WOW! Now THIS is how it's supposed to be explained. Most teachers just get away by saying "Practice" or something vague. I needed some logical explanation as well and this was perfect. Thanks!
So you do two types/steps of shading here: the shading of the individual scales to give the texture and the shading of the main shape as a cylinder. Your tutorials are great.
All my life I've used my pets as live models for my sketches. Turns out nothing has been more difficult for me than drawing my snake. I've had the little guy for a little over a year and I've never been able to do him justice. Snake morphology is deceptively simple, but right now I won't stop until I get a decent pet portrait for my wall! Thanks for breaking it down like this. It may have been 7 years but your video is still one of the best explanations here on youtube.
I saw this tutorial years ago... I stopt drawing later on and now I'm picking it up again. And this video came across again. It's the best tutorial on scales there is on youtube. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this very detailed tutorial! I am drawing a mermaid right now and I'm gonna try my best to follow all these steps on her tail 🧜♀
This video definitely helped me understand how to draw scales. I usually just doodle but now I have something I want to draw and challenge myself with.
+Sarah Schneider Cool! Its good to have a format or process you use, it helps you get the results you want. And at least you're sure of how to repeat it too
Bookmarked and followed! Just to echo that last comment, you're a great teacher. Thanks for explaining why these techniques work instead of just doing them and expecting folks to pick up on it. I'm a bigtime newb and this was really understandable to me.
This was the first of your videos that I ever watched, and honestly, thank you so much for doing these tutorials. As an art student working on technique, these videos are so helpful. Thanks for being awesome!
This was multiple kinds of helpful for me. Some of those terms and concepts you mentioned are things I've been covering in art class but it hadn't occurred to me that they apply like this. I bet a lot of these same concepts about the overlapping 3d shapes and giving value through shadows would also apply to something like drawing feathers.
YOUR ARE TRUE TEACHER THE BEST I HAVE HAD and I HAVE TRIED 10 OR 12 INSTRUCKER IN MY 45 YEARS OF DRAWING . I AM BASICLY SELF TAUGHT .AND KEEP REPEATING THE SAME MISTAKES OVER AND OVER .THEN I STARTED WHATCING YOU VIDEO AND IT IS ALL FALLING IN TO PLACE THANK YOU SO MUCH . I SPEN MANY HOURS STUDYING YOU SURE HELPED ME
Alphonso you are always inspiring. When ever I do nat know what to explore in terms of drawing I just put on one of your videos and I'm ready to go. Thank You.
Thank you for sharing your valuable techniques and skills with a very great full new comer. Your teaching voice is calm and confident which makes me feel I can do this too. 13:41
This is really great! I’m trying to teach myself how to draw really well and this is fantastic. I was hoping you could do a step-by-step of ocean waves? I have tried very hard to follow other artist on TH-cam, but I just can’t grasp what they’re doing. Your teaching style seems like something I’m able to grasp. I sure would appreciate it.
Oh my gpd, thank you sooo much! This is exactly what I needed to know. I'm currently competing in a school competition about drawing animals and I really wanted to draw a snake with a flower but I couldn't do the scales correctly. Wish me luck on the comp!
could you make a video about your favorite art books you have learned from? I have never seen a book or anything from what I could learn as much as from you.
Hey Alphonso !! I'm so excited today because I just received the Micron pens that I ordered !! I was using staedler before, and I was using them for architecture but never managed to draw with them, I felt that they were pretty uncomfortable when I was trying to draw ! I've watched your videos for a while now and I finally decided to buy myself these micron pens :D They are awesome ! And this video is the first thing I tried doing with them. Turned out pretty cool !!! Of course I still got work (the grid was the most difficult part for me hahah) but I'm very happy ! Thank you !!!!! o^.^o
Kelyrin's Cooking & Bento To each is own I guess, For regular ink drawings I use microns mostly right now...I hope they help to take your work to another level
Yours look like perfect scales while my sophomoric effort seems like a stone covering. I hope pratice will help but I think my skills are limited to a "cartoon" look. Eg flat and 1 diminsionial. I just wish I took more than 1 art class in college.
Hi!! This is a great tutorial, well done! It helped me a lot for sure, but I was wondering how to deal with colors then? In black and grey it is cool but could you do the same colored? :s Thank you :)
Recently I am struggling a dinosaur drawing, mostly the scales. Checking model kits, plastic models and many 2 or 3D pieces of art I really do not get how the scales work, because they do not seem to be overlapped each other. The problem is, if I try to draw them without overlapping, they seem very flat, like a paved street. Do you have any idea to solve this problem? Thx in advance!
thanks a lot :) I've been drawing a mermaid for a while but I can't seem to get her scales right, they always go weird at some point and I erase them and start all over again.. you really helped me ^_^ *Subscribed in a sec.
WOW! Now THIS is how it's supposed to be explained. Most teachers just get away by saying "Practice" or something vague. I needed some logical explanation as well and this was perfect. Thanks!
glad it helped : )
I am ur teacher 🍵
Yea exactly
So you do two types/steps of shading here: the shading of the individual scales to give the texture and the shading of the main shape as a cylinder. Your tutorials are great.
Seven years later I came to thank you for this tutorial.
All my life I've used my pets as live models for my sketches. Turns out nothing has been more difficult for me than drawing my snake. I've had the little guy for a little over a year and I've never been able to do him justice. Snake morphology is deceptively simple, but right now I won't stop until I get a decent pet portrait for my wall! Thanks for breaking it down like this. It may have been 7 years but your video is still one of the best explanations here on youtube.
I saw this tutorial years ago... I stopt drawing later on and now I'm picking it up again. And this video came across again. It's the best tutorial on scales there is on youtube. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this very detailed tutorial! I am drawing a mermaid right now and I'm gonna try my best to follow all these steps on her tail
🧜♀
Even though the snake im doing is in acrylic paints, i still learned alot about shading. Thanks
:-)
exactly my thought 💭
Not only is this gentleman a GREAT ARTIST, But also a god AMONG MEN.!!!
zeta reticuli Arent we all :-) Thanks much.
All the BEST.!!!;-)
i agree, he is explaining with his heart, naturally a teacher, , i can see many qualities of you just by yours works n love u do have while explaining
This video definitely helped me understand how to draw scales. I usually just doodle but now I have something I want to draw and challenge myself with.
+Sarah Schneider Cool! Its good to have a format or process you use, it helps you get the results you want. And at least you're sure of how to repeat it too
Bookmarked and followed! Just to echo that last comment, you're a great teacher. Thanks for explaining why these techniques work instead of just doing them and expecting folks to pick up on it. I'm a bigtime newb and this was really understandable to me.
Thanks so much
I'm getting better at drawing incredibly quickly because of your tutorials... every time I finish a drawing I am really amazed!
***** :-) I love to hear of progress..thanks for sharing
This was the first of your videos that I ever watched, and honestly, thank you so much for doing these tutorials. As an art student working on technique, these videos are so helpful. Thanks for being awesome!
Arpita Nayak :-) that means alot...thanks for sharing that :-)
***** No problem, you deserve it :)
something so simple makes a world of difference..............thanks just proves technique is everything
Wow! This helps a lot with my art career in the future! It was great!
Why did i JUST stumble across this?!? Like I've been waiting for tutorials like these for so long!
This is probably the best art video I have watched
THANK YOU!! This was so helpful, because before I would've just added some semicircles and called it done but this was an amazing explanation!!
Your shading techniques is interesting. I shall scan through your videos to learn more. Thank you for taking the time to produce these tutorials.
no worries..learn what you can
This video was absolutely helpful right now! Just what I needed, plus a very useful lesson on shading. Thanks :)
:-) Glad you enjoyed it
This was multiple kinds of helpful for me. Some of those terms and concepts you mentioned are things I've been covering in art class but it hadn't occurred to me that they apply like this. I bet a lot of these same concepts about the overlapping 3d shapes and giving value through shadows would also apply to something like drawing feathers.
gangler52 yup, sure would
Thank you. Such a profound artist and teacher.
Always felt intimidated drawing scales, you made it easier to understand. Thank you!
Glad I could help
Now... I'm ready to draw sneks! Awesome tutorial btw ^^
Thanks
Could you do a video explaining how to draw the curved part of the scales? For now I'll keep practicing
YOUR ARE TRUE TEACHER THE BEST I HAVE HAD and I HAVE TRIED 10 OR 12 INSTRUCKER IN MY 45 YEARS OF DRAWING . I AM BASICLY SELF TAUGHT .AND KEEP REPEATING THE SAME MISTAKES OVER AND OVER .THEN I STARTED WHATCING YOU VIDEO AND IT IS ALL FALLING IN TO PLACE THANK YOU SO MUCH . I SPEN MANY HOURS STUDYING YOU SURE HELPED ME
joseph spinelli so glad I could help. I love hearing of progress :-)
You're an excellent teacher.
Alphonso you are always inspiring. When ever I do nat know what to explore in terms of drawing I just put on one of your videos and I'm ready to go. Thank You.
lol thanks alot ....glad you're inspired
man, your vids are teaching me so many thing. Thank you.
Thank you so much, you really explained it in a way I could understand!
Thank you for sharing your valuable techniques and skills with a very great full new comer. Your teaching voice is calm and confident which makes me feel I can do this too. 13:41
Thank you, you're a big help with my new art work....☺️
Thanks for the tutorial, really useful for my drawing and it made it look realistic and cool :D
kererodash cool! thats what I love to hear
So darn cool and pretty easy ❤
This is really great! I’m trying to teach myself how to draw really well and this is fantastic. I was hoping you could do a step-by-step of ocean waves? I have tried very hard to follow other artist on TH-cam, but I just can’t grasp what they’re doing. Your teaching style seems like something I’m able to grasp. I sure would appreciate it.
Oh my gpd, thank you sooo much! This is exactly what I needed to know. I'm currently competing in a school competition about drawing animals and I really wanted to draw a snake with a flower but I couldn't do the scales correctly. Wish me luck on the comp!
🙂🙏
You explain this very well and quickly, much appreciated!
you sir have earned yourself a subscriber
Thank you for taking the time to do this! I learned a lot!!!
this is a very good tutorial but it looks so easy but its hard for me to do
what a fun exercise, thanks for sharing!
ur advice helped me a lot to do some really awesome textures
Gaming with MO glad it helped...do share them
could you make a video about your favorite art books you have learned from? I have never seen a book or anything from what I could learn as much as from you.
Definitely! thats a good idea! Dont worry, look out for my book this summer
Best tutorial on TH-cam ! Thanks a lot
Glad it helped : )
You're a good teacher
Explained perfectly.
Great lesson, thanks.
Super super helpful! Thank you
Wow you really know what your doing, great drawing and vid.thanks for doing the tutorial.
Heather Wilkinson no problem :-)
Wery good tutorial - simple and at the same time vovering everything important! Thank you :)
Very welcome
You're awesome! I will be parking here for awhile soaking it all in!! TFS!
:-) thanks. I hope you learn as much as you can
your really the best on TH-cam. i learn so much from you're video's. Thanks a lot. Greetz from Holland ;)
thanks much! Glad you find them useful : )
Thanks for this video. It was exactly what I needed to see. Well done.
: )
Awesome demo, thank you!
Wow! This is super useful! Thnx 👍👍👍👍
: )
THIS IS WHAT I NEED, THANK YOU!
I'm going to be up for a while trying to draw a snake lol
Great did BTW! Thanks!
I am not a genius.
"Some people are JUST geniuses."--Alphonso Dunn.
Just sticks in my head like a jingle.
neat tutorial! tysm
Great explanations
Thank you so much for doing these videos!
You’re very welcome
Huh. This video is really helpful!
Hey Alphonso !! I'm so excited today because I just received the Micron pens that I ordered !! I was using staedler before, and I was using them for architecture but never managed to draw with them, I felt that they were pretty uncomfortable when I was trying to draw ! I've watched your videos for a while now and I finally decided to buy myself these micron pens :D They are awesome ! And this video is the first thing I tried doing with them. Turned out pretty cool !!! Of course I still got work (the grid was the most difficult part for me hahah) but I'm very happy ! Thank you !!!!! o^.^o
Kelyrin's Cooking & Bento To each is own I guess, For regular ink drawings I use microns mostly right now...I hope they help to take your work to another level
thanks for this demo. you covered it very well
This was so very helpful. Thank you! 😄
Very welcome
So very well explained thanks very useful
You are the best on You Tube.
Thank you so much
This video helped me a lot
Good work! ignore bad comments, very well explained. LIKE
Lol thanks
Thank you, this video was very helpful with my fish drawing!
+Eloise Kingman Glad it helped :-)
I agree with Surya Seshan. In depth detail and explanation create for better logic and understanding of knowledge given sometimes
Hmm
you could make a video about drawing bones and skulls?
I'm improving a lot since I saw their video lessons!
Thank you so much!!
you give great tutorials :) thanks for putting them up here, keep it up!
Karl O Reilly thanks...glad they help
thank you alphonso this is really helpful :)
Argo Pambudi glad it helped, and thanks for sharing that
Great video, very helpful !
love your tutorials thank you
Thanks a lot! This helped me drawing Ariel's tail 😃👍😊
galaxydriver32 yayyy...thanks for sharing that. hope your drawing came out awesome :-)
Really nice tutorial, thank you very much!
+Oxalis very welcome
thank you so much Alphonso..this helped so much...SUBSCRIBED :D
Catherine Joseph thanks much! Welcome onboard :-)
Uff just what i need! Helped me a lot! Thanks! :)
Daniela Montaner :-)
Great advice. I've subscribed!
thanks..welcome on board
Thank u bro appreciated🙏🏽
That was dope
I know this sound cheesy, but u was drawing realistic mermaid and thanks to this video, it was great!!!
awesome! No cheesy at all : )
Thx so much now ik how to draw scales of dragon and teachers barely can explain these things.
Thanks. Glad it helped
Thanks for this :D about to start working on a Kukulkan (its a mayan god). Hopefully it turns out well!
+SableRazgriz Good luck! Do share the final work
+SableRazgriz You Smite?
+Kurt Lianko Yeah Dude!
SableRazgriz IGN?
+Kurt Lianko I play on Xbox sorry!
Thanks u so much thats looks so good I learned SO much
Glad it helped
Alphonso Dunn
Woooow, this is gold! My oroboros will be much better thanks to you 😀.
Yayyy
Thank you so much for the video 🤍
Very helpful tutorial. Thanks:)
Very welcome
Excellent, thank you.
Yours look like perfect scales while my sophomoric effort seems like a stone covering. I hope pratice will help but I think my skills are limited to a "cartoon" look. Eg flat and 1 diminsionial. I just wish I took more than 1 art class in college.
no, with practice you will get better...just practice the right things
Definitely, practice
You don’t need college bro. Self educate yourself. You’ll be better than scholars can give you
Hi!! This is a great tutorial, well done! It helped me a lot for sure, but I was wondering how to deal with colors then? In black and grey it is cool but could you do the same colored? :s Thank you :)
+Angeline Bardon i could do that a later time
Ok thank you x)
Great tutorial. Where did you study? Amazing.
thanks much...self-study for the most part
9years later i m here to thank u 💜💜💜💜💜
Sweet tut man keep at it you have impressed me :D
cool :-)
Recently I am struggling a dinosaur drawing, mostly the scales.
Checking model kits, plastic models and many 2 or 3D pieces of art I really do not get how the scales work, because they do not seem to be overlapped each other.
The problem is, if I try to draw them without overlapping, they seem very flat, like a paved street.
Do you have any idea to solve this problem?
Thx in advance!
Draw shadows.
thanks a lot :) I've been drawing a mermaid for a while but I can't seem to get her scales right, they always go weird at some point and I erase them and start all over again.. you really helped me ^_^
*Subscribed in a sec.
miumihp glad I did :-)
Thank youuu! So helpful :-)
very nice drawing
Thanks
muito obrigado as suas aulas estão sendo de grande ajuda.sou muito fã de desenhar.