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@@cygnuschild9415 Thank you so much for your kind words! Glad it was of use. Indeed, dollar store sketchbooks can be fine, too, the most important thing is to draw, like you mention. But it's fun to try new sketchbooks. Thank you so much!

Hey Priyanka! I saw you were picking up steam producing videos again also! Very good to see you back! Shall we compare notes one day on what we discovered works on this platform? Great to hear from you again!

it sounded better in your previous videos

Thank you! I hadn't noticed that, frankly, and need to look into that. The reason that didn't happen in the previous recordings was that there I edited the audio in Audacity and reduced it to mono. It dulled the sound considerably, I think. I thought I'd try and see what happens if I leave the 4 (!) audio channels that come out of the microphone intact. I like the crisp sound of the unedited version, but maybe I need to tune the balance in the microphone. There's a lot I need to improve still. I hem and haw a lot in the video. The thumbnail has a click-through rate of only 1.2%. People watch the video for around 20%. So there's work to be done! Scary to show my face in a video, but this was rather fun to do. It's funny, it's kind of a soap box. Thank you so much for your feedback!!! Learning to draw, you can do a lot on your own! It's a matter of, like the video says, practice a lot, study the fundamentals (perspective, composition, anatomy, dexterity), study and copy the masters, learn the conventions and canon of masterpieces in the medium, learn to look critically at your work (like you did for my video) and figure out ways to improve. It's not an easy path, but I find it helps if you stay stoic ("I'm not that good at it" perhaps suggests you have negative feelings about your skills, and it becomes easier if you tune that out), recognizing and noting down things you want to improve, and to then go about doing that. Thank you again!

@@PracticeDrawingThis Try stereo audio. That's the two circles; I think it's cardiod or something. That is the default for most microphones. On your thumbnail, I think the 3 could be a lot larger, like a giant 3. Have it stretching big from to the top and bottom of the page, but on the left side. You might be able to leave out the words. Your face on the right side of the thumbnail is fine, but people like clicking on bright stuff, so make the numbers or topic more clear at a glance in the thumbnail. Your titles are great. I liked the white thumbnials you did. dont worry about engaugement, becuse once people watch a few seconds of your video, they will stay if they like the pacing or the topic. Niche stuff sometimes catches the algorithum. your video " easy drawing" has lots of views becuase people searched for similar videos and wanted to watch it. go on an incognito tab and search that to see how your videos compare to other peoples channels. specifically look at titles and thumbnail colors.

@@jkl970 Well! You have my attention now! You clearly know more about this. I loved the idea of the larger 3! I did it immediately, of course. I can't believe I never go this bold. I'm not Paula Scher, but playing with type is fun! It certainly attracts the eye. I also was able to play with negative space a bit more this way. The thumbnail is still not great, but I can see it is better now. It pops much more. I need to rethink my approach to thumbnails. I went incognito and I see what you mean. The thumbnails of successful videos are often bright, daylight-like with a positive vibe. About the engagement, I am over that a bit. If people don't like it, my stuff clearly isn't for them and that really is totally fine. The alternative is me making things I don't want to make, for an audience I don't even want to reach in the first place. That's not a life well lived. It's magic, though, when the algorithm finally finds your audience and it's sometimes surprising *what* finds an audience. And the audio... I know my hearing is not perfect, so I might actually need to find someone near me to help me with that. I suspect you're a more bit more experienced at this and I wouldn't be surprised if you usually charge for this information. Know that the time you gave me is very, very, very much appreciated. This was really good feedback, or rather, advice. You've given me things to think about. Thank you!

Thank you! With voice description, you mean caption text to read the spoken audio?

I'm sorry I replied this late...

Thank you! And so sorry for the late reply!

Sorry for the late reply! Very much agree with you!

Thank you so much for asking! I am fine, but the space where I make videos is not as accessible at the moment... More videos coming soon! Thank you! Hope everything is well with you also 🙂

oh no problem! WE ARE WAITING 🤩🤩@@PracticeDrawingThis

Sorry for the late reply. I am planning a video on how to actually make the marks with a pen and that video should be slow, real-time... Sorry about that, I will try to improve on that in the future. Thank you so much for the feedback!

You're not the first one who asks about a video on how to draw lines well, so now it is on my list of videos I need to make 🙂Thank you so much for the feedback! And sorry for the late reply.

Thank you! And so sorry for replying so late.

Thank you!

Thank YOU for your kind words! They really help me going, thank you! And sorry for the late reply!

Were you able to get the link?

oh wow, that is amazing, thank you so much!!!

Thank you! These are things I found useful over the years. I collected them so that if I land in a rut, I could get back to these resources and pick it back up, but I am hoping it might also be useful to others. Thank you for letting me know, it is much appreciated!

Artists like Cézanne and Picasso deviated from “proper” proportions, too, in their case, I believe to take control of design in their composition. Lots of people thought “children can do that” when they saw Picasso’s art (which I think he would have taken that as a compliment.) Cézanne wasn’t very popular in his time, either, famously being shunted from the salons. Van Gogh never sold a painting. Had they listened to the criticism, we wouldn’t be talking about them now. We don’t talk about their contemporaries who made perfectly-proportioned reclining nudes that received a lot of praise. Regarding incurring much criticism; it’s dangerous to depend on the opinion of others. If you keep doing the same thing for the applause, you won’t try new things because you won’t be as good at it and won’t get applaude, and you won’t grow as an artist, you’ll stagnate, and you’ll get bored. Applause can be more dangerous to your development as an artist than criticism. Style is a prison. Lastly, what’s wrong with cartoon-esque? :-) I find that I get applause for my figurative work, but that people prefer to look at my cartoon work. It has more character. Realism is technique, a trick which becomes boring eventually. I myself try to find a balance. I need to be able to draw accurately, and I like to look at well-drawn art, too, and I need to be able to goof off and let off steam in my sketchbook occasionally. I don’t know if you know Kim Jung Gi, but in his videos you can see him draw real accurate realism, only to end with extreme cartoonism in the end. I get why he did that.

@@PracticeDrawingThis There is nothing wrong with drawing cartoons. But some beginners may have a different goal (such as selling their art for profit) and they will have a difficult time getting commissions or employment if they deviate their proportions.

@@AzureSymbiote For getting commissions, yes, maybe a “realistic” style may be important. Many huge runaway successes were from artists who deviated from it, though, idealizing and simplifying in their own way. Few, if any, artists are as successful as, say, Reina Telgemeier or Mike Mignola or Charles M. Schultz. When you draw realistic, people tend to like it, but when you deviate from realism, it becomes a matter if taste: people love it or hate it, but if they love it, they sometimes REALLY love it. And if you develop your way of drawing over the years, others will find it hard to copy, leaving you in a league of your own. People can tell if your heart is in it, and that is more important than accuracy. Making things you think the market wants can be dangerous for that reason. Your work may be better if you follow your heart. Don’t get me wrong! It is HUGELY important to develop the skill to draw accurately! It always has to be a creative choice, and not due to lack of skill, that you deviate. I agree with you that beginners should focus on learning that. But eventually, you get it, and it is totally okay to want to break free.

Great conversation by the way! Thank you!

@@PracticeDrawingThis No problem. Take care.

Thank you! Nice to meet you, you have a great channel, I'll check it out. Thank you for dropping by!

Yeah… a safe space where you can do your own thing! I suspect almost all of us artists are introverts. You have to enjoy your own company to be able to seclude yourself to make art.

On the cover, it says Zebra A/S and www.tstores.co which seems to be the same company. It's square and the pages are indeed 8×8 inches! It does hold ink well. If I had to guess, the pages are around 100-120 gsm. Unfortunately, they don't seem to carry this sketchbook anymore! It had product code 20080388 and batch number 205885, barcode 200200803887 but a search didn't yield anything, unfortunately.

@@PracticeDrawingThis WOW, you went over and above in your reply!! I appreciate your response, thank you!!

That’s interesting to know! I made this video in part because I saw how popular this was on Pinterest 😁 It seems to be something many are interested in.

Thank you for the feedback!!! I have noticed that I need to improve the sound quality, and especially the quality of my voice. I also say um a lot, and the clarity of my pronunciation can be improved also. I am planning to improve on that. Thank you again!

@@PracticeDrawingThis Of course! I hope to you improve :)

Thank you for letting me know! I hope this is helpful. Drawing these can be a lot of fun!

He hallo! Ik k ben inderdaad ook Nederlands! :-) Een Nederlands accent pik je er inderdaad altijd tussen uit. Leuk kennis met je te maken! Teken je ook? Hoe vind je mijn laatste video's? Ik probeer iets nieuws...

To be sure, it is useful to have a working knowledge of perspective, but the good news is you can also pick it up like this! And I find this method way more fun than having to painstakingly construct vanishing points far away from the page.

I saw this other artist do it routinely. He was able to draw boxes fast. It does require some cognitive load to get it, but I think it’s worth it as the results look cool. I saw you have very organized playlists! Several about drawing. Are there drawing-related questions you have that I might make videos about? Thank you for commenting!

It’s just how I like to draw now, carefully installing every line into the drawing with precision. Drawing quickly, younoften tend to be less precise, but you do get a mire lively drawing. It’s an artistic choice.

@@PracticeDrawingThis Sorry, I didn't know, as a beginner I still have a lot to learn, that's why I wondered this

A fellow fountain pen lover!!! It's a Scribo La Dotta with EEF nib. It's a delicious nib, and as fine as Japanese fine nibs even though it is an European pen. My favorite inks right now are Iroshizuku. The green one you are seeing is the Shin-Ryoku, but I also have pens inked up with Kon-Peki and Yama-Budo, so I switch between these between videos. The combination gives me a thin line and yet a wet nib, and the colors are just so beautiful, dark and saturated. It's delicious to draw with! At least for me. Which fountain pens and inks are your favorites? Do you draw or sketch with a fountain pen?

I love japanese fountain pens as well as their inks, kon peki and yama budo ink I use, too! I could see that the nib of your pen is an absolute excellent one, perhaps I will a similar one, thanks for your info@@PracticeDrawingThis

Thank you! Also, it would help me a great deal if you let me know how the drawing exercise worked for you!

@@PracticeDrawingThis After doing it here and there since then, it made me realize that I can't draw silhouettes that great haha. Not too complex but they don't come out right if the image of what one thinks the silhouette should be vs how it is drawn do not line up, so it becomes a thinking exercise in a way. Luckily for me drawing cylinders is way easier so no problem on those. I personally like drawing basic shapes anyway so i'll continue to do the exercises here and there

@@RedSchiz No worries, you will get better as you practice! Drawing silhouettes first and then filling in the inside is a great exercise, too. It forces you to look at what you actually see, the abstract shapes, and to copy those accurately by sight. Don’t worry, you’re doing great! You always see the mistakes in your work. Your ability to see is always ahead of your skill, which is good in a way because it allows you to improve. Write dates with your work so you can look back in a few years and see the improvements you made. That can be really motivating.

It takes some effort to understand where you are on the outline of the box, but when it becomes second-nature, you can draw it much faster. plus, it's fun.

Thank you! What do you think, would more drawing exercise videos like this one be useful? Thank you again for commenting!

If possible plz video on PROPORTION judgement exercises 🙏 Thanks

@@abhijitnath6810 okay, thank you! With proportion judgement, do you mean you want to understand how to measure what is in front of you and how to get it onto your page with the right proportions, or do you want to improve your ability to draw with correct proportions without measuring? Thank you again! I hope I can turn this idea into a video!

@@PracticeDrawingThis Yes --- wait for your next video 🙏 Thanks

Someone told me recently that we work better in a noisy Starbucks-like environment because it keeps a certain part of our brain occupied so that the creative part of our brain, which works in our subconscious often and it whispers, can do its thing. I don't know if that's true, but I find I work better with some TH-cam video or podcast in the background also when I'm drawing, say from reference. There is a small group of artist that draws while chatting away on Zoom, and that worked really well also, as they were entertaining to listen to. We also doodle when in meetings. Processing that chatter in the background perhaps pre-occupies a certain part of the brain so that our creative side can have some fun. I think it's very important to notice things around your process!

Thank you! Are there things you’d like to know, questions I could answer, things you’d like to learn to draw?

True!

Dank voor de tip!!! 😁😊🤪🧶✂️✂️✂️✂️

Priyanka, thsnk you! Good to be back, frankly. I am having fun doing these myself! I found looking at subs and likes burned me out, so I try to steer clear of that now. And as you might remember, I was over-thinking it with audio quality. This is fine. There are TH-camrs with millions of followers, doing it all on their mobile. Your last newsletter was really good! I wish more people would read it. People have jobs and children and think they have no time to create art. But there are always small moments during the day when you can do something creative. Good to hear from you again! Hope you’re doing well.

Thank you!