WORST Art Habits You NEED to Stop Doing! || SPEEDPAINT + COMMENTARY

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[moonieri]

*Physical Habits:*
7:19 Not taking breaks
8:56 Not doing wrist exercises
9:28 Holding your pen in a bad way
9:56 Having a bad posture, drawing too close to your screen or paper

*Behaviour Habits:*
11:21 Overworking yourself
14:04 Only drawing with the intention of finishing it
14:40 Staying in your comfort zone all the time

*Technical Habits:*
15:49 Not using reference, using little reference
16:21 Avoiding drawing hands and feet
16:59 Ignoring perspective (Avoiding drawing backgrounds*)
18:09 ''If no one will see you don't have to draw it at all''
18:48 Trying to make perfect sketches (Adding too much detail*)
19:39 Overblending, underblending
20:06 Not varying the lining, not having confidence in the lineart
21:05 Not flipping the canvas (Not zooming out*)
21:28 Blindly taking art advice

[floodattendant]

celestia: its bad for you to avoid breaks
me: yes
celestia: it can lead to burn out and also cause you a lot of pain
me: that makes sense to me
celestia: so take breaks
me, post surgery and in a wheelchair: no

[BigRedAltoids]

Tips for artists with neurological problems: If you tend to get confused while drawing, try taking a break, shutting off the lights, taking a drink of water, and not straining your eyes or mind. I frequently find myself in a mental tizzy while drawing (Thanks epilepsy) so I'm sure to take constant breaks, take my medications properly, and keep myself healthy. When it gets really bad, don't be ashamed to put your head down and relax, even sleep. The brain is an extremely complex organ, and grappling with neurological issues is a real struggle. Try not to let it keep you from doing what you love. Go easy on yourself, you can always work through these problems, and you're not less of an artist for having health issues.

[thxu_the_venom]

One exercise I’ve known for a while but can never seem to get around to is sketching in entirely pen, it’s similar to what you said about sketching without an eraser and I find every time I sit down and doodle with pens I get a lot more confident in my style and I don’t over think tiny things

[Fudgeanimates]

Is using the circle tool as a head a bad thing? I really love using it and it's easier for me to animate. My art style has really been getting better but I always hear how people who use the circle tool are lazy or cringe.

Edit: I have formed my own opinion and I don't want anymore feedback. Thank you for everyone for giving me their opinion on it. Please talk amongst yourselves. ^^

[allanredhill]

the best art advice I ever got is that good design and simplification always lead to success (dont overload your little baby art brain) and it also doesnt matter how technically impressive your work is if its boring. anyone can draw some characters staring into a blank void, but having them interact with each other or the enviroment instantly creates an emotional connection. story and concept are just as important as your drawing skills

[sourgreendolly]

The way you explained line variation when you said where you do thicker and thinner lines just changed my life. Sounds dramatic but seriously I have never heard someone say it so quickly and simply like that. I’ve been intimidated by it for over half my life because my brain was completely over complicating it. So thank you, seriously💕

I’ve always gripped drawing/writing utensils way too hard so that’s the habit I’ve really been trying to break for months now. I do it more when I’m hyper focused or stressed out- both situations where my ADHD steals my ability to think 😂 so it’s a rough one. But you’re so right, I’m in my 30s and if I miss one day of wrist stretches I end up in pain for the next week. And that’s with me always using a wrist brace!

[Ninjacatmuffin]

I'm not done with the video, but I endorse the tip shown at the 7:20 mark. Taking breaks has helped both my body rest and my eyes spot any mistakes that I didn't see beforehand. My art is far from perfect (I'm a hobbyist), but breaks have made my art better in some cases.

I take breaks during my actual job too for the same reasons. Your body sometimes needs a stretch

[melancholystorm]

For the flipping canvas tip, I've also seen someone on tiktok recommend drawing using a mirror tool so they always have a "flipped" version of the piece to look at and can so they switch between the two. I haven't done this myself yet but thought it might be helpful! If anyone is curious for the link to the tiktok i can send it :]

[Corpsey.doesart]

Something to help with not wanting to step out of your comfort zone when it comes to art that has helped me is every few months or so making slight changes to my art style. Like trying out a new shading style or a new highlight style or A new line art style. That way things are still kind of similar and comfy but I’m also changing and improving things without having a big stressor about being completely out of my depths.

[puthypicasso]

I feel so grateful for this video. I was feeling so alone in "romanticizing productivity" and every time I tried to explain to someone why I can't stop drawing as I don't wanna "not be productive" they were always so confused. finally someone who feels the same as me. It becomes such a toxic mentality to always actively think about being productive to the point you can't even sit down and do something you enjoy because you feel like you're just wasting your time.

[velvi]

Refusing to use references stagnated my art for years. It took me forever to improve and actually hindered my style development because I refused to study the things from the real world that I wanted to be able to draw, and because I was so bad at referencing I had a lot of trouble studying and observing the artists whose works inspired me. I couldn't practice and implement the techniques they used into my own art. S0 yeah don't be teenage/ early 20s me, use references and do some life studies every once and a while.

[literallyabarnacle]

WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT HOW GOOD THE ART IS ITS AMAZING OH MY GOD

[delightedbrains]

The point with taking breaks, YOU REALLY DO!! I have had to take lots of breaks, due to commissions. Please take breaks, even with a deadline

[meli_lemon_real]

i used to exclusively draw pretty girls. i think at that point ive drawn a total of 10-ish men in my life. but when i started drawing fanart for my hyperfixations (which are mainly based around men) it forced me to learn how to draw them and i know im not perfect but im definitely way, way better than i used to be and im proud of myself

[crossidy]

yeah thats some valid advice. it took me way too long to get in the habit of hand stretching and not using white bg while sketching. still got the death grip tho :D and ive been doing like 99% digital only for a couple years now, and i actually have less back/neck/posture issues because i got a stand for my pen display, its a game changer. im having real hard time doing traditional now because i cant put the paper up on an agle :(
and yall bluelight glasses are amazing when digitally sketching, as long as you dont forget to take them off when you start adding colors. it eliminates SO MUCH eye strain

[idavis]

I used to sketch a lot in pencil. I switched over to pen about over a year ago, and have gained more confidence in my strokes. But I also would make every sketch nice and neat and clean. I stopped doing that and now my sketchbook pages just look like collages of lines and various characters/poses/places because I've loosened my hold on my pen and have thrown the "this needs to be a perfect sketch" out the window. It works...big time.

[sillystarsnskulls]

Gonna be honest? I have been drawing seriously on and off for almost a decade now and didn't know what hand/wrist exercises were. When I did the ones on given at 9:08, it made me realize how much I fucked up my hands from doing non stop drawing.

[shinesoul]

for good Art habits/advice. Colored lines/Not useing straight Black with Colored works(also tint your white with Digtal art. Pure white looks off/painful to look at times)

[bewilderduck]

One good art habit I’ve done a lot recently is doing style studies of other artists’ work. My friends’ art, art from games I like, artists I follow on Instagram, all those kinds of things. Examining those pieces closely to see what kinds of brushes were used, shading/blending styles, even the way they stylize hands and eyes and those tricky things has been so valuable and expanded my “art toolbox” a ton.