2023 resolution: keep a sketch journal of things I mostly see in public. I'm a beginner, but these videos are putting me at ease. I am kind of perfectionist by nature, but it's sinking in that these are just sketches and by definition are not meant to be perfect.
These are proportioned out so well ...just amazing. However, I feel it would be so much easier to use pencil and eraser. I like when you color them in, as well.
You last two videos have been excellent for drawing in public. Thanks for the measurement tips, I had never thought to do that as people tend to move so unexpectedly. Thank you for sharing this advice.
Hi, Can you doa video on Hairs ? I always fidn it messy to draw curly or wavy hairs or how to actully draw the volume of hair without overdoing it and that too for short sketches where we onlly draw simple and minimal lines like you are doing.
@@SketchingScottie Those are great! We are seeing a lot of artists use fountain pens with special, fountain-safe India ink, too, with a piston converter instead of cartridges. (Always check ink compatibility with your brand of pen though)
Yes it is really hard to find! I search pexels.com for my references because I can use them in videos copyright free. But it takes a while to find them. Once I find a good reference there are often good suggestions under the image on the website. I also use Pinterest and search for 'candid photos' or similar just for practice. Hope that helps! 😊
Hi Im Sure you get asked this alot but can you recommend an inexpensive wash for beginners and what type of paper thanks again for the tutorials. Your art is very cool.
I actually started using my daughters solid water colours 😊. Those circular discs of paint in a tray with lots of colours. Not very classy but seemed to work really well for a wash. You will probably need heavier paper that is 200gsm at least when you start (300gsm is recommended when you can spend a bit more). The Kuretake watercolours I’m using here are really nice but not crazy expensive if you are looking for something slightly better quality. But I also recommend those Windsor newton Cotman watercolour sets. You can get a set in a nice plastic box and are great value. Hope that helps!
Thanks Sir! I learnt the way you draw and enjoying it a lot. But instead of watercolor wash I m using color pencils. But effect is great. Thanks again.
brilliant,i see lot of artists are now using ink over pencil, also sketching with outlines, is a great way for a beginner to start sketching but with a pencil you can wipe out if you make a mistake will ink wipe out?cheers
Thanks Jackie! No but you can cover them up with some white acrylic marker (Posca). With this loose and expressive sketching style we encourage embracing mistakes as part of the sketch although it's good to fix mistakes on the face 👍🏼😊
I think it's very interesting, that you're sketching with outlines. I'm currently trying to learn how to draw and the standard advice is to always try blocking in the basic forms (cylinders, boxes, spheres), which make the character and then draw on top of these. Is that something you've also done, while learning? Or have you always focused more on outline copying?
Yes I have definitely used a few different methods as I’ve progressed. I did a lot of study with mannequins in the past where I’d learnt the body proportions but my sketches always looked a bit tight so I decided to try more loose and fast sketching techniques. Instead of drawing all the proportions as shapes as an underlay, I tried to work out a way to imagine the proportions as I sketch. My drawings look a lot rougher but I like it that way 😊
