SKETCHING AT A DISTANCE: The art of simplifying detail
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- THIS VIDEO IS NOT ANTI-ZOOM: The point of this video was never to say that zooming in is bad (although the comments would make you think otherwise). The point is that when you can, you should utilize simplification in drawing. There is no inherent issue with zooming in, but we it can help to simplify details that would otherwise be fully resolved when zoomed in.
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CONTENTS:
0:00 - A BRIEF DISCUSSION
1:14 - PLANNING OUR CAMERA PLACEMENT AND LENSES
1:51 - ESTABLISHING SHOT
4:43 - WIDE ANGLE SHOT
7:27 - ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL
In this series, we will dissect the techniques and practices of Even Amundsen and attempt to incorporate them into our work.
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i zoom in traditional art. Its called shoving your face into the paper
lol
Seems legit
Sameeeee
Well my zoom in traditionally is just moving closer to the paper or moving back to see everything
Yeah, me too. Like you concentrate on drawing details and then move away from the paper to see the whole thing?
In traditional medium it's more often a matter of drawing on a bigger scale to begin with if you want fine detail. But digitally you're limited to the size of your screen, so PPI becomes the new "large canvas".
Weird to think it's "cheating". Especially pieces that will be viewed larger, either meant for zooming in a game or otherwise, or simply for print.
When drawing and practicing it might be redundant to zoom, but that's not where it's useful either. Food for thought.
I think the point is, we need to be drawing at the zoom level that mimics how people will actually see our art. If you draw super zoomed in, you put in more detail than anyone will see, and you waste time and energy, and your work doesn't look as strong when output and viewed. It would be different if people "zoom in" during game play. But then, wouldn't you paint or draw a different close up version of the work to come up on screen at that level of zoom? I think you would.
@@margaretmcglynn5077 that's why you also should often take a look at mini map (or whatever it's called, basically a small version of your whole canvas), if you have the luxury of big tablet (larger than 22") or have second screen dedicated to that...
@@casekocsk I guess that's why some folks use the Navigator panel in Photoshop. Makes sense.
Wow, that’s really impressive... the amalgamation of years of practice making something as simple as a structure look so polished and finished. What gives me hope is is that this is not attainable through talent, it’s hard work and dedication to ones craft.
and to go trough that hard work is pain but you will enjoy the level ups, IT PAYS OF!
I love that middle one, the sense of story and presence in the environment was intense. Great video.
Well said. The more intricacies in an image, the more it invites the viewer to inspect closer. Having simple compositions doesn't incentivize zooming as the image is lost the closer one gets. Its a great creative choice to use in order to control the viewing experience.
Nice exercise! My take-away from this video is thinking about the environment like I'm actually there to help with details. That'll come in handy for sure. Thanks for the video.
Same here.
im always amazed to see the lines turn into 'something' and that fascination keeps leading me towards learning to draw
This... actually may inspire the confidence in me to try and finish a major project I've been putting off for a few years due to demoralization.
This video is an absolute work of art! So much exprience and knowledge crammed into ten minutes.
I am so glad that i found your channel today. Thank you so much for your awesome tutorials!! They are really usefull and i MUST watch them all. Keep it up.
omg! what a genius, it blows my mind how simplifyied are your explanations! thanks!
Your drawings are AMAZING!!
i m happy to see your channel grow bigger, nice tuts, keep that way !
@moderndayjames I absolutely love your videos man... they are very practical and very clear... thank you so much for doing these! wish you all the best man!
You're incredible, this was so helpful in general and explained really well. Side note I loved the background music I wish more tutorials added it
Great as always James! Hope you like west coast, glad to see you moving on up!! Can't wait to hear about your journey over there!!!
Very high quality content! Thanks a lot, I love your channel!
Leave zooming for last part of the drawing, after you had done, storytelling, design, gesture and form structure, but man zooming is sooo adictive, its like crack for me.
This video is just AMAZING.
THANK YOU!
i like your way of thinking towards art. how you break down the things. good job. really helpful :)
this concept is something i've suspected secretly, how amazing!
this is a very profound perspective on the subject matter. thank you.
Amazing illustrations. I hate architecture but you turned this process intro magic.
Did you consider leaving the finished pieces on the screen for a extra second or two before you move on to the next sketch/outro ',:) Thanks for the video as always
This is not tv, just pause the damn video.
Pausing might interrupt their train of thought. 🤯
@Keylup Veintisiete Actually, you can pause TV these days.
I also think he has a point. I skipped back towards the end of the last picture, it's gone as soon as the last brush stroke is done. There's not even enough time to pause.
Letting the picture linger for even a few seconds would allow some time to both let the finished piece sink in and for somebody to pause it if they wish.
My favourite video so far, I really like your methodology! Thanks for teaching, is awesome :)
Yes! I am needing to do the same thing to improve my art content! Thank you!
actually a wicked video, great skills dude keep doing this, knowledge is power,
This video is super inspiring!!
stunning
Another great video James
Excellent video James! :D
Absolutely phenomenal video Moderndayjames. Just for your own amusement I thought I should mention that I've paused the video halfway to subscribe and to leave this comment. Now I'll finish it and binge your other videos ^-^
Keep up the great work!
Holy wow I love your lines.. subbed!
Awesome! Thank you!
Wonderful tips!
I just wanna say that you're amazing.
Excellent video
Awesome video!
Great video as always!! What kind of digital tablet are you using?
Very inspiring!
Brilliant video! Subbed!
Your video are very good! Continue please!!!
A lot of tablet users zoom for more control, not more detail. You can reduce the jitter produced by the tablet by doing this, and large muscle movements are easier to do accurately, especially when your view is dissociated with your drawing surface - for instance when you don't have a screen tablet. The experience of drawing digitally vs drawing traditionally is NOT one to one by its very nature. I personally have found that I zoom less and less as the tech I'm using has gotten better. On my ipad pro I don't zoom at all; I don't need to.
That said, I think you should certainly always try to avoid zooming. It creates bad habits. You can't see the relationship between what you're drawing and the rest of the image. And if you're drawing details that small it'll probably get lost in the image anyway. Better to simplify. IMO zooming is more frustrating than not.
I feel that zooming is only good if you want to add the last detalis to something, in your images, but if you zoom to early you loose the entire image.
Traditional is dead. Why hold yourself back for the sake of it...
Disagree wholeheartedly Dave. While traditional is used less in the entertainment industry, there are still a plethora of traditional and fine artists who are incredibly successful (including my favorite, J.A.W. Cooper). I think both have their value and place in the art world.
If we're talking about zooming, I don't feel we're talking about holding yourself back for the sake of a traditional approach at all. With both traditional and digital tools, you need to make sure you're not letting your artwork suffer for the sake of the properties of the tool. Just because you CAN zoom doesn't mean you SHOULD. Knowing when, and when not to use certain properties of whatever media you're in is what can separate a good artist from a great one, I think. Or at least make your life much easier.
Traditional is still widely used in several graphics arts industries, if no longer primarily used... Besides, I don't think all of moderndayjames' audience is in, or looking to get into, the industry.
How long did this picture take in real time?
Jack Kirby drew on 10 by 15 boards, which were then reduced to a4 size for print. That's actually a common practice among those artists who still work on paper. I argue that this is the analogue equivalent of zooming into your canvas.
can we see your old work, I would really like to see how you progressed so fast.
I'll do a video about this soon! I have been drawing for most of my life so it's not as if I just started two years ago! However, everything I did prior to two years ago was as a hobbyist and involved little to no study.
@@ModernDayJames Did you ever make this video?
@@thanatos454 No. He did not. He is now a 2d animator.
How did you get you classy wonderful art style?
after watching how you draw in this video I immediately thought you were the guy who made the "drawing like a Gi" series. Because your and Kim Jung Gi's styles are so similar! I haven't been subscribed to your channel before and I haven't watched all your videos but I recognized the style. Fantastic work! subbed.
I did make the Gi series :D
Nice work.
Instantly subscribed.
Fantastic
My heart fluttered just watching how simple you made this shit look. LOL
Incredible!
What software and hardware are you using?
amazing Dude! keep it up
It depends on the size of the screen. If you are working on something that will have a bigger output than your screen, I think you should zoom in. I think it's best to work on a 1:1 scale, just like in traditional art.
I usually hunch forward or cross my eyes to change my perspective on drawing in irl
This made me want to play some good RPG
YES, YES, YES! More and more details don't necessarily help your work. In fact, they can drain it of energy and interest.
Im trying to draw my own comic books using Photoshop, since im gd at drawing characters & writing a story but im having trouble with 2 things, choosing the best brush to do that & backgrounds which im terrible at, any advice?
It is interesting, saw a video by a pro digital mangka artists, and he said that a lot of artists don't use Zoom in enough
Really nice video , I wonder how much time did you spend in each of them
I don't exactly remember but I think it's about 1.5 hours each. Plus when making videos there are plenty of sketches that don't make the cut so the video making process takes about 3 days overall once voiceover and editing is done
moderndayjames thanks for the answer can you give me the links for the castle reference photo thanks in advance
They're all from google but they're images of the red fort and another fortress who's name i forget. But just do a little googling, you should be able to find them
how was the wide angle shot horizontal line and vanishing points?
great
i start with 0 level in design i hope to progrès and i see you all videos 😍
I like Chesterton too
How do you figure out where each line will be placed?
MDJ: "if you zoom... you are doomed"
me: "I think i might like this guy"
took me a min then subbed
u sir.... are a G
Very nice video even tho I kinda knew all of these theories already. But I'm very glad to see more artists going into the theories instead of "just drawing" haha. Oh well this vid made my day. Till next video. Looking forward!
Fair points, but you're idea about zooming in and out is opposite to why some people do it. Rather than it being a man with a microscope, imagine it's a man with a very large canvas. Zooming in and out digitally is then the equivalent of walking to the back of the room in order to see the whole image together. Not everyone likes drawing small strokes. If they were to draw traditionally on paper, they'd buy big paper. If they use a tablet, they zoom.
i agree
That sounds... Fundamentally the same to microscopes.
@@enniusdrusus867 When you zoom in on a canvas, your not only magnifying the image visually, but allowing yourself to make larger strokes over shorter areas. If you looked at a piece of paper with a microscope, you'd have to do microscopic pen movements. Comparatively, digital zooming allows you to make large strokes over small areas with your full shoulder.
Since you are not limited to a canvas the size of your screen, and therefore an accurate 100% zoom might only be a fraction of the canvas, it's more analogous to having a large piece of paper in which you have to walk away from in order to see the whole thing.
Of course, James' microscope analogy is right in terms of pixel pushing, but that's not why most people use the zoom. Depending on the tablet you use, not zooming will result in having to draw with small wrist movements that many artist's do not find desirable.
what about rotating the screen, most video of paintings and drawings i see on youtube never rotate the canvas but when im working i feel like im rotating alot, is that a bad habit?
What instrumental is this? I love it
if you go down in the description, all of the songs are included. Most of the tunes are from the youtube free library by Kevin MacLeod!
this is some high level architect sh*t. how the heck you able to train your self really well???
Does anyone know what size of canvas he uses?
On the foreground figures in the first drawing what is he mean added vertical convergence ?
by vertical convergence I mean that instead of the vertical lines being parallel, they converge towards one another as in a 3-point perspective scenario. If you were to take a photo with the lens I was trying to emulate in the first sketch, there would have been no 3-point effect induced. However, I wanted to include as much detail of the character as possible so I warped the perspective a bit. This is one of the advantages of drawing vs. photography.
I must say that i despise doing underdrawing, i hate the act of redrawing lines, it gets so stale for me, the first lines i put down might not always be the best, but are usally always better then the ones i add afterwards, but that might also just be because i never practice inking.
Holy shit - your sketches look like my version 10's. :o
Nice work. I Absolutely agree with sticking to traditional techniques but I think some aspects of digital and traditional painting are too different to compare side by side.
moderndayjames , i wanna ask you. How long have you been drawing ?
I have problems drawing on the computer what kind of equipment are you using I think maybe I'm using the wrong equipment
im sorry if u get that question a lot, but what drawing software du u use?
What is the music at the beginning of the video?
You haven't wrote it in the description
What kind of platform are u useing to draw,is it available as mobile app,it seems like computor programmae,plz tell what is this drawing platform that u are useing
I zoom in because I have small cintiq but my strokes are nicer if I can draw with my whole arm.
Tell please? what brush do you use in Sketchbook for lines? is it a simple pencil?
just the pencil tool my friend!
(( you draw on the blind tablet or on the screen?
hey ist it just me or ist the perspective off on your first drawing? looks like the microscope and right (from our view) arm hovering over the table if you extend the line of the table coming from the right.
Your comment about hair follicles makes me wonder what you think of Dan Beardshaw's portraits and drawings...
There are three levels of detail, and within the last level three more altogether. Everything is what it is and there's a reason for that.
How do you know when to draw and color on another layer? :/
I typically split my layers into a line layer, and a color layer underneath. My decision to start adding color comes when I feel that there is enough detail for the image to stand alone as a line drawing. However, once color is added, you can add additional lines because the colors help separate the foreground, middleground, and background
The real gi would be proud
my tablet hasn't got a high enough resolution for me to do that.
the problem is accuracy not details for me ... getting accurate brush strokes is hard in digital
If you use cintiq 24 or 27, sure, no need for zooming... But when you are drawing on cintiq13 or 14" monitor... zooming in is a must.
It's hard to simplifying detail :-/ It's also hard in painting too I have difficulties to do that
hey does james share his sketching brrush? it seems simple but has a nice appeal
It's just the default pencil brush of Autodesk Sketchbook. You can make the same thing in photoshop by using a hard round with pressure sensitivity!
oh, you use autodesk? didn't realize that. looks neat)
How can you do that? I need to enlarge every inch of my drawing to do the line art, and when I try to do it from a distance it looks like I have Parkinson's disease.
(I'm Brazilian and I don't understand English, that's why I'm asking)
Not really what I expected when I clicked but fun video anyways ^^
What if someone is using a phone to draw?
I’ll tell you what zooming in and out traditionally looks like! It looks like leaning into your paper to see things up close to the point where you screw up your back and neck... not speaking from experience or anything.
I like the video, but I personally think the neurosis by primarily digital artists over losing touch with traditional aspects is a tad overblown; I went about two years ONLY drawing digitally, and yet when I was commissioned to both draw and paint IRL pieces, I really had no problem transitioning back to traditional work.
I never had an issue with 'irl zoom', and in fact until seeing your video it never came to mind, with the only aspect of digital art that I was wishing I had while rendering traditionally again being of course the 'undo' feature, though that was itself a pretty rare issue, especially if you planned accordingly.
All this being said, it is actually still a good idea to draw from a distance--less to keep in touch with your traditional roots, and more to get a better picture of what's occurring in the whole image.