5 art lessons from 2025 🪶 How I improved my art in 1 year

The first 1,000 people watching this video to use my link will get a full year of Premium membership to Craftsy for only $1.49: https://go.craftsy.com/kiaramaharaj/ In this video I critique one of the first illustrations I painted last year, and break down the 5 art lessons to improve the painting. 2025 was the year I saw the most improvement in my art skills because of these 5 lessons, and I hope they will help other self taught artists too. From drawing and painting fundamentals, to color and references. Thanks for watching! If you made it to the end, let me know which lesson was your favorite and if I missed any? Artists mentioned in this video: ◊ Samuel Earp:    / @samuelearpartist   ◊ Tommy Kim:    / @tommykimart   ◊ Zarinasart:    / @zarinasart   ◊ Proko:    / @prokotv   ◊ David Poxon:   / davidpoxonwatercolours   ◊ James Gurney:    / @jamesgurney   🌙Affiliate links Art Books: Painting Fantasy with Gouache: https://amzn.to/463sbps Imaginative Realism: https://amzn.to/3NVpd03 Color and Light: https://amzn.to/4pQHysu Watercolor Wizardry: https://amzn.to/4b4NkmJ Master Sketchbooks: https://amzn.to/3ZoSXoC Gwelf The Survival Guide: https://amzn.to/4qyWGfr Dinotopia Journey to Chandara: https://amzn.to/3NvosLi Arthur Rackham Treasury: https://amzn.to/4jStNbA Paper and sketchbooks in this video: Sketchbook landscape: https://amzn.to/4jNASdj Sketchbook portrait: https://amzn.to/4jQwR86 A5 Travel book: https://amzn.to/3LUDKIP Black Paper: https://amzn.to/49Pfobr Bamboo Paper: https://amzn.to/4bdXS37 Agave Paper: https://amzn.to/45gXJbh Pastello Pastel Paper: https://amzn.to/45ZUBkc Kraft Paper: https://amzn.to/4qWRP7u Chapters 00:00 intro 00:50 the starting point 01:44 lesson 1 02:36 craftsy 04:10 limited palette 07:13 lesson 2 09:51 lesson 3 11:25 lesson 4 13:32 lesson 5 16:32 bonus This video was sponsored by Craftsy. Thank you for watching 🌞