Beautifully done! I’d love to see more ink and wash videos if you’re so inclined. I need to learn how to be more selective with my line work to avoid a cartoonish look. Congrats on nearing the 20k mark!
Thankyou so much@@Vox-Veritatis ! Thanks for the nudge, I'd personally love to work with this medium more, so i hope to do more videos with it. And yes that's a great topic to talk about - how to be selective, and also how to avoid make "figurines" or drawings that look cartoonish. I'll try to explain that in a future vid!! 😊👍
Less is more indeed. The beauty of this drawing is that the pen doesn’t tell the whole story, but gives just enough information for the brain of the viewer to complete the image. A very sophisticated drawing, which you make look so easy. More please! Thank you.
Absolutely charming figure drawing ! My guess is that you can expect some happy results with old nibs. It's probably a little more difficult and hazardous but worth a try.
I love your videos, I've just started live abstract drawing classes and with your videos I am really being inspired. I love your methods and suggestions thankyou so much
Love, Love, Love. Helpful as always. Love the philosophy, love the words you use, love the drawing. You know, when you see an artist work and say to yourself ; ''....that's the style i want to achieve ...'' The beauty, the simplicity, the expression. Hope you reach that 20K real soon. Actually, to all the subscribers: We are here because we appreciate this channel's content and it somehow helps us a lot in our artistic journey. If all of us, each talk to only one person about the channel, and that 50% subscribe, the 20K will be reached in no time.
Wow thank you Sylvain!! your support here means so much - it's really not easy to put myself out here on youtube and I often second guess myself, so receiving such a kind comment like this makes it completely worth it! I so appreciate the community on this channel, and am glad to offer content that resonates with you! Thanks a million! ❤ And i also wanted to add - one of the reasons i'm committed to showing my process as well as just talking about the approach, is because in my own drawing development I can say I only really understood or "learned to draw" when I had the opportunity to see a teacher of mine demonstrating. There is something very important in watching the "how" of the approach, and I fully believe you won't be just copying a style, but using it as a starting point to find your own style. That's the beauty of this approach over an approach that emphasizes certain step-by-steps. Anyway, thank you!❤
Hi Siobhan, very nice video. I used to draw with dip pen and cross hatching the shadows. I loved and still love it! I also used to do an under drawing... hey, why not! 😊 Congratulations on your almost 20K mark! Slowly but surely... you will get more subscribers, because your videos are therapeutic. Yes, a giveaway it's a great idea! Good luck! 🐞🍀 Roberta
I have been drawing with dip pens for a couple of weeks now. They do produce a different mark to other pens, even to something similar like a fountain pen. I suspect you need to use a deeper well to properly load the nib, which would allow you to draw longer between dips.
Ah! I think drawing always looks easy on video - if it's any consolation it doesn't feel easy! But despite that, it's an enjoyable process none the less
Always look forward eagerly to see you latest videos. The other figure drawing vids seem to always follow a formula of some sort. Yours seem to be the most free. Keep 'em coming, please!
Hi Nancy! So great to hear that, thank you so much. Interesting feedback as well! I have tried in the past to follow a formula - or have wondered should i batch record, but it doesn't seem right, I prefer to record what happens on the day I'm drawing, but thank you so much for this! That means a lot ❤
The DailySktch email directed me to this video. I'm glad it did! Second only to charcoal, pen/brush and ink are my favorite drawing tools. I find I am more likely to overwork a drawing in graphite, and while you can get very detailed in pen and ink, it's the little accidents and wobbly lines that add that little extra spark. I have strayed from traditional dip pens recently, having discovered the joy of Chinese and Japanese inking brushes. I have found them to be far more responsive than Western style brushes. I was, however, wondering what nib you prefer? Aside from a pen I carve myself, from a twig or reed, my favorite dip pen nibs for drawing are a Soviet made brass mapping nib (vintage made in the 1950s thru mid 1970s) and the Esterbrook #442 Jackson Stub. Looking forward to giving your process ago this evening when I get to my studio. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Andrew! Thank you so much of this comment, and for watching the video! That's awesome to know that the Daily sketch email directed you here - do you have a link to that newsletter by any chance?? I love working in ink, and yes I agree it's the unpredicatabliyt and the little accidents that make it such a compelling medium. I'm no expert, and this is my first time trying out a dip pen, so i can't say that i have a favorite nib. However, I did watch this video that mentions a good nib, I'm going to see if I can buy it: th-cam.com/video/KbDLBPYkrmo/w-d-xo.html ... curious to know about the pens that you carve - do you need to make a well at the tip to hold the ink, or do you just make a point that holds enough ink?? Thanks again for being here! That is awesome to know this video was mentioned somewhere!! 😊
@@Drawing-Life I replied earlier, but apparently it go through, whether due to technical error or operator headspace I don't know. For reed or quill pens, I let the natural hollow be the well. Larger diameter bamboo or reed pen, a rolled strip of plastic or aluminum (from a beverage container) may be inserted to hold ink. I also taken longer strips of plastic from water bottles, heated over an alcohol burner to make it curl into a tight cylinder and cut nibs from that. You can make folded pen nib from a beverage can. Unfortunately the aluminum in newer cans is so thin that it can be difficult to control. The pens from twigs, I don't do a well for ink. I soak the tips in water a few minutes ahead of time and they naturally hold ink like a coquil pen. The DailySktch blog has an email subscription form. I don't take as much advantage of it as I could, but there are only so many hours in a day. www.dailysktch.com/ Experimental Drawing by Robert Kaupelis is a book that I found more valuable than Betty Edwards' books, and is a good fit with the Nicolaides book. www.amazon.com/Experimental-Drawing-30th-Anniversary-Illustrated/dp/0823016226
Hi Andrew, wow thank you for this - this is so interesting and really informative. Thanks for explaining how you make reed or quill pens, I'm fascinated!! I will definitely try out something like this. I love the sound of using twigs, especially if you can soak the tips and that will hold ink .... wow, so much to experiment and try out! And thank you for those links, I'd love to get that book Experimental Drawing. Sounds like it would fit with me very well. Will try and get that on amazon! @@andrewabney2129
@@Drawing-Life Different wood, will give different effects, which adds to the experimentation. Part of the fun for me is making my own materials, or seeking out craftspeople that makes traditional tools and supplies. In this increasingly digital age, preserving those old school skills through art and craft is, to me, important.
Very good video indeed. Vincent Van Gogh used bamboo dip pens to do his figure sketches and drawings, and they were very good. One can also consider to use a flat tip "automatic" dip pen, used by scribes in Hebrew and Arabic caligraphy and modern day Hebrew tatoos, for ink drawing. Just exploring.
Love all these ideas!! The bamboo stick would be wonderful to try. And very interested to find out more bout the flat tip automatic dip pen.... that sounds like it would give more angular marks which would be very cool
Another helpful and encouraging video. Thank you! I really appreciate your willingness to show yourself in the learning process. I use a dip pen and often combine it with pastel. I recently transitioned to a dip nib with a continuous flow feed. No more dipping, but the same dip pen feel and look. Still getting the hang of it! Takes a lifetime of course. I really look forward to your videos and, now, your Substack posts!
This is an awesome comment, thank you so much! (I appreciate your support here as always) - very interested to hear about the dip nib - that sounds like it could be the perfect thing. I wonder does it flex to the same extent as the regular dip pen - that's something I really enjoyed working with. Thank you so much for joining me on Substack - I'm still figuring it out, but hope to be able to write there often!
Like I said last time, it's interesting seeing you use a different medium. I have a pen and nib, but I prefer using my fountain pen I started with, I love the flow of it.
Thanks so much John! Yes it's very interesting to break out of old ways of drawing and to try new medium or new drawing tools. I must try a fountain pen, i've never used one as yet
I’ve only recently sound your channel & I’m loving your style. I notice that you sometimes draw with your left hand as well as your right. Is this something you’ve always done, or is it something you’ve had to work at? I understand why you might want to do that especially with charcoal, but are there any other reasons?
Hi Genny, thanks for joining the channel! I really appreciate it, and for leaving a comment. This is a good question, I'll try to answer here, it's complex so hopefully this makes sense - I learned years ago to do blind drawing, with my left hand (or non-dominant hand ). There are many reasons why drawing with your non-dominant hand is useful, but the main thing is that it engages your observation much more clearly. So, while I can't "draw perfectly" with my left hand, and I can't control the mark in the same way, I find that it's very useful when I come up against something I simply can't draw, then I switch over and it helps me to "see" it better. That's really the only reason! hope this is helpful, let me know if you have questions :)
Love your channel, you are so talanted! If I draw a pose from "Daily Life drawing session" in the "New Masters Academy" TH-cam channel, is it ok to sell that work, or do I have to ask New Master Academy for permission? Thank you for your inspiration, and congratulations to the nearly 20 000 subscribers! Love from Finland! /Nina
Hi Nina! 🇫🇮 ❤ ...Thank you so much for watching. Hmmm ...I don't really know the answers for copyright, unfortunately . Personally, for my videos, I try to avoid having the photo of the model here on my channel for obvious reasons. But, I think if you are making a drawing from the photo reference then that constitutes a brand new artwork, therefore it is yours to sell. I think it would ultimately depend on what NMA consider to be infringement - given that they publish the model reels on a public platform for the explicit reason of giving artists reference images to draw, it would seem that they do not place restrictions on using the images as reference. But, as I said, I'm not an expert on these matters, so if you are unsure then try to seek advice from someone who knows more? Sorry I can't help out more on this one!
Thanks for watching! Hope this video was helpful - let me know if you like this medium or if you prefer drawings in charcoal or pencil? ✏ vs 🖋 ??
Beautifully done! I’d love to see more ink and wash videos if you’re so inclined. I need to learn how to be more selective with my line work to avoid a cartoonish look. Congrats on nearing the 20k mark!
Thankyou so much@@Vox-Veritatis ! Thanks for the nudge, I'd personally love to work with this medium more, so i hope to do more videos with it. And yes that's a great topic to talk about - how to be selective, and also how to avoid make "figurines" or drawings that look cartoonish. I'll try to explain that in a future vid!! 😊👍
Less is more indeed. The beauty of this drawing is that the pen doesn’t tell the whole story, but gives just enough information for the brain of the viewer to complete the image. A very sophisticated drawing, which you make look so easy. More please! Thank you.
Absolutely charming figure drawing ! My guess is that you can expect some happy results with old nibs. It's probably a little more difficult and hazardous but worth a try.
I love your videos, I've just started live abstract drawing classes and with your videos I am really being inspired. I love your methods and suggestions thankyou so much
Hi Rachel! Thank you so much!! I'm so glad to hear this :) keep me posted with how you get on
Love, Love, Love. Helpful as always. Love the philosophy, love the words you use, love the drawing. You know, when you see an artist work and say to yourself ; ''....that's the style i want to achieve ...'' The beauty, the simplicity, the expression. Hope you reach that 20K real soon.
Actually, to all the subscribers:
We are here because we appreciate this channel's content and it somehow helps us a lot in our artistic journey. If all of us, each talk to only one person about the channel, and that 50% subscribe, the 20K will be reached in no time.
Wow thank you Sylvain!! your support here means so much - it's really not easy to put myself out here on youtube and I often second guess myself, so receiving such a kind comment like this makes it completely worth it! I so appreciate the community on this channel, and am glad to offer content that resonates with you! Thanks a million! ❤ And i also wanted to add - one of the reasons i'm committed to showing my process as well as just talking about the approach, is because in my own drawing development I can say I only really understood or "learned to draw" when I had the opportunity to see a teacher of mine demonstrating. There is something very important in watching the "how" of the approach, and I fully believe you won't be just copying a style, but using it as a starting point to find your own style. That's the beauty of this approach over an approach that emphasizes certain step-by-steps. Anyway, thank you!❤
Hi Siobhan, very nice video. I used to draw with dip pen and cross hatching the shadows. I loved and still love it! I also used to do an under drawing... hey, why not! 😊 Congratulations on your almost 20K mark! Slowly but surely... you will get more subscribers, because your videos are therapeutic.
Yes, a giveaway it's a great idea! Good luck! 🐞🍀
Roberta
I have been drawing with dip pens for a couple of weeks now. They do produce a different mark to other pens, even to something similar like a fountain pen. I suspect you need to use a deeper well to properly load the nib, which would allow you to draw longer between dips.
You make it look so easy.
Ah! I think drawing always looks easy on video - if it's any consolation it doesn't feel easy! But despite that, it's an enjoyable process none the less
Desde Argentina , muy buenos tus trabajos!! saludos
Always look forward eagerly to see you latest videos. The other figure drawing vids seem to always follow a formula of some sort. Yours seem to be the most free. Keep 'em coming, please!
Hi Nancy! So great to hear that, thank you so much. Interesting feedback as well! I have tried in the past to follow a formula - or have wondered should i batch record, but it doesn't seem right, I prefer to record what happens on the day I'm drawing, but thank you so much for this! That means a lot ❤
😊🎉 from INDIA
🇮🇳 ❤ Thanks for watching!
The DailySktch email directed me to this video. I'm glad it did!
Second only to charcoal, pen/brush and ink are my favorite drawing tools. I find I am more likely to overwork a drawing in graphite, and while you can get very detailed in pen and ink, it's the little accidents and wobbly lines that add that little extra spark.
I have strayed from traditional dip pens recently, having discovered the joy of Chinese and Japanese inking brushes. I have found them to be far more responsive than Western style brushes. I was, however, wondering what nib you prefer? Aside from a pen I carve myself, from a twig or reed, my favorite dip pen nibs for drawing are a Soviet made brass mapping nib (vintage made in the 1950s thru mid 1970s) and the Esterbrook #442 Jackson Stub.
Looking forward to giving your process ago this evening when I get to my studio. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Andrew! Thank you so much of this comment, and for watching the video! That's awesome to know that the Daily sketch email directed you here - do you have a link to that newsletter by any chance?? I love working in ink, and yes I agree it's the unpredicatabliyt and the little accidents that make it such a compelling medium. I'm no expert, and this is my first time trying out a dip pen, so i can't say that i have a favorite nib. However, I did watch this video that mentions a good nib, I'm going to see if I can buy it: th-cam.com/video/KbDLBPYkrmo/w-d-xo.html ... curious to know about the pens that you carve - do you need to make a well at the tip to hold the ink, or do you just make a point that holds enough ink?? Thanks again for being here! That is awesome to know this video was mentioned somewhere!! 😊
@@Drawing-Life
I replied earlier, but apparently it go through, whether due to technical error or operator headspace I don't know.
For reed or quill pens, I let the natural hollow be the well. Larger diameter bamboo or reed pen, a rolled strip of plastic or aluminum (from a beverage container) may be inserted to hold ink. I also taken longer strips of plastic from water bottles, heated over an alcohol burner to make it curl into a tight cylinder and cut nibs from that. You can make folded pen nib from a beverage can. Unfortunately the aluminum in newer cans is so thin that it can be difficult to control. The pens from twigs, I don't do a well for ink. I soak the tips in water a few minutes ahead of time and they naturally hold ink like a coquil pen.
The DailySktch blog has an email subscription form. I don't take as much advantage of it as I could, but there are only so many hours in a day. www.dailysktch.com/
Experimental Drawing by Robert Kaupelis is a book that I found more valuable than Betty Edwards' books, and is a good fit with the Nicolaides book. www.amazon.com/Experimental-Drawing-30th-Anniversary-Illustrated/dp/0823016226
Hi Andrew, wow thank you for this - this is so interesting and really informative. Thanks for explaining how you make reed or quill pens, I'm fascinated!! I will definitely try out something like this. I love the sound of using twigs, especially if you can soak the tips and that will hold ink .... wow, so much to experiment and try out! And thank you for those links, I'd love to get that book Experimental Drawing. Sounds like it would fit with me very well. Will try and get that on amazon! @@andrewabney2129
@@Drawing-Life
Different wood, will give different effects, which adds to the experimentation.
Part of the fun for me is making my own materials, or seeking out craftspeople that makes traditional tools and supplies. In this increasingly digital age, preserving those old school skills through art and craft is, to me, important.
I like using a ballpoint pen. More than pencil or conte. Will definitely try a nib and ink. Thanks for your videos.
Great idea! Love your videos.
I always like your videos. Please keep it up.
Thanks so much Johannes, I've always appreciated your support! 😊 that means a lot, thank you.
Very good video indeed. Vincent Van Gogh used bamboo dip pens to do his figure sketches and drawings, and they were very good. One can also consider to use a flat tip "automatic" dip pen, used by scribes in Hebrew and Arabic caligraphy and modern day Hebrew tatoos, for ink drawing. Just exploring.
Love all these ideas!! The bamboo stick would be wonderful to try. And very interested to find out more bout the flat tip automatic dip pen.... that sounds like it would give more angular marks which would be very cool
Love it. Great videos! thanks!
Another helpful and encouraging video. Thank you! I really appreciate your willingness to show yourself in the learning process. I use a dip pen and often combine it with pastel. I recently transitioned to a dip nib with a continuous flow feed. No more dipping, but the same dip pen feel and look. Still getting the hang of it! Takes a lifetime of course. I really look forward to your videos and, now, your Substack posts!
This is an awesome comment, thank you so much! (I appreciate your support here as always) - very interested to hear about the dip nib - that sounds like it could be the perfect thing. I wonder does it flex to the same extent as the regular dip pen - that's something I really enjoyed working with. Thank you so much for joining me on Substack - I'm still figuring it out, but hope to be able to write there often!
Like I said last time, it's interesting seeing you use a different medium. I have a pen and nib, but I prefer using my fountain pen I started with, I love the flow of it.
Thanks so much John! Yes it's very interesting to break out of old ways of drawing and to try new medium or new drawing tools. I must try a fountain pen, i've never used one as yet
Really encouraging and helpful as always. :-)
Thanks Terry! Thank you for watching :)
I’ve only recently sound your channel & I’m loving your style. I notice that you sometimes draw with your left hand as well as your right. Is this something you’ve always done, or is it something you’ve had to work at? I understand why you might want to do that especially with charcoal, but are there any other reasons?
Hi Genny, thanks for joining the channel! I really appreciate it, and for leaving a comment. This is a good question, I'll try to answer here, it's complex so hopefully this makes sense - I learned years ago to do blind drawing, with my left hand (or non-dominant hand ). There are many reasons why drawing with your non-dominant hand is useful, but the main thing is that it engages your observation much more clearly. So, while I can't "draw perfectly" with my left hand, and I can't control the mark in the same way, I find that it's very useful when I come up against something I simply can't draw, then I switch over and it helps me to "see" it better. That's really the only reason! hope this is helpful, let me know if you have questions :)
@@Drawing-Life That makes sense, Siobhan. I’ll have to have a go with that.
Love your channel, you are so talanted! If I draw a pose from "Daily Life drawing session" in the "New Masters Academy" TH-cam channel, is it ok to sell that work, or do I have to ask New Master Academy for permission? Thank you for your inspiration, and congratulations to the nearly 20 000 subscribers! Love from Finland! /Nina
Hi Nina! 🇫🇮 ❤ ...Thank you so much for watching. Hmmm ...I don't really know the answers for copyright, unfortunately . Personally, for my videos, I try to avoid having the photo of the model here on my channel for obvious reasons. But, I think if you are making a drawing from the photo reference then that constitutes a brand new artwork, therefore it is yours to sell. I think it would ultimately depend on what NMA consider to be infringement - given that they publish the model reels on a public platform for the explicit reason of giving artists reference images to draw, it would seem that they do not place restrictions on using the images as reference. But, as I said, I'm not an expert on these matters, so if you are unsure then try to seek advice from someone who knows more? Sorry I can't help out more on this one!
@@Drawing-Life Thank you anyway
great, thank you! @@mitteden