Drawing Exercises for Artists - 7 Easy Warm Ups

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  • Drawing tips to improve your skills. Easy warm ups for drawing and digital art.
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Komentáře • 177

  • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
    @MicahBuzanANIMATION  Před 4 lety +146

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  • @ryanclemons1
    @ryanclemons1 Před 3 lety +366

    4:26 the way he tries to fix it only for it to look even worse has to be the funnest thing i have seen all day :)

    • @babushkaboii1841
      @babushkaboii1841 Před 3 lety +8

      thats kinda... uhh... ahahahahah

    • @nifeab
      @nifeab Před 3 lety +2

      in that time there is a lack of clarity and organization ... very confused ... you will not learn anything

    • @christopherbeckman5597
      @christopherbeckman5597 Před 3 lety +1

      came here for this hahaha,

    • @KhyrisEidan
      @KhyrisEidan Před 3 lety +9

      @@nifeab Why so serious? xD

    • @dehu3010
      @dehu3010 Před 3 lety +3

      I was starting to think he was doing it on purpose haha

  • @ScilexGuitar
    @ScilexGuitar Před 2 lety +34

    After doing these for several months I notice a great increase in accuracy and confidence and looseness. Thank you

  • @judygaddis3825
    @judygaddis3825 Před 3 lety +102

    This exercise is great for sketching on paper, too. Loosening up is the most relaxed approach. Thank you for these exercises! I’m going to introduce them to my drawing class.

    • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
      @MicahBuzanANIMATION  Před 3 lety +9

      Awesome, glad you found these exercises helpful and thanks for letting me know Judy!

  • @syracks01
    @syracks01 Před 4 lety +167

    4:26 *me when I accidentally draw something inappropriate* 😂

  • @BinaryDood
    @BinaryDood Před 4 lety +141

    Automatic drawing is really good

  • @FyreHeartStudios
    @FyreHeartStudios Před 3 lety +37

    Watching this got me thinking. I'm turning 31 next week and drawing and painting has been a struggle for a few years now. I think back on high school/jr. high and how I was just drawing ALL THE TIME. The amount of content I created was staggering.
    And I realize, I was scribbling like this ALL THE TIME. This was it. My brain was always in drawing mode because I was scribbling random shapes and doodling on notebooks and worksheets. It was like a constant state of warming up between moments of working on homework/schoolwork, and then I would settle into drawing and actually be ready to draw.
    Thanks for this. I need to do this more. I think if I can even just focus on scribbling and doing these kinds of exercises for a few days it will help me get back into some kind of groove. Great video.

    • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
      @MicahBuzanANIMATION  Před 3 lety +8

      That's awesome, thanks for sharing all that! I'm turning 31 in a couple months myself. Yeah, I think so many problems with making art is more psychological than technical. It's like we have to get out of our own way and just make stuff without judging it. There's a time for refining and editing later on, but at the start of any project it's best to be loose and simply enjoy the process. Best of luck, I'm happy this vid could inspire you to get back into the groove.

  • @lvbboi9
    @lvbboi9 Před 4 lety +191

    *tries to draw a circle*
    *acidentally makes the Monalisa*
    Well shit.

  • @katred3702
    @katred3702 Před 4 lety +103

    Wow I am just starting digital drawing and this is exactly what I needed!!! So thank you!!

  • @ysabelledelacuesta7533
    @ysabelledelacuesta7533 Před 3 lety +2

    bruh i love how unsure you are about what your tips but really persistent to keep us on practicing, this exercise has been really helpful thank you!!

  • @Bean-Machine
    @Bean-Machine Před 4 lety +20

    This is exactly what i needed

  • @dustbringer05
    @dustbringer05 Před 4 lety +6

    Tnx a lot dude, Im starting to improve my art, it gets better and better everyday now

  • @adrianamar8617
    @adrianamar8617 Před 4 lety +54

    how long have you been doing this? i'm talking about animation, i really like your style dude. And i feel like learning how you do stuff like this might help any type of animator, and it lookis really fun to produce. Good job!

  • @mouzhi8504
    @mouzhi8504 Před 3 lety +37

    See me in 3 months and ill tell you how I improved, ive done this exercise for about a week and ive actually been improving since then, so thank you REALLY
    Im gonna go back to this comment in 3 months, hopefully i dont forget :^

  • @moongelles2666
    @moongelles2666 Před 3 lety +13

    I appreciate your sincerity and gentle approach! This is the first video i've seen of yours but I get the impression that you're humble and knowledgeable! I'm excited to practice more and thank you for inspiring me towards animating! I'll keep watching!

    • @thehistorymuseum8745
      @thehistorymuseum8745 Před 2 lety

      Can this video improve this right away?

    • @FineBoi
      @FineBoi Před rokem

      @@thehistorymuseum8745 yes after you watch this video, you basically become pablo picasso, 100% guarantee

  • @marcoceron9862
    @marcoceron9862 Před 2 lety +5

    I'm in love of these exercises, I was looking for something like this for a while. Thank you so much!!

  • @magnusttt9115
    @magnusttt9115 Před 3 lety +3

    It did was really helpful, thank you! I'm used to do warm ups but I never know what kind of stuff is truly meaningful (for the drawing session), your video helped clarify my thoughts!

  • @FedericoBorluzzi
    @FedericoBorluzzi Před 4 lety +12

    You're an artist in many ways. :)

  • @bluejay1360
    @bluejay1360 Před 3 lety

    This is what I've been missing. Everytime I try to draw, it's a challenge. I feel so stiff and lazy. Thanks. 👍

  • @SinViciousART
    @SinViciousART Před 4 lety +9

    Love it! Thank you so much for providing some helpful stuff! :D Nice and simple~

    • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
      @MicahBuzanANIMATION  Před 4 lety +1

      For sure, thanks for watching! Let me know if you have any ideas for future videos.

  • @hollowsid9623
    @hollowsid9623 Před rokem

    So this is just meditation in art form? Damn this is good

  • @PoeticallyTwizted
    @PoeticallyTwizted Před 4 lety

    Lol Not only is this exactly what I was looking for but you seem pretty chill and likable. Here have my subscription!

  • @cookievampiress8429
    @cookievampiress8429 Před 4 lety +20

    whenever I warmed up before it just always felt like meandering and like I wasn't doing anything. These feel like real exercise.

  • @cancelled148
    @cancelled148 Před 3 lety

    Okay thank you so much. My drawings and sketches got way better after these exercises.

  • @nmbgaming6913
    @nmbgaming6913 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks a lot, as I have no drawing experience, this amazing exercise.

  • @morvaridnajafi9412
    @morvaridnajafi9412 Před 3 lety +1

    Loved the video! Thanks for all the super helpfull info!

  • @alwyyn
    @alwyyn Před 2 lety +1

    This is really a nice video get to know how important the practice is!!! Thank you Magane!😆

  • @Waynimations
    @Waynimations Před 4 lety

    Always excited for your uploads

  • @addisondraper6444
    @addisondraper6444 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for making this video, it was very helpful for me. A lot of the other youtubes I've been watching just jump right in and expect the viewer to follow along and start drawing whatever it is that the video lesson is focused on for the day. I usually have a hard time keeping up with these tutorials because I've only been drawing for 3 days now and didn't know about doing warm-ups before I start trying to draw. This video did exactly what you said it should do. If I spend a little time getting used to drawing shapes and lines first I find it a lot easier to draw along with various daily lessons without falling behind because I'm overthinking every line on the page. I still really suck at everything but after warming up with these exercises I don't get hung up on how bad my drawings are and that allows me to focus on developing technique and improving my skills.

  • @karenharmer519
    @karenharmer519 Před 3 lety +1

    thank you for your time and i hope your doing ok, i'm not doing animation but these are great exercises. they will be very helpful.

  • @nataliasmetanina219
    @nataliasmetanina219 Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the good exercise ideas!

  • @boop5563
    @boop5563 Před 3 lety

    that is really helpful, thank you!

  • @macamaca1359
    @macamaca1359 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you for sharing this, its really usefull and Im certanly trying all of them. You have an amazing pencil control. The only thing that I missed greatly is that when you show your cintiq recordings, we dont get to see the mechanics of your arm and hand movements. I am an amateur and I feel that I can improve much more by getting to actually see how you move your arms (wrist/vs elbow vs shoulder movement) and handle your pencil, instead of deducing it.

  • @aubreypitts3948
    @aubreypitts3948 Před 10 měsíci

    You are my hero 🎉 I raise my glass to you 🥂

  • @edwinlarapaz7292
    @edwinlarapaz7292 Před 2 lety

    Siiiiick thanks man just got a tablet and looking forward to see the improvements thank you !,,

  • @paullinepaul9224
    @paullinepaul9224 Před rokem

    Im doing a art class and had no idea what monotone pencil drawing was.... Thanks bro

  • @luc1421
    @luc1421 Před 3 lety

    Sir thank you really appreciated idk what to do so this really helped

  • @fairzanimations
    @fairzanimations Před 4 lety

    Some nice art liked

  • @trashpanda3716
    @trashpanda3716 Před 3 lety

    Thank you very much! ❤️

  • @BATMAN10N
    @BATMAN10N Před 2 lety

    Like the BGM..it's kinda..makes me feel...peace

  • @vanessathesmol281
    @vanessathesmol281 Před 3 lety

    Tysm! I was in art block when I saw this and it helped so much

  • @annbuena5710
    @annbuena5710 Před 3 lety

    This really helps. Mommy jist bought a drawing tablet and I'm lost and I searched some tips and I saw this. This is good, that's all :)))

  • @nowherels64
    @nowherels64 Před 2 lety

    This was so helpful, thank you!

  • @logandecarme1217
    @logandecarme1217 Před 4 lety +6

    I'm a senior year illustration major but your videos have helped me understand animation so much, so thank you for that!!

    • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
      @MicahBuzanANIMATION  Před 4 lety +1

      Awesome, glad to hear that! Thanks for letting me know. I am in fact focusing on making more animation tutorials - are there any topics you'd like to see covered?

    • @logandecarme1217
      @logandecarme1217 Před 4 lety +1

      @@MicahBuzanANIMATION I really enjoyed your reaction to Akira but I think a more in depth look at how and what makes scenes in great animation really work. Things like technique, how you think they did it, shortcuts they probably took, color palette, etc. I also only animate frame by frame in photoshop cause I'm an animal, but I'm always looking for ways that I can keep a hand done look while making the process more efficient. The principal videos have been super helpful and maybe more advanced videos diving into more dynamic animation and how to effectively push perspective and space would be super cool!

    • @logandecarme1217
      @logandecarme1217 Před 4 lety +1

      My work tends to be very flat and fluid but I'd like to push my ability to create a believable space. A video on morphing / transitioning between forms would be unbelievably helpful to me!!

    • @logandecarme1217
      @logandecarme1217 Před 4 lety

      I'm not sure how much you can speak on this but the business side of art is seemingly not talked about, I think an honest opinion on this career path and maybe an in depth pricing guide for animation would be different but still extremely helpful for people trying to make illustration/animation a full time career

  • @riharrds
    @riharrds Před 3 lety

    Thank you for you help :)

  • @nahuleon1049
    @nahuleon1049 Před rokem

    Man I haven’t drawn in like 3 years man I lost my motivation and to be completely honest I lost my touch I was trying to draw and I couldn’t even do a simple shape! I’m gonna try these exercises thanks bro!

  • @rachelthompson7487
    @rachelthompson7487 Před 2 lety

    This is great. Thank you 👍

  • @takudzwaunkown5510
    @takudzwaunkown5510 Před 3 lety +1

    Best sponser ever ❤

  • @unfunnymeiling2315
    @unfunnymeiling2315 Před 2 lety

    Finally,I found a good advice

  • @michaelebron1280
    @michaelebron1280 Před 3 lety

    Cool video, and sweet work on adult swim.

  • @mohamedaslam7809
    @mohamedaslam7809 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for making this
    luv u man

  • @whyishehere3930
    @whyishehere3930 Před 2 lety

    Hi dude, Thank u for these tips ur awsome and these videos help a whole lot! apricate ya

  • @hzj.0991
    @hzj.0991 Před 3 lety

    This is very helpful, thank you! :)

  • @sfaith5652
    @sfaith5652 Před 3 lety +2

    Weird sponsor. I love it 👏

  • @nataliequinones5546
    @nataliequinones5546 Před 3 lety

    Dude ur hilarious I love ur videos

  • @NEEl_thenormalguy
    @NEEl_thenormalguy Před 2 lety

    Thanks thats a great tutorial 😁

  • @luc1421
    @luc1421 Před 3 lety

    Ok so thanks a lot for this video sir. And for the idea future videos, I wanna know about you, your journey, your path, how you become like this. U might hav uploaded that kind of vid sorry i will search it later but if u haven’t u should do one imma really curious about how you become like this. And it’s kinda my dream job so....

  • @framebyframe_media
    @framebyframe_media Před 2 lety

    This is so helpful Than you so much posting for us? Can you do a daily animation practice like bouncing ball short animations?

  • @Sashimi_luv
    @Sashimi_luv Před rokem

    nice! thank you!

  • @gourikaaaaaa
    @gourikaaaaaa Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much 😊

  • @nekomiya6393
    @nekomiya6393 Před 3 lety

    Feel as tho I'm changing channels on interdimensional cable like in Rick and Morty and this randomly grabs my attention. Lol I like it

    • @emilysha418
      @emilysha418 Před 3 lety

      He sounds like *personal space* guy

  • @desireesmith862
    @desireesmith862 Před 4 lety +3

    6:18 what’s the background music here?

  • @TJCdoesArt
    @TJCdoesArt Před 4 lety +8

    5:28 when god was making the dinosaurs

  • @Cinnaschticks
    @Cinnaschticks Před 3 lety +6

    1:24 I have now learned that my hand-eye coordination is crap. I'm drawing traditionally. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀA. qwq.
    Edit: NVM, I'm getting better. :) (Also I don't use a table so that might be a component;;)

  • @thecartoonist840
    @thecartoonist840 Před 4 lety +2

    Nice exercice :)

    • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
      @MicahBuzanANIMATION  Před 4 lety

      Thanks, hope it helps. Any ideas for what I should do for another tutorial?

  • @dsk6790
    @dsk6790 Před 4 lety

    Nice!!

  • @KuroNeko-gp8kh
    @KuroNeko-gp8kh Před 7 měsíci

    thanks a lot, very helpful

  • @userGGG702
    @userGGG702 Před 2 lety

    Thank you great and helpful video

  • @sweethomes674
    @sweethomes674 Před rokem

    Excellent explanations 🎨🎨😊🖼

  • @guishe-an9849
    @guishe-an9849 Před rokem

    Hi Micah, nice video covering some fundamental contents for git gud. I just wanted to ask, what are your brush configurations? I would really appreciate it man, thanks!

  • @diegom6085
    @diegom6085 Před 3 lety

    Very daoist exercises. I dig

  • @You_local_father
    @You_local_father Před 3 lety

    wow !!

  • @95Gabe
    @95Gabe Před 3 lety

    Buy a roll of lining paper from where you get your wallpaper. You get masses of decent white paper for not much cash. Good for practicing.
    When drawing a straight line, it helps to put your (pencil) at the starting point, then look at where it is going to end and draw without moving your eyes.

  • @kpra.2pro590
    @kpra.2pro590 Před rokem

    yes, very fluid

  • @jameskellam2980
    @jameskellam2980 Před rokem

    Nice! Subbed.

  • @JayJaymusic
    @JayJaymusic Před 3 lety

    Hi! Newbie here
    What software are you using?

  • @2xJhay228
    @2xJhay228 Před 3 lety +1

    he's so awkward and cute XD. These are very helpful tho. Thank u! >w

    • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
      @MicahBuzanANIMATION  Před 3 lety +1

      Big thanks, glad u found it helpful! That inspires me to make more of these :)

  • @RobVoid
    @RobVoid Před 2 lety

    great video,thx

  • @leocampos1461
    @leocampos1461 Před 2 lety

    Thanks brother 🙏 very helpful

  • @orpheestmort
    @orpheestmort Před 3 lety

    what is your brush It really looks like a real life pencil

  • @tushanbenz6314
    @tushanbenz6314 Před 2 lety

    from basics i try on adobe animate software or drawing sheet ? because i want to become good animator !

  • @avia4281
    @avia4281 Před 2 lety

    What size tablet ? I’m on a small intous with ultra-wide screen. 2560x1080.

  • @dilipipad843
    @dilipipad843 Před 3 lety

    show how to setup pages and pen or brush tool before drawing ...?

  • @artvibestudios
    @artvibestudios Před 2 lety

    I honestly don’t know what to draw at all but I want to learn the basics any recommendations on websites where I can learn basics?

  • @CHANTIP
    @CHANTIP Před 2 lety

    thank you.

  • @Blacknpino
    @Blacknpino Před rokem

    How to draw faces or different head shapes

  • @riyadhkhalid4364
    @riyadhkhalid4364 Před 2 lety

    damn this video is si statisfying.

  • @zerr5150
    @zerr5150 Před 2 lety

    what app do you use

  • @abhishekrao6574
    @abhishekrao6574 Před 2 lety

    How many min/hrs should I practice it?

  • @hawksongshelby7072
    @hawksongshelby7072 Před 2 lety

    I draw random dots and connect them all the time! Or I do random scribbles and form up a drawing hiding inside that scribble!

  • @sharifriyaz1338
    @sharifriyaz1338 Před 2 dny

    I'm really curious! Are you doing this with a mouse?

  • @theonewhoknocks1412
    @theonewhoknocks1412 Před 3 lety

    Should i exercise your way even tho i don't draw digitaly?

    • @royal_kira7184
      @royal_kira7184 Před 3 lety

      Definitely!
      It’s the same concept whether it’s digital or with paper.

  • @maryelizabethhuber
    @maryelizabethhuber Před 3 lety

    Can’t unsee them PG-13 shapes

  • @MarsellaFyngold
    @MarsellaFyngold Před 3 lety

    4:26 omg this cinnamon roll. . . . .

  • @meplayzresidentevil3214
    @meplayzresidentevil3214 Před 3 lety +1

    4:27 - The c's look like frightened anime eyes.

  • @216kingDavid1
    @216kingDavid1 Před 4 lety

    Akira manga collection on the book shelf

  • @blackjack-ks8zn
    @blackjack-ks8zn Před 3 lety

    This is not important but I'm kinda ticked off 12:13 its not getting slower, it has 0 speed and momentum... Nice vid dude you helped me a lor

  • @augustomohr2565
    @augustomohr2565 Před 2 lety

    How much time should I spend on those exercises per day?

    • @MicahBuzanANIMATION
      @MicahBuzanANIMATION  Před 2 lety +2

      I find just a few minutes loosens me up. I animate so much I hardly ever do these exercises, since I'm already drawing so much. But If I take a break for a day or two, then these warm ups definitely help me get better lines.

    • @augustomohr2565
      @augustomohr2565 Před 2 lety +1

      @@MicahBuzanANIMATION Thank you so much!

  • @MsMariasaurus
    @MsMariasaurus Před 3 lety

    My art teacher gave us this link