+Prabhu Ram Glad you liked it, Prabhu! I will definitely keep putting out more fundamental based lessons. I want to start with the foundation stuff and gradually work up to the more advanced subjects. That way everyone can follow.
You are amazing. Your tutorials are so well explained, definitely among the best on TH-cam. There's no wasted space, meaning that you don't just drone on and on like so many others. I am going to buy your perspective drawing series because I want to support your hard work.
Gonna try this, but probably going to just retry from the same circle if I make a mistake. Don't want to be too good at drawing the smaller circles and barely practiced at the larger ones.
At age 51, I have finally decided I can learn to draw...I always thought tracing was helpful but so many artists eschew this as cheating..thanks so much for this...I will be doing this daily!
Tracing is great for learning, it's when someone traces someone's work and calls it their own work than for practicing/learning purposes. Tracing and breaking down other people's art can be a great learning experience in general!
I was doing this at work during a meeting to test my left hand pencil control like a month ago. Good to know i can use this to practice as well. Thanks for the advice!
Thank you so much for this tutorial and that drawing sheet. This video was so helpful for circles and ellipses. I practice them tracing over and over again and then draw and see my progress on a blank sheet. It helps me find what I am doing wrong. and now I have nearly perfected my circles.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! This is perfect for my beginner's status!!! You are articulate & concise. Also, thank you for sharing the exercises so I might print them out! MOST HELPFUL!
Wow, thanks a lot, man! I'm mostly a self-taught artist and I've been wondering what exercises I could do to strengthen my foundation skills because I feel like I'm lacking a little in those areas, so these really help!
Great tutorial, thank you!! It's not just for beginners either - it's a great exercise for retraining yourself with increasingly arthritic hands when you love to sketch & draw.
grasias de todo corazon por compartir tus conocimientos ,para algunos de nosotros nos hes imposible pagar una clase de dibujo y solo este medio nos es disponible y encontrar tus tutoriales es genial felicidades eres un buen ser humano
oh my goodness these videos are helpful! I kind of got left behind in art class so I wasn't very good. now instead of being mutated potatoes, my circles are circles! thank you so much for making all of these!
+Wendy Wilson Thanks Wendy! Sorry about that. The exercise sheets should be at this page (scroll down to the middle): mydrawingtutorials.com/a-drawing-exercise-every-beginner-artists-should-do/ But just in case, here are the direct links to them... Circle Exercise Sheet: mydrawingtutorials.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Circle-Exercise-Sheets.jpg Ellipse Exercise Sheet: mydrawingtutorials.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Ellipse-Excercise-Sheet.jpg Enjoy! :-)
It's harder then it looks. My hand keep sticking to the paper. Really helpful. It's so hard to fine good fundamental tutorial. When I get my cintiq in this will be one the the exercise I will be doing to help get use to it.
+SaiTurtlesninjaNX It is harder than it looks :-) Awesome, I really want to get a cintiq myself, but I'm new to graphic tablets so I'm going to start off with a medium Intuos first and see how it goes. Gonna order it off Ebay right now actually :-)
I have Intuos pro large. I don't like it. The why how drawing a circle isn't the same as drawing circle on paper. It's just throw my off. If you have a chose between Intuos Pro and 13 inch cintiq. Go with the cintiq. Get a Intuos just for tutorials and for comparison. Most people I talk to say a Cintiq feel more like draw and painting traditionally. The cintiq I'm getting is the new 27 inch. I save up for months. And I'mg going to make my own smudge guard off of scrap spandex left over from my Spider-Man costumes.
+SaiTurtlesninjaNX Yeah definitely. Eventually I want to spring for the Cintiq, but I'll have to start saving up too :-) I'm planning on using the Intuos (for now) just to help make my tutorials better. I'm a bit nervous about it cuz I still don't know exactly how it's going to work. I'm hoping it can integrate with Adobe After Effects and let me draw smooth graphic lines over the video for demonstrations. 27 inches huh?! That sounds like a bad-ass work station!
My Drawing Tutorials Starting cheaper Intuos just to learn programs isn't a bad idea. I also use After Effects. I've heard of a few effect artists using tablets but it's not really needed. If your looking for art programs Clip Studio Paint aka Manga Studios is a really good it's just like drawing traditionally. I can gave you a few saving tips. First off I work restaurant so I get tips and this also what I did to save. 1. Save a $100 or more a pay check. Which is is $200 a month. I put $100 in my paypal and another $100 in a envelope. 2. Put any loss change and cash into a jar. Lets say you 20 bucks or more on you every week. By the end of the week you put that or what left in a jar and take you another 20 bucks. 3. Always try to keep your eye on your bank balance. What I did for months. I try to have at least $2000 in my bank account at all time just so I can put in another thousand for when that time comes. So by the end I save. $2200 in change, $700 in cash, plus over thousand from work. In total I spent $4000 with accessories on my cintiq. I only did that because I research and plan. If you start saving up now it may come down in price something new might come out.
+SaiTurtlesninjaNX $2,200 in change... wow! That's impressive. Thanks for the tips. I'll try to put that to use. Hopefully the price will fall a bit by the time I'm ready to get it. I'll have to check out those programs when I get the tablet. It should be fun!
Excellent help. I used to do practices some years ago, but without any guide lines, i didnt really think about using them, but i guess, since its all about correcnt line work, that comes from muscle memory mostly (and self confidence in your drawing), its really good. Ellipses are always a problem to me, but i can get along, my real nemesis is symmetry ! Would you mind giving sometips how to practice symmetry?
+Kilyén Balázs Good suggestion! Yes symmetry can be very tough. When I need to make something really symmetrical I usually use a simple grid to help guide me. But that's not really practical for an ellipse drawing. I have a few "tricks" that I'm thinking about to help with this. One of it is "ghosting". I'll compile these techniques into another video and release it sometime in the future.
I've been doing these exercises for about 2 weeks, i can 'run the track' fine but when i try and draw circles on a blank paper they tend to be more on the oval side, not a perfect circle which is what i want. any tips? thanks
Thank you so much I couldn’t draw a perfect circle at all and my problem was that I was using my wrist instead of my shoulder thank you again knowing this will make it easier for me:)
i was struggling drawing ellipses, can t go further in my drawing lesson >.> (is it normal I manage drawing circles, but not ellipses? not even inclined! :( so...i'll try your exercises... hope for the best
+colorpaper princess (colorpaperprincess) I only recently started experimenting with inking and markers and I'm still trying to figure out which kind I like best. I plan on doing a video about the best inking tool in the future once I settle on my favorites.
I have recreated the 2 paper sheets again with better quality, because when i printed it the colors was not that good. If anyone interested please tell me.
seria muy bueno quesea traducido al Español , Tengo ochenta años y nunca pude aprender Ingles .y quisiera saber como se llama n estos dibujos lineales entre cruzados. Gracias
Just buy a grid paper and make small, mid & bigger circles with the use of grid boxes. In drawing perspectives, you still need to make a box to get a better angle of a table or any round object. Thank me later ✌️
Perfect stepping stones for beginners as well those who want to master perfection. Pls keep doing such fundamental courses.
+Prabhu Ram Glad you liked it, Prabhu! I will definitely keep putting out more fundamental based lessons. I want to start with the foundation stuff and gradually work up to the more advanced subjects. That way everyone can follow.
This is probably the easiest to understand most effective basic drawing tutorial on youtube. Thank you so much for doing it!
You are amazing. Your tutorials are so well explained, definitely among the best on TH-cam. There's no wasted space, meaning that you don't just drone on and on like so many others. I am going to buy your perspective drawing series because I want to support your hard work.
As someone with absolutely no artistic ability this was SOOOOO helpful. Thank you!!
Gonna try this, but probably going to just retry from the same circle if I make a mistake. Don't want to be too good at drawing the smaller circles and barely practiced at the larger ones.
At age 51, I have finally decided I can learn to draw...I always thought tracing was helpful but so many artists eschew this as cheating..thanks so much for this...I will be doing this daily!
Tracing is great for learning, it's when someone traces someone's work and calls it their own work than for practicing/learning purposes. Tracing and breaking down other people's art can be a great learning experience in general!
Thank you so much! I have difficulty keeping my wrist off the table.
This is a fantastic resource and the way you teach works so well for the way my brain processes. Wonderful!
THIS IS AWESOME, I AM DOING THIS WITH MY ART STUDENTS!!! Thank you for posting this!
I was doing this at work during a meeting to test my left hand pencil control like a month ago. Good to know i can use this to practice as well. Thanks for the advice!
Thanks, I've watched thousands of videos on different subjects and very rarely comment but I found this nicely presented and helpful. Subscribed 👍🏼
Finally found a good series of drawing tutorials on TH-cam! Thanks for your time and effort :))
At 3:28 you got my full attention I can't believe that worked, you are a creative genius!!!
Thank you so much for this tutorial and that drawing sheet. This video was so helpful for circles and ellipses. I practice them tracing over and over again and then draw and see my progress on a blank sheet. It helps me find what I am doing wrong. and now I have nearly perfected my circles.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! This is perfect for my beginner's status!!! You are articulate & concise. Also, thank you for sharing the exercises so I might print them out! MOST HELPFUL!
Thank you!!!. I really needed something like this.
Wish I had found it earlier. Exact the content and advice I need. Thank you very much
Wow, thanks a lot, man! I'm mostly a self-taught artist and I've been wondering what exercises I could do to strengthen my foundation skills because I feel like I'm lacking a little in those areas, so these really help!
can i join you?, cuz i'm too a self-taught artist and we can help each other to improve the learning process
get a job 💀
This is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much!
Great tutorial, thank you!! It's not just for beginners either - it's a great exercise for retraining yourself with increasingly arthritic hands when you love to sketch & draw.
grasias de todo corazon por compartir tus conocimientos ,para algunos de nosotros nos hes imposible pagar una clase de dibujo y solo este medio nos es disponible y encontrar tus tutoriales es genial felicidades eres un buen ser humano
oh my goodness these videos are helpful! I kind of got left behind in art class so I wasn't very good. now instead of being mutated potatoes, my circles are circles! thank you so much for making all of these!
Thank you for this. I don't know why but i REALLY struggle with ellipses and oval shapes. I'll do this exercise a lot. Great video
Great job explaining technique, not too many art tutorial videos explain in detail how to become a better artist. Awesome job!
+MrMeanMuscle Thank you very much! I try to be as detail as possible :-) Glad you liked it.
The exercise sheet is gone!!!! I'm really loving these tutorials!
+Wendy Wilson Thanks Wendy! Sorry about that. The exercise sheets should be at this page (scroll down to the middle): mydrawingtutorials.com/a-drawing-exercise-every-beginner-artists-should-do/
But just in case, here are the direct links to them...
Circle Exercise Sheet:
mydrawingtutorials.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Circle-Exercise-Sheets.jpg
Ellipse Exercise Sheet:
mydrawingtutorials.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Ellipse-Excercise-Sheet.jpg
Enjoy! :-)
Thank you!!!!!
+Wendy Wilson You're welcome!
This is amazing. So generous to share this with us. Thank you so much ❤️
Practice makes perfect.. The dots are an excellent idea. Thanks.
It's harder then it looks. My hand keep sticking to the paper. Really helpful. It's so hard to fine good fundamental tutorial. When I get my cintiq in this will be one the the exercise I will be doing to help get use to it.
+SaiTurtlesninjaNX It is harder than it looks :-) Awesome, I really want to get a cintiq myself, but I'm new to graphic tablets so I'm going to start off with a medium Intuos first and see how it goes. Gonna order it off Ebay right now actually :-)
I have Intuos pro large. I don't like it. The why how drawing a circle isn't the same as drawing circle on paper. It's just throw my off.
If you have a chose between Intuos Pro and 13 inch cintiq. Go with the cintiq. Get a Intuos just for tutorials and for comparison. Most people I talk to say a Cintiq feel more like draw and painting traditionally.
The cintiq I'm getting is the new 27 inch. I save up for months. And I'mg going to make my own smudge guard off of scrap spandex left over from my Spider-Man costumes.
+SaiTurtlesninjaNX Yeah definitely. Eventually I want to spring for the Cintiq, but I'll have to start saving up too :-) I'm planning on using the Intuos (for now) just to help make my tutorials better. I'm a bit nervous about it cuz I still don't know exactly how it's going to work. I'm hoping it can integrate with Adobe After Effects and let me draw smooth graphic lines over the video for demonstrations. 27 inches huh?! That sounds like a bad-ass work station!
My Drawing Tutorials Starting cheaper Intuos just to learn programs isn't a bad idea. I also use After Effects. I've heard of a few effect artists using tablets but it's not really needed. If your looking for art programs Clip Studio Paint aka Manga Studios is a really good it's just like drawing traditionally.
I can gave you a few saving tips. First off I work restaurant so I get tips and this also what I did to save.
1. Save a $100 or more a pay check. Which is is $200 a month. I put $100 in my paypal and another $100 in a envelope.
2. Put any loss change and cash into a jar. Lets say you 20 bucks or more on you every week. By the end of the week you put that or what left in a jar and take you another 20 bucks.
3. Always try to keep your eye on your bank balance. What I did for months. I try to have at least $2000 in my bank account at all time just so I can put in another thousand for when that time comes.
So by the end I save. $2200 in change, $700 in cash, plus over thousand from work. In total I spent $4000 with accessories on my cintiq. I only did that because I research and plan. If you start saving up now it may come down in price something new might come out.
+SaiTurtlesninjaNX $2,200 in change... wow! That's impressive. Thanks for the tips. I'll try to put that to use. Hopefully the price will fall a bit by the time I'm ready to get it.
I'll have to check out those programs when I get the tablet. It should be fun!
Awesome tutorial for beginners.Thank you, My Drawing Tutorials !
Excellent help. I used to do practices some years ago, but without any guide lines, i didnt really think about using them, but i guess, since its all about correcnt line work, that comes from muscle memory mostly (and self confidence in your drawing), its really good. Ellipses are always a problem to me, but i can get along, my real nemesis is symmetry ! Would you mind giving sometips how to practice symmetry?
+Kilyén Balázs Good suggestion! Yes symmetry can be very tough. When I need to make something really symmetrical I usually use a simple grid to help guide me. But that's not really practical for an ellipse drawing. I have a few "tricks" that I'm thinking about to help with this. One of it is "ghosting". I'll compile these techniques into another video and release it sometime in the future.
You have such great ideas. Thanks. And thank you for the downloadable practice sheets.
Great exercises. Thank you very much.
thanks i do drawing exercise and now i draw very nice than before
3:55 "Start all over again" Should have dark souls music there instead. Great tutorial and resources. Thank you.
wow, I am so very bad at these. thank you for the exercise sheets - I've got a lot of practicing to do.
practical, useful and to the point! thank you 😊
You are a God, thank you for being an amazing teacher to those who aren't confident with their drawing, yet love it and aspire to get better :)
This is fantastic! I've been having a little trouble with curves lately. Thanks!
+Sarah AlNawab You're very welcome! Glad you found it helpful.
I've been doing these exercises for about 2 weeks, i can 'run the track' fine but when i try and draw circles on a blank paper they tend to be more on the oval side, not a perfect circle which is what i want. any tips? thanks
Thanks for the tips you just earned another subscriber who needs a LOT of drawing practice
thank you for this brother!
hey! nice tutorial! im just wonder how much pressure your meant to place on the pencil while doing these exercises?
Thank you so much I couldn’t draw a perfect circle at all and my problem was that I was using my wrist instead of my shoulder thank you again knowing this will make it easier for me:)
Very useful tips for beginners and lot of scope for learning
Thank you alot maan. Practicing this in corona virus time 2020 😁
Thank you💚
It's called drawing physiotherapy for new learner's....good one....thank you.
and if I come across anyone else who is struggling with their drawing skills, yes, I will recommend these videos.
Hi! Awesome tutorial. So, when drawing, should your eye focus always be on the tip of your pencil and where it meets the paper?
Dou you have tutorials like this for Penmanship or Spencerian? After all, letters are drawings as well. I'm struggling with whole arm movement.
i was struggling drawing ellipses, can t go further in my drawing lesson >.> (is it normal I manage drawing circles, but not ellipses? not even inclined! :( so...i'll try your exercises... hope for the best
THANK YOU SO MUCH
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*plays Golden Wind*
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a man of culture i see :)
thanks this is so ACE!
Excellent tutorial. Well explained.
+Rick “R-E-T95” Theriault Jr. II Thank you very much, Rick!
You're welcome.
Thank you for the tips!
thank you very much
Thank you for this great video! Subscribed.
Thanks!Just like my violin exercises when i were a wee lad
This is awesome, thank you! :)
Really helpful. Thank you. 😀
Subscribed. Thank you so much!
very coperative teacher love you a lot and respect to you every time...... taha from pakistan
Thankyou soooooo muccchhhhh
Thank you so much!
ooo this makes so much sense...
thankx
thank you....very helpful
Awesome Awesome Awesome!!!
This is a really great exercise, its helping me a lot!
Thank you!
I love your work and thank you very much if you have a book or DVD lessons I like to buy it
Thank You so much! This has helped me so much :D!
Omg thank you!!!
This is helpful!
I am an beginner and can draw them really good. should I try to do this anxway or should I move on with something else?
Move on! :)
Hello My Drawing Tutorials Do you use layout markers too?
+colorpaper princess (colorpaperprincess) I only recently started experimenting with inking and markers and I'm still trying to figure out which kind I like best. I plan on doing a video about the best inking tool in the future once I settle on my favorites.
I have recreated the 2 paper sheets again with better quality, because when i printed it the colors was not that good. If anyone interested please tell me.
thanks a lot
Great exercise bro
Awesome brother👌👌
cool. good stuff!
If all the movement comes from the shoulder it means that the arm should NOT lean on/touch the paper in any of its part right?
p. s, the exercise sheet is very helpful as well. Thank You!
How can I have access on getting these exercises to start drawings right away
Its perfect
I can't draw but I love and I want begin it
Hows your drawing now? 😊
thx man
Nice example
Is this good for digital drawing too?
Bob omb Guy Definitely!😊
is it fine if i go super SUPER slow on the circle exercise so i can get it right?
This helped me :D
+playerdude2 Awesome!
I use the start over again rule practicing scales on keyboard, I bet my neighbours hate me if I'm in any key that isn't Cmaj! Works really well though
How long are you supposed to warm ups?
COOL VIDEO
seria muy bueno quesea traducido al Español , Tengo ochenta años y nunca pude aprender Ingles .y quisiera saber como se llama n estos dibujos lineales entre cruzados. Gracias
Wow This is so COOL Sir! I HOPE THAT YOU WILL UPLOAD MANY EXCERCISES ♡
Hey, that's awesome.
I'm 20 do you think it's late for me to start from now?! :(
Odollete Blue No. I think you can start whenever you want. :)
Not at all. I actually started much later than that so you're still really early.
from where v can find this type of worksheet
Is it okay if I do the exercise while listening to music?
Great lesiona
+jorge hernan giraldo palacio Muchas gracias, Jorge!
Just buy a grid paper and make small, mid & bigger circles with the use of grid boxes. In drawing perspectives, you still need to make a box to get a better angle of a table or any round object. Thank me later ✌️