The Scientific Way to Improve your Art FAST! - How to Practice and Remember Efficiently

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"NO MULTITASKING!" Me: guilty scrolling out of the comments I was reading while the video was playing

“Don’t multitask” *reading comments and listening to video*

1. Deconstruction. Don't just copy what you draw, it will only go into your short term memory and get overwritten later. Analyze it. Break it down into simple shapes, bones, muscles, and etc. Understanding what you're studying is half the process towards effeciancey. 2. Recall. Without using any sort of referance, including your previous sketchs, draw it again from memory. This will force you to think about what you are drawing. Repetition also a key factor in improving knowledge. 3. Criticism and Self-Critique. Review what you have made and see where you need work. Maybe have someone else review what you made as well. Rinse and repeat steps 1-3. 4. Breaks and Quality Sleep. Sleep is insanely important towards having a healthy mind... so keep that in mind! Also, the average adult tends to have a shoter attention span of roughly 30 to 20 mins. If your studying for two hours, break it up with 2 to 5 min breaks inbetween sessions. Your brain is like any other muscle. It needs periodic rest. So don't cram up all your free time with one thing. 5. Eliminate distractions and Multi-tasking I've always had a bad habit of doing this. Turn off distractions. No youtube. No instagram, and no Warhammer 40k audiobooks playing in the background. Maybe some non-intrusive music or white noise/rain in the background is fine. YOU ARE STUDYING. You don't see people playing Ultrakill while trying to watch John Wick in the background, do ya? Unless they are deliberately showing off. 6. Final notes: All of this doesn't just apply to drawing effectly, but towards learning overall. I already knew some of this type off a free coursera course... but I didn't really apply it very well. :I

NOTES: 1. Get rid of all distractions while learning art related stuff. No social media, on phone. 2. No multitasking. Research shows multitasking will decrease focus and attention span. 3. Stop practicing for long sessions without taking breaks.

Parent: what do you want to be when you grow up Me: i want to be like Dave

"don't multitask/get rid of all distractions" me: listening to the video while scrolling the comments, thinking about what I'll do next and imagining something cool to draw that I'll never actually draw, also realizing how lazy i am

QUALITY SLEEP? alright Ill watch this video tomorrow good night guys

FOR ANYONE WHO HAS ADHD LIKE I DO: what can be considered "multitasking" for some can simply be our way of regulating our level of stimulus in order to focus on a specific task. for example, I always have an easier time drawing when I am listening to music or listening to audiobooks. I am able to cope with the difficult task of keeping my mind on the art. I find this helps my memory retention as well, so much so that I can often look at a sketch or drawing I've done and the song or video I was watching at the time pops back into my head! Every brain is different. Good sleep, taking breaks, and deconstruction are all wonderful methods for my ADHD brain, but my "multitasking" is my way of regulating my stimulus levels to properly focus. Your way may be different. Try to determine when you're most focused and why that could be, and find what helps for you!

"Don't check your phone." All of us : Task failed successfully

"Stop multitasking" Me: breathes oxygen while watching this video

I'm a decent artist, I think. Easy to wow my family... but at the same time, however, I'm starting to realize how much better I could've been if I had put it into proper practice. I might as well start now. Thanks for the video.

How I learned to draw, was using references. When I first started, I would go through Pinterest, and copy drawings that look cool. I would not directly trace it, instead, use foundations, and simplify it into simple rectangles and circles. Then I would put details in. I would do this when I was bored, but made sure to do this at least once a day This could be copying down pokemon, fun animals, people in fun poses, hands, etc etc. Then whenever I started getting good-ish at that, I would study a little bit of character design, shape theory, colour theory etc. Since I got all that practice, learning foundations, and learning why a artist did this etc etc. This method did leave me kind of tied to references, as any time I didn't use them, it would look completely wrong. So I sacrificed a bit of originality. But on things I practiced a lot, (general human anatomy such a hands, proportions, faces, cats, and some pokemon) I can do without references.

My short term memory: The important tips from this video My long term memory: I am Bob

"5- minute break every 25 minutes of work" Me in real life : A 25-minute break after every 5 minutes of work.

I also draw while laying on my stomach. I’m a little bit of both. I decided to repeat what I learned every day over and over again but when I feel I have a decent improvement I move one step forward but continue to do the previous steps first everyday. Thank you!

I'm a graffiti artist, and have reached a point where the only way for me to step up my game, is learning other forms of art. This helps greatly.

"You are not a dave" Me, dave: bu- "You are a bob"

"You're bob, I'm bob, she's bob, except for dave. dave isn't bob"

I accomplished to get a degree in creative enterprise, overall in my arts. Yet did not feel like a Bob for almost 4 years. So thankful for your video! Now I know how I can push myself into practise and get myself into selling artwork and making my degree feel worthy. You did well!