Hi guys! Just some news on the bonus real-time footage of this piece- I'm not sure how much I'll be able to show (if I'll be able to make a completed piece of it or not), as it turns out that the paper I used isn't as smooth as what I'm used to working with for my "quick" monochrome pieces. Serves me right for not checking the paper before working, I suppose! Unless I can find a way to complete it at my regular speed, the footage might be delayed until I have time to work on it, or if things don't work out I'll only show the sketching process that you see here- just with no speed-ups. Hope that makes sense at least, sorry!
Claudia Sketches Well worth waiting for, all good, wait until you have the preferred paper. I particularly love dogs and your tutorials so, I’ll be waiting patiently 🐶
Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else is searching for learn how to draw pencil portraits try Loctavan Amazing Drawing Strategy ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my co-worker got excellent success with it.
I just got a puppy a few months ago and I’m so afraid of losing him I know it has been a year since you type that comment but your dog is in a better place now ❤️
I love this video, i'm trying to draw my pet dog that sadly passed away just today. He was older than me, (14 years old) while i'm 13. He was an untrained brown village Husky. He died right in front of me while the vet was doing cpr. He was screaming and crying, almost like he refused to die. But i know, that he chose another place instead of having to make my family pay for his medications. I don't know, he would actually be on my lap right now. I don't know because i can't see, but i can feel his warmness covering me this night.
Ender Shakira Drivealott I’m so sorry for your lost. My dog passed away on the 10 of July this year and it’s been the longest 7 days of my life, he was my bestf. it just really surprised me when you said that you felt your dogs warmth because the same night my dog passed away I payed in bed crying because he slept with me every night and all of a sudden I felt very warm at my feet almost as if a heater were pointing right at my feet. And I thought it was him because that’s where he used to sleep but I thought maybe it’s just me going crazy trying to find comfort but now that you said you felt your dogs warmth too I know it was him and you made me feel so much better 😣💕 thank you sm I thought I was the only one who felt this
This is all great advice. I'm very familiar with the DON'T side as I have made all of these mistakes. Your advice, suggestions and visually following you through the correct way to use a grid have been extremely helpful. I'm looking forward to getting started on a new drawing of dog and also watching other vids you have posted. Keep posting your talent and experience. Very valuable.
I'm glad you found my videos helpful and relevant! I'd love to hear how it goes with your new dog drawing :) Thank you very much for your kind comment.
I'm glad you've found the video helpful! I just want to say though that there is no right or wrong way to draw things- if you're getting the results you want and like, then that's the right way for you. :) The way I show in the video are just the things I've personally found helpful when drawing dogs. Thank you very much for watching and commenting ^^ Hope you enjoy my other videos too.
Much appreciation for the clear instructions and many thanks for clear speaking with no music. In school, we never had to try to concentrate over whacky music, and I learned. This is clear instruction, and I learned. Thank you!
Oh my gosh this was so helpful. We had a dog who was so there my whole life and she was my dads and he loved her so much, I’ve been trying to draw a good photo of her as a birthday gift for him, and this really helped a lot so thank you so much
late to this but new to drawing and this was so helpful! the comparison really helps to see what not to do, and. watching your movements really helps to see the patient steps toward better outcome on the right. thank you!
Very informative and I must admit, I really laughed hard. I've done every mistake that you mentioned and your descriptions were exact...oh, I definitely like it without music. For instructional purposes, it helps to be able to concentrate on the person speaking.
It just comes down to practice! And always work closely from a reference photo. The "don't" side is a good foundation, but there's a lot of room for improvement to create a realistic and more anatomically correct outcome that has a stronger likeness to the subject matter :)
First of all thanks for replying so quickly. Second of all, i am a super amateur, i know nothing. I’ve had some decent drawings but most of them is from a step by step tutorial. What i really want to learn is what to put in a drawing and what is not so necessary, shadowing and drawing the shapes properly because everytime i draw something, even with a grid, always look kinda odd. I don’t want to bother you too much but I would really love to know how you have started learning to draw because I don’t know where to start practicing and learn. If you could tell me that would be super awesome!
No problem! :) A lot of learning is through trial and error- I know there's a desire to get things perfect straight away though. Every drawing you make- even if the last one was better- is a step forward ... especially if you know what you would've done differently and what you liked about the piece. As for what to include- for most sketches, I don't include detail. But it's entirely dependent on the function of the sketch. My foundations for my fully rendered pieces will have things that you won't see in "sketchbook doodle" type drawings. Those foundations will have things that are more functional than that are there to look good- e.g. where I map out different sections of highlight and shadow. (I suggest you look at my instagram or facebook page for some examples of this). For a sketchbook doodle, where the sketch is the finished piece (which is sort of what I've drawn in the video), I'll include some simple shading to help give the piece some form- like you say, an outline alone can look weird. I suggest working on toned paper if you can, so you can easily add in highlights as well as shadows. In this case I'd also consider applying shadow/highlight to mimic fur direction by using simple hatching. Hope this helps! Here's a video that might help: th-cam.com/video/25Z8tLnZ6aI/w-d-xo.html I also have a few about improving realism and drawing accuracy- I suggest clicking on my channel and scrolling through the "videos" tab to see if there's anything else that might be relevant for you :)
Claudia Sketches Thanks! I’ve never met a TH-camr so dedicated to helping one fan. I hope that you will improve on your drawings and I hope that your channel will be successful so other people can get the help I received :)
One Happygirl87 Thank you for watching and commenting- glad you liked it! Good to hear that you prefer no music, all of my most recent videos haven't had music as it seems like many people prefer it without :)
Wow, your video was so helpfull! I probably wouldn't have realized that I was drawing eyes too big if you hadn't pointed it out as a common mistake. Now it's time to draw again! ✏️❤️
I have two dogs, one is a Great Dane/Pitbull mix named Judge and the other is a big White Floof dog named Diesel. Diesel is named after my old veteran landlord's dog and Judge was named because I found him after seeing the Judge about a parking ticket. I always wanted to learn how to draw the two +Landlords and now I thank you.
I'm just beginning to sketch (again) and came away with some good points regarding the reference photos and using a grid. Thanks Caudia! No music please!
Thank you for watching and commenting :) I'm glad you found the video helpful! As for the background music, this video is a few months old now and since making it I've not had music in my videos, aside from a short intro and outro clip :)
Hi, this is my first tutorial ever for drawing and I loved it!.. ive never been able to draw but my grandad was a brilliant artist especially painting horses. I love my dogs and would love to be able to draw their portraits. I was wondering, do you show your reference photo? I would of loved to have seen the reference photo. Also do you have tutorials on certain features such as muzzle or eyes? I will be going to get pencil, paper and ruler today! Thank you! I havnt seen your other videos yet but I enjoyed this video without music. 🙏💓
Thank you very much! This was very helpful to me, I'm working on a drawing of my aunts dog and im trying my best to perfect it and this very much helped!
It's like beginners give animals human features unconsciously, like flat faces, too round heads and a little high eyes. I find that position (3/4) very helpful for drawing people because it makes you figure out the nose shape and the shading, but for dogs I like the front view more.
Thank you very much for commenting! Yes, I agree with you entirely. I found myself doing the same thing until I started tracing references and comparing to my freehand sketches. It's easy for beginners to rely too much on symbols (e.g. drawing an "eye shape" rather than observing the shape of the eye in the reference)- and of course the symbols we are most familiar with are the ones based on the human face :) I personally found that front-on view is very difficult for animals with long muzzles. It forces the artist to focus very closely on value and the changes fur direction in order to describe the foreshortened form. We're all different though :D
not sure if you still respond to this particular videos or not but it is great! I was curious if you used different pencils or if that was the same one through the drawing. I am fairly new to scetching and such but I find it difficult knowing when a certain pencil should be used. It more often than not results in my drawing looking very dark. I think a lack of really knowing where shading works and doesn't, has a great deal to do with it. I love your videos though. thank you for sharing your gift and experience
I read and respond to all comments- I get notifications for all of them, even on older videos :) A rule of thumb is to work from light to dark. If you're working in graphite, I suggest sketching in a hard pencil with a light hand, so that your lines can be easily erased. Things can always be darkened up, but it's difficult to erase dark areas and lines. I always leave a list of my materials in the description box- I only used one prismacolor col-erase pencil for these two sketches. I don't like sketching in graphite as a graphite sketch can mix and muddy coloured pencil if not entirely erased before colouring, so I use erasable coloured pencil instead. :) I tend to leave outlines of forms very light, as in reality an edge of a form isn't a hard line, but simply a difference in values on each side of this perceived line. If I begin to render a sketch, I'll use some simple hatching and directional marks in order to represent these different values. For fully rendered piece the outline is removed entirely and the form is described using different values rather than lines to define edges.
Woohoo im impressed im off to a good start because I started off doing the grid cropping thing before I searched up any vids to help me. Came here because maybe my photo that I chose to draw doesnt have a ton of definition to help me with shape, but I feel that I am getti g the proportions incorrect, or the eyes are incorrect. I can't look at my pet for reference because he recently passed away after being with me for over 15 yrs. So I don't want to screw his portrait up! Thanks for the tips
I'm thinking it is a challenge for you to draw like a beginner when you've learned how to draw correctly. My drawings still look like the left side, but the video is really helping me improve my skill. Thanks
Thank you so much! I have to say I do like the one on the left anyways! :-) Just about the music, yes I prefer it much without.. feel like people can open another tab and put music on if they like. I came for your instructions. Love
Loved this video it was so helpful i really like the way you explain all do and dont in great detail i prefer no music as i like to listen to all drawing tips thank you for helping
Great video :) my my I can see myself drawing a dog like that :D I think every beginner did that. Hope I can do a bit better now. Grids are sure heling a lot
Hello! Great video c; But I have a question, what if I want to draw it on my style? I mean, not copy exactly from the reference, but create… I really find I hard to place the features even with a reference and I can’t get to actually understand the dog anatomy (I’ve been trying to figure it out for like years )
This is a fantastic question! The video here is specifically for drawing realism in general, but just because I draw realism doesn't mean I don't have my own individual style. It's unavoidable- the way I interpret things, the techniques I use, materials, colour choices... all these things are considered as style. The best illustrators and animators have a solid understanding of realism in order to create their convincing stylisations- by convincing I mean that a cartoon is made in a way that suggests form and consideration got the function of its anatomy. Many say that you need to understand the rules before you can break them. I seriously recommend watching The Art of Aaron Blaise on YT- he's one of the best of the best. He has decades of industry experience- it takes a lot of passion and a long time for things to be as fluent and as easy as he makes them seem. As for me, the way that I improved my observational skills? I trace! And I've used a bunch of other techniques as well to reinforce my observational skills (I explain them here th-cam.com/video/1DvmpEzdi5M/w-d-xo.html). In the space of a year or so, I feel confident in using little support to get convincing looking results, although I'll still use tracing for pieces where accuracy is critical (e.g. portraits, commissions etc). Drawing dog skulls, and looking at anatomical references (pictures showing the musculature of an animal) can also be incredibly helpful. All dogs have the same facial bones and muscles, but for different breeds they're formed and arranged differently. Art is hard! It takes a lot of time, dedication and perseverance. You just have to keep practicing, and try to find new ways to approach your goal. If you have the drive to continue, you will make it happen :)
Thanks for watching and commenting! I don't personally use a proportional divider. What I sometimes do is zoom in on the reference photo on my PC so that the drawing and reference are the same size- that way it's easier to judge lengths and in a pinch you can hold the two side-by-side to check. Usually though I will just use the grid as a way to measure up the piece in order to keep proportions consistent.
Glad you enjoyed it! This video is a few months old now. All of my weekly videos since then have been without music. :) Glad I went for a change that you (and lots of other people) prefer!
I have a video about different methods of sketching to improve drawing accuracy- the majority of the video is based upon using a grid. th-cam.com/video/1DvmpEzdi5M/w-d-xo.html
Ramona D Thank you Ramona! "No music" has won by a landslide, from now on I'll not have music in the background unless it's not narrated at all or a real-time video with little narration :)
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I've done a wolf already :D Wolf fur tutorial: th-cam.com/video/v45IO6xh1S4/w-d-xo.html The tips I provide in this video can be applied to drawing wolves too as they are very similar anatomically. :)
This video is a good start and I've made a bunch of videos that will be relevant to you: How to draw realistically: th-cam.com/video/2iaeDbiZ-x8/w-d-xo.html How to improve your drawing accuracy: th-cam.com/video/1DvmpEzdi5M/w-d-xo.html How to choose & mix colours: th-cam.com/video/veVi3Q9QWbQ/w-d-xo.html Tips for using coloured pencils: th-cam.com/video/cx_-dPsrJok/w-d-xo.html How to draw wolf fur: th-cam.com/video/v45IO6xh1S4/w-d-xo.html
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Hi guys! Just some news on the bonus real-time footage of this piece- I'm not sure how much I'll be able to show (if I'll be able to make a completed piece of it or not), as it turns out that the paper I used isn't as smooth as what I'm used to working with for my "quick" monochrome pieces. Serves me right for not checking the paper before working, I suppose!
Unless I can find a way to complete it at my regular speed, the footage might be delayed until I have time to work on it, or if things don't work out I'll only show the sketching process that you see here- just with no speed-ups.
Hope that makes sense at least, sorry!
Claudia Sketches Well worth waiting for, all good, wait until you have the preferred paper. I particularly love dogs and your tutorials so, I’ll be waiting patiently 🐶
Not certain about the points made but ,if anyone else is searching for learn how to draw pencil portraits try Loctavan Amazing Drawing Strategy ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some incredible things about it and my co-worker got excellent success with it.
I'm sorry for your loss. I'm sure he was a very good boy. Rest in peace 🐶
My dog died today so I wanted to draw a picture in memory of him. This helped me so much. Thank you, and Blues thanks you too.
My condolences :( Losing a pet is always difficult, and I hope that you find drawing him therapeutic. Thank you for watching and commenting.
We’re putting my dog down tomorrow, he’s sixteen years old and I’m planning to draw him as well
@@phantomiscringe4328 im so sorry you probs miss him or her sooo much I bless you good vibes⭐✨
I know this was a year ago, but this made me sad. God bless and my condolences about your pup. 😞
I just got a puppy a few months ago and I’m so afraid of losing him
I know it has been a year since you type that comment but your dog is in a better place now ❤️
I love this video, i'm trying to draw my pet dog that sadly passed away just today. He was older than me, (14 years old) while i'm 13. He was an untrained brown village Husky. He died right in front of me while the vet was doing cpr. He was screaming and crying, almost like he refused to die. But i know, that he chose another place instead of having to make my family pay for his medications. I don't know, he would actually be on my lap right now. I don't know because i can't see, but i can feel his warmness covering me this night.
Ender Shakira Drivealott Sorry for your loss! Hope you find some comfort in drawing him
Claudia Sketches yeah, i'm working on it! I'm finding some references from old pictures of him
Awww I'm so sorry
Ender Shakira Drivealott I’m so sorry for your lost. My dog passed away on the 10 of July this year and it’s been the longest 7 days of my life, he was my bestf. it just really surprised me when you said that you felt your dogs warmth because the same night my dog passed away I payed in bed crying because he slept with me every night and all of a sudden I felt very warm at my feet almost as if a heater were pointing right at my feet. And I thought it was him because that’s where he used to sleep but I thought maybe it’s just me going crazy trying to find comfort but now that you said you felt your dogs warmth too I know it was him and you made me feel so much better 😣💕 thank you sm I thought I was the only one who felt this
@@celestevaldovinos9916 so sorry for your loss ❤️ he's watching over you
This is all great advice. I'm very familiar with the DON'T side as I have made all of these mistakes. Your advice, suggestions and visually following you through the correct way to use a grid have been extremely helpful. I'm looking forward to getting started on a new drawing of dog and also watching other vids you have posted. Keep posting your talent and experience. Very valuable.
I'm glad you found my videos helpful and relevant! I'd love to hear how it goes with your new dog drawing :) Thank you very much for your kind comment.
I have been drawing dogs wrong all my life, thank you so much for this!
I'm glad you've found the video helpful! I just want to say though that there is no right or wrong way to draw things- if you're getting the results you want and like, then that's the right way for you. :) The way I show in the video are just the things I've personally found helpful when drawing dogs.
Thank you very much for watching and commenting ^^ Hope you enjoy my other videos too.
So helpful! I couldn't figure out why my drawings never look quite right and that's because I was using boxey shapes. Thanks!
Much appreciation for the clear instructions and many thanks for clear speaking with no music. In school, we never had to try to concentrate over whacky music, and I learned. This is clear instruction, and I learned. Thank you!
Great demo-i like how u show the do's and don't side by side. Goes to show even when u have a grid system u can make mistakes.
I've been longing for a big sketch book for about 2/3 years now! I finally got one for my birthday last month! Can't wait to draw like this!!
So helpful, thank you! I make so many of the Don't mistakes when it comes to proportion, really useful to have it put into words!
When your "don't" dog is way better than the regular dog I'm trying to draw LMAO
😂😂😂 I know right!
Yeah I'd be happy if my dog looked as good as the don't dog! At least it would look more like a dog than my crazed demon looking thing! Lol
@@Seattlesassy tru lol 😭
TOOK ME FOREVER TO FIND THIS VID. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Kasama Kloythep your doggy is so cute
Took me 2 seconds xD
Oh my gosh this was so helpful. We had a dog who was so there my whole life and she was my dads and he loved her so much, I’ve been trying to draw a good photo of her as a birthday gift for him, and this really helped a lot so thank you so much
late to this but new to drawing and this was so helpful! the comparison really helps to see what not to do, and. watching your movements really helps to see the patient steps toward better outcome on the right. thank you!
Very informative and I must admit, I really laughed hard. I've done every mistake that you mentioned and your descriptions were exact...oh, I definitely like it without music. For instructional purposes, it helps to be able to concentrate on the person speaking.
I’ve just started drawing and painting this year, thank you so much this has been brilliant x
Having NO music was way more comfortable for me because I could concentrate more on your teaching.
Even her “don’t” drawing is better than anything I’ve ever drawn
It just comes down to practice! And always work closely from a reference photo.
The "don't" side is a good foundation, but there's a lot of room for improvement to create a realistic and more anatomically correct outcome that has a stronger likeness to the subject matter :)
First of all thanks for replying so quickly. Second of all, i am a super amateur, i know nothing. I’ve had some decent drawings but most of them is from a step by step tutorial. What i really want to learn is what to put in a drawing and what is not so necessary, shadowing and drawing the shapes properly because everytime i draw something, even with a grid, always look kinda odd. I don’t want to bother you too much but I would really love to know how you have started learning to draw because I don’t know where to start practicing and learn. If you could tell me that would be super awesome!
No problem! :) A lot of learning is through trial and error- I know there's a desire to get things perfect straight away though. Every drawing you make- even if the last one was better- is a step forward ... especially if you know what you would've done differently and what you liked about the piece.
As for what to include- for most sketches, I don't include detail. But it's entirely dependent on the function of the sketch.
My foundations for my fully rendered pieces will have things that you won't see in "sketchbook doodle" type drawings. Those foundations will have things that are more functional than that are there to look good- e.g. where I map out different sections of highlight and shadow. (I suggest you look at my instagram or facebook page for some examples of this).
For a sketchbook doodle, where the sketch is the finished piece (which is sort of what I've drawn in the video), I'll include some simple shading to help give the piece some form- like you say, an outline alone can look weird. I suggest working on toned paper if you can, so you can easily add in highlights as well as shadows. In this case I'd also consider applying shadow/highlight to mimic fur direction by using simple hatching.
Hope this helps! Here's a video that might help: th-cam.com/video/25Z8tLnZ6aI/w-d-xo.html
I also have a few about improving realism and drawing accuracy- I suggest clicking on my channel and scrolling through the "videos" tab to see if there's anything else that might be relevant for you :)
Claudia Sketches Thanks! I’ve never met a TH-camr so dedicated to helping one fan. I hope that you will improve on your drawings and I hope that your channel will be successful so other people can get the help I received :)
I like the video. Clear, concise information. I prefer no music. It might just be me but it helps me to concentrate better. Thank you for your help!
One Happygirl87 Thank you for watching and commenting- glad you liked it! Good to hear that you prefer no music, all of my most recent videos haven't had music as it seems like many people prefer it without :)
So nice with no music. Thank you
Thank you so much. I am a complete beginner and wanted to start by sketching my lovely dog Bosley who we lost in February. Hope it turns out ok!
Wow, your video was so helpfull! I probably wouldn't have realized that I was drawing eyes too big if you hadn't pointed it out as a common mistake. Now it's time to draw again! ✏️❤️
I’m not gonna lie, this is really helpful. I wanna start doing actual good sketches that have more detail. Showing both really does help! ☺️
Thank you for making this video and Thank you for making it without music😊
I have two dogs, one is a Great Dane/Pitbull mix named Judge and the other is a big White Floof dog named Diesel. Diesel is named after my old veteran landlord's dog and Judge was named because I found him after seeing the Judge about a parking ticket.
I always wanted to learn how to draw the two +Landlords and now I thank you.
Thank You Claudia. You are an amazing artist. A brilliant one!!!
Thank you very much for watching and your kind comment! I'm glad you liked the video :)
Thank you Claudia. Excellent advice as always
Maureenne Cleirigh Thank you very much Maureenne! Glad you found it helpful :)
I'm just beginning to sketch (again) and came away with some good points regarding the reference photos and using a grid. Thanks Caudia! No music please!
Thank you for watching and commenting :) I'm glad you found the video helpful! As for the background music, this video is a few months old now and since making it I've not had music in my videos, aside from a short intro and outro clip :)
I loved the way you did this video. I wish you could spend some more time on how and where the eyes are placed and how large, proportions. Thank You.
Great suggestion!
Let's draw Springer Spanials. They have amazing eyes.
I love the dog on the left it’s so pretty
Hi, this is my first tutorial ever for drawing and I loved it!.. ive never been able to draw but my grandad was a brilliant artist especially painting horses. I love my dogs and would love to be able to draw their portraits.
I was wondering, do you show your reference photo? I would of loved to have seen the reference photo.
Also do you have tutorials on certain features such as muzzle or eyes?
I will be going to get pencil, paper and ruler today!
Thank you! I havnt seen your other videos yet but I enjoyed this video without music. 🙏💓
The reference is in the description :)
Amazing I love this
Thank you very much! This was very helpful to me, I'm working on a drawing of my aunts dog and im trying my best to perfect it and this very much helped!
glad i found your channel, loved your videos they helped me a lot. ( Sorry for my bad english and congrats from Brazil )
Glad you like them! Your English is fantastic!
Love your videos! They are a huge help..thank you👍😀🧡
Thank you for watching and commenting! I'm pleased you find my videos helpful :)
I drew a kitty in my sketchbook yesterday. And now I wanna learn how to draw realistic animals thank you for this video
Wow that's amazing.
I have always liked drawing but it didn't come easy. I am on disability so it's something I would like to do more.
Thank you
Ah good luck!
Excellent and informative :) keep it up !!
Thank you very much, Mian! :)
It's like beginners give animals human features unconsciously, like flat faces, too round heads and a little high eyes.
I find that position (3/4) very helpful for drawing people because it makes you figure out the nose shape and the shading, but for dogs I like the front view more.
Thank you very much for commenting!
Yes, I agree with you entirely. I found myself doing the same thing until I started tracing references and comparing to my freehand sketches. It's easy for beginners to rely too much on symbols (e.g. drawing an "eye shape" rather than observing the shape of the eye in the reference)- and of course the symbols we are most familiar with are the ones based on the human face :)
I personally found that front-on view is very difficult for animals with long muzzles. It forces the artist to focus very closely on value and the changes fur direction in order to describe the foreshortened form. We're all different though :D
Truly amazing video! Helps a lot!
I'm so glad you found it helpful! :D
This is a great video! I still think your don't sketch looks pretty decent, as drawing is hard :). Thanks!
THIS IS SO HELPFUL!!!!! Thank you. Can you please do an blue Merle Australian Shepard?❤🐶🐾you are so talented
Cool. Thanks
not sure if you still respond to this particular videos or not but it is great! I was curious if you used different pencils or if that was the same one through the drawing. I am fairly new to scetching and such but I find it difficult knowing when a certain pencil should be used. It more often than not results in my drawing looking very dark. I think a lack of really knowing where shading works and doesn't, has a great deal to do with it. I love your videos though. thank you for sharing your gift and experience
I read and respond to all comments- I get notifications for all of them, even on older videos :)
A rule of thumb is to work from light to dark. If you're working in graphite, I suggest sketching in a hard pencil with a light hand, so that your lines can be easily erased. Things can always be darkened up, but it's difficult to erase dark areas and lines.
I always leave a list of my materials in the description box- I only used one prismacolor col-erase pencil for these two sketches. I don't like sketching in graphite as a graphite sketch can mix and muddy coloured pencil if not entirely erased before colouring, so I use erasable coloured pencil instead. :)
I tend to leave outlines of forms very light, as in reality an edge of a form isn't a hard line, but simply a difference in values on each side of this perceived line. If I begin to render a sketch, I'll use some simple hatching and directional marks in order to represent these different values. For fully rendered piece the outline is removed entirely and the form is described using different values rather than lines to define edges.
Woohoo im impressed im off to a good start because I started off doing the grid cropping thing before I searched up any vids to help me. Came here because maybe my photo that I chose to draw doesnt have a ton of definition to help me with shape, but I feel that I am getti g the proportions incorrect, or the eyes are incorrect. I can't look at my pet for reference because he recently passed away after being with me for over 15 yrs. So I don't want to screw his portrait up! Thanks for the tips
I would be chuffed to bits if I could do the left one that good
really helpful video.
I think the nose is very good! Also great video, thank you so much!
Thank you very much for watching and commenting! I appreciate it :)
Claudia Sketches No problem!
very helpful!! thank you so much!
I'm thinking it is a challenge for you to draw like a beginner when you've learned how to draw correctly. My drawings still look like the left side, but the video is really helping me improve my skill. Thanks
Thank you so much! I have to say I do like the one on the left anyways! :-) Just about the music, yes I prefer it much without.. feel like people can open another tab and put music on if they like. I came for your instructions. Love
Awesome
Loved this video it was so helpful i really like the way you explain all do and dont in great detail i prefer no music as i like to listen to all drawing tips thank you for helping
Thank you very much Angel, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Great video. Helped me see what I do wrong and how to do it correctly. Prefer no music.
it is a masterpiece of a dog
Hi, I love your video! What pencils are you using? x
I always include a list of materials in the description :)
Great video :) my my I can see myself drawing a dog like that :D I think every beginner did that. Hope I can do a bit better now. Grids are sure heling a lot
Shiroichi Art Thank you for watching and commenting, Shiroichi :D
YOu´re most welcome :)
Hello! Great video c;
But I have a question, what if I want to draw it on my style? I mean, not copy exactly from the reference, but create… I really find I hard to place the features even with a reference and I can’t get to actually understand the dog anatomy (I’ve been trying to figure it out for like years )
This is a fantastic question!
The video here is specifically for drawing realism in general, but just because I draw realism doesn't mean I don't have my own individual style. It's unavoidable- the way I interpret things, the techniques I use, materials, colour choices... all these things are considered as style.
The best illustrators and animators have a solid understanding of realism in order to create their convincing stylisations- by convincing I mean that a cartoon is made in a way that suggests form and consideration got the function of its anatomy.
Many say that you need to understand the rules before you can break them. I seriously recommend watching The Art of Aaron Blaise on YT- he's one of the best of the best. He has decades of industry experience- it takes a lot of passion and a long time for things to be as fluent and as easy as he makes them seem.
As for me, the way that I improved my observational skills?
I trace! And I've used a bunch of other techniques as well to reinforce my observational skills (I explain them here th-cam.com/video/1DvmpEzdi5M/w-d-xo.html).
In the space of a year or so, I feel confident in using little support to get convincing looking results, although I'll still use tracing for pieces where accuracy is critical (e.g. portraits, commissions etc). Drawing dog skulls, and looking at anatomical references (pictures showing the musculature of an animal) can also be incredibly helpful. All dogs have the same facial bones and muscles, but for different breeds they're formed and arranged differently.
Art is hard! It takes a lot of time, dedication and perseverance. You just have to keep practicing, and try to find new ways to approach your goal. If you have the drive to continue, you will make it happen :)
Some very good tips about drawing from a grid. Thank you. Question: Do you ever/sometimes use a scale divider to check proportions as you proceed?
Thanks for watching and commenting! I don't personally use a proportional divider. What I sometimes do is zoom in on the reference photo on my PC so that the drawing and reference are the same size- that way it's easier to judge lengths and in a pinch you can hold the two side-by-side to check.
Usually though I will just use the grid as a way to measure up the piece in order to keep proportions consistent.
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Very helpful ..thankyou
So helpful thank you
Thank you for this its so helpful!
1 thing i struggle with is colouring in black and white and and shading (i don’t really like to colour my drawings)
Claudia: Try don’t do this
Me: Proud if I even can draw a dot
Joke yes I can draw thanks this helped alot
Excellent video
This is very helpful.. Thank you!
I'm glad you liked it! Thank you very much for watching and commenting :)
very good example, have yet to do animals or humans, right now doing grid method on landscape, works good...BTW no music very good
Glad you enjoyed it! This video is a few months old now. All of my weekly videos since then have been without music. :) Glad I went for a change that you (and lots of other people) prefer!
What is a grid? Can you help direct me to a tutorial on how to use one? I would love to learn to properly draw a dog.
I have a video about different methods of sketching to improve drawing accuracy- the majority of the video is based upon using a grid. th-cam.com/video/1DvmpEzdi5M/w-d-xo.html
You should draw a lion
This video is an amazing save life THANK YOU
lord kaypei So glad I could help! Thank you for watching and commenting :D
This is a very good tutorial but I have a question, is there a certain way for fluffy fur that sticks out and a certain way to make pointed dog ears
Thanks! Unfortunately there's no real recipe to draw those things- my best advice is to look closely at references and draw what you see.
This helped soooo MUCH THX
You're welcome! Thank you very much for watching and commenting :)
ive been wanting to see this vid now i did!
Very helpful video! I prefer no music.
Ramona D Thank you Ramona! "No music" has won by a landslide, from now on I'll not have music in the background unless it's not narrated at all or a real-time video with little narration :)
I want to wish you good luck in whatever you do,
May you get all things new,
you have done your best in case,
You will definitely win the race of life,So, just a little strive,
and you would be there,
You will get your fair share,
So, do your best you can,
And you will get as the plan!
Awwww, that's so sweet! Thank you very much :)
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I actually like the don't do this version as well
Thank you Sayanti! That's very kind of you :D There's no escaping that it doesn't look realistic though!
i want to do this cause at our town if we draw this, the winner gets $100
Holly ravioli thats my dog on the DOs side
thank u so much i didnt like my dog but i will sub and pratice!
could u make a vid of drawing a wolf?
I've done a wolf already :D
Wolf fur tutorial: th-cam.com/video/v45IO6xh1S4/w-d-xo.html
The tips I provide in this video can be applied to drawing wolves too as they are very similar anatomically. :)
I have a dog wedding today so I wanted to draw a dog. Thanks this helped me
Super
What paper and pencils are you using?
Anastia Lagarez I always leave this information in the description box :)
Nice! Thank you. I prefer without music 🐶
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I often draw dogs (attempted realistic) and I start the nose and muzzle. Is that a good idea?
Draw whichever way you find best suits you, there's no right or wrong way. If you don't like the outcomes you're getting you can try other ways.:)
Omg tysm i feel like im a professional artist now 😎
imma draw my new puppy!
Well nrated
Thank you very much, appreciate it! :)
Nice
Hi can you teach me how to draw realistic dogs in coloured pencils plz
This video is a good start and I've made a bunch of videos that will be relevant to you:
How to draw realistically: th-cam.com/video/2iaeDbiZ-x8/w-d-xo.html
How to improve your drawing accuracy: th-cam.com/video/1DvmpEzdi5M/w-d-xo.html
How to choose & mix colours: th-cam.com/video/veVi3Q9QWbQ/w-d-xo.html
Tips for using coloured pencils: th-cam.com/video/cx_-dPsrJok/w-d-xo.html
How to draw wolf fur: th-cam.com/video/v45IO6xh1S4/w-d-xo.html
Nice it looks like ours
Do I just do what you do on the video how to draw realistic dogs
how are you so good at drawing bad
A lot of practice I guess 😂
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I liked it without music but I would have liked to see the reference photo.
Check the description! All the links are there :) I don't have the rights to show the image in the video.
950th like!!
Can I hire you to draw my pets?
Absolutely! I have information about sizes and prices over on my website: claudiasketches.wixsite.com/home/commissions Feel free to contact me if you have any questions in regards to commissions.
Can you please do white paper I can’t see the drawing very well
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