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As someone who literally just finished Lesson Zero Introduction on Drawabox I feel like you really missed out on the absolutely crucial 50% lesson which he stresses is as important as doing the exercises. He actually says very specifically NOT to exhaustively push through the exercises and skip the other 50% which is drawing things you really want to draw but fear to draw because they may turn out to be ugly. Had you gone more slowly through the course and balanced the two 50/50 I think you may have gone through the process of overcoming your fear of making ugly drawings and have not burned out.

Hey, that's awesome that you love art! I took a couple of graphics design classes and figured out I needed to do something else to make money, so I took automotive instead and switched my major. I learned a lot about fixing cars and it was a great experience. It's good to be versatile, and I decided I wanted to become a tattoo artist, so now I want to do that while drawing, and I want to get back into oil painting. I still work for companies to financially fuel my interests in hopes of going all in with what I want to do for the rest of my life. 🧘🏼‍♂️

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Hi Mithrilda, still love your videos, did you decide to change path as far as art career ? much love peace

Its always great to see such an enthusiasm to learn to get better at drawing. I loved the way you try to explain what you're going through your courses and it actually reminded me of some stuff I've been neglecting for awhile now. As you advance further its easier to not keep up with these more tedious studies/practices. Keep at it.

Is this the origin of the 50/50 rule?

What happened to you? We all need an update! I miss you.

Love u!

Thank u. I am 32 years old and i start learn draw with u. Hugs from Brazil!!

bruh, why the clickbait?

are you still using it ? i just had a look at the site and they have extended the study material well into phase 3 now by the looks of it

Glad I ran across this video. Definitely needed to hear it as I am just starting and feeling extremely overwhelmed by the information out there, and I was searching for "the optimal way".

Are you still drawing? ❤

Maybe it’s my age but I’ve never been impressed with “self taught” - I’ve been impressed with artists who took it seriously as an academic subject and got a degree.

Your videos are great, could you do a review of the refold JP1K deck?

Anyone know what happened to her? Is she okay?

Tell me a sexist if you want but I see why more girls have difficulies getting through with drawabox. Based on my teaching experiences I found more girls thrive on studying decorative aspect of art but guys thrives more on explorative stuff. That's why you see more female artists paint flowers but more of their counterparts love to construct weird creatures and devices. Former mainly need good observational skill but training drawabox try to offer is mainly for latters.

i just started draw a box and found your channel. i was sooo much looking forward to the rest of the lessons in audiobook format. :(

Is it okay to draw with a pencil, because at first time when i draw with a pen/fineliner something it feels bad but it's good in second try. Drawabox says don't use pencil, so i am stuck in between but i wanna draw with a pencil 😖😖😫

Thank you for talking about this. I've started Drawabox for the second time a few days ago. I resonate with a lot you talked about. I'm in a bit of a blank now. Do i enjoy art? Or do i maybe just, almost like, envy artists for being able to create and express themselves so beautifully? Need to think about it. Learn how to not go about it in my perfectionist manner. Because my goal feels too far off to reach sometimes.

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I'm quite sceptical about this "draw a box" course. Yes I'm sure it can help someone to build muscle memory and spatial skills to draw in one particular way. But the course is really just creating thousands of mechanical copies of people with the exact same rigid modes of drawing, which robs them of their individuality.. I've had several friends who used to make really unique and interesting/creative illustrations, but now their sketches just look very lifeless, rigid or AI-generated. For certain artists who are learning to draw for a particular occupation/setting I'm sure the exercises are useful. But I would be cautious in recommending this to everyone, and then seeing the soul sucked out of their work.

I have been there too. Personally, I found a solution into doing both abstract studies (lines etc) and studies of what I want to draw well. It's a bit like playing a sport. At a side you do workouts in order to prepare the body for the purpose and on the other hand you learn how to practice that sport you chose, with all its related tricks. Translated to art, I usually start studying by doing some lines curved etc to loose the arm and hand... then I study what I want :)

Hi. I did the entire Drawbox in less than 3 months. The results were that I did not get any better. My main wish is that I could get the 3 months of wasted time back.

How far did you end up going with NativShark? And how is your Japanese now?

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This is beautiful, thank you for sharing! I'm sure a lot of people will find it as relatable as I did

I love your videos! You are gifted not only in art but in your communication style. Following and subscribing :)

Are you still using it?

The cherub creeps me out with its shadowed stare

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I just finished Block One. Are you TOLD when to request the new box set. Do you yourself have to ask for the box to be sent or is it send automatically. ? Thanks for this video.

Your blog post is gone what supplies did need to buy yourself?

For me it's not so easy to read text and it's not the best way i learn, it is hard i tell you...

16 minutes a day? Are you planing on spending thousands of dollars over the next 10 years? 😀

Did you receive an answer to your question about if there is another program after Evolve?

Honestly, it's super, SUPER expensive. 1500 USD? No thanks. Wanikani lifetime costs 199 on sale and they teach you way more in therms of kanji and vocabulary, and way easier, And WAY MORE EFFECTIVE. Honestly, I prefer Tofugu's free guide to study japanese, and from there find good resources, many of them free or way cheaper. 189USD per year is a lot, too. Unless they charge less, it's a big NO.

Is there just one price to join or is there two different prices for the art course.

it should not be hard if you want to get better

Is that program worth it though? I really like the natural audio and dialogs. but...... reading a full grammar lesson in between and bits and bobs from the authors life seem to be a waste of time (reading dry grammer sucks). The main problem is the pace. I started the free trial (7 days) The GUI is legit. If I hadn't learned higana and katakana from duolingo I would be screwed. You can do the first 5 lessons in 20-30 minutes a day. (probably less) and then the program pats you on the back says great you now know hiragana here's some complex sentence containing super difficult kanji,hiragana and katakana mixed in cause hey you now mastered it in the past half hour. It does technically teach kanji but wani kani does it way better where you do hundreds per small session but you actually type them which makes sure you practice hiragana and know the exact spelling. and they start with the radicals so your brain can dissect those kanji into smaller bite sized chunks to assemble a meaning. even duolingo seems bettter.because word tend to stick more more. no matter how well you know them they come up (even as incorrect options. All that being said the dialogs ARE superior to anything I've come across more useful more natural and none of this "this student is 5 years old" sentences like DL I have money and I would buy both but I will have time for only one. or max 2. The second being wani kani cause you can really blast through that.

Ты молодец. И правда, твои видео вдохновляют!!!

Очень круто. Классные навыки. Спасибо.

раскраски за тысячи долларов... ??? Гораздо дешевле сделать это акварелью и опыта больше будет.

I was considering getting one of these knock offs just for getting into custom figure making, since they're pretty cheap and I can afford to make a lot of mistakes lol

You know, when i was falling into that trap of just studying i did this. Every day i give myself at least 1 or 2 hours to do things i like, like copying iain mccaig, wendling and my favorite artist, this gives you A LOT of inspiration to study later and to do random shit that comes into my mind (with reference, but not totally reallying on it), this really boost your creativity too, it has many positive out comes

it depends on your learning type... many good artists outthere never touched something like drawbox or any similar. Its not needed at the end, but can helf certaint learning type persons. I have ADS and its nearly impossible for me, i get extreme bored. I gain mutch more skill if i draw what i like and love ... and yes... i improve too. Maybe not so fast but it do the job. Yes and english isnt my native language, thats makes things even harder.

This is exactly how I feel. I appreciate all of your videos

Thank you so much for your video. I’ve been having problems with my gradients and frustrated because they were not coming out smooth. In listening to your video and recommendations, I’m going to go back and redo the gradients on my current exercise, before turning it in. Thank you!