For those who are wondering, he doesn't really say very much aside from, "Do it like this" or "You get something like this" or "It should look something like that." He continues to draw simpler shapes and he basically says, "If you struggle with drawing the body then you should probably study drawing the body in shapes first so that you get the overall concept." Basically, you don't really need to know what he's saying b/c he's just talking to himself (sort of) as he's drawing and not really giving any crucial information through his words. Just a little FYI to those who are curious.
@@Banana-cc5rx Yea, honestly, I don't believe people can learn from another artist. Unless its knowledge related to programs or something. But when it comes to art from imagination, you can only learn from exercises. Im improving a lot just by drawing every day.
@@DalaiLamaNYF well technically learning is copying. So i guess it's not wrong when lecturers ask us to copy their procedures, the rest is really up to our own imagination and effort.
Good to know, thanks! So basically you could watch this on mute and still learn a lot? I figure, since he's an artist, it's his job to communicate more from his drawings than his speech. :)
Leonardo Del Toro Lol This might as well be on mute because I don’t understand anything he’s saying. However, I’m watching closely and I’m learning as best I can. Improving little by little is a big step for me.
As a beginner you SHOULD stress about accurate strokes. Kim has already stressed about it before so many times that now he is at the point were he does not need to think as much of it. But its still there. Let’s make an example. If you are going to draw a circle and you only think about form, you are going to get a cylinder, or just a random shape for that matter. Accuracy is what makes it just that, accurate. Don’t try to skip steps that you see masters not doing, learn it really well first, then you can take liberties.
@Beemer063 oh lord. I started drawing with pencils again.......ive noticed my art has gotten better. Aaaaaaaand, it feels better to know i can erase something again.
It's mostly just mapping out the simple shapes in your head and in essence following the lines on the paper. that's why he made those construction blocks earlier.
Well that, what Shaun Page says, and drawing TONS so a lot of the forms and proportions are internalized to a point where you can start at any random point on the human body and construct onward from that, considering connections and perspective at the same time. From experience, I can tell you, it's more than just being able to draw primitives like cubes and cylinders in perspective and in my opinion, that's actually the easy part. The hard part is to make them work as a human body and integrate all the natural, detailed flowing forms of the human body in your line correctly. That requires a lot more practice and internalized knowledge.
It kinda is tho, he has a photographic memory. But anyone can get this good through lots of practice, its just that most people arent willing to practice and expect to just get good over night
Kim Jung Gi has mastered the 3/4th turn however he does it completely AWAY from normal perspective, rendering our perceptions of his angles and articulation of human figures very engaging. I am a huge fan.
I've known people who have an annoyingly good (even excellent!) ability to recall what things look like. Ever heard of the crude oil pumper called a "horse-head" pump? Pretty complicated in the way it functions, but I know people who have figured it out and committed it to memory, just from one long look. Supposedly, Nestor Redondo, the comics artist, was also able to do this. It would certainly be a helpful ability. Along with endless practice, study and repetition. It's also nice to have a good teacher to *_guide_* you in your study, so you don't waste time on the wrong stuff.
Ok I guess lots a people want a translate...I dont know about English grammar exactly but I'll trying to tell u what He said. BASICALLY He said We have to understand about anatomy of human and animals body. Especially about angle of hips and bones structures. Think about someone in the box. And look at the multiple angle. Start observing . He said he did training a lot this way. And the Important it is You have to drawing everyday constantly. Because even just You got learn about how to simply drawing stuff from him now. But tomorrow You'll forgot almost everything. He sure about it. So training a lot. If u can drawing human body that means u already know how to drawing. So just keep going. And last thing is He talk about the FLOOR. First, drawing humans and think about angle, and than drawing floor bottom of human feet. Than u can drawing anything background stuff. Thats it. Cause he doesn't talking that much. And rest of it just silly joke :)
Wow you really explained a lot. Now it is much easier to follow along. He's such an important artist so any lesson he's willing to give is a blessing but we miss out if we can not understand some of the inside tips so THANK YOU for the translation; not too many people would be willing to do that for us.
@Antithesis well yes. But like I said this video still doesn't really teach you anything directly. It's like showing you how the process of building a car but without any foundation you won't be to do it. That's the issue with watching pros do it.
don't worry guys I started learning korean last month to understand thisi demo, as soon as i grasp some vocabulary i'll start adding subs for Kim videos. edit> 3 weeks later ok so now i know all the consonants and vocals, gotta get into proper grammar now.
Geez Louise xD was hoping you'd see some humour. Well this was my bad. You're actually learning Korean, so best of luck, I hope to learn one day too. I'd suggest to not take life too seriously, or be afraid to laugh and smile. We all know life can take so much away. Anyway, have good day!
Once I started thinking of drawing and "seeing" my drawings in my head the way he does it changed the way I see and take in the world around me and the way I approach even simple sketches now.
Besides the obvious difference in skill, there is another thing you have to take into account: when an amateur copies something like the human figure, it tends to focus on copying every line the way it is on the reference. But he is not doing that at all. He is actually focusing not on the line itself, but rather on the figure that he is drawing. How is the overall shape, what 3d form it insinuates, not replicating an image but suggesting a 3d form. It is completely different, like cubism and impressionism. Impressionists conceive the kmage as a static impression of light in your eyes, like an amateur sees things when starting (thou impressionists where professionals, just with a different philosophy). Cubists conceptualize the figure. You should try to do practice that way, conceptualizing. You will see amazing improvements faster. When you handle that, then go for the details of the image itself.
Without knowing Korean, his main emphasis is to draw in boxes and draw with boxes. That will give you the ideal fundemental anatomy. It's basically, what goes through his mind like every other master out there.
it's more of think of simple shapes that make up what you're trying to draw rather than a complex one such as a circle and cone shape for ice cream instead of a circular rounded atop a cone in one solid mass
Drawing boxes isn't going to magically give you "fundamental anatomy" whatever the fuck that means. It's supposed to help with you perspective and placing the figure in space properly. It's also useful to simplify complicated shapes into simple forms like somebody else already mentioned. Nothing he shows here is some mind blowing thing, a lot of books/videos focused on drawing will tell you basically the same stuff he's talking about here.
@@skeeterpeter5337 Artists tend to hate the word because it, "negates the hardwork they took to get there and implies art is a magical ability" but really a compliment is a compliment and people get fussy.
What a legend. He casually draws diagrams that could be straight out of a book with confidence and speed. His drawing pop out of the board as if hes drawing lines on real objects. Rest in peace.
At first I was a tad bit upset there was no translation. But art is kinda like math in the sense it's universal. If you've done your own study his examples speak loud and clear. Thanks for this upload. Huge help.
It is pleasure to look at his natural professionalism. He reached that level in drawing where it seams that he don't put any effort in creating those figures.
He has this uncanny ability to draw what he sees in his head. I can do the same but somewhere along the way the signals break up, with some signals going to my feet, some go to the restroom for a pee, some stop for a smoke, and the the remaining signals reach my hand and want to draw penises....
None of the signals reach my hand. They all get lost at the first turn, walk down a dark alley, and are never heard from again. In the mean time my hand doesn't know what to do and is attempting to draw the same boring expressionless face I've drawn a million times before.
"He has this uncanny ability to draw what he sees in his head." That's the culmination of an incredibly long time spent studying the human body and form from real life/photo reference. If you spent as much time as Kim practicing/studying, you'd probably be around the same skill level. People think it's all talent. Most successful artists will tell you they started out drawing stick figures, or copying artwork line for line.
Id argue that most people wouldnt be as good as him even if they practiced as much. Some people learn much easier with less practice, this guy practiced most than 99% of people and is also a very good learner. I know people who have practiced for decades and are leagues behind Kim, they just don't learn as easily. But yeah, you won't know until you practice for 10k hours +++
A perspective box around the character is a great way to constantly reference for perspective. Like at what angle to put the shoulders relative to each other.
dude you have know idea how much of help this video is to me to understand how he draws perspectives. thank you so much. true that i can't understand korean but still i can understand from his drawing work what he was trying to convey through entire video.
Even when it's all said and done, it still comes down to use simple shapes for you to have a grasp of the anatomy. Put this to practice. It doesn't matter how talented you are. If you don't let your pencil run, you won't progress
just to summize the video - all objects in the world have 3d form and the best way to learn proper anatomy is to remeber that formula zxy + knowledge (observative+visual memory) = good anatomy.
Pour avoir un tel talent, il à travailler extrêmement dur ! Comme nous au debut il était, avec la pratique et l'amour du dessin il à créer son talent !
hi, so i know lots of artists (especially ones struggling with anatomy) probably clicked on this video to learn - but are ultimately becoming frustrated because: 1. you don’t speak korean and have no idea what he’s saying. 2. you’re trying to copy his techniques but are failing miserably. so, i’m here to offer some advice - learning artist to learning artist. i’d like to start off by saying i’m in no way a professional with anatomy, but i have been improving a lot lately - and i wish i had known this when i was younger. truth be told, you’re not going to learn much from copying artists who are well-informed in anatomy. you’re just not. yes, you’ll probably pick up basic anatomy figures - but in general your poses and overall understanding of the human body is going to lack severely. why? because your only attempt of trying to learn anatomy is by copying tutorials - which (most of the time) *won’t work*. once you learn some helpful tips on how to get started, you should transition into trying to do it on your own with references. i know how frustrating it is to be told to “just practice” when you’re looking for genuine drawing advice, but the cold hard truth is...practice is the only thing that’s going to improve your art. the more you hold off on studying the human figure, the more you stunt your growth as an artist. yes, anatomy is boring and frustrating but - as someone who started studying anatomy this summer - it has made the overall quality of my drawings SO MUCH BETTER. practice is the only way to improve, so go practice - and USE PHOTO REFERENCES!!!
the way he broke the arm down into those basic prisms blew my mind. Never seen that before, someting just clicked in my head. Ah-hah moment thank you kind Korean teacher !
