reminded me of how far I have come. Even from my pfp that I did a year ago , I am so much better. Makes me want to redraw older pieces
I have improved soooo much! My past portraits (let alone in color) barely looked like human faces. They looked like a kindergartener drew them. Now my art looks almost to the quality of yours (if i do say so myself)
Also, I draw using Procreate on an iPad 8th gen
may I see
i have always drawn on a screenless tablet with my laptop, and its funny to see someone who's not used to it try. but like... sam, you're an incredible artist, and im not even close to your level so i can't compare ^^'
beautiful rendering on the new work but in the old one, I like how the eyes are more balanced. great job. you're very talented and improved so much.
I actually draw on a screenless tablet. Was a bit difficult at the beginning, but it took time for me to get used to using it normally.
Lemme tell you I have been into art learning on and off from when I was a kid and you won't believe me but my drawings as a child was sooo good even tho I wasn't learning it professionally. Basically I would be able to copy exact face to face. Although I was very weak in coloring, still am as I pursued shading. And now I am 18 and have to start from the beginning learning it properly
that last 20 seconds was spectacular
I use the iPad Pro and I gotta say that it’s really comfortable especially if you use an iPad stand