1000 pages will IMPROVE your ART?

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  • Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
  • Are you practicing wrong?! Mikey tells us the secret to getting better at drawing!
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    ★MIKEY (Tatsuyuki Maeda)
    Mikey has worked in the manga industry for more than 10 years,
    and also one of the creating members of comical works inspired by the movie "Beauty and the Beast" currently sold in U.S.
    He has worked as an assistant with some of the top 15 manga
    cartoonist in Japan as well as teaching at famous colleges.
    His mission is to expand the Japanese Manga to a whole new level, and move his new field to internet as well
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    【マイキー(前田竜幸)】
    漫画業界に約10年在籍。現在アメリカでTOKYOPOPより発売されている映画『美女と野獣』コミカライズ作品の制作にも携わる。今までにアシスタントを務めた作品は、世界的に有名な作品も含め15作品以上。専門学校での講師経験もあり、漫画の描き方や魅力について今後も世界に向けて発信予定
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Комментарии • 512

  • @wwld9823
    @wwld9823 3 года назад +721

    "if you feel that you are not good enough, it means you will improve"
    "if you feel that you are good enough, it's over"
    damn, that's the best advice ever

  • @killumiknight1201
    @killumiknight1201 6 лет назад +1339

    Poor Mikey lol..i love his seriousness while you and Tony are joking around
    A very nice mix of entertainment and education

    • @aabe1189
      @aabe1189 6 лет назад +11

      I love his personality - basically me.

    • @maymay5600
      @maymay5600 6 лет назад +8

      why does mikey look like he rejected from being in a gang?

    • @Tony32
      @Tony32 5 лет назад +3

      "No, not the cha ching"

    • @Bhizchat
      @Bhizchat 2 года назад

      @@maymay5600 he from Tokyo revengers

  • @ocarinagamer4207
    @ocarinagamer4207 6 лет назад +440

    My best practice advice: just draw it, even if it looks bad at first. Persistency will bring improvement. Specifically with making manga, even just reading manga and thinking how they put together the page will help with many things, from story to screentone techniques :)

    • @ocarinagamer4207
      @ocarinagamer4207 6 лет назад +2

      REVULSION sound True, true. Doing a rough version with a blue draft pencil is helpful for guiding the refinement of the final drawing, I guess a literal “blueprint,” as you said ^__^

    • @kylakyla9764
      @kylakyla9764 6 лет назад

      REVULSION sound How can you take off blue pencil when scanning? :0 I'm interested in trying it out

    • @ocarinagamer4207
      @ocarinagamer4207 6 лет назад +4

      Kyla Puyat if you draw with a blue pencil, it won’t appear when scanned. It won’t appear when copying a sheet of paper drawn in blue either, if you draw relatively light. Light blue automatically just doesn’t show up so it’s very convenient :)

    • @kylakyla9764
      @kylakyla9764 6 лет назад

      Ocarina Gamer4 Wow, that's very helpful to know! :0 I'm planning out my very first comic and I'm such a newbie. I'm trying to gather as much info as I can hehe

    • @ocarinagamer4207
      @ocarinagamer4207 6 лет назад +3

      Kyla Puyat Good luck to you! >v< If you haven’t checked out Mark Crilley’s channel, I’d recommend it! He’s given me lots of tips for comics 👍

  • @NymPLUS
    @NymPLUS 6 лет назад +1396

    Mikey followed me on Twitter the other day.
    and now im too scared to post any of the garbage doodles i made everyday

    • @heksatek3407
      @heksatek3407 6 лет назад +40

      I feel u

    • @AtlisDe
      @AtlisDe 6 лет назад +138

      haha, yeah but it seems like he knows that being an artist is a journey, and not everyone will be at the same pace as him. So he'll probably appreciate it regardless :)

    • @Twyzan
      @Twyzan 6 лет назад +172

      I mean, if he followed you, he probably likes your garbage doodles

    • @maelstrom7063
      @maelstrom7063 6 лет назад +34

      he followed me too, lol, but I am not scared of my garbage

    • @Lady_of_Winds
      @Lady_of_Winds 5 лет назад +6

      can relate lmao

  • @poci4695
    @poci4695 6 лет назад +592

    1000 page in a year? challenges accepted

    • @nolovedivision3882
      @nolovedivision3882 6 лет назад +9

      Ikr

    • @arkroyal6169
      @arkroyal6169 5 лет назад +51

      I wasted about more than 2000+ of paper per year

    • @moonhall
      @moonhall 4 года назад +39

      3 pages a day.... jesus

    • @zombrexgame6670
      @zombrexgame6670 4 года назад +4

      Wait included both faces?

    • @nicorobin3691
      @nicorobin3691 4 года назад +47

      @@zombrexgame6670 3 pages a day is actually kind of low if you think about it. He said "sketches and studies not just inking" and if you are putting in four hours a day I hope you are filling up more than three pages.
      But no, he means one side. The drawings will smear and bleed through if you draw on both sides.

  • @Koiyah
    @Koiyah 6 лет назад +340

    When animating oldschool style, 1000 pages would not give you a long video. Amazing how much energy they put into cartoons before decent computers.. :-)

    • @subspacesausage5918
      @subspacesausage5918 6 лет назад +41

      Koiyah At 12fps that is almost 2 minutes of fully animated footage! Thats huge!
      Digital or traditional you have to draw the stuff all the same. Even 3D does not make it easier because of the added preproduction and rendering times.

    • @Koiyah
      @Koiyah 6 лет назад +1

      I know it's about 1,5 minutes at that frame rate.
      With animation programs you can make a object move from one corner to another with just a couple of clicks. I don't use that technology when I animate digitally, but it makes it faster and easier for people who do.

    • @subspacesausage5918
      @subspacesausage5918 6 лет назад +5

      Koiyah Koiyah Oh I see. I dont think you are missing out on much tho. After effects is a nice program but character animation with it is just... meh.
      Teen titans is a good example.

    • @ViridianForests
      @ViridianForests 5 лет назад +2

      @@Koiyah Well that technology has existed ever since the peg bar has, which is a very long time. How do you think they did panoramas in old Disney movies? They moved the images to the side a little bit, took a photo, moved it a little bit more, and so on.
      It wasn't used nearly as much because you could only see the final result after post-production, but the concept has existed for a very long time :)

    • @4nanaide
      @4nanaide 5 лет назад +2

      The animation industry is still as tough as it was back then. The procedure changed for a lot of things but that doesn't mean everyone will switch to an advanced technique for the sake of doing it.
      The Anime industry is still using traditional animation for the most of it, they use a lot of pen and paper in their work. CG doesn't make it much easier (it helps animators deal with complicated stuff to draw such as bikes, weapons, cars, etc), is not as easy as pressing a button and letting the computer do the work by itself, there is still a lot of human work involved, and that work is often underrated (and underpayed), without mentioning that they are overworked.

  • @mars9380
    @mars9380 6 лет назад +27

    The greatest and satisfying feeling i ever felt is when i look back at my old sketch books and realises that my drawing skills improved.

  • @psycho_m_animations
    @psycho_m_animations 6 лет назад +373

    Gotta love Mikey, dude's always got great tips!

    • @PivotBoom
      @PivotBoom 6 лет назад

      Exposed

    • @psycho_m_animations
      @psycho_m_animations 6 лет назад +1

      Pivot Boom crap

    • @Dvddd-vh4dl
      @Dvddd-vh4dl 4 года назад +1

      Well well you know you are getting serious at full body when you see your boy psycho commenting here 🤔

    • @psycho_m_animations
      @psycho_m_animations 4 года назад

      @@Dvddd-vh4dl ✊👀

    • @Dvddd-vh4dl
      @Dvddd-vh4dl 4 года назад

      somehow i ended up in this video again xDDD

  • @Jan-ichigatsu
    @Jan-ichigatsu Год назад +2

    I really do miss content like these mikey were golden

  • @zell8957
    @zell8957 6 лет назад +7

    I also started from copying. And now, I can draw using my own style.

  • @leukocyte6100
    @leukocyte6100 6 лет назад +193

    i like comparing learning to draw and grinding exp to level up.so the only thing i can glean from this is to basically keep on grinding.

    • @Peteru69
      @Peteru69 6 лет назад +30

      Basically what any experienced artist should tell you: Focus on what you're bad at, and if you're hopeless go even more basic than that. The example with the buildings, you draw from reference and if you can't even do that, learn proper perspective, and if you're still hopeless, try tracing until you get a grasp for the shapes and space.
      It might seem vague, but it's because we're all different and will have a different grasp of concepts that are indirectly influencing our art (spatial awareness, style, form, lighting etcetera). What works for me, might not work for someone else.

    • @iclaimthisname9767
      @iclaimthisname9767 6 лет назад

      Interesting strategy :)

    • @SA-ux2yo
      @SA-ux2yo 6 лет назад +4

      You definitely have to grind, but always be practicing with intention, complete studies to improve your understanding of the subject. You always see people on DeviantArt with 1000+ submissions and 0 progress because they don't practice with intent

    • @seigeengine
      @seigeengine 6 лет назад +21

      Grinding can actually be detrimental. Practice should be deliberate. If you just do the same shitty drawing over and over, you'll get better... at drawing shit.
      Focus piece by piece on what you're not happy with, and figure out how to do it better, and focus on the fundamentals.
      Lines shaky? Practice drawing smooth lines.
      Can't shade well? Do still life and try to shade as accurately as possible.
      Bad at perspective? Look into it and practice perspective.
      Colour confuses you? Practice using colours, mixing colours, blending colours, try to reproduce colours in your work from the real world. Study the basics of how light and shadows behave. 3d rendering software is great for this, since you can easily change composition and lighting and then relatively quickly see a reasonably good representation of how that affects things.
      Anatomy? Draw the thing you want to get good at over and over.
      Whether that involves literally understanding every muscle you can see in the body part, or just involves you, say, trying to accurately draw hands in different positions 500 times.
      You get better by practicing deliberately. Practicing mindlessly won't get you very much progress in comparison.
      And steal. Steal like your life depends on it. Stealing is how we learn. Nobody is expected to figure things out from scratch, they take the work of their betters and forefigures in the craft and copy it. Trace, imitate, and copy. Don't claim it as your own, but understand that you're shit, and they're not, and if you try to do what they did, you're going to learn a lot about how they do better work than you, and why they do the things they do, not only because it will naturally direct you towards how things are done well, but because it will force you to ask yourself how you can get the results they got, which naturally directs your problem solving in the right direction, whereas lacking that kind of a goal can lead to you wasting a lot of time going astray.

    • @mr.gardevoir3204
      @mr.gardevoir3204 6 лет назад

      Grind to Win.

  • @pthalobideo
    @pthalobideo 6 лет назад +51

    Such good advice!
    That sounds like a good way to get the "million bad drawings" out of your system! Copy paper is cheap, too, so it's less stressful to use.
    One teacher I had would make us interpret photos of people in the style of other artists, trying our best to make it look like something they would have drawn. The idea was that this would get us in the artist's head more than just copying their work.

    • @a.bagasm.7253
      @a.bagasm.7253 3 года назад +2

      You dont know how much stuff like this you people put out helps lot artists(like me)

  • @MizantropMan
    @MizantropMan 5 лет назад +163

    I'll be like Kim Jung Gi. With every sketch, with every inked drawing, every perspective practice and every filled sketchbook, I'm slowly moving closer.
    One day, one very distant day, master is going to retire and I'm going to take his place as the next best artist in the world.
    Not today, nor tomorrow or in 10 years, but I will get there.

    • @chocolateicecream6995
      @chocolateicecream6995 4 года назад +21

      love that confidence!! I also want to be like the greats and more. I'll see you around in 10 years

    • @NarutoUzumaski
      @NarutoUzumaski 4 года назад +19

      I'm gonna be hokage

    • @griffitsu7497
      @griffitsu7497 4 года назад +10

      be like kim jung gi? no, dont think like that. don't be JUST that.Dont be like him. be BETTER thank him, be superior. If you're just aiming to be like Kim Jung Gi someday, then I already beated you dreamwise. Aiming higher than the person you admired is the best feeling you could've had!

    • @snoqze3426
      @snoqze3426 4 года назад +3

      goodluck, youll have to beat me there ;p

    • @probablylactose2108
      @probablylactose2108 4 года назад +1

      We'll be waiting for that

  • @deadvulcano
    @deadvulcano 6 лет назад +32

    I love the analogy at 9:20 hands are level 5 and eyes are level 10 so you think you're bad. One of the sad things about leveling up is that I see flaws in the art I used to like, pieces that inspired me 2 years ago just look like a collection of flaws now. But, this is why I've focused my time on art, there doesn't seem to be a ceiling--the art can always be better.

    • @seigeengine
      @seigeengine 6 лет назад +8

      If you can't appreciate a thing with it's flaws, you're going to be miserable the rest of your life.

    • @DonVigaDeFierro
      @DonVigaDeFierro 5 лет назад +1

      Yes, there is no ceiling, which is wonderful, because you can always keep learning and practicing... if that's your thing, otherwise, you won't make it.

    • @Tenkichan
      @Tenkichan 5 лет назад +1

      @@seigeengine That may be true, but I think it's a bit different with art... also because you usually learn from the art which inspires you and you can't do that if it's heavilly flawed.
      You wouldn't learn a language from a person who speaks it incorrectly, would you? Or would you rather be 'enjoying it's flaws'?

  • @okca5846
    @okca5846 6 лет назад +94

    My brother ask me, why did u buy so many paper?
    me: It's a secret technique.

  • @taufiqdeath1723
    @taufiqdeath1723 3 года назад +8

    yeah I agreed with Mikey, I am an independent small manga artist I've started with really bad drawing but my art slowly changes and the difference between page 1 and page 200 is astronomical, so I can people can be better if they draw more. Just draw anything

  • @John-pm9of
    @John-pm9of 5 лет назад +67

    Mikey is a true sensei when it comes in drawing . I can relate on almost everything he said like the eye level , you won't really realize your improvement but when you look back on every drawing you made you'll see the great difference between the two. And yeah when you're making money outta your skill then it's fine but even so there are people who love to improve everyday to be honest I don't have any drawing material except of a cheap mechanical pencil and a regular bondpaper and a sign pen (For inking) that's all I've got But I don't stop honing my drawing skill I've been drawing since elem to 2nd yr highschool then I stopped almost 7 yrs . Lot of things happen but now I'm 23 yrs old and my interest is coming back tho I may not become what I dreamt before like an animator or mangaka because I feel like it is too late and I am self taught when it come to drawing that's why I don't really have a knowledge I just draw what I want to learn ,but now I still keep on drawing I realized that I don't want to lose that skill of mine. That's why even though there's nowhere for me to use my drawing skill I still do it. And this youtube channel helps me alot. That's why thank you very much 🙇‍♂️🙇

    • @chocolateicecream6995
      @chocolateicecream6995 4 года назад +7

      You can still do it, and you will do it when you desire to do it!! Don't give up your dream. You still can become an animator. There's so many classes online.

    • @tiejaystoner2808
      @tiejaystoner2808 4 года назад +3

      Same positive 🖒

  • @luna-8296
    @luna-8296 3 года назад +4

    I honestly feel better after listening to him talking about all that stuff. Really helped me mentally

    • @osmiridium
      @osmiridium 2 года назад +2

      Sometimes hearing someone who's extremely good say "yeah, it's normal to suck and feel like you suck too" really helps put things in perspective.

  • @rafaelmalate7938
    @rafaelmalate7938 6 лет назад +5

    Mikey got a vibe of a great respectable teacher 😁

  • @darlamarquez5438
    @darlamarquez5438 3 года назад +6

    When he said “ your heart will get darker and darker” I felt that 😂😂😂😂

  • @yui7star
    @yui7star 6 лет назад +54

    In the hobbyist community, there's definitely a taboo to copy others. Cause there have been cases off blatantly stealing pictures of others and lying, that it's ther own. That's what wrong, not for studying. But when looking at professional artist, you regularly see post of master studies, where they intentionally study a painting, as an example delacroix. But it's really important that you remind yourself, to try to get into the thinking of that master you're studying. So that's more similar in the west and east

    • @Radgerayden-ist
      @Radgerayden-ist 6 лет назад +10

      Basically when studying you're aiming to understand the piece instead of copying. If you can do fine by observation, it's obviously better than tracing, since by tracing you focus too much into the detail instead of the whole. But if you can't even draw the lines correctly then tracing will help you. My 2 cents.

    • @Grimmm-iv4bi
      @Grimmm-iv4bi 6 лет назад +4

      I guess it depends on the culture. I know in classical Arabic the main high art if you like was poetry. A common saying there to paraphrase is,something empty or filled with bad things will produce it's own likeness.
      So the classical Arab poets would learn the masters and imitate them; see if you can imitate someone great at something then that means you've understood their ways. Meaning now you can create your own originals with the great art as your reference and not mediocrity.

    • @darkravenguitar6392
      @darkravenguitar6392 4 года назад +5

      I would say that people really should take up copying not just for understanding but it helps with skill. I remember tracing a character a bunch of times as a kid, until I could draw it on from memory. Then I decided to create my own character one day, and use the character I had memorised as reference only to discover that while my angles weren’t right, since I hadn’t studied that yet, I was able to draw from imagination decently despite that. It really helped me improve in my work. From there I think it’s good to delve into thinking and then go off on your own. But I like the step by step of develop the skill a bit, then understand the theory, then do my own thing.

  • @kaanxx2919
    @kaanxx2919 2 года назад +7

    This video inspired me a LOT !!!
    I started my manga this year - february. Till now (november) I made 900 sketches + 900 finished pages. Thank you senseis ! I really became better 🙏🏻

  • @bry.5631
    @bry.5631 4 года назад +28

    I come backed here after 2 years, now I'm 100 times better than my 18 years old me, this is not a joke I did actually improved A LOT mi mans XD aight guess another 2 years then come back here with 420 times better than my current skill level? YES! for the sake of my passion and dream! and also be happy :)

  • @xX_Qu1ckSc0peZzHD_Xx
    @xX_Qu1ckSc0peZzHD_Xx 6 лет назад +56

    That ginyu force intro 10/10

    • @polkadi
      @polkadi 5 лет назад

      Nihongo Gamer just went straight for the dab. Zero hesitation, and 100% effort.

  • @ashb9254
    @ashb9254 6 лет назад +15

    damn what a crazy bunch of guys
    love you hahaha
    Thanks a ton for bringing him to the show. His advice is beastly. Just started drawing 10 pages a day towards 1000 pages challenge :)

  • @klompi
    @klompi 6 лет назад +58

    oh i didnt know there is a method like this. someone just told me to use a cheap paper and pencil for sketching. i used like 500 sheets of paper in last 9 months...it took me around 600h so its like 2h per day. looks like i need to practice more ^^

    • @puppeli
      @puppeli 6 лет назад +1

      If you do quick sketches, like maybe 15 seconds to 3 minutes, you will be using a lot more paper. Like for example check out the Croquis Cafe videos (by *onairvideo* here on youtube). They have different nude models posing usually for 5 x 1 minutes, 4 x 2 minutes and 1 x 5 minute poses. 1 Croquis Cafe video takes about 20 minutes, and usually i end up filling up 3 to 4 pages with the drawings.
      Still, the more you draw the better (withing reason of course)

    • @klompi
      @klompi 6 лет назад +1

      Mursku Xenos
      oh well your right. i was not doing any fast gesture sketches until now. i am slowly reading an anatomy book and just starting to drawing gesture sketches so :P

    • @ShadowPoet
      @ShadowPoet 3 года назад

      ipad + apple pencil... whiteboard with erasable markers... you dont need thousands of sheets of paper to practice speed sketching

  • @gabrielswanson3740
    @gabrielswanson3740 5 лет назад +17

    I'm currently practicing 1000 pages of drawings for this year. It's working! I feel like a master now 😳

    • @Grimfed
      @Grimfed 5 лет назад

      Gabriel Swanson do you have an Instagram with your art posted I would like to see

    • @gabrielswanson3740
      @gabrielswanson3740 5 лет назад

      @@Grimfed uh yeah, it's @gabe23dart

    • @stewjelly
      @stewjelly 3 года назад

      @@gabrielswanson3740 I tried to search it you may have changed your user so may I ask what it is thank you,your instagram

    • @gabrielswanson3740
      @gabrielswanson3740 3 года назад +1

      @@stewjelly my b. I started a new art account with better drawings lol it @largebubb

    • @Mandy_rdtz
      @Mandy_rdtz 3 года назад +1

      how'd it go??

  • @ez1cks616
    @ez1cks616 6 лет назад +9

    Style is the amalgam of all your influences, distilled into a single act of expression and moderated by your own sensibilities. In this case, drawing - but it could be music, acting, cooking, dancing, dressing, walking, talking (anything, really). When Mikey tells you to copy artists you like, for studying purposes, it makes a lot of sense. There is a need to redefine "copying" though (not just replicating), as only by actively consuming, deconstructing - in basic shapes, for instance - and reconstructing what you "copy", is that you effectively accumulate reference and develop taste. The more references you have, the more influences in action, the more unique is the final product. At the beginning, it will all look quite obvious, but give it time and practice and the mix of those influences will turn smoother - the area of influence over which your references act will go from macro to micro. Copying from reality will, ultimately, develop you realism and only that.
    For one, trace a parallel with composing music: You just listen to one single band, your favorite band A; your first song sounds just like band A, like a more imature version of it. Time passes and you start listening to band B; your compositions sound a lot more like band B now, especially the chorus - it is your present influence, after all -, but band A is an integral part of your taste and it still influences your verses (it is what you liked from them). Your song comes out as a super-contrasting combination of elements from bands A and B. Years and years ahead and you'll have a whole alphabet of bands in action in your brain when coming up not only with a whole song, but with a single guitar riff.

  • @ミニシュ
    @ミニシュ 6 лет назад +145

    1 person who disliked didn't improve their art with 1000 pages.

    • @ミニシュ
      @ミニシュ 6 лет назад +1

      oof I brang bad luck

    • @nolovedivision3882
      @nolovedivision3882 6 лет назад +1

      Oof indeed *OOF*

    • @xiaomirra-er8098
      @xiaomirra-er8098 6 лет назад +2

      They need 2000 maybe...😹😹😹

    • @yukiseekyo
      @yukiseekyo 6 лет назад +2

      @L i didnt do 1000 i only did like 500 and it does work (cant do 1000 because of work)

    • @kingu8977
      @kingu8977 5 лет назад +1

      Me:Staring At Clean Looking Paper For An Hour And Do Nothing 😂😂😂

  • @pikachubrando8303
    @pikachubrando8303 3 года назад +4

    i started drawing when i was 7 and now am 14 so 8 years WITHOUT taking any art class i dont wanna waste ma parents money so i only do it alone and i keep practicing to get better and better from stickman now i can barely draw full anime body but i still far away to become mangaka i will keep work harder. :)

  • @she6367
    @she6367 6 лет назад +10

    Thank you so much for these kind of videos! I appreciate it a lot.

  • @eddycolon1986
    @eddycolon1986 6 лет назад +3

    I love the eye level and the hand level. I usually have a great eye level but most of my drawings looks like it was kid who made it. Keep going guys. This was really helpfull.

  • @wabbajack8283
    @wabbajack8283 6 лет назад +25

    I really like this one, it's much more funny and interesting!

  • @elfoxy1997
    @elfoxy1997 6 лет назад +6

    1:18
    "Really enough of that"
    OOF

  • @puppeli
    @puppeli 6 лет назад +81

    filling 500 a4 pages with drawings, used to take me a few years. But recently, as i have started to draw and sketch more, drawing a 1000 pages a year should be easy.

    • @natsudragneel4892
      @natsudragneel4892 6 лет назад

      So do you use reference or just imagination? and if reference, please tell where i can find some example. i really really want to improve. im stuck w/ portraiture. i also want to be good in manga

    • @SymphanyinSorrow
      @SymphanyinSorrow 6 лет назад +1

      Same. New sketchbooks use to be daunting because it seems like so much art to do, but if you genuinely enjoy drawing and especially learning and experimenting, the pages start to fly by fast. At first, I didn't know what I was doing, but the more I learned, the more I saw what exactly I needed to be practicing and what I would like to experiment with. Starting out, even just a drawing a day gets the ball rolling.

    • @natsudragneel4892
      @natsudragneel4892 6 лет назад

      @cody, do you use reference manga art page or you just create your own?

    • @natsudragneel4892
      @natsudragneel4892 6 лет назад

      i don't know how to start. i've got my story in mu head that i want to draw. but my skills arent good enough fore to start.

    • @SymphanyinSorrow
      @SymphanyinSorrow 6 лет назад +6

      I almost always use references. I stray pretty far from them, but they always help, if not at least for inspiration. When I started, I had these huge stories and ideas, but I failed with all of them because I rushed it. I think its better to start with a small reachable idea. something to work on while you better your skills. Wait until your skills match the greatness of your big idea. Maybe start with a 4 panel comic. Do one a day, and by the end of the year, you'll see how much better your art and writing has gotten. 4 Panel comics are way more flexible than manga. If the art style changes or grows over time, its okay. If you experiment with the art style for a day, its okay. If you change the tone of the writing for a day, its okay. You have a lot of wiggle room with 4 panel comics. And if you make one that just sucks, you only used up 1 day instead of months to years on a manga.

  • @Waynimations
    @Waynimations 6 лет назад +1

    I’m loving these videos. Off to practice!!!!

  • @megatronondacounter
    @megatronondacounter 6 лет назад +2

    Eye Level 10, Hand level 5 is something I always say.
    And the following dialouge of thinking "I'm good" is on point... too is something I always say.

  • @leafyfeathers
    @leafyfeathers 3 года назад +9

    At first I was like “Wow 1000 pages a year would be hard.” But if I were to do 3 pages a day, first one is line art practice and that would fill up a page in like 10 minutes, anatomy practice would take around 35 minutes, then I could do whatever on the last page.

  • @matteofioramonti2747
    @matteofioramonti2747 6 лет назад +18

    In Japan they have a style called “deformed” and is not the big head and small body we recall in the west, is just a deformation of how a real human is. Japanese people and artist have a special sense and ability for that. Common people can remember one or two character pattern (that character, from that angle) and draw them perfectly, much close to a pro. So remember a pattern from an artist they like and draw it is also similar to draw kanjis to me. Japanese people can draw kanji, wich means remember strokes order, balance and thickness of lines of a very complex ideograms. In the west, artist watch more reality, and need to understand more that in order to accomplish and achieve a reasonable rapresentation of a good scene or a good illustration. So copying another artist is just a copy of the copy (out from another copy etc.), wich means lose the point and the quality.so that’s why i think we have different approach to drawing. Animators are the most complete for me, just because they need to imagine that deformed character not only in 360 degrees, but also how to move it as smooth as possible. Same for figure modeller, called “zoukeshi”, they need to understand parts of the body of that deformed character, put the correct bones, muscles and move them in a real way, without change too much the character style. Look at one piece figure is the perfect example.

  • @sambhullar5995
    @sambhullar5995 6 лет назад +3

    *adds to watch later*

  • @vidyawitch
    @vidyawitch 6 лет назад +2

    That is an excellent way to practice. When I looked at the syllabus of BFA courses, it said 1000 sketches per year as assignment! It is the same. Great inspiration guys, thanks. Have a great day!

  • @lordofgraphite
    @lordofgraphite 6 лет назад

    i am blessed to have found this series

  • @luigix4668
    @luigix4668 2 года назад +1

    Just keep in mind that you have to draw at least 2-3 pages every day to reach 1,000 pages of drawings in one year.
    If you miss one day or two, it will just stack up until eventually, you'll have to draw multiple drawings a day to catch up with the days you missed.
    Just wanted to give the comment section a heads up and did not want to discourage anyone.
    No, for real, I did not mean to discourage anyone. Have a good day.

  • @xX_Qu1ckSc0peZzHD_Xx
    @xX_Qu1ckSc0peZzHD_Xx 6 лет назад +26

    This video is amazing. Its like Goku, Krillin and Roshi or any other 2 energetic anime chars and a kinda annoyed but nice sensei they wanna learn from, nice mix of education and enternainment!

    • @yoink6299
      @yoink6299 6 лет назад

      The5GIO5 So Naruto?

  • @drauc
    @drauc 6 лет назад +4

    I watch a lot of videos on self-improvement and stuff and no one has ever mentioned that thinking you're good is really bad. I totally agree and I really appreciate this video! Hey Nihongo Gamer it's awesome hearing you converse in Japanese!

    • @seigeengine
      @seigeengine 6 лет назад +1

      I've heard that said a lot. I also disagree. The issue isn't thinking you're good, it's thinking you're good enough that you don't need to keep improving.

  • @BakiWho
    @BakiWho 6 лет назад

    how you lvl up after 1000 pages and see better artists is so true ! :D

  • @jofox8066
    @jofox8066 6 лет назад

    Super video guys - you're educational and great fun!!!

  • @crimsonmask3819
    @crimsonmask3819 6 лет назад +5

    Something I have noticed about manga artists, specifically, is that most start out very creative, pushing the format with unique kinds of transitions and effects, but as they go forward the work usually becomes more orthodox, or standard. Maybe this is because it's a job with deadlines and the infatuation with it wears off, or maybe editors just tamp down that kind of experimentation.
    In any case, I like to hunt down the earliest published work of artists I like because it is so often full of interesting things like that.

    • @JustusLynetta
      @JustusLynetta 6 лет назад +2

      Manga artists live in a field of mass production rather than creativity. They need to produce content quickly and efficiently, therefore many will drop most of their time consuming or more interesting ideas as time goes.

    • @SA-ux2yo
      @SA-ux2yo 6 лет назад +1

      I think it's kind of like Hollywood, lots of people make artistic films, but Hollywood knows how to work a genre to make money. Manga and anime are like that too. There are people who are making art, but most people in the industry are business people cranking out generic shonen

    • @seigeengine
      @seigeengine 6 лет назад +2

      Being innovative takes a lot of time. It's not something you can force by grinding more... and most innovations aren't good enough to keep being used.
      The more you have to grind, the more you're worried about getting the work done than how to do it in a new way.

  • @roninguts0
    @roninguts0 5 лет назад

    Mikey really is giving good advices. Also that was very fun)

  • @1dreamysky
    @1dreamysky 3 года назад

    Mikey seems so fed up with them😂😂 4:17 I cracked up. I had the same reaction as him 🤣🤣

  • @shinpachithestraight8781
    @shinpachithestraight8781 6 лет назад

    Liking how bright NihongoGamer is very cheerful in this. Tony's follow up is spot on too. Thank you for the great tips, Mikey, it really helps me when you say that copying is fine as long as it is for progress's sake. Been feeling like its a taboo and shouldn't be done at all.
    Great vids!! Wish that more people would notice this great channel more.

  • @fusion6343
    @fusion6343 4 года назад

    i think copying other works can't improve your skills but it can motivate u to become a good artist

  • @dear_totheheart
    @dear_totheheart 6 лет назад

    I really appreciate how he recommends tracing to get a feel for balance and porportion instead of struggling without a clue when starting out. I wish in the West copying wasn't viewed so negatively or like stealing. Always wise to cite references of course

  • @crimsama2451
    @crimsama2451 6 лет назад

    ah man, thats some solid advice, and you can tell he really loves drawing.

  • @lisaufumwen7295
    @lisaufumwen7295 3 года назад

    Thank you so much for this video great advice 🤍🤍🤍 can’t wait to start the 1000 sheet challenge 😄

  • @Prince_-vu4wu
    @Prince_-vu4wu 5 лет назад +1

    Very interesting, this defiantly motivates me more

  • @delightfulsquirtle316
    @delightfulsquirtle316 6 лет назад

    awesome quality content! more of that kind would be super awesome!!!!

  • @emilia-tan3177
    @emilia-tan3177 3 года назад +2

    Guys when mikey said practice 1,000 paper in year. Its very very effective. Because me i started draw 4months right now EVERYDAY. When i see all my draws its slowly improved and now i can finally draw a anatomy and like a anime.

    • @Hades_Knots
      @Hades_Knots 2 года назад

      you should post a video showing the progress!

  • @dadocta8355
    @dadocta8355 3 года назад +1

    That's the fightstick dude.

  • @yse2010
    @yse2010 4 года назад

    when the seriousness meets the funniess XD it's seriously relax + entertaining = education. True

  • @Alina-tl9xu
    @Alina-tl9xu 3 года назад

    Thank you so much! So inspiring

  • @otterlas6961
    @otterlas6961 6 лет назад +25

    Ka-chingggg

  • @lunatic_3521
    @lunatic_3521 6 лет назад

    HAHA he intro got me so good x) nice video !

  • @koniginwolf6
    @koniginwolf6 5 лет назад

    Mikey thank you for all your advice! I have a brand new pack of copy paper.... I shall begin my practice! :) feeling encouraged.

  • @lurica5566
    @lurica5566 5 лет назад

    Super relate on this, thank you.

  • @nita4182
    @nita4182 6 лет назад +1

    I meet him at Anime NYC :) We I got his mini booklet and one of is originally drawn tones. super nice and inspirational.

  • @christianasoy5752
    @christianasoy5752 3 года назад +1

    I just finished mine today, I started after getting bored due to quarantine. I saw a really good progress :)

    • @Hades_Knots
      @Hades_Knots 2 года назад

      You should post a video for us to see and get motivated!

    • @christianasoy5752
      @christianasoy5752 2 года назад

      @@Hades_Knots Hey man, thanks for being interested, I did have some sketchbook videos up right now in my channel but will try to upload an updated version :)

  • @sasan3196
    @sasan3196 6 лет назад

    Very entertaining, helpful and inspiring! Thank you!

  • @yatotrash3534
    @yatotrash3534 5 лет назад

    I love your videos! You're also so energetic and passionate it always keeps me smiling

  • @goshinbi44
    @goshinbi44 6 лет назад

    Thanks Mikey-sensei!

  • @chocolateicecream6995
    @chocolateicecream6995 4 года назад +2

    wow, the eye-level thing basically sums up everything I've been feeling. My hand level is 1 but my eye level is 5. But I think I just need a better eye level to get a better hand level. But no amount of knowledge, understanding or tips will tell you how to get hand-eye coordination, nice line quality as just practice. eventually we actually have to produce to improve.

  • @weebslime
    @weebslime 5 лет назад +5

    I'm on stage where my eyes have higher level then my hand but it actually kills my mood to draw

  • @Acyz
    @Acyz 6 лет назад

    Thank you once again for another awesome video! I'm still in that beginning stage so I'm exploring on where I should begin and this channel so far is definitely one of the best that I've stumbled upon. Going from an amateur perspective to a professional perspective.
    Keep it up with the great content! :D

  • @WhateverYouSay123-n5f
    @WhateverYouSay123-n5f 3 года назад

    This is really helpful! Thanks a lot! ^_^

  • @SorcererLance
    @SorcererLance 6 лет назад

    stumbled onto this video recommended to me on the front page... glad I watched this, I love this kinda stuff :3 subscribed~

  • @MasterOfDoK
    @MasterOfDoK 5 лет назад

    I love this man

  • @kraessie
    @kraessie 6 лет назад

    u guys are so cute in the intro hahaha great vid!

  • @leviackerman6678
    @leviackerman6678 6 лет назад

    THIS IS THE BEST CHANNEL IN RUclips!!!!

  • @kadatty
    @kadatty 6 лет назад

    1000 pages guys! Let’s get to work!!!

  • @maryjane4128
    @maryjane4128 6 лет назад

    Informative video with great tips! Thanks a lot DokiDoki

  • @jodiemillien6151
    @jodiemillien6151 3 года назад

    I really love this video, it inspire me a lot thank you :)

  • @deiburgaming2742
    @deiburgaming2742 4 года назад +1

    Western comics are like looking into some Michaelangelo mural,the sequential art is completely different, its just how they balance their tensions between warm and cold situations.
    But in manga,the viewers get to know about the story from the main character's P.O.V .

  • @winteru4159
    @winteru4159 5 лет назад

    Motivation Power Level Over 9000, Lets GOO!

  • @SpikeLawliet
    @SpikeLawliet 5 лет назад

    This is gold

  • @Sky-de7oy
    @Sky-de7oy 5 лет назад

    Such a great video!!! Thanks! I feel motivated to draw in those 1000 sheets of paper hahah

  • @imnova7822
    @imnova7822 6 лет назад

    I never really thought about the rooms, furniture in a building while drawing it.... No wonder why my building look kinda off at times
    Awesome tip my dude💯💯💯

  • @Jeenine
    @Jeenine 6 лет назад +6

    The part about learning by drawing from imagination in the west isnt tru, every teacher in art will always advise you to use reference, wether its for pose, texture, pallet...

    • @darkravenguitar6392
      @darkravenguitar6392 4 года назад +1

      It is true that they will have you draw from from reference, but I think it’s often more so photo reference at least in my art class, bowl of fruit, magazine photo, mannequin, etc...
      They are talking about copying another artist work and style. If you go before this question, the Sensei mentioned that he too uses references for drawing and recommends it.

  • @rogerpantil9483
    @rogerpantil9483 6 лет назад

    thanks so much for the tips its very helpful :)

  • @CXS-qo7qn
    @CXS-qo7qn 6 лет назад +2

    I've leaned so many things in this video

  • @kyoshuko20
    @kyoshuko20 6 лет назад +3

    damnn you guys are so funny XD ,, PLS KEEP IT UPP MY SENPAIIS!! I LOVE THIS CONTENT,, REALLY HELPFUL FOR BEGINNER ARTIST LIKE MEE!! TwT

  • @peterxyz3541
    @peterxyz3541 6 лет назад

    THIS is interesting!!! ❤️👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Will watch later *saved*

  • @frogwithapickaxe8910
    @frogwithapickaxe8910 6 лет назад

    I love how Mikey did the money sign but not the *cha-ching* part. 😂 And as always, great tips ya got there, Mikey! 💕

  • @dan_noo
    @dan_noo 6 лет назад

    i always thought bout that copying things is like before you wanna make your own song, you usually sing a song from other artist you admire. theres no way such artist can make an original new song from scratch without heard or sing someone songs

  • @I.V2022
    @I.V2022 4 года назад +3

    I want to improve at drawing but I always
    get frustrated at erasing mistakes

  • @shawnb3744
    @shawnb3744 6 лет назад

    Hmm...I never thought about tracing as an option when learning to draw. I'm gonna try that out!

  • @g.a.k.s.h.i7301
    @g.a.k.s.h.i7301 2 года назад

    Great video. Thank you.

  • @hasanpriyanto1282
    @hasanpriyanto1282 5 лет назад

    Terima kasih sudah bebagi ilmunya ini sangat membantu untuk pemula seperti saya

  • @LayRain
    @LayRain 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the great advice! :)

  • @MichelleAckerStudios
    @MichelleAckerStudios 6 лет назад

    what a great video, keep them coming!

  • @TakaiDesu
    @TakaiDesu 6 лет назад

    Hii, I'm a new subscriber! Just met your channel! I'm a subcelebrity illustrator in Brazil xD hahaha! I loved your content, and you look very good and healthy!