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TobySketcloose, Liz Chaderton,. Never heard of the folks being presented. More to add is nice. Too many people have forgotten what the word ‘sketch’ means.
Been sketching for over 60+ years, mainly rural but with some urban. What really got me to go to a smaller sketchbook and a more minimalist approach was seeing Teoh Yi Chie’s RUclips posts. I enjoyed watching him sketch and explain what he was doing. His use of watercolors appealed to me as well. I still keep most of my paint within the subject and less spreading color in what appears to be a haphazard manner. I did not get to your posts until a few years later. I wish you did more posts on location with your sketchbook in view along with the scene you are sketching. I learn a bit more that way.
Thank you for opening my eyes to artists in this minimalist style and for your 5 tips. Your video was really well done, keeping it simple and moving. Really love your work too Taria!
Absolutely loved this video of 5 minimalist artists to watch! So inspiring! I’m so new to this and I’m overwhelmed with the beautiful art you and these artists make. Love your videos! More!!
I have to throw in the name Christoph Niemann. Thanks for your selection of minimalist urban sketchers. Such an inspiration. ❤ I‘ll definitively give it a try.
Great round up Taria. I love the look of minimalist style but my natural style is so different it would be a long journey to get there. But no matter what your personal style is, we can all learn from the elements that are essential for more impactful sketches.
I really like your urban sketchers to follow series. Always inspiring and interesting. I love working with negative spaces but simplification is challenging.
Excellent, really enjoyed this video, good tips at the end. Jim Butler for me from these examples. On the web Neil Whitehead is my favourite, well worth checking out too.
Thank you, I have now followed them all. Great inspiration for an aspiring artist like myself, who is enthralled with the magic of line and wash and, yes, the use of white space!
Hi, Great video, and one that I will return to many times being a 70's novice sketcher. Could I suggest that you add a table of contents to make it easy to search 00:00 Start 02:15 Tiago Cruz 04:15 Lis Watkins 05:45 Emily Thomas 08:00 Jim Butler 09:25 Joao Catarino 11:50 How to achieve a minimalist style Thanks
Just stumbled on your channel... so excited to have discovered your YT voice, and the minimalist sketching artists you have profiled here. I really appreciate the practised eye you have in breaking down how this style works. I've been getting into ink and water colour, and had been searching (without knowing it) for a style of expression that inspires me and I think this might be it...
Ah that’s brilliant to hear! There’s something so appealing about this style. It looks simple but it’s deceptively hard being so minimal, knowing where and when to draw and when not. It’s an exciting area of sketching I think and I’m glad you’re inspired by it!
@@tarias_sketchy_adventures Yes I think the simplification decisions are deceptively hard, as they are quite sophisticated judgments that largely come from experience... and it requires trust in your own intuitions. I love the simplicity of this style, and I think the expressiveness that results is so individual and distinctive. It reminds me - being half Chinese - of oriental brush painting, which is also a deceptively simple art form, where every stroke is capturing the energy of the painter, like their brush calligraphy. I've also become fascinated about the expressive human figures some artists produce, which prompted me to read over the weekend a book called "Drawn to life" by Disney artist trainer Walt Stanchfield - he is a huge proponent of the idea that you can capture the essence of a person in really simple expressive sketches... again it looks easy but isn't, and yet this book is the best I've found at explaining how it's done... he helps you develop that connection between your observation of a person and situation, and how you feel into it through your own body's knowledge of what they are feeling (ie mirror neurons and motor-skills/muscle memory - he doesn't go into the science, though...)... if you haven't read this book I'd recommend it. What I love about all this is that it relies on what Walt describes as capturing that first impression that a person or place makes on you... and sticking with it... the drawing skill is about that expression, more than knowledge of anatomy... well, thanks again for inspiring me to explore this art style!
@@tarias_sketchy_adventures Just a quick quote from the book that gives a sense of the approach: "Likewise the artist, when he first gets an inspiration or tackles a pose in an action analysis class sees the pose, is struck by its clarity and its expressiveness, then after working on it for a while that first impression is gone and with it goes any chance of capturing it on paper. That's the reason we should learn to get that first impression down right away - while it's fresh, while it's still in that first impression stage - before it starts to fade. "Any of you who have studies Zen will be familiar with the practice of seeing everything anew constantly. You don't dig up the past and use it to make judgments on the present - everything is new, there is only now, this moment, so each moment has that first impression newness... Every stroke you make with the pencil is like a knife-edge that carves out the pose as if it were the first time you ever saw it. "The reason I keep harping on "forget the detail" for this particular type of study (ie he's referring to sketches) is that the detail doesn't buy you anyhting at this stage of the drawing. Doodling with detail will cause you to lose that first impression. The time to study bone structure and muscles is in anatomy class or at home witha good book on anatomy. In an action analysis class a rough circle is all you need to locate and suggest a knee or an elbow or a wrist. Two lines is all you need to locate and suggest the various parts of the arms and legs... "When I say locate and suggest, that is exactly what and all you need. What you are drawing is a pose not parts. The simplest kind of suggestion is the surest way toa good drawing."
I really liked this video. It gave me a better understanding of urban sketching. I noticed that many of the art pieces use no or very few shadows. Is this part of urban sketching or is it in an effort to simplify.
I'm an artist of 6 years going on 7, and just getting into urban art. I'd say to make the colours pop more and to give more effect. Sometimes though, shadows are used to make something pop..
It's very inspiring, however, I suppose it's the next level of "simplicity", that is based on such high level of skills, that it looks simple, but it's more complex that the usual painting
I wanted to start to draw London scenes. I am so pleased to find there is a group. I love the concept. The video was very well put together. Thanks for a really informative and useful road map.
I love applying collage to my art work!. I’m just now trying to break into urban sketching having always loved it, seeing it in hooks and what not, but not having seen much of it in the states. I’d love to get out and try more of it. I try to draw too much detail so this video is inspiring. Thank you! I’m encouraged to try and bring more of my collage into my urban sketching now. 😄 ❤️
Wow! Thank you you all of this information. And btw, I have been watching you for this past year and it seems as though you have improved sooooo much. I wish I was at your level. I'm still trying to get there, with urban sketching. Thank you again Taria.
Thanks for your recommendations! I'd add an urban sketcher in vancouver, canada. As a beginner, I find her simple sketches, done from a coffee shop, very easy to follow. Becky Cao.
@@tarias_sketchy_adventures not minimalist, but not elaborate, no frills, and a straightforward way of showing how she sees the thing she's drawing, and how she draws & paints it.
It's so peculiar for me : after a lifetime of filling in one page and then another : I can't fathom drawing across the binding ! I have to make that leap.
One of my favorite artists who uses black line and a single color on a white page is Kiyeon Kim (@kimkanone) - maybe not quite minimalist, but not super detailed either - a good middle ground I think! Another good video and more artists to follow, thank you!
If you like this video, I have many more on 📺 PRETTY SKETCHY TV!
⭐ Learn to sketch with freedom with inspirational on-demand travel & urban sketching tutorials
👉 prettysketchy.tv
For me it’s Toby urban sketch RUclips channel that I love ❤
Me too. I like Toby's channel
There's always room for more
He doesn’t appeal to me, sorry. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
TobySketcloose, Liz Chaderton,. Never heard of the folks being presented. More to add is nice.
Too many people have forgotten what the word ‘sketch’ means.
Been sketching for over 60+ years, mainly rural but with some urban. What really got me to go to a smaller sketchbook and a more minimalist approach was seeing Teoh Yi Chie’s RUclips posts. I enjoyed watching him sketch and explain what he was doing. His use of watercolors appealed to me as well. I still keep most of my paint within the subject and less spreading color in what appears to be a haphazard manner. I did not get to your posts until a few years later. I wish you did more posts on location with your sketchbook in view along with the scene you are sketching. I learn a bit more that way.
keeping things simple can be very challenging while trying to stay creative at the same time. I appreciate the style these artist bring to the table
Love Lis Watkins….and her work simply echoes the way she is…..understated and captivating
Thank you for opening my eyes to artists in this minimalist style and for your 5 tips. Your video was really well done, keeping it simple and moving. Really love your work too Taria!
Absolutely loved this video of 5 minimalist artists to watch! So inspiring! I’m so new to this and I’m overwhelmed with the beautiful art you and these artists make. Love your videos! More!!
Another comprehensive video. Thanks Taria for introducing us to unknown sketchers.
Interesting look at other Urban Sketch artists. I also enjoy Toby Hasler
George butlers work is particularly amazing
Really beautiful work! Lovely your list! ❤❤❤❤
George Butler's Venice piece was instantly recognizable to me even though it's so minimalist. Very cool!
Thank you for your 5 great tips to improve minimalist sketching and exposing me to other urban minimalist artists, just great
Taria, sou iniciante nessa jornada, e as suas dicas são sensacionais. Muito obrigada!👍🏻🌷🇧🇷
I have to throw in the name Christoph Niemann.
Thanks for your selection of minimalist urban sketchers. Such an inspiration. ❤ I‘ll definitively give it a try.
Ah yes we do some tutroaisl on Christoph's style over on Pretty Sketchy TV :)
Outstanding Taria. Well packaged and for me I realise I am minimally challenged. Am going to experiment now after seeing this.
Thanks for putting this together, there are so many different ways to sketch outside that I hadn’t considered 😊
Great round up Taria. I love the look of minimalist style but my natural style is so different it would be a long journey to get there. But no matter what your personal style is, we can all learn from the elements that are essential for more impactful sketches.
I was blown away by each of these sketchers works! Thanks so much for introducing me to these sketchers.
Great video - concise and thought provoking with good examples of the artists' work. Helpful 5 tips at the end too Thanks very much
This was excellent. Thank you for posting these wonderful artists, all of whom were new to me. My goal is to simplify my sketches.
I’ve watched this video about 6 times this morning trying to really get the info in my head, lol. Thanks! Great video- really love it
That's awesome, thanks Travis! Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this helpful video. I keep coming back to it again and again.
I really like your urban sketchers to follow series. Always inspiring and interesting. I love working with negative spaces but simplification is challenging.
Wow, so many amazing artists that I have never seen before! Thank you for sharing :)
These are great! I’m a fan and want to learn more.
Excellent, really enjoyed this video, good tips at the end. Jim Butler for me from these examples. On the web Neil Whitehead is my favourite, well worth checking out too.
thank you for silencing your amazing talent to show other amazing talent.
Everytime enjoying your videos !
Thank you
Thank you, I have now followed them all. Great inspiration for an aspiring artist like myself, who is enthralled with the magic of line and wash and, yes, the use of white space!
Hi,
Great video, and one that I will return to many times being a 70's novice sketcher.
Could I suggest that you add a table of contents to make it easy to search
00:00 Start
02:15 Tiago Cruz
04:15 Lis Watkins
05:45 Emily Thomas
08:00 Jim Butler
09:25 Joao Catarino
11:50 How to achieve a minimalist style
Thanks
9:58 such an amazing sketch
Thanks!
appreciate the information. It exposes the working of art and explains the simplified style in many artist's sketches. ❤ ❤
Wow, this is next level! It’s at the level of art.
Just stumbled on your channel... so excited to have discovered your YT voice, and the minimalist sketching artists you have profiled here. I really appreciate the practised eye you have in breaking down how this style works. I've been getting into ink and water colour, and had been searching (without knowing it) for a style of expression that inspires me and I think this might be it...
Ah that’s brilliant to hear! There’s something so appealing about this style. It looks simple but it’s deceptively hard being so minimal, knowing where and when to draw and when not. It’s an exciting area of sketching I think and I’m glad you’re inspired by it!
@@tarias_sketchy_adventures Yes I think the simplification decisions are deceptively hard, as they are quite sophisticated judgments that largely come from experience... and it requires trust in your own intuitions. I love the simplicity of this style, and I think the expressiveness that results is so individual and distinctive. It reminds me - being half Chinese - of oriental brush painting, which is also a deceptively simple art form, where every stroke is capturing the energy of the painter, like their brush calligraphy. I've also become fascinated about the expressive human figures some artists produce, which prompted me to read over the weekend a book called "Drawn to life" by Disney artist trainer Walt Stanchfield - he is a huge proponent of the idea that you can capture the essence of a person in really simple expressive sketches... again it looks easy but isn't, and yet this book is the best I've found at explaining how it's done... he helps you develop that connection between your observation of a person and situation, and how you feel into it through your own body's knowledge of what they are feeling (ie mirror neurons and motor-skills/muscle memory - he doesn't go into the science, though...)... if you haven't read this book I'd recommend it. What I love about all this is that it relies on what Walt describes as capturing that first impression that a person or place makes on you... and sticking with it... the drawing skill is about that expression, more than knowledge of anatomy... well, thanks again for inspiring me to explore this art style!
@@tarias_sketchy_adventures Just a quick quote from the book that gives a sense of the approach:
"Likewise the artist, when he first gets an inspiration or tackles a pose in an action analysis class sees the pose, is struck by its clarity and its expressiveness, then after working on it for a while that first impression is gone and with it goes any chance of capturing it on paper. That's the reason we should learn to get that first impression down right away - while it's fresh, while it's still in that first impression stage - before it starts to fade.
"Any of you who have studies Zen will be familiar with the practice of seeing everything anew constantly. You don't dig up the past and use it to make judgments on the present - everything is new, there is only now, this moment, so each moment has that first impression newness... Every stroke you make with the pencil is like a knife-edge that carves out the pose as if it were the first time you ever saw it.
"The reason I keep harping on "forget the detail" for this particular type of study (ie he's referring to sketches) is that the detail doesn't buy you anyhting at this stage of the drawing. Doodling with detail will cause you to lose that first impression. The time to study bone structure and muscles is in anatomy class or at home witha good book on anatomy. In an action analysis class a rough circle is all you need to locate and suggest a knee or an elbow or a wrist. Two lines is all you need to locate and suggest the various parts of the arms and legs...
"When I say locate and suggest, that is exactly what and all you need. What you are drawing is a pose not parts. The simplest kind of suggestion is the surest way toa good drawing."
Thank you so much for putting this together, so much great info!
Thumbs-Up: Joao Catarino !
I know isn't his work just so fabulous 😭
I really liked this video. It gave me a better understanding of urban sketching. I noticed that many of the art pieces use no or very few shadows. Is this part of urban sketching or is it in an effort to simplify.
I'm an artist of 6 years going on 7, and just getting into urban art. I'd say to make the colours pop more and to give more effect. Sometimes though, shadows are used to make something pop..
A well made and informative video. Thanks, thumbs up, and subscribed.
Thanks . This is very inspiring.
Thank you! I will watch this on repeat.
Great video - thought provoking with good examples of artists' work. Helpful 5 tips for minimalist approach at the end. Thanks Taria
It's very inspiring, however, I suppose it's the next level of "simplicity", that is based on such high level of skills, that it looks simple, but it's more complex that the usual painting
I wanted to start to draw London scenes. I am so pleased to find there is a group. I love the concept. The video was very well put together. Thanks for a really informative and useful road map.
I'd add Cristoph Niemann .It's great
I love applying collage to my art work!. I’m just now trying to break into urban sketching having always loved it, seeing it in hooks and what not, but not having seen much of it in the states. I’d love to get out and try more of it. I try to draw too much detail so this video is inspiring. Thank you! I’m encouraged to try and bring more of my collage into my urban sketching now. 😄 ❤️
great instruction as per.....always a pleasure
Great video. Completely fascinated with the idea of blending collage and urban sketching. Let's see some of that in action in the future. Thanks!
Wow! Thank you you all of this information. And btw, I have been watching you for this past year and it seems as though you have improved sooooo much. I wish I was at your level. I'm still trying to get there, with urban sketching. Thank you again Taria.
I love all of these artists! Thank you, Taria, for doing the research for us!
Jenny Adam is my favourite
Love this so glad I found you!
Thanks for your recommendations! I'd add an urban sketcher in vancouver, canada. As a beginner, I find her simple sketches, done from a coffee shop, very easy to follow. Becky Cao.
Ah yes, Becky is great! I wouldn't say minimalist though?
@@tarias_sketchy_adventures not minimalist, but not elaborate, no frills, and a straightforward way of showing how she sees the thing she's drawing, and how she draws & paints it.
Great artists! Thanks.
Very inspiring. Thx a lot
Watched three times, made notes, great content, thanks!
à lot of interresting recommandations thank you very much for that
Thank you so much !
Wow
Amazingly inspiring!
Big like. Amazing art video😊😊😊😊
very well done.
Fantastic. Thank you.
Great video! I subscribed.
Diego Cruz, Jim Butler and João
Just starting urban sketching..i can draw and can do portraits but i cant understand perspective..any classes that you recommend?
It's so peculiar for me : after a lifetime of filling in one page and then another : I can't fathom drawing across the binding ! I have to make that leap.
hi Taira, which architectual book do you mean?
Just a pronunciation note of Tiago (Cruz) .....I'm thinking it is Ti-AH-go (similar to Diablo) vs Ti-AY-go (similar to Diego).
Where can I purchase Tiago Cruz artist book
So i want it
do you know the"Sneaky Artist"? His little people are genius.
Check out Doug Jackson if you like John Harrison
The intro is really long
I love love love Alex van Nes's (@sketernal) work. He's maybe not as loose as your favorites, but very minimalist.
Ooh I shall check out, thanks !!
thnx
One of my favorite artists who uses black line and a single color on a white page is Kiyeon Kim (@kimkanone) - maybe not quite minimalist, but not super detailed either - a good middle ground I think! Another good video and more artists to follow, thank you!
I also like Ben Pearce @albionworks for the minimalism. Do you know his work?