Drawing realistically makes people, including yourself, realize the beauty of the world, and capture it in a new light, it helps you to find the beauty in anything you look at. Some of the greatest artists in the world can take something as simple as a leaf, and make it look beautiful. Appreciate the world around you.
A few years ago I was entering some drawings at an art fair. The woman checking everyone in saw my drawings and said in a very patronizing, dismissive tone that photographs were not being accepted for that event. When I told her they were actually drawings, she shut right up. I won first place in that show. I've been accused of cheating on my drawings by people claiming that no one could draw that well, but of course, it's hard work and attention to detail that makes it possible. So if you want to draw realistically, don't let anyone put you down! Enjoy the nice compliments from the people who appreciate your work! Thank you, Kirsty, for this great video! I enjoyed every minute of it! It's very helpful and encouraging!
There are many artists who need this message! Realistic drawing skills are still valued and important for many reasons. Realism involves transforming art materials into a refined expression and description of actual experience, providing an instant connection from the viewer to the subject. Maybe the most important reason why realism continues to thrive is as a reminder of what one human with a pencil and paper can do.
Sometimes, the beauty is hidden in the complexity. That's what goes unappreciated cause to be able to understand it you need to have some sort of foundation for that skill. Only those who have tried drawing something Realistic once will be able to appreciate those point which goes unnoticed by people who simply compare it to a Photo.
Because they envy our abilities. These are the people who accuse us of cheating, perhaps with computers, because they can't imagine being able to draw so realistically. I've been sneered at many times. But those people are outnumbered by the people who like our work.
I remember years ago presenting several drawings at an art fair, and the woman checking everyone in told me very patronizingly that photographs were not being accepted for that event. I told her they weren't photos, they were drawings. She shut right up, and I actually won first place. A friend of mine overheard one of the visitors say that I must have used a computer, because nobody could draw that well, and my friend spoke up:"She did NOT! I watched her working on it!" Many more people said some lovely things to me about my drawings. So those of you who love realism, ignore the naysayers, enjoy the praise from nice people, and keep on making art your way! Thank you Kirsty, for making this video! I loved every minute of it!
I really love Realistic drawing. It takes great deal of skill and creativity to draw something realistic. It captures the essence of shadows and shapes that you don’t understand until you’ve mastered it. You are awesome 👏
People who say there is ' no point' to realism or hyper realism or that it's not 'true art' clearly don't have an understanding of art in general so therefore shouldn't have an opinion. End of. You are amazing by the way!! I know you don't need me to tell you that but it has to be said ❤
The concept is so funny. The fact that people compare our drawings with a photograph itself defines our efforts and hardwork. They dont know that they can't acknowledge us any better than calling us a camera 😂
@@phill2586 Hello Thankyou. Well I might disagree because even the same photo snapped from two different camera's aren't same. They have their own properties , color gradings depending upon the different versions of camera's. Similarly if u notice every artist have their own style bleeding out from their artworks.
@andrabiart I have been drawing realism for a long time. Realism is 100% technique over style, how can you even refute claim? You aren't creating anything new other then carbon copying a photo. Takes virtually no imagination. Making subtle changing to the lighting and values doesn't change anything from the photo lol 😆
@@phill2586 if you think realism is just carbon copying something so what will call those who draw portraits of their imagination orginal characters but in hyper realistic style , will you call that copying too? Its new all from our imagination . 😂
It's interesting you brought up that bit about the criticism of realistic drawing. My style is sort of a combination of realism and cartoony stylization, and the most common criticism I've heard is just the opposite: :"Art has to be realistic." I guess all styles have their built-in detractors, and you just can't please everybody.
I completely agree that drawings aiming for realism can take absolutely ages! I have lots of respect for people that can work on one piece for days or weeks as I do not have the patience for that haha 😂
@@charlesbell5500 that’s why I switched to watercolour, it’s much faster 😂 that’s fair enough, every one is different ❤️ I could have worded it better, I meant like full 9 hour days
@@ChantelleArts Oh shit, if you're doing anything for 9 hours, regardless of medium, you're crazy! 😂😂😂 But that's good though, do what you like best. God bless. 🙏
Thank you for sharing this information on Harsh realities of realistic drawing there were some good insights that I didn't know.. I went to the Miniclass video which I couldn't leave a comment...You deserve feed back for the time and information you explain in the Video, so-: I've been drawing for a few years and some things I knew there were more that I didn't. I am 3/4 into a project which involves just pencil. The biggest game changer relates to 1) how dark to go, tonal values and edges. I've gone darker pencils since watching the video and used more tonal values. The subject of edges - I've totally got this wrong in the past, everything you talk about not doing, I've done. I've put my name on the wish list for August. As most of the above will be removed for not being relevant, thank you for sharing your videos.👍👍
i like learning from realism, and then i take what i learn and i amplify it to look creepy x kinda scary, think of pennywises smile from it, its an amplyfied version of a smile, realism is a very important tool for all artist not just people who work on realism portraits
Anyone who says realistic, especially photorealistic drawing, is just like photograph has clearly never tried to draw anything. In my opinion, it’s one of the hardest styles to do.
Outlet? you know if I want a photograph then I don't need to draw the same thing unless if I decided to add something special that's the differences, I don't need to pretend perfectionism a cartoon is a cartoon and a paint is the must beautiful thing which separate our reality from current one. I don't understand why should i worried too much about it lol.
So true on that second point - I have no idea where the recent hate that realism has been getting, but it's stupid asf. Realist drawing IS art, and hell I would be bloating all day if I could draw that well too! It shows how far someone has come with all their skill and it requires so much time and dedication to achieve results.
1. You have to spend a lot of time to get details. 2. Not everyone will appreciate realistic art. 3. You need to learn several high-level different skills. 4. You have to stick to your reference and the laws of realism. 5. You have to spend a lot of time on little details (similar to point 1). You can't get away with inaccuracies. 6. You need more time planning out your drawing. 7. You might get stuck in perfectionism and not wanting to take risks, and never be happy with how it turned out.
I am a bird artist (I was practicing kiwi birds, now I am practicing other birds) and I am getting pretty close to realistic. The thing is, it is hard to get perspective and contrast. I don't know the depth of some parts of the bird. I see how So much helpful you are! You have tons of talent. It is okay to not get everything you expect, because everyone is still practicing. your art is beautiful! It gives off the feeling and then you feel as if your staring into the scene. It is beautiful.
Awesome break down, thats what art is, the observation process and translating it into whatever medium you are working with, whether its drawing, music, dancing, singing, sport, exercise or welbeing, what is the process of getting the best out of what your doing, like meditation which is considered as the art of living, how can you live a happier and more harmonious life and the process of meditating teaches you the steps to achieve it, which is how to observe and pay attention to what your doing in the present.
Most of the anti-hyper-realism sentiments I've read and heard are expressed with disdain or bitterness. This led me to believe much of those who express this are actually jealous. They shouldn't be, because hyper-realism is accessible to everyone - it simply takes patience and time. But many people don't have the patience and won't take the time so give up or never attempt it (and many other things). It's an investment. Personally, I can appreciate hyper-realism, but it's not my chosen style because I really enjoy seeing the artist's hand in a piece. Realism is NOT the same as hyper-realism. Realism doesn't look like a photo to me, hyper-realism does and I don't care for it because I can't see the creativity, the pencil, brush or paint strokes. It doesn't stop me from appreciating the time, and most of all, the patience of the artist. I refuse to put down someone's work simply because it's not my chosen style. Rather I look for what I can appreciate and a hyper realistic piece takes a to of patience. An impatient artist can't get there. This is a great vid Kirsty, thanks for continuing to make content for us artsy folk!
How true your words are. One of my problems for a long while was being a perfectionist. Lately I have learned that it needs to stop. I really like realism and do mostly realism. The world and its people have so much art to offer by just being themselves. What a great God, the Master Artist, to create so much beauty that we can enjoy and reproduce as close as possible. Thanks, Kristy, for using your giftedness to encourage us to enhance what we have been given.
I have taken Kristy's courses. My drawings now amaze people even though they are less than perfect photo realism. The more concessions you make to realism in your representational work the better your cartoons and stylized expressions will be. I highly recommend the drawing decoded course, no matter what style you draw you will do it noticeably better when you knuckle down to that discipline.
2:18 This is true. There are always lots of fundamentals for realistic drawing that every artist must master to be able to be the best in realistic drawing. Otherwise, the drawing may lack depth. 5:23 This is the most true reality for all artists. With pencil drawings (colored or not), you really have to be committed to spending painstaking hours, if not, weeks or months of creating these drawings given that it requires so much planning. These drawings are not done just putting out some flat colors and call them done. No, it requires lots of layers regardless if it's a detailed drawing or not. I'm not kidding when I say some of my pencil drawings took me one month or few months even if there are some alcohol markers combined. This had shown to me that it always take me so much time before I can actually finish these drawings. They may time-consuming, but in the end it's worth it. Only perseverance can help you get though this.
Last year I lost my daughter, for that reason I Have been learning how to draw realistic portraits to draw her 😢 kirsty is amazing as an instructor, they courses are incredible I recommend so much I actually get in on the level up course and I have been improving a lot , I hope some day i will be as great as kirsty 😅 and finally draw my daughter portrait ❤
I'm a photorealist who works with graphite, and I just want to touch on a point Kirsty made in this amazing video. The point about having limited creativity with realism is true, however, there's still a ton of room for creativity and adding your own twists to things. Over time, I've realized that some things in reality don't look very appealing; so when it comes time to draw that area or thing, I have to either take it out or modify it. You can get creative with the way you modify it, I've done that a couple times. Also, whenever there's a random pattern that takes up a lot of space, you can customize that to make it look better in your view. For example, the stitching on a sweater or hair in certain cases, they can all be customized. You don't have to sit there and go inch for inch to make it exactly like the reference photo. I always tell people, on another day, the hair could've looked like the way I did it. It's not about making it easier for yourself, it's about making the shapes and overall look more visually appealing. Finally, and this is the most significant opportunity for creativity within the context of photorealism, and that's the background. The entire composition. Rather than just having a head on a white piece of paper, I like to make my drawings almost like movie posters. So I'll put some special effects, text, other objects in the background to make it look cinematic; you can literally do anything! So, you might have to limit your creativity for the subject itself, but you still have tons of room for creativity for the other parts of the composition. Some of the stuff I do can actually be considered surrealism just because of the background.
Portraits have to be the most challenging form of Art but [if/when] they turn out to be a masterpiece it is worth it in the end. But sometimes it takes several attempts to achieve this goal. And yes, a photo is good [but] when every bit of what you are creating through Art/sketching pictures/photos are all the more reason to treasure. Children grow so fast and it is meaningful to sketch portraits of special pictures. This is one way to freeze a moment in time that is a treasured memory.
Being an artist myself who draws mostly realistic art it's really feels bad when sometimes people says that cameras can do what I do but still there is something about the hardwork the dedication and the emotions of an artist that camera can never match I agree on every point you mentioned in this video I really appreciate your work
I mean, it's right that a camera can do what we do. But why does this matter? In a time where basically anything can be replaced by technology, are we supposed to simply ignore the talent and skill that goes into making art by hand? Imagine telling someone who makes pottery that a machine can do it. Or telling a sculptor that there are 3D printers for that. Or saying that it's pointless to spend time thinking out a concept for a unique drawing because AI can do it for you. Humans have tried to draw and paint what they saw for millennia, why should we suddenly stop using this skill because machines can do it too? Should humans become mindless creatures entirely dependent on technology?
There is room for all artistic styles, realistic or not. Even if you don't like realistic art, that's just a subjective view and has nothing to do with decreeing it real art or not. Even if you don't personally care for it, you have to at least admire the skill that goes into its creation. Sometimes I like doing realism and stick with the photo reference and sometimes I veer away from exact copying and make it more stylistic and expressive.
Is it possible that you could do a tutorial on skin blemishes like moles, freckles etc. Thank you for your videos they have helped me alot with my realism in portraits😊 and tears
It's interesting that you bring up how people say realistic drawing isn't "real art" because I've also heard so many other people talking about how they were told "art isn't real art unless it's realistic" and also "digital art isn't real art" so it's funny to note that anybody telling someone that "__" isn't "real art" just don't see what they want and try to bully someone into doing what they want to see instead of doing the extremely easy task of just going somewhere else with art that they DO like, but still frustrating that people will pull that scheme because they're so lazy.
I've been working up to realistic drawing with my prismacolours. So far I've been doing realistic versions of cgi characters. I'm going to try and draw Ashoka from the upcoming series next. Wish me luck.
On average I spend aprroximately 15 to 20 hours on a b/w drawing ......but they are not so realistic as yours but I don't mind ......if I try to make them more realistic I think I need 30 to 40 hours for a 40x60 cm drawing. Keep up your good work, Kirsty. 🐞
Drawing photo realism has usually takes real skill and talent. Some of the other popular drawing techniques like manga and superheroes have millions of people imitating each other. Zero creativity.
I have a question. For other art style, like cartoon or anime , it is possible to draw characters or objects from imagination. They do use some references, but the concept of character is original. My question is, can realism do the same? Or are we bound to just copy
i follow a horror artist, mangaka, comic artist, disney inspired artist and a fantasy-realistic (dark souls art) artist on youtube and my mother draws photo realistic. they all have one thing in common: "learn and understand the basic rules of realistic drawing. that way you can later break the rules for your own style if you want." it makes sense to me. and when my mother was once told that her drawings, which she sometimes sat at for more than 12 hours over several days, were not art, the person had to draw a photorealistic horse. the reference was a postcard-sized photo she had taken sometime between 1990 and 1995, which she herself had already used as a reference. This didn't end well, of course, so a monologue ensued about how you don't have to like all art, but that no one has the right to dictate to others what is and isn't art.
I’m pretty sure the ryb is just a simplified version of cmy . So they were like magenta that’s basically red and cyan that’s blue right… then they simplified it. the cmy can actually get more colours. For example purple you can make it with red and blue but it will probably be dull and dark but with cyan and magenta you can make a brighter purple . You can also still dull it if you like so basically you have more options
This is a breathe of internet air, Kirsty. The internet is awash with the notion that art is easy and takes no time or expertise. It's ironic given that everyone is trying to teach some requisite skill. Your willingness to tell people that good drawing requires skills and a LOT of time, is applauded. I've become a fan.
Thank you, as always, a very good and thought-provoking video. I have also often heard the sentence that realism is not art... Then I ask people with this opinion whether the Mona Lisa from 1796 is also not art since it is most likely a living woman painted. WHAT is art? Because I've heard the saying that if you can't paint realistically, paint surrealistically. And now AI... So what is art? I wish you success.
Great video. Paintings by artists like Vermeer are certainly realistic so drawings in the same style is definitely art. It's some of the "art" in the Turner prize, that require very limited skill, is maybe not. 😀
When i do portraits, i do semi realism. Kind of the blend the two thing. I like all of the proprtions and whstnot to be correct but then i always throw in some abstract details that i can just have fun with. Sometimes i make the eyes ever so slightly bigger or the eyelashes fuller or the nose a bit bigger or smaller or wider. ❤ its a lot of fun
People who say there's no point to realistic drawings are exactly the same people who genuinely think AI art is better than real art. They just don't get what art is.
Ai art sucks. Also your totally right with what you said I agree. Ai art defeats the whole purpose of ART smh also let’s be real so far people can draw way better than ai. So many mistakes in ai drawings they look pretty bad. Legs are melted in with other objects smh…
@@zonzore okay Ai art doesn’t “suck” I can say that but I hope it doesn’t take away from us real artist /:… kinda true. Exact copies of faces seems that way but I think it’s like putting all of your skills to the test and seeing if you can get it right. I do prefer more artistic faces than portraits but man… portraits are extremely hard to get right and it’s good practice :;)
Some people don't value realistic art. Some people start to cry tears of joy when you hand them a painting of their child. Try creating for the latter, way more fun. ;)
I recently started graphite drawing after doing exclusively digital art since 2017. I recently made this portrait I had to erase and redraw so many times the graphite was permanently pushed into the paper so much I had to do bigger cartoony versions of the features of the face to somehow cover them up. :D I still haven't finished it, but it's going.. okay.. Next time I'll make sure to make a better first sketch with an HB pencil.
My third ever drawing was a drawing of my mom's dog, I gave it to her as a birthday present. She actually hung the framed thing to the wall and after 2 days she came to me and said " I am sooo sorry I have not thanked you properly, I thought it was a photo!" I felt proud of myself that someone thought my drawing was an actual photo. Just enjoy it and dont listen what others tell you. We draw for oourself, not to please others😉
I have a question about realistic drawing. If one wants to monetize digitally the illustration, how can it be done? Since prints might not be the best choice for that. What I mean is saving the photo of the drawing made by hand and then selling online somewhere, not sure if I got myself clear haha
I once did a pen and ink drawing of a much beloved building that I had worked in, it was 3ft by 1¾ to get in enough detail and that took me 3mths. I remembe telling anyone that knew I was doing it that they shouldn't get excited as at any time I could make a mistake and ruin it and even said it would be just my luck to get a blot of ink at my last line 😂 luckily I didn't, but it's always a risk!
what is realism, what is realistic, what is plausible, what is three-dimensional ... a painter must ask himself these questions in the face of "reality" in constant evolution and change. Is drawing from life realism? Is doing it from photos photorealism? what to portray and for whom . if we draw a realistic tree trunk what will be its opinion about it . our eyes and mind look at the world in a unique and unrepeatable way, so realism is a mere illusion. we seek in things an "objective" confirmation of an anthropocentric reality and we call it realism.
I use to say this and now guess what? I want to learn it. I was intimidated and now I now it is achievable, there is beauty in it and I do want to learn it. My favourite at the moment is a mix of fantasy with realistic features.
I started learning to draw by drawing realistically because it gave me feedback on my observational skills. Could I reproduce accurately what I could see? This has many benefits on developing observational skills. It has taught me to see and made the miraculous even more so.
Totally agree with you that realism can be "real" art. It's not just copying a photo, partly because you can improve on photos; e.g. by adding more contrast, softening edges, moving hair into more beautiful curves, and blurring distracting backgrounds. You can also put a glint in someone's eye, colour in their cheeks, and a Mona Lisa smile on their lips, and still be realistic.
people are crazy with that art cannot be realistic shit. I am very good at drawing and i like to draw realistic. I have a friend who recently started drawing but has not mastered anything yet. We were drawing the same picture of some man sitting with a cap. She tried to draw realistic, but was unable to. So her painting looked completly off. Deformed head, hands just two blotches with no fingers, no shading whatsoever, face just had the basics, nose, mouth and two eyes an so on. It looked like a 4 year old has drawn it. Mine was done well and you could see most detail. When we showed our picture to people, they said to mine: oh this is drawn well. To her picture they said: now that is art. IT WASN'T ART...she literally tried to get it right and get it realistic! We live in a world, where a badly drawn piece is called art and the good one is "just well drawn". How sick is that??????
Maybe they were just being kind? As a beginner, I think you have to be very brave to draw in public, especially if you’re with your friend who is so good at it. I’m sure she was well aware that her drawing wasn’t great.
Harsh reality I just came with. I can't use soft pastels and have my fan on at the same time because it would blow the dust everywhere and it's not good for the lungs. So no more softpastel painting in summer unless I want to die in a pool of sweat
To me, the ONLY real art is realism. Photorealism requires such detail. It’s amazing. I got lesser grades in art school because the teachers were pushing modern impressionistic styles. I just can’t bring myself to do it. It seems sloppy to me. So, I’m studying all forms of drawing that can create the most realistic work. The panpastels are interesting me because of the time savings. But, if it ruins the level of detail; I won’t use them.
This isn't only drawing it is a talent guy if I could draw half of any drawing you thought you did badly I would blow up like mad so anybody that tells you there is no need for this whip-out paper and a pencil and tells them to draw you if they can't guess whose talent is useless my drawing or your mouth
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Drawing realistically makes people, including yourself, realize the beauty of the world, and capture it in a new light, it helps you to find the beauty in anything you look at. Some of the greatest artists in the world can take something as simple as a leaf, and make it look beautiful. Appreciate the world around you.
A few years ago I was entering some drawings at an art fair. The woman checking everyone in saw my drawings and said in a very patronizing, dismissive tone that photographs were not being accepted for that event. When I told her they were actually drawings, she shut right up. I won first place in that show. I've been accused of cheating on my drawings by people claiming that no one could draw that well, but of course, it's hard work and attention to detail that makes it possible. So if you want to draw realistically, don't let anyone put you down! Enjoy the nice compliments from the people who appreciate your work!
Thank you, Kirsty, for this great video! I enjoyed every minute of it! It's very helpful and encouraging!
There are many artists who need this message! Realistic drawing skills are still valued and important for many reasons. Realism involves transforming art materials into a refined expression and description of actual experience, providing an instant connection from the viewer to the subject. Maybe the most important reason why realism continues to thrive is as a reminder of what one human with a pencil and paper can do.
You know what’s even more dope? Drawing fictional characters into real life
Sometimes, the beauty is hidden in the complexity. That's what goes unappreciated cause to be able to understand it you need to have some sort of foundation for that skill. Only those who have tried drawing something Realistic once will be able to appreciate those point which goes unnoticed by people who simply compare it to a Photo.
True👍
Realistic drawing is a skill of observation and dexterity and application. Some may not admire it but most would appreciate the time and work put in
It’s the other artist that don’t like realism not the usually the public. Love what you do.
Because they envy our abilities. These are the people who accuse us of cheating, perhaps with computers, because they can't imagine being able to draw so realistically. I've been sneered at many times. But those people are outnumbered by the people who like our work.
I remember years ago presenting several drawings at an art fair, and the woman checking everyone in told me very patronizingly that photographs were not being accepted for that event. I told her they weren't photos, they were drawings. She shut right up, and I actually won first place. A friend of mine overheard one of the visitors say that I must have used a computer, because nobody could draw that well, and my friend spoke up:"She did NOT! I watched her working on it!" Many more people said some lovely things to me about my drawings. So those of you who love realism, ignore the naysayers, enjoy the praise from nice people, and keep on making art your way!
Thank you Kirsty, for making this video! I loved every minute of it!
I stopped caring what people think a long time ago, I do what I do because I like it.
I really love Realistic drawing. It takes great deal of skill and creativity to draw something realistic. It captures the essence of shadows and shapes that you don’t understand until you’ve mastered it. You are awesome 👏
People who say there is ' no point' to realism or hyper realism or that it's not 'true art' clearly don't have an understanding of art in general so therefore shouldn't have an opinion. End of. You are amazing by the way!! I know you don't need me to tell you that but it has to be said ❤
Thank you Kirsty, 5 minutes in I’m already at ease on how I’ve been attempting it
The concept is so funny. The fact that people compare our drawings with a photograph itself defines our efforts and hardwork. They dont know that they can't acknowledge us any better than calling us a camera 😂
It's because drawing photo realistic means you are 100% technique and 0% originality or style
@@phill2586 Hello Thankyou. Well I might disagree because even the same photo snapped from two different camera's aren't same. They have their own properties , color gradings depending upon the different versions of camera's. Similarly if u notice every artist have their own style bleeding out from their artworks.
@andrabiart I have been drawing realism for a long time. Realism is 100% technique over style, how can you even refute claim? You aren't creating anything new other then carbon copying a photo. Takes virtually no imagination. Making subtle changing to the lighting and values doesn't change anything from the photo lol 😆
@@phill2586 if you think realism is just carbon copying something so what will call those who draw portraits of their imagination orginal characters but in hyper realistic style , will you call that copying too? Its new all from our imagination . 😂
@andrabiart creating some from your imagination takes a completely different skill set. Key word skill lol 😆
It's interesting you brought up that bit about the criticism of realistic drawing. My style is sort of a combination of realism and cartoony stylization, and the most common criticism I've heard is just the opposite: :"Art has to be realistic." I guess all styles have their built-in detractors, and you just can't please everybody.
My dear, your work is fabulous, love you. You are very good teacher, your art speak, don't care who criticise you. Ashok from India 🇮🇳
Ahh sorry to hear about little Lottie 😢
YOU taught me how to do realistic drawing……I love it! I don’t care what anybody else thinks, art is art 😉 x
I can’t imagine ragging on you because you are this talented. I wish I could do this. If you can do this, you can do anything.
I completely agree that drawings aiming for realism can take absolutely ages! I have lots of respect for people that can work on one piece for days or weeks as I do not have the patience for that haha 😂
Days? Weeks? I'm lucky to finish a drawing within 1 month. 😂Most of my drawings take 2 months on average. But I only draw for 2 hours at a time.
@@charlesbell5500 that’s why I switched to watercolour, it’s much faster 😂 that’s fair enough, every one is different ❤️ I could have worded it better, I meant like full 9 hour days
@@ChantelleArts Oh shit, if you're doing anything for 9 hours, regardless of medium, you're crazy! 😂😂😂 But that's good though, do what you like best. God bless. 🙏
There are few who inspire me. you are one of my inspirations. Not to mention the beauty that makes me adore .I am Brasileiro dont speak inglish
I think a photograph captures the subject but realistic drawings captures its soul.
Tell someone it’s a photo: “Aww that’s nice”
Tell someone it’s a drawing: “Woahh that’s impressive!”
@@DK70707 Exactly - and a drawing makes focus onto the detail of the artist. Realistic art is so awesome.
Thank you for sharing this information on Harsh realities of realistic drawing there were some good insights that I didn't know..
I went to the Miniclass video which I couldn't leave a comment...You deserve feed back for the time and information you explain in the Video, so-:
I've been drawing for a few years and some things I knew there were more that I didn't. I am 3/4 into a project which involves just pencil. The biggest game changer relates to 1) how dark to go, tonal values and edges. I've gone darker pencils since watching the video and used more tonal values. The subject of edges - I've totally got this wrong in the past, everything you talk about not doing, I've done.
I've put my name on the wish list for August.
As most of the above will be removed for not being relevant, thank you for sharing your videos.👍👍
All beginners need to learn realism coz it actually helps u with stylizing ur art later
i like learning from realism, and then i take what i learn and i amplify it to look creepy x kinda scary, think of pennywises smile from it, its an amplyfied version of a smile, realism is a very important tool for all artist not just people who work on realism portraits
Love the one with watercolors though, if it makes you happy, go for it! It's amazing
Anyone who says realistic, especially photorealistic drawing, is just like photograph has clearly never tried to draw anything. In my opinion, it’s one of the hardest styles to do.
Outlet? you know if I want a photograph then I don't need to draw the same thing unless if I decided to add something special that's the differences, I don't need to pretend perfectionism a cartoon is a cartoon and a paint is the must beautiful thing which separate our reality from current one. I don't understand why should i worried too much about it lol.
It's funny because there are plenty of people who think it's not art UNLESS it's realistic lol so basically just do what you want
So true on that second point - I have no idea where the recent hate that realism has been getting, but it's stupid asf. Realist drawing IS art, and hell I would be bloating all day if I could draw that well too! It shows how far someone has come with all their skill and it requires so much time and dedication to achieve results.
This criticism may come from computer generated artists, who in my opinion, miss the "soul" and leave the work feeling empty.
1. You have to spend a lot of time to get details.
2. Not everyone will appreciate realistic art.
3. You need to learn several high-level different skills.
4. You have to stick to your reference and the laws of realism.
5. You have to spend a lot of time on little details (similar to point 1). You can't get away with inaccuracies.
6. You need more time planning out your drawing.
7. You might get stuck in perfectionism and not wanting to take risks, and never be happy with how it turned out.
Thanks for breaking it down- good advice.
Yeah,you can print out any picture and frame it,but a drawing comes from your heart and soul.And that means so much more than clicking,print
Thank you for very good learning, I really like the way you draw, thank you very much, I wish you always healthy and happy with your family
I am a bird artist (I was practicing kiwi birds, now I am practicing other birds) and I am getting pretty close to realistic. The thing is, it is hard to get perspective and contrast. I don't know the depth of some parts of the bird. I see how So much helpful you are! You have tons of talent. It is okay to not get everything you expect, because everyone is still practicing. your art is beautiful! It gives off the feeling and then you feel as if your staring into the scene. It is beautiful.
I have a great deal of respect and awe for someone who can reproduce a photo by drawing it.
You might as well just have the photo. It will be better.
@@karlabritfeld7104 Obviously you have missed the point of Art
you sound bitter@@karlabritfeld7104
Awesome break down, thats what art is, the observation process and translating it into whatever medium you are working with, whether its drawing, music, dancing, singing, sport, exercise or welbeing, what is the process of getting the best out of what your doing, like meditation which is considered as the art of living, how can you live a happier and more harmonious life and the process of meditating teaches you the steps to achieve it, which is how to observe and pay attention to what your doing in the present.
Most of the anti-hyper-realism sentiments I've read and heard are expressed with disdain or bitterness. This led me to believe much of those who express this are actually jealous. They shouldn't be, because hyper-realism is accessible to everyone - it simply takes patience and time. But many people don't have the patience and won't take the time so give up or never attempt it (and many other things). It's an investment. Personally, I can appreciate hyper-realism, but it's not my chosen style because I really enjoy seeing the artist's hand in a piece. Realism is NOT the same as hyper-realism. Realism doesn't look like a photo to me, hyper-realism does and I don't care for it because I can't see the creativity, the pencil, brush or paint strokes. It doesn't stop me from appreciating the time, and most of all, the patience of the artist. I refuse to put down someone's work simply because it's not my chosen style. Rather I look for what I can appreciate and a hyper realistic piece takes a to of patience. An impatient artist can't get there.
This is a great vid Kirsty, thanks for continuing to make content for us artsy folk!
How true your words are. One of my problems for a long while was being a perfectionist. Lately I have learned that it needs to stop. I really like realism and do mostly realism. The world and its people have so much art to offer by just being themselves. What a great God, the Master Artist, to create so much beauty that we can enjoy and reproduce as close as possible. Thanks, Kristy, for using your giftedness to encourage us to enhance what we have been given.
I have taken Kristy's courses. My drawings now amaze people even though they are less than perfect photo realism. The more concessions you make to realism in your representational work the better your cartoons and stylized expressions will be. I highly recommend the drawing decoded course, no matter what style you draw you will do it noticeably better when you knuckle down to that discipline.
I like the idea of abstract painting for hair as I am struggling using coloured pencil for hair alongside realistic drawing for the face.
2:18 This is true. There are always lots of fundamentals for realistic drawing that every artist must master to be able to be the best in realistic drawing. Otherwise, the drawing may lack depth.
5:23 This is the most true reality for all artists. With pencil drawings (colored or not), you really have to be committed to spending painstaking hours, if not, weeks or months of creating these drawings given that it requires so much planning. These drawings are not done just putting out some flat colors and call them done. No, it requires lots of layers regardless if it's a detailed drawing or not. I'm not kidding when I say some of my pencil drawings took me one month or few months even if there are some alcohol markers combined. This had shown to me that it always take me so much time before I can actually finish these drawings. They may time-consuming, but in the end it's worth it. Only perseverance can help you get though this.
I really like realism. It shows more emotion than a photograph. I think realism is also good for beginners to learn different techniques.
Last year I lost my daughter, for that reason I Have been learning how to draw realistic portraits to draw her 😢 kirsty is amazing as an instructor, they courses are incredible I recommend so much I actually get in on the level up course and I have been improving a lot , I hope some day i will be as great as kirsty 😅 and finally draw my daughter portrait ❤
I'm a photorealist who works with graphite, and I just want to touch on a point Kirsty made in this amazing video. The point about having limited creativity with realism is true, however, there's still a ton of room for creativity and adding your own twists to things. Over time, I've realized that some things in reality don't look very appealing; so when it comes time to draw that area or thing, I have to either take it out or modify it. You can get creative with the way you modify it, I've done that a couple times.
Also, whenever there's a random pattern that takes up a lot of space, you can customize that to make it look better in your view. For example, the stitching on a sweater or hair in certain cases, they can all be customized. You don't have to sit there and go inch for inch to make it exactly like the reference photo. I always tell people, on another day, the hair could've looked like the way I did it. It's not about making it easier for yourself, it's about making the shapes and overall look more visually appealing.
Finally, and this is the most significant opportunity for creativity within the context of photorealism, and that's the background. The entire composition. Rather than just having a head on a white piece of paper, I like to make my drawings almost like movie posters. So I'll put some special effects, text, other objects in the background to make it look cinematic; you can literally do anything! So, you might have to limit your creativity for the subject itself, but you still have tons of room for creativity for the other parts of the composition. Some of the stuff I do can actually be considered surrealism just because of the background.
Beautiful drawing you make ❤❤
Portraits have to be the most challenging form of Art but [if/when] they turn out to be a masterpiece it is worth it in the end. But sometimes it takes several attempts to achieve this goal. And yes, a photo is good [but] when every bit of what you are creating through Art/sketching pictures/photos are all the more reason to treasure. Children grow so fast and it is meaningful to sketch portraits of special pictures. This is one way to freeze a moment in time that is a treasured memory.
Being an artist myself who draws mostly realistic art it's really feels bad when sometimes people says that cameras can do what I do but still there is something about the hardwork the dedication and the emotions of an artist that camera can never match
I agree on every point you mentioned in this video I really appreciate your work
People that have said that to you probably can only draw stick men😂
I mean, it's right that a camera can do what we do. But why does this matter? In a time where basically anything can be replaced by technology, are we supposed to simply ignore the talent and skill that goes into making art by hand? Imagine telling someone who makes pottery that a machine can do it. Or telling a sculptor that there are 3D printers for that. Or saying that it's pointless to spend time thinking out a concept for a unique drawing because AI can do it for you. Humans have tried to draw and paint what they saw for millennia, why should we suddenly stop using this skill because machines can do it too? Should humans become mindless creatures entirely dependent on technology?
If someone tells you that just ask them to draw the same thing. They can't lol
There is room for all artistic styles, realistic or not. Even if you don't like realistic art, that's just a subjective view and has nothing to do with decreeing it real art or not. Even if you don't personally care for it, you have to at least admire the skill that goes into its creation. Sometimes I like doing realism and stick with the photo reference and sometimes I veer away from exact copying and make it more stylistic and expressive.
you are amazing artist and you explain things very well.
Is it possible that you could do a tutorial on skin blemishes like moles, freckles etc. Thank you for your videos they have helped me alot with my realism in portraits😊 and tears
It's interesting that you bring up how people say realistic drawing isn't "real art" because I've also heard so many other people talking about how they were told "art isn't real art unless it's realistic" and also "digital art isn't real art" so it's funny to note that anybody telling someone that "__" isn't "real art" just don't see what they want and try to bully someone into doing what they want to see instead of doing the extremely easy task of just going somewhere else with art that they DO like, but still frustrating that people will pull that scheme because they're so lazy.
I've been working up to realistic drawing with my prismacolours. So far I've been doing realistic versions of cgi characters. I'm going to try and draw Ashoka from the upcoming series next. Wish me luck.
On average I spend aprroximately 15 to 20 hours on a b/w drawing ......but they are not so realistic as yours but I don't mind ......if I try to make them more realistic I think I need 30 to 40 hours for a 40x60 cm drawing.
Keep up your good work, Kirsty. 🐞
Drawing photo realism has usually takes real skill and talent. Some of the other popular drawing techniques like manga and superheroes have millions of people imitating each other. Zero creativity.
I have a question. For other art style, like cartoon or anime , it is possible to draw characters or objects from imagination. They do use some references, but the concept of character is original. My question is, can realism do the same? Or are we bound to just copy
i follow a horror artist, mangaka, comic artist, disney inspired artist and a fantasy-realistic (dark souls art) artist on youtube and my mother draws photo realistic. they all have one thing in common: "learn and understand the basic rules of realistic drawing. that way you can later break the rules for your own style if you want." it makes sense to me.
and when my mother was once told that her drawings, which she sometimes sat at for more than 12 hours over several days, were not art, the person had to draw a photorealistic horse. the reference was a postcard-sized photo she had taken sometime between 1990 and 1995, which she herself had already used as a reference.
This didn't end well, of course, so a monologue ensued about how you don't have to like all art, but that no one has the right to dictate to others what is and isn't art.
I want to see you (or anyone) drawing with the CMY color palette.
Can the CMY colors mix togethor to get all colors like we use the RYB palette ?
I’m pretty sure the ryb is just a simplified version of cmy . So they were like magenta that’s basically red and cyan that’s blue right… then they simplified it. the cmy can actually get more colours. For example purple you can make it with red and blue but it will probably be dull and dark but with cyan and magenta you can make a brighter purple . You can also still dull it if you like so basically you have more options
This is a breathe of internet air, Kirsty. The internet is awash with the notion that art is easy and takes no time or expertise. It's ironic given that everyone is trying to teach some requisite skill. Your willingness to tell people that good drawing requires skills and a LOT of time, is applauded. I've become a fan.
So true about the being mocked for doing more realistic drawing, but it is the best way to build skill.
Thank you, as always, a very good and thought-provoking video. I have also often heard the sentence that realism is not art... Then I ask people with this opinion whether the Mona Lisa from 1796 is also not art since it is most likely a living woman painted. WHAT is art? Because I've heard the saying that if you can't paint realistically, paint surrealistically. And now AI... So what is art? I wish you success.
Great video.
Paintings by artists like Vermeer are certainly realistic so drawings in the same style is definitely art.
It's some of the "art" in the Turner prize, that require very limited skill, is maybe not. 😀
Great tips and clear explanations. Thank you
When i do portraits, i do semi realism. Kind of the blend the two thing. I like all of the proprtions and whstnot to be correct but then i always throw in some abstract details that i can just have fun with.
Sometimes i make the eyes ever so slightly bigger or the eyelashes fuller or the nose a bit bigger or smaller or wider. ❤ its a lot of fun
Realistic drawings are really tough 🤒🤒
Wow awesome artwork's.😁👍.
People who say there's no point to realistic drawings are exactly the same people who genuinely think AI art is better than real art. They just don't get what art is.
Ai art sucks. Also your totally right with what you said I agree. Ai art defeats the whole purpose of ART smh also let’s be real so far people can draw way better than ai. So many mistakes in ai drawings they look pretty bad. Legs are melted in with other objects smh…
Ai art is beautiful. Love them! Realistic drawing is awesome to but I didn't really see the point in doing them since we can always take a photo.
@@zonzore okay Ai art doesn’t “suck” I can say that but I hope it doesn’t take away from us real artist /:…
kinda true. Exact copies of faces seems that way but I think it’s like putting all of your skills to the test and seeing if you can get it right. I do prefer more artistic faces than portraits but man… portraits are extremely hard to get right and it’s good practice :;)
They must be Picasso fans 😂
Some people don't value realistic art. Some people start to cry tears of joy when you hand them a painting of their child. Try creating for the latter, way more fun. ;)
I recently started graphite drawing after doing exclusively digital art since 2017. I recently made this portrait I had to erase and redraw so many times the graphite was permanently pushed into the paper so much I had to do bigger cartoony versions of the features of the face to somehow cover them up. :D I still haven't finished it, but it's going.. okay.. Next time I'll make sure to make a better first sketch with an HB pencil.
I think the achievement is realised when your drawing is as close as possible to a photo that’s why I like it .
My third ever drawing was a drawing of my mom's dog, I gave it to her as a birthday present. She actually hung the framed thing to the wall and after 2 days she came to me and said " I am sooo sorry I have not thanked you properly, I thought it was a photo!"
I felt proud of myself that someone thought my drawing was an actual photo.
Just enjoy it and dont listen what others tell you. We draw for oourself, not to please others😉
Realistic drawing is my favorite, thanks for being a champion of the art (yes it most definitely is art!)
Thank you. I hope to achieve your level one day.
Realism is a pain in my head and it's too difficult. I realized it will be more fun if you get used to it..
😂difficult by pleasing with 7 sharp❤
I have a question about realistic drawing. If one wants to monetize digitally the illustration, how can it be done? Since prints might not be the best choice for that. What I mean is saving the photo of the drawing made by hand and then selling online somewhere, not sure if I got myself clear haha
I once did a pen and ink drawing of a much beloved building that I had worked in, it was 3ft by 1¾ to get in enough detail and that took me 3mths. I remembe telling anyone that knew I was doing it that they shouldn't get excited as at any time I could make a mistake and ruin it and even said it would be just my luck to get a blot of ink at my last line 😂 luckily I didn't, but it's always a risk!
what is realism, what is realistic, what is plausible, what is three-dimensional ... a painter must ask himself these questions in the face of "reality" in constant evolution and change. Is drawing from life realism? Is doing it from photos photorealism? what to portray and for whom . if we draw a realistic tree trunk what will be its opinion about it . our eyes and mind look at the world in a unique and unrepeatable way, so realism is a mere illusion. we seek in things an "objective" confirmation of an anthropocentric reality and we call it realism.
When I'm drawing and I'm feeling a bit negative, I draw Deadpool and usually have him give some encouraging thoughts
I use to say this and now guess what? I want to learn it. I was intimidated and now I now it is achievable, there is beauty in it and I do want to learn it. My favourite at the moment is a mix of fantasy with realistic features.
You are such a good artist, have you ever entered the Wallace Portrait artist of the year contest for portrait art? Just curious.
Have to comment as a faux designer and realist illustrator that you win when no one can tell what you’ve produced.
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I started learning to draw by drawing realistically because it gave me feedback on my observational skills. Could I reproduce accurately what I could see? This has many benefits on developing observational skills. It has taught me to see and made the miraculous even more so.
Totally agree with you that realism can be "real" art. It's not just copying a photo, partly because you can improve on photos; e.g. by adding more contrast, softening edges, moving hair into more beautiful curves, and blurring distracting backgrounds. You can also put a glint in someone's eye, colour in their cheeks, and a Mona Lisa smile on their lips, and still be realistic.
So more you derive from the original more "artistic" it becomes. You see?
people are crazy with that art cannot be realistic shit. I am very good at drawing and i like to draw realistic. I have a friend who recently started drawing but has not mastered anything yet. We were drawing the same picture of some man sitting with a cap. She tried to draw realistic, but was unable to. So her painting looked completly off. Deformed head, hands just two blotches with no fingers, no shading whatsoever, face just had the basics, nose, mouth and two eyes an so on. It looked like a 4 year old has drawn it. Mine was done well and you could see most detail. When we showed our picture to people, they said to mine: oh this is drawn well. To her picture they said: now that is art. IT WASN'T ART...she literally tried to get it right and get it realistic! We live in a world, where a badly drawn piece is called art and the good one is "just well drawn". How sick is that??????
Maybe they were just being kind? As a beginner, I think you have to be very brave to draw in public, especially if you’re with your friend who is so good at it. I’m sure she was well aware that her drawing wasn’t great.
I love you drawing
i always tell people to expect to draw a semi-realistic or realistic piece to expect sometimes days of work lol😝
No matter what style you do, somebody will tell you it's not real art 🙃
How does one turn a 5x7 picture into a life size portrait ?
I can't imagine many better ways to spend hours of my time.
Amazing videos
Harsh reality I just came with. I can't use soft pastels and have my fan on at the same time because it would blow the dust everywhere and it's not good for the lungs. So no more softpastel painting in summer unless I want to die in a pool of sweat
exactly 🥲🥲🥲🥲
to never stop was a problem I was facing for 2 years with a painting of mine 😂
First comment!just found this channel, my goal one day to draw as realistic so very good points!
I feel that too many art students want to skip the necessary stage of reality on their way to being a real artist that can make great art.
You can slave over a drawing that's realistic and someone will still find fault with it.
Wow love from india❤
To me, the ONLY real art is realism. Photorealism requires such detail. It’s amazing. I got lesser grades in art school because the teachers were pushing modern impressionistic styles. I just can’t bring myself to do it. It seems sloppy to me. So, I’m studying all forms of drawing that can create the most realistic work. The panpastels are interesting me because of the time savings. But, if it ruins the level of detail; I won’t use them.
How do you draw a blurry background?
I love your art. 💘
You are amaaaaaaze🤩🥰
I love your look, you look very beautiful and stunning,. I don't draw realistic drawing. That's my weakness. 😂😂😂
This isn't only drawing it is a talent guy if I could draw half of any drawing you thought you did badly I would blow up like mad so anybody that tells you there is no need for this whip-out paper and a pencil and tells them to draw you if they can't guess whose talent is useless my drawing or your mouth