How to be a good student - people sketching - episode 3
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2012
- In this video I demonstrate coloring a pencil sketch. I also talk about learning to be a good student, and dealing with ego.
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The type of sketchbook I use is the Earthbound Cachet sketchbook, available here:
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The white pen I use is a White Gelly Roller Gel pen available at most arts and crafts stores, or on Amazon...
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Red/Blue Colored pencil from Prismacolor :
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I've made two videos talking about the types of drawing supplies I use: • Video
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You are the ONLY artist I've found on RUclips who talks about and helps develop the mind of the artist. To me that's so much better than knowing the proper body proportions or how to draw a hand holding a glass of wine or whatever specific art lessons there are on this site. I hope that didn't come across as negative towards other channels because that technical stuff matters very much. Just not as much as this. I'm sharing this with some really talented artists so they can also to hear your words, sensei.
On learning from people that are not as good as you... my best friend who I've known for 10 years now did not start out great at drawing. He was horrible compared to me for years while we went to school together. But I never treated him as lesser than me, I liked to listen to his ideas and watch him attempt to illustrate them in their own way. He doesn't think the way I think, and when he talks about art there is something new every time. Now after a couple figure drawing classes in college he's fantastic at drawing. Such an improvement! And now I respect him as an artist.
I cried at that last part with the kid Awesome job will. your one of my favorites.
It must feel good knowing you produced this 3 years ago and people are still discovering it for the first time today with impact that is positive. Cheers man. Subscribed and can't wait to go through your whole catalog.
+Drew Finnie Thank you, friend!
Note to self don't forget that your volume is full blast before starting one of this man's videos...
Found your channel at the right moment in my young artisty life. You, sir, are awesome.
Same
10:40 Heart touching, man. I remember I made a unicorn for a little girl in the metro, as she was holding some comic book. Her expresion was a true joy, and his father thanked it to me sincerely.
Maybe I regret I have not the courage to asume I can make something like you did. But I support it: As an artist you can make the world brighter.
Thanks for sharing.
My son had stage 1 lymphoma cancer at age 9 last year. He is fine now but it was bad. I didn't know I had it in me to be strong enuf to push thru. My wife and I did what we had to do. I can appreciate what you did for the boy with cancer. Any and everything we could do to make him comfortable helped him. Thanks again for sharing your videos.
+anthonyshealy ❤️
That story was beautiful
Many people who aren't even interested in drawing should probably see your videos. Wise words
Will, you are a kind soul. Your infectious laugh and humility just keep me coming back to watch your videos. I've picked up the pencil again. Thanks, man!
Thank you mann, this was truly helpful. The story about letting go of your ego is something thats is killing me at the moment, and I found your words very helpful - Thank you!
+100cardel I'm glad that it helped.
Hey man, that was really inspiring, I'm currently a graphics student in London, you've really made me the world in a new light, its helped put me at ease, i've learnt a lot, you're like my indirect mentor, thats why i watch your videos.
Deep respect for sharing ! Both your skills and your story. You do make this planet a better place. You made me smile :-)
this video has so many life lessons its over overwhelmingly inspiring! thanks, you don't know how much i took from this.
I used to draw a lot as a kid and eventually gave up. A few years ago I got back into drawing while doodling with my daughter. I get frustrated with my work but artists like you, Jazza and others are a big help. I just learned about you at the beginning of this week and have watched so many of your videos since. Your ideas on how to get better at art is a godsend but your advice on life is truly a blessing to me right now. I’ve been really depressed and having a hard time and never thought I’d get this much help from listening to an artist. You are so much more; thank you for your videos and keep doing what you do!
Not sure if you read comments this far in...but as a mom with a child who has fought cancer for the last 5 years...thank you. Loved your work before hearing your journey, love it even more knowing you have a heart of gold to back up your incredible talent! Bless you!
Your story totally moved me and earned a subscriber, nearly 3 years later!!! Will, you are right about these journeys, one took me to a fundraiser for disabled kids who's family couldn't afford them. This organization would get the money together to assemble these various mobile devices that insurance failed to cover. The father was asked to draw a caricature of a girl as Wonder Woman. Her mother told her story of how the organization helped her daughter who would never be able to talk or walk in her life. She had a series of touch and go dances with death and survived. I didn't know what to do. The other kids could interact, but she couldn't....And then she smiled. It may have been purely out of reflex, but I took it and ran with it. It was one of the most moving caricatures I had ever done for a family!
I just love your art and your videos so much! You are also very interesting to listen to! You and your art is such an inspiration to me!!
Love watching your work and the inspiration you provide in just watching your videos. Thank you
i love listening to your insights man. i just found out about you from an inktober drawing i saw you do. keep it up man. inspirational
As someone who loves both art and psychology, I think your videos are absolutely wonderful. I really enjoy your stories and advice, and you put a lot into a perspective that has helped me; as it's something I can relate to.
The people in your sketches are so full of personality that I just find so much inspiration from them. So thank you, sir, for such fascinating, insightful videos :)
Thank you so much for this Video, man! What you say is so true and its amazing to have someone like you reminding me about those things! I love your art, never give it up again!
Wow. I bet that kid had no regrets after seeing your caricature.
Really inspiring. Will always keep this in my heart whenever I learn and progress and move on. I'd hate to turn naive.
I'm really grateful for your candor. You have some great things to share. I listened to your story telling while drawing some comics at work today! Thanks for that.
I've recently been struggling with how art, at least on the surface, can seem like a shallow endeavor being useful only for entertainment. Where as fields like science, math, and engineering have tangible and progressive results; And thats been bumming me out. But your story about drawing the kid as spiderman is so uplifting, and shows how art, when used less selfishly, can drastically change peoples lives for the better, including the artist!
***** defiantly! Keep up the awesome vids!! :)
I love how you and artists like you who I've found recently talk about process and making art - it's simultaneously elevated and totally grounded. I sure appreciate your candor. And your sense of humor!
What an awesome talent you are. A true inspiration. I love your story telling ability as well a wonderful surprise.
I absolutely love to sit and listen to your videos when you talk about art, but also when you describe yourself as a human and how that affects you as an artist. Truly inspiring!
Im definetely subscribing, keep up your great work!
My morning of learning to draw. Open youtube and listen to Will Terrell while I warm up with circles and scribbles. Pause Will and do some gestures. Pause gestures and listen to Will while playing with my rubik's cube. Then repeat for the next couple of hours. Thanks Will! :-)
Thank you for being so inspirational and motivating! And you have a great laugh!
i honestly love your style its so easy and free loose is the word i love how it makes me what to draw and make me strive to be better - thank you
Thank you a lot for your lessons in this video! there was a lot of things I needed to hear and I will be taking each and every one of the lessons you taught me into consideration in my every day life from now on
The story about the kid and the cancer ward and how it opened your eyes to what you can give to the world was an amazing and inspiring story, especially since you tell it so well. I'm 28, and I'm an aspiring artist; I've done a bit of drawing here and there for years but nothing serious. Now, I've made the choice that I want to do illustrations for a living, but it gets depressing not to mention embarrassing, as old as I am. But you remind me that it's not about me, it's what I can give. Thanks.
You have beautiful advice, so much respect and love for your channel and your work
I love listening to your stories
The story about the kid made me cry
Same here
I just discovered your channel and have been binge watching all day. Your advice and stories are so profound and exactly what I've needed to hear. Thank you so much for sharing both your artistic abilities and your knowledge and wisdom. You've inspired me.
Have watched and rewatched your videos, listened to your words for years. Came back today to binge listen and I think I needed to hear this. Focus on things I can and not on what I cannot
Thank you
I'm a digital media student at uni and honestly I only do fine art as a hobby. But you are just soon fun to watch this is honestly made me happy hahahah.
Loved the talk as much as the drawing process. Great video!
You are incredibly insightful! Everything you speak in your videos is an inspiration. Your artwork and humor is awesome! Keep up the great work!!
I really enjoy watching you sketching i learn from your creative sketchs
For me the largest roadblock has never been learning the technical side of art, but the largest roadblock has, and still is, my own mental state, which is very poor when it comes to my view of myself. So this video is very inspirational to me. I can recognize myself in your description of being alone, because that's how I feel artistically. I feel like I have such a hard time connecting with other artists, and I think it must be me, just gotta figure out what I can do.
Thank you for this wonderful video, and all of the others.
I hope so. I keep trying to tell myself that at least. Also try to remember that changing ones state of mind is a process and takes time, just like art.
wow... your passion is just very inspiring! thank you for that wonderful story. i have never thought of drawing as not a gift for myself but for others. very very very inspiring. thank you! and keep it up
You have so much wisdom about art and life in general, thank you for sharing it with us (:
I really enjoy your videos. Please keep posting them!
You are awesome! amazing artist and teacher. I'm so happy to found you on RUclips, definitely one of the best channels here! Thank you for the talk, it felt so personal and so empathic, you are amazing, really
I loved this series "People Sketching," your insight is very helpful. I just had a week long training with Steambot and a lot of the things they talked about industry and drawing in general you repeated and is now really sinking in. I have really gotten back in the grove of drawing again. You have inspired me to go out and just sketch. Thanks Will.
Oh yeah, post some more People Sketching episodes.
recently i have been learning how to color in toned sketchbooks thanks to your videos ive learned a lot :)... your work is awesome :)
Great inspiration. I love your work man.
I'm finding both your tips and stories very uplifting and humbling and helpful, thanks man for adding motivation and advice to my life :) I love finding inspiration from fellow artists. I love observing our real world and the intricacies of people, I'm loving your sketches. Thank you!
Its a beautiful thing to watch someone make a piece of art and take me to their world for a moment... but an even more beautiful thing to have a piece of their mind as well. I very much enjoyed what you said during this video. I am not only inspired by your art, but by your attitude as well. thank you.
I haven't been subscribed for long but I love your video's. I really like your work, but also your view on it. And it's really inspired me to take up traditional art again, especially people sketching. So thank you very much!
You're videos inspire me soo much, they've helped me a lot. I really like how you explain things simply and how it makes it easier to apply to my own art. So thank you for these videos 🙏
That spider man drawing story was so touching it made my cry. I'm glad you're realized your gift. I just found your channel trough Jazza and I'm so glad I did 🙏 😊
Thank you so much Will. I know this is an old video and I remember watching it a couple years back but I forgot how much it effected me then and it still resonates with me on such an immense level. Thank you for reminding me how important it is to take a step back and recognize how you affect the people around you. You inspire me to be better every day.
I'm going through a dreary period in my career currently and this video was really inspiring to me. I do need to stop letting my ego get in the way. All of your videos that I've seen so far have been awesome, actually. You're a very good storyteller and have a lot of good wisdoms to offer, not just about art but about life, so thanks for sharing your gifts of art and wise words with us. Keep drawing :)
You're so wise! I just discovered this channel today and I love it! I subscribed!
What a beautiful story and drawing. Very inspiring, you could be a terrific motivational speaker.
I will bring the cables, lightnings and so on, but bring this channel to life again!
Thank you so much for making these videos. Watching them is always such an effective reality check and they really help me ground myself whenever I start expecting too much from myself and from others around me. That story was really moving... made me a little teary :')
Wow will that is really inspirational. Love these videos feel like im getting to know you more each day. Youre q great storyteller
You make me cry with your story. This is so sad and at the same time inspired to make something good for other people. Thank You !
Wow...I loved everything you said here. I'm 16 years old, listening to all these as I draw in my sketchbook. You're very inspiring, and I actually started tearing up at some of the things you said. Making those people smile... it makes me reconsider what I want to do with my art. Thank you!
I loved this, man ! Powerful message! Sweet drawing!
Hi Will,
I loved your video. I really found it to help me a lot in many ways. I've always been some how involved in art, but i really have never dedicated time to it as i should. After seeing your video, it really gave me inspiration to get back to drawing and dedicate time to a passion i have always love. You seem like a very special guy with a nice sense of humor and positivity. I love how you draw, and thank you for sharing the tools you use, as well as all your advice. i really appreciate.
Once again thank you,
Annette.
That story is beautiful. My hat goes off to you, Will. You seem like a very good man.
I've never seen such a positive, funny, talented artist before. You're quite the inspiration.
I saw this video and it made me rethink the way i look at drawing, its a gift and not just something i need to prove to others. THANK YOU! It gave me more than the inspiration I need ***** 👍👊
This video turns it around for me! Thank you!
Its nice to see someone who's wisdom is equal to his talent, in which I see in abundance. You not only have inspired me but you have also ministered to my heart, a rare thing in my life to say the least. May God bless you with more opportunity's to bless others like that boy and his mother!
thanks for telling the story i recently asked to do caricatures at the hospital. i feel like it would be a great way to give back and also a good way to get honest opinions on progress as well as just another way to gain experience. i love to watch the process of other artists to get ideas and listening to them talk as the do it. this is gold man, i hope you keep it going.
Thanks for the video man. I'm an illustration major in college and I've been kinda down and i was thinking about quitting, but your video help me make decision. Thanks man!
Thank you Will. You just remind me HOW TO LEARN. Something that I have missed as a new teacher. God bless you man
Thank you a lot, you're stories keep motivate me to work on my expression through art and you are really cool guy to listen to :)
This is the type of video I need to listen while drawing. Thanks for sharing your stories and awesome drawings ;)
I notice that I seem to really be able to just get all meditative and really feel inspired when I just let Will talk in these videos, kick back and listen, and just crack open my sketchbook and just go crazy in it... Really helpful and inspiring feeling actually. :)
Very Very humble..Your words of truth touched my heart! because you speak about things that people like me can relate to.
I love your honesty, that's one of the main reasons why I watch your videos and subscribed..( beside the fact that you're amazing at art ). Thank you!
Hello Will! Your videos keep me company and I draw along my stuff while I listen to you. Beats any talk show haha. Listening to an experienced artist talk about things he's learned during the course of his career gives me the strength to keep going at it through all these lonely and difficult hours that come so often in this course of trying to be what you aspire for. You say simple truths and I can relate and totally respect. Plus you are giving some sunshine inside :)) anyway. youtube is such a great thing to have. So much help and inspiration for everyone. love your sketches also. Take care and thanx for what youre doing
Man I really enjoyed listening to your story and watching you drawing :)
thank you for reminding me to stay humble as an artist and to share my gift with the world. Growing up right now, especially going through art school, this was the best advice I have been given.
Your story about drawing the little boy made me cry but in an inspiring way. All the vids of yours that I have seen are inspirational. Thank you for that.
I love the way you laugh, you get going laughing, and then I can't stop...LOL!
Such an inspiring story, I loved it!!!!
We have such high egos that we hate to see diminished.. me most of all. Thanks so much for this video! Not just for the drawing, but mostly for the talk! Really cool.
wooow that story with that kid that you drew as spiderman is so touching I didn't even think that a drawing could be that powerful. That is really an amazing story.
Thank you for sharing, it's entertaining and encouraging and keep telling me to "do it yourself". I need it. You are spot on, I tell my language students that go away and do some yourself!!
You're so amazing so glad I found your videos!!
Seriously, Will...thank you sooo much for posting these videos. As an artist in an area where there aren't a lot of artists there is the feeling of isolation that you speak of. It is so helpful to hear your advice...it's exactly what I needed to hear. The story about the child in the hospital and the talent being the "car" makes total sense. Thanks for telling me exactly what I needed to hear.
I like your sketch, but I like your attitude more. That story is very beautiful. I can feel that emotion touch when you made that kid so happy. Use your talent to make this world better place. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this series of videos! I love you!!!! :D
Touching and inspirational. love!
Funny how you were worried about boring your audience and this was by far the best (IMHO) video and story you've posted!!! DEFINITELY showing this to my high school students!!!
I love your videos you're such an inspiration
Thank you for posting your videos!
I have been having a hard time recently while studying illustration at university, Losing my way and wondering whether I really should be here. I found your videos and realised I had forgotten that one of the most important things was just to have fun and keep trying and improving.
I shall be watching the rest and sketching more and more :)
Dan I cried at the end because iv become that person that needs and approval of my artI think of my self as the bestAnd I hated when people with less talent did better than me You've made me realize what I am
great mindset you got there! I totally agree with you
Wonderful drawing and great advice.
Thankyou.
un verdadero maestro del humor grafico!! exelente