I have made the mistake of telling my family I want to do art as a career and they basically just pretended I didn’t say that and constantly ask me if I’m looking for a better job and getting overtime at work.the truth is I come home from work and take a short nap and then I draw for 4-5 hours until bed because I’m secretly trying to achieve that dream. I’ve noticed bosses especially can’t fathom this concept because they get annoyed when I’ve told them I only want 8 hours a day because I’m trying to get better at art. Even typing this out actually makes me feel silly or like I’m making excuses or something lol. Anyways, your videos are some of the better content for artists and give me some motivation when I need it. I really enjoy real-time drawing videos too so I wanted to give positive feedback
So, I’m an electrician because it pays the bills and I have a family to take care of. It’s an okay line of work but I’d much rather be perfecting my art. If I never do art professionally I’ll be okay because my life has been great so far with the decisions I’ve made. However, the older I get, I know the more I’ll regret if I let my talent go to waste. Keep up the work, buddy, and good luck! And btw, no one knows what’s best for you besides yourself.
I will try to not be angry reading that lol for me it would be the same if your family asked if you’re going to rip out a very important organ to give to somebody else and then die Edit: but they don’t know that of course. That’s the real tragedy.
well i recently did an 8 hr art work.. but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
watched and listened to the whole thing. So awesome for you to do this Steven. Thanks so much for sharing real time process, you're right in the fact that all artists see online is sped up videos, not truly understanding how long it takes and then being frustrated that they can't achieve results in that time, I certainly fell victim to that. Your talks about willingness to spend 100 hours on a drawing and not really doing "thumbnails" really resonated with me. I find in my own work especially paintings that I am unable to render to the degree I like to due to impatience and putting texture, grooves, local colours changes, and much more surface detail first because I can't fathom working for over a couple of hours. Lastly, thanks for including your personal schedule on breaks and time to step away from the drawing table, you're so right in saying that students seek permission from professionals and to hear a professional talk about hand cramps and getting a drink of water seems so blatantly obvious yet when I find myself struggling the same way feel guilty about it. 10/10 video, will watch again just to imitate your tempo!!!
i recently did an 8 hr art work. carpal tunnel is a pain... but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
Really really glad I found your channel last week. I truly value your insight, especially in this video. I am on a difficult artistic journey because I have no community and no one to talk about art with at all, I’m mostly just alone, so videos like this are so valuable to me. Thank you. I hope I can go to one of your workshops one day if you continue to have them 💗
well i recently did an 8 hr art work.. but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
@@pogz1 For a critique on your work ( I saw the darling in the franxx video) I would say you should do more portrait studies so you can be drawing more realistic faces, and watch your shading so it doesn’t appear flat, but your doing great! You’ll feel like your art isn’t improving until you get ahead, then you’ll look back and see all the progress you have made. Watch channels like Steven, Ahmed Aldoori, and Moderndayjames too, they put out amazing work and resources for artists to learn from.
Speaking of, I've totally dived into "Master Studies" for the past few months. Gave myself an excuse to spend 30 to 40 hours on a single piece and see what type of detail I could inject into my work, and making each piece an effort for a specific goal/challenge. It's been very rewarding, especially being more flexible in the traditional art side of things, it feels good to have it become more natural in the digital medium. Thanks for the video :)
Confidence and not feeling overwhelmed, is my number one problem. As it probably is with numerous others. Am I reaching past my abilities? Am I actually capable of doing this? Is on my mind with every drawing. Needless to say, I have A LOT of unfinished work. It gets to a point in the drawing where you hit a block. And then I'm not good enough is poking your brain with every stroke.
From this comment, it feels like you are treating art like a chore. That is a very bad mindset to have. Treat it like a video game. It might be competitive and stuff , but it is just so fucking fun to draw. You will never be good enough, always remember that.
well i recently did an 8 hr art work.. but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
Definitely need the structure of this idea to give me the reason and items to actually sit down for a few hours and just dive in. Love this idea!! Been waiting for something like this to help bring my skills out of hibernation.
Honestly watched and heard the whole video as i was powering through some anatomy homework late at night and it felt pretty good listening to someone like you talk about different things. You earned a new subscriber.
Although throughout my time posting comments on your channel I have likely contradicted myself, I was super happy to hear you speak about drawing for the sake of joy, peace and exploration. I love to feel content, joyful and excited about life-but I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel almost crippled by depression (within the last year an a half). I mention this because although I do have a longing to live off of making art, I still love to draw, even when I have no expectation that my work will be seen, bought or that I will somehow feel validated by it. I love the process of making art-probably much more than I like the end result in many cases (I’m not trying to be self-deprecating, I just find sketching and problem solving interesting-Just like how I prefer DaVinci’s notebooks more than his paintings). I think it’s really important to put an emphasis on enjoying the act-which is why I enjoy your content so much. For me, drawing has been the light that’s kept me going through a really difficult time-and hearing other artists speak about their experiences with their craft makes me feel less alone-like I’m not the only person who is concerned with turning cubes or trying to figure out how a birds’ wing folds! I don’t believe I’ll ever truly feel 100% satisfied, regardless of how much I improve (whatever this means), but that keeps it exciting! So much to learn and so much to create-a beautiful thing!
Thanks for sharing. It's hard to know what to say in the face of something like crippling depression- and that's why drawing is such a powerful tool. You don't need to say, or understand, or integrate anything. You can just draw, and in the just-doing there is peace.
The kind of things I want to draw are very different of this, but hearing your thoughts really help me to understand better why I draw, and for who I draw. I need a lot more practique, and I'm fine knowing that.
art work is good but exams is equally important.. .. but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
hi, this comment is for Stephen and anybody else is reading this. I am 45 years old and I have been drawing and painting professionally for over 30 years now and I say this, because even after all this time Stephen’s videos have taught me so much this past year, proving that you’re never too old to learn and listening we’ll always be one of your greatest assets. Thank you Stephen for all these amazing videos. It is truly appreciated and it is super fun watching your crazy crazy, crazy crazy personality when you have your weird rants that trigger me lol. many blessings and much love and thanks.
I like what you say about the nervous vs duty energy! In my head I call it the hirearchy of attendance something like that. If I don't respect it I don't finish the drawing! I am glad I have the same problems as you it's very encouraging! Steven: ''Here I lay bare my limitations before your very eyes!'' Audience: ''Steven's limitations are so cool! I want some too. What are mine?'' I think that sums up pretty much everything happening here.
Steven! Your class sounds right up my alley! Not a lot of gumroad content goes as in depth as it sounds like youre planning out here, I think it will really set up the students for success! I'm hoping this comes to fruition soon, and I don't miss out on it cuz I'm hella interested! Can't wait to for this idea to come to life! Keep it up man!!
well i recently did an 8 hr art work.. but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
That was amazing, to do my homework drawing while listening and watch you.. I just found your channel and work and I’m sure I’ll come back often for inspiration..thank you.
i really like to join the class too. hey feels like you know more art stuff than me.... can you critique my art please.. if possible no sugar coating.. its kinda nice when people say good things.. but a bitter medicine really cures you..
hey, i really appreciate you doing long videos like this, keeps me company while i am drawing. and in fact i didn't even watch it, i just listened until the end, the pieces of advice are enough to make me click on this video. please do more :)
Your comment about wanting to draw the head and then kind of neglecting the other parts after just.. oh man, it makes so much sense to me! I'll try to leave it for the end too, and see if that works for me as well. in any case, thank you for this video! I loved having you for a drawing companion
Love your work sir. And i totally agree with you about artists having all sorts of mental and emotional blocks which interfere with the creative process. You are also very correct when you said that it is kind of taboo subject in our society. Thank you for talking about it
steven even if you only accept 10 people i still see you as my mentor you've given me a lot of great tips and tricks other than that i really do need help controlling my pencil and i would love for a chance to attend your workshop remotely if possible ^^
ther is faber castel pit its softpastel, and polycomus wax, and FC Gold is aqurell penciels. im quit new to you cannel and i must say that you do inspire me to keep lerning and drawing i love you vidios,
i can only afford one off those mongol pencils. (its kinda the cheapst pencil in the philippines.. or i think it is) hey do you do art critique? can you destroy my art vid please.. i need that ump to motivate me.. preferebly no sugar coating if possible
The thing you talked about, drawing the head last. I have a similar approach to many things. I liken it to eating my favourite part of a meal last. Delaying the reward allows me to savour it more.
i enjoyed watching your channel, This was my very first time ever coming across your channel today too. Thanks man good stuff, i drew along with you, not what you where drawing but my own project. Now actually your episode going off in a minute and i still have plenty of work left to do so.... awesome.. I look forward to seeing more stuff from you in the future.
Frankly Steven, I don't care whatsoever about how you hold the pencil. What I'm here for is to hear you talk. To hear your thoughts, experiences and ideas. However you hold your pencil doesn't make me a damn difference. Altough if you want to talk about how you hold your pencil and why you do it that way I believe it to be an intriguing experience to hear about, for I am as a being curious about other individuals' own experiences and perspective especially on a fundamental level such as why they hold the pencil in the particular grip and angle in of which they do. But that is indeed vastly different from telling someone they should hold their pencil in a particular manner such as to tell them it will make their work better or their technique more sufficient. I will assume you, being you, can manage to make your own sense out of what I am saying. But the point is, worry not. Just do you as you do. It is your thoughts and experience for which I am here.
educate me sensei.. i lack the art knowledge... hey art bro can you nuke my art vidz. feels like my art sucks like a baby doing crayons.. critique me please. honesty is greatly appreciated
well i recently did an 8 hr art work.. but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
Hahaha!!! Flying Cars and a Brave Adventurer with his dog! AH-hahaha!🤣😅🤪😭 ..Love the humor! I am the SAME freakin way!!! Shiny, Happy, mellow-things are...well, always the same. ...And there is no whiplash or mental/emotional gut-punch from "Dropping in a Happy Little Tree". I think...if you want an image that is more than the equivalent of wallpaper for a home...you do it with something that makes people want to stop and stare. I guarantee you, that if you put this on a wall that displayed coffee shop drawings and landscapes drawings...and portraits...THIS one would be the one people were drawn to. Maybe they would Love it or be Freaked out... or even Hate it! ...It would still be what stands out. Every. Damn. Time. 🤘💪
I really want to see more videos/livestreams like this. I like to have you in the background, sometimes muted(guilty!) so I can have music playing over it while I work in my own sketchbook. I hope you do even longer ones. 41:45 you say it's unwatchable but there are many people who really need long form videos of people drawing as background footage while they draw.
In my short and absolutely awful (my fault, not theirs) time going to a local community college for art it wasn't any of the technical advice that stuck with me. The only things I really remember from their lessons was the encouragement my professor's gave to try and get me past my typical teenaged self loathing. Funny how I grew up watching Bob Ross religiously, and it still took 20 years for his message to actually sink in.
Those few minutes it takes to put down the holding lines make a world of difference in my opinion, they really tie the drawing together and make it pop, and it came out awesome. Do you have any tips for choosing where to place them? How do you decide where to make heavier/thicker lines vs more delicate ones? Does it have to do with the darkness of the area or gravity, or is it just one of those “wherever it looks good” things? I’m really intrigued!
since Steven hasn't replied yet: look up 'shadow pattern' especially in old art books. Think of all of the holding lines as one whole pattern that should be interesting on it's own account (as a 2d pattern - not being too evenly divided, having a sense of gesture, repetition n spacing, etc). But before that, think of your intent - what is important in the picture? what should the viewer's eye return to again and again? and then the next most important thing, and so on. Then make the most contrasting edges on the most important thing, and the less important ones with decreasing contrast, so the viewers eye wants to travel from the least important gradually towards the most. 'contrast' here is meant in the broadest sense of properties that are in a minority in the picture. for example in a grayscale image, any spot of color would be a point of contrast. Or detailed texturing within an image that is generally smooth. Or dark points in a generally light image. Then you can consider the blending of those properties, eg blending light-dark along a line, or less-more textured.. that makes the statement of what is important to the viewer less crude and more integrated. Comparing good b/w cartooning to good fine art drawings illustrates that difference. There are certain guidelines that can be extracted from practicing the above - eg. dark must alternate with light to fully show form, so having uniformly black lines is not ideal.
The response that ____ left is spot on! I mostly darken them on under planes and lighten them for planes that face the light. I also darken them in areas of overlap between body parts, at the light will be greatly occluded there.
Mr Zapata, I've never felt comfortable or skilled enough to take the first step toward finding my way into an actual instructional setting with an artist to learn their trade, but I would be very interested in taking an online workshop with you. I'm 32, I just got interested in art and drawing a literal few years ago and I know I'm super late to the game, but I would love to have the chance to learn how you think about and approach your work.
art brother its never too late.. lets go on a merry art journey... but my art vidz sucks so ill be sticking around... lets critique each others works.. feedback promotes growth
Sitting here. Drawing. Listening to this as sort of an anchor for my overactive brain in the process. 30:36 I heard this, "Do not let the random choices of some computer geniuses define the kind of art you make", and had to look at the screen like, "Hell yeah. I like you." And, damn it you were staring right back at me and I almost forgot it's a screen. That was weird, but cool. Right anyway, back to it. Got two hours to go.
Let me leave one more comment on this video after watching the full 2 hours 45 minutes and 11 seconds of this absolutely eye opening video. I would just like to thank you for telling us that our perception is skewed of what a sketch looks like because I am unfortunately a person who has a skewed perception. I am trying to relearn the process of completing a piece of art starting with the fundamentals. forgive me for I have not had a pleasant childhood in the slightest way shape or form and thus lead me to not focus in school as what I should have. I am an adolescent now and I intend on making a career of art but to do so I will need to revisit the fundamentals which I sadly could not focus on in my younger years as a result of trauma. On a side note drawing the devil is probably my favourite subject matter, okay maybe not just the devil but mental anguish as well. Kind Regards
I would absolutely love to participate in a workshop like this!! Art has been a very solitary journey for me, and whilst I suppose it is a rather individual thing, The opportunity to work with someone as thoughtful and introspective as you, and being able to explore a lot of these spiritual aspects with other students would be something I'd cherish greatly. I do just wonder whether 'skill' would be a factor with how much I would be a good fit? As I'm really not so good technically as it stands, though perhaps having said that, perhaps the fact I'm worrying about that as a blockade is indicative I'd really benefit from something like this xD? Ah regardless, I really appreciate the fact that you're reaching out to us in this kind of way. It's a beautifully kind thing.
Your dwgs are well executed, hard to match.my beginning students will need to block in the approximate shape on the page. The anatomy of a 4 armed humanoid would be able to break fall from a position of power, rear facing arms. I enjoyed all only want to challenge me. R. Sherman
Only if it's distracting you! If it's keeping you at the drawing table and happy I don't see how it's a problem. Some people say you wind up "drawing to" the music but I actually think that only happens with songs that are 100% funky jams and that's just not all of them.
art is our language my art brother... we draw we eat we live.. and dont forget to critique.. lets critique each others work. critique is promotes a healthy art growth
If you do a workshop I would LOVE to participate I haven’t had an involved classroom environment or professional critique since covid hit 😐 it’s discouraging and easy to become stale
thank you yes Just found your channel, Love the sentiments. I am not a visual artist but a physical one (contractor, welder, metal caster, woodworker, electrician). Stuff you say still applies
i spent like my whole life drawing but corporate job started.. just started drawing again.. but arts kinda rusty.. can you laze off my art please (critique my vids please)
It's actually really cool to draw the Devil
ik, but everytime my mom sees me draw things like that, she be like: *wtf is dat*
It's my lord and saviour! Don't you even remember what my daddy looks like after all these years mother?
I have made the mistake of telling my family I want to do art as a career and they basically just pretended I didn’t say that and constantly ask me if I’m looking for a better job and getting overtime at work.the truth is I come home from work and take a short nap and then I draw for 4-5 hours until bed because I’m secretly trying to achieve that dream. I’ve noticed bosses especially can’t fathom this concept because they get annoyed when I’ve told them I only want 8 hours a day because I’m trying to get better at art. Even typing this out actually makes me feel silly or like I’m making excuses or something lol. Anyways, your videos are some of the better content for artists and give me some motivation when I need it. I really enjoy real-time drawing videos too so I wanted to give positive feedback
It's all surprisingly complicated, yes.
So, I’m an electrician because it pays the bills and I have a family to take care of. It’s an okay line of work but I’d much rather be perfecting my art. If I never do art professionally I’ll be okay because my life has been great so far with the decisions I’ve made. However, the older I get, I know the more I’ll regret if I let my talent go to waste. Keep up the work, buddy, and good luck!
And btw, no one knows what’s best for you besides yourself.
@@josephflanagan2527 thanks man, I appreciate that. And same to you, keep up your art and don’t let it go to waste, creativity is worth cultivating!
@@brandenbran I really hope you keep gojng on and getting better... Dont loose hope keep trying to achieve your goal!!!!
I will try to not be angry reading that lol for me it would be the same if your family asked if you’re going to rip out a very important organ to give to somebody else and then die
Edit: but they don’t know that of course. That’s the real tragedy.
Oh my goodness almost three hours? this is gonna be a treat
Exactly my thoughts 😍😍😍😍
well i recently did an 8 hr art work.. but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
Indeed.
watched and listened to the whole thing. So awesome for you to do this Steven. Thanks so much for sharing real time process, you're right in the fact that all artists see online is sped up videos, not truly understanding how long it takes and then being frustrated that they can't achieve results in that time, I certainly fell victim to that. Your talks about willingness to spend 100 hours on a drawing and not really doing "thumbnails" really resonated with me. I find in my own work especially paintings that I am unable to render to the degree I like to due to impatience and putting texture, grooves, local colours changes, and much more surface detail first because I can't fathom working for over a couple of hours. Lastly, thanks for including your personal schedule on breaks and time to step away from the drawing table, you're so right in saying that students seek permission from professionals and to hear a professional talk about hand cramps and getting a drink of water seems so blatantly obvious yet when I find myself struggling the same way feel guilty about it.
10/10 video, will watch again just to imitate your tempo!!!
Thanks for watching Gordon, very happy you got something out of it
i recently did an 8 hr art work. carpal tunnel is a pain... but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
Really really glad I found your channel last week. I truly value your insight, especially in this video.
I am on a difficult artistic journey because I have no community and no one to talk about art with at all, I’m mostly just alone, so videos like this are so valuable to me. Thank you. I hope I can go to one of your workshops one day if you continue to have them 💗
youll never be alone ever again art brother... lets critique our art works. art brother. my art vidz kinda suck i need the most brutal art critique.
A class to have someone to give advice, as well as give some insight while I’m actually drawing sounds amazing
well i recently did an 8 hr art work.. but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
@@pogz1 For a critique on your work ( I saw the darling in the franxx video) I would say you should do more portrait studies so you can be drawing more realistic faces, and watch your shading so it doesn’t appear flat, but your doing great! You’ll feel like your art isn’t improving until you get ahead, then you’ll look back and see all the progress you have made. Watch channels like Steven, Ahmed Aldoori, and Moderndayjames too, they put out amazing work and resources for artists to learn from.
Speaking of, I've totally dived into "Master Studies" for the past few months. Gave myself an excuse to spend 30 to 40 hours on a single piece and see what type of detail I could inject into my work, and making each piece an effort for a specific goal/challenge. It's been very rewarding, especially being more flexible in the traditional art side of things, it feels good to have it become more natural in the digital medium. Thanks for the video :)
Confidence and not feeling overwhelmed, is my number one problem. As it probably is with numerous others. Am I reaching past my abilities? Am I actually capable of doing this? Is on my mind with every drawing. Needless to say, I have A LOT of unfinished work. It gets to a point in the drawing where you hit a block. And then I'm not good enough is poking your brain with every stroke.
From this comment, it feels like you are treating art like a chore. That is a very bad mindset to have. Treat it like a video game. It might be competitive and stuff , but it is just so fucking fun to draw. You will never be good enough, always remember that.
Hell yeah ! I have A LOT TO DRAW ! Lets gooooo !!!
🖤
well i recently did an 8 hr art work.. but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
Gorgeous, absolutely stunning and the quality of draftsmanship is phenomenal.
Well done Steven you are a true role model.
Definitely need the structure of this idea to give me the reason and items to actually sit down for a few hours and just dive in. Love this idea!! Been waiting for something like this to help bring my skills out of hibernation.
Dropping Gem after Gem after 💎!!!!
lets sell the gems for moolah...
man my art kinda suck alot.. i kinda need this art iv. and hopefully someone will brutally critique my art vidz
Honestly watched and heard the whole video as i was powering through some anatomy homework late at night and it felt pretty good listening to someone like you talk about different things. You earned a new subscriber.
i don't even draw but everytime i see art videos i just cant stop watching it...
BRUH YOU ARE THE REAL DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best compliment joey’s ever gotten
Although throughout my time posting comments on your channel I have likely contradicted myself, I was super happy to hear you speak about drawing for the sake of joy, peace and exploration.
I love to feel content, joyful and excited about life-but I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel almost crippled by depression (within the last year an a half). I mention this because although I do have a longing to live off of making art, I still love to draw, even when I have no expectation that my work will be seen, bought or that I will somehow feel validated by it. I love the process of making art-probably much more than I like the end result in many cases (I’m not trying to be self-deprecating, I just find sketching and problem solving interesting-Just like how I prefer DaVinci’s notebooks more than his paintings).
I think it’s really important to put an emphasis on enjoying the act-which is why I enjoy your content so much. For me, drawing has been the light that’s kept me going through a really difficult time-and hearing other artists speak about their experiences with their craft makes me feel less alone-like I’m not the only person who is concerned with turning cubes or trying to figure out how a birds’ wing folds! I don’t believe I’ll ever truly feel 100% satisfied, regardless of how much I improve (whatever this means), but that keeps it exciting! So much to learn and so much to create-a beautiful thing!
Thanks for sharing. It's hard to know what to say in the face of something like crippling depression- and that's why drawing is such a powerful tool. You don't need to say, or understand, or integrate anything. You can just draw, and in the just-doing there is peace.
The kind of things I want to draw are very different of this, but hearing your thoughts really help me to understand better why I draw, and for who I draw. I need a lot more practique, and I'm fine knowing that.
right about time, i need an excuse to not do my exams today
art work is good but exams is equally important.. .. but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
hi, this comment is for Stephen and anybody else is reading this. I am 45 years old and I have been drawing and painting professionally for over 30 years now and I say this, because even after all this time Stephen’s videos have taught me so much this past year, proving that you’re never too old to learn and listening we’ll always be one of your greatest assets. Thank you Stephen for all these amazing videos. It is truly appreciated and it is super fun watching your crazy crazy, crazy crazy personality when you have your weird rants that trigger me lol. many blessings and much love and thanks.
Thank you for this Steven. Also, really amazes me how you managed to still have things to talk about this whole time, and draw at the same time!
his really a pro. not like me lol.. im stuck with my art recently.. can you check(critique) my art please.. no sugar coating if possible
I like what you say about the nervous vs duty energy! In my head I call it the hirearchy of attendance something like that. If I don't respect it I don't finish the drawing! I am glad I have the same problems as you it's very encouraging!
Steven: ''Here I lay bare my limitations before your very eyes!''
Audience: ''Steven's limitations are so cool! I want some too. What are mine?''
I think that sums up pretty much everything happening here.
Steven! Your class sounds right up my alley! Not a lot of gumroad content goes as in depth as it sounds like youre planning out here, I think it will really set up the students for success! I'm hoping this comes to fruition soon, and I don't miss out on it cuz I'm hella interested! Can't wait to for this idea to come to life! Keep it up man!!
Filled the last four-five pages of my notebook to this. Thanks for being a good company sir.
This is sooo amazing! Beautiful artwork, I Absolutely love it!!! 💖💖💖
well i recently did an 8 hr art work.. but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
Bro, you’re a beast!!! I love your drawings man. I’m taking notes, on every video and also draw with you. Thanks for the knowledge man.
That was amazing, to do my homework drawing while listening and watch you.. I just found your channel and work and I’m sure I’ll come back often for inspiration..thank you.
id love to join your classes just to hear u talking im addicted to drawing companions ;_:
Adam duff and bobby chiu check them out they are all diferend but all great to draw with and get some wise words
i really like to join the class too. hey feels like you know more art stuff than me.... can you critique my art please.. if possible no sugar coating.. its kinda nice when people say good things.. but a bitter medicine really cures you..
more like this please !!!!! this is ASMR to me.
hey, i really appreciate you doing long videos like this, keeps me company while i am drawing. and in fact i didn't even watch it, i just listened until the end, the pieces of advice are enough to make me click on this video. please do more :)
Your comment about wanting to draw the head and then kind of neglecting the other parts after just.. oh man, it makes so much sense to me! I'll try to leave it for the end too, and see if that works for me as well. in any case, thank you for this video! I loved having you for a drawing companion
Incredible! I'd love to watch more of these
I'll do more for sure!
THANKS joey for supporting our fav. artist , thanks steven for sharing this art ..keep it up we will support you
dude you sound like steve carrel. If I close my eyes I can picture michael scott talking to me about drawing. What a bonus for your amazing art :D
Love your work sir. And i totally agree with you about artists having all sorts of mental and emotional blocks which interfere with the creative process. You are also very correct when you said that it is kind of taboo subject in our society.
Thank you for talking about it
thank you for reminding me what its all about you have to enjoy it first of all so thank you
steven even if you only accept 10 people i still see you as my mentor you've given me a lot of great tips and tricks
other than that i really do need help controlling my pencil and i would love for a chance to attend your workshop remotely if possible ^^
Dude, I like your style!
This was very relatable and I'm glad that I saw this. Thank you for uploading.
ther is faber castel pit its softpastel, and polycomus wax, and FC Gold is aqurell penciels. im quit new to you cannel and i must say that you do inspire me to keep lerning and drawing i love you vidios,
i can only afford one off those mongol pencils. (its kinda the cheapst pencil in the philippines.. or i think it is) hey do you do art critique? can you destroy my art vid please.. i need that ump to motivate me.. preferebly no sugar coating if possible
Thank you so much for teaching drawing and beyond
Heeeeyyy you are saying such wise things. Thank you! You help me to regain my joyful self while drawing.
The thing you talked about, drawing the head last. I have a similar approach to many things. I liken it to eating my favourite part of a meal last. Delaying the reward allows me to savour it more.
This came out mad cool! Your convo is super smooth
Amazing, thank you for sharing. Very awesome!
id sign up for that workshop.. my art vein needs an ART IV.
hey art brother critique my art please.
dude amazing, more of these would be also amazing
almost 3 hours of 4k drawing content!!! instant like
I litterally stopt the video like 3 times to press like only to realise that I had already done that.
I would totally be interested! I need to rethink my approach to my own art and could definitely use some practical tips/ practice in general.
Awesome. I wanna be in those classes toooo. I will ask later in the Discord channel.
id sign up for that workshop.. my art vein needs an ART IV.
hey art brother critique my art please.
Excelente el video, muchas gracias por las explicaciones en el dibujo
make the great moments in the history of form video, i would watch every minute.
I love you man
i enjoyed watching your channel, This was my very first time ever coming across your channel today too.
Thanks man good stuff, i drew along with you, not what you where drawing but my own project. Now actually your episode going off in a minute and i still have plenty of work left to do so.... awesome..
I look forward to seeing more stuff from you in the future.
this reminds me of Mephisto from Diablo 2! Nice drawing!
Thanks for sharing....
Frankly Steven, I don't care whatsoever about how you hold the pencil.
What I'm here for is to hear you talk. To hear your thoughts, experiences and ideas. However you hold your pencil doesn't make me a damn difference.
Altough if you want to talk about how you hold your pencil and why you do it that way I believe it to be an intriguing experience to hear about, for I am as a being curious about other individuals' own experiences and perspective especially on a fundamental level such as why they hold the pencil in the particular grip and angle in of which they do.
But that is indeed vastly different from telling someone they should hold their pencil in a particular manner such as to tell them it will make their work better or their technique more sufficient.
I will assume you, being you, can manage to make your own sense out of what I am saying. But the point is, worry not. Just do you as you do. It is your thoughts and experience for which I am here.
different strokes for different folks i always say my art sibling(art bro)
can you please critique my work.. honesty is appreciated.
So good, your work is inspiring congrats.
Just discovered you now! You’re very funny! And love your videos!
Workshop! Yes please 🙏
id sign up for that workshop.. my art vein needs an ART IV.
hey art brother critique my art please.
You are a God
Thank you so much 💖💖💖
this guy is good content 9hunt %
Thank you
Petition for the "Great Moments in the History of Form" vid to become true 1/1
It will happen.
@@StevenZapataArt \o/✨
educate me sensei.. i lack the art knowledge... hey art bro can you nuke my art vidz. feels like my art sucks like a baby doing crayons.. critique me please. honesty is greatly appreciated
Wait wait wait almost 3 hours? :O is this my Birthday or what!
well i recently did an 8 hr art work.. but feel like my art never improves... hey bud please check my art vids. kinda need some much needed roasting(critique) dont hold back.. honestly is appreciated.. you can also blow some steam if you want.. lol
Feelings come and go, keep practicing. After two months of drawing, I still can't believe I can draw, but I can, it is so much fun to draw.
Cool. He reminds me of Mephisto from Diablo.
love your videos Steven! :)
Hahaha!!!
Flying Cars and a Brave Adventurer with his dog! AH-hahaha!🤣😅🤪😭
..Love the humor! I am the SAME freakin way!!! Shiny, Happy, mellow-things are...well, always the same. ...And there is no whiplash or mental/emotional gut-punch from "Dropping in a Happy Little Tree". I think...if you want an image that is more than the equivalent of wallpaper for a home...you do it with something that makes people want to stop and stare.
I guarantee you, that if you put this on a wall that displayed coffee shop drawings and landscapes drawings...and portraits...THIS one would be the one people were drawn to. Maybe they would Love it or be Freaked out... or even Hate it! ...It would still be what stands out. Every. Damn. Time. 🤘💪
Oh yassssss 3 hours! :O
awesome my art bro
Count me interested in workshop opportunities! Saturdays also sound great for us 9-5 people.
id sign up for that workshop.. my art vein needs an ART IV.
hey art brother critique my art please.
This is so wonderful.
...Thank you.
I really want to see more videos/livestreams like this. I like to have you in the background, sometimes muted(guilty!) so I can have music playing over it while I work in my own sketchbook.
I hope you do even longer ones. 41:45 you say it's unwatchable but there are many people who really need long form videos of people drawing as background footage while they draw.
Cool stuff.nice one po.
Thank you its cool to draw and listen and just zone out
Steven! If there is a future Q&A, what is your opinion on self-indulgence in art? Thanks for the long videos! :D
I think it’s ESSENTIAL ::fireworks::
Please! NO Happy Harbor Seals!
NO old friends having coffee! 🤮
Hahaha! Love this SO much!!!
thanks for sharing loved it
Awesomesauce!
Sangre de Cristo !!!😮
The 2+ hour mark is where all the cool kids hang out
Real pro!
you do sound nuts, but you´re right !
In my short and absolutely awful (my fault, not theirs) time going to a local community college for art it wasn't any of the technical advice that stuck with me. The only things I really remember from their lessons was the encouragement my professor's gave to try and get me past my typical teenaged self loathing. Funny how I grew up watching Bob Ross religiously, and it still took 20 years for his message to actually sink in.
Those few minutes it takes to put down the holding lines make a world of difference in my opinion, they really tie the drawing together and make it pop, and it came out awesome. Do you have any tips for choosing where to place them? How do you decide where to make heavier/thicker lines vs more delicate ones? Does it have to do with the darkness of the area or gravity, or is it just one of those “wherever it looks good” things? I’m really intrigued!
since Steven hasn't replied yet: look up 'shadow pattern' especially in old art books. Think of all of the holding lines as one whole pattern that should be interesting on it's own account (as a 2d pattern - not being too evenly divided, having a sense of gesture, repetition n spacing, etc).
But before that, think of your intent - what is important in the picture? what should the viewer's eye return to again and again? and then the next most important thing, and so on. Then make the most contrasting edges on the most important thing, and the less important ones with decreasing contrast, so the viewers eye wants to travel from the least important gradually towards the most.
'contrast' here is meant in the broadest sense of properties that are in a minority in the picture. for example in a grayscale image, any spot of color would be a point of contrast. Or detailed texturing within an image that is generally smooth. Or dark points in a generally light image.
Then you can consider the blending of those properties, eg blending light-dark along a line, or less-more textured.. that makes the statement of what is important to the viewer less crude and more integrated. Comparing good b/w cartooning to good fine art drawings illustrates that difference.
There are certain guidelines that can be extracted from practicing the above - eg. dark must alternate with light to fully show form, so having uniformly black lines is not ideal.
The response that ____ left is spot on! I mostly darken them on under planes and lighten them for planes that face the light. I also darken them in areas of overlap between body parts, at the light will be greatly occluded there.
Mr Zapata, I've never felt comfortable or skilled enough to take the first step toward finding my way into an actual instructional setting with an artist to learn their trade, but I would be very interested in taking an online workshop with you. I'm 32, I just got interested in art and drawing a literal few years ago and I know I'm super late to the game, but I would love to have the chance to learn how you think about and approach your work.
art brother its never too late.. lets go on a merry art journey... but my art vidz sucks so ill be sticking around... lets critique each others works.. feedback promotes growth
I wish i could do it as relaxed as you...
yes
Sitting here. Drawing. Listening to this as sort of an anchor for my overactive brain in the process. 30:36 I heard this, "Do not let the random choices of some computer geniuses define the kind of art you make", and had to look at the screen like, "Hell yeah. I like you." And, damn it you were staring right back at me and I almost forgot it's a screen. That was weird, but cool.
Right anyway, back to it. Got two hours to go.
I would love to be a part of your workshop 🙌
Can you try some animal_human pleaseeee pleaseeee please
Let me leave one more comment on this video after watching the full 2 hours 45 minutes and 11 seconds of this absolutely eye opening video.
I would just like to thank you for telling us that our perception is skewed of what a sketch looks like because I am unfortunately a person who has a skewed perception.
I am trying to relearn the process of completing a piece of art starting with the fundamentals.
forgive me for I have not had a pleasant childhood in the slightest way shape or form and thus lead me to not focus in school as what I should have.
I am an adolescent now and I intend on making a career of art but to do so I will need to revisit the fundamentals which I sadly could not focus on in my younger years as a result of trauma.
On a side note drawing the devil is probably my favourite subject matter, okay maybe not just the devil but mental anguish as well.
Kind Regards
I would absolutely love to participate in a workshop like this!! Art has been a very solitary journey for me, and whilst I suppose it is a rather individual thing, The opportunity to work with someone as thoughtful and introspective as you, and being able to explore a lot of these spiritual aspects with other students would be something I'd cherish greatly. I do just wonder whether 'skill' would be a factor with how much I would be a good fit? As I'm really not so good technically as it stands, though perhaps having said that, perhaps the fact I'm worrying about that as a blockade is indicative I'd really benefit from something like this xD? Ah regardless, I really appreciate the fact that you're reaching out to us in this kind of way. It's a beautifully kind thing.
i love hearing you talk xd
Your dwgs are well executed, hard to match.my beginning students will need to block in the approximate shape on the page.
The anatomy of a 4 armed humanoid would be able to break fall from a position of power, rear facing arms. I enjoyed all only want to challenge me.
R. Sherman
Heyyyyy steeve ....love ur videos .... question- Does listening to music bad while drawing? Sorry my english is bad
Only if it's distracting you! If it's keeping you at the drawing table and happy I don't see how it's a problem. Some people say you wind up "drawing to" the music but I actually think that only happens with songs that are 100% funky jams and that's just not all of them.
@@StevenZapataArtthank u ..... that was really helpful...
art is our language my art brother... we draw we eat we live.. and dont forget to critique.. lets critique each others work. critique is promotes a healthy art growth
I would love to do that workshop that is also a community building activity.
Edit: I'm watching this on my cellphone 🤣.
If you do a workshop I would LOVE to participate I haven’t had an involved classroom environment or professional critique since covid hit 😐 it’s discouraging and easy to become stale
Do Not Let The Random Choices Of Some Tech People Dictate The Art You Make
thank you yes
Just found your channel, Love the sentiments. I am not a visual artist but a physical one (contractor, welder, metal caster, woodworker, electrician). Stuff you say still applies
:') Time to laze around.
i spent like my whole life drawing but corporate job started.. just started drawing again.. but arts kinda rusty.. can you laze off my art please (critique my vids please)