Do you listen to music while drawing?

[joannekwan]

I get super bored and sleepy if I don't have music on, especially if I'm drawing for work. I don't think podcasts and audiobooks would be good for me though as I'd have to pay attention to what they're saying. With music I can just listen to the melody, sing along where applicable, and go into auto-pilot.

[Cherry_sama]

Sometimes. More often when I'm greytoning pages since I draw my pages by hand and then flesh them out digitally. Haven't been doing it as much for the past while, though.

[miesmud]

I always have headphones on when I'm drawing. I often forget to put on music though. But I can't work that well in silence because it makes me nervous.
If I have big deadlines I tend to listen to looping instrumental music on repeat, so I won't be distracted when the song ends or switches. And if I'm just drawing for fun I listen to songs or youtubers I like.

[JenniferBourne]

It depends on the stage of the drawing. In the early stages, where I'm blocking things out, doing perspective or other problem solving, I prefer either silence or ambient noise. The music (or podcasts) comes on toward the end when I'm doing more monotonous stuff- filling dark areas, hatching, fixing linework etc..

[Blobsyoowhan]

I guess it's just what you're used to. I come from a noisy family, so I'm used to having a little noise on the background as well. This does not necessarily mean music, but I like to listen to podcasts while drawing as well.

[screensaver]

I always listen to music when drawing!! I found that it can really help with the mood, to find a song that fits the scenario that you're drawing!

[KoreanTacos]

Completely agree with ya 😀

[ryoko]

I almost always listen to music. I find J-pop and K-pop have this rhythm that engages my brain and focuses it on drawing. Hard to explain, but music helps me get into the drawing 'zone' and I can draw for hours until my hand gets sore.

[kimber_anne]

Totally! Usually mellow stuff like this. Music without vocals tends to be less distracting for me. But I still listen to vocal stuff when I'm drawing from time to time. Depends. I really love hip-hop but I can't concentrate on drawing with it because I'm listening to what they're saying. But if it's a song with minimal lyrics or a song that's sung in a language I don't know, then it's just random sounds... and easier to draw to.

[yondoloki]

Sometimes I listen to music, other times I don't. I have tendensies to concentration deficits (was tested for ADHD but they didn't find enough for me to get the diagnosis, but there's definitely traits), so sometimes I need the extra input, because otherwise I'll just sit and zone out, and be less productive. And I know I become more productive with music, because I heard of this in school, and tried to study without. I got nothing done. At all. But as soon as music plays, I can work.
I often just have the same number on repeat. I find that less distracting, and it keeps me focused. But then sometimes I can't concentrace at all with music, and then I turn it off. It really depends on the day, but in the majority of days I need it.

Funny he should mention animation, because when I was animating in a course, then yes, I couldn't concentrate with music. I needed to focus on the movement of the character a lot.

[yondoloki]

Yea, that's generally also what I find I do

[moonsun]

I always listen to music too!
Usually movie or game soundtracks.
Also turn on tv shows sometimes, helps me feel like I have a social life TT
So I've watched some things twice or more per year!
Back noises are really ok and needed for me, as long as it's not something new.

[lunchtiiime12]

Oh yes there are these lo-fi beats channels on Youtube I adore. This is just a sample, there are many.

[cgphils]

I usually listen to something while drawing. I have a comic-drawing playlist of music I often listen to, but I really recommend podcasts. My favorites are My Brother, My Brother, and Me, and The Adventure Zone!

[ToxicRamen]

Yeah, I enjoy listening to music while I draw.

[Brownie]

I listen to music when i draw I actually have a special playlist i listen to when i draw and it's not that calm or soothing.
but this one is my fav

【Mashup】 Everybody's Circulation - TMABird
It's not what it sounds like in the first 10 seconds

[MelancholicOtaku]

When I'm writing, I have a certain playlist that I listen to;It helps me stay focus on the script at hand.

[dawgofdawgness]

OH MY GOD i love listening to that while i draw!

[dawgofdawgness]

This is oddly specific but I like listening to Vibraphone jazz when I draw.

[Brownie]

Me too! And then I put it on loop and listen to it the entire time