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What Music to Draw for Hours (with Concentration)?

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Hi Sketchers!

I wanna share with you a simple TIP,
yet essential for your drawing routine as a designer.

Do you listen to music when you draw?
If yes, what’s your favorite selection to find concentration and gain in productivity?
Tell us in the comments!

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5 Tips to Draw Longer with Focus Listening to "Relaxing Sound"
Selection of Music that Increase my Productivity

5 Tips to Draw Longer with Focus Listening to “Relaxing Sound”

While music can be distracting, I realize other types of sound help me draw longer and
take fewer breaks. Yet draw with a great flow of inspiration and concentration.

I identified a few tricks for you to keep more focus and enjoy drawing longer hours as a Designer:

Choose a song in a foreign language.
Your ideas can flow without getting distracted by the meaning of the lyrics.
Choose a song that you heard a thousand times already.
Same as previous. You won’t notice the lyrics, but you’ll enjoy the melody.
Choose a cover song in instrumental only
You will let yourself flow with a familiar tune without the distraction of the lyrics.
Play the radio.
So you don’t have to update manually your playlist.
*Note that on YouTube pause your music if the page does not receive any activity.
Turn on the TV in the background.
Let the TV sound in the background.
The continuous flow of sound will help your concentration to last longer.

Selection of Music that Increase my Productivity

Lo-fi Hip-Hop Playlist

TYPE: lofi hip-hop on Youtube

STUDIO GHIBLI 2 Hours of Relaxing Music

STUDIO GHIBLI Music for 2 hours

CELLO Covers of Popular song

Top Cello Covers of Popular Songs 2018 – Best Instrumental Cello Covers All Time

Buddha Bar V

Buddha-Bar V – CD1

Tell us your selection of music in the comment area below!

See you for the next TIP for Designers!

Cheers,
Chou-Tac

PS: I will show you an app using mainly the sound of nature
to help you better focus on your work, but also relax.

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harshit uprety says:

September 14, 2019 at 2:11 pm

Great Listening Technique during designing. I too listen to BGM of english movies

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- Chou-Tac says:
  
  September 17, 2019 at 9:41 am
  
  If you have any link to recommend, it is welcome Harshit. :)
  
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