lavendertownes 'evil' art types being 'be kind to yourself' and 'art is supposed to be fun to make not kill you' is really on brand i love it

So excited to learn the dark arts, especially from the girl who made me start drawing at all.

I’m an artist that started taking art seriously 4-5 years ago; but I didn’t do the traditional studying, I didn’t study anatomy, no color theory until this year, no style studies to figure out how I get the look I want, I just drew what I loved allll the time! I did art challenges like Inktober and Mermay, but I just drew what I liked! And yes, it took me much longer to gain skills, and I’ve had to unlearn some things like improper anatomy, but I know if I forced myself to study I would’ve grown to hate it

That copy and paste tip is so useful for webcomics and stuff. No need to draw the same thing over and over again.

Also to add on the artists who specialize drawing one gender or drawing a fandom or whatever, I would say just don't be rude to the artist if they choose to shift gears. Too often I see people so very angry when an Artist drew something for months and suddenly find a new interest that sparks them anew. Let them indulge as they should, just unfollow if you don't like it. Or stick around, you might find new love in this artist's new muse.

This is scary because I ALWAYS crop out the weird parts of my drawing 😭 Glad to know it’s not taboo

I think it's okay to "cheat" sometimes, like when they're something you absolutely don't know how to draw it's okay to trace, or use an image as a background. That's how you learn. But it shouldn't be a crutch, and when you trace you should give credit.

My biggest "forbidden" art tip is that tracing things that you have the rights to is completely fine. 3D models, your own photos, even free-to-use stock photos. Trace those hands. Hell, I make a lot of very simple 3D models for objects I know I'm going to be drawing a lot, just so I can easily trace it from whatever angle I want in CSP. You don't have to go through the whole pain olympics of "being a real artist so you draw everything yourself". Tracing is industry standard, too.

For your last art tip, when I was at school a girl in my art class started furiously erasing her drawing while her friends screamed in horror. My teacher told them off, because that girl was being brave and letting go of her art so she could create something better. I love that he encouraged the artist to do what she felt was right and not cave to their pressure. Years later, Drawfee started the "DELETE YOUR ART" meme and I couldn't be happier. xD

That Perfect Blue fanart at the end tho tho ♥️😭🙏🏻 The tips were great! I would have loved to see some of these brought up during my art journey, thank you for speaking up about some of these unpopular art tips! I couldn’t agree more with the copy paste and crop methods! I also use objects within the piece to hide things I couldn’t get to my liking!

Once I did a commission, and I couldnt get myself to draw the commission, so I ended up making an entire new drawing just for myself so that I got to draw something I wanted. And after I did that, i managed to draw the commission afterwards

Some of my dark arts advice I find helpful for both myself and my students (many, if not most, of which are beginners) is that you don’t need a whole repertoire on how to draw certain things. It’s more important to know how to start your process so that you will be able to figure out how to draw anything. Copying and tracing get more of a bad rap than they deserve. Copying and tracing are good ways to learn, as long as you don’t rely on them in the long run. Mimicking others who have more experience is how we learn any other skill, like music, sports, writing, dancing, etc. Art is the same way. And don’t draw every single detail that ain’t necessary. Don’t draw every leaf on a tree, or brick on a building, or weave on fabric, or every strand of hair. It’s a trap that will overwhelm you. Simplify first before adding details where necessary. My favorite thing is when a student comes up to me and they say they messed up and don’t know what to do. I get excited because then we can work together to figure it out and it gives me a chance to say, “You failed on your first try. Good, you’re supposed to. You’ll be better on your second try.” You can see them visibly relax when they are essentially given permission to mess up.

i just lovee this art style its so simple and cute, lavendertowne is the literal reason i got better at art

Def agree with the last one!!!! Cropping your art can give your art a whole new story and even make your composition better at times!!!

"Delete your art" is a tip I learned from the Drawfee crew that has made it so much easier to remind myself that I don't have to keep trying to fix something that isn't working. I'm doing cad modeling for jewellery design and have come to realise that sometimes it's faster to just delete and start again rather than try to troubleshoot why this specific thing isn't working the way I expect it to and breaking my workflow.

I genuinely love your art advice. The fact you treat the unnecessary negatives as unnecessary and acknowledge the limitations of artists tells me you're far more mature than the majority of advice-givers out there.

Man not the “d-draw feet…?” 😂😂

The draw what you like one is so true though. I'm a furry (if you couldn't tell by the pfp lol). I've only been drawing for like 8 months or so, but i feel like I've improved a lot since then. Drawing what I like has helped me a lot with anatomy, proportions, poses and even bacgrounds more recently. As I heard one time "combine what you like with practice"; draw what you want, but challenge yourself while doing so.

another thing to the last one: what helps me sometimes - next to putting the artwork down for a bit - is sending the current work in progress to a friend or mutual, and sometimes that alone will help me spot mistakes or things that don't look quite right. Or if I go back into the chat throughout the day and look at the drawing again, I can do it with fresh eyes again and again. Also it'll usually be smaller than in the fullscreen drawing programm, which helps especially with composition mistakes. Or simply having a conversation on what you like and don't like about it.

Woah everytime i see your style i like it even more!

on the topic of copy/pasting for backgrounds and stuff: If you're using a premade brush, tracing over it can go a long way! I always get frustrated when I see a 3d model that doesn't mesh well with the artist's style, but inking over it and slapping on some flat colors adds a nice touch and makes it less obvious!

Something that I really love about art is that nothing is a mistake. You can create anything you want and will be acceptable.

I wanna thank you so much. Your channel made me realize that doing digital art as my job would make me miserable. Your art school breakdown helped me realize that SCAD wasn’t the place for me, especially with the price. I feel way less guilty about doing these things. I just want to thank you for both teaching and inspiring me

Love the Perfect Blue illust on the last one!! 🖤 This is seriously great advice though, I personally get some comments sometimes for only drawing feminine characters, but that’s what i love to draw!!! Maybe if i feel inspired to draw some more masculine figures i will, but I draw what i enjoy 💖

I love how your art gives a creepy vibe and a cute vibe simultaneously

About first tip, because it relates to the way I think about my art: For me drawing is just kind of an activity that I sometimes want to do and sometimes literally abandon for years. And I don’t think it will change. So I just tend to draw what I want, or, what is easier to me-female characters. I drew boys only 4 times (3 of which where at time when I just got into digital art and didn’t know what I was doing and how much broken human body can get). Fourth one is very recent. I want someday to make a comic, so learning how to draw different things will be necessary. But if I take art even lighter than hobby, there is a high chance that, if I just start drawing what I don’t want to draw, I will just abandon art again. I mean, I did start to learn poses, after a year of drawing stiff portraits. So even by focusing on only what I enjoy drawing, I make small improvements in my drawings. (Sorry for broken English. There is a guy cutting grass under my window and my ears are focusing on that loud sound, while head tries to plan out my thoughts 😅)

Love the perfect blue fan art at the end. Given some of the themes of the movie, seems like a perfect fit for the art tip. :D When it comes to art, I think the biggest tip is knowing when and where you can be "lazy" on a particular piece. It falls in like with the copy-paste tip, but basically if it's an area that the viewer's eye isn't going to linger on for very long, then you don't need to linger too long in that spot either. It can sort of be thought of like a dart board, with the focal point getting the most attention, and each ring radiating outwards gets less, or at least as little as what the artist can get away with. When it comes to specialization, it's more like a double-edged sword. Yes, draw what you love, but remember to occasionally draw something outside of your comfort zone to stretch the ol' artistic legs. An artist can eventually become so specialized that they "lose" the ability to draw anything else, because they stopped practicing drawing anything else.

Wow. I love drawing little among us guys at work since it makes my coworkers (the goober ones) smile all the time. Good to know I'll one day grow up to be a master of among us portraits.

that first tip is so important! creating art that other people would want you to is a sure way to get burnt out ❤

Your art tips always help me so much, if I’m ever having a hard time drawing I’ll watch these videos and it always helps 💚

I generally like drawing every tree and blade of grass, but its unreasonable to expect that of someone who doesnt enjoy that, or on something like a comic panel background, as you said

Thank you Haley, I’ve been drawing my whole life, but I got really serious about 2 years ago. You are the reason I got seriously inspired to draw. You help and inspire me sooooo much!!

I’m glad you talked about it being ok to not draw other things if it doesn’t make you happy ( though I definitely encourage people to do so if they want ). Like for me, ever since I started drawing seriously I have almost always drawn girls ( even now that’s what I usually draw ). Only within the last year have I been trying to draw guys, which has been very hard because they usually ether turn out absolutely terrible and boring, or their face looks too feminine for what I’m going for. Though this shift in me came when I decided to give an oc ( that I’m still very attached to ) a bf. Hell I think it’s fine if you draw the same oc over and over again if that’s what you want. That’s usually what I do when I have art block, I just draw my oc Iris

The guy in the first drawing asking for feet drawings was funny😂

Oh my God I needed that "crop it out" because I keep getting more and more ambitious with my compositions. I started a digital piece with two figures and as I was trying to do the line art I realized I'm still pretty out of my depth cuz I'm hating my line art. And as much as I would love to finish the entire thing I am just better off croping it and nailing the line art.

When making a comic for the first time for an English project I found myself copy pasting things like the characters head A LOT, it did feel a bit cheap in the beginning but honestly it helped keep consistency which I struggle with sometimes lol

i’m glad i read your little captions cuz i know they be on your ass on twitter 😭 they take things so literally get mad and don’t have as single thought after

First piece of advice and I already agree so much. I’m not really a big internet artist, so I don’t have an angry mob telling me what to draw, but I often feel insecure that I’m not well-versed enough or that it’s my fault I don’t like drawing certain things. I’m currently in a phase/state where I hate drawing guys, but love drawing girls and non-binary characters too. Recently I’ve been designing character and locations for a comic, and I’ve been extremely anxious that because I have so few guy characters, I’m not a good artist and this comic will be doomed to fail. I’m glad I saw this at just the right time for me, it really helps a lotx

IS THAT PERFECT BLUE AT THE END AAAAAAAAAA 😍😍😍

This KZfaq channel is the only reason I don’t through down my sketch book and quit art. Lavender Townes is my inspiration.

Your first tip was honestly really meaningful to me. I feel like I've been in an art slump for a while. Not because I dont feel like I can't draw but because I was worried that I always draw character sheets and head shots. I just really like them but I FEEL like I should be pushing poses and doing dynamic gestures to be considered "good" and "not boring". I think this is one of the main things that scares me about posting to much of my art. I've always wanted to share my art online but haven't for 2 reasons, this being one and the other being worried people will steal my work. And me having no clue how to make a water mark to help me protect it. Thank you for sharing this message

I frequently reuse backgrounds in my comic, makes the process quicker and keeps me motivated.

you are a beacon of positivity in the digital art world and I'm so glad your channel is popular. even when you're negative it feels like i leave your video feeling better and being in a better mood. i love this video, and these tips are things i would normally be averse to doing myself, but i never seem to mind when others do it, so ill try it :) this video is great. and the part where you mention how people act like unposted art is nonexistent art hit me to my core. i am so self-conscious about my art for that reason. im so glad i watched this video :)

this is why ur my favorite, u give unpopular advice that helps SO MUCH, like I always thought I'd have to learn how to draw boys one day, but in ur comic there are barely any guys, so I don't have to if I don't want to lol, and I did try to draw them a few times but every single time my older sister was like "bro looks like a girl" so um yeah imma be more chill about it now, the last one is also something that I never really thought of but I'll try it next time lol

1:00-1:12 Thats exactly what I was thinking (commenting as I watch). I think there is also this thing that is socially accepted by the popular public in general, where artists that put their work out in the open to see or feel are supposed to cater to consumers. As if art is always only made for commissions & entertainment purposes. I know I don't make my personal projects with consumers in mind, much less critics. Thank you so much for new videos by the way Lavs, one does not deserve the free inspiration & motivation I know I gather from them.

i totally forget how much i love your advice! I went thru a faze of constantly pushing to learn more art skills without thinking if i liked how it looked in the end, Id get caught up in the "oh wait now you cant see this anatomy!!, but if i add it it will ruin the compassion aaaa" mindset and not realize i could just stop and only draw what i looked good, and what i could handle! thanks so much 4 sharing these tips!!!!!

for real the first one though!!!! i see art tips all the time that are like “draw outside of your comfort zone, draw stuff to be anatomically correct, make sure you draw stuff in this specific way or it’s wrong” and sometimes it’s helpful, but most of the time for me it just discourages me. i do this as a hobby so i wanna enjoy it as a hobby, im not trying to constantly improve i just wanna have fun!

Lmaoo 3:12 cracked me up, twitter would...

Your art advice is genuinely one of the best on KZfaq, you really helped my art improve 😭🙏🏼

The drawing what you love tip is amazing advice. I love Five Nights at Freddy’s and I always draw the characters from it. And sometimes I get frustrated because I feel like I’m drawing that too much and I feel like I’m a boring artist for mainly drawing Fnaf characters. But now I realize, art is fun when you draw stuff that you actually enjoy drawing. ❤

You’ve helped me so much over the years, thank you! (Also, I love your voice)

thank you so much ❤your videos always make my day! happy 2m!

aaaaaaah this is so helpful! You are literally the most helpful artist I’ve ever encountered on the internet. I’ve often felt bad for drawing a lot of the same things in my sketchbook, so that draw what you love advice makes me feel encouraged and not feel guilty for drawing cars or something. Also that crop out advice was extremely helpful. I’ve nearly had a meltdown about mistakes I’ve made on a comic page before and got in bad spirits earlier today about another page I was working on. It’s really hard for me to let stuff like that go and move on, but maybe it’ll be easier to now knowing that there are others that struggle on things like that too. So thank you for making us feel validated and loved :]

I’m back at this video a few days later, and when working on a birthday illustration for a friend I used your cropping tip! It actually made the crowded and excited vibe more amplified and i’m more happy with it now then i was before, so thank you for your help haley!

Hi! Just wanted to say that I've been watching you for ages, and your vids legitimately prepared me for my current position of a visual design student. Your art style inspires me so much!

YYAAAAAYYY NEW LAVENDERTOWNE VIDEOOOO

Absolutely in love with that brush you used in the background of the last pic.

Thank you for the advice and I love your art style, it’s what makes us unique by having our own thing and something that we like :)

so epic love these videos- this is my first time commenting and ive been watching these videos for almost 5 years

Early ahhhh the queen has posted againnn

Lavender❤ you are such a kind voice that is slowly but surely deleting all the judgement I received in art school. I love your videos, thank you for being you.

Thank you soo much for a new video :) The tips are really nice to hear! I am much kinder to myself than past years and even really proud

thank you for these wonderful tips! you’re so inspiring :D

I love the delete your art mentality on the last one! I need to try that more

I've watched your videos since 2018, and omg your art has improved so much! your hands are so good!

Thank You Lavendertowne. Your videos help me a lot when I have trouble drawing because I'm stuck in my head. Also your videos always make my day.

ayy you inspired me to start drawing so thank you so much for existing. Just wanted to let you know you really shaped me into who i am now :) thank you for never disappointing and giving such helpful tips

I think that advices can really help a lot, in taking less time and even frustrating a little less with some parts, so awesome video really thanks

I love these unpopular art advice videos because of just how many I've found from your channel that have helped me stop overthinking what one can and can't do in art, genuinely I feel a spark of joy drawing when I use the advice your videos share , there's so many unspoken art techniques that tend to be "taboo" by standard art teachers at art schools or even artists of different trade be it traditional or digital, it always seemed like there were preconceived notions and expectations put on artists new and old like , don't reference or don't draw "anime, furry ,digital, etc" becuase it's not "real art" What always fascinated me about the way ones art reflects the person or ideas they want to share and if someone is held back it shows, every artist has unique style build up on the fact not two people will have the exact life experiences that gets put into their art, every part of someone's surroundings, art tools, techniques, favorites and least favorites can be implemented into their art. It's one of my personal unpopular art opinions that if you try to mimic your idols or inspirations too much you get an amalgamation of mimicking rather than ones own possible art, over time there's always going to be those who love and hate what you create but like what I've seen in your wonderful art videos , just create what you enjoy and remember that no one can be you, if your not creating what you want to no one else can do it for you. 😅not sure if my thoughts are coming across clearly here but I do respect your approach in these videos it's always something helpful but doesn't feel forced it's there from those who want to use it how ever they wish and also for those like me I just love to see the new art ideas you make onscreen and listening to your voice is very calming and fun to learn more from your thoughts about art.

ughhh thank you so much, i always go through periods where i feel really bad for drawing similar things are subjects and i end up not drawing at all because i feel like my art is bad when really,,, i only draw for myself i like the support people give online and tutorials but sometimes i get so caught up it takes away the joy of drawing

I love these tips especially since i can really only draw when im bored i can make them into an actual peice i want to show people verses passing time

I’m so excited to watch this omg ❤️❤️

These are some AMAZING tips!! The amount of times my masochistic completionist brain made me suffer because of hands, or posing, etc is rediculous. As my mum has said many times, "if you dont like it/its not working then just stop. Its really that easy"

Love the Perfect Blue Reference. Great video! :)

I used your advice today! Cropped out my problems and was easier to focus on what i actually wanted to draw. Thank you ❤❤

I LOVED this advice! It's a big breath of fresh air, thank you so much!!!

It's really nice to hear from a professional that you don't have to do things in the textbook "correct" way. I like drawing more cartoony stuff and most of it is fan art, which seems to be a cardinal sin to the way art is often taught. I have no intention of going professional in any way (other than MAYBE small commissions), so I have no reason to master everything and I have no interest in doing so. I just wanna have fun.

OMG I RECOFNIZED PERFECT BLUE ONCE YOU STARTED THE LAST DRAWINGGG 😭😭😭

The knowing when to trash your art is great advice. I also been trying to be okay with making mistakes or else I'll never finish the drawing. At least so I can have a finished product because most of my art are all WIPs lol

Agreed 100 %! Not every artist does art as a profession, so I wish commenters would remember that when they're being critical, especially for people who are beginners. And if one feels like they must give advice, then use careful wording and don't be rude. It's easy to discourage people. A lot of artists, like myself can't afford art classes and are are self taught and it takes time to learn these things. These were great tips, Ms. Lavender. Thank you for sharing them, I know I appreciate them very much! (Especially that copy pasting one, I always felt bad about doing that one! Its a relief to know it's just overreacting to unrealistic criticism, like are you really, really gonna draw individual trees for each and every panel?) Anyway, great video! I always look forward to them! ^^

i admire your artstyle so much ! also great video and the tips are helpful too ! :D

Thanks for these art advice,i started reading your webcomic unfamiliar for the first time its really good thank you!❤

i agree with all of these tips and i use them any time i draw. The first one is my favorite that ive learned, which is to not leave your comfort zone. I love copy/pasting, it isnt cheating, its just saving time that would've otherwise been wasted if I hadn't. as for the last one, i haven't learned to quit. but i will definitely be trying it in the future.

I love this so much. I feel like the need to "love all of my art" has put a pressure on my that I didn´t know I felt until I watched this video. Don´t get me wrong, creating, being able to create, etc is a privilege and art doesn´t have to be perfect. But sometimes my art is so ugly to me that I get physically sick. I question everything I am and are close to a panick attack each time. Yet, I can´t throw it away or hate it because you´re supposed to love your art. So especially the last tip really encouraged me. If something I created doesn´t bring me joy, it´s okay to let go of it. Thanks, as always

*You Have To Find Your Style:* There is nothing I love more than changing up my style for certain drawings! Some ideas really just call for something completely different from how you may typically draw, or I feel like doing the eyes or shading a different way (whether that's one piece or like a new phase I'm trying) I think forcing yourself to draw the same way constantly forever can *really* kill art and the love people can have for it. I hate when I hear people go "I can't find my style :(" or "I don't feel like I have a style" cause there will be parts of your works that will be exclusively a You thing no matter how it's done

Your videos have been encouraging me to draw more different things and I have been in those kinda phases for a long time I'm also Glad that I'm not the only one 😅♥️

THE PERFECT BLUE FANART AT THE END AAAAAAAAAAAAA

I completely agree! I used to hold onto an idea for years, and I just had to come to terms with the fact that it's okay to let go. The same goes for copying and pasting. I have severe carpal tunnel, and it keeps getting worse over the years. I would overwork myself, and the end product would look about the same. It's just a matter of knowing when to properly use it. Lastly, I will say I agree with drawing whatever you want. I wouldn't have improved or continued with art if I was pressured to do something. It's good to step out of our comfort zone, but it should be the step that we artists take.

how did you learn to draw? Oh I chose to learn THE DARK ARTS

I really agree with the one about just stop drawing something your not having fun drawing. When I was in my 7th grade art class I had to draw somthing and I really hated it. My art teacher noticed and he took me to his office and told me that if I hated this assign ment I could just shred it in his paper shredder and it made me so freaken happy when it was gone.

I totally agree with the cropping tip!! Some days I just cannot draw a certain part of something and that's fine!

great video, and im happy to see you draw something in your more stylized, cartoony art style

Hi! All of your tips always help me with art. Keep on doing what you're doing :) and I love your art😊

Lovely tips and Perfect Blue art, didn't know you were a fan!

Hii lavendertowne I luv you’re videos they helped me so much!!!!!❤

I really hope this doesn't come off the wrong way! I'm autistic and communication is not my strong suit. I mean this extremely respectfully and /pos!!! You're always such a sweetheart, and I know you get so much underserved flack online because of people misinterpreting your advice, so it was extremely nice to see your little notes on screen! Like the "if twitter misinterprets this, I'm going to have an aneurysm" one, lol. You're such a soft-spoken sweetie that I worry you'll take internet trolls to heart, so I'm super relieved to see notes like that! As always, I adore your videos

It’s nice hearing someone say these are okay to do. I do these things a lot. That first one is why my channel is gonna be full of Twisted Wonderland animations and animatics for a while. I just have so many ideas and that game is my current hyperfixation lol.

@LavederTowne I think it would be amazing if you made a podcast. I love hearing your stories and thoughts even when not about art.

HEY!!! I'm early!! I love your art so much!!!

Honestly the just give up art advice is such good advice, I often forget I can just do that, and I'm currently struggling with a page of my comic cause I don't like the composition of the panels. So I think I'm gonna just give up on it and start over and try a new panel lay out! :)