So cool, I started watching arcane a few days ago and immediately the first thing I thought of was how beautiful the art style was. Really unique and so well done.
@@2sacsorawkidneybeans272 I binged it a few weeks ago. I teach and was out on vacation. Daughter at school and wife and work. Watched it all in two days.
this guy is a genius. genuinely i am so impressed. i feel like i draw a lot but its clearly not enough! seeing art as good as this only motivates me to work harder..
I concur. I always think it's an amazing feeling to see somebody far superior than you, especially when they are genuinely decent/humble people, they galvanize you to be better, put in more effort, and kill complacency.
Im pretty close to give up university now and just do a normal boring job. Idk, seeing people having the same „dream“ as u but with so much more passion, they’re so incredibly more interested into the details of literally just everything, are better, work more and u just know, that u can never even get close..
I came into this video being disapointed with myself because this guy was making godlike art at 17, my age, while im still over here doin random stuff, but this video gave me a lot of hope and a different mindset about my art. Such as; "If you want to be come an artist why aren't you drawing?" and also "dont think about your drawings like you are trying to impress someone" this comepletely blew my mind away and now i am even more eager to learn proper form and perspective into my drawings. Thank you so much
m8 i was doing almost as good as him at 12, but i still feel self consious about it, its ok. we are all different and all of us at some point dislike our artwork and how we learn. but im glad you were able to gain a new mindset about your art! good luck dude!
I can't believe the sketchbook at 2:00 was started in Zagreb. I'm from Croatia and I used to live in that neighborhood for the better part of 15 years I lived in the city. Seeing all those sketches made in the same place I used to live in was really special. Also, thank you for sharing a very realistic approach to studying and keeping a sketchbook, I find genuine people like Rembert to be most inspirational.
Take aways from this video: Always draw. If you're standing still or sitting down on the tram, just draw. If something doesn't feel right, draw it over and over again until it feels right.
@@minodhij9056 But you should set realistic goals for yourself. When starting out, try to draw 10-15 days every month. Later, draw every day. Even if it's just 3 minutes. Then, work up the time. Draw whenever you can, as long as you can. That's how you get better faster. Drawing with a purpose is arguably just as important but drawing more is so important. Not immediately because it's exhausting but build it up over time. I have started drawing in March 2020 and now 2 years and 3 months later I draw 3-5 pages every day, around 2+ hours. Now I want to focus more. Too often, I sit there 1 hour but only draw 20 minutes. And I got to drawing so much because I always set goals for myself to draw every day and it naturally just go more.
@@salty_3k506 yeah im definitely not arguing that. practice makes u better ofc! i draw almost everyday because i love it and its helps me relax but sometimes it tires me out so i take a break. i think when it gets to the point where its not enjoyable anymore, then its time for u to take a break. its important to focus on ur health first and not push yourself to the point of burnout. but i do agree with your point.
For me, that was when I took it personal: "There was this voice in my head: - What do You wanna be when you grow up? - An Artist - So why aren't you drawing?" 🤕 That's why all I do is draw and paint now and hopefully watching the old videos on my channel in the near future I'll see some huge progress 🌴🎭
This really helps a lot. It reminds me that sketchbooks are all about experimentation. I'm always taking long to fill up a sketchbook because its like I feel every page needs to look amazing or presentable. This takes off the mental chains a little bit.
*Awesome sketchbook* . It's clear why the artist was hired by Riot. I really love the use of ballpoint pen (blue primarily with red) as well as gouache. Ballpoint pen is not only cheap, but more like a pencil. You can create soft lines as well as bold darker lines. Completely understated and it's evident the artist understood the media but mastered it!
the thing is ballpoint pen can basically only be used for sketches and not much else, that's its weakness, other than that it's soo good for sketching, I also think its much easier to start sketching with a ballpoint pen than with a sharpie for example.
@@trinity4574 people that don't do art overstate how hard it is to make hyperrealism, it's literally just copying a photo most of the time and it's pretty much always done by people with no academic background. It's also pointless and I can't imagine a bigger waste of time than just sitting there trying to be a printer, feels like something only 12 y olds are impressed by. Once you've drawn a live model hyperrealism looks amateurish af. Also what I meant is that ballpoint pen unlike ink, pencils etc does not work well with other media. Also if you consider a tracing of an Ariana grande photo to be a finished piece I think there is nothing more to say to you.
@@trinity4574 Sorry I'm super sleepy so I'll try to be clearer. Any serious artist only uses ballpoint pens for sketching. Also hyperrealism is literally pointless.
I get what he's saying about always drawing when you have free time, but I am 100% sure I'll burn out within a few days after non stop drawing. Art is really important to me and I am not ready to lose it to burn out.
Art doesn't have to be work contrary to how it's presented. Just because you draw you don't need to be an artist. It can be a fun hobby you do when you want to have fun too.
Honestly I believe it truly depends on the person. Some people do really well with near constant drawing, but bottom line, you know yourself and your limits. Making art very often is great, but you don’t have to feel bad about yourself if you aren’t drawing every single day. Looking at your mistakes with intention (like how this artist said he would study where he went wrong, and correct his anatomy mistakes later) is more valuable than sheer mileage IMO. I guess my point is if you aren’t consciously thinking about how to improve, tons of drawing can only get you so far. Good luck with everything! 😊
Work your way up over time. Imagine it like this: Lifting 100kg when you have never worked out is too much but you should always increase the weight you're lifting over time, that's how you get better. Know your limits but always try to push them.
When they said you can learn to paint by drawing. In a sketchbook - that right there explains a lot of how I went from being unable to really paint to taking off with it.
such a great journey. I am always torn between digital and traditional art. I have started in traditional and just picked up an iPad pro. Yet there is something so special about the sketchbook. The feel, the history, the connection, the erase marks. It's magical.
regardless of whether you specialise in traditional or digital, it seems like it's always valuable for an artist to keep a physical sketchbook :) i agree there's something special about the physicality of it.
This! My physical sketchbooks are a mess but they’re always a welcome break when I’m tired of digital. Something about the feel of pen on paper for me does it.
I feel like both mediums are really important, just depends on what you would like to achieve or what sort of process you are in the mood for. I always go to my sketchbooks for ideation and exploring concepts, and then my ipad for cleaning up and refining the ideas i liked. Thats just my personal process, and i cant really choose one or the other because both serve different parts of creating art.
Oh my goodness, him talking about drawing his wife until she falls asleep…that got me. That statement is so simple, but you can feel the deeper intimacy there. Of course he’s crazy skilled but it’s no wonder work like that, with a subtle story and feeling, got him noticed!
I always find myself wanting to create polished works, and it means that I end up not creating anything, because I'm afraid to experiment. I've never filled a sketchbook, but this video has really inspired me to just practice and become a better artist. I know this practice will ease the frustrations I have, but I have to work for it. Thanks for this wonderful interview!
When you are a designer, illustrator or photographer. It can sometimes just be one single picture/mockup in your portfolio that seals the deal instantly. It happened to me frequently. I got 2 clients and a permanent job in my design industry just due to one experimental photograph I took that's part of my Portfolio. Im a graduate communication designer & photographer, and Obviously I met the requirements in my work, they wouldn't even go through my stuff if I didn't. But as a creative, you should have some concepts in your work that stands out -which shows you can think out of the box and actually conceptualize successfully. Because the idea/concept of your work matters more than the skill applied, it's way more valuable. This message goes out more to the undergrad Art/Design students. Not the hobbyists. But yeah, obviously get your technical skills ready and perfecto. It's not that hard, literally just repetition mixed with applied design/art fundamentals, will take you maybe 3-5 years to properly grasp with the guidance of a lecturer or mentor of course. But your conceptualization skill is the hardest part. Combining ideas to create new unheard of concepts. That's going to sell and be the most valuable, as no automated system can incubate ideas like us. Literally a God given gift that only we can perform.
I often see video's about artists who say why someone hired them, but that's their opinion. I would like to hear from an actual employer who hired an artist who can say exactly why they hired them.
The bit about how you take bits from many other artists and it helps you form your own style, which in turn can help others for theirs has really helped my imposter syndrome. I take little inspirations from other artists for things like poses and shading styles. And I have a friend who takes little bits from mine. I always felt like I wasn't good enough to inspire other artists so this video was a really good watch (while I was working on an artwork lol)
When you guys were talking about methods one of the best pieces of advice on drawing the face was from Ethan Becker. It was just less than a second when he talked about the face being a mask and something clicked for me. Combining that with some Bridgeman and it set me on the right path.
the sketchbooks from an artist's initial years are absolute gold; especially for people like me who are getting into illustration! Seeing all that process work is so inspiring!
I've been using my sketchbook to draw traditionally in a small form factor and just 5 mins of this video made me realize I could use it for so much more, thanks for the vid Proko!
This is great work. Man…I swear whenever see another artist’s work I just get this fire inside me that lights up, similarly how he said there’s a voice in his head asking him what he wants to be. I feel and hear that same voice telling me to drawing whenever I can.
Ah so cool seeing Rembert here! I've seen some of these live (which is even more incredible than on the video) but it's so awesome to see all of them together, he is such a skilled guy! ✨
I see a lot of this style of drawing, a commercial approach, and that's probably what it takes to be a successfull artist in the industry. I see this style at a lot of people, like Even Amundsen, just naming one that got into my mind. Not bad at all, actually very nice, just exactly the visuals commercial studios want.
when he said something about "stealing someone else's ear" i felt that so hard, you know everyone does stuff like that but hearing from someone like him is really cool
I see how that sketch got him to be hired by Riot Games. I think its not only how grand everything you paint is, or how awesome and epic the canvas will be after hundreds of hours poured into it. The importance of the smaller things should have not been overlooked in the grand scheme of things. Showing a motherly love with the kid hugging her mom is a very strong message to know that the artist spends time on very simple, but affectionate moments. The show like Arcane has very good visuals and epic scales in art, but it also gave moments like Powder and Vi being scared and hugging each other as a way to cope with the situation. Riot hired artists like him that not only shows skills, but also messages and themes. Arcane wouldnt have that good dynamic in characters if you didnt see artists animate them being close with like comforting each other and they just do flashy moves. Never forget what made them human.
Ah he looks so talented and his work sure is amazing! I sure hope Riot is a healthy company that listens to its community and it's workers. I also see they have a game too, sure hope they're working on the game and balancing just as good as they are with the Arcane show animations!..
I've drawn my whole life, even attended and graduated from art school and kept going hoping to break into comic books, but when that failed I essentially stopped for a good 11 year span. Now I'm committed to doing art come what may. This is a great video, very inspiring
I really really enjoyed this! I have abandoned sketchbooks in recent years, i dont know why, but i'm going to goto the store and buy more and continue!
"You need to have your own voice, be OK to paving your own path and doing your own way because there are plenty of people that are already portrait painters or concept artists or whatever" Thank you, that's what I've been thinking these days
Rembert has been my favorite artist with vanessa stockhard , watching this video and discovering that he began his journey on the same trams i ride to go to art school everday amazed me i cannot waitt to draw again i cannot wait to improve
I saw this a few weeks ago and I'm so glad I did. I didn't do much with sketchbooks until I saw this. Decided to try using pens, here I am almost 3 weeks later, using pens nonstop for my doodles! Anyways just wanted to say that
im trying to sketch and render like riot games! it has the perfect balance between realism and cartoony, and so very expressive! thank you for sharing this video
i always used to get so embarrassed/disappointed in myself looking back at my old sketchbooks cause i was comparing myself to other artists constantly and feeling like i’m not where i want to be, skill-wise. but this inspired me to look back with a positive mindset and acknowledge that i was growing, developing my voice and skill through every drawing as well as sparking ideas for things i want to try as i keep filling up my pages and getting new sketchbooks.
Rembert’s art is incredibly amazing and the technique in his sketches is masterful. But I gotta admit, this is absolutely the opposite piece of advice I’ve been given from studio recruiters. I’m constantly sketching in my sketchbook, and when putting together my Character Design portfolio, I would include both anatomical studies and observational ones of people going about their day. Then recruiters, especially some from well known like Riot would actually tell me to take them out from my portfolio and only leave well refined work, I ended up just deleting all my sketchbook work from my online portfolio… Feels like I’m never going to get in…
@@johncliffalvarez6513 basically making a buzz through social media by placing your artwork on as many of them as you can, then make a TH-cam showing how you make your artwork and final once you get a bit of traction just watch how companies will try to reach you because at the end of the day businesses are lazy and they just want to attach themselves to whoever has the people’s attention if your still interested in working for them since you’ll already have a built in following for yourself.
@@deanbrooks7297 I’ve tried posting on as many platforms and I can. But I have yet to do TH-cam, so I guess that’s worth trying. It’s just besides all that, it’s still hard with the ever increasing saturation of the market. This is where the connection comes in handy. But I’ll keep trying…
@@johncliffalvarez6513 I completely understand where you are coming from, I suppose another thing you can do is add in something different that people aren't doing, a gimmick if you will.
@@nicoach1817lol. Talent is something you're born with. I'm sure there's someone who is 7 or 8 years old and they can draw like this. That's talent. They have done some work, but not as much work as anyone else would to get to the same level. This is just hard work. Anyone can become good at anything if they work hard for long enough
I might not be the first one to say this but god, arcane is only "produced " by RIOT. The actual studio making it is FORTICHE. Even if arcane gave them a boost in popularity, the amount of people who didn’t know about them before (even tho they made some of they’re most famous videos like RISE) is crazy to me… Riot rarely credited fortiche in any of those animated trailers. I’m glad they finally have some recognition for they’re awesome work !
@@HPblu3 yeah… The amazing soundtrack, most of the designs and the story are manly from RIOT. But I still think FORTICHE don’t get enough credit concerning the visuals .
I believe if you work at Riot Games, you are one of the best artists to live on this planet. That company has the best arts I've seen in the video game industry. I hope I can meet the people behind my main champions and thank them for creating such masterpiece.
He said be good at it before you get a job ! I agree with that too but a lot of people tell me that no get in the field and learn with the flow so then I feel like that make sense too but I totally comprehend the idea that if am good at something before I get a job in that , I will be much more confident and less stressed and open to new ideas and won't be scared to try other ways rather than just finishing the deadline cause it's so hard and I don't know if it's good enough! A person I worked with would just watch a tutorial and start a new tool just to get that job done ,he would get the job done by this approach but he would then leave that thing there, like this you are just getting done with things . However I on the other hand want to get to the fundamentals cause I don't wanna revert back and learn fundamentals while in between a hanging job. Most people ask me how do you know this much stuff (I am not a pro yet but dream to be ) and I tell them cause I tend to educate myself in better way , don't you?
Really wish he name dropped J.C. Leyendecker as the artist he was emulating on that very first page at 1:45 Leyendecker is an absolutely incredible artist, who's illustration and crosshatch techniques were unmatched, and he is criminally unknown and under represented in the modern age.
this is so inspiring. I kill myself over finished pieces that are good enough to put in a portfolio, going back and looking at my sketchbooks is something I never thought to do for a professional setting.
Its amazing that he feels better about his finished sketches but that first sketchbook really looks better to me. Scary how we can't "see" our own art.
He’s indeed so talented, even those quick sketches tell a story… But you should have shown us some when you were starting and you weren’t so good. I’m sure you have one that is crap, so you can make us feel a little better for ourselves haha!
In my experience observing is basically the whole thing, he drew people on the tram or what he saw on TV, so he never did it from imagination, it's not that hard to put something on paper when you have a reference, doing it from life will teach you to be quick, and observe more key parts, with time it will integrate the most important basic things into your brain and you'll be able to draw from imagination. Keep it loose, keep it quick, observe, understand, reproduce. If you understand how a gun works you'll never forget how it looks, you'll be able to draw one from your head because you know what a gun needs to function and everything else is just your own imagination. If you know that heads are not flat at the top and eyes aren't just almond shaped at every angle then I think you have power to become good, it means you are observant and are able to retain and reproduce that information. Most importantly, just do it. Don't be shy to do it in public like I am now, when I was younger I had no problem drawing everywhere but now I'm uncomfortable doing it in public... I'm working against that rn, get back to my state of mind of drawing all the time everywhere. It can open many doors, people will know you as the artist and you might get commissions from random people around you, you also might get a job from it. Just draw
This makes me wanna do art while doing gaming, school and reading manga school went from priority to background because we dont need to go to school but i always want to go to school i miss it
I got hired to illustrate a youth tales book in Durango, Dgo at the age of 13 back in the day, ended up having to move to a different State soon after so I had to call off the contract due to a communication conflict. What got me hired was 5 regular school notebooks I had filled to the brim with original dynamic practice pieces I'd developed from mastering the Looney Toons, Dragon Ball and SpongeBob illustration styles along with accurate human anatomy that I picked up from other sources. I grew up in a little town without Internet or rich libraries to browse, my only resource was an old TV and open air transmissions. Also had the privilege of participating and winning 2nd place in the first State wide Values art contest, which later on got me invited to some major museum and theater inauguration events along with some private scholar parties for the high end society (big name artists and politicians mainly). I eventually had the opportunity to work under and alongside some big name Artists in Mexico for a while until I had to move due to family circumstances which forced me to leave all these privileged opportunities behind.
i'm not even an artist but i get the feeling when he said "just draw a lot". sometimes it's not about talent, it's about working hard even if you are talented but never practice, it's just useless
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So cool, I started watching arcane a few days ago and immediately the first thing I thought of was how beautiful the art style was. Really unique and so well done.
The animation is killer. The design amazing. The storyline is perfect. I couldn’t stop watching it.
Arcane was made by Fortiche Prod though. Story and characters are from Riot, but the artstyle and animation are Fortiche Prod.
Yeah, animation is made from mostly french artists, i think it’s kinda different from the american style
What episode are you on.
@@2sacsorawkidneybeans272 I binged it a few weeks ago. I teach and was out on vacation. Daughter at school and wife and work. Watched it all in two days.
this guy is a genius. genuinely i am so impressed. i feel like i draw a lot but its clearly not enough! seeing art as good as this only motivates me to work harder..
I concur. I always think it's an amazing feeling to see somebody far superior than you, especially when they are genuinely decent/humble people, they galvanize you to be better, put in more effort, and kill complacency.
I know right !! It truly make me want to draw harder but not caring as much and learn and practice more and more !!
Im pretty close to give up university now and just do a normal boring job. Idk, seeing people having the same „dream“ as u but with so much more passion, they’re so incredibly more interested into the details of literally just everything, are better, work more and u just know, that u can never even get close..
@@talonice3289 your comment really made me feel better, cause I feel absolutely the same
@@talonice3289 the key is to focus on yourself, believe in your decisions. forget everyone else.
I came into this video being disapointed with myself because this guy was making godlike art at 17, my age, while im still over here doin random stuff, but this video gave me a lot of hope and a different mindset about my art. Such as; "If you want to be come an artist why aren't you drawing?" and also "dont think about your drawings like you are trying to impress someone" this comepletely blew my mind away and now i am even more eager to learn proper form and perspective into my drawings. Thank you so much
I don’t think that first sketchbook was from when he was 17. I think that was part of the address
m8 i was doing almost as good as him at 12, but i still feel self consious about it, its ok. we are all different and all of us at some point dislike our artwork and how we learn. but im glad you were able to gain a new mindset about your art! good luck dude!
@@pineddew alright humblebrag
Yep
yea same thing here and i am also 17 but imo the best tip was to try to enter the flow state while drawing
I can't believe the sketchbook at 2:00 was started in Zagreb. I'm from Croatia and I used to live in that neighborhood for the better part of 15 years I lived in the city. Seeing all those sketches made in the same place I used to live in was really special. Also, thank you for sharing a very realistic approach to studying and keeping a sketchbook, I find genuine people like Rembert to be most inspirational.
I am from Croatia aswel and was surprised to see it being mentioned here on Proko :D
Hello fellow croatians!
I'm from Bulgaria. I feel included every time a Balkan country is spoken about.
balkan gang 😎
Hello Neighbor! It really is cool seeing that sketches he made while he was in the Balkans got him hired
Take aways from this video: Always draw. If you're standing still or sitting down on the tram, just draw. If something doesn't feel right, draw it over and over again until it feels right.
It's more of keep drawing, but never skip the fundamentals.
if you draw too much you might burn yourself out and not want to draw anymore so that doesn’t always hold true.
@@minodhij9056 But you should set realistic goals for yourself. When starting out, try to draw 10-15 days every month. Later, draw every day. Even if it's just 3 minutes. Then, work up the time. Draw whenever you can, as long as you can. That's how you get better faster. Drawing with a purpose is arguably just as important but drawing more is so important. Not immediately because it's exhausting but build it up over time. I have started drawing in March 2020 and now 2 years and 3 months later I draw 3-5 pages every day, around 2+ hours. Now I want to focus more. Too often, I sit there 1 hour but only draw 20 minutes. And I got to drawing so much because I always set goals for myself to draw every day and it naturally just go more.
@@salty_3k506 yeah im definitely not arguing that. practice makes u better ofc! i draw almost everyday because i love it and its helps me relax but sometimes it tires me out so i take a break. i think when it gets to the point where its not enjoyable anymore, then its time for u to take a break. its important to focus on ur health first and not push yourself to the point of burnout. but i do agree with your point.
@@minodhij9056 Yes exactly, burning out is really bad and knowing when to take a break is really important
For me, that was when I took it personal:
"There was this voice in my head:
- What do You wanna be when you grow up?
- An Artist
- So why aren't you drawing?"
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That's why all I do is draw and paint now and hopefully watching the old videos on my channel in the near future I'll see some huge progress 🌴🎭
This really helps a lot. It reminds me that sketchbooks are all about experimentation. I'm always taking long to fill up a sketchbook because its like I feel every page needs to look amazing or presentable. This takes off the mental chains a little bit.
Same!! Im glad I'm not the only one 😭
*Awesome sketchbook* . It's clear why the artist was hired by Riot.
I really love the use of ballpoint pen (blue primarily with red) as well as gouache. Ballpoint pen is not only cheap, but more like a pencil. You can create soft lines as well as bold darker lines. Completely understated and it's evident the artist understood the media but mastered it!
the thing is ballpoint pen can basically only be used for sketches and not much else, that's its weakness, other than that it's soo good for sketching, I also think its much easier to start sketching with a ballpoint pen than with a sharpie for example.
@@yoanmihov5143 not true. I’ve seen hyper realistic art used only with a ballpoint pen,It’s all in how you use it.
@@trinity4574 people that don't do art overstate how hard it is to make hyperrealism, it's literally just copying a photo most of the time and it's pretty much always done by people with no academic background. It's also pointless and I can't imagine a bigger waste of time than just sitting there trying to be a printer, feels like something only 12 y olds are impressed by. Once you've drawn a live model hyperrealism looks amateurish af. Also what I meant is that ballpoint pen unlike ink, pencils etc does not work well with other media. Also if you consider a tracing of an Ariana grande photo to be a finished piece I think there is nothing more to say to you.
@@trinity4574 Sorry I'm super sleepy so I'll try to be clearer. Any serious artist only uses ballpoint pens for sketching. Also hyperrealism is literally pointless.
As a fellow artist, it is refreshing to listen to other artists talk about their process and their story.
I get what he's saying about always drawing when you have free time, but I am 100% sure I'll burn out within a few days after non stop drawing. Art is really important to me and I am not ready to lose it to burn out.
You only burn out if you force it. Once it becomes reflex it doesn’t take effort anymore, drawing people you see becomes easy
Art doesn't have to be work contrary to how it's presented. Just because you draw you don't need to be an artist. It can be a fun hobby you do when you want to have fun too.
Honestly I believe it truly depends on the person. Some people do really well with near constant drawing, but bottom line, you know yourself and your limits. Making art very often is great, but you don’t have to feel bad about yourself if you aren’t drawing every single day. Looking at your mistakes with intention (like how this artist said he would study where he went wrong, and correct his anatomy mistakes later) is more valuable than sheer mileage IMO. I guess my point is if you aren’t consciously thinking about how to improve, tons of drawing can only get you so far. Good luck with everything! 😊
maybe you look at it as a sort of responsilibility or like a job, it really does burn out ,specially if you target only to impress people
Work your way up over time. Imagine it like this: Lifting 100kg when you have never worked out is too much but you should always increase the weight you're lifting over time, that's how you get better. Know your limits but always try to push them.
stuff like this is literally on the same level as an intricate surgical procedure, the skill just blows my freaking mind
I love all the mistakes and unintentional paint inside the binding. They're beautiful!
Rembert Montald is so incredibly talented yet so humble and sympathetic!!! Had so much fun going through his sketchbook.
When they said you can learn to paint by drawing. In a sketchbook - that right there explains a lot of how I went from being unable to really paint to taking off with it.
"If you can do anything, why not do anything [in your sketchbook]?" -at 21:59 Such a great statement for an artist on a creative journey :]
such a great journey. I am always torn between digital and traditional art. I have started in traditional and just picked up an iPad pro. Yet there is something so special about the sketchbook. The feel, the history, the connection, the erase marks. It's magical.
regardless of whether you specialise in traditional or digital, it seems like it's always valuable for an artist to keep a physical sketchbook :) i agree there's something special about the physicality of it.
This! My physical sketchbooks are a mess but they’re always a welcome break when I’m tired of digital. Something about the feel of pen on paper for me does it.
@Other Account no lol, theres no one who says somebody cant
I feel like both mediums are really important, just depends on what you would like to achieve or what sort of process you are in the mood for. I always go to my sketchbooks for ideation and exploring concepts, and then my ipad for cleaning up and refining the ideas i liked. Thats just my personal process, and i cant really choose one or the other because both serve different parts of creating art.
Dont burn any of this! I'd pay for this. It's amazing art. I hope to have a fraction of your skill one day. Great stuff!
Oh my goodness, him talking about drawing his wife until she falls asleep…that got me. That statement is so simple, but you can feel the deeper intimacy there. Of course he’s crazy skilled but it’s no wonder work like that, with a subtle story and feeling, got him noticed!
I always find myself wanting to create polished works, and it means that I end up not creating anything, because I'm afraid to experiment. I've never filled a sketchbook, but this video has really inspired me to just practice and become a better artist. I know this practice will ease the frustrations I have, but I have to work for it. Thanks for this wonderful interview!
When you are a designer, illustrator or photographer. It can sometimes just be one single picture/mockup in your portfolio that seals the deal instantly. It happened to me frequently. I got 2 clients and a permanent job in my design industry just due to one experimental photograph I took that's part of my Portfolio. Im a graduate communication designer & photographer, and Obviously I met the requirements in my work, they wouldn't even go through my stuff if I didn't. But as a creative, you should have some concepts in your work that stands out -which shows you can think out of the box and actually conceptualize successfully. Because the idea/concept of your work matters more than the skill applied, it's way more valuable.
This message goes out more to the undergrad Art/Design students. Not the hobbyists. But yeah, obviously get your technical skills ready and perfecto. It's not that hard, literally just repetition mixed with applied design/art fundamentals, will take you maybe 3-5 years to properly grasp with the guidance of a lecturer or mentor of course. But your conceptualization skill is the hardest part. Combining ideas to create new unheard of concepts. That's going to sell and be the most valuable, as no automated system can incubate ideas like us. Literally a God given gift that only we can perform.
ive seen this video like 3 times already but for some reason i keep coming back. amazing artist
He's an inspiring one to watch. We know Rembert would say thank you for the sentiment so we'll say it for him.
If you liked Rembert’s sketchbook tour check out this new video where he gives you figure drawing tips - th-cam.com/video/5bk_lhxE46U/w-d-xo.html
Thank You
Very cool! Thanks!💕
Awesome 👍
I often see video's about artists who say why someone hired them, but that's their opinion. I would like to hear from an actual employer who hired an artist who can say exactly why they hired them.
I really like how he communicates his ideas, do you think he'd be into teaching a class?
I love this combination of sketchbook tour and interviews. And the series is even better because both the artists and the interviewer are so good.
The bit about how you take bits from many other artists and it helps you form your own style, which in turn can help others for theirs has really helped my imposter syndrome. I take little inspirations from other artists for things like poses and shading styles. And I have a friend who takes little bits from mine. I always felt like I wasn't good enough to inspire other artists so this video was a really good watch (while I was working on an artwork lol)
When you guys were talking about methods one of the best pieces of advice on drawing the face was from Ethan Becker. It was just less than a second when he talked about the face being a mask and something clicked for me. Combining that with some Bridgeman and it set me on the right path.
the sketchbooks from an artist's initial years are absolute gold; especially for people like me who are getting into illustration! Seeing all that process work is so inspiring!
Really modest and insightful. Its nice to just hear him open up about everything. His mindset is so positive and infectious
amazing work! I love how he called some of the sketches and practice yet they look INCREDIBLY polished! Good stuff!
these drawings are exemplary, as if they've been pulled from a textbook of masters. what talent!
*skill
I've been using my sketchbook to draw traditionally in a small form factor and just 5 mins of this video made me realize I could use it for so much more, thanks for the vid Proko!
This is great work. Man…I swear whenever see another artist’s work I just get this fire inside me that lights up, similarly how he said there’s a voice in his head asking him what he wants to be. I feel and hear that same voice telling me to drawing whenever I can.
Ah more wholesomeness from the life of a Riot artist. I also just love the Frazetta vibes thoughtout the book
Ah so cool seeing Rembert here! I've seen some of these live (which is even more incredible than on the video) but it's so awesome to see all of them together, he is such a skilled guy! ✨
I can only wish to have my sketchbooks look this good one day. It's all so nice to look at!
I see a lot of this style of drawing, a commercial approach, and that's probably what it takes to be a successfull artist in the industry. I see this style at a lot of people, like Even Amundsen, just naming one that got into my mind. Not bad at all, actually very nice, just exactly the visuals commercial studios want.
For obvious reasons. It i plies that you know anatomy, gesture, perspective, form, proportions, value, color and composition.
when he said something about "stealing someone else's ear" i felt that so hard, you know everyone does stuff like that but hearing from someone like him is really cool
10:29 Kim Jung Gi approach
13:04 Alex Raymond studies
27:12 If you want to make money from art, you need to have your own voice
28:27 Storyboarding
I see how that sketch got him to be hired by Riot Games. I think its not only how grand everything you paint is, or how awesome and epic the canvas will be after hundreds of hours poured into it. The importance of the smaller things should have not been overlooked in the grand scheme of things. Showing a motherly love with the kid hugging her mom is a very strong message to know that the artist spends time on very simple, but affectionate moments.
The show like Arcane has very good visuals and epic scales in art, but it also gave moments like Powder and Vi being scared and hugging each other as a way to cope with the situation. Riot hired artists like him that not only shows skills, but also messages and themes. Arcane wouldnt have that good dynamic in characters if you didnt see artists animate them being close with like comforting each other and they just do flashy moves. Never forget what made them human.
Dude's ballpoint drawings are out of this world crisp oh my god
Ah he looks so talented and his work sure is amazing! I sure hope Riot is a healthy company that listens to its community and it's workers. I also see they have a game too, sure hope they're working on the game and balancing just as good as they are with the Arcane show animations!..
His style has that fine line and harmonious balance between realism and stylized proportions. That's my favorite kind of style.
I've drawn my whole life, even attended and graduated from art school and kept going hoping to break into comic books, but when that failed I essentially stopped for a good 11 year span. Now I'm committed to doing art come what may. This is a great video, very inspiring
At design school they used to have 2 sketch books. 1 for experimenting and letting loose and 1 for nice sketches, more like a portfolio of sketches.
I really really enjoyed this! I have abandoned sketchbooks in recent years, i dont know why, but i'm going to goto the store and buy more and continue!
So cool to see an artist from my country! Judging by his accent, he seems to be from my province as well. His artstyle is awesome. What a genius!
proko what you said about messy lines I grew to love then and gives texture to drawing
Whoever Iiked my comment understands. people like animators grew on messy lines drawing with one line makes a flat drawing
dude his ball point pen sketches are out of this world.
I really enjoyed this one. Please make more videos similarly to this one 🙏🏿
18:04 is a cool moment. He takes a moment to learn, even in a interview about how dope his art is. This mindset is how you grow.
"You need to have your own voice, be OK to paving your own path and doing your own way because there are plenty of people that are already portrait painters or concept artists or whatever"
Thank you, that's what I've been thinking these days
That's really cool that he took the time out and shared his work.
This is so beautiful. Somehow I got out of the habit of drawing where-ever I am... I need to change that
Rembert has been my favorite artist with vanessa stockhard , watching this video and discovering that he began his journey on the same trams i ride to go to art school everday amazed me i cannot waitt to draw again i cannot wait to improve
the two of you give legit advices and commentary
I saw this a few weeks ago and I'm so glad I did. I didn't do much with sketchbooks until I saw this. Decided to try using pens, here I am almost 3 weeks later, using pens nonstop for my doodles! Anyways just wanted to say that
Experimenting with supplies is awesome way to inspire yourself! It's a great way to have fun
His art is very good, yet he's still so humble :)
love this content of 'the behind the scenes in the artists mind through exploring their sketches and sketchbooks'
im trying to sketch and render like riot games! it has the perfect balance between realism and cartoony, and so very expressive! thank you for sharing this video
Super insightful! Thank you guys so much!
3:40 bleeding in art is cool.
It's like feedback in rock guitars
Never be ashamed of bleeding.
Wear it on the sleeves!
i always used to get so embarrassed/disappointed in myself looking back at my old sketchbooks cause i was comparing myself to other artists constantly and feeling like i’m not where i want to be, skill-wise. but this inspired me to look back with a positive mindset and acknowledge that i was growing, developing my voice and skill through every drawing as well as sparking ideas for things i want to try as i keep filling up my pages and getting new sketchbooks.
Belgium representing! Great work Rembert :)
The whole video and discussion between you guys felt very organic and honest, I really enjoyed that! Great video and great artist!
This video is so awesome! It makes me wanna draw with bic pens again and use sketchbooks again
I’m American Croatian and so it’s cool to see him mentioning parts of Croatia I visited
Needed this video, very inspiring and reassuring
Rembert’s art is incredibly amazing and the technique in his sketches is masterful. But I gotta admit, this is absolutely the opposite piece of advice I’ve been given from studio recruiters. I’m constantly sketching in my sketchbook, and when putting together my Character Design portfolio, I would include both anatomical studies and observational ones of people going about their day. Then recruiters, especially some from well known like Riot would actually tell me to take them out from my portfolio and only leave well refined work, I ended up just deleting all my sketchbook work from my online portfolio… Feels like I’m never going to get in…
It's probably better just to make the lane yourself rather than having to fit into their idea of how art should be.
@@deanbrooks7297 How so?
@@johncliffalvarez6513 basically making a buzz through social media by placing your artwork on as many of them as you can, then make a TH-cam showing how you make your artwork and final once you get a bit of traction just watch how companies will try to reach you because at the end of the day businesses are lazy and they just want to attach themselves to whoever has the people’s attention if your still interested in working for them since you’ll already have a built in following for yourself.
@@deanbrooks7297 I’ve tried posting on as many platforms and I can. But I have yet to do TH-cam, so I guess that’s worth trying. It’s just besides all that, it’s still hard with the ever increasing saturation of the market. This is where the connection comes in handy. But I’ll keep trying…
@@johncliffalvarez6513 I completely understand where you are coming from, I suppose another thing you can do is add in something different that people aren't doing, a gimmick if you will.
this isn't talent this is years and years of blood sweat and tears. I'm only 15 and ill keep on drawing because of u thank u so much .
Talent = the effect of hard work
@@nicoach1817lol. Talent is something you're born with. I'm sure there's someone who is 7 or 8 years old and they can draw like this. That's talent. They have done some work, but not as much work as anyone else would to get to the same level. This is just hard work. Anyone can become good at anything if they work hard for long enough
The process is more fun than the final piece
I might not be the first one to say this but god, arcane is only "produced " by RIOT.
The actual studio making it is FORTICHE. Even if arcane gave them a boost in popularity, the amount of people who didn’t know about them before (even tho they made some of they’re most famous videos like RISE) is crazy to me…
Riot rarely credited fortiche in any of those animated trailers.
I’m glad they finally have some recognition for they’re awesome work !
They worked together. The riot animation department also worked on it, and not just production
It's not enterely true though. It's a collaboration project on all fronts.
@@HPblu3 yeah…
The amazing soundtrack, most of the designs and the story are manly from RIOT. But I still think FORTICHE don’t get enough credit concerning the visuals .
I completely agree. Also I find it absolutely ridiculous to credit a whole company/those who paid for the work of a few individuals.
Proko is the most efficient youtube channel i've ever seen.
What an incredible video and artist. Thank you for sharing this with us
Love seeing these types of sketchbooks. More pls!
I'm not used to drawing things that small and I'm glad I found this video coz this inspires me a lot on so many levels. 🙏
I believe if you work at Riot Games, you are one of the best artists to live on this planet. That company has the best arts I've seen in the video game industry. I hope I can meet the people behind my main champions and thank them for creating such masterpiece.
I love spending time in my sketchbooks! Many times things on there end up being peoples favorite works of mine.
I drew a huge connection with this. Thanks a lot for posting.
He said be good at it before you get a job ! I agree with that too but a lot of people tell me that no get in the field and learn with the flow so then I feel like that make sense too but I totally comprehend the idea that if am good at something before I get a job in that , I will be much more confident and less stressed and open to new ideas and won't be scared to try other ways rather than just finishing the deadline cause it's so hard and I don't know if it's good enough!
A person I worked with would just watch a tutorial and start a new tool just to get that job done ,he would get the job done by this approach but he would then leave that thing there, like this you are just getting done with things . However I on the other hand want to get to the fundamentals cause I don't wanna revert back and learn fundamentals while in between a hanging job. Most people ask me how do you know this much stuff (I am not a pro yet but dream to be ) and I tell them cause I tend to educate myself in better way , don't you?
Beautiful video, this guy is really good and his story is inspiring. Thank you for showing it to us!
always happy to see Kristian!! :) and this was such a heartfelt sketchbook tour. i immediately got the urge to go draw
Really wish he name dropped J.C. Leyendecker as the artist he was emulating on that very first page at 1:45
Leyendecker is an absolutely incredible artist, who's illustration and crosshatch techniques were unmatched, and he is criminally unknown and under represented in the modern age.
this is so inspiring. I kill myself over finished pieces that are good enough to put in a portfolio, going back and looking at my sketchbooks is something I never thought to do for a professional setting.
Each scene in Arcana felt like a mural! Fantastic work!
Its amazing that he feels better about his finished sketches but that first sketchbook really looks better to me. Scary how we can't "see" our own art.
Remberts use of negative space is SO good
His style reminds me of the classic 70's Kirby and a bit of Norman Rockwell a d yet its a modernized unique form.
I would love if he could do somehow animation for book "Name Of The Wind" by Patrick Rotfus. He is ideal artist for that. This sketchbook is genius!
Rembert's so awesome!
He’s indeed so talented, even those quick sketches tell a story… But you should have shown us some when you were starting and you weren’t so good. I’m sure you have one that is crap, so you can make us feel a little better for ourselves haha!
Yeah, some people are God gifted, but the passion and hardwork always pays off.
Ikr i wanna know what are the struggles and how to pass through initial pain and learning curves , because i have been stagnant for ages now
In my experience observing is basically the whole thing, he drew people on the tram or what he saw on TV, so he never did it from imagination, it's not that hard to put something on paper when you have a reference, doing it from life will teach you to be quick, and observe more key parts, with time it will integrate the most important basic things into your brain and you'll be able to draw from imagination.
Keep it loose, keep it quick, observe, understand, reproduce.
If you understand how a gun works you'll never forget how it looks, you'll be able to draw one from your head because you know what a gun needs to function and everything else is just your own imagination.
If you know that heads are not flat at the top and eyes aren't just almond shaped at every angle then I think you have power to become good, it means you are observant and are able to retain and reproduce that information.
Most importantly, just do it.
Don't be shy to do it in public like I am now, when I was younger I had no problem drawing everywhere but now I'm uncomfortable doing it in public... I'm working against that rn, get back to my state of mind of drawing all the time everywhere. It can open many doors, people will know you as the artist and you might get commissions from random people around you, you also might get a job from it.
Just draw
Not everyone has a massive ego
Talent is a parasite. Hard work gets you to places talent could never take you.
This makes me wanna do art while doing gaming, school and reading manga school went from priority to background because we dont need to go to school but i always want to go to school i miss it
i wish to see Rembert's shirt .. the unicorns in his shirt is drawn cool...
Ithink they are trashy
Mad respect from Croatia, incredible artwork man
5:51 are we just gonna casually turn the page of cool horse riding a smol bicycle ?
I got hired to illustrate a youth tales book in Durango, Dgo at the age of 13 back in the day, ended up having to move to a different State soon after so I had to call off the contract due to a communication conflict.
What got me hired was 5 regular school notebooks I had filled to the brim with original dynamic practice pieces I'd developed from mastering the Looney Toons, Dragon Ball and SpongeBob illustration styles along with accurate human anatomy that I picked up from other sources. I grew up in a little town without Internet or rich libraries to browse, my only resource was an old TV and open air transmissions.
Also had the privilege of participating and winning 2nd place in the first State wide Values art contest, which later on got me invited to some major museum and theater inauguration events along with some private scholar parties for the high end society (big name artists and politicians mainly). I eventually had the opportunity to work under and alongside some big name Artists in Mexico for a while until I had to move due to family circumstances which forced me to leave all these privileged opportunities behind.
i'm not even an artist but i get the feeling when he said "just draw a lot". sometimes it's not about talent, it's about working hard
even if you are talented but never practice, it's just useless
Exactly, talent is a parasite that leads nowhere, it's hard work and passion that paves the road.
@@crazydragy4233 How is your art journey going?
Wow the first sketchbook was amazing so I can’t wait for the other, I’m not even done with the video
also it would be amazing to hear what an intensive months or years of drawing looks like as a curriculum
A teacher is great not because of how many they know but on how they can teach it fun and understandable
Wow that's a crazy coincidence, I was just looking at his work on Artstation today!