Thanks man. I really got demotivated recently because my art haven’t improved for a while after practicing every day. This schedule made me realize the things I was doing wrong and to fix some stuff in my own schedule too, Thanks a lot!

This takes me back to when I was starting out. I remember that a lot of good artists always recommended the "Do longer practices, they help a lot with solving problems without committing too much time" and i always felt like it was such a waste of time ("i could do a lot of quick sketches in that hour", "i could practice more and do more in that hour.") A couple of years later, I was lucky to get people to pay for my artwork, and it always took like 2 to 3 weeks to finish one single project. I was wasting so much time trying to fix all the problems that i was never used to fix on a longer drawing. That made me value longer practices. They save you a lot of time in the long run and made me realize that is not the amount of drawings you have in your sketchbook, but rather how much quality hours you spend practicing.

The mechanic analogy was a big epiphany for me. I didn't really understand how to do studies, for many many years I'd hear people talk about them, but comparing it to deconstructing something and putting it back together, that makes it so much more clear to me not only what I'm supposed to do but also why I'm doing it and it feels more concrete. I don't know why it took so long to click, I literally didn't even know that I hadn't totally understood, I just knew I was repeatedly hitting a wall and giving up every single time I'd hit the studies phase but couldn't work out what I was missing. I actually have some ideas for the first time in ages on how I might progress. Thanks man!

You’re a great teacher. I love the way you explain things in such a simplified way. I get frustrated reading or watching most how-to videos or books because most people don’t know how to explain things in a concise manner. They either over explain (causing information overload), or explain it in a way that that assumes the reader or viewer already has a basic understanding of the material, or that everyone’s brain grasps certain concepts the same way they do.

Found this at the perfect time, ive been stagnant in my progress and wanted to sit down and go back to fundamentals, but wasnt sure where to start. As you mentioned in the video, its so easy to get caught up in practicing everything at once and making little progress on a lot of things at a time. This seems like a much more efficient way to practice!

For the 3 or 6 month retention skill, learning the process of construction will make your practice more productive. You memorize body parts and basically learn how to construct the memorized forms. Construction helps you get results from any angle. It takes more anatomy memorizing initially. It takes more construction as you transition. It takes some years.

Your progress from your older videos to this video is insane !! You're doing an amazing job and your studies are definitely paying off. This video was so great and inspiring for sure !

Thank you for this video. Just yesterday I decided to focus on heads for now and this video shows up today, it feels like a sign. Is also nice to know we're not alone in these struggles. I often start thinking I'm getting old for this but I always find my way back to drawing. I like the structure of the 3 week cycle and will implement that from now on. ❤️ Thanks!!

This is such a great video man, I started drawing a week ago and im literally in the place of trying to learn so many things rather than focus on one section. This video helped me put things in perspective and have some better goals in mind!

I wish I could like this video twice. I had been doing some of the things you mentioned in this video already, but was honestly feeling unsure as to whether it was a waste of time or not, and ended up spending a ton of time researching the best way to start drawing better... but now that I see theres nothing wrong with some of the methods I already do, I feel better about continuing them, along with adding some of the tips and exercises you mention in the video. thank you so much!!!

Wow, thank you so much for this video man. It honestly helped me a tremendous amount. I have been practicing my art more seriously now but I really felt like there was no progress and sometimes did not even know where or with what to start. This is seriously a huge help! 😁

Thankyou SO SO SOOO much for making this video ❤ I really struggle with art, just as many other people also do, and seeing this really helped me It's good to remind myself that I'll have the rest of my life to practice, learn, and get better, and that things like drawing take a lot of time to get good at ❤

I'm a musician and somehow all the principles in your videos apply to music making as well. Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos and God bless you!

insightful, clearly explained, and actionable advice. your comment about hating your practice work less each time really resonates with me. that feeling of pushing yourself towards progress rather than staying in your comfort zone and not improving is so important! thanks for sharing this great advice :)

I've been incorporating this method into my studies and I find it genuinely super helpful, I feel like I'm actually improving as I go. Thank you so much for your advice and wise words of encouragement!

Thank you!!! This is exactly what I needed. I knew i wanted to reach a higher level. But no one could give me clear detaild that made sense to me on HOW. I appreciate you, keep up the great work. 🙏

I have been searching all over KZfaq and watching literally every video over how to practice anatomy and how to get better at drawing figures over the past two MONTHS. And in ALL of the videos I have seen and all of the things I have tried nothing really stuck out to me or have given me the spark of inspiration/motivation that this video has. I really don’t know why this stuck out to me, probably because your drawings at the beginning look exactly how mine do now😅 and I will definitely use the tips and practices in this video to help me improve my art and can not wait to see what happens. Thanks so much and I am so happy that I found this channel and will definitely subscribe to your channel. Keep up the great work and keep on pumping out these amazing videos and your channel will definitely excel! (Sorry for the long paragraph)

Great video man! You've made some great points. I've been feeling unmotivated lately since every time I draw, things don't turn out good at all, and it's disheartening to see. It's so demotivating that it's actually insane smh... not seeing improvement is the worst thing that always leads to art block for me. Thank you for this video! Keep it up. 💜 You've got yourself a new sub!

Its the second video of you that’s pops in my recommended videos and dude!! I loved each of your tips! Helped me a lot to start implementing a schedule or do some exercises when im free! Thank you so much!!!!

this is such a fantastic and insightful video - thank you for sharing and inspiring us!!! going to try the 3 week method now and see how it helps my brain and art improve 🎉

Just discovered your channel a few days ago….and to be honest I don’t think any other art channel has been able to get through to me like the ones you make…..i just started getting serious about drawing and I too didn’t know where to start, I was practicing anything and everything and forgetting about it in a few days…but now I’ve got a solid routine and practice plan.. shout-out to you bro, ur awesome 👏👏

i really love the thought process and mindset you have!!

Bro this is probably one of my favourite art tutorials, you gave so much tips in 12 minutes that i cant believe it, and you were exactly as i am now, i draw exactly like you show in the first seconds and i do a routine that you explained at the start, i recently buyed a xpen artist and i go on pinterest on my laptop and draw it on my tablet just like you show in the video! So i think if you can do i can do it too. Thank you.

Great video, i love that you are refining your practice and way of thinking as you go along. Great improvement in your artwork.

I really needed those tips to boost my motivation in starting on learning how to draw(properly). I hope my classes won't get in the way but I know even just an hour or less of practice a day would be enough. I know someday I'll get there. Thanks for making this video! Hope I don't procrastinate again.

I love the „idk tho“ at the end, nice video thanks! Got me motivated

Props to you for sharing with us. I like the way how you were able to intepret these concepts.

Wow. I have been looking for advice like this for weeks. This makes so much sense! Thank you!

You must be my son's age, but much wiser than me 😅 thank you so much, it really is helping me. I am all over the place, like you said - paints, head, poses,clothes, landscape, illustrations !!! Since 2-3 days back, my body stopped me and the voice in me was telling me to choose one thing for a year, as doing everything 10-15 minutes everyday was not helping at all!!! And third day, I get your video as if someone listened to my pain and sent it to me 😊 thank you so much for your wisdom. God bless❤

I just found your channel and I love how you make your videos. You’re 100% authentic and you actually leave the viewer with a little golden nugget of knowledge to walk away with and can be used to help us improve plus motivate! New subscriber!

i watched a lot of your videos this morning, and im genuinely impressed by this . im 18 ive been drawing for a while but the way you've approached improvement is amazing to me . not to mention the way you worded this video , definitely subscribing thankyou!

I've been wondering how to practice drawing for awhile and your video got reccomended to me I'm truly grateful for the effort you made making this helpful video!

Yes!! Thank you. I just started drawing and I knew there was a way to practice with intention! Gonna implement this right away.

This is the perfect video for me to start the year off. I’m planning my drawing schedule right now.

I've been drawing seriously since 2015, and... It never ends 🙃 I've gotten better? Sure, magnitudes better than I was before. But the thing about drawing is that the first thing that gets better is your ability to observe things. Then you see your drawings, but getting better at drawing takes longer than being better at observing, so you can only see your mistakes. And there'll never be a moment when you say "yeah, that's it, I'm good at drawing" NEVER! Also, when you start drawing, your progress is very quick and you can see very clearly the difference, but as you get better, your progress starts to slow down a lot. Not so much that you can't see the difference between now and a year ago, but it'll be harder to notice it between months. But it's like you said, "what are you going to do? Stop drawing?" No, what you do is cry in the shower, get artblock, question your existence, then grab your pencil and keep drawing because the only thing worse than learning how to draw is not drawing at all Like, look at me, I've been drawing for almost 9 years now, I've taken college classes on how to draw, I've sold my illustrations and I'm still watching videos on how to get better 😭

I like this structure and how flexible it can be. I know when I first got into art, I would use tutorials and how to draw books and they were fun but by the end of it I didn't feel like I learned anything. With art, there is so much to keep track of, so much to remember, and finding that balance between study and play is definitely difficult. There is also that feeling to always be good, to be born great at art but like the old saying "you got to learn to draw, before you learn to walk" the same goes for art. But with so much to learn, it can definitely be intimidating to pick a jumping off point and accepting that your 1st, 10th, or 50th attempt at something new might not be good, but you are improving. I like what you said as well about the perspective of time with art. There isn't a race when it comes to art. Learn and grow at your own pace.

u just saved my time with this video fr, I just started and I already feel like I’m gonna improve a lot by this method tysm

i LOVE these advices and ur calming energy 🙏 just started learning drawing properly and this was immensely informative, thank you for doing what you do 🙏

You are a great communicator, really like your style. To the point, easy to listen to, alot of other content makers could benefit from following your pace and method!

bro last a few days i was so lost about how im going to pratice and get better at drawing and this video answeres the questions in my head thank you so much 🙏

This is a great idea! I think I'm going to start implementing some of this into my own practice. Subbed, and I look forward to seeing the progress of your art journey.

love the videos dude and you're voice is really chill and relaxing to listen too, feels like we're just having a casual convo ~ keep it up I can't wait too see how you continue to grow down the line.

Thanks man, had no direction and drew just cool things from pinterest. But now I understand how to learn from a drawing a bit more. I started watching your content recentrly and you got me back into drawing thanks man, keep up the great video’s

This has really opened up my mind thank you! I have really learnt a lot!

Thank you for this video, and for your honesty, and for sharing your progression steps. One thing that’s really stuck with me ever since I heard it, is “draw what you SEE, not what you know”. Since everything we see are more or less illusions, it just makes so much sense, and has really helped me out a lot. I guess, drawing what you know, could be where your own personal touch comes into play and you get to express your own style in your art, since it is basically how YOU see the world

These are such great tips for getting a system of practice in place. Thanks for this dude.

Dude this is the one video that actually gave me motivation back. I totally get you with so many things you said in your video. Also the info diet and breaking things down into month long cycles seems a lot more achievable for me than just trying to do color theory, shading, anatomy, and movement all at the same time. Point is, I feel like where you are in your art journey makes it so that we can see how much you've progressed with skill and form, but you still remember what it's like to be a beginner without direction. I can tell you've been putting in the effort but you also know how to explain concepts in a really accessible way, which I feel is something a lot of "uber advanced" Instagram artists don't really know how to do, since, as you said, they've already paid in for so long with their art that they're kind of out of touch when it comes to HOW to teach beginners ideas in a way that makes sense to them. Also, I hate all my practice sketches too. Don't feel bad.

As an older guy who just started drawing several years ago, I see you have have worked out a good path to strive for in increasing the skills of drawing. Gratz! to you. I have "fun" and gain therapeutic value when I draw. It has increased my perspective and my attention to what "is" versus to what I "think I see". Thus practicing is a way to gain skill(s). Your suggestions place a great value on structuring my time to practice in a peaceful frame without the clutter of over doing and needles redundancy. Great speak BTW!

This is so similar to something i started doing (and failed to continue....) a few years ago that I liked to call art training! Instead of it being constant, I would pick times where I devoted myself to art training and nothing else, while other times I would just draw what I wanted. That was all to avoid burnout, which happened anyway, but seeing your video made me SO HAPPY!! There were a couple differences in what I did, but I'm still glad to see it working out for you, and it's inspiring me to pick up art training again (though less heavy hitting this time...)

This was really good. Never discredit the speaker if passion and actionable advice is being given! If they talking crap they not here to grow. That’s a them problem. You got it!

Thank you for this video. Truly inspiring i appreciate it 🙏🏼

exactly what i needed rn THANK YOU.

Great training concepts. I’ve done the jumping around sessions for years. While I have gotten much better, I see the benefits of the focused practice. Thanks.

Wonderful video, especially appreciate all the nuanced points you addressed, really resonated with my practise. Thank you so much!

This video has given me the motivation to start my art journey!

Thank you so much bro, I was burned out with my draws due to my OCD, you really inspired me to keep with drawing and make a schedule for the next year to improve, I just want to know if possible, how many hours a day you draw? Keep doing it, you are amazing! (Also your videos).

This video is sooo helpful! Thank you. You have changed my mindset.

That is serious improvement. This is all great advice, and so motivating. ❤

bro thanks for this low info brain tip. I definitely need to do this, I keep jumping around doing studies of everything possible, trying to improve everything at once. Having a main focus, and sticking to it seems way more fun and better way of studying art

you are very inspiring, i can just feel the love you have for art

This was such a great video, immediate save so i can rewatch while planning my own studies. Your voice is super great for videos man I hope you keep making them

You sir have deserved a subscriber, Though I want to draw what I want to I also want to improve and I can’t help but feel overwhelmed and frustrated and how much I have to learn and how long I have to learn before I can understand it but being able to study references makes it better and having the three week period of drawing a specific part is a really good plan.

Very interesting video! I've been getting inspired to improve and then wandering aimlessly a lot. I will try it and see how this method works for me. I've recently started art school, and based on that there is one more thing I would add to the routine: feedback. There are many feedback communities online (and in person!) where people share knowledge! Other artists can often see more clearly what you should improve and share tips on how you can achieve that, or tell you why some things work and others don't!

This is great advice. Thank you.

Good video bro! Super informational and exactly what i needed! I'm a beginner in drawing and am super lost in how to go about it because of influx of information T_T. This video definitely helped me give some direction in this journey.

This is so relatable 🙏🏾 thank you for the video

This is an excellent video. It is so helpful! Thank you!

Oh. This is great information. Thanks for sharing.

Hey, just found your channel and have been bingeing your videos. You got some great stuff here, and I definitely see your growth! It's been very inspiring to me to set up a more rigid schedule when it comes to my creative endeavors and stop being so much of a perfectionist. 😂 Awesome channel. Keep going! 💜

Thank you so much for sharing this, I used to draw every single day before my diagnosis. Now that this is my new reality, I struggle to stay motivated but seeing this video makes me so proud of your improvement! It reminds me that art is just so much fun... Its a process always. Ive been drawing digitally since 2013 and didnt take my art more seriously until around 2019/2020. Good on you for approaching art in a grindset. Your future self will appreciate it so much!

The other benefit to the warm up is it gets you through the distraction/I don't want to do work period your brain (or at least my brain) goes through. It takes me about 20-30 minutes of focusing on drawing before my mind stops fighting me and goes "okay...we'll do the drawing." After that, it becomes addictive and I don't want to stop.

Damn bro I like your way of thinking as an artist. Like many I've seen in the comment section, you have a motivating, contagious energy when describing progress that makes me want to really lock into the grind. Definite sub, I'm excited to see more content from you.

Thank you so much. So many art tips and art tutorials never get into how to srudy art.

Good man! You’re much wiser than I was at your age. I hope the years ahead doesn’t lead you astray from this as you start working as it happened to me and my friends. You will do very well with this attitude

6:07 This sentence means everything to me.. you are a true inspiration ❤❤

Great vid! Getting back into drawing after years of nothing, so videos like this really help me get into a more constructive mindset. Also, now I want to see SamDoesArt do some Mikey Mega Mega styled art haha

THANK YOU this video is so useful 🙏🙏

I'll be incorporating this into my drawing. I've hit a wall recently and I didn't know how to progress, this gave me direction!!

Thanks for sharing bro, very insightful

This was a pretty good video. I have been drawing my entire life but over the last few years I have struggled to make time for art. When I did make time it usually didn't last because my art wasn't anywhere near as good as it had been in the past. I am currently doing a daily sketch challenge to get back into art which made me realize I need to go back and study the fundamentals. I am definitely going to give this a try.

Thanks! I've been looking for a more structured practice

This is the best evidence ive heard and I've watched like ten udder artist before this, great video keep improving and lets do this!

I never thought about of doing a kinda refresh session at the end of the week after studying... thanks for that idea.

As someone who is making a game, and spent time with this method (but did not know the name), this video is amazingly dense and down to earth. I am sure when I start doing my game art for hours at a time, I am sure I will remember you!

Thanks man, ive been doing this too. I hate my pracrice drawings too, i should listen to myself more and notice the improvements.

Thank you for this ! I'm gonna apply this to my drawing practice.

Love your stuff man keep it up

This is an excellent education channel, art or not. I will be applying some of those concepts in my software studies. Thanks :)

Love your vids bro they really help me Thanks a lot

Thank you for the great content. 😊

This was a good video to watch, I’m trying to really get into this and create my own comic/manga.

appreciate you man i’m so new to drawing it’s just something i’ve always loved to look at and i get so angry when i fail but i realize it’s like shooting guns or lifting weights (my other hobbies might be different for yall tho). you gotta practice and practice and work your way up thanks for this vid

thanks man your video proves a lot for me, I like to draw (mostly in anime/manga like style is the way I want to do it) I have problem in human figure, I still have my original character drawings I did years ago and still practicing to improve my drawing... looking at it while practicing I know I have long way to go to redraw it but I want to compare the improvement I would do if I start to do it... for now I'm actually making a personal sketch of my own human figure with my own style as I know I can't make a perfect figure but I want to draw something that can define as my art/drawing

You give some great advice. I had the same issue as you did: practicing fundamentals, but practicing all the fundamentals one after the other in the same week. It makes a lot of sense that the brain gets bombarded with all this different info and it gets to be a bit hectic.

Shortening this down to one week. My goals revolve around like 3 different skill trees and illustration is just one of them. Either way, thanks for this

THANK YOU!

When I get a bit stressed about my slowly progressing art skills I tend to pull this card on myself. I love art and I know I won't stop learning it till the end cause things you love you never gonna give up. And practicing your skills for about half a century? How does that sound? Yeah, like success is inevitable. :D Like your videos, hope we all achieve our destination!

I have been streaming art for 136 days straight it has helped me keep going

Yeah! 4 hour work week! Great stuff! Subscribed! Cheers!

Very insightful!