Started art in mid 30's, have done it professionally several years later. Enjoy your own journey, only you can walk your own path. 10-30 minutes per day is plenty, but the most important thing is understanding yourself.

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

Thanks for the advice! When I first started I wanted to get good as soon as possible, but the more I drew the more I started to enjoy the process. Now I'm just interested in seeing how far I can go! XD

The beginning of something great. This video felt like there was already experience beforehand with making youtube videos. Pleasantly surprised that there wasn’t. Also finally someone addresses this problem and then talks about their journey facing this age art problem.

@TaylorLosch

2 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for the compliments! I'm glad I was able to surprise you haha 😄

One thing ive gleamed from my addiction to art videos is the three big things are consistently, completion and clear goals. Consistently means doing art regularly(covered in video), completion means taking art to a finished state, and goal that have fixed meaning. With completion it's not about it being a masterpiece it's just working past the ugly phase and doing all the details, highlights and shadows that can put good moments into something, you might even save something you were giving up on. Or at least have things you'll want to copy into the next try. Goals are just being sensible, where you need to go and what getting there looks like. Learning hands. Learning hair. Breaking it down into the steps like bullet points to check off. like i can block it out, i can make the blocks into organic shapes, i can texture and detail. You'll probably cycle through as you improve but its about marking milestones for where you've gotten not chasing the horizon perfection sits on.

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

I think you bring up alot of good points, I hope other beginners read all these comments to get a fuller picture haha. I myself need to work on rendering entire pieces for sure. As I spend countless hours just sketching stuff out and not really moving past that stage. Thanks for adding to the conversation!

@justinsmith5870

Күн бұрын

@@TaylorLosch I do think what you're doing is awesome and something truly beneficial, as I do see a lot of disheartened adult beginners in comment sections and online art groups. If you can encourage people where it's not so daunting, the less targeted artist channels & etc will feel like a resource and not a high hurdle. Also hands are on my short list of what to improve so looking forward to the video. Probably should say somewhere I'm more art enthusiast and artist as a hobby that anything meaningful, but I do try to pass on helpful advice and information.

Something key that I think a lot of people look over about PewDiePie's progress is that he hard focused one subject matter. I think you have set yourself up to progress really fast by starting out with draw a box and now choosing to focus on hands as a subject matter. Its a long but rewarding road learning to draw and I wish the best of luck! I look forward to more of your videos :)

@TaylorLosch

2 күн бұрын

That's definitely a good point about pewd's video, something that took me awhile to figure out, haha. I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I'll do my best to learn form every video I make, so the next is a smidgen better 😆

@gkdair1413

Күн бұрын

Something people also leave out is that he was already an established artist, he got his start long ago by doing photoshop edit commissions. While he may not have had a lot of practical drawing skill, dude had at least some artistic knowledge.

oml those exercises look pretty good and clean! As person who's just been drawing what they want for a couple years it's kinda hurt my progress on the more technical side. Not to say that making art you wanna do is bad, but it was all I was doing. As a result, I neglected actually studying fundamentals which I could benefit from. I think it's really cool that you're sharing your art process! It really helps to remind new artists and older ones too that we all start from somewhere! Hell I might start studying fundamentals. good luck!

@TaylorLosch

21 сағат бұрын

Get after those fundamentals! Lol 😆 you got this!

i started drawing digitally back in mid 2021 on my phone with my grubby fingers, was absolutely awful at it, and after meeting my bf through mutuals on twitch, i started rapidly drawing his OC as if it was what made me breathe. I've made roughly 400 drawings since, and even tho plenty of them were atrocious, there were pieces that just blew me away when i finished them. Looking back to my old art from where i am now, i'm still wildly baffled at how much i grew, as i now even help friends improve on their art with little nuggets of info. It took time, and i'm nowhere near being perfect, but being able to look back and see how far you've come, will always be satisfying. I look forward to watching your art grow, and i wish you nothing but the absolute best on your journey!! Lots of love from South Africa dude

@TaylorLosch

2 күн бұрын

That's such an awesome story man! I love hearing it, and hope to see the same thing for myself haha. I know your only gonna keep growing! Good luck! 👍

This video of yours is exactly the thing I needed to hear. I decided this year to pursue drawing, and as a complete beginner in their late 20's, frustrated about their lack of progress and how to go about improving, this video makes me glad that there's someone else who was in a similar situation. Thank you for talking about your experience, and I wish you the best of luck on your artistic journey.

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words! There's many of us on this little journey we just have to reach out to each other XD Your journey is going to be awesome👌 👏

I've been learning for a few years(and I am in my late 30's) and also went through a period of answering every "beginner at art thread" on Reddit as a way of getting a sense of all the challenges. I currently believe the best path at the very beginning is to find videos where you can see people moving their hand in real time(no edits), and use that video as a direct model for how you move your hand. That takes you through a lot of the mechanical elements that are explained verbally in tutorials, but which seem abstract or which you can't make yourself do until you treat it like you're learning ballet or shooting baskets. At the end, you end up with a drawing, but you also get all this tacit knowledge about what their decision making looked like, what parts of the drawing they started with, what took the most time, where they hesitated or went back over something.

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

That is a really great point! It's actually something I didn't start doing until just a few days ago! *whispers* I even play them at night hoping my sleep self will absorb the information 😂😂

practice, practice and more practice, let the art flow through you!

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

@sda8jsdj9k121 yes! I must reach the flow state! I need all the help I can get haha 😄

I look forward to seeing your journey

@TaylorLosch

6 сағат бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Wishing you the best too!

Also 30 and started going to school for graphic design last year. Best of luck to you!

@TaylorLosch

23 сағат бұрын

You too man, you got this!

I 100% believe in you! I look forward to seeing how you grow in your skill!

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

Aw thank you! I believe in you too!!

I watched your 2 videos and they're very nice, how you talk about your experience is inspiring and heartwarming. Can't wait to see what you'll do next

@TaylorLosch

2 күн бұрын

Aw, thank you so much! I truly feel lucky that people like you found my videos despite being a new creator. 😆

0:55 finally a kindred soul! (I began at 29 :p) It feels downright embarrassing to have shaky linework and such little knowledge, but that is only a sign that you're getting better, I have found it to be so soothing to revel in that feeling, let the little artist out that just wants to experiment wildly :D Also cool Tattoos! If you're down and need a study buddy, why not create the very start of a smol community right here?

@TaylorLosch

2 күн бұрын

I wanted to create videos because It was all I could think of to help find other budding artists like myself! So I'm glad you found my video! I'd love to start a smol community but not really sure how XD

Thanks for sharing this video, definitely inspired me and made me feel better about my own journey. Especially reminds to be mindful when I practice. I feel like it's constantly too late for me to ever make a career from my art but that's the crippling doubts I have to fight against. I *can* get better and will.

@TaylorLosch

22 сағат бұрын

I think your already doing great! XD Even 10mins a day toward a goal will compound over time! Good luck! Thanks for the kind words 😄

I started drawing when i was 7 (i am now 20) and i alwas hear things like: " you are so Talented, i wish i could draw like you" wich are compliment yes but it imply that i always new how to draw since i was a baby, witch is not true( crazy right). To those peoples, even if you are 20, 26,30 or even 40 or 50, just draw, start to learn, ask where you need to stard, where you need to go, witch video can be great or a good advise, in conclusion, be curius. And yes, just drawing without direction will bring you nowhere so if you need advise , even if i am not he best artist and am still learning, i will be glad to help( and as he said, use the advise you get however you want to uses them, everyone have there own way). Also, you are doing amasing ,do it at your pace, good luck on your journey! (and i dont know if you need it but AngelGanev explaine quite well how to deconstruc the face into shape) Sorry for my bad english, i hope you can at least understand it x)

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

Your English isn't bad at all! This is really great advice, When I started learning skills like programming I started to understand people arn't born being able to code or draw, so I quickly stopped telling people they are talented and started acknowledging their hard work instead. All skills in some way are equally hard. And I'll check Angel out! Thanks for watching!

The anime time transition sound effect..This Guy Gets it😢 love from🇯🇲🇯🇲

@TaylorLosch

2 күн бұрын

Lol I'm glad you were able to sniff that out XD. Thank you for the love!

As someone who started to draw on my 27's as a hobby, my advice is to draw what you love. If you love to draw stories, try to draw stories that you love. If you like to draw animals, star to draw animals. If you like anime girls, draw anime girls. Practice figures like cubes and circles some in a while, but keep in mind what you love to draw, what you enjoy, otherwise it could be really hard to keep motivate :') Anyone who's starting drawing at any time, is never too late!! :D

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

That's perfect advice! I think I should have stated in the video more about enjoyment and finding what's fun for sure. I'm glad you pointed it out XD

Just started my YT art channel about a month ago. Sometimes I'm still little nervous with posting videos about wondering if people will like them or not But i can tell you i never had so much fun in my life when it comes to posting videos while learning from my art mistakes and looking at ways to improve my art and video content each time i post a new video I'm also learning on how to edit videos better each time i post a new video and making better thumbnails as i go. Plus better anatomy

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

It really is fun to make videos! Haha. It's really something to be improving in multiple skills as once. And ya anatomy is hard XD

3:06 Something that I've realized as I've gotten better as an artist, at least for me is that instead of getting so good that I can draw exactly what I imagine, what I visualize/want to draw and what I'm actually drawing have become more aligned. Like when I'm imagining something to draw, instead of something unattainable, I now will visualize my drawings in my art style and closer to my skill level. If that makes sense. (not entirely related to the video but something I wanted to say)

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

That totally makes sense! When I started drawing hands I watched alot of professionals and noticed they don't try to replicate every fine detail and will purposely make their hand simpler; the end resolute sometimes a hand that looks mote pleasing to the eye than the real thing. Thanks for watching!

I learn how to draw for about 2,5 years althought I actually draw for about 5 years and i can tell that first year was straight up pain.I didnt actually even improved much that year and also the other year was the year when i was finally able to see some improvments althought just small and now I was able to learn a lot in short period of time althought its not really so good as i would want to.But this just goes to show that you can do something for long period of time and improve sudennly just by shifting your focus on how to improve.And even if actual learning takes god damn even 5 year,like,who cares? Improvment is slow but i believe that if something is done for long enoughm than the growth can be sudden.I personally think i am not really good at drawing but i am able to give tips to my friend who does design and these tips really make his work better.So,no need to rush it and just stay dedicated yall 😄

@gameshow4030

2 күн бұрын

And yeah i am not even talking about a fact that i suck at anatomy and i still didnt mastered the way how to draw body yet.There are so many things to learn in drawing that it can feel like a person knows nothing even after long time but i can draw just fine its just not everything.Even clothes have different fabrics and different fabrics fold differently and also look differently under same light conditions and thats just CLOTHES.

@TaylorLosch

2 күн бұрын

Your totally right with everything, there's so much to learn when it comes to drawing! I can say I was pretty guilty wanting to draw perfectly as quick as I can. But the more I started to draw, I really started to understand like "Yea, this is going to be a whole journey - and there's no quick way around it." That's why I found so much success in picking a single subject and drawing that, the journey feels good because I'm able to tell if I'm getting better(at least for now). Thanks for watching my video and adding to the conversation! 🍊

@gameshow4030

Күн бұрын

@@TaylorLosch All good! Funny thing is tho that because of learning stuff about art i am able to apply it on various stuff and already have base for it like design or website design etc and even fashion so thats quite funny.I think general rules of art are really good to learn because very much things go from that

Have you heard of Radio Runner's Art Curriculum? It integrates drawabox but also offers some variety.

@TaylorLosch

6 сағат бұрын

@@liwakla350 hmmmmm, I have not. I'll have to check it out!

I had been drawing off and on for a really long time but I didn't start taking it seriously until 2020/2021 I took a really long break due to burnout and mental health for pretty much all of 2022/2023. I'm just now feeling like I can try again. I'm currently 30 so it's worth remembering taking a break is okay when you need to

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

Glad to know your feeling better now! And that's a really good point. I often draw for awhile, watch something or play a game for a bit, and come back to draw again. I haven't tried the Pomodoro stuff yet but I'm inching closer to implementing it lol. Thanks for watching!

@Batmannismmmm

Күн бұрын

@TaylorLosch i haven't tried pomodoro yet but I've been considering it too. Taking breaks is key honestly like for me youtube was a bit much, which is why I haven't uploaded in 3 years. I couldn't figure out how to edit a video lol

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

@@Batmannismmmm I recommend you give it ago again! There's a new editing program called CapCut that is free to use, and very simple. It's not what I use but I can totally recommend it! You'll have to tell me how pomodoro worked for you when you try it XD

@Batmannismmmm

Күн бұрын

@@TaylorLosch oh I def will!! and I'm def considering starting to post again course I'd probably just talk about conspiracy theories xD

great advice!!!

@TaylorLosch

3 күн бұрын

Thank you! I hope it finds at least 1 person and helps them!

@tamakikawaii949

3 күн бұрын

@@TaylorLosch as a beginning artist myself it helped me, thank you for sharing your experience!!

@TaylorLosch

3 күн бұрын

@tamakikawaii949 that's so awesome then! Haha. I guess objective completed 🫡! If you ever start uploading progress videos or other art videos, let me know so I can see them! 👀

@tamakikawaii949

2 күн бұрын

@@TaylorLoschsure, Sounds great!!

Thanks for sharing. Im 33 with 2 kids and just started drawing for much of the same reasons as you (minus the career goal). Idk if this will keep working, but so far I've just been following my heart and seeing gradual improvement that way. I want to draw my wife, so i do. Im annoyed that i drew her head wonky, so i do a few exercises on skulls and head anatomy. I want to draw my kids jumping over lava, so i do. Their hair looks wonky, so i watch some videos and practice drawing hair. I want to make an animation, so i do. It took 3 hours to make a 1sec loop of a stick figure, so i start practicing using the software and drawing characters with fewer lines. Could I learn faster with more focus? Probably, but then I wouldn't be enjoying it anymore.

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

100% man I should have said that in the video myself that enjoying the process should come before anything, even more so if you want to stick with it long term. I appreciate the correction XD I think how you've gone about learning is really inspiring. I should look more into my daily life instead of what I want to do in the future. Thanks for watching!

I think issue could be if one person spent 3 month drawing line, box or cyclinder, practice as much as he/she want, by the end of it he/she will only become master of drawing line, box, cyclinder, not good representation of any improvement which may cause lower moral that all your hardwork no significant improvement. In my humble suggestion, decide what is the end goal, then straight up study how the pro does it. It will be super difficult, will surely look bad. Then breakdown where is the gap in knowledge, for example the shading is not right, eye is not right etc. Get crushed by the truth, then study those topic slowly. But consistency is the key, happen to me many times I study alot drawing, then stop few months to play games, then I forgot what I learned and had to relearn again. 7 years passed, I am still novice artist.

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

I think your suggestion is correct. I didn't really see alot of progress going through drawabox, but when I started attempting to draw hands it was extremely hard! But, I'd see myself improve on them almost every day, which increased my want to draw. Thanks for watching and adding to the conversation! XD

nice video ! ^>^

@TaylorLosch

2 күн бұрын

Aw Thanks! Hope u made it to emerald this season 😏

nice

@TaylorLosch

3 күн бұрын

Your nicer! XD

Your already a head of me Ive been doodling since i was 3 and still only have 30 fallowers on my twitter and Instagram :(

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

I think once you start making your videos you'll skyrocket! Keep it up! I believe in you 🍊

You also watched remonster? 1:50😅

@TaylorLosch

Күн бұрын

LOL I was found out!. It's had like 5 decent episodes ok haha 😄