It's a good reminder to new artists that your one hour study will not look like some of his one hour studies. Quick studies and the ability to get that much information on a page is also a skill that takes time and practice. So understand that it is also something that will build and grow with you and the effort you put into the process and your own learning. Don't let yourself get frustrated! (I know a lot of young and new artists try to follow the advice and get very frustrated when they can't replicate the same results in their studies as professional artists with thousands of hours of studies under their belt).

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Very good reply!!! Yes, I should bring up this comment in future videos as it's very true. I have started a group to do color studies weekly with friends from the office and many struggle a lot the first few times. Maybe I can get their permission to show their first paintings and how far they progressed in just a couple months to help encourage others to keep trying and not get totally frustrated. Thanks for the great feedback!!

@bethreeves7864

Жыл бұрын

@@LightingMentor I love your content, and it always has the best advice. I have to tell my students all the time that imperfect work is okay, it's about growth and learning. I always tell them that if their sketchbooks don't have some truly awful studies in them when they begin doing studies for the first time, then they're probably doing it wrong. And they should never discard them, bc you want to see how much you've grown. That growth and gaining knowledge is the point!

@ZTRCTGuy

Жыл бұрын

This cannot be overstated. The pros make it seem so easy, and often they don't know anymore what it's like to NOT be this skilled. I see in a lot of art videos ''just do this'' or ''paint this, improve in mere hours''. There's no such thing, the brain can adapt to a new situation very quickly, pros just sometimes don't understand anymore how difficult and painstakingly slow of a journey it can be.

@leina-3597

Жыл бұрын

thank you. i really needed this

@KimbapGuru

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that cause my egg looks 100% different 🤣

In art class in high school, we were learning about light and shadows, so we painted an egg still life. I was so unbelievably proud of my egg, and I was so excited to show my mom because I thought she might finally be proud of me for something since she was an artist. I showed her the egg with a huge smile, and she looked at it with no emotion on her face and blankly said, "It's an egg." That moment will forever haunt me, but I still love egg paintings and I think it's really cool how the different light and shadows are so simple but still make such a difference. It would just be a basic oval without it.

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Oh that story breaks my heart. I do see it all the time though. Many people don't see the effort and time put into observing the subtleties of life and light. Painting a simple egg is not always a simple task. I applaud you for painting your egg!! I believe you can go far if you keep making art and pushing through those sad moments. I wish you a bright future full of light! It's very nice to meet you Vicky! Keep creating and stay in touch

@aspenisthebest

Жыл бұрын

@@LightingMentor Aw thank you!

@justabout6979

Жыл бұрын

😫I know this feeling, when your so proud or interested in something, and others can't see why

@bethanieferguson2206

Жыл бұрын

Honestly when she said it's an egg! I would have been like out of control happy. The fact she said it's an 🥚 is fantastic. If you say her being an artist. Then your trying to create just one piece for her to think highly of you. Technically, you got it! She could have said what's this a ball! A circle what i don't get it! The fact she said egg should have told you what?? That you created something especially an egg which is hard to do and she said egg so she knew what it was. If that isn't more of a confirmation remark then I don't know what is!!! So I'm sure your picture looked like an egg! 😁 lol do you still have the picture? Curious what this pic you speak of looks like. 😊 Remember the bigger picture and moral of that story. Technically you won your moment. Even with no emotion on her face. I have been there before the emotionless face dilemma. Though mine was caused by something I didn't know about during that time frame. It's called Flat Effect or "masked facies." I have read that some people who are sick or I'll can carry this symptom.

@MarinaMichaels

Жыл бұрын

Your mom sounds like a witch spelled with a "b." Your story tells me she never gave you credit or praise for your creative work. Is it possible she was jealous of or threatened by you?

The thing that helped me the most were 1. Sam Neilson’s colour and light course 2. James gurney’s colour and light 3. Light for visual artists- Richard Yot 4. Studies

@AzureSymbiote

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@julianas.3352

Жыл бұрын

People always recommend James Gurney book but it just looks like a big reference book to me so not really sure how that’s going to help for beginners like me. Also Sam’s course from schoolism or what? Couldn’t find by the title you’re referring to

@mrsplosh999

Жыл бұрын

@@julianas.3352 It gives you the rules of how light/colour/form works. This impacts everything we see in terms of value/colour/shape etc. Perhaps try the Richard Yot book, it's a bit more approachable.

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

YES! I love all of those too! So much great stuff to learn from

@coyoteclockworkstudios3140

Жыл бұрын

James Gurney's Color and Light is incredibly complicated. Definitely one of those books you have to read several times to get everything out of it. I know moonlight is red cause of that book!

I felt very seen when you said "drawing made sense to me in line but color always confused me", thats my current problem in my art progress rn haha. Time to put pedal to the metal with these studies, and thanks for being so honest!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I think all of us go through similar points in our artistic journey, so it's nice to know we're not alone. You can do it! Keep creating

@the.a6726

Жыл бұрын

SAME I've been struggling at it 💀

@BD-xf8ym

Жыл бұрын

@@the.a6726 if you are using clip studio paint I would highly suggest you use the color mixer menu instead of the color wheel or other alternatives. You have about 8 starting colors and you mix them, very similar to traditional painting and it helped me immensely on getting good color. You can get similar results with a mixer brush in any program but its very convenient that its a seperate menu in csp instead of messing with layer and disrupting your flow.

@BD-xf8ym

Жыл бұрын

@@the.a6726 It's called Color Mixing Palette menu, I suggest you look it up

the thought of doing studies admittedly scares me, BUT the simple act of giving them little faces makes it so much more fun. ur a genius lmao

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Ha! Yes, any means to make the process more fun and less intimidating will help us to keep creating! So glad you found this helpful

You're like an art dad that I've never had. This is so cozy inspiring and educational all in one video. Thx man

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Ha! Thank you! I've never been called an Art Dad before. So glad you found these videos helpful

@algodius

Жыл бұрын

@@LightingMentor Do like being called that?

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

@@algodius I am a Dad in real life, so I don't mind. If I can help people with their art then I'm happy

@algodius

Жыл бұрын

@@LightingMentor So glad to have you here ! Art Dad Thank you for your help

Reminds me of a few years ago, when I was stuck being unable to improve anything with human shapes and I was like hating my art and all that jazz. Then I had to take that one mandatory class in creature design I thought I was going to hate as well because it’s not my cup of tea, and we had this exercise where we could only draw slimes, but like, thematic slimes, so everybody had 10 minutes to draw elemental slimes, emotion-based slimes, historic-figures slimes and a bunch of other crazy stuff as a smile for an hour. At first I just thought that it was relaxing, didn’t think much about it and didn’t realize that it was the first time I relaxed while drawing in months, so it came for me as a surprise when I sat to work on a major piece and it just, I don’t know how to explain but it just worked; it wasn’t flawless, and I wasn’t in the zone or any fancy stuff, but I didn’t feel as constricted as I would. Later I found out that I don’t need to be drawing humans all the time to improve that skill, our brain works in strange ways when it comes to learning, and for me it’s now about drawing some odd slimes a few minutes every day. I guess everybody has their own slimes or eggs to discover.

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

I love this story!! Thanks for sharing. Yes, our brains are funny things. I'm glad you were able to relax a bit and just enjoy the process

This is my first video I've seen of yours and I already love it. There's a lot of art channels that do too much gimmicky shortcuts or counter-to-the-grain methods but feels unnecessarily contrarian for the sake of being contrarian to seem more unique and gives false-hope to aspiring artists. But I love videos like this where it just feels honest. There's no "different angle" or "clever never before seen solution" or "trickity trick" that's going to suddenly make me become an expert. Face it head on - look at things, study things, put in the work, put in the fun. Love the videos, man

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

aw, thank you! :) Yes, the only way to truly get better at art is to do it. It doesn't have to be complicated and there is no magic trick to the system. Just simple practice. Thanks for the kind words

@deline8ed619

Жыл бұрын

ウーオースティンキー, really well said, and why this is a gem. The metaphors were great, too.

@flickaJay

Жыл бұрын

Me too! I'm glad I clicked on this vid. Thanks, Light ponderings.

@banananerlandia

10 ай бұрын

Silver KZread button >>>>>deserved>>>!

wtf why does this only have 2,000 views? It deserves at least over 100,000. This is awesome!

@mariecrowe8843

Жыл бұрын

Give it time……..

@marekroman3906

Жыл бұрын

hidden gems

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

aw... thank you!!!

@VioletGlitterworks

Жыл бұрын

@@kernsanders3973 honestly, you may not like to hear it but if you have 10-15 mins. To scroll online through videos, then you have 10-15 mins. To work out a few thumbnail color/light studies. Multiply this same amount of time everyday for a year and you WILL start to fill that gap that you’re seeing in your artwork.👍🏻 At the very least you will see the improvement that you’re looking for. Best wishes!💙

@DerpyFaery

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Wow

Seeing you put a character in your bottle for fun reminds me of when I was in college taking art and my teacher yelled at me for doing that because it wasn't "100% realistic" :') We had been drawing bottles for weeks... I was bored out of my mind so I was trying to spice things up a bit. I wish my art classes were more like what you shared in this video: drawing a variety of objects for when studying objects and not just bottles every single day. It's amazing how videos on KZread are so much more helpful than expensive college classes... I'm going to subscribe now.

@princessthyemis

Жыл бұрын

Aw! I'm so sorry your teacher yelled at you when you were simply trying to be creative! If I were you in that class, I'd probably do the same thing. I love your idea of putting a teeny character in a bottle! *offers hug and cookie*

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

If there's no joy in the craft then it devalues it's magic for sure. I encourage artists to have fun with it and add story, rather than just following a hard set of rules. I hope you can really enjoy doing studies and make some awesome art. I hoe that teacher can learn to inspire the students and not just teach them techniques. :)

@EmmaTippingInk

10 ай бұрын

That happened to me too! We were studying the golden ratio and doing portraits. I was soooo bored so I drew a cartoon of an old lady in nothing but a frilly apron, pulling baked beans out of her kitchen cabinet. I thought it was awesome. My teacher made me take it off the wall because “we don’t do cartoons here”. I took it down but vowed to never stop drawing cartoons😆

Something that fascinates me is that his art looks so realistic even with a stylized style because of how good of an understanding he has of light. That's something I've noticed throughout mediums, even with a unique or cartoony style, something that doesn't reflect actual life, and you give it really good lighting, then it looks realer than if you used a realistic style with mediucre lighting.

This is like a mini masterclasss- KZread needs to get with it so that more people are exposed to it and can see it!!! Thank you so very much for sharing some truly invaluable insight and advice! Its’s rare (if it exists anywhere at all!) that an artist/illustrator who works for Pixar etc allows the public a to have glimpse into their brain’s creative process-and BREAKS IT DOWN in a way that really makes sense for anyone….I honestly feel like I stumbled across gold here, haha I mean this is a gift to all of us who watch! Thank you so so much!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Thank you again for the very very kind words hmy 8799!!! I just hope to help inspire fellow artist to keep creating

😆 "Just shoot me now!" I've been feeling really down lately about getting back into art. Doing these small studies might just give me the push I need. Every time I see a product, I always wonder who the artist is! Not many people think about the work that goes into making a product and that includes the artwork! It would be such a neat feeling to see your work on something worldwide! Thanks for the vid! I'll definitely be checking out others in the near future.

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Yes, it is incredible to see your name in the credits of a big film, or to have helped make something that thousands or even millions of people see. And it all starts with simple practice like these studies.You can do! Keep creating!!

Colour has always been hard for me. I've always found line art easy, but when I go in to colour my art in it was so hard

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Yes, colour is often a hard topic. I hope it becomes easier for you and some of the ideas I'll discuss in future videos help

@juliomontano94

Жыл бұрын

Same!

I recently tried to paint a monochrome scene and the end result showed me how I had been neglecting values in favour of hues. Colours are great but you could paint an object in almost any hue and make it look realistic just by paying close attention to light / dark values and contrasts, whereas even a correctly-coloured object can look vague and undefined without the appropriate shading and highlights. I really liked that you guys spent an hour each week painting an object - that tallies up to many hours and many objects over a period of time so amazing exercise which we could easily incorporate into our weeks too :) Thanks for sharing!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Value is so hugely important!! I'm glad you're creating too!!

Been drawing since I was a kid but in my personal opinion, I really suck at colors. I've been thinking for the past few months to do studies, and I believe this video pushes me to do so. So, thank you! Also, I feel like you yourself in this video can be a study a study as well - because of the dual lighting xD

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Yay! I'm delighted that this inspired you to do more studies :) Yes, I try to make my lighting in my room have some interest in these videos too.

I think you do an incredible job in the art world. Nowadays, people just focus on one side of the spectrum of art, mostly self expression, and completely forget that art is meant to convey the highest level of perfection, complimented with deepest passion and daring ideas. Thanks for all the work you put in your vids! Cheers!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ZuxZux!!

I can't believe this is free. Thank you for coming to KZread and sharing your learning methods with us. I hope you succeed in all your endeavors!

With all the hype and drama nowadays... It is so refreshing to see somebody showing actual results of actual down to earth work that was repeatedly done in real life. Also it brought tangible progress that led to an actual skill you can use and build on. What a concept! No fluff, no drama, no glitter. Just light reflecting on surfaces, colors, mastered by actual practicing. The didactic structure and editing of this video is superbe. You are also a very likeable person. I also trust your guidance instantly. I write this at my personal starting point to binge watching your channel 😊 Avoiding noise and nightmares. Wonderful. Will try this. Thank you

Thank you so much for sharing! You know, when I imagine the word “painting” I usually thought of something not really interesting and too academical, but when I saw your paintings, I realized how impressive and just sweet it can look, and it can feel to create it. Thank you , that is inspiring. Also, that’s good that you told you were painting this in Pixar every single week, because some guys perceive “getting job at a good company” as their end goal, and what you’ve shown is that people are keeping practicing and studying a lot, even and especially when they get a prestigious job.

you are a genius, completely eye opening and can actually see myself at the very begining of understanding colour, such a clear love for art too thank you

You have a Fantastic channel. I have an art coach and I have learned a lot from her, but I see how you describe something she's been hammering on with my art for a long time and suddenly it is clicking. Thank you so much!

I walked away from art for 10 years and just recently started making my return. I got an Ipad to make art easier on my travels and I have been finding myself quite frustrated and losing all hope. This video was so helpful and uplifting, helping me realize that it's okay to start back from the beginning and to keep things simple, especially when working with a medium I have no experience in. Thank you for this and I'm looking forward to watching all of your videos!

this was great, you are really good at explaining concepts in a way that makes them seem approachable, thank you! 🖤

Sold. I'm subscribing! I've been trying to figure out how to approach this self learning process and really appreciate how you broke it down to simple steps. Looking forward to discovering more of your content!

This video was so helpful. I've been struggling with that exact same problem: I know how to draw, but when I take the big step of painting with color, I often end up frustrated with shitty paintings. This video really helped me to understand where should I start so that I can get better and achive that "color intuition". Thank you so much, cheers from Spain :)

I am so glad I found you. Yes, this is very useful.

Your description of your experience in making, learning skills and FAST practice is what I always describe as well to young people who think I just have talent. No. Doing alot fast is key. Really like your thinking about perception.

I watch your videos multiple times, they are as inspirational as informative. Only wish you posted more. :)

I listened to have of this yt and having experienced your enthusiasm TOTALLY INSPIRED!!! Thank you SIR!

Thank you so much for giving me a direction ❤

How helpful. I'm self taught, been painting 3 years. I'm still learning. I set aside 6 hours a day and practice. I don't work, I'm in a wheelchair. Started as a hobby but my paintings are actually selling. I'm going to do that. I feel like I've done art in other lifetimes. I intuitively know how to do things I've never been taught to do. It's weird. Thanks again.

This inspired me to practice painting...but also made me feel really guilty about not working out enough

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Haha... I could work out more too. Glad it inspired your painting :)

I love this video. It feels like I’m in a classroom with my professor who’s amazing. We would have a small lecture in the beginning and then draw or paint after

I just watch two of your video and I don't know how to thank you enough.

Absolutely LOVED THIS ! 🙏🏻 thank you !!!!!!

You are so direct in your explanations, it's honestly refreshing! I followed along with your egg speed paint last night and it blew my mind. PLEASE keep making content like this, I cannot wait to follow along and learn from you!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Awwww, thanks! I'm so glad you found these useful

Thank you for your attitude! I feel inspired by seeing how much you love what you do.

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome! I'm so glad you liked it and felt inspired! Keep creating!!! :)

This video…just what I needed! Thank you thank you ☺️

this is such incredible advice! i thought this video would be on colour theory but it turned out to be the most practical advice, beautifully illustrated with examples and personal story

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mary! Ya, I tried to create videos I wish others had made in the way I want to learn. I'm so glad you found it useful

Wow, I just found your channel! This instruction is INCREDIBLE and exactly at the level I need it to be! Thank you for sharing your expertise!!!

Great video. Thank you! I'm a photographer and this way of seeing and playing with light is gold for me as well. Love your channel!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Eventually I want to do a playlist about photography for artists. It's yet another great way to expxlore light and color that I wish all artists would at least dabble into. I love photography and cinematography. Thanks for the watch and I'm so glad you found the video helpful

Thank you so much for this wonderful lesson/advice.

WoW , I mean, you are sooo talanted, thanks for sharing!

Your first statement seems completely true, and transposable to music learning as well as far as I know. Great work!

oh my god that are so good advice! It really helps me with my biggest problems with drawing right know. I think with those practices I can improve so much!

Only 3 minutes into this video and I instantly hit the Like and Subscribe buttons, as well as adding this to my “Art tutorial” playlist. Your channel is such a hidden gem, and I’m super thankful to have stumbled upon. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Can’t wait for more!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Lilith! I'm so glad you found this useful

Watched a couple of these videos while studying color theory and I'm really grateful for every minute of these lessons! Thanks and I look forward to watching more videos from this channel 🎨✨💪

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Nina! I'm so glad you found this helpful

Thank you for sharing this video!! This is reminding me of when I first realized just how powerful light studies are. When I was in college, I looked out the window from one of the computer labs and saw a beeeeaauuttiiiful display of orange sunlight cast onto the building across the street at sunset. I tried to take a picture of it, but my phone camera and its filters just couldn't do it justice. So, quickly hopping onto a tablet, I raced to capture the scene as the sun continued to set. When the night finally took over, I stepped back to look at my work, and everything clicked. Squint and zoom out reaaallly far so that you're forced to look at shapes! You guys can do this, just keep going!!!! Don't worry if it looks "ugly" cuz the point is not to look beautiful, it was to learn something out of the experience.

Art is a set of formulas. Once your learn the "recipe" of a certain thing, it becomes second nature.

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Yup, art is mostly a form of math and patterns that can be broken down into understandable and apply-able tools

This is such a great video and youre such a great host The way you talk is very real and relaxed. You feel like...beside the audience, not in front of if that makes sense a lot of videos feel like im being taught which is fine, but it always seems like the teacher is far away and almost not relatable. They speak like a teacher But i can see the passion you have and the excitement of how helpful everything was for you and its so relatable. Great video, even though i knew a lot of this, i dont actually so it, and this has made me feel like it wont be a chore to do but something fun

i love this video, youre a great teacher and this has definitely inspired me to do more studies. as being a self taught artist, it's encouraged me a lot to learn myself and be amazing like u are!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Yay!! Thanks for the kind words. Keep creating!!!

These videos will help me immensely as I've been struggling for YEARS on color and light! I was always overwhelmed because I didn't know where to start, but putting the small studies and simple backgrounds are just the right push to get me started!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Yay! I'm so glad you are giving it a try! Keep creating!

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome Julia!!

You have blown my mind! I was trying to find a starting point to learn how to better my art skills and finally, I've found you! Great explanation, easy to understand. Please don't stop enlightening us with your knowledge!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Ha! Yay! I'm so glad you found it useful. Keep creating!!

I had some certain artistic skills all my life. It made me think for a while, I could be a professional artist! Quickly I learned that having an "eye" and the ability to focus on a subject for hours or days was never hard, wasn't nearly enough. Lots of skills Did Not come naturally! Classes like this are great, and I appreciate your generosity. 😁

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed this. Keep creating my friend!!

This video was very informative. I haven’t really practiced lighting and it’s something I really need to practice more. I also love the examples that were shown especially for Ratatouille and The Incredibles. Two of my favorite Pixar films.

Thank you for this valuable information!

This video has inspired me! I always struggle with colour more than line. I need to do more colour studies! Nice to find such a great teacher online!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

awww thank you! I'm so glad it was helpful

Instant fan, instant subscriber. I've been a hobbyist artist for years and never have I had things explained like this before... Amazing tips and advice. Thank you for sharing... This video should be blowing up!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you found this helpful

Thank you so much for this video! I've just started learning art and I don't know where to go. This video taught me how to think for myself as an artist which is such as powerful tool that most people neglect. A truly heartfelt thank you from me for making me recognize this. Keep up the good work!!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Yay! SO glad you found this helpful Sunny!

Thank you for acknowledging there are two sides to art. At university, science classes focus on mostly one side, and are 4 credits. My art classes focus on just the 'make it look professional and finished' side while assuming I have the intuition already, are only 3 credits, and take way more effort than my sciences. It's incredibly frustrating to have to waste time and money on art that I know won't look good because they refuse to teach the basics. This is why people are divided and think they just 'aren't good' at art. Thank you for making accessible educational content.

GREAT VIDEO!! LOTS OF PRACTICE IS ONE REASON THAT YOU ARE SO GOOD .

That diagram of art sitting between both halves of a brain is brilliant. TY. I learned as much if not more from still life painting as I did from hundreds of hours of watching technical art lectures. But i do think they go hand in hand, the lectures help your eyes and brain know what to look for and put down and the still life painting reinforces the ideas learnt.

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed... we need a mix of thinking and feeling to progress. All I know is that we have to actually spend as much time creating art as we do learning about it to really grow

Just found this channel today. I turned on the notification bell straight away. Thanks Jeremy

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! :)

Thank you so much for this!!

Dude I love the content I instantly subscribed something about the way you portray yourself

thank u for this! it really shows how passionate you are

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

You are most welcome! I'm so glad you found this helpful

This was incredibly useful, thank you!

This is really helpful. I have been struggling to understand how light and colours work, and how I can apply to my sketches. Thank you for breaking it down in a simplistic manner.

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

You're most welcome!! So glad you found it useful

So glad I found your channel. After watching your first video, and checking out your lineup so far I subscribed. Looking forward to working on some light and color studies with you. Cheers!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and for the support! Keep creating!!!

A single video made me subscribe to your channel. I presume art teachers are probably like you. Very nice, patient and a master of arts ❤

I am such a fan of Pixar movies, especially The Incredibles, so the fact you have this KZread channel feels like I just snuck into a master class!!!

Your art is very beautiful ! Thanks for this video !

This is very helpful! thank you so much for making this video and sharing your knowledge! Looking forward to seeing more videos about colors and light!

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

aw thanks! I'm so glad you found it helpful

i plainly love your art style and how appreciative you are towards details! thank you for the tips I am a fan now :D

@LightingMentor

Жыл бұрын

Thank you friend!!!

Amazing! I am looking forward to learning about these techniques!

@LightingMentor

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Maria!! I hope I can keep making helpful videos

Thank you, You are giving me motivation

Thank you, this is useful. I've been drawing my whole life but never used colors very much (cuz crappy colored pencils and markers ruin your beautiful art as a kid Lol) but in recent years I've been trying to get more into coloring my art, and creating backgrounds. It's lots of fun, but frustrating at times. Thank you for providing lots of bits of information, I find it all very helpful.😊🙏

@LightingMentor

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You are most welcome!! I'm so glad you enjoyed this and found some things that might help. Keep creating!!

I don’t care how old are you it never seems to amaze me on another artist side of the daily routine especially when they are disciplined at the craft or skill that they home and into it’s so beautiful it keeps me going at 6 o’clock in the morning when I should be getting ready for sleep or work I’m here watching you talk about art. 💯🔥 thanks 🙏🏾

@LightingMentor

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:) I'm so glad you enjoyed this! Thank you!!

Have to say, Ive watched countless tutorials from all the pro concept artists. But your videos come across as so down to earth and easy to understand. Actually gives me more confidence listening to the way you explain things. Time to get back to them studies!👍

@LightingMentor

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Aww thanks Paul! Ya, I feel so many art tutorials are about impressing with complexity rather than actually giving useful tips. So my aim is just to show the reality of art in all it's struggles and strangeness, as well as sharing any of the practical tips I've learned through the years. I'm glad you enjoy it!

Thank you for this video ♥ very helpful!

THANK YOU FOR THIS! Now I know what I have to do to learn the shading and lighting stuff!! I didn't know what to do at first bc I couldn't find any video that was right, TYSM!

@LightingMentor

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Yay! You're most welcome! Keep creating!

You seem like a genuinely nice human being. Great advice

These advices are golden!

@LightingMentor

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:) So glad you liked it

What a great video. Can really tell you're an experienced professional and your teachings are simple but profound. As a STEM student convinced I'm no good at art and am uncreative, I came across this video whilst getting into UX/UI design and looking into colour theory, and you've inspired me to actually give art a proper go! I'll subscribe and look forward to watching more of your videos!

@renzo6490

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STEM ? Should we all know what that means?

@LightingMentor

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STEM; Science Technology Engineering and Math

Wow this is the first video I've seen of yours and loved it! Your delivery and inclusion of examples are wonderful - easily digestible, to the point, inspiring, and funny. I loved the oreo and milk painting - it's hilarious! I've always disliked doing still life studies, but you, sir, have changed me mind. I'm definitely looking forward to watching your other videos 😊

nice vibes from this video, thanks so much! it reminded me of my nicest art teacher, he was as encouraging as you!

thank you for doing this, your advice is so common sense but so needed :)

@LightingMentor

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You're absolutely welcome! Thanks for the kind words

This is so useful. Thank you. Helps to just take off the pressure and have a go, to start simply.

@LightingMentor

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Yes, the process of learning should always be fun and stretch us just enough each time to grow

Thanks for this information! That's surprisingly very useful! You know in these types of learning videos people usually say some basic stuff that everyone already knows, but your video in particular is very informative and inspiring)

@LightingMentor

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Wow, thank you! I'm delighted that you found this useful. My approach to this channel is to share the things I wish someone had told me at the beginning of my career, or things that are missing in the industry education. I'm glad you found it helpful

This is super helpful, thank you so much for taking the time to help fellow artists :]

Im lost for words to describe the educational purpose of your videos. Excellent material, advice and inspiration. Thanks so much for all you do. May the universe bring you a thousand times of greatness. Blessings and take care. ❤

@LightingMentor

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Thank you so much Crisalida!!

Thanks for sharing your work Jeremy…..great info 👍❤️

@LightingMentor

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:) Thanks Marie! So glad you found it helpful

I like that you are starting with the basics, its fundamental and very necessary, I like it and your approach . thank you

@LightingMentor

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Thank you!! I'm so glad this was useful

Thanks a bunch! I'm an aspiring 3d artist and have been in a funk lately and I think I needed to see this to remind myself that I need to let myself take a step back and start simple as there is so much to art in all forms it can be overwhelming and discouraging when you compare yourself too much to others or feel sad because you struggle with a more complex piece. I needed a reminder that it's alright to study in a more simple, more 'just do this one little thing to practice' instead of trying to practice.... everything at once xD. I think it's just so easy to get down on yourself and think I should be doing x or y and feel this pressure to do it all, especially with how our world seems crazy about being over productive all the time. Being reminded that it's not only okay to do smaller and simple subjects and stuff on the daily but that it will be much easier to absorb the information that way, was encouraging and made me think "oh, I can do that. I don't have to constantly try to push out more than what is reasonable for me. I can just do smaller things and let myself enjoy the process and focus on one or two things rather than overwhelming myself because of some false notion that I'm 'wasting time' if I don't." and, I needed that. Thank you. I just saw this, but you got another subscriber haha. Please continue to share stuff like this, It's super helpful I think, for all artists regardless of where they are in their journey, to be reminded that there's nothing wrong with smaller exercises to get used to these principles and to train our eyes and muscle memory to eventually be able to understand things more intuitively and better improve our skill. I know it helped me, and helped me remember some of what drew me to art in the first place (pun intended) and how I lost a bit of that initial joy I used to have because of feeling so pressured and putting pressure on myself. Hopefully, I can give myself a chance to let myself find that again, and find that simple joy I had back when I would just copy a bunch of art of characters from my favorite shows and how fun it was to just focus on that one thing.

@LightingMentor

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I'm sooo delighted to hear your response Shayla. This is something I feel pretty much all artists struggle with at some point in their lives and I'm so happy my video helped you see that small steps are actually more important. Keep creating my friend and enjoy the process along the way. Art is a way for us to share our stories, so it should be fun and expressive. Our world is so very curated and high pressure indeed, and I do feel we need to slow down a bit and take in the beauty that is life. Keep in touch! I'd love to hear how things are going. I believe you can reach your goals and enjoy the process along the way

Great vid man, thanks a lot for sharing. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Came from Kelsey's channel, I'm psyched to have found your videos!

One of the best tutorials on understanding color and light!

@LightingMentor

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awww, thanks!

Thank you. This really helps my study