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

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

I think i'm okay with that! 🙂

@zerothetattoer

3 ай бұрын

damn true

@UnfilteredHues

2 ай бұрын

Unless you're a complete natural at drawing well the only way you can get to a high level of drawing is by watching Massa Art videos over and over and over, only then can you even begin to draw like a master.

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 😃

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Great point thanks!

@kidchuckle

8 ай бұрын

i agree using reference is not a bad thing... but it depends if you use it to help fill in the details. or if you're reliant on it or dependent on it too much and limits you to where its a copy of the reference.

@reaganmonkey8

8 ай бұрын

Also sometimes I have found I think I know what something looks like, but it doesn’t look right without a reference.

@kidchuckle

8 ай бұрын

@@reaganmonkey8 for sure. i think a good balance of exercising both parts of your brain is a good thing. it takes a while before you commit something to memory or close to. I think get a good blocking from memory and using reference after to fill in the gaps is a good balance

@annabelcleare138

7 ай бұрын

And also using actual, in the real world, observation exercises is great for the brain (shuts off L mode and activates R mode - re Betty Edwards). Draw a cup, a piece of fruit, a face, a box, the corner of the room - anything! But allow your creative mind to take control (much harder for some than it sounds!!). Interrogate the object with your eye/mind and allow your pen/pencil/brush to express what you see/experience. Look at the shapes of the space around the objects; do not name the objects name the angles, colour, shadow and light. By experiencing flow state while drawing irl objects/subjects your creative brain will gain understanding of how the 3D world behaves when it is trapped by you as an image in the 2D.

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.

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Very similar to the mini-me exercise! Thanks for sharing Nicolaides, i'll look him up 🙌

@ChristAlways

6 ай бұрын

Praises to Christ, who has redeemed the world, and in his great mercy and love only requires from us these simple things to have everlasting life, to repent, and turn from sins and sin no more, to live righteously for Christ, love others as yourself, and Believe he is the one true God, continue in this way and you will conquer all fears and sins which plague you, and inherit eternal life with our King.

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

His drawings are addictive!

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.

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

I spent many years only watching without ever commenting, and my first comment was worded very similarly to this one. So a heartfelt thank you, because i know what you felt when writing this and i couldn't be more honored to have been the trigger 🙌🙌 Welcome onboard!

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!

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

I'll do my best! hope to see your comments again in the future :)

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.

@massa_art

7 ай бұрын

Spot on

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

@massa_art

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad to have you onboard, i'll do my best!

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

I hope you'll stick around through the journey :-)

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!

@massa_art

6 ай бұрын

Really glad to have you onboard! I'll do my best not to disappoint 😉

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, i hope you'll enjoy the next one i have in the works :)

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!

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much and welcome onboard! On the 6minutes note, it's a sweetspot for me in terms of creative process, but I discovered that larger channels try to lengthen their videos above 8 minutes because it allows to add mid-roll advertisements, so it's a relatively easy way to sustain themselves as creators. I cannot blame them! But if in the future you see me doing it too, i'll do my best to lengthen my videos by adding more value, not by watering it down.

@toddbowlin5844

8 ай бұрын

The video is well made

Hey, this is an awesome introduction to drawing! Great advise in the timetable thought. Thanks for your time and passion to record this video!

you are genuinely the most underrated art youtubers on this platform

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

That means so much to me, thank you!

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 !!

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Awesome, hope you'll break the plateau!

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Glad that you're in early!

Incredible video! cant wait for more 😊

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

I'll keep them coming! Glad to have you onboard

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

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I hope you'll stick around and be part of the journey 🙂

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Means i still have time to read and respond to all the comments! It will actually be sad when that's no longer the case, your comment made my day!

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.

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

I feel humbled by your comment. Thanks you! Hope to see you in the next vids!

@beepboopbaap2511

8 ай бұрын

I thought this was a vid by a big art channel with lots of subscribers until I read this exact comment too

@massa_art

6 ай бұрын

@@beepboopbaap2511 🙂 Honestly, it's great to be able to see and reply to every comment !

clean, simple and direct instructions. thanks

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

More to come!

Thank you for the knowledge! Great video!

@massa_art

6 ай бұрын

More to come!

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Hope you'll enjoy the next one too!

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.

@massa_art

2 ай бұрын

It is exactly the same yes! There's actually a lot of parallelisms between art and fitness / sports

Very informative video! Nicely edited and explained.

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Means a lot

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I hope you'll find the next one useful too :)

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!

@massa_art

7 ай бұрын

Glad to have you onboard. I will work on more videos focussing on realistic tips, thanks!

Love this fresh approach!

@massa_art

6 ай бұрын

🙏🙂

I love this guy and he needs to get popular NOW

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Loved to read this, thanks!

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

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

🙏 glad it's being helpful

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!

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

Yes! the difficulty is in keeping it up over time

@michaw7408

Ай бұрын

So, did you try following this plan? How did it go?

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

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

🙏😊

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

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

Grazie! Spero ti piacciano i prossimi :-)

Amazing! Keep it up homie.

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Hope you'll like the next one too

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

@massa_art

4 ай бұрын

Welcome onboard!!!

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

@massa_art

7 ай бұрын

🙏 thanks and HNY! I'll keep them coming in 2024 :)

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

I'm soo happy it had a positive impact! Stay motivated!

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

This is the fuel that makes it possible!

Love this video!! it's AMAZING

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

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 !

@massa_art

6 ай бұрын

Glad it helped! 🙂

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Top Player! thanks for taking the time :-)

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Usually educational videos are simple talking heads with little visual storytelling. I was unsure if it would work for me to be more educational given my filming style, so i'm really glad for your feedback!

@tronika_

8 ай бұрын

@@massa_art this video was perfect. You nailed it and helped me a ton with the draw a box website. My boxes are okay-ish but already I’ve gotten a ton of value from this and I’m sure a lot more people will too. This video had a magic to it in my personal opinion

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

To draw better than 100% of people requires you to cease comparing your drawings to others

@massa_art

25 күн бұрын

yes, once you actually manage to do that it’s like a point of no return: you’ll progress faster while feeling much happier too

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Hope it will prove helpful!

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!

@massa_art

4 ай бұрын

Best of luck! I look forward to see you in the comments in 2 months 😎

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

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

I'm glad you've landed in my little corner of the web. I'll keep building it and i hope you'll enjoy watching it develop. Good luck!

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.

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Learning how to learn is the real superpower

Really interesting video man! Subscribed!

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Welcome onboard! I hope you'll enjoy the next one too :-)

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Welcome onboard 😊

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

I'll try to keep the bar high! Hope to see you in the next one

This was fantastic, thank you!!

@massa_art

3 ай бұрын

So glad you liked it! Next one coming out in a week :-)

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!

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Maybe KZread is pushing new creators to your feed to test if they should go viral. But regardless, thank you!

Sweet, effective and to the point!

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

This is a really great work Well done bro🎉🎉

@massa_art

Ай бұрын

thank you 🤩 Just curious: have you been drawing for a while or are you starting out?

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

@massa_art

2 ай бұрын

Glad it worked out! Hope you'll enjoy the latest one too!

Thank you for the wonderful video!

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

thank You for the wonderful comment 😊

Grandissimo , il più forte 🎉!

@massa_art

6 ай бұрын

🙏🙂

Awesome video, thanks for posting

@massa_art

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time of giving me a good day :)

Amazing video man, well done

@massa_art

2 ай бұрын

Double thanks!! 🙏

this was such a great find, I hope to follow that drawabox course!

@massa_art

29 күн бұрын

feel free to report back here as it progresses 🙌

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

@massa_art

6 ай бұрын

I can feel you. I abandoned drawing for 15 years, but after some initial struggle to pick it back up i can say thay it's so worth it to reconnect with your childhood hobbies. Thanks for the nice feedback 🙂 i hope you'll enjoy the next ones!

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

@massa_art

4 ай бұрын

Means a lot to me, welcome onboard!!

@bossbudz86

4 ай бұрын

@@massa_art thank you! 🙏

This was an amazingly well put together video. You need more subscribers

@massa_art

18 сағат бұрын

Thank you ☺️ feel free to suggest what you’d like to see next!

As a filmmaker I can say that your videos are imaginative, innovative, entertaining and brilliantly done.

@massa_art

14 күн бұрын

I take the feedback to heart! Congrats on being a filmmaker. I'm finding solo film-making to be such a comprehensive and multi-skill endeavour, I had no idea it would hook me so much!

@terrydray

14 күн бұрын

@@massa_art, brilliant. It's another way to express yourself. Writing and making shorts is a cathartic activity. Like all art I suppose. I do wish I could draw though, it would help so much in planning my films. I used to use stick men (just to get the perspective) but have recently started using a program to create storyboards.

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! 😂

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

High praise thank you! And welcome onboard :-)

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.

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

I need to explore Peter Han because he has been named to me several times already! Let me know if you have specific recommendations

That’s a really cool way of learning!

@massa_art

7 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

That's what i want to hear! I'm glad you liked it, i'll keep them coming ☺️

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Glad you're in early 😊

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Thanks man! It was thanks to my minime. I heard somewhere that creating an alter ego for yourself is a powerful tool that successful celebrities used to get to the top of their craft. ;-) keep up the great work on your side too!

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.

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Glad you find my video in the right timing! Welcome onboard

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

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

Drawabox rehab should be a thing

Ciao Massa Grazie Mille for this video!

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Grazie a te for watching!

really like the video. Thanks for the suggestions :)

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

I hope you'll enjoy the next ones as well!!

This is such a well made video.

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Hope you'll like the next one too!

Cool idea and suggestions! No better person to study than Kim Jung Gi

@massa_art

9 күн бұрын

would you like to see more videos related to KJG?

your videos are really nice!

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I hope you'll like the next one too!

great video, thank you

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

Great advice! Thanks

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful 🙂

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

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

And for that I thank you 🙏

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

@massa_art

7 ай бұрын

Same, would love to grasp more nuance of what he says, often the English translation is a bit weak

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

@massa_art

6 ай бұрын

I hope you'll find a way at some point. I myself am an engineer and have only been able to pick drawing back up in my thirties - Glad it helped!

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.

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Grazie mille!!

Great video!

@massa_art

7 ай бұрын

🙏 I hope you'll like the next ones too!

This is amazing.

@massa_art

Ай бұрын

Grazie Mastro!

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.

@massa_art

2 ай бұрын

That is so inspiring. All these tools and fancy gear can become crutches that keep us from developing essential skills. Thanks for sharing!

Figo sto video, complimenti

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

Grazie!

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)

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Yes there some kind of equivalent to muscle memory I found. It had been over 10 years without drawing for me before I picked it back up this year.

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

And you'll have a very well developed understanding of 3D space by spending a lot of time in blender so i bet you'll be quite good since the start!

@whilefree

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! :D@@massa_art

Got yourself a new sub!

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Welcome onboard!

Thanks for the inspiration sir...

@massa_art

24 күн бұрын

My pleasure !

Nice vídeo!

@massa_art

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Hope you'll enjoy the next ones I'm working on!

this was very fun lol !

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Love this

@massa_art

16 күн бұрын

🙌🫶

Inspiring stuff.

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Hope you'll enjoy the next one too

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

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

That's the spirit!

Amazing.

@massa_art

4 ай бұрын

🤜💥🤛

reallyyyyy good videoo

@massa_art

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton! I hope to see you in the next one

Great video

@massa_art

8 ай бұрын

Thabk you!

Great vieo thanks

@massa_art

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!