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(Chapter 0-1, Welcome)

(Meet Your Instructor: InHyuk Lee)

Hello. I'm Illustrator InHyuk Lee.

What are some contributing factors
in drawing?

Personally,
personal interest or love for drawing...

and values you find in drawing
are important factors.

Let me tell you my story.

When I was young,
I really wasn't good at drawing.

Even my friends weren't good at drawing.

But everyone has different occasions
that make you fall in love with drawing.

As for me, I had to stay home
by myself very often.

So that's how I started drawing.

And my drawing was pretty bad
compared to the other kids around my age.

And my older sister who's
in a completely different industry...

was better than me at drawing back then.

But since I spent a lot of my time alone,

I started to draw
because when I drew, time flew by.

That's how I started to draw
and began to like drawing.

All right. So this is what happens next.

Once you like something,
you find ways to do it.

So I would draw even when no one asks me.

Why? Because I like drawing,
and drawing is fun for me.

Let me make an analogy
with data and numbers.

Let's say that in elementary school,
there are only three hours...

of art class every week.

Students who don't like drawing
will only draw for three hours a week.

But I like drawing.

So I would make time to draw.

If I draw twice as much as other students,
I would be drawing for six hours a week.

And that will continue.

Students who only draw for 3 hours
will draw 12 hours in 1 month.

But I would have drawn for 12 hours
within only 15 days.

If this lasts
for a month, six months, and a year,

my drawings are bound to be better
than other students.

So here's what happens next.

Even when I would think
that I'm not that good at drawing,

I would be better than
most of my classmates...

because I would be drawing
when other students are playing soccer.

Again, this example is for young kids.
Kids in their elementary school.

So when I keep putting in my hours,

my drawing skills would improve.

That's bound to happen.

This is the basic example
of doing things we love.

So when I was in elementary school,

there were more kids
who were much better than me.

So those kids usually won awards...

and came in first place in my art class.

But from what I remember,
after two to three years,

I was the best at drawing in my school
which was a surprise.

I didn't draw to become better.
I just drew because I liked drawing.

But people told me that I was good.
And my drawing skills did improve.

All right. I'm sure
a lot of you experienced this...

because dreams change.

There are some people who drew
in elementary or middle school.

But some of them didn't continue drawing
in high school.

Even if you majored in art, you could get
a job in a different profession.

And that's the decisive moment.

Even after elementary school,
I continued to like drawing.

I didn't get any other interest.

Of course. Some things might have to do
with your personal circumstances.

I continued to like drawing
in middle and high school.

So I kept building and practicing
drawing skills way more than the others.

So to go back to my earlier point,
this is the bottom line.

If you like something,
you make time for it.

And nothing can beat that.

And this cycle continued for me.

So even when I went to college,

I wasn't that good compared to
other students in my class.

And that kind of shocked me...

because I was the best one in my district.

And after a two-hour bus trip,
I saw people so much better than me.

So like before, there were so many people
who were much better than me.

And among them, I saw some students
who had such unique styles of drawing.

That's when I realized
that this all depended on one's talent.

I had been drawing
even before I started elementary school.

By then, I had been drawing
for over a decade.

But despite that, I could never surpass
this student who was the same age as me.

So I wondered
if this was about one's talent.

And this student must've worked hard too.
I mean, I had been drawing for a decade.

So I was able to get into that school.

But imagine how hard
this student must've worked.

So I realized that even though
we both worked hard,

but seeing how the results were different,

I thought
one's talent played a major role.

But again, my love for drawing
helped me out here.

When you like something,
it's okay even if you're not good at it.

I was not trying
to achieve something crazy with it.

I just drew because I liked drawing.

So when I kept drawing,
something similar happened.

The same result I experienced
in kindergarten and elementary school...

took place again.

There was this student
who was overwhelmingly better than me.

But after several years, I saw that...

my artworks were...

better than this student's.

So it's the same point I made before.
In the beginning, I told you...

not to compare yourselves
to other people...

over a short period of time.

Right now, you might see
huge ups and downs in the graph.

But let's say you shrink the graph.

The graph over a month
might have a lot of ups and downs.

But when you set the duration to a year,
3 years, 6 years, and 10 years,

this graph over a month will be nothing.

So don't be so quick to judge your talent
based on a short period of time.

In other words, what I had experienced...

or thought at the age of 20
wasn't accurate.

After I had gained more experience
and became more skillful in several years,

I looked at that student's drawing
and mine when we were in school.

And our drawings were about the same.

So in my opinion,

you shouldn't jump to conclusions
based on a few minor cases,

lose your confidence, or give up.

I really think no one should do that.

So you guys shouldn't...

Well, it's not just me. It's everyone.

When we meet other people,

it's impossible to know
their life stories or entire histories.

Even your parents can't know
everything about your life.

We all meet other people, interact,
and get to know them...

at different moments in our lives.

I met some people
when I was in elementary school.

And I met some people...

after just starting out in college.

We all met
at different moments in our lives.

And I met some people
after several years since college.

Or there might be some people
who found about me now for the first time.

And depending on when you met me,

I'm sure you would have judged me
differently.

My friends whom I met
when I was in elementary school...

might have thought
that I'm not artistically talented.

Only if that's when they met me.

But when they saw me in middle school,

they might have thought
that I was better than most kids.

And my college friends who met me
for the first time at the age of 20...

might not have thought
that I was any good.

That's my point.

But people who see me now...

ask me a lot of questions
and for feedback.

They ask me a lot of questions
regarding drawing, careers,

training methods, and so on.

And those people might have
the wrong idea about me.

That I was always good at drawing.

But then, I still don't think
I'm good at drawing.

Anyway, that's why you shouldn't
be hasty in judging yourselves.

You're just not good at drawing now.

It doesn't mean you will stay that way.
That's what I thought.

"Of course, I'm not good at this yet.
I just started."

"But I'll be good someday."
That's what I thought.

Of course, I didn't expect myself
to improve tremendously.

That was just my pipe dream.

But I was certain that
my drawing skills would improve.

Think about it. I was bound to improve
when I kept on drawing.

Depending on the phase of our lives,
judgment is bound to vary.

So you don't know
which phase you are in right now.

That's why people who met me
when I was young,

wouldn't tell me I was talented.
And they didn't tell me that.

But at some point,
some people told me that I was talented.

That's the gist.

And generally speaking,
let me give you the opposite example.

Let's say at one point in your life,

you are slightly above average.
Then, you might recognize that as talent.

And that might be a wrong assumption.

Whether you were a kid,
an adolescent, or a college student,

being slightly better than the others
could be seen as being talented.

But then, that's how
other people would judge you.

And that's more frequent for kids.

But when that happens, it will be
a disadvantage as the years go by.

Here's why. You are just slightly better.

But people assume that you are talented.

When that happens,
you don't work hard as much.

Let's say that
you don't particularly love drawing,

but other people make you believe
that you're talented.

And this happens more often to young kids.

This kind of cycle
won't be good for the kids.

It actually backfires.

Let's say that you do have
an upper hand in the beginning.

And if you get the wrong idea that you are
talented for being slightly better,

you won't be able to recognize
when the others catch up with you...

because of what you heard.

Things like "You're talented."

For example, these students who constantly
work hard and build their skills...

will surpass you, but you won't see it.
You won't understand it...

because you used to be good
and were talented before.

But the others will keep improving.

And later on, at some point,
you'll realize what's happening.

"That student kept working hard
and is better than me now."

But you won't be able to accept it.

Why? Because you used to be talented
when that student wasn't.

You won't even realize when the others
have become better than you.

You'll realize when there's a huge gap.

And do you think
you can catch up with them after that?

No. Most people will end up
going in a negative direction.

They'll try to use a different method.

They can't accept the fact
that the others surpassed them.

Do you think they can catch up?

But the thing is people like them
are disciplined and used to practicing...

whereas these so-called people
had good results when they tried it out.

They just got lucky.

And the results made them
get the wrong idea.

So people like them are used to
practicing and making an effort.

But these talented people aren't
disciplined. But how can they catch up?

It's not possible.
Then, do you know what they do next?

They do something odd...

because they want to get back on top again
and want to be recognized again.

That's why being able to practice
regularly is the biggest weapon.

As I told you earlier, being able
to practice regularly is important.

It doesn't matter even if my drawings
aren't good because I'll keep drawing.

I never intended
to become successful from drawing.

I just drew because I liked drawing.

And if someone is better than me,
that's how it is. So be it.

I consider that having a love for drawing.

So drawing regularly is important.

And if you like drawing,
you can draw regularly...

because you're not looking
for something big in exchange.

So here's what I want to tell you.

I can say this with confidence.

There are no geniuses.
I have never met such a genius.

I believe that everyone can be a genius...

if you keep trying.

And if there are such geniuses...

based on these wrong assumptions
which I told you earlier...

So if we call
these talented people geniuses,

this will be a disadvantage for them
like I said...

because people like me
who put in the hours regularly...

are bound to surpass them.

So it's awful when people consider
themselves geniuses...

or when people around them
treat them like they are geniuses.

Like I told you in the beginning,

I believe one's interest and love
for drawing and finding values...

play the biggest role in shaping someone
to be a great illustrator.

Let me elaborate.

Everyone's love for drawing
may vary in its degree.

Some people's love for drawing might be
more intense than the others'.

Then, does it mean
they don't love drawing?

We can't put a number
on one's love for drawing.

However, the bigger your love is,
the more energy you will find.

You will spend more time
and will not get bored.

And even if you don't see
the results right away,

you won't give up.

If you start drawing...

with your own ideas...

and values you have,

I am certain that you will get the result,

proportion to
your investment and interest.

So what I want to tell you is...

you don't need a special talent to draw.

Everyone can draw.

And if your love for drawing is there,

you will be able to create
an amazing drawing.

No such drawings can be bad.

For those who are taking
the intermediate class,

there is another message
I want to give you.

First, those who are taking
the intermediate class...

won't be beginners at a basic level.

You must have drawn a lot,

and you must have spent
a lot of time drawing.

But here is what I want to say.

You might still find drawing difficult.

You won't be able to draw
the image you have in mind.

You could be at a loss.

I'll tell you the reason
based on my experience.

I've seen many such cases in my students,
junior colleagues, and so on.

I bet you have good drawing skills...

if you are taking the intermediate class.
You must have good drawing skills.

But you might not have grasped
the fundamentals.

People who have taken my class
will know this.

There's this simple thing
I keep saying in my class.

But you might not have really grasped it,

and you might not have practiced it
enough.

I'm talking about shape, proportion,
symmetry, and slope.

The same goes for brightness.

You might not know
about the basic balance in brightness.

It's the same with color schemes.

Some of you lack understanding
of these factors,

so even if you have a good start,
you are bound to get stuck.

Or you could go on drawing...

and end up with the result that
you can't tell if it's finished or not.

You can complete your drawing
even if you have only basic skills.

It doesn't always have to have
good shapes, detailed portrayal,

and various textures and layers
to be a good drawing.

There are various types of drawings.

The important thing is balance.

If you want to finish at level one,
you can complete a drawing at that level.

If you want to finish at level two,
you can also complete a drawing.

The same goes with level 3, level 4,
and so on. If you know how it works,

you only need to repeat it
according to the fundamentals.

But since you don't fully understand
the fundamentals,

your drawings won't have a good balance.

Here's the reason.
There are several factors in a drawing.

I'll give you an example.
I'm not saying this is one right answer.

Sketch, brightness, color schemes,
and design.

Let's consider these four factors for now.

All these factors won't be balanced.

Here's an example.
Your sketch is at level two,

but the brightness is at level one.

And since you used so many colors,
the color scheme is at level four.

As for the design,

it's at level 5, level 6, or level 7.

There are many cases people end up
with poor results because of this reason.

You'll end up with odd results
because of the imbalance of these factors.

This is what I'm talking about.

If you can't keep a balance
in your drawing,

you'll never finish it.

It's not comfortable to look at a drawing
without a balance.

It makes people feel very uncomfortable.

This is what I mean by balance.

I will probably keep saying about balance
throughout the class.

You might as well get a better result...

if you complete the drawing at level two
which is the average level.

If you don't get the fundamentals
nor have a plan,

your drawing won't be balanced.

Here's the problem of not having a plan.

Since you don't understand the principles
nor have a plan,

you'll try to adjust all the factors
to the highest level you have.

In the previous example,
the design was at level seven...

while other factors were
at level 1, level 2, and level 3.

Some of you will know
what I'm trying to say now.

I'm talking about this kind of balance.

If you want to draw artwork...

Here's another example.

It's the same
with beginners and intermediates.

When you have to draw characters,

you tend to think
that you have to study the human body.

Knowing the human body...

Choose between drawing muscles
and drawing artworks.

I always ask students
to choose between the two.

Whether they want to draw artworks
or draw muscles.

There are so many people
who know the human body well...

but don't know how to draw it.

And there are many people who draw well
without knowing the human body.

It means you don't have to know muscles
to draw well,

but you can't draw well
because you know muscles.

This is what I've been saying.

You have to keep a balance
if you want to draw well.

You should be aware of this.

If some of you are still obsessed
with depicting muscles,

you won't have good results
because of the reason I just said.

In my experience,

people who are fixated on it want to know
about anatomy...

in every detail.

Let's say they know
about every detail of the human body.

Can you represent it?

With what?

With lines, shading, and colors.

Do they have the ability
to represent it with these?

I'll give you an example
from my experience.

There are doctors in my family.

If you can draw well
by knowing the human body,

doctors must be the best at drawing.
Don't you think so?

That's a different matter.

Creating a balance is important.

Here's my point.
I said this at the beginning.

If you can't complete your drawing,
can't make progress,

or are at a loss, it's all because
you couldn't create a balance.

I'm saying this for intermediates now.

If you are an intermediate,
you must've had enough time to practice,

and you must've spent a lot of time.

That means you pretty much understand
the human body,

and you can do figure drawings.

That's why you want to learn
about the muscles.

That's why you have to keep a balance.

If you can keep a balance,
you can draw well.

You can keep studying while being good
at drawing. Do you understand?

I tell this to my students
who are seeking jobs.

Many people get the wrong idea
because they're too afraid.

Since everything is unclear,
they are very afraid.

People who just began drawing,
people who've been drawing for some time,

and people who graduated from art schools.
They all think that way.

For example, if you want to be
a game illustrator in a company,

you would probably think this way.

You'll prepare a huge number of sketches.

You'll practice shading this much too.

You'll do the same
for color schemes and designs.

You want to be fully prepared
before going into a company.

Let me get this straight.
If you do that...

If you want to be prepared
with everything,

you'll be over 50
when you get in the company.

You'll have to leave the company
by the time the probation period is over.

That's impossible.

Why do you want to be fully prepared
from the beginning?

Start with what you can do now
and what you have already,

and bring them to completion.
That's what makes a good artist.

"I don't care anything else. I'll improve
my drawing before I join the company."

This kind of thought is not healthy.

That's why you have to focus on balance...

when you listen to my class.

And if you can do that,

you'll get to think about the next step.

I explained the same thing
to the beginner class.

When you draw a sketch,

you'll think about the next step
while you're drawing.

It doesn't matter
what kinds of sketches you do.

You'll come up with it automatically.

You can decide not to move on
to the next step,

but once you do a sketch,

you'll be able to give shape to it.
You can make it three-dimensional.

And when you make it three-dimensional,

you'll keep thinking
about color schemes and designs.

You'll come up with the next step
in no time.

Let's say you went through all the basics.

Make sure you keep a balance
in your drawing.

You'll think about the next step
when you draw.

This is what happens next.

You might have drawn
as you scribble before,

but you'll think about the next step
while drawing.

For example, you'll be able to look
from different angles.

You'll think about the shape
from the side while drawing.

In the case of lines...

I checked some of your assignments
on body figures.

It was so obvious
that they didn't intend to shade.

They must've thought
that it's the final step.

There was no further step
after the sketch.

That's why they didn't prove it.

The shape was wrong. It was obvious.

But they just let it go.

Why? Because that's the final step.

They didn't think about making it
three-dimensional.

This is how I judge them.

For arms and legs,
cylinders are attached to both sides.

The cylinder on one side is right,

but the cylinder on the other side
is wrong.

They didn't get it wrong
because they didn't know.

Why? Because the legs were all right.

It means they don't take responsibility
for their drawing.

As they work on each drawing.

Sketches also can be good artworks.

They could be included in your portfolio.

There are a lot of people
who are misunderstanding.

Portfolios don't always need to have
figures in them.

Having figures in them
with a high level of detail...

doesn't mean that they are good artworks.

So don't only focus on that.

Keep balance, and...

think about the next steps as you draw.

Then all the steps will get better.

All the steps will continue to have
balance in them.

As you draw and move on to the next step,

it will probably get easier and easier.

So as I told you,

work on your basic skills.

Keep the balance in your work.

To become a better artist
who can draw great artworks,

that will be the goal of our class.