5 Common Mistakes Beginners make SKETCHING PEOPLE 

My biggest obstacle is always my perfectionism. Even after falling in love with the humble ballpoint pen years ago, I always get caught up in details and getting everything right the first time even though I'm trying to draw for myself. I've learned a lot watching your vids and Stephen Travers' channel! I'm learning to relax a bit and enjoy sketching again and I know I still have a long way to go. A better mindset makes a big difference for me. I'm hopeful that by enjoying pen and ink sketching, it can help my mind and my heart finally listen to each other instead of constant clashing lol. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience!

I struggle with proportions a lot, and sometimes I can't get my characters to fit on the page. Either they have no feet, or their arms spread off the page. I'll pay special attention to my proportions before I delve into fleshing out the body. I should also slow down. I get quite impatient with my sketches sometimes!

Hello Scottie Your tutorials are always motivating and inspiring. It's fun to look over your shoulder and follow your instructions and tips. Thanks! Detlef from Germany.

Great tutorial..proportion is the ultimate thing in any kind of drawing I believe..When you know the proportion, only you can dare to break it, and only it will still look rhythmic and balanced.. I would like to request you to give a tutorial on drawing from life, especially for people who are moving continuously in a train station, bus stoppage, marketplace etc. how to draw fast without much thinking about beauty and exactness of life, but to catch the essence of gestures, emotions..

Great video, my challenge is always with getting the head size correct and facial features so that the figure is in proportion for the rest of the sketch

Love your videos, thank you. :) I would love to learn more about proportions when sketching babies and kids!

I feel like I struggle a lot with the line work (scribbly, insecure lines) and with my arch enemy which is drawing faces. Your tutorials have helped a lot, I hope I get better with enough practice 😊

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Me encantó tu explicación🤩 teniendo en cuenta que no entiendo muy bien el ingles 😂 fácil de entenderte en este video pero si le colocas subtitulo en español sería estupendo 😁saludos desde Caracas, Venezuela

SO HELPFUL!! Thank you for sharing!!!

It's the anatomy and proportion of the body.

😅😮😂My draw was not to bad in the body but the face was very 🤣 funny

I understand the figure proportions with the standing figure proportions but when my characters are sitting I’m not sure how to work out what is happening with the hips and legs from various views.

Sketching with ink from the start..... pencil first .,.

I find hands difficult to sketch

I struggle to age faces appropriately. I never end up with a face that looks as old or young as I intended.

I learn so much when I look over your shoulder as you sketch and you explain things brilliantly, as always...😊✍🙌

Faces and proportions are deffo something I struggle with. I’m at home with landscapes and buildings but really have a hard time with people. I’m spending this year practicing to hopefully get better at sketching people

I get stuck on arms and elbows

I usually run out of page space for the legs, so they end up a bit stubby.

Thanks Scottie great tutorial. I mostly struggle with sitting figures as well as hands and feet.

Thank you very much for a nice tutorial. I request you to make a video on proportions of facial structures in different angles if you can please. Please send me the link if that is already available. Thanks once again

I will never start my sketch with pen. Always, always use pencil. I am amazed at how confident you are with your proportions. Amazing, and inspiring!

One issue I encounter is matching the eye direction of a figure that I am sketching. I can do an otherwise pleasing sketch, but on my sketch the person is looking in a different place!

Always something new to learn! Quick and easy thank you!

❤👍👌

I struggle with getting the proportions right, when I can't erase.

Great Video! Really helps a lot. 👏🏻👏🏻😊

I’m getting ok with the body proportions but my heads still look like Neanderthals 😂 I just need more practice though. Thanks for the knowledge bombs Scottie 👍

for me i have a problem drawing shoes...

Great tips and tricks 😁 Thanks so much for sharing ✨

You said it yourself, "if you don't get the eyes right, the whole drawing will look off." That is why I prefer to get the face right first.

I make all those mistakes. My biggest are going in with too many details and proportions. I like this style and have improved with your tips.

Es fantástico esta manera tuya de proporcionar el cuerpo. Haces fàcil lo difícil. Gracias. gracias por todos estos consejos

I usually place the ears too low or too high... but now that I know, I try to correct myself !

Excelente. Muchas gracias 😊

Very helpful ❤

So helpful!

Sir your awesome.

What a lovely video, slow but peaceful and very easy to understand, i really appreciate it