How to Train like Kim Jung Gi

yeah baby hey Dr draw Alex here have you ever wondered how you can draw more by doing less the first time I saw a video by Kim jong-gi I was so impressed that I wanted to draw like him and bought one of his sketchbooks I started copying all of his work but I couldn't produce a drawing by myself I was dependent on this Sketchbook to draw which created a conflict I wanted to visualize my own imagination but in reality I was copying his I felt stuck until I found a way out now I use a simple formula which makes me capable of producing my own work in my own style and today I'm gonna share that formula with you because being able to visualize your imagination isn't about drawing more it's about studying and training the right way there are hundreds of types of ways to study art like doing a Master Copy watching a video reading a book drawing from memory and probably even more the ways to study art are endless which makes it very hard to know where to start to know what is and isn't an effective study we need to look at the psychology of learning and how we process information which is actually quite similar to a computer when we get a piece of information it ends up on our working memory here we decide what to do with it it's basically where we make our day-to-day decisions the first time we deal with certain information it takes up quite a lot of space on our working memory but if you've processed information before it takes up less space and if you've processed something for years like your mother tongue it doesn't take up much space at all this is because the decisions are stored on our long-term memory or subconscious the more decisions you make the more boxes end up here this is basically how we learn but in computer terms you could say automation that's nice but it doesn't tell us how to study to become the next ghee to explain it I'd like to share a personal story this video by Kim jong-gi didn't just impress me because of his skill deal but also the way he was drawing he seems to draw without any effort and is capable of visualizing his imagination without a sketch okay cool this guy can draw but does he also earn a living I Googled around and found he works with Brands like Audi and audible who hire him to draw those videos get posted on his social media which is great branding and he sells his sketchbooks which earn him a good living so wait a sec this guy earns a living with what he loves I needed no more convincing and decided to up my game I started working four days a week and bought tons of art books that seemed to bring me closer to understanding what the hell he was doing I went down the rabbit hole of online courses tutorials and mentorships and spend hundreds of hours drawing but I didn't have any structure one day I would copy his art and the other day I would do a painting course because I loved color I was like a dog chasing his own till until I did a course with Tom fox in 2020 Tom draws pretty similar to Kim jong-gi but in a more simplified manner which was the whole goal of his course simplify focus on one thing before moving on to the next thing by doing different types of art each day my brain couldn't process the information to my long-term memory which kept the information the same size it's kind of like learning French on day one Korean on day two an Indian on day tree I I was spending a lot of time drawing but I wasn't really learning so I tried to apply Thomas's methodology simplify my studies and focus on one thing for a year in this case constructional drawing constructional drawing means building your objects and figures out of simple boxes and slowly adding complexity to eventually achieve realism now the question is would this learning method lead to faster growth would it lead to automation of constructional drawing just before I started with this approach in 2019 I made this drawing which is on an A4 piece of paper and took me about four hours a year later after Focus studying I made this one but to challenge myself I made it on an A3 format which is twice as big as an A4 and guess what it also took me 4 hours if we analyze the difference both drawings contain perspective but since the latter one is twice as big I did twice as much perspective but the latter drawing also can better character design and composition I didn't just double my skills I grew exponentially [Music] in other words I exceeded what I was aiming for the focus made it a lot easier to grow if we look at a random drawing by Kim jong-gi you can see he Masters a lot of stuff he understands perspective figures clothing motorcycles storytelling and proportions if we want to draw like him you might like me be doing all of those things at the same time but let's simplify and pick one of these say proportions of people on motorcycles instead of overloading our working memory we're taking away all the extras and focus on one thing so let's be very very clear on this and write it down we're focusing on proportions not details then we go on Pinterest and search for reference images we like study them a bit by writing down what you observe and now we can start with drawing you can see that in all of these drawings I'm not concerned with the details but purely focused out proportions and I make notes this is because making notes helps you get an understanding of what's going on remember the goal there is to make information land on our subconscious we're trying to build a skill that we can use later in life whenever you feel frustrated while studying it's probably because you're doing too much at the same time you're overloading your working memory and some people call this art block if you recognize this let me know in the comments below instead of pushing yourself try to slow down focus on what you want to achieve within the time you have and make notes if we look at a drawing by Tom Fox we can see that he fills up half of his page with drawings and half of his page with writings by writing and drawing he makes sure information gets transferred from his working memory to his long-term memory learning passively like reading a book or copying a monster artist versus learning actively with making notes doesn't seem like a big difference in the first few days but in the long run the difference is huge without making notes you don't transfer knowledge to your long-term memory or subconscious actively learning in which you investigate make notes and understand why something is happening makes information retain much better now if you like this video so far be sure to give it a thumbs up and share with someone who might benefit from it because what we're talking about here is a great medicine for art block because art block is nothing more than overloading your working memory adding too much to this platform will burn you out you can do all of those things at the same time yet when it takes up this amount of space on your working memory you can add another fundamental logi is drawing a drawing like this his working memory is processing perspective shading clothing composition proportion character design but because he spent a lot of time on all of those different subjects he can use them at the same time yep it's pretty crazy the fact you struggle with something like figure drawing which has Anatomy perspective weight balance form and maybe even more doesn't mean you don't have talent it just means you need to spend a little bit more time at it that's all now you might think it takes ages before you're good enough but that doesn't have to be the case every Master artist out there has a basic understanding of most fundamentals you could say they surpass the minimal requirement to visualize their imagination but they choose one fundamental to excel in when you have a basic understanding of most fundamentals and choose one as your specialty you'll create a wow effect and that makes your audience think you can do anything Kim jongki was a comic book illustrator for years which made him a master in perspective and Anatomy he probably knows how color works but it's not a sweet spot Mobius was a master in cartoons in color he probably had some experience with oil paint but it wasn't his sweet spot and Van Gogh was a master in landscape and color he knew the basics of an enemy but it wasn't his sweet spot you don't need to be a master at everything to become a master artist ghee Mobius and Fango all had different styles and different talent but nonetheless they're all master artists and this is where it got interesting because your talent doesn't need to be a technical fundamental ghee maybe is and Fango all spend most of their lives making art they spend loads of time on their craft that's the first talent you'll need but after that you can just pick any Talent you want and funny thing is you probably already have talent your history let me explain if you've seen my Instagram you know I draw a lot so dedication is check I've spent a lot of time on perspective and form so let's check on those two but my real history is in Psychology and there was a long time where I doubted how my degree would have any value to making art but now you're watching a video on how our minds work while drawing and making art I I found a way to merge my background with a expression and you can do exactly the same thing you can merge any background any Talent with any form of expression which reminds me of a nice quote by Howard Thurman don't ask yourself what the world needs ask yourself what your passion is because the world needs people with passion but what if you're building your history and you want to get better at drawing how do you spend your time most effective well the first thing is to focus whatever you do or Draw make it Crystal Clear what you want to achieve within the time you have second be sure to do it consistently and give yourself a decade or two and third when you work study or Draw make notes test yourself whatever you can think of but make it active that's why I call this video how to train like Kim yangi and not how to study like him because it needs to be done actively otherwise I our brains won't remember stop doing Master copies and start doing Master studies and last but not least be patient remember it takes time for information to turn into knowledge I found it it takes about a week before I can apply what I studied there's a delayed learning effect but this also counts for your audience when you want to become a master artist you'll eventually build a great audience but it takes time to First reach that level of becoming a monster artist and when you are a monster artist it takes time for your audience to recognize you as a monster artist the name of the game is patience Kim jong-gi might be an art God now but when he started out when he was six years old he probably Drew like any other six-year-old stick figures it wasn't until the age of 27 until his first work got published so it might take a decade or two before you feel comfortable in your craft and people recognize you being comfortable in your craft thank you for watching this video and if you feel empowered to approach your art with A New Perspective let me know in the comments below if you're going to use this prescription and you're going to make a photo and share it on Instagram tag me with the doctor draw and I'll share your art in my stories but for now thank you for watching and stay Diggity drawing bye made it easier for me to grow yeah baby yeah yeah baby to grow the road to grow to grow yeah Jesus but in reality but in reality

Channel: dr. Draw

Views: 493,820

Keywords: kim jung gi, how to draw, art lesson, drawing theory, art, easy drawing, figure drawing, learn to draw, gesture drawing, how to draw muscles, constructional drawing, drawing, draw like kim jung gi, kim jung gi drawing, what is learning, superani, kim jung gi perspective, drawing from imagination, drawing psychology, drawing tutorial, study example, study art, master artists

Id: bUlop3ogWPA

Length: 12min 28sec (748 seconds)

Published: Mon Sep 26 2022