How to Draw Tips | What are thumbnail sketches? How to use them
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ม.ค. 2014
- How to draw thumbnail sketches as a part of learning how to draw people, animals, gestures, studies, composition, portrait drawing, still life, etc. This is useful way of exploring drawing ideas, poses, light and shadow, structure, positions of the subject, composition and design, color schemes, textures, linear perspective point of views, or just a way of studying a subject in different ways or details.
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I like when you suggest: "the artist is not a slave of what he/she sees" it gives freedom and release our creativity. Thank you for your suggestions and teaching
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Wow I didn't know I was doing thumbnails all this time. I just thought of it as let me see how this will look before I mess up my good paper. Why don't teachers teach these things in school. I learned more on the internet than in class.
haha@ "let me see how this will look before I mess up my good paper"
Exactly!
ha ha ha I teach this with EVERY project, but my colleague says he never plans this way. :P
My teacher is making us do this assignment and linked this video
I always believed that thumbnail sketches were only for mediocre artists like myself (at school I was the worst at drawing and the only that drew a lot of thumbnail sketches, because I had several ideas) but recently, I discovered that drawing thumbnail sketches is actually a good thing.
Alice Sacco Yes it is! I always do them
lavendertowne does thumbnails and she’s super successful! i think they’re pretty useful
I teach a 2D Art class at a private school. I will definitely be showing this tutorial to my class. THANK YOU for sharing!
+Diane Penner thanks for sharing :-)
you explained the importance of thumbnails better than any teachers I've ever had! I use to think thumbnails didn't do any good but I never realized all the things you can plan with them. like light source, gesture, angles etc. I"m trying to plan out some pieces for my portfolio so this video came in handy. thank you.
Yup I use them alot. Glad I could help : )
I agree. NO one ever taught me just what to do with thumbnails. This has been an eye-opener for me.
So it is like a rough draft when writing
You are so kind to share all this knowledge with other people. Thank you so much.
no worries at all :-)
Normally, when I do thumbnails for myself, I can draw them easily. But for some reason I always struggle whenever I draw them for a commission or a class assignment since I can’t get out of the mindset that they have to be 100% perfect
perfect? really?
Finished not Perfect... remember that.... 🧠
Thank you Alphonso Dunn, so clear and right to the point. Instead of wasting precious time and resources on making what comes out as mediocre, thumbnails are the fastest way to eliminate what does not work, and to find what does, before going all in on the piece you are creating.
Alphonso did you know the Univerity of New Castle in Australia as a link to this video in the extra resources in lesson 2 of their Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural History Illustration 101 on EdX. The second part of lesson 2 is about landscape and environment drawing. I love your channel and have learned so much from you so generously sharing your talent.
I have never thought about doing thumbnail sketches, this really is helpful for me, I always end up drawing to high or low on the paper and the picture will end up with at strange porpotion. Thanks alot
Trust me, its an invaluable practice!
I'm gonna try and use this more often.
Amazing! Best insight into the importance of thumbnailing. Love this video!
Awesome....luv your simplstically informative way of explaining these very basic necessities which are mostly overlooked.... especially by beginners. Thanks 🙏😊
Great video, very informative.
I am an amateur self taught artist and I have never used this method when planing a picture.
I am looking to become a comic book and concept artist so this practice will save me a lot of paper and erasing.
So I thank you and will check out your other videos.
Lee.
Lee Rothwell No problem. Glad it could help :-)
Thank you, your video is very helpful as I didn't understand about why and how to do the sketches as preparation and I also didn't understand how to use them to develop ideas about composition. Your demonstration and explanation was so clear and made doing the sketches and the reasons for them seem straightforward and achievable.
Awesome! Thanks for the informative video and explanation of a thumbnail sketches!
Love the way he explains every step and why !!
God Bless young man I always learn something wonderful from you, All take care and remember to keep safe and be kind and polite to others for what you do always gets back to you.
Awesome thanks for the tips . Im sure they will help
Thank you for this video, Alphonso! I've learnt a lot.
Excellent video on the subject. Thumbnail sketching is one of my favorite aspects of drawing, especially after spending several hours on the final piece and all of the sudden, all the planning I did in the thumbnail stage pays off. :)
xenophanesiamnot thanks...its embedded in me to use them
Another GREAT video! Thank you!!!
What a fantastic video! Thank you
This is an awesome video. I always show this to my students during our thumbnail sketching lesson in Art class. Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you for posting this. It was so helpful. I love sketching and you have such a clear way of explaining things. Thanks again.
Great lesson and reminder to make this a regular element of my approach. Thanks, Mate!
Very useful! Thanks for such a clear explanation.
so helpful. informative and understandable. thank you!!
Great video man! I'm definitely going to start doing more thumbnail sketches! Because I seriously have a bad habit of just going straight into the drawing without planning it out and a lot times my drawings suffer because of that!
Its worth planning first, trust me
amazing video!!!
Siempre que necesito ayuda o consejos o aprender algo ya lo subiste a youtube! No alcanzan las palabras para agradecerte! :D
no worries :-)
This video was AMAZING, THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I'm taking my first art classes (Drawing I & Color/Composition) in college which is kind of scary! I recently added a Studio Art Minor to emphasize in Graphic Design. I needed to find some outside tutorials and practice and I think I'll be using yours! Thanks a lot for your diligent videos.
missstephaddo no worries. Thanks and good luck!
ah i see, so you can use small thumbnail sketching to try out different compositions. Have to say man, i am loving your tutorials i find them easy to follow and they make me want to pick up a pencil and get sketching ^^
Thank you. I had to know about this in order to understand what another guy meant by "thumbnail sketches". Thanks again :)
+Freebird very welcome : )
Much appriciated!!!!
awesome advice. I like your videos. subscribed :)
And at the end you end up creating a sort of abstract comic. I like it. Im going for it. Its like a story.
ahh, I'm pretty sure I have done this before, I call it brainstorming :) didn't know it was an actual thing haha!
good idea thank you
loved the video thank you!
I've done small sketches before to figure something out before I paint or whatever but never been so organized or thought it through like this. Helpful video ^^
Thanks. It helps alot
This is gold, really helps me understand how thumbnail works!
: )
And you get really good at drawing sketches of horses :)
Your videos are ridiculously helpful. thank you so much you rock!
thx much :-)
As always, very comprehensive, Thanks.
very welcome : )
Well worth watching. I'll certainly use thumbnail sketching. Thanks, Alphonso.
Very welcome. Theyre very useful
Thank you very much for everything. I'm learning a lot thanks to you Alphonso. I spend hours and hours watching your videos :) . Again thank you very much
You're most welcome..thanks for following
This is great on so many levels, thank you!
+Larry Glatt very welcome
Great video! Thanks for sharing
no worries :-)
WOW, fabulous as usual!! What kind of support were you using - size and type? Thanks for sharing - such a marvelous artist!
Thank you very much!
Thank you!
Thank you so much for this! I'm trying to get better at drawing, coming from chalk scribbles, so this really helps
This helped me so, so much! Thanks!;))
Audra Oakes :-) very welcome
YOU MY FRIEND ARE A SUPER HERO.......
thanks...thats a heavy burden lol
i realy love your videos,please keep it like that bro.
thx. They should :-)
Creative stuff as usual, maestro. By the way: I just noticed your pencil extender. I was thinking of buying one, but realised there were many pieces of black bamboo cane around waiting to make some artsy thing like old ink pens. So, I took some and all the old pencil stubs at home fit, some way or another, into a hollowed bamboo cane of the right size and shape. Money saved and a fancy pencil holders for free. Thanks.
spanixtan spanixtan You should make a video of the bamboo holder you made. 🤔
@@everettwhite9874 Thanks for the encouragement, but art tutorials are not my style... Indeed I watched videos of how to cut canes into ink pens, and make pen holders...Nothing new to add. Some other crafts I made are worth showing as a source of ideas, but not here....They are not up to the fine pieces you can find on youtube.
I thought of showing just pics in a very simple video, but found it embarrassing... by comparison.
Great video. I learned a lot from it. Thank you!
Thanks, and youre very welcome
Thaanks, very useful!! I will make thumbnails before making something serious!!!
+Punch1nAnimations always
thanx alphonso. ur a great teacher
no worries...once they help
video always awesome
thx much
The k you for the tips I will use them!!!!
no worries :-)
Would be really great to have you and I both drawing a thumbnail of a scene then I could compare with yours so I could understand composition with values. Thanks for all you do.
Great vid as usual
lol thanks kiki
Sir, I was thinking thumbnail sketch earlier, with a lightbulb or sunshine, find the glow on the thumbnail and find the light source! Thankyou for the video lesson!
Otra enseñanza MUY BUENA. Gracias
yw
Really helpful , well explained!
Thanks
super helpful. Thank you.
Very welcome
Great advice Alphonso
+colin reid glad it helps
Speaking of Super Heroes, Why don't you draw yourself as a Super Hero and promote it? If you ever showed your face on your channel, put on your Super Hero Mask at all times.....think of the Millions, Billions that will love you for your work...I am working on sending a booklet out with art training in it and I have your video titles on some of the pages. I tore out pages of different art books and I am going to have copies made and pass them out to ones I choose.....Talent Vs Skill...Practice = Professional THANK YOU SIR....YOU ARE AN ICON
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awesomeness
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Terrific presentation!Thank you!!!
Very welcome : )
@parisbreakfast why you need to criticise someone because is trying to introduce something, if you do not like explain why and "terrific bla bla bla.." are u better then him?
Daniele Pergola I'm really late, but terrific is a good thing..
very helpful ☆! I always use your techniques and practice everyday and now my drawings are getting better yay (n_n )! Sometimes I get distracted by the other pens and pencils on the paper ^^" .. thank you very much for your efforts ☆ .
hi, my name is john i just want to say i really like your videos you have taught me many things i had a stroke about 7 years ago and had to learn to do everything with my left side as i was right handed and you're excellent
wow..I am glad to hear you're making progress. please keep it up
thank you
THANKS MAN!
YW
This very useful advice!
DragonDez07 thank you
***** You're welcome :). I'm glad that after watching this video, I'm able to get a better understanding on thumbnail sketches.
:-) glad to hear that
What a great video. I'm showing it to my 8th graders today. Thanks
Kathleen Fritz Hope they learn some useful stuff from it...and thanks :-)
Will post some of their sketches next week on our twitter CREATOMbuilder, Inc
Kathleen Fritz Will definitely be seeing them. Thanks again :-)
Thank youuuu ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Veeerrrry welcome
AWESOME CONCEPTS YOU ARE SHOWING!
I have a quick question, how do you get the point on your charcoal and graphite drawing pencils to be so long?
Do you use some kind of knife instead of a sharpener?
Just curious.
check my latest upload..I answer this very question lol
***** Thanks Dude. Interesting way to sharpen a pencil. I remember my Dad telling me that when he was in high school, in days long ago that in the 1950s there were no pencil sharpeners. You used a knife. Now I see why you sharpen it the way that you do. Thanks again man! You Rock! Rock On artist!
thanks so much! Your dad kept it old school :-)
I've learned way more on TH-cam than I ever did in School.
Many of us
Haha nice
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Alphonso, I am an aspiring artist balcksmith. I am trying to improve my skill set by actually designing my aesthetic and functional pieces. I love using pen. I feel it is a strong medium; however, I just can't get a handle on making metal look like metal in my sketches. Do you have any advice? I carry one IDenti pen and one pencil in my sketchbook.
Thanks for watching. I hope you find the others useful. I will will be doing one on drawing metallic utensils and so on, but you can look at this in the mean time Pen & Ink Drawing Tutorial | How to render a pitcher that's chrome, shiny metal or glass
Awesome
Awesome video, Its going to be very helpful to me. I hear people talk about composition a lot, what does that actually mean?
Laying out your final work in a way so that you know where everything goes in advance. Where the focus of your image will be. What will be repeated. How it will be balanced, and so on. I will be doing a video on this soon
Thanks for explaining it.
If there is no subject..it is abstract so do I need a thumbnail sketch
Thank you so much for this video, i have to get the light source down. do you have a video on that ?
not yet
I request, please upload in-depth video about how to draw a scene in a perspective?
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Shadow-facts (LOTR pun)
Is it odd that I have more fun with the thumbnails than I do with the final drawing? Lol, I actually put color to the thumbnails and make them studies for my 3D art.
analyticalw not at all...take it a step further now
Well taught I dont think enough emphasis is put on the value of thumbnail sketches here on youtube......thanks!
agreed...alot of emphasis on finished, polished, and perfect drawings I notice..hope this helps
Hamburger, or hot dog?
My teacher made me watch this for graphic design
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I wish I had an amazing extender I use an old bic pen tube for mine ahahahaha
Thats a creative solution lol
I like your videos but the audio is just bad, have you thought of getting a better mic? Other than that your vids are helpful! So thanks!
Awesome4ever2551 The audio is "just bad"? lol Will work on it your Highness :-)
***** haha sorry for putting it that way.
lol
Cohen. get a better speakers mate. sound is cristal clear in here. cheers
avefenixyou it ain't the speaker, Phone, Ipad, laptop it still sounds the same. Its the quality
nice sir
Beans
Jesus loves all 💗😊😇
20% what is thumbnail sketch
80% horse