It’s what you do during the first few seconds, that takes a decade to learn, isn’t it? It’s so difficult to loosen up and not make a total charcoal mess every time. Thanks for sharing all these insights into your creative process 👍🏼
Thanks Kris, I think the beginning gestural part takes along time to develop, so yes. A lot of it comes from a familiarity and comfort with the subject matter and it’s a gradual process.
Richard Schmid wrote in his book "Alla prima" something like this: loose is not how a drawing/a painting should be done, but how it appears. And even if it is done fast, like in this case, there were tons of slow studies. This guy "just" process faster because all the hard work he put in in the past. He is very aware of fundamentals, no matter how loose his work may seem.
Thanks for sharing your process! Gesture sketches is what is very valuable for me. The most struggling part! I've been a digital artist in game industry for more than a decade (almost two). Now I'm trying to recall how to draw traditionally. Oh my, I'm catching myself on a though that I want to hit "Ctrl+Z" or use a Transform Tool while drawing in pencil!😂 And it's so hard to get the proportions right without those digital cheats mentioned above!
really nice!! im a teenager and i used to draw lots of realism for school credits but after a while i got bored and started drawing more semi-realism to anime art so i forgot most my skills
Thanks! There's nothing wrong with a less realistic style and the skills you develop will compliment a more realistic approach if you decide to go that way even though it may not seem like it. Best of luck!
You’ve been doing this for some time. Yes? Your skill and ease with the medium is obvious. What is interesting and something your viewers should be aware is the finished drawing is not a replica or ‘exact’ copy. It is an interpretation. An artists rendition. It is not a photographic copy. And it is not meant to be. What is most important to know is perfection is not the aim. If you will, John S. Sargent had this ability. His drawings were more paintings in charcoal while remaining a drawing. An astonishing ability I have never been able to duplicate. Or come close to achieving. Of course, personality and aim has a great deal to do with it. Thank you for sharing you skill and ability with us.
Thanks for commenting, I agree. I think a certain amount of life or energy is lost when you chase a perfect likeness. I think the interpretation is more important. And to answer your question, yes, I’ve been drawing forever, but primarily with charcoal for 7 or 8 years now.
I’m finally realizing this in my own journey. It’s always nice to see comments like yours. Just by reading it I know you have a lot of experience as well. Reinforces my own understanding of things.
Fantastic process! Appreciate the way you feel out the form. Thanks for the inspiring demo. One thing I see on the photo is that the lips are slightly pursed, which affects the curve of the line under the top lip.
Very instructive to see this and the oil painting version on your Patreon page! It is wonderful to see how much the proces is much the same. Maybe I even get enough courage to also try an oil version myself.
The first lines might look sloppy but they are very gentle in pressure. Nice demo, I'm not sure I could be as fast with more focus on the likeness at the cost of some expressiveness. Its a trade of I'm happy to make however.
Any time I've tried to work with vine charcoal I can never get darker values, and when I finish it will all just smudge if it touches anything else. Is this just the nature of vine charcoal? I really like the ease of blocking in areas fast with it, but it is so hard to get the right values because it's so easily disturbed.
Willow charcoal will give you a bit denser value than vine, but don’t usually have an issue with darker values. I agree that the fragile nature of it can be hard to deal with until it’s sprayed. I’ll often start with vine and switch to charcoal pencils if it’s something a bit more developed. You might also try a textured paper that will hang on to the softer charcoal a little better. Thanks for the comment!
@@JeffHainesArt Oh thanks for the quick reply, I hadn't tried willow charcoal, I will try the textured paper and spray too. I really like sketching and value studies, I am just too lazy to pencil everything in, like the boldness/ easy coverage of charcoal so I will give it another go! All the best
Thank you Naveen! Yeah, fixatives will usually darken the drawing a bit. Some brands less so than others but it’s necessary with soft charcoal and some other dry media. A few light layers usually isn’t too detrimental.
Hey - thank you so much for sharing! Do you use the same process with different mediums IE mechanical pencil/ball point? I never considered a portrait as 'gestural' but hoping that helps me - at the moment I can't capture any likeness at all and you do that beautifully.
Thank you! I use the same process with paint because charcoal and paint are both so 'moveable'. I would use this process for graphite but probably not with ink. I hope that helps!
When you use your stump, it seems to be always clean. You seem to bring back light in the drawing. But when I use mine, it’s always so dirty. Is there a tip you could share to be able to do it your way ?
Are you using vine (natural) charcoal? The stump has a very different effect on compressed charcoal & charcoal pencils. Sometimes I use both vine and compressed charcoal in a drawing and I can't use the stump like an eraser quite so much. The amount of work and layering of material might be a factor too. I do wipe the stump on a rag fairly often, but nothing other than that. Thanks for watching Valerie!
@@Valerie-lu3rz What I'm using is vine charcoal (or willow), sometimes just called natural charcoal. The charcoal you're using is compressed. It hangs on to the paper much more than vine. Vine charcoal takes some getting used to, but you may like it!
while the photo suggests a witty mischivious attitude of the subject, the portrait looks emotionless with, expressing a tad of sadness at best. In this, in my opinion, it completely misses the charm of the original snapshot. The drawing technique is spotless, but rthe artistic result leaves a lot to be desired.
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It’s what you do during the first few seconds, that takes a decade to learn, isn’t it? It’s so difficult to loosen up and not make a total charcoal mess every time. Thanks for sharing all these insights into your creative process 👍🏼
Thanks Kris, I think the beginning gestural part takes along time to develop, so yes. A lot of it comes from a familiarity and comfort with the subject matter and it’s a gradual process.
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Amezing work
Richard Schmid wrote in his book "Alla prima" something like this: loose is not how a drawing/a painting should be done, but how it appears. And even if it is done fast, like in this case, there were tons of slow studies. This guy "just" process faster because all the hard work he put in in the past. He is very aware of fundamentals, no matter how loose his work may seem.
I follow your inspiring works. This is pure art. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! Happy that you like it.
Thanks for sharing your process! Gesture sketches is what is very valuable for me. The most struggling part! I've been a digital artist in game industry for more than a decade (almost two). Now I'm trying to recall how to draw traditionally. Oh my, I'm catching myself on a though that I want to hit "Ctrl+Z" or use a Transform Tool while drawing in pencil!😂 And it's so hard to get the proportions right without those digital cheats mentioned above!
profound, !what I learn from you, priceless, much thx, CZ
really nice!! im a teenager and i used to draw lots of realism for school credits but after a while i got bored and started drawing more semi-realism to anime art so i forgot most my skills
Thanks! There's nothing wrong with a less realistic style and the skills you develop will compliment a more realistic approach if you decide to go that way even though it may not seem like it. Best of luck!
Thank you from Italy for sharing your wonderful artistic process. It's gorgeous!
Thank you Monica!
Incredible!
You’ve been doing this for some time. Yes? Your skill and ease with the medium is obvious. What is interesting and something your viewers should be aware is the finished drawing is not a replica or ‘exact’ copy. It is an interpretation. An artists rendition. It is not a photographic copy. And it is not meant to be. What is most important to know is perfection is not the aim.
If you will, John S. Sargent had this ability. His drawings were more paintings in charcoal while remaining a drawing. An astonishing ability I have never been able to duplicate. Or come close to achieving. Of course, personality and aim has a great deal to do with it.
Thank you for sharing you skill and ability with us.
Thanks for commenting, I agree. I think a certain amount of life or energy is lost when you chase a perfect likeness. I think the interpretation is more important. And to answer your question, yes, I’ve been drawing forever, but primarily with charcoal for 7 or 8 years now.
I’m finally realizing this in my own journey. It’s always nice to see comments like yours. Just by reading it I know you have a lot of experience as well. Reinforces my own understanding of things.
you are exactly correct, in your assessment; ," it's a drawing of,..." not copying a photo !
great explanation, and of course your work is weel executed, thx
beautiful
Amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome ❤
Incredible! So happy I found your channel
Me too! Welcome!
Only 20 minutes? Wow, that's impressive
Fantastic process! Appreciate the way you feel out the form. Thanks for the inspiring demo. One thing I see on the photo is that the lips are slightly pursed, which affects the curve of the line under the top lip.
Thank you! Glad that you enjoyed it.
Looks so Alive ❤
Beautiful Sir!
Thanks so much!
It's not a portrait, it's just a reference for your sketch. It's not bad, it looks really good, I like it.
Spectacular 👌😄
Glad you liked it!
Quick sketch for a quick sub. 💯 awesome!
Awesome it's an artistic way I love the way u sketch it
Thanks Peter!
Very instructive to see this and the oil painting version on your Patreon page! It is wonderful to see how much the proces is much the same. Maybe I even get enough courage to also try an oil version myself.
You should Chiel! Thanks for the comment!
Hello thanks for the process video ☺️☺️
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The first lines might look sloppy but they are very gentle in pressure.
Nice demo, I'm not sure I could be as fast with more focus on the likeness at the cost of some expressiveness.
Its a trade of I'm happy to make however.
Hola Jeff solo decirte que me encanta ver cómo realizas los trabajos.una maravilla.un saludo.chao
Thanks Javier! Glad that you liked it.
Thank friend for sharing you skill.. ❤❤❤❤
brilliant sketc jeff
Thanks Stash!
cool man thanks for the vid
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Any time I've tried to work with vine charcoal I can never get darker values, and when I finish it will all just smudge if it touches anything else. Is this just the nature of vine charcoal? I really like the ease of blocking in areas fast with it, but it is so hard to get the right values because it's so easily disturbed.
Willow charcoal will give you a bit denser value than vine, but don’t usually have an issue with darker values. I agree that the fragile nature of it can be hard to deal with until it’s sprayed. I’ll often start with vine and switch to charcoal pencils if it’s something a bit more developed. You might also try a textured paper that will hang on to the softer charcoal a little better. Thanks for the comment!
@@JeffHainesArt Oh thanks for the quick reply, I hadn't tried willow charcoal, I will try the textured paper and spray too. I really like sketching and value studies, I am just too lazy to pencil everything in, like the boldness/ easy coverage of charcoal so I will give it another go! All the best
Beautiful work
Thank you Naveen! Yeah, fixatives will usually darken the drawing a bit. Some brands less so than others but it’s necessary with soft charcoal and some other dry media. A few light layers usually isn’t too detrimental.
Hey - thank you so much for sharing! Do you use the same process with different mediums IE mechanical pencil/ball point? I never considered a portrait as 'gestural' but hoping that helps me - at the moment I can't capture any likeness at all and you do that beautifully.
Thank you! I use the same process with paint because charcoal and paint are both so 'moveable'. I would use this process for graphite but probably not with ink. I hope that helps!
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First like and first comment. Hehe
Very beautiful portrait btw.
Thanks for checking it out!
When you use your stump, it seems to be always clean. You seem to bring back light in the drawing. But when I use mine, it’s always so dirty. Is there a tip you could share to be able to do it your way ?
Are you using vine (natural) charcoal? The stump has a very different effect on compressed charcoal & charcoal pencils. Sometimes I use both vine and compressed charcoal in a drawing and I can't use the stump like an eraser quite so much. The amount of work and layering of material might be a factor too. I do wipe the stump on a rag fairly often, but nothing other than that. Thanks for watching Valerie!
@@JeffHainesArt It’s the first time I use charcoal. I bought Charcoal Pencil General’s 557-2B. Maybe I should try something else ?
@@Valerie-lu3rz What I'm using is vine charcoal (or willow), sometimes just called natural charcoal. The charcoal you're using is compressed. It hangs on to the paper much more than vine. Vine charcoal takes some getting used to, but you may like it!
@@JeffHainesArt Thank you so much for your explanation !
my teacher
thank you
Thank you for watching!
How much measuring went into the start? I find it hard to block out and set the proportions straight.
I don't do a lot of measuring, honestly. I prefer more of a 'estimate and adjust' process.
@@JeffHainesArt thanks sir!
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Where can I get the tools you use?
Most art supply stores and certainly on-line retailers should have all of it. It's pretty ordinary stuff.
How much time it took to complete this
About 20 minutes in real time. Thanks for watching!
Smile and right cheekbone 🙁
А где ухмылка?
Beautiful drawing!!! Do you have a brand preference for the vine charcoal ?
Thank you! I use Coates willow charcoal and I use Blick's brand for vine. I use willow more often.
Рисунок хороший, вот только сходства нет совсем.
I really liked the process. But I think, that the look and mouth gesture didn't look similar.
Start se dhilhana chaiye
It is not "Quick Sketch", it is a fast motion video!!
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while the photo suggests a witty mischivious attitude of the subject, the portrait looks emotionless with, expressing a tad of sadness at best. In this, in my opinion, it completely misses the charm of the original snapshot. The drawing technique is spotless, but rthe artistic result leaves a lot to be desired.
I agree with you. The mouth is wrong
очень круто, как всегда❤
What tools do you use
Primarily natural willow charcoal, there's a list of materials in the description too.
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