My art SUCKED at 19. Now Marvel, MtG, Disney, Blizzard hire me

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  • @mitchellsink2584
    @mitchellsink2584 ปีที่แล้ว +2266

    I am starting at 29. I never had much experience but just 4 years later I've already done a couple of commissions. I can't support myself on my art yet but I feel I'm on my way.

    • @ariella2658
      @ariella2658 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Good for you! Hope I can be there one day😌

    • @mitchellsink2584
      @mitchellsink2584 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ariella2658 me too, thank you 😊.

    • @randomdeliveryguy
      @randomdeliveryguy ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Damn, I've been drawing for a bit longer and never could do a commission. I think your future is gonna be fine, mate.

    • @solertree8653
      @solertree8653 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      same here! one year earlier, but I am in a similar position. keep at it!

    • @LinkEX
      @LinkEX ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wow, that's very commendable!
      How did you get into commissions that fast?
      (Aside from simply setting foot into the market, which obviously is the most important step here.)
      What was your roadmap so far? Did you have a daily practice? An deliberate practice exercises, in particular?

  • @Jayjee762
    @Jayjee762 ปีที่แล้ว +1120

    Thank you for this video. I’m 19 now and often see artists my age producing industry-level work and it can be unbelievably demotivating. You’ve reminded me that I have so much time ahead of me to hone my skills and learn what I need to, and to find what I want to do :)

    • @miaomiiao
      @miaomiiao ปีที่แล้ว +3

      NGMI

    • @Monkey-fv2km
      @Monkey-fv2km ปีที่แล้ว +90

      take it from me, I'm 47 and I still look around at my peers and the work they do that is better than mine, or even worse, youngsters in their 20s with incredible work... but they all feel the same, it's the mark of an artist who cares.
      you just need to be better than you were yesterday by the tiniest amount and you will get there(cliche but true)

    • @alejandromolinac
      @alejandromolinac ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I guarantee once you are 38.... all this "industry level" work done by 19 year olds will look very amateur

    • @bimajuantara
      @bimajuantara ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@alejandromolinacstill, they start early enough that they have at least 19 years to improve by your standard.

    • @Jayjee762
      @Jayjee762 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@alejandromolinac I’ll look forward to that

  • @nanwanwon95
    @nanwanwon95 ปีที่แล้ว +854

    It's ironic for schools to reject an "ugly" art like aren't we go to school to learn from them, for us to improve?

    • @erfanthered9801
      @erfanthered9801 ปีที่แล้ว +359

      Nowadays schools aren't for learning things, they're for gathering reputation. Having a name like Howard on your resume will immediately give you an edge compared to those with a random university in their resumes.
      That's why the pre-select the best students. Because they don't want a "normal" person to attend and possibly ruin their reputation. They want already talented people so they don't have to actually "teach" people. They only improve the already gifted, not teach the general populace.

    • @77Night77Shade77
      @77Night77Shade77 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Yes, but our society (and by extension, our schools) is a true meritocracy. If you want to learn from the best, you have to meet their standards and show that you're worthy.

    • @kalkstein2694
      @kalkstein2694 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      well yeah but they have a limited amount of students so they need to take in those that show the most potential

    • @jonadam4233
      @jonadam4233 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Part of the thinking is you usually have to be an artist before being an artist. Passion is one thing, but some people are strong from the start and this is what they look for, narrowing the margin.

    • @bui3415
      @bui3415 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It should be today but not initially in some of it's origins. A lot of the old "schools" were just galleries and salons by cliques of patrons and artists showcasing the latest trends that dictated a lot of the art movements of its day. This was a big thing in Paris, France since the 18th century. Most artists just learned on their own or under apprenticeships and other private tutelage. The idea about going for reputation or just showcasing one's skill is not a new thing.

  • @joepineapples5448
    @joepineapples5448 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    I'm 44. Did some animation in college when I was 19. Flunked out and never really continued my art development. Now I have a hunger to draw and paint again. You're never too old to start. Reminds me of an old saying: The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now!

  • @Taruil
    @Taruil ปีที่แล้ว +526

    I really like this story. I drew a lot as a kid, but then I gave up. Because everyone said it's useless, it doesn't make any money. I was disappointed. But now, at almost 33, I'm motivated to draw again. :)

    • @Lola_in_the_Black
      @Lola_in_the_Black ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Similar story to mine - as a kid I kept hearing I was talented (but it was just tons of reading and observation and work since I could hold a pencil) but that it was just a little bit of talent, nothing that would allow me to ever work as an artist and my family forced me to quit.
      Now at 33 I'm back to working on fundamentals, going with my own schedule of studies and exercises, and I finally dare to dream I will make it. And finally after many many years of misery I feel happy again :)

    • @winayasa2610
      @winayasa2610 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i am too

    • @Taruil
      @Taruil ปีที่แล้ว +7

      we don‘t give up anymore 🥺

    • @cabipapcbc6602
      @cabipapcbc6602 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good luck!

    • @n1k0659
      @n1k0659 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Same here, I quit around 15 when I was advised in school that art isnt a viable career option. I thought i was in a few years long art block, turns out I was just very uninspired after being told it had no purpose, but now I'm painting for me again, aswell as the growing technological era demanding more creatives being a bonus, just a shame I missed out on getting into the field earlier.

  • @fereldensandwich982
    @fereldensandwich982 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    I love that you show your "bad" art, aka begginer or not so good looking art, and talk about the importance of it. My bad drawings are what actually make me improve the most, because I have to ask myself why I can't do it, what is misssing, etc.

    • @salty_3k506
      @salty_3k506 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yes exactly. When you draw something and you aren't satisfied with the result, it's an opportunity to ask yourself why you don't like it, what to improve and it shows you that you are leaving your comfort zone.

  • @maybeimacat3183
    @maybeimacat3183 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    That makes me feel so much better, I always see artists that "have been drawing since forever" and seeing that you've started at 19 (the same age then me right now), makes me feel that I'm not too late

    • @keepyourshoesathedoor
      @keepyourshoesathedoor ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Most artists start drawing seriously around 13+ so you’re not late at all.

    • @salty_3k506
      @salty_3k506 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@keepyourshoesathedoor That's quite early imo

    • @Purplesquigglystripe
      @Purplesquigglystripe ปีที่แล้ว +13

      A lot of people start after high school or late high school, when they are graduating and are trying to figure out what to do after that. There are a lot of people who get into drawing early on, but they give up early on as well. A lot of professionals I know started in their late teens or early 20s.

    • @cory99998
      @cory99998 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@keepyourshoesathedoor I feel like you could only say this if you're between the ages of 13 and 17 or so. I started my craft around 12 or 13 as well, however what I was able to do in a given year then VS now as someone in their mid 20s is laughable. If you deleted everything I did from 12 to 18, it would set me back but only by a bit. Most of us are incredibly ineffective as teens. The older you get, the more inconsequential those years become.
      If you're a teenager reading this, my advice is to focus on having fun before all else and worry about improving as you get older. If you have fun with what you make and take the time to enjoy lots of art and music, those experiences will act as a multiplier for the rest of your career as you get older.

    • @angelvu
      @angelvu ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cory99998 this

  • @ahmetozer5473
    @ahmetozer5473 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I'm 21 years old and this video helped me to believe that I can be an artist, I've always dreamed about that and now it's time to put some hard work on it. I may not have talent but I have my dreams and passion with me in this journey, wish me luck folks!

    • @Lucas-nz3ql
      @Lucas-nz3ql ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I was watching a live stream from a professional artist who works at Ubisoft, and a guy in the chat said something like: "I'm starting from scratch now at 24, can I still make it to the gaming Industry?". The reply was "you're smelling like milk still, man. Of course you can!"😂

    • @elviramacri1895
      @elviramacri1895 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Olá Ahmet Ozer, acredite, com trabalho, dedicação e alegria de criar você conseguirá tudo que deseja. Boa sorte!

    • @griffadoresthepooper3316
      @griffadoresthepooper3316 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I've started drawing two weeks ago (im 22) and already see big improvement, we're gonna make it!

    • @julespeace3901
      @julespeace3901 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Today I'm turning 21. I always fell useless because younger people where making better art than me. I hope to be better not than them but than me 5 years ago.

  • @EIDude
    @EIDude ปีที่แล้ว +146

    Honestly, the most impressive trait Marco has is his ability to communicate and teach. His videos are concise and present advice that is actually practical

  • @shayminty5906
    @shayminty5906 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I'm still pissed that I have a minor in studio art and literally no teacher ever broke down shape as such a fundamental. It's changed the way I look at what I want to draw or paint .

    • @TheOldSchoolCrisis
      @TheOldSchoolCrisis ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Something that really helped me with working in shape language is that I do pretty much all of my rendering in Illustrator after making some initial lineart. (I have no idea how you wizards paint with brushes XD). Illustrator is entirely vector based, so EVERYTHING is shapes. You have to define a shape before you can do anything with it. Want to make a shadow? Draw the shape and apply a gradient. Want to place some color with blending mods? Better put down a shape. Adding some shine to that strand of hair? You geuessed it, it needs a shape first.
      Working in vector forces you to make EVERYTHING in shape language first and then apply properties of value, and color second. In fact often when I move from line art to the first vector stage of a piece I will lay everything out in super arbitrary bright colors first, just so I can get a good feel for all of my base shapes and their positional relationship to each other. You can see more of what I mean if you check out the only video I have up on my channel right now. I have such a long way to go, but I am really happy with the progress I have made in my journey so far.

    • @jeremysalmon8576
      @jeremysalmon8576 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheOldSchoolCrisismaybe it’s just cause I’m a noob with illustrator, but it feels very limiting compared to photoshop, like it would be near impossible to get semi realism without being able to blend the shapes together. Also I hate working with the pen tool with a passion 😂 never quite does what I want

    • @TheOldSchoolCrisis
      @TheOldSchoolCrisis 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@jeremysalmon8576 It is really just a totally different way to work. I personally love it but it isn't for everyone that is for sure. As for realism the best way to accomplish it in Illustrator is to master gradient meshes. If you look up what some people can accomplish with that tool it is absolutely mind boggling.
      I typically work in a more stylized aesthetic but I have practiced a bit with GM and while it takes a ton of patience the tools exist for sure to make anything you could imagine in Illustrator.

  • @10milesfromnowhere
    @10milesfromnowhere ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Artschool compressed into a 13:30 minute video - this is excellent, so much great information.
    I started learning to draw and paint at 27 (!)
    I still have zero talent - but thankfully this is a skill that can be taught 😊

  • @VulcanRR
    @VulcanRR ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I’m 21 now, I too started my journey at around 15 and just now understanding major concepts of art, this video also helped me realize that art takes time.

  • @aexlee7255
    @aexlee7255 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    i started drawing at 13 till now and seeing 13 year olds getting much better than i am makes me feel motivated due to envy but this video and comment section reminds me that i cant compare myself because everyone moves at a different pace and also reminds me that im already moving at a decent pace and i should be more grateful for it. Thank you for sharing your journey marco, you've come a long way and im sure a lot of ppl can benefit from it!

    • @Jeyblox
      @Jeyblox ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Motivation from envy and pleasing other feels super icky, it’s not good in my experience. It’s good that you’re recognising this early on! Also from what I’ve seen from young talents, starting earlier doesn’t mean too much other than bragging rights most of the time… it doesn’t really put you ahead, the mental growth and maturity outside of art is the most important thing in the long run, before you know it you might surpass them because they’re too busy pleasing people rather focusing on their own growth

  • @anotherdeadgirl.mp3
    @anotherdeadgirl.mp3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I've been binging all of your videos for the past few weeks, and all I can say is, they've helped me improve my art immensely! especially on color theory and value, which are some of the things I'm bad at the most. marco, I'd like to say thank you very much for creating these amazing content for us!

  • @hawapowax
    @hawapowax ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I am 23, THANK YOU for this video. I've been drawing all my life but I am now trying to take it to the next level

  • @wooshewoosher3598
    @wooshewoosher3598 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I don't think you realize how comforting it was when you said you started at 19. I started drawing before I even realized I was concise and alive. I just feel like my art should be better at my age.

  • @randomuseroftheday362
    @randomuseroftheday362 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Hi Marco, could you possibly make a video on how you broke into the industry? I'm looking for jobs right now and a lot of the studios I'm looking at require years of PROFESSIONAL experience that I simply don't have. Would be nice to know you got started

    • @lei2164
      @lei2164 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes! Please

    • @fromunderthekilt6310
      @fromunderthekilt6310 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely! I would love any tips for that too!

  • @markomujovic4679
    @markomujovic4679 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you so much, Marco! Your content has helped me improve my painting immensely, but most importantly, it calms me down to see that becoming a professional takes such a long time since I always feel like I'm behind.

  • @TheChameleon2008
    @TheChameleon2008 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bro, i been on Tube from from the early days and this is still the best channel when it comes to learning art!!! I want to thank you for taking the time to even do all of this so a big thumbs up and you the best.

  • @shamardaniel4819
    @shamardaniel4819 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Given how good your works are… I would have never guessed that you start at 19! Here I’m thinking I’m way to late because I started at 16. Thanks for the huge encouragement! I’m 19 these days and JUST starting to like my art a little.

  • @cavemann_
    @cavemann_ ปีที่แล้ว +9

    As a beginner artist, this gives me some insight, but also confirmation on what is important. I've heard many experienced artists say the same things as you do, and some things that I heard only you say. Hopefully this will enable me to compose a more structured learning plan for drawing.

  • @aishwaryaraj5008
    @aishwaryaraj5008 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I absolutely loved this! I have been struggling for years to understand how in the world can I comprehend these concepts without going to art school. And I really appreciate that you showed your initial artwork as well! most artists don't show their beginnings, it's always about perfect sketchbooks. Thank you for this!

  • @seasaltcosmos
    @seasaltcosmos ปีที่แล้ว +8

    i'm 22 and i'm just now really trying to take fundamentals seriously. you do such a great job at breaking them down and making them less scary or overwhelming ;w;

  • @vuthanhtu3067
    @vuthanhtu3067 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Your video is so inspiring, I was drawing at 23 and trying to practice a lot and now more than 1 year later im working at a small game studio as a junior Ui Artist , but this is actually a huge step for me who hasn't known anything about digital painting at first place!.

  •  11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I am 23 and I been drawing all my life and majored in art and still feel like a beginner. Seeing some people’s art younger than me who are great makes me feel slow. But I won’t give up, and I’ll take a drawing 1 class this fall.

  • @not_decaf
    @not_decaf ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really appreciate the way you talked about the differences between the stylized and more realistic and the talk about shapes.

  • @nikb7995
    @nikb7995 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, you're inspirational from where you've come to where you are now, not in a career sense but rather, in the quality of your drawings and paintings. I need to keep watching these motivational videos to get me started on my art journey. Thank you. oh and I agree with the initial implementation of shape values instead of using so many lines .. I like it that way

  • @KristaAvril-zn2km
    @KristaAvril-zn2km ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m so happy to have stumbled upon this! You’re have a fantastic teaching style. Thanks for sharing your evolution. It’s inspiring.

  • @Uoiah
    @Uoiah ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just wanted to say that u r helping me a ton in my art journey with painting light and color, thank u so much 😃

  • @redemption9148
    @redemption9148 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Saving up for your Art Mentorship program! I've come a long way with my art thanks to your easy to understand explanations of things, so thank you Mr. Bucci

  • @Mikapoofs
    @Mikapoofs ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So hyped for the colour video, ever since i discovered i was colourblind 15 years ago (deutan) it made me appreciate the colours i could still see.
    During my years of self study i found your channel's colour theory videos and it has helped strengthen my understanding of it. I love colour theory/science a lot and look forward to see what you'll talk about in your upcoming colour video^^

  • @Gigusx
    @Gigusx ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for sharing! I love the analysis in these videos. Especially for drawing it's really interesting to listen about, and I'm not even an artist.

  • @katerinap.5662
    @katerinap.5662 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is packed with such useful information for someone just starting. Thank you. I'll be sure to buy your course once I have gotten some practice down. You're awesome!

  • @lemonheart3210
    @lemonheart3210 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gosh you are good.
    I knew a lot of this stuff from my art teachers but the trick is, it's not enough to just know what to do you actually need to learn how to do and when 🙈
    Thank you so much! I've never heard so much practical and motivation information in 13 minutes!

  • @Riverfilly153
    @Riverfilly153 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You’re super inspiring. I graduated from art school a few months ago, and am looking for ways to improve post-school. Thank you for the ideas.

  • @murex1004
    @murex1004 หลายเดือนก่อน

    your style is just amazing, I'm so glad I found your channel)!! Good luck with your creativity

  • @isabellerizo3208
    @isabellerizo3208 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love hearing about your journey!

  • @jimmyelvislanger4944
    @jimmyelvislanger4944 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dear Marco, it is fantastic to see the path you have taken. Thank you so much for sharing a bit with us there. Keep up the good work, the works are great!

  • @leifdux7277
    @leifdux7277 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are absolutely right. I just realized that every shape needs to be thought out of. I observed that you never ever stop considering shape language even during coloring!

  • @korncobb8808
    @korncobb8808 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You make my absolute FAVORITE art tutortials theyre sooo good

  • @m.w.9780
    @m.w.9780 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so glad I found your channel. It's so helpful, motivating and informative in a short time.

  • @sprinkleofsuga7186
    @sprinkleofsuga7186 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    All of this information is so incredibly important for new artists (and heck, any artist) to know!! Your ways of approaching drawing and painting have forever changed my art style for the better! Also, for the new artists out there, I know that all of the things you need to learn is overwhelming, but I PROMISE that it's so worth learning them. Even if you feel like you're starting "late", don't let that stop you! I'm one of those people who started doing art young, and I can say for a fact that I could've learned all that I know at any age. The number of years you've lived do not correlate to how good you "should" be at art, and it's always good to learn new things at any point in life!

  • @boundlissmedia
    @boundlissmedia ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a great video. You beautifully articulated how being present with the subject matter will imbue the work with its essence. I think this is the thread that connects subject to artist to observer. We may not be able to describe or quantify it, but we can sense it. Awesome work, thank you for it.

  • @isaackhakula5488
    @isaackhakula5488 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is so inspiring...not just in art and drawing...it's amazing how much the human mind is capable of leaning if one applies oneself to something

  • @saltlessatrev
    @saltlessatrev 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im 29 now and just start self taught. Thank you so much! for sharing us knowledge.

  • @sassysup
    @sassysup ปีที่แล้ว +3

    U r sch an inspiration... M one of ur initial subscriber n m soooo proud of ur journey! N ofcourse myself too for choosing u as my mentor! 🤗 Love from India!! ❤️🇮🇳

  • @PDD555
    @PDD555 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are such an inspiration to know you can always continue learning and critiquing your work and always become better. It's awesome to see more type of habilites in the art youtube community

  • @readyforthemoshpit
    @readyforthemoshpit ปีที่แล้ว

    Im so glad I discovered your TH-cam channel, you have brought so much value to my art journey, I'm so grateful

  • @GREGP1998
    @GREGP1998 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Marco this is very inspiring and it gives young artists, who are not very confident in their skills yet, a lot of hope. I love your work and the videos you post here on TH-cam! You've helped me develop as an artist in my artistic journey and I keep sending your videos to my friends, because honestly they are very encouraging!

  • @Lola_in_the_Black
    @Lola_in_the_Black ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I'm starting really late and at 33 I have just a few commissions done but I took a break from taking them to concentrate on learning only and improving my fundamentals and it's been only months since I started actually believing I might make it with a lot of hard work and sticking to my schedule :)

  • @antonfair
    @antonfair ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your original art! And Story! Your Journey is wonderful!

  • @reytejada235
    @reytejada235 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brooo you just opened my mind to painting. I never understood it and thought people were just coloring/blending. Now I understand there's a rhythm and reasoning to things

  • @evergarden8592
    @evergarden8592 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You're always so inspiring ❤

  • @prom6750
    @prom6750 ปีที่แล้ว

    ive been on my art journey for about 7 or so years now (im in my early 20's now) and lately ive been feeling like since ive been self taught this entire time that i wont ever go anywhere, kind of been encouraged to give up. i think people like you are so important for newer artists to see, i know this is one of the few things that keeps me motivated to draw.

  • @cloroxart
    @cloroxart 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve always struggled with painting, ty for going over it!

  • @hubbzjunkyard821
    @hubbzjunkyard821 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    19 year old here. Honestly, i needed this video. I've always been passionate about art, even as a toddler. Started taking art seriously at 17-18. Been dealing with self-imposed expectations and personal fears. I know it doesn't mean anything and we all learn at different paces. But it feels nice to be reassured. Thank you, Marco.

  • @rmtagasa
    @rmtagasa ปีที่แล้ว

    Got so much information from your video! Thanks a lot! I felt so happy seeing your Intuos 3. That was my first Wacom tablet. Now I own a Pro 24 :D

  • @Sb129
    @Sb129 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm glad I found your videos, they're going into my 'art' playlist for sure~

  • @ZINZIN-ob9ql
    @ZINZIN-ob9ql ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your videos Marco

  • @apresmidi153
    @apresmidi153 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really blown away when you compared shapes in the animation still to that Sargent as, for me, these represent fairly opposite approaches but shapes are really what make it work! I recall listening to an interview with Frank Frazetta where he said much the same thing and it really stuck with me. Feels like I know what I need to work on now!

  • @nerothos
    @nerothos ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh my god, talk about simplifying a complex subject right down to its bare essentials in a practical and approachable manner. Fantastic work as always, Marco!

  • @ur.left.buttcheek
    @ur.left.buttcheek ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'm lucky to have started taking art seriously at 11. Two years later, I've made serious progress and I can only dream of where I will be when I'm an adult. I've done a commission or two, but they suck (for now!!). I'm very proud of myself for where I am and I know this will be a lifelong passion of mine.

    • @paulaguiu4254
      @paulaguiu4254 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      keep it up, buddy! :)

    • @aetherfroggy9109
      @aetherfroggy9109 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Heck yeah, It's a beautiful soul healing passion to follow with infinite possibilities within the reach of your hands! Always follow your heart💫🌟

    • @DL-by8el
      @DL-by8el ปีที่แล้ว

      Keep at it!

    • @ardo656
      @ardo656 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's so wholesome. How are you doing now?

    • @ur.left.buttcheek
      @ur.left.buttcheek 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@ardo656 im 14 now, still drawing

  • @rominanami9245
    @rominanami9245 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is so honest and motivating, thanks for sharing!

  • @scaredsanty857
    @scaredsanty857 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this have been so helpful!! i can't believe i've inderstood every single thing you were talking about

  • @LuisLeguisamoArt
    @LuisLeguisamoArt ปีที่แล้ว

    Marco is one of the best art teachers! I feel fortunate to have learned from you. Thank you!

  • @sofiedigiart1011
    @sofiedigiart1011 ปีที่แล้ว

    i really love your videos i didn't have the courage to write comments before but i wanted to say thank you you always incouraged me a lot

  • @ryuseishin
    @ryuseishin ปีที่แล้ว

    god i love your art, and love how similar your digital work is to your traditional

  • @julilolmo19
    @julilolmo19 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a 19 year old about to turn 20 this is really inspiring and helpful. Thanks!

  • @yoriqin
    @yoriqin ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank youuu this is the sign of the universe 🥰 i m starting at 26 to become a professional artist. It's truly difficult but i will continue.

  • @alisonhendry2928
    @alisonhendry2928 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is going to go into my repeat weekly stash of videos. Fabulous breakdown!!! thank you!

  • @michal4736
    @michal4736 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for this video man, it is REALLY inspiring! The most important question I have is how many hours did you train per day and how did you make your day organisation not stop the practice?

  • @lenicehisatugo
    @lenicehisatugo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Marco! I've been struggling with color in some of my recent paintings. I was trying to make a Halloween illustration and wanted to paint a night time landscape with lanterns and moonlight and found myself just not understanding how colors work at night (e.g how the moonlight affects the colors, how to integrate multiple light sources of various colors in a dark environment, how dark should be my darks and how light should be my lights). I feel like it's just so hard to paint nighttime environments and objects and I couldn't make some of the rules and principles of daytime paintings fit. Can you make a video about these differences? Love your work btw

  • @cupckaer9374
    @cupckaer9374 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really interesting video, gonna definitely look into shapes more while drawing.

  • @kikolektrique1737
    @kikolektrique1737 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man you are such an inspiration! I’m 19 years old and my art is just as bad or possibly much worse than your art you made at 19 years old.
    You give me hope in knowing I can still make it! Thank you!

  • @alexandrabodaicu5739
    @alexandrabodaicu5739 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was so helpful! Thank you!!

  • @laniakeas92
    @laniakeas92 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's never too late to start drawing
    I have deepest respect for you as an inspiration for many people.
    I started as a young artist, in my 4 y o.
    Of course skills acquiring comes faster when your brain is still in developing stages.
    But it's possible to become skilled professional even starting in adult age. It only takes more time and patience.
    Thank you for this video

  • @mrsnapoly
    @mrsnapoly ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As someone who only started drawing at 22, without having ANY knowledge of anatomy and principles of drawing at that point, this gave me a lot of hope! I’m 26 now and my drawings already improved a lot, but I know I need to keep practicing if I wanna work in animation one day! This video helped me a lot! Thank you!!

  • @debashri27
    @debashri27 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I started my art journey at 33. And it's slow progress because... life. But it is eye opening that art is practice more than talent.
    And learning about shapes here has veen amazing.

  • @ninopriore
    @ninopriore ปีที่แล้ว

    Gotta love that video title, it has a lot of punch, lol. Seriously though, you're in my top five of favorite living artists. I find your work inspiring. Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. 👍

  • @zeldinart
    @zeldinart ปีที่แล้ว +3

    'Simplifying' sounds easy, but it is actually the hardest thing to do even I'm still struggling. Looking forward to the next part, Marco!

  • @megannifranklynschool
    @megannifranklynschool 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im just starting again.. learning all over..simply for pleasure but I also want to progress so great video x

  • @devikumar2609
    @devikumar2609 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Marco, I’m a biggest fan of your teaching and art. Your videos and courses have taught me so much. I’ll always be indebted to you 🙏🏻😊 thanks a lot

  • @Kylirr
    @Kylirr ปีที่แล้ว +2

    your early watercolour actually has a nice quality to it i can't even lie

  • @theponie5880
    @theponie5880 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are the best! Thank you so much.

  • @TheFunnyVille
    @TheFunnyVille ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wildy informative. Thanks Marco!

  • @jasond.b-w
    @jasond.b-w 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’ll be honest-I can’t understand how your art was so good at 19! I would kill just to paint even half that well.
    I picked up a pencil for the first time at 17, but I had to give up on art after ten years of trying to learn the very pre-basics because of disability. I’m still working on accepting that, because it’s just miserable to think about! Everyone says that anyone can learn, but I don’t really know if that’s true anymore. There isn’t a single area I improved in besides knowledge over the course of that decade and no one would believe that’s possible until you actually see my work.
    I took community adults classes to get started, I found tutorials for simple skills and followed them for 30, sometimes 45 or more days each without any improvement.
    I don’t have any ability to ‘see’ or understand shapes or movement-I literally cannot trace lines without half of them crossing and going the wrong directions. My letters are also formed all wrong, I can’t fold objects, catch/throw a ball, and I can’t recreate movements or motions which I learned (when I tried learning ASL. The instructor kept accusing me of moving my hand the wrong direction and copying handshapes totally wrong but I didn’t know what she was talking about.) I watch people finding simple shapes in figures and explaining how they found them, but it just sounds like they’re making stuff up. They could claim any shape is in there and I would just have to believe them.
    I also don’t have any control over a pencil or brush, but it’s really hard to explain to people why you can’t just ‘learn’ to do it right- you already feel like you are. It literally LOOKS like I’m drawing a curve the right way, or pressing very very lightly with the pen, and I don’t have any way to know that it’s not true until I compare the two. That’s why I was recommended to try learning shapes by tracing them…but the same thing happened. My brain and hand tell me I’m following the line but then I just watch it stray further and further away from what it feels like I’m already doing. I don’t know how to explain the experience of literally FEELING you arm draw. huge round arc only to find that the line is an S, or straight, or curved in the opposite direction. It defies all sense…
    My lack of control over my motor skills has stopped me from learning how to blend colors into a gradient, how to to color inside the lines I draw, how to construct shapes with guide lines…and it’s really defeating because I _do_ know the fundamentals. I know how to do things that my body is simply incapable of doing, and I don’t where to go from here with art because everyone considers me hopeless. Everyone says that anyone can learn to draw or paint…I was a daily painter for over 7 years and I still can’t make my brush strokes look like I’m even using different brushes at all. I followed a simple 2-color gradient tutorial for 60 days in a row and never ended up with ONE that didn’t show horrible streaks, patches of canvas, or turn the whole thing one color.
    At my lowest I literally copied the tutorials and online classes stroke by stroke to make absolutely SURE I wasn’t ruining it with one too few or many-but the problem is just me. Even with two parallel lines drawn _for_ me I cannot make a cylinder. I can’t understand where triangles come from in a bird or a leaf. And because I don’t have any way to ‘think’ of images, I never got anything right trying to shade with a sign light source. I know factually where the light exists and shines, how intense it is, and where the shadows are cast, but it doesn’t translate into actually drawing them there if the image isn’t in front of me (or even if it is, because I don’t accurately copy images even while I’m looking at them.)
    I remember at one of those community classes, after 4 weeks the instructor pulled me aside and asked if I’m legally blind. When I said I’m not, she suggested I withdraw from the class if I’m not going to pay attention or do the homework. I told her I am, I was going hone and agonizing over the homework for hours a night-I made myself a basket case and stopped eating because of the stress. She told me it is *impossible* not to improve if that’s true, and if it is, I should see a neurologist because something is very wrong with me. “Not ‘just’ dysgraphia and dyspraxia,” she said, because she had students with that who learned to draw just fine…but it really is just that. It was humiliating.
    My OT specialist has given up on teaching me how to write; is it time for me to give up on teaching myself to draw?

  • @chukukaogude5894
    @chukukaogude5894 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I started to learn how to digital paint in 2020 and became pretty decent at it. I posted my first year progress on YT. It was because of channels like this one and other YT channels that I got this far. TBH I forgot to post my second year progress. I've been doing something else but now this has reminded me to do so.

  • @flala2261
    @flala2261 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is such a great video ✨🧡

  • @anna-rexia
    @anna-rexia ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant video.
    I’m a self taught artist and love drawing, in fact painting is secondary to me so I use watercolour or pastel/coloured pencil medium when colouring my works.
    When starting out I would take a black and white photo and cut it into 2 pieces and then use one half of the original image, and replicate the other half by drawing it, getting the values as close as possible to the original . You could do this and make the cut seam invisible with the values.
    To all of those who want to improve painting , drawing is definitely key.

  • @maryanzoart2755
    @maryanzoart2755 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for sharing dude :D

  • @animator1982
    @animator1982 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great video. I need to look into that 32” Intuos. Very cool how you just draw on the screen. I’d be interested to know about your set up. I noticed you don’t use a keyboard.

  • @BobLennon315
    @BobLennon315 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey i recognize the sketch at 7:23 from your previous video. It made me think that its been a while since i start to watch your videos

  • @m.raggui5367
    @m.raggui5367 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Master of masters Marco! Thanks for keeping uploading such good quality content

  • @guestuser117
    @guestuser117 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I respect you the most as an art teacher because you really know how to distinguish between the elements of art. For example on a recent Proko video, you pointed out that the grooves in the pumpkin are "half-tones" while most other teachers would call them shadows and not see the importance in specifying them correctly. In this video, I like that you pointed out at 5:48 to not get fixated on the values that comes from softening edges which is exactly what I have been doing when watching other videos. Great content as always 👏

  • @faisalahmad636
    @faisalahmad636 ปีที่แล้ว

    i started digital painting at 23 and didn't give up still learning and will be a good concept artist soon.

  • @durazmomo
    @durazmomo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was really helpful!! Thank you :)

  • @thesmartestmanalive4550
    @thesmartestmanalive4550 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have began my art journey from when I was 4 years old and and now I am 11 and I think I can be a good artist and your journey is very inspiring from me.Thank you

  • @silviarav_
    @silviarav_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

    impeccabile come sempre :) grazie mille per il video

  • @WisegussIllustration
    @WisegussIllustration ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are amazing man, I always recommend your videos

  • @Swirrt
    @Swirrt 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much! I am 30 now and started about 11 years ago. 99% of the time I only painted abstract, and just about a few months ago I dipped my toes into realistic scenes. I feel like I am starting to learn from the beginning all over again. Your Video motivated me to keep on going. Thank you and much success to everyone watching.