Cafe Drawing Using Gesture and Scribley Line

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In this video I demo how to do cafe drawing using gesture and scribley line. This is a great way to get drawing, and to practice using gesture technique to sketch people. I’ll show you how to draw figures in a cafe; how it’s easy drawing figures in a cafe quickly. Learn to draw figures in a coffee shop, in your daily sketchbook series with gesture, and work with daily gesture drawing.
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4 июл 2024

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@rebeccagarber1703 7 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed this technique. Great way to loosen up.

@eileengoldenberg270 2 года назад

I sell my painting at art fairs and I try to draw people as they walk past my booth. I takes about 3-4 seconds.. I go for the shape of the hair, maybe nose and ear..it is good practice..

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

Thanks for watching! What are your experiences drawing outdoors? have you got any particular methods that work for you? Let me know below, I'd love to hear!

@robssimmons8670 Год назад

Hallo my friend. Wonderful video, thanks

@trinesandns4947 3 года назад

I love quick sketches like these. Personally I find them far more interesting and expressive than drawings that are made with more effort most of the times.

@rolfarnquist8343 3 года назад

Thank you again for a wonderful, helpful video. The time and effort you put into these helpful videos is appreciated. I guess I’ve always been a little apprehensive about drawings out in public. Like drawing in front of people would seemingly be a little uncomfortable for me. But after watching your video I think I will give it a try. Thanks again! By the way, our dog’s name is Jesse too!

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

Hi Rolf! Yeah it's difficult to draw in public, but it I think it does help to improve your drawing, even if you just draw the location rather than the people.I don't like if people notice me drawing, so that's why they are really super quick sketches! haha. Ah that's great to hear - Jesse is a wonderful dog so I assume all Jesse's are as well :) Thanks again so much for watching and your kind words, it's very supportive.

@ArtsyLadyCrafter Год назад

Very nice! Helped me in learning to gesture draw. Thank you.

@Drawing-Life Год назад

Oh great!! that's awesome to hear, thank you so much for watching. :)

@sketchesandroses Год назад

This is so informative! Thank you! I’ve seen many videos of artists sketching people on location, but have never heard anyone explain the process and experience like you did here. It’s very helpful.

@Drawing-Life Год назад

Wow, thank you! That's super feedback to get, that's made me so happy to hear that. And encouraging!! Really appreciate it, thanks for watching :)

@theHoneyandAbsinthe 3 года назад

I absolutely love cafe drawing and can't wait till quarantine is lifted so I can do it again!

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

Would love to see those drawings when you do!! We’re at least allowed back to some kind of normal ... that was my first time back at that coffee shop since..... February I think!

@jmlfa 3 года назад

It is so great, so full of life...and you make it look so easy !!! Thank you - once again.

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

Thanks so much! Really appreciate you watching :)

@marcusdekker 3 года назад

always a pleasure to whatch you, your video's and your amazing skill in drawing. Great dog 🐶

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

Thank you! Yep she’s the best dog ever, she was happy to make an appearance! Thanks again for watching, appreciate it :)

@sulynbennett-hennessey7736 Год назад

Great video to share with students, and your voice is very lovely to listen to. You should consider voice work for audio books. Thank you for making such a useful video and doing it with quality.

@Drawing-Life Год назад

Hi Sulyn thank you so much that’s such a lovely comment 😊 Not sure about doing voice overs haha…. But so wonderful to hear you appreciated the video. Thanks for watching.

@jesusenriquesanzanton58 Год назад

me hubiera gustado ver a alguna de las personas que ha dibujado. Gracias !!

@Jarl_egbert 11 месяцев назад

Exactly what i was looking for

@Drawing-Life 11 месяцев назад

Oh awesome! So glad you found it, thanks for watching :)

@ElizabethSampson 3 года назад

I love drawing in a cafe or in nature! Your dog is so cute! Just watching these come alive is amazing!

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

Me too! Going to try to do more. Yes, Jessie is awesome, we're so lucky to have her!!

@anastassiyakim7041 3 года назад

Thanks for another great video. I think that advice of being very minimalistic with art supplies is very useful. Usually, when I am out I tend to grab as much as possible because I have these thoughts of " just in case"-) And of course, it turns that in the end I just use one pencil or fountain pen . I want to try drawing in coffeeshops it s just I m very shy to attract peoples' attention even being discreet somewhere in a corner...Love Jessie she is so cute

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

Ha! Yes me too, i'm also very shy to attract peoples attention... it was tough to film this :) plus people start to feel weird if you stare at them for a long time!! A good tip is to try to sit at a window if you can, and draw people outside the cafe, on the street etc, that way they don't notice you, and then when you get more confident then you can draw people inside, sitting closer. Hope that makes sense. It's really a good thing to try to draw from life, so I hope you give it a go. Thanks for the comment for Jessie btw! I'll tell her :)

@anastassiyakim7041 3 года назад

@@Drawing-Life oh that's a great tip, will definitely try it.

@mohitasharma7698 3 года назад

Thank you so much for an inspiring video. I love the way you teach. Thank you so much :)

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

So nice of you, thank you for watching! :)

@christjanwegner8028 3 года назад

Thanks Siobhan! This video is wonderful.

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

Thanks Christjan, so glad you enjoyed, thank you for watching! :)

@antarasengupta9000 2 года назад

the video was very educational for me. thanks for such amazing content. I hope to see more.

@Drawing-Life 2 года назад

Thank you so much :) Glad you enjoyed it!

@anthonykoeslag 3 года назад

I love drawing in cafe's. Are you with the Urban Sketchers?

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

Hi Anthony! no, i'm not, but now that you mention it, I've seen something on facebook about them, I'll check it out, thanks for the reminder!

@anthonykoeslag 3 года назад

@@Drawing-Life I'll message you on FB quick

@anthonykoeslag 3 года назад

@@Drawing-Life Just sent you a message on FB... there is an urban sketchers meetup at Spier in a couple of week if you are interested

@OzyIllustrates 3 года назад

Ok, I haven’t YET tested this technique out for charcoal or on paper, HOWEVER, a natural and historical fixative is - get ready for it….- skim milk! Lol It doesn’t stink or mold or anything. So far, I’ve used it on canvas with pastels. I will eventually test it on paper and with charcoal but, figured I’d mention that incase anyone wants to experiment ahead of me! Lol and if it works, there’s your sneaky fixative in a coffee shop method. You’re welcome! 😎

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

@ozyillustrates wow! Never heard of that before 😆 I'll have to try it out. Would be a great coffee shop method!! lol ...

@OzyIllustrates 3 года назад

@@Drawing-Life Lol yea. I stumbled upon that when I was trying to find a DIY fixative. Apparently all the great artists back in ye olden days would dunk their paintings (pastel, etc) in vats of milk with the fat skimmed off it (skim milk lol). Why I used it on my pastel painting it really made the whole thing pop! The lighter colors got darker and everything looked much more defined lol

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

@@OzyIllustrates wow, so interesting I've heard of using hair spray before, but never skimmed milk! Let me know i you try it out with charcoal?

@Trylobyte 3 года назад

Lovely loose drawings. Would you mind saying how much you speeded up the video? I'd really like to slow it down to real time and watch it like that. I've cafe sketched a few times but would like to do more. I choose a seat in a corner or against a wall so no one can look over my shoulder (if they notice me, that is!) and "phone zombies" are always completely unaware of being drawn..

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

Haha! I notice that too... people are much more interested in looking at their phones, so it's great! I sped the video 2.5X, I would definitely be keen to post a video at normal speed, just wasn't sure the actual drawings were as useful in this video as the overall advice on set up and materials. But thanks! I think at the time, i only drew each sketch for about a minute or so. Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment! :)

@bitesizeart6054 2 года назад

What sketchbooks do you use?

@Drawing-Life 2 года назад

The main sketchbook is from Fabriano, and the smaller one is from Moleskine ... hope that's helpful to you. I don't really have a favorite type of sketchbook, i just usually use whatever I have or can find

@nonotaku5612 3 года назад

I'm going to a Café today! I drew a lot of people on public transport, but it's a bit problematic with the masks currently. Also, they often just stay for 5 minutes and get out of the train/bus. I feel like a Café gives you more time to actually work on your motive

@Drawing-Life 3 года назад

Yes that's true, people moving around is much harder - just aim to get the pose or the gesture. Have fun today! Hope you get some good drawings done :)

@nonotaku5612 3 года назад

@@Drawing-Life Thank you!!