Pikat's lowkey like a sister helping me to draw, and the fact that my actual sister is an artist as well is crazyyy
You got put the FUN in FUNDAMENTALS πͺπͺπͺ
I know drawing boxes isn't what people signed up for but its SO important. Developing your sense of 3D space is the number 1 art skill in my experience. I'm way better than I should be based on the amount of studying I've done, solely because I focused on that aspect. Just passive observation while going about my day with that developed eye has helped me massively
I dont care if it's 1 am. A pikat upload is a pikat upload
as someone who is just starting and I don't know what to draw I've been using birthdays of characters to motivate me and have some goals, I check the birthdays of the month and decide who to draw and it motovates me and helps me choose
Pikat has been helping me currently through a pretty rough patch in my art journey. I've been disliking my art by quite a bit, to the point where I think it's been the main cause of me drawing less. Among other things. I really appreciate her sharing her experiences. It definitely makes me feel less alone with my struggles regarding art.
"How do you have fun while drawing?" I had to teach myself that. It was a long, hard process. Also, highly rewarding... even if personal life events get in the way sometimes, now drawing no longer feels like a chore. My approach to drawing now is like... each drawing is an experiment. Sometimes it works. Sometimes, it doesn't. In any event, I can always remake it.
50 days in learning to draw digital art with no experience, I'm realizing just now much i don't know- Anatomy, Shading, Perspective, Gesture.. And that demotivated me in an instant
the soothing music in this background just hits with the advice! problem solving is also a good fundamentals to be honest. Also having a retrospective (looking back) and to learn from your previous attempts helps to see where you can improve and focus on.
I've been procrastinating with practicing art for years now exactly because of the points mentioned in the video. Every time I put a pencil on paper it was for anatomy and perspective studies. I would never draw for fun because I suck and that's not fun. But I've come to fully accept and internalize after years or procrastination that fun needs to come first, otherwise I won't do it consistently.
I'm on a long art journey to claw myself out of burnout. That problem-solving one really helped get a different perspective. I felt I was stumbling around blindly for years, trying to make my art look good. But now I feel I can at least have a little guidance. A glow stick is better than nothing, but some day I will be able to hold the lanterns ahead to guide others.
The froggy chair and Clodsire plush in the background is the cherry on top of this decadently abundant 10 tier cake of art knowledge. Thank u pikat for feeding us today π°π°π°π°πππ
saw this when it was 58 seconds old, which is kinda cool
i think one of the best ways to understand that art is a process and not instant results is not just not constantly compare yourself to the masters. im so sick of seeing people trying to make their own manga and comics and failing due to it taking too much time and skill they dont have yet and when you ask them what they are trying to do exactly, its always something on the level of ketaro miura's berserk. and like yeah, of course you're not having fun and struggling, you're constantly comparing yourself just starting out to some guy who had professional art teaching from the moment he could pick up a pencil. learn from the best sure, but dont expect to be on their level 3 weeks into drawing for the first time
You inspired me to try to actually sit down and try to learn to draw. And inadvertently, that helped to spark a friend of mine to try too. I think drawing with others is a great idea, because it doesnβt feel as bad when I canβt replicate a tutorial all the way. That said, the pain of following a tutorial and not ending with the same result hurts, but Iβve learned that maybe some of my mistakes can be useful for other parts of the process and become things to look out for.
I audibly agreed with you when you talked about drawing being a little bit like problem solving. It's actually one of the things I personally really enjoy about the drawing process.
"art is like a puzzle" after i heard that, my mind has become much clearer. thank you
1:19 real honestly imo i've found that instead of starting with boring drills and dying of boredom, its funner to start by drawing whatever you wanna draw, and do art learning drills when you're finally sick of a problem you keep coming across while drawing for fun, because then you'll be way more motivated and you'll see art as a whole more positively
Pikat, you nailed it in the head when you told that drawing is like puzzling through your confusion and ignorance. If possible, please do more of this!!
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