2 Tips for Confident Sketching

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  • Here are two quick tips to drawing confident line art.
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  • @martynsnan
    @martynsnan 8 років тому +38

    I took my chances by sketching scenes directly in pen with no chance of erasing mistakes. As in the excellent tips you gave, it helps to keep the lines steady and solid. Eventually, I overcame my fear and found a new sense of freedom.

  • @cervidae3359
    @cervidae3359 7 років тому +71

    That's a loud pencil

  • @bevroberts8440
    @bevroberts8440 8 років тому +67

    Great tips for this beginner! On the other hand, I really kind of like the sketchy, multiple lines. For some reason it looks more lively to me. Of course I appreciate the fluidity of a single line, but I don't hate the more sketchy look.

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому +20

      +Bev Roberts Multiple sketchy lines can work well if you know how to control them. But it's best to start with something simple first.

    • @bevroberts8440
      @bevroberts8440 8 років тому +7

      They wouldn't work with the straight lines in the buildings you draw, but I think they look pretty good when drawing trees, nature, etc.

  • @alysonfordperez7820
    @alysonfordperez7820 7 років тому +15

    Teoh, I so love how clearly and cleanly you demonstrate the various techniques. Thank you so much!

  • @nokiot9
    @nokiot9 8 років тому +11

    You read my mind man. I was just buggin on this yesterday. I decided to keep a sketchbook entirely in pen. Micron or ball point. It really helps get rid of the hesitation marks. That "spontaneous" look that is so important in line art in urban sketching, it can be a nerve wracking some times. Specifically though, the lines you make in the sleeve bends of shirts and things, THAT has been helping me a lot. Keeps the figures from looking flat.

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому +4

      Just take note of overlapping lines. Those will make your sketch look more dimensional.

  • @skyeeoorrt4539
    @skyeeoorrt4539 7 років тому +29

    haha i do the lines how you used to and everybody i draw has a beard!

  • @temi97
    @temi97 7 років тому +27

    You have no idea how much you have saved me
    Been rejected from uni because of my lines looking sketchy and lacking confidence.
    I didn't know what to do and almost decided to just move to another career as this wasn't this first nor time I got rejected and it's held me back a lot since then. Even after 2 years, I felt that the rejection meant I made no progress.
    But this, this will help me get past the barrier.

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  7 років тому +4

      +ApolloTon Have fun drawing. Learn from many other artists 😁

    • @homelessartist
      @homelessartist 7 років тому +2

      You could start a doodle book. My drawing skills improved a lot when I started doodling. The idea is that you're going to quickly to think about getting it wrong and correcting any mistakes. Eventually you will have built up enough muscle memory that you just get it right first time. I really need to start doing this again because once my drawing skills improved I stopped doodling and my skills stayed the same. I hope this helps 👍

    • @somethingforyou345
      @somethingforyou345 7 років тому

      ApolloTon good luck with it !! i hope this technique will help you pass the barrier!!

  • @Blissfulthings
    @Blissfulthings 7 років тому +12

    I really enjoyed this demo and would love to see more! thanks for all you do for us! it is very much appreciated 🤗

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  7 років тому +4

      Thanks \ (•◡•) /

  • @jamesjacocks6221
    @jamesjacocks6221 8 років тому +20

    Love the faces. The dubious look on the first makes me smile. We all need to practice to be more confident. Now there is no need to be smug Mr. Second Face. Great vid!

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому +3

      +James Jacocks lol. What a difference a face can look with just slight variations. 😂

  • @smokeybrown8752
    @smokeybrown8752 3 роки тому +2

    My art is exactly like the first piece of art.

  • @higherground711
    @higherground711 8 років тому +6

    Congratulations on 20000 subscribers! :-D You deserve it. Thanks for the tips and all you do.

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому

      +James Barton Thanks 😀

  • @sairajpanchal6983
    @sairajpanchal6983 2 роки тому

    Best of best sketching tutorial ever

  • @PuppetMaster8707
    @PuppetMaster8707 5 років тому +5

    Me I do sketchy lines with my pencil and smooth out everything with my pen afterwards

  • @lauralu4175
    @lauralu4175 8 років тому

    These are sure handy tips, thank You!! I was beginning to wonder about my own hesitant lines. Thank you!

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому +2

      +Laura Lu Thanks, after trying the assured style, you can go back to explore your initial style to compare which you like better.

  • @myrkflinn4331
    @myrkflinn4331 7 років тому +29

    Another tip: sketch lightly xd

  • @xQuandaleDinglex
    @xQuandaleDinglex 8 років тому +3

    I am an animator, and this saved my life, thanks! Oh, and congrats on your subscribers! (I am one of them XD).

  • @RayanMADAO
    @RayanMADAO 8 років тому +19

    Wouldn't the first drawing be your underdrawing before you trace over to get the second one...? Its not possible to know where every line you want to be the first time

    • @Skelaber
      @Skelaber 8 років тому +1

      You haven't heard of Kim Jung Gi then haha. He's amazing.

    • @RayanMADAO
      @RayanMADAO 8 років тому

      Skelaber Well yeh he's different but in general the first one would just be the sketch you clean up later

    • @Skelaber
      @Skelaber 8 років тому +5

      +Mayo taizou true. but i guess a way to get better would be to try and imagine the lines in your head and place them on paper. it would also make you work faster which would be good for a job in the industry.

    • @myrkflinn4331
      @myrkflinn4331 7 років тому +3

      yeah. The guy does press too hard on the paper and didn't mention this way of sketching is more like contour and not sketching. I always make extra lines if I want to find the shapes

    • @SubNorm4L
      @SubNorm4L 6 років тому +6

      Well, in some mediums like ink, you can sketch using only a pen. You don't want to waste time doing an underdrawing for something that is not going to be a finished piece by any means.
      So, you can sketch THINKING in the lines rather than going crazy with your hand and your mind trying to catch up and trying to figure out the form. You first visualize the line in the paper, you ghost it, you draw it. Also, ink don't forgive, that builds confidence over time and better line quality.

  • @yuqi4368
    @yuqi4368 8 років тому

    omg thanks for this video ! very helpful

  • @z4k4z
    @z4k4z 6 років тому

    Very useful. This will really help me, as my sketches tend to be like your example #1. Thanks Teoh :-)

  • @fayeanderson656
    @fayeanderson656 6 років тому +1

    I am a fan of all your work Teoh, but I prefer the sketchy quality in the first example, which you say is “hesitant’. I will have to think more about this and why I continue to prefer it in my own drawings.

  • @JimSaling
    @JimSaling 6 років тому

    Great example and good tips

  • @lessatwi1
    @lessatwi1 5 років тому

    U r a v good teacher. Thnx.

  • @raymondkilminster2194
    @raymondkilminster2194 8 років тому

    Interesting video , I'll have to try those tips out . How do you find the time to make these videos as well as your sketching trips out side and work .

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому

      +Raymond Kilminster Well, I don't do anything else. I don't watch TV and I also try not to spend too much time on the Internet. That saves me a lot of time. ua-cam.com/video/PvYbA5EVr_A/v-deo.html

  • @anonymouxx9261
    @anonymouxx9261 3 роки тому +1

    Basically he is saying don't sketch, draw rendered lines.. no 1 sketches like tht, sketching looks beautiful and it's supposed to look sketchy, that's why it's called sketching.. so continue sketching and have fun!

  • @raymondkilminster2194
    @raymondkilminster2194 8 років тому

    Thanks for the reply I watched your video link . You do work hard on these videos so very well done.

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому

      +Raymond Kilminster Thanks 😁

  • @glasshalfsunny
    @glasshalfsunny 8 років тому

    Thanks, Teoh! When you do your outdoor urban sketching, do you use a pencil first and then go over in ink? Or, do you just draw with ink immediately?

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому

      For complicated scenes, I would use pencil first. This applies to unusual perspective or extremely busy scenes. For less complicated scenes, I go ahead with pen. This is actually the topic of on upcoming video I've prepared.

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому

      Oh. I've made a video about that before too ua-cam.com/video/6h2ZVZZDurA/v-deo.html

  • @lyhniiee
    @lyhniiee 8 років тому +7

    how do avoid the clean drawing looking awkward and forced ?

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому +11

      For characters, you have to exaggerate certain areas especially to make the pose look more fluid, dynamic and animated. Practice drawing from life helps a lot. Another good way to learn is to study how animators draw their characters. Animators are usually the best artists when it comes to drawing fluidly.

  • @zamted
    @zamted 8 років тому +1

    Congrats on 20,000 Teoh although I'm a couple days late!

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому

      +zamted Thank you very much. Haven't see your comments in a while 😁

  • @garymcguire8529
    @garymcguire8529 7 років тому +2

    I prefer to mix my lines, soft and hard according to the shape.

  • @corikay
    @corikay 8 років тому

    Good Tips...Now I must go practice, since mine look sketchy like the first drawing!
    Thanks Teoh.

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому

      +corikay Draw something simple then go back and compare with your earlier style 😀

  • @kestrelky4027
    @kestrelky4027 4 роки тому

    Waow such good advice!!

  • @infernoskyful
    @infernoskyful 8 років тому

    Hey Teoh, there is something I ve been meaning to ask. I have been inspired by your drawing videos to start sketching places ive been to and. I really like the simplicity you put when drawing people. I am visiting a zoo very soon but have no idea if I should sketch animals as well since I am not experienced on that. Howcome you dont draw animals in your sketches is my question.

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому

      +David I have some animal sketches but that's from a long time ago when I went to the zoo. Since I don't go there recently, I don't have many animal sketches. There aren't a lot of animals here in Singapore except cats, pigeons and pet dogs. 😂

  • @amyyi4946
    @amyyi4946 8 років тому +2

    I love how you upload so much. And when you reply you put a face like (^.^)

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому +3

      +Amy Play LOL. Thanks 😀

  • @zaynabmassenburg6427
    @zaynabmassenburg6427 8 років тому

    Congrats on 21000 subs!!

    • @meenabz845
      @meenabz845 8 років тому

      congratulations!

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому

      Thank you :-)

  • @amyang799
    @amyang799 7 місяців тому

    May I know whether I can sketch with scratchy lines which is many overlapping short lines? If the line doesn't follow the correct curvature, I will add more overlapping short lines next to or on top of the existing lines, when I get a thick curve line, I will erase it until I get the correct curve line. I will ink the picture with a fine liner later and erase the pencil sketch.

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  7 місяців тому

      Each line drawn should have a meaning. If you create multiple scratchy lines, they must mean something.
      E.g. You can create multiple parallel lines and the meaning of these lines is to create tonal value.
      If the line you drawn has no meaning, it takes away the clarity of the sketch.
      What matters is the end result. So you can definitely erase untidy or unclear lines to get back the solid line.

    • @amyang799
      @amyang799 7 місяців тому

      I draw a lot of scratchy lines next to or on top of the existing curve line until I get a curve with the correct curvature, the correct line is inside this thick curve line, I erase until I get the correct line. Could you please tell me whether the sketching method is correct?

  • @tobiasmuller8601
    @tobiasmuller8601 6 років тому +1

    👍

  • @littleshypanda
    @littleshypanda 8 років тому

    first comment yay i love these videos you are such an inspiration

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому

      +little shy panda Thank you 😄

    • @littleshypanda
      @littleshypanda 8 років тому

      +Teoh Yi Chie yay you replied! 😄

  • @benclarke4843
    @benclarke4843 3 роки тому +2

    pog

  • @ameliorodriguez6326
    @ameliorodriguez6326 8 років тому

    subscribed

  • @piker1105
    @piker1105 7 років тому

    Hello Teoh, i'd like to ask you how to draw a circular bus station from inside ?
    Here is the place i draw(dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33397529/IMG_0704.jpg), but i encountered a problem that i can't make the dome look perspectively.
    further more, how to make shadows only by lines, instead of using watercolour ?

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  7 років тому

      +Yun Fen Ho That picture you have shown me is quite challenging because there are circles and curves all in perspective. If you want your sketch to be accurate, I would suggest drafting out the lines and key intersections with pencils SLOWLY paying very close attention to how each line and point relate to one another. Another tip is to start by drawing in the longest straight lines first, and use those as reference to draw in other lines.

    • @piker1105
      @piker1105 7 років тому +1

      Teoh Yi Chie many thanks for your reply. i felt very depressed after drawing this building on site. i would follow your advice to practice on paper again and challenge myself on site sketching again. THANK YOU.
      btw, i appreciated for all the videos you took.

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  7 років тому +1

      Here's the video tutorial on drawing that scene ua-cam.com/video/1c5aCquQ5lU/v-deo.html

  • @Ghost-qy1sm
    @Ghost-qy1sm 2 роки тому

    The fact you can draw without a sketch👁👄👁

  • @anul6801
    @anul6801 Рік тому

    I prefer the left one

  • @cance7984
    @cance7984 8 років тому +1

    Are you subscribed to Art of Wei? That's great UA-cam channel.

    • @teohyc
      @teohyc  8 років тому +1

      Thanks for the recommendation

    • @cance7984
      @cance7984 8 років тому

      +Teoh Yi Chie You're welcome. Have fun.

    • @cance7984
      @cance7984 8 років тому

      +Teoh Yi Chie You're welcome. Have fun.

  • @kuko6
    @kuko6 6 років тому +1

    potatohead

  • @dustbringer_
    @dustbringer_ 8 років тому

    kim jong lenny confirmed

  • @MR_THINQ
    @MR_THINQ 3 роки тому +1

    I actually prefer the first sketch, it’s looser and more freer, shows more talent