Not knowing what to draw, sounds so silly but an empty canvas or blank page just stares at you, through you with infinite potential and sometimes creates hesitance.
What helps me a lot with that is just starting to do very low pen pressure scribbling ( kinda the movement you would do when a pen stops working xD) ,that creates lines from which you can start. I think this is some type of pose drawing technique but I forget its name… But honestly I think it works with anything tbh
Sorta like the comment below. Sometimes ill just lay some sh*t down. No thought. It can literally be a small scribble. Once you've "ruined" the page already its much easier just to go at it without that blank page anxiety. Its very real for a lot of people.
Something which has helped me avoid this problem entirely is by starting out by drawing random lines/shapes and building on top of them to create drawings. I find that this technique works very well for drawing things which you are good at/ know a lot about. Another consideration is that when doing this it is best to not be concerned about the look of the final outcome, but rather to treat it like a game and try to surprise yourself with unexpected designs , otherwise I fear that this technique could become quite stressful. This technique has been mentioned (not explicitly) by Steven Zapata on his video about sketching faces in his sketchbook form imagination, another artist I can recommend which is a master at this technique is Kim Diaz Holm, who splashes ink on pieces of paper and proceeds to turn them into trolls and 'ink monsters'. I hope my response was at all helpful, good luck with your artistic endeavors.
I work in games industry it's normal that projects are abandoned for all sorts of reasons (and those are commercial projects). I wouldn't worry about that.
For the next QA How do I actually organise to do both creative work, commissions/work, and studies? How to know which to prioritise? Which drawing exercises would you recommend the most?
The majority of time should be creative/enjoyable, minus the time to get paid / commissions, and study should be in review of where you fall short in creative or commission work.
Watercolours omg watercolours I will DIE for watercolours. Superior to everything tbh the type of smooth transitions I can get make even COPICS cry! The precision! The feeling of luxury! The fur.. mmh. But I would ban acrylics, you’re literally pasting plastic with plastic 😭 I feel like you can make a great subtle shape as well as a high contrast shape, but that dependents on distance. It’s not lazy if it’s not detailed, it’s just another skill imo.
Acrylics are pretty solid imo. You can very well achive many of the things with them as with other paints (albeit with some tricks). Only thing that bothers me a bit, is that they become somewhat desaturated after drying...
@@notsimon1334 yeah. Also heard that it’s not the most stable paint, because water can break down some of the binder thereby creating unwanted effects. Aside that, it’s actually way more toxic than oils and pretty bad for the environment. Oils already satisfy the need for long lasting, thick saturated paint. There are solutions that make it dry quicker though, and acrylics are good to start with, even though gouache is also quite accessible and fast drying…
Wrong, you can make a story without conflict. Weather it’s a good story or a bad one is not really relevant, because most of the time, you don’t simply share a story, you express a story, and this expression is all that matters.
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Thank you for making these philosophical videos that keep me entertained and enlightened as I draw along. I’m glad this exists.
I want to express my gratitude to Steven for freeing me of my own thoughts and to Jacob for posing that question.
Your videos always seem to come at the right time and answer a lot of lingering questions… weird… are you in my head? 😂
Not knowing what to draw, sounds so silly but an empty canvas or blank page just stares at you, through you with infinite potential and sometimes creates hesitance.
What helps me a lot with that is just starting to do very low pen pressure scribbling ( kinda the movement you would do when a pen stops working xD) ,that creates lines from which you can start. I think this is some type of pose drawing technique but I forget its name… But honestly I think it works with anything tbh
Sorta like the comment below. Sometimes ill just lay some sh*t down. No thought. It can literally be a small scribble.
Once you've "ruined" the page already its much easier just to go at it without that blank page anxiety. Its very real for a lot of people.
Something which has helped me avoid this problem entirely is by starting out by drawing random lines/shapes and building on top of them to create drawings. I find that this technique works very well for drawing things which you are good at/ know a lot about. Another consideration is that when doing this it is best to not be concerned about the look of the final outcome, but rather to treat it like a game and try to surprise yourself with unexpected designs , otherwise I fear that this technique could become quite stressful. This technique has been mentioned (not explicitly) by Steven Zapata on his video about sketching faces in his sketchbook form imagination, another artist I can recommend which is a master at this technique is Kim Diaz Holm, who splashes ink on pieces of paper and proceeds to turn them into trolls and 'ink monsters'. I hope my response was at all helpful, good luck with your artistic endeavors.
thanks for the long format vids Steven, they give me something to listen to while sculpting lol
I work in games industry it's normal that projects are abandoned for all sorts of reasons (and those are commercial projects). I wouldn't worry about that.
For the next QA How do I actually organise to do both creative work, commissions/work, and studies? How to know which to prioritise? Which drawing exercises would you recommend the most?
The majority of time should be creative/enjoyable, minus the time to get paid / commissions, and study should be in review of where you fall short in creative or commission work.
I admire you so much.
Watercolours omg watercolours I will DIE for watercolours. Superior to everything tbh the type of smooth transitions I can get make even COPICS cry! The precision! The feeling of luxury! The fur.. mmh.
But I would ban acrylics, you’re literally pasting plastic with plastic 😭
I feel like you can make a great subtle shape as well as a high contrast shape, but that dependents on distance. It’s not lazy if it’s not detailed, it’s just another skill imo.
As someone who chose watercolor as my main painting medium I second this ❤
@@el3mentOFlife yeah!!! Do you upload your art somewhere?
Acrylics are pretty solid imo. You can very well achive many of the things with them as with other paints (albeit with some tricks). Only thing that bothers me a bit, is that they become somewhat desaturated after drying...
@@notsimon1334 yeah. Also heard that it’s not the most stable paint, because water can break down some of the binder thereby creating unwanted effects. Aside that, it’s actually way more toxic than oils and pretty bad for the environment. Oils already satisfy the need for long lasting, thick saturated paint. There are solutions that make it dry quicker though, and acrylics are good to start with, even though gouache is also quite accessible and fast drying…
Without character motivation, there is no conflict. Without conflict, whether internal or external, there is no story.
Wrong, you can make a story without conflict. Weather it’s a good story or a bad one is not really relevant, because most of the time, you don’t simply share a story, you express a story, and this expression is all that matters.