I believe a lot of artists begin as Michael because most of us start drawing as children, eager to copy the shapes of the comics and animes we watch. I am one of those people! Never had the money to get art lessons so I'm really glad to have found this. I'm 20 years old and have been drawing since I was a kid, but I struggle with everything you had mentioned. Time to unwind my habits and start anew! Really excited to learn :)
Thank you for taking the time to give us lessons we didn't expect :) A fave quote of mine. "It is never too late to be what you might have been." - George Eliot
I'm going to college for art right now, and for most of highschool I set aside art for academics. It was a rational choice and it has helped me a lot financially, but I feel so behind the other kids. I know I have talent, but I can see how other's have developed their craft and their experience shines through. I was beginning to feel a bit dejected until I read this comment. This quote was exactly what I need to keep going. Thank you so much. I just wanted to let you know you have made a difference in someone's life today. :)
As a complete beginner who has never touched a pencil properly. Part one was actually extremely helpful for me. Why all the complaints? The guy was clearly telling us not to rush. Since I'm a complete beginner, he was explaining the mistakes, I was about to do, through decent storytelling and imagery to make it look interesting. Unlike some other bland tutorials I've seen.
I am the ”Michael” 1-2 years since i picked up art *holy shit this tutorial is useful* the way i used to construct a human body was just draw a stick figure with a 1/7 head ratio and extra joints I knew perspetive but didnt know jack shit about applying to anything outside of cubes so it was useless or incorporating in a drawing (all i knew is that things get smaller as they aproach the horison line) The single annoyance that i had is that in 8/2 he uses a line measurments for proprotions instead of heads but they are the same proportions in the end
I'll keep watching. Everything you said about Michael, that's exactly what I do. I love arts, I love drawing but I feel so saaad that my drawings don't look good AT ALL. When I see a beautiful drawing I breath deep and I think "Ohh I wish I could draw like that". I'll stay tuned and follow, hopefully this will help me. Thank you very much!!!
the thing is... you'll always feel like that. as you get better your ability to spot mistakes will also become better and things that you used to think look good will start looking bad. even really amazing artists think they suck, so don't feel bad. the important thing is using it to motivate yourself to get better instead of thinking it's hopeless and giving up.
Thank you! Honestly, I never thought I needed to hear Michael's story. Turns out there are so many of us who can relate to Michael. I've been drawing for years, from traditional to digital and now I feel like I need to go back to traditional so I can keep up and master the fundamentals of drawing. Thank you so much!
This is so very, very true and I actually learned this the hard way even though I really wasn't doing this on purpose. I started out drawing characters out of comics and pictures online with out really learning how to draw the figures foundation. This is very important to build up the foundation first and go from there. That is why I am going back to the beginning and rebuilding my foundation to become better. Watching these tutorials and attending the Art Institute of Pittsburgh I believe that I will be able to overcome this and grow exponentially has an artist.
I'm having to do what micheal did and re-learn the basics. It's proportions and anatomy I need to do all over again. I'm working on a graphic novel and while I can wing it and use reference while making it look good, that takes a lot of time and trial.
Hi Ethan! I'd really like to thank you and your co-instructor, Michael, for the amazing drawing lessons. I think I'm able to draw much better human sketches and within no time, I've seen significant progress in the same. Thanks again!
My story is a little like Micheal... Im 12 and i have been drawing since i was 3, but last year it seems as if i hit a brick wall and stopped improving. I never took time to learn the basics of drawing, i have just been pretty much winging it up to this date, but now im ready to start again.
Glenn Anadeo Actually, contrary to popular belief, most of us youngsters are rather well-spoken. We are the ones who will comment on a video, never to reveal our age so we can be taken seriously. I'm 13, but I've been using proper grammar for quite a long time now; it even irks me to see people using incorrect grammar from time to time. I know we all look stupid, but fear not. Us educated teens still exist.
This video tells you exactly what you do NOT want to hear... but once you get over that, there is much to learn out of this! Thanks my friend, I'll stick around, great tutorials!
I recently submitted my first set of sequential pages for a comic art contest with Top Cow. The feedback I received was both positive and negative. The negative was basically that my figures need better proportions and that some of my panels fell flat. Exactly what you're describing in this first video. I am one of those artists that learned from years and years of life drawing classes, but lazily ignored the foundations. I always just told myself I can draw anything if I can see it. But the problem with comics is that you don't have a life model in front of you for every single pose you need, so it needs to be drawn from the mind. That has really bit me in the behind! I'll let you know how these videos help me out. I have two weeks to resubmit my pages, so I've got to hurry up and relearn, fast!
Loved the video. It's exactly what I needed to hear and I'm very excited on watching the rest of them. After I had my first kid I stop drawing and now mother of two I really want to jump back into it I just didn't know where to start.
+Escarlin Tejada Hi Escarlin! I know it can be tough. I don't have a family and it's still challenging to find the time. But don't give up. It's never to late to start!
Thanks Ethan. You have a nice flow and tempo. I appreciate this tutorial very much. I am re-finding myself in art after a hiatus. I have been focused on abstraction and expressing emotions with color. Now I want to teardown and build up again ... with realism. Thanks so much for your help.
My brother...the story of Michael is the story of my own shortcomings as an artist. I have only watched the first video and it has reignited my passion...this subscription is the first that has meant any thing to me. I will now approach this and ever as if I have never drawn before. I'm excited to see what the second video offers. Thank you.
Davey Valor i can feel you, my story was very similar to michaels. I never drew on my own, i allways relied on reference pictures or some "the easy way" tutorial that did not help me at all. Now i drew alot of picture without realy improving anything expectmaybe line drawing. I hope that you and i will learn alot with this video lessons :D
My friend is going through what you talk about here. He spent years learning on his own, and we are now in a beginning figure drawing class and it's a lot harder for him because he has to unlearn how he draws and go back to basics and he isn't learning much and I didn't know anything about drawing at all and my drawings are starting to be better than his already and I feel really bad for him. But he has to do it I think, if he is going to learn how to draw really well.
This is actually really helpfull because there are always people with tutorials and videos like ''how to draw this or that..'' but it actually wont work because people then want to copy your drawing style and do it like you do...this is much more reliable because you do not tell us to copy your art but how to progress on our own
Damn this hit me right through my heart not just because my name is actually Michael but also everything in the story is what I'm actually doing right now. I skipped learning the fundamentals because I thought using references over and over will help me advance quickly.
I like this. Although the first video didn't actually cover any drawing, it helped me get a better idea of how important the fundamentals are. I think I like this type of lesson over a "straight to the point" one.
You're amazing. I'm like Michael who just dove in and started drawing. I also had no patience to sit through tutorials and learn. But now thast changed and I found that tutorials have been helping me more than ever! Especially your's. Thanks a lot!
I really find this helpful. my name is also michael and the situation you explained with co artist is exactly how i am. When i was younger i drew everything i seen and became good at it. i am now 23 and realized after many different career options i wanted to be a animator. But my skills suck when it comes to proportion. so i thank you for these vids. now to just practice.
I kind of lost my touch with drawing during middle school to high school, and only after graduating, I'd slowly rediscover it, and all I have been doing of drawings are what I see as just doodles rather then art, I've never really been big on drawing tutorials, or wanting to learn how to draw full scale figures, but now, after 4 years of doubt, and anxiety, I'd like to give this a try and learn.
Am a applied arts student Today was my first day at acollege an the very first thing i got as an assignment or homework was human body sketching . I just came home and start searching on youtube regarding the same I must say I was lucky to find this video toutorial series that helped me a lot to improve my drawing skills.... thank u so much for Sharing .....
I started drawing figures looking at pictures. but when i tried to imagine and draw,i just couldn't. well now i realize why. would love to strenghthen my basics after watching this video :).
This is a good video for beginners to drawing & tattooing ! I personally had a few e-mails concerning how to draw the human figure accurately.. Proportion is a factor! So I found this video & I'm Sharing it on my Good Plus Page, look for more on there.. This OS part 1 of 8. Take Care, Bill Kearney
you helped me in this one video to learn why all my figures look so stiff and unrealistic! Thank you and I am subscribing and looking forward to your tutorials! thanks so much!
Everyone has a an opinion and are visiting this page with different skill levels. I for one thought this intro was well done and looking forward to your second video. good on you for doing this.
This is kind of what happend to me,i started drawing at a very young age and then in 4th grade i was the best drawer in the whole school. I figured mabey i could be better and copy some drawings....any way it was really hard.But you just need to be yourself and i learned that from drawing :)
Dude, I'm so happy i found this. Michael's problem is the story of my life. My drawings can only look decent when i have a refference, and as an artist that feels like a huge dissapointment and it feels somehow like cheating. It makes drawing less fun. So thank you for this video series. I feel already motivated to go back to the basics, and improve my talent.
good stuff. Being a teacher, I see a lot of students ignoring the basics, just to realize later that they have to go back to the drawing board especially when they see their classmates who were keen to follow each step produce good works.
I do the same thing as "Michael" as well. I always suspected that I needed to know the fundamentals first, but I always get talked into just practicing more free-handed, winging-it drawings. So, I am pretty excited to watch the rest of these. :D yay!
this is simply aowsome.. I had been looking this for a week. .and finally i found this..I hope this will really be like what he said in this intro video... Thanks man if you've really provided in such details..
I know exactly what you mean. I seem so clear in your mind but for some reason, when you try to draw it, things becomes really blurry. This video series should help you get closer to being able to draw from your imagination.
In my opinion, if you don't want to look up and waste time on tutorials, just try yourself, without copying figures. Make your own, and see where that takes you. I'm noticing my skills improving tremendously and I'm teaching myself.
going for a career change, I went to school for 3d animation, then fine art (only one semester at each, too expensive). I've decided to get back to 3d but I want to start with strong fundamentals. great video!
hi (: i really loved your video, and im excited to videos on learning how to improve figure drawings. I spend most of my time drawing various cartoons and inanimate objects, but when it comes to drawing realistic people and figures, i feel like i suck completely at drawing! D: ;c i cant wait to see how your tips and videos contribute to my passion for drawing .(: thank you . ♡
I just wasted 4hrs of my life on these 8 videos! Don't make the same mistake! You won't learn to draw! They are only a sales pitch! Video 8 takes you to the website to buy the DVD series!
Deepak V Hi your work and vedios are really encouraging and an inspiration, especially after Michael's story. Sounds just like mine. I'm all set to unlearn and relearn with good foundation. Thanks.
I"m so done with sucking at figure drawing I'm ready to put in the work that it takes to finally get as good as the artists I've grown up admiring my whole life. It's my turn to be the admired one \o/
I'm on the same case as Michael's. This tutorial is very helpful. It's about time that I start understanding the basics as they'll help me out in the future.
Will Dude, me either. I literally only draw faces cuz I don’t know how to draw the human body at all. I barely found out I needed fundamentals a couple months ago 💀
I'm one of those artist who've been drawing & painting people/faces for a long time but need to unlearn some bad habits. Hopefully, you'll ease some of the pain of doing so.
Thank you for making these videos. I have been drawing on and off for years with no formal training and picked up some horrible habits. Anything I have done and asked for critiques on had perspective and anatomy issues :/ I can entirely relate to Michael. Back to the basics I go!
i also was like Michael at first, but now step back every now and then and do bone and muscle studies and such, but my struggle with drawing figures from my mind is still real, so i hope your series is going to help me ^^ thanks for making it in the first place :D
Thanks, I've been struggling for a while on how to draw female figures especially in super hero poses and such. If any of you guys out there wanna know how to draw eyes I have a little tutorial you can check out it may be of help
Wow, I totally share a connection with Michael. I started drawing other people's work by looking at them but when I tried to draw my own I couldn't do it. FYI I did not claim the others work to be my own. That would be atrocious.
I have a problem with where i think about drawing something in.my mind and then draw it comes out the wrong way like the hands,legs,facial features hopefully youll help i cant wait to learn from u
I get the unlearning part glad I'm not the only one who has experienced that. I've considered learning to draw with my other hand because everything down to my muscle memory is flawed
I doubt alot of people hear draw manga but if you do it is really important to learn the human figure even thought the tipical manga face is a bit absract the body is often very realistic.
Michael re-learned in a few years the rules. Umm, I need to learn all of these in on month since I have a fundamental exam. HELP ME, IM STILL STRUGGLING WITH THESE FOR 4 YEARS
I didn't even watch the second video, I already love your channel .. and this my first visit .. good job bro .. great speaker too .. 1 new sub coming right up
I think the reason that there are many dislikes is because this is the video only tells you that you need these videos (i.e. it is 6 minutes of the instructor telling you why you need instruction without any drawing instruction content). Video #2 is good has the drawing instruction content.
Hi im new at practicing to draw im 17 and i wana draw kind of like a manga/anime style but dont know where to start people say on here start from realism then to comic style/cartoon because its faster learner and itll help alot. i make comics but my drawing sucks ive always been a bad drawer but i love art and such where do i start , what kind of videos do i look at i need a figure to point a direction thatll help me /:
Karikaeru Ace Hi, I Would say that it's a good idea to learn how to draw realism first as that's the foundation and you can branch out from there to any style you'd like. I will be making more figure drawing tutorials which I think will help. But in the meantime, I would highly recommend you check out Mark Crilley. He's a great artist and teacher and he specializes in Manga drawing. Here's his channel: th-cam.com/users/markcrilley
PLZ READ THE WHOLE THING BEFORE YOU CLICK AWAY :) Something that helped me ALOT was Koizu's "How to draw the female body proportions: teenagers" after that my drawing became a lot better Secondly try sycra's "how to make your characters more interesting" that helped give me dynamic to my pieces Also I don't draw Manga specifically so I can't help you much there but I would say to focus on the eyes and hair as those are the signature features along with the pointy chins I have some other advise if you would like. My Twitter is @Tertablis tweet me and I'll follow you and It'll make it easier to talk to you about things :) I'll answer any questions you have and give you advise as you need. (Sorry if I got any of the video names wrong I wrote this from memory)
Also DONT TRY REALISM PLZZZZZZZZ Yes build your knowledge of anatomy and structure but when it comes down to it you don't need realism if you aren't going to be drawing realism. Start with basic structure and then Manga and then progress to realism if you would like
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I believe a lot of artists begin as Michael because most of us start drawing as children, eager to copy the shapes of the comics and animes we watch. I am one of those people! Never had the money to get art lessons so I'm really glad to have found this. I'm 20 years old and have been drawing since I was a kid, but I struggle with everything you had mentioned. Time to unwind my habits and start anew! Really excited to learn :)
+Brithany Marbun That's awesome! It's never too late the start. I was the same way.
I guess it's a good start for me because I never knew how to draw figures in the first place.
Same with me copying Animes and animals i am 17 though.
Brithany Marbun how do you watch a comic? SHOW ME!
Xenomon So you're gonna criticize her for the only thing she did wrong in her comment?
Thank you for taking the time to give us lessons we didn't expect :)
A fave quote of mine.
"It is never too late to be what you might have been." - George Eliot
+Mahvalous1 That is a beautiful quote. Thank you for sharing!
I'm going to college for art right now, and for most of highschool I set aside art for academics. It was a rational choice and it has helped me a lot financially, but I feel so behind the other kids. I know I have talent, but I can see how other's have developed their craft and their experience shines through. I was beginning to feel a bit dejected until I read this comment. This quote was exactly what I need to keep going. Thank you so much. I just wanted to let you know you have made a difference in someone's life today. :)
You are very welcome :)
You should try the app Myvinchy - it's awesome for learning how to draw!
Miss Pinkkush so beautiful
As a complete beginner who has never touched a pencil properly. Part one was actually extremely helpful for me. Why all the complaints? The guy was clearly telling us not to rush.
Since I'm a complete beginner, he was explaining the mistakes, I was about to do, through decent storytelling and imagery to make it look interesting. Unlike some other bland tutorials I've seen.
I am the ”Michael” 1-2 years since i picked up art
*holy shit this tutorial is useful*
the way i used to construct a human body was just draw a stick figure with a 1/7 head ratio and extra joints
I knew perspetive but didnt know jack shit about applying to anything outside of cubes so it was useless or incorporating in a drawing (all i knew is that things get smaller as they aproach the horison line)
The single annoyance that i had is that in 8/2 he uses a line measurments for proprotions instead of heads but they are the same proportions in the end
Aren't we all Michael
Zaid Hikmet LOL
No, I first looked at Burne Hogarth's human anatomy book.
Carirrure
My name is not michael
I'll keep watching. Everything you said about Michael, that's exactly what I do. I love arts, I love drawing but I feel so saaad that my drawings don't look good AT ALL. When I see a beautiful drawing I breath deep and I think "Ohh I wish I could draw like that". I'll stay tuned and follow, hopefully this will help me. Thank you very much!!!
the thing is... you'll always feel like that. as you get better your ability to spot mistakes will also become better and things that you used to think look good will start looking bad. even really amazing artists think they suck, so don't feel bad. the important thing is using it to motivate yourself to get better instead of thinking it's hopeless and giving up.
have you improved now? its been 5 years
What about now? It's been 10 years.
Thank you! Honestly, I never thought I needed to hear Michael's story. Turns out there are so many of us who can relate to Michael. I've been drawing for years, from traditional to digital and now I feel like I need to go back to traditional so I can keep up and master the fundamentals of drawing. Thank you so much!
“He decided to draw from real life and imagination”
Anxiety: “HELLOOOO!”
This is so very, very true and I actually learned this the hard way even though I really wasn't doing this on purpose. I started out drawing characters out of comics and pictures online with out really learning how to draw the figures foundation. This is very important to build up the foundation first and go from there. That is why I am going back to the beginning and rebuilding my foundation to become better. Watching these tutorials and attending the Art Institute of Pittsburgh I believe that I will be able to overcome this and grow exponentially has an artist.
I'm having to do what micheal did and re-learn the basics. It's proportions and anatomy I need to do all over again. I'm working on a graphic novel and while I can wing it and use reference while making it look good, that takes a lot of time and trial.
Have you gotten better?
Hi Ethan! I'd really like to thank you and your co-instructor, Michael, for the amazing drawing lessons. I think I'm able to draw much better human sketches and within no time, I've seen significant progress in the same. Thanks again!
My story is a little like Micheal... Im 12 and i have been drawing since i was 3, but last year it seems as if i hit a brick wall and stopped improving. I never took time to learn the basics of drawing, i have just been pretty much winging it up to this date, but now im ready to start again.
Exact same story here bud. I'm also twelve.
Cloudclaws AJ for a 12 year old, you're very well spoken
ikr, my brother is 11 and all he knows is broken english and vulgarities
***** what do you mean?
Glenn Anadeo Actually, contrary to popular belief, most of us youngsters are rather well-spoken. We are the ones who will comment on a video, never to reveal our age so we can be taken seriously. I'm 13, but I've been using proper grammar for quite a long time now; it even irks me to see people using incorrect grammar from time to time. I know we all look stupid, but fear not. Us educated teens still exist.
This video tells you exactly what you do NOT want to hear... but once you get over that, there is much to learn out of this!
Thanks my friend, I'll stick around, great tutorials!
Can someone at 40 start learning how to draw?
You're never too old or young to learn to draw! Just keep practicing and practicing and eventually you'll improve a lot! Have a great day!
yep, my dad did.
why not !! if u want to draw learn it and.fuck age
kandinsky led a successful career in law early in his life and didn't start drawing until he was 30. Now he's considered the father of abstract art
Yes. You can learn to draw and master it at 70. It just takes discipline and dedication. Practice practice practice
this is part of a series, and it's free people, shut up and appreciate it.
I recently submitted my first set of sequential pages for a comic art contest with Top Cow. The feedback I received was both positive and negative. The negative was basically that my figures need better proportions and that some of my panels fell flat. Exactly what you're describing in this first video. I am one of those artists that learned from years and years of life drawing classes, but lazily ignored the foundations. I always just told myself I can draw anything if I can see it. But the problem with comics is that you don't have a life model in front of you for every single pose you need, so it needs to be drawn from the mind. That has really bit me in the behind! I'll let you know how these videos help me out. I have two weeks to resubmit my pages, so I've got to hurry up and relearn, fast!
Loved the video. It's exactly what I needed to hear and I'm very excited on watching the rest of them. After I had my first kid I stop drawing and now mother of two I really want to jump back into it I just didn't know where to start.
+Escarlin Tejada Hi Escarlin! I know it can be tough. I don't have a family and it's still challenging to find the time. But don't give up. It's never to late to start!
Thanks Ethan. You have a nice flow and tempo. I appreciate this tutorial very much. I am re-finding myself in art after a hiatus. I have been focused on abstraction and expressing emotions with color. Now I want to teardown and build up again ... with realism. Thanks so much for your help.
My brother...the story of Michael is the story of my own shortcomings as an artist. I have only watched the first video and it has reignited my passion...this subscription is the first that has meant any thing to me. I will now approach this and ever as if I have never drawn before. I'm excited to see what the second video offers. Thank you.
Davey Valor i can feel you, my story was very similar to michaels. I never drew on my own, i allways relied on reference pictures or some "the easy way" tutorial that did not help me at all. Now i drew alot of picture without realy improving anything expectmaybe line drawing. I hope that you and i will learn alot with this video lessons :D
Agreed...good luck to you and I will help you any way that I can along the way.
Bro he literally described me EXACTLY when he was talking about Michael.
😂
This video literally described me in every way i have problems in figure drawing. And my name is Michael too!
My friend is going through what you talk about here. He spent years learning on his own, and we are now in a beginning figure drawing class and it's a lot harder for him because he has to unlearn how he draws and go back to basics and he isn't learning much and I didn't know anything about drawing at all and my drawings are starting to be better than his already and I feel really bad for him. But he has to do it I think, if he is going to learn how to draw really well.
I'm really used to tracing (because I'm a tattoo artist) but I think of awesome ideas and can never draw them so I thank you for this series.
This is actually really helpfull because there are always people with tutorials and videos like ''how to draw this or that..'' but it actually wont work because people then want to copy your drawing style and do it like you do...this is much more reliable because you do not tell us to copy your art but how to progress on our own
What a beautiful and creative way to render the principles of learning art. Thank you sincerely!🤗🤗👏🌹🌷
Would I still be able to learn if I just started around early teens?
for a artist who is good at drawing and did litterally everything u told not to do in the previous video this helps a lot
Damn this hit me right through my heart not just because my name is actually Michael but also everything in the story is what I'm actually doing right now. I skipped learning the fundamentals because I thought using references over and over will help me advance quickly.
the world needs for people like you man.
I like this. Although the first video didn't actually cover any drawing, it helped me get a better idea of how important the fundamentals are. I think I like this type of lesson over a "straight to the point" one.
You're amazing. I'm like Michael who just dove in and started drawing. I also had no patience to sit through tutorials and learn. But now thast changed and I found that tutorials have been helping me more than ever! Especially your's. Thanks a lot!
I love that you have a class to teach people how to use their passion the correct way, Ill definitely keep watching! thanks!
Hey bro just saw your commuhere today, how’s your drawing progress ?
I really find this helpful. my name is also michael and the situation you explained with co artist is exactly how i am. When i was younger i drew everything i seen and became good at it. i am now 23 and realized after many different career options i wanted to be a animator. But my skills suck when it comes to proportion. so i thank you for these vids. now to just practice.
That was amazing how you started off and giving a lot of details about how hard drawings can be if you don't have a good
foundation.
Awesome... I have been an artist for quite a while but did not know these tricks.... Thank you so much.
It's always good to have a video that highlights a student mistakes.
I've posed for dozens of classes. Really a lot of fun. Group in Ft Lauderdale are super cool
I kind of lost my touch with drawing during middle school to high school, and only after graduating, I'd slowly rediscover it, and all I have been doing of drawings are what I see as just doodles rather then art, I've never really been big on drawing tutorials, or wanting to learn how to draw full scale figures, but now, after 4 years of doubt, and anxiety, I'd like to give this a try and learn.
This is an infomercial for more tutorials that arrive in the mail.
Am a applied arts student
Today was my first day at acollege an the very first thing i got as an assignment or homework was human body sketching .
I just came home and start searching on youtube regarding the same
I must say I was lucky to find this video toutorial series that helped me a lot to improve my drawing skills....
thank u so much for Sharing .....
Anayat Ali Congrats on your first day. Must be very exciting. I'm glad the video helped.
helpful...
I am so glad I found this site! The videos are just what I needed! Thanks for sharing and please keep them coming!! Andrea
I started drawing figures looking at pictures. but when i tried to imagine and draw,i just couldn't. well now i realize why. would love to strenghthen my basics after watching this video :).
This is a good video for beginners to drawing & tattooing ! I personally had a few e-mails concerning how to draw the human figure accurately..
Proportion is a factor! So I found this video & I'm Sharing it on my Good Plus Page, look for more on there.. This OS part 1 of 8.
Take Care, Bill Kearney
you helped me in this one video to learn why all my figures look so stiff and unrealistic! Thank you and I am subscribing and looking forward to your tutorials! thanks so much!
Maestro; your genius for art is only surpassed by your teaching method. Thank you. R
Everyone has a an opinion and are visiting this page with different skill levels. I for one thought this intro was well done and looking forward to your second video. good on you for doing this.
Your Cool !
Me and My deaf dog will be watching you like a hawk. Good Fun Stuff, Thanks!
This is kind of what happend to me,i started drawing at a very young age and then in 4th grade i was the best drawer in the whole school. I figured mabey i could be better and copy some drawings....any way it was really hard.But you just need to be yourself and i learned that from drawing :)
Dude, I'm so happy i found this. Michael's problem is the story of my life.
My drawings can only look decent when i have a refference, and as an artist that feels like a huge dissapointment and it feels somehow like cheating. It makes drawing less fun. So thank you for this video series. I feel already motivated to go back to the basics, and improve my talent.
good stuff. Being a teacher, I see a lot of students ignoring the basics, just to realize later that they have to go back to the drawing board especially when they see their classmates who were keen to follow each step produce good works.
awesome! would you mind to share the program you used to create this presentation?
I am going to a life drawing session tonight.....have NO clue about it. Trying to binge-watch your videos.
I do the same thing as "Michael" as well. I always suspected that I needed to know the fundamentals first, but I always get talked into just practicing more free-handed, winging-it drawings. So, I am pretty excited to watch the rest of these. :D yay!
this is simply aowsome.. I had been looking this for a week. .and finally i found this..I hope this will really be like what he said in this intro video...
Thanks man if you've really provided in such details..
Interesting, I hope this series will help me.
I know exactly what you mean. I seem so clear in your mind but for some reason, when you try to draw it, things becomes really blurry.
This video series should help you get closer to being able to draw from your imagination.
I've been drawing for a year how, but have only drawn heads, never bodies, but I'm ready to try this now.
My story is like Michael I'm really struggling in my drawing 2 class because I skipped drawing 1 :/
+James Welch Well, I'm glad you found us, James. I hope we'll be able to help :-)
Why would you even think to skip drawing 1? If it's a college course, they don't usually let you skip drawing 1 without a portfolio assessment!
I am going to share this with my 13 year grand nephew.
Thanks for these great videos. It's helpful to return to fundamentals. I do mostly commercial art but I'm so slow at drawing from life
In my opinion, if you don't want to look up and waste time on tutorials, just try yourself, without copying figures.
Make your own, and see where that takes you.
I'm noticing my skills improving tremendously and I'm teaching myself.
I love your videos. they are good for everyone who wants to learn drawing. And now I see, it's important not to skip the basic :)
going for a career change, I went to school for 3d animation, then fine art (only one semester at each, too expensive). I've decided to get back to 3d but I want to start with strong fundamentals.
great video!
hi (: i really loved your video, and im excited to videos on learning how to improve figure drawings. I spend most of my time drawing various cartoons and inanimate objects, but when it comes to drawing realistic people and figures, i feel like i suck completely at drawing! D: ;c i cant wait to see how your tips and videos contribute to my passion for drawing .(: thank you . ♡
*see your videos on learning
i am a bit late i guess but i will try to do my best , thank you for the lessons , do you teach eyes and face structure too ???
I just wasted 4hrs of my life on these 8 videos! Don't make the same mistake! You won't learn to draw! They are only a sales pitch! Video 8 takes you to the website to buy the DVD series!
Deepak V Hi your work and vedios are really encouraging and an inspiration, especially after Michael's story. Sounds just like mine. I'm all set to unlearn and relearn with good foundation. Thanks.
I"m so done with sucking at figure drawing I'm ready to put in the work that it takes to finally get as good as the artists I've grown up admiring my whole life. It's my turn to be the admired one \o/
I'm on the same case as Michael's. This tutorial is very helpful. It's about time that I start understanding the basics as they'll help me out in the future.
Thank you. Next lesson will be out tomorrow morning :-)
Sounds good looking forward to learn
I agree with your premise, and am looking forward to learning to draw figures.
Hello My Drawing Tutorials Do you use layout markers too?
Instant fan of this! I'm about to start my comic book and this is what i need! The basics.
I started to draw, i didn't know that there's a fundamentals 😭
Will Dude, me either. I literally only draw faces cuz I don’t know how to draw the human body at all. I barely found out I needed fundamentals a couple months ago 💀
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I'm one of those artist who've been drawing & painting people/faces for a long time but need to unlearn some bad habits. Hopefully, you'll ease some of the pain of doing so.
It's like you took the words right out of my mouth. you're a life saver!!!! thanks, now i have some catching up to do =]
Thank you for making these videos. I have been drawing on and off for years with no formal training and picked up some horrible habits. Anything I have done and asked for critiques on had perspective and anatomy issues :/ I can entirely relate to Michael. Back to the basics I go!
i also was like Michael at first, but now step back every now and then and do bone and muscle studies and such, but my struggle with drawing figures from my mind is still real, so i hope your series is going to help me ^^
thanks for making it in the first place :D
Thanks, I've been struggling for a while on how to draw female figures especially in super hero poses and such. If any of you guys out there wanna know how to draw eyes I have a little tutorial you can check out it may be of help
Wow, I totally share a connection with Michael. I started drawing other people's work by looking at them but when I tried to draw my own I couldn't do it. FYI I did not claim the others work to be my own. That would be atrocious.
Anxious to get started!
Luis Gomez You should. It's a lot of fun!
I have a problem with where i think about drawing something in.my mind and then draw it comes out the wrong way like the hands,legs,facial features hopefully youll help i cant wait to learn from u
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I get the unlearning part glad I'm not the only one who has experienced that. I've considered learning to draw with my other hand because everything down to my muscle memory is flawed
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xlnt! can't wait to get the next lesson.
I doubt alot of people hear draw manga but if you do it is really important to learn the human figure even thought the tipical manga face is a bit absract the body is often very realistic.
Try drawing lines in PC drawing programs. It's easier to see errors in line drawing because of pixelation.
great tuts man.. some of the best on youtube n I watch em all. thanks for being our teacher.
Cool, a video with the proper fundamentals, something I need to improve on.
Yeah,boss i'm so gratefully that i found u though i'm little bit late but i'm smart in acquiring new art skills coz art is in me
this will help very much draw humanoid like characters such as my fursona and videogame characters thanks so much ^w^
Michael re-learned in a few years the rules.
Umm, I need to learn all of these in on month since I have a fundamental exam. HELP ME, IM STILL STRUGGLING WITH THESE FOR 4 YEARS
Great tip! I cant wait for the rest of the series!
I didn't even watch the second video, I already love your channel .. and this my first visit .. good job bro .. great speaker too .. 1 new sub coming right up
This man gave me so much motivation just now. Thank u
Omg thx I've been looking for something like this
thank you very much ... you give me some hope because my story just like michel's story..
Yeah, same with me. I gave up for years but I'm returning now with hope!
I think the reason that there are many dislikes is because this is the video only tells you that you need these videos (i.e. it is 6 minutes of the instructor telling you why you need instruction without any drawing instruction content). Video #2 is good has the drawing instruction content.
and youtube removed public dislike. at least you can use a plugin to show dislikes for now, I'm sure it'll be disabled in the long run.
Hi im new at practicing to draw im 17 and i wana draw kind of like a manga/anime style but dont know where to start people say on here start from realism then to comic style/cartoon because its faster learner and itll help alot. i make comics but my drawing sucks ive always been a bad drawer but i love art and such where do i start , what kind of videos do i look at i need a figure to point a direction thatll help me /:
Karikaeru Ace Hi,
I Would say that it's a good idea to learn how to draw realism first as that's the foundation and you can branch out from there to any style you'd like. I will be making more figure drawing tutorials which I think will help. But in the meantime, I would highly recommend you check out Mark Crilley. He's a great artist and teacher and he specializes in Manga drawing. Here's his channel: th-cam.com/users/markcrilley
should i learn from your lessons and should i do proportions practice ?
PLZ READ THE WHOLE THING BEFORE YOU CLICK AWAY :)
Something that helped me ALOT was Koizu's "How to draw the female body proportions: teenagers" after that my drawing became a lot better
Secondly try sycra's "how to make your characters more interesting" that helped give me dynamic to my pieces
Also I don't draw Manga specifically so I can't help you much there but I would say to focus on the eyes and hair as those are the signature features along with the pointy chins
I have some other advise if you would like. My Twitter is @Tertablis tweet me and I'll follow you and It'll make it easier to talk to you about things :) I'll answer any questions you have and give you advise as you need.
(Sorry if I got any of the video names wrong I wrote this from memory)
Also DONT TRY REALISM PLZZZZZZZZ
Yes build your knowledge of anatomy and structure but when it comes down to it you don't need realism if you aren't going to be drawing realism.
Start with basic structure and then Manga and then progress to realism if you would like
Alex Serellis
ill follow you on twitter for more help (: and thankz