What are your top 3 favorite advice and tips from the video? What other reasons do you think stops artists from improving that I didn't mention? Let me know ;)!
My favorite 3 would have to be being consistent with practice, no binge work and power to the artist, not the tool. Even though a great artist when coupled with a powerful tool makes for staggering art. I'm just saying. Heck look at you. That proves that. Everything you touch is gold. I would like to add one more reason to the list. Being intimidated. I've done some sculpting in Blender and Zbrush but never get past that because retopology seems so daunting especially after spending a lot of time sculpting. Plus the fear of messing up stop's me cold. I know that it's a crazy fear because there's always the undo option but the fear still keeps me from moving forward in that area.
1 - frustration can be a fact u re Learnin new skills 2 - Repetitions is a key for art 3- Get Short Goals helps to aboid frustrations 4 - It better 1 hour por day than 7 in one day there are more good advices, thanks for the advices, I will waiting for the next video Thanks
#12 !!! The amount of people that argue that you gotta use this or that is just amazing. I'm working with 3D for more than 20 years now and still people try to teach me that blender hotkeys "are the best" and so on. Crusading for a certain program is the first red flag for me that you're a bloody noob and haven't grasped the basics of creating art. I've seen people fail on great programs and i've seen people do amazing work on windows paint. Only learning one program is like only painting with the color blue. If you don't expand your palette of tools, your art will be very narrow and one day you'll be a relict yourself. So stop the Stockholm syndrome and learn why other people use other tools... ;)
badoli While I respect your view there is nothing wrong with mastering a certain tool. I've tried Maya, Zbrush, gimp, and a few other programs and I've settled on Blender and Photoshop. I sometimes dabble in Marvelous Designer and Substance Painter but I love Blender. While I'd rather not become a Jack of all trades and master non, I respect those that prefer using multiple platforms. I'm not opposed to using other software to accomplish a task if I can't achieve it in my preferred software but if I can keep from straying I will. Especially while trying to perfect my knowledge of my tool.
1. False expectations - don't underestimate what it takes to become good, expect it to take a long time. 2. Ignoring fundamentals - master fundamentals like anatomy to get good. 3. Sticking to one medium - try various tools/mediums/approaches to get different perspectives and skills. Even stuff like watching movies, playing games, or doing photography. 4. Not taking advantage of experience of others - read books and watch courses, they're years of experience condensed into minutes. 5. Focusing too much on experience of others - balance learning from others with figuring things out for yourself, exploring and solving problems on your own is a skill you need. 6. Impatience - it takes time to learn any skill, take it one step at a time, trying to cram all the learning into a short period will just exhaust and demotivate you. 7. Binge practice - it's better to practice 1 hour every day than for 7 hours once per week. 8. Not having goals - gamify your process, set long term goals and short term challenges. Yearly, monthly, daily, microsteps. 9. Fear of grind and boredom - it takes a lot of repetition to get better. Keep learning and challenging yourself, find ways to make practice fun. 10. Shortcuts - don't mindlessly follow the "5 easy steps" tutorials, learn anatomy/perspective/etc to gain useful universal skills. 11. Being too focused on artstyle - don't waste your time trying to find your style before you master the fundamentals. Focus on getting good, artstyle, like handwriting, will naturally develop based on your personality/tastes/etc. 12. Glorifying the tool - mastering software will not make you a great artist. Being a good artist is a separate skill, it's in your head not on your laptop. 13. Avoiding the unknown and fearing change - challenge yourself instead of sticking to what you know. 14. Lettig pressure/frustration take over - manage your stress to avoid getting depressed and giving up. Being frustrated/confused is how learning feels like, expect it, learn to enjoy it, thats the sensation of getting good. 15. Relying on motivation/inspiration - motivation runs out, create consistent habits instead, they are a much more reliable and consistent way to practice regularly. 16. Getting too attached to your work - don't get too hung up on your work, don't spend too much time on one project. Quality is a result of good skill, Quantity is what develops these skills. 10 1hr projects are better than 1 10hr project. 17. Fear of failure - making mistakes is a part of learning experience, it helps you update your model and get better, don't avoid failure, just learn from it. 18. Thinking that learning is a linear experience - you will have breakthroughs and plateaus, it's okay, it's a part of the process. Having ups and downs is natural, just push through it. 19. Having one perspective - be open minded, listen to many different contradictory persoectives, use your judgement, and make up your own mind. 20. Not subscribing to this channel =)
1. Don't rely on motivation. It is a bad fuel. Instead develop a habit. 2. Quality over quality in practice 3. Frustration indicate I learn something new.
@@stefanemanueltanasa7746 yea bc if you focus only on quality in practice you'll stay on one thing for way longer than you should ie stunt ur growth also...number 3 is a BIG one, ppl usually get frustrated and then give up, but thats usually the human mind hitting its limitations, keep going and thats when that break thru happens!
My point of view is that this topic can be missunderstood because if you do too much of things in a hour maybe you won't improve in any of these, already that you're going at 4 places at the same time. i.e: Some musician that wants to learn a song, is he/she tries to focus 1 hour on that then the concept of the song will be learnt succesfully. Now Imagine the same example but that musician wants to learn how to play a funk song, then a flamenco, then blues in olny 1 hour...their mind will blow up.
I did listen to it with focus to programming - it fits quite well, even the anatomy part - knowing the fundamental concepts helps to understand more complex ideas based on that.
why bother with anatomy, if you can just trace 3d character? unless under term anatomy you have a list of wahst features you have to draw to anime figure into something realistic
For people starting out in sculpting, I usually recommend not watching time lapse videos because they undermine the amount of time it takes to do a piece. Even if you know it's sped up footage, on an unconscious level they can still make you think "I'm taking too long", which leads to rushed projects, generally poor work, and a lack of confidence in your abilities. In production, leads and supervisors care more about the final product than the amount of time it took. When people brag "I did this in a day", it often falls on deaf ears and makes them look arrogant. I would recommend watching artists on live stream. They're usually very welcoming and will answer your questions. Plus seeing stuff come together in real time is far less intimidating. A huge reason why artists fail to improve, in my experience, is taking criticism personally and getting defensive, or failing to seek feedback in the first place. A lot of artists will surround themselves with enablers that feed their ego, and when someone comes along and says "the anatomy of your face is wrong. Do better", they won't listen and will continue practicing their mistakes.
The issue you are talking about isn't about time lapse videos, it is about false expectations and impatience. Time-lapse Videos: Think about it, what if a beginner watches a professional create a piece in 1 hour live? They will still fall under the trap thinking that is how fast they should get the same results, resulting in ruched projects etc. The more experienced you are, the faster you can do things in most cases, simple. Time-lapse videos are not meant to be watched to see how long a character took to be made, it is about the technique and methods, how the character was approached, inspiration, etc. In-fact, a simple solution would be to add the hours it took to create the character in the video if it was really the issue. I gave classes in a university once to students who never did 3d before. A really interesting thing is that the students who watched my time lapse videos where able to ask the right questions when they were trying to create characters. This is of course only 1 of the benefits. I think time-lapse videos, as mentioned in the video, are very beneficial for all levels. It will benefit every person in a different way, depending on what they are looking for and their current level. Watching the right live streams is also super beneficial of course, i won't disagree with that point, well said. Speed: I think you are missing the point. Becoming faster isn't about bragging. There is 2 ways of becoming faster. One is being sloppy to get the finished results fast, this is being impatience and has no place in improvement. Second way is properly learning things and putting in enough mileage so that you can execute them with less mistakes, hence faster. Sure, in production they care about the end results, but deadlines is a big issue in most productions, so speed is important, just not the sloppy one. The other benefit of speed is that you can practice more, if you can create more in a shorter amount of time, hence improve faster. Again, sloppy fast is bad, confident speed is good. There is more into speed but I'll stop here for this one. Either way thanks for sharing. don't take the parts where I disagreed personally, you made very excellent points :).
@@yansculpts No I'm deeply offended that you disagree, how dare you! My opinion is gold.. I'm kidding :D I don't mean say that timelapse vids should be avoided at all costs. My view is that there is a proper context for them, and a university setting with an instructor there to point things out and demonstrate where appropriate is the perfect context, but not everyone has access to that. A lot of people learn 3D via youtube (that's how I learned Maya) and aren't getting the full learning experience. So for them, I would recommend real-time tutorials and live streams first, then timelapses to see it all come together, but only after gaining a firm understanding of the methods used. The example you brought up, watching a professional do something in an hour, is great. Usually, they're taking through the project and explaining what they're doing and why at any given time. That's valuable information. It's even better if they make mistakes and correct them, rather than just cutting that part out of the video. And if the techniques and methods are what's important, why would you want to fast forward through those parts? In production, you're right, speed is important and clients can have ridiculous expectations of how long things take. I've done some post work for for films in the past, and let me tell you, what they want in a day and what can actually be done in a day are MILES apart sometimes. BUT speed isn't as important as the final product, especially on a team-based project where the person you're handing work too has certain expectations. I can't count how many times the shot that got done in half the expected time wound up getting kicked back because things were missed. Often resulting in re-doing it from scratch and taking even longer in the end. So there's a balance to be struck. I do see a lot of bragging about time taken, from great artists and sloppy ones, and I've seen the negative affect it can have on new artists. So I often find myself repeating "don't let it get to you. Concentrate on your craft". I just wish that other more accomplished artists could be more aware of how discouraging that bragging can be. When anyone asks me "how long did that take?", unless it's a job interview or a producer, my answer is always "as long as it needed". Thank you for the lengthy reply! Most of my youtube comments get ignored, lol. I'm a big fan of your work!
@@liscarscott I think timelapse videos are useful because they sho what kind of features you have to draw and sculpt in wahst order otherwise you just stare into a blank screen and go not have a clue where even to start. timelapse viode coud even be replaces with tects instruction like 1 create ball 2 pull it to make chin, 3 pull to make neck 4 pull to kake nose 5 push cavities for eyes you can also just watch how to create one feature like nose or lips then try to replicate it
@@deltaxcd how we learn is just as subjective as the art we're creating. Timelapse might be good for some, but others need more guided instruction. In general, I would never reccomend them as a learning tool when you're just starting, but more as a refence tool when you reach a certain comfort level and have a firm understanding of the actual process.
Dunno if this was meant to be part of the failing thing but being able to take critique is probably another important one. If you can't take any form of critique about your work and continue to not see certain errors in the things you make, you'll run yourself the habit of turning a blind eye to really terrible faults in your artwork. That's not to say someone telling you your art is terrible in general without explanation is considered critique but if they can determine flaws in your art and say why it is flawed then that will allow you to determine where you need to improve and how you can improve it. I say this knowing there are some artists out there with some bad anatomy practices (my past works are a great example, not even gonna lie, my anatomy was horrendous when I started) and they pretend it's not there by calling it their "style".
It is different from the failure one, this isn't a point i mentioned. I actually have a whole different perspective on critique that i would like to make a video on one of these days :) Either way great point!
This video was just you calling me out and I NEEDED IT. THANK YOU. I've been so frustrated with my art lately, knowing the tricks for drawing skeletons for figures, doing figure drawings, etc. I think this video has given me some tools that I can use to improve from now on! Posting little sketches every day on my Twitter is better than posting one finished piece i'm not entirely happy with once a week. Time to watch some more art study videos and lessons on here!
I know all art goes through an ugly phase while it's being created, but damn sculpting really takes the cake 😂 it starts out so creepy, it's a miracle it turns out so good! But anyway, this is seriously one of the best art advice videos I've ever watched.
Reason #21 "Procrastination" Reason #22 "Laziness" Reason #23 "Not purchasing courses that will speedup your work and help you grow" Thanks man we really appreciate your hard work and your daily advice .. You're a God
@@greatveemon2 it depends, not all of them are good or step by step for a beginner, but for sure a lot are very nice if you're an intermediate/expert artist
this is so true i was able to level up from a cell shading anime style to a more complex realistic style in a span of 1 year and i noticed i pretty much just did most of the advice he mentioned lol its worth it and its a great experience seeing your stuff come to life in a whole new level now im making a living off my art
Ive currently been going through this problem myself, actually problems 1-14 lol. Im glad this video exists cause ive truly been missing out on life forcing myself to improve. This is amazing
I’m quite new to blender and just created my first sculpt. It was hard, frustrating and the results didn’t come out as I had hoped. All of this really lowered my motivation, but that all changed after I finished watching this video. Thank you so much for your advice! You’ve really made me a lot mote motivated to continue my 3D-modeling journey 😄
dude that really helped me , not only for blender but for everything as I'm going through my downs I feel like losing the knowledge and everything I was good at but I see it's natural , thanks so much you got my respect
Thanks for the video and yes, I would like to hear more about learning not being linear and why one gets worse and then better and then worse. I would think that it's because we get caught in a rut of doing things a certain way but If one is in the process of learning something and steadily incorporating the new methods into the work flow then that blows my theory out of the water. Thanks again.
Habits are definitely key. I love how you described it as the best source of energy as opposed to "inspiration." Habits are a way of channeling your energy in ways you can actually control. Would recommend using a habit tracker or calendar, it has been such a big help to me.
Amazing... every single tips you said.... I already knew. Let me explain. I made many mistakes and had many experiences in such a short time. Struggles and such made me see things differently. Each tip brought back memories on how I learned them..... the hardest of ways. What I'm saying is, I'm glad I watched this video. It is good to be reminded. I'm not an art master, considering I never post my work, yet, and I still have a lot to learn. I'm not saying I didnt need this video, because I did need this video. I'm also not bragging for knowing all your tips (so far because you are gonna post more), it's just amazing on how much I personally have grown. And I'm grateful that someone like you had the courage to share such experiences. You earned my sub for being genuine.
The topic is covered here and there but i believe Jake is talking about the specific points i used on the topic, a lot of them are not from what i saw.
You are very wise in this motivational words you are speaking. And I really would love to hear a separate video on "why you are becoming worse with time" and how to deal with this "natural thing in your evolution" like you're saying. Thanks !
So true! And I'll add number 21 take some pause, many times I've been struggling with new technics or skills that I was learning and then, after a pause, I finally managed them. Like if my brain wasn't able to process it during the practice time and then it suddenly understood everything during the pause.
Every single tip in this video was honestly more enjoyable than any other "tutorial" video I have watched. The one that really helped me was "Don't be afraid of failure, you only really failed if you give up" I really need that reminder because everyone on Twitter, Instagram and other art platforms seemed to have never failed drawing but that's only because I haven't seen it. I am also reminded of the many many many many times I have really failed until today. Even until today I'm still a failure, but I see progress, I see improvement. And I will definitely take the "don't focus on one project for too long'' to heart because I really do have many projects I want to do, and I end up not doing any because I get burnt out just from thinking of spending too long on one project. I'll be sure to break down my goals for myself and finish every single art I really want to do in my list. Even if it's a hundred arts in my mind, I think it will be extremely motivating to see it done. Thank you so much for this video, and I'll get to work soon ^^
i'm on circumstance exactly what you saying on your video. getting demovated, feeling no talent, etc,,, i'm glad to see this video im not the only one think like this. Thanks Yan!.. Tomorrow's me better than today!
Three tips: it's all about NOT SKIPPING the BASICS, this is the most powerful and true and useful thing you are trying to say in a variety of ways. So, mastering the basics first, not following shortcuts but you develop your own shortcuts with time, not chasing a fast own-style developing, career, recognition etc, so replace motivation and inspiration with habits, this is very strong also. This is what I remembered in a glance. Thanks for all of this, but for me, you put the big "B" where it belongs: BASICS, step by step, practice and good habits. Keep up with the good work. Health to you !
Please make all those video ideas. These types of videos are some of the most helpful. They are almost as handy as the Yan's Daily Tips. (Kind of a Yan's weekly or monthly tips.)
Wish my Blender peeps (art/design community at large) would stop glorifying coffee. There are better ways to get energy my friend. (Primarily getting consistent sleep each night.) I get that there's not always time to sleep. I'm a full-time artist and have kids, among a number of other commitments and responsibilities. If you find yourself drifting at your desk, but need to push through and finish your work, I suggest taking a break! Get up and go for a walk. I've taken many midnight walks in my career. You'll come back refreshed and up to the challenge. Breaks are a good idea anyway. Getting tired is one of the ways your brain is telling you to cool the jets. Consuming cup after cup of coffee really can have long term effects on your brain. As an artist, your brain (next to your eyes) is your most valuable tool... Why would you ever compromise your health?? That's just my take on it though.
Yeah, and coffee actually has some reverse effect, after few hours you'll feel very tired and want to go to bed as soon as possible. Few years ago i tried coffee+cola.. Well, the effect was great(although my heart don't agree with that), but after that i promised myself never ever drink this bomb cocktail.. P.S. Sorry for mistakes, i'm not a native speaker:) P.P.S. Oh, and after walk(or before) you can do some sports, fitness, or meditation(my choice) and some push-ups.
I can't speak for everyone but my addiction to coffee is mostly from me loving coffee, not to stay awake. I actually switch to decaf in the afternoon, at-least lately. Either way it is true that it isn't healthy in excess, no argument there.
I have to say that You are really right! 1 - You have to fail so many times to improve (i know because I'm an acrobat from 29 years already) 2 - You have to go step by step and change perspective! 3 - it's very important to have inspiration! Thank You for Your job!
Thank you very much for these inspirational videos! Just found your channel. Had this video flying around my recommendations for a while but never watched it because I feel very uncomfortable when people show me what I'm doing wrong even if they just want to help me. This video was different! It teaches a lot, many things I easily understood, but the one thing that stands out to me is seeking frustration, I often was very frustrated when doing things (not just art), sometimes I was able to find a solution and figure it out, sometimes I gave up, but I can finally understand it better after watching your video. I often lose motivation very easily because of a multitude of reason, mainly lazyness, I want to try even if sometimes I don't like it or it doesn't work, when I get results I'll see that it paid of and I will continue! I think with this channel I found a very good source of further motivation to pursue my dreams! Thanks!
1. Lettig pressure/frustration take over 2. Binge practice 3. Impatience I need find a way to deal with the stress and frustration and the rest should follow suit. ^^
even though i know a lot about what you taught additional reminders and knowledge can be really really helpful. these are videos worth watching next time again :D
7. Binge practice. 8. Not having goals. 18. Thinking that learning (...and the art itself) is a linear experience. Watching this video there was two points that helped me: using mask over the eyes to make tiny adjustments on the eyebrowns and push the pupils faraway from the ocular globe (to get a better result instead of a flat surface). Thanks Yan.
After suffering from depression for years and finally starting to get better I have found that mood is SUPER important as well as getting good sleep. Im a night owl and that was hard for me as well.
Cheers mate, I felt like I´ve been running on the spot for the last month and not improving the way I wanted to. This was exactly what I needed right now ^^
I am not really an artist (I only sometimes draw for fun or I make 2D simple -mostly pixel- art for my projects), but I do programming. And I can say that what you mentioned here is true for more things, than only art. Mostly the learning- you will learn more if you spend 4 hours of finding out the way to programme (draw) something your way, than watching 5 minute tutorial. But you have to keep in mind that those tutorials might help you find new ways of thinking and learning. And mostly if you simply do not know what to do at all. Then trying to figure things out your way might hurt you more, than help you. You have to combine all the possible ways and be better :) I am glad you made this video, it gave me new energy and motivation XD
1 - use different mediums 2- create daily habits 3 - don't get discouraged by failure bonus! - success isn't linear !! Thank you for the awesome video !!
The reasons you gave here may seem a little obvious, but I didn't stop to think about them. I love how some great creators share their struggles with others, it gives me a lot of advice and motivation, so thank you! BTW a video about daily activities as you mentioned at 7:08 could be fun.
Excellent video! Such good information and fun to watch. I'm not a blender artist but your knowledge and information about art in general and developing your skills is exactly what I needed to hear.
I lack being able to concentrate right now. Too much going on and other stuff. But i'm under the jake the dog mindset of "Dude, suckin' at something is the first step towards being sorta good at something." Also the Adam savage idea of "failure is always an option".
Notes for me: 1)Quantity - You have to get *certain, precise movements* into your long term memory. This is only feasibly achieved through doing large quantities of work 2)Frustration means you're learning and stretching yourself. It means you're growing! 3)Consistency/Habits trump all 4)Daily and weekly goals - gives motivation, focuses your attention, provides opportunity for reflection and change - 5)Get rid of attention distractions 6)Use a timer 7)Streak 8)Plan your time & Setup your environment for tomorrow's work first thing in the morning
Good stuff! In the near future, when I'm done with High School, I plan on transitioning from StopMotion animation to 3D! It's a big step, but I have small goals.
Well, this video is really good, not to mention, some of these tips and advices can apply for more than art, so I'll add one more, that is also versatile like those ones, but not as common: Take your time to rest Not enough rest can be devastating, both for your skills and health, it can even lead to some of the issues mentioned in the video, sending you into a degenerative tunnel. Focusing on your resting time is as important as working on your skills, you can't have one without the other.
I really like number 14, I have PTSD and have been to countless psychs. But that one point of view is worth more to me than all of them combined. Thank you
learning is not linear. wow, so true. also, number four; Lettig frustration take over... I've seen this happen so many times. I'm not an exceptional artist by any means but growing up I was generally more expereinced than my peers. They would be awed and then get really frustrated when they couldn't produce the same results. Looking at me doing my brushstrokes I could see that they were trying to mimic me, which I now think is a good thing because I learn SO MUCH from watching others... but it's the frustration that always gets to me. My niece and I were drawing once and she asked me to draw a cat for her because she "couldn't" when I asked her to try she wouldn't even give it a shot. It makes me so sad to see all these people so afraid of making (what they would call it) a mistake. I don't know how many times I've scrapped entire painting that they probably would have been really proud of... but it all comes down to our own expectations. Wow, I was going to mention 1 of your points but in my rant I think I blew past 4 >
Very very nice video! Sooooo true. Thanks for sharing this, bro. TIME and repetition is the key to progress and facing that ur simply not perfect like a robot. Sadly the society lean to see it turned around (and ist against life and humankind in my opinion)
Excellent video! Not sure on top 3 as they are all in my opinion very important. Knowing there is going to be a bunch of failures along the way i.e. lots of .blend files not worth saving is among my most as I'm learning something new.
Your tips makes me more motivated as before. It really useful and helpful to learn from your tips. I am appreciate the video that you made it a great video and I love it. Keep up the work I really hoping in future you will post more tips and advice video
My take on how your skill will have dips and peaks while learning mainly comes down to the nature of learning itself. To explain, certain methods of drawing (or any art form) will take you to a certain point before you need to learn a new method, for example drawing arms with observed shapes can work but only to an extent. When an artist switches techniques, they begin to learn a new method from almost ground zero, meaning their quality in art drops. So your new arms based on human anatomy may look worse than general shaped arms right now, however practicing the new method will only lead to your art reaching a new level.
LOL! This is where I should have posted my thank you post for sharing your knowledge with us. So....that said.... Yan, you make some of the most beautiful stylized- female CG sculpts I have ever seen! Your tutorials have really helped me out in the area of hair. (Haven't gotten brave enough to try and sculpt a body yet, so I use CG character bases from the program Character Creator 3 by Reallusion as the basis for character models, and a platform on which to design hair based on your sculpting techniques. If there is one thing I learned right off the bat when it comes to sculpting...it's "baby steps"! No broad strokes until one learns (still learning, btw) the area of influence of the different brushes (especially the Grab brush) to model the general outline of the hair. You and Grant Abbitt have become two of my favorite tutors! Soon as I get some disposable money, I'll look at your Gumroad courses. Keep up the great work! Gracias, grazie, merci beaucoup, danke, arigato, xie xie, maoma estute, spasibo, khap kun khap, and khap sa ham ne da....oh...and thank you! LOL!
REFERENCE. References are important as a beginning artist or in general. Sure you could go without them but it probably wouldn't be as helpful to remember a body in your head and try to draw it out. Everyone is different but sometimes references can really help.
I actually noticed that at the times then me or my thiend thought that we're loosing our skill, in reality we're never had it! It's just a feeling. With a time your art vision can improve while hands hadn't. Think about it
Another tip would be walk away every once in a while and come back to the project/piece later to get fresh eyes (as long as there is no time limit that is) Yea, you mentioned 10 1 hour projects are better than 1 10 hours but, refining later on will help as well, whether you go back to the same piece, or redo the piece all over again (like all the redraws we keep seeing)
I was an endurance runner for many years and can confirm that your body will get used to the craft. I actually started to gain some weight even though I was running like 80+ miles a week, like 5lbs but that's alot in the sport, and had to start doing hill sprints, weight lifting, cycling, picking a day every week to really go all out instead of always saving it for race day, really anything new to my body. I would imagine muscle memory is the same across most all mediums.
18. Thinking that learning is a linear experience. Never thought of learning that way. Though it has been at the back of my mind as a generic thing people say but for some reason how he explained it made sense. My art has gone worse at times and you are left confused, i still continued but at the time i wish i knew that so i didn't get so demotivated. Now i have this at the back of my head and ill continue on.
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What are your top 3 favorite advice and tips from the video? What other reasons do you think stops artists from improving that I didn't mention? Let me know ;)!
My favorite 3 would have to be being consistent with practice, no binge work and power to the artist, not the tool. Even though a great artist when coupled with a powerful tool makes for staggering art. I'm just saying. Heck look at you. That proves that. Everything you touch is gold. I would like to add one more reason to the list. Being intimidated. I've done some sculpting in Blender and Zbrush but never get past that because retopology seems so daunting especially after spending a lot of time sculpting. Plus the fear of messing up stop's me cold. I know that it's a crazy fear because there's always the undo option but the fear still keeps me from moving forward in that area.
1 - frustration can be a fact u re Learnin new skills
2 - Repetitions is a key for art
3- Get Short Goals helps to aboid frustrations
4 - It better 1 hour por day than 7 in one day
there are more good advices, thanks for the advices, I will waiting for the next video Thanks
#12 !!! The amount of people that argue that you gotta use this or that is just amazing. I'm working with 3D for more than 20 years now and still people try to teach me that blender hotkeys "are the best" and so on. Crusading for a certain program is the first red flag for me that you're a bloody noob and haven't grasped the basics of creating art. I've seen people fail on great programs and i've seen people do amazing work on windows paint. Only learning one program is like only painting with the color blue. If you don't expand your palette of tools, your art will be very narrow and one day you'll be a relict yourself. So stop the Stockholm syndrome and learn why other people use other tools... ;)
badoli While I respect your view there is nothing wrong with mastering a certain tool. I've tried Maya, Zbrush, gimp, and a few other programs and I've settled on Blender and Photoshop. I sometimes dabble in Marvelous Designer and Substance Painter but I love Blender. While I'd rather not become a Jack of all trades and master non, I respect those that prefer using multiple platforms. I'm not opposed to using other software to accomplish a task if I can't achieve it in my preferred software but if I can keep from straying I will. Especially while trying to perfect my knowledge of my tool.
How long did you take ?
1. False expectations - don't underestimate what it takes to become good, expect it to take a long time.
2. Ignoring fundamentals - master fundamentals like anatomy to get good.
3. Sticking to one medium - try various tools/mediums/approaches to get different perspectives and skills. Even stuff like watching movies, playing games, or doing photography.
4. Not taking advantage of experience of others - read books and watch courses, they're years of experience condensed into minutes.
5. Focusing too much on experience of others - balance learning from others with figuring things out for yourself, exploring and solving problems on your own is a skill you need.
6. Impatience - it takes time to learn any skill, take it one step at a time, trying to cram all the learning into a short period will just exhaust and demotivate you.
7. Binge practice - it's better to practice 1 hour every day than for 7 hours once per week.
8. Not having goals - gamify your process, set long term goals and short term challenges. Yearly, monthly, daily, microsteps.
9. Fear of grind and boredom - it takes a lot of repetition to get better. Keep learning and challenging yourself, find ways to make practice fun.
10. Shortcuts - don't mindlessly follow the "5 easy steps" tutorials, learn anatomy/perspective/etc to gain useful universal skills.
11. Being too focused on artstyle - don't waste your time trying to find your style before you master the fundamentals. Focus on getting good, artstyle, like handwriting, will naturally develop based on your personality/tastes/etc.
12. Glorifying the tool - mastering software will not make you a great artist. Being a good artist is a separate skill, it's in your head not on your laptop.
13. Avoiding the unknown and fearing change - challenge yourself instead of sticking to what you know.
14. Lettig pressure/frustration take over - manage your stress to avoid getting depressed and giving up. Being frustrated/confused is how learning feels like, expect it, learn to enjoy it, thats the sensation of getting good.
15. Relying on motivation/inspiration - motivation runs out, create consistent habits instead, they are a much more reliable and consistent way to practice regularly.
16. Getting too attached to your work - don't get too hung up on your work, don't spend too much time on one project. Quality is a result of good skill, Quantity is what develops these skills. 10 1hr projects are better than 1 10hr project.
17. Fear of failure - making mistakes is a part of learning experience, it helps you update your model and get better, don't avoid failure, just learn from it.
18. Thinking that learning is a linear experience - you will have breakthroughs and plateaus, it's okay, it's a part of the process. Having ups and downs is natural, just push through it.
19. Having one perspective - be open minded, listen to many different contradictory persoectives, use your judgement, and make up your own mind.
20. Not subscribing to this channel =)
Ooh that must have taken some time to type xD
lifesaver
You save me 30 minte my life, because I don't know enough language
Thanks! I dont have time to eatch the whole thing rn ;w;
why is this comment not pinned...
1. Don't rely on motivation. It is a bad fuel. Instead develop a habit.
2. Quality over quality in practice
3. Frustration indicate I learn something new.
Nice choices!
quality over quality?
@@nikoshadowburn7622 i guess quantity over quality?
@@stefanemanueltanasa7746 yea bc if you focus only on quality in practice you'll stay on one thing for way longer than you should ie stunt ur growth
also...number 3 is a BIG one, ppl usually get frustrated and then give up, but thats usually the human mind hitting its limitations, keep going and thats when that break thru happens!
My point of view is that this topic can be missunderstood because if you do too much of things in a hour maybe you won't improve in any of these, already that you're going at 4 places at the same time. i.e: Some musician that wants to learn a song, is he/she tries to focus 1 hour on that then the concept of the song will be learnt succesfully. Now Imagine the same example but that musician wants to learn how to play a funk song, then a flamenco, then blues in olny 1 hour...their mind will blow up.
This doesn’t just apply to art, it applies to literally any skill
Except for the anatomy part. You don't really need to know that for every skill.
I did listen to it with focus to programming - it fits quite well, even the anatomy part - knowing the fundamental concepts helps to understand more complex ideas based on that.
@@syalin4433 but in every case there are basic things u need to master
1. Don't be too hard on your self
2. Take a break once in awhile
3. Subcribe to your channel ;)
"Reason 6: Patience"
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That's though
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Zoë Nightshade I’m done
Lol!!
Anatomy is definitely something I'm struggling with. Do you have any books or other media that helped you under anatomy?
i mainly studied from books, classic human anatomy is a great book, so is figure drawing by mh
Proko youtube channel explains stuff pretty easy
@@leecaste well hes a anatomy teacher right?
why bother with anatomy, if you can just trace 3d character?
unless under term anatomy you have a list of wahst features you have to draw to anime figure into something realistic
@@deltaxcd you wont understand the function of the muscles and all
Dont forget to AVOID cheats art tricks.
He said that on the video
For people starting out in sculpting, I usually recommend not watching time lapse videos because they undermine the amount of time it takes to do a piece. Even if you know it's sped up footage, on an unconscious level they can still make you think "I'm taking too long", which leads to rushed projects, generally poor work, and a lack of confidence in your abilities. In production, leads and supervisors care more about the final product than the amount of time it took. When people brag "I did this in a day", it often falls on deaf ears and makes them look arrogant.
I would recommend watching artists on live stream. They're usually very welcoming and will answer your questions. Plus seeing stuff come together in real time is far less intimidating.
A huge reason why artists fail to improve, in my experience, is taking criticism personally and getting defensive, or failing to seek feedback in the first place. A lot of artists will surround themselves with enablers that feed their ego, and when someone comes along and says "the anatomy of your face is wrong. Do better", they won't listen and will continue practicing their mistakes.
The issue you are talking about isn't about time lapse videos, it is about false expectations and impatience.
Time-lapse Videos:
Think about it, what if a beginner watches a professional create a piece in 1 hour live? They will still fall under the trap thinking that is how fast they should get the same results, resulting in ruched projects etc. The more experienced you are, the faster you can do things in most cases, simple.
Time-lapse videos are not meant to be watched to see how long a character took to be made, it is about the technique and methods, how the character was approached, inspiration, etc. In-fact, a simple solution would be to add the hours it took to create the character in the video if it was really the issue.
I gave classes in a university once to students who never did 3d before. A really interesting thing is that the students who watched my time lapse videos where able to ask the right questions when they were trying to create characters. This is of course only 1 of the benefits.
I think time-lapse videos, as mentioned in the video, are very beneficial for all levels. It will benefit every person in a different way, depending on what they are looking for and their current level.
Watching the right live streams is also super beneficial of course, i won't disagree with that point, well said.
Speed:
I think you are missing the point. Becoming faster isn't about bragging. There is 2 ways of becoming faster. One is being sloppy to get the finished results fast, this is being impatience and has no place in improvement. Second way is properly learning things and putting in enough mileage so that you can execute them with less mistakes, hence faster.
Sure, in production they care about the end results, but deadlines is a big issue in most productions, so speed is important, just not the sloppy one.
The other benefit of speed is that you can practice more, if you can create more in a shorter amount of time, hence improve faster. Again, sloppy fast is bad, confident speed is good.
There is more into speed but I'll stop here for this one.
Either way thanks for sharing. don't take the parts where I disagreed personally, you made very excellent points :).
@@yansculpts No I'm deeply offended that you disagree, how dare you! My opinion is gold.. I'm kidding :D
I don't mean say that timelapse vids should be avoided at all costs. My view is that there is a proper context for them, and a university setting with an instructor there to point things out and demonstrate where appropriate is the perfect context, but not everyone has access to that. A lot of people learn 3D via youtube (that's how I learned Maya) and aren't getting the full learning experience. So for them, I would recommend real-time tutorials and live streams first, then timelapses to see it all come together, but only after gaining a firm understanding of the methods used.
The example you brought up, watching a professional do something in an hour, is great. Usually, they're taking through the project and explaining what they're doing and why at any given time. That's valuable information. It's even better if they make mistakes and correct them, rather than just cutting that part out of the video. And if the techniques and methods are what's important, why would you want to fast forward through those parts?
In production, you're right, speed is important and clients can have ridiculous expectations of how long things take. I've done some post work for for films in the past, and let me tell you, what they want in a day and what can actually be done in a day are MILES apart sometimes. BUT speed isn't as important as the final product, especially on a team-based project where the person you're handing work too has certain expectations. I can't count how many times the shot that got done in half the expected time wound up getting kicked back because things were missed. Often resulting in re-doing it from scratch and taking even longer in the end. So there's a balance to be struck.
I do see a lot of bragging about time taken, from great artists and sloppy ones, and I've seen the negative affect it can have on new artists. So I often find myself repeating "don't let it get to you. Concentrate on your craft". I just wish that other more accomplished artists could be more aware of how discouraging that bragging can be. When anyone asks me "how long did that take?", unless it's a job interview or a producer, my answer is always "as long as it needed".
Thank you for the lengthy reply! Most of my youtube comments get ignored, lol. I'm a big fan of your work!
Of course, your comments won't get ignored here ;). I do my best to answer everyone, i appreciate your comments :)
@@liscarscott
I think timelapse videos are useful because they sho what kind of features you have to draw and sculpt in wahst order
otherwise you just stare into a blank screen and go not have a clue where even to start.
timelapse viode coud even be replaces with tects instruction
like
1 create ball
2 pull it to make chin,
3 pull to make neck
4 pull to kake nose
5 push cavities for eyes
you can also just watch how to create one feature like nose or lips then try to replicate it
@@deltaxcd how we learn is just as subjective as the art we're creating. Timelapse might be good for some, but others need more guided instruction. In general, I would never reccomend them as a learning tool when you're just starting, but more as a refence tool when you reach a certain comfort level and have a firm understanding of the actual process.
Dunno if this was meant to be part of the failing thing but being able to take critique is probably another important one. If you can't take any form of critique about your work and continue to not see certain errors in the things you make, you'll run yourself the habit of turning a blind eye to really terrible faults in your artwork. That's not to say someone telling you your art is terrible in general without explanation is considered critique but if they can determine flaws in your art and say why it is flawed then that will allow you to determine where you need to improve and how you can improve it.
I say this knowing there are some artists out there with some bad anatomy practices (my past works are a great example, not even gonna lie, my anatomy was horrendous when I started) and they pretend it's not there by calling it their "style".
It is different from the failure one, this isn't a point i mentioned. I actually have a whole different perspective on critique that i would like to make a video on one of these days :) Either way great point!
This video was just you calling me out and I NEEDED IT. THANK YOU. I've been so frustrated with my art lately, knowing the tricks for drawing skeletons for figures, doing figure drawings, etc.
I think this video has given me some tools that I can use to improve from now on! Posting little sketches every day on my Twitter is better than posting one finished piece i'm not entirely happy with once a week. Time to watch some more art study videos and lessons on here!
I know all art goes through an ugly phase while it's being created, but damn sculpting really takes the cake 😂 it starts out so creepy, it's a miracle it turns out so good!
But anyway, this is seriously one of the best art advice videos I've ever watched.
Yansculpts is literally the only channel I have ever hit the bell icon for.
Aww i appreciate that!
Same.
You monster.
Reason #21 "Procrastination"
Reason #22 "Laziness"
Reason #23 "Not purchasing courses that will speedup your work and help you grow"
Thanks man we really appreciate your hard work and your daily advice .. You're a God
#23? nah.. there is a lot of free tutorial here on yt that could also help you grow.
@@greatveemon2 it depends, not all of them are good or step by step for a beginner, but for sure a lot are very nice if you're an intermediate/expert artist
Thanks for the extra reasons!
The lazy one is true, but the tip on Habit will deal with that ;)
@@yansculpts welcome man
Oh my God I needed this. I burn myself out too quickly because of false expectations and impatience.
Glad it could help!
The thing you said about how getting frustrated lets you know youre learning something, love that
this is so true i was able to level up from a cell shading anime style to a more complex realistic style in a span of 1 year and i noticed i pretty much just did most of the advice he mentioned lol its worth it and its a great experience seeing your stuff come to life in a whole new level now im making a living off my art
Ive currently been going through this problem myself, actually problems 1-14 lol. Im glad this video exists cause ive truly been missing out on life forcing myself to improve. This is amazing
I’m quite new to blender and just created my first sculpt. It was hard, frustrating and the results didn’t come out as I had hoped. All of this really lowered my motivation, but that all changed after I finished watching this video. Thank you so much for your advice! You’ve really made me a lot mote motivated to continue my 3D-modeling journey 😄
dude that really helped me , not only for blender but for everything as I'm going through my downs I feel like losing the knowledge and everything I was good at but I see it's natural , thanks so much you got my respect
Thanks for the video and yes, I would like to hear more about learning not being linear and why one gets worse and then better and then worse. I would think that it's because we get caught in a rut of doing things a certain way but If one is in the process of learning something and steadily incorporating the new methods into the work flow then that blows my theory out of the water. Thanks again.
No your point is actually valid, that is one of the reasons. I would love to make a video on this :)
Habits are definitely key. I love how you described it as the best source of energy as opposed to "inspiration." Habits are a way of channeling your energy in ways you can actually control. Would recommend using a habit tracker or calendar, it has been such a big help to me.
Oh didn't know that existed i will check it!
Amazing... every single tips you said.... I already knew. Let me explain. I made many mistakes and had many experiences in such a short time. Struggles and such made me see things differently. Each tip brought back memories on how I learned them..... the hardest of ways. What I'm saying is, I'm glad I watched this video. It is good to be reminded. I'm not an art master, considering I never post my work, yet, and I still have a lot to learn. I'm not saying I didnt need this video, because I did need this video. I'm also not bragging for knowing all your tips (so far because you are gonna post more), it's just amazing on how much I personally have grown. And I'm grateful that someone like you had the courage to share such experiences. You earned my sub for being genuine.
This video deserves much more attention, it explained so many things that aren't talked about enough
Jake Stoner not true, there's lots of books and videos on youtube talking about this topic because every artist starts doing shit at the beginning.
The topic is covered here and there but i believe Jake is talking about the specific points i used on the topic, a lot of them are not from what i saw.
We need more "How to as an Artist" kind of vids. Love your channel! And definitely interested in that video!
Art advice stuff? Yeah i will do more of those thank you!! Which video are you interested in btw?
@@yansculpts About how or why you get worse over time? Instead of getting better? Cause that was news to me. I didn't know about that.
You are very wise in this motivational words you are speaking. And I really would love to hear a separate video on "why you are becoming worse with time" and how to deal with this "natural thing in your evolution" like you're saying. Thanks !
Art takes time?
No
Art takes a lifetime.
So true! And I'll add number 21 take some pause, many times I've been struggling with new technics or skills that I was learning and then, after a pause, I finally managed them. Like if my brain wasn't able to process it during the practice time and then it suddenly understood everything during the pause.
true good one!
Wow!! I really needed that!! Thanks for the motivation!! :)
I'm feeling better now!!
yay welcome :)!
Every single tip in this video was honestly more enjoyable than any other "tutorial" video I have watched. The one that really helped me was "Don't be afraid of failure, you only really failed if you give up"
I really need that reminder because everyone on Twitter, Instagram and other art platforms seemed to have never failed drawing but that's only because I haven't seen it. I am also reminded of the many many many many times I have really failed until today. Even until today I'm still a failure, but I see progress, I see improvement. And I will definitely take the "don't focus on one project for too long'' to heart because I really do have many projects I want to do, and I end up not doing any because I get burnt out just from thinking of spending too long on one project. I'll be sure to break down my goals for myself and finish every single art I really want to do in my list. Even if it's a hundred arts in my mind, I think it will be extremely motivating to see it done. Thank you so much for this video, and I'll get to work soon ^^
*listens to the first tip*
me, does a Kratos voice: keep your expectations low, and always expect an attack. it's a delicate balance
i'm on circumstance exactly what you saying on your video. getting demovated, feeling no talent, etc,,, i'm glad to see this video im not the only one think like this. Thanks Yan!.. Tomorrow's me better than today!
I’ve been drawing for 4 years and everyone says I have talent but I’m the only one that sees how much my art sucks
I wouldn't say that is a bad thing, if you think something is good you might not try to improve
That my friend is my best friend. Impostor syndrome.
Three tips: it's all about NOT SKIPPING the BASICS, this is the most powerful and true and useful thing you are trying to say in a variety of ways. So, mastering the basics first, not following shortcuts but you develop your own shortcuts with time, not chasing a fast own-style developing, career, recognition etc, so replace motivation and inspiration with habits, this is very strong also. This is what I remembered in a glance. Thanks for all of this, but for me, you put the big "B" where it belongs: BASICS, step by step, practice and good habits. Keep up with the good work. Health to you !
Please make all those video ideas. These types of videos are some of the most helpful. They are almost as handy as the Yan's Daily Tips. (Kind of a Yan's weekly or monthly tips.)
Monthly one sounds cool, gives me some time to prepare them and do the other content ;)
Patience is key.
Frustration is inevitable.
Coffee is life.
This really helps, I’ve been drawing for 4 years now. I wouldn’t call myself a beginner. But I’m nowhere near a professional.
Yeah, video about feeling of loosing skills would be great.
Ooh another one interested, thanks for letting me know Bohdan
@@yansculpts and another one! :D nice to see other feel that too :D
Wish my Blender peeps (art/design community at large) would stop glorifying coffee.
There are better ways to get energy my friend. (Primarily getting consistent sleep each night.) I get that there's not always time to sleep. I'm a full-time artist and have kids, among a number of other commitments and responsibilities. If you find yourself drifting at your desk, but need to push through and finish your work, I suggest taking a break! Get up and go for a walk. I've taken many midnight walks in my career. You'll come back refreshed and up to the challenge. Breaks are a good idea anyway. Getting tired is one of the ways your brain is telling you to cool the jets.
Consuming cup after cup of coffee really can have long term effects on your brain. As an artist, your brain (next to your eyes) is your most valuable tool... Why would you ever compromise your health??
That's just my take on it though.
Yeah, and coffee actually has some reverse effect, after few hours you'll feel very tired and want to go to bed as soon as possible.
Few years ago i tried coffee+cola.. Well, the effect was great(although my heart don't agree with that), but after that i promised myself never ever drink this bomb cocktail..
P.S. Sorry for mistakes, i'm not a native speaker:)
P.P.S. Oh, and after walk(or before) you can do some sports, fitness, or meditation(my choice) and some push-ups.
I can't speak for everyone but my addiction to coffee is mostly from me loving coffee, not to stay awake. I actually switch to decaf in the afternoon, at-least lately.
Either way it is true that it isn't healthy in excess, no argument there.
@@yansculpts and I apologise if you feel I'm singling you out. The criticism is less for you and more of a broad criticism.
No worries i didn't take it that way x)
@@yansculpts Good man
I have to say that You are really right!
1 - You have to fail so many times to improve (i know because I'm an acrobat from 29 years already)
2 - You have to go step by step and change perspective!
3 - it's very important to have inspiration!
Thank You for Your job!
Also love to see a video about dealing with getting worse/losing skills
Glorifying the tool, Art Style main as a main goal, getting attach to your work!
Made me feel much better, I'm not alone about thinking this way, tnks :)
My pleasure :)!
Thank you very much for these inspirational videos!
Just found your channel. Had this video flying around my recommendations for a while but never watched it because I feel very uncomfortable when people show me what I'm doing wrong even if they just want to help me. This video was different! It teaches a lot, many things I easily understood, but the one thing that stands out to me is seeking frustration, I often was very frustrated when doing things (not just art), sometimes I was able to find a solution and figure it out, sometimes I gave up, but I can finally understand it better after watching your video.
I often lose motivation very easily because of a multitude of reason, mainly lazyness, I want to try even if sometimes I don't like it or it doesn't work, when I get results I'll see that it paid of and I will continue!
I think with this channel I found a very good source of further motivation to pursue my dreams!
Thanks!
1. Lettig pressure/frustration take over
2. Binge practice
3. Impatience
I need find a way to deal with the stress and frustration and the rest should follow suit. ^^
nice top 3!
Thanks!! ^^
i watched half and stopped, i feel like i am knowing what to do now!!thank so much!! I will keep the other part of the video until i struggle again
Welcome :)
even though i know a lot about what you taught additional reminders and knowledge can be really really helpful. these are videos worth watching next time again :D
Yes, would definitely love a video about what you do to make practicing and the grind fun
Noted ;)
7. Binge practice.
8. Not having goals.
18. Thinking that learning (...and the art itself) is a linear experience.
Watching this video there was two points that helped me: using mask over the eyes to make tiny adjustments on the eyebrowns and push the pupils faraway from the ocular globe (to get a better result instead of a flat surface).
Thanks Yan.
very inspiring video, whenever I doubt myself, rewatching your video helps! so thank you for making this video.
After suffering from depression for years and finally starting to get better I have found that mood is SUPER important as well as getting good sleep. Im a night owl and that was hard for me as well.
Cheers mate, I felt like I´ve been running on the spot for the last month and not improving the way I wanted to. This was exactly what I needed right now ^^
Happy to hear it helped out!
I am not really an artist (I only sometimes draw for fun or I make 2D simple -mostly pixel- art for my projects), but I do programming. And I can say that what you mentioned here is true for more things, than only art. Mostly the learning- you will learn more if you spend 4 hours of finding out the way to programme (draw) something your way, than watching 5 minute tutorial. But you have to keep in mind that those tutorials might help you find new ways of thinking and learning. And mostly if you simply do not know what to do at all. Then trying to figure things out your way might hurt you more, than help you.
You have to combine all the possible ways and be better :)
I am glad you made this video, it gave me new energy and motivation XD
1 - use different mediums
2- create daily habits
3 - don't get discouraged by failure
bonus! - success isn't linear !!
Thank you for the awesome video !!
The reasons you gave here may seem a little obvious, but I didn't stop to think about them. I love how some great creators share their struggles with others, it gives me a lot of advice and motivation, so thank you!
BTW a video about daily activities as you mentioned at 7:08 could be fun.
Welcome and yeah the activities one was already requested a few times that could be a good video for you guys :)!
The very first video that I truly liked, you deserve more than 10m subscribers
Thank you! This is the first video that inspired me to set an alarm to draw for 30 mins a day 💙😁
Excellent video! Such good information and fun to watch. I'm not a blender artist but your knowledge and information about art in general and developing your skills is exactly what I needed to hear.
I admire you... but not just in your marvelous sculpting. On your heart
thank you!
I lack being able to concentrate right now. Too much going on and other stuff. But i'm under the jake the dog mindset of "Dude, suckin' at something is the first step towards being sorta good at something." Also the Adam savage idea of "failure is always an option".
Under the jake the dog? Adam savage?
Notes for me:
1)Quantity - You have to get *certain, precise movements* into your long term memory. This is only feasibly achieved through doing large quantities of work
2)Frustration means you're learning and stretching yourself. It means you're growing!
3)Consistency/Habits trump all
4)Daily and weekly goals - gives motivation, focuses your attention, provides opportunity for reflection and change
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5)Get rid of attention distractions
6)Use a timer
7)Streak
8)Plan your time & Setup your environment for tomorrow's work first thing in the morning
I love this guy so much xD He legit motivates me to get out of bed and eat every morning
Yes pleasee, make the video about how you make practicing fun!
Will do!
dude, this video is amazing, it helped me with the pressure that I have put on Sculpt January, thank you very much.
My pleasure and good luck for the rest of SJ!
recently when I have subscribed this great sculpts channel I learnt something about sculpts in blender thanks 1000% keep uploading
I will welcome :)
Good stuff! In the near future, when I'm done with High School, I plan on transitioning from StopMotion animation to 3D! It's a big step, but I have small goals.
Thanks for the tips my man
great tips! wrote them in my notebook as a reminder for future - what to do if something goes wrong! :)
Well, this video is really good, not to mention, some of these tips and advices can apply for more than art, so I'll add one more, that is also versatile like those ones, but not as common:
Take your time to rest
Not enough rest can be devastating, both for your skills and health, it can even lead to some of the issues mentioned in the video, sending you into a degenerative tunnel.
Focusing on your resting time is as important as working on your skills, you can't have one without the other.
I’m binging a bunch of your videos Yan!
I really like number 14, I have PTSD and have been to countless psychs. But that one point of view is worth more to me than all of them combined.
Thank you
Interesting how most if not all of the points apply to music as well as other pursuits of success. Thanks!
I agree i use a lot of these things in other aspects of my life, welcome :)
learning is not linear. wow, so true.
also, number four; Lettig frustration take over... I've seen this happen so many times. I'm not an exceptional artist by any means but growing up I was generally more expereinced than my peers. They would be awed and then get really frustrated when they couldn't produce the same results. Looking at me doing my brushstrokes I could see that they were trying to mimic me, which I now think is a good thing because I learn SO MUCH from watching others... but it's the frustration that always gets to me.
My niece and I were drawing once and she asked me to draw a cat for her because she "couldn't" when I asked her to try she wouldn't even give it a shot. It makes me so sad to see all these people so afraid of making (what they would call it) a mistake. I don't know how many times I've scrapped entire painting that they probably would have been really proud of... but it all comes down to our own expectations.
Wow, I was going to mention 1 of your points but in my rant I think I blew past 4 >
"... surgery without knowing the human anatomy..." this hurts me just thinking of it.
you and i both haha
All solid advice! Another great and extremely useful video!
Welcome thanks!
Very very nice video! Sooooo true. Thanks for sharing this, bro.
TIME and repetition is the key to progress and facing that ur simply not perfect like a robot.
Sadly the society lean to see it turned around (and ist against life and humankind in my opinion)
Do you read mind ??? I was lookinking for Good advices Thanks man your the best
haha maybe ;)
Excellent video! Not sure on top 3 as they are all in my opinion very important. Knowing there is going to be a bunch of failures along the way i.e. lots of .blend files not worth saving is among my most as I'm learning something new.
Thank you, and glad you found all the points helpful/important :)
I just love your videos, Yan!
I think I've been doing all these things lol, but this video made me feel less frustated and im subscribing now!
Thank you for reminding!
Hell yes I want to see a video on making the grind less daunting and monotonous!
I'd love that losing skill video topic you mentioned in this!
Your tips makes me more motivated as before. It really useful and helpful to learn from your tips. I am appreciate the video that you made it a great video and I love it. Keep up the work I really hoping in future you will post more tips and advice video
Thanks and will do more!
Love your videos! How can your voice and tone be so entertaining?! Keep it up, ♡
Thank you so much for the compliment, happy it is :D!
"It's part of the process... I promise"
This one got me feeling good
Glad it helped haha
Awesome tutorial, thanks, extremey useful and realistic.
Video about learning not being linear would be very interesting!
thanks for letting me know, noted!
My take on how your skill will have dips and peaks while learning mainly comes down to the nature of learning itself. To explain, certain methods of drawing (or any art form) will take you to a certain point before you need to learn a new method, for example drawing arms with observed shapes can work but only to an extent. When an artist switches techniques, they begin to learn a new method from almost ground zero, meaning their quality in art drops. So your new arms based on human anatomy may look worse than general shaped arms right now, however practicing the new method will only lead to your art reaching a new level.
LOL! This is where I should have posted my thank you post for sharing your knowledge with us. So....that said....
Yan, you make some of the most beautiful stylized- female CG sculpts I have ever seen! Your tutorials have really helped me out in the area of
hair. (Haven't gotten brave enough to try and sculpt a body yet, so I use CG character bases from the program Character Creator 3 by
Reallusion as the basis for character models, and a platform on which to design hair based on your sculpting techniques. If there is one thing I
learned right off the bat when it comes to sculpting...it's "baby steps"! No broad strokes until one learns (still learning, btw) the area of influence of the different brushes (especially the Grab brush) to model the general outline of the hair. You and Grant Abbitt have become two of my favorite tutors! Soon as I get some disposable money,
I'll look at your Gumroad courses. Keep up the great work! Gracias, grazie, merci beaucoup, danke, arigato, xie xie, maoma estute, spasibo, khap kun khap, and khap sa ham ne da....oh...and thank you! LOL!
Thanks for the video man it really give me a new reason to restart my work
My pleasure!!
REFERENCE. References are important as a beginning artist or in general. Sure you could go without them but it probably wouldn't be as helpful to remember a body in your head and try to draw it out. Everyone is different but sometimes references can really help.
Love ya! You Help me a LOT with this tips. 3rd video that I've whatched, and just subscribed! Keep going with the good work!
I actually noticed that at the times then me or my thiend thought that we're loosing our skill, in reality we're never had it!
It's just a feeling. With a time your art vision can improve while hands hadn't. Think about it
Another tip would be walk away every once in a while and come back to the project/piece later to get fresh eyes (as long as there is no time limit that is)
Yea, you mentioned 10 1 hour projects are better than 1 10 hours but, refining later on will help as well, whether you go back to the same piece, or redo the piece all over again (like all the redraws we keep seeing)
I've been drawing daily for years and I still enjoy doing it every time, it's therapeutic
Great Video dude, This is really encouraging!
Art style was the best bit
Thanks man glad you liked it, the art style part as well :)
Very nice video bro and make videos on all the other subjects you mentioned in this one. would love to watch them too.
will do :)!
I was an endurance runner for many years and can confirm that your body will get used to the craft. I actually started to gain some weight even though I was running like 80+ miles a week, like 5lbs but that's alot in the sport, and had to start doing hill sprints, weight lifting, cycling, picking a day every week to really go all out instead of always saving it for race day, really anything new to my body. I would imagine muscle memory is the same across most all mediums.
18. Thinking that learning is a linear experience. Never thought of learning that way. Though it has been at the back of my mind as a generic thing people say but for some reason how he explained it made sense. My art has gone worse at times and you are left confused, i still continued but at the time i wish i knew that so i didn't get so demotivated. Now i have this at the back of my head and ill continue on.
Ridiculously useful for me as i jump into modelling rn lmao. Thanks for the help.
Welcome!!