DRAWING ANIMALS 1: A GENERAL APPROACH TO QUADRUPEDS

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  • @Pascy95
    @Pascy95 5 ปีที่แล้ว +722

    The way you perceive space on a 2 dimensional surface is incredible.
    Your visual library is crazy!
    A video about how you study reference would be the best.

    • @KoltronZer0
      @KoltronZer0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      great suggestion

    • @faqih9685
      @faqih9685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      pleasee do ittt!

    • @sordidzucchini1303
      @sordidzucchini1303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Pascy95 yessss

    • @yoelbeche6213
      @yoelbeche6213 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would be great!!

    • @smallcaco5053
      @smallcaco5053 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      its called "foreshortening and perspective"

  • @sophiecannell7262
    @sophiecannell7262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I know this is an older video but this really helped me!
    I love how from step one, the sketch is done 3 dimensionally. I’ve tried many techniques if this could be the most successful one for me to move to a more realistic way of drawing.

  • @RaysonWilliams
    @RaysonWilliams 5 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    >Debussy as background music.
    Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.

    • @b2bbbbb
      @b2bbbbb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      could you help with the name of the piece? :)
      tried using shazam on this, but it only gave me a bunch of interesting but misleading links..

    • @samjadragon
      @samjadragon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i like bach and also debussy. my playlist always goes into debussy and i always make sure to finish on bach

    • @Ethinor
      @Ethinor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@b2bbbbb it's his Arabesque No. 1 (:

    • @emilhappy5696
      @emilhappy5696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Remember to finish on the Bach not on DeBussy

    • @RobLevel
      @RobLevel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, that specific culture choice.

  • @mdb4130
    @mdb4130 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    1:09 - Video begins
    1:56 instructions begin (explanation and getting a better sense of quadruped anatomy/supplemental forms)
    8:37 Start of loose gestures sketches
    10:37 combination of both into drawing quadruped

  • @rockintennis
    @rockintennis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Your effortless precision sketching, voice and background music make watching your videos an experience.

  • @matteoelprincipe
    @matteoelprincipe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Amazing art and inspiring suggestions, thank you James.

  • @wojtekswierk4824
    @wojtekswierk4824 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Just when I got into drawing animals, perfect timing dude

  • @luckyhydratv
    @luckyhydratv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Hey what songs are u using in the background? I really love your art style, realism is so beautiful and inspiring to look at it.

    • @xylerpunk7481
      @xylerpunk7481 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Idk if you'll even see this lol but first song is Partir - Angel Lover. Second song is Solo Cello Passion - Johann Sebastian Bach and the last song is Arabesque No. 1 - Rousseau :)

    • @luckyhydratv
      @luckyhydratv 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@xylerpunk7481 lmaao I’m still alive

  • @bobxbaker
    @bobxbaker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    i usually over do my drawings meaning i try to add values to it like halftones, shadows, occlusion etc with multiple values, but the problem is that i do it with 1 pencil and all the values look too similar and it just ends up looking like a mess, i really do need to pull back and stop at the drawing stage because i tire myself out when i try to render every drawing i do which completely defeats the purpose of why i sat down to draw at the first place, so currently i'm practicing holding back and try to simplify as much as possible.
    i came to this conclusion watching your stuff, thanks man.

    • @LaLiLuLeLoX
      @LaLiLuLeLoX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too man!! Me too....Gestures are so important to perfect!! Everything else will fall into place. There are many styles of gestures to learn also. And an infinity of reference to gesture about. But I'm also starting to understand that skillfull artists have been doing this for a longer time and honing their skills so in the end watching and trying to learn from a video like this is in a way meaningless if you don't really understand certain basics like gestures and perspective. I also have been rendering all my drawing and realizing how much time I'm wasting. But sometimes it feels helpful for my visual library because the longer I take to render drawings; the better I remember how certain objects look like. But I also know that can come later. Have to rewire the brain. Gestures and perspective. Dont care how long it takes!! Gestures and perspective!!

  • @Nika-ed5oo
    @Nika-ed5oo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    How the hell do you get such a nice realistic-looking digital pencil? What are you working in?

    • @theodorurhed
      @theodorurhed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      He's just using the default hard round brush in Photoshop with pressure sensitivity.

    • @Nika-ed5oo
      @Nika-ed5oo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@theodorurhed Really? It looks like he's got the size all the way down, then. Thanks

    • @theodorurhed
      @theodorurhed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      ​@@Nika-ed5oo Yep! He's answered the question several times in his streams. Quite impressive what he manages to do with it :)

    • @Nika-ed5oo
      @Nika-ed5oo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@theodorurhed Definitely. Thank you for answering even though apparently I'm the 100th person asking the same question.

  • @RazKat_2023
    @RazKat_2023 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How to draw animals : "so first, draw an animal"

  • @illustratornamedkasper
    @illustratornamedkasper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    great vid, it's always good to have some knowledge of how skeletons work when you draw animals (and humans for that matter)!

  • @celinxinsialin
    @celinxinsialin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Oh my god... i just saw this channel today.., this is so amazing.. i rly love all your videos! This isss.... too goodddddddd!!! Im speechless...

  • @radcoon1610
    @radcoon1610 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    As a teen interested in learning to draw, but without any money in my pocket, this helped a ton!

    • @kibanart301
      @kibanart301 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      youre goddamn right, i finished my mecha drawing by watching his mecha tutorial over and over

    • @aglcomics
      @aglcomics 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I know this comment is 2 years late as you probably have become an artist by now but, we do not need any money to learn how to draw or how to do anything that we love and enjoy. All we need is our time to devote to our learning that trait that skill that we love so much. Time away from today's social media apps or gaming or watching tv or just being a couch-potato We need time to practice and hone those skills from anatomy to lighting to drapery to perspective to dynamism. All we need is practice and practice everyday! Just do it and do it and do it. It took many many years to get comfortable with all the skills required to create awesome art and storytelling in my comics but that is because I was doing everything on a part-time need and was not focused because creating comics was not my main bread and butter to earn a living. I was in the military fro 21 years then became a civilian contractor and only sketched when I missed it. Not a very good way to get better faster. Best and keep at it. AGL, AGL COMICS: Rise Above!

  • @cvanDOTnet
    @cvanDOTnet ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These samples are so great. Thanks for sharing!

  • @MesserCreations
    @MesserCreations 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really enjoyed the way you explained this, thanks :)

  • @blackkatdraws
    @blackkatdraws 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't understand most of the words being used here but I can guess the intent of the meaning. Thank you! This has been a very gratifying lesson for me who's always struggling with an animals anatomy

  • @abdulalhazred5924
    @abdulalhazred5924 5 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    you are incredibly skilled, would you marry me?

  • @Dataism
    @Dataism 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Amazing, I feel always enlightened when I watch you draw.

  • @ramirocruz1521
    @ramirocruz1521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I freaking love you. Thanks

  • @RyanByan
    @RyanByan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Thanks, I guess.
    When I used to draw cats and dogs it was basically a circle with two triangles, I just didn't know what to do so I never put much effort into it.
    But now I'm happy to say that my beagles, calicos, and my other favorite breeds look better.
    I'm still slightly struggling when it comes to horses, but as time goes on I'm hoping I'll improve.

    • @MinTea14
      @MinTea14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ????

    • @chichi5985
      @chichi5985 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RyanByancome back and re edit it

    • @RyanByan
      @RyanByan 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@chichi5985 IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS

  • @onthego578
    @onthego578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The music takes to a different world!

  • @fairyyberry4923
    @fairyyberry4923 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You don't understand how much I needed this

  • @jeffdixon5853
    @jeffdixon5853 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very helpful, THANKS!

  • @fybso3057
    @fybso3057 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    step one: line of action
    step 2: draw the fucking cow

  • @XEdits291
    @XEdits291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Are all of these drawings from memory? Or do you pull up reference footage. Your an amazing artist!

    • @lukaszDPG.dupinion
      @lukaszDPG.dupinion ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They all do reference drawings even though they say we do not

  • @danielcoronadobueno2021
    @danielcoronadobueno2021 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Really good drawings! I like your style on every brushstroke. Could you share the configuration of the brush? I think is simple but really awesome

  • @goosey3274
    @goosey3274 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    how do you build such an incredible visual library? would love a video on that

  • @Vet4FallujahCJ
    @Vet4FallujahCJ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude!!! Get a Book out! You could run an encyclopedia of art books, based on how much info you can drop.
    You could absolutely have multiple volumes of books that you can throw out

  • @user-tg8wh7uz3j
    @user-tg8wh7uz3j 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent. Thank you.

  • @happypawfun2143
    @happypawfun2143 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It really would have been nice if you showed what your photo reference was so we could compare how you broke down which shapes

  • @illustudio5253
    @illustudio5253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ótima aula, thanks!

  • @cyathiferrae4641
    @cyathiferrae4641 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really love your lining! Still waiting for the line weight video ❤❤

  • @Tatokala
    @Tatokala ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks very much. What are the main differences in carnivores and herbivores to consider when drawing the form of the pelvis and shoulder girdle? I guess there are some...

  • @tobyokoi0909
    @tobyokoi0909 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this!♡♡♡

  • @oooBoEoNooo
    @oooBoEoNooo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Do you have a video course especially for beginners who don't know where to start?

    • @thefriendlyaspie7984
      @thefriendlyaspie7984 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      drawabox.com/ here you can learn the fundamentals of drawing, plus is free resource and there is a discord too :) is especially good for studying concept art :)

    • @lokeyartist
      @lokeyartist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His gumroad

    • @Tatokala
      @Tatokala ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lokeyartist but i did not find anything especially about animals.

  • @alecfleming373
    @alecfleming373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This here, wow! Neat trick! Application on a large dragon mural, now it looks right! Thank you! Means the world to me.

  • @Artlife247
    @Artlife247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    COOL!! LOVE THE CONTENT

  • @torpedogamers2
    @torpedogamers2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    bruh how is this video free?? thank you so much!!

  • @morticias5043
    @morticias5043 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It took me half a year to draw good human gesture drawings... Now back to the drawing board for animals too I guess

  • @nina-w
    @nina-w 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    man i wish i could draw like that. if only i had the time to sit down and practice thoroughly each day

    • @samdeacon7910
      @samdeacon7910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i draw each day buy sill no where near James's ececution

  • @plainmilk3320
    @plainmilk3320 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi I'd love if you did a second part to drawing animals!! Maybe by species like felines, canines etc?

  • @emanahmed7200
    @emanahmed7200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the only good animal drawing video I could find

  • @LucasStoten1
    @LucasStoten1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please please please can we get the part 2 to this!

  • @veterinaryanatomy
    @veterinaryanatomy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice video, well done

  • @joaquimraphael4875
    @joaquimraphael4875 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Grato por compartilhar conosco

  • @abhijithram4401
    @abhijithram4401 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When his loosely drafted sketches looks better than your fully rendered drawings......

  • @joaquimraphael4875
    @joaquimraphael4875 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excelente grato por compartilhar

  • @sugarluke9721
    @sugarluke9721 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    man you deserve more subscribers!

  • @maryamkhajehpour9215
    @maryamkhajehpour9215 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    very good thank you

  • @OriginalNeckbeardicus
    @OriginalNeckbeardicus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Couldn't be better timing, I was just about to do some animal studies.

  • @fireplaceloop1111111
    @fireplaceloop1111111 ปีที่แล้ว

    you should stream! Very enjoyable to watch

  • @paolaferreira6043
    @paolaferreira6043 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank youuu

  • @mikkelmelby
    @mikkelmelby 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice stuff

  • @SonySteals
    @SonySteals 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yeah… I think I have to start with drawing spheres and cubes

  • @princelmao1131
    @princelmao1131 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Bro : ) Subscribed

  • @a.s.l711
    @a.s.l711 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    youtube, you find the video you try looking for when you dont expect it.

  • @cocorex7208
    @cocorex7208 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That last song was used in the Godzilla trailer. Dope vid too man

  • @samdeacon7910
    @samdeacon7910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    James moves so fast as a teacher... Like he is truly gifted, but moves so quick... its like the genius kid in class who knows all the answers before the teacher finishes speaking...
    there's me sitting at the back huffing glue asking what lesson im in

  • @pakaweechattasiri3921
    @pakaweechattasiri3921 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    good job!

  • @sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608
    @sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The big thing is to look at how little he uses undo, it's why he can work so fast. This comes from practicing with pen and paper.

  • @sammyredpanda6631
    @sammyredpanda6631 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:56
    they kinda look like ocelots from minecraft

  • @zsrlmsb2470
    @zsrlmsb2470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks I got stoned and wanted to draw a boar

  • @artistankit8945
    @artistankit8945 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow.... Always magical..... How perfect it all.... 😍👌🙏🙏

  • @RayarishaOfficial_
    @RayarishaOfficial_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Me : *can't even draw a human*

    • @DAEDRICDUKE1
      @DAEDRICDUKE1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Animals are easier to draw, humans are a whole other challenge.

  • @caiomiguel7152
    @caiomiguel7152 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:54 someone PLEASE give me source on the music? Is it Debussy, too? I can't find it tho.

  •  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Chia sẽ của bạn rất hữu ích, cảm ơn bạn!!!

  • @lily_neko739
    @lily_neko739 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i don't see the links down below in the description :(

  • @KaizenNox
    @KaizenNox 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you do another one?

  • @kaeruartist4293
    @kaeruartist4293 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    do you cover wolves in this course ?

  • @GuillermoANG
    @GuillermoANG 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    estos videos son muy útiles; ahora podré dibujar furros. Gracias

  • @ProtoIndoEuropean88
    @ProtoIndoEuropean88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how do you draw bird's feet? birds are easy to draw but their feet are like the hardest part xD

  • @chrissworldtravels9912
    @chrissworldtravels9912 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    forget to link to your texture video in the description?

    • @serdobsky_
      @serdobsky_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Тоже заметил, что нет ссылки.

  • @SepulchureValen
    @SepulchureValen 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The music made me sleepy

  • @nikolaostsakinis6189
    @nikolaostsakinis6189 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome

  • @mattywolf8287
    @mattywolf8287 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    HOW DID YOU KNOW?!

  • @Jroobelucios
    @Jroobelucios 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I find it hard to attach the front legs TwT

    • @tablle
      @tablle 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im struggling with the hips

  • @tablle
    @tablle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It would've been better if he used more examples like bird, reptiles, etc

    • @anuramajor8498
      @anuramajor8498 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It’s on drawing four legged animals? Last I checked birds are not four legged-

  • @krysaac
    @krysaac 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can’t find the Perspective 6 video 😔

  • @zenset1
    @zenset1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gold tutorials!

  • @user-tg8wh7uz3j
    @user-tg8wh7uz3j 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would be very grand if you drew on paper with pencil during your wonderfully technical and flowing videos of animal anatomy.

  • @counterstrike89
    @counterstrike89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What about drawing a wolf?

  • @LIVEARTS-HOBBYHUB
    @LIVEARTS-HOBBYHUB 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    nice

  • @Sevren_
    @Sevren_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do I draw a Dragon Jeweler

  • @leandrorp6642
    @leandrorp6642 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Incredible demonstration of form and perspective, as always, but your drawings turn out to be extremely stiff in this way.
    Maybe you should look at animation like old Disney cartoons, or persons like Aaron Blaise or Gleen Vilppu approach to animal drawing
    BTW New Masters Academy has published a demo of Gleen Vilppu animal approach class in the YT channel

  • @ANTheWhizkid
    @ANTheWhizkid 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    what about your book?

  • @joaquimraphael4875
    @joaquimraphael4875 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gostaria que desenhassem a linha de ação gratooo

  • @sudipsarkar1903
    @sudipsarkar1903 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice

  • @traysonwhitworth7950
    @traysonwhitworth7950 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This looks way to advanced to start on lmao

  • @joaquimraphael4875
    @joaquimraphael4875 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excrlenteeee

  • @Zzombgore
    @Zzombgore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm twelve and want to draw animals in a simplistic art style, I'm having a lot of trouble with that. All videos I find are either very complicated, or very childish. This video helped me a bit, but not a lot. Can someone help?

    • @yoo350
      @yoo350 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Samee

  • @amritpalhh9836
    @amritpalhh9836 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Who is mark o boughs?

  • @lm2193
    @lm2193 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    hard to follow

  • @amaartiflex1439
    @amaartiflex1439 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Does anybody know if he's using any reference?

    • @ModernDayJames
      @ModernDayJames  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i was using reference!

    • @amaartiflex1439
      @amaartiflex1439 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ModernDayJames thanks for replying.
      You make great videos btw ❤️

  • @samirahoseini1608
    @samirahoseini1608 ปีที่แล้ว

    Me : i'm done🙂🚶‍♀️

  • @joaquimraphael4875
    @joaquimraphael4875 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ovelhasss .

  • @chrisc.4144
    @chrisc.4144 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Didn’t you make a poll and everybody voted on a video about line weight?

    • @Kirihere
      @Kirihere 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yes I had voted for animation tho XD

  • @anammorar
    @anammorar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Would you create a comic?

    • @ModernDayJames
      @ModernDayJames  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yes i would :D

    • @anammorar
      @anammorar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ModernDayJames Then, I can't wait to see it.

  • @yukicake5594
    @yukicake5594 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    he does not link any of these videos :/

  • @Tatokala
    @Tatokala ปีที่แล้ว

    Where is "drawing animals 2" ?