A different video today! I'm out of the studio, drawing horses in nature!! ❤ Let me know if you enjoy this one!! I found it really fun to take my drawing outside and use the techniques i normally work with on a completely different subject matter. "Equine Figure Drawing" ??😅 ... do you have a favorite subject to draw other than the figure? Let me know 👇
Well done Siobhan! As a passionate horse rider and watercolourist I am aware of the challenges in horse sketching. I find you sketched some very credible and fresh poses. I have often tried to draw my horse from life but, as you said, horses keep moving. Mine came along to see what I was doing from close. I often had the sensation that he tended to turn back when I was trying to draw him, so I usually come back with sketches from behind while grazing. I think I would need to spend hours before I can see him head up and looking at me😂
What a beautiful experience! The environment is so relaxing, peaceful, and inspiring and the nature around is just gorgeous! Your sketches are amazing and full of life. I like to draw mainly animals and in general big birds, like birds of prey, whooping cranes, etc. But I can do it only with a photo reference. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Yes, it's a bit difficult to draw birds of prey from life!! It's lovely to use really good photo reference for that. I really enjoyed getting out being in that beautiful landscape, it's good to do that every so often!! Thanks for watching :)
Great to see how your technique translates to a different subject. If you feel you need just a little bit of horse anatomy, I'd recommend Glenn Vilppu; you can find both quick drawings and longer demonstrations. I believe he keeps horses himself, so he's well acquainted with their anatomy. :)
Hi Siobhan, I hope you are well. This video was so inspiring. The scenery must have ignited your creative spirit... the horses seem so majestic yet gentle. I felt like I was right there with you...thank you for making this very special on-location video (which is edited beautifully). I've never been able to draw animals very well, but your demo gave me hope. We have a lovely spot on the coast here in California where there is a ranch/field of grazing sheep. They move much slower than horses, so maybe I will start with them! :-) 🐑❤
Once again you have inspired me to get out and live life with my drawing tools in hand. I'm home more now so I'm planning on using some of that time to draw from life. The hardest part for me will be dealing with the frustration of a lot of bad or less than what I would like drawings during the process. I know it's worth it. I just need to let go. Thanks again.
Ah, that's always the challenging part! I think though that you'll quickly start to enjoy the feeling of connection that comes with drawing from life, and it will be more valuable than "good" drawings. Also, you're not the best judge of your own work, remember that 😆 .... maybe what you can do is set some time for a "proper" drawing session every once in a while to counter balance the process? Either way, I'm excited to catch up with what you do on instagram!
@Gilren1 ah thank you so much, that's so great to hear, I really appreciate it. Indeed the calming environment was lovely .... so good for the soul! Thank you for watching 😊❤
I really enjoyed this video of watching ya draw out in nature Siobhan. I truly loved the scenary especially with the horses running around. Scenary was really pretty as well. :)
@CreativeSteve619 Ah thank you so much!! That means a lot to hear, yeah it felt great to be out in that landscape, the scenery is majestic - this is in the Western Cape, South Africa but it reminded me of big sky country, Montana etc … Thanks for watching :)
Thank Sam!! I'm so glad you liked this - I'd also love to draw horses more, and try to be a bit more studied and detailed, they are a wonderful subject. Hope you get to do some drawings of them soon, let me know!
Another good video! It would be interesting to watch you do a figure drawing, highlighting specific techniques, followed by a still life or landscape, demonstrating how what we learn from figures translates to other subjects.
I loved this!! Im trying to learn to draw in. a more traditional rooted way. Focusing on 3D parts and using observation. Glad to see there's really good content out here with great advice!
Ah thanks! That's awesome to hear, really appreciate this comment. You can't go wrong if you commit to observing as closely as you can, and it will feed into other art practice like digital art etc
Very nice sketches! Bravo! It's nice to see you draw in nature. It doesn't look that easy, especially with the size of the paper. With the pierre noire, I encounter the problem that it always brakes when I sharpen it. Any advice on how to prevent this from happening ? Do you use cardboard box, elastic ribbens to store them? Also, at the end of the video, you use willow charcoal. Is that better for tones & lines compared to Pierre Noire ? Do you use fixatif outdoors ? Do you ever do outdoor study sketches in order to draw something more detailed in your studio ? Thanks. Best
Wouw, what a scenery!! What an awesome landscape you are in!! Weren't you scared to get a kick in the head? Whaha. Love your videos, love to see you work. The anatomy of the back legs of a horse doesnt make any sence; that's an original line! I like that.
Haha! Thanks for watching! Yes, the scenery there is stunning, I felt like I was in big sky country ... but this is in the Western Cape, in South Africa. At first I was nervous of the horses, but they were all super gentle and just happy to do their own thing!
Haha!! that's so funny! I was a bit nervous i have to admit, but they seemed very supportive of the whole endeavor so that was awesome 😅 Thanks for watching!
A different video today! I'm out of the studio, drawing horses in nature!! ❤ Let me know if you enjoy this one!! I found it really fun to take my drawing outside and use the techniques i normally work with on a completely different subject matter. "Equine Figure Drawing" ??😅 ... do you have a favorite subject to draw other than the figure? Let me know 👇
Well done Siobhan! As a passionate horse rider and watercolourist I am aware of the challenges in horse sketching. I find you sketched some very credible and fresh poses. I have often tried to draw my horse from life but, as you said, horses keep moving. Mine came along to see what I was doing from close. I often had the sensation that he tended to turn back when I was trying to draw him, so I usually come back with sketches from behind while grazing. I think I would need to spend hours before I can see him head up and looking at me😂
What a beautiful experience! The environment is so relaxing, peaceful, and inspiring and the nature around is just gorgeous! Your sketches are amazing and full of life. I like to draw mainly animals and in general big birds, like birds of prey, whooping cranes, etc. But I can do it only with a photo reference. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Yes, it's a bit difficult to draw birds of prey from life!! It's lovely to use really good photo reference for that. I really enjoyed getting out being in that beautiful landscape, it's good to do that every so often!! Thanks for watching :)
really helpful advice, I appreciate it, drawing from life of moving things is daunting
Your drawing skills are amazing!
Hi Jorge, that's very kind of you to say, thank you so much!! Really appreciate :) thanks for watching
Great to see how your technique translates to a different subject. If you feel you need just a little bit of horse anatomy, I'd recommend Glenn Vilppu; you can find both quick drawings and longer demonstrations. I believe he keeps horses himself, so he's well acquainted with their anatomy. :)
Hi Siobhan, I hope you are well. This video was so inspiring. The scenery must have ignited your creative spirit... the horses seem so majestic yet gentle. I felt like I was right there with you...thank you for making this very special on-location video (which is edited beautifully). I've never been able to draw animals very well, but your demo gave me hope. We have a lovely spot on the coast here in California where there is a ranch/field of grazing sheep. They move much slower than horses, so maybe I will start with them! :-) 🐑❤
This was a fantastic video. Thank you
Once again you have inspired me to get out and live life with my drawing tools in hand. I'm home more now so I'm planning on using some of that time to draw from life. The hardest part for me will be dealing with the frustration of a lot of bad or less than what I would like drawings during the process. I know it's worth it. I just need to let go. Thanks again.
Ah, that's always the challenging part! I think though that you'll quickly start to enjoy the feeling of connection that comes with drawing from life, and it will be more valuable than "good" drawings. Also, you're not the best judge of your own work, remember that 😆 .... maybe what you can do is set some time for a "proper" drawing session every once in a while to counter balance the process? Either way, I'm excited to catch up with what you do on instagram!
I love the video - the calming environment - and of course seeing your approach on a different subject. Wonderful again!
@Gilren1 ah thank you so much, that's so great to hear, I really appreciate it. Indeed the calming environment was lovely .... so good for the soul! Thank you for watching 😊❤
I really enjoyed this video of watching ya draw out in nature Siobhan. I truly loved the scenary especially with the horses running around. Scenary was really pretty as well. :)
@CreativeSteve619 Ah thank you so much!! That means a lot to hear, yeah it felt great to be out in that landscape, the scenery is majestic - this is in the Western Cape, South Africa but it reminded me of big sky country, Montana etc … Thanks for watching :)
This video is wonderful. I have always wanted to learn to draw horses.
Thank Sam!! I'm so glad you liked this - I'd also love to draw horses more, and try to be a bit more studied and detailed, they are a wonderful subject. Hope you get to do some drawings of them soon, let me know!
wow!!! so incredible!! awesome you rock
@H.Sinclair ha! kind of you to say that, thank you! you rock for watching 😊🙏
nice vlogg 👍👍
Great tutorial
Another good video! It would be interesting to watch you do a figure drawing, highlighting specific techniques, followed by a still life or landscape, demonstrating how what we learn from figures translates to other subjects.
I loved this!! Im trying to learn to draw in. a more traditional rooted way. Focusing on 3D parts and using observation. Glad to see there's really good content out here with great advice!
Ah thanks! That's awesome to hear, really appreciate this comment. You can't go wrong if you commit to observing as closely as you can, and it will feed into other art practice like digital art etc
Awesome
Excellent work
Thank you so much :)
Very nice sketches! Bravo! It's nice to see you draw in nature. It doesn't look that easy, especially with the size of the paper. With the pierre noire, I encounter the problem that it always brakes when I sharpen it. Any advice on how to prevent this from happening ? Do you use cardboard box, elastic ribbens to store them? Also, at the end of the video, you use willow charcoal. Is that better for tones & lines compared to Pierre Noire ? Do you use fixatif outdoors ? Do you ever do outdoor study sketches in order to draw something more detailed in your studio ? Thanks. Best
Such beautiful scenery 😍
Yes, it's so beautiful! this is in the Western Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤ Thanks for watching! :)
@@Drawing-Life always look forward to your uploads 💜
@@careywanabe ah thank you!! that's so awesome to hear ❤😊
I tried drawing birds at a local pond and had the same issues. They move a lot when feeding! I shall try these techniques next time.
Birds I imagine are particularly difficult to draw from life! You have to be very quick to capture it. Try it with one line! :)
Wouw, what a scenery!! What an awesome landscape you are in!! Weren't you scared to get a kick in the head? Whaha. Love your videos, love to see you work. The anatomy of the back legs of a horse doesnt make any sence; that's an original line! I like that.
Haha! Thanks for watching! Yes, the scenery there is stunning, I felt like I was in big sky country ... but this is in the Western Cape, in South Africa. At first I was nervous of the horses, but they were all super gentle and just happy to do their own thing!
Saw the horse looking at your drawings, You were luck the last time I drew horses, one of them grabbed my sketchbook and had a good chomp on it 🤦♂🤣🤣🤣
Haha!! that's so funny! I was a bit nervous i have to admit, but they seemed very supportive of the whole endeavor so that was awesome 😅 Thanks for watching!