Mistakes in your art? Here's what to do!
Added 2025-07-10 11:16:46 +0000 UTC
Do you relate? You're in a great creative flow, but suddenly you notice a mistake. When that happens, do you fall into a negative spiral and feel bad about your art? You shouldn't! Noticing problems is the first step to finding interesting and creative solutions that will lead you to a better end result. This video is all about how you can stay constructive, proactive, and solve any issues that come up during your creative process!
In this 42 minute long video, you'll learn:
How to scan your work for any potential issues - and how to pinpoint what the issue might be
How to use moments of frustration as a guide to solve problems proactively
How to keep momentum in your workflow so you don’t get stuck
This is a great resource for artists who feel discouraged when they see mistakes in their work. It's also got a full list of fixes that I regularly use to steer my work in a better direction, like unifying the color scheme, fixing anatomy, and creating more readable expressions. It's a great mix of practical tips, as well as mindset-based advice! Watch the full tutorial here.
My latest tutorial is always available to Spark members, which means that right now, you can get this video for just $5! After that, it goes to the backlog - which means you need to be a Flame member to access it. So if you want it for just $5, make sure that you sign up this month!
And if you just want to hang out on the free tier, that's fine too - I really appreciate your support either way!
Comments
Wow that's unexpected, sadly I don't have telegram to use this giveaway... :(
Miy Eterp
2025-07-13 16:48:13 +0000 UTCthose are really interesting questions! i think it's different from person to person. i'm definitely someone who settled on a set workflow first, before branching out to other techniques. i just needed a "safe place" or comfort zone that i knew worked before trying stuff that made me feel completely out of my depth. i also remember feeling that way about brushes, that i never had the 'right' brush for a certain effect. i found out later that it's not so much the brush that creates the effect, but a lot of other factors - like how you build color, hand movements, tablet, etc. i think it's good to try stuff and experiment but simultaneously also develop a workflow that you can depend on, at least for now! i hope that makes sense!
Loish
2025-07-11 10:01:32 +0000 UTCThis is so helpful - thank you for sharing! One of my biggest challenges as a beginner and self-taught artist is not only learning the fundamentals, but also finding a workflow that works for me. It feels a bit like that chicken and egg dilemma. I wonder if I should know one before learning the other, or if it's okay to figure out both at the same time. For example, how do I find the best workflow to draw a house when I don't know how to draw a house in the first place? How do I find a workflow to capture lighting, shapes, volumes, lines of action etc when all of it is still new to me and I've just started slowly trying here and there. As a beginner who desperately wants to improve, I easily find myself "overly loyal" to the first brush or tool that happens to work for me. I want my drawings to look better, so as soon as I find something that kind of works, I stick with it. But I think that's actually detrimental for me, because I'm still a beginner and I should be exploring more, and be less afraid of getting things wrong and more focused on learning by doing, even if it gets messy. One thing I always wonder when I want to course-correct: if I use the "wrong" brush for a certain effect. E.g., I love the sketchy, messy vibes that you show in your own art, but the brush I tend to use doesn't really support that style, and I haven't found one that feels "right" for what I want. Then again, I don't know if it's the brush or my lack of skill, because in the end what really matters is the artist's skill!
Pilar 🌿
2025-07-10 19:59:24 +0000 UTCWow very useful!
Miy Eterp
2025-07-10 11:37:07 +0000 UTC
