Great video! I would add on and say this: There’s nothing wrong with using references, because our brain can’t hold every single detail within an object. Sometimes we need to use references to check if what we’re drawing is right. We shouldn’t rely on references to draw everything, but we should use references to aid our drawing. We can use multiple different references combined with our imagination to create something new. Like we know what an elephant, a horse, and a bird looks like separately, but we combine them. We can use the things we already know and other references to come up with something new. My main point is, don’t completely rely on references, but still use references to aid your drawing, and with the things you have already seen and other references, use your imagination/fantasy to come up with something new. Hope this helped 😃

99% of people don't draw. So drawing is the secret.

Love your dedication to studying KGJ's teaching moments. I recognized a ton of those drawings right away from his livestreams.

Nicolaides "Natural Way to Draw" has a lot of memory-related exercises - it's a big focus of his and I've gotten a lot out of warming up with it. One of my favorites is the right angle drawing: view a model and imagine it turned 90 degrees to the right, then draw it again actually turned to the right, to compare. It can be practiced with live objects, or any 3D model. Nicolaides says nothing about using corrective or abstract methods like measuring or drawing boxes, but it's a kind of antidote to doing too much of that and feeling like the only way to draw from imagination is to calculate everything like a computer.

All creative videos should be like yours, 6 minutes max, straight to the point with a little bit of humor, no bullshit, just facts. Great job, new subscriber here!

This makes perfect sense idk why i never thought of it this way, its just like training your muscles to perform a movement in a different way.

This video is so well made when I looked down at the number 860 next to your name I thought you had 860k subscribers. It was such a surprise to see such a well made video posted by someone with under 1k subs. Keep up the amazing work and you’ll be up to 1 million subscribers in no time.

i dont often comment on videos i watch, but i just want to leave this comment here to say that you are a fantastic artist man, and i am so surprised that you arent as noticed. the quality of this video for your size is insane man. keep going dude! i hope you get big one day.

I like the idea of drawing something from a different point of view, because it ensures that you know exactly what it is that you are creating.

Thank you so much for this video! It was incredibly helpful and clear. Your effort in creating content like this is greatly appreciated. Keep up the fantastic work!

I very rarely draw with reference material. I haven't really done so in years and years, not since I first taught myself art. Occasionally, if I'm looking for a particular pose or some level of detail or inspiration, but for the most part I work hard to exercise my own mind and base my decisions off of my own knowledge rather than how someone else does something. Not just memory, but learned, concrete information and hard data. I was reading comics and manga for decades before I took up art. Same with reading fiction before I took up writing. _All_ of that accumulated experience amounted to me understanding my style and recognizing that I could learn how to learn, and by knowing that I could learn, I knew that I could learn how to draw - and draw well, because I have high standards for my own quality. Knowing how to draw means knowing yourself.

you are genuinely the most underrated art youtubers on this platform

Editing and transitions were really well done! Great video, can’t wait to see more from you.

WOW THIS WAS INCREDIBLE! I love to see people who love and study Kim Jung Gi as much as I do! KJG literally saved my art journey. Thanks for the awesome video! U earned my subscripiton!

I really needed something like this!!! I got a huge feeling that you'll only get more popular as time goes on.

probably one of the best videos on learning how to draw. good job.

Usually when people title videos like this (not just for art related videos but anything from car projects to gamers) it never really earns it, kind of like underperforming. This video, however, definitely earned that title. I used to draw as a kid, and at 28 I'm just now deciding I wanna get back into art. Over the past couple weeks, been doing everything from paper to blender to actually buying a new tablet just so I can try drawing digitally. I've just started to get unmotivated recently, and I think it's bc I haven't been able to create anything that impressed me, like I think everything I draw is terrible and I know I can do way better. This video gave me a completely different outlook on how to go about practicing. I could elaborate further but I'm just grateful I came across this when I did. Thanks much

Growing up with limited resources I was forced to draw what I have seen. Now I can say drawing from imagination is my richest and most appreciated resource.

Heres a tip.. smoke a big spliff before you start drawing

wow that was a really great video ! ive been stuck at a drawing plateau and i couldn't put it into words but this video was exactly what I needed !!

clean, simple and direct instructions. thanks

Dude, your video structure and quality are amazing!! I'm just as impressed at your visual storytelling as I am at your artistic ability! I bet it was a ton of work but damn it was 100% worth it, great job! Subscribed

Thank you for the knowledge! Great video!

dawg only 800-some subs? you need more! great video, great production, excellent tips, and excellent art! thank you!

Incredible video! cant wait for more 😊

Perfect, thank you, I've never thought that way and totally makes sense!

Great advice! I wish you the best in the times to come! Thanks for the tips. ❤

Love this fresh approach!

This was fantastic, thank you!!

Great video man! Good vibes and good advice. I like that you set out a realistic plan that will work with people’s lives. Just subbed for future content!

3:14 lol that girl's reaction. 😂

This was a lot more helpful than I’d anticipated. Thanks!

This is an awesome video, I really appreciate you putting this out there

Thank you so much! I was just thinking about how can I improve my drawing skills in a fast way and BAM! you appeared with this and it's amazing, really helpful and interesting tips and great video, loved the creativity you put on it !

Awesome video, thanks for posting

Very informative video! Nicely edited and explained.

This video was fantastic! Informational, funny, and concise!

Amazing video man, well done

Love this video!! it's AMAZING

This is a really great work Well done bro🎉🎉

just commenting to boost this video in the algorithm you should to this video needs to be seen by everyone.

Insane. Incredible. Awesome. Hell yeah. Just subbed, thanks.

I like the ideas and strategies in this video. Really fantastic!

Sweet, effective and to the point!

Just got recommended this video. Looking at the quality of both the information and videography, I thought you were already a famous artist. A few months ago I came across an aquascaper (tanks for nothing) and that new account skyrocketed. I hope you'll get the same, this content is great. Thanks!

i don't know why you don't have more subscribers with such a high quality video!

Thank you for the wonderful video!

YOOOOO. TY for this inspiring video. I will follow you, and practice, after moth or 2, will check the results. Wish me luck! Thanks again!

I love this guy and he needs to get popular NOW

This is so much simpler of a plan than some artists recommend. I've heard wayyy too complex schedules that require many hours a day for art improvement. This is so much easier. Thx!

Sounds really interesting!!! Thanks for sharing im gonna try ^_^

Amazing! Keep it up homie.

Wow, great video. The music, the editing, the presentation. Just wow. It's like I found a diamond

First time here... Even when I knew all the content in the video, I really enjoyed how it was presented, fun and clear, also I really feel encourage to get back to investing time into get better. I'll check your channel... Good job

Really interesting video man! Subscribed!

Great educational video and the edits are on point my brother Great Job

very informative, funny and cool video, thank you very much was inspirational - and Mario's voice was so funny :)

really like the video. Thanks for the suggestions :)

That’s a really cool way of learning!

Truly appreciate your videos and efforts, more especially this educational one. Please do provide more educational videos in the future 🙏🏾

You managed to get my attention just when I was bored with too many videos and after a mediocre dinner, so in my opinion in terms of communication this video passed the hardest test for a youtuber : dopamine drop! 😂

Your first tip i learned from Peter Han a while ago and it felt like magic-drawing literally anything of your choice through reference and then attempting to turn it in space.

Hey first time I’ve watched you and yes I’ve subscribed. Thanks for your tips. ❤

One of the best art related videos i watched here on youtube take my sub bro :)

Thanks mate!! Due to being the sole son of a third world family, never got the chance to pursue the dream of art went to an engineering college instead. Going back to pursue my unfulfilled dream of drawing and painting. Helps a lot, may you do well in life

This video is one of the few videos I can definitively say changed my life.

Great advice! Thanks

The blue clues music at the intro it awesome

This is such a well made video.

i feel like ive grown stagnant, even though im a full time self employed artist. Thanks for the video. I finally got time to take off a month. So Im looking for ways to improve and practice daily again.

great video, thank you

Amazing.

Great video!

Mi ha divertito un sacco questo video! Very well done!

Liked and subbed. Great info for all levels! 🍻🍻

your videos are really nice!

Small for now, awesome content, you're gonna grow fast!

Not sure why the algorithm fed me this vid, but its great and i love the advice. Commenting to help your algorithm lol

shouldve watched this earlier, just had it on my watch list for a couple of days that was entertaining and informative I also agree that it's very important to be drawing everyday rather than just drawing for a long time It's very important to be consistent. It might take a toll on newer artists tho, so I think a good way to go by it is by drawing every other day, until someone is passionate or confident enough to be able to draw everyday. Then move on to drawing 2 hours everyday, then 3 hours. In my experience it feels like if I stop drawing, I slowly lose on the progress that I've built up, and my skill level lowers. Going back to that same skill level does take less time tho, but if you weren't able to progress enough to get very far in the first place, it's like going back to square one completely. I combatted this by getting myself to draw everyday. Now I'm proficient enough at the style I like, so it's a lot less stressful, and if I do miss out on drawing on a day, I go to pinterest, find a reference I like and draw it out really quickly. That's how I retain my skill level (key word: retain, not necessarily improving or learning anything new)

i’ve been studying kim jung gi for years, he had the best teachings and principles, just wish his class courses were in english

clicked this vid was like "this is dope I wanna subscribe to this guy", scrooled down saw that I was already subscribed hahahaha. Great vids

*Sees Drawabox* *has circle ptsd flashbacks*😂🙏 I love this video, thanks so much. Also love the splashes of humour! Immediate sub

Grandissimo , il più forte 🎉!

Great video. I've been wishing to draw for many years, but never did it the right way and made no progress. As a solo game developer this is a must have skill, even though you make 3d models in blender or something. I just subscribed, hoping you are the one who finally teaches me how to draw! :D

Good video, i like. I shall attempt to follow its wisdom. Be back in a year

Me with aphantasia at step one: 😞

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Ciao Massa Grazie Mille for this video!

i think you should focus a little more on other basics. understanding 3d space and perspective IS very important, yes. but there are many more things you should practice before trying to make detailed and complex drawings like gi did. i am personally studying human anatomy right now, first the skeleton, which i am almost done with. i know all the bones, their names and their locations, except for the skull (i'll start with that today). i can feel a sizable impact on my art and understanding of humans and their proportions and anatomy already, eventhough i haven't even started with the muscles yet. this is HUGE game changer for me personally, and i'd recommend you to try the same thing. i know the basics of perspective, how to use points and how to kinda use it intuitively, but i am not focusing on it yet, as i want to get better at drawing people first. learning the anatomy is really helping me a lot in understanding the proportions and why you simplify people as boxes the way you do. this knowledge will come in handy later, when i focus more in depth on perspective. i also recommend studying the details you wanna draw and understanding their purpose and design and intent. i am not at all trying to make you approach drawing the same way i am tho, just sharing my experience so it might help you. the most important thing is staying consistant and focusing at one thing at a time anyway, slowly building up the advanced knowledge over time, as each bit of knowledge relies on other bits of knowledge. i wish you the best of luck on your art journey!

Great vieo thanks

Amazing

Thank you for not making step 1 "signing up for my course", i know that took constraint

this was very fun lol !

Inspiring stuff.

Salve! Da persona che parla italiano, devo dire che non ho immediatamente afferrato le sue origini. Parla l'inglese molto bene, per non parlare dei disegni! La ringrazio per i consigli, e le auguro buona fortuna con la oramai assicurata crescita del canale.

Alright, fuck it, I have no excuses now. Great video!

reallyyyyy good videoo

Just found/subbed to your channel. The world famous artist Drew Struzan uses photographs of himself in costume (Indiana Jones for eg) as reference. For me references are a jumping off point to create art in your own style.

Great video

Drawing people or animals from life that don’t realise they are being drawn is a good way to practice your memory; You can’t look for longer than a casual glance at a time otherwise they will notice you looking at them and make them uncomfortable and because they aren’t holding a pose for you they will constantly move or get up and leave at any moment, so you have to get good at keeping a mental image of the pose you had in mind when you started. It also helps to practice the ability to rotate and transform shapes mentally because even if they are in a completely different position you can still gain insight into how they would look from the desired angle; this is pretty much the only way to draw animals from life that aren’t asleep with any amount of detail. -If someone notices you looking at them explain to them what you were doing and show them the sketch; in my experience this completely defused the situation every time and I don’t recall ever getting anything but a delighted reaction from the subject of the drawing.