+Coffeecake Stayawake Thank freaking goodness, I thought I was the only one. For a second I assume I have some weird mental disability but then after seeing your comment I;m relieved it's a normal thing xD
I love this guy, only literally just found him and already I love his art. I watched his first video for tips and I loved how casual he was about it. At the moment im just starting out and i get really frustrated when my sketches suck butt. Watching a guy that is laughy helps me feel more calm. I look forward to watching more
That first tip about sketching from the shoulder really helps a lot! It was something I wasn't aware of, sometimes I would do it and others I wouldn't, so this is great. keep it up
Just found you and i'm already impressed of your art skills and how you just turn example lines into full images. I wish I could make such spontaneous pictures... and even such GOOD ones.
Your tips are seriously helpful! Going to try them all out after work :) Also thank you for always saying not to take your sketching too seriously, that's one of my biggest problems and it's good to keep being reminded :)
hey will, could you maybe make a video specifically about drawing caricatures? or maybe capturing likeness in general thanks for all the videos anyway, man they're great!
Cybernetic werewolves are badass. I drew one as well lol i was fresh out of high school too. Had a whole story and team written out but soon found that to do it by myself was a little overwhelming especially for a kid straight out of high school. Great vid and even tho i already use your tips it is exactly what a struggling aspiring artist would need. Keep it up.
That chukle though lol. So so inspirational! And i get instantly in to a good mood after i watched your videos. You have such a pleasant voice to listen too! Keep up the good work!
Wow, really helpful tips especially the "draw with your shoulder" tip and I seen your other tips too so thank you so much!!! I will seriously keep this in mind. Also, something to add, I'm not really a fan on cartoons when it comes to drawing but when I seen that grouchy monster I was all like "awwwwww I'll turn that frown upside down huggies". So I shall subscribe!! Loving the cartoon style!!! Hehehe, sorry for it being long...
You made that character with such ease, i am still trying to doodle a little closer to what you made. I guess I need to practice a lot before coming even close to what you make.
I always dance to your opening music, I love it! Great tips! I'll really need to try them. The comparison with music made total sence to me (I play the flute for 8 years now)! I hope this realisation will help both my art and my music :)
Oh my goodness... DAT GRASS! DAT SWORD! Man, you are amazing, thanks so much for sharing all those little secrets. Also, the gaming comparison cracked me up, it's so true! XD
Your laugh is cute, your art is fun. And your tips really apply to life too, no only art. You make me feel life is much less heavier through rough days. And at first I thought you were an old man haha.
One thing that I find helpful is to swtich from drawing from your arm to drawing from your wrist when doing smaller drawings. Also you can even use your fingers if the details are too small. However I find that you shouldn't combine for example drawing from your arm + fingers cos it is impossible to control and can leave you angered. Its good to switch though :)
About a year ago I came across this video and tried so hard to hold my pencil the same way and it was so uncomfortable and weird feeling. I just thought I'd never get it, like my hand just did not want to do The Thing right and the other day I was sketching (on the back of a placemat at Denny's, like srs artists do) and realized I'd been holding my pencil that way for months and didn't realize I'd started to do it on my own without even thinking I was doing it and how much better my sketches where looking because of it :0
great video again :), could you do more of these videos about some usefull techniques. this really motivates me to practice. would be awesome if you brighten up more of these usefull things to practice.
I love your optimism and happiness!! BTW I barely noticed the link to this video from the previous 5 tips. P.S. The more strength you apply the less accurate you are is also mentioned by a brain scientist (Watch "The real reason for brains" TED talk on youtube)
Well, I was surpirsed by sketching from shoulder. Why? Probably 'cause I'm drawing from my wrist. Honeslty? I didn't knew that it could help with drawing but now I see that this is true :D Thank you so much for all your tips, they're really helpful, not only this one with drawing from shoulder :D
i love your personality on camera and your really talented. Thank you for the tips =) How long did it take you to learn your skills? did you start drawing really messed up then got better? thought i should ask because mine kinda looks like a 4 year old drew it..... I'm 24 lol
I will keep on smiling as long as I have adorable, excellent monster riff-raff type of characters at the ends of all videos I watch. Failing that, I will have to remember those monster feet. That will keep me smiling!
Im 14 and I really love drawing but im not really good most of the time concerning the fact that I dont use a lot of techniques, and whenever I see one, its just weird for me to use it because I've been drawing for a long time (since I was like 8) and I never changed the way I held the pencil or drew from my shoulder (I have always drawn from my wrist). I've gotten so used to it, it would probably take five years just to learn how to do a technique such as drawing from my shoulder and get used to it. I feel like I'm stuck. If I try a technique, I get frustrated and stop drawing, or start over how I normally would try drawing. If I don't ever try something different, I feel like it's just going to take longer to progress as an artist.
It's weird because everyone always says to hold your pencil that way and to use your shoulder, but I've found that to be really problematic on a tablet where a lot of us do 99% of our drawing. Perhaps if I had like a $2000 cintiq I could maybe use those methods better, but they're tough to employ on a medium sized Wacom
Hey, so I'm having serious trouble drawing shoes on different angles. It was one of those skills that fell into the wayside for some reason, so I have this problem where I draw a good looking person but their shoes are horrendous. Any tips for fixing that?
Yeah I jumped on the commentbox a little too fast as I had already found it minutes after that, my apologies. Thanks for the comment regardless! Since I'm from the EU I will try and see if I can get them from somewhere close before I resort to import. Keep on rockin'!!
