How to improve at art? Just COPY!

When studying you gotta think like an engineer! Where do I put the thing and why? That sorta thing. Like if you wanna draw arms you have to sit down and think to yourself "okay! So the pecs bend the arm forward, the shoulder muscles lift the arm and..." That's usually the best way to go about it.

Learning art is starting to feel like med school.

Oh and another thing i find REALLY helpful when learning anatomy is, after having learning all the muscles, their names and how they should be drawn, looking at how OTHER ARTISTS, preferably very experienced ones, simplify and draw whatever it is that you are learning. For example, kimg jung gi. i absolutely ADORE the way he comunicates volume and perfectly captures the feel of any body part with just lines and curves. He was also a master of perspective so there's always a TON of angles to study. Doing this can expose you to different thought processes behind the same things and introduce different approaches that can widen your understanding of whatever it is, that you are studying :)

You don't actually need to learn every bit of anatomy. After all, your face has tons of muscles, but you don't see them. You only need to learn what makes the visible shapes and why.

This is such a great video! It's nice to see an artist describe HOW to learn to get better. There's so many tutorials on how do draw stuff, but not how to LEARN!

I think this is why having a simple box mannequin with key landmarks that can be rotated (based on your skill level) makes remembering muscles and bone anatomy so much more consistent and digestible. Starting off basic to more detailed based on how you feel comfy plus a small bit of difficulty goes a long way. If you can rotate it, slice it on its contours, and describe its landmarks and function, you got levels of understanding on that form.

copy intentionally and test yourself by applying it to your own ideas. Study your results, analyze, indentify, adapt, overcome. repeat

Himmel wouldn't procrastinate on studying legs.

an incredible artist that i admire who also likes ace attorney??? man where were u my whole life

ok ngl youre a really good teacher ngl it helped me alot thanks :D my problem is that i usually pass my time playing videogames because i get to frustated at my art so I had lost motivation in drawing and was almost quitting thanks you made me rethink my choices

For anyone who struggles with actually focusing on learning instead of autopilot, here's an exercise I found helpful to force me to actually learn: Draw your person or animal in mid transformation (to a different species) This makes it so you actually have to actively look for information like position of the bones and how things connect to compare them with something else. It makes it a lot harder for your brain to fake learning something Honestly any task that ups the challenge level that way would probably help get around a strong autopilot or 'fake learning' but shapeshifting characters was just how I found mine

Awesome video! Your note about 3D models reminds me of fancy marble statues, a similar reason to study them! Thank you for the info here :D

I forget everything I study all the time cause of ADHD. This is very encouraging <3

found you about a month ago from the cube video and i've watched every one of your videos since! I definitely think you're one of the most informative and entertaining artists on here and i'm learning so so much, keep up the amazing work :))

I love binging your vids, I'm obsessed... and I'm also lucky I found your channel cuz I joined an art class :D So I can improve even faster.....

haha i'm actually having a really easy time remembering all the muscles and their names. i need to copy more diligently and just more in general, though. i know prettymuch all the superficial muscles of the body by name and how they look (except for some in the hands and those of the face, didn't get to them yet), but i'm still working on learning all the exact shapes and volumes they create. the 3d model will definitely be a game changer. i used to look for one when i started out on my muscle anatomy journey (which i started with the arms btw, big mistake lmao) but couldn't find one that i could at least preview for free. i'll definitely study all that shi a bit more thoroughly! (the reason i draw from reference so little is because probably 95% of the time i actually just draw ONLY from imagination lmao)

I'm way too impatient so I always end up staring at a few references then skip straight to the final step, works surprisingly well for me. The strangest part is afterward I end up subconsciously start implementing afterward, it's definitely not as efficient but my brain hates having to copy

I love your videos. Ive been struggling with my art latetly but your videos always helped me to improve bit by bit. I really appreciate your work, keep it up!

no way she drops this they same day i decide to dedicate my time to learning anatomy, you're a psychic i swear

i started using references more like 5 months ago and my art has improved soo much it's insane, but now i think i'm gonna start properly copying and studying art now after watching this!