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Thank you Julia, I appreciate the compliment. I'm sorry that I didn't know your dad's name, I met so many reenactors that week at Bannack! He has such a great face and was a real pleasure to work with, please pass along my regards to him. I have lots of photos of him, some with him in this outfit, some of him as a prospector, which I'm planning on doing a painting of. If you would like, I can get you a print of the painting when I finally do it if you'd like. You can get in touch with me at atk1961@aol.com and I'll let you know when that happens. Thanks again, Steve
@@anninriverside755 I did reduce the size of the brim to better fit onto the paper since I thought it was too large anyways. No one other than the people who watch my videos know or care about that. His nose is fine, even his family watched this and enjoyed it. But I'm always looking to learn, so I look forward to the video you post to show me how to draw correctly... can't wait!!!
Very nice demo. I am a retired mathematician that took up painting mostly floral and water landscapes in water color. I have been wanting to expand my horizons in to figurative painting and have been lazy about practicing prior to any real attempt because just by eye getting a good likeness out of my hand is laborious. I had never thought of the proportion divider and now after your video I am soon to buy one off of Blick art supplies. Thanks again, great demo!
I've seen these proportional dividers before but never tried one. I've used the grid method but I don't really like it, to me it seems to take the life out of a drawing. I think I'll try one of these dividers and see how it goes. Nice rendering by the way!
FlibbidyFleu, I know just what you're saying about using a grid. I feel the same way. I think you'll like this much better, and it has the added benefit of making your eye/hand coordination work more so you get better in a way that gridding does not. Let me know how it goes?
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt So the hobby supply stores don't carry them, no surprise there, but my local art supply store didn't carry them either, although the owner said that several people recently had asked for them, maybe they also saw your video! I was able to get one off eBay for nineteen bucks, but I have to wait. I guess it's the ol' "Loomis Method" until then.
April 11, 2019 I have used these dividers before, but your narrative is not particularly clear for the person who has never used such a device. One word you unfortunately avoided is "ratio". If you are taking a photo and increasing it 4 times, you will have a 1-4 ratio (1:4). Once the divider is set to your desired ratio, that ratio is maintained throughout all your other measurements. Changing the divider's ratio will distort your measurements and final drawing. One other comment concerning the dividers; some manufacturers make the dividers out of wood, plastic or metal. The tips of the wooden dividers are rather blunt (1/8 "). Not only does this reduces the accuracy, but the wooden dividers weigh more and are a little on the bulky side. You can increase the accuracy by carefully placing a "notch" or mark in the middle of each pointed end. The plastic dividers have a more pointed tip and the accuracy is much better. The metal dividers usually have the sharpest tip. They are machined to better tolerances, but they also cost considerably more. If money is a concern, I would recommend the proportional dividers made out of plastic. I enjoyed your drawing and your candor about not following what you preach. :)
Both of my parents are artists. I attended YEARS of life drawing. I went to the Academy of ART University. This video is the first time anyone told me about this indispensable tool. I’m utterly stunned. I should have invented it for myself... but I just... don’t get why...
Hey, this is the first time that a creator of the music I've put in one of my videos has reached out. Now I can tell you how much I appreciate what you do, and your willingness to allow people like me to use your creations for free. If it wasn't for copyright free music, I'd have to break out my old trumpet, and NOBODY wants that! Cheers, Steve
Thank you for your praise ... I like to produce music, and also very much. Some things can be bought, and I like to put other productions here for free. But I always look for videos in which my music is used and look at them. So thanks a lot for using and sharing my music. 😀👍 And good luck with your channel. 😉
With so many people trying to get paid for every little thing that they can, it's nice to know that there are still some people who remember that we are all a community that is in this thing called life together. I thank you for your music.
Steve; great tutorial, ' im a fellow artist. Along time ago i was watching a sign painter do some lettering, and walked up to him to point out a mistake to him. he blew his stack and got really mad. i apolagized and told him i was just trying to help. he told me to go to you know where! so, I noticed where you made a mistake, but i learened my lesson! I wont tell you! "You have a nice sence of humer, its even better than my spelling! A big ten thumbs up! my wife tells me im all thumbs! question; is using dividers sort of like cheating at cards/ ??? by the way, your drawing terned out great.
Hi Ken, thanks for the great comment. You know, I've been asked this question before about using a tool like a divider and it being cheating, and it's a good question. Here's how I look at it. It's just a tool to get me where I'm going. All it does is load the front end of the drawing with the correct points as to where things start or stop. If someone was to come up to my drawing board and look at all those marks, could they then do the drawing? Of course not! The marks are just the beginning, albeit an accurate beginning. You now have to make sense of all those marks and by making decisions with your pencil in your hand, turn them into a beautiful work of art. If we artists weren't allowed to take measurements as we went along, then all those times you've seen an artist drawing or painting where they hold out their brush (or pencil) to the model and use it to measure something, they would be cheating, right? When I went to university and took life drawing, this was one of the techniques we learned. Would our professors have taught us to cheat? Of course not, they were simply giving us the tools to be better artists. Architects used these all the time, would you consider that cheating? Well, that's my 2 cents for what it's worth (not even 2 cents). The bottom line is that you can use it if you want, but if you're not comfortable with it, it's good as it can be if you want to skip it. LOL! But I sure do appreciate you asking the question and I hope my answer helped. Draw On!!!
Beautiful drawing Steve!! I love watching you draw - it is almost as if the face magically appears. The proportional divider is a very handy tool - I use it quite a bit. Love all your videos - keep ‘em coming! That sense of humor - it cracks me up every time!! Oh, and give Qween Boo and treat and a hug from me!
Aw, thanks nowotny1207, that's so good to hear, thanks for letting me know. And, I'll definitely give Boo a hug... just as soon as she wakes from her nap, lol.
ooo, I like that cool coffee cup. I know, I'm easily distracted by inconsequential stuff. Would have also thought you might have abandoned your shaving since the theme was gnarly old mountain men, that said you clean up nice my friend! Superb job as usual Steve! I love the historic mountain man period re-enactors. I have a couple mountain men paintings myself (of the eastern variety), 18th century colonial militia specifically. I'm always so inspired by your charcoals. All your work of course but something about the expressiveness of your charcoal work that really speaks to me. I want to share this video on my facebook page for my viewers particularly for the proportional divider info. Thanks buddy!
Thanks so much Steve-O, I really appreciate the share! When I lived in Minneapolis and started painting historical subjects, I painted mountain men (Jeremiah Johnson was my favorite movie for a long time), and fur trappers, since there was so much history of it in Minnesota. I LOVED going to the rendezvous that were held in the area and getting my reference from the men and women who dressed in period dress. I learned so much about the history from them and love it to this day. Of course the grizzled old mountain man in this drawing was just a romantic notion of what they would have looked like. Rarely did they live this long, right? Thanks buddy!
When I first glanced at your subject, I thought it was the late, great John Muir, you can take the man out of Scotland but you can't take Scotland out of the man. 😎
Nice drawing and clear the moment you demonstrated the first three mesurements - i think You should try not to explain so much in the beginning - just show and then explain in the doing - and you did that when you passed all the beginning explanation - great demonstration
Hi, missed your question until just now. Usually when drawing with a charcoal pencil I use General brand soft, medium and hard. The white charcoal pencil is also made by General.
WOW!! What an amazing drawing. So much character, detail and the light and shadows are amazing. Thank you for sharing. I'm not sure this video should have "Simple and easy" in the title though. !
Isn't this cheating, to me drawing, sketching, is about studying who /what is front of us . Its about looking ...really looking and mark making .... and practice practice ...this device to me is for lazy artists who cannot be bothered with the skill of learning the craft through lots and lots of practice.
so when you draw, make sure to never allow yourself to take any measurements, even with your pencil, and don't use your pencil to check your angles. Otherwise, you're cheating...and for you purists out there, no using photography, only live models, cuz otherwise it's cheating. And no electric lights, cuz Rembrandt didn't have electric lights, only daylight and candles. Good luck.
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt of course i take measurements .but yes i dont sketch from photographs either but yes to electric lights... i maybe a semi-purist ..but too be honest i hadnt expected a response from you after all an opinion is just that, an opinion nothing more nothing less.
@@jamesharoldbardwell2182 I try to respond to all comments on this channel! Everyone is important to me, especially ones with which I don't agree. Please don't take my answer as not valuing your thoughts on this subject. Your opinion is common, I've been hearing it all my professional life. But, since I was taught to use it at university by my art professors, I guess it's just what becomes normal to you that makes something cheating or not.If you would, take some time to watch my other drawing videos, you'll see that this one is the first I've used this tool. I use it only when I'm trying to get a spot on likeness, or when I'm under a time crunch to do a quick draw (1 hour to produce a framed saleable work of art that gets auctioned off). I want everyone to know that artists have been taught to draw with all different kinds of limitations and tools too. This one has been used for at least a couple of hundred years and I'm comfortable with using it and teaching others to use it. I appreciate your thoughts and I guess in the end we all decide what's cheating and what isn't. Draw on!!!
I really appreciate all the small details you give, like removing some materials from the paper before laying down another one that would conflict and muddy the drawing. And also how you explained the camera was off to the side a fair bit and squishing the horizontal plane for the viewer, because I was thinking it did look more narrow and it was great to get this explanaition.
Loved this!! Such a gorgeous drawing and fantastic video!! I really appreciated hearing what you do considering models, payment, contracts, etc, as well. Sorry to not follow you over to the drawing pad, right away. I must have zoned out for a second or two. Oh well, gotta go find my baby, gonna hold her tight.... Dang it, Steve!!!
Particularly grateful for this video Steve as I've only just been able to get a proportional divider like you use in the States, I did get a Derwent one some time a go but they're not very good, pointers far too big, and very slack. Thanks again and also for your other videos.
Glad to hear about this proportional divider thing! I will need to look into getting one! To enlarge accurately I've been doing a much more complicated method for years (I invented) with a scrap paper a ruler and a calculator. First I figure out the mathematical multiplier to enlarge, ensuring it will fit on the canvas or page correctly. Which I write on the scrap paper so I don't forget! Then I measure the reference with a ruler; using the calculator and multiply using the formula. Next I use the ruler on the enlarged drawing area and mark off the points. Also checking angles and relations as I go. Switching to free hand as much as reasonable. Much slower but accomplishes the same thing! I also use this techniques with my own original sketches, thumbnails or paintings/drawings I'm recreating at a larger scale. Very enjoyable and informative video! I have been loving tone paper as well! If in Canada I highly recommend the store Dollarama as it has small $4 travel tone tan kraft sketchbooks that have fantastic paper for such a low price! First video of yours I've seen and It made me want to pull out my similar tools and make a greyscale at large size.... Maybe I'll go get a proportional divider first! LOL Thanks for sharing.
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This is the first of your videos I have seen, Thanks for it, I have previously tried to use a proportional divider but because I was trying to create the picture from scratch using the divider measurements I found I just couldn't work that way but you have shown me that I can work as a hybrid in that I can draw my rough sketch and then to correct the proportions using the divider :D Cheers from Australia
Another quick question, after you're completely finished with the drawing, and before you frame it, do you do anything to it to seal it or spray fixative, etc.?
You can seal charcoal drawings if you don't use white charcoal on them, but I usually don't and didn't with this drawing (since it has white). Using a spray fix can darken the color of the drawing, though if you put on several light coats rather than one heavy one, it probably won't. I don't fix mine, but am careful with them until they're framed under glass and safe.
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt Huh, just rereading this comment. Why do you not want to seal a charcoal drawing that contains white charcoal? Ever try sealing just the black charcoal then adding white on top of that? Just wondering if that would help keep it from becoming "muddy" due to the mixing of the white with the black?
Nice video, need to get me one of those---at present I sometimes use a pantograph but to use the pantograph you need a photo of whatever you are drawing---with this you can use in front of a subject
I sculpt... seldom if ever draw.. I have those proportional dividers.. I use them in my sculpting.. You've lit a fire under me... Well I'll re-light it after I get up.. going back to bed.. I'm old.. haha.. Great tutorial sir.
Hi David, I've enjoyed your videos, but it's been a while. Glad to see you're doing well. Thanks for checking in. Maybe we'll meet at a show down the road, hope so! Enjoy your nap 😂
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt That would be great.. I received a new My Pillow Pillow... It didn't work out.. kept me waking every 2 hours.. so switched back to my $6 pillow.. and finally slept like a log... lol
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt Everyone has a differing preference for pillows.. It could work for you... but they are so dang expensive.. I got mine when it was 60% off... haha
I have one of those, but rarely use it. Now it is making a lot more sense. Very helpful Steve. Thank you. 💖 Should have added... I love this drawing! You are an excellent artist, speaker, and teacher!
Love the video. I use proportional dividers all the time and have one like in the video I got from Jerry's Artarama and a really nice one I bought from Mark Carder on his web site Draw Mix Paint. He also has a video there on using the dividers that you and your followers might like.
THANKS for the, Afternoon Delight, ear worm Steve. And may I give you back: Tall and tan and young and lovely, The girl from Ipanema goes walking - And when she passes, each one she passes goes .....
Hi Chris, for white I use both white Conte crayons (pastel) and General's White charcoal pencils. Here's a link to them, good luck!!! www.dickblick.com/items/20418-1001/ www.dickblick.com/items/20201-1110/
Great video!! I use this same divider as well as a brass one I bought. It helps to check your work as you were doing as you continued to use it less as time went on. I mainly do soft pastel pets and getting everything accurate is major. I have never used mine other than on a photo so I'm wondering how it would work on a live modle as if you were using your pencil to get the measurements. Enjoyed your video and keep posting as I will follow. Thank You!
A good old cartoon joke depicts an artist who finds himself in hell after he's passed, and the devil looks up his life in his big book on people's evil actions. And the devil says: "Well, well, well... it seems that in 1974, while rendering a figure in charcoal, you failed to first block in major masses and shadows to gain an overall feel for the composition, but instead, dove right into facial details". So Steve - be cautious! 😉
Sorry but I'm not too fond of the drinking, slurping and gulping sounds coming across the headphones!!! Rather Disgusting!?? Kind of spoils the video!! Who told video makers it was a good idea to do this at the beginning of the video!!??? Geeeez I suppose you have the mic right by your throat???!!! LOL!!! Thank you for sharing.
Hi AGSW... I'm sorry about that. I sure didn't think that it would bother anyone. I can't remove it from this video without taking it down, but I won't repeat it in future videos. But I hope you were able to power through it and that the meat of the video helps you to be a better artist.
rajapkhse, I'm so sorry that you can't get your hands on one in your country. If you search for "making a proportional divider" here on UA-cam, you can find a couple of tutorials on how to make one. Here is a link to Mix Paint Repeat's channel's (no relation to my channel) tutorial. This would only work if you have access to power tools though. If you wish, let me know if this is something you will try, I'd love to know if you make one. ua-cam.com/video/Ts6bRWeyHOQ/v-deo.html ~Steve
CHARLOTTE HENDERSON ??? I have only started the video I don’t know if your comment has anything to do with it, but I found your phrase odd. Pretty girl I understand, beautiful woman cool, but “American Indian Maiden” in capitals seems some how wrong.
I never knew that freehand portrait artists used a proportional devider to help them get the proportions correct. I always believed that it was done purely from their own senses and skills. Interesting video. Thanks for sharing it.
that was really fantastic information and presentation of it all! the video and the voice over is always done so well by you! thankyou for your channel and what you do!
I'm so glad I found your videos you have such a pleasant voice & sweet way of teaching. I've been drawing since I was 3 but I lost my touch cus I've stopped at 12 cus my mom didn't let me take the Disney job that was being offered to me so I just stop cus I was to hurt to go on. But when my children started drawing it encouraged me to start back up as the year pass I'm ok but it seems I can't get as good as I was then this is much helpful. I can't wait to show my children your videos for more inspiration for us all. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊
Steve Atkinson Fine Art What a great and kind comment, I thank you for that! I'm glad to hear you're getting back to it. Before you know it you'll be better than you were before. And what a gift you're giving your kids! Welcome to the channel TSC!!!
First time to your channel, very nice drawing! Are you using graphite pencil and then later adding charcoal? Also the white you are using, is that white caulk or white charcoal (if there is such a thing)?
Hi Chris, I'm not using any graphite, or pencils on this. It's either willow charcoal or charcoal pencils. Graphite has a shine and makes the paper resistant to working charcoal over the top of it, so it's best to avoid working both mediums together. The white is either a stick of Conte or a General's Charcoal White Pencil #558. I use them both in this video. Hope that helps and thanks for watching. Let me know how it goes for you!
Those divider are pretty amazing! I used to do alot of western art work. Most of the subjects were from memory and experiences. Usually I would make a small sketch and get the thing mapped out then move to draw it on larger drawing paper, watercolor paper or what have you. Every once in awhile I'd have trouble with enlarging the drawing and get the proportions right. Those dividers would have been the ticket!
Well....How About That...NOW: I Know What "THAT" Is! My Grandpa Worked for "Bell Telephone Company" For 40 Years...Never Missed a Day...Walked 20 Miles Each Way...OH. WAIT. That was to School....Barefoot. I Inherited His Drafting Table and About 5,000 "Nibs" and 300+ Dip Pens, and Interesting Objects(Like the Proportional Divider) Wrapped In Velvet. I Loved that Man.But, Still, To This Day, I Cannot Draw, Or Cut A STRAIGHT LINE The First Time...EVEN WITH A RULER! [Or a Paper-Cutter]....I KNOW, Right?! I Have a TON Of Erasers, Rulers, Pencils...BUT...I'm A Better "Watercolorist" .I Subscribed. I Think I Like You.
What a great message to start the day with! Thanks Sandi, he sounds like a wonderful man. I'm glad I could help solve that mystery. It's a tool that was used more long ago and has sort of fallen by the wayside. But I promise it'll help you hone your skills. Thanks for the sub, I WON'T LET YOU DOWN....grin!
You're Welcome...30 Years Ago, I Was In Prescott A lot...My Husbands Parents Lived there (Campbell). We Lived in Cave Creek, Then. He's Since "Passed"...(And so Have they).
Hi Doug, I recently bought a very nice handmade one on Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/667571847/artist-proportional-divider-drawing-tool?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=proportion+divider&ref=sc_gallery-1-2&plkey=c5f649e99d76c896a041a33dd07ddeaa0d4c8cd4%3A667571847&frs=1
Do you spray anything on the drawing when it is finished, so it will be sealed and can never be acidentally smudged? Especially because of the softer materials that you seem to be using here.
ArtistRebeccaLS. Yeah, I'm with you on that for most devices, but this one is worth the extra little effort it takes to get used to using it. I know you'll be glad you did when you get your first portrait under your belt. I say, Go For It!!
Wonderful shading and lighting techniques but hat proportions are wrong that under dark side of the hat is bigger in proportions on your drawing than in the photograph
Yep, that's why it's a piece of art and not a photograph. I can choose to make those changes to better fit the artwork and the space I have. But, you're exactly right... good eye!!!!
Hello, I am an artist up in Flagstaff, about your commentary on releases, I have found you really dont need them. I do alot of musicians and celebrities. so try to get their permission, though I have asked specific few and have got response from only 1, hence is one of the reasons I have done so many of him. The only person you may need permissions from would be the photographer if you are not using your own photos as that may infringe on some copywrite law otherwise if someone is out in public they dont have any expectation of privacy and that includes celebrities and those can and are often referred to as fan art. So while it is good practice to ask permission you dont need absolutely need it
Hi Mel, it's good to hear your perspective and I agree that I've never had anyone come back and challenge my right to use my images of them. And I don't try to get model releases from everyone if, let's say, I've been invited onto a ranch for a branding by the ranch owner or foreman. That'd be overkill and a hassle for everyone concerned. But I do like to get it for models I'm hiring for a shoot, just like a photographer would get. I look at getting signed model releases as insurance. Like they say, I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. But really, it's whatever you're comfortable with. Thanks for watching, commenting and Draw On!!!
Draw Paint Repeat you styles and techniques are different from what I do...but I like your soft tones... I do a lot of portraits but lately I have been doing a lot of album covers and poster collages for some local bands up here in flaf
I wonder if the great painters of long ago used one of these when drawing their models? Or maybe it is a more modern invention? It looks like a really helpful tool for an artist, especially for drawing people where proportions are so important.
Hi Jack. I take my own photos either at artist's photo shoots that are set up, or I set up my own shoots. A good place to start is going to different reenactment events, like a Rendezvous in which the people who participate in dressing and living like mountain men era of the 1820s-1840s. But really, if you aren't into period paintings, just find someone who's face you find interesting, ask them If you can take some portrait type photos and do a photo shoot of your own. After the first one is under your belt, you'll find it much easier to ask. Always offer to give them a print of the artwork as incentive and offering a small amount of money for their time is always appreciated. 10-20 bucks should do it. Family members will usually sit for free!!
Do you ever feel tired or mentally drained after finishing a drawing or painting, or could you have done another one after this and still be able to concentrate?
i wasn't impressed, 10 minutes in (oh, his perspective is way off, that line shouldn't be there, why is he doing THAT!). then... magic happened. thank you. amazing work. i think and hope i learned something.
Haaahha, it's probably exactly what I was thinking as I was working on it. I don't know why, but my work is always a bit rough when I start out, but usually, I can bend it to my will through sheer stubbornness, lol. Thanks for watching! Let me know if it helps you along the way Scatter buG!
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The photo you used is of my Dad at Bannack. Our family enjoyed watching the photo being recreated into a drawing. Beautiful job!!
Thank you Julia, I appreciate the compliment. I'm sorry that I didn't know your dad's name, I met so many reenactors that week at Bannack! He has such a great face and was a real pleasure to work with, please pass along my regards to him. I have lots of photos of him, some with him in this outfit, some of him as a prospector, which I'm planning on doing a painting of. If you would like, I can get you a print of the painting when I finally do it if you'd like. You can get in touch with me at atk1961@aol.com and I'll let you know when that happens. Thanks again, Steve
@@anninriverside755 I did reduce the size of the brim to better fit onto the paper since I thought it was too large anyways. No one other than the people who watch my videos know or care about that. His nose is fine, even his family watched this and enjoyed it. But I'm always looking to learn, so I look forward to the video you post to show me how to draw correctly... can't wait!!!
I think the hat and nose looks perfect!
@@chriswhitehouse8982 ...I do too. It's an excellent drawing
@@anninriverside755 I dont see YOUR drawings posted....
Very nice demo. I am a retired mathematician that took up painting mostly floral and water landscapes in water color. I have been wanting to expand my horizons in to figurative painting and have been lazy about practicing prior to any real attempt because just by eye getting a good likeness out of my hand is laborious. I had never thought of the proportion divider and now after your video I am soon to buy one off of Blick art supplies. Thanks again, great demo!
That’s a super amazing work. Love it!
Hey, thanks Kendall!
first of all, love the hat
second of all, subbed and liked
(but srsly love the hat, i want one too)
I've seen these proportional dividers before but never tried one. I've used the grid method but I don't really like it, to me it seems to take the life out of a drawing. I think I'll try one of these dividers and see how it goes. Nice rendering by the way!
FlibbidyFleu, I know just what you're saying about using a grid. I feel the same way. I think you'll like this much better, and it has the added benefit of making your eye/hand coordination work more so you get better in a way that gridding does not. Let me know how it goes?
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt So the hobby supply stores don't carry them, no surprise there, but my local art supply store didn't carry them either, although the owner said that several people recently had asked for them, maybe they also saw your video! I was able to get one off eBay for nineteen bucks, but I have to wait. I guess it's the ol' "Loomis Method" until then.
@@FlibbidyFleu haahaha... thanks for the laugh. Yeah, lots of us are Loomisites! Let me know how it goes when you finally do get it?
April 11, 2019
I have used these dividers before, but your narrative is not particularly clear for the person who has never used such a device. One word you unfortunately avoided is "ratio". If you are taking a photo and increasing it 4 times, you will have a 1-4 ratio (1:4). Once the divider is set to your desired ratio, that ratio is maintained throughout all your other measurements. Changing the divider's ratio will distort your measurements and final drawing. One other comment concerning the dividers; some manufacturers make the dividers out of wood, plastic or metal.
The tips of the wooden dividers are rather blunt (1/8 "). Not only does this reduces the accuracy, but the wooden dividers weigh more and are a little on the bulky side. You can increase the accuracy by carefully placing a "notch" or mark in the middle of each pointed end.
The plastic dividers have a more pointed tip and the accuracy is much better.
The metal dividers usually have the sharpest tip. They are machined to better tolerances, but they also cost considerably more.
If money is a concern, I would recommend the proportional dividers made out of plastic.
I enjoyed your drawing and your candor about not following what you preach. :)
Hi Jimmy, I'm sorry you found the explanation lacking. I do the best I can and try to be thorough, but I'm by no means perfect. Thanks for watching.
Both of my parents are artists. I attended YEARS of life drawing. I went to the Academy of ART University. This video is the first time anyone told me about this indispensable tool. I’m utterly stunned. I should have invented it for myself... but I just... don’t get why...
I love my proportional divider, my drawings have improved immensely and so much easier to enlarge my drawings.
Great drawing... And thanks for using my music. 😉
Hey, this is the first time that a creator of the music I've put in one of my videos has reached out. Now I can tell you how much I appreciate what you do, and your willingness to allow people like me to use your creations for free. If it wasn't for copyright free music, I'd have to break out my old trumpet, and NOBODY wants that! Cheers, Steve
Thank you for your praise ... I like to produce music, and also very much. Some things can be bought, and I like to put other productions here for free.
But I always look for videos in which my music is used and look at them.
So thanks a lot for using and sharing my music. 😀👍
And good luck with your channel. 😉
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With so many people trying to get paid for every little thing that they can, it's nice to know that there are still some people who remember that we are all a community that is in this thing called life together.
I thank you for your music.
Thank you very much! 😉
Steve; great tutorial, ' im a fellow artist. Along time ago i was watching a sign painter do some lettering, and walked up to him to point out a mistake to him. he blew his stack and got really mad. i apolagized and told him i was just trying to help. he told me to go to you know where! so, I noticed where you made a mistake, but i learened my lesson! I wont tell you! "You have a nice sence of humer, its even better than my spelling! A big ten thumbs up! my wife tells me im all thumbs! question; is using dividers sort of like cheating at cards/ ??? by the way, your drawing terned out great.
Hi Ken, thanks for the great comment. You know, I've been asked this question before about using a tool like a divider and it being cheating, and it's a good question. Here's how I look at it. It's just a tool to get me where I'm going. All it does is load the front end of the drawing with the correct points as to where things start or stop. If someone was to come up to my drawing board and look at all those marks, could they then do the drawing? Of course not! The marks are just the beginning, albeit an accurate beginning. You now have to make sense of all those marks and by making decisions with your pencil in your hand, turn them into a beautiful work of art. If we artists weren't allowed to take measurements as we went along, then all those times you've seen an artist drawing or painting where they hold out their brush (or pencil) to the model and use it to measure something, they would be cheating, right? When I went to university and took life drawing, this was one of the techniques we learned. Would our professors have taught us to cheat? Of course not, they were simply giving us the tools to be better artists. Architects used these all the time, would you consider that cheating? Well, that's my 2 cents for what it's worth (not even 2 cents). The bottom line is that you can use it if you want, but if you're not comfortable with it, it's good as it can be if you want to skip it. LOL! But I sure do appreciate you asking the question and I hope my answer helped. Draw On!!!
Beautiful as always. I like the Mr. Rogers style "come along" moment 😂
Oh, I totally didn't make that connection until you mentioned it, but maybe, just maybe, subconsciously that's where it came from, lol!
Beautiful drawing Steve!! I love watching you draw - it is almost as if the face magically appears. The proportional divider is a very handy tool - I use it quite a bit. Love all your videos - keep ‘em coming! That sense of humor - it cracks me up every time!! Oh, and give Qween Boo and treat and a hug from me!
Aw, thanks nowotny1207, that's so good to hear, thanks for letting me know. And, I'll definitely give Boo a hug... just as soon as she wakes from her nap, lol.
ooo, I like that cool coffee cup. I know, I'm easily distracted by inconsequential stuff. Would have also thought you might have abandoned your shaving since the theme was gnarly old mountain men, that said you clean up nice my friend! Superb job as usual Steve! I love the historic mountain man period re-enactors. I have a couple mountain men paintings myself (of the eastern variety), 18th century colonial militia specifically. I'm always so inspired by your charcoals. All your work of course but something about the expressiveness of your charcoal work that really speaks to me. I want to share this video on my facebook page for my viewers particularly for the proportional divider info. Thanks buddy!
Thanks so much Steve-O, I really appreciate the share! When I lived in Minneapolis and started painting historical subjects, I painted mountain men (Jeremiah Johnson was my favorite movie for a long time), and fur trappers, since there was so much history of it in Minnesota. I LOVED going to the rendezvous that were held in the area and getting my reference from the men and women who dressed in period dress. I learned so much about the history from them and love it to this day. Of course the grizzled old mountain man in this drawing was just a romantic notion of what they would have looked like. Rarely did they live this long, right? Thanks buddy!
Is that a Red Coyote cafe coffee mug?
Awesome! Thank you..
Awesome work! Thanks for the tips. I will be watching regularly. Sagebrush Annie’s
Interesting, haven't seen that tool before, thanks for sharing 😃
When I first glanced at your subject, I thought it was the late, great John Muir, you can take the man out of Scotland but you can't take Scotland out of the man. 😎
Nice drawing and clear the moment you demonstrated the first three mesurements - i think You should try not to explain so much in the beginning - just show and then explain in the doing - and you did that when you passed all the beginning explanation - great demonstration
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Just found your channel and I have a quick question, what pencil(s) are you sketching with? Fantastic work. Learning a LOT. Thank you.
Hi, missed your question until just now. Usually when drawing with a charcoal pencil I use General brand soft, medium and hard. The white charcoal pencil is also made by General.
Well I just MEASURE every thing... just like ...
((OLD FASSION))!! 😂
WOW!! What an amazing drawing. So much character, detail and the light and shadows are amazing. Thank you for sharing. I'm not sure this video should have "Simple and easy" in the title though. !
can you make a step by step tutorial of the technique you used on this particular drawing?? Thank you!
Isn't this cheating, to me drawing, sketching, is about studying who /what is front of us . Its about looking ...really looking and mark making .... and practice practice ...this device to me is for lazy artists who cannot be bothered with the skill of learning the craft through lots and lots of practice.
so when you draw, make sure to never allow yourself to take any measurements, even with your pencil, and don't use your pencil to check your angles. Otherwise, you're cheating...and for you purists out there, no using photography, only live models, cuz otherwise it's cheating. And no electric lights, cuz Rembrandt didn't have electric lights, only daylight and candles. Good luck.
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt of course i take measurements .but yes i dont sketch from photographs either but yes to electric lights... i maybe a semi-purist ..but too be honest i hadnt expected a response from you after all an opinion is just that, an opinion nothing more nothing less.
@@jamesharoldbardwell2182 I try to respond to all comments on this channel! Everyone is important to me, especially ones with which I don't agree. Please don't take my answer as not valuing your thoughts on this subject. Your opinion is common, I've been hearing it all my professional life. But, since I was taught to use it at university by my art professors, I guess it's just what becomes normal to you that makes something cheating or not.If you would, take some time to watch my other drawing videos, you'll see that this one is the first I've used this tool. I use it only when I'm trying to get a spot on likeness, or when I'm under a time crunch to do a quick draw (1 hour to produce a framed saleable work of art that gets auctioned off). I want everyone to know that artists have been taught to draw with all different kinds of limitations and tools too. This one has been used for at least a couple of hundred years and I'm comfortable with using it and teaching others to use it. I appreciate your thoughts and I guess in the end we all decide what's cheating and what isn't. Draw on!!!
Nice shave...
I really appreciate all the small details you give, like removing some materials from the paper before laying down another one that would conflict and muddy the drawing. And also how you explained the camera was off to the side a fair bit and squishing the horizontal plane for the viewer, because I was thinking it did look more narrow and it was great to get this explanaition.
Loved this!! Such a gorgeous drawing and fantastic video!! I really appreciated hearing what you do considering models, payment, contracts, etc, as well. Sorry to not follow you over to the drawing pad, right away. I must have zoned out for a second or two. Oh well, gotta go find my baby, gonna hold her tight.... Dang it, Steve!!!
STOP IT! STOP MAKING ME LAUGH. I MEAN IT! Milk almost squirted out my nose.
I have never heard of spraying acetone .....where do you get it and can you explain how it works or how you work it ?
Particularly grateful for this video Steve as I've only just been able to get a proportional divider like you use in the States, I did get a Derwent one some time a go but they're not very good, pointers far too big, and very slack. Thanks again and also for your other videos.
This is the case when the drawing is better than the original. Fabulous drawing. Thank you for sharing :)
Such a kind thing to say, thank you Krisztina! And thanks for tuning in, let me know if it helps you in your art. =0)
Sir, loved your work. Will you please explain "likeness" and the "Triangle" more in some video please?
Glad to hear about this proportional divider thing! I will need to look into getting one!
To enlarge accurately I've been doing a much more complicated method for years (I invented) with a scrap paper a ruler and a calculator. First I figure out the mathematical multiplier to enlarge, ensuring it will fit on the canvas or page correctly. Which I write on the scrap paper so I don't forget! Then I measure the reference with a ruler; using the calculator and multiply using the formula. Next I use the ruler on the enlarged drawing area and mark off the points. Also checking angles and relations as I go. Switching to free hand as much as reasonable.
Much slower but accomplishes the same thing! I also use this techniques with my own original sketches, thumbnails or paintings/drawings I'm recreating at a larger scale.
Very enjoyable and informative video! I have been loving tone paper as well! If in Canada I highly recommend the store Dollarama as it has small $4 travel tone tan kraft sketchbooks that have fantastic paper for such a low price!
First video of yours I've seen and It made me want to pull out my similar tools and make a greyscale at large size.... Maybe I'll go get a proportional divider first! LOL
Thanks for sharing.
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Good heavens! Get a proportional divider for the price of a sandwich.🙂
Keep the divider parallel to what you’re measuring.
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This is the first of your videos I have seen, Thanks for it, I have previously tried to use a proportional divider but because I was trying to create the picture from scratch using the divider measurements I found I just couldn't work that way but you have shown me that I can work as a hybrid in that I can draw my rough sketch and then to correct the proportions using the divider :D Cheers from Australia
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An awesome drawing. Love your drawing techniques :-) Marion
Another quick question, after you're completely finished with the drawing, and before you frame it, do you do anything to it to seal it or spray fixative, etc.?
You can seal charcoal drawings if you don't use white charcoal on them, but I usually don't and didn't with this drawing (since it has white). Using a spray fix can darken the color of the drawing, though if you put on several light coats rather than one heavy one, it probably won't. I don't fix mine, but am careful with them until they're framed under glass and safe.
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt Huh, just rereading this comment. Why do you not want to seal a charcoal drawing that contains white charcoal? Ever try sealing just the black charcoal then adding white on top of that? Just wondering if that would help keep it from becoming "muddy" due to the mixing of the white with the black?
Nice video, need to get me one of those---at present I sometimes use a pantograph but to use the pantograph you need a photo of whatever you are drawing---with this you can use in front of a subject
I sculpt... seldom if ever draw.. I have those proportional dividers.. I use them in my sculpting.. You've lit a fire under me... Well I'll re-light it after I get up.. going back to bed.. I'm old.. haha..
Great tutorial sir.
Hi David, I've enjoyed your videos, but it's been a while. Glad to see you're doing well. Thanks for checking in. Maybe we'll meet at a show down the road, hope so! Enjoy your nap 😂
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt That would be great.. I received a new My Pillow Pillow... It didn't work out.. kept me waking every 2 hours.. so switched back to my $6 pillow.. and finally slept like a log... lol
@@clayguy1 I always wondered about those pillows... now I can put it to bed!😄
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt Everyone has a differing preference for pillows.. It could work for you... but they are so dang expensive.. I got mine when it was 60% off... haha
Mr. Atkinson, any recommendations as to spraying gesso?
I am wondering how the old masters used to do it? What were their techniques ?
I have one of those, but rarely use it. Now it is making a lot more sense. Very helpful Steve. Thank you. 💖 Should have added... I love this drawing! You are an excellent artist, speaker, and teacher!
Love the video. I use proportional dividers all the time and have one like in the video I got from Jerry's Artarama and a really nice one I bought from Mark Carder on his web site Draw Mix Paint. He also has a video there on using the dividers that you and your followers might like.
Thanks The Chief Moore! I'll check it out and hope everyone who sees this does too. Happy Drawing!!!
THANKS for the, Afternoon Delight, ear worm Steve. And may I give you back: Tall and tan and young and lovely, The girl from Ipanema goes walking - And when she passes, each one she passes goes .....
Oooh, that's a good 'un! ;0)
I just found your channel. Your voice is so soothing. Thanks for your tips! I'll definitely be watching more.
Thanks Vanity, I'm still kinda new here and figuring it out. I appreciate your watching and the compliment! Draw On!!!
Steve, for the white, you mentioned "white chalk" and "white pastel pencil". Are you using one of them or are you using white charcoal? Thanks.
Hi Chris, for white I use both white Conte crayons (pastel) and General's White charcoal pencils. Here's a link to them, good luck!!! www.dickblick.com/items/20418-1001/ www.dickblick.com/items/20201-1110/
Great video!! I use this same divider as well as a brass one I bought. It helps to check your work as you were doing as you continued to use it less as time went on. I mainly do soft pastel pets and getting everything accurate is major. I have never used mine other than on a photo so I'm wondering how it would work on a live modle as if you were using your pencil to get the measurements. Enjoyed your video and keep posting as I will follow. Thank You!
It would probably work on a live model, as long as you keep your arm extended the same amount every time...just like when you use a pencil ✏️ 😉
A good old cartoon joke depicts an artist who finds himself in hell after he's passed, and the devil looks up his life in his big book on people's evil actions. And the devil says: "Well, well, well... it seems that in 1974, while rendering a figure in charcoal, you failed to first block in major masses and shadows to gain an overall feel for the composition, but instead, dove right into facial details". So Steve - be cautious! 😉
Hhhahaaha, you're so right Anna! Thanks for the laugh!!
My divider has thick tips and is awkward to use.
Sorry but I'm not too fond of the drinking, slurping and gulping sounds coming across the headphones!!! Rather Disgusting!?? Kind of spoils the video!! Who told video makers it was a good idea to do this at the beginning of the video!!??? Geeeez I suppose you have the mic right by your throat???!!! LOL!!! Thank you for sharing.
Hi AGSW... I'm sorry about that. I sure didn't think that it would bother anyone. I can't remove it from this video without taking it down, but I won't repeat it in future videos. But I hope you were able to power through it and that the meat of the video helps you to be a better artist.
At 045 I stopped the video. I had to shave too.
Lovely work, video and narration. Thank you so much!
Wonderful process!! Thank you for sharing these insights!
a great video...i tried my best to buy a propotional devider in sri lanka but i could not....thanks and keep upmgood work
rajapkhse, I'm so sorry that you can't get your hands on one in your country. If you search for "making a proportional divider" here on UA-cam, you can find a couple of tutorials on how to make one. Here is a link to Mix Paint Repeat's channel's (no relation to my channel) tutorial. This would only work if you have access to power tools though. If you wish, let me know if this is something you will try, I'd love to know if you make one. ua-cam.com/video/Ts6bRWeyHOQ/v-deo.html ~Steve
Wow I'm impressed Could you draw a beautiful American Indian Maiden?
CHARLOTTE HENDERSON ??? I have only started the video I don’t know if your comment has anything to do with it, but I found your phrase odd. Pretty girl I understand, beautiful woman cool, but “American Indian Maiden” in capitals seems some how wrong.
I never knew that freehand portrait artists used a proportional devider to help them get the proportions correct. I always believed that it was done purely from their own senses and skills. Interesting video. Thanks for sharing it.
they don't all use these tools. most use their skill and THEIR EYES!!
@@agfagaevart senses = eyes. Wouldn't you agree?
that was really fantastic information and presentation of it all! the video and the voice over is always done so well by you! thankyou for your channel and what you do!
Thanks for making my day Zac! Happy Drawing!!
You’re a great teacher. Keep up the good work!
Thank you JP! 😃 Such a nice comment!
Art is great fun I love it
Beautiful to watch !! Thank you so much
Mountain Man drawing absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing your expertise.
I'm so glad I found your videos you have such a pleasant voice & sweet way of teaching.
I've been drawing since I was 3 but I lost my touch cus I've stopped at 12 cus my mom didn't let me take the Disney job that was being offered to me so I just stop cus I was to hurt to go on. But when my children started drawing it encouraged me to start back up as the year pass I'm ok but it seems I can't get as good as I was then this is much helpful. I can't wait to show my children your videos for more inspiration for us all.
Thanks for sharing 👍 😊
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What a great and kind comment, I thank you for that! I'm glad to hear you're getting back to it. Before you know it you'll be better than you were before.
And what a gift you're giving your kids! Welcome to the channel TSC!!!
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I hope so & thanks 😊
יפה מאד מאד משכיל ופותח את התכניקה
ProportionAL divider.
I just found your channel and subscribed immediately. The proportional divider will help me a lot. Your drawings are FAB.
This thing works ! 😁
First time to your channel, very nice drawing! Are you using graphite pencil and then later adding charcoal? Also the white you are using, is that white caulk or white charcoal (if there is such a thing)?
Hi Chris, I'm not using any graphite, or pencils on this. It's either willow charcoal or charcoal pencils. Graphite has a shine and makes the paper resistant to working charcoal over the top of it, so it's best to avoid working both mediums together. The white is either a stick of Conte or a General's Charcoal White Pencil #558. I use them both in this video. Hope that helps and thanks for watching. Let me know how it goes for you!
Thanks so much for the quick reply!
Those divider are pretty amazing! I used to do alot of western art work. Most of the subjects were from memory and experiences. Usually I would make a small sketch and get the thing mapped out then move to draw it on larger drawing paper, watercolor paper or what have you. Every once in awhile I'd have trouble with enlarging the drawing and get the proportions right. Those dividers would have been the ticket!
It's so true. I'm a big believer in using the tools that are available to us. Thanks for checking in!
Well....How About That...NOW: I Know What "THAT" Is! My Grandpa Worked for "Bell Telephone Company" For 40 Years...Never Missed a Day...Walked 20 Miles Each Way...OH. WAIT. That was to School....Barefoot. I Inherited His Drafting Table and About 5,000 "Nibs" and 300+ Dip Pens, and Interesting Objects(Like the Proportional Divider) Wrapped In Velvet. I Loved that Man.But, Still, To This Day, I Cannot Draw, Or Cut A STRAIGHT LINE The First Time...EVEN WITH A RULER! [Or a Paper-Cutter]....I KNOW, Right?! I Have a TON Of Erasers, Rulers, Pencils...BUT...I'm A Better "Watercolorist" .I Subscribed. I Think I Like You.
What a great message to start the day with! Thanks Sandi, he sounds like a wonderful man. I'm glad I could help solve that mystery. It's a tool that was used more long ago and has sort of fallen by the wayside. But I promise it'll help you hone your skills. Thanks for the sub, I WON'T LET YOU DOWN....grin!
You're Welcome...30 Years Ago, I Was In Prescott A lot...My Husbands Parents Lived there (Campbell). We Lived in Cave Creek, Then. He's Since "Passed"...(And so Have they).
@@sandiriemann4879 I'm sorry to hear that. Prescott is still a pretty special place to live. I have family in Cave Creek... small world.
I would like to be the next model, I enjoyed your video you have stories can`t get bored
You have done it very nicely. I like the way you finished the basic drawing
Went into hobby lobby the other day to get one and they didn’t have it ARGH!
Getting one online.
Coming back to re watch this lesson.
Hi Doug, I recently bought a very nice handmade one on Etsy: www.etsy.com/listing/667571847/artist-proportional-divider-drawing-tool?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=proportion+divider&ref=sc_gallery-1-2&plkey=c5f649e99d76c896a041a33dd07ddeaa0d4c8cd4%3A667571847&frs=1
Draw Paint Repeat thanks! I like the metal one. Will get
".....added a bit of grunge here and there...." OK, Steve, what brand of grunge do you use and where do you get it?
No, its t he first time :D
Do you spray anything on the drawing when it is finished, so it will be sealed and can never be acidentally smudged? Especially because of the softer materials that you seem to be using here.
Beautiful 😍👏
I came back 😂😂😂😃
Portion divider......... don’t know it I’m not big on rulers and stuff 😂😂
Something to invest in I think 👍😊
Super helpful video 🙏
ArtistRebeccaLS. Yeah, I'm with you on that for most devices, but this one is worth the extra little effort it takes to get used to using it. I know you'll be glad you did when you get your first portrait under your belt. I say, Go For It!!
Wonderful shading and lighting techniques but hat proportions are wrong that under dark side of the hat is bigger in proportions on your drawing than in the photograph
Yep, that's why it's a piece of art and not a photograph. I can choose to make those changes to better fit the artwork and the space I have. But, you're exactly right... good eye!!!!
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt Draw Paint Repeat OK I understand now this was done on purpose..
thank you. I will buy you a coffee.
Very kind of you Corey!
Super video!
I really enjoyed the session. You are a great pencil and charcoal artist. Not many like you around.
I love the country life. The dawing is awesome.
Fantastic drawing. Really good atmosphere. Thanks for sharing
Thank you!
I love art
Hello, I am an artist up in Flagstaff, about your commentary on releases, I have found you really dont need them. I do alot of musicians and celebrities. so try to get their permission, though I have asked specific few and have got response from only 1, hence is one of the reasons I have done so many of him. The only person you may need permissions from would be the photographer if you are not using your own photos as that may infringe on some copywrite law otherwise if someone is out in public they dont have any expectation of privacy and that includes celebrities and those can and are often referred to as fan art. So while it is good practice to ask permission you dont need absolutely need it
Hi Mel, it's good to hear your perspective and I agree that I've never had anyone come back and challenge my right to use my images of them. And I don't try to get model releases from everyone if, let's say, I've been invited onto a ranch for a branding by the ranch owner or foreman. That'd be overkill and a hassle for everyone concerned. But I do like to get it for models I'm hiring for a shoot, just like a photographer would get. I look at getting signed model releases as insurance. Like they say, I'd rather have it and not need it, than need it and not have it. But really, it's whatever you're comfortable with. Thanks for watching, commenting and Draw On!!!
Draw Paint Repeat you styles and techniques are different from what I do...but I like your soft tones... I do a lot of portraits but lately I have been doing a lot of album covers and poster collages for some local bands up here in flaf
@@melbright100 that's great creative work! I imagine there are a whole lot of bands who need your help since Flag is a college town.
I wonder if the great painters of long ago used one of these when drawing their models? Or maybe it is a more modern invention? It looks like a really helpful tool for an artist, especially for drawing people where proportions are so important.
Where can I find reference like this ?
Hi Jack. I take my own photos either at artist's photo shoots that are set up, or I set up my own shoots. A good place to start is going to different reenactment events, like a Rendezvous in which the people who participate in dressing and living like mountain men era of the 1820s-1840s. But really, if you aren't into period paintings, just find someone who's face you find interesting, ask them If you can take some portrait type photos and do a photo shoot of your own. After the first one is under your belt, you'll find it much easier to ask. Always offer to give them a print of the artwork as incentive and offering a small amount of money for their time is always appreciated. 10-20 bucks should do it. Family members will usually sit for free!!
marvellous
Oooooooooh that's what it's used for. My cousin gave me a lot of tools when I went to college but no one taught me what this tool is lol
Do you ever feel tired or mentally drained after finishing a drawing or painting, or could you have done another one after this and still be able to concentrate?
Superb sir
Learning as I watch.
Proportion divider
You definitely have the style of Divinci. Very nice
GREATEST FINE ART MASTER IN THE WORLD. AND HE IS THE BEST EDUCATIONIST..
Fabulous drawing Steve! Just found your videos and binge watched a few this morning... Wonderful content and well produced... Hope all is well!!
Thanks for watching and welcome aboard T. ;0)
talent
amazing
How long roughly did this piece take you to complete from start to finish?
i wasn't impressed, 10 minutes in (oh, his perspective is way off, that line shouldn't be there, why is he doing THAT!). then... magic happened. thank you. amazing work. i think and hope i learned something.
Haaahha, it's probably exactly what I was thinking as I was working on it. I don't know why, but my work is always a bit rough when I start out, but usually, I can bend it to my will through sheer stubbornness, lol. Thanks for watching! Let me know if it helps you along the way Scatter buG!