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(Chapter 0-1, Welcome)
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(Meet Your Instructor: InHyuk Lee)
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Hello. I'm Illustrator InHyuk Lee.
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What are some contributing factors
in drawing?
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Personally,
personal interest or love for drawing...
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and values you find in drawing
are important factors.
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Let me tell you my story.
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When I was young,
I really wasn't good at drawing.
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Even my friends weren't good at drawing.
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But everyone has different occasions
that make you fall in love with drawing.
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As for me, I had to stay home
by myself very often.
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So that's how I started drawing.
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And my drawing was pretty bad
compared to the other kids around my age.
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And my older sister who's
in a completely different industry...
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was better than me at drawing back then.
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But since I spent a lot of my time alone,
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I started to draw
because when I drew, time flew by.
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That's how I started to draw
and began to like drawing.
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All right. So this is what happens next.
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Once you like something,
you find ways to do it.
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So I would draw even when no one asks me.
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Why? Because I like drawing,
and drawing is fun for me.
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Let me make an analogy
with data and numbers.
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Let's say that in elementary school,
there are only three hours...
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of art class every week.
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Students who don't like drawing
will only draw for three hours a week.
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But I like drawing.
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So I would make time to draw.
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If I draw twice as much as other students,
I would be drawing for six hours a week.
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And that will continue.
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Students who only draw for 3 hours
will draw 12 hours in 1 month.
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But I would have drawn for 12 hours
within only 15 days.
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If this lasts
for a month, six months, and a year,
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my drawings are bound to be better
than other students.
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So here's what happens next.
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Even when I would think
that I'm not that good at drawing,
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I would be better than
most of my classmates...
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because I would be drawing
when other students are playing soccer.
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Again, this example is for young kids.
Kids in their elementary school.
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So when I keep putting in my hours,
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my drawing skills would improve.
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That's bound to happen.
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This is the basic example
of doing things we love.
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So when I was in elementary school,
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there were more kids
who were much better than me.
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So those kids usually won awards...
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and came in first place in my art class.
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But from what I remember,
after two to three years,
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I was the best at drawing in my school
which was a surprise.
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I didn't draw to become better.
I just drew because I liked drawing.
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But people told me that I was good.
And my drawing skills did improve.
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All right. I'm sure
a lot of you experienced this...
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because dreams change.
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There are some people who drew
in elementary or middle school.
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But some of them didn't continue drawing
in high school.
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Even if you majored in art, you could get
a job in a different profession.
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And that's the decisive moment.
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Even after elementary school,
I continued to like drawing.
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I didn't get any other interest.
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Of course. Some things might have to do
with your personal circumstances.
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I continued to like drawing
in middle and high school.
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So I kept building and practicing
drawing skills way more than the others.
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So to go back to my earlier point,
this is the bottom line.
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If you like something,
you make time for it.
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And nothing can beat that.
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And this cycle continued for me.
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So even when I went to college,
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I wasn't that good compared to
other students in my class.
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And that kind of shocked me...
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because I was the best one in my district.
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And after a two-hour bus trip,
I saw people so much better than me.
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So like before, there were so many people
who were much better than me.
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And among them, I saw some students
who had such unique styles of drawing.
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That's when I realized
that this all depended on one's talent.
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I had been drawing
even before I started elementary school.
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By then, I had been drawing
for over a decade.
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But despite that, I could never surpass
this student who was the same age as me.
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So I wondered
if this was about one's talent.
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And this student must've worked hard too.
I mean, I had been drawing for a decade.
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So I was able to get into that school.
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But imagine how hard
this student must've worked.
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So I realized that even though
we both worked hard,
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but seeing how the results were different,
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I thought
one's talent played a major role.
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But again, my love for drawing
helped me out here.
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When you like something,
it's okay even if you're not good at it.
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I was not trying
to achieve something crazy with it.
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I just drew because I liked drawing.
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So when I kept drawing,
something similar happened.
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The same result I experienced
in kindergarten and elementary school...
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took place again.
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There was this student
who was overwhelmingly better than me.
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But after several years, I saw that...
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my artworks were...
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better than this student's.
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So it's the same point I made before.
In the beginning, I told you...
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not to compare yourselves
to other people...
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over a short period of time.
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Right now, you might see
huge ups and downs in the graph.
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But let's say you shrink the graph.
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The graph over a month
might have a lot of ups and downs.
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But when you set the duration to a year,
3 years, 6 years, and 10 years,
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this graph over a month will be nothing.
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So don't be so quick to judge your talent
based on a short period of time.
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In other words, what I had experienced...
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or thought at the age of 20
wasn't accurate.
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After I had gained more experience
and became more skillful in several years,
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I looked at that student's drawing
and mine when we were in school.
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And our drawings were about the same.
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So in my opinion,
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you shouldn't jump to conclusions
based on a few minor cases,
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lose your confidence, or give up.
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I really think no one should do that.
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So you guys shouldn't...
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Well, it's not just me. It's everyone.
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When we meet other people,
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it's impossible to know
their life stories or entire histories.
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Even your parents can't know
everything about your life.
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We all meet other people, interact,
and get to know them...
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at different moments in our lives.
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I met some people
when I was in elementary school.
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And I met some people...
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after just starting out in college.
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We all met
at different moments in our lives.
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And I met some people
after several years since college.
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Or there might be some people
who found about me now for the first time.
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And depending on when you met me,
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I'm sure you would have judged me
differently.
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My friends whom I met
when I was in elementary school...
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might have thought
that I'm not artistically talented.
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Only if that's when they met me.
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But when they saw me in middle school,
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they might have thought
that I was better than most kids.
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And my college friends who met me
for the first time at the age of 20...
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might not have thought
that I was any good.
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That's my point.
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But people who see me now...
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ask me a lot of questions
and for feedback.
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They ask me a lot of questions
regarding drawing, careers,
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training methods, and so on.
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And those people might have
the wrong idea about me.
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That I was always good at drawing.
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But then, I still don't think
I'm good at drawing.
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Anyway, that's why you shouldn't
be hasty in judging yourselves.
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You're just not good at drawing now.
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It doesn't mean you will stay that way.
That's what I thought.
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"Of course, I'm not good at this yet.
I just started."
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"But I'll be good someday."
That's what I thought.
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Of course, I didn't expect myself
to improve tremendously.
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That was just my pipe dream.
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But I was certain that
my drawing skills would improve.
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Think about it. I was bound to improve
when I kept on drawing.
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Depending on the phase of our lives,
judgment is bound to vary.
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So you don't know
which phase you are in right now.
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That's why people who met me
when I was young,
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wouldn't tell me I was talented.
And they didn't tell me that.
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But at some point,
some people told me that I was talented.
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That's the gist.
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And generally speaking,
let me give you the opposite example.
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Let's say at one point in your life,
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you are slightly above average.
Then, you might recognize that as talent.
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And that might be a wrong assumption.
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Whether you were a kid,
an adolescent, or a college student,
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being slightly better than the others
could be seen as being talented.
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But then, that's how
other people would judge you.
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And that's more frequent for kids.
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But when that happens, it will be
a disadvantage as the years go by.
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Here's why. You are just slightly better.
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But people assume that you are talented.
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When that happens,
you don't work hard as much.
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Let's say that
you don't particularly love drawing,
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but other people make you believe
that you're talented.
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And this happens more often to young kids.
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This kind of cycle
won't be good for the kids.
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It actually backfires.
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Let's say that you do have
an upper hand in the beginning.
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And if you get the wrong idea that you are
talented for being slightly better,
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you won't be able to recognize
when the others catch up with you...
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because of what you heard.
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Things like "You're talented."
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For example, these students who constantly
work hard and build their skills...
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will surpass you, but you won't see it.
You won't understand it...
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because you used to be good
and were talented before.
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But the others will keep improving.
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And later on, at some point,
you'll realize what's happening.
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"That student kept working hard
and is better than me now."
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But you won't be able to accept it.
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Why? Because you used to be talented
when that student wasn't.
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You won't even realize when the others
have become better than you.
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You'll realize when there's a huge gap.
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And do you think
you can catch up with them after that?
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No. Most people will end up
going in a negative direction.
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They'll try to use a different method.
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They can't accept the fact
that the others surpassed them.
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Do you think they can catch up?
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But the thing is people like them
are disciplined and used to practicing...
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whereas these so-called people
had good results when they tried it out.
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They just got lucky.
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And the results made them
get the wrong idea.
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So people like them are used to
practicing and making an effort.
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But these talented people aren't
disciplined. But how can they catch up?
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It's not possible.
Then, do you know what they do next?
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They do something odd...
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because they want to get back on top again
and want to be recognized again.
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That's why being able to practice
regularly is the biggest weapon.
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As I told you earlier, being able
to practice regularly is important.
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It doesn't matter even if my drawings
aren't good because I'll keep drawing.
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I never intended
to become successful from drawing.
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I just drew because I liked drawing.
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And if someone is better than me,
that's how it is. So be it.
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I consider that having a love for drawing.
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So drawing regularly is important.
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And if you like drawing,
you can draw regularly...
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because you're not looking
for something big in exchange.
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So here's what I want to tell you.
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I can say this with confidence.
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There are no geniuses.
I have never met such a genius.
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I believe that everyone can be a genius...
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if you keep trying.
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And if there are such geniuses...
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based on these wrong assumptions
which I told you earlier...
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So if we call
these talented people geniuses,
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this will be a disadvantage for them
like I said...
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because people like me
who put in the hours regularly...
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are bound to surpass them.
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So it's awful when people consider
themselves geniuses...
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or when people around them
treat them like they are geniuses.
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Like I told you in the beginning,
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I believe one's interest and love
for drawing and finding values...
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play the biggest role in shaping someone
to be a great illustrator.
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Let me elaborate.
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Everyone's love for drawing
may vary in its degree.
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Some people's love for drawing might be
more intense than the others'.
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Then, does it mean
they don't love drawing?
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We can't put a number
on one's love for drawing.
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However, the bigger your love is,
the more energy you will find.
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You will spend more time
and will not get bored.
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And even if you don't see
the results right away,
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you won't give up.
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If you start drawing...
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with your own ideas...
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and values you have,
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I am certain that you will get the result,
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proportion to
your investment and interest.
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So what I want to tell you is...
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you don't need a special talent to draw.
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Everyone can draw.
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And if your love for drawing is there,
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you will be able to create
an amazing drawing.
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No such drawings can be bad.
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For those who are taking
the intermediate class,
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there is another message
I want to give you.
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First, those who are taking
the intermediate class...
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won't be beginners at a basic level.
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You must have drawn a lot,
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and you must have spent
a lot of time drawing.
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But here is what I want to say.
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You might still find drawing difficult.
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You won't be able to draw
the image you have in mind.
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You could be at a loss.
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I'll tell you the reason
based on my experience.
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I've seen many such cases in my students,
junior colleagues, and so on.
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I bet you have good drawing skills...
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if you are taking the intermediate class.
You must have good drawing skills.
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But you might not have grasped
the fundamentals.
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People who have taken my class
will know this.
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There's this simple thing
I keep saying in my class.
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But you might not have really grasped it,
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and you might not have practiced it
enough.
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I'm talking about shape, proportion,
symmetry, and slope.
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The same goes for brightness.
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You might not know
about the basic balance in brightness.
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It's the same with color schemes.
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Some of you lack understanding
of these factors,
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so even if you have a good start,
you are bound to get stuck.
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Or you could go on drawing...
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and end up with the result that
you can't tell if it's finished or not.
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You can complete your drawing
even if you have only basic skills.
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It doesn't always have to have
good shapes, detailed portrayal,
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and various textures and layers
to be a good drawing.
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There are various types of drawings.
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The important thing is balance.
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If you want to finish at level one,
you can complete a drawing at that level.
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If you want to finish at level two,
you can also complete a drawing.
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The same goes with level 3, level 4,
and so on. If you know how it works,
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you only need to repeat it
according to the fundamentals.
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But since you don't fully understand
the fundamentals,
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your drawings won't have a good balance.
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Here's the reason.
There are several factors in a drawing.
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I'll give you an example.
I'm not saying this is one right answer.
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Sketch, brightness, color schemes,
and design.
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Let's consider these four factors for now.
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All these factors won't be balanced.
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Here's an example.
Your sketch is at level two,
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but the brightness is at level one.
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And since you used so many colors,
the color scheme is at level four.
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As for the design,
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it's at level 5, level 6, or level 7.
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There are many cases people end up
with poor results because of this reason.
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You'll end up with odd results
because of the imbalance of these factors.
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This is what I'm talking about.
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If you can't keep a balance
in your drawing,
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you'll never finish it.
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It's not comfortable to look at a drawing
without a balance.
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It makes people feel very uncomfortable.
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This is what I mean by balance.
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I will probably keep saying about balance
throughout the class.
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You might as well get a better result...
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if you complete the drawing at level two
which is the average level.
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If you don't get the fundamentals
nor have a plan,
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your drawing won't be balanced.
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Here's the problem of not having a plan.
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Since you don't understand the principles
nor have a plan,
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you'll try to adjust all the factors
to the highest level you have.
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In the previous example,
the design was at level seven...
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while other factors were
at level 1, level 2, and level 3.
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Some of you will know
what I'm trying to say now.
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I'm talking about this kind of balance.
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If you want to draw artwork...
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Here's another example.
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It's the same
with beginners and intermediates.
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When you have to draw characters,
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you tend to think
that you have to study the human body.
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Knowing the human body...
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Choose between drawing muscles
and drawing artworks.
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I always ask students
to choose between the two.
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Whether they want to draw artworks
or draw muscles.
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There are so many people
who know the human body well...
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but don't know how to draw it.
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And there are many people who draw well
without knowing the human body.
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It means you don't have to know muscles
to draw well,
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but you can't draw well
because you know muscles.
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This is what I've been saying.
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You have to keep a balance
if you want to draw well.
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You should be aware of this.
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If some of you are still obsessed
with depicting muscles,
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you won't have good results
because of the reason I just said.
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In my experience,
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people who are fixated on it want to know
about anatomy...
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in every detail.
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Let's say they know
about every detail of the human body.
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Can you represent it?
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With what?
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With lines, shading, and colors.
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Do they have the ability
to represent it with these?
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I'll give you an example
from my experience.
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There are doctors in my family.
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If you can draw well
by knowing the human body,
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doctors must be the best at drawing.
Don't you think so?
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That's a different matter.
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Creating a balance is important.
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Here's my point.
I said this at the beginning.
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If you can't complete your drawing,
can't make progress,
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or are at a loss, it's all because
you couldn't create a balance.
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I'm saying this for intermediates now.
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If you are an intermediate,
you must've had enough time to practice,
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and you must've spent a lot of time.
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That means you pretty much understand
the human body,
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and you can do figure drawings.
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That's why you want to learn
about the muscles.
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That's why you have to keep a balance.
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If you can keep a balance,
you can draw well.
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You can keep studying while being good
at drawing. Do you understand?
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I tell this to my students
who are seeking jobs.
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Many people get the wrong idea
because they're too afraid.
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Since everything is unclear,
they are very afraid.
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People who just began drawing,
people who've been drawing for some time,
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and people who graduated from art schools.
They all think that way.
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For example, if you want to be
a game illustrator in a company,
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you would probably think this way.
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You'll prepare a huge number of sketches.
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You'll practice shading this much too.
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You'll do the same
for color schemes and designs.
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You want to be fully prepared
before going into a company.
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Let me get this straight.
If you do that...
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If you want to be prepared
with everything,
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you'll be over 50
when you get in the company.
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You'll have to leave the company
by the time the probation period is over.
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That's impossible.
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Why do you want to be fully prepared
from the beginning?
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Start with what you can do now
and what you have already,
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and bring them to completion.
That's what makes a good artist.
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"I don't care anything else. I'll improve
my drawing before I join the company."
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This kind of thought is not healthy.
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That's why you have to focus on balance...
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when you listen to my class.
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And if you can do that,
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you'll get to think about the next step.
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I explained the same thing
to the beginner class.
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When you draw a sketch,
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you'll think about the next step
while you're drawing.
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It doesn't matter
what kinds of sketches you do.
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You'll come up with it automatically.
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You can decide not to move on
to the next step,
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but once you do a sketch,
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you'll be able to give shape to it.
You can make it three-dimensional.
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And when you make it three-dimensional,
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you'll keep thinking
about color schemes and designs.
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You'll come up with the next step
in no time.
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Let's say you went through all the basics.
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Make sure you keep a balance
in your drawing.
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You'll think about the next step
when you draw.
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This is what happens next.
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You might have drawn
as you scribble before,
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but you'll think about the next step
while drawing.
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For example, you'll be able to look
from different angles.
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You'll think about the shape
from the side while drawing.
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In the case of lines...
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I checked some of your assignments
on body figures.
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It was so obvious
that they didn't intend to shade.
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They must've thought
that it's the final step.
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There was no further step
after the sketch.
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That's why they didn't prove it.
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The shape was wrong. It was obvious.
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But they just let it go.
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Why? Because that's the final step.
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They didn't think about making it
three-dimensional.
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This is how I judge them.
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For arms and legs,
cylinders are attached to both sides.
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The cylinder on one side is right,
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but the cylinder on the other side
is wrong.
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They didn't get it wrong
because they didn't know.
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Why? Because the legs were all right.
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It means they don't take responsibility
for their drawing.
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As they work on each drawing.
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Sketches also can be good artworks.
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They could be included in your portfolio.
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There are a lot of people
who are misunderstanding.
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Portfolios don't always need to have
figures in them.
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Having figures in them
with a high level of detail...
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doesn't mean that they are good artworks.
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So don't only focus on that.
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Keep balance, and...
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think about the next steps as you draw.
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Then all the steps will get better.
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All the steps will continue to have
balance in them.
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As you draw and move on to the next step,
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it will probably get easier and easier.
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So as I told you,
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work on your basic skills.
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Keep the balance in your work.
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To become a better artist
who can draw great artworks,
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that will be the goal of our class.
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