are you blocked bro? last time I was I figured out I wasn't spending enough time on the planification stage so I started to work on Chroma Island... -also, using an older painting this time, this week's recording didn't work :'(
I acknowledged my problem last year and with the information from this video it lies within planification stage! It was to do with drawing my characters, I didn't spend alot of time (if any) gathering references, I just jumped right into it expecting myself to be able draw them exactly how I saw them in my head (because I felt like I've drawn enough to at least get a decent result, (even though I haven't drawn them prior)), which always ended up with extremely poor results which then lead to me developing a fear of drawing them, so I just stopped drawing all together 😅 I've known the problem, but thanks to you, I now know what caused it and what I need to do to fix it!
thank you, I've been stuck on my portfolio and my video game art assets for quite a while and a major deadline is coming up, your videos do motivate people
was blocked, found a great artist's youtube yesterday, binged all their speedpaints and it inspired me to try out grayscale to color painting. not blocked anymore!
Also, to anyone going through a phase where you absolutely despise your art, this can actually be a good sign of improvement. This shows that you've gotten to a point where you can see the issues in your drawings and you now how the ability to focus on what your struggling with. Notice how a lot of bad artists can't tell their bad? That's because they lack the knowledge of what certain things should look like. Dont be afraid of making a bad drawing, dont crumble it up and throw it out. Keep them so you can look back at what you did wrong. I've been going through this phase for about two years now, and I've learned so much from it. Take this also as a challenge to improve your confidence learn to be happy with the mistakes.
Although sometimes it feels good to throw a "bad piece" somewhere, even if it's not the bin, used to have a sort of fake bin just for that purpose, gets the frustration out of having it around but doesn't get rid of it
I really appreciate this. I really needed it. I'm transferring from traditional art to digital and it is WRECKING my confidence. I'll keep at it. Make sure to take your own advice too
I took some notes 1. Preparation * Project/art planning. Building context on what to make * Gather reference, etc * Limit yourself, set boundaries so there isn’t choice paralysis. * Make sure your plan is doable with current skills. 2. Incubation * Let it sit in the back of your mind. Let your subconscious handle it. * Disconnect for a while. * Avoid distraction. * Start another project 3. Illumination * Getting flashes of ideas for your project * Aha moment * Consume a bunch of art to fuel creativity and ideas 4. Verification * Executing your idea, seeing if it works out. * Make sure its 70% easy, 30% hard. * Don’t rush. Time constraint = creativity killer.
Man it sucks hearing "dont set yourself up for failure during the planning stage" because wanting to draw anything period feels like setting myself up for failure ...if that makes sense
For me, I've always found taking long walks while listening to music helps get my imagination going, art block or not. It's like a weird car battery charged by driving to me. I would decide on something to work on and kinda sift through ideas in my mind as I walk around busy streets, malls, neighbourhoods, etc. Then I'll keep mental notes for when I get the chance to sketch it out.
hm, i had a mini art block/lazy moment, didn't feel like studying, didn't feel like starting a new piece. i still forced myself to do art, just did some rectangles and w/e . then I started drawing something, wasn't working so i decided to remove the "something" and just let myself make what i felt like, what my eyes and hand felt like making, with no planification. this made me discover my new style and gave me a new love for art. now I'm using some planification with it, and it's going even better~ Randomness with some guidance. it feels like a great balance for me.
I had Art Block for 8 years. The 2 things that made me came back is: 1. A lot of my new friends are artist and they let me join their discord community were there are challenges and Art showing 2. I have a goal of becoming a Animator RUclipsr telling my life stories.
I've found I usually only get art block when I just have nothing interesting around. Like I've gone through everything but the illumination phase. I just can't find that spark.
Avoiding distractions is virtually impossible for me, currently living with my mom, and she constantly distracts me whenever I try to sit down and focus on anything, and having ADHD/ADD doesn't help either
Thank you so much for this. I have been struggling with art block more in the aspect of writing, and slowly getting out of it- without really understanding what the cause was. And this is exactly it. In the beginning, writing (and coming up with stories) was so natural because I followed these exact steps unconsciously, but I started uploading the chapters which made me rush the whole process- and it ruined everything. Now I finally know why it happened and it feels good knowing that I'm clearly not the only one.
What was that Intro?! THE MARC TITAN lol. But to be honest, as someone who's trying to draw something everyday for the next 365 days, this video is a Godsend.
One thing that helped a lot for me is having a sketchpad/notepad to write down or even better draw ideas as they come to you throughout the day. So when you sit down to draw you have a pool of ideas to choose from. I've noticed that it's easier to come up with ideas when you don't have to paint them immediately. This also helps you feel more like a creative person because you always have a bunch of ideas going on whereas if you sit down in front of a blank canvas and try to come up with ideas it's much harder and you will hate yourself.
Typically, when I take a break, ideas start to overflow. What I hate is that they often get lost because I'm at work and can't whip about my drawing tablet and computer.
your ideas start to flow when you're at work, mostly because you're "bored" at the moment. MAybe you can try to write it down in a notebook in 1-2 mins during work?
So my tip is: I get artblock if I’m sad. If I see something that puts me in a bad mood I get artblock and can’t draw. My advice is don’t force yourself to draw, the artblock will grow stronger. Another tip (not really artblock related): experiment ALL 👏🏽 THE 👏🏽 TIME! Try other artstyles, brushes, techniques, little hacks and giblets. Try them out! It’s how I improve in art, and it may help u. The downside is that ur artsyle won’t be consistent, but that’s honestly fine. U don’t need to focus on ur artsyle, it’ll happen in the end don’t force it
It's so hard not to force yourself to draw when you have an art block 😭 I usually try to draw everyday and if I dont I feel bad abt it. Maybe that's why I have it all the time. I think maybe taking a break for a while is better since you aren't failing again and again. Also, you will start to miss drawing so that could also inspire you to draw again.
I havent drawn in several years, ever since I finished college, and I'm not happy with anything I make anymore despite trying over and over again. Thank you for the advice. It really stuck with me when you said, "when you fail again and again, your brain will tell you to stop so you don't get hurt". Thank you for that...
Hi Marc!! I really needed this video today, thank you! PS: Ever since I started watching your channel I have stopped using the streamline/correction tool. I hope you’re proud of me :’) thank you for teaching me not to cheat myself. Time to build some dexterity!!! (Also, watching you draw is mesmerizing 😲)
man im having one of the longest artblocks ever right now and i appreciate this video. my mind is so scattered that sometimes its hard to even sit down and get started so having some structure and tips is super nice. appreciate it man. gonna try it out today : )
Just got out of an art block❤️ and boi i can tell you guys it was a hard fight...The fear of not knowing what is gonna happen to you as an artist in the near future is what keeps dragging me down. So what i did was i wrote every idea that comes into my brain as many as i could while i watch some anime and read mangas and i used those ideas to formulate a new story and suddenly Idk my dumbass inspiration pops up again, also when you're brainstorming for a new idea, i always listen to different music depending on the genre of my idea. If this method worked for me it might somehow help you too brother😄😄😄😄
This video I recommend to any person aspiring to be anything: writer, architect, doctor, student, philosopher, etc. You cannot rush passion… Incubation or “sleep” period is most crucial🔥😎
Whenever I'm stuck in an art rut, I need to take a step back from the frustration. Do something else. Then the next day I start over but very softly. Eventually it builds up day by day and I get back on track again. I keep multiple projects ongoing. It's nice to have always something to return to. I found your tips very helpful and it inspired me to now cook myself a nutritious meal so I have energy for drawing later. Thanks, I love your videos! And the drawing is outstanding.
I really needed this... I've been struggling not just with my art but anything creatively because I can never finish projects I start and this just helped tremendously. Thank you a bunch.
Bro you're such a good teacher, I was starting to get worried that my art would never get any better because the art teacher at my school only makes us draw. I can see how that's good for practice, but I feel like I'm not learning! Thank you for helping me!
For me it’s changing the process, I had to make the process enjoyable for me. I thought drawing guidelines was a must but I found that it was the most boring part and often made me give up. Now I draw without guidelines and found drawing more fun with less art blocks
Perfect breakdown! It's counter-intuitive to what most teach, but stepping away from the canvas and taking a break is always the right thing to do. When your eye and mind is fresh, you don't just see the mistakes you made clearer - you also find better solutions for the issues you can now see. Though, what I love the most about these kinds of videos from you is that they apply to life in general. What you outline here applies to pretty much any kind of creative process that requires non-linear problem solving, and it's something everyone would benefit from learning. Everybody's rushing without thinking in our modern times, and taking some time to consider what we're really doing is beneficial for us all.
I actually had an art block last year and I found it helpful to just, stop digital painting for a while, sit in a cafeteria and just draw whatever without caring for making flaws. Perfectionism have always been a big bitch for me (still is). Nowadays I have a lot of breaks and I try to mostly ignore how many likes I get on social media. If I happen to check, I won't take much out of it and try not to return to it too often.
I’m still wondering why he left in the first place… Was there like a falling out over creative differences, or did he leave on more peaceful terms simply because a contract or project ended? He seems to use the line as a matter of pride, so I’d like to think it wasn’t anything bad.
Awesome video :) lots of really insightful and useful tips here! I think the incubation part is so essential, it's so important to be excited about what we're creating - that excitement carries through in every brush stroke and right into the imagination of the viewer :D My personal treatment for art block is eating small amounts of psychedelics with a great deal of intention (examining sadness, awareness of needed improvements, why relationships are important, stuff like that), and go exploring the forest, forget that I am an artist, turn into a tree, get tired, turn back into a human, play my favorite music on the way back, write down all my ideas, take action notes, decide on ONE THING I can do right in that moment, do a handstand while the inspiration boils and bubbles over the edges and let it spill onto the digital canvas!
something that helped me a lot is just doing studies when my creativity is having a break. This way I'm learning but I have no need to be creative. I feel like those phases always come and go so to switch between creative and study phase works very well for me :) Also, of course, doing studies can be really inspiring and cause the spark that's needed to start being creative again!
I feel like the constant art blocks ended the moment I started studying with mentors and following daily schedules. So rather than being blocked, I was lacking focus and discipline, developed it, and now I see myself drawing everyday, even if the only thing I did were an hour painting study and 30min figure drawings. (just this week through, the heatwave in my country hit me hard)
What if we cant seem to stop drawing?Like the complete oppposite of artblock. Like personally for me for a whole week allready i have been constantly drawing without getting bored. I have been watching your tutorials and hacks,trying my best to correct my bad habits,mistakes ,use references,study anatomy and composition, i dont just mindlesly draw Its like my apettite for growth has increased DRASTICLY Its like im in the zone everytime i pick up the pen. I see the mistakes but instead of hating my art i try and correct them I have a feeling i could draw all day non stop if i could I have to thank you because i think you are the main reason this is happening! I still can't belive i have access to all this knowlege for free!!You are a life saver, really!
i’m in an art block right now, and this was super helpful. video was very convenient timing. there are many things that i had no idea i was doing ”wrong” i’ve always started with the idea and often hated the way it turned out. thanks for the help!
When I experience art block, like I am right now (so thank you so much for this video!) I normally resort to drawing my comfort characters or the one oc that I've drawn the most throughout my life, it helps a lot because my muscles remember perfectly how to make that character look good, and so my self condifence increases. It's like a little reminder to myself of the things I'm capable of doing.
You probably won't read this but Marc, I am eternally grateful for your content here on RUclips. I've not been drawing daily for about 3 weeks after I've hit a temporary low but your videos reminded me of the joy I had drawing daily and for 1-2h hours each session so I put my fineliner on paper (yes I'm doing drawabox) again and wow......why have I kept from doing this. Thank you again, Marc, for keeping it both FUN and SERIOUS at the same time!
For me whenever I experience artblock is when my self esteem is poor so I constantly try to be positive and make sure i workout and keeping my mind sharp.
sometimes i just dream up characters while i'm sleeping and then i want to draw them. sometimes my brain comes up with a name for them other times i'll come up with a name myself. dreaming up characters has luckily gotten me out of one of my recent art blocks
This helps me: Set goals, not deadlines. The latter makes me think of school/work which must be done by a certain date and time. But a goal can be finished at any point with no need for expediency.
I have always found that I am most creative when there are restrictions on what I can do. Recently I did some pictures where I had no restrictions. No plan. Nothing but self expression. It was not a positive experience because one of the benefits of art is that you can put your whole self into a project and take a break from the rest of life. Without the restrictions or plan my life was the project and it was incredibly stressful.
Words like balance, visualize, process, trust, and fun help me to get started or breakthrough my art block moments. If I keep my mind focused on less words, it helps me to connect to the action of creating easier. Usually, once I get started on a warm up sketch, I’m ready to do art work within minutes and forget that I escaped art block. I think if we can balance our mind, heart, body, soul and relationships we will have a happier and healthier art life. Thanks for all you do Mr Marc Brunet!
Those lines from 5:00 to 5:22 tell exactly about my case now. When I first learned the basic anatomy and color, I got mentally hurt. I was alone in the art class, trying to do what's best for my drawing nearly without any help. Now when I study in university and learn those things again, "that thing" happens. Like Marc said, my brain sends messages to avoid doing colored drawing or real anatomy drawing, those related to the first time I learned the basic anatomy and color. Now I really hate drawing with color material and anatomy. I don't know how to fix it, can you guys help me with it ? I'm afraid that if this situation continues, it may affect my process of learning art.
Oh my god, hold on, let me takes notes. All of last year was so difficult for me to make any art because I lost interest in what used to inspire me and became really unhappy with my art direction. Art school on top of that just drained all my motivation. I haven't finished an art piece since around June of last year. My goal for this year though is to get back into the swing of things and work on my fundamentals and conceptual work rather than illustration. So thank you! This is exactly what I needed to hear; this stuff should have been taught in my art school!
master mark! art block this time.... the dark place were nobody wanna step, that include me, when draw i try to have fun ,listen music , take a break go out in bmx searching for inspiration all time 🎧🎶🚲
Thnx for uploading a great video again! I'm actually a mural artist, but I often find your videos to be helpful because there's a lot of basic art knowledge involved as well. I'm definetely the type of person who tends to skips the second phase and goes looking at inspiring images straigth away (to get the illumination phase going) after the basic plan is out there. I have this file on my computer full of random art that I found really cool to have my imagination growing, but I'm going to try out doing something totally unrelated first next time. It's often that that's where cool ideas are coming from, so I'm glad you sort of opened my eyes here ;)
What really helped me was to have an clear realistic goal and stop doing complex lightning or designs, Trent Kaniuga also mentioned something like this. Great video!
Thanks for the video. Art School is helping me out tremendously even if I make slow progress. Would it be possible to have a short episode on how to draw the female breast in various shapes well? Small, flatt, etc etc. That would be amazing.
You couldn't time this video better for me personally. I've found myself struggeling to keep my schedule and mindset to draw recetly. Love your work, Marc and apreciate your effort!
Thank you for the video Marc! When I get an art block, I use this time learn new things, or study more anatomy. It almost feels like I’ve unlocked new abilities which I feel happy to apply into my art.
I'll watch this whole video, because my art block has been years. I stopped painting a couple years after I got into university- it was too much. But now I've graduated and I need to get back into what I love, since I paused all my passions to prioritize a career that has nothing to do w art xD
I think for myself that I do some stupid doodles just so I can loosen up. I can deal with a slow process if I can observe my improvements over the time I spend. This is a helpful reminder so I don't try too hard beyond what I know I can do.
I have been art blocked for about a year now. my goal this year is to start a project on creating my own world with my characters and this video certainly helped me!
I've had art block for over a month this time... I created around 6 pieces in a week just before xmas (I usually make 1 at most) and I think my brain got tired. After that nothing looked right on paper and i got so frustrated that I ripped up a drawing for the cat to play with the paper :/ Instead iv decided to go back and brush up on things like anatomy, perspective, propertions etc so bring my confidence back up before trying again. Gonna try your tips too, thanks!
Funny thing for me, ways that get my creative juices going is AMV and Edited Videos for TV shows/films with music. For whatever reason, they always get me out of a slump
This dude is almost at 1M, good luck and by the way your lessons are really good and I can already draw so much better than I did only 2 months ago. :)
just got out from an art block a week ago 😅😅and I can admit that consuming art is always and important thing to keep me motivated also drawing streams are a nice way to get back to drawing one of my role models😎😎 ( REIQ ) got a lot of streams that all he do is sketching so I think it will help to follow along with him so you don't feel demotivated 🔥🔥keep it up everyone
a good thing that keeps the art block away is having friends to do it and compete with, people who can motivate you and critiquing without crushing your soul lol
It‘s interesting to touch on this topic in that way. Subconsciously I did just that lately. I wanted to do a character design for a DnD game but I didn‘t really feel like drawing it yet. I waited for like a month because I didn‘t feel like drawing. Then I saw something on Pinterest that sparked just the right idea and I drew it. The only small challenge was kind of a new medium which slowed everything down. For verification I sent a simple drawing to my DM who was quite excited for it. Now I still need to touch up on it but I kind of paused it to delve deeper into the new medium. Though I told myself I don‘t need to rush.
I get them often i find, there is not enough time in the day to get alll my art peices done and to come up with new original ideas. But whenever i do have an art block i just look at my favorite video game, movie or comic book character ie spiderman, james heller, james bone, crypto spurrdioum alien, ratchet and clank,etc they help to get me going
Hey Marc, Could you make a video about how to draw/practice simple 3D volumes for complete noobs?🙏 Every drawing tutorial I find say to start with this basic level 0 step, but nobody tells you how to do it. How do I start and get better at drawing cubes and cylinders when I can barely draw squares and circles?
If I would see this 20 years ago I would be an artist now... I compared myself to others and felt like I'm the only one that can't just sit and draw something. I did not know of "planning" stage I just thought they draw whatever comes to mind and its awesome while i stare at empty page. I dropped drawing and work in IT now ( as I thought it doesn't require creativity lolz) and that video still absolutely applies! Thanks :)
Hi marc , your tips really help me a lot every single day took me a while to realise that having struggles in making a beautiful piece is important to an artist specially to me im doing 1 year challenge so listening to you makes me wanna do more thank you so much!
two days ago i finally graduated and been workning towards getting in my local college art program i have art portfolio little over a month from now. im an okay artist that works with a lot of different mediums mostly acrylic paint and colored pencils. So to prepare myself later today i gonna finally buy your artschool program and download the free trial for photoshop. whoever does see and read this ill be back to post on this again next to inform how it went from either getting in or not.
Thanks for this video Marc! I've been stuck brainstorming a story and chsrscters for the longest time now, but artistically it's been way too frustrating attempting to draw things on my own, knowing my computer is too distracting to reliably collect reference.
are you blocked bro? last time I was I figured out I wasn't spending enough time on the planification stage so I started to work on Chroma Island...
-also, using an older painting this time, this week's recording didn't work :'(
No worrys I paid the like fee
I acknowledged my problem last year and with the information from this video it lies within planification stage!
It was to do with drawing my characters, I didn't spend alot of time (if any) gathering references, I just jumped right into it expecting myself to be able draw them exactly how I saw them in my head (because I felt like I've drawn enough to at least get a decent result, (even though I haven't drawn them prior)), which always ended up with extremely poor results which then lead to me developing a fear of drawing them, so I just stopped drawing all together 😅
I've known the problem, but thanks to you, I now know what caused it and what I need to do to fix it!
thank you, I've been stuck on my portfolio and my video game art assets for quite a while and a major deadline is coming up, your videos do motivate people
was blocked, found a great artist's youtube yesterday, binged all their speedpaints and it inspired me to try out grayscale to color painting. not blocked anymore!
@@inexistent7384 reimbursed👍
Also, to anyone going through a phase where you absolutely despise your art, this can actually be a good sign of improvement. This shows that you've gotten to a point where you can see the issues in your drawings and you now how the ability to focus on what your struggling with. Notice how a lot of bad artists can't tell their bad? That's because they lack the knowledge of what certain things should look like. Dont be afraid of making a bad drawing, dont crumble it up and throw it out. Keep them so you can look back at what you did wrong. I've been going through this phase for about two years now, and I've learned so much from it. Take this also as a challenge to improve your confidence learn to be happy with the mistakes.
thank you
Thank you 🙏🏾
Needed to hear this thank you
Although sometimes it feels good to throw a "bad piece" somewhere, even if it's not the bin, used to have a sort of fake bin just for that purpose, gets the frustration out of having it around but doesn't get rid of it
I really appreciate this. I really needed it. I'm transferring from traditional art to digital and it is WRECKING my confidence. I'll keep at it. Make sure to take your own advice too
I took some notes
1. Preparation
* Project/art planning. Building context on what to make
* Gather reference, etc
* Limit yourself, set boundaries so there isn’t choice paralysis.
* Make sure your plan is doable with current skills.
2. Incubation
* Let it sit in the back of your mind. Let your subconscious handle it.
* Disconnect for a while.
* Avoid distraction.
* Start another project
3. Illumination
* Getting flashes of ideas for your project
* Aha moment
* Consume a bunch of art to fuel creativity and ideas
4. Verification
* Executing your idea, seeing if it works out.
* Make sure its 70% easy, 30% hard.
* Don’t rush. Time constraint = creativity killer.
Our notes
Man it sucks hearing "dont set yourself up for failure during the planning stage" because wanting to draw anything period feels like setting myself up for failure ...if that makes sense
Having ideas is painful when you can't try them
oh yes im actually having struggles on improving more so this video would definitely help a lot, thanks master marc! 😎
Don't bark Marc might fart bars sorry just wanted to be ur first comment . _.
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For me, I've always found taking long walks while listening to music helps get my imagination going, art block or not. It's like a weird car battery charged by driving to me. I would decide on something to work on and kinda sift through ideas in my mind as I walk around busy streets, malls, neighbourhoods, etc. Then I'll keep mental notes for when I get the chance to sketch it out.
Yup, +1 for walking around!
@@palladiumwings yeeeh 👍
hm, i had a mini art block/lazy moment, didn't feel like studying, didn't feel like starting a new piece. i still forced myself to do art, just did some rectangles and w/e . then I started drawing something, wasn't working so i decided to remove the "something" and just let myself make what i felt like, what my eyes and hand felt like making, with no planification. this made me discover my new style and gave me a new love for art. now I'm using some planification with it, and it's going even better~ Randomness with some guidance. it feels like a great balance for me.
I had Art Block for 8 years. The 2 things that made me came back is:
1. A lot of my new friends are artist and they let me join their discord community were there are challenges and Art showing
2. I have a goal of becoming a Animator RUclipsr telling my life stories.
I LIVE inside an art block. That's how hard it is for me to even get myself to study drawing on a regular basis.
I've found I usually only get art block when I just have nothing interesting around. Like I've gone through everything but the illumination phase. I just can't find that spark.
Avoiding distractions is virtually impossible for me, currently living with my mom, and she constantly distracts me whenever I try to sit down and focus on anything, and having ADHD/ADD doesn't help either
Thank you so much for this. I have been struggling with art block more in the aspect of writing, and slowly getting out of it- without really understanding what the cause was. And this is exactly it.
In the beginning, writing (and coming up with stories) was so natural because I followed these exact steps unconsciously, but I started uploading the chapters which made me rush the whole process- and it ruined everything. Now I finally know why it happened and it feels good knowing that I'm clearly not the only one.
What was that Intro?!
THE MARC TITAN lol.
But to be honest, as someone who's trying to draw something everyday for the next 365 days, this video is a Godsend.
One thing that helped a lot for me is having a sketchpad/notepad to write down or even better draw ideas as they come to you throughout the day. So when you sit down to draw you have a pool of ideas to choose from. I've noticed that it's easier to come up with ideas when you don't have to paint them immediately. This also helps you feel more like a creative person because you always have a bunch of ideas going on whereas if you sit down in front of a blank canvas and try to come up with ideas it's much harder and you will hate yourself.
Typically, when I take a break, ideas start to overflow. What I hate is that they often get lost because I'm at work and can't whip about my drawing tablet and computer.
your ideas start to flow when you're at work, mostly because you're "bored" at the moment. MAybe you can try to write it down in a notebook in 1-2 mins during work?
So my tip is: I get artblock if I’m sad. If I see something that puts me in a bad mood I get artblock and can’t draw. My advice is don’t force yourself to draw, the artblock will grow stronger.
Another tip (not really artblock related): experiment ALL 👏🏽 THE 👏🏽 TIME! Try other artstyles, brushes, techniques, little hacks and giblets. Try them out! It’s how I improve in art, and it may help u.
The downside is that ur artsyle won’t be consistent, but that’s honestly fine. U don’t need to focus on ur artsyle, it’ll happen in the end don’t force it
It's so hard not to force yourself to draw when you have an art block 😭 I usually try to draw everyday and if I dont I feel bad abt it. Maybe that's why I have it all the time. I think maybe taking a break for a while is better since you aren't failing again and again. Also, you will start to miss drawing so that could also inspire you to draw again.
I havent drawn in several years, ever since I finished college, and I'm not happy with anything I make anymore despite trying over and over again. Thank you for the advice. It really stuck with me when you said, "when you fail again and again, your brain will tell you to stop so you don't get hurt". Thank you for that...
Hi Marc!!
I really needed this video today, thank you!
PS: Ever since I started watching your channel I have stopped using the streamline/correction tool. I hope you’re proud of me :’) thank you for teaching me not to cheat myself. Time to build some dexterity!!!
(Also, watching you draw is mesmerizing 😲)
man im having one of the longest artblocks ever right now and i appreciate this video. my mind is so scattered that sometimes its hard to even sit down and get started so having some structure and tips is super nice. appreciate it man. gonna try it out today : )
Just got out of an art block❤️ and boi i can tell you guys it was a hard fight...The fear of not knowing what is gonna happen to you as an artist in the near future is what keeps dragging me down. So what i did was i wrote every idea that comes into my brain as many as i could while i watch some anime and read mangas and i used those ideas to formulate a new story and suddenly Idk my dumbass inspiration pops up again, also when you're brainstorming for a new idea, i always listen to different music depending on the genre of my idea. If this method worked for me it might somehow help you too brother😄😄😄😄
This video I recommend to any person aspiring to be anything: writer, architect, doctor, student, philosopher, etc. You cannot rush passion… Incubation or “sleep” period is most crucial🔥😎
Whenever I'm stuck in an art rut, I need to take a step back from the frustration. Do something else. Then the next day I start over but very softly. Eventually it builds up day by day and I get back on track again. I keep multiple projects ongoing. It's nice to have always something to return to. I found your tips very helpful and it inspired me to now cook myself a nutritious meal so I have energy for drawing later. Thanks, I love your videos! And the drawing is outstanding.
I really needed this... I've been struggling not just with my art but anything creatively because I can never finish projects I start and this just helped tremendously. Thank you a bunch.
Bro you're such a good teacher, I was starting to get worried that my art would never get any better because the art teacher at my school only makes us draw. I can see how that's good for practice, but I feel like I'm not learning! Thank you for helping me!
Is seems like art block is just a fancy way to say lack of confidence
Thank you so much, Marc! I've been in art block for almost 2 months, it helped a lot :D
jeez thats tough, dont give up!
@@blixadon4022 Thank you!
most important tips for me:
7:42
*leave social media alone for a while
Man, I'm convinced you're a psychic. HOW do you manage to know EXACTLY what I need, EVERYTIME you upload a video?
For me it’s changing the process, I had to make the process enjoyable for me. I thought drawing guidelines was a must but I found that it was the most boring part and often made me give up. Now I draw without guidelines and found drawing more fun with less art blocks
Wow. Just when I thought nothing would reignite my interest in doing art, you taught me something new. Thanks so much Marc.
Perfect breakdown! It's counter-intuitive to what most teach, but stepping away from the canvas and taking a break is always the right thing to do. When your eye and mind is fresh, you don't just see the mistakes you made clearer - you also find better solutions for the issues you can now see.
Though, what I love the most about these kinds of videos from you is that they apply to life in general. What you outline here applies to pretty much any kind of creative process that requires non-linear problem solving, and it's something everyone would benefit from learning. Everybody's rushing without thinking in our modern times, and taking some time to consider what we're really doing is beneficial for us all.
I actually had an art block last year and I found it helpful to just, stop digital painting for a while, sit in a cafeteria and just draw whatever without caring for making flaws. Perfectionism have always been a big bitch for me (still is). Nowadays I have a lot of breaks and I try to mostly ignore how many likes I get on social media. If I happen to check, I won't take much out of it and try not to return to it too often.
oh my god. Marc finally dropped the "senior artists at blizzard" ... will the world ever be the same?
The world...Will NEVER be the sameeeeee Alexande-I mean Maaaaarc-Senseeiii!!!
I’m still wondering why he left in the first place… Was there like a falling out over creative differences, or did he leave on more peaceful terms simply because a contract or project ended? He seems to use the line as a matter of pride, so I’d like to think it wasn’t anything bad.
Awesome video :) lots of really insightful and useful tips here! I think the incubation part is so essential, it's so important to be excited about what we're creating - that excitement carries through in every brush stroke and right into the imagination of the viewer :D
My personal treatment for art block is eating small amounts of psychedelics with a great deal of intention (examining sadness, awareness of needed improvements, why relationships are important, stuff like that), and go exploring the forest, forget that I am an artist, turn into a tree, get tired, turn back into a human, play my favorite music on the way back, write down all my ideas, take action notes, decide on ONE THING I can do right in that moment, do a handstand while the inspiration boils and bubbles over the edges and let it spill onto the digital canvas!
something that helped me a lot is just doing studies when my creativity is having a break. This way I'm learning but I have no need to be creative. I feel like those phases always come and go so to switch between creative and study phase works very well for me :) Also, of course, doing studies can be really inspiring and cause the spark that's needed to start being creative again!
I feel like the constant art blocks ended the moment I started studying with mentors and following daily schedules. So rather than being blocked, I was lacking focus and discipline, developed it, and now I see myself drawing everyday, even if the only thing I did were an hour painting study and 30min figure drawings. (just this week through, the heatwave in my country hit me hard)
What if we cant seem to stop drawing?Like the complete oppposite of artblock.
Like personally for me for a whole week allready i have been constantly drawing without getting bored.
I have been watching your tutorials and hacks,trying my best to correct my bad habits,mistakes ,use references,study anatomy and composition, i dont just mindlesly draw
Its like my apettite for growth has increased DRASTICLY
Its like im in the zone everytime i pick up the pen. I see the mistakes but instead of hating my art i try and correct them
I have a feeling i could draw all day non stop if i could
I have to thank you because i think you are the main reason this is happening! I still can't belive i have access to all this knowlege for free!!You are a life saver, really!
i’m in an art block right now, and this was super helpful. video was very convenient timing. there are many things that i had no idea i was doing ”wrong” i’ve always started with the idea and often hated the way it turned out. thanks for the help!
When I experience art block, like I am right now (so thank you so much for this video!) I normally resort to drawing my comfort characters or the one oc that I've drawn the most throughout my life, it helps a lot because my muscles remember perfectly how to make that character look good, and so my self condifence increases. It's like a little reminder to myself of the things I'm capable of doing.
Yep that’s basically setting more achievable goals with better defined constraints in the preparation stage- works great! :D
This guy just looks like he is done with it but his voice sounds like he"s enjoying it so much
Thank you Marc! Needed this 🤧✨
Ahahaha WITH SCIENCE!!!
This video got in my recommendation like 30 times already, guess RUclips wanted me to see it. So glad I did, it helped me so much 💕
It's really awesome how I can just type in any art problem in RUclips and add Marc Brunet at the end, boom! Free knowledge presented 💜🔥
I've been in a art block since my last piece in November. I hope your wisdom can help me
You probably won't read this but Marc, I am eternally grateful for your content here on RUclips. I've not been drawing daily for about 3 weeks after I've hit a temporary low but your videos reminded me of the joy I had drawing daily and for 1-2h hours each session so I put my fineliner on paper (yes I'm doing drawabox) again and wow......why have I kept from doing this. Thank you again, Marc, for keeping it both FUN and SERIOUS at the same time!
For me whenever I experience artblock is when my self esteem is poor so I constantly try to be positive and make sure i workout and keeping my mind sharp.
sometimes i just dream up characters while i'm sleeping and then i want to draw them. sometimes my brain comes up with a name for them other times i'll come up with a name myself. dreaming up characters has luckily gotten me out of one of my recent art blocks
This helps me: Set goals, not deadlines. The latter makes me think of school/work which must be done by a certain date and time. But a goal can be finished at any point with no need for expediency.
idk man but ur voice and the way you articulate literally convinces me no matter what u say
I have always found that I am most creative when there are restrictions on what I can do. Recently I did some pictures where I had no restrictions. No plan. Nothing but self expression. It was not a positive experience because one of the benefits of art is that you can put your whole self into a project and take a break from the rest of life. Without the restrictions or plan my life was the project and it was incredibly stressful.
Sometimes it’s not inspiration that I’m missing, it’s the ability to draw itself 💀
then it's easier. just learn how to draw the things you imagined!
Words like balance, visualize, process, trust, and fun help me to get started or breakthrough my art block moments. If I keep my mind focused on less words, it helps me to connect to the action of creating easier. Usually, once I get started on a warm up sketch, I’m ready to do art work within minutes and forget that I escaped art block. I think if we can balance our mind, heart, body, soul and relationships we will have a happier and healthier art life. Thanks for all you do Mr Marc Brunet!
I’ve been a professional creative for a really long time and this video is extremely helpful. It’s to the point and cuts through a lot of the nonsense
Those lines from 5:00 to 5:22 tell exactly about my case now. When I first learned the basic anatomy and color, I got mentally hurt. I was alone in the art class, trying to do what's best for my drawing nearly without any help. Now when I study in university and learn those things again, "that thing" happens. Like Marc said, my brain sends messages to avoid doing colored drawing or real anatomy drawing, those related to the first time I learned the basic anatomy and color. Now I really hate drawing with color material and anatomy. I don't know how to fix it, can you guys help me with it ? I'm afraid that if this situation continues, it may affect my process of learning art.
Hey Marc! I really needed this vid, I haven’t had the motivation to draw for awhile and now I’m ready to get creating.
For having an art project that consists of over 150+ creatures to draw, these tips are being very helpful for my stress and artist block
Oh my god, hold on, let me takes notes. All of last year was so difficult for me to make any art because I lost interest in what used to inspire me and became really unhappy with my art direction. Art school on top of that just drained all my motivation. I haven't finished an art piece since around June of last year. My goal for this year though is to get back into the swing of things and work on my fundamentals and conceptual work rather than illustration. So thank you! This is exactly what I needed to hear; this stuff should have been taught in my art school!
Oh thanks god, You're a life saver
I'm having an art block right now and this just popped up on my feed,Thank you
master mark! art block this time.... the dark place were nobody wanna step, that include me, when draw i try to have fun ,listen music , take a break go out in bmx searching for inspiration all time 🎧🎶🚲
Significant other: "Ian, why are you being so dang lazy?"
Me shouting from the bedroom: "I'm Incubating!"
Thnx for uploading a great video again! I'm actually a mural artist, but I often find your videos to be helpful because there's a lot of basic art knowledge involved as well.
I'm definetely the type of person who tends to skips the second phase and goes looking at inspiring images straigth away (to get the illumination phase going) after the basic plan is out there. I have this file on my computer full of random art that I found really cool to have my imagination growing, but I'm going to try out doing something totally unrelated first next time. It's often that that's where cool ideas are coming from, so I'm glad you sort of opened my eyes here ;)
Perfect timing 🥲
True .when i go get me some coffee and coming looking at it..i felt something like it feel fresh
That is the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in a long time. You are so talented man.
Needed this. Thank you !!
I’ve been in a weeks-long art block, this is very much appreciated! Also that intro is very appreciated.
thanks for being so honest
What really helped me was to have an clear realistic goal and stop doing complex lightning or designs, Trent Kaniuga also mentioned something like this.
Great video!
Thanks for the video. Art School is helping me out tremendously even if I make slow progress.
Would it be possible to have a short episode on how to draw the female breast in various shapes well? Small, flatt, etc etc. That would be amazing.
You couldn't time this video better for me personally. I've found myself struggeling to keep my schedule and mindset to draw recetly. Love your work, Marc and apreciate your effort!
ayo perfect timing marc i love your videos and every intro has been the funniest thing i see all day hope u doing well and take care!
Thank you for the video Marc! When I get an art block, I use this time learn new things, or study more anatomy. It almost feels like I’ve unlocked new abilities which I feel happy to apply into my art.
That’s a great way to go about it Fatima! :D I do the same when I don’t feel particularly creative hehe
I'll watch this whole video, because my art block has been years. I stopped painting a couple years after I got into university- it was too much. But now I've graduated and I need to get back into what I love, since I paused all my passions to prioritize a career that has nothing to do w art xD
Thanks for the help Marc!
I will really need it when i bump into one
Thank you so much!
marccc i loveee uuu, cuz of u my art skils went 📈📈📈
I think for myself that I do some stupid doodles just so I can loosen up. I can deal with a slow process if I can observe my improvements over the time I spend. This is a helpful reminder so I don't try too hard beyond what I know I can do.
I have been art blocked for about a year now. my goal this year is to start a project on creating my own world with my characters and this video certainly helped me!
Grate video! Both the topic and the drawing are very nice and interesting 🤩
PS: thanks for your brushes, i needed them ;)
Love from Italyyyy!!!❤️
I've had art block for over a month this time... I created around 6 pieces in a week just before xmas (I usually make 1 at most) and I think my brain got tired. After that nothing looked right on paper and i got so frustrated that I ripped up a drawing for the cat to play with the paper :/ Instead iv decided to go back and brush up on things like anatomy, perspective, propertions etc so bring my confidence back up before trying again. Gonna try your tips too, thanks!
Funny thing for me, ways that get my creative juices going is AMV and Edited Videos for TV shows/films with music. For whatever reason, they always get me out of a slump
This dude is almost at 1M, good luck and by the way your lessons are really good and I can already draw so much better than I did only 2 months ago. :)
I struggle at POV proportions when I draw your teaching helps a lot
just got out from an art block a week ago 😅😅and I can admit that consuming art is always and important thing to keep me motivated also drawing streams are a nice way to get back to drawing one of my role models😎😎 ( REIQ ) got a lot of streams that all he do is sketching so I think it will help to follow along with him so you don't feel demotivated 🔥🔥keep it up everyone
a good thing that keeps the art block away is having friends to do it and compete with, people who can motivate you and critiquing without crushing your soul lol
Here's to as little as possible 2022 art block!
It‘s interesting to touch on this topic in that way. Subconsciously I did just that lately. I wanted to do a character design for a DnD game but I didn‘t really feel like drawing it yet. I waited for like a month because I didn‘t feel like drawing. Then I saw something on Pinterest that sparked just the right idea and I drew it. The only small challenge was kind of a new medium which slowed everything down. For verification I sent a simple drawing to my DM who was quite excited for it. Now I still need to touch up on it but I kind of paused it to delve deeper into the new medium. Though I told myself I don‘t need to rush.
I get them often i find, there is not enough time in the day to get alll my art peices done and to come up with new original ideas. But whenever i do have an art block i just look at my favorite video game, movie or comic book character ie spiderman, james heller, james bone, crypto spurrdioum alien, ratchet and clank,etc they help to get me going
I NEEDED THIS VIDEO✌🏾 thank you Marc!
Hey Marc, Could you make a video about how to draw/practice simple 3D volumes for complete noobs?🙏
Every drawing tutorial I find say to start with this basic level 0 step, but nobody tells you how to do it. How do I start and get better at drawing cubes and cylinders when I can barely draw squares and circles?
If I would see this 20 years ago I would be an artist now... I compared myself to others and felt like I'm the only one that can't just sit and draw something. I did not know of "planning" stage I just thought they draw whatever comes to mind and its awesome while i stare at empty page.
I dropped drawing and work in IT now ( as I thought it doesn't require creativity lolz) and that video still absolutely applies! Thanks :)
thank you for existing. everything in this channel will help me in my art
thank you so much for this video
Hi marc , your tips really help me a lot every single day took me a while to realise that having struggles in making a beautiful piece is important to an artist specially to me im doing 1 year challenge so listening to you makes me wanna do more thank you so much!
Thanks Marc!
as someone going through art block right now, i needed this lmao
Thanks, it's refreshed my mind
Mark I love the colors you where using, you make it look so easy! Your process is so beautiful, and your art is amazing^^
two days ago i finally graduated and been workning towards getting in my local college art program i have art portfolio little over a month from now. im an okay artist that works with a lot of different mediums mostly acrylic paint and colored pencils. So to prepare myself later today i gonna finally buy your artschool program and download the free trial for photoshop. whoever does see and read this ill be back to post on this again next to inform how it went from either getting in or not.
Thanks for this video Marc! I've been stuck brainstorming a story and chsrscters for the longest time now, but artistically it's been way too frustrating attempting to draw things on my own, knowing my computer is too distracting to reliably collect reference.