I'm learning academic drawing and this overview is very helpful. Especially as you said, the 'mass-in' was a skipped step for me. I was doing darks and highlights too early. Thanks!
This was a very helpful video! I instinctively have been starting with the block in, but skipped right to modeling since I don't have any formal education in art. I will start following these steps! Maybe it could help keep me from getting over whelmed by all the details. Thanks for all your content. I'm working my way through all your videos.
For all interested: capitel marks and some notes [ 00:00 ] Introduction [ 01:26 ] Block-in - proportions, strictly 2D (construction lines as fundamentials of structure) [ 03:13 ] Mass-in - 2 values to seperate lights and shadows, transitional phase between 2D and 3D (aim for proportions and shapes, keep the shadows still in light grey and as flat shapes) [ 07:06 ] // become a patreon of Florent [ 07:37 ] Modeling - creating volume and the 3D-look (half-tones, full range of values) [ 09:44 ] Rendering (turning the form: soft, hard, lost edges, transition between the planes, be descriptive as possible) [ 11:37 ] Finishing and details - set accents for the visual appearance you want to achieve
I found your channel by accident and I was watching a few of your videos, I love them. I'm not a painter but I'm experimenting with watercolors and acrylic at the moment but I'm afraid to use oil paintings, you have a video for oil painting for beginners your gave us a beautiful explanation. Thanks.
Thank you so much for reigniting my interest in cast and statue drawing, it’s nice to find someone who uses graphite and charcoal. I’m now learning more each time I draw.😊
Thank you so much for this series! I've come to the conclusion that accuracy is important no matter what style in which one draws/paints. I've used a number of methods to get the basic outline & then jumped to modeling & rendering with the expectation that the drawing was correct. I'm actually relieved to hear that it's common to not see some errors without some value & look forward to putting the mass-in into practice. And the plumb line is going to be very useful as a starting point. I'm excited about learning this method. Thank you for your wonderful instruction. I appreciate the time you've put into helping other artists improve their skills.
Merci beaucoup, Florent. These five stages are so important. Formerly I had only three (outlines, shadows, detail in the dark and spotlights). Now I can really see the difference and even recognise this approach in the art of others. Thank you very much for sharing your insights. 😊
thankyou for this i have learned so much from this video....i have always approched realism with some form of anxiety....but seeing you do it so effortlessly and easy has made me see it in a new ight...i will be attempting one at lunchtime.
בראש וראשונה, תודה רבה על השיעור 😄 אני לומדת לצייר לבד. השיעור הקצר הזה הוסיף לי המון. שיטתיות, תימצות והגיון. לקח לי כשעה או יותר לעקוב אחרי ההנחיה המצויינת. כתבתי את ההנחיות המסודרת, ובטוחה שאת הרישומים שלי אצייר לפיהם. שיעור מצויין! ✌ ושוב, תודה רבה.
I’m watching this video a second time and I’ll watch it at least two more times. It’s so insightful and inspiring, man I need to find some local workshop 😜 see you on Patreon
Hi. Thank you for the video it inspires me to draw and you are an excellent teacher and a talented artist. I have a couple of graphite that I can use for applying this exercise but I couldn’t figure out which exactly to use if you could help me out so I can start that would be much appreciated. Thank you 🙏🏻
@AALTJE _KOOI that's what I thought / was taught- but if you look at the last couple of minutes, when he is going close-up on the cheek area, it shows his pencil is a 2 H in the closing section! My art teacher banned us from anything light than a B - I now find (years later) all my sketching muddy - due to this I believe! Where's me 2H gone...
to me , the sculpture head looks significantly wider then the drawing .So if you compare the width of the model from , say the tip of the nose to the back of the head and rotate 90 degrees from the bottom of the chin, the line is about the second break in the hair contour on the top of the head.Whereas in the drawing it goes roughly to the bottom of the hairline ie, closer to the fore head. If proportions are to be observed the height and width ratio are to be considered .
This is so helpful! one idea to help out beginner's might be to distinguish a playlist that has an order of operations to it. something i've realized, as i've gone through all the great resources you've created, is that i'm not really sure how to efficiently chart the skills i work on to get to my goals. i think a lot of people are like me, people who are gifted at drawing but need to *seriously *hone in their technique, and want to move into oil painting as well. do you (or hey! any artists in the comment section please!) have an opinion an important order to work on skills? i feel in many areas i need to go back to 101 and i want to do so thoughtfully
I joined Patron $10 a month and recently he said do a charcoal drawing of the painting project. A good one...all right proportions. I liked the suggestion because I stepped out of oil painting for a month to do charcoal for a month. First it makes me want to get it right because I might end up using it for a painting. I mostly have to size up too so I can skip doing that again by using the charcoal drawing as a reference ( be sure it’s right!) anyway I saw no body answered....it’s not exactly what you meant. Another girl on here said she decided to get back in to art because of Florent and she started doing charcoals ( said she sold some too) and the to painting.
Great class! Thanks for sharing ! This drawing I think is the size of the photo...how do you proceed if is a drawing with diferent proportions? Thanks for any help!
If from a photo and you don't want to struggle with this very good but more formal method of drawing, there's nothing wrong with doing a tracing to get your contours and proportions. You're not "cheating." But of course, for modeling something that you do live, you do need to learn how to eyeball your objects and this vid is very helpful for that.
Très bon vidéo, c'est dommage que tu ne fais pas beaucoup de vidéos en français. Je comprends bien l'anglais mais entendre du français fait toujours du bien.
Dear Florent, can you maybe share a photo of your workspace? I am mostly interested in the light setup that you use. I am currently working on a reorganization of my own drawing space and it would be very itneresting to see the setup of a professional artist when it comes to lights, layout and organization, best regards, Ben
Hi guys, If anyone experienced with the atelier method could help: I really believe in the atelier method and next to copying these masters I am trying to learn how to draw real 3D basic geometric bodies, like spheres, from life. I bought several basic wooden shapes like cylinders, spheres etc and I put them on my table and try to copy them. But I am really struggling with getting the right proportions … Its so much harder than copying a picture on the wall for instance … at least for me. Does anyone experienced with the Atelier Method have advise? I use the finger method etc. but: It is hard if you just „sit“ in front of your object (I put it on my desk and start drawing) and try to copy this on, holding your sketchbook on your lap or leaning the sketchbook against the table edge for support … even if the object itself on the desk doesn‘t move at all. Perhaps the problem is that I am not drawing from a FIXED perspective/standpoint, but just hold my sketchbook somehow? on my lap, leaning against the desks edge etc? My goal here is to learn how to copy objects and study the shades etc … Hope someone can understand my problem 😢
what if you dont have the picture of the sculpture by the side and is drawing with sheet on table that is 90 degrees to your posture how to get accurate proportions then
I hope that the video will be translated into Arabic ... and I hope that you will always follow your content, so do not be stingy on our translation, please
I'm learning academic drawing and this overview is very helpful. Especially as you said, the 'mass-in' was a skipped step for me. I was doing darks and highlights too early. Thanks!
This process has immediately improved my drawing. Thank you so much.
This was a very helpful video! I instinctively have been starting with the block in, but skipped right to modeling since I don't have any formal education in art. I will start following these steps! Maybe it could help keep me from getting over whelmed by all the details. Thanks for all your content. I'm working my way through all your videos.
For all interested: capitel marks and some notes
[ 00:00 ] Introduction
[ 01:26 ] Block-in - proportions, strictly 2D (construction lines as fundamentials of structure)
[ 03:13 ] Mass-in - 2 values to seperate lights and shadows, transitional phase between 2D and 3D
(aim for proportions and shapes, keep the shadows still in light grey and as flat shapes)
[ 07:06 ] // become a patreon of Florent
[ 07:37 ] Modeling - creating volume and the 3D-look (half-tones, full range of values)
[ 09:44 ] Rendering (turning the form: soft, hard, lost edges, transition between the planes, be descriptive as possible)
[ 11:37 ] Finishing and details - set accents for the visual appearance you want to achieve
I found your channel by accident and I was watching a few of your videos, I love them. I'm not a painter but I'm experimenting with watercolors and acrylic at the moment but I'm afraid to use oil paintings, you have a video for oil painting for beginners your gave us a beautiful explanation. Thanks.
Thank you so much for reigniting my interest in cast and statue drawing, it’s nice to find someone who uses graphite and charcoal. I’m now learning more each time I draw.😊
This is pure Gold, right here.
Danke für die tollen Tipps.
@Lucifer Morningstar "Thank you for the GREAT tips."
Thank you so much for this series! I've come to the conclusion that accuracy is important no matter what style in which one draws/paints. I've used a number of methods to get the basic outline & then jumped to modeling & rendering with the expectation that the drawing was correct. I'm actually relieved to hear that it's common to not see some errors without some value & look forward to putting the mass-in into practice. And the plumb line is going to be very useful as a starting point. I'm excited about learning this method. Thank you for your wonderful instruction. I appreciate the time you've put into helping other artists improve their skills.
Merci beaucoup, Florent. These five stages are so important. Formerly I had only three (outlines, shadows, detail in the dark and spotlights). Now I can really see the difference and even recognise this approach in the art of others. Thank you very much for sharing your insights. 😊
Glad it was helpful!
I love how you explain 5 stages of drawing, really helpful, thanks a lot.
I appreciate all your works sir! Thank you for sharing! 🇧🇷✏️✍️
You are really talented Florent
I want to improve my English and drawing skills , and your video’s very useful to me , Thank you!
Thanks florent for this beautiful video
thankyou for this i have learned so much from this video....i have always approched realism with some form of anxiety....but seeing you do it so effortlessly and easy has made me see it in a new ight...i will be attempting one at lunchtime.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge 💖
Amazing; always saw Art, never knew it.
Woo Hoo!! This looks Amazing!! Isn't that another stunning masterpiece!....Very good.
בראש וראשונה, תודה רבה על השיעור 😄
אני לומדת לצייר לבד. השיעור הקצר הזה הוסיף לי המון. שיטתיות, תימצות והגיון. לקח לי כשעה או יותר לעקוב אחרי ההנחיה המצויינת. כתבתי את ההנחיות המסודרת, ובטוחה שאת הרישומים שלי אצייר לפיהם.
שיעור מצויין! ✌
ושוב, תודה רבה.
Step by step easy way to explain.very very helpful to beginner.Thank you.👍🏻
thank you so much sir for this information . sir you are the inspiration for an aspiring Artists..from India
Really wonderful 👍 💯
I’m watching this video a second time and I’ll watch it at least two more times. It’s so insightful and inspiring, man I need to find some local workshop 😜 see you on Patreon
It's really great. Have a nice day.~~♡★☆♡♥♥
Thank you Florent! Beautiful drawing and great video 👍
Nice
Hello florent! Lovely drawing and very nice video.
This is exactly the kind of video I've been looking for. Thank you so much :)
Very very helpful vedio thank you so much sir🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 😊😊😊
Thank you for sharing with us!
Amazing
Thanks a lot 👍
Hi. Thank you for the video it inspires me to draw and you are an excellent teacher and a talented artist. I have a couple of graphite that I can use for applying this exercise but I couldn’t figure out which exactly to use if you could help me out so I can start that would be much appreciated. Thank you 🙏🏻
AALTJE _KOOI Thank you so much. I will give it a try 👍🏼🙏🏻💙
@AALTJE _KOOI that's what I thought / was taught- but if you look at the last couple of minutes, when he is going close-up on the cheek area, it shows his pencil is a 2 H in the closing section! My art teacher banned us from anything light than a B - I now find (years later) all my sketching muddy - due to this I believe!
Where's me 2H gone...
Excellent teacher absolutly
Thank you for this beautiful video 🖤
Really Amazing video! Thanks so much for showing your process!!!
Your skills are incredible....
That was very helpful!
Thank you so much 🙏🏻 this was so helpful
to me , the sculpture head looks significantly wider then the drawing .So if you compare the width of the model from , say the tip of the nose to the back of the head and rotate 90 degrees from the bottom of the chin, the line is about the second break in the hair contour on the top of the head.Whereas in the drawing it goes roughly to the bottom of the hairline ie, closer to the fore head. If proportions are to be observed the height and width ratio are to be considered .
Simply beautiful. I remember doing this process as a child but obviously without any books, tutorials or YT and now getting back into art.
Thank you
Thank you for your videos!! They are very helpful to me!
This is great! Looking forward the next episode
This is so helpful! one idea to help out beginner's might be to distinguish a playlist that has an order of operations to it. something i've realized, as i've gone through all the great resources you've created, is that i'm not really sure how to efficiently chart the skills i work on to get to my goals. i think a lot of people are like me, people who are gifted at drawing but need to *seriously *hone in their technique, and want to move into oil painting as well. do you (or hey! any artists in the comment section please!) have an opinion an important order to work on skills? i feel in many areas i need to go back to 101 and i want to do so thoughtfully
I joined Patron $10 a month and recently he said do a charcoal drawing of the painting project. A good one...all right proportions. I liked the suggestion because I stepped out of oil painting for a month to do charcoal for a month. First it makes me want to get it right because I might end up using it for a painting. I mostly have to size up too so I can skip doing that again by using the charcoal drawing as a reference ( be sure it’s right!) anyway I saw no body answered....it’s not exactly what you meant. Another girl on here said she decided to get back in to art because of Florent and she started doing charcoals ( said she sold some too) and the to painting.
Great class! Thanks for sharing ! This drawing I think is the size of the photo...how do you proceed if is a drawing with diferent proportions? Thanks for any help!
If from a photo and you don't want to struggle with this very good but more formal method of drawing, there's nothing wrong with doing a tracing to get your contours and proportions. You're not "cheating." But of course, for modeling something that you do live, you do need to learn how to eyeball your objects and this vid is very helpful for that.
Good
Amazing! Hello Florent, tell about the paper please
Canson oil-acrylic oil paper Figueras *
* Maybe not in this video, but from his material list
Très bon vidéo, c'est dommage que tu ne fais pas beaucoup de vidéos en français. Je comprends bien l'anglais mais entendre du français fait toujours du bien.
man you are the best
Dear Florent, can you maybe share a photo of your workspace? I am mostly interested in the light setup that you use. I am currently working on a reorganization of my own drawing space and it would be very itneresting to see the setup of a professional artist when it comes to lights, layout and organization,
best regards, Ben
Great - as usual!
Hi! What kind of paper did you use on this video? I really like its texture. Thank you!
The paper maybe 160- 200 gsm, so it is little bit rough.
Hola excelente clase , estos conceptos son validos para todo tipo de dibujos , inclusive los que se acercan al hiper realismo ? Gracias
Hi guys,
If anyone experienced with the atelier method could help:
I really believe in the atelier method and next to copying these masters I am trying to learn how to draw real 3D basic geometric bodies, like spheres, from life.
I bought several basic wooden shapes like cylinders, spheres etc and I put them on my table and try to copy them.
But I am really struggling with getting the right proportions … Its so much harder than copying a picture on the wall for instance … at least for me.
Does anyone experienced with the Atelier Method have advise?
I use the finger method etc. but:
It is hard if you just „sit“ in front of your object (I put it on my desk and start drawing) and try to copy this on, holding your sketchbook on your lap or leaning the sketchbook against the table edge for support … even if the object itself on the desk doesn‘t move at all.
Perhaps the problem is that I am not drawing from a FIXED perspective/standpoint, but just hold my sketchbook somehow? on my lap, leaning against the desks edge etc?
My goal here is to learn how to copy objects and study the shades etc …
Hope someone can understand my problem 😢
🙏🙏🙏
👍💯👌
what if you dont have the picture of the sculpture by the side and is drawing with sheet on table that is 90 degrees to your posture how to get accurate proportions then
What's a black mirror
What type of paper do you use for that
It is "Har-verd" rhyming with "herd", or "Hah-vuhd" rhyming with "vid", in the Boston accent. Nice video!
While helpful, does anyone find it in motivating to know that we would need several years of practice to get good at drawing to be able to paint well
I hope that the video will be translated into Arabic ... and I hope that you will always follow your content, so do not be stingy on our translation, please
Thank you so much this was very helpful!
Amazing