Tip for anyone else struggling with moving from their elbow and not moving their wrist - focus more on keeping your wrist locked in place, and less about what your elbow is doing. Drawing from the elbow came a LOT more easily for me when I stopped paying attention to my elbow and just concentrated on not moving my wrist 😊
Excellent advice to focus on keeping the wrist straight for bigger movements. Another way to think about it would be to just think about the hand sliding freely across the page, then the movement will come from the elbow without really thinking about it. Pinning your comment so others can see it :)
I am an entire year late but THIS is why I needed. Thank you so very much, I’m excited for class #2, but I’ll practice this a few times before I move on
Thanks for watching! Hoping to get more lessons out in the next couple of weeks - still waiting for power in our area after weather disaster but I hope you will stick around for the next ones 😊
I’m a true beginner and this is the most helpful ‘learn to draw’ lesson I’ve found. Basics with fun at the end using what I’ve practiced. Thank you! One bit of feedback - you say moving from the elbow, but it feels to me that the movement is from my shoulder.
Glad to hear its been helpful! Funny you say that about moving from the shoulder - I used to describe it this way with my students but I found that some had trouble making the connection between the movement and their shoulder so I switched to describing it as drawing from the elbow! Its great that you feel the movement coming from the shoulder as this is ideally where it should come from particularly if you start drawing at an upright easel. Thanks so much for watching 😊
I have been trying to start sketching and watercolor painting. I keep jumping around to different videos and get frustrated. Finding your series has helped me so much. Thank you for a wonderful series.
Thank you for putting a bit of structure to the process of learning to draw . These exercises as simple as they look are a key to the core fundamentals of art and how to build the relationship between artist and tools. All the meanwhile keeping it simple and basic for beginners
Thank you for this. Your excercise based approach is exactly what I need. I need someone to tell me exactly what to do, how to do it, how I should start moving my hand/wrist and exactly what to practice. It reduces my anxiety and I don't get overwhelmed. Thanks again.
Thank you for breaking my rigid understanding of 'the line'. I'm encouraged to practice these simple exercises and looking forward to building on the skills. Many thanks for the free tutorials.
I’m in my 50s and I’ve always sucked at drawing. Since I have time now to practice it will be interesting to see if I get better. I really like how you start with the basics. Looking forward to getting started. Thank you.
I hope you see some improvement! It really does take longer than 8 lessons and it also takes practicing on your own so that you are drawing on the skills (no pun intended :D) that you have learnt in these videos or others. So if you really want to make a good go of it, Id suggest working along with each lesson (be they mine or others on TH-cam) and then setting aside some time to do similar practice or a similar project on your own in the same week. In my opinion thats the best way to really absorb the ideas and the physical skills. Another really big part of learning to draw is getting past the idea that you are bad at it... you might find this video of mine useful if you havent already seen it: th-cam.com/video/TjszHs_AkKs/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching and best of luck!
Having been a choral director most of my life, I’ve always heard, especially from boys and young men, “I can’t sing.” My question to them is always, “Do you take math because you know everything there is to know about it?” Their answer is always no, and then I can build on that because they take a choral class because they are there to learn and improve. I feel the same would apply to art and drawing. :)
Hello! I am so happy to find someone left handed like me. I'm very interesting in learning to draw, and I think I will learn with you. Your first lesson was really nice, and I will practice and do my project too. Thank you! I've already subscribe!!!
I was really skeptic about learning to draw lines, as I thought I know how to do that, but boy was I wrong! It feels so free to draw from the elbow, I love it 😊
This is super helpful and comforting. Learning to draw when you feel your creative side tremendously lacks is daunting. You made me feel more confident. I have already identified some patterns.
I hope you continued to do these, today is my first day to this channel. And I am left handed. I know I can draw very well but I want to be a lot better. And I have learned from a illustrator how to draw some animals and things but I want to take all your video classes here. I haven’t found anyone who is left handed.. So I’m So happy to find you, I haven’t seen any left handed artist videos yet and I’ve been looking.. till yours today. Thank you for doing these..
I had a lot of fun doing my project for this video. I kinda wanted to share it, but that doesn't seem to be an option. Oh well, I had fun and I look forward to doing more projects. (It's helping me get used to my new drawing pad and stylus.) Thank you.
This is by far one of the best series I have watched, maybe even the best. Your explanations are so clear, yet so simple and straight forward. I find it very easy to follow along. Thank you so much for these lessons and thank you so much for taking the time to plan them well.
This is really helpful and comforting somehow. I've been drawing a lot as a teenager, but that was over ten years ago, so it's a good way to get back into it :D
Oh I'm glad to hear that! The lessons may get a little less comforting...😬 especially once you get to proportion, but I think you'll find the shading one useful - its coming out next. Glad this one has helped you get back to drawing!
I recently discovered your channel as I searched for line drawing exercises to further bolster what I am learning in my college drawing course. Surprisingly the skills you are encouraging parallel to the ones we are covering in the course. TYFS! ❣️✨
Thanks for that! I've taught drawing in colleges and developed my own drawing classes and I'm always conscious of trying to fill the gaps of what is overlooked for beginners, so its good to hear the content is supporting what you are doing!
Wonderful introduction to learn to draw. You demonstrated very clearly the correct way to move ones hand and elbow. I shall give it and try and practice. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Thank you. So much for the class! I need it…. Lost my job and I need to keep writing and exercise my brain too! I’m on my late 50 and … you know, keep looking for another job and practice my handwriting, Many blessings ❤
Thats ok, dont worry too much about it. Moving from the elbow/shoulder really just means being able to move your hand across the page as you draw. If you want draw on a larger scale then it becomes more useful but just keep practicing in whatever way is comfortable for you for now :)
Thank you!❤ it really helped, i started out using my wrist and that was comfortable but they didn't make very delicate lines, so I used my whole arm and got waaay better results!!!🎉❤❤❤ 😊
Thanks for this. Its really enjoyable. Should the hand rest on the page? Does that make a difference? My hand naturally rests on the page. Should I change that?
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes rest your hand of the page so it is comfortable and you have control and support, but allow the side of the hand to slide across the page if you can. Moving your hand with the line gives you more range of movement when doing longer strokes. Eventually you might like to try the overhand grip where the hand hovers above the page - it gives you even more freedom to move but it's really only more useful for large drawings or working at an easel (it's a bit overrated in my opinion). You can check out the different grips here: th-cam.com/video/_70yJ36fNXc/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this very informative first lesson in drawing. I am an absolute beginner at the age of 77 and I love following your lessons. I ma Dutch but I live in Brasil. One thing I noticed while making the fantasy drawing is that in some places the lines smear when you slide over them when drawing another line with e.g. your little finger if you use it as a support. How can I prevent this?
Very common problem especially for left handers like me 😅 Softer pencils (2B-8B) will smudge more than hard pencils. Aside from turning your page around to avoid resting your hand on the drawing, you can use a paper towel under your hand, over the areas of the drawing you've already done. It may pick up a bit of the graphite from the drawing but it shouldn't smudge it 🙂 Thanks for watching!
Thanks for doing this 🙏 Im so confused where i should start and what i should do that i find myself just looking for the information instead of actual drawing 😱
Hello you might not see this comment i just wanna know soon i judt started now and im 18 student and im struggle to use my left hand using lines and i keep wrong but i hope this video will give me learn thank you. Hope i will learn soon🎉
The outer side of my palm keeps on sticking on the table when I tried the elbow method. How do I fix this? My hand would literally skip and stop over and over again messing up everything as a result. It's really annoying.
I'd just turn the page so you hand is sliding on the paper you are drawing on. Or put another piece of paper under your hand so it doesnt stick. You can also hold the pencil overhand without the hand touching the table or paper but it takes quite a bit of practice to have good control this way :)
@@ThePencilRoomOnline thanks for the suggestion. I dont want to create a bad or unoptimal habit down the road. Which method should I be using to combat this issue?,
Yep you can use either at any time! It's more about being aware of the different ways of moving your hand. If you are drawing very short straight lines it will probably be easier to keep your hand stuck to the page and just move your wrist or fingers. But if you want to draw a straight line across the page or join up lots of straight lines quickly then you'll have much more freedom if you move your whole hand across the page - your whole arm will move from the elbow or even from the shoulder. There's no strict right or wrong but practice both and see what is most useful for the situation :)
I watched the Beginners video, is drawing from shoulder the same as drawing from elbow? And are these techniques used for different styles of drawing? I tend to draw mostly from my wrist. Thanks!
Yes generally the same thing.Traditionally we say draw from the shoulder but I usually say from the elbow because when I say the shoulder I find people think too much about it and forget what their hand is doing! The idea is to have the hand sweeping freely across the page to achieve longer, fluid lines. Drawing from the wrist is fine, especially on a smaller sized drawing. It's good to try out moving from the elbow/shoulder to learn different ways of moving your hand and to develop coordination for different movements. Thanks for watching!
I am left handed, but I don’t keep my paper or turn my hand like a normal left handed. I learned the Palmer Method of Handwriting and so my paper is turned completely sideways and my hand looks normal. Is it ok to draw like that or do I need to learn by turning my paper more straight and normal?
Hi, I had to look up the Palmer Method and one good thing about it that I think gives you an advantage with drawing is the ability to move your hand freely across the page, rather than just using the fingers. Just curious, do you write downwards or upwards? I tend to turn my paper so I'm writing upwards but it looks like the Palmer Method may encourage writing downwards (which makes sense as you wouldn't smudge your work). But to your question, its fine to draw on an angle and when I'm not drawing for teaching I tend to turn my page at different angles to suit the most natural direction my hand moves in. If you are drawing from photos you can turn the reference on an angle to match the angle of your page. The one situation I imagine you might find challenging is drawing from life eg. objects on a table in front of you but I wouldnt worry about that for now. Just draw in whatever way suits you for now and as you develop coordination you can start to make adjustments to your drawing position if you need to. You may find you need to start straightening up the page to be able to compare your drawing with a reference photo more easily. It's a bit like learning to move your hand against your natural direction - it gets easier over time.
@@ThePencilRoomOnline I do write downward, but I do still have issues smudging my work, unfortunately. I’m 55 years old and have never actually tried to draw before. I’m a choral director by profession, so the creative element is there, but have never taken an art class. I’ve always joked that I don’t even make a good stick figure. My hand is not as steady as it once was, but as I practice I do find it’s getting better. With the way I turn the page to draw, I have found that I make errors in drawing my 3D boxes because I “see” the line at a different angle, so I know now to readjust my paper in order to make the line correctly. Thank you for the direction and I am excited to continue working through your videos. They have really motivated me to use the sketchbook I’ve had now for many years but have never used. :)
It sounds like you have a good awareness regarding adjusting your page according to your viewpoint and what you are looking at so dont worry too much about the angle of the page. Keep analysing your practice (as it sounds like you have done with the boxes) and staying open to making adjustments and you'll keep improving! Thanks for watching the videos :)
I'm a southpaw as well. I understand what you were saying about starting on the right and moving left but, do you have any tips to stop smudging if you can't go from right to left? Thanks.
I've learnt to live with the smudges and just erase them after! But if I am working on something important then I put a piece of copy paper or a paper towel on the drawing, under my drawing hand. This will still lift up a bit of graphite but it stops the smudging from the movement of your hand and prevents oils from your hand getting on the drawing surface.
In observational drawing, lines are most important at the start of a sketch (the layout). If you can comfortably draw lines and curves at different angles, you can draw shapes and shapes are the basis of most drawings. Thats why in this course we start with lines and shapes before getting into shading and detail. Thanks for the question :)
@@darlingdrawing2612 It really depends on if you find any of the lesson challenging. Be honest with yourself and note down anything you struggle with. Maybe it is drawing lines in a particular direction. You don't need to repeat the whole lesson but practice drawing those lines whenever you do more drawing practice. This tutorial is not so challenging but once you get to drawing 3D shapes you may find you have trouble with getting even circles or drawing cubes correctly. Start a list of anything you struggle with and practice those things regularly as short warm up exercises (5-10 minutes before drawing something else) until it becomes easy!
Depends on if you are struggling with any of the techniques. Generally it’s a good idea to do once along with the video, then repeat everything once on your own. If there is anything you have particular trouble with, like wavy lines for instance then give yourself 5 mins each time you do some drawing practice to repeat that exercise specifically!
Not sure what you mean by lead pencil? Do you mean mechanical pencil? You can use any pencil but best is a normal pencil that you sharpen. If it is a mechanical pencil with a thin lead it is difficult to shade with. Hope that helps :)
Totally fine, work whatever way is comfortable, especially if working on a small scale. It's good to be aware of other ways you can move your arm/hand to get different types of lines. So give it a go working from the elbow/shoulder but work with whatever is most comfortable :)
It depends on how comfortable you feel doing them. If it's easy to control your pencil for different types of lines, move on to the next lesson. If you find certain types of lines are challenging, keep practicing them for a couple of weeks and then continue them as warm ups for the next lessons. When you do the lesson on shapes, if there are certain shapes you can't draw quickly and easily then add them to your warm ups too. You don't want to get bored by just repeating the same lesson over and over but if something is a challenge you do want to fit it into your practicing until it becomes easy.
Hi! My drawing courses are aimed at adults so they're not ideal for a 10 year old. They might get something out of parts of the course but a lot of the more conceptual stuff would go over their head. Also I focus just on observational drawing which might be a bit boring - better to mix it up with some illustration projects and fun stuff for that age :) If your 10 year old is pretty confident with drawing then maybe one of my shorter sketch club classes like Draw A Hare might be ok but they are heavy on things like proportion and shading technique. If interested you can check them out on the website: thepencilroomonline.podia.com/beginner-drawing-tutorials
Hi I had been struggling to draw the lines on my first day, apparently, my wrists move more automatically, while trying to keep my elbows locked and I am caught in a difficult situation to draw the lines. Can someone help me how to encounter this? Thanks!!!
Hi, your elbow shouldn’t be locked, allow it to move as it needs to, to move your hand across the page. It might help to think about the movement coming from your shoulder instead - the whole arm and hand can move together. Try to keep the wrist fairly straight but if it moves a little bit that’s fine. If you are getting too tense trying to focus on how to move your hand, don’t worry about it for now. Just practice the lines in whatever way feels natural. The more you practice drawing, the easier it will become to move the hand freely.
This course is free! I'll be sharing a new lesson on TH-cam every couple of weeks so I hope you'll stick around. If you are interested in my other drawing courses for purchase Ive put a link in the description :)
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Tip for anyone else struggling with moving from their elbow and not moving their wrist - focus more on keeping your wrist locked in place, and less about what your elbow is doing. Drawing from the elbow came a LOT more easily for me when I stopped paying attention to my elbow and just concentrated on not moving my wrist 😊
Excellent advice to focus on keeping the wrist straight for bigger movements. Another way to think about it would be to just think about the hand sliding freely across the page, then the movement will come from the elbow without really thinking about it. Pinning your comment so others can see it :)
Thank you!😊
as beginner i really needed this pls continue the series till the end
Next lesson is in two weeks, start practicing! Thanks for watching :)
I am an entire year late but THIS is why I needed. Thank you so very much, I’m excited for class #2, but I’ll practice this a few times before I move on
this is by far the best beginner course I’ve seen on youtube. thank you so much
Thanks for watching! Hoping to get more lessons out in the next couple of weeks - still waiting for power in our area after weather disaster but I hope you will stick around for the next ones 😊
I’m a true beginner and this is the most helpful ‘learn to draw’ lesson I’ve found. Basics with fun at the end using what I’ve practiced. Thank you! One bit of feedback - you say moving from the elbow, but it feels to me that the movement is from my shoulder.
Glad to hear its been helpful! Funny you say that about moving from the shoulder - I used to describe it this way with my students but I found that some had trouble making the connection between the movement and their shoulder so I switched to describing it as drawing from the elbow! Its great that you feel the movement coming from the shoulder as this is ideally where it should come from particularly if you start drawing at an upright easel. Thanks so much for watching 😊
❤ You are a REALLY good teacher. The fact that your helping people learn to draw for free makes you a saint in my book. 😇
Thanks for saying that! Cant do it without all you lovely people out there to watch the videos and keep me motivated 😊
Lol she's monetized, she's earning. But most importantly she's putting 40k per semester art schools out of business 🎉
So good to see a Left handed artist. .. Right handed dont realise the problems we have. Thanks for a great tutorial. Love your channel.
Yes, all videos I saw till now are right handed artists. Being left handed this kept giving me the feeling that maybe it could be a handicap.
Thank you. Love the calmness of your voice along with the instructions
I have been trying to start sketching and watercolor painting. I keep jumping around to different videos and get frustrated. Finding your series has helped me so much. Thank you for a wonderful series.
You're welcome, glad I can help!
Thank you for putting a bit of structure to the process of learning to draw . These exercises as simple as they look are a key to the core fundamentals of art and how to build the relationship between artist and tools. All the meanwhile keeping it simple and basic for beginners
Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it - great to hear they are coming across that way 😊
You are a gift from god. I’ve been searching for lessons on how to draw. Step by step. This is awesome.
Thanks for watching, hope you enjoy the course!
Thank you for this. Your excercise based approach is exactly what I need. I need someone to tell me exactly what to do, how to do it, how I should start moving my hand/wrist and exactly what to practice. It reduces my anxiety and I don't get overwhelmed. Thanks again.
Hi, Glad you've found this useful! Best of luck with your drawing journey ☺
Thank you for breaking my rigid understanding of 'the line'. I'm encouraged to practice these simple exercises and looking forward to building on the skills. Many thanks for the free tutorials.
You're most welcome, thanks for watching them and glad its helping!
I’m in my 50s and I’ve always sucked at drawing. Since I have time now to practice it will be interesting to see if I get better. I really like how you start with the basics.
Looking forward to getting started. Thank you.
I hope you see some improvement! It really does take longer than 8 lessons and it also takes practicing on your own so that you are drawing on the skills (no pun intended :D) that you have learnt in these videos or others. So if you really want to make a good go of it, Id suggest working along with each lesson (be they mine or others on TH-cam) and then setting aside some time to do similar practice or a similar project on your own in the same week. In my opinion thats the best way to really absorb the ideas and the physical skills. Another really big part of learning to draw is getting past the idea that you are bad at it... you might find this video of mine useful if you havent already seen it: th-cam.com/video/TjszHs_AkKs/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching and best of luck!
@@ThePencilRoomOnline Thank you so much for the extra tips.
Having been a choral director most of my life, I’ve always heard, especially from boys and young men, “I can’t sing.” My question to them is always, “Do you take math because you know everything there is to know about it?” Their answer is always no, and then I can build on that because they take a choral class because they are there to learn and improve. I feel the same would apply to art and drawing. :)
I just came across your page. It’s very helpful. I love it . Thank you.
Thats nice to hear, thank you!
Finally I found a channel which is teaching from so basics
Thank you so much
You're welcome, I hope you find the lessons useful 😊
Thank you for this amazing beginners course!
Thanks very much for watching 💙
Thank you for these videos! Yesterday I embarked on the 100 day project with the intent to learn how to draw, and this seemed a great place to start!
Good luck with the challenge!
I'm excited to learn how to sketch through your series . Thank you for sharing this
You're welcome 😊 Thanks for watching and best of luck with your drawing!
I am starting to learn how to draw and found this video so helpful. Thanks!
Hello! I am so happy to find someone left handed like me. I'm very interesting in learning to draw, and I think I will learn with you. Your first lesson was really nice, and I will practice and do my project too. Thank you! I've already subscribe!!!
I was really skeptic about learning to draw lines, as I thought I know how to do that, but boy was I wrong! It feels so free to draw from the elbow, I love it 😊
Sometimes it pays to go over the basics just to check where you might have limitations you can work on. Thanks for watching!
really enjoyed this first lesson, and found the project very relaxing. Thank you.🙂
Thanks Richard, glad to hear that!
This is super helpful and comforting. Learning to draw when you feel your creative side tremendously lacks is daunting. You made me feel more confident. I have already identified some patterns.
Awesome, glad to hear it 🙂
I'm looking forward to learn through your series! Thank you so much for breaking it down into simpler concepts for us!! ❤️
You're welcome! Thanks for watching 🙏
Very good class. Thank you
Please continue the lessen
This is starting from the absolute ground basics, this is exactly where I need to be, thank you for your help. 😊😊😊
Glad its useful! Thanks for watching 😊
I hope you continued to do these, today is my first day to this channel. And I am left handed. I know I can draw very well but I want to be a lot better. And I have learned from a illustrator how to draw some animals and things but I want to take all your video classes here. I haven’t found anyone who is left handed.. So I’m So happy to find you, I haven’t seen any left handed artist videos yet and I’ve been looking.. till yours today. Thank you for doing these..
Glad to be of help! Thanks for watching 😊
this is best on sketch , you are a teacher that makes your point of view different . its student oriented. thanks madam god bless you.
Thank you! That means a lot to me :)
Wonderful tutorial for a complete beginner. Thank you 🙏
You're very welcome!
Clear and direct instructions.
I had a lot of fun doing my project for this video. I kinda wanted to share it, but that doesn't seem to be an option. Oh well, I had fun and I look forward to doing more projects. (It's helping me get used to my new drawing pad and stylus.) Thank you.
This is by far one of the best series I have watched, maybe even the best. Your explanations are so clear, yet so simple and straight forward. I find it very easy to follow along. Thank you so much for these lessons and thank you so much for taking the time to plan them well.
Thanks Mariam thats lovely to hear! Glad you are finding them useful 😊
Hello. I'm a new subscriber. I want to get back into pencil drawing so I thought I'd start here with the basics. Thank you for this free course.
You're welcome!
Novice birder and photographer struggling to have enough motivation to practice consistently thank you for your instruction
Thanks for watching!
This is really helpful and comforting somehow. I've been drawing a lot as a teenager, but that was over ten years ago, so it's a good way to get back into it :D
Oh I'm glad to hear that! The lessons may get a little less comforting...😬 especially once you get to proportion, but I think you'll find the shading one useful - its coming out next. Glad this one has helped you get back to drawing!
I recently discovered your channel as I searched for line drawing exercises to further bolster what I am learning in my college drawing course. Surprisingly the skills you are encouraging parallel to the ones we are covering in the course. TYFS! ❣️✨
Thanks for that! I've taught drawing in colleges and developed my own drawing classes and I'm always conscious of trying to fill the gaps of what is overlooked for beginners, so its good to hear the content is supporting what you are doing!
@@ThePencilRoomOnline once again TYSM! ❣️✨
Wonderful introduction to learn to draw. You demonstrated very clearly the correct way to move ones hand and elbow. I shall give it and try and practice. Thank you for sharing your talent.
Thanks Deirdre, Glad to be able to help :)
never found another drawing lesson video like the pencil room online, thank you alot
Thanks for your kind words!
Thank you. So much for the class! I need it…. Lost my job and I need to keep writing and exercise my brain too! I’m on my late 50 and … you know, keep looking for another job and practice my handwriting,
Many blessings ❤
Great to have you along Elvia. Next lesson coming soon!
@@ThePencilRoomOnline I already did my homework!! 😂
Thanks madam,
I was searching on TH-cam about drawing, and luckily I find your chennel, your ways of teaching are very nice
Thank you :)
Thank you much enjoyed your tutorial
Thank you so muchhh! This helped me so much as a begginer ! But I’m not able to draw by elbow I don’t know, I’m only able to draw by wrist.
Thats ok, dont worry too much about it. Moving from the elbow/shoulder really just means being able to move your hand across the page as you draw. If you want draw on a larger scale then it becomes more useful but just keep practicing in whatever way is comfortable for you for now :)
I’m ready for the next lesson😼
It’ll be up later this week! 😊
thank you! have a great day💕
Thank you!❤ it really helped, i started out using my wrist and that was comfortable but they didn't make very delicate lines, so I used my whole arm and got waaay better results!!!🎉❤❤❤ 😊
Great! It’s all about being able to be versatile and use your hand in a way that gives you the lines you need. Thanks for letting me know how it went!
this is really an awesome course for beginners, and I personally like the way you explain art.
thanks for explaining things better
😊
Thank you! Enjoy it, and thanks very much for watching 😊
Thank you so much for the simple and practical exercises. I really find them helpful and not just for beginners. wish you the best.
Glad they are helpful! Thanks so much for watching 😊
Thank you so much!
Amazing I’ve just found this channel, thanks 🙏
Thanks for watching!
Great tips and very helpful 👍
Thank You.
I'm excited for your next lessons 😊
Thanks, Im glad to hear that!
Thank you for these videos! They are really helpful to me. Greetings from Poland ❤
Greetings! Thanks for watching and glad they are helpful 😊
Thank you that was really helpful ❤
Thank you very much❤
thank you
Thank you for this.
You’re welcome, thanks for watching :)
Thanks for this. Its really enjoyable. Should the hand rest on the page? Does that make a difference? My hand naturally rests on the page. Should I change that?
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes rest your hand of the page so it is comfortable and you have control and support, but allow the side of the hand to slide across the page if you can. Moving your hand with the line gives you more range of movement when doing longer strokes.
Eventually you might like to try the overhand grip where the hand hovers above the page - it gives you even more freedom to move but it's really only more useful for large drawings or working at an easel (it's a bit overrated in my opinion). You can check out the different grips here: th-cam.com/video/_70yJ36fNXc/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching!
@@ThePencilRoomOnline Thank you😀.
its so help full for me thank you
Thank you!!!!! ❤❤❤
Thanks for this very informative first lesson in drawing. I am an absolute beginner at the age of 77 and I love following your lessons. I ma Dutch but I live in Brasil. One thing I noticed while making the fantasy drawing is that in some places the lines smear when you slide over them when drawing another line with e.g. your little finger if you use it as a support. How can I prevent this?
Very common problem especially for left handers like me 😅
Softer pencils (2B-8B) will smudge more than hard pencils. Aside from turning your page around to avoid resting your hand on the drawing, you can use a paper towel under your hand, over the areas of the drawing you've already done. It may pick up a bit of the graphite from the drawing but it shouldn't smudge it 🙂 Thanks for watching!
thank you from Vietnam
You're welcome from New Zealand 🙂
really enjoying this! thank you
Здравствуйте! Искренне радсь, когда вижу коллег графиков, да ещё и коллег левшей. А то правши сложно как-то показывают.
Nice to have fellow left-handers along for the journey! Thanks for watching :)
thank you 🌺
I personally found labyrinth method to be more useful to do confident lines
Great! Whatever works for you is best. The methods in this video are directly related to how we draw what is in Lesson 2 🙂
شكرااا ❤❤
Thanks for doing this 🙏
Im so confused where i should start and what i should do that i find myself just looking for the information instead of actual drawing 😱
Start here! Lesson 2 will be up in two weeks so you've got time to practice these exercises along side any other drawings you choose to do.
@@ThePencilRoomOnline i will and so glad i found someone who is also left handed xD
Great Work
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You're welcome :)
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Hello you might not see this comment i just wanna know soon i judt started now and im 18 student and im struggle to use my left hand using lines and i keep wrong but i hope this video will give me learn thank you. Hope i will learn soon🎉
Keep practicing. Use whichever hand is your natural hand for writing :)
@@ThePencilRoomOnline thank you I will watch your video from now on. I still struggle of line body post but I try I did get a little improve Thanks ✨🎉
The outer side of my palm keeps on sticking on the table when I tried the elbow method. How do I fix this? My hand would literally skip and stop over and over again messing up everything as a result. It's really annoying.
I'd just turn the page so you hand is sliding on the paper you are drawing on. Or put another piece of paper under your hand so it doesnt stick.
You can also hold the pencil overhand without the hand touching the table or paper but it takes quite a bit of practice to have good control this way :)
@@ThePencilRoomOnline thanks for the suggestion. I dont want to create a bad or unoptimal habit down the road. Which method should I be using to combat this issue?,
Hi❤ sorry to disturb you but for straight lines that means I can draw both with the elbow and the wrist?
Yep you can use either at any time! It's more about being aware of the different ways of moving your hand. If you are drawing very short straight lines it will probably be easier to keep your hand stuck to the page and just move your wrist or fingers. But if you want to draw a straight line across the page or join up lots of straight lines quickly then you'll have much more freedom if you move your whole hand across the page - your whole arm will move from the elbow or even from the shoulder.
There's no strict right or wrong but practice both and see what is most useful for the situation :)
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I watched the Beginners video, is drawing from shoulder the same as drawing from elbow? And are these techniques used for different styles of drawing? I tend to draw mostly from my wrist. Thanks!
Yes generally the same thing.Traditionally we say draw from the shoulder but I usually say from the elbow because when I say the shoulder I find people think too much about it and forget what their hand is doing! The idea is to have the hand sweeping freely across the page to achieve longer, fluid lines.
Drawing from the wrist is fine, especially on a smaller sized drawing. It's good to try out moving from the elbow/shoulder to learn different ways of moving your hand and to develop coordination for different movements.
Thanks for watching!
I am left handed, but I don’t keep my paper or turn my hand like a normal left handed. I learned the Palmer Method of Handwriting and so my paper is turned completely sideways and my hand looks normal. Is it ok to draw like that or do I need to learn by turning my paper more straight and normal?
Hi,
I had to look up the Palmer Method and one good thing about it that I think gives you an advantage with drawing is the ability to move your hand freely across the page, rather than just using the fingers.
Just curious, do you write downwards or upwards? I tend to turn my paper so I'm writing upwards but it looks like the Palmer Method may encourage writing downwards (which makes sense as you wouldn't smudge your work).
But to your question, its fine to draw on an angle and when I'm not drawing for teaching I tend to turn my page at different angles to suit the most natural direction my hand moves in.
If you are drawing from photos you can turn the reference on an angle to match the angle of your page.
The one situation I imagine you might find challenging is drawing from life eg. objects on a table in front of you but I wouldnt worry about that for now. Just draw in whatever way suits you for now and as you develop coordination you can start to make adjustments to your drawing position if you need to. You may find you need to start straightening up the page to be able to compare your drawing with a reference photo more easily. It's a bit like learning to move your hand against your natural direction - it gets easier over time.
@@ThePencilRoomOnline I do write downward, but I do still have issues smudging my work, unfortunately. I’m 55 years old and have never actually tried to draw before. I’m a choral director by profession, so the creative element is there, but have never taken an art class. I’ve always joked that I don’t even make a good stick figure. My hand is not as steady as it once was, but as I practice I do find it’s getting better. With the way I turn the page to draw, I have found that I make errors in drawing my 3D boxes because I “see” the line at a different angle, so I know now to readjust my paper in order to make the line correctly. Thank you for the direction and I am excited to continue working through your videos. They have really motivated me to use the sketchbook I’ve had now for many years but have never used. :)
It sounds like you have a good awareness regarding adjusting your page according to your viewpoint and what you are looking at so dont worry too much about the angle of the page. Keep analysing your practice (as it sounds like you have done with the boxes) and staying open to making adjustments and you'll keep improving! Thanks for watching the videos :)
I'm a southpaw as well. I understand what you were saying about starting on the right and moving left but, do you have any tips to stop smudging if you can't go from right to left? Thanks.
I've learnt to live with the smudges and just erase them after! But if I am working on something important then I put a piece of copy paper or a paper towel on the drawing, under my drawing hand. This will still lift up a bit of graphite but it stops the smudging from the movement of your hand and prevents oils from your hand getting on the drawing surface.
@@ThePencilRoomOnline Perfect and simple! Thanks
Oof, this video really showed me how much my hands do not go where I'm telling them to go
Now you know what you need to work on :)
Thanks!
Your tutorial beg is very useful, but a curiosity: lines are used for details or/and something else?
In observational drawing, lines are most important at the start of a sketch (the layout). If you can comfortably draw lines and curves at different angles, you can draw shapes and shapes are the basis of most drawings. Thats why in this course we start with lines and shapes before getting into shading and detail. Thanks for the question :)
@@ThePencilRoomOnline Thank u for the answer, but a last things: how long it Is advisable to practice before moving on to the next steps?
@@darlingdrawing2612 It really depends on if you find any of the lesson challenging. Be honest with yourself and note down anything you struggle with. Maybe it is drawing lines in a particular direction. You don't need to repeat the whole lesson but practice drawing those lines whenever you do more drawing practice.
This tutorial is not so challenging but once you get to drawing 3D shapes you may find you have trouble with getting even circles or drawing cubes correctly. Start a list of anything you struggle with and practice those things regularly as short warm up exercises (5-10 minutes before drawing something else) until it becomes easy!
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How long do we have to keep doing this before moving to the next lesson?
Depends on if you are struggling with any of the techniques. Generally it’s a good idea to do once along with the video, then repeat everything once on your own. If there is anything you have particular trouble with, like wavy lines for instance then give yourself 5 mins each time you do some drawing practice to repeat that exercise specifically!
@@ThePencilRoomOnline ok thank u very much!!
Ur channel is really helpful
Should i use lead pencil or normal pencil for sketches
Not sure what you mean by lead pencil? Do you mean mechanical pencil? You can use any pencil but best is a normal pencil that you sharpen. If it is a mechanical pencil with a thin lead it is difficult to shade with. Hope that helps :)
Your video very helpful
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching
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Due to me having big hands ma'am, Is it alright if it feels natural if I use my wrist?
Totally fine, work whatever way is comfortable, especially if working on a small scale. It's good to be aware of other ways you can move your arm/hand to get different types of lines. So give it a go working from the elbow/shoulder but work with whatever is most comfortable :)
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How much practice do we need for these basics !! 1 or 2 week or more...?
It depends on how comfortable you feel doing them. If it's easy to control your pencil for different types of lines, move on to the next lesson. If you find certain types of lines are challenging, keep practicing them for a couple of weeks and then continue them as warm ups for the next lessons.
When you do the lesson on shapes, if there are certain shapes you can't draw quickly and easily then add them to your warm ups too.
You don't want to get bored by just repeating the same lesson over and over but if something is a challenge you do want to fit it into your practicing until it becomes easy.
Hi, could I ask if your online drawing course content is similar to this? would they be suitable for a 10yo? :)
Hi! My drawing courses are aimed at adults so they're not ideal for a 10 year old. They might get something out of parts of the course but a lot of the more conceptual stuff would go over their head. Also I focus just on observational drawing which might be a bit boring - better to mix it up with some illustration projects and fun stuff for that age :)
If your 10 year old is pretty confident with drawing then maybe one of my shorter sketch club classes like Draw A Hare might be ok but they are heavy on things like proportion and shading technique. If interested you can check them out on the website: thepencilroomonline.podia.com/beginner-drawing-tutorials
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When I work with my wrist, it hurts, so I can't use it anymore, so it won't be a problem if I don't use it or there will be a problem in training.
No problem, just work in whatever way you can without pain. Its a better skill to be able to move your whole hand rather than just your wrist anyway 🙂
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I definitely need to practice doing some drawing, so that I can get beb,
So I can get better in drawing
Its the only way to get better!
Hi I had been struggling to draw the lines on my first day, apparently, my wrists move more automatically, while trying to keep my elbows locked and I am caught in a difficult situation to draw the lines. Can someone help me how to encounter this? Thanks!!!
Hi, your elbow shouldn’t be locked, allow it to move as it needs to, to move your hand across the page. It might help to think about the movement coming from your shoulder instead - the whole arm and hand can move together. Try to keep the wrist fairly straight but if it moves a little bit that’s fine.
If you are getting too tense trying to focus on how to move your hand, don’t worry about it for now. Just practice the lines in whatever way feels natural. The more you practice drawing, the easier it will become to move the hand freely.
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Where can I order your course
This course is free! I'll be sharing a new lesson on TH-cam every couple of weeks so I hope you'll stick around. If you are interested in my other drawing courses for purchase Ive put a link in the description :)