Only 2 hours late this week, that's what I call PROGRESS! Ok sit down, class is starting. If you're an AMerican, happy 4th of July, best have an epic weekend or uncle Sam will be coming to TAZE YOU.
@@Tilde_jbp no, not even close. Anyone who says they can draw well without references or haven't expanded their visual, can't draw. Marc's level and your level are vastly different, Don't kid yourself. Draw using references, any professional will tell you, to use references. Being a pro is do create art that looks believable, presentable and fast.
Me, someone who has been drawing for over 10 years but not actively: still at level 1 🤡 It's my fault tho, I don't draw that often. I used to draw almost everyday when I was in middle school but as adult responsibilities come, I haven't been able to draw much - mostly because of lack of motivation. I'm lucky if I do one complete piece every 3 months, and I don't even do simple shorter studies or sketches in between, which is what I'm trying to improve :( Edit: after watching this video I realized I should start studying art more seriously and I started practicing poses everyday, going for 1 week for now :D Currently at level 1 and I'll probably go to level 2 once I finish a couple of sketchbooks (which until now had been extremely dificult - I never finish my sketchbooks)
big same. drew a lot up until college where i got too busy I've been trying to get back into it now but sometimes i cant help but regret the learning time I lost by dropping the hobby for 4 years
I know you see comments like “wow as soon as I needed this, he uploaded,” and I usually find those annoying, but here I am, with a bunch of reference photos ready, trying to figure out how to start, thanks Marc :D
@@falc0n_anime615 idk it differs from people to people. By the time I'm writing the comment u might already be past level 1 or maybe not. The most important thing is to have fun!
I'm still at level 1, and I plan to stick to it for as long as possible until I understand it completely before speedrunning the rest. My art skills have been sub-par for years Because I skipped level 1 when I was younger.
Yeah I skipped all the way to level 4 without doing any other levels and now I really struggle to go back to basics and refine the small things like hands or faces and everything I draw look messy…
Im fully convinced this is how he talks and acts when he goes out. And i like that. Thanks for all the advice. My art has improved by a looooot. But im still bad only been drawing for 5 months.
5 months is like day one man don't worry. In 5 years you'll be 5 years more experienced with 5 years more skill under your belt. Some of the old pros have been drawing/painting for 30-40 years and still going (and it probably took them 10 years to get even close to their peak skill level). You probably can't get "actually good" at anything in only 1 year (I've read 1 30+ year artist say it took them years before they could draw people).
I'm an artist at level 3 and you just gave the BEST advice I have ever heard: observe your reference for 5 minutes before jumping in, and pay attention to details such as lighting, texture, and how shadows form. I always felt like at one point in the study I just start copying the reference without really understanding what I'm doing. Those extra 5 minutes at the beginning definitely made a HUGE difference as I am now consciously making drawing decisions for a reason, instead of just drawing what I see.
quick tip! before starting a drawing, always plan ahead... i know it sounds like common sense, but hear me out! if you want your drawing process to be as clean as possible, always do a sketch or doodle your ideas on a separate sheet if youre doing traditional and if youre doing digital yknow. it helps a lot having an idea in your head, and if not, youll just keep erasing and erasing until you dont wanna draw anymore!
I agree and get what you mean. I'm in the middle of the planning process right now. I have some ideas but there are still some gaps to fill in before I dare hold the pencil. Forgive the length of this comment pls: May I go to you for tips? Any website/sources that has all kinds of poses, especially action-related ones? Reason for this is bc my goal is to make 2 sketches minimum where one or both of them involve combat, especially martial arts and maybe even hitman weapons. However with my other goal (this is a bit out of context)... since my goal is to make the character look bad ass and hot, I'm also looking for a pose that would allow their abs to be fully seen as well as their booty even if it's just a bit of it. One's booty can be seen from a side or back view but both views limit the abs/torso from being fully seen. I'm looking for a pose that shows BOTH ASSETS so it's obvious that they're muscular but also thicc in some places (think Vi from Arcane/League of Legends and VTuber BuffPup which I'll prob edit this comment with a vid/pic). BUT I'm tryna make both seen WITHOUT having to draw in a lewd way so no sexy poses. I've seen art and pics online where it's generally like "oh this person/character looks cool" and then the comments/replies to those posts have someone zooming in/thirsting over the thicc and/or muscular parts of said character/person. Like I'm tryna make them look hot in a subtler way where the viewer is the one that ends up "looking respectively".
@@corncobbob2326 I completely get it! forgive my late reply, but pinterest is an amazing place to start. I find a lot of muscular kind of poses, exactly like what you're describing! the only issue is you definitely have to get your main page in tune with your tastes! I'll give you a few links of what you're looking for.
After I am done with studies for the day, I change my phone wallpaper to some art I would want to study. Not only this makes it more desirable to study, but I keep observing it for the rest of the day
“You’d be at level 3 if you’ve been drawing for 2/3 years.” I’ve been drawing 7+ years and I’m still at level 1. That too, barely. I guess I should just quit 😂
Please don’t, we’re all in this at our own pace. I feel like I’m kinda behind too but I’m determined to at least be a little better at drawing by end of this year. Art is hard and life gets in the way a lot, take your time :)
"Take a good minute to study what your about to draw". ......honestly no one has ever told me that before. It makes so much sense. Really take time and study the reference before you draw it. Man I feel dumb that I've never done this simple thing.
Level 2 was really helpful for me. I've gotten so frustrated studying weird gesture drawing poses because that's what I saw in art books. I never understood why people in art books twist themselves into human pretzels. Going to drop the books and just draw what I want now ✌️
If you try drawing something you're interested about, your brain will search and save information about this thing, based on what you see during your day. You just have to draw a lot what you really want, and leave the job of learning for your brain. I've been drawing basically what i want, in the way I want like that, for past 4 or 5 years, and now I can draw anything from my imagination (with 5 point, or any other perspective). Now I'm working on the quality and technical side of my drawings. Master Kim Jung Gi also was studying pretty much like this. And also like him, I don't need any sketch or construction lines to draw. But as it comes to quality and technique, Kim Jung Gi was astronomicaly unmatched🤌 And taking your time to observe objects, photos and anything else (as Marc and also Jung Gi were saing) will drasticaly improve your drawing for sure, and it is the best way to build visual library.
I've been drawing for years and don't use references, mostly characters and a more stylized design. But this is a fantastic summery of what I need to "reshape" my observations skills to adapt to more realistic drawing. Thanks a lot from Sweden, have a great summer buddy!
This might seem like a really dumb reply but best thing you can do is to just start. xD I've kind of adopted this mindset, I'm like a car and it always takes the most energy for a car to start its engines but when its on the move it doesnt expend too much energy. Point is, starting is always hard and even if you sit down to just draw a single line at least you drew that single line. Not drawing at all is worse. I can also recommend to set a schedule for yourself and make sure to include breaks and at least one whole day of rest.
Consistency and accountability. Try to make 1 drawing a day and post it to your social media, to your friends to see or a group you belong, it doesn't matter what you draw, but should be better if it's something that you like. In a year you will have produced so much work that it stays as a habit, then you can start taking your time with your art. Nothing comes easy, just keep drawing.
Ye, as others said, just draw. Overthinking is nothing more than a fear of failure. But failure is not a death sentence, or proof or your worth as a person. It's a chance to learn. So, stop overthinking and just doodle anything on the page. It helps picking a large brush (or a crayon) and making very wide marks with your topic in mind. Then, take notes on what you're thinking while you draw and answer these questions: "Why I dislike this drawing?", "What do I really want to draw?", "How can I turn this doodle into something good?", "How can I turn this doodle into what I really want to draw?" It's also valid to just throw away the doodle and draw something different. You can also pick a reference related to what you want to draw, and draw it instead, with the intention of returning to your original idea with more knowledge. The idea is, yeah. Failure sucks, but it ain't too bad. Just try to go back a few steps to regain your confidence and keep drawing, because if you don't, I will haunt your bathroom.
This might sound unorthodox but when I don’t feel like drawing, I listen to music. It really gets me in the mood to draw and my studies on anatomy end up feeling more like excuses to listen to my favorite artists for extended periods of time 😅
Choosing reference with poses that I actually end up using in my final pieces is such a simple thing but I've never thought about. However, I think that being able to draw the body from different angles and in different positions is useful as well. Thank you so much for your advices
Dude this tutorial literally changed my art life! For a couple weeks I was really considering just giving up on art because I was unhappy with me not improving at all it seemed. However after going through not only this tutorial but a bunch of other Marc tutorials I was able to form a sort of art schedule that made it so I was able to advance pretty quickly in only the past 3 weeks! I am now very happy with how well I am improving (I dont think im great, but I think im on level 3). Thanks Marc!
OK you did it. You made me subscribe just for that beautiful intro. But no joke this what I need, always had a fear of using reference cuz I thought that it was cheating in a way but artists like you who make these tutorials fun inspire me. Keep it up!
I'm in all levels (?)... But not confident enough to draw from imagination. Whenever I do, it's no good HAHAHA I'm 100% sure that my problem is drawing "regularly". Sometimes it takes months for me to get back to drawing :'D Funny thing is, I sometimes use "watching informative videos" like yours (while taking down notes) as an excuse to not draw the entire day. Sorry self. But on a serious note, your videos have been helping me to become aware of the things that I could do to improve my art and my life in general. So, thank you very much!
I really like this approach, and I was keeping myself stuck at level 1 for YEARS just by not getting used to using reference. Well new year new me so now I'm finding that using reference is a skill on its own too. I think I'm around level 2 when it comes to using reference, and have tried some of those tips you mentioned for level 3, but I want to try going back and practicing for a while starting at the beginning from this method. This feels like it'll help to build the habit of using reference the right way and not just copying or trying to use imagination. I've been liking your starter pack brushes for a while now so I'll use those to practice! Thanks for these vids!
I've been drawing for almost all my whole life, and has been drawing almost everyday ever since. But the pandemic came in and my skills went "weeeee 📉📉📉", plus being so burnt out and seeing all these artists around the same age as I am improve drastically around a month or two made my confidence in art go down quickly and made me feel inferior about how much knowledge I have on art. Made me feel like I was just doing art desperately just to try to see improvements while not enjoying it as much. Watching your videos is a spark of hope. Made me realize how much I've observed around the open environment around me back then, and making it a part of what goes here and what isn't. Observation is why I improved at art the most two years ago, and I'm going to do it again. Going back to square one, and while my ego is probably bummed about it, I just feel like I couldn't do anything to learn with my current situaton haha. Thanks for these videos, good sir, I may still not draw as much now, but your videos and knowledge gave me hope to improve and rekindled back my mindset of wanting to learn from other people that improved instead of feeling down about it.
These lesson videos are genuinely some of the most helpful things ive found on youtube so far, they're so easy to follow and arent full of random off-topic things, it just gets straight to the point. Thank you for making these!
I literally spent the last 3 hours, watching and listening to your videos on autoplay. The difference of information you give comparing to other artists is remarkable. It got to the point where you mention things that I discovered on my own so it definintely clicks with me. Best part about this was, I never knew that I could be busy drawing, while taking a few peaks on the screen was still extremely informative and helpful. I'll be watchin this whole playlist again soon. Your videos will sky rocket many artists from Shitty art limbo.
I mostly do level 2, but every now and again Ill do a level 3 study. Ive been doing level 2 gestures and portraits and today I went for a level 3 portrait.
Thank you so much.. I was so confused about what and how I should be studying from reference..I felt so stuck.. now I know what to do..I just love how you break things into levels it untangles my brain every time I am in a rut
Can we be friends? Haha seriously though, ever since I was a kid I’ve liked to draw following references and trying to copy a subject, sadly I only did it on and off and have had trouble keeping consistent; almost two years ago though, something unexpected happened, I did a semi realistic full color drawing that amazed myself, and it was like unlocking a new level, without going through any proper studies, so I am now at an awkward position of “I can copy things but I don’t really know how to draw”, I recently discovered this channel and I have big hopes that I can learn from it and maybe caught up with all the off time I’ve had. Sincerely, thank you for sharing, keep it up! 💖
Hearing a lot of this is great for me, I used to draw a lot when I was in my 20s but after I drew a handful of stuff and posted them in a forum I got a lot of negative feedback on how you shouldn't copy from other drawings, pictures because it's not going to give you any real unique work of art, nothing I can call mine. So even though it was all from refence and I was got into a huge slump because I was very proud of how good it came out and how it looks a lot like the original. Needless to say, I lost my drawing tablet and I didn't really want to go back to traditional style because digital felt so good. Maybe one of these days I'll stop watching videos and pick back up the pen, after I get a new drawing/graphics tablet. I love the videos, I love the positive information and it's so much stuff that I've needed to hear. Thank You Marc, you're starting to get my drawing urges back and I love art
I held onto your beer Marc for that intro... You truly proved that they can always be better!! Another amazing video that helped a lot too,thank you man!
Nice nice informative video "You can't study from imagination thats illegal" Kim jung gi: huh (He's already drawn everything so much that he can draw almost anything) Also remember that there always are artists better than u whom you can study from in any aspect of art 🙂
Well, I'm pretty sure that he had to study a lot to have such huge "visual catalog" on his mental and muscular memory and that's the point Marc said, it's not for professional artists but for beginners that ilude themselves thinking they can do like in your example Kim Gung Gi, without learn or pratice A LOT before that.
I think the joke went over my head but, I'm pretty sure Kim Jung Gi doesn't study from "imagination". From most of his interviews, he said that he observed a lots from almost everything around him, and draw a lots from what he observed. For beginner, it's best to build up your visual memory first.
@@johntthompson3687 yeah he's just built and understood a massive visual library that he can conjure up in his mind and translate on paper, it's not that he doesn't use references, he used them and understood them so well that he's a walking reference bank
"Level 3 if you've been drawing regularly for 2-3 years.....", I know no mastery is achieved in such short period of time but honestly speaking, my impatience is discouraging me right now. Thank you for the class anyhow 🙏 I'm grateful and really appreciate your work & contributions to the world.
I said it once but I´ll repeat it. I have to watch the video twice because the first time I get so into your drawings that I don´t pay attention on what you´re speaking, it´s so satisfying. Thanks for the video!
" just do your best even if your bests sucks " yea i really agreed with you Marc and now with proper way of practicing i think im getting better and better in art
Tysm!! I'm at level2 atm and pretty happy that i can finally do anatomy poses without a reference Not everytime ofc, but still feeling not being a printer This thing was holding me back from doing numerous fanarts and drawing ideas when i cant find the right ref Dont get me wrong, i still practice from refs ofc Still somehow feels combining items and stuff is super hard xd Sometimes i wish i was as super beginners who draw what they want from their heart, without worrying that it doesnt look gud
I've been watching your videos and practicing simple stuff like lines, circles and drawing on top of reference pictures for the past 3 days or so to build a foundation. Still no pants.
I can't stress enough how good these videos are. I just started with art and these videos are really really really REALLY helpful. Can't believe they are at a low cost of only ONE like. Keep it up Marc 👏🏻
I've been drawing off and on for several years. I always feel bad when I stop because it feels like I don't really grow as artist. But your channel really inspired me to get back at it.
i never really trusted any youtube art tutorials because i could never understand them and it's like some give complicated instructions on how to do this and that but when i watched Marc's tutorials, im surprised how easy learning art can be :D i learned a lot even though i watched only a few of his vids and this really makes me happy ^^ thank you for sharing your knowledge to us, it's really helpful! i hope to learn more from you in the future! ♡
I'm a very new subscriber for this channel for about a month and your videos have helped me a lot to learn where to start and what to do and sometimes even watch your old videos again and again when I'm stuck on something I need more help with! Thanks Marc!!!!
Your outro song!!!! It's from FFX!!! I just entered the house were this plays and immediately felt like I've heard this somewhere before. I feel like I've found a Easter egg lol haha
Really? Oh where does it play? Everytime it plays I always figured it was from FFXII but now that you mention it I've heard it in FFX too! Super nostalgic everytime the outro plays
Just some notes for when i link this to friends: Level 1: beginners. You start by taking shots of different alcohol in order to be able to know what taste good. Level 2: with more knowledge in drinks you can now identify the most important factors on the taste of different drinks, you can curate your bar at this point with wines that sell instead of obscure ones no one orders. Level 3: practice at this level when you've got the fundamentals down. Or as marc puts it, when you're already a connoisseur capable of identifying subtle variance in wine. Make sure to take a moment to smell the beverage and take small sips to observe it before drinking, so you can make the most out of it's taste. Level 4: combine drinks. use your honed observation skills to identify specific things that make the different beverage taste good, so you can take parts of them and skillfully mix cocktails using different drinks.
thank you for your tips i've been watching your tutorials for a while and you always say that we should always observe. at first i ignored it like for real, ignoring it for 2 weeks? but today i searched for human anatomy and now my progress is sky rocketing:>
I wish there was a manga version of these kinds of tutorials. A youtuber who seriously shows the professional manga way in multiple videos, with demos of him working on manga pages from start to finish multiple times. There's Akihito Yoshitomi already but, he doesn't do digital art and his videos are mostly in Japanese. Plus he doesn't really teach, it's just demos of him working on his stuff. Oh, well.
Hmm, I would say if you looking to draw in a manga-like style, it's better to study realism then work on stylizing later. Or at least, that's what I hear. But manga and other stylized works take reality and either remove or modify realistic aspects. More or less, if you know the "rules", then you can better break them. I'm by no means a good artist but hopefully this advice helps!
You can’t draw manga if you can’t draw realistically first ;) This is the first step! Manga is just an art style, easy to mimic if you have good foundations.
@@YTartschool Oh, but I'm well aware that drawing realistically matters first. But to say that the art style is easy to mimic, that I don't really think so. Even with good foundations. Because you know, I'm considering the whole package : the lineart styles, characters, environments, toning and textures, compositions including visual fx, sound fx, panel layouts and eventually painting as well, but also : how to digitally design a professional black/white manga page ready for print from A to Z. I checked some One Punch Man pages drawn by Yusuke Murata but couldn't replicate some of the visual fx and screentones he put in it. Seriously, manga is not as easy as you might think. And without the right information at your disposal, you're only there without answers. You have spotted an interesting detail thanks to your observation, but it's not always obvious to find what resources and process lead to the result. I for instance was wondering about noise toning but found no tutorial focusing specifically on how the pros use and apply it. Manga at a professional level is no joke. Don't tell me it's easy.
@@colinwong8496 You're perfectly right. And I have studied the fundamentals already for years. I know the list of them and had to completely focus on realism first before stylizing. I understand the importance of that very well. Because that's what the pros recommend. The problem is those "rules" now. And sometimes understanding them requires information that is not easy to find on the web. So things become a bit complicated with that. Mimicking is also not always obvious.
Thanks for the videos Marc! Recently bought your full Art School program and am happy with the content and style of your lessons. Also, amazing thumbnail for this video. Level 1 thumbnail is quite funny 😂
This video was a pretty big confidence boost for me. If you would have asked me to rate myself in my ability to effectively use references, I would have rated myself much lower before watching this video. The way you describe the different levels at least forces me to place myself higher than I would have imagined is reasonable.
Oops I have been wasting my time lot at level 2. I used to draw 20mins per gesture drawing with shading and details. I didn't improve and got demotivated often. Now I got where I should focus on first. Thank you 😍
I was wondering if you could post a tutorial on interesting perspective poses and scale? I've been struggling with that lately, and thought it could be a cool learning opportunity.
Man I love your videos dude!!! Thanks so much for creating all this amazing content!!! It has inspired me getting back into art a ton!!! Always been more of a cartoon/character drawer but stoked to start getting into some real life drawing again :) Thanks a ton my dude!!!
I even observe like body's in school, I look at the details of the person and try to imagine the person without clothes to improve my skills of drawing the human body they always look at me like I'm crazy xD
Every video you make is so helpful. You put so much effort into this that I can't believe it's free. Thank you so much for helping those of us who can't yet afford art school. 😭💜
Only 2 hours late this week, that's what I call PROGRESS! Ok sit down, class is starting. If you're an AMerican, happy 4th of July, best have an epic weekend or uncle Sam will be coming to TAZE YOU.
Hey Marc I wanna draw in anime style for animation but I like realistic drawings more with good anatomy etc too. What do I do
can you drawn ink sans lol
@@yushaare you can do both !
@@yushaare Study anatomy!!! Once you have that nailed then you can learn to stylize it. That way you can form your own style through studying life.
@@sophiaavery7912 thanks I have started doing studies of anatomy more often now since my anatomy was mostly hit or miss
"You can't study from imagination that's illegal "
- Marc Brunet
wise words
@@Tilde_jbp but... U don't
@@StarkerAxe yeah that is talent
@@Tilde_jbp ok
@@Tilde_jbp no, not even close. Anyone who says they can draw well without references or haven't expanded their visual, can't draw. Marc's level and your level are vastly different, Don't kid yourself. Draw using references, any professional will tell you, to use references. Being a pro is do create art that looks believable, presentable and fast.
“Just try your best! …Even if your best sucks.”
Best advice ever.
Damn I wished I had multiple versions of myself to say “oh no” with me
Or “oh, hi”
Or "Are you okay?"
Yeah same
Your pp is the worst ship of history 😭
@@meriem1410 look man I just thoughts it looked cute ; - ;
I wish all those other Marcs would go around teaching personal irl drawing classes to anyone who clicks the sub button.
That would be amazing omfg Id treat him to coffee
If that was the case I think we’d all be getting better at art lol
Marc should free them all😂
Me, someone who has been drawing for over 10 years but not actively: still at level 1 🤡
It's my fault tho, I don't draw that often. I used to draw almost everyday when I was in middle school but as adult responsibilities come, I haven't been able to draw much - mostly because of lack of motivation. I'm lucky if I do one complete piece every 3 months, and I don't even do simple shorter studies or sketches in between, which is what I'm trying to improve :(
Edit: after watching this video I realized I should start studying art more seriously and I started practicing poses everyday, going for 1 week for now :D Currently at level 1 and I'll probably go to level 2 once I finish a couple of sketchbooks (which until now had been extremely dificult - I never finish my sketchbooks)
Lvl 1 is not a bad thing, that’s the fastest route to improve, way better than being at level 4 prematurely;)
big same. drew a lot up until college where i got too busy
I've been trying to get back into it now but sometimes i cant help but regret the learning time I lost by dropping the hobby for 4 years
W un mh
@SiraGem Same story here friend..that makes the 2 of us.
Me too I feel your pain bro
I know you see comments like “wow as soon as I needed this, he uploaded,” and I usually find those annoying, but here I am, with a bunch of reference photos ready, trying to figure out how to start, thanks Marc :D
Hi can I ask you how many pages does we need to skip the first level
@@falc0n_anime615 idk it differs from people to people. By the time I'm writing the comment u might already be past level 1 or maybe not. The most important thing is to have fun!
I'm still at level 1, and I plan to stick to it for as long as possible until I understand it completely before speedrunning the rest. My art skills have been sub-par for years Because I skipped level 1 when I was younger.
Yeah I skipped all the way to level 4 without doing any other levels and now I really struggle to go back to basics and refine the small things like hands or faces and everything I draw look messy…
Same, I've just started going back to learning the art skills I should have learned in the first place, and I feel like I'm between 1-2
Im fully convinced this is how he talks and acts when he goes out. And i like that. Thanks for all the advice. My art has improved by a looooot. But im still bad only been drawing for 5 months.
I mean, pretty much :D
lol 5 month
imagine 5 years....
like me T-T
@@bothack8874 hey it cant be worse than mine. XD i betcha your art better. Wanna compare?
5 months is like day one man don't worry. In 5 years you'll be 5 years more experienced with 5 years more skill under your belt. Some of the old pros have been drawing/painting for 30-40 years and still going (and it probably took them 10 years to get even close to their peak skill level). You probably can't get "actually good" at anything in only 1 year (I've read 1 30+ year artist say it took them years before they could draw people).
@@ncshuriken thanks man xD that actually helped out i appreciate that.
I'm an artist at level 3 and you just gave the BEST advice I have ever heard: observe your reference for 5 minutes before jumping in, and pay attention to details such as lighting, texture, and how shadows form. I always felt like at one point in the study I just start copying the reference without really understanding what I'm doing. Those extra 5 minutes at the beginning definitely made a HUGE difference as I am now consciously making drawing decisions for a reason, instead of just drawing what I see.
I clicked faster than Marc could multiply
quick tip! before starting a drawing, always plan ahead... i know it sounds like common sense, but hear me out!
if you want your drawing process to be as clean as possible, always do a sketch or doodle your ideas on a separate sheet if youre doing traditional and if youre doing digital yknow.
it helps a lot having an idea in your head, and if not, youll just keep erasing and erasing until you dont wanna draw anymore!
I agree and get what you mean. I'm in the middle of the planning process right now. I have some ideas but there are still some gaps to fill in before I dare hold the pencil. Forgive the length of this comment pls:
May I go to you for tips? Any website/sources that has all kinds of poses, especially action-related ones? Reason for this is bc my goal is to make 2 sketches minimum where one or both of them involve combat, especially martial arts and maybe even hitman weapons. However with my other goal (this is a bit out of context)... since my goal is to make the character look bad ass and hot, I'm also looking for a pose that would allow their abs to be fully seen as well as their booty even if it's just a bit of it. One's booty can be seen from a side or back view but both views limit the abs/torso from being fully seen.
I'm looking for a pose that shows BOTH ASSETS so it's obvious that they're muscular but also thicc in some places (think Vi from Arcane/League of Legends and VTuber BuffPup which I'll prob edit this comment with a vid/pic). BUT I'm tryna make both seen WITHOUT having to draw in a lewd way so no sexy poses. I've seen art and pics online where it's generally like "oh this person/character looks cool" and then the comments/replies to those posts have someone zooming in/thirsting over the thicc and/or muscular parts of said character/person. Like I'm tryna make them look hot in a subtler way where the viewer is the one that ends up "looking respectively".
@@corncobbob2326 I completely get it! forgive my late reply, but pinterest is an amazing place to start. I find a lot of muscular kind of poses, exactly like what you're describing! the only issue is you definitely have to get your main page in tune with your tastes! I'll give you a few links of what you're looking for.
After I am done with studies for the day, I change my phone wallpaper to some art I would want to study. Not only this makes it more desirable to study, but I keep observing it for the rest of the day
great idea!
“You’d be at level 3 if you’ve been drawing for 2/3 years.” I’ve been drawing 7+ years and I’m still at level 1. That too, barely. I guess I should just quit 😂
Please don’t, we’re all in this at our own pace. I feel like I’m kinda behind too but I’m determined to at least be a little better at drawing by end of this year. Art is hard and life gets in the way a lot, take your time :)
Me: Studying from imagination
Marc: Hey! That's Illegal
"Take a good minute to study what your about to draw". ......honestly no one has ever told me that before. It makes so much sense. Really take time and study the reference before you draw it. Man I feel dumb that I've never done this simple thing.
Level 2 was really helpful for me. I've gotten so frustrated studying weird gesture drawing poses because that's what I saw in art books. I never understood why people in art books twist themselves into human pretzels. Going to drop the books and just draw what I want now ✌️
If you try drawing something you're interested about, your brain will search and save information about this thing, based on what you see during your day. You just have to draw a lot what you really want, and leave the job of learning for your brain. I've been drawing basically what i want, in the way I want like that, for past 4 or 5 years, and now I can draw anything from my imagination (with 5 point, or any other perspective). Now I'm working on the quality and technical side of my drawings. Master Kim Jung Gi also was studying pretty much like this.
And also like him, I don't need any sketch or construction lines to draw. But as it comes to quality and technique, Kim Jung Gi was astronomicaly unmatched🤌
And taking your time to observe objects, photos and anything else (as Marc and also Jung Gi were saing) will drasticaly improve your drawing for sure, and it is the best way to build visual library.
Omg this intros hahaha i love this guy! I wish there was more teachers like him 😍 so talented!
I cant really appreciate enough how much you put effort in your videos in order to teach us.
I've been drawing for years and don't use references, mostly characters and a more stylized design. But this is a fantastic summery of what I need to "reshape" my observations skills to adapt to more realistic drawing. Thanks a lot from Sweden, have a great summer buddy!
Now here´s a big one: How can you stop overthinking your art? Productivity issues is really crippling because ...well no art gets made xDD
This might seem like a really dumb reply but best thing you can do is to just start. xD
I've kind of adopted this mindset, I'm like a car and it always takes the most energy for a car to start its engines but when its on the move it doesnt expend too much energy. Point is, starting is always hard and even if you sit down to just draw a single line at least you drew that single line. Not drawing at all is worse.
I can also recommend to set a schedule for yourself and make sure to include breaks and at least one whole day of rest.
Consistency and accountability. Try to make 1 drawing a day and post it to your social media, to your friends to see or a group you belong, it doesn't matter what you draw, but should be better if it's something that you like. In a year you will have produced so much work that it stays as a habit, then you can start taking your time with your art. Nothing comes easy, just keep drawing.
Ye, as others said, just draw. Overthinking is nothing more than a fear of failure. But failure is not a death sentence, or proof or your worth as a person. It's a chance to learn. So, stop overthinking and just doodle anything on the page.
It helps picking a large brush (or a crayon) and making very wide marks with your topic in mind.
Then, take notes on what you're thinking while you draw and answer these questions: "Why I dislike this drawing?", "What do I really want to draw?", "How can I turn this doodle into something good?", "How can I turn this doodle into what I really want to draw?"
It's also valid to just throw away the doodle and draw something different. You can also pick a reference related to what you want to draw, and draw it instead, with the intention of returning to your original idea with more knowledge.
The idea is, yeah. Failure sucks, but it ain't too bad. Just try to go back a few steps to regain your confidence and keep drawing, because if you don't, I will haunt your bathroom.
This might sound unorthodox but when I don’t feel like drawing, I listen to music. It really gets me in the mood to draw and my studies on anatomy end up feeling more like excuses to listen to my favorite artists for extended periods of time 😅
lower the challenge!
Choosing reference with poses that I actually end up using in my final pieces is such a simple thing but I've never thought about. However, I think that being able to draw the body from different angles and in different positions is useful as well. Thank you so much for your advices
I'm at level 1 and I'm trying my best to improve. I started practicing drawing two months ago and your videos are so helpful, sir! Thank youuu
Sorry to ask, but how's your art going since the time from this comment?
this video came out just as i was trying to draw something and was looking for references for a pose that i'm trying to pull off
The intros... THE INTROS
Everytime i see your drawing it blows my mind
Dude this tutorial literally changed my art life! For a couple weeks I was really considering just giving up on art because I was unhappy with me not improving at all it seemed. However after going through not only this tutorial but a bunch of other Marc tutorials I was able to form a sort of art schedule that made it so I was able to advance pretty quickly in only the past 3 weeks! I am now very happy with how well I am improving (I dont think im great, but I think im on level 3). Thanks Marc!
I'm literally studying from reference for anatomy and then you upload this, how do you always manage to do this?!
OK you did it. You made me subscribe just for that beautiful intro. But no joke this what I need, always had a fear of using reference cuz I thought that it was cheating in a way but artists like you who make these tutorials fun inspire me. Keep it up!
That thing about the type of reference your using was gold!
Watching you draw and you just being able to make a line make sense which helps with anatomy, makes me just wanna draw and study rn
Sending this to all my art friends ... I'm slowly assembling a online art class of my own and you're our teacher :^) Time to study for homework!
Just here acknowledging the improvement in Marc's art over the last few years.
I'm in all levels (?)... But not confident enough to draw from imagination. Whenever I do, it's no good HAHAHA
I'm 100% sure that my problem is drawing "regularly". Sometimes it takes months for me to get back to drawing :'D
Funny thing is, I sometimes use "watching informative videos" like yours (while taking down notes) as an excuse to not draw the entire day. Sorry self.
But on a serious note, your videos have been helping me to become aware of the things that I could do to improve my art and my life in general.
So, thank you very much!
I really like this approach, and I was keeping myself stuck at level 1 for YEARS just by not getting used to using reference. Well new year new me so now I'm finding that using reference is a skill on its own too.
I think I'm around level 2 when it comes to using reference, and have tried some of those tips you mentioned for level 3, but I want to try going back and practicing for a while starting at the beginning from this method. This feels like it'll help to build the habit of using reference the right way and not just copying or trying to use imagination. I've been liking your starter pack brushes for a while now so I'll use those to practice! Thanks for these vids!
Well timed! I've just spent a week practicing portraits and I've been wanting to make my practice more accurate to the reference!
I've been drawing for almost all my whole life, and has been drawing almost everyday ever since. But the pandemic came in and my skills went "weeeee 📉📉📉", plus being so burnt out and seeing all these artists around the same age as I am improve drastically around a month or two made my confidence in art go down quickly and made me feel inferior about how much knowledge I have on art. Made me feel like I was just doing art desperately just to try to see improvements while not enjoying it as much.
Watching your videos is a spark of hope. Made me realize how much I've observed around the open environment around me back then, and making it a part of what goes here and what isn't. Observation is why I improved at art the most two years ago, and I'm going to do it again. Going back to square one, and while my ego is probably bummed about it, I just feel like I couldn't do anything to learn with my current situaton haha. Thanks for these videos, good sir, I may still not draw as much now, but your videos and knowledge gave me hope to improve and rekindled back my mindset of wanting to learn from other people that improved instead of feeling down about it.
These lesson videos are genuinely some of the most helpful things ive found on youtube so far, they're so easy to follow and arent full of random off-topic things, it just gets straight to the point. Thank you for making these!
I literally spent the last 3 hours, watching and listening to your videos on autoplay. The difference of information you give comparing to other artists is remarkable. It got to the point where you mention things that I discovered on my own so it definintely clicks with me. Best part about this was, I never knew that I could be busy drawing, while taking a few peaks on the screen was still extremely informative and helpful. I'll be watchin this whole playlist again soon. Your videos will sky rocket many artists from Shitty art limbo.
I mostly do level 2, but every now and again Ill do a level 3 study. Ive been doing level 2 gestures and portraits and today I went for a level 3 portrait.
me: *doesn't check the timeline while watching the tutorial*
Marc: oh wait, there's lvl 5.
So lvl 5
*Video is finished*
Thank you so much.. I was so confused about what and how I should be studying from reference..I felt so stuck.. now I know what to do..I just love how you break things into levels it untangles my brain every time I am in a rut
Can we be friends? Haha seriously though, ever since I was a kid I’ve liked to draw following references and trying to copy a subject, sadly I only did it on and off and have had trouble keeping consistent; almost two years ago though, something unexpected happened, I did a semi realistic full color drawing that amazed myself, and it was like unlocking a new level, without going through any proper studies, so I am now at an awkward position of “I can copy things but I don’t really know how to draw”, I recently discovered this channel and I have big hopes that I can learn from it and maybe caught up with all the off time I’ve had.
Sincerely, thank you for sharing, keep it up! 💖
Hearing a lot of this is great for me, I used to draw a lot when I was in my 20s but after I drew a handful of stuff and posted them in a forum I got a lot of negative feedback on how you shouldn't copy from other drawings, pictures because it's not going to give you any real unique work of art, nothing I can call mine. So even though it was all from refence and I was got into a huge slump because I was very proud of how good it came out and how it looks a lot like the original. Needless to say, I lost my drawing tablet and I didn't really want to go back to traditional style because digital felt so good.
Maybe one of these days I'll stop watching videos and pick back up the pen, after I get a new drawing/graphics tablet.
I love the videos, I love the positive information and it's so much stuff that I've needed to hear.
Thank You Marc, you're starting to get my drawing urges back and I love art
I held onto your beer Marc for that intro...
You truly proved that they can always be better!! Another amazing video that helped a lot too,thank you man!
Nice nice informative video
"You can't study from imagination thats illegal"
Kim jung gi: huh
(He's already drawn everything so much that he can draw almost anything)
Also remember that there always are artists better than u whom you can study from in any aspect of art
🙂
Well, I'm pretty sure that he had to study a lot to have such huge "visual catalog" on his mental and muscular memory and that's the point Marc said, it's not for professional artists but for beginners that ilude themselves thinking they can do like in your example Kim Gung Gi, without learn or pratice A LOT before that.
I think the joke went over my head but, I'm pretty sure Kim Jung Gi doesn't study from "imagination". From most of his interviews, he said that he observed a lots from almost everything around him, and draw a lots from what he observed.
For beginner, it's best to build up your visual memory first.
@@johntthompson3687 yeah he's just built and understood a massive visual library that he can conjure up in his mind and translate on paper, it's not that he doesn't use references, he used them and understood them so well that he's a walking reference bank
In his interviews, he says that he still goes to various nature sketches. For example, to the bathhouse to draw :)
"Level 3 if you've been drawing regularly for 2-3 years.....", I know no mastery is achieved in such short period of time but honestly speaking, my impatience is discouraging me right now.
Thank you for the class anyhow 🙏
I'm grateful and really appreciate your work & contributions to the world.
I mean, you can draw more often than regularly ;)
I said it once but I´ll repeat it. I have to watch the video twice because the first time I get so into your drawings that I don´t pay attention on what you´re speaking, it´s so satisfying. Thanks for the video!
Level 2.5, but this video gives me hope. Thanks
Late comment but I've realized that we only been copying instead of observing, great video Marc.
" just do your best even if your bests sucks " yea i really agreed with you Marc and now with proper way of practicing i think im getting better and better in art
Tysm!!
I'm at level2 atm and pretty happy that i can finally do anatomy poses without a reference
Not everytime ofc, but still feeling not being a printer
This thing was holding me back from doing numerous fanarts and drawing ideas when i cant find the right ref
Dont get me wrong, i still practice from refs ofc
Still somehow feels combining items and stuff is super hard xd
Sometimes i wish i was as super beginners who draw what they want from their heart, without worrying that it doesnt look gud
I've been watching your videos and practicing simple stuff like lines, circles and drawing on top of reference pictures for the past 3 days or so to build a foundation. Still no pants.
I can't stress enough how good these videos are. I just started with art and these videos are really really really REALLY helpful. Can't believe they are at a low cost of only ONE like. Keep it up Marc 👏🏻
hey marc, thank for all your art classes they help me a lot and motivate me to improve myself
I've been drawing off and on for several years. I always feel bad when I stop because it feels like I don't really grow as artist. But your channel really inspired me to get back at it.
I've been following this route and it has helped! Been focusing on learning how to draw men.
i never really trusted any youtube art tutorials because i could never understand them and it's like some give complicated instructions on how to do this and that but when i watched Marc's tutorials, im surprised how easy learning art can be :D i learned a lot even though i watched only a few of his vids and this really makes me happy ^^ thank you for sharing your knowledge to us, it's really helpful! i hope to learn more from you in the future! ♡
Marc's LIKE to DISLIKE ratio tells you that this guy is worth watching. Incredible man, Thank you.
I'm a very new subscriber for this channel for about a month and your videos have helped me a lot to learn where to start and what to do and sometimes even watch your old videos again and again when I'm stuck on something I need more help with! Thanks Marc!!!!
Your outro song!!!! It's from FFX!!! I just entered the house were this plays and immediately felt like I've heard this somewhere before. I feel like I've found a Easter egg lol haha
Really? Oh where does it play? Everytime it plays I always figured it was from FFXII but now that you mention it I've heard it in FFX too! Super nostalgic everytime the outro plays
perfect timing! I was abt to study (the usual) and this pops up! Thank you art hero!
>v
Marc is low key pointing us now to character to costume concept art, nice!
Great advice!!
Going to apply it to my 3d modeling/sculpting
combining references like what was suggested in lvl 4 really made go
"👁️👄👁️" like why did i not know that that was an option all this time?! genius.
The only you tube channel i save 90% of the videos.Awesome job! Keep going strong :)
Just some notes for when i link this to friends:
Level 1: beginners. You start by taking shots of different alcohol in order to be able to know what taste good.
Level 2: with more knowledge in drinks you can now identify the most important factors on the taste of different drinks, you can curate your bar at this point with wines that sell instead of obscure ones no one orders.
Level 3: practice at this level when you've got the fundamentals down. Or as marc puts it, when you're already a connoisseur capable of identifying subtle variance in wine. Make sure to take a moment to smell the beverage and take small sips to observe it before drinking, so you can make the most out of it's taste.
Level 4: combine drinks. use your honed observation skills to identify specific things that make the different beverage taste good, so you can take parts of them and skillfully mix cocktails using different drinks.
👌
thank you for your tips
i've been watching your tutorials for a while and you always say that we should always observe. at first i ignored it like for real, ignoring it for 2 weeks?
but today i searched for human anatomy and now my progress is sky rocketing:>
Lots of Love for making videos
You're a so Good! I can see how anatomy affects the way you draw your ref.
Awesome video, as always ✨ I think I'm at level 2, I almost never use multiple references for a drawing but I will definitely try now :D
I went to a very acclaimed art school, and have learned more about how to improve here than i ever did there...
I wish there was a manga version of these kinds of tutorials.
A youtuber who seriously shows the professional manga way in multiple videos, with demos of him working on manga pages from start to finish multiple times.
There's Akihito Yoshitomi already but, he doesn't do digital art and his videos are mostly in Japanese. Plus he doesn't really teach, it's just demos of him working on his stuff.
Oh, well.
Hmm, I would say if you looking to draw in a manga-like style, it's better to study realism then work on stylizing later. Or at least, that's what I hear. But manga and other stylized works take reality and either remove or modify realistic aspects. More or less, if you know the "rules", then you can better break them. I'm by no means a good artist but hopefully this advice helps!
You can’t draw manga if you can’t draw realistically first ;) This is the first step! Manga is just an art style, easy to mimic if you have good foundations.
@@YTartschool Oh, but I'm well aware that drawing realistically matters first. But to say that the art style is easy to mimic, that I don't really think so. Even with good foundations. Because you know, I'm considering the whole package : the lineart styles, characters, environments, toning and textures, compositions including visual fx, sound fx, panel layouts and eventually painting as well, but also : how to digitally design a professional black/white manga page ready for print from A to Z.
I checked some One Punch Man pages drawn by Yusuke Murata but couldn't replicate some of the visual fx and screentones he put in it. Seriously, manga is not as easy as you might think. And without the right information at your disposal, you're only there without answers. You have spotted an interesting detail thanks to your observation, but it's not always obvious to find what resources and process lead to the result.
I for instance was wondering about noise toning but found no tutorial focusing specifically on how the pros use and apply it. Manga at a professional level is no joke. Don't tell me it's easy.
@@colinwong8496 You're perfectly right. And I have studied the fundamentals already for years. I know the list of them and had to completely focus on realism first before stylizing. I understand the importance of that very well. Because that's what the pros recommend. The problem is those "rules" now.
And sometimes understanding them requires information that is not easy to find on the web.
So things become a bit complicated with that. Mimicking is also not always obvious.
Skelly is just chilling in the background. Wonder what happened between him and Proko
I honestly think I'm a level 2 but it seems I must better myself more. Thanks for the info
Suddenly, I have forgotten everything I know about art and need to be here
Thanks for the videos Marc! Recently bought your full Art School program and am happy with the content and style of your lessons. Also, amazing thumbnail for this video. Level 1 thumbnail is quite funny 😂
Thank you so much for being a part of it!!
This is an outstanding and a very open minded video - no - a proper master class on how one should practice art.
This video was a pretty big confidence boost for me. If you would have asked me to rate myself in my ability to effectively use references, I would have rated myself much lower before watching this video. The way you describe the different levels at least forces me to place myself higher than I would have imagined is reasonable.
Even the level one of yours is impossible for me at this moment. But this doesn't discouraged me to practice it.
I get a notification from my favorite art channel so I click immediately. It's as simple as that 😌
Oops I have been wasting my time lot at level 2. I used to draw 20mins per gesture drawing with shading and details. I didn't improve and got demotivated often. Now I got where I should focus on first. Thank you 😍
I just come here for Marc the art advice is just a bonus
Nothing better than wake up and see a notification of a new video :D
Marc I will be a Great Artist just because of you!
U better!
I've waited literally 10yrs for a video like this thank you Marc!
Someone should make a compilation of his intros
The intro is evolving hahahahha
This is where I learn to make art
I'm improving a bit, but struggling with color scheme XD
I was wondering if you could post a tutorial on interesting perspective poses and scale? I've been struggling with that lately, and thought it could be a cool learning opportunity.
Man I love your videos dude!!! Thanks so much for creating all this amazing content!!! It has inspired me getting back into art a ton!!! Always been more of a cartoon/character drawer but stoked to start getting into some real life drawing again :) Thanks a ton my dude!!!
I even observe like body's in school, I look at the details of the person and try to imagine the person without clothes to improve my skills of drawing the human body they always look at me like I'm crazy xD
You are my bold master sir thank u for everything
THIS VIDEO WAS A HUGE HELP!! it made me realize where I am at aaand what I should do! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEOO
Every video you make is so helpful. You put so much effort into this that I can't believe it's free. Thank you so much for helping those of us who can't yet afford art school. 😭💜
marc : let's learn some art using references
me : *literally screenshotting marc's face to study facial anatomy and expressions*
Hi Marc, can u show how to draw an androgyn body? And maybe easy way how to draw ears, hands and feets with and without heels 😅❤
I've watched only half this video thinknive over study for the day be back tomorrow for more.
Step 5 helped a bunch thx you so much 😄👍
My fave part of the intros just might be the moment Marc introduces himself and he looks so amused by what happened before 😂