The thing that gets me over art block is the John Cleese quote that goes something like "Nothing will stop you from being creative so effectively as the fear of making a mistake". Comedians are smart, I would not get where I am without listening to them.
I 'm agree with that point. What's more making a mistake is not a bad thing at all. The really bad thing is replicate the mistake. But how do you see you did wrong ? Very complex question . I mean when you watch your piece during thinking about your goal , it might be frustrated. This is why , according to my personal experience , improve ,unlock mindset without other is impossible .
Yeah, what's the other quote? "Perfectionism is the enemy of progress" or something like that? It's definitely a problem I struggle with. On the one hand things I undertake and complete are usually done very well, but it's difficult for me to even get to that point where someone else would just do it without thinking. Even in recreation, things like videogames, I'm prone to starting over if I make a mistake because I have a strong desire for a perfect attempt. I don't really have other obsessive compulsive habits, but I'm a perfectionist and it cripples me in a lot of regards.
This helps me understand why I feel like drawing has gotten harder for me rather than easier as time goes on. When I doodled a little drawing on the corner of my history notes, I was just making something small and simple. A pure thought transferred directly from my brain to the paper. Now I’m older and the worlds become so complicated. I’m always trying to make everything perfect and force myself to do things the way I think I should rather than how I want to. I don’t let myself have fun anymore. I’m gonna work on that.
You described perfectly what I have been going through. I long for my old self and how I’d just draw and have not a worry or thought about how or what I was going to create. I would merely put pen to paper and the magic would arrive, the story would tell ME who and what it was, I was just following it while I ‘’popped’’ it onto paper. Something about getting older, troubled with every day events has a way of separating me from that inner world. As a teen and young adult I’d escape there with ease and without shame and go there for some time every day. Perhaps it’s because my father never thought much of me doing art despite numerous awards and recognition, but I have lost that lifeline of adventure, thinking it’s not important compared to what ‘real life’ calls for. Fun goes out the window. Play and joy are wastes of time and time is money… Everything becomes stiff, dull and dry, unimaginative. If I want to do art, if I get a whim of inspiration, I go to start and its constipation. One thing I found that has helped me is doing gelli plate work with the one condition that I just do it without a care about how it looks or turns out or time and materials wasted. I literally just grab paint, any color and put it down, quickly. The rule is just put paint on paper, start layering with various weird junk. This was what brought back some creativity and I did complete things I am pleased with again. You can create a lot of neat effects this way. And on top of those crazy effects you can start getting ideas and add to it as you ‘see’ it and it’s potential. It’s like a recipe on how to grow creativity. All ya got to do is plant the seeds (plop paint down)…something will come forth. And if not, oh well, dud seed. As artists, we have the skills. We can just ride the horse, …not try to BE the horse. ..but we must learn how to ride it too.
I love the part where David Bowie talk about his job as an artist not fashioning things or creating out of thin air but reference and use what already exists to combine it in an interesting way, with his own human interpretation. I couldn't help but compare that to nature itself doing the same thing when it comes to matter, as Antoine Lavoisier said : nothing is created, nothing is lost, everything is transformed. I find that really beautiful that art and our power to create be so entangled with nature.
"You overcomplicate things." Dammit. that hit home. I stopped my dailies for the first time this 2020 for 4 days straight because there's this one big idea i wanted to do for the theme that was up 4 days ago. Thanks for this advice! Imma get back to my dailies now.
Noi Jadis Cailleach I feel you. I was coming up with one big idea for 3-4 days straight and It was probably the only one thing I thought about and then I quit it. I couldn’t bring myself to complete it. I just had like a big part missing and I couldn’t figure it out. I also looked at other people who were like my main inspiration and I just felt that my idea is absolutelly worthless against their work and then I just quit it. I know It was probably just too much to take on me rn and when I fill that brake I’ll maybe create it sometimes. If there’s something I learned from It that I need to settle the main idea for the whole thing first. I really wanted to create a story. I was thinking about all these details and still haven’t finished the main idea. I knew It was bad but my mind just kept slipping to those details that wasn’t important at the time at all.
When I was a kid drawing came very naturally to me I always knew exactly what I wanted to draw, internet wasn't so accessible so I never had to stop to grab a reference, I actually never thought of it, most I would was stop and stare really hard at my own hand and try to get the fingers right My drawings didn't always end up the way I wanted, most times I would end up very frustrated, but I still feel those were the times I had most fun drawing and discovering things Nowadays I find really hard to draw again because I expect things to work exactly like they did, I guess I put the pressure to be able to draw with just what I had in mind as I did when I was a kid Although now it sounds really obvious, overthinking things and trying to fit everything at once in a single idea was exactly what I was doing, thanks for the video, it was an eye opener
I used to always draw like you described as a kid. Idk why exactly but by 15 I lost most interest. At 22 it's hard to rekindle it, it always feels forced, so much pressure to make something good, idek what I want to draw most of the time. Figured I should give drawing a really good go before leaving it again. It was what I wanted to do as a job when I was a kid
Im kinda similiar .. when im a kid , i never had problem with "wt i want to draw" and my drawing just like sometimes , it does not end well . When i reached like around 8-10 yer old , i instead had no "wt to draw" , keep ending up disaterous peices . But after reaching above 11 yer old , i dont have this mental block anymore (i didint found this channel until i was like 15 ?)
It's so interesting how limitations help with creativity. You'd think it'd be the opposite. That boundless possibilities would come from complete freedom, but it turns out to almost always be the opposite. We are most creative when we have a parameters to play with.
I work mostly in pixel art, and I have the most fun and make my best sprites working with limited sizes, and restricting myself to palates from Nes, Snes, Genesis, Neo Geo, and sometimes even Atari games. When you have a wall to push towards, you will fill out the space until all the area is filled and bursting with love, but if you have a large open area, and nothing to at least somewhat guide you, the idea's will splatter and spread until nothing is the way you wanted, and its too big and nothingworksandyoujustneedtostopandstartallover... you realize that having a goal is what you needed. Wow that came off as rambly, please don't worry about me, haha
THIS i make levels for mods and such and when i restrict myself to like, a specific gimmick or something like that, i find i can make much more enjoyable stuff
Honestly, I was on the verge of tears moments before clicking on this video because I’ve been stuck for the past MONTHS, unable to produce anything that I was proud of, if anything at all. However, hearing this has given me a sense of ease that’s indescribable. It’s as if I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I feel reassured that I will get past this stump eventually if I keep at it one step at a time. Thank you.
is it just me or does anyone else feel really touched by these videos? It often feels like people dont understand our struggles and hearing someone seem to genuinly understand is just, it means a lot. thank you
Over abundance, I couldn't agree more, it got so bad that I actually have stepped away from digital art and going back to traditional and honestly I think that break was a very good choice, now I almost don't want to return to digital but you can't beat the time savings. All that said, thank you, another awesome video as always.
I feel there's one more crucial point left out here Just today I wanted to draw a male character of mine and I looked up reference for what I wanted him to wear, and I didn't think much of this because I know I'm inexperienced in fashion trends, but when it came to his pose I became very rigid, I outright refused to look for reference because I knew I'd drawn this pose before, and I suppose I forgot the fact that I hadn't been drawing for over 2 months. The reason for that brings me to the point I feel was left out in this video, which is that artists, and I suppose anyone, just tend to compare themselves with other people. I mean I've seen this topic being brought up in quite a few videos, and yet it's still something I struggle with, and I'd like to believe I'm not alone. Don't get me wrong I really absolutely adore the 3 points in this video, as said in my predicament with referencing, these 3 points have helped clear my mind quite a lot, I just personally hoped that the struggle of unhealthily comparing yourself to other people would come up. I've been drawing for about 8 years, I've followed as well as made friends with different artists of different ages and art styles, but the jealousy didn't start until last year. I'd gotten into a game and I had so many ideas to make fan art with, but seeing a lot of other artists take praise and gain followers and thousands of likes and making friends and doing collaborations through their fan art, while I'm still stuck at a measly 20+ started to weigh me down I suppose, it didn't help that I had personal issues with some formerly close friends who were also artists, and their art had already begun to gain more and more attention. I still have other friends who are wonderful artists, and thet don't get much attention either, which began to make me feel that this world of art just isn't fair, even more so that I personally have always loved the more anime like art style of my friends in comparison to the cartoony and rarely ever coloured art style of my former friends, and that I also prefer my own usually lined and fully coloured illustrations. Every time I even saw my sketchbook, saw notifications from my art blog it pained me, art used to be some sort of paradise for me, I'd use it to cope, to vent, to express and create and bring my ideas and characters to life and now I can't do that because I'm so plagued with jealousy that I wish I never begun taking drawing seriously. Even the drawing I mentioned at the beginning wasn't out of some form motivation to get back up, I just wanted to draw something for my bf and Valentine, but I know if it doesn't turn out right, which it most likely will, I'll have nothing for him and that'll just spiral me further down this 2 month old artist block. I haven't posted on my small blog in months either because I'm unhappy with what I make, and even the one's I'm happy with don't get as much attention as my random doodle that somehow got 80+ likes but I don't want that one to get the attention. I'd taken a break from social media but even so every time I see all those other artists I love, I feel nothing but envy and dissapointment. It just really sucks that something that brought me so much joy is just a burden now.
Your voice is very therapeutic, I kept zoning out and had to keep going back to see what you were doing and saying. I really liked the video. It was very helpful.
First time visiting this channel. I honestly didn't expect to get a calm talk about artblock and how to avoid it. This is way better than a list of what to do and not to do.
Recently discovered this channel, and what a goldmine it is, having just recently realized that my passion was truly in expressing myself through drawing and painting, i spent the past 9 months grinding and learning as much as I can, and a lot of your videos have perfectly broken down feelings that so many people seem to have, not only when they are beginners, but also established artists too. Great work Adam. Also, the first video I saw was the souls series artbooks one, and god damn, i need to get myself that set of books. Edit: I love the way you slowly start your videos, with relaxing music and calm voice, kinda reminds me of VaatiVidyas Souls lore videos
Well first off, I’m very happy you’re enjoying my videos and also, VaatiVidya is my go to RUclipsr when I’m painting They literally help me paint better :)
I've always felt like my cartoony style isn't good enough to be real art. I've had to fight through that, even though cartoony style makes me happy... I've always had to fight that. Thank you for helping me on that battle.
That feeling of inadequacy is just that; simply a concept we tell ourselves: & the things we tell ourselves aren’t always true. Embrace your own style & pursue it relentlessly: because that is your own way of creating meaning that will truly resonate with people.
@@BonesofStarlight I don’t know you, but your comment broke my heart; I could almost feel your pain from your words alone. If you can affect somebody else just half-as-much with your Art; you would have done yourself proud.
Wen i was really young i used to always be enthusiastic about my art work. As i have grown i doubt myself and are too hard on myself to do work. I am not afraid of failing i am just afraid that i wont get peaces finished. I always think to myself if this is the path for me. I am scared of loosing that part of me that was once young and enthusiastic about creating. Your talks help me alot and and make me see new perspectives. Thank you adam!
15:05 omg this applies to music too. When singing, it’s easy to get in your head and try to force the mechanics to get the sound out. But when I first started, i kept reminding myself that everything needed to sing well is something the body does naturally anyway. It already exists, I’m just learning how to harness it on command. And you really can feel it. The sound coming up through the ground, into your body, and out of your mouth. Rather than it coming from somewhere higher in the body. And then, you can feel the sounds vibrating through your body... Aw man, I really need to get back to singing!
this video gave me the inspiration i needed to get out of art block i was not in it for not improving like i was many times before. i was not in it for frustration of my art like before. but because i just didn't have the inspiration i needed, i don't know why but i was not feeling like drawing and this video gave me so much inspiration to just start doing what i do, getting out of my confort zone without worrying about anything and if you gave me this inspiration... this feeling, just from a video, you really deserve your place as a art teacher. this video just made me open my reference folder and just go wild, feel the crazyness that is being an artist.
I can actually touch my inner peace right now. Your videos always makes me feel worthy and calm, motivated to do art. Thank you for all the effort and honest words, I wish you all the best in the world. :)
Holy shit dude. This might be the exact reason why I can never finish an art-piece I truly feel something with, or finish anything for that matter! Thank you thank you thank you so much for saying something about this, cause no one ever seems to mention the biggest blockage for art (for me at least)
Thank you for this video, I've been going through allot of turmoil, losing a grandmother, my dog fallen ill (she's okay now), my grandfather immediately after having a heart attack and both grandparent's suffering causing my parents to have to leave home for awhile which is stressful as I'm handicapped, had to deal with... being quite alone. Even my distance relationship with my girlfriend was hard as she's been busy working on commissions rather than drawing and talking with me on drawpile like we used to early on when we met, and then... kind of trying to somehow make her magically appear by just being a good enough artist like her, as if that was somehow a key factor in our relationship just because its what made us meet. But I've just trapped myself in the process of all of this, and listening to you talk about this really gave me the imaginary hug I needed.
This popped up exactly when I needed it. I had such a long day and I was getting frustrated at myself and my art and not being able to produce as much art as I used to, not being able to pump it out every day. I was frustrated because nothing I was drawing was going the way I wanted it to. Thank you so much for making this. Your voice is very calming and the way you explained things really opened my eyes. I was able to draw for the first time in a while and I just wanted to thank you so much. You've earned my subscription and I'll be sure to watch more of your videos. They really hit home.
Hey there Adam. I have discovered your channel only recently and i can't thank you enough for all the kind words. The shared stories of yours. Or just the companionship you bring to the table. I only started recently to learn how to draw. And after seeing your videos, i just can say thank you. Thank you for saying the things, everybody thinks but rarely, if even at all talks about. The brief time i know about you channel has impacted my way i look at art in whatever form, my life and just the way i see the world, for the better. You are amazing and thank you again for doing what you do. I am looking forward what wisdom you will teach me next. Have a very nice day :)
thank you very much for this video. I have been staring at my screen for over hours looking for references, and looking for vids.. and i stumble upon yours. I usually draw but when i do, im never satisfied with how it comes out, while over people are telling me its amazing, yet looking at my work disgust me. Thank you again for the vid.
OK this guys voice.....BUTTERY GOODNESS!!! I have been doing this alot recently and I thought I was wrong. Sat down, focus on one thing I want then start from square one...AND ENJOY what I am doing. Thanks for confirming some of what I was thinking.
This whole time I've been screaming at myself for not knowing how to use Photoshop efficiently enough. The whole time I was supposed to do less, not more. Thank you!
Adam, you have no Idea of the relavancy your lecture had on me today; I feel obligated to thank you, because I was stuck withought knowing it; in fact I had trouble sleeping because I couldn't spontainiously conjure thoughts about how to move forward with my piece. Thank you so much, and love what you do.
Wow.... honestly, I wasn't gonna watch this cause it wasn't what I was looking for...but it turned out it WAS what I was looking for...I didn't know how much I needed to hear these things, I needed this. I'm trying to make something I want to be amazing, but feeling... inadequate. Thank you, I cannot express how much I appreciate this video, thank you so so much 🥺❤️❤️❤️
I felt so inspired by your words, I was in such a big artblock until I watched this video! I limited myself with the layers I'm left with since I only had little left, and I'm doing amazing because of you ☺️
Still loving these talks- It helped me to unconsciously establish a period of time for me to draw before I sleep. These really helped to calm my anxiety and fear when I draw and prevent break outs during it. You are an absolute saint!
You cant even understand how strong and impactful those words for me. And right in time. Billion thanks. So many knowledge for me in such a small amount of time!
Clarity is freedom to me; even thought that'd kind of be the opposite of freedom on paper sometimes (like for example being told what to do should not feel like freedom, but in a weird roundabout way it can). Instead of "I can do whatever the hell I want." it's "I know exactly what needs to be done." No cloud on my mind, no weight on my heart. That's the most comforting, freeing feeling there is to me.
It’s crazy to think that I was trying to create something from nothing, I’m not God, so how would I be able to do that? I need to find things in the world I live in and use that. Thanks for showing me that!
Yeah. Which is how god was created. All gods actually. Humans looked at nature and made up a reason for it all to exist through story-telling. They used their surroundings to dictate the parameters of the story.
this video is so good ! i came for my writers block and it helped too. i hate that i have to watch videos to not creatively block myself. you added another thing for me too, adding to many ideas is locking me up. i have to stay simple
You make some good points of both the negative and positive aspects of art block. When I have a spell of block I just do a challenge like draw this in your style by other artists or just do doodles of abstract art.
Wow. This was really nice to listen to while I was working. I’m stressed out about my future in art (college, portfolios, jobs, etc.) and because of that I’ve been using references and doing a lot of studies, and I am having a hard time with my creativity. Your advice about inspiration has really helped me out.
Your video is simple psychology. It’s been proven with psychology that if you took a group of people, and put them in a store with 50 similar products to choose from (e.g. 50 types breakfast cereal, or 50 brands of pasta sauce), that they’d get overwhelmed, and would essentially freeze up mentally. However, if you gave those same people 10 similar products to choose from, they are able to think with clarity as to what they want. One of the most profitable stores in the USA has taken this exact psychology, and they are beloved by many many people. What’s that store, you ask? Trader Joe’s. TJ’s has no more than 7-10 pasta sauces to choose from, 6-8 cold breakfast cereals, and this theme of limited options is applied to everything in that store, except when it comes to chocolate. They have a lot of different types of chocolate, but that’s warmly welcomed by me, and most shoppers. This psychology applies to everything in our lives. We don’t do well with a million options, or a million ideas. I do believe in art, that you can have many ideas, but you can’t focus on them all. Tackle 2-3 elements of a drawing, or painting at a time, and cut it up into sections. Don’t think about the elements in section four, when you’re still on section two. This is how all human beings have to work through any type of project, or event that is massive. What’s the best way to eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
i do love creating creatures and hybrids and I always was trying to create all without reference because I thought concept artists were doing it like this, but I now use references and this is great how you feel proud of you for mixing all these thing together. I'm gonna try to simplify my research now ! thaks for your great advices !
That was a great video! As a personal trainer and fitness coach I also found balance in my training by narrowing everything down. Now I even train without music, and it really enhances focus. I'm not a very good artist but I always found a way to use knowledge from everywhere. Practicing drawing made my music better, getting better at composing made me realise a lot of things about digital painting etc... And I think things like that only happen if you manage to make a clean sweep and keep only your one main goal on sight once you start drawing, painting, dancing, training, writing and so on. Great content! :)
I only use 2-3 brushed on Photoshop, with exclusivelly black. Makes my artstyle look like I drew it all with one or two black markers and it gives it a very cool look. Plus, it's cheaper to print for my projects.
I really have to say, I never saw such video, music combined with your voice is like magic, those 23 minutes passed to fast! Thank you for those wise advices, as hobby artist - self teached - I don't know always where the mistakes are, both in art and my mindset.
You evoke such a calm and understanding as you go, it really gives me the same comfort and inspiration as watching Bob Ross always gave me when I was younger.
Actually, both scenarios from the beginning can stimulate your imagination... the former stimulated a sad story of sorrow and decay, and the later a more joyful story for a young female elf with golden hair who had begun to learn to use her bow, and also how she was dressing and a sketch of a story for said character... Both stories could belong in the same timeline! I don't know if it's not so original but it's enough to spark my imagination. I completely agree that starting simple makes it easier to make a work, even those that end up being much more complex.
I drew a whole undead elf with a bucket covering his eyes holding a bow. It was such relief to know and learn from this, to always start of simple. Thank you Adam!
Adam - what a powerful video you have created ... I wish there were words to describe how deeply this video has affected me .... thank you for posting the link to the music - which was hauntingly beautiful together with the rich quality of your voice-over had the power to brand your words into my mind very deeply .... your gentle lead-in in your greeting and opening of this message immediately captivated me within the first few seconds ..... .. and at the video's end - thank you for leaving us with the music and the visual of you working into completion ..... those final moments of music to muse over your words ...... were deeply moving for me ......now I'm left wondering how I could possilby apply what you have spoken into my own work .... it seems such a daunting idea ..... but thank you ever so much for creating this hauntingly romantic yet powerful message ..... I hope to watch it often for inspriation going forward ... this was truly not a coincidence that I found it ...... your gifts are immense
Thanks for another art talk! I try to catch them whenever I can. I really enjoy the ambiance of the music you use and of course, the material you cover in the talks is always some good food for thought. This is the second video I saw today about keeping it simple (Aaron Blaise did one too)- and it just goes to show how these concepts can appear everywhere. It's important to keep them in mind!
Thank you so much! I needed this desperatelly. Lately, I could not paint at all, because I felt like an impostor for using a lot of 3D models and softwares to achieve the painting I desired. I felt like I was cheating, or lying to my audience. This is a constant struggle that pursues and haunts me for so many years.
Thank you so much for this video, I really feel It calmed me down a lot. I realized I’ve given myself too big goal and put just too much on myself. I’ll now try to take just one step on a time and try to focus on improving my art and more simple things. I realized that I’ve been trying to make too complicated things and I put and tried to match together so many ideas that it just broke down on me. I thought about things too much and I’m gonna try to get rid of that. Even tho the tought of something being not perfect and not really thought thru still wories me a lot, I will try to focus on your advices. Again thank you so much (and sorry for my english)
I think Peter Han is a great teacher. He said to think and be aware of the objective with every drawing before putting down the pen on paper because if you don't have one you just get frustrated and quit. Feng zhu talks about difficulty levels in drawing that can either boost confidence or make you frustrated. For example drawing the human body accurately from the start is like going in the gym and trying to workout like that big muscular dude, there is no point in doing that. You obviously do challenging but not too hard stuff until you get better. Edit: Btw I'm still working on my grammar so I apologize in advance
Adam, your video's keep me sane.. Incredible insight and considered thought. usually double meanings that don't even relate to art but life itself... i truly appreciate it, thank u .
thanks Adam! This is exactly what I was going through these days and I realized that I had to limit the options to start doing instead of waste time thinking.
Thank you i am very greatful i get so lost with too many options and my true talent gets lost in the mud leaving me able to make no choice at all and become defeated and recluse. And now i see clearly i can create infinitely with as little means possible. A paradox yes but for the true artists their ultimate freedom. Blessings kind soul
I think this is amazing advice; for a certain crowd. I mean no disrespect, this video is amazing and is going to help many artists ! But, for anyone who is like me, the complete opposite of the examples given in the video, remember that ultimately you must forge your own path. Advice is good and helpful, but you are in charge of your life, you’re the only one who can choose the right direction. Everyone is different, and that fact must be realized when entering into a creative mindset.
you have an incredible skill to teach - whenever I'm looking for some form of tutorial I'm missing the part about the mindset one should have before even starting
In the autum, a kid was collecting leaves for his school project in a red bucket. He got carried away, and collected too many. Did his project, and left the bucket outside. Come winter, the leaves had dried out. A gust of wind blows some of them out into the snow laden backyard.
I think this advice can apply to music too, there’s been plenty times I struggled with finishing my songs bc I just couldn’t find what to say. As a rapper now it gets easier after each hump I get into. That’s how I look at it.
Really nice video especially for me who has just gotten into art recently and struggle sometimes with what I wish to draw. Also, just want to say, your art looks a lot like the style of Dark Souls which is awesome
i totally agree. im amator drawer but i draw with love and passion, i do tons of mistake and often they inspire me. my overall control is bad but not fearing the wild is so inspiring, the pen draw by itself. The drawing talk to me.. That hand and that helmet offf.. amazing. The fog depth without detail, i gotta add more of these xD I Also agree with limitation simplicity... Very efficient ofr abstract too... les a huge puke of color and more focused intention
Now that you mention painting traditionally and limiting palette, for anyone out there interested in traditional media, the zorn's palette is great for any skintone, only 4 colors. Painting traditionally teaches you a lot about color theory.
We artists who try to make a living out of our art, .... it's a very BRAVE road we chug along. In a world of pragmatism, my goodness it is so hard to keep afloat. But if you can, I take my hat off to you.
In Krita you have gamut masking, which literally prevents you from using colors from outside of the gamut you select. That might help with harmony in colors :)
The thing that gets me over art block is the John Cleese quote that goes something like "Nothing will stop you from being creative so effectively as the fear of making a mistake". Comedians are smart, I would not get where I am without listening to them.
I 'm agree with that point. What's more making a mistake is not a bad thing at all. The really bad thing is replicate the mistake. But how do you see you did wrong ? Very complex question . I mean when you watch your piece during thinking about your goal , it might be frustrated. This is why , according to my personal experience , improve ,unlock mindset without other is impossible .
Yeah, what's the other quote? "Perfectionism is the enemy of progress" or something like that? It's definitely a problem I struggle with. On the one hand things I undertake and complete are usually done very well, but it's difficult for me to even get to that point where someone else would just do it without thinking. Even in recreation, things like videogames, I'm prone to starting over if I make a mistake because I have a strong desire for a perfect attempt. I don't really have other obsessive compulsive habits, but I'm a perfectionist and it cripples me in a lot of regards.
Thats because comedians are artists too, usually quite deep people.
This helps me understand why I feel like drawing has gotten harder for me rather than easier as time goes on. When I doodled a little drawing on the corner of my history notes, I was just making something small and simple. A pure thought transferred directly from my brain to the paper. Now I’m older and the worlds become so complicated. I’m always trying to make everything perfect and force myself to do things the way I think I should rather than how I want to. I don’t let myself have fun anymore.
I’m gonna work on that.
it's also hard being an art student, there's always this subconscious pressure and competition to be always better than anyone else
You described perfectly what I have been going through.
I long for my old self and how I’d just draw and have not a worry or thought about how or what I was going to create. I would merely put pen to paper and the magic would arrive, the story would tell ME who and what it was, I was just following it while I ‘’popped’’ it onto paper. Something about getting older, troubled with every day events has a way of separating me from that inner world. As a teen and young adult I’d escape there with ease and without shame and go there for some time every day. Perhaps it’s because my father never thought much of me doing art despite numerous awards and recognition, but I have lost that lifeline of adventure, thinking it’s not important compared to what ‘real life’ calls for. Fun goes out the window. Play and joy are wastes of time and time is money… Everything becomes stiff, dull and dry, unimaginative. If I want to do art, if I get a whim of inspiration, I go to start and its constipation.
One thing I found that has helped me is doing gelli plate work with the one condition that I just do it without a care about how it looks or turns out or time and materials wasted. I literally just grab paint, any color and put it down, quickly. The rule is just put paint on paper, start layering with various weird junk. This was what brought back some creativity and I did complete things I am pleased with again. You can create a lot of neat effects this way. And on top of those crazy effects you can start getting ideas and add to it as you ‘see’ it and it’s potential. It’s like a recipe on how to grow creativity. All ya got to do is plant the seeds (plop paint down)…something will come forth. And if not, oh well, dud seed.
As artists, we have the skills. We can just ride the horse, …not try to BE the horse. ..but we must learn how to ride it too.
I love the part where David Bowie talk about his job as an artist not fashioning things or creating out of thin air but reference and use what already exists to combine it in an interesting way, with his own human interpretation. I couldn't help but compare that to nature itself doing the same thing when it comes to matter, as Antoine Lavoisier said : nothing is created, nothing is lost, everything is transformed. I find that really beautiful that art and our power to create be so entangled with nature.
"You overcomplicate things."
Dammit. that hit home.
I stopped my dailies for the first time this 2020 for 4 days straight because there's this one big idea i wanted to do for the theme that was up 4 days ago.
Thanks for this advice! Imma get back to my dailies now.
Noi Jadis Cailleach I feel you. I was coming up with one big idea for 3-4 days straight and It was probably the only one thing I thought about and then I quit it. I couldn’t bring myself to complete it. I just had like a big part missing and I couldn’t figure it out. I also looked at other people who were like my main inspiration and I just felt that my idea is absolutelly worthless against their work and then I just quit it. I know It was probably just too much to take on me rn and when I fill that brake I’ll maybe create it sometimes. If there’s something I learned from It that I need to settle the main idea for the whole thing first. I really wanted to create a story. I was thinking about all these details and still haven’t finished the main idea. I knew It was bad but my mind just kept slipping to those details that wasn’t important at the time at all.
When I was a kid drawing came very naturally to me
I always knew exactly what I wanted to draw, internet wasn't so accessible so I never had to stop to grab a reference, I actually never thought of it, most I would was stop and stare really hard at my own hand and try to get the fingers right
My drawings didn't always end up the way I wanted, most times I would end up very frustrated, but I still feel those were the times I had most fun drawing and discovering things
Nowadays I find really hard to draw again because I expect things to work exactly like they did, I guess I put the pressure to be able to draw with just what I had in mind as I did when I was a kid
Although now it sounds really obvious, overthinking things and trying to fit everything at once in a single idea was exactly what I was doing, thanks for the video, it was an eye opener
I used to always draw like you described as a kid. Idk why exactly but by 15 I lost most interest. At 22 it's hard to rekindle it, it always feels forced, so much pressure to make something good, idek what I want to draw most of the time. Figured I should give drawing a really good go before leaving it again. It was what I wanted to do as a job when I was a kid
Im kinda similiar .. when im a kid , i never had problem with "wt i want to draw" and my drawing just like sometimes , it does not end well . When i reached like around 8-10 yer old , i instead had no "wt to draw" , keep ending up disaterous peices . But after reaching above 11 yer old , i dont have this mental block anymore (i didint found this channel until i was like 15 ?)
It's so interesting how limitations help with creativity. You'd think it'd be the opposite. That boundless possibilities would come from complete freedom, but it turns out to almost always be the opposite. We are most creative when we have a parameters to play with.
I work mostly in pixel art, and I have the most fun and make my best sprites working with limited sizes, and restricting myself to palates from Nes, Snes, Genesis, Neo Geo, and sometimes even Atari games. When you have a wall to push towards, you will fill out the space until all the area is filled and bursting with love, but if you have a large open area, and nothing to at least somewhat guide you, the idea's will splatter and spread until nothing is the way you wanted, and its too big and nothingworksandyoujustneedtostopandstartallover... you realize that having a goal is what you needed.
Wow that came off as rambly, please don't worry about me, haha
The media works to a structure of theories.
THIS
i make levels for mods and such and when i restrict myself to like, a specific gimmick or something like that, i find i can make much more enjoyable stuff
Honestly, I was on the verge of tears moments before clicking on this video because I’ve been stuck for the past MONTHS, unable to produce anything that I was proud of, if anything at all. However, hearing this has given me a sense of ease that’s indescribable. It’s as if I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I feel reassured that I will get past this stump eventually if I keep at it one step at a time. Thank you.
"Perfection is the enemy of progress." Just start and worry about the mistakes as they come.
is it just me or does anyone else feel really touched by these videos? It often feels like people dont understand our struggles and hearing someone seem to genuinly understand is just, it means a lot. thank you
Over abundance, I couldn't agree more, it got so bad that I actually have stepped away from digital art and going back to traditional and honestly I think that break was a very good choice, now I almost don't want to return to digital but you can't beat the time savings. All that said, thank you, another awesome video as always.
Aww well you’re very welcome Carl :)
A little bit of traditional art is always a great break :)
I feel there's one more crucial point left out here
Just today I wanted to draw a male character of mine and I looked up reference for what I wanted him to wear, and I didn't think much of this because I know I'm inexperienced in fashion trends, but when it came to his pose I became very rigid, I outright refused to look for reference because I knew I'd drawn this pose before, and I suppose I forgot the fact that I hadn't been drawing for over 2 months. The reason for that brings me to the point I feel was left out in this video, which is that artists, and I suppose anyone, just tend to compare themselves with other people.
I mean I've seen this topic being brought up in quite a few videos, and yet it's still something I struggle with, and I'd like to believe I'm not alone. Don't get me wrong I really absolutely adore the 3 points in this video, as said in my predicament with referencing, these 3 points have helped clear my mind quite a lot, I just personally hoped that the struggle of unhealthily comparing yourself to other people would come up.
I've been drawing for about 8 years, I've followed as well as made friends with different artists of different ages and art styles, but the jealousy didn't start until last year. I'd gotten into a game and I had so many ideas to make fan art with, but seeing a lot of other artists take praise and gain followers and thousands of likes and making friends and doing collaborations through their fan art, while I'm still stuck at a measly 20+ started to weigh me down I suppose, it didn't help that I had personal issues with some formerly close friends who were also artists, and their art had already begun to gain more and more attention. I still have other friends who are wonderful artists, and thet don't get much attention either, which began to make me feel that this world of art just isn't fair, even more so that I personally have always loved the more anime like art style of my friends in comparison to the cartoony and rarely ever coloured art style of my former friends, and that I also prefer my own usually lined and fully coloured illustrations. Every time I even saw my sketchbook, saw notifications from my art blog it pained me, art used to be some sort of paradise for me, I'd use it to cope, to vent, to express and create and bring my ideas and characters to life and now I can't do that because I'm so plagued with jealousy that I wish I never begun taking drawing seriously. Even the drawing I mentioned at the beginning wasn't out of some form motivation to get back up, I just wanted to draw something for my bf and Valentine, but I know if it doesn't turn out right, which it most likely will, I'll have nothing for him and that'll just spiral me further down this 2 month old artist block. I haven't posted on my small blog in months either because I'm unhappy with what I make, and even the one's I'm happy with don't get as much attention as my random doodle that somehow got 80+ likes but I don't want that one to get the attention.
I'd taken a break from social media but even so every time I see all those other artists I love, I feel nothing but envy and dissapointment. It just really sucks that something that brought me so much joy is just a burden now.
Limit your expectation and use that envy as motivation to draw
Your voice is very therapeutic, I kept zoning out and had to keep going back to see what you were doing and saying. I really liked the video. It was very helpful.
Right? This is my first time hearing him and he sounds sort of like Vaati (VaatiVidya)
@@asmodahlia Yeah! :D
First time visiting this channel. I honestly didn't expect to get a calm talk about artblock and how to avoid it. This is way better than a list of what to do and not to do.
Recently discovered this channel, and what a goldmine it is, having just recently realized that my passion was truly in expressing myself through drawing and painting, i spent the past 9 months grinding and learning as much as I can, and a lot of your videos have perfectly broken down feelings that so many people seem to have, not only when they are beginners, but also established artists too. Great work Adam.
Also, the first video I saw was the souls series artbooks one, and god damn, i need to get myself that set of books.
Edit: I love the way you slowly start your videos, with relaxing music and calm voice, kinda reminds me of VaatiVidyas Souls lore videos
Well first off, I’m very happy you’re enjoying my videos and also, VaatiVidya is my go to RUclipsr when I’m painting
They literally help me paint better :)
I've always felt like my cartoony style isn't good enough to be real art. I've had to fight through that, even though cartoony style makes me happy... I've always had to fight that. Thank you for helping me on that battle.
That feeling of inadequacy is just that; simply a concept we tell ourselves: & the things we tell ourselves aren’t always true. Embrace your own style & pursue it relentlessly: because that is your own way of creating meaning that will truly resonate with people.
@@whyareyoustillcrying833 Thank you so much for these words of encouragement! You are the type of person the internet needs.
@@BonesofStarlight I don’t know you, but your comment broke my heart; I could almost feel your pain from your words alone. If you can affect somebody else just half-as-much with your Art; you would have done yourself proud.
Wen i was really young i used to always be enthusiastic about my art work. As i have grown i doubt myself and are too hard on myself to do work. I am not afraid of failing i am just afraid that i wont get peaces finished. I always think to myself if this is the path for me. I am scared of loosing that part of me that was once young and enthusiastic about creating. Your talks help me alot and and make me see new perspectives. Thank you adam!
15:05 omg this applies to music too. When singing, it’s easy to get in your head and try to force the mechanics to get the sound out. But when I first started, i kept reminding myself that everything needed to sing well is something the body does naturally anyway. It already exists, I’m just learning how to harness it on command.
And you really can feel it. The sound coming up through the ground, into your body, and out of your mouth. Rather than it coming from somewhere higher in the body. And then, you can feel the sounds vibrating through your body...
Aw man, I really need to get back to singing!
this video gave me the inspiration i needed to get out of art block
i was not in it for not improving like i was many times before.
i was not in it for frustration of my art like before.
but because i just didn't have the inspiration i needed, i don't know why but i was not feeling like drawing
and this video gave me so much inspiration to just start doing what i do, getting out of my confort zone without worrying about anything
and if you gave me this inspiration... this feeling, just from a video, you really deserve your place as a art teacher.
this video just made me open my reference folder and just go wild, feel the crazyness that is being an artist.
Your voice is so soothing. It's calmed my anxiety and thanks to your tips I'm able to draw now. Thank you.
I can actually touch my inner peace right now. Your videos always makes me feel worthy and calm, motivated to do art. Thank you for all the effort and
honest words, I wish you all the best in the world. :)
Holy shit dude. This might be the exact reason why I can never finish an art-piece I truly feel something with, or finish anything for that matter! Thank you thank you thank you so much for saying something about this, cause no one ever seems to mention the biggest blockage for art (for me at least)
Thank you for this video, I've been going through allot of turmoil, losing a grandmother, my dog fallen ill (she's okay now), my grandfather immediately after having a heart attack and both grandparent's suffering causing my parents to have to leave home for awhile which is stressful as I'm handicapped, had to deal with... being quite alone. Even my distance relationship with my girlfriend was hard as she's been busy working on commissions rather than drawing and talking with me on drawpile like we used to early on when we met, and then... kind of trying to somehow make her magically appear by just being a good enough artist like her, as if that was somehow a key factor in our relationship just because its what made us meet. But I've just trapped myself in the process of all of this, and listening to you talk about this really gave me the imaginary hug I needed.
This popped up exactly when I needed it. I had such a long day and I was getting frustrated at myself and my art and not being able to produce as much art as I used to, not being able to pump it out every day. I was frustrated because nothing I was drawing was going the way I wanted it to. Thank you so much for making this. Your voice is very calming and the way you explained things really opened my eyes. I was able to draw for the first time in a while and I just wanted to thank you so much.
You've earned my subscription and I'll be sure to watch more of your videos. They really hit home.
OHHH YEAH 23 MINUTES OF PURE ART BOOST, I've been waiting ahhh
shitty freestyler Fr he is my go to artist for long rendering.
@@stephen3109 IKR same ma dude
Hey there Adam. I have discovered your channel only recently and i can't thank you enough for all the kind words. The shared stories of yours. Or just the companionship you bring to the table. I only started recently to learn how to draw. And after seeing your videos, i just can say thank you. Thank you for saying the things, everybody thinks but rarely, if even at all talks about. The brief time i know about you channel has impacted my way i look at art in whatever form, my life and just the way i see the world, for the better. You are amazing and thank you again for doing what you do. I am looking forward what wisdom you will teach me next. Have a very nice day :)
thank you very much for this video. I have been staring at my screen for over hours looking for references, and looking for vids.. and i stumble upon yours. I usually draw but when i do, im never satisfied with how it comes out, while over people are telling me its amazing, yet looking at my work disgust me. Thank you again for the vid.
OK this guys voice.....BUTTERY GOODNESS!!!
I have been doing this alot recently and I thought I was wrong. Sat down, focus on one thing I want then start from square one...AND ENJOY what I am doing. Thanks for confirming some of what I was thinking.
This whole time I've been screaming at myself for not knowing how to use Photoshop efficiently enough. The whole time I was supposed to do less, not more. Thank you!
Adam, you have no Idea of the relavancy your lecture had on me today; I feel obligated to thank you, because I was stuck withought knowing it; in fact I had trouble sleeping because I couldn't spontainiously conjure thoughts about how to move forward with my piece. Thank you so much, and love what you do.
Well then very thankfully I’m not alone with my struggles (which is why I share them) thank you :)
Wow.... honestly, I wasn't gonna watch this cause it wasn't what I was looking for...but it turned out it WAS what I was looking for...I didn't know how much I needed to hear these things, I needed this. I'm trying to make something I want to be amazing, but feeling... inadequate. Thank you, I cannot express how much I appreciate this video, thank you so so much 🥺❤️❤️❤️
I felt so inspired by your words, I was in such a big artblock until I watched this video! I limited myself with the layers I'm left with since I only had little left, and I'm doing amazing because of you ☺️
I have been doing this thing for decades and I keep making these mistakes. Thanks for verbalizing them Adam, you have the vocation of a true master.
Still loving these talks- It helped me to unconsciously establish a period of time for me to draw before I sleep. These really helped to calm my anxiety and fear when I draw and prevent break outs during it. You are an absolute saint!
You cant even understand how strong and impactful those words for me. And right in time. Billion thanks. So many knowledge for me in such a small amount of time!
Clarity is freedom to me; even thought that'd kind of be the opposite of freedom on paper sometimes (like for example being told what to do should not feel like freedom, but in a weird roundabout way it can). Instead of "I can do whatever the hell I want." it's "I know exactly what needs to be done." No cloud on my mind, no weight on my heart. That's the most comforting, freeing feeling there is to me.
I spend the whole day at work listening to you talk and it's worth it.
It’s crazy to think that I was trying to create something from nothing, I’m not God, so how would I be able to do that? I need to find things in the world I live in and use that. Thanks for showing me that!
Yeah. Which is how god was created. All gods actually. Humans looked at nature and made up a reason for it all to exist through story-telling. They used their surroundings to dictate the parameters of the story.
Been thinking about a digital painting all day. That Tipp about limiting the colors is what I needed!
this video is so good ! i came for my writers block and it helped too. i hate that i have to watch videos to not creatively block myself. you added another thing for me too, adding to many ideas is locking me up. i have to stay simple
You make some good points of both the negative and positive aspects of art block. When I have a spell of block I just do a challenge like draw this in your style by other artists or just do doodles of abstract art.
Wow. This was really nice to listen to while I was working. I’m stressed out about my future in art (college, portfolios, jobs, etc.) and because of that I’ve been using references and doing a lot of studies, and I am having a hard time with my creativity. Your advice about inspiration has really helped me out.
Your video is simple psychology. It’s been proven with psychology that if you took a group of people, and put them in a store with 50 similar products to choose from (e.g. 50 types breakfast cereal, or 50 brands of pasta sauce), that they’d get overwhelmed, and would essentially freeze up mentally. However, if you gave those same people 10 similar products to choose from, they are able to think with clarity as to what they want. One of the most profitable stores in the USA has taken this exact psychology, and they are beloved by many many people. What’s that store, you ask? Trader Joe’s.
TJ’s has no more than 7-10 pasta sauces to choose from, 6-8 cold breakfast cereals, and this theme of limited options is applied to everything in that store, except when it comes to chocolate. They have a lot of different types of chocolate, but that’s warmly welcomed by me, and most shoppers. This psychology applies to everything in our lives. We don’t do well with a million options, or a million ideas.
I do believe in art, that you can have many ideas, but you can’t focus on them all. Tackle 2-3 elements of a drawing, or painting at a time, and cut it up into sections. Don’t think about the elements in section four, when you’re still on section two. This is how all human beings have to work through any type of project, or event that is massive. What’s the best way to eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
i do love creating creatures and hybrids and I always was trying to create all without reference because I thought concept artists were doing it like this, but I now use references and this is great how you feel proud of you for mixing all these thing together. I'm gonna try to simplify my research now ! thaks for your great advices !
This spoke directly to my art being.
Thanks adam, you just gave me my favorite art channel!
So grateful for your videos Adam. Thank you!
That was a great video! As a personal trainer and fitness coach I also found balance in my training by narrowing everything down. Now I even train without music, and it really enhances focus. I'm not a very good artist but I always found a way to use knowledge from everywhere. Practicing drawing made my music better, getting better at composing made me realise a lot of things about digital painting etc... And I think things like that only happen if you manage to make a clean sweep and keep only your one main goal on sight once you start drawing, painting, dancing, training, writing and so on.
Great content! :)
I only use 2-3 brushed on Photoshop, with exclusivelly black. Makes my artstyle look like I drew it all with one or two black markers and it gives it a very cool look. Plus, it's cheaper to print for my projects.
I really have to say, I never saw such video, music combined with your voice is like magic, those 23 minutes passed to fast! Thank you for those wise advices, as hobby artist - self teached - I don't know always where the mistakes are, both in art and my mindset.
You evoke such a calm and understanding as you go, it really gives me the same comfort and inspiration as watching Bob Ross always gave me when I was younger.
That's a good comparison hahah hadn't thought about that but you're right, it does feel that way
Actually, both scenarios from the beginning can stimulate your imagination... the former stimulated a sad story of sorrow and decay, and the later a more joyful story for a young female elf with golden hair who had begun to learn to use her bow, and also how she was dressing and a sketch of a story for said character... Both stories could belong in the same timeline! I don't know if it's not so original but it's enough to spark my imagination.
I completely agree that starting simple makes it easier to make a work, even those that end up being much more complex.
I drew a whole undead elf with a bucket covering his eyes holding a bow. It was such relief to know and learn from this, to always start of simple. Thank you Adam!
Lol awesome! I’m happy it helped :)
Just found this channel a few videos ago, this shit is so insightful and quality! Thank you for creating and sharing!
Thank you for this beautiful lesson, I felt very warm and inspired. This was much needed for me.
Adam - what a powerful video you have created ... I wish there were words to describe how deeply this video has affected me .... thank you for posting the link to the music - which was hauntingly beautiful together with the rich quality of your voice-over had the power to brand your words into my mind very deeply .... your gentle lead-in in your greeting and opening of this message immediately captivated me within the first few seconds ..... .. and at the video's end - thank you for leaving us with the music and the visual of you working into completion ..... those final moments of music to muse over your words ...... were deeply moving for me ......now I'm left wondering how I could possilby apply what you have spoken into my own work .... it seems such a daunting idea ..... but thank you ever so much for creating this hauntingly romantic yet powerful message ..... I hope to watch it often for inspriation going forward ... this was truly not a coincidence that I found it ...... your gifts are immense
Thank you for all of your videos they are so helpful. I just wish youtube had recommended me them sooner.
Thanks for another art talk! I try to catch them whenever I can. I really enjoy the ambiance of the music you use and of course, the material you cover in the talks is always some good food for thought. This is the second video I saw today about keeping it simple (Aaron Blaise did one too)- and it just goes to show how these concepts can appear everywhere. It's important to keep them in mind!
I may be over-simplifying this but I think Steven Pressfield said it best in his book 'Turning Pro' , "The amatuer tweets, the professional works."
Thank you so much! I needed this desperatelly. Lately, I could not paint at all, because I felt like an impostor for using a lot of 3D models and softwares to achieve the painting I desired. I felt like I was cheating, or lying to my audience. This is a constant struggle that pursues and haunts me for so many years.
Wonderful 😭 it was like meditation sessions 🧡 thank u
Thank you so much for this video, I really feel It calmed me down a lot. I realized I’ve given myself too big goal and put just too much on myself. I’ll now try to take just one step on a time and try to focus on improving my art and more simple things. I realized that I’ve been trying to make too complicated things and I put and tried to match together so many ideas that it just broke down on me. I thought about things too much and I’m gonna try to get rid of that. Even tho the tought of something being not perfect and not really thought thru still wories me a lot, I will try to focus on your advices. Again thank you so much (and sorry for my english)
This was so spot on and wise!! Everything I needed right now Thankyou so much ❤️
I think Peter Han is a great teacher. He said to think and be aware of the objective with every drawing before putting down the pen on paper because if you don't have one you just get frustrated and quit. Feng zhu talks about difficulty levels in drawing that can either boost confidence or make you frustrated. For example drawing the human body accurately from the start is like going in the gym and trying to workout like that big muscular dude, there is no point in doing that. You obviously do challenging but not too hard stuff until you get better.
Edit: Btw I'm still working on my grammar so I apologize in advance
This is good. Thank you for this.
Dammit. Watched them out of order, but this is exactly what we needed. Thanks.
Adam, your video's keep me sane.. Incredible insight and considered thought. usually double meanings that don't even relate to art but life itself... i truly appreciate it, thank u .
You are so very welcome - and thank you for reassuring me that I’m bringing some kind of value into your life :)
thanks Adam! This is exactly what I was going through these days and I realized that I had to limit the options to start doing instead of waste time thinking.
Thx Adam you really help me alot and keep going with my art! :)
Thank you i am very greatful i get so lost with too many options and my true talent gets lost in the mud leaving me able to make no choice at all and become defeated and recluse. And now i see clearly i can create infinitely with as little means possible. A paradox yes but for the true artists their ultimate freedom. Blessings kind soul
I think this is amazing advice; for a certain crowd. I mean no disrespect, this video is amazing and is going to help many artists ! But, for anyone who is like me, the complete opposite of the examples given in the video, remember that ultimately you must forge your own path.
Advice is good and helpful, but you are in charge of your life, you’re the only one who can choose the right direction. Everyone is different, and that fact must be realized when entering into a creative mindset.
Your voice is soothing and your art is stunning. It took me a lot just to listen to your words because your art is so entertaining to see develop. o_o
"Harmony is not created by just slamming your head down on the keys" This is my new life qoute. I laughed way too hard at this.
Wow, first time watching one of your videos, your voice is so calming.
you have an incredible skill to teach - whenever I'm looking for some form of tutorial I'm missing the part about the mindset one should have before even starting
needed this so much. thanks adam
thank you for this, i may not be a artist but the message of this video can be applied to anything i'm an editor i experience the same thing
I could listen to this guy talk all day with this background music as well lmao. Such an asmr.
In the autum, a kid was collecting leaves for his school project in a red bucket. He got carried away, and collected too many. Did his project, and left the bucket outside. Come winter, the leaves had dried out. A gust of wind blows some of them out into the snow laden backyard.
That was great Adam, and just in time to share with some of my friends struggling with their art :)
I think this advice can apply to music too, there’s been plenty times I struggled with finishing my songs bc I just couldn’t find what to say. As a rapper now it gets easier after each hump I get into. That’s how I look at it.
Oh, you've opened my eyes with talk about over abundance. I feel stupid for not having thought of that earlier. Thank you!
Really nice video especially for me who has just gotten into art recently and struggle sometimes with what I wish to draw.
Also, just want to say, your art looks a lot like the style of Dark Souls which is awesome
Such a good talk! Thank you, Adam!
That intro literally describing us like he can see through our webcam right now.
This guy is the modern day Bob Ross. Such a calming voice!
i totally agree. im amator drawer but i draw with love and passion, i do tons of mistake and often they inspire me. my overall control is bad but not fearing the wild is so inspiring, the pen draw by itself. The drawing talk to me..
That hand and that helmet offf.. amazing. The fog depth without detail, i gotta add more of these xD
I Also agree with limitation simplicity... Very efficient ofr abstract too... les a huge puke of color and more focused intention
Your voice is really soothing for some reason
Thank you. Helped a bunch.
There is something almost therapeutic about watching you paint and listen to you talk.
Man your videos really help a lot. Thank you for your work
You’re very welcome
Now that you mention painting traditionally and limiting palette, for anyone out there interested in traditional media, the zorn's palette is great for any skintone, only 4 colors. Painting traditionally teaches you a lot about color theory.
We artists who try to make a living out of our art, .... it's a very BRAVE road we chug along. In a world of pragmatism, my goodness it is so hard to keep afloat. But if you can, I take my hat off to you.
Thank u so much this really helped.you freaking inspire me
In Krita you have gamut masking, which literally prevents you from using colors from outside of the gamut you select. That might help with harmony in colors :)
Awesome video, and nice music!
Thank you! I really needed these words!😌🙏🏻
Thank you, that's a great advice :)
On the side note, thanks to you I can't stop thinking about drawing red bucket and dried leaf 😊
I can never get enough of the intro music. Also great video.
Lol thank you - although I’m considering using that intro for different content - the energy doesn’t match my art talks
@@AdamDuffArt I like the hype, gets me ready to learn
Thank you so much for this, it was really needed.
I was trying to look up these artists, How do you spell Clint's last name?
do you have a podcast like these videos that i can just listen to all the time
Wow! You are a great teacher