Jon this is brilliant, as you know I’ve been notoriously bad @bout doing sketchbook work but because of events of this week I started the raindrops sketch, it’s almost finished now but I fount it so meditative and soothing, my don snd his partner came in today and she was amazed she thought it was @ photograph lol, I don’t think so ! But for me this week it has been the perfect thing to do, the moon will be next. However apart from the awesome teaching at every level and the vlogs which are so important to me to get me out into the countryside , being housebound, it’s Thst I have been immeasurably enriched by the friendships I’ve made on your channel, I can say in all honesty Thst there has never been a time in my life when I’ve felt completely in sync with my friends not sharing the same interests or passions as I am now, even though I will never physically meet them some of them including you have become very dear friends. I owe you do much and most of it money can’t buy, you worth substantially more than you ask for and anyone joining you will find Thst it is the best thing they ever did , thankyou for everything
I think I'm going to get you to the voice overs on my videos from now on Margaret, you do a much better job of describing Patreon than I do, I bet you could really pull them in :) Seriously though Margaret, you say the kindest things, its an honour to have you as a friend, I feel truly blessed, I hope you post your raindrops drawing on the community section, I would love to see it...
smoothie77 Jon I could do the voice overs on almost all your videos I’ve watched them do often , not just to learn , not just for your zen moments, not just for the invaluable insights to art but because they have kept me company during long sleepless nights. I know the Dutch windmill off by heart lol and I still h@v3nt accomplished it’s lol and yes I will be posting my raindrops, typically me I didn’t think it was Thst good ! However Jolien loved it 🥰
Sorry to hear that people are stealing your ideas. I do agree that the content developers who reference their sources tend to be much better over-all! I recently joined a Facebook group where artist share their work, and I had the opportunity to help someone find you! Keep up the hard work, it is appreciated.
Thank you Joe, unfortunately plagiarism is common on youtube, nothing much we can do about it, thanks for the nice comment and I greatly appreciate you recommending me on FB.
Another wonderful video Jon mate and thank you so much for stopping by my live stream the other day, I can’t tell you how much it meant to me you stopping by. I know what you mean about other people taking content. I don’t have techniques or anything like that that people would want, but the one thing that is a little bit unique to my reviews I think is the photography I take of the products. I get loads of people who recognise my images email me and tell me they have seen my images being used on another channel and like you say, I have not problem whatsoever with people using anything I do, just so long as they let me know and just mention where they got the image from. Outstanding video mate and so good chatting to you the other day, thanks a million mate for stopping by.
Very nice Jon. I think your graphite drawing techniques are just wonderful. I've been watching your channel for awhile now, and it's really inspired me to pick up the pencils again. Use to draw quite often, and then life kind of got in the way. But you are an inspiration to the craft. Thanks very much.
You were one of the first channels that I watched when starting my art journey in 2018. And I still have no idea why your channel isn’t bigger!!! I love your work and I love your soothing voice!!! By the way: There is a face in the clouds above the city scape. Did anybody else see that?
That’s a super new video Smoothie! As usual I learned loads from it and liked the original ideas. I am sure you are right that others crib your style. I do watch Emmy Kahlia a lot as a supplement to your stuff. But she is Queen of Crayon while you will always remain the undisputed internet King of Graphite. „Une copie reste une copie“ as the French say!
Thank you for the video. You are always looked forward to and very appreciated. I am enjoying my journey and thankfull that I have such have a wonderful guides to help and lead. So, once again thank you so very much. Be well and remain positive.
I’ve hesitated joining because your landscape is very different to ours, but I will join now and what I learn, will try and translate that into my drawings.
Thanks Libby, there is a lot of members from all over the world on patreon, they learn and adapt the techniques I teach to suite there own drawings and landscapes.
Sorry to hear about people claiming your ideas as their own. The downside of multimedia, I guess. As for your misty morning walk, you're quite right; nature creates the best artwork of all.
No you're not afraid Steve, everyone has there preferred paper size that feels natural for them to work on, I don't think it has anything to do with fear, more to do with what feels natural to each individual, I enjoy working small too, although I think A4 is my favourite paper size,
I am a beginner sketching artist. I love to watch your videos... Thanks for amazing content! One small thing, do you use any fixatives to help preserve your sketches? Mine keeps getting smudges/faded over time in my sketchbook. Which brand do you recommend? Please help
@@smoothie77drawingpainting Thank you so much! I'll check it out! And BTW, your voice over is also very soothing to listen to..sometimes I just watch your videos just to listen to your voice overs! 😀😀
How you doing. Just a quick question... I'm a fairly well established drawer. I lack a bit in sky, land, seascapes. You excell in those I think. So my question is is there a way of paying for any of your videos without going full membership?
Colour Previewers 3" x 3" (7.5cm x 7.5cm) set of 12 Have been looking to buy the above and wondered where I can buy them in the UK, I am a new patreon member. Thanks Jon
Conte pencils, graphite powder, yes, I use a fixative, just regular graphite from a pencil I don't bother fixing, there's a video on Patreon all about fixative :)
Hello Jon, just signed up on Patreon, please excuse my total lack of knowledge as far as Patreon is concerned, first question and perhaps I should ask Patreon this as I go back to older posts I have to wait while the page loads, as I go back further it takes for ever to load the pages, is there a speedier way of accessing older posts or doing a search. thanks Paul
Hi Paul, yes there is a much faster way, go to the posts page you will see 6 boxes at the top, click the one that says 63 more and a menu of tags will open with all the titles of the projects, just click the one you want and it will open for you.
I would love to take part in your lessons, but I once subscribed to Patreon and it took me three months of back-and-forthing to cancel the subscription. I will never sign up for Patreon again. Please offer standalone lessons that can be purchased one at a time. Gorgeous work!
Sorry to hear you had trouble with Patreon, I hope it wasn't my site, things have changed a lot on patreon its a lot better, nobody has problem with payment that I know of, it might be worth giving it a second chance?
@@smoothie77drawingpainting Jon, I actually did have a problem with cancelling temporarily. I'm still trying to get them to back off. Lol. On a side note, if I may a comment/suggestion, i think your work is amazing! And I'm pretty sure everyone else feels the same. And if they're interested, they are probably watching more than 1 of your videos...? Now, here's my point, if you watch other successful UA-cam channels (Patreon) the creator may mention once in awhile....., Maybe never, that they even have a Patreon channel. People who watch UA-cam know about Patreon and people who really like your work or want to see and learn more will know what to do. But when you mention in every video, or almost every video..., I haven't watched every video you have made, yet but when you self promote, especially all the time, I think that it may turn people off. I really hope this doesn't upset you and I'll probably get bombed by all your loyal fans but remember, there are people out there that just won't say anything but they don't sign up for Patreon and maybe they even go away. Maybe a small text box at the bottom of the video, mentioning Patreon?? Your voice is so soothing and your words are so genuine and kind. I think it like the movie with Kevin Costner, build it and they will come........ Cheers mate. My family was from across the pond and you make your country men proud!!!
Jon this is brilliant, as you know I’ve been notoriously bad @bout doing sketchbook work but because of events of this week I started the raindrops sketch, it’s almost finished now but I fount it so meditative and soothing, my don snd his partner came in today and she was amazed she thought it was @ photograph lol, I don’t think so ! But for me this week it has been the perfect thing to do, the moon will be next. However apart from the awesome teaching at every level and the vlogs which are so important to me to get me out into the countryside , being housebound, it’s Thst I have been immeasurably enriched by the friendships I’ve made on your
channel, I can say in all honesty Thst there has never been a time in my life when I’ve felt completely in sync with my friends not sharing the same interests or passions as I am now, even though I will never physically meet them some of them including you have become very dear friends. I owe you do much and most of it money can’t buy, you worth substantially more than you ask for and anyone joining you will find Thst it is the best thing they ever did , thankyou for everything
I think I'm going to get you to the voice overs on my videos from now on Margaret, you do a much better job of describing Patreon than I do, I bet you could really pull them in :) Seriously though Margaret, you say the kindest things, its an honour to have you as a friend, I feel truly blessed, I hope you post your raindrops drawing on the community section, I would love to see it...
smoothie77 Jon I could do the voice overs on almost all your videos I’ve watched them do often , not just to learn , not just for your zen moments, not just for the invaluable insights to art but because they have kept me company during long sleepless nights. I know the Dutch windmill off by heart lol and I still h@v3nt accomplished it’s lol and yes I will be posting my raindrops, typically me I didn’t think it was Thst good ! However Jolien loved it 🥰
Your art contains all the minute details. Watching you draw is a pleasure.
Amo suas obras de arte. Beautiful,. show... Wonderfoul.
Each piece of art work in the so called Easy sketches, for beginners is a GEM. Your
Sorry to hear that people are stealing your ideas. I do agree that the content developers who reference their sources tend to be much better over-all! I recently joined a Facebook group where artist share their work, and I had the opportunity to help someone find you! Keep up the hard work, it is appreciated.
Thank you Joe, unfortunately plagiarism is common on youtube, nothing much we can do about it, thanks for the nice comment and I greatly appreciate you recommending me on FB.
Another wonderful video Jon mate and thank you so much for stopping by my live stream the other day, I can’t tell you how much it meant to me you stopping by.
I know what you mean about other people taking content. I don’t have techniques or anything like that that people would want, but the one thing that is a little bit unique to my reviews I think is the photography I take of the products. I get loads of people who recognise my images email me and tell me they have seen my images being used on another channel and like you say, I have not problem whatsoever with people using anything I do, just so long as they let me know and just mention where they got the image from.
Outstanding video mate and so good chatting to you the other day, thanks a million mate for stopping by.
You're welcome mate, it was my pleasure, its was fun to be there, I will stop by again if i'm on line when you do your next live stream.
Very nice Jon. I think your graphite drawing techniques are just wonderful. I've been watching your channel for awhile now, and it's really inspired me to pick up the pencils again. Use to draw quite often, and then life kind of got in the way. But you are an inspiration to the craft. Thanks very much.
You were one of the first channels that I watched when starting my art journey in 2018. And I still have no idea why your channel isn’t bigger!!! I love your work and I love your soothing voice!!!
By the way: There is a face in the clouds above the city scape. Did anybody else see that?
I am now a Patreon! I’m looking forward to learning from you.
Thanks very much Jason! Welcome aboard!
That’s a super new video Smoothie! As usual I learned loads from it and liked the original ideas. I am sure you are right that others crib your style. I do watch Emmy Kahlia a lot as a supplement to your stuff. But she is Queen of Crayon while you will always remain the undisputed internet King of Graphite. „Une copie reste une copie“ as the French say!
Thank you for the video. You are always looked forward to and very appreciated. I am enjoying my journey and thankfull that I have such have a wonderful guides to help and lead. So, once again thank you so very much. Be well and remain positive.
You're welcome Steve, thanks for the kind words, its greatly appreciated, truly it is.
Steve Murray , I was just watching Harry’s live stream albeit late, the vintage Derwent pencils were circa early to mid 1950’s possibly late 40’s
I absolutely love this... actually all your videos are really helpful and it's a joy to draw along with you
I love it man impressing sketches
You're definitely brilliant! Thanks for sharing.
I don't know about that Izak, but I am happy when I'm drawing :)
Thanks so much, beautiful and helpful
I’ve hesitated joining because your landscape is very different to ours, but I will join now and what I learn, will try and translate that into my drawings.
Thanks Libby, there is a lot of members from all over the world on patreon, they learn and adapt the techniques I teach to suite there own drawings and landscapes.
Very nice drawings!
so cool Smoothie...Thanks for all you do
Thanks Ed, you're very welcome!
Sorry to hear about people claiming your ideas as their own. The downside of multimedia, I guess.
As for your misty morning walk, you're quite right; nature creates the best artwork of all.
I mostley do miniatures for the last times! Have you done it sometimes ?? I make those my self bookbinding is more fan !
Hi. I LOVE your work! Can you tell me what kind of tape you use? I dont want to tear the page when I remove it.
Can you tell me what brand of tape your using? It doesn’t look like it damages the paper.
I enjoy working small or am I afraid of working large. Very comfortable working business card size. Thank you.
No you're not afraid Steve, everyone has there preferred paper size that feels natural for them to work on, I don't think it has anything to do with fear, more to do with what feels natural to each individual, I enjoy working small too, although I think A4 is my favourite paper size,
I am a beginner sketching artist. I love to watch your videos... Thanks for amazing content!
One small thing, do you use any fixatives to help preserve your sketches? Mine keeps getting smudges/faded over time in my sketchbook. Which brand do you recommend? Please help
Spectrafix fixative
@@smoothie77drawingpainting Thank you so much!
I'll check it out!
And BTW, your voice over is also very soothing to listen to..sometimes I just watch your videos just to listen to your voice overs! 😀😀
Just awesome again Smoothie, you da man 👌👍
LOL, Thanks Steve :)
How you doing. Just a quick question... I'm a fairly well established drawer. I lack a bit in sky, land, seascapes. You excell in those I think.
So my question is is there a way of paying for any of your videos without going full membership?
Patreon is the only platform that I offer my tutorials on at the moment.
Colour Previewers 3" x 3" (7.5cm x 7.5cm) set of 12 Have been looking to buy the above and wondered where I can buy them in the UK, I am a new patreon member. Thanks Jon
Hi Paul, If you look on the review video I made about the colour previewers there is a link in the description
Hi Jon do you seal your graphite drawings?
Conte pencils, graphite powder, yes, I use a fixative, just regular graphite from a pencil I don't bother fixing, there's a video on Patreon all about fixative :)
Hello Jon, just signed up on Patreon, please excuse my total lack of knowledge as far as Patreon is concerned, first question and perhaps I should ask Patreon this as I go back to older posts I have to wait while the page loads, as I go back further it takes for ever to load the pages, is there a speedier way of accessing older posts or doing a search. thanks Paul
Hi Paul, yes there is a much faster way, go to the posts page you will see 6 boxes at the top, click the one that says 63 more and a menu of tags will open with all the titles of the projects, just click the one you want and it will open for you.
I would love to take part in your lessons, but I once subscribed to Patreon and it took me three months of back-and-forthing to cancel the subscription. I will never sign up for Patreon again. Please offer standalone lessons that can be purchased one at a time. Gorgeous work!
Sorry to hear you had trouble with Patreon, I hope it wasn't my site, things have changed a lot on patreon its a lot better, nobody has problem with payment that I know of, it might be worth giving it a second chance?
@@smoothie77drawingpainting It was not your site and it was about two months ago, sigh. Maybe next year....
@@smoothie77drawingpainting Jon, I actually did have a problem with cancelling temporarily. I'm still trying to get them to back off. Lol. On a side note, if I may a comment/suggestion, i think your work is amazing! And I'm pretty sure everyone else feels the same. And if they're interested, they are probably watching more than 1 of your videos...? Now, here's my point, if you watch other successful UA-cam channels (Patreon) the creator may mention once in awhile....., Maybe never, that they even have a Patreon channel. People who watch UA-cam know about Patreon and people who really like your work or want to see and learn more will know what to do. But when you mention in every video, or almost every video..., I haven't watched every video you have made, yet but when you self promote, especially all the time, I think that it may turn people off. I really hope this doesn't upset you and I'll probably get bombed by all your loyal fans but remember, there are people out there that just won't say anything but they don't sign up for Patreon and maybe they even go away.
Maybe a small text box at the bottom of the video, mentioning Patreon?? Your voice is so soothing and your words are so genuine and kind. I think it like the movie with Kevin Costner, build it and they will come........ Cheers mate. My family was from across the pond and you make your country men proud!!!
He sound like freaking Bob Ross FREAKING BOB ROSS
I would never mute one of your videos.
Thank you :)
This helped me draw a proper moon...
and not a smudged white circle :|