Thanks Suzanne! a few people have said my videos help them get to sleep, I often wondered if they were trying to tell me my videos are boring hahaha :)
I really enjoy your videos as well I like it when you also include time to complete not to compare or as a goal but gives better perception on how long an effect can take to be reached
I just found your UA-cam drawings, and really wanted to thank you for offering your time and effort, I know that this requires a lot of work on your part, but I am sure that there are a small "army" of folks like my self that are truly appreciative! I have laid down my pencils for awhile now, but after watching. I am going to get back to it! I really like your work and again want to say thank you for your tutelage, sacrifice and inspiration.
You're very welcome Dan! thanks for your very kind and thoughtful comment, it means a lot to me! its a pleasure for me to make these videos for those who appreciate them, glad to here you're picking up your pencils again, I wish you all the best and Happy drawing!
I tried this one and even though I lacked the Derwent Pencil Eraser with brush it still ended up as the best pencil sketch I've ever done. Without that eraser I wasn't able to get the tiny, bright leaf highlights you demonstrated but it was great nonetheless. Thank you so much for this. Subscribed.
Every time I view one of your videos, I amass so many sketching techniques. Based my first sketch (ever) on watching one of the landscapes with trees, bridge, water. Then, went after some masterwork oil paintings to copy (Hudson River School), using various grades of graphite (trying to figure out different grades since I don't know about them), and keeping my laptop in front of me to take your lesson. ALMOST FORGOT ... the laying down of powder graphite to establish tonal values! And, your use of various erasers to give impression of light. Realized I had not used them in last two sketches, but powder makes such a difference for tonal values. I keep a jar w/lid closeby to scrape graphite since I use various grades. Will graduate to 2B soon, I hope. Thank you so very much for your videos .. as I've said before, you are brilliant .. as an artist and teacher. So great.
Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated, yes graphite powder can make a big difference to the look of a drawing, it produces some lovely effects and tonal variations, that's a good idea to keep graphite powder in jars, its always ready and you know what grade it is, I have been thinking of doing the same thing, its great to hear you are having a go at these methods, thanks for taking the time to view and comment, happy drawing!
Your remark near the end of your video about being an "opportunist drawer/painter" - I think what you mean is you are reacting to what's happening on the page (an expression that Canadian watercolourist Angela Fehr uses). I think that's a gift of a natural artist. For most of us, that doesn't come naturally, but we can hope it comes with practice and experience.
Yes that's a much better way of putting it, thank you, I don't know if its a gift or just a way of thinking about whats going on in your drawing, I tend to see things (opportunities) that unexpectedly present them self that i like to react upon, thanks for the comment:)
I could watch you draw all day! I have done more dramatic people with graphite but I think I will have to try a landscape after watching you. Thank you for tips they have really helped me.
Как Вы хорошо рисуете, все доступно показываете и рассказываете, большое спасибо Вам за эти уроки я учусь на ваших рисунках, мне ваш стиль рисования подошел легко, я на пенсии и у меня времени много сейчас, я хотела всегда научиться рисовать и что легло на душу это ваши рисунки, учусь с нуля, в школе вообще рисовать неумела одноклассницы мне рисовали, я могла только срисовывать, еще раз Благодарю Вас, Вы помогли исполнить мне мою мечту.
Hi there thank you for the lessons. You are a fabulous artist and teacher. Lots of these youtube artists just show us how they do it and don't bother to teach us "how" You teach perfectly and your landscapes are fantastic. I love your uploads so much. Thanks again Estelle 👍🏻
Hello Smoothie.. just like to thank you for your really wonderful videos. The little tips n methods you employ are fascinating and so helpful. I thoroughly enjoy your presentation style and manner. The tone of your voice and low key modesty is a pleasure to listen to. I cannot imagine you to be anything other than an extremely nice human being and I appreciate so much, your talent and the inspiration you are giving to me and all the viewers lucky enough to find you. I will continue to watch all your presentations and this comment applies to all of them. I wish you and yours safety, happiness and contentment. Warm regards from Rob - Australian guy living in Thailand. PS my drawings are getting better each time and I look forward every challenge you present to me.
Very inspiring. I've always loved graphite but never allowed myself to just create a hazy background to start off with, like you might also do with charcoal. It really helps to start visualizing a scene from the imagination like you've done. I have to admit that I was a little sad to see the trees on the left disappear; they had a mystical look. I'm now a subscriber and hope to see more videos soon!
Hi Dennis, and welcome, thank you for subscribing I appreciate it very much, I hope you find lots of inspiration, tips and techniques here, more videos coming very soon.
Thanks Maria, kind of you to say. I have to say I've been using your colour previewers quite a lot, they are brilliant! I will be making more watercolour videos soon, I will of course be featuring the previewers in the demos,, www.marylkaart.com
With this video you've gained a new subscriber! I absolutely love the way you take the time to explain each step in an easy to understand way. I'm a beginner artist so I was a little hesitant to go into something as complex and difficult as entire landscapes, so I was really shocked at what I'd produced by the end through your tutorial. You have a really soothing voice too, which is really relaxing to listen to while drawing. Thank you for this video, it's helped me a lot :)
Hi and welcome to the channel! thank you for subscribing its much appreciated, its good know these video are helping you, also thank you for taking the time to leave such a nice too, I really appreciate it thank you :)
Hi Jon 🙂.... Thirty years of practice shows up in your hands just like that...i loved this one... You might like to kill me actually 😀 but when i saw you work in the morning light...my God those trees felt so real... Which i wasn't able to see that clearly in the evening light!... Since you already do such stuffs regularly...i know it's too much of a sacrifice to ask for another half of the tutorial on which it can be seen clearly.. Maybe do that in the morning 😀... But i know when you say it's something that you enjoy doing.. The details.. The abstract, over and over again.. Getting it to reality.. And slightly drifting away from it, to get to your vision of it.. Which is approved under artistic licence 😂... It's would just be fun for you as well... You could speak about the technique or the tool and then get back again... And say just one sentence while you implement that technique.. When you talk and draw i go over your video at least twice...coz either i am mesmerized looking at what you are doing.. But you say important things too 😀🤦♀️... These days i am watching your art like asmr..i sleep while watching them... Is so relaxing I love the video logs that you do around your place... Till date i had thought myself to be an idiot clicking what i feel for.. They make great photos... Never thought I would dare try translating foliage with graphite... Wonderful control over the shades and pressures you have... No tooth damage... Where i stay...i am getting the clutch pencil but guess what, it comes with all the leads from HB, 2b, 4b, 6B... Etc but the pack of 12 or 24 or 40 or for that matter even one 2b lead seperately isn't available here🙄... I just bought Derwent pensil eraser and stumps... Coz you said...i am trying to get courage to try this while i wait for my cold pressed ca grain acid free A4 cartridge paper to be delivered to me This comment is so longgggg.. But you said you like to read them.. Am i actually sounding like speaking to you in real...gosh!
Its my first time seeing your videos. I was expecting a simple little land scape drawing and from the very first step you blew up my thinking of how to sketch landscapes. Im completely new to sketching so i am not familiar with any of the tecniques. When you poured out graphite on the paper and blened it and then used an eraser for the background; i was done. Thats not some simple sketch; thats a detailed black and white photo negative man. The depth and detail you made is incredable. Wow
Wow - this is impressive - I've gotta give this a go - but certainly don't expect anything so stunning - don't know til you try. Thanks for sharing - that's amazing and so generous - Sue from Sydney
Stunning...... Your calm voice just "draws" (sorry...couldn't help it) me into this lovely drawing.. Thanks for the video. You just got a new subscriber....Blessings
I've decided to start with this one, it will be different to what I've done previously and I love trees! Hope I do them justice but nothing ventured nothing gained x
I enjoyed drawing this one, its a nice scene to draw, I am sure you will do it justice Margaret, lots of scope for artistic license with a picture like this, Happy Drawing.
Hi Smoothie, This is so awesome and especially that part where you left the two (four) front trees out and and then pencil them in later. I also love what you did in the far background and how you "Smooth" this out ^.^ Sorry for this late reply but, as I told... eventually I will watch each and every video of yours ;)
Hi Lineke! thanks for taking the time to watch through all the videos, I hope you don't get too bored:) glad you like this one, I enjoyed drawing it, I'm drawing your hurricane as we speak! so its back to the drawing board for me:)take care my friend, talk to you soon :)
Hahaha!! Well, I don't get bored with your video's Smoothie! :) Never! I did some sketches too for our "art exchange" and hope to start recording soon. Good luck my dear friend on all your drawings ;)
Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing your techniques I'm very new to graphite techniques and this has opened my eyes to why i couldn't get the detail i was hoping for. Thanks again for sharing.
Hi, really enjoyed watching you, it was very relaxing that and your voice. Graphite has always been my favorite medium, you can do it anywhere so I've always doodled and turned out a few decent sketches. Thanks for the inspiration to grow with it. God bless 🙋😎
I really like your videos they're very informative they're going to make me a better artist for sure I just can't drink martinis and watch you draw so fast though makes my head spin
uaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuu, i realy have to thanks the people who shares the knowledge and techniques , it realy realy helped me a lot, i could see progress in a hour more than years of self-taught drawing
This is just beautiful. Mind-blowing. I think I'll give it a try, although I don't expect anything even close to the result that you got. Regarding the Ticonderoga pencils and the request you made for comment. I can't comment on that particular brand because there are several, and they're all more or less the same, but in the United States, all those yellow pencils (called generically "number 2 pencils") are considered at the low end in terms of quality. They're the pencils that young kids use in school when they first learn to write. They're good for that purpose, but I don't think that they were ever intended for high-end art work like yours. You can buy a box of 96 for under $10, so maybe that's an indication of their quality. Good for some things, but not for artwork. Thanks very much for the videos. They're just gorgeous. Please keep them coming.
Thanks charlz, yes give this one a try its not as hard as it looks, there's no complicated perspective or tricky line drawing involved, you can let your imagination flow and take advantage of the marks the graphite powder makes. I agree with what you say about the generic number 2 pencils, I had seen several artist using the Ticonderoga's so I assumed they were ok....they are ok I guess, just a pity there's so much grit in them, thanks for the comment and info, much appreciated.
excellent video helped me immensely and learned so much I like the way you keep it simple and not try to complicate it and and also tell it's going to take some time to be patient
Thank you for your videos. You have inspired me to take up my charcoal and pencils again which I have not done in more than 30 years. I like your style and flow. Keep them coming! You had me at the paper towel blending! :)
You're very welcome Nadyne, Its good to hear you are inspired to start drawing again, glad you like the paper towel blending, I use that technique a lot, thanks for the nice comment:)
Alas my search for a "go to" artist for inspiration and instruction has been found!! And you were right there on Utube all the while. Thanks so much for being there.
Just finding your channel, this is beautiful. I was amazed when you started scraping graphite and smearing it with a paper towel, I have never seen that done before. Do you have to use a fixative to keep it from getting messed up or smudges? Going to find your other video. I literally fell asleep to your voice, woke up and had to rewind to see what I had missed.
Though I bought my first Bockingford Watercolor paper 300g CP (NOT) Grain Fin, I think I need more time to practise drawing trees & foliage. It's really not that easy. Anyway it's a good start for me.
The grain on Bockingford CP,is ideal for creating foliage on trees, good for pencil and wash work too, the picture in this video was done on Derwent sketching paper, but you can get a similar effect on Bockingford. Good to hear you're having a go, it just takes a bit of practice and you will be getting good results in no time.
Thanks. Your paintings is my drive. I am not confident in watercolor painting though I draw portraits very often. It's my very first time picking up brushes and paints and had worked on Canson paper two of your paintings - the Wiveton house and the Cley Windmill. Mistakes and learn how wet my brushes should be, why my Canson paper buckled and it no longer accepted thin pigment forcing me to try on darker wash etc etc. That's all a beginner needs to know and it's very interesting. I hope I can learn more from your channel.
Me encantó mucho , tus paisajes son muy bonitos y realistas...podrías hacer mas paisajes de Londres , Paris , Inglaterra , y de otros paises que tienen vistas hermosas? porfavor? y gracias por enseñar tan bonitos paisajes...
Loved your video. I've been painting and sketching for many years, the hard way I might add. I tried your method last night and in two hours was amazed how well the piece turned out!!!!
Thanks Smoothie, I think that you have just inspired this old dog to try a few new tricks, I've never done a complete graphite drawing before, Now is the time to start I think, Excellent tutorial, looking forward to the next one, Happy drawing my friend...............ps How did you find that the new paper you tried faired up?
Hi Old Timer, glad you found some inspiration to have a go at a complete drawing, we are never too old to try new things, I remember a saying that said..." age is a matter of mind...if you don't mind it doesn't matter." lol, you have a go i'm sure you will enjoy using graphite, The new Derwent paper is a joy to use, the slight texture is just right , not to smooth or too rough, I haven't tried giving it a light wash watercolour yet, I will see how it handles that soon, I also bought a pad of Derwent grey tinted paper that I will be testing, hopefully I will use it in a video if its any good.
Thanks Smoothie, I'll give it my best shot ..lol Must admit I do like working on tinted papers, waiting to see what you come up with.... happy drawing my friend
Why do you sometimes use the Tombow eraser and other times the pencil eraser to make highlights? Aren't they both around the same size? Thanks again for your great videos. I watch them through at least twice. You have taught me a lot.
The Tombow give a more precise line, not a great deal of difference but its noticeable enough to justify having both, thanks for the nice comment, much appreciated,
Awesome Smoothie, haven't seen you about for a while and boy have I missed your tutorials. My family and I are off to Keswick for two weeks this Friday, home of Derwent so my eldest daughter and I will be in our element and I think your video is really going to help me pass the evenings away, sat by Derwent Water Lake and draw or paint a few landscapes. However I feel my lack of experience won't do such a beautiful area justice. Fantastic video Smoothie as always.
Thanks very much for the nice comment, I hope you and your family have a great time at Keswick, its a beautiful part of the world, and of course there is the Derwent pencil museum and shop to visit :) I always wanted to spend a day at the Derwent museum and shop, the trouble is I would spend a small fortune buying too many Derwent pencils :) (as if I haven't got enough already) lol, I'm sure you will be filled will inspiration when you're there and have a great time drawing and painting.
+smoothie77 I hear you Smoothie, I think my wife is dreading my daughter and I spending two weeks in Keswick and only a ten minute walk to the Derwent Shop, I think my wife will be well and truly in charge of the money lol. Also I wanted to ask you something if you don't mind? Are you a self taught artist or have you been to school or university? I absolutely love your work but your ability to teach others I think is excellent, your tutorials are always so well put together.
Well I think you should have a good "spend" while you're there :)I'm completely self taught, mainly learnt from books and lots of practice. thanks again for the kind words.
My names dom on my fiance account iv just started to draw but drawing like you is a different level but your videos inspire me to reach your level i hope i get this incredible
You way of doing this pencil drawing is blowing my mind, it is extremely helpful and inspiring . Thank so much for show us who follow you. What do you use to protect the finished drawing, so it will not get destroyed with time?
Amazing! Who needs yoga or relaxation classes when we have your drawing videos.
Thanks Suzanne! a few people have said my videos help them get to sleep, I often wondered if they were trying to tell me my videos are boring hahaha :)
smoothie77 no they are not boring! I spend hours watching you and find it fascinating what you can do with pencils and erasers.
I really enjoy your videos as well I like it when you also include time to complete not to compare or as a goal but gives better perception on how long an effect can take to be reached
He's the Bob Ross of pencil drawings! I love your videos!
@@ItsOnlyMeAgain what about yoga pants booty 🤤
I just found your UA-cam drawings, and really wanted to thank you for offering your time and effort, I know that this requires a lot of work on your part, but I am sure that there are a small "army" of folks like my self that are truly appreciative! I have laid down my pencils for awhile now, but after watching. I am going to get back to it! I really like your work and again want to say thank you for your tutelage, sacrifice and inspiration.
You're very welcome Dan! thanks for your very kind and thoughtful comment, it means a lot to me! its a pleasure for me to make these videos for those who appreciate them, glad to here you're picking up your pencils again, I wish you all the best and Happy drawing!
Indeed!
I tried this one and even though I lacked the Derwent Pencil Eraser with brush it still ended up as the best pencil sketch I've ever done. Without that eraser I wasn't able to get the tiny, bright leaf highlights you demonstrated but it was great nonetheless. Thank you so much for this. Subscribed.
Beautiful, and your voice is so relaxing, could fall asleep listening to you! Thank you for sharing with us.
Oh, don't fall asleep!
This looks so lovely. Thank you for taking the time to make tutorials like this. You make a beginner feel like a pro.
Thanks so much 😊
yes...
Smoothie, I never tire of watching your tutorials! This is my favorite and I'm getting up the courage to try it.
Go for it Virginia!!! its a nice scene to draw, I wish you all the best with this one, thanks so much for the nice comment, Happy drawing:)
Every time I view one of your videos, I amass so many sketching techniques. Based my first sketch (ever) on watching one of the landscapes with trees, bridge, water. Then, went after some masterwork oil paintings to copy (Hudson River School), using various grades of graphite (trying to figure out different grades since I don't know about them), and keeping my laptop in front of me to take your lesson. ALMOST FORGOT ... the laying down of powder graphite to establish tonal values! And, your use of various erasers to give impression of light. Realized I had not used them in last two sketches, but powder makes such a difference for tonal values. I keep a jar w/lid closeby to scrape graphite since I use various grades. Will graduate to 2B soon, I hope. Thank you so very much for your videos .. as I've said before, you are brilliant .. as an artist and teacher. So great.
Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated, yes graphite powder can make a big difference to the look of a drawing, it produces some lovely effects and tonal variations, that's a good idea to keep graphite powder in jars, its always ready and you know what grade it is, I have been thinking of doing the same thing, its great to hear you are having a go at these methods, thanks for taking the time to view and comment, happy drawing!
WOW! What a serene scene! It truly spoke to me…I want to be in that place. Beautiful work! ❤😊
The artist voice was so relaxing I couldn't keep my eyes open the drawing was just perfect,thanks for sharing!!!
Your remark near the end of your video about being an "opportunist drawer/painter" - I think what you mean is you are reacting to what's happening on the page (an expression that Canadian watercolourist Angela Fehr uses). I think that's a gift of a natural artist. For most of us, that doesn't come naturally, but we can hope it comes with practice and experience.
Yes that's a much better way of putting it, thank you, I don't know if its a gift or just a way of thinking about whats going on in your drawing, I tend to see things (opportunities) that unexpectedly present them self that i like to react upon, thanks for the comment:)
I could watch you draw all day! I have done more dramatic people with graphite but I think I will have to try a landscape after watching you. Thank you for tips they have really helped me.
Thanks Crystal, and you're very welcome, have a go at a landscape, they are great fun to do :)
Как Вы хорошо рисуете, все доступно показываете и рассказываете, большое спасибо Вам за эти уроки я учусь на ваших рисунках, мне ваш стиль рисования подошел легко, я на пенсии и у меня времени много сейчас, я хотела всегда научиться рисовать и что легло на душу это ваши рисунки, учусь с нуля, в школе вообще рисовать неумела одноклассницы мне рисовали, я могла только срисовывать, еще раз Благодарю Вас, Вы помогли исполнить мне мою мечту.
Thank you for your kind comment, I'm pleased the videos have helped you.
Sempre fantástico. Obras de arte perfeitas, admiráveis. Parabéns professor 👏👏👏. Minhas sinceras considerações 👏👏👏.
Great lesson showing how to detail a landscape, forest
Hi there thank you for the lessons. You are a fabulous artist and teacher. Lots of these youtube artists just show us how they do it and don't bother to teach us "how" You teach perfectly and your landscapes are fantastic. I love your uploads so much.
Thanks again
Estelle 👍🏻
Hi Estelle, thanks for the nice comment, I'm pleased appreciate my videos, more uploads coming soon :)
Fantastic! I'll look forward to them 😀
Hello Smoothie.. just like to thank you for your really wonderful videos. The little tips n methods you employ are fascinating and so helpful. I thoroughly enjoy your presentation style and manner. The tone of your voice and low key modesty is a pleasure to listen to. I cannot imagine you to be anything other than an extremely nice human being and I appreciate so much, your talent and the inspiration you are giving to me and all the viewers lucky enough to find you. I will continue to watch all your presentations and this comment applies to all of them. I wish you and yours safety, happiness and contentment.
Warm regards from Rob - Australian guy living in Thailand.
PS my drawings are getting better each time and I look forward every challenge you present to me.
So therapeutic. I love the way that detail slowly but surely appears. Thank you.
Very inspiring. I've always loved graphite but never allowed myself to just create a hazy background to start off with, like you might also do with charcoal. It really helps to start visualizing a scene from the imagination like you've done. I have to admit that I was a little sad to see the trees on the left disappear; they had a mystical look. I'm now a subscriber and hope to see more videos soon!
Hi Dennis, and welcome, thank you for subscribing I appreciate it very much, I hope you find lots of inspiration, tips and techniques here, more videos coming very soon.
wow,a beautiful scene you have great imagination, explained the process really well.
Thanks Maria, kind of you to say. I have to say I've been using your colour previewers quite a lot, they are brilliant! I will be making more watercolour videos soon, I will of course be featuring the previewers in the demos,, www.marylkaart.com
With this video you've gained a new subscriber! I absolutely love the way you take the time to explain each step in an easy to understand way. I'm a beginner artist so I was a little hesitant to go into something as complex and difficult as entire landscapes, so I was really shocked at what I'd produced by the end through your tutorial. You have a really soothing voice too, which is really relaxing to listen to while drawing. Thank you for this video, it's helped me a lot :)
Hi and welcome to the channel! thank you for subscribing its much appreciated, its good know these video are helping you, also thank you for taking the time to leave such a nice too, I really appreciate it thank you :)
Same here! I feel like I just found a treasure trove! ; )
You made that look so easy! Your a very good teacher.
Absolutely stunning again..... Thank you Smoothie!!! ;)
Kind regards, Lineke
Thank you Lineke, I always appreciate your comments, lovely to here from you again :)
Your welcome Jon!
Hi Jon 🙂.... Thirty years of practice shows up in your hands just like that...i loved this one...
You might like to kill me actually 😀 but when i saw you work in the morning light...my God those trees felt so real... Which i wasn't able to see that clearly in the evening light!... Since you already do such stuffs regularly...i know it's too much of a sacrifice to ask for another half of the tutorial on which it can be seen clearly.. Maybe do that in the morning 😀... But i know when you say it's something that you enjoy doing.. The details.. The abstract, over and over again.. Getting it to reality.. And slightly drifting away from it, to get to your vision of it.. Which is approved under artistic licence 😂... It's would just be fun for you as well... You could speak about the technique or the tool and then get back again... And say just one sentence while you implement that technique.. When you talk and draw i go over your video at least twice...coz either i am mesmerized looking at what you are doing.. But you say important things too 😀🤦♀️... These days i am watching your art like asmr..i sleep while watching them... Is so relaxing
I love the video logs that you do around your place... Till date i had thought myself to be an idiot clicking what i feel for.. They make great photos... Never thought I would dare try translating foliage with graphite... Wonderful control over the shades and pressures you have... No tooth damage...
Where i stay...i am getting the clutch pencil but guess what, it comes with all the leads from HB, 2b, 4b, 6B... Etc but the pack of 12 or 24 or 40 or for that matter even one 2b lead seperately isn't available here🙄...
I just bought Derwent pensil eraser and stumps... Coz you said...i am trying to get courage to try this while i wait for my cold pressed ca grain acid free A4 cartridge paper to be delivered to me
This comment is so longgggg.. But you said you like to read them.. Am i actually sounding like speaking to you in real...gosh!
Te vagy zseni! Köss biztosítást a kezeidre. Nagyon híres leszel, tudom. Köszönöm!
I just love this. Wonderful touch thank you.
Its my first time seeing your videos. I was expecting a simple little land scape drawing and from the very first step you blew up my thinking of how to sketch landscapes. Im completely new to sketching so i am not familiar with any of the tecniques. When you poured out graphite on the paper and blened it and then used an eraser for the background; i was done. Thats not some simple sketch; thats a detailed black and white photo negative man. The depth and detail you made is incredable. Wow
Hi smoothie77, thanks very much for this one!.... you're my "master" . cause your sensibility
Thanks Serge, you're welcome! happy drawing:)
Amazing I love your use of the graphite powder..... wonderful videos and your easy narration.
watching this to become a better artist and your giving me so much more insight! thank you sm!❤
Simply awesome! Learned a lot in terms of shading and highlighting with eraser. Thank you
Beautiful🌟Ty
Fabulous technique
Thank you for your time and talent
You're welcome Bonnie, thank you for your kind words.
Wow - this is impressive - I've gotta give this a go - but certainly don't expect anything so stunning - don't know til you try. Thanks for sharing - that's amazing and so generous - Sue from Sydney
Amazing ❤️
Thanks, much appreciated.
What an inspiration! I need to get one of those tiny erasers! Thank you!!!
Thanks Virginia, yes they are a "must have" drawing tool, great for small details and highlights.
Beautiful drawn. Thank you for this step by step tutorial
My pleasure 😊
You were as good as word now you have given me a serious challenge ,thanks
Haha, Thanks Maurice, happy drawing!
It's great! Thank you for sharing.
Really nice composition and technique. Great creative talent! Robt
Just amazing Smoothie77 , makes me want to get right on it !
Go for it John, get the pencils out and give it a go! Happy drawing:)
what idiot would give this the thumbs down ,,this is true art thankyou smoothie i love watching your art
Thanks Robert, much appreciated.
Stunning...... Your calm voice just "draws" (sorry...couldn't help it) me into this lovely drawing.. Thanks for the video. You just got a new subscriber....Blessings
Haha, thank you, and welcome to the channel :)
Another excellent demo, well done and thanks, will have to dig me old pencils out.
You're welcome, and thanks Derick, go and dig those pencils out! :)
I've decided to start with this one, it will be different to what I've done previously and I love trees! Hope I do them justice but nothing ventured nothing gained x
I enjoyed drawing this one, its a nice scene to draw, I am sure you will do it justice Margaret, lots of scope for artistic license with a picture like this, Happy Drawing.
Love these tutorials thanks so much
Hi Smoothie, This is so awesome and especially that part where you left the two (four) front trees out and and then pencil them in later. I also love what you did in the far background and how you "Smooth" this out ^.^
Sorry for this late reply but, as I told... eventually I will watch each and every video of yours ;)
Hi Lineke! thanks for taking the time to watch through all the videos, I hope you don't get too bored:) glad you like this one, I enjoyed drawing it, I'm drawing your hurricane as we speak! so its back to the drawing board for me:)take care my friend, talk to you soon :)
Hahaha!! Well, I don't get bored with your video's Smoothie! :) Never!
I did some sketches too for our "art exchange" and hope to start recording soon. Good luck my dear friend on all your drawings ;)
Beautiful work. Thanks for sharing your techniques I'm very new to graphite techniques and this has opened my eyes to why i couldn't get the detail i was hoping for.
Thanks again for sharing.
You're very welcome Paul, thank you for taking the time to view and comment, its always nice to hear my videos are benefiting people. thank you.
i love your technique amdreally appreciate the time you put into these
Hi, really enjoyed watching you, it was very relaxing that and your voice. Graphite has always been my favorite medium, you can do it anywhere so I've always doodled and turned out a few decent sketches. Thanks for the inspiration to grow with it. God bless 🙋😎
Thanks for the kind words Barbara, much appreciated, God bless you too!
It was interesting to watch how this man draws
I love it.
Thank you for sharing your drawing with us.
I really like your videos they're very informative they're going to make me a better artist for sure I just can't drink martinis and watch you draw so fast though makes my head spin
well done!
Thanks for sharing and all your expert tips on drawing.
You're welcome, thanks for commenting.
H smoothie, great pictures! Thanks for the work with the water:) Looking forward to your next videos...
Thanks very much Donald, more on the way soon:)
uaaaaaaaaaaaauuuuu, i realy have to thanks the people who shares the knowledge and techniques , it realy realy helped me a lot, i could see progress in a hour more than years of self-taught drawing
Good tips looking forward to trying them out
Simply awesome!! I am learning so much from your works. Thank you!!
Thank you, that's good to here :)
Pleasure to watch. Well done!
Thanks Ralph, much appreciated.
Quite welcome sir.
Nice and important tips sir
Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial. Hope to see many more. 👍
Thank you
You're welcome
This is just beautiful. Mind-blowing. I think I'll give it a try, although I don't expect anything even close to the result that you got. Regarding the Ticonderoga pencils and the request you made for comment. I can't comment on that particular brand because there are several, and they're all more or less the same, but in the United States, all those yellow pencils (called generically "number 2 pencils") are considered at the low end in terms of quality. They're the pencils that young kids use in school when they first learn to write. They're good for that purpose, but I don't think that they were ever intended for high-end art work like yours. You can buy a box of 96 for under $10, so maybe that's an indication of their quality. Good for some things, but not for artwork. Thanks very much for the videos. They're just gorgeous. Please keep them coming.
Thanks charlz, yes give this one a try its not as hard as it looks, there's no complicated perspective or tricky line drawing involved, you can let your imagination flow and take advantage of the marks the graphite powder makes. I agree with what you say about the generic number 2 pencils, I had seen several artist using the Ticonderoga's so I assumed they were ok....they are ok I guess, just a pity there's so much grit in them, thanks for the comment and info, much appreciated.
What a master you are. So inspired. Thank you so much for the video and your time.
You're welcome, thank you for taking the time to view and comment.
Wawwwwwww
no words just outstanding and congratulations
Thank you.
Absolutely stunning, I can only dream of doing something this good! Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome, thank you for taking the time to. view and comment.
I draw with just the one pencil as I find I am still learning to use the different grades
What an amazingly beautiful picture, really inspiring thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love it thank you for sharing
excellent video helped me immensely and learned so much I like the way you keep it simple and not try to complicate it and and also tell it's going to take some time to be patient
Thanks for the comment Billy, I appreciate it, glad it help you, its nice to hear the viewers are being helped by my videos, thanks again:)
great video
This is out of the world ..👏💐
Absolutely amazing!!! I am going to try to draw this way. Thanks for sharing
Beautiful work, looks like a dream! Great job!
Thanks, I learned a lot from this. I think this graphite method will help me with creativity. I'm working on my first one.
Thanks Brody, that's great to hear, I wish you all the best with your first one, happy drawing!
Thank you for your videos. You have inspired me to take up my charcoal and pencils again which I have not done in more than 30 years. I like your style and flow. Keep them coming! You had me at the paper towel blending! :)
You're very welcome Nadyne, Its good to hear you are inspired to start drawing again, glad you like the paper towel blending, I use that technique a lot, thanks for the nice comment:)
Alas my search for a "go to" artist for inspiration and instruction has been found!! And you were right there on Utube all the while. Thanks so much for being there.
Thanks very much for your kind words, your comment just made my day!
Great stuff, thx for sharing.
So interesting, I am very passionate about my work and this really helped
So beautiful! 💜✨
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You can try with colored graphite pencils.....very gently
Good luck
Thomas from Denmark
Yes you can try with colored pencils, although they will be harder to erase to get the highlights.
Just finding your channel, this is beautiful. I was amazed when you started scraping graphite and smearing it with a paper towel, I have never seen that done before. Do you have to use a fixative to keep it from getting messed up or smudges?
Going to find your other video.
I literally fell asleep to your voice, woke up and had to rewind to see what I had missed.
Yes I do use fixative, thank you for the kind comment,
Nice to see the process completely. Thank you very much.
You're welcome Izak, thanks for taking the time to view and comment.
Though I bought my first Bockingford Watercolor paper 300g CP (NOT) Grain Fin, I think I need more time to practise drawing trees & foliage. It's really not that easy. Anyway it's a good start for me.
The grain on Bockingford CP,is ideal for creating foliage on trees, good for pencil and wash work too, the picture in this video was done on Derwent sketching paper, but you can get a similar effect on Bockingford. Good to hear you're having a go, it just takes a bit of practice and you will be getting good results in no time.
Thanks. Your paintings is my drive. I am not confident in watercolor painting though I draw portraits very often. It's my very first time picking up brushes and paints and had worked on Canson paper two of your paintings - the Wiveton house and the Cley Windmill. Mistakes and learn how wet my brushes should be, why my Canson paper buckled and it no longer accepted thin pigment forcing me to try on darker wash etc etc. That's all a beginner needs to know and it's very interesting. I hope I can learn more from your channel.
so nice to watch.
Me encantó mucho , tus paisajes son muy bonitos y realistas...podrías hacer mas paisajes de Londres , Paris , Inglaterra , y de otros paises que tienen vistas hermosas? porfavor? y gracias por enseñar tan bonitos paisajes...
Loved your video. I've been painting and sketching for many years, the hard way I might add. I tried your method last night and in two hours was amazed how well the piece turned out!!!!
Fantastic pencil work jzieve
Thanks very much!
fantastic...great. i love its,eager to see with watercolor
Thank you, I cant do a watercolour with this one, its not drawn on watercolour paper, I appreciate your comment.
Thanks!
lovely woods, wonderful.
Thank you!
Incredible!
Thanks Smoothie, I think that you have just inspired this old dog to try a few new tricks, I've never done a complete graphite drawing before, Now is the time to start I think, Excellent tutorial, looking forward to the next one, Happy drawing my friend...............ps How did you find that the new paper you tried faired up?
Hi Old Timer, glad you found some inspiration to have a go at a complete drawing, we are never too old to try new things, I remember a saying that said..." age is a matter of mind...if you don't mind it doesn't matter." lol, you have a go i'm sure you will enjoy using graphite, The new Derwent paper is a joy to use, the slight texture is just right , not to smooth or too rough, I haven't tried giving it a light wash watercolour yet, I will see how it handles that soon, I also bought a pad of Derwent grey tinted paper that I will be testing, hopefully I will use it in a video if its any good.
Thanks Smoothie, I'll give it my best shot ..lol Must admit I do like working on tinted papers, waiting to see what you come up with.... happy drawing my friend
Why do you sometimes use the Tombow eraser and other times the pencil eraser to make highlights? Aren't they both around the same size?
Thanks again for your great videos. I watch them through at least twice. You have taught me a lot.
The Tombow give a more precise line, not a great deal of difference but its noticeable enough to justify having both, thanks for the nice comment, much appreciated,
love it! thanks!
Awesome Smoothie, haven't seen you about for a while and boy have I missed your tutorials. My family and I are off to Keswick for two weeks this Friday, home of Derwent so my eldest daughter and I will be in our element and I think your video is really going to help me pass the evenings away, sat by Derwent Water Lake and draw or paint a few landscapes. However I feel my lack of experience won't do such a beautiful area justice. Fantastic video Smoothie as always.
Thanks very much for the nice comment, I hope you and your family have a great time at Keswick, its a beautiful part of the world, and of course there is the Derwent pencil museum and shop to visit :) I always wanted to spend a day at the Derwent museum and shop, the trouble is I would spend a small fortune buying too many Derwent pencils :) (as if I haven't got enough already) lol, I'm sure you will be filled will inspiration when you're there and have a great time drawing and painting.
+smoothie77 I hear you Smoothie, I think my wife is dreading my daughter and I spending two weeks in Keswick and only a ten minute walk to the Derwent Shop, I think my wife will be well and truly in charge of the money lol. Also I wanted to ask you something if you don't mind? Are you a self taught artist or have you been to school or university? I absolutely love your work but your ability to teach others I think is excellent, your tutorials are always so well put together.
Well I think you should have a good "spend" while you're there :)I'm completely self taught, mainly learnt from books and lots of practice. thanks again for the kind words.
My names dom on my fiance account iv just started to draw but drawing like you is a different level but your videos inspire me to reach your level i hope i get this incredible
Beautiful!! Thank you!
You way of doing this pencil drawing is blowing my mind, it is extremely helpful and inspiring . Thank so much for show us who follow you. What do you use to protect the finished drawing, so it will not get destroyed with time?
Thanks Vic, i use plastic A4 covers, or better still i frame them.
So beautiful! Your videos are so inspiring!