These lessons are really helpful. I've painted for years but was never good at drawing without graphing it into tiny squares. They way you explain has made the drawing process click for me!
Yay I'm glad to hear it's clicking! Grids can be useful in some situations but good observation skills will give you much more flexibility to draw from life, draw quickly, draw at any size 🙂
My love of drawing has been renewed. Not only do you make it fun, your instruction is easy to follow. Thank you so much for sharing your gift and teaching those of us who truly love this art. 🌹❤️
Thank you too, Emily. I enjoy learning the drawings from you and the instruction that is detailed and well explained. I am still working on lesson of proportions that I need improvements. Working along slowly, and grateful for you sharing so much knowledge of drawing and reaching so many through RUclips.
Thanks for your kind comment, I'm grateful for followers like you! Keep practicing proportion if you have identified that as one of your challenges. It takes repeated practice but with time it will get easier!
Thank you, this video is very helpful, I have been drawing for years, the results always don't meet my expectations, and now I know where my mistakes are, Thank you ❤
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed following along in my sketchbook - and will probably try another monstera-leaf, as I "lost" my veins a bit at the end. I'm looking forward to going through your other videos!
Thanks for your lessons. I have been away from my art for months now. I hope to get back to a schedule again soon and begin making some progress. Always enjoy your videos.
Welcome back to drawing! Don't make scheduling too difficult for yourself, just a little bit of art here and there in a sketchbook or taking a youtube tutorial now and then to start making it a habit 😊 Thanks for watching!
Thank you Emily. I love your soft, gentle, calm, relaxing voice and teaching style. Your explanations are clear and you certainly simply things. I have wanted to draw for so long and I actually feel like I’m making progress following your lessons. I’d love to post my progress & get your critique, but I’m not a fan of FB 😊. I have a loooooong way to go but I can tell you that I can actually recognise what I am drawing from your lessons. That’s progress, right!? 😂 Thank you for your time and for this course.
Thanks for your kind words Gary. I'm not a fan of FB either and I often don't get the notifications so you may not get feedback there for a while anyway 😅 Glad to hear you are making progress! Just keep going and you'll keep improving - sometimes the progress might plateau which doesn't feel great but if you can push through those times, the practice pays off! If you do ever decide you'd like some detailed feedback of any of your drawings, my membership is where I put most of my focus. There is a charge of $20 per month but you can send me a bunch of work and I'll critique it for you. Otherwise just keep practicing! Best of luck 😊
@@ThePencilRoomOnline thanks Emily. Very much appreciated. Glad to hear it’s not just me re FB 😅 I’ll certainly keep going. I do struggle with the shading especially the shadows but… it’s early days 😉 Thanks for the subscription info too. As a matter of interest, I’ve picked up your Kiwi accent, I hope 😬 - is that $20 US or NZ? In the meantime, I’ll keep penciling in my pencil room. Take care!
Yes its a Kiwi accent! 😄 The membership is in US dollars to keep it consistent. If you haven't watched them already, here are a few tutorials I made to help improve shading: Test Your Shading: ruclips.net/video/MtGLGhoJT4Y/видео.html How To Draw Water Droplets: ruclips.net/video/_tUwde4-2dQ/видео.html Boost Your Shading Skills: ruclips.net/video/xh7mhSjudS0/видео.html It gets easier with practice!
The idea is to create a line that has very soft edges. Its difficult to just draw a line with soft edges so instead we can shade one or shade over one to give it that softness. The line underneath should mostly disappear under the shading. This type of line could be good for edges in the background of a drawing or for edges of a shadow. Hope that helps!
I prefer the first way to draw the leaf as I always use this method to draw. I find that when I’m drawing something from a picture or real life object I draw exactly the same size if I want to draw it a bit bigger I struggle it always turns out the exactly same size any advice on how to increase the size please
It's difficult to change the size of your natural drawing if you are using contour drawing methods. Instead you can use proportion skills to 'map out' how big you want your drawing to be. Everyone has a natural tendency to draw big or small so to go against that you need to spend more time planning the drawing with proportions first. Hope that helps :)
What is being done her, with the leaf, isn't nearly as easy as it appears to be! A few folks can do it. I saw my mother draw by looking at a photo of some birds. When she was done it looked exactly like the birds in the picture. I was amazed! That started my interest in drawing. Yet, even today I have difficulty in drawing an object by looking at a photo and getting it as good as she did. She could draw it the same size but, couldn't get it to look right drawing it larger. She said she draws what she sees in the proportion she sees it and could do it any larger. To bad she wasn't aware of the methods that are used to draw it larger.
That's interesting about your mother being able to draw at the same size! Getting proportions correct with contour drawing like in this video gets easier the more you do it. Speaking of drawing size, I definitely find that students and myself included have a comfortable drawing size that is unique - some people naturally draw small and some people naturally draw large (some people like your mother just have a good eye!). But yes it's good we have methods to check proportions at any size! Thanks for your comment and for watching :)
Im afraid i dont get this one. Took me ungodly amount of time to repeat that leaf. Way way more then it should. I have trouble doing this whole "draw at the same time as you look" thing and i dont really understand or see different edges.
It's a different approach to the other videos which start with simplifying shapes. This video is more about practicing looking in a different way and recording what you see as you go slowly around the edge. It does take practice but it's also not a vital skill to have at this stage, especially if you are focusing more on geometric shaped based subjects and drawing with that simplifying process. Instead of trying to see different edges, take a look at the leaf again and see if you can see where light is hitting more on some edges than others (it is a very subtle change in colour or value). All we are really doing is emphasising where the light or shadow is by using a thinner or thicker line. If you want to face the challenge you could check out my other videos on continuous line drawing: How To Do Contour Drawing: ruclips.net/video/4qNMzOb-DY8/видео.html Continuous Line Drawing Of Your Hand ruclips.net/video/D8T4XlXAvTQ/видео.html But if it's not for you at this stage, don't worry! Thanks for your comment 🙂
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Thank you, Emily. I find your teaching style very helpful and the explanations clear, homework do-able. Really appreciate this.
Thanks so much, glad to be able to help!
Thank you so much for these lessons. As a beginner I find your style of teaching and explanation very good. Thanks again 😊❤
Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching 😊
Thank you mam 💕for a detailed vedio about shading, it's very helpful to me 👍🏻💞💞💞
These lessons are really helpful. I've painted for years but was never good at drawing without graphing it into tiny squares. They way you explain has made the drawing process click for me!
Yay I'm glad to hear it's clicking! Grids can be useful in some situations but good observation skills will give you much more flexibility to draw from life, draw quickly, draw at any size 🙂
My love of drawing has been renewed. Not only do you make it fun, your instruction is easy to follow. Thank you so much for sharing your gift and teaching those of us who truly love this art. 🌹❤️
So happy to hear this 😊 Glad to help, and thanks for watching!
Thank you too, Emily. I enjoy learning the drawings from you and the instruction that is detailed and well explained. I am still working on lesson of proportions that I need improvements. Working along slowly, and grateful for you sharing so much knowledge of drawing and reaching so many through RUclips.
Thanks for your kind comment, I'm grateful for followers like you! Keep practicing proportion if you have identified that as one of your challenges. It takes repeated practice but with time it will get easier!
This is the best first time drawing I've ever done! Thank you, Emily.
Yay! Glad to hear it. Your practicing is paying off!
Thanks for your effort and time. Really helpful and informative. Much appreciated
Glad it was helpful! Thanks very much for watching!
Thank you . I'm having some progress in my drawing
Yay! Practice = progress 😊
loving these lessons. Todays lifted my mood so much. Thank you
Glad to hear it!
Thank you so much love your lesson.
so effectively and beautifully you explained
Thank you, this video is very helpful, I have been drawing for years, the results always don't meet my expectations, and now I know where my mistakes are, Thank you ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed following along in my sketchbook - and will probably try another monstera-leaf, as I "lost" my veins a bit at the end. I'm looking forward to going through your other videos!
You're welcome :) Thanks for watching!
Thanks for your lessons. I have been away from my art for months now. I hope to get back to a schedule again soon and begin making some progress. Always enjoy your videos.
Welcome back to drawing! Don't make scheduling too difficult for yourself, just a little bit of art here and there in a sketchbook or taking a youtube tutorial now and then to start making it a habit 😊 Thanks for watching!
Thank you ma'am, for your time and effort. Really helpful explanations in such a calm voice❤❤
You're welcome, glad its helpful :)
You helped me sooo much thanks you i will look forward to the new classes of this series love u from Arabic world 🌎 ❤❤
Thank you Emily. I love your soft, gentle, calm, relaxing voice and teaching style. Your explanations are clear and you certainly simply things. I have wanted to draw for so long and I actually feel like I’m making progress following your lessons. I’d love to post my progress & get your critique, but I’m not a fan of FB 😊. I have a loooooong way to go but I can tell you that I can actually recognise what I am drawing from your lessons. That’s progress, right!? 😂 Thank you for your time and for this course.
Thanks for your kind words Gary. I'm not a fan of FB either and I often don't get the notifications so you may not get feedback there for a while anyway 😅
Glad to hear you are making progress! Just keep going and you'll keep improving - sometimes the progress might plateau which doesn't feel great but if you can push through those times, the practice pays off!
If you do ever decide you'd like some detailed feedback of any of your drawings, my membership is where I put most of my focus. There is a charge of $20 per month but you can send me a bunch of work and I'll critique it for you.
Otherwise just keep practicing! Best of luck 😊
@@ThePencilRoomOnline thanks Emily. Very much appreciated. Glad to hear it’s not just me re FB 😅
I’ll certainly keep going. I do struggle with the shading especially the shadows but… it’s early days 😉
Thanks for the subscription info too. As a matter of interest, I’ve picked up your Kiwi accent, I hope 😬 - is that $20 US or NZ?
In the meantime, I’ll keep penciling in my pencil room. Take care!
Yes its a Kiwi accent! 😄 The membership is in US dollars to keep it consistent.
If you haven't watched them already, here are a few tutorials I made to help improve shading:
Test Your Shading: ruclips.net/video/MtGLGhoJT4Y/видео.html
How To Draw Water Droplets: ruclips.net/video/_tUwde4-2dQ/видео.html
Boost Your Shading Skills: ruclips.net/video/xh7mhSjudS0/видео.html
It gets easier with practice!
Thank you so much Emily. I'm off to find a leaf outdoors. 😀
Excellent ☺🍀
Muchas pero muchas gracias por tus lecciones, soy principiante en el dibujo pero con tus videos seguro voy a mejorar . Gracias.
Thanks and thanks for watching!
Great instruction ❤
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Thank you teacher
You are welcome
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I hope I can can draw 1/2 as good as you do
Sure you can, put in a couple of years practice and you'll be able to draw anything.
Thank you, Emily. Shading the dark edge/line (around 3:41), should the dark edge/line still show after the shading? Why are we shading the it?✏
The idea is to create a line that has very soft edges. Its difficult to just draw a line with soft edges so instead we can shade one or shade over one to give it that softness. The line underneath should mostly disappear under the shading. This type of line could be good for edges in the background of a drawing or for edges of a shadow. Hope that helps!
I prefer the first way to draw the leaf as I always use this method to draw. I find that when I’m drawing something from a picture or real life object I draw exactly the same size if I want to draw it a bit bigger I struggle it always turns out the exactly same size any advice on how to increase the size please
It's difficult to change the size of your natural drawing if you are using contour drawing methods. Instead you can use proportion skills to 'map out' how big you want your drawing to be. Everyone has a natural tendency to draw big or small so to go against that you need to spend more time planning the drawing with proportions first. Hope that helps :)
@@ThePencilRoomOnline thanks just checking how can I join one of your classes please as I’m interested
What is being done her, with the leaf, isn't nearly as easy as it appears to be! A few folks can do it. I saw my mother draw by looking at a photo of some birds. When she was done it looked exactly like the birds in the picture. I was amazed! That started my interest in drawing. Yet, even today I have difficulty in drawing an object by looking at a photo and getting it as good as she did. She could draw it the same size but, couldn't get it to look right drawing it larger. She said she draws what she sees in the proportion she sees it and could do it any larger. To bad she wasn't aware of the methods that are used to draw it larger.
That's interesting about your mother being able to draw at the same size!
Getting proportions correct with contour drawing like in this video gets easier the more you do it.
Speaking of drawing size, I definitely find that students and myself included have a comfortable drawing size that is unique - some people naturally draw small and some people naturally draw large (some people like your mother just have a good eye!). But yes it's good we have methods to check proportions at any size!
Thanks for your comment and for watching :)
Im afraid i dont get this one. Took me ungodly amount of time to repeat that leaf. Way way more then it should. I have trouble doing this whole "draw at the same time as you look" thing and i dont really understand or see different edges.
It's a different approach to the other videos which start with simplifying shapes. This video is more about practicing looking in a different way and recording what you see as you go slowly around the edge. It does take practice but it's also not a vital skill to have at this stage, especially if you are focusing more on geometric shaped based subjects and drawing with that simplifying process.
Instead of trying to see different edges, take a look at the leaf again and see if you can see where light is hitting more on some edges than others (it is a very subtle change in colour or value). All we are really doing is emphasising where the light or shadow is by using a thinner or thicker line.
If you want to face the challenge you could check out my other videos on continuous line drawing:
How To Do Contour Drawing: ruclips.net/video/4qNMzOb-DY8/видео.html
Continuous Line Drawing Of Your Hand ruclips.net/video/D8T4XlXAvTQ/видео.html
But if it's not for you at this stage, don't worry!
Thanks for your comment 🙂
@@ThePencilRoomOnline ty for the help