Sketchbook Tour 008. Cesar Santos 

I just want to say, even though I'm on a different continent and I have never meet you, you have helped me time and time again. Even though I have picked up a lot of technique from your videos there is something even more important to me that you help me with almost daily. I want to let you know what that is. Due to my personal circumstances I am not able to take part in any formal training and I am having to do my best studying alone. Getting information from books and videos and trying as best I can to follow the same kind of process of learning as you have talked about. I don't have any artist friends I can talk to either so it can be a very lonely process which can often bring with it a huge amount of self doubt and frustration. But I battle on. Every time I feel that it's hopeless and I'll never be able to do the kind of work I dream of, or when I start to believe that I've set my goals too high and I'm not capable of reaching the standard I want, it has been you that has kept me going. I think of you and your drive and willingness to always learn and keep putting in the hours of hard work and I am always inspired and filled with the fire to keep at it. You are like a boxing coach always sitting in the corner of my studio telling me I can do it and keeping me fighting my doubts. I just want to say thank you and let you know that me and I'm sure many other people like me are getting so much from what you do. So, thank you. Much love. Glenn. In my little studio in England.

I find myself weeping when I look at such a talented artist who is so young. You are modern, yet ancient. Unlike so many young people, you actually understand that things don't just fall out of Instagram. You work hard and you work the right way...you work to understand and to appreciate. You are an inspiration to this old woman. Thank you, Cesar Santos.

Wonderful as always. You just inspire me so much.

I started painting in my sketchbooks a long long time ago..just seemed like nice way to keep all my studies together. I never knew this was a thing :)!! ..because when i started painting I knew nothing about art..just for fun since i was a kid. With no formal training, somehow I drifted into graphic design, then in the 90s this crazy new thing called the Internet happened and I got involved with that. I'm 54 now, retired and still love painting and sketching more than ever. Very nice work Cesar. Liked and Subbed

I love your sketchbook tours so much. ❤️ I wish I could meet you one day. You are an inspiration.

Hi Cesar I am following your example. I work a lot on my sketchbook too. Your advice is very useful! Thank you very much!

Great sketch book tour👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻❤❤❤🔥🔥😊

Awasome sketch book Cesar! I love the Carravagio painting! You are my favourite painter! Congrats!

❤️👌 amazing sketchbook sir..

Thanks Cesar! Now that is a stunning sketch book! The tips and information you provide, so very useful

Brilliant! You and your extraordinary artwork are fascinating. Thank you so much for sharing this with us!❤

Hola Amigo Cesar Santos, yo soy de las islas FIlipinas. Yo no hablo Espanol bien. The reason why I am writing you a message is that I just wanted to share my experience, and also to thank you for your video and your philosophy that inspires me as an artist as well. As a matter of fact, I am also an Artist but I am artist comics illustrator, animator and industrial designer. My dream is in fact, to meet you in person, I am older than you Cesar, but you did inspires me with your art, your style of classical approach of painting. I also studied in Moscow Industrial Design School (Escuela Superior de Diseno Industrial named after Stroganov en Moscu, la URSS- desde 1985 hasta 1993 anos. Though I studied design, but we never paid attention too much in Human figure drawing and classical painting at the same time, until i graduated, and when I dived into a job,,i started learning myself, digged deeper search for my own style, Though I was a comics artist before I left the Philippines in September of 1985, I was not that skillful enough and to these date. I became cartoonist animator in United Arab Emirates but not too strong... What I mean, these days, I already turned 53 last August 2018 and going to be 54 this year, I started reviving my desire to do visual arts, and certainly, as I go online searching for the masters, and then that is the reason I found you...Also I wish to share to you that I got some Cuban friends who studied with me in Stroganov Art School in Moscow, Russia, his name is Lizardo Ochoa, for what I remember he did monumental painting,, Nidia Fernandez, Nora Fuentes and Gabriel who did INterior Design forgot his apellido. We in fact, all speak fluently in Russian. Becaus enthat isour medium of communication in USSR that time. Well, its too interesting to watch your video about drawing and painting your classical approach really inspires me...and besides, Philippines is also a tropical countru like Cuba, and we both had the same destiny when AMerican ceded our country from Spain during the 1898 SPanish AMerican War...that is when the Treaty of Paris signed in 1898,,and Philippines was bought for 20 million dollars by the US from Spain...and same thing happened to Puerto Rico, Cuba and Guam in Marianas Islands in the Pacific, How I wish to meet you in person one day....Your avid fan...Your uncle form the Philippines my name is Manolito M Agustin Good Job!

Such an inspiration..but don't stop these sketch book tours ❤️

So perfect and wonderful! I'm in love with your sketches ♥️

He has a portrait of his wife on the first page in almost all the sketchbooks. Thats love mA

Love your videos Cesar! You're a huge inspiration to me to continue to push my drawing and painting skills and to start a youtube channel! Thank you for showing your work to us!

Love your studio cesar, it's amazing .

You're Incredible at proportions! I don't think anyone else could achieve what you do without the help of grids

Your sketchbook vids have a top place in my artistic heart! ❤🎨❤

Your fabulous realistic art is out of this world man 🙌🏽😊

Love to get an insight into your relationship with your sketchbook, it has inspired me to produce finished oil paintings in my own sketchbook and I too have become much closer to my sketchbook and it has become a much larger part of my own art practise. Thank you Cesar for continuing to impart your knowledge.👍🏻

Truly talented, and so inspiring and I love the handwriting

Un trabajo personal brutal, que explica por qué eres un crack de la pintura y el dibujo! Fantástico, Cesar!

Thanks for share all of this with us!

Thanks Cesar! Now i'm pumped up to draw more on my sketch book. I don't usually bring it me whenever I go but you made me realize how vital it is to have a sketchbook always ready when I have an idea to draw especially for someone like me who's just starting out in drawing.

Amazing! / incrível!

Santos, Santos you are the best!

7:47 Sooooo gorgeous !! Man amazing

You're a Master Mr. Santos!!

You are a really genius! I'm so sad because i don't went in your workshops in Brazil. I think it was a great opportunity that i miss. I hope you come so many times again. Lots of inspiration watching your videos. I'm a big fan.

Saving to buy your drawing book!!!

Wow! 😍

Very nice video for ispirations.'

You're literally one of, if not the best artist alive and you only have 90k subs. That's criminal. People must be jealous AF.

Cesar Santos you my man inspire me to leave engineering to follow my love art

i love this guy

it always feels like im lightyears away from creating amazing stuff like that. But I will try and take your advice and not be so hard on myself. Thanks Cesar.

Thanks for the inspiration!

Thank you so much for your great videos 😍 I really love this video😍 I want to have a lot of sketchbook like this.. thank you so much . I’m from Iran, I really believe you are my great teacher. I learned a lot of things from your teaching and about 2 months ago I bought a lot of book that you recommended. Now I think, I have every thing that I need, It’s because of your great videos and now It doesn’t matter that I live in Iran. I’m glad, I had chance to find you . I’m sorry my english is to bad 😅

You are a Master!

Love

Cesar is the GOAT

So for the longest time I avoided your videos bc man you intimidate me with some things you show. And then I watched an interview with Proko who i LOVE and then I got hooked. I knew you had a lot of experience but I thought you were too " up there " for me bc I did not go to art school not do I want to. And there are people who think you are worth nothing unless you went to art school. I figure if you have the time but not the money then.... Learn your SELF it's a passion right? So figure it out. And that's what I'm doing and I'm glad I watched and now I want to see all your videos at once lol Bc wow. Thank you Thank you so much. The sketch and painting of your wife is so soft and sweet appearing. Very delicate. She's beautiful! And your work is what I aspire to before I kick the bucket lol. My family is also from Cuba and we have several artists in our Santos gang. Keep up the passion and the learning!!

MASTER !

Great Art

This makes me wanna do more painting. Usually I mainly do quick doodles in my sketchbook. Makes me feel kinda lazy. Haha.😅 Do you use oil paint in your sketchbooks? How do you deal with the long time the medium takes to dry?

Gracias Cesar.

Hi. Sir. Your so nice and energitic. Inspiring person thanks a lot.

સરસ સ્કેચીંગ છે આભાર સેસર . very nice work

Чувак ты лучший!

Sei un grande pittore il numero 1

Thank you

There's much to learn.

You're amazing. I wish I can be your student, it'll be a privilege.🙏

Cesar, Thanks to your suggestions I'm currently working on a copy of the Annunciation by Da Vinci using the Zorn palette. Im also studying the Pre-Raphaelites thanks to a video you did a few months ago. You have been of great value to me for the last couple of years and I can't wait to see where you'll be a few years from now and what else I'll learn from you. And since you mentioned it, how do you keep track of the paintings you've sold? Do you make prints? Take pictures? Just keep the name? Saludos maestro, que este bien.

I have no idea why it just now occurred to me that I could keep a sketch book just for fun stuff I like to draw, as opposed to work I wanted to do. The idea of doing something just for fun somehow that concept takes the procrastination off the table. Don't know if that was the intent, but it's one of the first messages I got from this. THANKS!

The feeling that I've already saw this video doesn't leave me. -_-

Cesar, what fixatives do you use in your sketchbooks after a drawing is done?

very nice 👌

As great as u sir....😊😊

You are very prolific. How much time per day you must devote to your craft! Great job. Am thinking about purchasing your DVD on portraiture.

Book tour!

Hello Cesar, i like the drawing at 4:10 very much. Your figures and portrairs have this unique kind of realistic shading into them. It looks fuzzy and dotted. Is that because of the paper material of your sketchbooks or is it a tecnique? Can you please share how and with what pencils you can achieve this shading? Also what kind of paper are those sketchbooks made of? Thanks! I hope you can see this comment. It is really important to me.

Muchas gracias por tus videos, me gustaría saber ¿cómo le haces para que no se manchen tus dibujos a lápiz? Saludos desde México

Hey Cesar! First of all, I really enjoy the exploration of your older drawings and the insight you give for each piece! I learned so much from your videos! I have an advice for you... Maybe it's little bit much to ask because of editing inconvenience but it's hard to search for the artist with a foreign sounding name - so maybe writing the full name of the artist somewhere on the screen would be a good fit, so diligent students can look up the artist you were once copying :D

This sketchbook was already shown in proko channel

I love you man

Hey Cesar, do you have an anatomically precise way of constructing the figure? (This I believe is necessary when you want to change the head of the model with another one, modify the perspective or pose slightly.)

Can you tell the songs you used for the video? I like especially the last one!! Thank you very much!

on your sketchbook what do you use to be able to use oil paint? on it it looks like you put some kind of primer or something like that? thank yuo Cesar

How would you do it? Amazing

Which colours do you use?

Hi Cesar .. What about practicing ?! I mean do you practice gesture drawing in your sketchbook or use a cheaper paper for that ?! The same question about anatomy studies ? And what do you carry everywhere you go for sketching ?? I usually take my sketchbook in my hand with one mechanical pencil in it or on my pocket but I find my self need to use eraser and different materials like charcoal and Sanguine pencils so I decided to buy a bag big enough to take my A4 sketchbook and my 12 pieces Faber-Castell monochrome set with two erasers and a craft knife and some pens but after some complaints from friends I think this is too much to take everywhere everyday. . So what you think ? Is that normal ?!

Did you naturally develop good handwriting or study that alongside your art studies?

Y este libro de sckethbook, lo haces tú? se puede comprar ya hecho? Quizá en el video lo digas, pero no sé inglés

What kind of paper is the sketchbook made of? 300g? I want to start a sketchbook but i'm afraid of buying a wrong paper

The pieces you said you were failing on would be considered some of my best work lol.

whos the artist at 8:43min??

Can you make a video doing digital art. And make a review of it from your traditional painting perspective?

Eighth.

hello from MOROCCO , i am a watercolor artist and a big fan of you , please answer if you can

Great work!!!! Hope you enjoy my realistic multi-stamp art, HELLO from JAPAN!!!!!!!!

Dear Cesar, I share your views on realistic drawing / painting. I wonder for a quite time whats your stand on using cannabis for creative process, and whats your experience with it? Thanks ☺

What’s the name of the original painting at 8:02?

What is the book that you refer to? Bart, Barque??

1st

Why both of your easels have two "top parts" ?

Your sketch book painting plz learning plz plz

Repin Academy?

I really love your videos! They are so much fun to watch and inspiering at the same time!!! I tried to follow your wet on wet painting step by step....digitally tho haha! If you want to see my attempt on it you can see it on my insta @nihilidea ... I also tagged you...i didnt pay to much attention to the same proportions of the face you have done. I paid more attention to the values and the coloring. I really hope you like it and I would love to hear sone feedback on it😊

Sir do u have discord server??

I created a storm of crap, when I posted to others that I do not sketch, never have. Was never really taught to sketch, I use my sketchbook for concepts only. People find this a lie or unbelievable, but why should we function the same??? I don’t sit and do sketches of the things around me, unless it will inform my concept drawing, mostly I use photos. Does anyone else not sketch?

LESSRAPDISVIDYOHUP!

when you met steve please tell me you did some terrible Scarface impersonations. I had a friend who insisted on saying "you cookie-roaches"

This is art not jazza

Your failed attempts are work of art for us Noobs...!

I m not even at your "level 1" skill. This makes me sad.