The struggle of drawing Lil' Yachty for the Music Video #art

Name: The struggle of drawing Lil' Yachty for the Music Video #art
Uploaded: 2025-04-09T19:41:31+00:00
Duration: 41 s
Channel: Ryan Maloney
Description: In this vlog, Ryan Maloney documents his workflow on the "Azeroth and Lil Yachty – Way More Fun" music video, zeroing in on the challenge of creating a…

9 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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In this vlog, Ryan Maloney documents his workflow on the "Azeroth and Lil Yachty – Way More Fun" music video, zeroing in on the challenge of creating a cartoon‑style yet instantly recognizable Lil Yachty character. He describes the tedious, repetitive nature of character design, the countless discarded sketches, and the moment of insight where he identified key visual features that could bridge the cartoony aesthetic with Yachty’s signature look. Throughout, he invites viewers to critique the emerging design and promises to continue the video‑making journey.

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You're watching me make the Azeroth and Lil Yachty Way More Fun music video. I go through my storyboard and realize the most pressing thing needed to be done is design Lil Yachty's character. Designing characters takes me forever. I can go through hundreds and hundreds of iterations. Not this one. Not this one. Not this one. I've scrapped a lot of drawings on this. I want to get it just right. But then I sort of started to have a breakthrough and I saw features I can use. I'm looking for a cartoony feel, but really recognizable. Maybe this will work? I'm getting a ton of great feedback from your comments, so let me know what you think of this design. And follow along to watch me make this music video.