Omg, too bad 11 year old me couldn't see this video 😖 I used to write all the time, and when I came up with a story idea 3 years ago, I IMMEDIATELY started writing. What I didn't know was that this love of writing it went... Too far. I would spend at LEAST 6 hours STRAIGHT EVERYDAY just writing. I wouldn't drink, eat, or anything... Just write. It's been 3 years and I still haven't been able to become motivated or caring enough to go back to writing. I mean, I write once every few months and I still come up with new stories, but not nearly as much.
@nonamea9177
4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like chaotic creativity
@thelordz33
4 жыл бұрын
Did you at least finish the story?
@nikitamiroschnichenko560
4 жыл бұрын
You know I wish I would have this too, but without burn out. ITS great that you found the flow thinf
@GunGryphon
4 жыл бұрын
I spent two months in "crunch mode" to get a large costume ready for a convention. Barely got it ready to present that morning. The piece was very well received, but It's been over two years and I'm still not up to the motivational level I used to be.
@TheFlamingGamerYT
4 жыл бұрын
Happy rest of your Tuesday y’all😄
@CharacterDesignForge
4 жыл бұрын
*glances nervously at the rapidly dwindling Tuesday*
@TheFlamingGamerYT
4 жыл бұрын
Oh, also. Hopefully work isn’t too much for you, because I can imagine how much time it consumes from doing these videos and hosting the art class. But hey, we can all get through things with our core strength💪🏻😎
@ThatRandomEncounterGuy
4 жыл бұрын
This is exactly what I needed to hear. I’ve been wracking my brain trying desperately to get out some type of work-anything, at all. Just constantly thinking that every roadblock or creative wall I run into is 110% my fault because I’m not good enough or creative enough or something else. I’ve felt like I’m losing my dream project and going to end up killing the best thing I’ve ever created, but if I step away for too long then it will cause my mind to stagnate and then the project dies from neglect instead of overexertion. I really, really needed someone to tell me this; that it’s okay to just stop, that I’m not just being lazy or wasting my efforts.
@CharacterDesignForge
4 жыл бұрын
I’m glad! Its necessary to stop, and it will make your next work better!
@jonathanangeles1881
4 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Peru. 🇵🇪
@CharacterDesignForge
4 жыл бұрын
Hey there Jonathan!
@pinkietastic9430
Жыл бұрын
Honestly, this was a huge eye-opener for me, and I hope it’s not already too late. The thing with me is; I have no idea how to get into a good workflow - this is the first time I’ve ever done something like this, and I’ve been winging it the whole time just trying to figure it out as I go. So I haven’t even gotten that much creative output done, and I haven’t even gotten that far through my art classes, but even without that tangible crunch-time, I’ve put so much pressure on myself to keep working and keep making progress, to the point where honestly I think it’s been actively hindering my creative output. I can’t stay creative for more than maybe an hour, and I get exhausted doing art after an hour or maybe an hour and a half. I know I need to take a break, but I don’t really know how to go about it - I’ve been super afraid of losing passion for this project I’ve been working on, and I really don’t want that to happen.
@star_dust3322
4 жыл бұрын
So what are the best ways recharge your creativity and self? I tried many thing and it doesn't seem to work.
@daptor1427
4 жыл бұрын
I don't think there's one specific way, but what works for me is new information, anything that gives my mind and senses something to work with. I watch new series to get inspiration, or rewatch old ones to revive inspiration that has faded. I (should...) read books to work out my imagination, some books work better for this than others. Traveling to new places (doesn't have to be the other side of the world) can give your brain tons of new input. I tend to notice the results of these new inputs in me having more dreams, and more vivid ones, like back when I was a kid. You could also watch/read non-fiction, like documentaries, they can give you new ideas. Talking to friends fuels my creativity too for some reason (despite being an introvert). You could also work on some things where you don't have to do every part of work, for example: fan comics, inktober, drawing a character one of your friends came up with, etc. Aside from that, there's also things like just taking walks, making yourself bored on purpose (so your brain will eventually produce its own input), exercising. That's basically all the ideas I have.
@shotgun6X
4 жыл бұрын
I just rolled my ankle a few days ago and this comes up... I don't know how to feel about this
@Никодя
4 жыл бұрын
You're cool and your advices are very useful, thank you!
@wizardofarts1276
4 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna take this advice and try not to let myself(or make myself) work for WAY too long than personally possible. Also, I REALLY like your piece this video! Parcel was looking really cool and inspirational today. Personally though, the clock hand thing(unfortunately I don't remember what it's called) was a little close to her hand and made me wish she holding it with its proximity, but other wise I really love your work! The lighting was so cool!
@blythedalebloomerie
4 жыл бұрын
💛that shirt ;-)
@omgodification
4 жыл бұрын
Sometimes its easier to just keep working than to take a rest and relax because your own drive just won't let you out of your "zone" lol.
@CharacterDesignForge
4 жыл бұрын
yyyyep!
@pdreding
4 жыл бұрын
One ... more ... sketch ...
@theshamanite
4 жыл бұрын
I learned creativity through written word first. I needed to map out my upcoming comic, so I wrote it all out first. I'll be thumbnailing it over the next few days.
@theshamanite
4 жыл бұрын
@@CharacterDesignForge Living outside the moment was unhelpful for me. I was stuck in my thoughtspace instead of producing something tangible. Learning to make decisions instead of following impulses helped this a lot, and hopefully by this month I will have a comic series started. Something that also helps is creating in a different medium than the one you're crunching on. Whether Minecraft or web design, it'll help recharge while generating ideas, and I think there might even be overlap in idea generation.
@ebonyblack4563
4 жыл бұрын
@@theshamanite I've heard that advise about other mediums before, essentially mental crop rotation. If you plant the same thing too long it'll get harder to get the same quality back out, your brain needs to 'rest' from that one type of media even when you don't stop creating as a whole, but sometimes a full rest is the only way.
@NovaNocturneArt
4 жыл бұрын
*going on 2.5 years of "crunch"* *Cries in university student*
@JayOhm
4 жыл бұрын
Multiply by two and add a mentally demanding day job. Now try recovering from that without quitting the job. I'm not finding it easy.
@xblade149
4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@echoedict
4 жыл бұрын
I love that you delved into this topic. The 'give more of yourself because you love it/want to an [insert job title] is this ever-present pressure that people don't talk about it as much as they should. It can really hit you both mentally and physically. Such an important subject. Thank you for sharing!
@UndyingSins
4 жыл бұрын
I knew something had happened for me to stop writing like I used to. I'm in the aftermath of crunch, from having done so much creative writing for classes during college. I haven't been to college for about two years now, but I still don't even work the way I could before. I'll jot down small ideas, but that's really it. I do have a big project I'd love to work on, but it's been so hard to actually try compiling ideas together beyond small spurts of "what if this". It's really sucked to say the least. Really hope I and everyone else having dealt with the harm of crunch time can get back on the boat!
@kakao-katze
4 жыл бұрын
How did I get here within 4 minutes of posting? Damn. But yeah, I have overworked myself with school so much that I am struggling mentally and emotionally that I'm finding it hard to work on extensive drawing work. Thanks for reminding me to take a damn break. I need it.
@zondwhomlovesjesus8444
3 жыл бұрын
God bless you
@finalfroevo
4 жыл бұрын
This is really good advice. Especially the "posting once a week" part. It's doable but not for anyone so it feels good to hear about it on this point of view
@CorinneVictoria5
4 жыл бұрын
I have a drawing tablet, but also have a job and am a college student. On my few and far between days off I would do nothing but draw for hours back to back. Its fun, but I found that the next day my entire body would ache. More recently, I think the combination of work and drawing pinched a nerve somewhere in my back and occasionally my arms and legs go numb 😂 soooo I try to keep tabs on it now and not do that. Pacing my art drive as to not cause me physical problems helps with burnout too (at least for me)!
@scissorskier3006
4 жыл бұрын
Going to bed early for the first time in nearly 3 weeks after spending 15-24 hours a day on a project...I’ll never take being able to sleep for granted ever again
@andrewjarrett8807
4 жыл бұрын
[Insert funny creative comment here]
@CharacterDesignForge
4 жыл бұрын
so creative! And funny! I laughed, I clapped
@fossilco.artrelateddocumen331
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, that's funny man
@perry-1572
4 жыл бұрын
Waffle man i clapped when i saw it
@mattdoesstuff8987
4 жыл бұрын
"Dude, he inserted a funny comment. No joke, funniest thing I've ever seen."
@TomWDW1
4 жыл бұрын
This is such an important topic, Brookes. Thank you so much for posting it and talking honestly about your own processes.
@kazuyumi1412
4 жыл бұрын
To be honest, I think burnout is the exact reason why I don’t want to be a professional writer. (That and taking criticism isn’t one of my strong points.) I don’t want to write so much that I’m not inspired anymore and burn out, since I love writing! I remember when I was working on a book in my Freshman and Sophomore years, and during my study hall, I’d write and write and write, not even caring about anything else. Even during my lunch break, I’d skip the meal and treat it like another study hall. I finished my first draft (Around 70,000 words) in 10 months, and my second draft a little more than a year with school and all that, in addition to laziness. I was so caught up in writing that I actually dipped into the 90 lbs range, which was obviously underweight for me. Even now, I have a little trouble with eating, since I always have ideas in my head that I want to work on, but I’m getting better. Now, I’m working on a different book that’s already passed 75K words, but I’m taking my time with it. Maybe I’ll get the first draft done in a year, since I really got dedicated to it over the summer and lockdown. (To add clarity, my laptop was used for both homework and my books, so that’s why I had it with me at school in the first place.)
@salimaa9209
4 жыл бұрын
My worst fear is when someone says 'I don't get it' to my work. I don't do anything abstract or anything but it annoys me because they never use their imagination to try connect dots. or maybe that's just how I see it. Love the vid and keep it up.
@mattdoesstuff8987
4 жыл бұрын
I have nothing witty to say. I would say I got burnt out from releasing an incredible amount of good jokes upon the world, but we all know I don't make any of those lol. But for real, this is great. A reminder to take care of yourself is important from time to time.
@mattdoesstuff8987
4 жыл бұрын
@Gull2 Under normal circumstances I make witty, sarcastic comments.
@markguyton2868
4 жыл бұрын
As someone who hopes to enter game design/industry, I guess I better get over only being able to do good under pressure... Nice vid, keep up the good info.
@elinorc
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video!! Love your tutorials, I’ve watched nearly all of them. Would you ever consider making a video on drawing the human body in different perspectives? Someone stop me if he’s already done this.
@CrudeHunter
4 жыл бұрын
Definitely went through some real bad burnout this time last year. Wish I had this video to watch back then but I've definitely learned my lesson since then. It took me months to bounce back from.
@sigspearthumb3904
4 жыл бұрын
After recently being employed in fast food while trying to practice animation from home I can say the crunch is definitely a common thing. Had one of the best teams but the pay was measly, and the work was always piled up for long 8 hour days in sweaty hot grease covered floors. Had 5 hours to eat dinner, clean up uniform thoroughly, relax, pack the next day's lunch, and go to bed. Left me too exhausted to even think about drawing let alone spend even 15 minutes on animating. And that constant crunch was bad enough that I just straight up quit since I couldn't pursue my art career with that kind of exhaustion. Thankfully I have a understanding family to back me up so I can rest awhile before I get a job that's not quite as crunchy. Which will allow me enough time to properly hone my animation skills little by little. As an aside; have you done a video on getting started in the Art Commission side of things? And how you got noticed early on as a Freelancer? Thanks for the video, till next time!
@xblade149
4 жыл бұрын
Oh trust me I suffered anxiety attack from stress at age 19 for overworking a project 🙃. Crunchy or overworking in general is not good for anyone.
@CharacterDesignForge
4 жыл бұрын
So sorry to hear Tony, I’ve experienced similar things- hope recovery has been successful!
@xblade149
4 жыл бұрын
@@CharacterDesignForge oh don't worry, I recovered from that. That was 4 years ago. I've learned not to overwork myself and pace myself. Furthermore, my ex professor /advisor 😒 for my major had that shot for the top and if you don't you will fail mentality
@godahlrogue8587
4 жыл бұрын
Really good video! I used to be interested in joining the games industry, but stories about crunch actually did scare me away, lol.
@JayOhm
4 жыл бұрын
All of this is true for any kind of mental work. (Probably for any kind of work, really.) I'm a programmer, far away from any kind of art. Between my job and studying I've probably been crunching to varying degrees for years now. The result? Productivity kept falling, leading to even more overworking, to the point where my mind started going numb at the very idea of doing more coding, despite me really loving the job. The three weeks of vacation I've taken at that point didn't help all that much. Currently trying to ration my work very carefully, and really considering quitting for a few months or even a year or two. (Or for good, if I find another source of income in the meantime, but I'm pretty sure the temptation would pass.) So yeah, crunching for prolonged periods is Bad. Very Bad.
@fluffy-hellhound
4 жыл бұрын
oi
@vex2960
4 жыл бұрын
First like
@AstarasCreator
4 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to hurt your "creative sponge muscle" without actually accomplishing anything? I've been really having a hard time trying to draw my ideas and characters lately, to get them "good enough" to share online or something, I've never really given myself a deadline but I always wanted it to be soon. I've been really seriously practicing art since about 2013-14 and I've kinda hit a plateau I can't seem to get my head around shading properly or certain parts of the anatomy and all I can tell that it is wrong and it's infuriating. I am afraid that if I take a break I am going to fall out of drawing for years if not for good because the last time I felt like this was when I was in middle school and I stopped drawing for like 3-4 years due to stress and depression. I really want to go into a career in my art whether it's illustration, animation, or games, but I have this existential pressure on myself to get better to acheive it and now I can't seem to do it at all.
@KogaCommittee
4 жыл бұрын
I needed to see this video a couple of months ago.
@HeartlessReaperKun
4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you made a video about this
@MrawwarM
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for talking on this subject. Creatives need this kind of attention to protect our mental/emotional well-being.
@CharacterDesignForge
4 жыл бұрын
Take care of yourself friend!
@tiffanyenophotography3872
4 жыл бұрын
Really cool perspective, work that creative brain the right way!
@Agi_Arts
4 жыл бұрын
I think i already have. . .
@smallish1632
4 жыл бұрын
Brookes ur lookin fresh bro
@smallish1632
4 жыл бұрын
Also very good video btw!! lol
@MenWithoutTies
4 жыл бұрын
this is so cool! can i please be put to rest and be finally freed from this mortal coil? 😎😎😎
@dashiepotter6563
2 жыл бұрын
I had to learn this myself! I'm a writer on sites like AO3/Tumblr and I sometimes forget I write because I like writing, and I get so stressed about the "new chapter every week" schedule I gave up on MULTIPLE works that people really liked.
@moonstarstories1298
4 жыл бұрын
6:57 I'm sorry to admit that I was one of those people who did that sort of thing.
@pdreding
4 жыл бұрын
And all this advice goes double if you're balancing a day job on top of your creative work.
@shortstacks592
2 жыл бұрын
My love of drawing and my ADHD medicine and Antidepressants (Which both make me not hungry) Do not go good together. Yesterday, I only ate 1 meal. Same with the day before. Hmm
@xangods
4 жыл бұрын
This video simply described the life of a teacher. While watching it, I was thinking about my own life. And I realized that I can't escape "crunch". Every class has double working time due to the class preparation, the class itself, the post-class paperwork/corrections. When I'm teaching, it's a 2 hours that I simply don't exist. I can't do anything else, no one can reach me. Because I need to be there and only there. Then, there is the 30 min to 1 hour class preparation - sometimes even more. Because I can't simply teach and they'll learn. Nowadays teachers need to make class the best experience in students' life with games, interaction, fun, etc. To think and prepare things like that for every class, for every group, it's SUPER time and mental consuming. And because of that, I feel constantly worn out. Wanting to do something different but without the energy to go after.
@cincinlovag4647
4 жыл бұрын
Hi Brookes, im new on your channel and im watching almost every day some of your videos, and i have a question. how to start posting on social media? i mean to post my own art, characters, world, etc. i have a world/story which is grown too big over the last... 4-6 years? and i have a fresher, newer one, what would maybe better to start with. but if i post somewhere a drawing of a.... lets say a Phoenix Empire Legionarie, or a character from the story, what is existing only in my head, that says people nothing, because they dont know it (i guess, i didnt tried it). if i post a fanart of Darth Vader (i just sayed a random thing) that tells people something, because they know who he is. i know its not a good thing to start with fan art to get audience/followers, then making my own stuff, im just watched your video about it. but i dont know how to start. if you ask what kind of story/world would it be, it will be a book or comic, and maybe later (maybe A LOT LATER) a game. im making a board game at home from lego and cards, with some heroes of might and magic 5 battle mechanics :) the world is a mix of scifi and fantasy, but the scifi is maybe more dominant. inspired by mostly heroes of might and magic series and some warhammer 40k stuff, but nothing grimdark. (that is good for warhammer, but not for my stuff :) )
@ArtParlor
4 жыл бұрын
Woah, slept under your desk? Damn.
@deckerdonat8529
4 жыл бұрын
I came here because I was hoping I could learn something for game design (I want to make a cool paper Mario type of game and I need some interesting ideas). Multiple times throughout this video I literally thought this was a video about game design.
@carlmart5797
4 жыл бұрын
This video feels like a jab because as opposed to any crunch, I've been slacking off lmao
@perry-1572
4 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, arty time
@flinggonza5688
4 жыл бұрын
About 40% of drawing relies on the creativity. More or less.
@APerson-ws4cw
4 жыл бұрын
this isn't art related, but this happened to me when I was making homebrew for D&D. I made so many races in a row that I just got tired of them.
@ambypampy
4 жыл бұрын
I used to love to draw every day in high school. Back then, I didn't put pressure on myself. I tried to improve sure, but I wasn't a perfectionist. I enjoyed and had fun with my workflow. Then University hit. I wanted to get my BFA. I made the mistake and took my school's two main core drawing classes in one semester - Drawing 1 & Drawing 2. I got A's but at what cost? That's when I started to notice my decline in motivation and energy. Ever since then for the next few years, it was non-stop art since I pushed myself to get A's. It always felt like crunch time since my degree demanded so many art classes of different mediums. I finally graduated with my BFA last year with all A's, but man. My creative muscle is STILL very injured but... I'm slowly clawing my way out of this black hole I fell into. I had to unlearn some very toxic work methods some professors instilled, but I feel like I'm growing more than I did in university. Of course, I'll never take back my experience, but whew. It killed my creativity for a bit.
@watchermagic5325
4 жыл бұрын
This helps. So much. Thanks Brookes.
@FavrielleBrooks
4 жыл бұрын
Informative as always! Thanks for the new video!
@Barada73
4 жыл бұрын
I’m currently doing a crowdfunding campaign for a comic book I’m creating, so I think I really needed to hear this right now.
@identi8040
4 жыл бұрын
YAY, I DONT KNOW WHY BUT YAY
@notredboi
4 жыл бұрын
Brooks i have one question,how people learn to draw things they never drawn before? I'm trying to draw animals but i don't have any idea on how to start.
@CharacterDesignForge
4 жыл бұрын
Tuesday’s vid should help with that!
@shakenjacob7946
4 жыл бұрын
that character is kinda cute, doe 😳
@Bryan-dg9op
4 жыл бұрын
Brookes do you play rust?
@CharacterDesignForge
4 жыл бұрын
I haven't played but I'm familiar with it!
@Bryan-dg9op
4 жыл бұрын
Brookes Eggleston - Character Design Forge how are you familiar with it, if you don’t mind me asking?
@Bryan-dg9op
4 жыл бұрын
Gull2 yes do you?
@theshamanite
4 жыл бұрын
My creativity high is between the afternoon and one hour after waking up.
@HOUROFPOW3R
4 жыл бұрын
The recovery period IS productive period. Your brain is literally working 24/7 so your responsibility is to maximise all the different periods appropriately, which means keeping balance. Sleeping period, fasting period, eating period, observation period, application period--are a few of the main ones to think about. I remember once I did a book essay the day it was due (literally reading the book the same day) and my brain was COMPLETELY fried to the point that I couldn't actually write the essay. However, after sleeping on it I managed to convert all the information I had absorbed into an essay analysis the next day and just turned it in a day late. This is kind of a regular experience for me and I'm quite aware that often the recovery period can be as much as a few weeks (I think my biggest crunch was 16 hrs straight doing an academic annotated bibliography which left me ANNIHILATED for an entire month), but that recovery period is often when I get the most done internally. The actual project itself is way less value than what you gain in the post-processing. If you aren't utilising your recovery periods between the active periods of crunch then you will literally fail to grow. The human brain doesn't multitask, it single-tasks, and most projects involve several distinct major tasks, so you need to be able to let it shift gears. You can't be awake without sleep no matter how much you want to be awake forever because sleep is part of how you awake. To make a point with bodybuilding, I remember hearing about one guy who realised you could gain way more muscle by sleeping twice a day. He literally woke up for 4 hours to lift & eat, slept for 8 hours, 4 hours lift/eat, then slept for 8 hours again. That's 16 hours of sleep inside a single day, and he did this for like TWO WEEKS STRAIGHT. It WORKED. It was obviously hilariously unsustainable, but the power he had in growth was in the sleep, not just the lifting. And it was twice as much sleep as awake. And note that sleep is 100% recovery time, unlike being awake & not lifting--which is WAY less recovery happening, even if you're just sitting around.
@em.the.awful.waffle
4 жыл бұрын
This is very wise stuff
@a.j.morrow5533
4 жыл бұрын
6:51 Sorry about that. Haha.
@CharacterDesignForge
4 жыл бұрын
Lol it definitely wasn’t you 😂
@mairuswisstyle9728
4 жыл бұрын
Like 2 sets or series in drawings, and it hurts to put stuffs on it at the same time.
@nenidetic
4 жыл бұрын
i’ve been posting animations on my channel for a while, and now i’m tired of it and haven’t finished anything for weeks. i know it’s just a youtube channel, but my pressure comes from having gained the majority of my subscribers in the past month or so. i need to really rest lol.
@jimothyworldbuilding3664
4 жыл бұрын
Crunch? Me? Noooo..... *chuckles in side-story dedicated to the survivor of a nuked city who just gets used as a nuclear suicide bomber just a month after joining the gang because cancer's an asshole and this person wants to go out with a bang.*
@AwkwardPain
4 жыл бұрын
hmm, I have only done minor crunch work in the past. Generally it is about 2-3 days of working predominantly on a project, but I still eat and sleep (as well as I usually do, which might not be that great). If it starts going past the 2-3 days. Thankfully I have not experienced anything negative from these times, usually going back to 'normal' after about a week. Want to reward getting a project done with a bit of down time to clear your mental state (and I usually get my best ideas during that time, too!) Thanks for the content!
@lapinbeau
4 жыл бұрын
DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO! *bends fingers sideways at each knuckle joint* ᵒʷᶦᵉ ;ᵛ;
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