This lesson is a bit of a brain work out so give yourself some time to draw along with the video and really absorb the techniques, especially if measuring proportion is something new for you!
I've been working on my sketching skills in order to improve my painting. I've never been able to draw but started acrylic painting last year. I've watched so many videos and yours are by far the best. I've watched the first 4 in this series and cannot believe how much I've gained. You simply explain and demonstrate like no one else. I can't wait to watch more. Thank You!!!
The tutorial that you have presented is "perfection" in the sense you guide the student step by step logically and sequentially without unnecessary distractions and platitudes that cause blocks. The brain gets a work out enabling the student to apply the steps of the technique(s). I thank you, please do not stop.
Thank you so much. This will help me out. I've been struggling trying to get better at portrait drawing. Proportions had me stuck. Now I see how I can measure everything.
Glad it helped! Proportion skills work for any subject. You might also want to look into the standard proportions of the face if you haven't already, eg. the thirds of the face etc - I dont have any UA-cam videos on this yet but there are plenty out there 😊
Thank you. Great video. You are gret at showing us the steps. Thank you forvnot fast forwarding. Fir beginners i know we appreciate seeing all tge steps.
You can try focusing on keeping your hand very relaxed and doing some warm ups of simple flowing lines back and forth across the page, feeling the flow of the pencil. If your hands shake and its not something you can control then you've just got to work with it. Don't let it stop you practicing. You will still improve if you practice and you'll gain more control, but your drawings might just have a different look due to the types of lines you can create. We all have different physical abilities and sometimes it actually makes a drawing more interesting!
Sure. This one is more about learning how to measure objects by eye so it's fine to practice on a tablet. For shading tutorials etc I'd recommend using regular pencil on paper unless you have decided to focus just on digital art.
I have been doing a lot of redrawing of other peoples art. I find it much more fun then doin geometric shapes. Im not sure if it teaches anythingg but i think it helps with understanding proportions. Occasionally i can get a character shape that is almost as good as the original and kinda nice to look at. I just eyeball it and edit it over and over again until its good enough.
Any kind of practice will help. I guess what you might find hard if you only practice redrawing other peoples art, is how to build an original drawing from scratch because it really does come down to starting with visualising and drawing simplified shapes first.
Ok cool, thats what I guessed but as it was on the proportion video I just wanted to check you weren't asking about heights or something 😊 I'll add it to my list
Good lesson again, I've been a little busy lately, but i plan to get back to drawing in the next. Do i need to draw EVERY day? I really can't draw at weekends. Hope you're doing fine after the cyclone ❤️❤️❤️
You dont have to draw every day! Its much better to set a manageable amount of practice time and stick to that than try to fit in time that you dont have. I actually have a video coming out next on how best to practice so that might be of use to you. I cant tell you exactly how often to practice but what is important is that it is reasonably consistent so it becomes habit - that might be 30 mins x 3 a week or it might be 2 hours x 5 a week, its up to you. Obviously the more you practice the quicker you will improve but it needs to be a schedule that is easy to stick to over a long period of time. Also the way you practice will make a difference which is what the next video is about! All good and safe here after the cyclone, thanks for asking 😊
Good question. When drawing, ideally you want to be able to draw your subject as big or as small as you want. You might have a very small photo but want to draw it poster size. If you use ruler measurements to compare lengths and use those measurements in in your drawing, then your drawing will be exactly the same size as the subject. This is ok to do but it's not very versatile especially when it comes to drawing from real life - eg a portrait of someone sitting in front of you. Traditionally in drawing, students learn to use a stick as a sort of a ruler, and compare lengths using fractions marked on the stick eg. one part is 1/2 the size of another part. If you are drawing from real life you can use your pencil in the same way by holding it front of you and using your thumb to mark a length on the pencil and then compare that to another length. Alternatively you can use the grid method to scale something up but again its not very useful in a drawing from life situation! Hope that makes sense 🙃
This lesson is a bit of a brain work out so give yourself some time to draw along with the video and really absorb the techniques, especially if measuring proportion is something new for you!
I've been working on my sketching skills in order to improve my painting. I've never been able to draw but started acrylic painting last year. I've watched so many videos and yours are by far the best. I've watched the first 4 in this series and cannot believe how much I've gained. You simply explain and demonstrate like no one else. I can't wait to watch more. Thank You!!!
Thanks so much for your kind words, its nice to hear that - makes it feel worth while! Best of luck with your drawing and painting ☺
The tutorial that you have presented is "perfection" in the sense you guide the student step by step logically and sequentially without unnecessary distractions and platitudes that cause blocks. The brain gets a work out enabling the student to apply the steps of the technique(s). I thank you, please do not stop.
Thats a lovely thing to hear, thank you! Glad you've found it useful.
Thank you so much for explaining both the one object proportion and relative proportions I've been looking everywhere for such a through explanation
You're welcome, glad it was helpful!
Whoa! It makes sense watching now to replicate. More practice!
You are very experienced in drawing and you are telling all the things well Thank you for that❤️
Thats nice of you to say :) Thanks for watching!
Thane a lot mam you have explained in the easiest method ... Thanks a lot again
Thank you so much. This will help me out. I've been struggling trying to get better at portrait drawing. Proportions had me stuck. Now I see how I can measure everything.
Glad it helped! Proportion skills work for any subject. You might also want to look into the standard proportions of the face if you haven't already, eg. the thirds of the face etc - I dont have any UA-cam videos on this yet but there are plenty out there 😊
Thank you. Great video. You are gret at showing us the steps. Thank you forvnot fast forwarding. Fir beginners i know we appreciate seeing all tge steps.
Thanks, yes I try to show the whole process, even my mistakes because drawing is always about responding to mistakes...still after many years!
I really need this lesson! Sometimes my art doesn't makes sense.
Superb explanation 👌
Thank you 🙂
Thank you so mach ,❤
I started drawing but my hands shake some, any recommendation, thank
You can try focusing on keeping your hand very relaxed and doing some warm ups of simple flowing lines back and forth across the page, feeling the flow of the pencil. If your hands shake and its not something you can control then you've just got to work with it. Don't let it stop you practicing. You will still improve if you practice and you'll gain more control, but your drawings might just have a different look due to the types of lines you can create. We all have different physical abilities and sometimes it actually makes a drawing more interesting!
can i follow this part with a graphics tablet
Sure. This one is more about learning how to measure objects by eye so it's fine to practice on a tablet. For shading tutorials etc I'd recommend using regular pencil on paper unless you have decided to focus just on digital art.
Very useful.. thank you
💥Happy💥 2024 💥, these basics are good practice. ☕☕👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you so juch
Very nice
I have been doing a lot of redrawing of other peoples art. I find it much more fun then doin geometric shapes. Im not sure if it teaches anythingg but i think it helps with understanding proportions. Occasionally i can get a character shape that is almost as good as the original and kinda nice to look at. I just eyeball it and edit it over and over again until its good enough.
Any kind of practice will help. I guess what you might find hard if you only practice redrawing other peoples art, is how to build an original drawing from scratch because it really does come down to starting with visualising and drawing simplified shapes first.
Thanks 👍
thank you very much that's so useful
Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!
Can you do a video on shortening?
Hi, can you explain what do you mean by shortening? And I'll see if I can help you out 🙂
@@ThePencilRoomOnline I guess it’s called foreshortening- : to shorten (a detail) in a drawing or painting so that it appears to have depth.
Ok cool, thats what I guessed but as it was on the proportion video I just wanted to check you weren't asking about heights or something 😊 I'll add it to my list
@@ThePencilRoomOnline Thank you. I love your videos.
Good lesson again, I've been a little busy lately, but i plan to get back to drawing in the next.
Do i need to draw EVERY day? I really can't draw at weekends.
Hope you're doing fine after the cyclone ❤️❤️❤️
You dont have to draw every day! Its much better to set a manageable amount of practice time and stick to that than try to fit in time that you dont have. I actually have a video coming out next on how best to practice so that might be of use to you. I cant tell you exactly how often to practice but what is important is that it is reasonably consistent so it becomes habit - that might be 30 mins x 3 a week or it might be 2 hours x 5 a week, its up to you. Obviously the more you practice the quicker you will improve but it needs to be a schedule that is easy to stick to over a long period of time. Also the way you practice will make a difference which is what the next video is about!
All good and safe here after the cyclone, thanks for asking 😊
Why are you not measuring with a ruler ?
Good question. When drawing, ideally you want to be able to draw your subject as big or as small as you want. You might have a very small photo but want to draw it poster size. If you use ruler measurements to compare lengths and use those measurements in in your drawing, then your drawing will be exactly the same size as the subject. This is ok to do but it's not very versatile especially when it comes to drawing from real life - eg a portrait of someone sitting in front of you.
Traditionally in drawing, students learn to use a stick as a sort of a ruler, and compare lengths using fractions marked on the stick eg. one part is 1/2 the size of another part. If you are drawing from real life you can use your pencil in the same way by holding it front of you and using your thumb to mark a length on the pencil and then compare that to another length.
Alternatively you can use the grid method to scale something up but again its not very useful in a drawing from life situation!
Hope that makes sense 🙃
@@ThePencilRoomOnline Thank you sooo much for such a detailed answer soo fast ! I really appreciate it !!
No worries, thanks for watching ☺️
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