I've really enjoyed changing my mindset towards treating each sketchbook/exploratory drawing session as a ritualistic playground sandbox space instead of thinking of it as a limited means to an end. the fact that i can "solve" problems and continue working on my "main piece" indirectly in my sketchbook in the interim was such a revelation to me. Thank you for the constant reminder to exalt the role of joy in the practice!
21:40 How do you know!! Steven! SIR?!! Literally I've just been able to get back to draw for fun again after a mind-numbing experience trying to find a job (and failed). I know that making art will always make me feel so much better, but whenever I'm not feeling good about myself, don't know why I always try to resist the urge to make art because at that moment I feel like "it's just a waste of time" Thank you for always bringing up this kind of topic :)
I look at my scheduled practice exercises (fig drawing, still life, painting food etc) and they all get a little dull after a while. On the other hand, big art projects are super fun but exhausting to do back to back. Gonna try planning some 'exploratory sandbox time' to see if it spices things up. I also thought that mild depression was actually helpful for making art: I personally have a clearer mind and better focus when binging sad music. Not so sure now after watching this haha. Great video man, thanks for the fun exercise
Nice video. Proko just released a video (Sketchbooking to Improve Your Figure Drawings) with Bryce Kho where he has a sketchbook full of figure drawings with a very similar technique, except with random watercolours. Looks really cool :)
I've really enjoyed changing my mindset towards treating each sketchbook/exploratory drawing session as a ritualistic playground sandbox space instead of thinking of it as a limited means to an end.
the fact that i can "solve" problems and continue working on my "main piece" indirectly in my sketchbook in the interim was such a revelation to me. Thank you for the constant reminder to exalt the role of joy in the practice!
Impressive, very nice.
let's see ahmed aldoori's sketches
@@erst07 Steven you're sweating....
I love this and seeing how you interpreted the values into dfifferent colours, please do more espcially with the tombow markers
21:40 How do you know!! Steven! SIR?!! Literally I've just been able to get back to draw for fun again after a mind-numbing experience trying to find a job (and failed). I know that making art will always make me feel so much better, but whenever I'm not feeling good about myself, don't know why I always try to resist the urge to make art because at that moment I feel like "it's just a waste of time"
Thank you for always bringing up this kind of topic :)
thanks for sharing this technique, I have some watercolor pencils I think this could work for and be worthy of experimentation
thanks for all of theses
Thanks
12:30 I started deviating from colors in the reference a long time ago because I noticed it was the only way to keep copying a photo fun for me lol
Love your work and insights.
I look at my scheduled practice exercises (fig drawing, still life, painting food etc) and they all get a little dull after a while. On the other hand, big art projects are super fun but exhausting to do back to back. Gonna try planning some 'exploratory sandbox time' to see if it spices things up. I also thought that mild depression was actually helpful for making art: I personally have a clearer mind and better focus when binging sad music. Not so sure now after watching this haha.
Great video man, thanks for the fun exercise
Good morning Steven.
"In this era, it's quite difficult to do something entirely for its own sake" - man, ain't that the truth :/
Pretty wild Steven didn't choose to use false colors, but he did it anyways. Interesting 🤔
Sir, Are you migrating to CSP?
Just might...
@@StevenZapataArt Why so? /gen
Steven!!!!!
Nice video. Proko just released a video (Sketchbooking to Improve Your Figure Drawings) with Bryce Kho where he has a sketchbook full of figure drawings with a very similar technique, except with random watercolours. Looks really cool :)
also what tea are you sipping! love té 🍵
Good ol' green