PROFESSIONAL ARTIST vs a 'CHILDRENS' Coloring Book..? - Disney Princess

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This...was.....fun? Ya know, failing isn't always a negative, sometimes it's a learning experience. I'm more than happy to show my failures on camera, because even the best of us, aren't perfect... Even after a decade long career.

I really did have a great time making this video. You never know where things are going to go and that's the beauty of art. Taking a journey with so many paths.
I look forward to seeing your art, so please continue to share with me on socials and engaging with the community so we can all enjoy this adventure together.

I think it's safe to say, Disney Princesses, The little Mermaid, these aren't my strength. But using Colored Pencils on Markers. well, I have no excuse for what went wrong. Curious....

See you in the next one.

[PrinAnie]

Thank you for giving up. I feel so guilty when I stop enjoying colouring a certain picture (adult colouring book) and just turn the page and start a new one. It's a relief that a professional has done it too.

[kathymarshall]

This is something that the YouTube art community needs more of! The realities of being an artist like pieces not working out, it being ok to give up (or even take a long break before going back), that there’s always an ugly phase (sometimes there’s multiple of them through one piece’s process), etc. ❤

[Raptor]

Strong believer in the “ you learn more by failing than you do by winning”, if everything goes right then great but, if it goes wrong that’s where you learn. You learn what went wrong and how to not make that mistake again and how to fix it if you do, it’s also how you learn work arounds and even new techniques. Don’t get me wrong, screwing up a piece of art after several hours of work sucks, but for example learning you can push markers bleed back using the clear blender feels like magic…….just never give up art, that’s the only time you really fail

[cyndi]

I love that you show that art isn't always perfect, and that's ok!

[WestIndianCocoPlum]

I was so happy to see (and view) this video. I use colouring books to take a break and to try new media. When I first started using markers, I used a colouring book to try to learn how to blend and what not. I LOVE COLOURING BOOKS!

[TheHealeyverse]

I think alot of people needed to see this happen. Me included. Its easy to get worked up trying to fix things and tainting a project to be less enjoyable. Knowing even the most skilled of professionals will take a step back from time to time is very reasurring for someone who's essentially still learning and figuring out what suits what styles. You continue to teach and inspire my friend. I hope you realise how much you help people with lessons such as these. And a great video still, i cant wait to show the kids. 😁

[tea.]

You're so goofy but in a good way! Always brightens up my day to see you having fun 🤣

[lozantoninocreations]

I like seeing you add the pencils over the top. It has been a while since I have seen you do it. I think it actually looks really good and the pencils creates a really nice depth to it. Her hair looks great, maybe a little too many darks on the face, but that's all.

[charlie]

I'm nearly 40 and I love colouring. It is relaxing 😊

[lunaremus]

Thank you for being honest and sharing the struggles of art.

[TheSauceYouGetLostin]

My pencil work is always on point but my ability to color always turns out like this, that's what I like about coloring books, there is no risk for something you worked hard on, only the reward of pulling it off and getting better as you do so you can go back to that drawing with more confidence

[DanielMartinez-dkte]

I truly wanted you to do the Evil Queen with the Apple, that looked like an awesome drawing

[derekberry]

It kind of makes you realize how many times when artists in different fields like comic books, concept developers, or any other medium just gives up on what they're working on and moves on to something else. One thing I remember is from a video companion to the book "How to Draw the Marvel Way" where Stanley was telling about what the editor wants.

The picture was starting to look like it was taking place in Ariel's secret cave of treasures.

I think the black and white pages are images that were traced or made in a program but they just stuck what image that closely look like it. The other book I think was just used for color reference and not the same image.

[davarrashayde]

I love that you showed that even professionals struggle and give up. Honestly for any level of artist knowing that people at all levels of art struggle (especially with something a lot of people would claim is "simple and easy seeing as it's something kids do" ) is actually really helpful and refreshing. I think a lot of people who are aspiring artists believe that as a beginner, you're allowed to make mistakes because you're still learning, once you're at the intermediate/advanced levels of art though any mistake is criticized because "You should know this already, and you'll never be a professional with these kinds of mistakes", and professionals are put on this pedestal of never messing up in their art. There's one artist who had a saying that I absolutely LOVE, the artist was Bob Ross and the saying is, "There are no mistakes in art, just happy accidents." I love this saying because, even with the piece you just gave up on, later on down the road, you might learn new tricks and revisit it, and once you do, the things that weren't working may turn into what makes it a masterpiece. There is someone who teaches art that i've heard of in a similar way. They have their students use pencils to make a portrait of themselves from a picture that was taken, once they get it to looking as good as they can the teacher has them smudge the drawing and muddy it up. Once they've done that, using pencils and erasers, keeping the original drawing that's now smudged as a base, they have to once again make it look as good as they can. This process continues for about 6 cycles, each time the student "perfecting" the piece. Once they think it's perfect, that it can't get any better. Their teacher has them rip their drawn portrait because "Nothing is ever perfect, and that's fine. Once you say something is perfect, you can never improve, and you stop growing." I wish i knew that teacher's name, because I'd sing their praises. True, artists pursue the ability to capture beauty to the best of their abilities, and push themselves to be able to do a better job of it every time they try. The thing that we artists shouldn't forget is that there's beauty in the imperfections as well, and room to grow.

[gwenculver]

I’m 22 and I keep my roommate company while she does her college work online and while we’re watching her 3+ hour long videos we both using kids coloring books to keep us occupied. They’re simple enough that they don’t take too much attention and they’re honestly just more fun than the “adult” coloring books

[aliceinblossoms]

Why's this dude not popular yet?? (also I love your videos holy shit)

[Temptressxo]

Thank you for showing that giving up isn’t a big deal when it comes to colouring ❤

[danielastuff]

So great that you stopped. You gave permission to you and therefore to everyone watching. ❤

[gzell]

Yes! The pacing/editing in this video (especially with the recent Temu episode) are such an improvement! The humor is balanced better with the topic being discussed; it doesn't feel forced or contrived.

Plus the message you delivered is really refreshing to hear. Making Art should be enjoyable, and that it's okay to not finish a piece at times if you're not happy with it. Thank you for this.

[dantecrossroad]

I feel like quitting while you're ahead is one of the most important skills to build. In anything, really! It's easy to get caught up in sunk cost fallacy, and learning to say, "You know what? This ain't working out." is vital to undoing that.