Thanks for another inspiring video. I’ve struggled over the years about tracing, I would get the feeling that I’m not a “real” artist when I traced. I was living a self imposed guilt trip, I put the brushes down and walk away from making art. Thanks for your thoughts and a green light to make art in ways that work for me. Stay safe and well!!
Just 6 days huh?! I can't get it done in just charcoal in 6 days. You're incredibly good! You better realise it. Thanks for sharing and inspiring me. 🌷
Inspiring! Yes I agree. Getting the initial contour lines in place is so important. For me, using the tracing method, helps me get past the procastination of moving forward.
Your painting turned out beautifully!! I see absolutely nothing wrong with tracing. I agree with what you said though, as long as a person is still honing their observation skills and drawing without tracing then I think both can compliment the process.
Omg! I’m so glad to hear I’m not the only one! When you said how just a slight change when painting-even after tracing- could make your portrait incorrect, so true❤❤ thank you!
@@carlyrenee.art absolutely. I’m also a self-taught artist. Used to be so frustrated when I couldn’t figure out why my portraits didn’t look like the person I was painting. Then, I realized it was the slight change(s) you mentioned. Keep doing your beautiful work!
I think portraits are challenging if after a good likeness. A mirror or upside down or taking a photo of the artwork can help with identifying with issues.
First time I see you and your work. So so inspiring and helpful, motivating and uplifting to not lose it in my creativity with ADD. Beautiful tones, wonderful flow, great practical sharing, clarity of expression, joy, freshness and growth. Yeah, superlatives.. it’s what I felt. Thank you Carly!
Thank you so much for another inspirational video. I find your words definitely are close to me, since i love portraits. Once again, sharing the tip with the actual hands on working is a mark of a true artist, instead of dry technique, and what a great art you make!
Your skills are very good but art school is a precious gift if you can afford it. You not only learn working in different mediums and skills but you learn how to think like an artist, see like an artist and find something truly and uniquely yours. Good luck, it’s hard out there.
There is an axiom in photography, from American photographer and musician Ansel Adams: "The negative is the score, the print is the performance." I think that your comments on tracing, the grid method, etc. are the same for painting, and your commentary on losing and then regaining the likeness bear this out. The final image, whether a photograph or a painting, is the product of many manipulations by the artist's hand: the initial sketch, the gray layer, the underpainting-- or how the negative is developed, adding or withholding light (burning and dodging,) during printing, toning, etc. -- all of which contribute to the final picture. To me There really is no such thing as "cheating", although the present state of AI may have changed that. We'll see. I greatly admired and appreciated the time you took detailing how you lost and regained her likeness. I'm sure that was frustrating for you. However you faired in the contest, you're a winner to us! One question though: I noticed that your studio has a power outlet near the top of the wall, almost two meters above the floor. Here in the States our power outlets are near the bottom of the walls and I was just wondering whether yours are on the other end of the wall because everything's upside down Down Under? 😂😂😂 Sorry, couldn't help it...
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment, I appreciate it 🙏🏼🙏🏼 as for your comment about the power outlet… Very funny haha, I thought the same thing when I moved in, though it’s not normal here in Australia, it’s just that my studio has brick wall 3/4 of all the way up the wall, so the only place for the power outlets is above the brick 🤷🏼♀️
Excellent piece of art. I like how you went from brown undertone to the final product. Lights and shadows were absolutely perfect in this artwork. I like how you are giving Zorn palette a try. I personally like Zorn palette a lot. Hopefully I can get a breather from work myself to start an artwork but until then just watching your artwork process to ease the stress of my mind. Keep up the good work Carly :D Sky's the limit :D
Painting under pressure can make you stronger 💪 😊it gives you more confidence in what you and your imagination want😊❤.you're already talented. You have the talent that most want to be artists can only dream off❤❤❤❤❤😊.you live the life already stay strong 💪 my Australian beauty. Under pressure only makes you stronger and more confident.rember it's what you and your imagination want,in your own mind,not someone else.keep up the talented work at such a young age you are so talented.
Great piece and under pressure too…I use all the methods you speak of however, it’s down to the skill and talent of the artist to bring the image to life/realism and Carly you have years of talent wether self taught or otherwise. I get so inspired from the art community here on YT that there really is no reason we all can’t achieve the success we all are working towards. Gaining valuable insight and experience from other artists past and present is a gift to us all, Thank you Carly for sharing your talents and knowledge.❤👴🏻
FYI : a "grisaille" with burnt umber is called a "Brunaille". The "gris" in "grisaille" being the color grey in french; and "brun" in "brunaille" being the color brown in french. Though for the majority of the 20th century: the words don't mean the same as they used to. Grisaille was often used to make cooler skintones and objects (so best for fair portraits), whats interesting is that for tan skintones: it was traditional to use "verdaille" or a green underpainting. I'm sorry I cannot remember the specific use application for brunaille within portraiture: if anyone has more info, link it below!
I never trace, never have, never will, I don't even use a grid. I resent people getting the same result by tracing, especially if they hide it. Hiding it is definitely cheating. The people who aren't artists who call it cheating, are the customers, they feel cheated, it takes away some of the value of the art work and I don't care if it was davinci or anyone else. I now have to highlight on my profiles that I don't trace because people assume I do with all the cheating going on. Sorry if anyone doesn't like my opinion but I have worked hard to draw as well as I hope I do.
How do you feel about tracing your own drawings? Just curious.. Say you drew a design that you needed to be replicated multiple times, but needed it to look exactly the same as the first drawing. Would you use carbon or graphite to transfer your original drawing onto a canvas multiple times, or would you meticulously draw the exact same design over and over again with the chance of them being not exactly symmetrical or the same? What about drawing out your sketch first and then tracing it onto your canvas? Instead of redrawing the sketch all together. I see certain forms of tracing as cheating, but if it's my own reference image or my own original drawing I will trace it in order to save time & resources. I mostly draw everything by hand while looking at a reference, but there are a few cases where it's not worth the time (which I already don't have) to fight my own perfectionism for a design I already drew exactly as I needed. I also sketch on separate pieces of paper to save my watercolour paper from getting ruined by my eraser. I then trace my sketch onto my watercolour paper. It keeps things clean as well as prevents an expensive piece of paper from being ruined and therefore ruining the ability for certain watercolour techniques to be used. I also sketch in pencil before inking (which is also a form of tracing). I'm not in total disagreeance with your opinion, but in some cases I do find tracing to be a useful tool; which shouldn't be considered cheating when used properly. Now tracing someone elses work? No. Tracing reference images online? No. But if it's your own work that you've already taken the time to get right, it shouldn't be seen as a cop out or skipping the work. You already did the work, why repeat the work you already put forth? Why waste more time doing something you already did? That's like saying googling something is cheating when you can go to the library and find the same information after hours or days of searching just to make it more "credible". I don't feel taking short cuts, in some cases, is making the work less valid or worthy. It just means being smart with your time management and choosing not to take the extra hour or two redoing something when you could get stared in twenty minutes and be done that much sooner. Then you can use that time for something more important like family, down time, or starting another piece.
@RampantRoses no problem with that, if you drew it in the first place then it's still your work no matter how much you trace or project, I'd even say it was good practice so you can correct paintings when you've lost lines behind the paint. Mainly, I'd use projection to increase the size of one of my own drawings. What watercolour paper do you use? I use 300gsm 100% cotton and I've not had a problem with damaging the paper by rubbing out... I've really gone for it on some drawings too.
I use Arches 300gsm, I have a heavy hand so the few times I didn't feel like sketching before hand and went straight in I made lines that no amount of erasing could lift, which ruined the integrity of the top layers of the paper (in those spots) as well as left indentations from the pencil marks in some places. It didn't always tear up the paper erasing, but it did affect the sizing and I could always tell a difference in areas I erased a lot vs hardly erased at all. So while still usable, for my specific style & technique of painting it made a big enough difference that for one painting I entirely scrapped the paper all together and plan to use it for a painting that will be 90% blacks and greys to hide the horror of what I did to the paper.. Part of those mishaps were also with mechanical pencils of .3mm or .5mm lead which tends to tear into the paper because the lead is like a needle and, again, heavy handed lol. The mechanical pencil's being such tiny lead usually helped my brain to remember to keep my hand lighter. But then life events prevented me from being able to paint for a year or so & I lost that light touch. So I very rarely ever sketch directly onto my Arches anymore. I've since then re-discovered using wooden pencils and opt for the Faber Castell Pitt Matte in HB. Though I wish they would make more hard lead options for that specific range just so I could sketch lighter no matter what. I'm still heavy handed, so I stick to sketching on separate sheets of paper unless it's one of my less expensive papers like the Fluid 100. It still leaves visible marks, but I tend to do more simple paintings on that paper and usually ink or outline in coloured pencil after so it doesn't affect how my paintings look so much. I practice keeping a light hand in my sketchbook, but when it comes down the the "final" sketch I get really zoned into it and forget to pay attention to my hand pressure 😅
I appreciate your opinion and the many hours you spend getting the proportions right by hand, it is not easy! I think there is a lot of value in drawing without any aids and I still refine my skills in this way. I hope my message was not misinterpreted, it is not a way of skipping steps in becoming a master artist, just using all the tools at your disposal. Nothing will ever replace true mastery. You sound like you paint a lot. I’d love to see some of the work that you spend so much time on
@carlyrenee. I'm not quite there with the painting, I have ups and downs with it. I've been spending more time on graphite recently. I'm only a hobby artist really, I teach electrical installation and engineering full time. You're welcome judge me if you like, I can take criticism, there are plenty of better artists than me. @freehandart_stevegeorge. I hope I haven't come across too hard faced, your videos and art are very good.
I would suffer greatly being constrained by lines. Rather prefer working from general to specific, like a sculptor. Went through a projecting image phase, but I felt like an imposter, and it was hindering my drawing skills. So I wouldn't advice it for intermediate to advanced artists.
You are amazing girl!!! will you let us know how you did at the competition..... I am very surprised that you feel you can not work under pressure- but I do understand the concept. How did you come back to the work when you felt you were losing it. It seems like you are progressing each and every time you decide to do a piece. While i love my leopard, I keep trying to decide which of some of your newer works i like better..... If i had the space and unlimited budget, I would love to think I have the Cary Renee gallery of the usa.... keep up the fabulous work. Look forward to your vids... best from your friend in the states
Thank you so much! Oh my goodness, I completely forgot to finish the story… haha gosh I have a lot on my mind at the moment, I didn’t finish the artwork to a level that I was happy with so I was very disappointed, I still entered the art prize and that’s why I was so upset, but I continued the painting until I was happy and I posted this artwork when it was done 😊
Good luck with the exhibition Carly, can I ask what tablet you use. I use a proportional divider and a basic grid just for a reference point when I'm using the divider.
Wait, Michelangelo traced too ?! How ?! By the way, it took me years to come to the conclusion that tracing is NOT cheating. I used to think it was cheating.
Michealangelo traced his own drawings onto the ceilings and walls he would paint his frescos on. His drawings were basically all done from imagination and he would transfer them onto the wall by punching holes into the wall and canvas. Then he would tap chalk into the holes and the outline would form. He did this because on a fresco you can’t really mess up or it’s ruined. Lots of painters traced and use detailed underdrawings. Neo classical painters, Dutch painters, Italian painters, modern realists. However many painters also don’t trace and go straight to the canvas/surface with paint. Painters like Rembrandt in his later years, older Titian, older Velazquez. Do what gives you the best results. I think drawing skills are super important and tracing can produce stiff results sometimes. But I’m not good at drawing to even try tracing yet. If I got anything wrong feel free to fact check
I tried to sign up for your free charcoal drawing course…when it asked me to confirm my email I got a message that said that this looks dangerous with the email ???
sure it is nice...but takes a bit of life out of image as it is so controlled. I feel it is good as an aid...but then it should be more expressive. you can tell
8:41 Sorry, with all due respect, I think tracing is not ok and it is cheating... And saying that Caravaggio and renaissance artists were tracing and using aids as camera obscura to justify its usage by anyone is intellectually fallacious. Caravaggio and co. were MASTER draftsmen (just check their drawings from life) so they useD those implements to speed their work up, not as a substitute for their lack of technique in the name of everything goes as long as you get creative. They didn't need the camera obscura, that's why they could use it. Plus academic drawing from life is a fundamental skill for the painter. Teaches you tone, observation, details, coordination, composition, range, dynamics, line quality, gesture etc. I invite you to work on your drawing for your painting without tracing and you'll see the quality of your work increasing exponentially in the next couple of years. Just be patient.
With equal respect, I said those very things… Did you listen to what I had to say? I mentioned many many times to develop your skills as I do and not to use tracing as a crutch. I continually go to life drawing classes and do studies before I paint and photograph my sitters. I have only used tracing in recent years after many years of practice. Beginners using tracing will never be able to replicate artworks to the same standard as the masters just by tracing alone, that will take many years of mastery
I did listen to what you had to say... Twice. I went back to your video and listened to it again. I respect your practice but I stand by what I said. Tracing is, in my opinion, for master draftsmen only. Anyway, I wish you all the best in your pursuit of the art you obviously love so much.
The art of "I am", excess of photography and little originality. The cold and vague colors do not highlight the intention of the work. Where do we want to go? What do we want to demonstrate? I don't see anything new.
I was wondering the same thing. We did this (drew from photos) for practice. All she is doing is executing a carbon copy of the photograph she is holding, and she's not even doing that well. Her work is flat, formulaic, and soulless. It's great to look to others for inspiration, but it seems she has no idea who she is or what she's trying to do or the idea she is trying to get across. Like almost everything these days, the point seems to be "the aesthetic '. Her paintings are, at most, the result of an anatomy/figure drawing class at a community college.
@@carlyrenee.art The problem: people can't take criticisms. We speak of this because we know. If you're this upset over 2 other artists giving you critique, you probably should get out of this business pronto. Because we said really nice things compared to what others would say about you. You're a young artist. Grow from others' critiques. If you don't, if you feel that you're perfect, then don't change and fail. Just saying what you are doing for "art" is exercises from 8th grade. You're good at it. Develop it further. Put yourself into. Develop your own style. Just take what older, accomplished artists not as insults, but ways to make yourself better. Every budding artist that showed their art to successful artists were spoken to this way. Sort of like if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Or did you expect everyone on RUclips to tell you how great you are?
@@carlyrenee.art Nobody's trying to bring you down. Maybe some of us really old successful artists see something in you. You really cannot take constructive criticism. If someone said such things about me, I would say something like, "Well, what can I do to make my work a little more A-B-C? Thanks for the free help!"
I hope these tips helped you! Let me know what you’d like to know for my next videos ✨🤍🙏🏼 thank you for being here!
Yes, I agree! Use all of the tools at your disposal. Anything that gets you creating. The world needs your art!
Thanks for another inspiring video. I’ve struggled over the years about tracing, I would get the feeling that I’m not a “real” artist when I traced. I was living a self imposed guilt trip, I put the brushes down and walk away from making art. Thanks for your thoughts and a green light to make art in ways that work for me. Stay safe and well!!
Just 6 days huh?! I can't get it done in just charcoal in 6 days. You're incredibly good! You better realise it. Thanks for sharing and inspiring me. 🌷
Thank you very much, you are so kind ♥️♥️
@@carlyrenee.art So are you, you got me going again! Thank you! Tracing my next work as we speak. 🌹♥
i needed to hear this
thank you so much
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Inspiring! Yes I agree. Getting the initial contour lines in place is so important. For me, using the tracing method, helps me get past the procastination of moving forward.
Your painting turned out beautifully!! I see absolutely nothing wrong with tracing. I agree with what you said though, as long as a person is still honing their observation skills and drawing without tracing then I think both can compliment the process.
Thank you so much, I’m glad you agree with me 😊🙌🏼
Omg! I’m so glad to hear I’m not the only one! When you said how just a slight change when painting-even after tracing- could make your portrait incorrect, so true❤❤ thank you!
The slightest change makes a world of difference !!
@@carlyrenee.art absolutely. I’m also a self-taught artist. Used to be so frustrated when I couldn’t figure out why my portraits didn’t look like the person I was painting. Then, I realized it was the slight change(s) you mentioned. Keep doing your beautiful work!
I think portraits are challenging if after a good likeness. A mirror or upside down or taking a photo of the artwork can help with identifying with issues.
First time I see you and your work. So so inspiring and helpful, motivating and uplifting to not lose it in my creativity with ADD. Beautiful tones, wonderful flow, great practical sharing, clarity of expression, joy, freshness and growth. Yeah, superlatives.. it’s what I felt. Thank you Carly!
Thank you so much for another inspirational video. I find your words definitely are close to me, since i love portraits. Once again, sharing the tip with the actual hands on working is a mark of a true artist, instead of dry technique, and what a great art you make!
You are so welcome! That’s great you got a lot of value from it ♥️♥️♥️
Top tips- Try drawing on vellum paper(with a grid) then transfer onto canvas. That way you can refer to the drawing. Hope that helps.
Great idea!
Gorgeous work as always, Carly! Congratulations on the recent sale. Thanks for the inspirational words as well💕
Love your work Carly, its beautiful
Your skills are very good but art school is a precious gift if you can afford it. You not only learn working in different mediums and skills but you learn how to think like an artist, see like an artist and find something truly and uniquely yours. Good luck, it’s hard out there.
@@maybee6918 She's been calling critiques of her art "bitter". Lol
So intelligent ...you really observe da thing really so beautifully and amazingly ....best of luck.
There is an axiom in photography, from American photographer and musician Ansel Adams: "The negative is the score, the print is the performance." I think that your comments on tracing, the grid method, etc. are the same for painting, and your commentary on losing and then regaining the likeness bear this out. The final image, whether a photograph or a painting, is the product of many manipulations by the artist's hand: the initial sketch, the gray layer, the underpainting-- or how the negative is developed, adding or withholding light (burning and dodging,) during printing, toning, etc. -- all of which contribute to the final picture. To me There really is no such thing as "cheating", although the present state of AI may have changed that. We'll see.
I greatly admired and appreciated the time you took detailing how you lost and regained her likeness. I'm sure that was frustrating for you. However you faired in the contest, you're a winner to us!
One question though: I noticed that your studio has a power outlet near the top of the wall, almost two meters above the floor. Here in the States our power outlets are near the bottom of the walls and I was just wondering whether yours are on the other end of the wall because everything's upside down Down Under? 😂😂😂 Sorry, couldn't help it...
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comment, I appreciate it 🙏🏼🙏🏼 as for your comment about the power outlet… Very funny haha, I thought the same thing when I moved in, though it’s not normal here in Australia, it’s just that my studio has brick wall 3/4 of all the way up the wall, so the only place for the power outlets is above the brick 🤷🏼♀️
Excellent piece of art. I like how you went from brown undertone to the final product. Lights and shadows were absolutely perfect in this artwork. I like how you are giving Zorn palette a try. I personally like Zorn palette a lot. Hopefully I can get a breather from work myself to start an artwork but until then just watching your artwork process to ease the stress of my mind. Keep up the good work Carly :D Sky's the limit :D
Thank you so much! I’m glad my art process eases the stress of your daily life 😊🙏🏼
Cómo todos tus trabajos,simplemente ! Espectacular !
You have to get the structure. No shame in how you do it. It's the essence of the painting
As always. Spectacular.
Love your videos. They are inspiring. Makes me want to pick up a pencil and start sketching.
Magnífica pintura, como todas las que realizas.
Muchas gracias 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you very much ✨🤍🙏🏼
Thank you for all the great advice and congratulations on your sale.
You are so welcome! ♥️♥️
Beautiful artist talent
Painting under pressure can make you stronger 💪 😊it gives you more confidence in what you and your imagination want😊❤.you're already talented. You have the talent that most want to be artists can only dream off❤❤❤❤❤😊.you live the life already stay strong 💪 my Australian beauty. Under pressure only makes you stronger and more confident.rember it's what you and your imagination want,in your own mind,not someone else.keep up the talented work at such a young age you are so talented.
Thank you so much, you are right! ♥️♥️🙏🏼
Excellent work!!! I’m looking to do some larger pieces, can you tell me a the canvas you use?
Thank you so much! I use a polycotton, and it is triple primed. I really love it. It is so soft and smooth.
Thank you.
It's very beautiful and gorgeous in no words, especially color atmosphere is so good feeling! ✨️💕😍
Very nice presentation.
Excellent work ,talent and advice! Thank you 🙏 10:46
Pieter
Great piece and under pressure too…I use all the methods you speak of however, it’s down to the skill and talent of the artist to bring the image to life/realism and Carly you have years of talent wether self taught or otherwise. I get so inspired from the art community here on YT that there really is no reason we all can’t achieve the success we all are working towards. Gaining valuable insight and experience from other artists past and present is a gift to us all, Thank you Carly for sharing your talents and knowledge.❤👴🏻
Thank you from USA.
Thank you ;)
FYI : a "grisaille" with burnt umber is called a "Brunaille". The "gris" in "grisaille" being the color grey in french; and "brun" in "brunaille" being the color brown in french. Though for the majority of the 20th century: the words don't mean the same as they used to. Grisaille was often used to make cooler skintones and objects (so best for fair portraits), whats interesting is that for tan skintones: it was traditional to use "verdaille" or a green underpainting.
I'm sorry I cannot remember the specific use application for brunaille within portraiture: if anyone has more info, link it below!
Great video
I never trace, never have, never will, I don't even use a grid.
I resent people getting the same result by tracing, especially if they hide it. Hiding it is definitely cheating.
The people who aren't artists who call it cheating, are the customers, they feel cheated, it takes away some of the value of the art work and I don't care if it was davinci or anyone else.
I now have to highlight on my profiles that I don't trace because people assume I do with all the cheating going on.
Sorry if anyone doesn't like my opinion but I have worked hard to draw as well as I hope I do.
How do you feel about tracing your own drawings? Just curious..
Say you drew a design that you needed to be replicated multiple times, but needed it to look exactly the same as the first drawing. Would you use carbon or graphite to transfer your original drawing onto a canvas multiple times, or would you meticulously draw the exact same design over and over again with the chance of them being not exactly symmetrical or the same?
What about drawing out your sketch first and then tracing it onto your canvas? Instead of redrawing the sketch all together.
I see certain forms of tracing as cheating, but if it's my own reference image or my own original drawing I will trace it in order to save time & resources. I mostly draw everything by hand while looking at a reference, but there are a few cases where it's not worth the time (which I already don't have) to fight my own perfectionism for a design I already drew exactly as I needed.
I also sketch on separate pieces of paper to save my watercolour paper from getting ruined by my eraser. I then trace my sketch onto my watercolour paper. It keeps things clean as well as prevents an expensive piece of paper from being ruined and therefore ruining the ability for certain watercolour techniques to be used.
I also sketch in pencil before inking (which is also a form of tracing).
I'm not in total disagreeance with your opinion, but in some cases I do find tracing to be a useful tool; which shouldn't be considered cheating when used properly. Now tracing someone elses work? No. Tracing reference images online? No. But if it's your own work that you've already taken the time to get right, it shouldn't be seen as a cop out or skipping the work.
You already did the work, why repeat the work you already put forth? Why waste more time doing something you already did? That's like saying googling something is cheating when you can go to the library and find the same information after hours or days of searching just to make it more "credible". I don't feel taking short cuts, in some cases, is making the work less valid or worthy. It just means being smart with your time management and choosing not to take the extra hour or two redoing something when you could get stared in twenty minutes and be done that much sooner. Then you can use that time for something more important like family, down time, or starting another piece.
@RampantRoses no problem with that, if you drew it in the first place then it's still your work no matter how much you trace or project, I'd even say it was good practice so you can correct paintings when you've lost lines behind the paint.
Mainly, I'd use projection to increase the size of one of my own drawings.
What watercolour paper do you use? I use 300gsm 100% cotton and I've not had a problem with damaging the paper by rubbing out... I've really gone for it on some drawings too.
I use Arches 300gsm, I have a heavy hand so the few times I didn't feel like sketching before hand and went straight in I made lines that no amount of erasing could lift, which ruined the integrity of the top layers of the paper (in those spots) as well as left indentations from the pencil marks in some places. It didn't always tear up the paper erasing, but it did affect the sizing and I could always tell a difference in areas I erased a lot vs hardly erased at all. So while still usable, for my specific style & technique of painting it made a big enough difference that for one painting I entirely scrapped the paper all together and plan to use it for a painting that will be 90% blacks and greys to hide the horror of what I did to the paper..
Part of those mishaps were also with mechanical pencils of .3mm or .5mm lead which tends to tear into the paper because the lead is like a needle and, again, heavy handed lol. The mechanical pencil's being such tiny lead usually helped my brain to remember to keep my hand lighter. But then life events prevented me from being able to paint for a year or so & I lost that light touch. So I very rarely ever sketch directly onto my Arches anymore.
I've since then re-discovered using wooden pencils and opt for the Faber Castell Pitt Matte in HB. Though I wish they would make more hard lead options for that specific range just so I could sketch lighter no matter what.
I'm still heavy handed, so I stick to sketching on separate sheets of paper unless it's one of my less expensive papers like the Fluid 100. It still leaves visible marks, but I tend to do more simple paintings on that paper and usually ink or outline in coloured pencil after so it doesn't affect how my paintings look so much.
I practice keeping a light hand in my sketchbook, but when it comes down the the "final" sketch I get really zoned into it and forget to pay attention to my hand pressure 😅
I appreciate your opinion and the many hours you spend getting the proportions right by hand, it is not easy! I think there is a lot of value in drawing without any aids and I still refine my skills in this way. I hope my message was not misinterpreted, it is not a way of skipping steps in becoming a master artist, just using all the tools at your disposal. Nothing will ever replace true mastery. You sound like you paint a lot. I’d love to see some of the work that you spend so much time on
@carlyrenee. I'm not quite there with the painting, I have ups and downs with it. I've been spending more time on graphite recently. I'm only a hobby artist really, I teach electrical installation and engineering full time.
You're welcome judge me if you like, I can take criticism, there are plenty of better artists than me. @freehandart_stevegeorge.
I hope I haven't come across too hard faced, your videos and art are very good.
Bella y talentosa.
Beautiful portrait! great work, did you get it done on time?
Not really, it wasn’t at this level when I entered, I was upset… that’s ok though I’ll enter it into something else!
Good luck, Carly.
Lukisanmu cantik dan penuh inspirasi 🌹.
I would suffer greatly being constrained by lines. Rather prefer working from general to specific, like a sculptor.
Went through a projecting image phase, but I felt like an imposter, and it was hindering my drawing skills. So I wouldn't advice it for intermediate to advanced artists.
You are amazing girl!!! will you let us know how you did at the competition..... I am very surprised that you feel you can not work under pressure- but I do understand the concept. How did you come back to the work when you felt you were losing it.
It seems like you are progressing each and every time you decide to do a piece. While i love my leopard, I keep trying to decide which of some of your newer works i like better..... If i had the space and unlimited budget, I would love to think I have the Cary Renee gallery of the usa....
keep up the fabulous work. Look forward to your vids...
best from your friend in the states
Thank you so much! Oh my goodness, I completely forgot to finish the story… haha gosh I have a lot on my mind at the moment, I didn’t finish the artwork to a level that I was happy with so I was very disappointed, I still entered the art prize and that’s why I was so upset, but I continued the painting until I was happy and I posted this artwork when it was done 😊
Good luck with the exhibition Carly, can I ask what tablet you use. I use a proportional divider and a basic grid just for a reference point when I'm using the divider.
Thank you so much, the tablet I’m using is just a basic Samsung tablet that I use for my reference image. The grid method is great 😊
Taking classes is the opposite of being self taught.
Haha yes I guess you have a point! No formal training I mean
Greetings, artist Come to Morocco. Here is nature and Amazigh women. You like their clothes and jewelry
Wait, Michelangelo traced too ?! How ?! By the way, it took me years to come to the conclusion that tracing is NOT cheating. I used to think it was cheating.
Michealangelo traced his own drawings onto the ceilings and walls he would paint his frescos on. His drawings were basically all done from imagination and he would transfer them onto the wall by punching holes into the wall and canvas. Then he would tap chalk into the holes and the outline would form. He did this because on a fresco you can’t really mess up or it’s ruined.
Lots of painters traced and use detailed underdrawings. Neo classical painters, Dutch painters, Italian painters, modern realists. However many painters also don’t trace and go straight to the canvas/surface with paint. Painters like Rembrandt in his later years, older Titian, older Velazquez. Do what gives you the best results. I think drawing skills are super important and tracing can produce stiff results sometimes. But I’m not good at drawing to even try tracing yet.
If I got anything wrong feel free to fact check
Do you use live models sometimes or just generally from pictures of people?
I do life drawing classes here and there and when I get my friends over to sit for me, I often do a quick sketch while they’re here
@@carlyrenee.art very interesting. 🙂👍👍
Hi carly 🎨😊
I LIKE YOU STILE PAINT
Difuminas muy bien con pincel
I tried to sign up for your free charcoal drawing course…when it asked me to confirm my email I got a message that said that this looks dangerous with the email ???
Oh that’s strange, I think that’s a generic message, I haven’t had any issues so far 😊
Olá Carly, quanto tempo não a vejo
Hello!! 👋🏼😊
Canaletto
You are beautiful 🤗🥰
sure it is nice...but takes a bit of life out of image as it is so controlled. I feel it is good as an aid...but then it should be more expressive. you can tell
I agree with you, I am constantly trying to loosen up my style more and more 🙏🏼
Should eh?
Regards
8:41 Sorry, with all due respect, I think tracing is not ok and it is cheating... And saying that Caravaggio and renaissance artists were tracing and using aids as camera obscura to justify its usage by anyone is intellectually fallacious. Caravaggio and co. were MASTER draftsmen (just check their drawings from life) so they useD those implements to speed their work up, not as a substitute for their lack of technique in the name of everything goes as long as you get creative. They didn't need the camera obscura, that's why they could use it. Plus academic drawing from life is a fundamental skill for the painter. Teaches you tone, observation, details, coordination, composition, range, dynamics, line quality, gesture etc. I invite you to work on your drawing for your painting without tracing and you'll see the quality of your work increasing exponentially in the next couple of years. Just be patient.
With equal respect, I said those very things… Did you listen to what I had to say? I mentioned many many times to develop your skills as I do and not to use tracing as a crutch. I continually go to life drawing classes and do studies before I paint and photograph my sitters. I have only used tracing in recent years after many years of practice. Beginners using tracing will never be able to replicate artworks to the same standard as the masters just by tracing alone, that will take many years of mastery
I did listen to what you had to say... Twice. I went back to your video and listened to it again. I respect your practice but I stand by what I said. Tracing is, in my opinion, for master draftsmen only. Anyway, I wish you all the best in your pursuit of the art you obviously love so much.
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Just came to say you are very beautiful ❤😘😊
Oh thank you! 🥹
The art of "I am", excess of photography and little originality. The cold and vague colors do not highlight the intention of the work. Where do we want to go? What do we want to demonstrate? I don't see anything new.
I was wondering the same thing. We did this (drew from photos) for practice. All she is doing is executing a carbon copy of the photograph she is holding, and she's not even doing that well. Her work is flat, formulaic, and soulless. It's great to look to others for inspiration, but it seems she has no idea who she is or what she's trying to do or the idea she is trying to get across. Like almost everything these days, the point seems to be "the aesthetic '.
Her paintings are, at most, the result of an anatomy/figure drawing class at a community college.
Wow you guys are so bitter. Who hurt you? No worries at all, it won’t be for everyone. I hope your attempt at bringing me down made you feel better
@@carlyrenee.art The problem: people can't take criticisms. We speak of this because we know. If you're this upset over 2 other artists giving you critique, you probably should get out of this business pronto. Because we said really nice things compared to what others would say about you. You're a young artist. Grow from others' critiques. If you don't, if you feel that you're perfect, then don't change and fail. Just saying what you are doing for "art" is exercises from 8th grade. You're good at it. Develop it further. Put yourself into. Develop your own style. Just take what older, accomplished artists not as insults, but ways to make yourself better. Every budding artist that showed their art to successful artists were spoken to this way. Sort of like if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Or did you expect everyone on RUclips to tell you how great you are?
@@carlyrenee.art Nobody's trying to bring you down. Maybe some of us really old successful artists see something in you. You really cannot take constructive criticism. If someone said such things about me, I would say something like, "Well, what can I do to make my work a little more A-B-C? Thanks for the free help!"