These recent videos have been amazing. A lot of videos talk about learning the fundamentals but most don't actually tell you how or what its supposed to look like. However, this is great for how to not only learning some of the fundamentals, but also how to use them. Keep up the great work.
I appreciate these more basic vids so much. They’re so helpful and so convenient. Please keep doing more on these more simple at a glance but secretly confusing aspects of drawing. 😁 Awesome tutorials as always!!
the morpho anatomy for artists by michel lauricella sounds like what you’re looking for! it was super helpful for me personally. the same author also has a book on animal anatomy but i haven’t gotten around to reading it yet.
@@nicosaur1 I have two of the other Morpho books, but I didn't find that one when I was looking at the book store. The one of animals is only for mammals, and probably not many.
Just Found your channel not to long ago, like your style of teaching very calm and well done, love all the creatures youve created thus far. I Love drawing skeletons and skulls and your techniques are very useful in giving the skeletons and skulls a grundge textured weathered look. Keep the awesome videos coming. and yeah I have an old Sony DSC W810 that I didnt know had a built in mic so can definitely relate on that part.😂.
hi Bob i fund ur ArtStation portfolio and now im trying to recreate some of ur paeces. They are all great and i struggle to choose wich one should i had to start. I really like ur subjects and technics. thanks for all the advices u share in ur vids.
Audio is great is this vid! Camera angle is perfect for me honestly! Question, do you also sketch/draw mech style drawing and mix it with monsters and creatures? Awesome vid as always 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thank you for the video. Lots of useful information in here! However... I feel like this is really a topic that could use a deep dive into the physics of line weight. Because line weight in drawing has to have some rules, no? I remember reading stuff about how lines are thicker on the shadow side. Or where ambient occlusion occurs. Or when elements overlap and you want to highlight the front element. Or thicker lines for bigger elements and thinner lines for fine detail. And then there is probably 10 other rules. Sometimes I feel like line weight is made unnecessarily convoluted and I wonder if there are ways to just wing it correctly. Or if there is an ultimate list of all the things to learn and follow.
Very helpful video, I take online art courses from NMA and it occurred to me that it would be a great addition to their program if you did a course on creature design for them. I don't know if you've ever looked into that or have an contact with the people there but I just thought it would be a cool idea since I've been watching the channel for a while now and I also do New Masters Academy
Heey bobby, do you believe in talent ? Do you think some people improve in drawing faster than the rest cuz of talent or is it cuz those people practice more efficiently?
My verbal IQ is 120. Sure I'm 10 points away from gifted, but the reality is I simply had a larger interest in these English since as young as I could remember. Name any talented person who DOESN'T have an interest in their talent. I think talent first and foremost is simply interest. You can learn faster simply by being interested even if you study less effectively than everyone because the brain is more plastic when it has fun and plays with ideas. And if you notice, a lot of people with high IQ tend to be very curious - have a high interest. People who don't... Well they usually seem careless. I genuinely believe iq and talent largely has to do with a level constant level of curiosity. Like beginner stages we tend to pick up massively. Why's that? Is it because everything's new? Doubt it, more like we're significantly more curious. So if we're defining talent as ability to learn faster, I'd say CURIOSITY level and efficient practice. Having an intense interest in something is NOT the same as curiosity. Curiosity is what opens up neuroplasticity greatly
@@Mico-Xiyeas I understand where you are coming from, but I do have this one friend who isn't that interested to improve in his art, he just draws when he gets time and ends up improving and draws some crazy stuff. While on the other hand I actively try to improve by watching UA-cam videos, practicing and drawing more consistently and still fall short in my improvement. It feels like I have been stuck at a plataeue for the past year. I know comparing yourself with others won't get you anywhere but I am just curious as to why he cane improve much faster with less effort, he doesn't even care that he needs to improve he just draws what he wants and he seems to improve, while I practice fundamentals and stuff.
Talent is aptitude to complete the task. The natural ability someone first possesses without any work can be talent. For example, someone who can sing and act without any training. For drawing, talent is the innate ability to understand what is happening right off the bat. However, with talent comes training and training is SKILLS. There's a big difference. Some people, no matter how much work or training they put into something, will forever not be as good as people that possessed the natural ability. In sports, you'll hear the term "coached talent" which simply is a player displaying all the necessary movements because somebody told them to do those. But a quarterback with natural talent will have the ability to correct mistakes on the fly without being told to do so.
@@bobbyrebholz2183 I see, thanks for your opinion. It brought a lot of clarity in my mind. I guess i will just have to keep working hard and see how far i can get.
@@cozmoznova if he draws in his free time and improves while you draw with the intent to improve that still primarily illustrates curiosity, looking to improve itself is not experimental curiosity. The mind is not that flexible to learn in such a state This is what separates a lot of people with their ability to learn quickly in any subject - focusing on results rather than the process or better said - fun. People who simply experiment for fun with the secondary mindset of learning, learn faster. People who's primary intent is to improve much more focused on the act of improving technically, consciously than the hobby itself on the subconscious plastic level. For example a perfectionistic artist is really an individual who's interest is improving their skill, not exploring art curiously. A perfectionist is not exploring their art. They are nitpicking at things. Decision making and experimentation are two separate modes of the brain. If you want to learn I'd stick to experimenting without intent of improving. Simply improve by seeing where things go. Decision making is like a laser, instead of taking up all the thousands of little subconscious aspects we go through from simply experimenting, it just makes one little laser point of improvement. We learn faster by simply playing. Playing isn't an effort and doesn't exhaust your brain. You can get decision fatigue from a few hours of "studying" but you can go on for 24 hours straight when you're having fun with everything sponged up.
Hey! I love your drawings much appreciation from India ❤. I have a question, how do you keep your layer of shading (especially initial passes) so consistent and so light? Which I shade I apply a tad bit more pressure towards the ends and the end become darker. Is it because I am using graphite pencil on a v. grainy paper?
These recent videos have been amazing. A lot of videos talk about learning the fundamentals but most don't actually tell you how or what its supposed to look like. However, this is great for how to not only learning some of the fundamentals, but also how to use them. Keep up the great work.
I totally agree!
I appreciate these more basic vids so much. They’re so helpful and so convenient. Please keep doing more on these more simple at a glance but secretly confusing aspects of drawing. 😁 Awesome tutorials as always!!
New video, hell yeah!
I have been learning for two years and it was very eye opening thank you
Can you recommend a comprehensive book of human anatomy that shows the muscles and bone structures at multiple angles? And one for animal anatomy?
the morpho anatomy for artists by michel lauricella sounds like what you’re looking for! it was super helpful for me personally. the same author also has a book on animal anatomy but i haven’t gotten around to reading it yet.
@@nicosaur1 I have two of the other Morpho books, but I didn't find that one when I was looking at the book store. The one of animals is only for mammals, and probably not many.
Best videos that I ever watched as a beginner 😊😊😊I was think shading was impossible but....I watched your videos ❤❤❤❤so thanks for information
amazing content
Absolutely love watching your videos ,your art really inspired me and helped me find my art style ❤❤❤
Nice 👍🏼
22:28 Michael Jackson: "I didn't get the memo heee heee" 😂
Just Found your channel not to long ago, like your style of teaching very calm and well done, love all the creatures youve created thus far. I Love drawing skeletons and skulls and your techniques are very useful in giving the skeletons and skulls a grundge textured weathered look. Keep the awesome videos coming. and yeah I have an old Sony DSC W810 that I didnt know had a built in mic so can definitely relate on that part.😂.
hi Bob i fund ur ArtStation portfolio and now im trying to recreate some of ur paeces. They are all great and i struggle to choose wich one should i had to start. I really like ur subjects and technics. thanks for all the advices u share in ur vids.
Awesome demonstration. The creature reminds me of one of my favorites, Fallout 3's centaur. 😁😁
Audio is great is this vid! Camera angle is perfect for me honestly! Question, do you also sketch/draw mech style drawing and mix it with monsters and creatures? Awesome vid as always 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thank you for the video. Lots of useful information in here! However...
I feel like this is really a topic that could use a deep dive into the physics of line weight. Because line weight in drawing has to have some rules, no? I remember reading stuff about how lines are thicker on the shadow side. Or where ambient occlusion occurs. Or when elements overlap and you want to highlight the front element. Or thicker lines for bigger elements and thinner lines for fine detail. And then there is probably 10 other rules. Sometimes I feel like line weight is made unnecessarily convoluted and I wonder if there are ways to just wing it correctly. Or if there is an ultimate list of all the things to learn and follow.
Very helpful video, I take online art courses from NMA and it occurred to me that it would be a great addition to their program if you did a course on creature design for them. I don't know if you've ever looked into that or have an contact with the people there but I just thought it would be a cool idea since I've been watching the channel for a while now and I also do New Masters Academy
Thanks for the recommendation!
Ty ser
I guess you could say... Different strokes for different folks.... 😅
How do u do the value so good i feel like when i do it it dosent look as good
Love your creature drawings 🫠
Thank you so much 😀
Heey bobby, do you believe in talent ? Do you think some people improve in drawing faster than the rest cuz of talent or is it cuz those people practice more efficiently?
My verbal IQ is 120. Sure I'm 10 points away from gifted, but the reality is I simply had a larger interest in these English since as young as I could remember.
Name any talented person who DOESN'T have an interest in their talent. I think talent first and foremost is simply interest.
You can learn faster simply by being interested even if you study less effectively than everyone because the brain is more plastic when it has fun and plays with ideas.
And if you notice, a lot of people with high IQ tend to be very curious - have a high interest. People who don't... Well they usually seem careless. I genuinely believe iq and talent largely has to do with a level constant level of curiosity.
Like beginner stages we tend to pick up massively. Why's that? Is it because everything's new? Doubt it, more like we're significantly more curious.
So if we're defining talent as ability to learn faster, I'd say CURIOSITY level and efficient practice. Having an intense interest in something is NOT the same as curiosity. Curiosity is what opens up neuroplasticity greatly
@@Mico-Xiyeas I understand where you are coming from, but I do have this one friend who isn't that interested to improve in his art, he just draws when he gets time and ends up improving and draws some crazy stuff. While on the other hand I actively try to improve by watching UA-cam videos, practicing and drawing more consistently and still fall short in my improvement. It feels like I have been stuck at a plataeue for the past year. I know comparing yourself with others won't get you anywhere but I am just curious as to why he cane improve much faster with less effort, he doesn't even care that he needs to improve he just draws what he wants and he seems to improve, while I practice fundamentals and stuff.
Talent is aptitude to complete the task. The natural ability someone first possesses without any work can be talent. For example, someone who can sing and act without any training. For drawing, talent is the innate ability to understand what is happening right off the bat. However, with talent comes training and training is SKILLS. There's a big difference. Some people, no matter how much work or training they put into something, will forever not be as good as people that possessed the natural ability. In sports, you'll hear the term "coached talent" which simply is a player displaying all the necessary movements because somebody told them to do those. But a quarterback with natural talent will have the ability to correct mistakes on the fly without being told to do so.
@@bobbyrebholz2183 I see, thanks for your opinion. It brought a lot of clarity in my mind. I guess i will just have to keep working hard and see how far i can get.
@@cozmoznova if he draws in his free time and improves while you draw with the intent to improve that still primarily illustrates curiosity, looking to improve itself is not experimental curiosity. The mind is not that flexible to learn in such a state
This is what separates a lot of people with their ability to learn quickly in any subject - focusing on results rather than the process or better said - fun. People who simply experiment for fun with the secondary mindset of learning, learn faster.
People who's primary intent is to improve much more focused on the act of improving technically, consciously than the hobby itself on the subconscious plastic level. For example a perfectionistic artist is really an individual who's interest is improving their skill, not exploring art curiously.
A perfectionist is not exploring their art. They are nitpicking at things. Decision making and experimentation are two separate modes of the brain.
If you want to learn I'd stick to experimenting without intent of improving. Simply improve by seeing where things go. Decision making is like a laser, instead of taking up all the thousands of little subconscious aspects we go through from simply experimenting, it just makes one little laser point of improvement.
We learn faster by simply playing. Playing isn't an effort and doesn't exhaust your brain. You can get decision fatigue from a few hours of "studying" but you can go on for 24 hours straight when you're having fun with everything sponged up.
All I draw with is a number 2 pencil and printer paper I took from my teachers😂
Hey! I love your drawings much appreciation from India ❤. I have a question, how do you keep your layer of shading (especially initial passes) so consistent and so light? Which I shade I apply a tad bit more pressure towards the ends and the end become darker. Is it because I am using graphite pencil on a v. grainy paper?