5 Skills to Draw More Realistically
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
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If you want to learn to draw more realistically, I mean if you want your drawings to look like the object you're looking at, and you're wondering why your drawings suck, these 5 simple skills will help.
If you've ever wondered why drawing is so hard, or why your drawings don't look like the object in the real world, this is probably why.
These ideas aren't new and have been explained in many drawing books over the years. Two that come to mind are: Your Artist's Brain by Carl Purcell and Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards.
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Generally an instructive lesson.
You anticipate the beginner’s stumbling blocks etc.
I once drew a chair that had four legs. But, in fact, as I was looking at it, I could see only three of them.
But I put all four in.
Here’s a good perspective to keep in mind…
Turn a familiar object upside down.. a coffee cup for example.
Suddenly it stops being an object you recognize and becomes instead, an arrangement of shapes, lines, curves, shadows and negative spaces.
Observed and rendered with care, when you turn the paper around, you will be astonished at how much it resembles the cup.
Thanks! And yes, that is one of the tips I will show in an upcoming video.
I took your advice and now I’ve spilled coffee all over myself 😜
@@Triciatly HAHAHAHhahaaa
Oh dear. I should have been more specific.
You're voice is calming and how it encourages people like me who doesn't have inate talent to draw. Thank you for believing in us that soon we can draw on how we see it. I am a first year interior designer and I felt like i am dying,cause honestly I don't have any idea what's going on.. 😩🥵😶😬
Thank you, I can't tell you how much your words mean to me. This is exactly why I feel passionate about making these videos. I believe anyone who really wants to can learn the basics of drawing. It's a set of skills that will serve you your whole life. I wish you the best in school!😊
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TNice tutorials might just be the first motivational comnt ive ever seen on a tutorial vid. ga thanks bro
Thanks for the kind words!
I watched a very similar video once, it was as if a wizard was teaching me how to do magic... Again, I only got to watch it once.... And never got to find it again; I am stunned to find that someone else made the same explanation, but in an even better, and concise way.
Thank you, it means a lot! I hope it's helpful, good luck!
Great introduction, Lauren! Looking forward to sharpening my skills.
Thanks, glad it was helpful!
Not to toot my own horn, because I have so much to learn and there's so many things that I haven't done with drawing and art most professional artists are heads and tails above me, but, one thing I have trained myself to do is to be able to look at something and draw it whether it's something right in front of me or a picture or a cartoon character. I can draw a fairly quickly too going from rough shapes and outlines to a refined drawing that 90% of the times I'm satisfied with now. It took me a long time to get to the point where most of the time when I drew I was happy with it. For a very long time it seemed like my good drawings were almost accidents. But it was refreshing to see this video because I've never looked at least five skills as a whole but I realized that I do all five of those skills when I draw simultaneously without thinking about it. Made me feel good to see this video and realize that I was not one of the beginners that he was referring to. Again I say this is somebody with so much to learn
Thanks for your comment! It's great to see your verification of the ideas
Interesting someone once told me draw what you see not what you think you see, by observing more I’ve been improving on my skills. Thank you.
Yes, great advice! thanks for sharing
SOUNDS AWESOME. THANKS SO MUCH
Thanks! 😊
This works. Recommended to try this out. Thanks a lot for your help
Thanks Gladys, you're welcome!
Thanks Lauren, that was helpful.
You're welcome, I'm glad it helped!
So excited to discover this channel. SUBSCRIBED
Thank you so much!
It doesn’t matter if you can’t read Lauren! You’re a great artist, and I’m sure despite being illiterate you’ll continue to have great success!
Practicing every day😆
where does he say he cannot read? are you on something?
Thanks for emphasizing how important the basic skills are. We have lots of videos on here that teach how to draw this or that (I do too, haha), but too few that teach the basics behind how the artist put the figure together in the first place. If the watcher can learn to construct an object for him or herself, then they can draw ANYTHING XD
Love your laid-back energy.
Thanks, that means a lot!
Tks for share, a Very good explanation.
Thank you, I hope it helps!
That was so slick, Lauren! Well done and much enjoyed - especially the false goodbye. Slick, I tell ya!
Thanks, that means a lot!
gotta love the way you take your sweet time to explain what a contour or a negative space is, but then just casually throw in "the gestalt" and leave us hanging... abandon us... 🤣🤣🤣
LOL, so true, that one's a bag of worms that needs more context, so that's coming soon! 😅
@@laurenball_illustrator haha, alright then, thank you
You are absolutely correct ! I have been working on a collage of small portraits but my mouths and eyes were all coming out too large. After watching this, I felt like I had gotten a Gibbs Slap to my head, lifted/erased all the color at the eyes and mouths and redrew them much more accurately proportioned. Thank you! 🤯🧑🏻🎨🎨🥰
Yay, I'm glad it helped!😊
Thanks for the video. I view EVERYTHING as if I'm going to draw it. When looking at your shoulders in this video, I could not figure out why your shoulders were so far off being a video. It took a minute to realize your sweater was blending in with the chair. LOL
Thanks for your kind words, and for making me laugh!
I need to remember perspective. Thx for sharing.
I'm working on some videos that should help with that. Thanks for your comment!
@@laurenball_illustrator awesome
Welcome 🙌🙌🙌
Just found u on u tube ! Great 5 principles of drawing & will follow & do the classes thanks x
Thanks! I hope it helps, good luck!
You are interesting man. I like What you told me. I`ll do some drawing and spesially in the winter time when all other hobbies are on wait 😊
Thanks! And yes, drawing in the winter time is great. Good luck!
The actual tips begin at 4:30. The beginning may be informative to some people, but the tips are fairly far in. I can draw something I'm looking at, but I can't draw what's in my imagination. But I've never been to art school to learn how to do that either. 🙃
Thanks for your comment. I tried to get to the actual tips as quick as I could, but I needed to pave the way a little. Just the way my brain works, I guess. My experience has been that drawing from imagination pulls from all the time I've spent drawing from observation. It's like all that time goes into my memory bank and after awhile when I want to sketch something from imagination it comes from muscle memory of how light and shadows define shapes.
Thank you!!!!!!
You're welcome! 😊
I’m 34 and I’m terrible at drawing and I can’t wait to learn from you sir. Liked and subbed!!
Thanks! I'm working on the next videos now
jesus fucking christ. excuse my crude language but that’s the only way i can describe how exactly this helped. i see it now, i can’t exactly describe it because my mind has always worked purely in patterns, pictures and something that’s easier to feel and show than explain so all i’ll say is i’m gonna be drastically improving because of this video. something’s clicked and i guarantee i’ll be doing stuff i could’ve never imagined by next month. thank you, you deserve so much more recognition.
Crude language is fine, sometimes it gets to what we really want to express. This means so much, you are exactly who I had in mind as I've been working on these videos for this past year. I know how frustrating it is and how important these fundamental ideas are to really have a breakthrough. When I first came across the book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and did all the exercises, everything clicked and my drawing skill improved 10x. Thanks for your comment!
Thanks for this!
You're welcome!
Looking forward to more. Thanks.
Thanks for the encouragement. Working on more now
Beautiful very nice....
Thanks!
liked your video and look forward to seeing more thank you
Thanks, it means a lot! I'm working on more now
This was awesome. All this time, I thought my drawing sucked because I have no arms... J/K, I have arms. This was very informative, so I just subbed.
Thanks! I'm glad it's helpful 😀
@@laurenball_illustrator this actually was very helpful. I went to art school and one of the first things they drilled into our heads was to draw what we actually see, and not what we think we see. Take care and keep posting, this is good content. 👍
@@M4STERcontrol Thanks, this means a lot!
I love love your explanation
Thanks for your kind words!
I do suck! But thanks to messages like yours, I WILL NOT GIVE UP!!!
Thanks! And keep it at it, it's well worth the effort!
Nice voice to listen to. Thx for the tips, too
Thanks for your kind words!
Great video!
Thanks!
Spot on Lauren! Keep these videos coming!!!
Thanks, working on more right now!
Now I understand how to make loops and export everytNice tutorialng really god bless you.. your way of explaining simply aweso I loved it
Thanks for your kind words!
thank you for these advices!
You're welcome!
Thanks a lot for making it inspirational
Thanks for your comment, I hope it inspires and motivates you to continue your artistic journey
I subscribed. I'm here for it. 30 years as an illustrator.... AND all that attitude? Yeah. Show me. 😄
Thanks, more videos are in the pipeline!
Cool. Thank you
You're welcome 😊
Great pointers to be free explaining what and how One see reality, great painters choose the childish style when drawing or painting.
Thanks for your comment, good point
So cool thanks!
Thank you!
Part of the reason I want to learn how to draw and sketch is to use the ability to help record my dreams. There are some things that are difficult to explain in spoken language and I thought it might be possible to provide enhancements through drawings.
What a great idea. There is another book by Betty Edwards that might help you with this: Drawing on the Artist Within
I just subscribed as a total novice - Looking forward to your next videos! Thanks!!!
Thanks, almost ready to post the next one!
Thank you! This is exactly right😁
Thanks for your comment!
Hello sir. Great to see someone tackle this subject in simple terms. I have started trying to draw 3 years ago and I ve been through those stages you are talking about0 seeing things as symbols and then gradually finding their 3D selves.
Its been a journey I liked but I am still not done learning as I have only mastered the first 2 skills, but I got stuck at finding the angles and proportions of things. Even when I draw from reference everything seems to always be smaller or bigger than what I am seeing.
Thank you for your comment! You're right, the angles and proportions are the main hurdle and the backbone of all the skills. I'm almost finished editing the first video about angles and proportions and should have it posted in the next few days.
@@laurenball_illustrator cool, I hope to learn from it
I already know why my drawings suck. Occam’s razor comes into play here.
The greatest advantage to social media, having the advantage and curiosity to so much knowledge at our finger tips i'm looking forward to the experience and knowledge you share, and i'm very great full for your time, and again thank you. 👍
Thank you for your kind words, it means a lot!
I used too be bad at drawing as a kid but now I'm a tattoo designer cause I've gotten alot better at it
Thanks for your comment, it's inspiring!
I don't know why i am chasing the art of drawing?
Yesterday my bestfriend suggested me to draw with him for fun,I said to him i don't know how to "draw" and I'll be just an embarrassment if i made a wrong stroke on his canvas
but similar to what you say he said:"You think too much on something it haven't happened yet,You're just scared of this fancy looking piece of paper and it doesn't bite you off lol"
It has been stucked on my mind and it..weirdly works! Somehow I understand the diffrence from Overthinking and Observation
I'm glad you're giving it a chance, there are so many rewards to drawing. Don't give up. Thanks for your comment!
@@laurenball_illustrator Thank you sir this memory..My memory of this day onward You don't know how much it means to me,Its just Arts Gives me meaning to my self.
I'm a shut-in 4th year highschool student and..I have problems Expressing myself to peers.But why? Why art? If i can't have the ability to fully express my self using words or emotion with other people and how can i get happiness?.Thanks to you i now know about Learning how to draw...for myself
Yeah..i forgot that drawing..was for you..for your own satisfaction and happiness,I didn't how to enjoy drawing but art gives me another chance to improve my well being.
Mr.Lauren Thank you and my bestfriend..for being my inspiration throughout my life
@@lookorionisonthesky605 Thanks for your kind words!
Ok- subbing because I need all the help I can get. From a Pro. Thanks! Looking forward to your next video(s)😍
Thanks Susan! 😊
0:16 I did that scribbles in class today to practice again to draw
Great, keep it up!
Good stuff, looking forward to more of these videos for sure!
Thanks for the encouragement!
Love it ! Thanks Lauren 🤩
Glad you enjoyed it!
My drawings DO suck….but you’ve inspired me try again, this time with your tips written on the front of my sketch book. Do you recommend specific objects to start with…..small/large objects, close/far away objects, simple/complex objects?
Thanks for your comment Barbara! Yes, I think small, simple, and close is a good place to start. I also suggest you work from your own reference photos. Just use your phone's camera when you see something you'd like to draw. Watch my other videos for helpful suggestions that will help you at these early stages. Good luck!
Amazing
Thank you!
awesome! I'm ready for class
Thanks! I'm working on the next videos now
Always a good idea to take a photo of your drawing with your phone, or look at it in a mirror. Mistakes will be magically revealed!
Great advice, thanks for sharing!
I remember my father guiding my hand while learning my letterings in elementary level writing…I did not know until hs that he is a letterer( in many styles of font y in 2D effects y shades of color )y grainier ( as described when he was employed in the USNavalBase Repair Facilities in Subic Philippines);I just picked up his ways but he is also an illustrator y cartoonist as seen if the Subic Bay news inside the zone);so generally I draw by intuition or by natural strokes ; he taught us the silk screening y all the carpentry involved;he did decal y things…y he repairs watches y clocks y he does portraits y the like naturally y he studied voice culture because he could sing like Jose Carreras ( I am a soloist y love Italian singers classical kind y rock y country folk Spanish y Italian even Hebrew); I learned musical unsubtle ear y sight while singing…y as I grow older I picked up an iPad Apple Pencil y started digital drawings…my son became a media artist fr UCSD( when I migrated to the USA) …my other kids learned 3-D arts teaching himself y 2-D…y they became tekkies…learned computer languages y customized PC y fixing computer by just self learning…mostly natural but they could not sing yet learned classical guitar y electric guitar playing y language foreign kind😅…iam old but I need to by my
Martin 00028 or D 18 I got other major USA made ones😢
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the great tips. New sub. 👍👏
Thanks, much appreciated!
I can draw well from observation but I struggle to draw from my imagination, I simply can't convey exactly what's on my mind. It makes me kind of sad because I feel limited in my creative expression. There must be something I'm missing, or maybe I don't practice enough because I get disappointed in not seeing things come together on paper with the impression I wanted to convey.
What a great comment! It's a struggle many artists have. You've given me the idea to make a video about this, but for now let me give you a few thoughts that should help. Your intuition is guiding you well, yes, practice consistently and more of the world you observe will seep into your subconscious and you will draw from that well. Also, in your practice, try to challenge yourself, push some boundaries. For example, use a timer set to 5 or 10 minutes and capture all you can. This will teach you to make your observations more quickly and fluidly. Also try this: after you complete a drawing from observation, turn to a new sheet of paper, and draw it again from memory, without looking (you might need to go to a different location so you won't be tempted to peek). Here's another exercise: Get all prepared to draw but instead of observing, then drawing, observing then drawing, do this. Take a longer time observing, then without looking at your subject draw as much and as carefully as you can remember. When you've drained your memory, then take another long look, and repeat. These exercises will strengthen your memory muscles (if there's such a thing), and over time you will be able to call these up at will. Ultimately, this is a large part of what artists do who draw from imagination, they're drawing from a deep well of experience. I hope these ideas will help until I can make a more in-depth video. Good luck!
@@laurenball_illustrator Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful reply, this is really helpful. I had been feeling stagnant because I didn't know what I could possibly do to improve, I thought maybe I lacked some special brain structure that artistic people possess :D
But those are really great exercises, they will challenge me in a completely new way. I can see how I will gain a lot from trying them out, thanks a lot. Looking forward to your next videos!
@@yikes7607 I'm glad, wishing you the best!
them too
What about contrast and balance ? Depth perception ?
I'll be going over these in later videos. They'll be covered in the "Observing Shapes of Shadows" and "Observing Gestalt" videos specifically, and I go over contrast a bit in this video: ruclips.net/video/NL3SmtYG1jY/видео.html Thanks for your comment!
@@laurenball_illustrator It occurs to me, that I may have sounded a bit like I was finding fault with your presentation. No, absolutely not. Your reply was exactly what I was looking for. In critiquing one of my attempts at art, my sister told me that it lacked " balance ". She said if I framed it and hung it on the wall, it would look like it was going to fall back down, because I had " too much " on the one side. She also said that I should pay more attention to creating a greater contrast between light and dark , which could go to the overall balance of the thing, and be more eye catching to the viewer. She told me it was lifeless and boring. I love her, but she can be quite ruthless in her observations. She said what she thought was wrong, but didn't say how I should go about fixing it. She is very artistic, herself, if you can call painting abstracts art. I'll be looking forward to your take on these issues. I apologize if I offended you by my comments.
@@williamgunnarsson thank you for your kind words! No offense taken. Your sister is right, getting that balance can be tricky. Your feedback means a lot to me and is helping me frame my ideas for my other viewers.
What is gestalt?
Gestalt is German for “an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.”
I interpret this in the context of drawing to mean “evaluating the overall feel of the drawing.” Does it feel balanced? Is its placement on the page-or composition-pleasing to the eye? Is it what you hoped for in your mind’s eye? Does that help?
Do you have an instagram or anything? Would love to see some sketches you do and that.
I do! I forgot to add it to my About tab, I'll do it now. Here's the link: instagram.com/illustrator_lauren/
@@laurenball_illustrator haha was gonna say, get that shit in the description son. Thanks!
@@bearsshouting3130 😐😅
So, when are you coming back with your next video ?
I'm editing it right now, should be in a few days
@@laurenball_illustrator thanks so very much
@@KLeonardM 😊
The draw something, one must forget the name for it.
Yes, couldn't agree more
Thanks for believing in me
You're welcome, and good luck!😀
The first golden lesson-I shall return. Age 72!
Thank you! I wish you best, we're never too old to learn to draw
Before my drawings suck but now I can even draw hard drawings
Thanks for the insight!
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Thanks!😊
Ok, let's see where this goes.
Working on the next ones now.
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See Betty Edwards, whom you seemingly did not credit.
Yes such an amazing book. I will be doing a specific video on how much her book helped me (I credited her in the description).
@@laurenball_illustrator Thank you... and I humbly apologize.
@@cscoetzee 😊
"inconvenient' would describe your previous comnt better then
hm, i'm not sure I see the "previous comment" you're referring to
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Well.. snap! Or..not D;
Breaking: My drawings don't suck, and haven't since I was 9 years old.
One of the lucky few!
Just where do you get off saying my drawings “suck”!??
I mean, besides the fact that they do suck because I don’t draw….. the nerve.
/kidding
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The preamble took more than half the video! Get to the point.
After teaching many beginning artists I've found that without understanding something about how the dominant side of our brains interfere with drawing, jumping straight to the 5 skills is more frustrating than it needs to be. Our symbols for objects are deeply rooted and take a lot of effort to overcome. I spent a lot of time scripting this and I got there as quick as I could. I realize my presentation of these ideas is not for everyone. Thanks for your feedback.
Ingrate. The man is giving FREE advice….directed at BEGINNERS! Also, I enjoyed the ‘preamble’.
Foreal lmfao
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Ehh, it seems like a waste of time. The future of art is changing-soon everything will be AI generated, and no one iis going to care about the ability to draw a chair or mundane things like that. It’ll be a cheap parlor trick, at best.
When I first started hearing about AI I had the same thoughts. After awhile it made me sit back and try to think of any reason I should continue drawing. These are some of my thoughts. I realized that the reason I draw isn’t to make an amazing picture I’m happy with. Sure, that can be the end result of one drawing session, but if that were the case, then why draw another picture in the first place? I already did a masterpiece. It pointed out my real reason for drawing: the mental process these drawing skills activate in my brain It wakes up the visual problem-solving pathways, and scratches the creative itch. That’s why I draw. And I realized that comparing my own art to AI art was like comparing myself to J. Scott Campbell, F. R. Gruger, N. C. Wyeth, or any other illustrator. I can only compare myself to myself and try to capture ant interpret the world in my own unique way, and enjoy the process. Then do it again. And again... I can’t worry about what the rest of the world is doing, I can only find that quiet place in my mind by myself, for myself. I appreciate your comment, it gave me a lot to think about.
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I just don't look at things to draw.its out of my head
That's a rare gift! It's what a lot people wish for. I made this video to help people learn to draw from observation, which, with a lot of practice, can help them draw from their imagination as well. Thanks for your comment!