Is Pen drawing new for you? Turbo boost your progress with these 8 very practical tips. Watch the drawing at the end where all the tips are put into practice.
Oh dear! An astonishing oversight, and particularly when a fountain pen was my first encounter with ink, when I was 9. 😀Apologies to all fountain pens.
Another fantastic lesson. Hope you realize that any type of educating would suit you, even if RUclips is the only method of distributing that knowledge. You’d fit right in a classroom as teacher.
Thanks Scott. That’s very kind. Actually I was a classroom teacher 1980-82. Vocal cord issues put an end to that. I do also have an online drawing course, if anyone is after a more systematic teaching approach from me, although it does cost money. But I’m really glad to be able to connect with people in drawing through RUclips. I guess I am a bit of a teacher at heart. 😀
I a struggling artist of ballpoint pen art what I feel is a better solution to get better pen drawings is understanding gesture and movement.it improves the strokes , that's what I found helpful in the long run .
Yours are the very best videos. I live alone & try to doodle/draw every day and would become very frustrated. Your teaching, lessons, have helped me tremendously and my shaky hands are far more “creative” than they were. Thank you. Thank you.
That’s great to hear. I’m really pleased to have helped you focus your creativity in a productive way. All the best with your drawing 😀
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The first point was a revelation for me! I recently got into pen drawing and expected that all drawing pens have quite a liquid flow, so I’ve accidentally bought the fiber nib and thought mine were just faulty! Glad to see what their advantages are :)
Thank you, youtube algorithms! This video just popped up. I seem to get every artist on my homepage, but your videos are new to me. The ten tips are very helpful, even after taking drawing classes you offer new tips: smaller nib for distance, using pen to measure angles, etc. Thank you!
yes!!! i've always been good at drawing portraits of people in scratch papers...more like doodling! i've always wanted to pursue watercolor but i never got good at it...just had a sudden epiphany how i've always been good at drawing with a pen...and thought about what if i pursue that! i found your channel!!! i feel hopeful!
Thank you Stephen!!! Your videos and teaching style are incredible! As someone having recently started their artistic journey, I cannot express my gratitude enough!
I tend to draw very literally what I see, so that little tip about leaving some space around objects in the foregeound was maybe the biggest tip in this entire video! Will certainly be revisiting this channel.
Great tips Stephen. Have you done a video on value and relative values and how you approach those with hatching/line work ? I’m just starting to play with value in ink whereas I understand it well in pencil. Blending would be a good topic to cover too.
Great teaching content as always. Many thanks. I guess the answer to this question is ‘it depends…’, but generally do you use the same width liner for hatching as used for the drawing, or a smaller / lighter one?
I recently came across your channel and I’m loving it. Your instruction with your channel with all your tips and tricks are so easy to understand and to follow along. Have you ever written any books? If you haven’t you should. I’m benge watching all your tutorials.. Could you recommend any good drawing/sketching books to read for beginners and also are there any good books in perspective drawing?
Thanks Sarah. I don’t really use books myself but one of my drawing ms is in a book by Stephanie Bower and her perspective book is excellent. She’s an artist and an architect. 😀
I’m sooo sorry Alex. I’ve only written with fountain pens and that was in school, so I just don’t think of them as the drawing option they really are. 😩
I recently bought a set of fibre tip fineliners for pen drawing. Staedtler so a good make. The second time I went to use them the nibs were all dry, I was horrified but had only used them once (and only some of them) so knew they couldn’t have run out already. They’d been left at an angle, tip upward, as per the packaging design for while in use (a kind of built in prop in the case). I stood the pack upside down and after a while they revived. I now have the pack standing upside down at all times, ok but not terribly convenient! This doesn’t seem like it should happen so easily, is it normal in your experience?
I am so happy I found your channel. I am noticing teeny circle of ink where I first start my lines. Am I pushing down a little more to cause this? I am wondering how to minimize this.
Me too Jan. It’s probably because you push up slightly as you start to move your line across. Do line practice focussing on a crisp sideways movement. And don’t let the pen rest on the paper before the movement starts. See if this helps. 😀
Really appreciate your approach! Your demos are excellent and very encouraging! Thanks. Copic markers are not lightfast. The Peabody Museum at Yale tested markers for lightfastness years ago. The lightfast ones are the Pitt Artist Pen (Faber-Castell) and Micron pens (Sakura), but the Pitt pen was the only one they recommend for specimen marking, because the Micron pen smears when the acrylic sealer was applied over it.
Fantastic Janet. Never too old is my experience. I’ve just posted a video to celebrate my first million views on RUclips with my considered top three tips from all the advice/ teaching that I’ve given in over 470 videos. Have a look if you’re interested. 😀
Stephen: there are two types of pen, fiber and ball.
Fountain pen: "Am I a joke to you?"
Oh dear! An astonishing oversight, and particularly when a fountain pen was my first encounter with ink, when I was 9. 😀Apologies to all fountain pens.
Very underrated channel.
Not by me!🤣 Haha, thanks Satrick. I’ll put you in charge of my channel marketing. 😀
Not really. It’s growing fast.
Brilliant. You're not only a good artist but also a good teacher.
Thank you. That’s encouraging to hear as on RUclips I wear my teacher’s hat on top of the artist’s one. 😀
Another fantastic lesson. Hope you realize that any type of educating would suit you, even if RUclips is the only method of distributing that knowledge.
You’d fit right in a classroom as teacher.
Thanks Scott. That’s very kind. Actually I was a classroom teacher 1980-82. Vocal cord issues put an end to that. I do also have an online drawing course, if anyone is after a more systematic teaching approach from me, although it does cost money. But I’m really glad to be able to connect with people in drawing through RUclips. I guess I am a bit of a teacher at heart. 😀
I a struggling artist of ballpoint pen art what I feel is a better solution to get better pen drawings is understanding gesture and movement.it improves the strokes , that's what I found helpful in the long run .
Yours are the very best videos. I live alone & try to doodle/draw every day and would become very frustrated. Your teaching, lessons, have helped me tremendously and my shaky hands are far more “creative” than they were. Thank you. Thank you.
That’s great to hear. I’m really pleased to have helped you focus your creativity in a productive way. All the best with your drawing 😀
The first point was a revelation for me! I recently got into pen drawing and expected that all drawing pens have quite a liquid flow, so I’ve accidentally bought the fiber nib and thought mine were just faulty! Glad to see what their advantages are :)
Always worth experimenting. Have fun. 😀
Thank you, youtube algorithms! This video just popped up. I seem to get every artist on my homepage, but your videos are new to me. The ten tips are very helpful, even after taking drawing classes you offer new tips: smaller nib for distance, using pen to measure angles, etc. Thank you!
How encouraging for me to hear Chris. Welcome aboard my channel and thanks for taking the time to tell me. 😀
Excellent tutorial....I learned so much! I can't wait to view your other videos. Thanks.
yes!!! i've always been good at drawing portraits of people in scratch papers...more like doodling! i've always wanted to pursue watercolor but i never got good at it...just had a sudden epiphany how i've always been good at drawing with a pen...and thought about what if i pursue that! i found your channel!!! i feel hopeful!
Sounds great to me, welcome to my channel 😀
Exceptional teaching and subject matter, so glad I found this channel! ❤
I’m glad too. Thanks for sharing 😀
Thank you Stephen!!! Your videos and teaching style are incredible! As someone having recently started their artistic journey, I cannot express my gratitude enough!
Awesome, thank you for letting me know 😀
You have great content. Straight to the point and out of the box, simple and clean. Keep up the great work! I am learning a lot.
I’m glad you find it so helpful. It would help me if you tell your friends who draw about it. All the best with your drawing. 😀
Not a second of wasted time in this video. Cheers!
Haha. Excellent. Thank you 😀
I tend to draw very literally what I see, so that little tip about leaving some space around objects in the foregeound was maybe the biggest tip in this entire video! Will certainly be revisiting this channel.
That’s great. It can work very effectively. Visit any time. Over 450 videos to see. 😀
I agree 100%. Brilliant tip
Excellent, clear, practical and no extra fluff. Great thanks
Great you think so. Thanks Karen 😀
Muchas gracias por sus enseñanzas
De nada. Gracias 😀
Only lately find out this wonderful channel, great teacher! Highly appreciated each of your videos. Thank you very much!
Thank you for your kind words. Much appreciated. 😀
Always enjoy and appreciate sharing your knowledge that helps my improvement. Thank you Stephen
Kind of you to tell me. Thanks David. 😀
The best course !! I love all the hitns, thank you so much. I will practice them.
Excellent Carlos. Have fun. 😀
Brilliant ! Thank you so much ☺️
My pleasure 😀
Directly to the point, thanks for the tips!
Glad it was helpful!😀
Just found tour site….love the tips! Thank you .
Excellent Kristin. Please help me out and tell your friends about my channel. 😀
Every video of yours is a WOW moment for me. Thanks.
That’s so great. Thanks for telling me. (And maybe you can tell your friends) 😀
Thank you for another excellent lesson!
My pleasure. 😀
Thank you so much for sharing your amazing talent ❤
Thanks for listening😀
Thank you for making this video! I find it very helpful!
Great to hear En. Thanks for telling me 😀
I loved your tips. Thank you very much!
That’s great. Thanks for telling me Rita. 😀
The shadowing lines technique made my pieces definitely add more depth and realism to it. This is a great video.😊
Glad to hear. Thanks 😀
Right, much better than dark pencil
Thank you
You're welcome😀
Wonderful help, thanks so much....I appreciate all your tips and videos.
Thanks Glen. Kind of you to tell me. 😀
Great tips Stephen. Have you done a video on value and relative values and how you approach those with hatching/line work ? I’m just starting to play with value in ink whereas I understand it well in pencil. Blending would be a good topic to cover too.
Probably only as parts of other videos. Thanks for the suggestions. Let me see. 😀
Thaank you
My pleasure
Thank you sir 🙏💖
Once again very helpful thank you ! 😊
Excellent Karin. Thanks 😀
Perfect. Hope to start on pens soon. Good day!
Get ready to really enjoy the experience. 😀
Thanks for sharing all these valuable tips. Very generous...its a big transition from pencil to ink!
It can feel it. But it’s a great way of pushing past fear of mistakes. 😀
@@stephentraversart this is VERY true
thanks man, you are great 🙏
Kind of you. Thanks 😀
Some fantastic tips for beginners very well explained.
Thanks for the encouragement Paul. 😀
Great teaching content as always. Many thanks. I guess the answer to this question is ‘it depends…’, but generally do you use the same width liner for hatching as used for the drawing, or a smaller / lighter one?
Thanks. I use the same pen as for the object it’s on. 😀
05:44 that! I never stressed about wrong lines as long as I correct it
Well done. Once we get used to not worrying about them, we wonder why we ever did!😆
@@stephentraversart exactly hahah
Great video you are a wonderful teacher.
Thank you. You are very kind. 😀
I love drawing and your advice is helpful to me-- Sanjoy from India 🙏🙏
Wonderful to hear Mahato. Keep drawing and all the best 😀
@@stephentraversart Thank you teacher.😀😀
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Some good effects with pen and pencil, tone.
Thanks John. 😀
Helpful as usual!
Glad to hear it Milark. Thank you. 😀
I recently came across your channel and I’m loving it. Your instruction with your channel with all your tips and tricks are so easy to understand and to follow along. Have you ever written any books? If you haven’t you should. I’m benge watching all your tutorials.. Could you recommend any good drawing/sketching books to read for beginners and also are there any good books in perspective drawing?
Thanks Sarah. I don’t really use books myself but one of my drawing ms is in a book by Stephanie Bower and her perspective book is excellent. She’s an artist and an architect. 😀
Very helpful; thank you
My pleasure 😀
"There are Fibre nib pens and ball point pens "
There there fountain pen, don't cry. I still love you. ;)
I’m sooo sorry Alex. I’ve only written with fountain pens and that was in school, so I just don’t think of them as the drawing option they really are. 😩
Nice tips, thank you 🙂
My pleasure 😀
Fantastic ❤
Great. Thanks 😀
Thank you again ✨🎨🦘
My pleasure Marion
Good 👍 and useful 👍 tank you
Thanks. Hope you can put them to good use in your drawings.
You're such a good tutor SIR❤❤🎉
Thank you. Please help me and tell your friends who draw. 😀
@@stephentraversart I already share this with my many friends sir
Very useful.. 🥰
Great to hear. Thanks 😊
helpful☑
Glad it helped😀
I recently bought a set of fibre tip fineliners for pen drawing. Staedtler so a good make. The second time I went to use them the nibs were all dry, I was horrified but had only used them once (and only some of them) so knew they couldn’t have run out already. They’d been left at an angle, tip upward, as per the packaging design for while in use (a kind of built in prop in the case). I stood the pack upside down and after a while they revived. I now have the pack standing upside down at all times, ok but not terribly convenient! This doesn’t seem like it should happen so easily, is it normal in your experience?
I use COPIC refillable pens, and I keep them either horizontal or nib down. Never seems to be a problem for me.😀
I am so happy I found your channel. I am noticing teeny circle of ink where I first start my lines. Am I pushing down a little more to cause this? I am wondering how to minimize this.
Me too Jan. It’s probably because you push up slightly as you start to move your line across. Do line practice focussing on a crisp sideways movement. And don’t let the pen rest on the paper before the movement starts. See if this helps. 😀
@@stephentraversart Okay thanks Stephen. I will let you know how that works and if I find anything else that works.
I wonder if you visualize before drawing something, especially complicated ones?
Yes, I always try and feel the 3D shape before I draw. It affects my marks on the paper 😀
Very nice
Great to hear Jesús. 😀
Really appreciate your approach! Your demos are excellent and very encouraging! Thanks. Copic markers are not lightfast. The Peabody Museum at Yale tested markers for lightfastness years ago. The lightfast ones are the Pitt Artist Pen (Faber-Castell) and Micron pens (Sakura), but the Pitt pen was the only one they recommend for specimen marking, because the Micron pen smears when the acrylic sealer was applied over it.
Thanks Garth. I didn’t realise the lightfast list was so short. Thanks for sharing all this with everyone. 😀
Thank you. Just starting out. I'm terrible. But this helps.
That was my hope. All the best John. 😀
I love this! I need help! I'm just starting to learn to draw and I'm 68 years old and need help!
Fantastic Janet. Never too old is my experience. I’ve just posted a video to celebrate my first million views on RUclips with my considered top three tips from all the advice/ teaching that I’ve given in over 470 videos. Have a look if you’re interested. 😀
I just starter.thank
Fantastic. Have fun. 😀
Woah if maybe i also listen to my math class i might also undertand the topic
Worth a try!😀
I held one of those copic pens today. May I also be fortunate someday to own one.....aaaahhhhhh
Oh dear, I’m going to end up feeling guilty for using them. 🫣
And fountain?
Yes. Don’t use it myself, so I’m afraid it slipped my mind🫣
Hello, no subtitle in French ? 🥴 I love your vidéos, 🥰🥰🥰🥰 but I don’t understand ….. 😢
I am sorry. I cannot manage subtitles. And then what language? 😀
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