I DREW FOR 30 DAYS to see how much I would improve

I'm so overwhelmed with all your comments!) Thank you so much for your support! I can't even tell how grateful I am! 💜 To be honest, I'm not an artist, just an amateur, that's why your comments made me shock even more) Also, thanks to everyone who left comments with tips and advice! This comment section is a whole treasure for any artist :D I'll try my best to keep drawing, thanks for believing in me 💜

The fundamentals of art are: Gesture Anatomy Color theory Shape Deconstruction Light Edges Perspective Value Master these and you’ll be chilling. Always use reference.

yeah, to improve you have to "understand" what you're doing, just drawing everyday isn't enough. You did a good job with those studies!

When I saw day 1, I was like -- "OH cmon! This girl can draw so well." I'm speaking from the perspective of someone self-taught/heavily-influenced-by-manga... Then when you started drawing on your own, I understood what you meant. When I was in high school (two decades ago), I was so jealous of a classmate who can perfectly re-draw anything. It doesn't matter if it's realism or anime style, or what medium she chooses. It always comes out perfect. I was jealous because I suck at redrawing anything. No matter how hard I try, it always looked weird or wonky. One time, she was watching me freehand drawing and she said that she wishes she could draw like me, and I was like are you F*ing kidding. But then she explained that she cannot draw without any reference, even if she wanted to. At that time, I thought she was just pulling my leg. Now I understand what she meant. Great job on this video, you inspired me. I haven't been drawing in years but I want to kick start it again with this challenge.

Yes! Learn the fundamentals before you decide to break them. I have ADHD so studying is really hard for me. A tip I do is fill one page with studies and fill the next with things I want to draw! It could be fanart, ocs, my cat, whatever I want. It helps keep me motivated and doesn't make art feel like a chore.

Also remember another thing. When you don't draw, look around you. Look at people's facial expressions, shadows, lighting and shapes. You'll be improving subconsciously. I took a break for one week and improved drastically

People that drew for years and didn't improve shit Hit by the big sad

I keep seeing comments with “She’s drawn better at 30 days then me in XX years,” remember to NEVER compare yourself to others, and think to yourself; have you really been practicing for years? Drawing once every week or even month for a year straight means absolutely no progress, instead of comparing yourself and bringing up these lies; change yourself, start drawing for longer and practice smarter! Find your weaknesses and challenge them, get out of your comfort zone and push yourself!

Actually, when learning to draw, the most important things to learn as a beginner are gesture, perspective and also simplifying objects to basic shapes. Without that knowledge the anatomy will look super stiff and just not right. As an artist I can also tell that it is very helpful to draw from photos, since, when drawing from imagination, (especially beginners) might not notice some major mistakes (trust me, I've been there 🙈). I also noticed you struggled a bit with proportions of the head and face, so I would advise that you study the anatomy of a skull. Anyways, good luck with further improvement 😊

When her drawing on the first day is better than your drawing in 10 years

Never feel bad about using a reference. It will always turn out better if you use a reference rather then trying to draw straight from your head, no matter how long you've been doing art or how advanced you are. And use multiple references for one drawing!! Use as many references as you can for every single object. Eventually you'll learn from the use of those references and you'll be able to create good stuff without them, even if references could still make it better.

I’ve been drawing for 5 years, and for the longest time I didn’t use references.. I just drew whatever came to my head and it of course was not the best at all. For years I didn’t know how the heck to improve and ended up not having a pencil or pen touch my art book for a few years, until a lil later when I made a friend who also had a passion for art and had been into it for a lot longer than I had, and she gave me hours and hours worth of advice on how to get better. I explained to her how I wasn’t improving within my art and had a struggle drawing things like arms, legs, hair, feet, etc.. the FIRST thing she said was “were you using references tho?” And I said “no” and she then said “that’s why you weren’t improving! You can’t expect to go from having no drawing experiences and being familiar with autonomy unless you have an example/reference to begin with” and ever since then I have always used references for every body part, and you may think “well it’s not as fun if you’re copying other people’s art and their style if you’re not coming up with anything yourself” but trust me, I thought this to myself when my friend told me too, but as soon as you start using those examples you will eventually just pick up how to draw certain things. The first thing I started referencing were hands, I had the absolute most trouble with drawing them, but as soon as I started referencing and getting ideas from things like Pinterest and tumblr, after a few weeks I didn’t even have to use references anymore because my brain was a lot better at picturing and automatically knowing how to draw them, even in certain hand positions and angles. They are a big help, especially surrounding autonomy. You aren’t gonna improve without them, trust me, you have to start from somewhere.

My biggest advice (I make character concept art) is to study the fundamentals first! - Marc Brunet has some REALLY good videos on how to study correctly. 🥰 When starting to draw, it’s important to practice construction and shapes!! There’s a really good video by Proko, called: 6 steps to draw anything. It’s the first thing someone should start with. And also: use references all the time when you need it! - it’s like a mental Library. Because if you haven’t seen a frog before/remember what it looks like, how are you going to draw it without a picture? That’s also how you learn!! Good luck ❤️❤️

Guys, don’t draw from imagination! Always use references (unless you’re doodling/just drawing for fun)! If you’re truly trying to improve your anatomy/structure, at least follow them LOOSELY, but still use them. All professional artists use references, so there’s no shame in using them! There are so many things that you actually remember wrong or can’t imagine clearly and don’t even realize it until you see an actual image of what you’re trying to draw. They also help you to step out of your comfort zone and draw poses you didn’t previously think of! I actually didn’t use references at first, and so I still forget to use references a lot. When I do remember to use them, though, my drawings always turn out so much better.

I always thought that "Draw anything everyday" was a shitty advise, and I still stand by it. If you want to get better go look for the fundamentals, study the fundamentals, and practice those foundations til exhaustion

#1 rule in art: Draw for yourself!!! Thanks for sharing this really cool journey. I hope to see more of this process in the future!

I have been drawin for about 5 years now, seriously, and have learned so much. One of the best things you can do is start to look and study other people's drawings and art. I learned the most from just watching YT. Not exactly tutorials but just watching and being observant. Then join that with trying to draw every day and you will eventually improve. 🙂 you go girl! 👍

She improved more in 30 days than me in 2 years

One of my favorite artists, Ethan Becker, really summed it up best when it comes to the typical "drawing everyday" advice. Its not just about drawing everyday, its about learning how to learn. Meaning us as artists must have a plan of learning in incriments and practice those incriments over a long period. Whether its just taking 30 minutes a day to work on solely hands, feet, body, gestures etc. Art is very much more academic than people think.

Your facial symmetry is REALLY good, and none of the drawings you did at the beginning looked flat which tons of people struggle with. You seem to have a knack for this, hope you continue with it!