"I'm not making any progress. Am I stupid?" "...Maybe." That's the kind of dialogue I wasn't expecting but enjoy. Thanks for making my personal thoughts almost tangible.
im taking a character design class right now and i was kinda blank on ideas. the “you should be able to describe your character in one sentence” will be a good place for me to start! thank you for the reminder, its generating ideas already :)
@@SilvaShadow1990 I would say it should be an appropriate sentence. if it's a run-on sentence, you either need to rethink your character or rethink your sentence. for my project, my sentence was "robot lab assistant gains sentience and plans to release all of the tortured lab animals." it sets up a character (robot), the character's brief backstory/origin (being a lab tech), something that changed the character's life in order to put them on the path of their "quest" (gaining sentience aka gaining empathy) and establishes the character's goal/desire (releasing the tortured animals). This is for a project that requires some backstory, but if you're just drawing a throwaway one-time character then you probably don't need to think about it that deeply. i hope that answered it at least a little bit, sorry for the late reply :)
@@SilvaShadow1990 how big is the sentence depends on for what the characters is for, i think what he meant by that one sentence is like having a bunch of character side by side, and being able to say a visual clue that makes it stand out... Ofc you could go on and on about the sentence, the problem would be if you could not give anything.
@@smugtrap2690 more like "i got reincarnated as a girl with a skinny, delicate figure and now I wield a hammer bigger than myself so i can defeat the demon lord"
I'm turning 29 this month and I just started drawing 3 months ago. thank you so much Marc, without you I would never have believed it was possible for myself to learn, that it was too late. You've given me something to be passionate about again and it means so much and I wish you nothing but success and happiness.
Welcome to art. It's never too late. I know two examples of celebrated artists from memory and I'm sure there are many more: Grandma Moses (started at 78) and Henri Rousseau (started in his 40's can't remember the specific age).
hey marc, i have a a question, i bought your course, and there's a lot of really good information on there, but the videos are quite long, how did you envision them to be watched, in their entirety or in chapter by chapter depending on how much time you have/can devote to them? Love your work and classes, both youtube and ART school!
Thanks so much for joining the program! What I recommend is to watch as much as you can with max focus. When focus starts to dip, take a break. Watching ~20-30min of video then practicing a little is usually a good combo :)
I don't ever comment on RUclips cuz im lazy but I wanna say I watch every single one of your videos as soon as it comes out and it rly helps me stay motivated and confident in my journey to becoming a professional artist. I still have a long way to go but I just wanna say thank you for making this journey so much better with your videos :)
HOLY CRAP!!!! You are a godly artist! :0 I hope 25 isn't too late to pursue art? I drew a lot as a kid but stopped when I was 11 and didn't start drawing again until I was 19 but made art on and off until I was 23 and quit again because I felt like I would never be good at it but recently after turning 25 I decided I should stick with it and become an artist because I love art and I want to be an artist. I'm glad I found your channel I feel so inspired and motivated.
Fantastic video! As someone that can't afford fancy art colleges, I really appreciate content and material like this! It gives me hope that I can still learn and improve my work and become a better artist without going into debt 😅 Creators like you are highly valued in my book! Thanks and keep it up Marc!
Don't mind me. Just taking some notes: Skill Points: Gesture Drawings: IIIII, practice abstraction, observe gesture (energy(opp of stiffness), the pose, portions. Throw out everything else. Keep the essence. Construction: IIII, recipe behind a pose. Notes on how to achieve certain results. Bare minimum, Simple shapes, and volumes that make up the body. Assembling each piece into a bigger picture. Main goal: Construct these pieces w/o too much effort. Ult goal: Draw them w/o looking at ref. Perspective: II, less is more with this. Min knowledge. Knowing where the horizon is, drawing volumes, vanishing points. Anatomy: IIII, Closing the silhouettes, adding muscles/bones/definition. Can't find your style till you get good at anatomy. Learn big muscles(shoulder, pecs, traps, abs, obliques, lats, glutes, QUADDDDDs, hamstrings, and calves. Clothed Figures: III Find refs of models in simple outfits. Pants, capes, dresses, shirts, etc. Practice folds. Design: IIII What makes it yours? Consistent shape language, how well the drip matches. Good to repeat shapes. Hook Color Theory: |||| How you arrange colors. Main Goal: Guide the viewer towards the focal point. Often the face. 3 Characteristics: Hue, Saturation, and value.
I just love fantasy warrior and adventurer drawings. like the magic the gathering cards and stuff like that. So i just looked up cool characters on pinterest and try my best to copy it. And if i can't draw something fairly well i try to look up a tutorial for it. i guess it kinda works. I just bought color pencils the other week and have been trying to learn how to color and shade etc. It became so much more fun when i added color to it all instead of just sketching. I hope i am not wasting my time by doing this :P
Wow, thank you sooo much Marc. This came out at a perfect time as I am just really getting into character design. Your videos are always helpful. Thank you 🙇🙇🙇🙇
I just wanted to drop a comment and say thank you for this and all of your content. As someone with autism I learn things in very peculiar ways and if it isn't phrased or explained in certain ways my mind will steadfastly refuse to learn a concept. As you were explaining perspective and horizon lines and the curvatures of objects in relation to the horizon line it finally was put into the context I needed to suddenly click. I've always heard the importance and been shown examples but no one has ever said it so straight, blunt, and to the point that it clicked before.
Why always your sentence are not finished when you end the video 😭 it feels like I'm watching my favorite show and somebody changed the channel or an ad comes up 😖
Another thing that wasn't mentioned is to emphasize what you want to be that sentence, if you want it to be "the lady with a oversized morningstar" than make the morningstar very visible, possibly in a pose that emphasizes how big it is, show that she is "lady-like" somehow, maybe a slim silluete, a feminine face, long hair, etc. Basically composition added on top of the shape language and color theory.
@@MajorTomFisher Yeah, but there are multiple ways to expres or hide something, if you want to make a character with armor you can easily end up covering something important without noticing. It also depends a lot on how you want to frame the wording, it was said "a lady", so a huge girl or a tomboy wouldn't fit, tho talking about wording i also wasn't very good in my comment so i get you.
Drawing characters is 100% what I want to do so this is real helpful Been grinding the crap out of gesture drawing trying to make them look alive, still needs work lol. I was wondering, should I be practicing just gesture drawings (because I am still a beginner) or should I be practicing all of these with just more emphasis on gesture
Im still saving up for the artschool pack.. i got so close and then more problemes come.. till im back at that point, ill study the hell ou of the yt vids
hello marc, i have a question,, do you have any ideas on how you can start making comics?? like the formatting and stuff,,, i love your videos and im happy i got here early for once :DD
When I think of hooks for my characters it makes me realize, maybe my chars ain't that bad after all. Ty again for a video I keep watching these even when I'm on a break. These keep me wanting to return back to art someday and find the lost joy.
This is like a Full Course 🔥🔥 Paired with all the videos you've mentioned in the Cards (I've watched almost all) this is a full guide for artists. Gonna recommend it to anyone who asks the how of Character art. And I know you read all comments so: Awesome Work Mark 🔥🔥 Mind-blowing stuff ⚡💯
For designing original characters Scott McCloud in his book "Making Comics" gave excellent advice on how to design characters based on their perceived life stories, bullet points and personality. I highly recommend excellent book just finished it.
I started drawing back in 2019, and have seen only little growth since I started. Allot of my passion and excitement faded and it depressed me, because I really liked art but I wasnt progressing and I couldnt produce things that I envision. As I watch more of these videos, I get some of that excitement back because I see a way forward. This time with some directions. I still cant help but feel anxious, because I am still only in my twenties, and life feels like its running ahead of me while I try to figure out what kind of like I want to lead for myself.
I first started drawing when i was fourteen and I did for like three months, and there was noticeable improvements. I am picking it up again coming up on a decade later because when I was *14* I thought it was too late for me to start drawing, especially knowing of my cousins who were both great at drawing at that same age. Biggest mistake of my life to stop.
"It's just something you have to do until you die... 1... 2..." I was worried for a second there, like you were counting to my death, but I didn't know how long I had.
Funny how the video tells me basically all the stuff I never realized I knew lol Been an artist for *years* and wanted to get back into an art kick (ADHD doesn't always allow me to indulge in my passions at will lol) so I found this video recommended to me and was surprised at how much I already have under my belt! Was well presented, good video and a great refresher on the things I should be actively working towards doing! (Y'know, rather than being on auto-pilot and hoping my hands do what they do correctly lol) I will say, though, that one shouldn't scoff at the power of directly tracing an image for practice. Sometimes, to get the finesse right, someone more experienced has to hold your hand the first time. It's how I learned to draw "on-model" for quite a good handful of characters from popular media. But the important part of it is also doing the practice away from the original art. And the beauty of tracing an image is that eventually your hands learn the motions of drawing lines over time. Once you trace an image, and you feel your hands may have the correct muscle memory to replicate that style of line you aim for, draw it independently and see how well that practice worked for you. I no longer "need" to trace things directly, but I have that private practice technique to thank for my steady hand and line confidence. But it's very important to know that that isn't your own original art at that point so of course don't claim it as such, just as mentioned at about 10:25 lmao
Right now I'm stucked and have no idea what to do or draw. I wanna draw and practice but I really felt lost. This video literally just saved me thank you so much!
Great video! can you do one about environment artists please? or like the difference between those two cause I'm struggling to decide which is best for me
I was trying to use the pack of your brushes, but something is off with them and I think my problems are: - The proper pixel size you use when you sketch and lineart (because somehow I can't get that clean crispy strokes you do while drawing in your videos) - The size of the canvas you use (guess also related to the size of the brushes you use since if your sketch brush is just 2 px, you can barely see anything if you are at 90% zoom on a 2000x2000 canvas for example). Mar sensei, tell me please which px size you use for your sketching and lineart brushes to get a better approximation to your strokes and see if in the end my problem is with the pen-pressure curves in my software or something.
Hi, I would like to be a concept artist. Your videos are amazing and thank you for that. my question is can I practice my gesture drawing or anatomy on paper or its more intuitive in digital?
yeah, I guess this is a sign. I love making up characters since I was a kid. been drawing my whole life in and out because I can't get a hold of any inspiration to pursue it. now I've been drawing more than I was in the pass 10 years. thank you for your videos, time to grind those exp, specially in color theory, coz that's the one thing i suck most in, in all of these.
I have a big problem I don't understand the proportions of the shoulder width well and I make the neck stiff I must continue drawing only proportions from the front Or should I start with the gesture no matter how disproportionate everything is?
I have a problem in my art journey. I have a working facility that is not comfortable. Small square plastic table with no chair. I only use a laptop and a simple screen less pen tab. I always get fatigued too fast, eyes burned, headache, back and knee pain, all of these suffer in under 5 minutes. It makes me sad because I can't focus, thus slow down my improvement. I really wanna know if someone have a same condition like I have and perhaps share me some tips to strive and keep move.
What do you mean specifically when you say Character art in the XP section of the video, is this like figure drawing like you do in term 1 nude figure drawing when talking about measuring proportions? Or is it something else entirly and i am just getting lost?
I’d disagree about tracing. It’s a chance to practice controlled line weights and smooth lines, focus on forms, and build muscle memory as long as the artist A) isn’t reposting and B) is copying more than just the lines on the page. Since the point of tracing, in this context, is to learn, then the goal is to utilize the image to build visual knowledge and muscle memory. I’ll admit, it isn’t the best way to practice any of these ideas, but it can be more fun than drawing line after line on page after page.
10:34 is tracing really pointless? I always assumed it would be at least decent for getting the feel of anatomy, poses and the like but maybe I’m wrong..
i really learn a lot with you, i practice in a smarter way XD. i need to do gesture drawing.. is someting i heard a lot but never put to much atention ... and now i know it's importart xD. it's time to level up ....
Hello I have been using your classes for learning how to draw people but I was wondering if I can use your art for reference. I don’t know how people feel about that so I thought I would ask
Ngl, the mace head ended up distracting me. It was hardly noticeable, but being slightly unaligned with the handle made it seem like it was either bending due to it's weight or a mistake. The way you did the shadow was pretty nice. I haven't considered making a dup of the whole figure and dragging it to form.
ive been start drawing good in 2 years later and its 1 month that im got The Drawing Tablet Im Always draw with not some circles or something in the body but now and looks like im gonna do it because its gonna make look better :) Im have some dream when im really good in artist like having some picture of my room and sprites some games thats how my part of dream is :D
![✦ Malva Miravis ✦ [Chibi commission SpeedPaint]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/aMC4KwimBiY/mqdefault.jpg)
Oh hi, my jaw feels weird. Also, I got a little carried away with this week's class, took a while
I feel ya Marc, I have tmj so my jaw pretty much feels weird 24/7. Hang in there!
I needed this so bad!! Thank you! ☺️
Please 🥺 make a tutorial on prop and costume designe 😭
😀
You better have an awesome weekend too, Sensei!!!
"I'm not making any progress. Am I stupid?"
"...Maybe."
That's the kind of dialogue I wasn't expecting but enjoy. Thanks for making my personal thoughts almost tangible.
Appreciate your effort, mate. I hope you'll stay as long as possible. Every weekly video is kind of a potion to reload my mana
im taking a character design class right now and i was kinda blank on ideas. the “you should be able to describe your character in one sentence” will be a good place for me to start! thank you for the reminder, its generating ideas already :)
How long should a sentence be really? Because it could go on and on. I think the ideal sentence is like 12 to 15 words
@@SilvaShadow1990 I would say it should be an appropriate sentence. if it's a run-on sentence, you either need to rethink your character or rethink your sentence. for my project, my sentence was "robot lab assistant gains sentience and plans to release all of the tortured lab animals." it sets up a character (robot), the character's brief backstory/origin (being a lab tech), something that changed the character's life in order to put them on the path of their "quest" (gaining sentience aka gaining empathy) and establishes the character's goal/desire (releasing the tortured animals). This is for a project that requires some backstory, but if you're just drawing a throwaway one-time character then you probably don't need to think about it that deeply. i hope that answered it at least a little bit, sorry for the late reply :)
@@SilvaShadow1990 how big is the sentence depends on for what the characters is for, i think what he meant by that one sentence is like having a bunch of character side by side, and being able to say a visual clue that makes it stand out...
Ofc you could go on and on about the sentence, the problem would be if you could not give anything.
@@l0kk016 much love
Just do the fist thing that comes to mind it doesn’t have to be complex juts what you want to do and their are no bad ideas!
Nothing feels better than a Hook for new character. My favorite is: "Girl with skinny, delicate figure with a Hammer larger than she is."
we found a new LN title
@@smugtrap2690 more like "i got reincarnated as a girl with a skinny, delicate figure and now I wield a hammer bigger than myself so i can defeat the demon lord"
That is just an ikekai title.
Amy rose
I'm turning 29 this month and I just started drawing 3 months ago. thank you so much Marc, without you I would never have believed it was possible for myself to learn, that it was too late. You've given me something to be passionate about again and it means so much and I wish you nothing but success and happiness.
Welcome to art. It's never too late. I know two examples of celebrated artists from memory and I'm sure there are many more: Grandma Moses (started at 78) and Henri Rousseau (started in his 40's can't remember the specific age).
30 year old beginner, reporting in! We got this 😉
I bet your art is cool asf
@@ozzyozzy2904 maybe it will be but I'm still grinding basic shape and anatomy xp
Connor Ryan do you post your art anywhere ?
Marc: Books, if you're into that... gross.
Me: **sad book noises**
How does the man know exactly what we need when we need it? Incredible ⭐⭐⭐
YES
I really liked this "starter Pack" theme. Maybe make a similar one on backgrounds? that way we have characters + backgrounds.
hey marc, i have a a question, i bought your course, and there's a lot of really good information on there, but the videos are quite long, how did you envision them to be watched,
in their entirety or in chapter by chapter depending on how much time you have/can devote to them?
Love your work and classes, both youtube and ART school!
Thanks so much for joining the program! What I recommend is to watch as much as you can with max focus. When focus starts to dip, take a break. Watching ~20-30min of video then practicing a little is usually a good combo :)
@@YTartschool thank you so much for the response, i'll give that a try for sure!
@@crayon8943 thanks for the reply, that's definitely an interesting way of going about it, might give it a try
I don't ever comment on RUclips cuz im lazy but I wanna say I watch every single one of your videos as soon as it comes out and it rly helps me stay motivated and confident in my journey to becoming a professional artist. I still have a long way to go but I just wanna say thank you for making this journey so much better with your videos :)
HOLY CRAP!!!! You are a godly artist! :0
I hope 25 isn't too late to pursue art? I drew a lot as a kid but stopped when I was 11 and didn't start drawing again until I was 19 but made art on and off until I was 23 and quit again because I felt like I would never be good at it but recently after turning 25 I decided I should stick with it and become an artist because I love art and I want to be an artist. I'm glad I found your channel I feel so inspired and motivated.
Fantastic video! As someone that can't afford fancy art colleges, I really appreciate content and material like this! It gives me hope that I can still learn and improve my work and become a better artist without going into debt 😅 Creators like you are highly valued in my book! Thanks and keep it up Marc!
Don't mind me. Just taking some notes:
Skill Points:
Gesture Drawings: IIIII, practice abstraction, observe gesture (energy(opp of stiffness), the pose, portions. Throw out everything else. Keep the essence.
Construction: IIII, recipe behind a pose. Notes on how to achieve certain results. Bare minimum, Simple shapes, and volumes that make up the body. Assembling each piece into a bigger picture. Main goal: Construct these pieces w/o too much effort. Ult goal: Draw them w/o looking at ref.
Perspective: II, less is more with this. Min knowledge. Knowing where the horizon is, drawing volumes, vanishing points.
Anatomy: IIII, Closing the silhouettes, adding muscles/bones/definition. Can't find your style till you get good at anatomy. Learn big muscles(shoulder, pecs, traps, abs, obliques, lats, glutes, QUADDDDDs, hamstrings, and calves.
Clothed Figures: III Find refs of models in simple outfits. Pants, capes, dresses, shirts, etc. Practice folds.
Design: IIII What makes it yours? Consistent shape language, how well the drip matches. Good to repeat shapes. Hook
Color Theory: |||| How you arrange colors. Main Goal: Guide the viewer towards the focal point. Often the face. 3 Characteristics: Hue, Saturation, and value.
I just love fantasy warrior and adventurer drawings. like the magic the gathering cards and stuff like that. So i just looked up cool characters on pinterest and try my best to copy it. And if i can't draw something fairly well i try to look up a tutorial for it. i guess it kinda works. I just bought color pencils the other week and have been trying to learn how to color and shade etc.
It became so much more fun when i added color to it all instead of just sketching.
I hope i am not wasting my time by doing this :P
that's how majority of us start, it'll be easier to start doing your own structures and features afterwards too
I try to do that too with the design of robots, I am surprised how good Pinterest is for gathering inspiration on what to draw.
Honestly this is the order I thought made the most sense but hearing a professional confirm that gives me confidence and more faith in it
Yo I wanna be a character designer and also be able to do sickass environments yeahhh....
mano você e genial, adoro suas aulas e esse em especifica e oque eu precisava
Wow, thank you sooo much Marc. This came out at a perfect time as I am just really getting into character design. Your videos are always helpful. Thank you 🙇🙇🙇🙇
"If you want to draw a.. shark girl, random"
A
Marc that was genuinely scary :(
I saw an ad for Cubebrush on Facebook and it was soooo weird seeing you with hair!
Also: The opening for this video has now scarred me.
I just wanted to drop a comment and say thank you for this and all of your content. As someone with autism I learn things in very peculiar ways and if it isn't phrased or explained in certain ways my mind will steadfastly refuse to learn a concept. As you were explaining perspective and horizon lines and the curvatures of objects in relation to the horizon line it finally was put into the context I needed to suddenly click. I've always heard the importance and been shown examples but no one has ever said it so straight, blunt, and to the point that it clicked before.
Why always your sentence are not finished when you end the video 😭 it feels like I'm watching my favorite show and somebody changed the channel or an ad comes up 😖
Another thing that wasn't mentioned is to emphasize what you want to be that sentence, if you want it to be "the lady with a oversized morningstar" than make the morningstar very visible, possibly in a pose that emphasizes how big it is, show that she is "lady-like" somehow, maybe a slim silluete, a feminine face, long hair, etc.
Basically composition added on top of the shape language and color theory.
I may not be as skilled as Marc but I think I know exactly how to show people that a character is a woman
@@MajorTomFisher Yeah, but there are multiple ways to expres or hide something, if you want to make a character with armor you can easily end up covering something important without noticing. It also depends a lot on how you want to frame the wording, it was said "a lady", so a huge girl or a tomboy wouldn't fit, tho talking about wording i also wasn't very good in my comment so i get you.
I started grinding portraits and anatomy and now that i watch this video i feel like i got the order wrong!! What should i do?😩 please help
Drawing characters is 100% what I want to do so this is real helpful
Been grinding the crap out of gesture drawing trying to make them look alive, still needs work lol. I was wondering, should I be practicing just gesture drawings (because I am still a beginner) or should I be practicing all of these with just more emphasis on gesture
do you recommend any professional artists? To follow and copy
Just follow the ones you love their art
Im still saving up for the artschool pack.. i got so close and then more problemes come.. till im back at that point, ill study the hell ou of the yt vids
can you maybe make a video on how to study facial features?As in how to also add features on top of the mannequin base?
hello marc, i have a question,,
do you have any ideas on how you can start making comics?? like the formatting and stuff,,,
i love your videos and im happy i got here early for once :DD
"Shark girl"
Mark, are you not telling us something
When I think of hooks for my characters it makes me realize, maybe my chars ain't that bad after all. Ty again for a video I keep watching these even when I'm on a break. These keep me wanting to return back to art someday and find the lost joy.
Are you referring to concept art or 3D character art? I clicked on this hoping for 3D character art tips aha, this was great though :)
Yeah I am stuck. I want to create my ocs but they look to similar
Solo habló español y me encantas tus videos
Step 1: Become bald
This is like a Full Course 🔥🔥 Paired with all the videos you've mentioned in the Cards (I've watched almost all) this is a full guide for artists. Gonna recommend it to anyone who asks the how of Character art.
And I know you read all comments so: Awesome Work Mark 🔥🔥 Mind-blowing stuff ⚡💯
Shark girl you say? *gura has entered the chat*
U should just make video editing lessons
Hehe Bald episode. I mean great class :D
The video was amazing.
But I'd like to know if it's okay to copy stylized characters (ex: manga), my art teacher used to tell me it wasn't good.
Boom
Lol I'm third???
🏆
"I will teach you"👉💥💥
I don’t even have to hear the fee anymore.
I’ve watched so much, I immediately just pay the fine.
Mega worth the price.
For designing original characters Scott McCloud in his book "Making Comics" gave excellent advice on how to design characters based on their perceived life stories, bullet points and personality.
I highly recommend excellent book just finished it.
Finally, the thing I wanted for a long time since this is what I want to do
my favourite art teacher on youtube, concise accurate info presented in a fun way! love your work, thanks so much man :)
Helpful! HELLPPPFULLL!! AAAHHH
I started drawing back in 2019, and have seen only little growth since I started. Allot of my passion and excitement faded and it depressed me, because I really liked art but I wasnt progressing and I couldnt produce things that I envision. As I watch more of these videos, I get some of that excitement back because I see a way forward. This time with some directions. I still cant help but feel anxious, because I am still only in my twenties, and life feels like its running ahead of me while I try to figure out what kind of like I want to lead for myself.
Your logo looks like Xiaomis logo
I first started drawing when i was fourteen and I did for like three months, and there was noticeable improvements. I am picking it up again coming up on a decade later because when I was *14* I thought it was too late for me to start drawing, especially knowing of my cousins who were both great at drawing at that same age. Biggest mistake of my life to stop.
"It's just something you have to do until you die... 1... 2..."
I was worried for a second there, like you were counting to my death, but I didn't know how long I had.
I was sat staring at a blank page and i saw you posted this video !! it's like you knew. Love your content super helpful
Always great advice, I’m enjoying putting your advice into practice
Funny how the video tells me basically all the stuff I never realized I knew lol Been an artist for *years* and wanted to get back into an art kick (ADHD doesn't always allow me to indulge in my passions at will lol) so I found this video recommended to me and was surprised at how much I already have under my belt! Was well presented, good video and a great refresher on the things I should be actively working towards doing! (Y'know, rather than being on auto-pilot and hoping my hands do what they do correctly lol)
I will say, though, that one shouldn't scoff at the power of directly tracing an image for practice. Sometimes, to get the finesse right, someone more experienced has to hold your hand the first time. It's how I learned to draw "on-model" for quite a good handful of characters from popular media. But the important part of it is also doing the practice away from the original art. And the beauty of tracing an image is that eventually your hands learn the motions of drawing lines over time. Once you trace an image, and you feel your hands may have the correct muscle memory to replicate that style of line you aim for, draw it independently and see how well that practice worked for you. I no longer "need" to trace things directly, but I have that private practice technique to thank for my steady hand and line confidence. But it's very important to know that that isn't your own original art at that point so of course don't claim it as such, just as mentioned at about 10:25 lmao
Zellent: DONT LAUGHT CHAAAA *EXPLOSIONS*
Marc: hello wecolme back *EXPLOSIONS*
ok, now i need inspiration
Right now I'm stucked and have no idea what to do or draw. I wanna draw and practice but I really felt lost. This video literally just saved me thank you so much!
Great video! can you do one about environment artists please? or like the difference between those two cause I'm struggling to decide which is best for me
Thank you so much sir.
WOAH.
You worked at blizzard?
That explains why your character design is simple yet iconic!
Me: * clicks on the video *
Mark: oh, it's you again. Welcome back!
Me: * freaking out * he knows!!!
"start gathering anatomy resources"
" books, if you're into that - GROSS"
:D i can't hahahah
Shark girl...... HMH, Marc is a furry artist secretly. Confirmed
Thank mark , your tips is really helpful , I just started a few months ago, hopefully one day i can be good enough to draw my own character
Shark girl? Gura?
Marc please help with canvas sizes and messurments in Photoshop. My line Art is allways terribly pixilated!!!
I was trying to use the pack of your brushes, but something is off with them and I think my problems are:
- The proper pixel size you use when you sketch and lineart (because somehow I can't get that clean crispy strokes you do while drawing in your videos)
- The size of the canvas you use (guess also related to the size of the brushes you use since if your sketch brush is just 2 px, you can barely see anything if you are at 90% zoom on a 2000x2000 canvas for example).
Mar sensei, tell me please which px size you use for your sketching and lineart brushes to get a better approximation to your strokes and see if in the end my problem is with the pen-pressure curves in my software or something.
Could you make a video about design?
here you go ruclips.net/video/A01M6vrGwJI/видео.html
Hi, I would like to be a concept artist. Your videos are amazing and thank you for that. my question is can I practice my gesture drawing or anatomy on paper or its more intuitive in digital?
yeah, I guess this is a sign. I love making up characters since I was a kid. been drawing my whole life in and out because I can't get a hold of any inspiration to pursue it. now I've been drawing more than I was in the pass 10 years. thank you for your videos, time to grind those exp, specially in color theory, coz that's the one thing i suck most in, in all of these.
Everything cool until I saw Marc doing the shadow at the end of the video... suddenly eyes wide open! Tnx! 👍
Can you do this without speaking in riddles/analogy’s lol? Recipe and construction mean nothing to me in this context.
I have a big problem I don't understand the proportions of the shoulder width well and I make the neck stiff I must continue drawing only proportions from the front Or should I start with the gesture no matter how disproportionate everything is?
I have a problem in my art journey. I have a working facility that is not comfortable. Small square plastic table with no chair. I only use a laptop and a simple screen less pen tab. I always get fatigued too fast, eyes burned, headache, back and knee pain, all of these suffer in under 5 minutes. It makes me sad because I can't focus, thus slow down my improvement. I really wanna know if someone have a same condition like I have and perhaps share me some tips to strive and keep move.
"Class is in session, pay attention" Am I the only one that says this outloud *EVERY TIME*? XD such a catchy phrase lol
U0:2 U literally scared me for a second in beginning when your jaws open.🤣🤣😂
What do you mean specifically when you say Character art in the XP section of the video, is this like figure drawing like you do in term 1 nude figure drawing when talking about measuring proportions? Or is it something else entirly and i am just getting lost?
Your video keep showing on my youtube page,so i subscribe it and i actually don't regret what i'm doing
ok but do I really need to know how to draw a realistic human figure in order to draw a character that looks like gosh dang mickey mouse!?
I’d disagree about tracing. It’s a chance to practice controlled line weights and smooth lines, focus on forms, and build muscle memory as long as the artist A) isn’t reposting and B) is copying more than just the lines on the page. Since the point of tracing, in this context, is to learn, then the goal is to utilize the image to build visual knowledge and muscle memory. I’ll admit, it isn’t the best way to practice any of these ideas, but it can be more fun than drawing line after line on page after page.
Can the hook be something you can not see, like “the lady that never uses underwear”, but she’s always “fully dressed”?
When Marc said “or bone definition” I thought he was gonna say a different word that um….well you know what I mean
10:34 is tracing really pointless? I always assumed it would be at least decent for getting the feel of anatomy, poses and the like but maybe I’m wrong..
i really learn a lot with you, i practice in a smarter way XD. i need to do gesture drawing.. is someting i heard a lot but never put to much atention ... and now i know it's importart xD. it's time to level up ....
1:11 got me xDD I love that your videos with being great 'n educational can make me smile or laugh^^
Hello I have been using your classes for learning how to draw people but I was wondering if I can use your art for reference. I don’t know how people feel about that so I thought I would ask
Learn folds characters wear clothes
R34 artist : Am I a joke to you?!
What godless person tried to steal from this class by leaving a dislike!? Shame on you.
Ngl, the mace head ended up distracting me. It was hardly noticeable, but being slightly unaligned with the handle made it seem like it was either bending due to it's weight or a mistake. The way you did the shadow was pretty nice. I haven't considered making a dup of the whole figure and dragging it to form.
Say Marc If I want to make a panoramic composition with a bunch of characters in it. That would be character design too?
i love your channel man i just started drawing to bad i cant afford your art class but love your vids keep it up
ive been start drawing good in 2 years later
and its 1 month that im got The Drawing Tablet
Im Always draw with not some circles or something in the body
but now and looks like im gonna do it because its gonna make look better :)
Im have some dream when im really good in artist like having some picture of my room and sprites some games
thats how my part of dream is :D
Your are my inspiration Marc! Love what you do! └( ＾ω＾)」
Can i ask?✋
Why ur art videos always had a girl with horns😅?
Btw,big fan here✋
Marc you don't just wear whatever you can grab first
Me: nervous sweat
"Shark girl", hm?
Or maybe a phoenix girl who is in love with the grim reaper?
0:57 shows the class fee, but jokes on you, I already payed the class fee as soon as I clicked on the video
Hear that guys? Marc said his jaw hurts... hmmm wonder why o_o