What a breath of fresh air! Finally someone who knows what he is talking about and easy to follow. I’ve looked for this man for a lifetime. I’m now 71; thanks for educating me.
So nice to watch a video by someone who actually know what they are doing. One curse of the internet is, to many people offers art classes and they don't know how to teach. All they do is draw/paint a pictures and say things like "don't over think it", "just go with the flow", "Use your own choice of colours". That is not teaching. If people can't explain every step of the process, they shouldn't be teaching.
I think that's just people as a whole, when they have too much of something, they want the exact opposite. I can just imagine, like he said this tool is not even new, and when they used to use too much of it, group of these internet art teacher type of people went, oh why bother, just relax and draw. Then all of a sudden, humanity need to relearn how to draw. I teach art in a high-school, and I would explain to them, look at proportions, how things are related to each others. Don't buy premix paints, I explained temperature, mixing the perfect purple, all the fun stuff. Kids continued to bring tube paints instead of mixing, so I stopped them from bringing their own, and gave them my own paint. Next thing is the school wants me to relax, because "I was limiting the students' creativity, because I don't let them use colors". So I did, like why do I want to argue for more work and waste my own paint, when school wants this class to be in their exact words "relax, creative and fun." Next thing is oh all of a sudden when admin did the annual evaluation, and they see kids painting whatever they want; they just decided I don't teach the technique, and I was told there's a reason school hires a teacher. I was like BRUH! You betrayed me!
You're so right, its basically watching them do it well, without actually explaining WHY or HOW they got to that point, and just saying generic things, not actual knowledge. They should just be quiet, put on music and let us watch them draw. This man is actually teaching HOW , I've learned more from him, and he didn't actually draw much of anything. He's a REAL teacher!
@@ooXChrissieXoo As a kid, when I had art classes we used rather good materials and we didn't even know it. Today I cringe when I think about how much money went down the drain, because of that. Only like 3 out of maybe 40 ever made a living in art and we would probably had done it without expensive materials, because we all do in digital art.
@@penelope-oe2vr The problem with many of those online classes is; they cost money and some cost a lot. Someone get a lot of followers on youtube and the followers get starstruck and the youtubers can sell anything to them. Even classes where, all the maybe learn, is to make a copy of what the "teacher" is making during "class".
Dividers are actually very useful! Oddly enough I first learned of them fom my husband who's a woodworker. He learned it from his father. You can use them in stead of measuring, and especially when things repeat. They excel at "recording" or measuring proportions. Such a simple and effective tool!
I was like you , drawing, painting for ages, five years at art school and never was I introduced to one of these. Now I've got one I don't go anywhere without it. You can measure sight size, scale up, get angles if you hold one part up straight and move the other, or just use it as a measuring stick, and the holes in it are really helpful there sometimes. Brilliant piece of kit.
I got one of those proportional dividers and had a go with it. You demonstration helps to clear up a few things, and I feel you did a great job explaining howto use this simple valuable took. Thanks do much, Stephan!
So glad I can find teachers like you after the ones I had before. I could listen to you all day. So much stuff in each video and not a pretentious teacher. Wish I knew this 44 years ago.
Now THIS is real advanced education. I have a B.S. in Computer Science and I’ve taken excellent college courses & ridiculous college courses. This is the real deal, a professional sharing years of experience. Thank you sir!
I bought a proportional divider after seeing this the first time and used it on a portrait I wasn't happy with after reworking it a few times. I tried this gizmo on my painting and was able to correct the issues I was having with it. Thanks!
I have learned more from you in the few videos I watched then any class I have taken, I wanted to learn the basics of oil painting and took a class through the college, the teacher told us what products to use then said find a picture you want to do and just do that. That was as far as she got, she just sat in the front of the room and did nothing else but hand out printed paper of basic theory that I was taught in kindergarten. I just want to thank you for wonderful lessons.
I have been so frustrated on here looking for avideo of how to draw the portions of the human body. I cannot believe the people on here that do not explain anything at all in the right way in order for a beginner to understand...I am absolutely frustrated....until I got to your video...you have a calming voice and you seem like a person who is happy and a good teacher thank you so much for helping me finally I found someone who knows what they are doing!!! I've been a arriest my entire life but have not drawn anything in years...I'm drawing the comic character "Lobo" for my boyfriend and it's bring back memories of how stressfully it is to be an artist at times...and how much focusyou have to put in on a piece of work. Thanks again for your video!!
Very helpful indeed. I am looking forward after 50 years of drawing and painting to finally minimizing the erasing I have to do under my watercolor portraits. Yaay!!
I learned what a proportional divider was about 1980. I was a draftsman (woman) for my dad, who was a geologist. That was back in.the day when drafting was done with pen and ink, lettering guides, flexible curves, templates, drafting tape, etc. It was a very nice architectural type divider, which did on occasion draw a little blood, but I've had worse paper cuts! I used it working as a draftsman and while I was going to art school. I loved it and it was great for more than just drawing. It disappeared after he retired, and so has the art of drafting. I wonder if most CAD-ers today would know what a swing arm and a lettering guide was.
Just started painting/drawing four years ago at 72 years of age and got myself one of these but have not been using it much because felt it was kind of like cheating. You have made sense of it all and and in such an easy way. Many thanks.
Really great advice. I ended up getting a really nice metal proportional divider and I have to say, it has made quite a difference. I've been using it for a couple of months now and I can see myself already being able to do better without it. It does train your eye, and that's one of the top reasons I wanted to try it out! Thanks for the video!
The difference between the true masters and us mere mortals is they became self sufficient in their techniques. Always rely on yourself,ask questions of yourself, be honest and never be afraid to push your boundaries. Tools help,absolutely. But we already have that tool locked away in our brains. Learn to access it. Then you'll never be without. Love the video.
Nobody is going to comment on the smooth transitions in this video. P.S - Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Much appreciated. Love from India.
I should get you a gold watch... One of your viewers posted a link to your page on the oil color facebook page. I studied art up till the secondary school level and i now practice as a lawyer. I have kept my passion alive by painting for over a decade and a half and i can confirm that most of the things you teach i happen to stumble upon by happenchance. I have to admit that my initial reaction after seeing three of your videos was to go home, throw all my materials away and set all my works ablaze. However, if there is something i have learnt from the few videos i have seen, it is the fact that the 12 important factors required for a great painting should be deliberately factored into the work and not something that comes of by chance. Definitely downloading the free ebook. Thank you soooooooooo much.
A true "badge of honor" to be sure to be "thrown out of art school", particularly the ones you mentioned early on here, in the previous few decades, and today as well. Good for you Stefan!! Really good stuff on your video's subject here too, thanks!!
Just happen to find you,such good explanation…….have to absorb it again,again,then try my new found techniques. Thank you. Just sent your site to my daughter.
Thank you so much for introducing this tool to the world and me. What an essential thing to have. Thank you again!!! Your art, videos, waistcoat and education is awesome! 👊
I learned a lot from my drawing professor, Karen Adrienne, at UMA, in Maine. I was amazed at my progression just in the short span of one college class. We had opportunity to draw nudes, both male and female. I was intimidated at first, but she made it very approachable. A good teacher is priceless
I'm glad to have discovered this. I bought myself one of these things from Amazon last summer n wasn't sure if it was really useful. Thanx for the info :)
My goodness, I've spent months using a ruler and drawing boxes to try and get accurate proportions. And now I learn of a device that does it on the fly. I feel both stupid and ecstatic at the same time.
Oh!! I just saw you in utube and I'm so soo happy!! I watched you paint and explain things on TV ... then you weren't on TV anymore....Just wanted to tell you I love I can see you work and you telling/explain again.....happy happy!
So awesome! Thank you so much for the valuable information! I am just trying to learn how to draw portraits from life and was especially looking for how to take proper measurements and now I'm super excited and happy to try this tool!!! Again a BIG THANK YOU!!
Thank you for this video. I finally learned how to use it correctly and it will help me a lot to get references on the canvas with the correct proportions. 👍🏾
I used a proportional divider for my smaller paintings but how can you use it when you go from, for instance, an 11 x 14 reference photo to a 36 x 48 canvas?
You just double or triple your measurements. So instead of marking at each point of the dividers, you place one mark at one point and then walk them around to double the distance and then place your mark.
I’ve used proportional dividers for 40 plus years in drawings and there is a difference in the cheap plastic and the nice drafting dividers, the nice drafting dividers are more refined and you can get far more portions rather than the holes in the plastic. In a pinch you can even make your own dividers from wood. Great class on the use of dividers which are an important tool in an artist tool palette:)
You’re not kidding about the beginning drawing class! I took one in high school and that was the last art class that I ever took. I was more advanced but they made me start at the beginning. 🤦🏻♀️
That's neat! I learned about the proportional divider when I was learning clay and pottery! We use those very, very often! Thank you for the video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your skills with us all who are not able to take your classes in person! God Bless!
Your tips in this and your other videos have been so inspirational and valuable. Thank you so very much for sharing. Sending Blessing and positivity your way..
I find that by moving my arm and shoulder faster that my eye moves faster too, but also it becomes more accurate. Blocking in the proportions goes pretty fast when doing life drawing, but not establishing any line (darkening any line) before all the big shapes are in is key. If I try to slow down and concentrate, my field of vision tends to narrow. These dividers might be something to look into; but I find that simply by moving faster my brain works faster and I see a lot more information.... and the proportions tend to be placed down fairly accurately. I end up seeing the whole (gestalt) over the details... and it stands to reason. If the eye moves faster, detail is subsumed automatically.
I made myself a couple of pd's, it's quite easy and very helpful. What is great is that you can use them to transfer angles too, you just align the one part of it to the center line and open the other to the angle you need to measure. Then you use the same of the bigger opening to transfer it to canvas.
@@somethingbeautiful2212 Go buy two wooden rulers. Use a tablesaw to cut them perfectly in half, drill small holes every 2 or 3 inches, and buy a couple of small bolts and washers to fit into those holes, after lining the two sections up. Viola, easy. Now you have two devices, one to use and the other one to send to me Lol.
@@taotuhao5969 yes, they also sell strips of bass wood in various thicknesses and widths in the hardware store, get those, and use a bolt and wing nut for easy off and on through the drilled adjusting holes!!
I use My divider when I'm drawing from a very small reference photo. Sure comes in handy locating/placing objects on the paper or canvas. It did help me learn how to observe and that improved my drawing tremendously and it happened quickly. Not bad for an inexpensive plastic tool, huh?
It's great for landscape painting in plein air for structures....to get the correct proportions to fit the size of canvas....Urban scapes...or if using a photo of say a barn...and you want to get the correct proportions again ...of that barn in the photo to fit the size canvas...and of course achieving the correct measurements to render the structure. I've seen many painting where artists just free hand the structure and they are not straight...thus when the viewer looks at it....it bothers the eye...thanks for This demo....there is another porpotional round device where you point to the measurement sizes and it gives you the correct size of canvas and dimensional aspects of the subject .. ...thanks Stefan...you always share topics of great importance... Those ladies are lucky to be in your class....still haven't found you in China town or on the streets of SF...one day I hope to...
75 here and learning how to draw. I watched UA-cam tutorials before putting pen to paper. This tool is one of the first tools I purchased but Starting today, I will use it. At my age, I will use all tools that are helpful to speed up my learning curve. I am using Audubon’s watercolor plates used in “Birds of America” book for reference of color and for one resource of accuracy for shape and proportion. Your lesson is probably the most important tools I shall have until my brain-to-hand skills are honed. I have collected many drawings of birds. Some do not seem to relate the photos in my collections at all. I believe I will be much happier with my results now. Thank you for gifting us.
Thank you! I took "high school art", it ALMOST DESTROYED my Art. Today. I art everywhere- except life forms... But, I'm actually looking into figure drawings.. lol
When I did a lot of wildlife paintings about 30 years ago I used a straight architects divider a lot, to work out proportions of this to that and all that, but not a proportional divider for the drawing. I mostly used the grid method from my photos at wild animal parks and zoos, and some of my field drawings if they were good enough. Got that from books. I do plein air landscapes, here in AZ now, but I can see their uses there too after seeing this video!!
Those high dollar ones are important for drafting, where a thousandths of an inch could change a buildings size if you are changing the scale between drawings. Of course these days most of that is CAD so I'm not sure if they are needed there.
Hehehe...Thanks for confirming something for me. I've just ordered one on ebay and I mentioned buying one (without a description of what it is or does) to my brother (who's an architect) and strait away he said "yep, that'll come in very useful"...now I know how he knew. Thanks.
I really enjoyed this and hauled out my AccuSee that had been collecting dust because of my lack of knowledge. Thank you for the info and fun even years after the fact. 👏🏻❣️
thank you so much. Before i didn't want to use any devices to help me find the proportions of things because i thought it would become a handy cap but i want to try this to see if i can improve a bit faster than before
Why you only have 57K subs, you should have 200K at least!! Thank you for sharing! I've watched so many of your videos without skipping, and I'm continue watching more.
I wish I would have had him as a teacher back in the 70s but, he was a student as I was. I did not follow thru with my dream. He did and that's why he's so enthusiastic and I'm...not so much. Great video; I'll keep coming back now that I've discovered the teacher I should have had.
What a breath of fresh air! Finally someone who knows what he is talking about and easy to follow. I’ve looked for this man for a lifetime. I’m now 71; thanks for educating me.
Excellent Drawing, I also need your support. Thank You!
So nice to watch a video by someone who actually know what they are doing. One curse of the internet is, to many people offers art classes and they don't know how to teach. All they do is draw/paint a pictures and say things like "don't over think it", "just go with the flow", "Use your own choice of colours". That is not teaching. If people can't explain every step of the process, they shouldn't be teaching.
I think that's just people as a whole, when they have too much of something, they want the exact opposite. I can just imagine, like he said this tool is not even new, and when they used to use too much of it, group of these internet art teacher type of people went, oh why bother, just relax and draw. Then all of a sudden, humanity need to relearn how to draw.
I teach art in a high-school, and I would explain to them, look at proportions, how things are related to each others. Don't buy premix paints, I explained temperature, mixing the perfect purple, all the fun stuff. Kids continued to bring tube paints instead of mixing, so I stopped them from bringing their own, and gave them my own paint.
Next thing is the school wants me to relax, because "I was limiting the students' creativity, because I don't let them use colors". So I did, like why do I want to argue for more work and waste my own paint, when school wants this class to be in their exact words "relax, creative and fun." Next thing is oh all of a sudden when admin did the annual evaluation, and they see kids painting whatever they want; they just decided I don't teach the technique, and I was told there's a reason school hires a teacher. I was like BRUH! You betrayed me!
You're so right, its basically watching them do it well, without actually explaining WHY or HOW they got to that point, and just saying generic things, not actual knowledge. They should just be quiet, put on music and let us watch them draw. This man is actually teaching HOW , I've learned more from him, and he didn't actually draw much of anything. He's a REAL teacher!
Well said
@@ooXChrissieXoo As a kid, when I had art classes we used rather good materials and we didn't even know it. Today I cringe when I think about how much money went down the drain, because of that. Only like 3 out of maybe 40 ever made a living in art and we would probably had done it without expensive materials, because we all do in digital art.
@@penelope-oe2vr The problem with many of those online classes is; they cost money and some cost a lot. Someone get a lot of followers on youtube and the followers get starstruck and the youtubers can sell anything to them. Even classes where, all the maybe learn, is to make a copy of what the "teacher" is making during "class".
Dividers are actually very useful! Oddly enough I first learned of them fom my husband who's a woodworker. He learned it from his father. You can use them in stead of measuring, and especially when things repeat. They excel at "recording" or measuring proportions. Such a simple and effective tool!
I was like you , drawing, painting for ages, five years at art school and never was I introduced to one of these. Now I've got one I don't go anywhere without it. You can measure sight size, scale up, get angles if you hold one part up straight and move the other, or just use it as a measuring stick, and the holes in it are really helpful there sometimes. Brilliant piece of kit.
thanks for sharing
Woah I never thought of getting angles with that. Thanks!
Stefan I took a beginning class in 1969 at age of 19 now at age of 67 I have had the most important class I ever took...I thank you so very much...
I got one of those proportional dividers and had a go with it. You demonstration helps to clear up a few things, and I feel you did a great job explaining howto use this simple valuable took. Thanks do much, Stephan!
The Moral of the Video is "Never let school interfere with your education."
Nice
This is truly the king of Rizz, he's got these ladies going "oooo, aaaah"
So glad I can find teachers like you after the ones I had before. I could listen to you all day. So much stuff in each video and not a pretentious teacher. Wish I knew this 44 years ago.
Heli PadUSA - Totally agree!
Now THIS is real advanced education.
I have a B.S. in Computer Science and I’ve taken excellent college courses & ridiculous college courses. This is the real deal, a professional sharing years of experience. Thank you sir!
I bought a proportional divider after seeing this the first time and used it on a portrait I wasn't happy with after reworking it a few times. I tried this gizmo on my painting and was able to correct the issues I was having with it. Thanks!
I have learned more from you in the few videos I watched then any class I have taken, I wanted to learn the basics of oil painting and took a class through the college, the teacher told us what products to use then said find a picture you want to do and just do that. That was as far as she got, she just sat in the front of the room and did nothing else but hand out printed paper of basic theory that I was taught in kindergarten. I just want to thank you for wonderful lessons.
I have been so frustrated on here looking for avideo of how to draw the portions of the human body. I cannot believe the people on here that do not explain anything at all in the right way in order for a beginner to understand...I am absolutely frustrated....until I got to your video...you have a calming voice and you seem like a person who is happy and a good teacher thank you so much for helping me finally I found someone who knows what they are doing!!! I've been a arriest my entire life but have not drawn anything in years...I'm drawing the comic character "Lobo" for my boyfriend and it's bring back memories of how stressfully it is to be an artist at times...and how much focusyou have to put in on a piece of work. Thanks again for your video!!
Very helpful indeed. I am looking forward after 50 years of drawing and painting to finally minimizing the erasing I have to do under my watercolor portraits. Yaay!!
I learned what a proportional divider was about 1980. I was a draftsman (woman) for my dad, who was a geologist. That was back in.the day when drafting was done with pen and ink, lettering guides, flexible curves, templates, drafting tape, etc. It was a very nice architectural type divider, which did on occasion draw a little blood, but I've had worse paper cuts! I used it working as a draftsman and while I was going to art school. I loved it and it was great for more than just drawing. It disappeared after he retired, and so has the art of drafting. I wonder if most CAD-ers today would know what a swing arm and a lettering guide was.
That’s so cool, I wish I had that background! Time to find out what a swing arm is!
I never knew how to use them . very interesting to get the correct relative perspective .
Very interesting and a I've been drawing for over 60 years and have never seen or heard about this tool. Thanks
"Never let school interfere with your education." Great tip !!
You’re an awesome teacher! Your lectures are always to the point and informative. Love you
Just started painting/drawing four years ago at 72 years of age and got myself one of these but have not been using it much because felt it was kind of like cheating. You have made sense of it all and and in such an easy way. Many thanks.
Really great advice. I ended up getting a really nice metal proportional divider and I have to say, it has made quite a difference. I've been using it for a couple of months now and I can see myself already being able to do better without it. It does train your eye, and that's one of the top reasons I wanted to try it out! Thanks for the video!
The difference between the true masters and us mere mortals is they became self sufficient in their techniques. Always rely on yourself,ask questions of yourself, be honest and never be afraid to push your boundaries. Tools help,absolutely. But we already have that tool locked away in our brains. Learn to access it. Then you'll never be without. Love the video.
I ordered one of these after I saw this video and it has drastically helped my proportions. Thank you so much for this video.
I love to hear all that an artist says. Experience is the greatest teacher and I love the side story.
The first very useful lesson in drawing I found in the You tube.thank you so much.
Incredibly useful technique and wonderful video, proportions are my biggest challenge, thank you very much!
Thank you... that was the simplest... most comprehensive explanation I have heard so far... and I didn’t fall asleep
Thank you for these instructions! I am just starting to use this tool. Very very helpful!!
Nobody is going to comment on the smooth transitions in this video.
P.S - Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Much appreciated. Love from India.
They're perfect, the timing & the fade!
This information is amazing to me. Thank you so much. Best bit of information I have had for years.
I so appreciate this information !!
Wow, I'm blown away. Thank you, that is amazing.
Even art teacher cannot make a straight line. Thank you for sharing.
I should get you a gold watch... One of your viewers posted a link to your page on the oil color facebook page. I studied art up till the secondary school level and i now practice as a lawyer. I have kept my passion alive by painting for over a decade and a half and i can confirm that most of the things you teach i happen to stumble upon by happenchance. I have to admit that my initial reaction after seeing three of your videos was to go home, throw all my materials away and set all my works ablaze. However, if there is something i have learnt from the few videos i have seen, it is the fact that the 12 important factors required for a great painting should be deliberately factored into the work and not something that comes of by chance. Definitely downloading the free ebook. Thank you soooooooooo much.
Thank you for this video. Art classes 40 yrs ago never taught me how to use this. Now that I am back to art, I have to retract myself!!!!
What a great video. Thanks, Stefan. I just received a golden ratio divider in the mail today. Just ordered the type you showed in the video.
How would you use it if you are using a very large canvas and a small image/still life?
Thank you very much for your classes,
A true "badge of honor" to be sure to be "thrown out of art school", particularly the ones you mentioned early on here, in the previous few decades, and today as well. Good for you Stefan!! Really good stuff on your video's subject here too, thanks!!
Just happen to find you,such good explanation…….have to absorb it again,again,then try my new found techniques.
Thank you.
Just sent your site to my daughter.
it has similarities with the:
Notional Space Box
Harmonic Armature
and it is a really amazing tip to place the accurate proportions quickly
Thank you so much for introducing this tool to the world and me. What an essential thing to have. Thank you again!!! Your art, videos, waistcoat and education is awesome! 👊
Thank you so much for this lesson.
Thank you Stefan, a proportional divider is going into my painting toolbox.! 🎨🖌
Thanks for another informative tutorial.x❤️
I learned a lot from my drawing professor, Karen Adrienne, at UMA, in Maine. I was amazed at my progression just in the short span of one college class. We had opportunity to draw nudes, both male and female. I was intimidated at first, but she made it very approachable. A good teacher is priceless
I'm glad to have discovered this. I bought myself one of these things from Amazon last summer n wasn't sure if it was really useful. Thanx for the info :)
I can see this helping a lot on free drawings too. Easy to measure heads, and stuff like that.
Gona get one
My goodness, I've spent months using a ruler and drawing boxes to try and get accurate proportions. And now I learn of a device that does it on the fly. I feel both stupid and ecstatic at the same time.
You can only go as far as you were taught... I think the teachers were stupid not you
Me too, i am the kind of artist who wants accurate proportions that takes an effort but still find a way for easier techniques coz im lazy😂
Thank you so much, this is going to improve my artwork so much! I have vision loss, so I have trouble with proportions. Bless you!!!!!
Oh!! I just saw you in utube and I'm so soo happy!! I watched you paint and explain things on TV ... then you weren't on TV anymore....Just wanted to tell you I love I can see you work and you telling/explain again.....happy happy!
So awesome! Thank you so much for the valuable information! I am just trying to learn how to draw portraits from life and was especially looking for how to take proper measurements and now I'm super excited and happy to try this tool!!! Again a BIG THANK YOU!!
I bought one of these yearssss ago and never knew how to use it!!! Oh Stefan I love u so much!!! Muahhhhh (big ol kiss on your cheek)
xoxoxox
Thank you for this video. I finally learned how to use it correctly and it will help me a lot to get references on the canvas with the correct proportions. 👍🏾
I used a proportional divider for my smaller paintings but how can you use it when you go from, for instance, an 11 x 14 reference photo to a 36 x 48 canvas?
You just double or triple your measurements. So instead of marking at each point of the dividers, you place one mark at one point and then walk them around to double the distance and then place your mark.
I’ve used proportional dividers for 40 plus years in drawings and there is a difference in the cheap plastic and the nice drafting dividers, the nice drafting dividers are more refined and you can get far more portions rather than the holes in the plastic. In a pinch you can even make your own dividers from wood.
Great class on the use of dividers which are an important tool in an artist tool palette:)
You’re not kidding about the beginning drawing class! I took one in high school and that was the last art class that I ever took. I was more advanced but they made me start at the beginning. 🤦🏻♀️
Very helpful thank you for the explanation
Thank you. You have reminded me that line is beautiful but mass is truth. Returning to "art stuff" after 25 years!
Thank you very much for this explanation and video! I have wondered for years what that tool was for!! 💝💝💝xxx
Wonderful teacher, thank you!!
thank you so much for explaining how to use it 🙏🏻
That's neat! I learned about the proportional divider when I was learning clay and pottery! We use those very, very often!
Thank you for the video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your skills with us all who are not able to take your classes in person!
God Bless!
Thanks
Your tips in this and your other videos have been so inspirational and valuable. Thank you so very much for sharing. Sending Blessing and positivity your way..
I find that by moving my arm and shoulder faster that my eye moves faster too, but also it becomes more accurate. Blocking in the proportions goes pretty fast when doing life drawing, but not establishing any line (darkening any line) before all the big shapes are in is key. If I try to slow down and concentrate, my field of vision tends to narrow. These dividers might be something to look into; but I find that simply by moving faster my brain works faster and I see a lot more information.... and the proportions tend to be placed down fairly accurately. I end up seeing the whole (gestalt) over the details... and it stands to reason. If the eye moves faster, detail is subsumed automatically.
I made myself a couple of pd's, it's quite easy and very helpful. What is great is that you can use them to transfer angles too, you just align the one part of it to the center line and open the other to the angle you need to measure. Then you use the same of the bigger opening to transfer it to canvas.
So, do use two PDs to measure the angle?
Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing..
You are so welcome!
Wow this guy is a fantastic teacher thank you.
Just discovered this amazing tool!!! Thank you so,so much
Your welcome
Awesome video - learned so much- thank you
Thanks so much. Self taught and had no idea. I am gonna get one asap. Grateful Thanks👌
I love this, can’t wait to try! I’m going to try and make one diy! It makes perfect sense.
That’s a great idea! A wooden one would feel so much better. Let me know if you decide to produce them for market 😀
@@somethingbeautiful2212 Go buy two wooden rulers. Use a tablesaw to cut them perfectly in half, drill small holes every 2 or 3 inches, and buy a couple of small bolts and washers to fit into those holes, after lining the two sections up. Viola, easy. Now you have two devices, one to use and the other one to send to me Lol.
@Tao Tuhao Thanks, I found a diy video on how to make the proportional divider on Draw Mix Paint channel Looks so easy.
@@taotuhao5969 yes, they also sell strips of bass wood in various thicknesses and widths in the hardware store, get those, and use a bolt and wing nut for easy off and on through the drilled adjusting holes!!
@@ronschlorff7089 That sounds like a great idea. Thanks
I use My divider when I'm drawing from a very small reference photo. Sure comes in handy locating/placing objects on the paper or canvas. It did help me learn how to observe and that improved my drawing tremendously and it happened quickly. Not bad for an inexpensive plastic tool, huh?
It's great for landscape painting in plein air for structures....to get the correct proportions to fit the size of canvas....Urban scapes...or if using a photo of say a barn...and you want to get the correct proportions again ...of that barn in the photo to fit the size canvas...and of course achieving the correct measurements to render the structure. I've seen many painting where artists just free hand the structure and they are not straight...thus when the viewer looks at it....it bothers the eye...thanks for This demo....there is another porpotional round device where you point to the measurement sizes and it gives you the correct size of canvas and dimensional aspects of the subject .. ...thanks Stefan...you always share topics of great importance...
Those ladies are lucky to be in your class....still haven't found you in China town or on the streets of SF...one day I hope to...
I SOOOoooo Appreciate this Teacher and Artist! This info is very important!!!! Thank you sir!!!!!
OH this changes everything ! I am throwing out the art school technique i learned for proportions and using what you suggested. Thank you so much!
Excellent. Thanks so much.
Amazing! After all these years (I'm 76) I find someone who teaches me something important in one brief video. Thank you for sharing.
There are others too around your age. Cheers.
75 here and learning how to draw. I watched UA-cam tutorials before putting pen to paper. This tool is one of the first tools I purchased but Starting today, I will use it. At my age, I will use all tools that are helpful to speed up my learning curve.
I am using Audubon’s watercolor plates used in “Birds of America” book for reference of color and for one resource of accuracy for shape and proportion.
Your lesson is probably the most important tools I shall have until my brain-to-hand skills are honed.
I have collected many drawings of birds. Some do not seem to relate the photos in my collections at all. I believe I will be much happier with my results now.
Thank you for gifting us.
Thank you! I took "high school art", it ALMOST DESTROYED my Art. Today. I art everywhere- except life forms... But, I'm actually looking into figure drawings.. lol
I have had one of these for years and no one explained how to use it. THANK YOU!
Very glad to hear this man practical ideas to sell art.
Plenty of people 'paint'; few can draw.
Thanks Stefan, this was wonderful.
I can't believe I'm just now learning about this after 30 years drawing. Thanks!
When I did a lot of wildlife paintings about 30 years ago I used a straight architects divider a lot, to work out proportions of this to that and all that, but not a proportional divider for the drawing. I mostly used the grid method from my photos at wild animal parks and zoos, and some of my field drawings if they were good enough. Got that from books. I do plein air landscapes, here in AZ now, but I can see their uses there too after seeing this video!!
Those high dollar ones are important for drafting, where a thousandths of an inch could change a buildings size if you are changing the scale between drawings. Of course these days most of that is CAD so I'm not sure if they are needed there.
Very informative, only just starting out in drawing but this was a great help ,thank you
Absolutely awesome class! Thank you!
Hehehe...Thanks for confirming something for me. I've just ordered one on ebay and I mentioned buying one (without a description of what it is or does) to my brother (who's an architect) and strait away he said "yep, that'll come in very useful"...now I know how he knew. Thanks.
I've never seen this before--THANK YOU!
Thanks Stefan I do have a proportional divider at home and did not what it was for.
I really enjoyed this and hauled out my AccuSee that had been collecting dust because of my lack of knowledge. Thank you for the info and fun even years after the fact. 👏🏻❣️
How is the author of the figure drawing book called? I can‘t find her, maybe somebody has a link? 🙏
Okay, I'm sold. I need to get me a one those dividers. Thank you, sir.
thank you so much. Before i didn't want to use any devices to help me find the proportions of things because i thought it would become a handy cap but i want to try this to see if i can improve a bit faster than before
Why you only have 57K subs, you should have 200K at least!! Thank you for sharing! I've watched so many of your videos without skipping, and I'm continue watching more.
Brilliant! Thank you!
You're very welcome!
I like it! Many thanks!
Boom! Mind blown...thank you brother for sharing.
your welcome
Thanks for sharing this video; Now I know what that thing does!
I love them
Thank you for sharing
Great skill teaching. Thanks.
I wish I would have had him as a teacher back in the 70s but, he was a student as I was. I did not follow thru with my dream. He did and that's why he's so enthusiastic and I'm...not so much. Great video; I'll keep coming back now that I've discovered the teacher I should have had.
Totally amazing 😊🇧🇧👍