From Beginner to World Class: How Lane Brown Learned Life Drawing
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
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This is the epic story of Lane Brown's life drawing progression. He started where we all start as beginners, but then proceeded to improve year after year until he became one of the best figure drawing artists in the world.
You'll see the ways he practised, the artists he studied and more.
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Where'd you get that jumper? It looks really great
@@danielpushcarich3857 I think it’s from rapanui but they don’t have it any more
This was shocking. Lane’s early figure drawing is at a lower stage than what I am now, and yet I feel it might be a lost cause. Thank you, I really needed it!
Pretty much every amazing artist out there started in roughly the same place from what I’ve seen. You can def do it. But best to do exercises on the fundamentals - simplifying forms, simplifying values
most of us feel this way
Try to hunt down a copy of The Joy of Drawing by Gerhard Gollwitzer. Realism is an admirable goal, but it's hardly the only thing that makes someone a "good" artist. Life drawing is the same. It's a wonderful pursuit, but it's only a small fraction of what drawing and being an artist is about. It's more important to find the practice that will keep you drawing consistently, regardless of if it's from a model, or reference. You and your drawings are NEVER a lost cause as long as you find joy in keeping at it, I promise.
The biggest hurdle in learning absolutely anything is your mindset
Yeah thanks Lane for sharing this it's so encouraging
"If you put information everywhere, and the drawing is about everything -- then suddenly it's about nothing. And the figure looks like a big old sack of anatomical potatoes". I LOVE THAT.
I pause and practice drawing ur expressions. You match my character im creating.
It's always interesting to see how artists progress and realise they too have gone through the same doubts and struggles. His work is very ethereal and it's down to those lost/blurred edges. Thanks for posting this Kenzo.
Stunning work! I love the brevity of these. Form defined by light and shadow. Inspiration for my life group this evening. I'm 63 and formally trained at art college back in the 70s when we had life drawing every Wednesday afternoon. I'm still learning all these years later and grat artists such as Lane still inspire me.
I'm so happy to hear Henry Yan mentioned! I go to his in person workshops and he is amazing. Great artist, great teacher, and such a kind soul. I don't feel like he gets enough attention!
Interesting! I hope Yan's book becomes available again soon!
That was the tipping point for me, a lesson I have to keep reminding myself of. It was all easier when I blocked in the light and dark, then modeled inside of those zones. Looking at some of my recent work, I see where I can use the advice of narrowing my focus, reducing the detailing to focal points, to simplify. This was a very useful video. Thank you.
The bit on being selective about the subject was such a relief! I do tend to think I should be able to turn any pose into something beautiful, somehow. But even Lane says "I can't draw this!" from time to time :) My other thought was "how can one be so dedicated to one particular subject?", but it turns out he also does quite a lot of other illustrations (animals, fantasy, etc.) I would love to hear more about how he balances these different kind of work. I realize you want to focus on the figure drawing, though.
yeah that was one of the most interesting parts for me too Kolja! i think his work has gone back and forth between illustration and figure organically over the years, depending on what he's doing, what life drawing sessions are available etc
Love that little bit about merging the figure with the background; that totally clicked for me. :)
2:31 This is so right on. Self-teaching for the last 4 years,, and taking on advanced classes in the last 10 months has shown this all to be true. The message may sound generic, but the thing is is that you have to look at it like it is a recipe for a proper coffee cake, but replace the pastry with Draftsmanship. I think the more newer beginning artists learn that the all these great masters, contemporary or otherwise, started in the same boat - AND STILL REFER to said recipe, the more growth they will make individually.
yes that's a nice way to put it. and especially that it's the same recipe for advanced people. they're just getting better and better at the same things, not doing different things
The problem is that referring to the recipe is comfortable path that leads nowhere. It is a difficult state to escape from, which is paramount if a person wants to find his/her own voice and become an artist. I know a few people that reached draftsmanship proficiency, but now are stuck in the loop of making the same thing over and over. I think what the commenter at 2:31 mean is that there are too many people linger for too long at this stage, and in a way their work is just the same.
I came here to build myself up. Thank you, I'm not disappointed. Someday I'll be great.
This is a gift and so informative thank you for presenting the works of this exceptional artist.
He was just FIGURing it out😂
ugh... that is .... a little bit ... on the nose dont You think..? :P :P :P
His creativity after sketches and again different prospectives angles , shape form all that changes his sketches are easy on the eyes legible
So much useful information here. It really brings value. I also bought the book. Thanks so much for making such educational videos.
Kenzo, a really fine video. Enjoyed the one one-on-one with Lane Brown, and you helped emphasize his work perfectly. A little like Proko, whom I enjoy also. It is so essential to know that everyone has their good days and their bad days in art. The journey has its failures and its successes. Thank you both for your time.😊😊😊
I was thinking the same questions about Lane's journey and if possible to see his early work. Can take away so much from this video; especially he said it's better to do short and quick poses to get foundation sound. Thank you, Kenzo, always great inspirations to draw from.
It’s great to see artists get the recognition they deserve
He gives great advice as well. It’s really THE advice for beginners
I want to take a will Weston course so bad lol
It’s not necessarily about losing information but correctly and confidently categorizing the hierarchy of information and knowing what to put in the drawing and where to put it to better communicate the image to your viewer and giving them the impression you wish to convey
Thank you so much for this! I have to miss this week's Figure Drawing class and will be asking my students to watch and discuss this video before working independently from Old Masters sketches. Because you guys are discussing long-term development, you can cover so much in here that many instructors take weeks or months to get to, if they're just responding in the moment to their students' work as it goes along. It will be tremendously valuable to them, truly.
Glad it was helpful!
Dude is an inspiration, for sure.
Thank you Kenzo! We love you so much!! :)
Thanks Stacey!
I haven't been on the community page in a very long time but I still keep up with you on RUclips, just wanted to say that this is a really good video
Super video, Kenzo! It is really illuminating and informative to see the progression of Lane’s figure drawing journey and it helped answer questions I have that I struggle with as I draw. Like Kolja, I’m wondering how Lane balances figure drawing with his other artistic pursuits. Every aspect that you addressed here was very interesting to me. Thank you so much for this video!
Wow.... ❤❤
It's really great to know the progress of artists we wish to be one day. I wish other artists could do the same, and show us how they master the skills the have.
And thanks for doing the interview ❤❤❤❤
Wow this is very inspiring! Not sure at what point you just get better though especially learning on your own
really good vid , thanks , just starting my journey as an artist ,found this very useful
This video is a real treasure..🌟 Thank you so much!! 🙏
Cool and informative video, thanks! :)
also, great sweater :D
Glen orbik was a legend
thank you. looking forward to the rest
this was so inspiring and interesting, thank you!
Thank you both so much. It is really a selfboost. I❤it😊
Thanks so much for this. I'm still struggling with digital art since everyone keeps saying it's "the future" but I've yet to see a charcoal pencil on paper be replicated digitally as well as a charcoal pencil on paper. Not just the look, but the feel in creation of the work. I think I'll stick with charcoal pencil on paper for now. Maybe one day I'll find the right combination to try digital again.
I’m also mainly charcoal pencil and paper too - it’s timeless :)
A set up video would be awesome 😇
Coming soon 👀
If you do do a video on setup, could you perhaps also cover on ways to keep the sketchbook upright as well? The class I go to has just chairs to rest out sketchbook against. Would like to know if there's a portable setup I could take and use with newsprint
One day I hope i'll get into figure drawing :)
I would love to get his paint brushes on procreate
Awesome video!
Five is the magic number in Lane's drawings.
Let me explain:
At 17:32 I regard this piece as the epitomy of Lane's style . . With the main light, form shadow, core shadow, cast shadow, and reflected light. These five elements turn the drawing into the spectacular shapes and half tones and values that we find appealing about Lane's drawings. These five elements are what draw us to his pictures. But let's be honest here, many facilitators of life drawing sessions do not set up their studio, models and lighting with these five elements in mind, and this can be handicapping a lot of potentially talented artists.
I’m really confused by this video - all the artists I’ve known, including my family, seem to have spent most of their Foundation year doing a huge amount of figure drawing. The idea was that if you can draw the human figure, you can tackle anything. So, you do an intensive year prior to starting your 3 year degree proper. That means that all first year students were expected to be highly competent at life drawing when they started their degree programme. Perhaps this has changed, but it seems nuts to wait 2 years at college before teaching life drawing. That’s leaving the basics ‘til last.
Today I literally wrote my last final in my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. From my experience, my university didnt expect anyone to be able to draw, paint, or sculpt as my institutions program caters to a wide variety of categories of art like photography, a few courses on digital software etc. they spent year one teaching the fundamentals of 2d and 3d, giving us rhe basics so that you can go off and study on your own. They seemed to believe in exposing you to as many forms of art and to try as much as you can so you are a more diverse artist. You might find methods of creation you never thought you'd get a chance to try. They don't specialize in teaching technique or getting super nitty gritty.
So I found i liked doing things I never thought I would but found my drawing didn't really improve from my classes but rather through self study. That was frustrating cause I wanted to learn to draw better and was forced to do everything BUT for a couple drawing classes
@@simpletown323 But what happened in your Foundation Year? That used to be when your drawing skills were brought up to a high standard, so you could experiment more productively when you started the degree course. A lot of students would do the Foundation Year in a different art college to their degree, but the life drawing which formed its major component would develop the student’s ability to see a subject in greater depth, while also teaching drawing to a much more advanced standard than was possible at A Level. This used to be considered vital preparation for a fine art degree.
@@simpletown323I too find this strange. I didn't study at university, but at an arts and crafts school with multiple craft branches. Where we all joined up was at the half day life drawing classes on Mondays. It was seen as the basic conditioning for everything else.
If we had trouble getting our pots to look like we wanted, we weren't told to spend more time at the wheel, but at figure drawing to learn how to see.
Thanks Kenzo - please do a video about materials. I think i keep buying wrong paper and wrong charcoal sticks i think. thanks
Will do!
My brother’s first name is Lane also.😊
have you seen works of Luis F Sanchez ?
After seeing Lane's life drawings at early stage, I just thought about what the best size of papers to use for practice? I found it is easier to draw like A4 size but it might restricts arm movements that no good to train the muscle memories (I don't know if I am wrong or not). So can Kanzo tell me please.
I suggest A3 or above :)
Hey Kenzo, I loved the video and have subscribed! I wanted to know if you’ve checked out the real-ink da Vinci and Michelangelo drawing tools brush packs? It replicates both artists drawing chalks, metalpoints and quills and ink washes and it has antique paper textures
Not yet!
The dispositions appear to be lost I wonder what they are based on that's of the sketches in video
Lane is a lot like Robert Fawcett.
Was he using a pencil or charcoal on these drawings ?
charcoal pencil
👍
Henry Yan's book is unavailable except for $ 250 and up to $600. What a shame. Somebody should reprint it.
Yeah I couldn’t get it either :(
1:23 "this is lame"
I feel that I couldn't focus on drawing what to do
Hey Omar, it happens. Just keep drawing regardless of what your brain thinks / feels. Thoughts and feelings will come and go, actions are what counts!
That Henry Yan book is $800.00 on Amazon….😂 😳
i know that's why i don't have it :(
cool vid, but no advantage? what about art school ?
i meant in terms of 'just being born with all the skill'. it was more like 'practised a lot and earned the skill'. also a lot of his progress seems to have come from practising and studying henry yan, loomis, orbik and a few others, rather than the art school instruction
Figure drawing from imagination is kind of difficult but not entirely
20:25 I didn't know I had seen this gesture so many times until I'd seen it with a name holy crap that was weird
having talent is kind bad, you get complacent and stop trying. im 24 and gettig back to drawing after a cople years and i feel i dint evolved much since my 20s
first
Who? Digital drawing? Born with it? 😂😂😂😂 Generic, for your age group.😂
aight, grandpa
Calm down. You're having shower arguments out loud again.
Simple remedy to this argument.....what's YOUR net worth?