Buy it here! amzn.to/3IIU4qg 🥳✍🏽🎉 💗PLEASE READ: Hey just wanted to pop in here as I am just reading some of the comments I noticed a lot of concerns stirring up. This book was made purely out of love, I made this because when I was first starting out drawing this is something I would’ve loved to use to “WARM UP” and practice while I continue to find my style on my own! This book was not intended to be an accurate how to draw book (hence the title “Warm Up & Sketch a How to Draw Reference Guide” ) it’s says how to draw because I recorded 2 full real time tutorials on how to draw the angles of the head and how to draw boys which are included on the QR code page. The face guide stamps were not made for users to follow exactly but however they would like to use it. I also hand drew every page which took lots of time and effort and have included the video tutorials, procreate brushes and stamps for free, so I believe the price is reasonable for the time work free resources as well as the manufacturing costs that have to be considered as well. I made this book because I knew some people would find it extremely helpful, fun and encouraging to get them drawing. It has even helped me to warm up which I talk a lot about on my channel before I get into my actual drawing projects just so I can get the ball rolling. Honestly I knew some people where gonna have something to say and think that this would make you draw like me but, that is not the point! I have practiced and learned from so many artists over the years and I’ve still developed my own style. And I hope everyone who uses this book will find it helpful can do the same!🤗
it’s all fun and games until everyone’s style is the same edit: STOP replying please. it was a JOKE i made a year ago and everyone’s getting mad at me. i didn’t mean to start drama. i know thats not how it works. j-o-k-e. thanks. :)
Honestly nothing wrong with that… the style here seems slightly more anime like… which is a common style that I’ve seen lots of artists start with, or still use to this day I think the point of the book here is to learn how to expand your style and help you with certain angles and poses you’re stuck on… eventually the people using this book will move on and learn to accept their own style… after all, tracing is used to help improve :D (Not starting a flame war tho, just giving my two cents- I respect your opinion tho)
What's wrong with that people's art style was the same before 2000. The people's art style is for them to choose not you or anyone else. Do you even have your art style I think having one style of art is boring but to each its own.
@@dreamidiaries Uhmm… not sure if that’s a response to me, but I’m a little confused by the uh- punctuation… took me a few rereads tbh, but that’s okay Anyways, yes, I have several art styles myself and I think it’s quite fun to switch it up sometimes… but consistency is nice sometimes too :)
@@crowprisun Yeah, that's if you can im not able to be consistent maybe it's because I like too many styles. I'm not good at writing a decision or stuff. I don't put punctuation because I would look dumb when I don't know what it's used for or how to use it that's not my fault though just like with art I would like to have multiple art styles since it's less frustrating to me who doesn't think I will ever have my own. It's hard to have your own when you see so many of them and I was not replying to you but the person above
It's always the same 2 face shapes, I feel like there should be different proportions and such, but I feel like it's just for fun anyways and not actually for practising your art
That's good and all but that would raise the price of the book and as a beginner drawing, different body types are not a priority. We can't even draw hair and body types so why would we need all that I think the book is good for children and teenagers. And beginners who can't draw anything most tutorials cost 50-200 dollars that most people don't have. I need skin tone tutorials but they cost money where would I find one on TH-cam yes. But it's so short and not broken down right. This is in her style she is showing it to people who want to draw like her. You see plenty of other artists do the same this is not for people who aren't beginners
@@dreamidiaries good point. I also find it helpful as a pro just to use for warming up (like when you want to workout well, you warm up - it's the same for artists) and for practice because yes we still practice. You will never stop practicing
@@stronggirlsyndrome Yeah true im no pro but I think it's easier to want more stuff because you're at a different level. Then where you first started I can't draw hair and haven't been good at it for three and a half years but I try
If you want this I’d heavily suggest for you to consider better resources, the art in the book is a basic anime style, which isn’t bad if that’s what you want; but the angles aren’t really anything you won’t find online and it doesn’t promote variety of characters. You’d end up accidentally having characters with same face syndrome and if you want to explore your style this book isn’t for you. Something that can help you with proportions and angles within your own style or finding your own style is your face! Take pictures of yourself in different angles, poses, expressions, or have a friend do it for you. And from there you can either practice realism, semi realism or other styles. For example, draw your face but maybe the nose is just one dot or the eyes are bigger, etc etc. You’ll have more variety and no expenses. I draw semi realism and cartoonish, and using my own face and body helped more than any other resources could. Not to say that other resources are bad; but never forget you have your own human body at your disposal, all you need is a camera or even a mirror.
Actually the art style isn’t basic anime style because, she actually created the book. So the art style she drew is the art style of the book.(you can see that they match). Also, if you draw cartoon like, you can still add things to the models that are provided, and this is just for art block treatment, not really tutorial like.
@@reaper-eyellistrates9252 but it doesnt treat art block at all. the only way to treat art block is to either be inspired by smthn, challenge urself, or just push thru it. this book isn't resourceful at all for what its claiming it is.
Great advices! Some people told me a few times that my female characters looked like me lol and it wasn't intentional. And I follow a variety of artists whose characters look like them (also, I don't know if it's unintentional, but I find it very interesting). Sorry for grammar, I'm Brazilian.
Alright I edited this comment cause apparently I’m wrong. So this book is not useful for non beginner artists and people who don’t have a similar art style. It’s useful for people starting out, but eventually they will have to move on cause you’re just gonna have the same exact art style. Thank you.
this comment Is ignorant cause you are practicing, your practicing by copying the style of the book. You'd be surprised how you can learn from another artist style by mimicking or tracing their artwork, I've done the same when I was little.
@@vultureiraq1168 ignorant? I’m sorry but I’m stating my opinion. I said your not learning anything because it’s not teaching you anatomy, which is more important than learning some artists style. It might work for you when you were little but if your looking to become a serious artist, that’s not going to cut it.
@@kori368 the books still a great guide to learning anatomy, ever seen pose references? You use this book as more than copying a artist style and use it as a guide. I don't know why that's so hard to understand.
@@kori368 and if this book was useless learning anatomy, tutorials of artist demonstrating you things would be useless as well. There's a reason you use reference when your practicing drawing, aka this book. There's guide and structure to drawing a person's face and you will get the hang of how to draw a face by drawing on top of it like the artist demonstrated.. That's why its great for anatomy if that explains it. So nope the books not 'useless' even for a serious artist.
I like ideas of these kind of books and I know it's to warm up and stuff but I personally avoid these kind of books because when you have a certain art style it can probably be hard to use them, but it's still a nice concept overall!
Lots of people point out in which way this book can fail a begginer artist, but i will point my own note, the title says "cure artblock". I have been drawing for 8 years. And i hit the hardest burn out and biggest artblock i ever had. I cant purchase this book due to my location, but for me personality, this book would be a greatest gift. After burning out its always very, very hard just to start again. Each time, each page is a challenge. Even if you improve, little over thinking can create an obstikle for ya. But this book would allow me to just open it up and start drawing immediatelty, without any extra thoughts. So it will be a great took in helping with artblock. Saying this as an artblock professional.
For me I look at artists that are obviously better than me and when I find a specific aspect I like that they did (example: eyes, hair, clothing) then I tend to use my OCs as practice so it's content and practice
Bro I think this book is great and I've been a serious artist for about 6/7 years now, I dont see the problem with this book. It literally says its a warm up and sketch. Not perfection. If u wanna go for more realism then just don't buy the book and bother to comment?? This book is obviously targeted to people with a more cartoony style who's main focus isn't perfect anatomy. You don't need to draw every little detail of the human figure to be an artist. These are only guidelines, if u want to change the shape of the face or body, then do that. These are basic practice figures to guide u so u can go off and do it urself and adjust changes
what upsets me about this is that theres no real anatomy shown here which is the basis for all human drawings, even when stylized. this is essential for beginners to know because it will help them understand **why** they're drawing what they're drawing. you cant just show them a stylized picture and say "this is masculine and this is feminine" because that's not helping them with bone structure and how to alter that to create **unique** faces rather than copy and pasting the same thing and, edit: those "face angles" aren't great because theres no fore-shortening, tho difference between the viewpoint on thd features, they're just shifted up or down which isn't how it works, you need to learn how to property shorten and lengthen a surface when drawing it at an angle.
I feel like if this book enters my hands it's gonna be super fun I'm not exactly an artist-artist, more like artist-still down there level.. but if I ever get that book on my hands, God knows I'll draw female characters of the male faces and male characters on the female faces😂 Btw, she did say it's more useful for artblock and I can see how it is
@@nickeni3050 yea, i see what you mean with it being just fun. but its a bit pricey for just fun isnt it? but thats just my opinion, that money is better spent on a learning resource than "techniques" that'll hold your skills behind
@@evergreen9927 the book is useful no doubt but there's no rule that it had to be her book that I get. If I really wanna get a book like that to have fun with drawing faces when I have artblock then I can just make one, shouldn't cost me more than 9$ at most Her book isn't really a necessity, she never said it's the best or perfect either, she's just selling a fun product she made. Those who find it fun and can afford it can buy but for those who either find it useless to them or just can't afford it or find it too pricey can continue their lives I guess. Like me, I do find it quite pricey and will move along but still can't deny that it's a fun book to have around, tho not necessarily
I feel like people just want shortcuts to good art and that’s why they turn to these books. They are easy to do and you get the result as shown. But what happens when you want to grow and improve beyond that?
Everytime I have an art block I take out my old sketchbooks and drawings and try to redraw them or draw the characters in my drawings genderbend. If a drawing has a specific theme like Christmas, etc. then I redraw it and change the theme into something else, like Halloween or so. Works also pretty fine! I'm sorry for my bad English :(
This just seems like a very versatile tool in general. Even if you don’t have procreate, it still has a lot more to offer about it. For one, it’s a free sketch book. Secondly, it comes with reference links and guides?! That’s super smart. That teaches positive drawing habits like using references. I’m just saying, use what you can put of something even if not all the stuff it offers are usable
@@um8624 Lol yea I meant as in it’s a built in sketchbook. A lot of how to draw books don’t come with pages to test out on. You have to buy a separate sketchbook. Hence me saying it’s free. It’s a figure of speech. TLDR the deal is good
I've seen a lot of people saying this doesn't really teach anatomy, and how it only works with this style, and things like that, so I bring to you: How to Draw Manga: Basics and Beyond! It's an amazing book that's helped me a lot. It shows realistic anatomy, more anime type anatomy, and has tips that can be used for basically any art style (: I don't draw anime/manga, but it's been really helpful for me despite that. I honestly can't recommend it enough.
I think you should have asked her before advertising other products on her page, I'm just saying this because she may think this will drive her costumers away
i definitely wouldnt say this is for art block... maybe for a beginner artist trying to build confidence but it doesnt exactly challenge u to do anything and would be p worthless for a seasoned artist.
Exactly! Artblock is feeling stuck and unable to draw (it can be different for others but I think that's the main idea) this book wouldn't get you out of art block or even get that much better at drawing humans since it doesn't actually teach the basics! It just hands you a bunch of premade bases with no info on why they are like that (that are all in the same "anime" style too)
I only said it would help with Artblock because I have actually used it and it helped me when I was struggling opening up my sketchbook and started drawing it helps get the ball rolling
@@rawsueshii it's your own book. u made everything in it. it's in your style. it's useful for u simply bc it is yours. but it shouldnt be advertised for art block because all it is are bases. from whT i could tell, theres no interesting poses, no prompts, no recommended colour swatches, no dtiys... all ideas that might help with other ppls art block. its great that is works for u, but it shouldnt be catered toward ppl having art block unless they want to be wildly disappointed.
@@rawsueshii i dont want to be accusatory, but personally this seems like a money making scheme for artists who are struggling and are gonna end up paying for smthn that wont help them.
You can just use printer paper and a .7 mechanical pencil. I usually use .5 though because the led is so breakable, it forced me to draw lightly and increased my dexterity. That should be enough but if loose paper isn’t your style, weighted sketchbooks are best. I hated paper that smudged too much because it ruined my art days later
I use multiple mediums. Though I usually don't fuss about the specific brands too much when it's anything but the paper. Graphite/charcoal: I use Strathmore paper (various sizes) the 300 series I believe. Specifically the 'drawing' paper label. I will also use toned paper in grey from time to time though less often since it's more expensive I usually use a full range of pencils H, F, to B and a graphite stick for larger areas. For charcoal I use vine and compressed with 3 B range general's charcoal pencils. The other brands don't matter to me, as I haven't noticed any major difference and i happened to just get the charcoal pencils in a set. Watercolor: A range of watercolor papers all specifically labeled watercolor and at least 300lb weight for finished pieces; I prefer blocks over sheets but only current have the fluid brand in a premade block. I use wood pulp/blends most often, though for my nicer pieces I use cotton. I sketch with up to an hb range on a separate sheet and transfer using a transfer sheet. If there's anything I need to add I use a H range pencil. Inks: I use them in sketchbooks most often for dry media, though I've used blick Bristol paper once or twice and that worked nice. I usually use microns, though I also have a cheap set from Five below I use for fine lines. I also have an ink brush from Pentel, though I couldn't find the specific one I used as it was a pigment ink thats much darker than the ones I've seen available now. It's in the broad size so I use it to fill in large spaces. I don't often, but I've used the pentel brush pen also for inking outlines in a more comic like/line weighted style. General sketching on the go I use mechanical pencils so I don't have to worry about sharpening. Theres three where I have a different lead hardness (I believe is a 6b) and colors (red and blue) though I rely mainly on the standard .05, and .07 range sizes and hb lead since it's easier to get more of.
its supposed to “warm you up”. think of this like another drawing exercise. aaaannnd your style, and any other styles out there, is just a culmination of what you have learned, referenced, copied, and drawn in the past being put to good use. there’s no such thing as “someone else’s style”, unless you taught yourself how to draw, not that basic “face grids” and all that technical know how. im talking about you basically taught yourself how to hold a pencil, write on a paper, make toddler circles without the help of others until you got to where you are right now
I’m so glad this video was on my suggestion I’ve been looking for a book like this for ages, as I’m trying to get back into art after finishing uni. Thank you 🥹😍🙏🏾
My best art tip for when you're trying to draw AND when you're in an art block: Draw what you see. Draw the plants outside, draw your room, draw your hands, draw people you see at a cafe, literally just draw whatever you're observing. It helps build up your skills and mental library, and it inspires you for what you want to draw. Don't do these how to draw books, they're garbage and get you drawing in a very specific style. If you draw from what you see in real life, you can develop your own style and improve as an artist.
That's what you think, if people want this book and want to practice with it then that's what they want and That's their decision. You don't go saying it's garbage when you haven't bought it yet or probably heard what the girl in the video said.
Yeah you can also create more diverse characters this way. As an artist an a writer, I usually look at the people on my bus. I actually have a full story based on one of them lol.
@@SilverhandV2 i mean if people just wanna use the books, hell yeah go for it. But I've used these books before, I still have some of these types of books in my house, they are NOT good if you want to learn how to draw in a more in-depth sense. If you wanna use them, that's absolutely fine, no problem there. But if someone wants to learn how to draw facial expressions, hands, environments, and all of it in more than just a few angles or without becoming stuck doing a style they're not comfortable with, then drawing from observation is the best way to learn. There's a reason why art schools teach you this, it really is the best way to learn art. You don't need to go to school for it, obviously, but being able to just power through and draw what you don't particularly like to draw or draw what you're weakest at drawing gets you to improve exponentially. Hell I hated drawing clothes, now I fucking love doing fabric and texture work from the amount of compositions I did involving metal, wood, glass, cloth. It's my strong suit now, which is nice! Still can't draw feet, but I'm getting there lol Plus, it's cheaper to just draw what you see. Just paper and pencil is what's needed, or the tablet you use if you prefer digital. I personally had to go to school to learn art because I didn't have the discipline to learn on my own, but not everyone needs to. You just need to practice and draw what's being seen around you, and it will help.
I think everyone is getting thrown up by the "how to" part and ignoring the "warmup", "sketch" and the most important "REFERENCE" part. It's not specifically a tutorial book meant to hold your hand through the process. It's akin to the books that give you prompts on what to write or draw. There's a base assumption that you know the basics (there's about 2 lines shown reiterating the general differences between the male and female) enough go follow the guides with your own drawing. Think if it more akin to a base for you add onto like a fashion model minus the clothes or the drawing bases that people sell on sites like DA. It's meant for you to add onto not learn EVERYTHING from. You can learn a few things while doing but it's REFERENCE not a GUIDE or TUTORIAL. I think some need to get a refresher on the difference because those new/self-taught without the reading behind make terms synonymous when they're not. Ie like tutorial and guide are two different things which are both different from reference.
i think this is a relly fun idea for an art book. i love how it provides examples and blank bases, so that you can try and recrat the immages or try something new.
it just forces you to develop this only specific artstyle present in this book and for beginners it might be hard to grow out of it and create one of your own so prolly not that worth it
Pretty sure this is towards artist who are having trouble drawing who aren’t beginners. Would help artist learn a new style and as a want to be artist. Personally this is the common style some beginner wants to start in and will help them with a start. They can learn new techniques if they don’t like how it’s working out with the book but basic anime body characters are something people who are new do want to commonly try and if they get into it they develop a interest in art and learn more new things
it doesnt force you to have this art style, copying the art style is your choice, you can use the lessons for your own style and the stamps as references, just because a art book has a certain style doesnt mean its forcing you to use theirs
@@Shiki_. id say this is actually more for beginners because most advanced artists probably dont need already-drawn heads and stuff because how else can you practice so nah
Well as a beginner artist you can't learn everything at the same time, and no, you can give or take a few line to make this a whole different style. But at the same time you can use it if you struggle to keep you faces consistent
The only thing that's stoping me to buy this book is the fact that I don't use Procreate and I'm a digital artist myself who uses a phone and a finger instead of an iPad/drawing pad(is that how you call it?) And digital pen. To be fair, kinda want to practice my traditional drawing sometimes
You shouldn’t let that stop you. Getting better at drawing doesn’t just happen when you draw in a specific medium. You can stop drawing right now and still get better because your observation skills will continue to get better. That being said. Going into a new medium for something as basic as lines increases your pen dexterity regardless. So you’ll come back to digital learning more. And this book seems to help with concepts like poses, techniques and ideas more than it being about how to draw. Anyways, goodluck
Why are people so mad? She made this to help some people with art block and have interest in her style. You can still draw in your own style really, it’s just guidelines. For the body bases, it’s not *how* to draw a body, it’s for someone who wants to practice, and someone who loves to draw clothing. She gave a lot of time and care in this. I’m not assuming anything but that’s my opinion!! ❤
As an artist myself, I have a few words for beginners who want to learn how to draw faces of anime styled characters. DO NOT USE THIS BOOK FOR PRACTICING. It will make your hand and mind get used to the style the book is giving you. For an example; my artstyle is nothing like the book. My artstyle has large and wide eyes, a line for a nose, and no lip lines. So it is somewhat of a simpler style compared to the book. However, to fill up the "simplicity" of my artstyle, the shading and coloring are more "detailed". One of these is what I call the "rough gradiation method". It is where I used ATLEAST 15 layers in digital art for the color of the eyes usually. Going from black to white for the eye color. I don't use this only for the characters eyes, but sometimes also the hair color. Some is Black to Red, the other is Dark Blue to Purple. I also blur my shadings so that when people try to hide my watermark with the same color, it is be more difficult as the blur color and the actual color before the blur are different. Speaking of watercolor, If you use this book, another person who also uses this book for reference might steal your art. Maybe you can just go "what if I put my watermark?" people can just crop or edit the watermark. however, if you are looking for different angles of heads, then you can use the book for reference only. Don't use the next page as it will also have a different artstyle from you. That's all I have to say. Thank you for reading.
I have a colouring book to help with my art block.. And to help practise shading, but I'm gonna get this! I need help with head positions, and this'll help greatly.
I’m so sad!!!!! My mom won’t let me get the book but I really need to practice on faces, I’ve had art block for 2 months I can’t draw anything it feels like.I’m so sad Edit: I got if for Christmas!
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Hey just wanted to pop in here as I am just reading some of the comments I noticed a lot of concerns stirring up. This book was made purely out of love, I made this because when I was first starting out drawing this is something I would’ve loved to use to “WARM UP” and practice while I continue to find my style on my own! This book was not intended to be an accurate how to draw book (hence the title “Warm Up & Sketch a How to Draw Reference Guide” ) it’s says how to draw because I recorded 2 full real time tutorials on how to draw the angles of the head and how to draw boys which are included on the QR code page.
The face guide stamps were not made for users to follow exactly but however they would like to use it. I also hand drew every page which took lots of time and effort and have included the video tutorials, procreate brushes and stamps for free, so I believe the price is reasonable for the time work free resources as well as the manufacturing costs that have to be considered as well.
I made this book because I knew some people would find it extremely helpful, fun and encouraging to get them drawing. It has even helped me to warm up which I talk a lot about on my channel before I get into my actual drawing projects just so I can get the ball rolling.
Honestly I knew some people where gonna have something to say and think that this would make you draw like me but, that is not the point! I have practiced and learned from so many artists over the years and I’ve still developed my own style. And I hope everyone who uses this book will find it helpful can do the same!🤗
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Can you do a tutorial on how to draw dreads and dark skin shades with makers and dignity as well
it’s all fun and games until everyone’s style is the same
edit: STOP replying please. it was a JOKE i made a year ago and everyone’s getting mad at me. i didn’t mean to start drama. i know thats not how it works. j-o-k-e. thanks. :)
Honestly nothing wrong with that… the style here seems slightly more anime like… which is a common style that I’ve seen lots of artists start with, or still use to this day
I think the point of the book here is to learn how to expand your style and help you with certain angles and poses you’re stuck on… eventually the people using this book will move on and learn to accept their own style… after all, tracing is used to help improve :D
(Not starting a flame war tho, just giving my two cents- I respect your opinion tho)
What's wrong with that people's art style was the same before 2000. The people's art style is for them to choose not you or anyone else. Do you even have your art style I think having one style of art is boring but to each its own.
@@dreamidiaries Uhmm… not sure if that’s a response to me, but I’m a little confused by the uh- punctuation… took me a few rereads tbh, but that’s okay
Anyways, yes, I have several art styles myself and I think it’s quite fun to switch it up sometimes… but consistency is nice sometimes too :)
@@crowprisun Yeah, that's if you can im not able to be consistent maybe it's because I like too many styles. I'm not good at writing a decision or stuff. I don't put punctuation because I would look dumb when I don't know what it's used for or how to use it that's not my fault though just like with art I would like to have multiple art styles since it's less frustrating to me who doesn't think I will ever have my own. It's hard to have your own when you see so many of them and I was not replying to you but the person above
it's to help, once you know the basics you can develop your own style
It's always the same 2 face shapes, I feel like there should be different proportions and such, but I feel like it's just for fun anyways and not actually for practising your art
It is for practicing if it's similar to her style. If you want variation you have to practice and work hard like the rest of us
That's good and all but that would raise the price of the book and as a beginner drawing, different body types are not a priority. We can't even draw hair and body types so why would we need all that I think the book is good for children and teenagers. And beginners who can't draw anything most tutorials cost 50-200 dollars that most people don't have. I need skin tone tutorials but they cost money where would I find one on TH-cam yes. But it's so short and not broken down right. This is in her style she is showing it to people who want to draw like her. You see plenty of other artists do the same this is not for people who aren't beginners
@@dreamidiaries good point. I also find it helpful as a pro just to use for warming up (like when you want to workout well, you warm up - it's the same for artists) and for practice because yes we still practice. You will never stop practicing
@@stronggirlsyndrome Yeah true im no pro but I think it's easier to want more stuff because you're at a different level. Then where you first started I can't draw hair and haven't been good at it for three and a half years but I try
Yeah, you’re right
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If you want this I’d heavily suggest for you to consider better resources, the art in the book is a basic anime style, which isn’t bad if that’s what you want; but the angles aren’t really anything you won’t find online and it doesn’t promote variety of characters. You’d end up accidentally having characters with same face syndrome and if you want to explore your style this book isn’t for you.
Something that can help you with proportions and angles within your own style or finding your own style is your face! Take pictures of yourself in different angles, poses, expressions, or have a friend do it for you. And from there you can either practice realism, semi realism or other styles. For example, draw your face but maybe the nose is just one dot or the eyes are bigger, etc etc. You’ll have more variety and no expenses.
I draw semi realism and cartoonish, and using my own face and body helped more than any other resources could. Not to say that other resources are bad; but never forget you have your own human body at your disposal, all you need is a camera or even a mirror.
Actually the art style isn’t basic anime style because, she actually created the book. So the art style she drew is the art style of the book.(you can see that they match). Also, if you draw cartoon like, you can still add things to the models that are provided, and this is just for art block treatment, not really tutorial like.
@@reaper-eyellistrates9252 a lot of Amazon art books have this style
@@reaper-eyellistrates9252 but it doesnt treat art block at all. the only way to treat art block is to either be inspired by smthn, challenge urself, or just push thru it. this book isn't resourceful at all for what its claiming it is.
@@kori368 yea and they dont help either 😬
Great advices! Some people told me a few times that my female characters looked like me lol and it wasn't intentional. And I follow a variety of artists whose characters look like them (also, I don't know if it's unintentional, but I find it very interesting). Sorry for grammar, I'm Brazilian.
why is everyone hating, its a ref book, not a "copy this!!! only way to draw 'how to draw manga' book"
When people are promoting stuff on shorts I usually just watch and keep scrolling, but this book actually looks really helpful!
Me: Screenshots.
Me too 💀😂
Am I the only one who accidentally read ‘cured’ as ‘cursed’
Omg………
same
No, you’re not the only one ^^’
Nope I did too
Same
Alright I edited this comment cause apparently I’m wrong. So this book is not useful for non beginner artists and people who don’t have a similar art style. It’s useful for people starting out, but eventually they will have to move on cause you’re just gonna have the same exact art style. Thank you.
And kinda the style of anime
this comment Is ignorant cause you are practicing, your practicing by copying the style of the book. You'd be surprised how you can learn from another artist style by mimicking or tracing their artwork, I've done the same when I was little.
@@vultureiraq1168 ignorant? I’m sorry but I’m stating my opinion. I said your not learning anything because it’s not teaching you anatomy, which is more important than learning some artists style. It might work for you when you were little but if your looking to become a serious artist, that’s not going to cut it.
@@kori368 the books still a great guide to learning anatomy, ever seen pose references? You use this book as more than copying a artist style and use it as a guide. I don't know why that's so hard to understand.
@@kori368 and if this book was useless learning anatomy, tutorials of artist demonstrating you things would be useless as well. There's a reason you use reference when your practicing drawing, aka this book. There's guide and structure to drawing a person's face and you will get the hang of how to draw a face by drawing on top of it like the artist demonstrated.. That's why its great for anatomy if that explains it. So nope the books not 'useless' even for a serious artist.
I like ideas of these kind of books and I know it's to warm up and stuff but I personally avoid these kind of books because when you have a certain art style it can probably be hard to use them, but it's still a nice concept overall!
Agreed
yall it also depends on ur art style
Lots of people point out in which way this book can fail a begginer artist, but i will point my own note, the title says "cure artblock". I have been drawing for 8 years. And i hit the hardest burn out and biggest artblock i ever had. I cant purchase this book due to my location, but for me personality, this book would be a greatest gift. After burning out its always very, very hard just to start again. Each time, each page is a challenge. Even if you improve, little over thinking can create an obstikle for ya. But this book would allow me to just open it up and start drawing immediatelty, without any extra thoughts. So it will be a great took in helping with artblock. Saying this as an artblock professional.
For me I look at artists that are obviously better than me and when I find a specific aspect I like that they did (example: eyes, hair, clothing) then I tend to use my OCs as practice so it's content and practice
Bro I think this book is great and I've been a serious artist for about 6/7 years now, I dont see the problem with this book. It literally says its a warm up and sketch. Not perfection. If u wanna go for more realism then just don't buy the book and bother to comment?? This book is obviously targeted to people with a more cartoony style who's main focus isn't perfect anatomy. You don't need to draw every little detail of the human figure to be an artist. These are only guidelines, if u want to change the shape of the face or body, then do that. These are basic practice figures to guide u so u can go off and do it urself and adjust changes
can you get the book in stores?
@@ryrylikesfrenchies sorry I have no clue :(
Thank you!🤗
Exactly my point! +you can even add on to it and make it realism if you want to and actually know a thing oe two about it!
It's all fun and games until you have no money
what upsets me about this is that theres no real anatomy shown here which is the basis for all human drawings, even when stylized. this is essential for beginners to know because it will help them understand **why** they're drawing what they're drawing. you cant just show them a stylized picture and say "this is masculine and this is feminine" because that's not helping them with bone structure and how to alter that to create **unique** faces rather than copy and pasting the same thing
and, edit: those "face angles" aren't great because theres no fore-shortening, tho difference between the viewpoint on thd features, they're just shifted up or down which isn't how it works, you need to learn how to property shorten and lengthen a surface when drawing it at an angle.
I feel like if this book enters my hands it's gonna be super fun
I'm not exactly an artist-artist, more like artist-still down there level.. but if I ever get that book on my hands, God knows I'll draw female characters of the male faces and male characters on the female faces😂
Btw, she did say it's more useful for artblock and I can see how it is
@@nickeni3050 yea, i see what you mean with it being just fun. but its a bit pricey for just fun isnt it? but thats just my opinion, that money is better spent on a learning resource than "techniques" that'll hold your skills behind
@@evergreen9927 the book is useful no doubt but there's no rule that it had to be her book that I get.
If I really wanna get a book like that to have fun with drawing faces when I have artblock then I can just make one, shouldn't cost me more than 9$ at most
Her book isn't really a necessity, she never said it's the best or perfect either, she's just selling a fun product she made. Those who find it fun and can afford it can buy but for those who either find it useless to them or just can't afford it or find it too pricey can continue their lives I guess. Like me, I do find it quite pricey and will move along but still can't deny that it's a fun book to have around, tho not necessarily
I feel like people just want shortcuts to good art and that’s why they turn to these books. They are easy to do and you get the result as shown. But what happens when you want to grow and improve beyond that?
Like, if the head is up, the forehead is shorten a little (I know this cuz I also draw a lot).
Everytime I have an art block I take out my old sketchbooks and drawings and try to redraw them or draw the characters in my drawings genderbend.
If a drawing has a specific theme like Christmas, etc. then I redraw it and change the theme into something else, like Halloween or so.
Works also pretty fine!
I'm sorry for my bad English :(
"Oh yeah! This looks cool! Hopefully its like $10!"
*It's 30 bucks.*
Yes bc there's free procreate brushes and TWO 2-hour tutorials
Plus everything in the book is hand drawn
+no actual anatomy and doesn’t exactly teach how to draw bodies, just how to trace them
@@jay8524 not even body types besides the simple wattpad y/n busty but has a toothpick waist?
This just seems like a very versatile tool in general. Even if you don’t have procreate, it still has a lot more to offer about it.
For one, it’s a free sketch book. Secondly, it comes with reference links and guides?! That’s super smart. That teaches positive drawing habits like using references. I’m just saying, use what you can put of something even if not all the stuff it offers are usable
@@um8624 Lol yea I meant as in it’s a built in sketchbook. A lot of how to draw books don’t come with pages to test out on. You have to buy a separate sketchbook.
Hence me saying it’s free. It’s a figure of speech.
TLDR the deal is good
No ones talking abt how cute she looks 😭❤️❤️
Looks like a cool book but I think this needs either the paid promotion tag or a clear indication that it’s hers.
I think it’s her because of similar the eyes are
@@iisxmplyalexis5845 We know it’s her but it might not be clear, which is kind of manipulative marketing.
I've seen a lot of people saying this doesn't really teach anatomy, and how it only works with this style, and things like that, so I bring to you: How to Draw Manga: Basics and Beyond!
It's an amazing book that's helped me a lot. It shows realistic anatomy, more anime type anatomy, and has tips that can be used for basically any art style (: I don't draw anime/manga, but it's been really helpful for me despite that. I honestly can't recommend it enough.
I think you should have asked her before advertising other products on her page, I'm just saying this because she may think this will drive her costumers away
Dream of every aspiring artist 🎨 ❤💫
I want to buy it but my parents can't afford it so......I have to study hard and find a job..
wish you the best!
@@jaiden7474 thank you,you too wish you the best❤️
Christina. I'm positive you made this book👏👏👏👏
This thing won't cure my art block but i'm buying it anyway
*saves to when I’m done being broke*
I need this but don't have money😭
If you have a printer just print images like these instead of buying a book of them. Also, if you draw digitally then just trace over images that way.
i definitely wouldnt say this is for art block... maybe for a beginner artist trying to build confidence but it doesnt exactly challenge u to do anything and would be p worthless for a seasoned artist.
Exactly... Like a bunch of head angles isn't gonna do anything for someone who has artblock. If I wanted that I would just draw it?
Exactly! Artblock is feeling stuck and unable to draw (it can be different for others but I think that's the main idea) this book wouldn't get you out of art block or even get that much better at drawing humans since it doesn't actually teach the basics! It just hands you a bunch of premade bases with no info on why they are like that (that are all in the same "anime" style too)
I only said it would help with Artblock because I have actually used it and it helped me when I was struggling opening up my sketchbook and started drawing it helps get the ball rolling
@@rawsueshii it's your own book. u made everything in it. it's in your style. it's useful for u simply bc it is yours. but it shouldnt be advertised for art block because all it is are bases. from whT i could tell, theres no interesting poses, no prompts, no recommended colour swatches, no dtiys... all ideas that might help with other ppls art block. its great that is works for u, but it shouldnt be catered toward ppl having art block unless they want to be wildly disappointed.
@@rawsueshii i dont want to be accusatory, but personally this seems like a money making scheme for artists who are struggling and are gonna end up paying for smthn that wont help them.
Its good but sadly my style is diffrent so it wont really work with me 😭👍
True
Yeah and when you have literally anything BUT procreate
Me who has Ibis paint X on my tablet and phone😔
Nice! I’m a digital artist as well as a basic paper and pencil artist I really need that since I’m stuck most of the time 😂✨
I want it so Badly I can't even buy it...
I can buy it but it costs like 30$ so no thanks
Omg I just- can’t with this ❤️ I’m gonna get this on my birthday and I am already counting down the days ✨
I’m so excited for you😭😭
Whenever I come out of art block I draw something and then I never finish it
i think it's easier thinking that doesn't exist female face and male face, it exists human faces.
??? Female anatomy is different than male anatomy it’s not some sexist thing saying that two different groups of people don’t look the same.
@@meladypython1007 for me is easier like that, i'm sorry
@@youloveariel it’s ok! It was just a misunderstanding
I love how this person does eyes. I so want this book.
she made it and its on amazon
Perfect! I’ve been having art block since 2011. 😩
You inspired us Christina god bless you.
To traditional artists out there.. What paper and pencil/pen do you use?
For watercolour cold pressed paper 200-300 gsm is nice, for pen Sakura pigments work well
You can just use printer paper and a .7 mechanical pencil. I usually use .5 though because the led is so breakable, it forced me to draw lightly and increased my dexterity. That should be enough but if loose paper isn’t your style, weighted sketchbooks are best. I hated paper that smudged too much because it ruined my art days later
I use multiple mediums. Though I usually don't fuss about the specific brands too much when it's anything but the paper.
Graphite/charcoal:
I use Strathmore paper (various sizes) the 300 series I believe. Specifically the 'drawing' paper label. I will also use toned paper in grey from time to time though less often since it's more expensive
I usually use a full range of pencils H, F, to B and a graphite stick for larger areas. For charcoal I use vine and compressed with 3 B range general's charcoal pencils. The other brands don't matter to me, as I haven't noticed any major difference and i happened to just get the charcoal pencils in a set.
Watercolor:
A range of watercolor papers all specifically labeled watercolor and at least 300lb weight for finished pieces; I prefer blocks over sheets but only current have the fluid brand in a premade block. I use wood pulp/blends most often, though for my nicer pieces I use cotton.
I sketch with up to an hb range on a separate sheet and transfer using a transfer sheet. If there's anything I need to add I use a H range pencil.
Inks: I use them in sketchbooks most often for dry media, though I've used blick Bristol paper once or twice and that worked nice. I usually use microns, though I also have a cheap set from Five below I use for fine lines. I also have an ink brush from Pentel, though I couldn't find the specific one I used as it was a pigment ink thats much darker than the ones I've seen available now. It's in the broad size so I use it to fill in large spaces. I don't often, but I've used the pentel brush pen also for inking outlines in a more comic like/line weighted style.
General sketching on the go I use mechanical pencils so I don't have to worry about sharpening. Theres three where I have a different lead hardness (I believe is a 6b) and colors (red and blue) though I rely mainly on the standard .05, and .07 range sizes and hb lead since it's easier to get more of.
PLEASEEE I NEED THISS!!!!!
I wouldn’t want it because I’d be drawing in someone else’s style, I’m a stylized person
its supposed to “warm you up”. think of this like another drawing exercise.
aaaannnd your style, and any other styles out there, is just a culmination of what you have learned, referenced, copied, and drawn in the past being put to good use. there’s no such thing as “someone else’s style”, unless you taught yourself how to draw, not that basic “face grids” and all that technical know how. im talking about you basically taught yourself how to hold a pencil, write on a paper, make toddler circles without the help of others until you got to where you are right now
I’m so glad this video was on my suggestion I’ve been looking for a book like this for ages, as I’m trying to get back into art after finishing uni. Thank you 🥹😍🙏🏾
you look EXACTLY LIKE YOUR ART STYLE OMGG ur so cute
That’s so cool but u have any one for body form as well?
TOO BEAUTIFUL ART WORKS MOM HELPPP-
Wdym u "found" it? It says ur the author-
Tysm for making this video I’ve been on a art block for weeks and this is what I need! I’ll definitely buy this!
I AM TOTALLY GONNA BUY THIS thank you!!!! Christina🥰🥰
Def gonna buy this! Love the idea
My best art tip for when you're trying to draw AND when you're in an art block:
Draw what you see. Draw the plants outside, draw your room, draw your hands, draw people you see at a cafe, literally just draw whatever you're observing. It helps build up your skills and mental library, and it inspires you for what you want to draw.
Don't do these how to draw books, they're garbage and get you drawing in a very specific style. If you draw from what you see in real life, you can develop your own style and improve as an artist.
That's what you think, if people want this book and want to practice with it then that's what they want and That's their decision. You don't go saying it's garbage when you haven't bought it yet or probably heard what the girl in the video said.
Yeah you can also create more diverse characters this way.
As an artist an a writer, I usually look at the people on my bus. I actually have a full story based on one of them lol.
@@SilverhandV2 i mean if people just wanna use the books, hell yeah go for it. But I've used these books before, I still have some of these types of books in my house, they are NOT good if you want to learn how to draw in a more in-depth sense. If you wanna use them, that's absolutely fine, no problem there. But if someone wants to learn how to draw facial expressions, hands, environments, and all of it in more than just a few angles or without becoming stuck doing a style they're not comfortable with, then drawing from observation is the best way to learn. There's a reason why art schools teach you this, it really is the best way to learn art. You don't need to go to school for it, obviously, but being able to just power through and draw what you don't particularly like to draw or draw what you're weakest at drawing gets you to improve exponentially. Hell I hated drawing clothes, now I fucking love doing fabric and texture work from the amount of compositions I did involving metal, wood, glass, cloth. It's my strong suit now, which is nice! Still can't draw feet, but I'm getting there lol
Plus, it's cheaper to just draw what you see. Just paper and pencil is what's needed, or the tablet you use if you prefer digital. I personally had to go to school to learn art because I didn't have the discipline to learn on my own, but not everyone needs to. You just need to practice and draw what's being seen around you, and it will help.
@@shirinardekani4387 yeah, it's how I learned to draw eyelashes and hands better
When I have a book like this I just design and color what's already there, no drawing eyes, no noses, no heads, just clothes, hair, and color :)
Same lol
I’m definitely going buying this at some point!
I wished so bad that this book was available in india :(
😫
When I opened this, I was expecting a joke, instead I got a real book recommendation.
I think everyone is getting thrown up by the "how to" part and ignoring the "warmup", "sketch" and the most important "REFERENCE" part.
It's not specifically a tutorial book meant to hold your hand through the process. It's akin to the books that give you prompts on what to write or draw.
There's a base assumption that you know the basics (there's about 2 lines shown reiterating the general differences between the male and female) enough go follow the guides with your own drawing.
Think if it more akin to a base for you add onto like a fashion model minus the clothes or the drawing bases that people sell on sites like DA. It's meant for you to add onto not learn EVERYTHING from. You can learn a few things while doing but it's REFERENCE not a GUIDE or TUTORIAL.
I think some need to get a refresher on the difference because those new/self-taught without the reading behind make terms synonymous when they're not.
Ie like tutorial and guide are two different things which are both different from reference.
i think this is a relly fun idea for an art book. i love how it provides examples and blank bases, so that you can try and recrat the immages or try something new.
I NEED THIS NOW ASAP-
I want .....no...... I NEEED THIISSSSS
When you order the book, but by the time it gets to your house, your art block is gone
That is such a great book. Whoever came up with that book did a good job
NO WAY I NEED THIS BOOK
…Nvm it’s too expensive 🥲
Not me just realizing she made the book 💀
added to my wishlistttt
Exactly what I needed! Thabk you!
I want to order this sooo bad 😭😭 but my parents would never let me they’ll just tell me to practice
I love it 🤩
Im imagining in 20 yrs, someone’s child will ask, “mommy, whats this block pattern? A qr code? Omg it still scans! Oh no the site is gone”
Lol
Did you make the book? It looks like your art style
It must get my favorite artist is on her grind with the greatest from hod💜✝️🙏🏾
Fun fact it's her own book cuz it's the same artstyle
it just forces you to develop this only specific artstyle present in this book and for beginners it might be hard to grow out of it and create one of your own so prolly not that worth it
Pretty sure this is towards artist who are having trouble drawing who aren’t beginners. Would help artist learn a new style and as a want to be artist. Personally this is the common style some beginner wants to start in and will help them with a start. They can learn new techniques if they don’t like how it’s working out with the book but basic anime body characters are something people who are new do want to commonly try and if they get into it they develop a interest in art and learn more new things
it doesnt force you to have this art style, copying the art style is your choice, you can use the lessons for your own style and the stamps as references, just because a art book has a certain style doesnt mean its forcing you to use theirs
@@krystantharpe8455 it might not EXACTLY force you to, but it definitely influences it upon you so its kinda the same problem especially for beginners
@@Shiki_. id say this is actually more for beginners because most advanced artists probably dont need already-drawn heads and stuff because how else can you practice so nah
Well as a beginner artist you can't learn everything at the same time, and no, you can give or take a few line to make this a whole different style. But at the same time you can use it if you struggle to keep you faces consistent
Me who uses ibisPaintx and not procreate:
Same lmao
It’s awesome I’m proud of the person who came up with this
I NEEEEED THIS
The only thing that's stoping me to buy this book is the fact that I don't use Procreate and I'm a digital artist myself who uses a phone and a finger instead of an iPad/drawing pad(is that how you call it?) And digital pen. To be fair, kinda want to practice my traditional drawing sometimes
Drawing Tabs not pads... It's alright i guess
@@dominicus5880 well forgive me since I don't use those things. Thanks for the correction
@@elavie8220 Dude you don't need so say sorry🤣 I said it's alright omg haahhaa
You shouldn’t let that stop you. Getting better at drawing doesn’t just happen when you draw in a specific medium. You can stop drawing right now and still get better because your observation skills will continue to get better. That being said. Going into a new medium for something as basic as lines increases your pen dexterity regardless. So you’ll come back to digital learning more. And this book seems to help with concepts like poses, techniques and ideas more than it being about how to draw. Anyways, goodluck
Hey you don’t have to have procreate to get this book 🤗
I need that
That's so cool, thanks for sharing! And your drawings are so pretty!
I guess it helps for art block…. But your just sketching off the book, and it’s clearly only for a specific style... 😅
This saved my life thanks so much
Beautiful Miss Thang, Love you!
Why are people so mad? She made this to help some people with art block and have interest in her style. You can still draw in your own style really, it’s just guidelines. For the body bases, it’s not *how* to draw a body, it’s for someone who wants to practice, and someone who loves to draw clothing. She gave a lot of time and care in this. I’m not assuming anything but that’s my opinion!! ❤
Something that cured my art block is doodling my most fav character 💙
As an artist myself, I have a few words for beginners who want to learn how to draw faces of anime styled characters.
DO NOT USE THIS BOOK FOR PRACTICING. It will make your hand and mind get used to the style the book is giving you. For an example;
my artstyle is nothing like the book. My artstyle has large and wide eyes, a line for a nose, and no lip lines. So it is somewhat of a simpler style compared to the book. However, to fill up the "simplicity" of my artstyle, the shading and coloring are more "detailed". One of these is what I call the "rough gradiation method". It is where I used ATLEAST 15 layers in digital art for the color of the eyes usually. Going from black to white for the eye color. I don't use this only for the characters eyes, but sometimes also the hair color. Some is Black to Red, the other is Dark Blue to Purple. I also blur my shadings so that when people try to hide my watermark with the same color, it is be more difficult as the blur color and the actual color before the blur are different.
Speaking of watercolor, If you use this book, another person who also uses this book for reference might steal your art. Maybe you can just go "what if I put my watermark?" people can just crop or edit the watermark.
however, if you are looking for different angles of heads, then you can use the book for reference only. Don't use the next page as it will also have a different artstyle from you.
That's all I have to say. Thank you for reading.
True though I was thinking of that to
May God bless you all and your loved ones and have a blessed day, night and life!✝️💝
When I get a art block I simply get my little brother's art book and start to finish his homework .
Omg so cool I need that book ❤❤❤
Welp time to save up for that book. I have such a problem drawing.
I have a colouring book to help with my art block.. And to help practise shading, but I'm gonna get this! I need help with head positions, and this'll help greatly.
Okay but 50$ shipping? Who do u think I am? Bill gates?
Yeah that's a trick to make you spend more. It's shady
Omg tysm for showing us 😃
I used to do this in my old How to Draw Manga books growing up lol
I’m so sad!!!!! My mom won’t let me get the book but I really need to practice on faces, I’ve had art block for 2 months I can’t draw anything it feels like.I’m so sad
Edit: I got if for Christmas!
I can’t buy it because I’m saving up for cosplay…..😭
SAME 😭😭
thank you for the advice 😊
the problem is that I'm not allowed to buy stuff online yet...
I have art block, probably the book I need.
Whenever I see another person's artstyle it gets me motivated and my art block fades away. boom, easy peasy 🤗
I cant belive you made this book
Хотела бы я себе такую же вспомогательную книжку)
I would practice using this then change it to my preference and there