If you'd like to learn how to draw like Roger, watch my free tutorials on this channel. Here's the playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLINz5dTN9-0tS0FEA3UhAB4NVg7oiD6Iy.html
I'm 53 yrs old. I am an artist. I am an art teacher. And before viewing this, I thought I was a fraud. Like Roger, I have kept the same secret. This story made me cry because I now realize that I am not alone. That I am not a "fraud". That its not too late for me to find my own magic marker. Thank you for giving me hope and encouragement.
Love this for you! I feel like we are similar! I studied design, even illustration as part of that (many moons ago), worked as a designer, I've made many things over the years, but always felt like a fraud "compared to the proper artists"😕 How silly😂 - I've now decided I shan't waste a moment more worrying about such a thing and instead focus that energy on making art❤
This is such an awesome video! I remember when I decided to draw for the first time. I was so scared that I would be bad at it, and I was convinced that if I didn't succeed at the first try, I would always be bad at it. It was my therapist who convinced me to draw after a traumatic incident. She told me it would help me get my feelings out, and at first all I drew were angry scribbles. But I fell in love with it, and gradually I got better and better. I'm no expert but after all the sketching sessions from then to now, I am very passionate about art and drawing for my mental health and for fun! This channel has boosted my creativity and my motivation a ton, and I don't know if you'll get to see this, since you must get hundreds of comments, but I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this and all your other videos. You're awesome! 😁
for how long you're drawing? I'm also thinking to start drawing but I never did it before but in school I used to draw landscape. I realized when a person draws she/he goes to in another world of imagination and she forgets about all tesion and anxiety. that's why I wanna draw.but I'm not good at all... Should I take any classes to learn or youtube is enough for this.which youtube channel should i follow to learn from the basic?
@@jannatunferdousi7683 I start with a simple circle or a square. Start with warm up exercises. All you need is a pencil/pen and paper and draw one of each. Don't think about it too much. You could borrow some children's instructional art books from your local library if you have one. We've all got to start somewhere!
Thank you for making this. I went to school as an art student. Some really bad things happened in my life and the passion to make art and draw went out of me. After years of healing, I have interest in it again. I find myself paralyzed with fear at times with the idea of trying to draw and not being good at it. It's a silly thought but I feel that because I went to school for it and have been drawing basically since I could hold a pencil, I should be good- but I am not. I am 30yo and having to learn all over again. I needed a video like this. I am going to use my "magic pen" to start drawing again. Just for me. 💚
Me too, working to overcome those intrusive thoughts and feelings that cause fear for no good reason. Focusing on God's love for me, instead of performance anxiety has helped :)
Try Betty Davis's "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain." As a drawing teacher, I find it to be the best self-study book for helping people leap forward with their skills.
@@EyeLean5280that’s the book that made me stop drawing because it made me loose hope that everyone pointed at the same book acting like that’s the only one to learn…yet the fact that I actually know a bit of basic neurology and know that no brain works in the same way she describes it makes me feel uncomfortable and makes me drop it immediately. It’s awful to know something that isn’t true being pushed by people who don’t know what they’re talking about about a thing they actually do know but can’t explain. Every time I see that book it makes me feel like I just fell into a cult from which I can’t escape.
Oh my god this was fantastic!!! I loved every second of it, the visuals were so beautiful and charming, the music fit really well, and I loved the story!! I relate to it very much. We all need a Zoey in our lives. Although instead of waiting around for one to appear, we should all try to become our own Zoey. I was surprised that the little girl was the one to teach the adult the lesson, since what usually happens is the opposite, and I really liked it. You inspire us a lot Danny! I know this took a lot of effort and time, but I already look forward to seeing another animation from you, or whatever fun project you have in your mind.
whenever Zoe said something about magic pen I felt a warm feeling, I don't know if she genuinely believes power of magic pen or she just made it up to cheer Roger Tha part which got me was "even if my drawings are bad" and Zoe's "Especially then!"
This was wonderful! I am 61 and always loved to draw when I was young, then got away from it. In the last two months I have now picked up my own “magic marker” have have started drawing again. Great story and terrific animation.
Fantastic! I introduced my mum to painting at 79 after a cruel teacher ran her work under a tap at school some 70 years earlier. Sadly i lost my Mum last year but she left us with some fantastic paintings which made her so happy creating during lock down. Enjoy! Xx
That's my story too. I drew cartoons when I was a kid (mostly Snoopy knockoffs). Tried painting a few yearsago, but I never learned to draw. I fell away from art for the longest time (I have a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems.) I started painting a few years ago. A friend of mine gave me a set of charcoal pencils one year for Christmas (pre-pandemic). I thought, "I don't know what to do with .". So, I set them aside for several years. A few years later, a drawing instruction video showed up in my YT feed. It was called, "How to draw anything using basic shapes." I thought, "I can DO this!" I watched the video, dragged out Ye Olde Charcoal Pencils, and I've been drawing ever since. I'm now working in pastels, colored pencils, and watercolors too.
I've been a graphic/web designer for years. And everyone usually assumes I can draw. My secret shameful secret is that I don't. Such a good video to motivate me. I'm gonna do it.
I think the underlying "magic" is just having the courage to get started. Embrace even the stuff that just doesn't turn out. I actually enjoy looking back at my previous pieces and seeing how I'm developing and getting better, little by little. It's a patience thing - patience with myself.
So many people need this message! In a way, this film is a call to action to spread a different kind of literacy- visual literacy. Drawing, like language, is something that we can all learn, but as we saw here, it takes immersion and practice every day, and it takes a teacher or coach to get us started. Art wakes up dormant parts of our minds and souls, makes us smarter, helps us solve problems, and lets us show others how the world looks to us, or how we wish it to be. So, get your magic pen (or pencil, charcoal, chalk, or crayon), and let the magic happen! (And thanks for this amazing film!)
This video, the animation, is so motivating, inspiring and RELATABLE. Thought it was just the magic pen that made him able to make progress, then it turns out its based on your true story. I always thought I was the only one who couldn't draw. Of course I don't actually believe that I'm the only person who can't draw, but I barely made any progress that I stopped drawing completely. Eventually as I grew older I started reading comic books, manga, cartoons, anime, animation, tv shows, movies that it made me feel inspired and happy that I eventually started getting creative and coming up with my own personal story that I created in my head. Of course, I didn't want my story to be just in my head. I want other people to know about it too, but with illustration and stuff. That led me back to drawing again and of course, again. I was still pretty bad at it. But this time I didn't give up, surprisingly. I didn't wanna give up because, I didn't wanna feel like a failure anymore. Art is one of the only thing that I'm SLIGHTLY good at. So I kept practicing, and practicing, and eventually I made some real big progress that it made me feel confident enough to try it digitally. It was hard at first. It was nothing like drawing on paper but because I kept practicing I was able to create my first digital art ever. Of course, I'm a human being, nothing I say or believe stays up forever. A few days ago I felt like giving up. I felt as if maybe art really wasn't for me after all. But this video made me feel motivated again. Thank you so much, Danny. You made my day and hopefully you made others too! 😇🐱🐶 Also, thanks for reading this. I'm not really good at writing, so you can expect how long it took me to write this. But again, thanks!
Can we appreciate all the precise details that have been incorporated this animated story? Like, the flawless recreation of 'The creation of Adam' scene at 2:32, the work of Van Gogh at 5:06
4 months? Wow, you did an amazing job! As a former co-owner of an animated filmstudio I know what it takes to make a minute of animation. Mes compliments! Looking forward to see the movie 🤩
As an adult who is creative but struggles with drawing. I ❤️ this… Also, this video should be shown in ALL art classes. Very uplifting… definitely will be sharing this with my kids ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Oh my goodness! You have such an incredible capacity to make beautiful art and I want to thank you so much for giving all the eye openers, out of the box thinking moments, nice endorphins and serotonin, and insight that going back to basics often creates new easily accessible possibilities. Your art is inspiring, nice to see, funny, disarming and very very skilled. You have so many colors on your palette… wonderful. You give so many away for free… I think you are a generous person. I can hardly wait for the premiere to start.
Not only does this inspire me to persevere,, but it is a lovely, touching story about community and compassion. We all need to share our hope this way!
This mirrors my journey. I have always been creative. Tgen, one year I decided to attempt Inktober. At first my drawings were terribly sad. But I met some other artists online who taught me techniques that improved my drawing. It's been 4 years and I've kept drawing ever since. I absolutely love it now.
I was recently reorganizing my art room. My husband joked,” You’d think with all those art how to books, you’d be a better artist” He should be out of the hospital in a week. In the meantime, I drew a cute picture on his cast. Loved this. Truly encouraging!
I love it! The magic pen reminds me of Dumbo's magic feather. After reading your books, Art Before Breakfast, and How to Draw Without Talent, I have been doing what Roger does, and drawing every day. Even if it's bad, I feel success as I know I am still learning to draw by drawing bad drawings. It takes courage, and a whole lot of shutting up of "monkeys," but I'm not going to give up this time!
I feel so related to this video. I'm a late beginner too. Because I spent my youth believing I have no talent in drawing. And my belief was reinforced when I saw some other kids who did amazing drawings. But I always wanted to have a ¨talent¨ and finally got a sketchbook and started drawing. I noticed that only my first three drawings were bad. Starting with my fourth drawing they looked nice to me.If only I knew I could draw what I'm drawing today, I would start drawing in my earliest years and I would be graduated from an art school. Everyone who reads this please don't think drawing is a gift reserved to a few people who are somehow talented. Tell everyone that they can draw too. It's a learnable skill. It's a matter of love. If you love to draw then you will be able to create beautiful drawings.
You continue to be such an inspiration to me. After watching one of your videos last year, I decided to draw the ordinary, and made a sketch of my eye doctor's exam room (remember, I can't draw), it was on a scrap of lined paper. The doctor came in and asked to see it, and she then said "this is wonderful, can I have it" !! 🙂 What an eye-opener, so to speak. Thanks for inspiring us.
The video inspired me. I've been thinking for the past week that maybe drawing isn't for me. I can already draw a few things, but I still have to erase a lot. I haven't had any motivation until the sentence "slow down, be patient" came up in the video at 3:38 . I've always wondered why my drawings never look like I've put any effort into them. I'm too impatient, even when drawing. I think I have to get rid of my impatience rather than practice drawing so intensively. So far I've learned quite a few things without much practice. Thanks!
I was going to say "Oh my God this is fantastic" but then I saw the previous commenter said just that. So I will say I think it is your best ever thing and you've made a lot of great things. This has it all. The colors, the characters, the great story, and humor and charm and personality. Bravo, awesome and all the rest!! Congrats!
Just shed a tear at the thought of how much I feel I suck at drawing. Then this video came along. Thanks for the encouragement, I'll try to keep using my "magic pen" whenever I get the time and energy again.
Learning to animate is a huge deal. I've been doing it on and off for work for over a decade and still struggle juggling the multiple elements needed. I really look forward to seeing what you've done. :)
WOW! This is like a gif from god. I am in such a hard time to learn to draw. I am so overwhelmed, embarrassed and I lack of motivation. I feel like learning to draw is just pointless and I really consider giving up my dream. But this video, no, this masterpiece has made me feel better, taught me a lesson that I will never forget for the rest of life. I now have more motivation to keep going. Maybe I still have time to wait and I will wait, patiently
I remember this story from your podcast! It made me misty then. This does too. Thank you for celebrating and encouraging Art for All! You've changed my life since the beginning of SBSK and Creative License. Thank you!!!!
@@SketchBookSkool I absolutely LOVED it, Danny. Sharing with everyone I know and my members in my membership. So excited for you and thank you for being YOU!
What a great story. I almost cried. I'm in my mid-40s and I've been drawing every day for two weeks. I have no idea what I'm doing. I can't stop and it's so much fun. Thank you 🙏 for this story ❤
Loved this Danny! You sure have a multifaceted creativity. About a month ago, I started sketching for 20 minutes every day. I can’t say I’m very good at it, but I sure have improved from the beginning. Thanks for your inspiration,❤.
I love this so very much, Danny! Thank you for your sweet encouragement and kind words. I'll try to draw..and be brave...and giggle instead of criticize..give grace! I wish you were my neighbor!
Hi, Danny! I really enjoyed this. I was a lot like Zoe when I was a child. Sometimes I'm scared to draw and I tell myself I can't. But when I look through old journals, I see drawings I did, and I'm so glad I made them. Thank you for this! And for all your guidance.
Danny - Wow! Not only is this little film visually gorgeous, all aspects of it are so appealing and well done. I just want to watch it over & over to appreciate all of the details. As a charter member of Sketchbook Skool (2014), I've been a long-time fan and a perfectionist procrastinator when it comes to picking up a pencil and letting myself create. Your message is one I continually need to hear, and this film conveys it beautifully. Definitely 5 Stars!
I'm touched and thrilled! Like you saw into my heart and I guess half of the world's. You have captured it so wonderfully in this story! THANK YOU! I'm here to stay!
This was such a good story and animation and this is exactly what i needed,i forgot about the practice and fun part of drawing,i lost my love for drawing,but now you have inspired me to draw again,thankyou, you've done an incredible job
This lovely animation makes me so happy🥹🥰 I feel like I'm Roger right now and my younger self is Zoe, with that enthusiasm only kids have - not clouded by what's "good" and just doing it because you love it! ❤ Thankyou Danny!
Bravo!! Your creativity inspires so many of us. I especially admire your willingness to keep learning, too. The colors in this film were magical! They brightened my eyes and brain! Thanks, Danny! Nina
What an incredible, fun way to get this key life lesson across. For me this fabulous little animation beautifully illustrated that in life, it’s the repetition married with some patience that brings the results we all hope for instantly, but almost always require some dedication. Whatever the ‘thing’ is that you want to do but fear being awful at it, this story allows us to set down the fear and do the thing. Thank you for such perfect delivery of the message 👏🏼😀❤
THANK YOU, Danny. i felt so peaceful while watching this little cartoon, it made me feel much better. feels like you are a very kind and genuine person
I am grateful to you for creating this. Recently I have been afraid of getting back to drawing and simply holding my pencil. It felt like what if I draw and it turns out more ugly than before. I felt like I lost my passion and my reason why I even like drawing in the first place. But your story reminded me of the magic I felt when I was just enjoying the feeling of freely drawing stuff without any worries or fear. I am going to learn how to draw again even if I need to go back to basics. Thank you for making me remember of the magic!
What a beautiful little movie! I remember having a whole set of Magic Markers as a child in the 1970s. This movie brought me right back there...I was Zoey! :) Thank you so, so much for this beautiful movie. I'm so glad I came across your channel today!
Wonderful! I was in the same spot at Roger and your books and words of wisdom drew (!) me out of it! I now draw all the time and love it. thanks so much.
While watching this video i was able to imagine myself reading that story to my 10 month old son and my teenager. You already have my money if you decide to turn this into a children’s book.
I appreciate the amount of time and work that must have gone into making your creation come to life. Fantastic job, Danny! Great inspirational story with fun and engaging drawing and animation. Way to go! Keep making animated films!
I’m now 39 but always admired art. But the most i was able to do was a stick figure. And not even a good one. Now learning by TH-cam and books and non stop sketches. I have saw such a vast improvement over the years. I use to think u needed the talent.
Danny! You are currently my hero. I too am in my late 30s. I'm a graphic designer and a massive creative, and yet I can't actually draw! And I've never, ever taken the time to learn despite knowing that it just takes practice. Your video is so inspiring and makes me want to do just what I've always wanted to do!!! Thank you!
Interesting and beautiful story and video! Watched the whole thing smiling beginning to end. Very encouraging message. I’ll have another please, only make the next one a double! Great job Mr. Gregory!
Thanks Danny. Zoe is an inspiration, and at 70 I am drawing more and more. My life drawing class is the hardest, but slow improvement is happening. I have found online figures clothed and less so, in almost any posture, who can challenge every day, so no excuses!
Is there anything you can't do, Gregory?? Amazing work. Thank you for sharing with us. You always brighten my day and make me smile. Loved everything about your animated film - lovely story, illustrations, music, etc.
Wow that is amazing! Lovely story. I LOVE the MAGIC of CREATING! Zoe sounds like me, singer, actor, writer and artist. Oh my gosh she has a stage in her room! Great job putting this together. Now you can add animated filmmaker to your lest of creative endeavors. Bravo.
This was such an encouraging video! My story is similar except I haven’t gone to art school. I’m creative and have learned to call myself an artist. I am dabbling in drawing but desperately want to become more proficient. Life gets in the way of my dedication to the practice, but I will continue trying! Thank you for all the work you put into this! It was just what I needed to hear. ❤
ADORABLE! And what a great job! I quit on my first and only animation class, and you did all this in a few months! Wow. And you nailed your scene at the end, the lighting in the back was right on, haha! Too cute. I'm a long-time fan and a graphic designer/artist myself, who has embraced the sketchiness more and more as the years go by. Artists like you, Koosje Koene, Suhita Shirodkar, Paul Wang, and others have given me "permission" to art as I see fit, so thanks, and draw on!
22 years old me watching this and missing the childhood Artist hidden inside me when i used to draw & make small drawings🥺 i want me back, i want to draw & paint, make crafts.. i miss old me
@@sameerakhatoon99 Try drawing with a purpose other than being good. Like draw to learn. (observe and study objects) Draw the negative shapes, draw using various drawing styles. Copy sketches of the old masters. Draw to play and learn, and notice the parts that you like rather than the parts you don't like.
So true! I started drawing about 20 years ago when I was 44 and now I regularly do some drawings that people find quite good. My own "shameful" secret is that I don't have any special talent for it at all, no more than the average person. Your video is a great inspiration for others to do as I did.
I'm crying after watching this video, it may sound stupid, but I lost my passion for drawing months ago and when I try I feel like I'm dying, I will do everything in my power to regain my passion in the thing I can do and love the most
Congratulations Danny! Totally charming and delight to watch! Having met you some 6 years ago out in CA, just before Sketchbook Skool launched when you spoke in Fullerton, it has been fun to follow your artistic journey & join in with SS classes! You inspired me recently to commit to 2 years of daily picking up my paint brush. So far I'm averaging 6 days a week, so not bad! Hoping this video opens up a whole new path on your journey!
I used to love drawing since i was a young child! But a busy university and working life made me leave this passion of mine for almost 8 years. Now i pick up my dearest hobby again since I'm taking a break from life and I draw till this day! Best decision ever.
This is a wonderful,creative and inspiring video, Sir! I have aphantasia, and I have difficulty in creating art through imagination. I am very old now and to this day I still am a poor copycat 🥺. Thank you for sharing this. It is very timely, as I have been experiencing giving up again and dejection. You are an inspiration to struggling art enthusiasts like me. All the best, Sir Danny!😊
Mr. Gregory. That video was the greatest video in recent memory. It could be the catalyst that is needed to expose your Genius to all the Wonderful World. Great Work. Thank you, Ruben
Wonderful, Danny! Congratulations on doing something new == I can't even imagine what it must have taken to do the animation, but, wow! you did it! And what a gift to the world, too -- I hope it will inspire many to pull out their magic markers and just draw! I'm sure it will.....
Oh dear! This was exceptionally well done. So much work has gone into making this beautiful piece of inspirational art. You are the 'Zoey' in our lives Danny. How selflessly you do this for all struggling artists out there. ME being amongst many ofcourse Whenever am lost or in doubt I need a doze of your motivating videos. This animation film was incredible! Congratulations! 🎉🎊 Also, thank you for taking us back to our fearless childhood ( the magical age of exploring fearlessly. 😊 Cheers!
Simply wonderful and right to the point. I write poetry every day. I didn’t used to do that. It makes me happy. What a wonderful video for kids. Love it! Keep going! The message is everything!
If you'd like to learn how to draw like Roger, watch my free tutorials on this channel. Here's the playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLINz5dTN9-0tS0FEA3UhAB4NVg7oiD6Iy.html
I wish this story was published in a book to read to my kid! Fantastic!
I'm 53 yrs old. I am an artist. I am an art teacher. And before viewing this, I thought I was a fraud. Like Roger, I have kept the same secret. This story made me cry because I now realize that I am not alone. That I am not a "fraud". That its not too late for me to find my own magic marker. Thank you for giving me hope and encouragement.
You can do it!
Love this for you! I feel like we are similar! I studied design, even illustration as part of that (many moons ago), worked as a designer, I've made many things over the years, but always felt like a fraud "compared to the proper artists"😕 How silly😂 - I've now decided I shan't waste a moment more worrying about such a thing and instead focus that energy on making art❤
I’m 61 years old and I just started drawing. This video gave me hope 😊
This is such an awesome video! I remember when I decided to draw for the first time. I was so scared that I would be bad at it, and I was convinced that if I didn't succeed at the first try, I would always be bad at it. It was my therapist who convinced me to draw after a traumatic incident. She told me it would help me get my feelings out, and at first all I drew were angry scribbles. But I fell in love with it, and gradually I got better and better. I'm no expert but after all the sketching sessions from then to now, I am very passionate about art and drawing for my mental health and for fun! This channel has boosted my creativity and my motivation a ton, and I don't know if you'll get to see this, since you must get hundreds of comments, but I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this and all your other videos. You're awesome! 😁
Thanks so much for sharing your story, Emily. Im so glad I could be of help.
You are very sweet to share your story for others too. 😊
for how long you're drawing? I'm also thinking to start drawing but I never did it before but in school I used to draw landscape. I realized when a person draws she/he goes to in another world of imagination and she forgets about all tesion and anxiety. that's why I wanna draw.but I'm not good at all... Should I take any classes to learn or youtube is enough for this.which youtube channel should i follow to learn from the basic?
@@jannatunferdousi7683 I’ve been wanting to paint . I need to get into drawing
@@jannatunferdousi7683 I start with a simple circle or a square. Start with warm up exercises. All you need is a pencil/pen and paper and draw one of each. Don't think about it too much. You could borrow some children's instructional art books from your local library if you have one. We've all got to start somewhere!
Danny, I am 50 yo and started to draw because of you. A big "Thank you"!
Thank you for making this. I went to school as an art student. Some really bad things happened in my life and the passion to make art and draw went out of me. After years of healing, I have interest in it again. I find myself paralyzed with fear at times with the idea of trying to draw and not being good at it. It's a silly thought but I feel that because I went to school for it and have been drawing basically since I could hold a pencil, I should be good- but I am not.
I am 30yo and having to learn all over again. I needed a video like this. I am going to use my "magic pen" to start drawing again. Just for me. 💚
Me too, working to overcome those intrusive thoughts and feelings that cause fear for no good reason. Focusing on God's love for me, instead of performance anxiety has helped :)
Try Betty Davis's "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain." As a drawing teacher, I find it to be the best self-study book for helping people leap forward with their skills.
@@CreativeForChrist see my other comment in this thread.
@@EyeLean5280 sweet! I actually picked up that book not that long ago I just haven't gotten around to cracking it open. Thank you!
@@EyeLean5280that’s the book that made me stop drawing because it made me loose hope that everyone pointed at the same book acting like that’s the only one to learn…yet the fact that I actually know a bit of basic neurology and know that no brain works in the same way she describes it makes me feel uncomfortable and makes me drop it immediately.
It’s awful to know something that isn’t true being pushed by people who don’t know what they’re talking about about a thing they actually do know but can’t explain.
Every time I see that book it makes me feel like I just fell into a cult from which I can’t escape.
Oh my god this was fantastic!!! I loved every second of it, the visuals were so beautiful and charming, the music fit really well, and I loved the story!! I relate to it very much. We all need a Zoey in our lives. Although instead of waiting around for one to appear, we should all try to become our own Zoey.
I was surprised that the little girl was the one to teach the adult the lesson, since what usually happens is the opposite, and I really liked it.
You inspire us a lot Danny! I know this took a lot of effort and time, but I already look forward to seeing another animation from you, or whatever fun project you have in your mind.
whenever Zoe said something about magic pen I felt a warm feeling, I don't know if she genuinely believes power of magic pen or she just made it up to cheer Roger
Tha part which got me was "even if my drawings are bad" and Zoe's "Especially then!"
This was wonderful! I am 61 and always loved to draw when I was young, then got away from it. In the last two months I have now picked up my own “magic marker” have have started drawing again. Great story and terrific animation.
this is lovely to hear! what do you like to draw? i think i will pick up drawing again too :D
@@starlight444 urban sketching. Always have loved architecture.
Fantastic! I introduced my mum to painting at 79 after a cruel teacher ran her work under a tap at school some 70 years earlier. Sadly i lost my Mum last year but she left us with some fantastic paintings which made her so happy creating during lock down. Enjoy! Xx
That's my story too.
I drew cartoons when I was a kid (mostly Snoopy knockoffs). Tried painting a few yearsago, but I never learned to draw.
I fell away from art for the longest time (I have a Bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems.)
I started painting a few years ago. A friend of mine gave me a set of charcoal pencils one year for Christmas (pre-pandemic). I thought, "I don't know what to do with .". So, I set them aside for several years.
A few years later, a drawing instruction video showed up in my YT feed. It was called, "How to draw anything using basic shapes." I thought, "I can DO this!"
I watched the video, dragged out Ye Olde Charcoal Pencils, and I've been drawing ever since. I'm now working in pastels, colored pencils, and watercolors too.
I've been a graphic/web designer for years. And everyone usually assumes I can draw. My secret shameful secret is that I don't. Such a good video to motivate me. I'm gonna do it.
Anyone else shed a few tears on that one? 😢 This hits home. ❤
YES! 😢😂
I think the underlying "magic" is just having the courage to get started. Embrace even the stuff that just doesn't turn out. I actually enjoy looking back at my previous pieces and seeing how I'm developing and getting better, little by little. It's a patience thing - patience with myself.
So many people need this message! In a way, this film is a call to action to spread a different kind of literacy- visual literacy. Drawing, like language, is something that we can all learn, but as we saw here, it takes immersion and practice every day, and it takes a teacher or coach to get us started. Art wakes up dormant parts of our minds and souls, makes us smarter, helps us solve problems, and lets us show others how the world looks to us, or how we wish it to be. So, get your magic pen (or pencil, charcoal, chalk, or crayon), and let the magic happen! (And thanks for this amazing film!)
This video, the animation, is so motivating, inspiring and RELATABLE. Thought it was just the magic pen that made him able to make progress, then it turns out its based on your true story.
I always thought I was the only one who couldn't draw. Of course I don't actually believe that I'm the only person who can't draw, but I barely made any progress that I stopped drawing completely. Eventually as I grew older I started reading comic books, manga, cartoons, anime, animation, tv shows, movies that it made me feel inspired and happy that I eventually started getting creative and coming up with my own personal story that I created in my head. Of course, I didn't want my story to be just in my head. I want other people to know about it too, but with illustration and stuff. That led me back to drawing again and of course, again. I was still pretty bad at it. But this time I didn't give up, surprisingly.
I didn't wanna give up because, I didn't wanna feel like a failure anymore. Art is one of the only thing that I'm SLIGHTLY good at. So I kept practicing, and practicing, and eventually I made some real big progress that it made me feel confident enough to try it digitally. It was hard at first. It was nothing like drawing on paper but because I kept practicing I was able to create my first digital art ever. Of course, I'm a human being, nothing I say or believe stays up forever. A few days ago I felt like giving up. I felt as if maybe art really wasn't for me after all. But this video made me feel motivated again.
Thank you so much, Danny. You made my day and hopefully you made others too! 😇🐱🐶
Also, thanks for reading this. I'm not really good at writing, so you can expect how long it took me to write this. But again, thanks!
I'm glad you're motivated and starting up again!!
@@justabout6979 Thank you!
Nice, keep it up
@@mani.saxena Thank you too!
Can we appreciate all the precise details that have been incorporated this animated story? Like, the flawless recreation of 'The creation of Adam' scene at 2:32, the work of Van Gogh at 5:06
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I loved them! Especially the fact that the Van Gogh reference is Roger's "mailman", as was Roulin Vincent's postman. Such a cute detail!:)
4 months? Wow, you did an amazing job! As a former co-owner of an animated filmstudio I know what it takes to make a minute of animation. Mes compliments! Looking forward to see the movie 🤩
wow did you do frame by frame animation?
As an adult who is creative but struggles with drawing. I ❤️ this… Also, this video should be shown in ALL art classes. Very uplifting… definitely will be sharing this with my kids ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Oh my goodness! You have such an incredible capacity to make beautiful art and I want to thank you so much for giving all the eye openers, out of the box thinking moments, nice endorphins and serotonin, and insight that going back to basics often creates new easily accessible possibilities. Your art is inspiring, nice to see, funny, disarming and very very skilled. You have so many colors on your palette… wonderful. You give so many away for free… I think you are a generous person. I can hardly wait for the premiere to start.
That is so lovely!
Not only does this inspire me to persevere,, but it is a lovely, touching story about community and compassion. We all need to share our hope this way!
This mirrors my journey. I have always been creative. Tgen, one year I decided to attempt Inktober. At first my drawings were terribly sad. But I met some other artists online who taught me techniques that improved my drawing. It's been 4 years and I've kept drawing ever since. I absolutely love it now.
I was recently reorganizing my art room. My husband joked,” You’d think with all those art how to books, you’d be a better artist”
He should be out of the hospital in a week. In the meantime, I drew a cute picture on his cast.
Loved this. Truly encouraging!
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Ha! Keep the cast as a friendly reminder: be kind & positive.
I’m surprised you didn’t draw blood!😊
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@@renzo6490 haha
I love it! The magic pen reminds me of Dumbo's magic feather. After reading your books, Art Before Breakfast, and How to Draw Without Talent, I have been doing what Roger does, and drawing every day. Even if it's bad, I feel success as I know I am still learning to draw by drawing bad drawings. It takes courage, and a whole lot of shutting up of "monkeys," but I'm not going to give up this time!
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I feel so related to this video. I'm a late beginner too. Because I spent my youth believing I have no talent in drawing. And my belief was reinforced when I saw some other kids who did amazing drawings. But I always wanted to have a ¨talent¨ and finally got a sketchbook and started drawing. I noticed that only my first three drawings were bad. Starting with my fourth drawing they looked nice to me.If only I knew I could draw what I'm drawing today, I would start drawing in my earliest years and I would be graduated from an art school.
Everyone who reads this please don't think drawing is a gift reserved to a few people who are somehow talented. Tell everyone that they can draw too. It's a learnable skill. It's a matter of love. If you love to draw then you will be able to create beautiful drawings.
You continue to be such an inspiration to me. After watching one of your videos last year, I decided to draw the ordinary, and made a sketch of my eye doctor's exam room (remember, I can't draw), it was on a scrap of lined paper. The doctor came in and asked to see it, and she then said "this is wonderful, can I have it" !! 🙂 What an eye-opener, so to speak. Thanks for inspiring us.
The video inspired me. I've been thinking for the past week that maybe drawing isn't for me. I can already draw a few things, but I still have to erase a lot. I haven't had any motivation until the sentence "slow down, be patient" came up in the video at 3:38 . I've always wondered why my drawings never look like I've put any effort into them. I'm too impatient, even when drawing. I think I have to get rid of my impatience rather than practice drawing so intensively. So far I've learned quite a few things without much practice. Thanks!
I was going to say "Oh my God this is fantastic" but then I saw the previous commenter said just that. So I will say I think it is your best ever thing and you've made a lot of great things. This has it all. The colors, the characters, the great story, and humor and charm and personality. Bravo, awesome and all the rest!! Congrats!
Just shed a tear at the thought of how much I feel I suck at drawing. Then this video came along. Thanks for the encouragement, I'll try to keep using my "magic pen" whenever I get the time and energy again.
Learning to animate is a huge deal. I've been doing it on and off for work for over a decade and still struggle juggling the multiple elements needed. I really look forward to seeing what you've done. :)
Out of the park!!!Thank you for all the encouragement you have given me.
WOW! This is like a gif from god. I am in such a hard time to learn to draw. I am so overwhelmed, embarrassed and I lack of motivation. I feel like learning to draw is just pointless and I really consider giving up my dream. But this video, no, this masterpiece has made me feel better, taught me a lesson that I will never forget for the rest of life. I now have more motivation to keep going. Maybe I still have time to wait and I will wait, patiently
I feel exactly the same way as you! :’)
What an amazing video. I used to draw in my childhood but suddenly stopped. Now at past fifty, I like to draw. Pursue my old passion.
I remember this story from your podcast! It made me misty then. This does too. Thank you for celebrating and encouraging Art for All! You've changed my life since the beginning of SBSK and Creative License. Thank you!!!!
I'm so glad!
I just love this sweet story more than I can say!!
You are SUCH an inspiration, Danny. So excited to watch your first animated film tomorrow!
Have fun!
@@SketchBookSkool I absolutely LOVED it, Danny. Sharing with everyone I know and my members in my membership. So excited for you and thank you for being YOU!
When we were children we were all great artists. Than we become adults and are afraid to create somehow. Beautiful video. ❤
This was so sweet, Roger, -er, Danny! Thanks so much for sharing all your magic pens with us, through all the years of books and Sketchbook Skool! ❤
What a great story. I almost cried. I'm in my mid-40s and I've been drawing every day for two weeks. I have no idea what I'm doing. I can't stop and it's so much fun. Thank you 🙏 for this story ❤
Loved this Danny! You sure have a multifaceted creativity. About a month ago, I started sketching for 20 minutes every day. I can’t say I’m very good at it, but I sure have improved from the beginning. Thanks for your inspiration,❤.
That’s fantastic!
I love this so very much, Danny! Thank you for your sweet encouragement and kind words. I'll try to draw..and be brave...and giggle instead of criticize..give grace! I wish you were my neighbor!
Hi, Danny! I really enjoyed this. I was a lot like Zoe when I was a child. Sometimes I'm scared to draw and I tell myself I can't. But when I look through old journals, I see drawings I did, and I'm so glad I made them. Thank you for this! And for all your guidance.
You have no idea how much this means to me……..I am shocked , surprised and intrigued but mostly happy that TH-cam brought this video to me
Danny - Wow! Not only is this little film visually gorgeous, all aspects of it are so appealing and well done. I just want to watch it over & over to appreciate all of the details. As a charter member of Sketchbook Skool (2014), I've been a long-time fan and a perfectionist procrastinator when it comes to picking up a pencil and letting myself create. Your message is one I continually need to hear, and this film conveys it beautifully. Definitely 5 Stars!
Thanks for the encouragement ❤
an adorable animation through & through.
I'm head over heel into Roger's amazing garden & I love DrawnDanny in the end, the nose is spot on ♡
I'm touched and thrilled! Like you saw into my heart and I guess half of the world's. You have captured it so wonderfully in this story! THANK YOU! I'm here to stay!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was such a good story and animation and this is exactly what i needed,i forgot about the practice and fun part of drawing,i lost my love for drawing,but now you have inspired me to draw again,thankyou, you've done an incredible job
This lovely animation makes me so happy🥹🥰 I feel like I'm Roger right now and my younger self is Zoe, with that enthusiasm only kids have - not clouded by what's "good" and just doing it because you love it! ❤ Thankyou Danny!
Bravo!! Your creativity inspires so many of us. I especially admire your willingness to keep learning, too. The colors in this film were magical! They brightened my eyes and brain! Thanks, Danny! Nina
What fun! Glad I got to see the premier...and I'm digging out my sketchbook....I must have a Magic Marker around here somewhere....
Loved this story on Art For All podcast, and am so stoked that you developed this into an animated story! Great job Danny! Congratulations!🎉
I'm telling my children and grandchildren about this. I love it so much! Well done!!!!!
Can't wait! What an amazing project to undertake on your own. Seriously impressive!
How lovable. Made me smile and is so worth watching.
Same. Thanks for the encouragement
What an incredible, fun way to get this key life lesson across. For me this fabulous little animation beautifully illustrated that in life, it’s the repetition married with some patience that brings the results we all hope for instantly, but almost always require some dedication. Whatever the ‘thing’ is that you want to do but fear being awful at it, this story allows us to set down the fear and do the thing. Thank you for such perfect delivery of the message 👏🏼😀❤
THANK YOU, Danny. i felt so peaceful while watching this little cartoon, it made me feel much better. feels like you are a very kind and genuine person
I am grateful to you for creating this. Recently I have been afraid of getting back to drawing and simply holding my pencil. It felt like what if I draw and it turns out more ugly than before. I felt like I lost my passion and my reason why I even like drawing in the first place. But your story reminded me of the magic I felt when I was just enjoying the feeling of freely drawing stuff without any worries or fear. I am going to learn how to draw again even if I need to go back to basics. Thank you for making me remember of the magic!
What a beautiful little movie! I remember having a whole set of Magic Markers as a child in the 1970s. This movie brought me right back there...I was Zoey! :) Thank you so, so much for this beautiful movie. I'm so glad I came across your channel today!
awwww, what a beautiful story and animation 😍🥲 I appreciate your work so much, thank you for putting it out there.
So true. Just do it - in a relaxed and peaceful way.
Such a cute story Danny! You bring us inspiration and motivation in such a variety of ways. Thank you for all your hardwork and sharing with us!
Wonderful! I was in the same spot at Roger and your books and words of wisdom drew (!) me out of it! I now draw all the time and love it. thanks so much.
This was so much fun to watch! Loved the story. How fabulous that this is your first animated film. I can't WAIT to see what you do next.
I don't know why this video was recommended to me... but I'm glad it was!
You’re so fantastically creative😮😊 🎉 it’s a gift and an inspiration to be on the receiving end of anything you do. Thanks, Danny.
While watching this video i was able to imagine myself reading that story to my 10 month old son and my teenager.
You already have my money if you decide to turn this into a children’s book.
Way to go, Danny! That was a load of work on your end! I am delighted and inspired by your messages and example. Thank you!
Thank you by these movies. Let' begin again to drawn everday. I need it
I appreciate the amount of time and work that must have gone into making your creation come to life. Fantastic job, Danny! Great inspirational story with fun and engaging drawing and animation. Way to go! Keep making animated films!
I’m now 39 but always admired art. But the most i was able to do was a stick figure. And not even a good one. Now learning by TH-cam and books and non stop sketches. I have saw such a vast improvement over the years. I use to think u needed the talent.
Wow! Thus is epic! Congratulations on stretching way beyond your comfort zone and seeing it through. Can't wait to a witness your creation!
Danny! You are currently my hero. I too am in my late 30s. I'm a graphic designer and a massive creative, and yet I can't actually draw! And I've never, ever taken the time to learn despite knowing that it just takes practice. Your video is so inspiring and makes me want to do just what I've always wanted to do!!! Thank you!
Interesting and beautiful story and video! Watched the whole thing smiling beginning to end. Very encouraging message. I’ll have another please, only make the next one a double! Great job Mr. Gregory!
Thanks Danny. Zoe is an inspiration, and at 70 I am drawing more and more. My life drawing class is the hardest, but slow improvement is happening. I have found online figures clothed and less so, in almost any posture, who can challenge every day, so no excuses!
Is there anything you can't do, Gregory?? Amazing work. Thank you for sharing with us. You always brighten my day and make me smile. Loved everything about your animated film - lovely story, illustrations, music, etc.
Danny....wonderful, charming skillful. Wonderful storytelling!!! Thank you for sharing
Wow that is amazing! Lovely story. I LOVE the MAGIC of CREATING! Zoe sounds like me, singer, actor, writer and artist. Oh my gosh she has a stage in her room! Great job putting this together. Now you can add animated filmmaker to your lest of creative endeavors. Bravo.
Thank you, brother!
Bravo! And Roger learned to make a film! Truly awesome job!
Thank you for giving me Roger's story. I loved the animation. Much respect.
This was such an encouraging video! My story is similar except I haven’t gone to art school. I’m creative and have learned to call myself an artist. I am dabbling in drawing but desperately want to become more proficient. Life gets in the way of my dedication to the practice, but I will continue trying! Thank you for all the work you put into this! It was just what I needed to hear. ❤
This video made me cry so HARD but I needed it at this point of my life. Thank you so much.
ADORABLE! And what a great job! I quit on my first and only animation class, and you did all this in a few months! Wow. And you nailed your scene at the end, the lighting in the back was right on, haha! Too cute. I'm a long-time fan and a graphic designer/artist myself, who has embraced the sketchiness more and more as the years go by. Artists like you, Koosje Koene, Suhita Shirodkar, Paul Wang, and others have given me "permission" to art as I see fit, so thanks, and draw on!
Oh thank you!
22 years old me watching this and missing the childhood Artist hidden inside me when i used to draw & make small drawings🥺 i want me back, i want to draw & paint, make crafts.. i miss old me
*Any pen is a magic pen if you draw with it consistently*
It worked when I was a kid but now it is faded
@@sameerakhatoon99 Try drawing with a purpose other than being good. Like draw to learn. (observe and study objects) Draw the negative shapes, draw using various drawing styles. Copy sketches of the old masters. Draw to play and learn, and notice the parts that you like rather than the parts you don't like.
So true! I started drawing about 20 years ago when I was 44 and now I regularly do some drawings that people find quite good. My own "shameful" secret is that I don't have any special talent for it at all, no more than the average person. Your video is a great inspiration for others to do as I did.
So inspiring! I can't wait to see this. Thanks for sharing with the world, Danny. xo
I'm crying after watching this video, it may sound stupid, but I lost my passion for drawing months ago and when I try I feel like I'm dying, I will do everything in my power to regain my passion in the thing I can do and love the most
Congratulations Danny! Totally charming and delight to watch! Having met you some 6 years ago out in CA, just before Sketchbook Skool launched when you spoke in Fullerton, it has been fun to follow your artistic journey & join in with SS classes! You inspired me recently to commit to 2 years of daily picking up my paint brush. So far I'm averaging 6 days a week, so not bad! Hoping this video opens up a whole new path on your journey!
I used to love drawing since i was a young child! But a busy university and working life made me leave this passion of mine for almost 8 years. Now i pick up my dearest hobby again since I'm taking a break from life and I draw till this day! Best decision ever.
This is a wonderful,creative and inspiring video, Sir! I have aphantasia, and I have difficulty in creating art through imagination. I am very old now and to this day I still am a poor copycat 🥺. Thank you for sharing this. It is very timely, as I have been experiencing giving up again and dejection. You are an inspiration to struggling art enthusiasts like me. All the best, Sir Danny!😊
Mr. Gregory. That video was the greatest video in recent memory. It could be the catalyst that is needed to expose your Genius to all the Wonderful World. Great Work. Thank you,
Ruben
Wonderful, Danny! Congratulations on doing something new == I can't even imagine what it must have taken to do the animation, but, wow! you did it! And what a gift to the world, too -- I hope it will inspire many to pull out their magic markers and just draw! I'm sure it will.....
Thanks, Roger. It really inspired us. From a mum and a daughter who needed a magic pen :)
Beautiful video, Zoe is the cutest, and the whole production is fabulous! ❤️❤️❤️
Simply inspiring
Thank you
Oh dear! This was exceptionally well done. So much work has gone into making this beautiful piece of inspirational art.
You are the 'Zoey' in our lives Danny.
How selflessly you do this for all struggling artists out there.
ME being amongst many ofcourse Whenever am lost or in doubt I need a doze of your motivating videos.
This animation film was incredible!
Congratulations! 🎉🎊
Also, thank you for taking us back to our fearless childhood ( the magical age of exploring fearlessly. 😊
Cheers!
Simply wonderful and right to the point. I write poetry every day. I didn’t used to do that. It makes me happy. What a wonderful video for kids. Love it! Keep going! The message is everything!