Thank you! Yes, it all goes back to those shapes. I saw Jim Lee use those football shapes about 30 years ago for the first time, and they are still fun to practice.
Also I will admit, when I drew my stick figure. It actually lacked a neck despite me giving the figure elbows and knees with gestural lines. Maybe it’s preference, but I only occasionally draw the neck. If you’re drawing something as basic as a stick figure. Then the neck has too much anatomy to warrant putting it on a simple figure. Great video as always!
Hey man, can you make a video deep dive/breakdown about muscle anatomy like you did with your latest video (5 lines to draw a gorgeous woman)? Your breakdown is so simple and yet easy to understand, with your keywords for each part such as ‘balloon,’ ‘soft diamond,’ ‘bird,’ ‘hourglass,’ etc. It really helps my brain to see and break down a complex illustration into a simple visual using your keywords.. i really love all work you put on this channel btw❤
Thank you! Sure, I realize I haven't really done the leg and back in detail, so one video about the whole body is a great idea. I will do that, thanks for the idea!
Not related to this video, but.. I used to draw a crapload of realistic pencil, charcoal, and chaulk portraits. The best mixing technique I found was a quilted paper towel for skin tones. I'd take a separate piece of paper and load up a spot with whatever B type pencil I needed, blot or smear the paper towel on it, and transfer it to the illustration board with various pressures of different parts of my fingers or other blunt object to vary the point thickness. Worked great, and it avoided a lot of those pesky blender marks that can get unsightly if not careful. Experiment with it a bit and let me know how it goes! That is, if you haven't tried it already. It kind of gives the same effect as digital drawing, but..also kinda not. Lol. It also works really well for establishing an "underpainting" (but in pencil/charcoal/chaulk), and the rest gets outlined/shaded in over top of it. Great for those spontaneous "wtf can I do with this?" moments. Greyscale is a thing of beauty.
Wow, cool technique. Never thought of kind op prepping a mixture on a separate page, kind of like pencil watercolors lol I have kind of a love/hate relationship with those happy accidents. Mostly I miss the command-Z, but I keep coming back to paper somehow ;-)
I am a huge fan of your video they realy inspriring but i have noticed something important you know how to reprduce an art style and add details and anatomy yet they require some structure i know i dont come from a place to say somthing like this but i am simply sugesting you could try to take a figure drawing course like the one proko has on youtube to more or less add the structure the art requireses
Yup, an artist is never done learning. I realize that and I am on it. Always sketching and working on my realistic drawing as well. Thanks for the tips!
Thank you! I mentioned hatching a couple of times especially in the Jim Lee videos, but not really from a beginners view. I’m getting lots of ideas for videos all of sudden ;-)
I guess you could skip the stick and go straight to the blocks. But, like you, I prefer to still use the sticks to make sure the proportions are correct. There's no rules though. Whatever works best is cool.
I love this tutorial. I am definitely going to have to use my notebook to practice drawing stick figures. Thank you Retro for sharing your tips and techniques.
Thanks! I'm from Belgium but I lived in the Netherlands for a while, and now in Japan. Belgium and the Netherlands share a rich comic culture since we both speak Dutch.
Football shapes,,very good idea! Great tutorial!
Thank you! Touch down!
This is simple but great guide. Mastering the basic can get you far.
Thank you! Yes, it all goes back to those shapes. I saw Jim Lee use those football shapes about 30 years ago for the first time, and they are still fun to practice.
Amazing! This is definitely going to help me a lot, thank you so much. Nice video as always!
And thank you for the idea! I had a lot of fun making this.
Also I will admit, when I drew my stick figure. It actually lacked a neck despite me giving the figure elbows and knees with gestural lines.
Maybe it’s preference, but I only occasionally draw the neck. If you’re drawing something as basic as a stick figure. Then the neck has too much anatomy to warrant putting it on a simple figure.
Great video as always!
Maybe a Tom Hardy stick figure? Huge traps make the neck almost non existent ;-)
Thoroughly enjoy your approach and way of demonstrating the skills ;p
Thanks for watching!
Your stick figure gestures are so good!
Thanks! I love me some stick figures. Notebooks full of them ;-)
Hey man, can you make a video deep dive/breakdown about muscle anatomy like you did with your latest video (5 lines to draw a gorgeous woman)? Your breakdown is so simple and yet easy to understand, with your keywords for each part such as ‘balloon,’ ‘soft diamond,’ ‘bird,’ ‘hourglass,’ etc. It really helps my brain to see and break down a complex illustration into a simple visual using your keywords..
i really love all work you put on this channel btw❤
Thank you! Sure, I realize I haven't really done the leg and back in detail, so one video about the whole body is a great idea. I will do that, thanks for the idea!
Genius guide.
Thanks for watching!
OMG,, Loomis ...I see you🤣😂
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Not related to this video, but.. I used to draw a crapload of realistic pencil, charcoal, and chaulk portraits. The best mixing technique I found was a quilted paper towel for skin tones. I'd take a separate piece of paper and load up a spot with whatever B type pencil I needed, blot or smear the paper towel on it, and transfer it to the illustration board with various pressures of different parts of my fingers or other blunt object to vary the point thickness.
Worked great, and it avoided a lot of those pesky blender marks that can get unsightly if not careful.
Experiment with it a bit and let me know how it goes! That is, if you haven't tried it already. It kind of gives the same effect as digital drawing, but..also kinda not. Lol. It also works really well for establishing an "underpainting" (but in pencil/charcoal/chaulk), and the rest gets outlined/shaded in over top of it. Great for those spontaneous "wtf can I do with this?" moments.
Greyscale is a thing of beauty.
Wow, cool technique. Never thought of kind op prepping a mixture on a separate page, kind of like pencil watercolors lol I have kind of a love/hate relationship with those happy accidents. Mostly I miss the command-Z, but I keep coming back to paper somehow ;-)
Fantastic - a video that really does try to take an absolute beginner through some basic evolutions. (I sense a new series hopefully...?)
Thank you! Good idea, maybe backgrounds?
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I am a huge fan of your video they realy inspriring but i have noticed something important you know how to reprduce an art style and add details and anatomy yet they require some structure i know i dont come from a place to say somthing like this but i am simply sugesting you could try to take a figure drawing course like the one proko has on youtube to more or less add the structure the art requireses
Yup, an artist is never done learning. I realize that and I am on it. Always sketching and working on my realistic drawing as well. Thanks for the tips!
A Very informative video for a beginning artist you think a video could be in the works for one on hatching, cross-hatching , and shading?
Thank you! I mentioned hatching a couple of times especially in the Jim Lee videos, but not really from a beginners view. I’m getting lots of ideas for videos all of sudden ;-)
I've always found drawing more easy when doing stick sketch, than doing block sketch. but is it a problem always use stick sketch method?
I guess you could skip the stick and go straight to the blocks. But, like you, I prefer to still use the sticks to make sure the proportions are correct. There's no rules though. Whatever works best is cool.
I'll admit it I'm in my late teens and even have a He-Man figure.
You.. have.. the Poweeeeerrrrr!!!
I love this tutorial. I am definitely going to have to use my notebook to practice drawing stick figures. Thank you Retro for sharing your tips and techniques.
Cool! Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
I will thank you Retro.
Are you a Dutch person living in Japan?
Loving the video's btw
Thanks! I'm from Belgium but I lived in the Netherlands for a while, and now in Japan. Belgium and the Netherlands share a rich comic culture since we both speak Dutch.