I remember watching this almost 7 years ago and admiring how beatiful it turned out. Now he redrew this dragon scene and OMG how much improvement he had!!! ❤
Oh!! I just thought of something for a tutorial! Something that a lot of novice and even some experienced artist have trouble with is drawing water, and I'm sure many people would agree that you should shore us how! Thanks!
It always blows me away how Josiah not only makes great content, but responds to almost all the comments on his videos. We need more youtubers like him.
Cant believe you got this down to under 10 minutes for the video. I was watching the livesteam and it was amazing watching the full process. Brilliant job Jazza !
I love it Jazza! In regards to a more recent video you did... I WILL BE BUYING A PRINT OF THIS! I’m very happy you’re selling your artwork. Great video!
I keep suspecting Jazza is somehow spying on me.. He keeps drawing stuff I would have recently played or watched couple of days before he uploads the video. Jazza, you wizard! Awesome stuff man, keep it coming, keep it wizardy.
Another fantastic video! It is amazing how much you inspire me and how much I have improved since I started watching and buying your anatomy book! I hope to eventually contribute to the drawing contests. Thanks for every video you make
This was a great tutorial, Jazza. I've always struggled getting the tone of light and dark together when I'm using, permanent marker pens. Hopefully, I'll be able to do this correctly when I'm sketching something now. I cannot wait to see more videos from you soon. You're a great artist, keep up the great work. :)
This Smaug is looks way different from the movie. The Smaug in Peter Jackson’s trilogy was sleek and composed purely of intelligence while this Smaug looks as if he has intelligence but is mostly brute strength. I like it!
Totally enjoy your videos! Thanks for the advices and always making videos Jazza! I totally wish i would of known about the copic markers sooner; it really make a cool affect on the colors :)
You know... I watch your videos on every so occasion, and think to myself "God I hate you, you have such amazing skills" you truly are inspirational to me and I love your videos, thank you for sharing.
Nice Work Jazza! It looks cool. small critique: Maybe you should have added a cast shadows to the coin pile, where Smaug was "hugging" the gold, because it could be a bit confusing were he was in realtion to the gold, and the a cast shadow could help greate some depth to the piece I think. Although It kinda looked like you already did that, but maybe a darker color would make that more obvious.
hey jazza thanks cuz ive been subscribed for a while but I wasn't on youtube and I wasn't drawing for almost a year and then I saw another one of ur videos and I was instantly drawing again.
Jazza nice drawing, i like how u used the black marker at the end to add some distance, even tought i dont think it was accurate for the kind of drawing, as i readed below, found it a little too cartoony. Dont get me wrong nice work. And another idea, i think the arcan stone need some shine too, its kinda shiny in the movies so. Anyway, i really admire u and ur dedication in ur job, keep it coming! Sorry for the bad english, not my mother lenguage.
im quite envious of you o-o I want to draw that well... and i know it takes practice... ive been drawing manga style art for over 8 years and still seem to fail compared to most artists :/
I would've been more limited with the black lines you added at the end, using them for extremely dark shadows rather than marking of foreground, middle ground and background. Maybe adding some darker oranges on the coins' shadows would separate those sections more realistically. Don't mistake this criticism for dislike of the work, I love your style Jazza. Great work of art, and sweet depiction of Smaug!
I just love that thick black outline. Great work, Jazza! Keep them coming. Always nice to see your works, because they are very pleasing to look at. Are you doing more digital videos soon? Just asking, because I'm personally more interested on the digital side with graphics tablets just, because it's easy to just take the tablet and start drawing and I can keep all the files nice and clean where I want. Have a nice day!
This is a really great piece. Love your videos. You are a true inspiration. I want to learn to draw this well. Do you think you can make a tutorial on drawing weapons? Some Medieval examples, modern ones and maybe a couple Sci-fi too like a beam sword or laser gun? :)
Oh wow, It turned out really well, Unfortunately I had to leave round about when you were coloring the coins...Because it was very early in the morning here in the UK, But it looks awesome!
wow, this is a pretty impressive traditional drawing! cool to see a fullcolor background which really looks good and gives a feel of depth because of the nice change in color further back. - oh wait .. further back isn't the right description because it's a flat surface.. DAMMIT! btw.: have you seen the new cintiqs already? I think they look really sweet!
I know you don't do much traditional artwork besides your let's draw's, but could you include maybe a tip in one of your videos on how to get smooth line work when working traditionally?
Practice. Draw away from your thumb to create straight lines. Example: hold your hand with the pen aimed towards you, and draw away from your body. these are good ways to get nice straight lines. Circles is all abou tpractice, I recommend drawing it outwards.
sloesty That's interesting. I've heard to draw towards yourself. No you're not wrong at all. It's just really nice to hear different techniques that work just as well. :)
Menno Snoek I suppose, but it would be a good idea to use pencils once in a while. Do what ever suits you, but it's always good to try new things. Try using dark colours in your pencil drawings.
I love dragons and I love Hobbit! I watched the last movie on my trip to Japan. Although, Smaug burning families and a whole village down made me sad... :(
Great Let's draw, Jazza! I love the brilliant colors and sense of scale! One thing, though: the perspective on Smaug's face is off. Notice how his nostrils are lined up, but the horn on the far side is so much higher than the horn on the near side. I think a quick fix would be to make the near horn bigger. But it's such a small thing; the overall piece is incredible:)
Awesome drawing Jazza! The only critique that I have is the black market that you used at the end. I liked it more without it, but to be honest, either way it looks awesome! :D What music did you use?
I love to watch u in ur live streams :3 though I usually don't like to talk in chat because it's usually spammed up before anyone can read it. So I have a question :) do u think you'll stream digital art?
How do you set your camera up to record you straight down like that? Looks great by the way. Also what paper do you use? I use copic paper but it doesn't seems to go down as light as your initial layers do. it goes on a little bit too strong and makes the contrast between each tone too much
Legend cheers Jazza. I coincidentally just ordered some of that paper but only a pack of 10 as it is fairly expensive in the UK, don't know if I dare use it :P
There's a free 2D animation program called Synfig Studio. I hear its really good. Not as good as Flash but it's one of the best free animation programs. www.synfig.org/cms/
Just a question, you do the black lines first but, why don't you start with markers (or for example watercolor if u use them) ? You're not afraid of, when u make the black lines first then markers or watercolor, to make them drool? To make the black lines disappears? Idk if I'm clear, idk how to say it properly in English.. :) Pls, this would be helpful for me.
Large piles of seemingly endless mac and cheese. Yummm. No wonder why Smaug is a big dragon XD
Lol
The hobbit was one of my favorite movies
wait why?
I remember watching this almost 7 years ago and admiring how beatiful it turned out.
Now he redrew this dragon scene and OMG how much improvement he had!!! ❤
Oh!! I just thought of something for a tutorial! Something that a lot of novice and even some experienced artist have trouble with is drawing water, and I'm sure many people would agree that you should shore us how! Thanks!
Every time, every damn time. "He can't possibly get better" He does. Simply sublime!
*blush*
I have seen countless pictures, paintings whatsoever during my life, but you are phenomenal, and by far the best.
Jorick Lania Check Mark Crilley. That dude is the bomb.
It always blows me away how Josiah not only makes great content, but responds to almost all the comments on his videos. We need more youtubers like him.
the amount of patients you have is unreal
That was so amazing, I really like the lets draws they are really cool
Glad to see you take in account the things we say. ^^ Good job on the drawing.
Absolutely, you guys are full of great ideas haha
Cant believe you got this down to under 10 minutes for the video.
I was watching the livesteam and it was amazing watching the full process.
Brilliant job Jazza !
You just keep getting better Jazza. The copic markers make a real difference to your work and the results are fantastic. Can't wait to see more :)
Wauw really nice, this might be your best work so far. Its almost as beautiful as the SGI smaug
I love it Jazza!
In regards to a more recent video you did... I WILL BE BUYING A PRINT OF THIS!
I’m very happy you’re selling your artwork.
Great video!
I'm so happy there's an art channel you can watch in 720 p. It's laggy but it looks good
I'm so happy he knew it was dwarfin and not elfin. You'd be surprised how often that happens😂
1:05 already better than i could ever hope to draw.
+Lemon Houser Then stop hoping... wait, that came out wrong. Not the message I wanted to send.
+EdoDave Daniel why would u send it then?
Benaiah Simpson It was supposed to be a joke, clearly it wasn't very funny.
+Lemon Houser Then you've already failed. Believe you can do it, and eventually you will.
Jazza you seem like such a nice guy, I love you
naaaw thanks
+Draw with Jazza jazzy can you do a video on wyverns please ❤️
Pooey
I keep suspecting Jazza is somehow spying on me.. He keeps drawing stuff I would have recently played or watched couple of days before he uploads the video. Jazza, you wizard! Awesome stuff man, keep it coming, keep it wizardy.
ha ha that's coz I'm in your closet. ..
Draw with Jazza 0_0
Draw with Jazza A closet has four sides. four is basically three. a triangle has three sides. Jazza is illuminati?
nah you just share the same body nothing too weird
Stijn Kroon Four is basically three...I'm dying.
Keep doing what your doing you make great videos and inspire many people including me.
glad i got to watch it live its been awhile keep up the good work
Yaaaay this turned out so amazingly cool! Glad you took the challenge :D thanks for the dedication on this awesome piece!
"Every time I say Smaug I feel like an idiot."
You and me both...
I wish I could draw like you!
Another fantastic video! It is amazing how much you inspire me and how much I have improved since I started watching and buying your anatomy book! I hope to eventually contribute to the drawing contests. Thanks for every video you make
That was a lot of ass kissing in one comment.
thanks! and I'm really glad to hear my anatomy book was helpful to you, thank you for supporting my work :)
Draw with Jazza Where do I buy your book, what name do I search for? :)
The marker master ;). Awesome work Jazza.
I LOVE THIS DRAWING !!!
you helped me find a color i really need, thank youuuuu *^*
This was a great tutorial, Jazza. I've always struggled getting the tone of light and dark together when I'm using, permanent marker pens. Hopefully, I'll be able to do this correctly when I'm sketching something now. I cannot wait to see more videos from you soon. You're a great artist, keep up the great work. :)
I Realy needed this!
Thank you :D
Wow! Really great looking piece! :D Well done!
thank you!
Jazz is amazing!
This Smaug is looks way different from the movie. The Smaug in Peter Jackson’s trilogy was sleek and composed purely of intelligence while this Smaug looks as if he has intelligence but is mostly brute strength. I like it!
omg this is the best you inspire me so much keep up the good work !!
The constant repetition of the word Smaug had me cracking up!!! You are so funny yet so talented. :)
*THE CUMBERDRAGON HAS **_AWOKEN_*
Totally enjoy your videos! Thanks for the advices and always making videos Jazza!
I totally wish i would of known about the copic markers sooner; it really make a cool affect on the colors :)
wow, you are truly talented!
Great drawing jazza, but I'm not a fan of the black marker you use at the end. Makes it look too cartoony.
thanks for your feedback :)
I personal like it. But each to their own
I agree
It frames the character
I agree,but it is a very nice artwork!!! I love it
Love it ♥ Awesome
Great work, man!
You know... I watch your videos on every so occasion, and think to myself "God I hate you, you have such amazing skills" you truly are inspirational to me and I love your videos, thank you for sharing.
Excellent job!
Great work Jazza!!!! It looks amazing keep up the good work!!!!🐉🐉🐉🐲🐲🐲👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍
"Everytime I say smaug I feel like an idiot"
- Comical.genius had me.cracking up the rest of the videi
Nice Work Jazza! It looks cool.
small critique:
Maybe you should have added a cast shadows to the coin pile, where Smaug was "hugging" the gold, because it could be a bit confusing were he was in realtion to the gold, and the a cast shadow could help greate some depth to the piece I think.
Although It kinda looked like you already did that, but maybe a darker color would make that more obvious.
Great freaking video great piece!
Amazing drawing
hey jazza thanks cuz ive been subscribed for a while but I wasn't on youtube and I wasn't drawing for almost a year and then I saw another one of ur videos and I was instantly drawing again.
Great drawing!!
This should be in book!!!
Jazza nice drawing, i like how u used the black marker at the end to add some distance, even tought i dont think it was accurate for the kind of drawing, as i readed below, found it a little too cartoony. Dont get me wrong nice work. And another idea, i think the arcan stone need some shine too, its kinda shiny in the movies so. Anyway, i really admire u and ur dedication in ur job, keep it coming! Sorry for the bad english, not my mother lenguage.
I love lotr and your drawings 😍
Awesome! I love the hobbit, great job.
This is amazing :)
im quite envious of you o-o I want to draw that well... and i know it takes practice... ive been drawing manga style art for over 8 years and still seem to fail compared to most artists :/
I would've been more limited with the black lines you added at the end, using them for extremely dark shadows rather than marking of foreground, middle ground and background. Maybe adding some darker oranges on the coins' shadows would separate those sections more realistically. Don't mistake this criticism for dislike of the work, I love your style Jazza. Great work of art, and sweet depiction of Smaug!
I would love to see more Tolkien theme in your future videos 😍
I saw your livestream yesterday, very interesting!
Would love to see you draw some realism type work. Like a celeb or something
awesome drawing:)
Would've been cool to watch you go "I AM FIRE. I AM DEATH." the way you did with the groot piece.
Only thing you missed was the bright orange eye! Still, this is amazing!! :D
The dragon seems like a bacon dragon from thumbnail lol
I just love that thick black outline. Great work, Jazza! Keep them coming. Always nice to see your works, because they are very pleasing to look at. Are you doing more digital videos soon? Just asking, because I'm personally more interested on the digital side with graphics tablets just, because it's easy to just take the tablet and start drawing and I can keep all the files nice and clean where I want. Have a nice day!
Stop at 9:03 and look at jazza's face. Love ur videos!!!!!
Great job mate... And great job on the coloring aswell.. And I noticed you used more then 2 shades of color this time.. Lol
I. LOVE. IT!!!!!
This is a really great piece. Love your videos. You are a true inspiration.
I want to learn to draw this well. Do you think you can make a tutorial on drawing weapons? Some Medieval examples, modern ones and maybe a couple Sci-fi too like a beam sword or laser gun? :)
Oh wow, It turned out really well, Unfortunately I had to leave round about when you were coloring the coins...Because it was very early in the morning here in the UK, But it looks awesome!
wow, this is a pretty impressive traditional drawing!
cool to see a fullcolor background which really looks good and gives a feel of depth because of the nice change in color further back. - oh wait .. further back isn't the right description because it's a flat surface.. DAMMIT!
btw.: have you seen the new cintiqs already? I think they look really sweet!
at 6:20 i was like: "WOW" :D nice!
Good job jazza , can you please make a tutorial on how to draw people from different perspective like bottom view top view and bird eye view , thanks
Great drawing some reason some of the music reminded me of game of thrones haha
I know you don't do much traditional artwork besides your let's draw's, but could you include maybe a tip in one of your videos on how to get smooth line work when working traditionally?
Practice. Draw away from your thumb to create straight lines.
Example: hold your hand with the pen aimed towards you, and draw away from your body. these are good ways to get nice straight lines.
Circles is all abou tpractice, I recommend drawing it outwards.
sloesty That's interesting. I've heard to draw towards yourself.
No you're not wrong at all. It's just really nice to hear different techniques that work just as well. :)
realy cool! I'm not sure, was a part of the music from Stronghold?
I was in the livestream on twitch yay.
Jazza, when are you gnna do an update video / review on your cintiq?
Sick... I draw most of the time without colour tho. Love shadows way more xD
Menno Snoek Practice outside of just pencil, expand your mind and ideas.
Are You Mad Yet? The thing is that i like black way more. Gives more of an atmosphere i think.
Menno Snoek I suppose, but it would be a good idea to use pencils once in a while. Do what ever suits you, but it's always good to try new things. Try using dark colours in your pencil drawings.
Smaug will have his revenge on those hobbitsis
Damn, it was so long you couldn't even speed run the entire video, hahaha. Was a blast watching it in the making though.
You should draw the fellowship.
I love dragons and I love Hobbit!
I watched the last movie on my trip to Japan. Although, Smaug burning families and a whole village down made me sad... :(
Interela1000 Jojo You think he's just going to have a tea party? HE'S A DRAGON.
Are You Mad Yet? *facepalm*
Obvious statement is obvious.
And not all Dragons are evil. Skyrim?
Interela1000 Jojo HE'LL EAT YOU ALIVE.
A DRAGON!!!
A DRAGON!!!
I know what you meant, but I prefer the evil in a Dragon's nature.
Are You Mad Yet? Please, just stop.
am I the only one who loves smaug because he's played by benedict cumberbatch 😅
Lena Schütte I AM RIGHT HERE
Cumber Gaming WOOHOO 😱😏
Great Let's draw, Jazza! I love the brilliant colors and sense of scale! One thing, though: the perspective on Smaug's face is off. Notice how his nostrils are lined up, but the horn on the far side is so much higher than the horn on the near side. I think a quick fix would be to make the near horn bigger. But it's such a small thing; the overall piece is incredible:)
thanks for the feedback! i wish editing traditional art were easier, I'll have to keep practicing my sense of proportion
Draw with Jazza Nice to see you take advice and feedback well :) I need to start getting feedback to improve :P
Awesome drawing Jazza! The only critique that I have is the black market that you used at the end. I liked it more without it, but to be honest, either way it looks awesome! :D
What music did you use?
Do you still use the Ipevo V1 document camera? And If so would you recommend it?
Funny thing is...
...I watched the last part of The Hobbit yesterday. :o
WHO DISLIKED THIS?! they need to leave... NOBODY dislikes SMAUG!
....
...if you do then your a monster... like Smaug
Yay
Jazza could you draw a cat person like a parson with cat ears and a cat tail...or you can do your own take on it :3
cool
I love to watch u in ur live streams :3 though I usually don't like to talk in chat because it's usually spammed up before anyone can read it. So I have a question :) do u think you'll stream digital art?
How do you set your camera up to record you straight down like that?
Looks great by the way.
Also what paper do you use? I use copic paper but it doesn't seems to go down as light as your initial layers do. it goes on a little bit too strong and makes the contrast between each tone too much
I use a document camera for these videos, and I use xpress it blending card :)
Legend cheers Jazza.
I coincidentally just ordered some of that paper but only a pack of 10 as it is fairly expensive in the UK, don't know if I dare use it :P
How do you get Copic Markers!? I never see the, in shops...
Question What is a good 2d animation program. i had flash but my trial ran out :( wish i had it now
There's a free 2D animation program called Synfig Studio. I hear its really good. Not as good as Flash but it's one of the best free animation programs. www.synfig.org/cms/
+TheBlueDiamondKid Download a torrent..
do more smaug drawing
saying the colours helped as im colour blind and it really affects my works :(
Just a question, you do the black lines first but, why don't you start with markers (or for example watercolor if u use them) ? You're not afraid of, when u make the black lines first then markers or watercolor, to make them drool? To make the black lines disappears? Idk if I'm clear, idk how to say it properly in English.. :)
Pls, this would be helpful for me.
Okay so you livestream at 2am Norway time, thiink I´ll stick to watching on yt hehe :)
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