I'm more of a pencil guy, not pen. Maybe because I like being able to get back and erase the wrong lines. But this video really shows that you can do the pencil thing in ink too, just ignore the wrong line and draw a better one instead. That is my process in pencil anyway, I keep drawing until I feel this is enough, and then I erase the wrong lines. But this is the same, but a different take on it. No erasing needed, the viewer will accept it anyway. Just leave the wrong lines in. I need to take my pen nibs out for a drive. Thank you very much for a very inspiring video!
I’m always amazed how many inaccuracies I can hide or disguise. They very seldom are noticeable at the end. You might find my most recent video interesting as it overlaps this topic. Pencil is a great drawing medium, but it’s not really helpful if we’re really wanting to draw in ink. 😀
Brilliant! The thought of looking down from above made me see that the curved section on the left is recessed. I didn't see that until you drew the top down view. Thank you. I'm just trying to learn to draw well enough so that my watercolor barn doesn't look like it will fall over any minute! I've learned so much from your videos.
Haha. I’m so glad you told me this Penny as I came so close to editing it out to reduce the video’s length. Great that it was helpful. I’m about to start watercolour, although I’m doing more talking about it than actual painting!😀
I've been enjoying your architectural content immensely. I paint a lot of buildings, and your tutorials have been very useful in my efforts to expand my style.
Ok Stephen here’s the truth. Lol The drawing lessons are ALWAYS great. Very informative and I remember what I learn from you and apply them to my next drawing ALWAYS. I went as far as taking notes from this video in the back of my sketchbook. I want my drawings to flow as easily as yours do and look as professional as yours. But the truth, (and I don’t think it has been mentioned) is your videos are also an English lesson. YES. English is considered the most diverse language last time I looked and you remind me of this fact in every video. What an incredibly wide range of the the English language you have! “Pilaster? Parapet?” WHAT? You do this in all your videos and I can’t thank you enough. I love discovering the meaning to these words I haven’t heard of before or have forgotten. You mentioned you use to teach. Were you an English teacher by any chance? You have great command of the English language and along with your very Aussie accent it’s a pleasure to listen to you, learn new words as well as learn to improve my drawing. I’m grateful I found you.
Thanks Abi. Yes, I was an English/History teacher in high schools for the three years of my teaching career. Actually, when I said the word parapet, I thought I really should look it up and check exactly what it meant! It’s always amusing to have references to my accent, because of course I don’t think I have any accent at all. The only thing I’ve noticed it the auto subtitles are always correct, so I seem to speak clearly enough. 😀
Don't forget the MACHICOLATIONS!!! ...Shadiversity-joke... in case anyone wonders if I'm off my med's again... It was Shad's favorite word for most of a year... though he rotates them a bit on his channel... IF you're ever interested in older-school architecture, especially the makings of medieval and renaissance era fortifications, it's worth popping through his videos list for a few brush-overs... Lindybeige is another good channel for warfare, fortifications, and some of the technical terms that come along with it all... I'm more of a sucker for legend, myth, and lore... BUT without the history that gives it some context (and vice versa, if I'm honest) it's almost useless to bother hunting it all down. ;o)
@@AbiNomac Always Welcome... Happy to contribute, and I just hope you found something to put a twinkle in your eye or at least a giggle in there somewhere. ;o)
I have just started a playlist on real time drawing videos. I hope to update it soon. But the problem is when they get beyond 20 minutes not many people want to watch them so much. 😀
Stephen, I fully understand your preferred method of only drawing in pen, but whats wrong with doing a basic landmark markup in pencil first? I find that I am far more confident with my pen drawing if I take a moment to put a few landmarks down that help me to establish scale and perspective. Also, for many of your videos, your discussion involves a number of points (5 here), but you never summarize the 5 points. I think a summary, even if its only in the text, would be great.
I think for the pen thing, some artists are pretty confident with their skills and they don't need a sketch under for some of what they do another reason too is that trying to draw with a pen only will teach you to accept your mistakes and be less stressed about making something that's absolutely perfect! it's a good way to practice (I'm one of those that stress a lot 💀 I need a detailed sketch for everything)
The problem with a text summary is people then may feel they don’t need to watch the video. I have often deleted summaries at the end in editing as I have been trying to get the time shorter. With the ink, of course we can use any method we want. But many people get caught in a constricting overly perfectionistic loop which leads to more erasing than drawing and sucks all the joy out of drawing. This is a great way of getting out of it. Plus it forces us to hone our observation skills more. 😀
It’s especially helpful when we’re learning to draw as it reminds us we’re learning and will make mistakes, that we don’t start by producing artworks. 😀
I might suggest that there's nothing wrong with the penciled in mark-up... IF you're interested in a Product... That's when I do the same "roughing in" with basic graphite and get the landmarks and perspectives relatively straight so the proportions at least stay Consistent. IF on the other hand, I'm interested in PRACTICE... then I'm not above grabbing a plain (pack of 10+ for a dollar) ball-point pen to draw... That's a fine medium and line strength for the foreground element... AND try to get into the "Bob Ross Mindset"... "There are no mistakes, ONLY happy accidents"... Yes... IN THE BEGINNING, I made a pig's ass out of just about everything. I started breaking pictures down to components... practiced the components a few copies... AND then laid out the best of components I had, along with the original Photo' Reference I wanted to work from... and I still wasn't good at it "do and die style"... BUT it was NO LONGER just me making a pig's ass out of everything on the page... Musashi Miyamoto put it really well in his "Book of Five Rings"... "Everything is difficult in the beginning." BUT that's why paper and ball-point pens are pretty cheap and consumable. You don't need a fortune to invest into practice. Just some run of the mill decent typing paper and an implement with indelible ink. At a half-cent a sheet for "good" paper, you can practice through a great many things to a degree of "decent" on a very tight budget... and see what you can do to work WITH the minor misalignments... see about turning linework into hatching and cross-hatching... among other "work-arounds". Build a solid foundation with the ink-practice that you never plan to show off... You'll even make your erasers last longer as you use them less and less in the roughing in process for Products. ...AND then one day, you'll do an ink "practice" and either you'll suddenly notice it's actually pretty friggin' good... OR someone's going to pause to look over your shoulder and say something that'll spin your head nearly off your shoulders. "JeeYEEEZUSSSS!!! I wish I could ever learn to draw like that! How are you not a friggin' millionaire or something?!" It's not as easy as just build skill and sell art... of course. I wish it was. BUT when someone is authentically "blown away" and voices such a compliment, it never feels bad. ;o)
@@stephentraversart I understand your point. You put a lot of work into these videos and that should be respected. I can assure you I watch your full videos - sometimes twice.
1) 'Observe the subject.' 2) 'We'll start with drawing this outer line here...' 3) 'Draw this circle here...' 4) 'Draw the rest of the fucking building, you cad.' 5) 'Teatime!'
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Thank you - you are so generous with your knowledge 😊
I'm more of a pencil guy, not pen. Maybe because I like being able to get back and erase the wrong lines. But this video really shows that you can do the pencil thing in ink too, just ignore the wrong line and draw a better one instead. That is my process in pencil anyway, I keep drawing until I feel this is enough, and then I erase the wrong lines. But this is the same, but a different take on it. No erasing needed, the viewer will accept it anyway. Just leave the wrong lines in.
I need to take my pen nibs out for a drive. Thank you very much for a very inspiring video!
I’m always amazed how many inaccuracies I can hide or disguise. They very seldom are noticeable at the end. You might find my most recent video interesting as it overlaps this topic. Pencil is a great drawing medium, but it’s not really helpful if we’re really wanting to draw in ink. 😀
Brilliant! The thought of looking down from above made me see that the curved section on the left is recessed. I didn't see that until you drew the top down view. Thank you. I'm just trying to learn to draw well enough so that my watercolor barn doesn't look like it will fall over any minute! I've learned so much from your videos.
Haha. I’m so glad you told me this Penny as I came so close to editing it out to reduce the video’s length. Great that it was helpful. I’m about to start watercolour, although I’m doing more talking about it than actual painting!😀
I've been enjoying your architectural content immensely. I paint a lot of buildings, and your tutorials have been very useful in my efforts to expand my style.
That’s great to hear Ian. I’m glad to have helped. 😀
Ok Stephen here’s the truth. Lol
The drawing lessons are ALWAYS great. Very informative and I remember what I learn from you and apply them to my next drawing ALWAYS. I went as far as taking notes from this video in the back of my sketchbook. I want my drawings to flow as easily as yours do and look as professional as yours.
But the truth, (and I don’t think it has been mentioned) is your videos are also an English lesson. YES.
English is considered the most diverse language last time I looked and you remind me of this fact in every video. What an incredibly wide range of the the English language you have!
“Pilaster? Parapet?”
WHAT?
You do this in all your videos and I can’t thank you enough. I love discovering the meaning to these words I haven’t heard of before or have forgotten.
You mentioned you use to teach. Were you an English teacher by any chance?
You have great command of the English language and along with your very Aussie accent it’s a pleasure to listen to you, learn new words as well as learn to improve my drawing. I’m grateful I found you.
Thanks Abi. Yes, I was an English/History teacher in high schools for the three years of my teaching career. Actually, when I said the word parapet, I thought I really should look it up and check exactly what it meant! It’s always amusing to have references to my accent, because of course I don’t think I have any accent at all. The only thing I’ve noticed it the auto subtitles are always correct, so I seem to speak clearly enough. 😀
Don't forget the MACHICOLATIONS!!!
...Shadiversity-joke... in case anyone wonders if I'm off my med's again... It was Shad's favorite word for most of a year... though he rotates them a bit on his channel... IF you're ever interested in older-school architecture, especially the makings of medieval and renaissance era fortifications, it's worth popping through his videos list for a few brush-overs... Lindybeige is another good channel for warfare, fortifications, and some of the technical terms that come along with it all...
I'm more of a sucker for legend, myth, and lore... BUT without the history that gives it some context (and vice versa, if I'm honest) it's almost useless to bother hunting it all down. ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 - Thank you
@@AbiNomac Always Welcome... Happy to contribute, and I just hope you found something to put a twinkle in your eye or at least a giggle in there somewhere. ;o)
Very helpful, as always. Lots of waving, especially during step 3!!!
Thanks Christine.
Thank you for sharing sir🙏
My pleasure Deni. 😀
can we have a realtime video of you drawing? It doesn't need any commentary
He uploaded one yesterday. The video before this one about an Australian bush.
That’s right. Thanks Feorge. 😀
I have just started a playlist on real time drawing videos. I hope to update it soon. But the problem is when they get beyond 20 minutes not many people want to watch them so much. 😀
“PLEASE,” could you do a real-time
drawing?.
Show the man some respect. Ask him politely..
Just fyi the photo of the library isn't in the community tab yet, great video!
Yes, sorry. I posted the video and had to go out and realised I’d forgotten to do it. I’ll do it this morning. 🫣
Awesome stuff... Cheers
Thanks Rich. 😀
Stephen, I fully understand your preferred method of only drawing in pen, but whats wrong with doing a basic landmark markup in pencil first? I find that I am far more confident with my pen drawing if I take a moment to put a few landmarks down that help me to establish scale and perspective. Also, for many of your videos, your discussion involves a number of points (5 here), but you never summarize the 5 points. I think a summary, even if its only in the text, would be great.
I think for the pen thing, some artists are pretty confident with their skills and they don't need a sketch under for some of what they do
another reason too is that trying to draw with a pen only will teach you to accept your mistakes and be less stressed about making something that's absolutely perfect! it's a good way to practice (I'm one of those that stress a lot 💀 I need a detailed sketch for everything)
The problem with a text summary is people then may feel they don’t need to watch the video. I have often deleted summaries at the end in editing as I have been trying to get the time shorter. With the ink, of course we can use any method we want. But many people get caught in a constricting overly perfectionistic loop which leads to more erasing than drawing and sucks all the joy out of drawing. This is a great way of getting out of it. Plus it forces us to hone our observation skills more. 😀
It’s especially helpful when we’re learning to draw as it reminds us we’re learning and will make mistakes, that we don’t start by producing artworks. 😀
I might suggest that there's nothing wrong with the penciled in mark-up... IF you're interested in a Product... That's when I do the same "roughing in" with basic graphite and get the landmarks and perspectives relatively straight so the proportions at least stay Consistent.
IF on the other hand, I'm interested in PRACTICE... then I'm not above grabbing a plain (pack of 10+ for a dollar) ball-point pen to draw... That's a fine medium and line strength for the foreground element... AND try to get into the "Bob Ross Mindset"... "There are no mistakes, ONLY happy accidents"...
Yes... IN THE BEGINNING, I made a pig's ass out of just about everything. I started breaking pictures down to components... practiced the components a few copies... AND then laid out the best of components I had, along with the original Photo' Reference I wanted to work from... and I still wasn't good at it "do and die style"... BUT it was NO LONGER just me making a pig's ass out of everything on the page...
Musashi Miyamoto put it really well in his "Book of Five Rings"... "Everything is difficult in the beginning."
BUT that's why paper and ball-point pens are pretty cheap and consumable. You don't need a fortune to invest into practice. Just some run of the mill decent typing paper and an implement with indelible ink. At a half-cent a sheet for "good" paper, you can practice through a great many things to a degree of "decent" on a very tight budget... and see what you can do to work WITH the minor misalignments... see about turning linework into hatching and cross-hatching... among other "work-arounds". Build a solid foundation with the ink-practice that you never plan to show off... You'll even make your erasers last longer as you use them less and less in the roughing in process for Products.
...AND then one day, you'll do an ink "practice" and either you'll suddenly notice it's actually pretty friggin' good... OR someone's going to pause to look over your shoulder and say something that'll spin your head nearly off your shoulders. "JeeYEEEZUSSSS!!! I wish I could ever learn to draw like that! How are you not a friggin' millionaire or something?!"
It's not as easy as just build skill and sell art... of course. I wish it was. BUT when someone is authentically "blown away" and voices such a compliment, it never feels bad. ;o)
@@stephentraversart I understand your point. You put a lot of work into these videos and that should be respected. I can assure you I watch your full videos - sometimes twice.
1) 'Observe the subject.'
2) 'We'll start with drawing this outer line here...'
3) 'Draw this circle here...'
4) 'Draw the rest of the fucking building, you cad.'
5) 'Teatime!'
🤣