Urban Sketching at a Café - a free class!
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday,
Let's get out and draw - in a café today! I often get questions about how to draw people in a cafe (they move, help!), how to capture the interior, mood and vibe... how to deal with people noticing you drawing, and much more. Today I want to show you the full process, so I went for a coffee and a sketch and filmed from beginning to end. Because I think seeing someone draw, and then try it yourself (that's the most important part!) can teach you a lot.
This is an extra long video. Basically, it's a full class video, that any sensible content maker would ask money for but I won't. See it as a gift from me to you because I appreciate you're subscribed to my channel on RUclips. And if you're not subscribed yet - please do!
Usually, I aim to publish videos that aren't longer than 8-10 minutes, because I want to limit the time you're hanging out on video, so there's time left for you to draw yourself! But I want to show you the full process of drawing in a café. No timelapse, or skipping parts which can be confusing.
Cutting the video into two pieces and spreading them out over two weeks would have been an option, but simply doesn't feel right (and personally, I hate it when a video is cut off in the middle of a process and leaves you with a cliffhanger).
Enjoy!
Your assignment this week is to go to a café and draw. Take yourself on an art date, and treat yourself!
Materials used in this video:
-Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook, A6
-Uni-pin fine line brushpen, Sepia
-Daniel Smith watercolors
-Pentel Aquash waterbrush
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Thank you so much, Koosje. I took your advice and went to a coffee shop after my piano lesson and drew. A very lovely Dutch woman came by and admired my drawings. I invited her to sit down and we had a lovely chat. You never know who you’re going to meet when you draw!
So true! The other day, I had a very interesting conversation with the barista who saw me drawing and asked me about it. Art really connects.
Thank you very much! I loved watching your process. 😊
You're welcome!
So good to see I’m not the only one who doesn’t plan a composition, and just goes with the flow. When you’re doing urban sketching sometimes you just have to start and see where it goes!
Isn’t that a big part of the fun too?
I remember, especially one of my art professors, saying "Your drawing looks cartoonish." when she wanted to criticize a student for not getting it right. You make it fun, free, and interesting, not to mention enjoyable.
and even so, what's wrong with cartoonish?
"Artist in the wild."😂
Lovely, Koosje. Thank you so much. I wish I could go to Paris with you. What a treat that would be. ❤
Thank you so much, Koosje! This is truly inspirational. Tuesdays have taken on a whole new meaning! It's so kind of you to give us this lesson, and the process is very interesting. Your thoughts along the way really help me to understand that the questions that you ask yourself, along with the decision making, together with the 'dulling down' of that inner voice, which all happens to me too, is that I am not alone with these challenges!
This is a beautiful and kind comment. Thank you for taking the time to write it. I agree with you completely. ☘️
That was Awesome! Thank you for your generosity.❤❤
You are very welcome
Excellent, Koosje! Thank you so much for this. It’s so helpful!
You're very welcome!
I love the way your drawing just flows.
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you so much for your generosity with us, a longer video is like a bonus treat on Tuesday 🥰 I will buy you a coffee ☕️❤
Thank you!☕️
I love that you kept this real time! There is a real joy for me in watching you make your decisions and place your lines. There's an annual event I go to with my husband that takes place on a Saturday morning. While he wanders through the vendor booths for a couple of hours, I find a seat and sketch. He always finds it amazing that I have filled several spreads of pages when he finds me at the end of the morning. I forget that people who don't sketch find this a "superpower" in a way. 😊
That sounds really wonderful, Terri! And yay for our superpowers!
lol artist in the wild😝
Love these classes on location as I’m pretty elderly and can draw along with you.
Glad you like them!
You definitely have a recognisable style - I am going to be brave and sketch at my local coffee shop. Just have fun 👊
It’ll be fun!
Thank you so much ❤
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much, Koosje. I always look forward to your Draw Tip Tuesday videos. This is very generous of you.
Glad you like them!
This is a very helpful video. I’m just starting out and I needed every lesson that you taught in this video!
I’m so glad!
This is great! I have been afraid to get out there and sketch in a cafe, but I may just get out there based on this video! I loved watching this. Now onto accomplishing my goal to sketch at a cafe. :).
Go for it!
Thank you, Koosje! ❤
Wonderful!
Many thanks!
Thank you Koosje, I learnt so much. Much appreciated 👍💕
You're so welcome!
love love love this. ❤❤❤ I presume it’s a lot easier drawing without operating a camera simultaneously LOL 😊 Thankyou. I must try it.
Yeah do try it. I recommend to do it without a camera 😉
Thank you!
You're welcome
I was actually doing this a few days ago. I had a bad table in the back, so I wasn’t able to see alot of people without craning my head, so I could only get people getting their orders taken, so I had to be *fast*. My tip is, practice on line of action first, so you can be fast if necessary. You don’t have to be perfect, just be able to get at least half a person down in 30 seconds, or try to. Time and practice will make you faster by it’s own, so don’t feel too bad if you can’t.
I was trying to focus on realism in my drawings moreso, so seeing your cartoon version was SO FACINATING! I saw the first few shapes and was wondering where it was going, and the people you drew have so much life!!! The fact that you are able to look at someone, simplify, and play up their features, and make it look good, is astonishing.
I think it’s all about keeping the speed in your drawing, like you did when you had no choice. That keeps it spontaneous and makes it feel alive. Practicing action lines is indeed very important and will totally help you to work quickly and draw in a gestural way.
Well that’s something I’m going to need to look up. Action lines, is that like doing the posture of a person? Like stick men? Sorry if it seems a silly question but I’m learning.
@@arlenewalsh8671 If you go on line of action, the website, it'll probably explain better because it'll show you what I mean, but think of a figure having a line going through it where it's motion is. A line that basically tells how the body is moving before you put down the gesture (head placement, torso, shoulders, ect.). In a way it's vaguely like a more advanced stick man, but to make your drawings more accurate and lifelike.
Love watching the flow of your sketch. And especially appreciate that you show your paint box. And cloth even. Think so many artists concentrate on the sketch and forget that adding the paints in shot gives the viewers a much more complete sense of the rhythm and logic of the process. After all, it is *watercolor*we are trying to learn.
Thank you
I’m so happy you appreciate it
Thank you for this class. I’m going to give it a try.
Have fun!
Dankjewel wel Koosje ,voor dit lieve cadeau 🌹😘
Graag gedaan!
Thank you so much. I love your process... just go with the flow. I tried urban sketching once... planning the composition and then end up not finishing it because I felt exhausted after a while. The drawing looks like a construction site in progress. I just thought maybe urban sketching is something not for me, at least now. Your tutorial changed my mind for sure. I will go out and try again!
Urban sketching is just another term for drawing on location - you can do it whichever way works for you, as long as it brings joy!
Thank you for generously giving us the free class! I didn't know we could fix drawing mistakes by coloring and it worked so wonderfully!
You are so welcome!
Superb
Thank you Koosje!
Thanks Koosje! Just purchased your book last week but I have to be patient as it’s being delivered to Australia! Looking forward to reading it. Thanks again for your videos 😊
Yay, thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing your process with us. Your encouragement is motivating.
It was so interesting to see your process and a great reminder to not overthink what you are doing. I just love your unique style.
You are so welcome!
We see what you mean about selecting a focal point and just starting. On-site sketching in public requires a little bit of subtlety, and if you start obviously using your hands as a view finder to frame an image, the subjects might get self-conscious and you can lose spontaneity. We loved what you did with the watercolors, working broadly and quickly. We always look forward to these videos!
Well said, and thank you!
Thank you for this class! I’m inspired to begin urban sketching again!
Oh to stumble like Koosje - I could wish - assignment accepted....
Even when you stumble, you’re moving forward!
Not only do I love your art, I love your positive attitude even more. Great stuff, I would watch more long form videos like this. Your method is fascinating. Great job.
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you so much for this long, free video Koosje ! I never know where to start when I try to draw people, it is a bit scarry for me. It is instructive to see you didn't plan your composition and the result is fine !
That's a fab one, really nice style, Koosje 🙌
Glad you like it!
good good !! thanks for the unedited.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you ❤
You're welcome 😊
I absolutely love this video. Thank you- love your explanations for what to include and when to do it! You don’t make it too “precious “ and particularly the part about getting ahead of your inner critic. ❤
I’m happy it’s helpful!
REally enjoyed this video. As always, very helpful. Thank you.
great class! Thank you
Happy it's helpful!
Koosje, thank you. I also love your drawings where you leave a lot of the drawing uncoloured and only colour perhaps a figure or one plant etc ... I would love to know how you make that decision ❤❤❤
Look for a video on my channel called ‘color where it counts” - it’ll give some insights you’re looking for
@@KoosjeKoene thank you, you are very kind ❤❤❤
Thank you for this wonderful video! You always inspire me to get my sketchbook out!❤❤❤
Have fun!
Thank you so much for this extended video, it is much appreciated. 😊
You are so welcome!
It was great to see your sketching process so a huge THANK YOU for showing that! You gave me lots to think about when it comes to “live sketching” at a cafe. ❤
I hope you’ll try it and have fun!
Thanks for the motivation!,,,and the time you took! You are appreciated!!😀
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your inspiration. It makes me want to go to a cafe with my sketchbook.
Go for it!
Great! I was so happy to watch this long video. I learn by watching and it's just a gift to have a real time drawing. Plus I love your tips and encouragements along the video to silence the inner critic :). Many thanks for your generosity!
I mean by watching AND practicing... A LOT! 😂
To watch someone do it and then doing it yourself is, I think, one of the best ways to learn
I'm so glad you did it like this. Makes me feel much more able to go and do it
Glad it's helpful!
Finally got to watching it. Gave myself a treat too: watched it on the big screen. 😊 This video is absolutely wonderful and reminded me of such logical but important things: it is a drawing and it can be what I want it to be, mistakes are fine just keep going chances are I'll be able to fix it, remember the process is fun and fun IS the process.
AND it’s fun to watch on the big screen!
Very grateful for this free class Koosje.
Thank you Koosje a wonderful sketch,I note you didn't put in table legs,that is the thing that gives me most problems.
I may have ‘forgotten’ them…
Thank you Koosje! Your book and channel are inspiring me so much. It's really helpful to see and hear your process. I really like that your girl at the front is drawn over the chair; it gives the impression of people coming and going :)
Glad you enjoyed the video, and my book and channel!
Thank you so very much, Koosje. I really appreciate you taking the time to video your process.
You’re welcome.
You give us so much inspiration! Thank you, Koosje. :)
I looove your Art I am a new fan❤❤
Yay!
Thank you for this long video, I really enjoyed it and I learned a lot👍👍❤️❤️
Glad it was helpful!
Next week I am meeting with a couple of artist friends at a local Botanic Gardens for a paint and chat date 😃 I was working out the other day what to paint and how to paint people - a huge area of improvement in the waiting lol
this will help me a lot, especially if my husband and I get there early, I can 'play' while we wait.
Excellent! Have fun.
@@KoosjeKoene oh I will I am sure 😃 a good excuse to get out in some fresh air before it gets to Wintry for my body.
Thank you, Koosje! This was so helpful! I haven’t done this kind of sketching in a long time- now I want to. 😊
You got this. Have fun!
Just wonderful! Thank you for 'stumbling' in front of us. It makes me feel so much better when I draw and mess things up. Very encouraging!
Glad you liked it. We all stumble forward don’t we?
Thanks so much showing the drawing. I really enjoy the videos that are longer and show the process. I am new at urban sketching and not a strong at drawings. Thanks so much for sharing. I have already subscribed love your videos.
Glad you like them!
Я так рада вашим видео. Вы меня вдохновляете, спасибо огромное
Thank you for sharing your process! Inspiring!
Thanks for watching!
❤
When I was starting out, i tripped and broke mY ankle. I was with a friend and I didn’t realize I broke it so I walked back over to where I was painting and a guy came up to me. I was doing a pastel under painting and was in a ton of pain so it wasn’t my best work. He obviously thought it looked like crap and told me as much. He asked what I was painting and I told him and he replied, if you say so! It was rude. Then an hour later I was in the hospital with a fractured ankle. It does screw with your head. I do not like to be seen, even now.
You’re so fast! 13 minutes and your sketch is done. This would take me at least an hour! Before watercolor!😊
I'm so sorry you had this experience!
If ever I get a rude comment like this - I just friendly tell them that they are welcome to try it if they are so sure they think it's bad and/or they can do it better. Just make a joke out of it and people then realise how rude they are.
Thank you Koosje! Question: I admire how you just start drawing anywhere and get the proportions and where the various lines intersect, right. Coming from painting, where I block in values and colors first, before I even get to the drawing part, I have a hell of a time (haha) getting it right, where the lines and angels intersect. Any hints? Other than practice... THANK YOU!!
Try less hard "getting it right". Embrace the wonkiness of things. In the video you can see, I also deal with parts where things don't connect quite right, but I then try to come up for a creative solution. Sometimes it'll work out better than other times.
@@KoosjeKoene thank you so much Koosje, really appreciate it, so true!
@@KoosjeKoene thank you Koosje, yes, exactly!
Tkx
Please show your very first sketchbook
I’ve put it on the requests list!
Absolutely wonderful xx you give me so much confidence to give this a go xxx how do you position your phone whilst drawing? Xxx
Yes, go for it.
I have a flexible phone holder. It clips on one side on the table, and the phone on the other end so it can film overhead
Thank you xxxx I will try this xxx
Thank you for sharing, Koosje!
I'm afraid to record people while sketching them, I feel like I'm a spy 😅 How do you deal with this fear? And do you ask them if you can incorporate this little clips with their faces to your video? Because sometimes I want to add such frames too to let viewers understanding of how did "the model" look like, but I don't know if it's OK.
You're not a spy. You're an observing artist.
It's interesting that people often don't notice that you're drawing them. And if they do, there are three outcomes:
1. they keep to themselves, just like you are
2. they might be curious and come up to you to see what you're doing. They will probably say something like: "I wasn't sure if you're drawing me, do you mind if I have a look?". You don't have to share your drawing, but since you picked them as a model you might as well. Even if the drawing doesn't look like them or if it isn't very flattering, they will appreciate the fact that they made it into your drawing. It's not every day that an artist captures you! Even if they just recognize the color of their coat ... they will be pretty happy about the event, and about how cool it is what you are doing (seriously, I had so many conversations with people who expressed in many ways that they wish they could/dared draw on location!)
3. While you draw them, they look at you suspiciously and a bit annoyed. Respect their privacy. Stop drawing them, turn your gaze away, and look for someone else you could draw instead. Maybe there's someone sitting in a similar position - just move on using a different person for reference. Or leave that part of the drawing unfinished - that wouldn't be disastrous, would it?
@@KoosjeKoene thank you very much for the detailed answer! It is very helpful!
But my question was not only about sketching, but firstly about shooting these small videos of people you are drawing and pasting that clips to the video on RUclips
People in my area would be upset because I was filming them
maybe don't film them but draw them instead?
Im sorry but I actually had a bad experience with someone who didn’t want me to draw them, and Im trying to gain the courage to try and draw in public again 🤞🤞
Ugh I’m sorry you had that experience. I hope you’ll go draw in public again, to get better experiences, and lots of them.
People with zero foundation in drawing, where to start for sketching? It’s easy to sketch for people who know how to draw.
Maybe these videos are helpful:
ruclips.net/video/g0EC2kOrYs4/видео.html
and
ruclips.net/video/DfcvIBwaHfI/видео.html
Thank you!
You're welcome!