How to draw & shade realistic scales | Line drawing tips

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  • Опубликовано: 26 окт 2024

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  • @mindylawrence7357
    @mindylawrence7357 5 лет назад +143

    I just ordered your first book for my 68th birthday present and am excited to get it. Many years ago I got an art degree but was never good at pen and ink work. Your videos have convinced me that if I follow your excellent teaching I can improve tremendously. Thank you. I'll be getting your workbook soon.

  • @watercolorhomie146
    @watercolorhomie146 5 лет назад +85

    My girlfriend got me this two books for xmas using them in less than 30days I've seen a huge improvement in my paintings because my line drawings as im prepping my canvas or watercolor paper is 1000% better. Thank you friend

    • @alphonsodunn
      @alphonsodunn  5 лет назад +7

      Very welcome! Glad it helped 🙂

  • @nicolebry1120
    @nicolebry1120 3 года назад +12

    Not only is your instruction helpful and very easy to understand, but the fact that you chose to use piano music rather than the SUPER annoying happy-funtimes stock electronic music that Literally Every Art Video Ever tries to use just earned you a ton of my respect. I can’t wait to try out what I learned here! Great video!

  • @patcheshire2595
    @patcheshire2595 5 лет назад +22

    Outstanding instruction as usual. Can't wait to try this. Thank you!

  • @wendybone8104
    @wendybone8104 5 лет назад +2

    I'm just getting back to drawing after many years and your videos are so helpful, with very clear and easy to follow instructions. Thanks!

  • @kellysartthrob
    @kellysartthrob 4 года назад

    You made it so approachable the way you broke it down. Thanks!

  • @luaazul8214
    @luaazul8214 Год назад

    You’re so talented omg

  • @bloodsord9
    @bloodsord9 3 года назад

    Your sketches are phenomenal!

  • @Jenny_bell_key
    @Jenny_bell_key 5 лет назад +3

    Sweet! Your instructions are so clear and practical.

  • @CreativeFosse
    @CreativeFosse 5 лет назад +2

    This is great! Thanks for sharing.
    I've picked up fantasydrawing again after several years (I've been doing different kinds of artwork from back then an unitl now) and I still have problems drawing dragons, lizards, etc. with scales that look like scales. But now you've helped me realize that I've been cutting the wrong corners. So thanks again for sharing, Sir!

  • @killthespare949
    @killthespare949 3 года назад

    :0
    LOOK HOW COOL AND TEXTURED AND WELL WORN HIS HANDS ARE- SO MUCH CHARACTER

  • @bearlythere2388
    @bearlythere2388 3 года назад

    I ordered the workbook a while back and I'm so happy with my purchase. Its a great book that kinda takes the anxiety out of harder things to draw like textures on a 3D surface. It was 1000% worth the buy. I can't wait to buy the other one.

    • @bearlythere2388
      @bearlythere2388 3 года назад

      Even the other artists at our tattoo shop were excited about it

  • @cindeej
    @cindeej 3 года назад

    This is the first video I’ve watched of yours, very instructional! Great video!

  • @tylerford8245
    @tylerford8245 4 года назад

    This is the 1 best and most helpful Muti explained how to draw scales videos so I can draw my scaled dinosaur for my top secret dinosaur creating machine.

  • @HITD47
    @HITD47 3 года назад

    Greatest artist in the world ❤❤❤❤

  • @MrComradeChris
    @MrComradeChris 3 года назад

    Hiya greetings from the UK. Thank you for this awesome tutorial, it’s exactly what I needed. Your book also looks like something I’ll ask my partner to get me for Christmas! ☺️🙏🏻

  • @kurtkuechenberg1684
    @kurtkuechenberg1684 Месяц назад

    Wow. Your tuts are excellent!

  • @potato6226
    @potato6226 2 года назад

    Thank you very much this helps me alot and the explanation is very clear to understand

  • @robbiewatson3525
    @robbiewatson3525 4 года назад

    I've been waiting to buy your books. I will by the next few weeks. Can't wait. Love your videos.🙏

  • @moulinherve8374
    @moulinherve8374 4 года назад

    I bought your first book as soon as it came out, a mine of absolute tips, I always reread it. Thank you for your work

  • @jax_2341
    @jax_2341 5 лет назад +2

    😂Omg thank you so much. I’ve been struggling with drawing scales for days now so this video is very convenient. Your an amazing artist

  • @CH-bp3bj
    @CH-bp3bj 3 года назад

    I've been trying to draw a snake and I couldn't figure out how to draw the scales properly since I am a beginner. This video really helped me get a handle on what to even practice. I am very interested in your books. I'm going to order them soon, and I subbed to your channel. Thank you so much!

  • @artemsomnia
    @artemsomnia 5 лет назад +1

    wow thanks for the video! I have been drawing scales & textures And taking college level art classes for YEARS and 1) I never considered doing this 2) nobody ever mentioned the grid technique!!!! Thank you SO MUCH!!! I love drawing scaled creatures and often use scales and other textures when I draw and this REALLY helps me!!
    Btw I also just saw your "how to draw rocks" video and it's helping me A LOT because I always disliked the way I drew rocks and recently started doing studies of crystals (that visually resemble quartz, like amethyst, citrine etc) and I also didn't like most of what I drew. Now if I could draw feathers and fur properly … I'm going back to see what other videos you have

  • @assassinfraley8676
    @assassinfraley8676 3 года назад

    Very clear and concise... I'll look forward to using your technique... Thank you very much.

  • @unknownperson-lq9vc
    @unknownperson-lq9vc 3 года назад

    Çok teşekkür ederim... Bu video çok işime yarayacak. Türkiye'den selamlar❤️🤟🏼

  • @misstakess6495
    @misstakess6495 4 года назад

    I am buying your two books today! And your tutorials are so helpful!!

  • @tuxcats4312
    @tuxcats4312 4 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for this 🙏 Had me drawing scales like a pro in no time.

  • @gabrielperecini7732
    @gabrielperecini7732 5 лет назад

    i love make my ilustrations with ink, and your channel and your job help me so much, you are a master, keep on this

  • @theboringtattoo
    @theboringtattoo 4 года назад

    I will totally watch all videos. This is legit man. Kuddos to you sir.

  • @elvisjrdeleon4741
    @elvisjrdeleon4741 5 лет назад

    I literally just cannot comprehend the hours of practice it took you in order to be so skilled. Keep up to great work!

  • @MarshallThomas
    @MarshallThomas 3 года назад

    This video was very helpful, thank you so much.😃

  • @1muddonna
    @1muddonna 4 года назад +2

    Wow-I've watched several videos on drawing fish scales and yours is the best by far: the suggestion of drawing on a curve makes sense-animals are moving! You're a brilliant teacher and artist. Thank you! Subscribe :)

  • @eiyhka8779
    @eiyhka8779 2 года назад

    You have such a confident smooth stroke. It's a joy to watch you draw. Im getting back into it after years of npt drawing its tough but im pushing improving ⚡

  • @ganarseunacre
    @ganarseunacre 5 лет назад

    As always, your explanations, clear and simple. Thank you very much again.

  • @zovico6874
    @zovico6874 5 лет назад

    Thank you so much Alphonso. You make magic happen on the paper with your pen, pencils and imagination. You teach with an easy to understand style. I love to draw, but never took any formal lessons. I watched many of your videos and now am applying your lessons to my art and what a difference. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge to help others. Be Blessed.

  • @samirasperryfaldet7382
    @samirasperryfaldet7382 5 лет назад +1

    This is a beautiful find your channel alhamdulillah. Mashallah for showing us techniques as these. Thank-you sir.

  • @marta.m96
    @marta.m96 4 года назад

    Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge 😍

  • @3akharykudos75
    @3akharykudos75 3 года назад

    Man... These are the best tutorial i ever seeing.))) Big thanks from Ru, must check out your books.

  • @feuilz
    @feuilz 4 года назад

    Wow ! Great work !

  • @matmoriconi3197
    @matmoriconi3197 4 года назад

    Thanks man, can´t wait to get your book, cheers from ARgentina

  • @calciummother
    @calciummother 4 года назад

    Thank you so much! You and ergojosh have helped me a ton!

  • @sengaanthal3503
    @sengaanthal3503 3 года назад

    You giving easy way to learn difficult things in drawing

  • @tbrown6559
    @tbrown6559 4 года назад

    Thanks so much for your great tutorials! Just bought your book.

  • @mayhoinville9687
    @mayhoinville9687 5 лет назад

    You just saved my life, bro
    Thanks a ton!

  • @seamusmcquaid1316
    @seamusmcquaid1316 5 лет назад

    Alphonso really enjoying your workbook, encouraged my family to give it to me for Christmas. Love the idea of drawing in the actual book, simple idea. I really enjoy your drawings and get enjoyment out of just looking at them. Big fan of your videos by the way, would appreciate more videos related to some of the exercises in the workbook.

  • @elizabethbarnes3969
    @elizabethbarnes3969 5 лет назад

    Very interesting! What a fine teacher you are.

  • @marianacox6210
    @marianacox6210 2 года назад

    Thank you so mischievous love!!!! U helped so much.

  • @flotterotto71
    @flotterotto71 5 лет назад

    Hey Alphonso, thanks a lot for all These lessons. I bought the books and both are perfect

  • @SCAPEGOAT316
    @SCAPEGOAT316 Год назад

    Hey man, sorry I’m late for class!
    This was so helpful, thanks heaps! You got my sub

  • @PritikaChowdhry
    @PritikaChowdhry 4 года назад

    You are a master 🙏🏼

  • @kreativekorpze596
    @kreativekorpze596 4 года назад

    Love these instructions the main thing always is patients and repetition

  • @denisejohnson8473
    @denisejohnson8473 4 года назад

    Thank you so much! you're a great teacher

  • @alinemartinsmoreira2239
    @alinemartinsmoreira2239 5 лет назад

    Tour classes até wonderful! Thank you!

  • @QuantumKiff
    @QuantumKiff 5 лет назад

    Trying to nab these but thank you for your videos, they’ve helped me so much and I always love seeing fellow black artists succeed 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 wishing you nothing but the best for your career and your work!

  • @meoweth829
    @meoweth829 5 лет назад +1

    Damn been a year since i’ve watched your videos
    Your video tutorials gave me a good head start last year, thanks.

  • @tinyfacemcgee9211
    @tinyfacemcgee9211 Год назад

    I love your channel and your books! Would you help us with the actual tail of the mermaid, like the flipper part, please!

  • @nerdodragonnerdpl4167
    @nerdodragonnerdpl4167 2 года назад

    It was awesome guide
    Informative and readeble...
    If rest of your movies are that good...i will start tracking:)

  • @rassathens
    @rassathens 5 лет назад

    Very helpful !!!! Thank you very much!!!

  • @mauricejerome3392
    @mauricejerome3392 5 лет назад

    Your videos are more frequent lately, I like it! 😃Keep them coming!👍

  • @diarts4458
    @diarts4458 5 лет назад

    Your tutorials help me so much, thank you for being there for us, mere mortals :)

  • @primitiveart4208
    @primitiveart4208 4 года назад

    Just tried this on my cobra drawing on my YT, turned out really good, I can’t thank you enough, used to suck at drawing scales lol

  • @astridgarcia888
    @astridgarcia888 5 лет назад

    Thanks so much for the tips !! You are the best ! 😍😍

  • @tomnew7922
    @tomnew7922 4 года назад

    Thanks bro this was really helpful

  • @andrewfrancisjames
    @andrewfrancisjames 5 лет назад

    Thanks for making this one! I bought your book and was having trouble drawing scales. Laying the scale on the grid was not so easy - cheers!

  • @xeang
    @xeang 5 лет назад

    It's very helpful thanks👍👍👍👍

  • @barbaraprice5310
    @barbaraprice5310 5 лет назад

    Love to learn from you! Thanks for another great video.

  • @iladybug57
    @iladybug57 5 лет назад

    Thank You so much for showing this. It’s going to help a lot 👌

  • @drmike1500
    @drmike1500 5 лет назад

    Many thanks for this Amazing tuto !

  • @chariots8x230
    @chariots8x230 4 года назад

    Can also also do a video on how to draw the texture of *Angel wings?* Or you can pick a bird, such as a *swan,* whose wings resemble how angel wings are often depicted in illustrations. I would really love to see a video on this topic!

  • @akeemgomes6226
    @akeemgomes6226 3 года назад

    Thanks for the tip

  • @marvin3997
    @marvin3997 3 года назад

    I am going absolutely crazy i just can't wrap my head around this

  • @taytaybeynippy486
    @taytaybeynippy486 5 лет назад +5

    Yes I was waiting for a texture video. By the way can I persuade you to maybe make a video on curvilinear or 5 point perspective drawing. Most of the videos I found are to vague and try to cover too many aspects in a small amount of time. I would love for you use simple 3 dimensional shapes in displaying to how draw in that perspective. And maybe some anatomy forms also in that perspective. I'd really to love see you tackle a subject like that.

  • @royperezparedes5299
    @royperezparedes5299 2 года назад

    Thank for the video !!!

  • @blackknightseven
    @blackknightseven 5 лет назад +1

    do you think you would be interested in doing a tutorial on hatching black skin and other darker skin tones? i bet there are some people beside myself that would be interested in that.

  • @bannisterharpes8496
    @bannisterharpes8496 Год назад

    Thx bro'. Subscription added 🤙🏼👍🏻

  • @sweetstrawbies55
    @sweetstrawbies55 4 года назад

    Its almost embarrassing how long it took me to link that the way you draw the grid is the exact same way fishnet tights wrap around a leg. Which made a great reference to lool at to make the grid easy to draw

    • @alphonsodunn
      @alphonsodunn  4 года назад +1

      That was pretty clever if you

    • @sweetstrawbies55
      @sweetstrawbies55 4 года назад

      @@alphonsodunn Thanks! I was trying to understand the grid for almost 2 hours before i thought of using that as a reference 😂😂😂

  • @alexablackstain9305
    @alexablackstain9305 5 лет назад +17

    could you do a insect skin tutorial?

    • @colbysmith4079
      @colbysmith4079 5 лет назад +1

      Alexanderblack 2512 It should follow the same rules. Which insect though? Their patterns different greatly

    • @alexablackstain9305
      @alexablackstain9305 5 лет назад +4

      @@colbysmith4079 maybe beetle skin what intriges me its the refletcion on the shell/skin of the bugs

    • @colbysmith4079
      @colbysmith4079 5 лет назад +1

      Alexanderblack 2512 ah, you just shade it kinda like a chrome object and add a bit of texture

  • @joshrieks8668
    @joshrieks8668 4 года назад

    Wow your a beast bud. Awesome

  • @rachidchajin8822
    @rachidchajin8822 4 года назад +1

    Your work is amazing, please draw an elephant skin, it's so difficult for me. you make it look very easy... greetings from Costa Rica

  • @1ulf
    @1ulf 5 лет назад

    These books are sooo good 🙌😁👍💪

  • @yvTwan-
    @yvTwan- 4 года назад

    Thank you. I got a green cast so I’m gonna make a dragon scale kind of drawing

  • @dinindubimsara7344
    @dinindubimsara7344 4 года назад

    Thank you so much

  • @千春-i6h
    @千春-i6h 4 года назад

    Thank u so much!

  • @mnaugendre
    @mnaugendre 5 лет назад

    Would mind demonstrating a cauliflower some day? I find the volume and texture really difficult, and have not been able to find any convincing ink drawing on the web.
    Thank you very much, and all your videos and both books are really tremendous and very helpful.

    • @alphonsodunn
      @alphonsodunn  5 лет назад

      hmmm definitely will add it to the list

  • @juliejames3338
    @juliejames3338 4 месяца назад

    brilliant: i have been asked by a friend to paint a snakes head on a wooden walking stick, so i thought i had better start by drawing it: your great video, will give me a start: many thanks

  • @AndeeLuong
    @AndeeLuong 5 лет назад

    Thank you so much for the tips

  • @GnarlyWaffle
    @GnarlyWaffle 3 года назад

    Just purchased your book! I’m starting a a tattoo apprentice soon so I’m trying to absorb and much knowledge as I can. Any other recommendations?

  • @mor4dred
    @mor4dred 5 лет назад

    😍😍😍
    U'r amazing, man!!!

  • @malahamavet
    @malahamavet 5 лет назад

    Normally I woud just draw like "3" shapes until I filled everything. Seeing your method is awesome and the way you explain it. Now I'll always try to draw scales like this.
    One more thing. Can you cake a video about feather texture? I always draw them like lots of "u" shape and I fill my birds with it.
    When I was 12 it was so cool but now I am 20 and I think I have to upgrade that. I am sure you know how to make some awesome feathers, if you can I woud like to see it

  • @starlord7125
    @starlord7125 5 лет назад +1

    when you rock the double pinky ring you know he's a Boss

  • @michaelroven5308
    @michaelroven5308 4 года назад

    Great video, sub earned

  • @May-hy8ec
    @May-hy8ec 4 года назад

    Thank you soo muchhhhh

  • @karinevoogden
    @karinevoogden 5 лет назад +1

    I received my workbook last week, and it is great ! Thanks a lot for this nice job, and for your videos i am watching for some years now, even if i draw once more only since last week, due to your workbook ;-) so thanks again from France !

  • @salu880
    @salu880 5 лет назад

    I have to get your books!

  • @Sabamonster
    @Sabamonster 4 года назад +1

    Any chance we will get some more anatomy videos? Also, do you teach classes anywhere? You're far and away the best teacher I've ever seen. I'm in art school right now and I learned more from you (in general and especially with Anatomy) then I have the entire time at college. While I get theory is important without practical application it does little good. Thank you so much for these videos,you're an invaluable resource to artists of all skill levels.

  • @asmodahlia
    @asmodahlia 5 лет назад

    Hey Alphonso! I love your tutorials and this one is one of my favourites! Is there any chance we can expect a tutorial on fabrics (particularly lace)? I do a lot of figure drawings and using pen and ink to suggest lace garments tends to give me a hard time 🐔

    • @alphonsodunn
      @alphonsodunn  5 лет назад +1

      Hmmm definitely will address this

    • @asmodahlia
      @asmodahlia 5 лет назад

      @@alphonsodunn thanks for your reply! I'll be looking forward to it!

  • @patovalentino
    @patovalentino 4 года назад

    NICE!!!

  • @JMDesigneoDesenhista
    @JMDesigneoDesenhista 5 лет назад

    Top video congratulações 👍👏🏻👏🏻👁🇧🇷

  • @cfloutier
    @cfloutier 5 лет назад

    Another great lesson🙄

  • @anamoniz5692
    @anamoniz5692 3 года назад +1

    the tricky part really is the grid for me.... lol