The ONE Mistake Every Beginner Artist Makes! (and how to fix it)

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[WilliamHetrick]

I am so bad at doing this myself and have been doing my best to remind myself not to outline things that don't have outlines. It's so hard though when you've been doing it for so long. Lol! Thanks for the tip and the example! The difference is night and day!!!

[oilonpaper]

I just checked some portraits I made to look for this mistake and found a "lipstick heavy" example. I now wonder if it would have turned out easier on the eye if I had ignored the reference photo in that respect and just had gone with more natural lips. 🤔 But maybe that would have clashed with the heavy eye make-up and blush. 😅 Either way, it's a good tip to look out for this in general. 😊 Thanks for the video! 🌼

[Littlewings]

I have always wondered how to show the contrast between where a facial feature is and the surrounding skin without outlining the feature! This is such a tiny little thing in a way but it makes such a HUGE difference! Thanks for the tips!

[carl]

i love tips like this that aren’t immediately obvious but very useful, thank you!

[MadanLal-pebq]

I've learnt so much by watching your videos . I really love your art .

[gingerkitty]

Thank you. I did a graphite pencil drawing and gave up at the light contour around the lips. I'll probably try and erase the contour line next time.

[OrangeDragonofDusk]

Great tip! Will keep an eye out when using a reference photo to avoid the dark lines.

[whisperofcolors]

We want and need more of these. Please!!

[WhiteFyre]

When you go over with pencil, do you press hard or are you doing it very softly on top? How does it blend? ✨✨

[rachealgetscreative]

Yep, totally guilty of contouring the lips. Thanks for this video!

[GilezDavidson]

I do it, I am guilty, now I know why, thanks. And you make that tablet look so easy, I have 2 and need to get comfortable with them, it is the drag that gets me. Anyway you rock, your tutorials and art in them are wonderful, thank you again for sharing. 😎❤😎👍

[charlottesmom]

Guilty, though my lines are not as dark as what you showed in the first example. I learned a lot and subscribed, thank you. 👍🏻

[typsom]

some secondary advice you were giving here was to take your time with things. For me, there is this strong need to sit down and make a complete piece, all in one go. and what happens is I rush things just to complete something, instead of taking my time and ensuring it's done properly! Madness! It was a bad habit I learned from highschool art teachers (where we HAD to make complete pieces in a single class) and it took forever to unlearn! It's okay to take your time and do things properly over the course of days/weeks instead of skipping important techniques just for the sake of finishing something

[zsofiakiesewetter]

Hahaha, Thanks Lioba… I remember struggling with those lips so much 😂 it’s a great improvement tip. Lots to learn 👍🏻☺️

[joannvargheese]

Sooo good mam I just checked out your channel and i am inn really lovely I had this problem you the best really soo realistic you are always right really beautiful 😍 glossy lips I wish I could draw like that mam can you please do a whole picture with colour pencil It would be great it thanks 😊 for this video first day your big fann love you

[Sick]

Like this other dude on yt says: “remember, not an outline, but an edge!”

[uncleatelier]

It's amazing and amazing drawing skill. ~~~~^^😂😂😂😂

[michealrivera]

Ur work is beautiful just as u are wow love the fact ur beautiful and love art at the same time is a man dream to have a beautiful women like u in our lives