My tip is to fill a jar with words, characters, ideas, subjects. Anything that could give you an idea what to draw. Works for me, when I have no idea what to draw or paint.
Your sketchbook is MEANT to have imperfections!! I mean, where else are you supposed to practice and sharpen your skills in order to become perfect?? A loose sheet of paper, something you can easily lose? Naw, don’t be scared! I used to be like you but then I said, bruh, if I’m not perfect now, then why tf did I buy a 20 dollar sketchbook??? Idk you be you I guess, all I’m saying is that you shouldn’t be afraid and that you bought that book for a reason...to practice!!
You can only draw perfect if you keep drawing even if you don’t like how it turns out. Just go with the flow and do whatever, don’t care how it looks just keep sketching and you will improve I promise 💖
Absolutely beautiful talent. I'm 52 years old I've always found sketching and watercolor beautiful. It's never imagined I could learn it. But I'm going to. My husband's going back for his masters degree, and I'm going to learn how to sketch! 😁
Me: * watches a bunch of videos about drawing * Me: yeah i feel like skeching today! Me: * opens skechbook and stares at it for half an hour * Me: please kill me....
Hey! I’m a young, aspiring artist and this really helps! I just got a new sketchbook and was scared to “mess up the pages”, but you have taught me that it is just a sketchbook, and there is nothing to be afraid of! Thx for reading everyone! Edit: I just came back to this video a year later and completely forgot I commented on it! I just finished my first sketchbook yesterday and am now starting a new one! I’ve definitely learned over the past year that not everything I draw has to be perfect.
It is actually pretty fun flipping back and seeing your "mess ups" and comparing them to more recent sketches. Without having "mess ups" you wont be able to improve.
The way you draw faces is phenomenal! Your style is very unique - I like how its mostly realistic with a slight cartoon-ish feel to it; it's very subtle, but you know it's there. Also, your drawing process from 4:49-7:50 was entrancing. You're one of the few artists I've come across who actually gives characters bushy eyebrows, full lips, and beauty marks/freckles. It's just...wow.
I find that i have an easier time drawing on just printer paper. The amount of money spent to buy a new sketch book is so expensive i'm always pushing myself to be perfect at it instead of enjoying the art. I attempt to keep from freaking out over the little things but it seems like a waste if i fill it up with just imperfect drawings? Does that make sense?
Alexander Devries you can find nice 9" x 12" sketch books for $5 at walmart.... printer paper is fine, but if you want to keep your drawings together, printer paper isnt the best
Here's a tip. Take a stack if printer paper, cut it in half and bind it on the edge with glue. Water down the glue a tad and paint on layers to the edge so it looks like a book
I draw almost daily and I like to use 1 sketchbook at a time to get a sketchbook finished. I have had multiple sketchbooks in the past and just felt like I never had a completely finished book.
I think completing a sketchbook is pretty tough. With all of my sketchbooks, I can't say that I've ever completed one (this includes back to back pages). I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not. Probably using 1 sketchbook like you do is a better option :D
LOL you are right it is not easy completing one. I completed one this year with thanks to Inktober. But, I don't remember the last time I completed one. It has been awhile.
Your work is lovely and I see you are working hard to learn. I am a professional artist and took me ten years to find all the tricks that the best artists use for sketching, so I will tell you some: Try to sketch with hard lead colored pencils going up in tones. You start with light blue then going to purple and finally maybe black. That allows you to over-sketch on top without using erasers. Verithin Prismacolor is a great product for that but any hard lead brand will do! I also advise you to try col-erasel Prismacolor pencils because you can erase them and again the colors can help you going up in values as you decide the lines you keep. They are exactly for that purpose and the most professional artists use them. Another tip is to simply sketch with pens and live with the lines. This type of sketching feels like freedom because will help your trace to just flow. Choose a cheap pen or choose micron pens. Any pen you love or feels smooth. I think this should be the first technique people use before even pencils. For extra special tip you can buy a great quality mixed media journal and paint the background one color with acrylics then sketch with pens on top. Pens will love this background and they will feel super smooth as you trace your drawing. ❤ Last and best advice; after all that, you can go back to your pencils and for the eraser, clean it super easily with sand paper. They sell mini package sheets for sanding the pencils to keep them clean of wood and keep them sharp but they are amazing to clean your eraser while you sketch away. starrpoint.blogspot.com/2010/01/keep-your-pencils-sharp.html
Of course reference photos are not cheating. You always have to have a reference unless you are creating fantasy creatures and even those will have to have correct animal anatomy. If you go outside and draw a tree that you see you are using a reference. A live model is still a reference. A still life is still a reference. Why people get the idea that using a reference is ''copying'' or ''cheating'' is baffling to me. Use some common sense. If using a reference is cheating then Rembrandt and all the other masters were nothing more than copiers. LOL. The only stuff that doesn't need a reference of some sort is the abstract stuff that also doesn't require any kind of talent. Stuff like Jackson Pollack's paintings. Get over it people, if you want it to look like something use a reference.
Exactly, and, correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure if you decide to take art as a subject in school don't they require you to use a reference when drawing?
To all the people that use reference photos (to everyone) how do you do to actually get better at drawing thanks to those? I use reference photos but I feel like it doesn’t really help me when I try to redraw something similar without the reference later on. Will my third-drawing-eye open at some point and get used to simplifying lines and shapes or I might be doing smth wrong?
Anna Ël I don’t think you’re doing anything wrong. For me, reference photos help with facial proportions and I look back through my sketchbook whenever I need help drawing something. A little tip could be to draw from a reference photo and then try and draw the same image but without the reference :)
I currently have problems at drawing and your video really helped my realize that I just need to loose up a bit. Thanks a lot! You're an incredible artist and a really adorable and energetic person. Keep going, you're helping a lot of people who just started taking art more serious.
I’ve always loved art and drawing ever since I was younger, but I’ve never really stuck to my goals of improving and I’ve been so bummed out about it because now I feel like it’s too late lol. But I’ve been filling the Inktober prompts for this year and now I want to really get back into art again - it’s been so, so fun coming up with just sketches, but a week in and I’m starting to get pessimistic again because my works aren’t that good. I think I really need to learn to forgive myself for not being good as you’ve put it haha! Thank you for sharing your experience and the tips! You’ve got yourself another subscriber :) I’ll be following you on IG to stalk as well lol. Thanks again for the vid!
That picture before the intro I had to pause and be like bintch that is beautiful I WILL NEVER AMOUNT TO ANYTHING AS AN ARTIST look at that ANATOMY uh *resumes video*
I used to tutor math and the first thing I taught on the first day with absolutely everyone.. STOP SAYING YOU SUCK AT MATH. Or in this case, stop saying you are bad at drawing or art or anatomy or ANYTHING. When you say something over and over, you will believe yourself and subconsciously do whatever to be right. (Your ego hates being wrong. ) Meaning you will be bad just to prove to yourself that you're bad.. crazy, huh? Start saying outloud to yourself "I'm a good artist and getting constantly improving." Say it to your cat. Your mailman. Your moms mechanic. And watch your art skills get better every day!
Bunny just know its not cheating to use reference materials. When I was in art school we had a huge machine that enlarged or decrease our reference materials. They expected us to trace some things for learning. You are doing just fine. love your style girl!!
I just finished my second sketchbook and for me, its so weird because I did not draw for two days. Usually I sketch every single day. And over the year its my routine. I love to draw in my sketchbook, its so crazy and colourful and it has lots of fails, but it doesnt matter, because later i will laugh about it and see how I (hopefully) improve. sry for my english ( I am still learning ( I am German)).
I draw once 10 minutes😂😂i can't stay without drawing. I draw even in class, on the table, in my math notebook, on my hand, on my leg(if i have ripped jeans) in the books, on the book marks, just everywhere😂😂
I have a lot sketchbooks, not for different reason's, I just love a new sketchbook, so I end up buying a new one if I see one I like, whether I need it not... I certainly own more than I can fill in a reasonable amount of time LOL
Your art has a wonderful aesthetic to it! Your style is extremely captivating, and it feels balanced between animation and realism. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing your daily sketching routine. Love your art.
Definitely multiple sketchbooks! I recently started a sketchbook where I put in some drawing ideas/topics on each page and its a life saver on days when I don't feel as motivated or days when I don't know what to draw!
I just recently started my journey in the world of art ( three days and counting) I’m currently trying to learn shading I find it fun but I’m hoping to see some progress soon. Slowly but surely. Great video with some awesome tips! Much appreciated.
I have several sketchbooks some of them i scribble on or use them when i am drawing something for the first time and when i get it right I draw on my main sketchbook
I used to sketch during my lunch breaks and I got real good at drawing chairs from cafes and restaurants, lol. Then life just took over. I wanna get back to sketching and I’ll try some of your tips. Thanks!
I like to try to keep what I'm working on really organized too. I have also made a commitment to myself to draw everyday to get better and I have also seen a dramatic improvement in what I do as well. Great video.
I have a bunch of sketchbooks like this. One for alcohol based markers, one for watercolors, one for regular use, and a few small ones whenever I go out. I also have a sketchbook I call the “Book of Faces” to help with face constructions.
Thanks for sharing! I'm a Colourist for years but still just nice branching into drawing and it's a whole new and exciting world. You're work is AWESOME! It's really cool to see someone else has the ocd sketchbook collection like I do already lol, can't imagine what's gonna happen when I actually get good. Have a GREAT HOLIDAY!!!!
I have never had a routine and it's been hard cause I don't get much time to draw especially with school but I think I am going to try the routine idea and having multiple different sketch books
This is really helpful since I'm going back to drawing after so many years of not doing so. Right now I still can't sketch what's in my head but I found to be getting better in laying down the fundamentals by drawing more from life.
In my sketchbook I just hang on without thinking and use what I just feel like. I'm also using body references but in time I learnt do draw them out of my head. I'm not really organized but it makes fun kinda :0 I love your artstyle
I always thought to be a good artist you had to just draw really good free hand without reference. It’s nice to know you can be good and use reference to practice and get better. Don’t have to be perfect ! I am still learning and sometimes get frustrated that I’m not THERE “yet” (where ever that is) I’m realizing it in the journey not the destination ♥️ And to KEEP going and practicing. Great vid ✨
I have such trouble breaking in a new sketchbook even after all of these years. Sometimes I will just scribble on a page just so that first page has been used lol.
Your advice really helped! Even i have this thing about focusing on detail and because of that when im sketching im only stressing out! I will try to use your tips
Wow. So inspiring. I sketch every morning, as for me I have one sketch pad that I fill up then get a new one. Thanks for sharing such valuable information.
Tip for ideas!!! Take a jar and just write names of random items or actions on them. When you have no ideas just take two random pieces of paper and ship the words to create something interesting😂 I got popchair and I drew and pop socket on a phone with a chair on top of the pop socket for my fingers to sit on (if you get the picture)
I usually work on separate paper made for the media I''m using which ill work on and then after I've finished the piece, I stick it into a giant sketchbook, anoate it, sketch some stuff around it ect ect. If it's relevant to the piece i just did, worse in quality/just a quick doodle, i directly sketch it in my main sketchbook
You are so lucky to have the internet to get reference photos. Back in the day....we had to get them from magazines and newspapers, Or actually take our own photos; get a filing cabinet and folders, and do a lot of filing. Now, with computers, that job has been made so much easier.
I am doing the exercises! I started with like the base were you like draw clothes on top type of thing but I have a sketch book with eight pages so I will see my progress.
I have a few sketchbooks too. I have one where I'm just doing lion king fan art, because I'm trying to learn about their anatomy and facial features and how to draw them, and I wanted all the drawings in one place so that I can go back and hopefully see the progress I made. The other two sketchbooks I have are for the Udemy classes I take, one each.
Duh. I have two "main" sketchbooks. The first one is Canson Artbook One it already looks pretty bad, so I use it for swatches and experiments and wet techniques - the paper is only 100g/m2, so it doesn't take it well, but it's my "rubbish sketchbook" anyways. The other one my favourite Winsor&Newton sketchbook 170g/m2. It's surface is supersmooth and white. It's perfect for traditional inks (both dye and pigment based) and I use it only for more ambitious projects. However it's only has 50 pages since the paper is so thick. However I'd love to know what's the sketchbook you're using. I'm looking for something I could use for journaling. I prefer spiral bound sketchbooks with smooth paper (I use fountain pen for writing, so otherwise it feathers) that can take one or two washes of water for watercolour pencils (130g/m2 and up are ok, really). Could you recomend anything?
some people are really proud of not using any references - the art I saw from them were always either completely flat, really bad shadowed or completely messed in anatomy
So i ordered three a5 sketchbooks because i want to finally start with one and finish it. From august 2021 to august 2022 to see if i can do that and how i improved 😊
Thanks for making this video...I really don't feel motivated when I'm in the middle of drawing something...I feel like giving up..but this video really taught me so much😘😘😘
I have some sketchbooks that I keep. and I have this one toned Sketchbook that I bought back in Montreal (Strathmore ones) for my "special" drawings. and others are just random sketches that I do.
This is a nice video---thank you. And it did make me feel better that I am NOT the only one to compartmentalize. I can't afford different types (I really want a good watercolor sketchbook) but I do have a sketchbook for ideas, one for ink work, one for watercolor, one for book studies, one for nature studies...well, you get the idea :) So yeah, you are not alone.
Yep! I have one sketchbook I sketch deep depressing drawings when I’m depressed and another one where I draw faces of actors, singers with colored pencil when I’m working on my Instagram or RUclips :) I’m pretty messy tho and I started school so kind of stepped back from art a little
I have two sketchbooks lol... One is for practice, like I would draw whatever I want/ feel like as practice. For example, I would draw gestures, cars, animals, plants, doodles, etc... The other sketchbook is for finished drawings like watercolored and everything but sometimes it's a bit difficult for me to keep up with both but it's fine!
I took human anatomy and physiology and no wonder, human anatomy wasn’t that hard for me. I ended thinking of medical illustration career at that time, but I broke my dreams for there are not lots of programs for that. I gave up on drawing, but every time I am in class, I draw and doodle. For some reason, my friend gave me a sketch book because he saw I had skill and told me to practice more. I didn’t think much about it, but I was in Pinterest app and gave me curiosity to check art once again and I miss it. I want to draw once again. Drawing humans is so cool. 🌷 watching videos like this gives me more ideas.. thank you. 🌷🌷
This is my first time watching your channel (I say as I add ur vids to my watch later) I just wanted to say your personality n art are pretty inspiring, I just wanted a quick vid to watch but ended up feelin the need to draw, just thought you should know yo
I have three differently sized sketchbooks (not including my homework papers), but I use them differently depending on how large or small I want to draw.
I really enjoyed the video. Thank you. i was especially listening for your thinking about how you choose what to do in which sketchbook, etc. I am sketchbook obsessed (having them... just learning to use them). I'm primarily a painter, so I have sketchbooks with reference photos, color studies from them, and then I keep it beside me to test mixed colors as I paint. I haven't done very much drawing, and I know I need to. So thanks again. Helpful on a number of levels. New sub. :)
omg lol, i thought im the only one who has a lot of sketchbooks for different type of drawings/medium. people keep saying "you keep buyin sketchbooks, but you dont finish them. are you crazeeeyy?" xD
Ah I was really not satisfied with my art but after watching your video I am happy and also I have a bad habit that I never be able to manage my sketch book at first I make every sketch book for every purpose and after I do all of them in one sketch book idk why
Nicely done, I need to practise my clean line drawing, I haven't drawn anything seriously in 7 years, so going back to it and practising warm ups and stuff is like dipping in the water, I would like to learn from my mistakes but I get this kind of "writers block" where if i'm in the middle of drawing something, and maybe something needs to be forshortened or something and I don't know how to fix it. It really sucks. All we can do is what we can though. Liked, this is a nice tutorial, and us learners need as much tutorials about how to with drawing as possible.
I like to have one huge, cheap sketchbook (artists loft) for scribbles and messy drawings. Basically the idgaf book since I've always worried about ruining my sketchbooks. I'll doodle in that for an hour then use my good quality sketchbooks after I'm warmed up.
Thank you for the tips! I'll definitely apply these in my sketching life! Especially, the letting loose one, I should stop being a perfectionist lol. And I don't know if I'm the only one at this but I find drawing easier if I make my own sketchbook out of recycled materials like used papers and illustration boards that were used in school projects, rather than buying one. It feels good to recycle, and I let loose much more than I do at store bought sketchbooks. (I still stress over my drawings though;;) I don't ink nor really color my drawings so I don't need to worry about anything seeping through. And if I do color my sketches, I use the colored pencils that my older sister doesn't use anymore so, all I need to worry about is not to draw and color back to back.
Your advice is really helpful and your sketch is good as well. I barely sketch because I have homework and I play video games a lot but I do sketch at school. 😃
Thank u so much. This video was so inspiring. Watching the way u sketch was so lovely. If you feel like it, please consider showing us ur daily practice process a little bit...may be a weekly video on the daily sketching process. Would love to watch u sketch...so relaxing and inspiring. Thank u again and good day! :) [am having trouble with the 3/4th face, generally all other angles except the front... :(... would appreciate if u have any tips on that, thanks.]
Thanks for this comment! I also really like watching other RUclipsr's sketching videos, you are right, it is relaxing! It's also quite fun to produce these videos so I will be for sure making more in the future :)
I like your style of drawing faces I’m trying to work on that. I don’t draw everyday because I can’t find inspiration. I really want to expand my artistic skills but I feel depressed and lack inspiration. I’m going to try your Pinterest idea and see if it’s going to work. I have multiple sketchbooks I use them all. I do have a habit of starting an art work or sketch and not finish it all the way. I have multiple art drawings I have worked on and still incomplete . I really hope I get better at this and find inspiration
i have a 'sketch book' just for pencils and maybe pens, but it's gigantic so i use it for whatever as long as it doesn't ruin the paper, i have a smaller mix media one which i use for mostly pencil/colored pencils, and 3 watercolor ones, which of course are for watercolors, then i have a black paper one which is mostly for pencil or pen
I picked up a pencil to draw for the first time in 50 or so years a few weeks ago and im learning. i like the idea of books for each style im basically rubbish but im getting better at drawing rubbish my main thing is finding things to draw that i can draw and interest me anyway thanks for the ideas and ill try the routine
I recommend sketching with an biro. It helps me to draw more loose lines and stop thinking about erasing lines and making it more perfect. Like she said it doesn't have to be perfect it's just a sketch.
When i dont have any ideas i go to pinterest,you can download it on your phone or in your computer. But sometimes i make like a scribble and try to make a piece and from that alot of pieces where made from scribbles.
I used to organize my sketchbooks by what medium I was using but ever since I started numbering my sketchbooks I’m now organizing my sketchbooks by time (so I stay in one until it’s full).
My tip is to fill a jar with words, characters, ideas, subjects. Anything that could give you an idea what to draw. Works for me, when I have no idea what to draw or paint.
Wow..great idea!! You just helped me get out of an art block
Such a great tip thanks!!
Ok but im stuck on the part of what to write on the paper. What did u write?
@Ann Moonstone thanks!!
trxnquil gacha or you just might give a try o Jazza’s Arty Games App!! I bought it and really helped me with art blocks 👍🏻
I have a bad habit of starting a new sketch book without finishing the last one.
me too. soooo many sketch books
Same...
How do you treat your finished books then... do you shelve them?
Or do you use them to make more art?
I think everyone does that lmaoo
I also have this problem.
The reason why my sketchbook is still blank is that i want to draw only perfect 😅😅
Its not always about perfect picture all of them are cuteee
Your sketchbook is MEANT to have imperfections!! I mean, where else are you supposed to practice and sharpen your skills in order to become perfect?? A loose sheet of paper, something you can easily lose? Naw, don’t be scared! I used to be like you but then I said, bruh, if I’m not perfect now, then why tf did I buy a 20 dollar sketchbook??? Idk you be you I guess, all I’m saying is that you shouldn’t be afraid and that you bought that book for a reason...to practice!!
You can only draw perfect if you keep drawing even if you don’t like how it turns out. Just go with the flow and do whatever, don’t care how it looks just keep sketching and you will improve I promise 💖
Sketch
my sketchbook is full of messed up sketches😃
The better version of a morning routine, lets be honest here.
@ Blue. Thanks for the tip.
Absolutely beautiful talent. I'm 52 years old I've always found sketching and watercolor beautiful. It's never imagined I could learn it. But I'm going to. My husband's going back for his masters degree, and I'm going to learn how to sketch! 😁
how is it going now?
Me: * watches a bunch of videos about drawing *
Me: yeah i feel like skeching today!
Me: * opens skechbook and stares at it for half an hour *
Me: please kill me....
😂😂
I look at some videos about how to draw a cat and i end up drawing Nitta Sayuri from Memories of a Geisha book😂😂😂
Jogailė Jurkonytė yeak right
Same
Same thing with me lol
Hey! I’m a young, aspiring artist and this really helps! I just got a new sketchbook and was scared to “mess up the pages”, but you have taught me that it is just a sketchbook, and there is nothing to be afraid of! Thx for reading everyone!
Edit: I just came back to this video a year later and completely forgot I commented on it! I just finished my first sketchbook yesterday and am now starting a new one! I’ve definitely learned over the past year that not everything I draw has to be perfect.
It is actually pretty fun flipping back and seeing your "mess ups" and comparing them to more recent sketches. Without having "mess ups" you wont be able to improve.
The way you draw faces is phenomenal! Your style is very unique - I like how its mostly realistic with a slight cartoon-ish feel to it; it's very subtle, but you know it's there. Also, your drawing process from 4:49-7:50 was entrancing. You're one of the few artists I've come across who actually gives characters bushy eyebrows, full lips, and beauty marks/freckles. It's just...wow.
Unknown ikr:D
Unknown / if you like big bushy brows and freckles, you should definitely check out “Pypah’s Art”
I find that i have an easier time drawing on just printer paper. The amount of money spent to buy a new sketch book is so expensive i'm always pushing myself to be perfect at it instead of enjoying the art. I attempt to keep from freaking out over the little things but it seems like a waste if i fill it up with just imperfect drawings? Does that make sense?
Alexander Devries Yes, i want to try this. Do you keep them in a folder when you’re finished? Or where do you store your sketches?(((:
Alexander Devries
you can find nice 9" x 12" sketch books for $5 at walmart.... printer paper is fine, but if you want to keep your drawings together, printer paper isnt the best
Myra❤ I store them in folders. Honestly I like to hang up the good ones. So there's also that.
I had the same problem, but instead of using line paper i decided to draw digitaly, it helps a lot because you dont have to be afraid do waste pages.
Here's a tip. Take a stack if printer paper, cut it in half and bind it on the edge with glue. Water down the glue a tad and paint on layers to the edge so it looks like a book
I draw almost daily and I like to use 1 sketchbook at a time to get a sketchbook finished. I have had multiple sketchbooks in the past and just felt like I never had a completely finished book.
I think completing a sketchbook is pretty tough. With all of my sketchbooks, I can't say that I've ever completed one (this includes back to back pages). I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not. Probably using 1 sketchbook like you do is a better option :D
LOL you are right it is not easy completing one. I completed one this year with thanks to Inktober. But, I don't remember the last time I completed one. It has been awhile.
Artistic Gamer28 same
Your work is lovely and I see you are working hard to learn. I am a professional artist and took me ten years to find all the tricks that the best artists use for sketching, so I will tell you some:
Try to sketch with hard lead colored pencils going up in tones. You start with light blue then going to purple and finally maybe black. That allows you to over-sketch on top without using erasers. Verithin Prismacolor is a great product for that but any hard lead brand will do!
I also advise you to try col-erasel Prismacolor pencils because you can erase them and again the colors can help you going up in values as you decide the lines you keep. They are exactly for that purpose and the most professional artists use them.
Another tip is to simply sketch with pens and live with the lines. This type of sketching feels like freedom because will help your trace to just flow. Choose a cheap pen or choose micron pens. Any pen you love or feels smooth. I think this should be the first technique people use before even pencils.
For extra special tip you can buy a great quality mixed media journal and paint the background one color with acrylics then sketch with pens on top. Pens will love this background and they will feel super smooth as you trace your drawing.
❤ Last and best advice; after all that, you can go back to your pencils and for the eraser, clean it super easily with sand paper. They sell mini package sheets for sanding the pencils to keep them clean of wood and keep them sharp but they are amazing to clean your eraser while you sketch away. starrpoint.blogspot.com/2010/01/keep-your-pencils-sharp.html
saset sasha Thanks for the tips!
This girl is SUCH an underrated artist.
Of course reference photos are not cheating. You always have to have a reference unless you are creating fantasy creatures and even those will have to have correct animal anatomy. If you go outside and draw a tree that you see you are using a reference. A live model is still a reference. A still life is still a reference. Why people get the idea that using a reference is ''copying'' or ''cheating'' is baffling to me. Use some common sense. If using a reference is cheating then Rembrandt and all the other masters were nothing more than copiers. LOL. The only stuff that doesn't need a reference of some sort is the abstract stuff that also doesn't require any kind of talent. Stuff like Jackson Pollack's paintings. Get over it people, if you want it to look like something use a reference.
Agreed. I hate when people say that references aren't making you any better.
Exactly, and, correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure if you decide to take art as a subject in school don't they require you to use a reference when drawing?
To all the people that use reference photos (to everyone) how do you do to actually get better at drawing thanks to those?
I use reference photos but I feel like it doesn’t really help me when I try to redraw something similar without the reference later on. Will my third-drawing-eye open at some point and get used to simplifying lines and shapes or I might be doing smth wrong?
Anna Ël I don’t think you’re doing anything wrong. For me, reference photos help with facial proportions and I look back through my sketchbook whenever I need help drawing something. A little tip could be to draw from a reference photo and then try and draw the same image but without the reference :)
Totally agreed, reference photos are not copying at all. They just help you! Unlike bases, if you use a base then thats not gonna help you improve.
I love how she show her positivity very calming rather than screaming all the time to show everyone youre so positive
I currently have problems at drawing and your video really helped my realize that I just need to loose up a bit. Thanks a lot! You're an incredible artist and a really adorable and energetic person. Keep going, you're helping a lot of people who just started taking art more serious.
I’ve always loved art and drawing ever since I was younger, but I’ve never really stuck to my goals of improving and I’ve been so bummed out about it because now I feel like it’s too late lol. But I’ve been filling the Inktober prompts for this year and now I want to really get back into art again - it’s been so, so fun coming up with just sketches, but a week in and I’m starting to get pessimistic again because my works aren’t that good. I think I really need to learn to forgive myself for not being good as you’ve put it haha! Thank you for sharing your experience and the tips! You’ve got yourself another subscriber :) I’ll be following you on IG to stalk as well lol. Thanks again for the vid!
That picture before the intro I had to pause and be like
bintch
that
is
beautiful
I WILL NEVER AMOUNT TO ANYTHING AS AN ARTIST
look
at
that
ANATOMY
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*resumes video*
I used to tutor math and the first thing I taught on the first day with absolutely everyone.. STOP SAYING YOU SUCK AT MATH. Or in this case, stop saying you are bad at drawing or art or anatomy or ANYTHING. When you say something over and over, you will believe yourself and subconsciously do whatever to be right. (Your ego hates being wrong. ) Meaning you will be bad just to prove to yourself that you're bad.. crazy, huh? Start saying outloud to yourself "I'm a good artist and getting constantly improving." Say it to your cat. Your mailman. Your moms mechanic. And watch your art skills get better every day!
Bunny just know its not cheating to use reference materials. When I was in art school we had a huge machine that enlarged or decrease our reference materials. They expected us to trace some things for learning. You are doing just fine. love your style girl!!
I just finished my second sketchbook and for me, its so weird because I did not draw for two days. Usually I sketch every single day. And over the year its my routine. I love to draw in my sketchbook, its so crazy and colourful and it has lots of fails, but it doesnt matter, because later i will laugh about it and see how I (hopefully) improve. sry for my english ( I am still learning ( I am German)).
Your English is great! :) But sometimes a break from drawing every day is needed. So don't worry about missing some days.
I draw once 10 minutes😂😂i can't stay without drawing. I draw even in class, on the table, in my math notebook, on my hand, on my leg(if i have ripped jeans) in the books, on the book marks, just everywhere😂😂
I have a lot sketchbooks, not for different reason's, I just love a new sketchbook, so I end up buying a new one if I see one I like, whether I need it not... I certainly own more than I can fill in a reasonable amount of time LOL
Bernard Osmond same 😂
Consequences of capitalism
Donate some to me I'm broke
Aw you're adorable! I am so specific on art youtubers and people but I like you!
Thank you :)
Brushes and Bunnies im drawing every day of the month as a new year resolution and went back to this as help, it has helped.
Your art has a wonderful aesthetic to it! Your style is extremely captivating, and it feels balanced between animation and realism. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing your daily sketching routine. Love your art.
Your sketches, pens, papers, organisation, your looks, voice, presentation and videos, everything is amazing!
Definitely multiple sketchbooks! I recently started a sketchbook where I put in some drawing ideas/topics on each page and its a life saver on days when I don't feel as motivated or days when I don't know what to draw!
love this. was feeling lazy today. but now kinda motivated to draw again
I just recently started my journey in the world of art ( three days and counting) I’m currently trying to learn shading I find it fun but I’m hoping to see some progress soon. Slowly but surely. Great video with some awesome tips! Much appreciated.
I have several sketchbooks some of them i scribble on or use them when i am drawing something for the first time and when i get it right I draw on my main sketchbook
I used to sketch during my lunch breaks and I got real good at drawing chairs from cafes and restaurants, lol. Then life just took over. I wanna get back to sketching and I’ll try some of your tips. Thanks!
I have a big problem :|
I DONT SKETCH... I JUMP RIGHT IN TO THE MASTERPIECE... NO WONDER I ALWAYS FEEL UNSATISFIED.
Sameee
I like to try to keep what I'm working on really organized too. I have also made a commitment to myself to draw everyday to get better and I have also seen a dramatic improvement in what I do as well. Great video.
I have a bunch of sketchbooks like this. One for alcohol based markers, one for watercolors, one for regular use, and a few small ones whenever I go out. I also have a sketchbook I call the “Book of Faces” to help with face constructions.
There is no way someone like me could sketch something like your's! Those are incredible! That's talent and not learned!
Thanks for sharing! I'm a Colourist for years but still just nice branching into drawing and it's a whole new and exciting world.
You're work is AWESOME! It's really cool to see someone else has the ocd sketchbook collection like I do already lol, can't imagine what's gonna happen when I actually get good. Have a GREAT HOLIDAY!!!!
I have never had a routine and it's been hard cause I don't get much time to draw especially with school but I think I am going to try the routine idea and having multiple different sketch books
This is really helpful since I'm going back to drawing after so many years of not doing so. Right now I still can't sketch what's in my head but I found to be getting better in laying down the fundamentals by drawing more from life.
In my sketchbook I just hang on without thinking and use what I just feel like. I'm also using body references but in time I learnt do draw them out of my head. I'm not really organized but it makes fun kinda :0
I love your artstyle
It fits you perfectly it makes you look really beautiful
When you sketch it gives me Satisfaction
I always thought to be a good artist you had to just draw really good free hand without reference. It’s nice to know you can be good and use reference to practice and get better. Don’t have to be perfect ! I am still learning and sometimes get frustrated that I’m not THERE “yet” (where ever that is) I’m realizing it in the journey not the destination ♥️ And to KEEP going and practicing. Great vid ✨
I actual am drawing in my sketchbook right now. it helps me learn and get more loose and fluid with my drawings.
Girl you need to teach me how to wear cute sweaters
I legit need more cute sweaters. What is life without them 😐
Brushes and Bunnies I have none ;^;
Is seokjin wat i see in ur username oooh ARMY
Put the sweater on that's it
Bobby Hempel
not so easy, you need to be cute yourself in order to do it properly
I have such trouble breaking in a new sketchbook even after all of these years. Sometimes I will just scribble on a page just so that first page has been used lol.
your voice was really relaxing to me! I was able to loosen up because of it! Thank you for the awesome tips! 💗
Your advice really helped! Even i have this thing about focusing on detail and because of that when im sketching im only stressing out! I will try to use your tips
Wow. So inspiring. I sketch every morning, as for me I have one sketch pad that I fill up then get a new one. Thanks for sharing such valuable information.
Tip for ideas!!! Take a jar and just write names of random items or actions on them. When you have no ideas just take two random pieces of paper and ship the words to create something interesting😂
I got popchair and I drew and pop socket on a phone with a chair on top of the pop socket for my fingers to sit on (if you get the picture)
I just finished my first sketchbook and I’m really hoping to improve with daily routines
What a routine! Will u plz make a vdo on watercolor sketches plz.... Sis
I usually work on separate paper made for the media I''m using which ill work on and then after I've finished the piece, I stick it into a giant sketchbook, anoate it, sketch some stuff around it ect ect. If it's relevant to the piece i just did, worse in quality/just a quick doodle, i directly sketch it in my main sketchbook
You are so lucky to have the internet to get reference photos. Back in the day....we had to get them from magazines and newspapers, Or actually take our own photos; get a filing cabinet and folders, and do a lot of filing. Now, with computers, that job has been made so much easier.
Thank you for this! I’ve always been into art but this year I’m really determined to take my interest further. This video has helped a lot! 💝
You def are one of the most helpful artists on youtube
I am doing the exercises! I started with like the base were you like draw clothes on top type of thing but I have a sketch book with eight pages so I will see my progress.
I have a few sketchbooks too. I have one where I'm just doing lion king fan art, because I'm trying to learn about their anatomy and facial features and how to draw them, and I wanted all the drawings in one place so that I can go back and hopefully see the progress I made. The other two sketchbooks I have are for the Udemy classes I take, one each.
Do u have a tutorial on how to draw a face?
You draw lovely I didn’t think I’d find another artist I love
Duh. I have two "main" sketchbooks. The first one is Canson Artbook One it already looks pretty bad, so I use it for swatches and experiments and wet techniques - the paper is only 100g/m2, so it doesn't take it well, but it's my "rubbish sketchbook" anyways.
The other one my favourite Winsor&Newton sketchbook 170g/m2. It's surface is supersmooth and white. It's perfect for traditional inks (both dye and pigment based) and I use it only for more ambitious projects. However it's only has 50 pages since the paper is so thick.
However I'd love to know what's the sketchbook you're using. I'm looking for something I could use for journaling. I prefer spiral bound sketchbooks with smooth paper (I use fountain pen for writing, so otherwise it feathers) that can take one or two washes of water for watercolour pencils (130g/m2 and up are ok, really). Could you recomend anything?
some people are really proud of not using any references - the art I saw from them were always either completely flat, really bad shadowed or completely messed in anatomy
New subscriber, really enjoyed this video. I used to do zen tangles alot but I was to learn to sketch/draw animals and maybe people.
So i ordered three a5 sketchbooks because i want to finally start with one and finish it. From august 2021 to august 2022 to see if i can do that and how i improved 😊
you helped me get y art passion back
THANL YOU
I have decide to go back into drawing since I left it at the age of 7! This will really help me out Bun!
Just when I was wondering how to fill my sketchbook xD
Love ya~
You're really good at drawing faces. These are excellent.
Thanks for making this video...I really don't feel motivated when I'm in the middle of drawing something...I feel like giving up..but this video really taught me so much😘😘😘
Brushes and bunnies 🐰 you are so helpful on all your sketching vids. They help me so much. And you art is beautiful. Love ya ❤️
I have some sketchbooks that I keep. and I have this one toned Sketchbook that I bought back in Montreal (Strathmore ones) for my "special" drawings. and others are just random sketches that I do.
This is a nice video---thank you. And it did make me feel better that I am NOT the only one to compartmentalize. I can't afford different types (I really want a good watercolor sketchbook) but I do have a sketchbook for ideas, one for ink work, one for watercolor, one for book studies, one for nature studies...well, you get the idea :) So yeah, you are not alone.
Yep! I have one sketchbook I sketch deep depressing drawings when I’m depressed and another one where I draw faces of actors, singers with colored pencil when I’m working on my Instagram or RUclips :) I’m pretty messy tho and I started school so kind of stepped back from art a little
this is my the first time discovering this channel, and I already love it.
I have two sketchbooks lol... One is for practice, like I would draw whatever I want/ feel like as practice. For example, I would draw gestures, cars, animals, plants, doodles, etc... The other sketchbook is for finished drawings like watercolored and everything but sometimes it's a bit difficult for me to keep up with both but it's fine!
I took human anatomy and physiology and no wonder, human anatomy wasn’t that hard for me. I ended thinking of medical illustration career at that time, but I broke my dreams for there are not lots of programs for that. I gave up on drawing, but every time I am in class, I draw and doodle. For some reason, my friend gave me a sketch book because he saw I had skill and told me to practice more. I didn’t think much about it, but I was in Pinterest app and gave me curiosity to check art once again and I miss it. I want to draw once again. Drawing humans is so cool. 🌷 watching videos like this gives me more ideas.. thank you. 🌷🌷
This is my first time watching your channel (I say as I add ur vids to my watch later)
I just wanted to say your personality n art are pretty inspiring, I just wanted a quick vid to watch but ended up feelin the need to draw, just thought you should know yo
This is very helpful. I'm getting better at not stressing about my sketches.
I have three differently sized sketchbooks (not including my homework papers), but I use them differently depending on how large or small I want to draw.
your art style is amazing
it is so satisfying to watch your vids
I have never seen art instruction where someone drew the nose as a diamond shape with nostrils around it! I am going to try that immediately! Thanks!😊
I try to sketch every day. References helps me a lot in drawing poses and hair/clothes styles, and even anatomy.
I like your videos because they help me learn English and improve in drawing ❤
I really enjoyed the video. Thank you. i was especially listening for your thinking about how you choose what to do in which sketchbook, etc. I am sketchbook obsessed (having them... just learning to use them). I'm primarily a painter, so I have sketchbooks with reference photos, color studies from them, and then I keep it beside me to test mixed colors as I paint. I haven't done very much drawing, and I know I need to. So thanks again. Helpful on a number of levels. New sub. :)
omg lol, i thought im the only one who has a lot of sketchbooks for different type of drawings/medium.
people keep saying "you keep buyin sketchbooks, but you dont finish them. are you crazeeeyy?" xD
It's an obsession also 🙈
Love the way you drawing.make it so easy.
Ah I was really not satisfied with my art but after watching your video I am happy and also I have a bad habit that I never be able to manage my sketch book at first I make every sketch book for every purpose and after I do all of them in one sketch book idk why
Nicely done, I need to practise my clean line drawing, I haven't drawn anything seriously in 7 years, so going back to it and practising warm ups and stuff is like dipping in the water, I would like to learn from my mistakes but I get this kind of "writers block" where if i'm in the middle of drawing something, and maybe something needs to be forshortened or something and I don't know how to fix it. It really sucks. All we can do is what we can though. Liked, this is a nice tutorial, and us learners need as much tutorials about how to with drawing as possible.
I like to have one huge, cheap sketchbook (artists loft) for scribbles and messy drawings. Basically the idgaf book since I've always worried about ruining my sketchbooks. I'll doodle in that for an hour then use my good quality sketchbooks after I'm warmed up.
Thank you for the tips! I'll definitely apply these in my sketching life! Especially, the letting loose one, I should stop being a perfectionist lol.
And I don't know if I'm the only one at this but I find drawing easier if I make my own sketchbook out of recycled materials like used papers and illustration boards that were used in school projects, rather than buying one. It feels good to recycle, and I let loose much more than I do at store bought sketchbooks. (I still stress over my drawings though;;) I don't ink nor really color my drawings so I don't need to worry about anything seeping through. And if I do color my sketches, I use the colored pencils that my older sister doesn't use anymore so, all I need to worry about is not to draw and color back to back.
Your advice is really helpful and your sketch is good as well. I barely sketch because I have homework and I play video games a lot but I do sketch at school. 😃
Thank u so much. This video was so inspiring. Watching the way u sketch was so lovely. If you feel like it, please consider showing us ur daily practice process a little bit...may be a weekly video on the daily sketching process. Would love to watch u sketch...so relaxing and inspiring. Thank u again and good day! :)
[am having trouble with the 3/4th face, generally all other angles except the front... :(... would appreciate if u have any tips on that, thanks.]
Thanks for this comment! I also really like watching other RUclipsr's sketching videos, you are right, it is relaxing! It's also quite fun to produce these videos so I will be for sure making more in the future :)
:) I purchased some mechanical pencils last day, after watching this video. They are so convenient, no need to sharpen at all, like u said.
Every Nice tips, thank you great tips
You're so good! Thanks for this video.
I have started doing this and i have gotten sooooooo much more better thank you soo much 😃😃😃😃🤗🤗🤗
I like your style of drawing faces I’m trying to work on that. I don’t draw everyday because I can’t find inspiration. I really want to expand my artistic skills but I feel depressed and lack inspiration. I’m going to try your Pinterest idea and see if it’s going to work. I have multiple sketchbooks I use them all. I do have a habit of starting an art work or sketch and not finish it all the way. I have multiple art drawings I have worked on and still incomplete . I really hope I get better at this and find inspiration
i have a 'sketch book' just for pencils and maybe pens, but it's gigantic so i use it for whatever as long as it doesn't ruin the paper, i have a smaller mix media one which i use for mostly pencil/colored pencils, and 3 watercolor ones, which of course are for watercolors, then i have a black paper one which is mostly for pencil or pen
I picked up a pencil to draw for the first time in 50 or so years a few weeks ago and im learning. i like the idea of books for each style im basically rubbish but im getting better at drawing rubbish my main thing is finding things to draw that i can draw and interest me
anyway thanks for the ideas and ill try the routine
This will help those you love to draw.
I recommend sketching with an biro. It helps me to draw more loose lines and stop thinking about erasing lines and making it more perfect. Like she said it doesn't have to be perfect it's just a sketch.
When i dont have any ideas i go to pinterest,you can download it on your phone or in your computer.
But sometimes i make like a scribble and try to make a piece and from that alot of pieces where made from scribbles.
I used to organize my sketchbooks by what medium I was using but ever since I started numbering my sketchbooks I’m now organizing my sketchbooks by time (so I stay in one until it’s full).
Which sketchbook do u suggest for portraits ? Sketching+paintings