I'm so excited for not boring poses Something that's easiest for me is opening Pinterest and picking any pose. Because I would be like "oh I don't like any of these" but then I pick one and it turns out great
One of my favorite tips for drawing poses is finding anime figure and draw their pose, it really helps (probably not so much if you have a realistic style)
How to help with poses: Watch/read Jojo. It's almost physically impossible for characters to go 5 minutes without contorting glamorously or striking some kind of exotic yoga pose. Seriously. It helped me establish an upper limit of how far I could twist and stretch my characters before they started to look ridiculous.
i like to use the "generic poses" for character designing, especially the 3/4 bust view as it helps me get a sense for their facial features and expressions lol but bc i use those so often ive found it harder to do real illustrations with fun poses,,, gonna think about these things more often!! ty for making this video :D
I'm still trying to break out of the half body phase. Also, the peace signs were so common back in middle school! I still use them occasionally but it's pretty rare now lol
Poses are so hard! I’m trying to do a picture of these two characters fighting and my main oc standing in the middle like “WTF!?” You helped me so much! Thanks!
The biggest thing for me is if you are making a character that looks like it posing, making sure the character doesn’t look like it’s posing for a camera that is straight on from you, you could make it look like it’s posing for a camera that is kinda of to a side, it’s looks more interesting and less stiff❤
When you post tutorials, I usually think "I don't really think I need this, but I'll watch it anyway for the art and commentary" and then end up realising I'm exactly the sort of person who needs the help. I am a serial pose-killer, and I found this way more helpful than any other pose tutorial I've watched.
at first, coming up with poses will be hard. but the more poses u draw the more you'll have in ur visual library, im at the point where i can draw more complex poses, but i just need a reference to make sure the anatomy is correct :0 also if u cant find a refernce for what u need, try combining multiple :) and a shoutout to lablablabla who's mentioned in every video because thats cool
Honestly, what helped me with poses and my art the most was getting into Jojo. At first it started as me recreating the poses the characters do in my drawings but then I realised that Araki uses a lot of fashion models as references, so ever since then I've been looking at pictures of models from fashion magazines like vogue for example. Definitely recommend trying it out :D
you have no idea how badly i needed this, ive been telling my friend recently that i struggle with improving my art because of exactly this, but googling how to do other poses and stuff just frustrates me, so the way youre kind, soft and actually really helpful about it makes me really happy, so thank you so much
The basic poses are really good for character sheets and laying out what you want your character to look like. I have only been drawing people for maybe 2 and a half years now and I am just now actually getting brave enough to draw characters and getting inspiration to do so ^^ Pinterest is a life saver
I always get the urge to watch TH-cam around nighttime, but I’m always too exhausted to listen to my some of my favorite TH-camrs because of their energetic/subtly chaotic energy. So, I always come to LavenderTowne’s channel because their voice is SO soft and calming! I also love their art style ☺️
A friendly reminder: If you’re doing REFERENCE SHEETS, it’s okay to have stiffer poses! The primary goal is to get a clear, full view of the character 😄
one of my favorite types of references is kpop concept photos like idk if its just my kpop hyperfixation but they always tend to have really interesting outfits and hair and stuff and as someone who struggles a lot with that, its really helpful for me. same goes for performance videos since obviously someone whos dancing is gonna make a lot of interesting poses
Ive never thought about the weight distribution thing before and it really makes sense I'll also keep in mind about how much energy my character is putting into the action next time I draw
I feel like the absolute most important thing here is "give your character something to do." I think a lot of times we get caught somewhere between "I'm showing off my character" and "I'm trying to do good art" and end up just drawing a person standing awkwardly in some sort of colored void. But the thing is, at no point in our lives are we just _standing there_ - we're always either doing something, waiting for something, or hanging out (actively trying to relax or connect with others, which is still doing something). Think through what your character is doing and thinking at this moment, how each part of their body feels, and how they see themselves in relation to their surroundings - and _draw that._
I just got my copy of unfamiliar in the mail and I'm so happy to have it!! I've been watching your videos for a long time and (as a fellow artist and comic creator) you've always been a huge inspiration to me. I'm so proud of you for getting unfamiliar published, that's an amazing accomplishment!!
oooh love the expansion on the weight distribution tip! I've been drawing characters from the feet up when I do full body shots ever since, but I never realized it was because it helps to start where the weight is . everytime you do one if these tops and tricks videos my art skills always improve XD
some of these tips really hit home with some of my recent struggles! i would consider my posing skills to be intermediate, they’re not boring, but could still be improved. :p
If I want to have a dynamic character pose, I generally search up pose refs, there are TONS of refs online for every mood, action and otherwise, and they have been absolute lifesavers. Sometimes I'll even use drawing bases as pose refs. (Other pieces are great for reference too! Fanart is a massive help for me)
Thankyousoooomuch! This helped so much with my posing; I can agree that just plain standing can get boring, so I haven't been drawing much recently :( but knowing all of this helped me to expand my imagination and have some storytelling in my art! Lavender. You. Are. AWESOME.
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something i do is like find a pose i like, draw over it with basic shapes so i can understand how it looks, and use those basic shapes as a reference to draw it myself
I’ve been seeing the bear trap hood character and some of the other ones, especially from your OC video (the healer and the cutsie one with sharp pig tails) and I really wanna see their story and world, I can’t be the only one
Thank you so much for this, posing honestly is the bane of my existence and no matter how much life I put into my colour and light the pose always lets me down ❤ ty ty ty!!!
I know with me, one of the hardest things about poses is having the pose vibe with the character. Especially if its a low energy, or introverted character. Most of the ways a pose is made interesting is by giving it energy and making it dynamic, which typically doesnt work well for those types of characters.
You make it look so easy *sigh* I'll never progress to that level. I loved the sketching basic poses from music videos. I've never tried that and I totally will now. Thank you.
1:50 those "feet pointing inwards" are actually called knocked knees! theyre a symptom of various disablities and may be found dissreaspectfull in art sometimes, as theyre usually romanticized and fetishzed !!
I have an extremely differwnt opinion on how to act towards your old art to me its good to roast your old art because it helps you see how far you have come and you get a good laugh out of it
Omg priceless advice! I usually try to find poses on pinterest but I just end up with something a bit similar to what I have in mind and it takes me a veeeery long time. So looking for poses on youtube is definitely what I'm gonna try next time.
bold titles + actually helpful art advice + just plain funny and amazing = really great content and amazing youtuber!!!! all of your videos are so fun to watch :0
While I've heard other artists bring some of these up, in some form or another, that music video one is a new one for me. A lot of those videos bring out such odd and exaggerated poses, they kind of have to as a way to grab a viewers attention to their own work. To think about using those for your own artwork, that is an incredibly smart to do, I'm definitely going to snag that idea for my own stuff.
I've been drawing nothing but the 3/4th view portrait as doodles for a long time. I tried to do poses, but they always look wonky to me. Doing screenshots from music videos sound like great ideas :). I lose patience veeeery quickly when it's not turning out the way I like it =w= that's when I fall back on the 3/4 view portraits.
tbh this is exactly what i needed now that i'm starting to push out of my comfort zone a bit, that music video tip and weight distribution advice are going to be really impactful i can already tell thank you
Okay but can we talk about how calming her voice is? I really like her Creepydrawsta series and she's just so calming :DDDD Also can we have more of the Creepydrawsta series? :)
In the thumbnail, I wouldn't say "fixed." To me, "improved" would be a better fit for this video because it's a advice on how to make your art better and a not a video where you directly take someone's art and change things about it to demonstrate that advice. Other than that, great video! These tips will help me a lot in the future. c:
I recently spend an unreal amount of time on a art peace I am kinda proud of. The character is my friends character, and I have them sitting cris cross with one arm dramatically resting on their leg with the other propping up their head kinda resting. The character definitely breaks the 4th wall and them smirking and staring into your soul works for them which was amazing because yes
I love you, Lavendertowne!! And, thank you do much for all the tips you've given us throughout the years!! You're one of the most helpful artists I've seen
This is soooo helpful. The music video idea is going to help me so much. I always forget to think about the movement of a character!! Thank you for sharing these amazing tips. ❤️☺️
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I like drawing a stick figure version of whatever pose I’m doing, and then drawing over it to add all the details. I think it helps me personality because it’s easy to draw any pose with stick figures, then you have a base
I'm currently brain storming over some character illustrations to go on my ko-fi along with some writing so this video was insanely helpful!! Also new dose of seratonin at hearing my name read out amongst patreons :')
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Sorry for that insanely long hiatus! I was so sick lol but I'm better now
Glad you’re better!
Congratulations for your physical book and I'm happy you're back.
Nice to know you’re feeling better
welcome back!! sorry u were sick that sucks :(
Thank you so much for the video and congrats ; you almost got 2 million subscribers !!
Okay, but can we talk about those posing figure things!? They’re so hard to do anything with! They don’t stay in a pose
they're lowkey so unhelpful omg
@@LavenderTowne ikr
Fr
You could probably use putty or wood sticks to keep it in place, tho I recommend using pictures of models for poses
@@Sir_Sumair yeah, but that’s so much work!! I shouldn’t have to use putty lol
Feel like LavenderTowne is getting more bold with these titles LOL
*I love it.*
*bold*
which is funny since they’re no longer caps!
*bold*
Literally I saw it and cackled
@@cutiefartyoh wow, i just realized it’s been over a year since she used all caps! a new era arrived under my nose
I'm so excited for not boring poses
Something that's easiest for me is opening Pinterest and picking any pose. Because I would be like "oh I don't like any of these" but then I pick one and it turns out great
Pinterest is great for references! I love getting action pose references there :D
One of my favorite tips for drawing poses is finding anime figure and draw their pose, it really helps (probably not so much if you have a realistic style)
How to help with poses: Watch/read Jojo. It's almost physically impossible for characters to go 5 minutes without contorting glamorously or striking some kind of exotic yoga pose.
Seriously. It helped me establish an upper limit of how far I could twist and stretch my characters before they started to look ridiculous.
yeah- they're beautiful
REAL
This is a very good tip
Jojo really helped me with this !
araki himself referenced a lot from fashion magazines too! mostly from japanese brand i think
I truly love the fact that Unfamiliar is in book stores and I would like to say that we are all proud of you❤
The amount of drawings and poses lav does for these videos.. I could never
i like to use the "generic poses" for character designing, especially the 3/4 bust view as it helps me get a sense for their facial features and expressions lol
but bc i use those so often ive found it harder to do real illustrations with fun poses,,, gonna think about these things more often!! ty for making this video :D
That foreshortening in the thumbnail looks so good omg. Also congrats on the book launch Haley! 💅
Art tips: Think about gravity, think where your characters are resting their weight
Me: Gives all my OCs the ability to fly/hover
XD
There will still be a point where gravity is pulling it down.
but when they’re not flying gravity pulls them down
@@redribbon2 *puts them in space*
@@angelaverde9586 well then you can make it go up, like, the point- it'll give a floating effect and still have a point where it's being pulled
Back in middle school I constantly drew the same three poses, all half bodies. Most with peace signs
Bruh same lol
SAME BRO
BACK WHEN I WAS REALLY A BEGINNER, I JUST DREW THE HANDS CUT OFF WHEN THEY WERE STANDING 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
I'm still trying to break out of the half body phase. Also, the peace signs were so common back in middle school! I still use them occasionally but it's pretty rare now lol
Same!
I love your OC, he's realy cool
(a part of me yearns for a backstory or just some lore lol)
YESSSS
All of me yearns to know more about him lol
shes drawn him so much, i must know who is he??????????
In her character design video we also saw him, she said it’s for a project so I guess she’s making another comic
Poses are so hard! I’m trying to do a picture of these two characters fighting and my main oc standing in the middle like “WTF!?”
You helped me so much! Thanks!
The biggest thing for me is if you are making a character that looks like it posing, making sure the character doesn’t look like it’s posing for a camera that is straight on from you, you could make it look like it’s posing for a camera that is kinda of to a side, it’s looks more interesting and less stiff❤
When you post tutorials, I usually think "I don't really think I need this, but I'll watch it anyway for the art and commentary" and then end up realising I'm exactly the sort of person who needs the help. I am a serial pose-killer, and I found this way more helpful than any other pose tutorial I've watched.
SERIAL POSE-KILLER LMAO I'M DEAD 😂
I just got your book a few days ago, it's amazing! The art is gorgeous, the storyline is hilarious, you really did do an amazing job!
at first, coming up with poses will be hard. but the more poses u draw the more you'll have in ur visual library, im at the point where i can draw more complex poses, but i just need a reference to make sure the anatomy is correct :0 also if u cant find a refernce for what u need, try combining multiple :) and a shoutout to lablablabla who's mentioned in every video because thats cool
Honestly, what helped me with poses and my art the most was getting into Jojo. At first it started as me recreating the poses the characters do in my drawings but then I realised that Araki uses a lot of fashion models as references, so ever since then I've been looking at pictures of models from fashion magazines like vogue for example. Definitely recommend trying it out :D
you have no idea how badly i needed this, ive been telling my friend recently that i struggle with improving my art because of exactly this, but googling how to do other poses and stuff just frustrates me, so the way youre kind, soft and actually really helpful about it makes me really happy, so thank you so much
The basic poses are really good for character sheets and laying out what you want your character to look like. I have only been drawing people for maybe 2 and a half years now and I am just now actually getting brave enough to draw characters and getting inspiration to do so ^^ Pinterest is a life saver
just wanted to say congrats on the book getting out! I can't afford it at the moment but i love reading the comic on tapas!
I'm so sorry but I had a stroke reading that title
Same😭
Me too lol
Lol me too
either she changed the title since you made this comment or im just built different
Agreed
I JUST BOUGHT UNFAMILIAR AND ITS ARRIVING TOMORROW AAAAA I’M SO EXCITED
I always get the urge to watch TH-cam around nighttime, but I’m always too exhausted to listen to my some of my favorite TH-camrs because of their energetic/subtly chaotic energy. So, I always come to LavenderTowne’s channel because their voice is SO soft and calming! I also love their art style ☺️
A friendly reminder: If you’re doing REFERENCE SHEETS, it’s okay to have stiffer poses! The primary goal is to get a clear, full view of the character 😄
one of my favorite types of references is kpop concept photos like idk if its just my kpop hyperfixation but they always tend to have really interesting outfits and hair and stuff and as someone who struggles a lot with that, its really helpful for me. same goes for performance videos since obviously someone whos dancing is gonna make a lot of interesting poses
I love Haley's voice it's so relaxing, i want her to like... Read me a bedtime story or have a calming podcast.
FR!
Fr. I listen to her older videos as I fall asleep cuz it’s so soothing
If you think her voice is relaxing, watch Psych2go's videos. Her voice is very relaxing :D
She does have videos where she reads creepy pastas!
do creepypastas work
Ive never thought about the weight distribution thing before and it really makes sense I'll also keep in mind about how much energy my character is putting into the action next time I draw
I feel like the absolute most important thing here is "give your character something to do." I think a lot of times we get caught somewhere between "I'm showing off my character" and "I'm trying to do good art" and end up just drawing a person standing awkwardly in some sort of colored void. But the thing is, at no point in our lives are we just _standing there_ - we're always either doing something, waiting for something, or hanging out (actively trying to relax or connect with others, which is still doing something). Think through what your character is doing and thinking at this moment, how each part of their body feels, and how they see themselves in relation to their surroundings - and _draw that._
Thanks a lot!!! Really good tip that goes great with Haley's vid ❤
Haley is very helpful with her tips!!! Also, I hope you're okay Haley, please take care of yourself and remember to rest.
I just got my copy of unfamiliar in the mail and I'm so happy to have it!! I've been watching your videos for a long time and (as a fellow artist and comic creator) you've always been a huge inspiration to me. I'm so proud of you for getting unfamiliar published, that's an amazing accomplishment!!
Wait
MUSIC VIDEOSSSS????
GALAXY BRAIN OMYWORD
I hadn't thought of that
GASP
I love having you in the background while I’m drawing it helps me relax and draw more naturally 😌😌
The music video tip is really good, not only can you discover new poses you can also find more outfits to try and draw
You have taught me so much over the years you have no idea-
THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!
this helps so much, i suck at posing :,)
the music video thing is actually so helpful i try to do it as much as i can since they also inspire me a lot
oooh love the expansion on the weight distribution tip! I've been drawing characters from the feet up when I do full body shots ever since, but I never realized it was because it helps to start where the weight is . everytime you do one if these tops and tricks videos my art skills always improve XD
literaly almost fell asleep to this, ur voice is so soothing
some of these tips really hit home with some of my recent struggles! i would consider my posing skills to be intermediate, they’re not boring, but could still be improved. :p
If I want to have a dynamic character pose, I generally search up pose refs, there are TONS of refs online for every mood, action and otherwise, and they have been absolute lifesavers. Sometimes I'll even use drawing bases as pose refs. (Other pieces are great for reference too! Fanart is a massive help for me)
Thankyousoooomuch! This helped so much with my posing; I can agree that just plain standing can get boring, so I haven't been drawing much recently :( but knowing all of this helped me to expand my imagination and have some storytelling in my art! Lavender. You. Are. AWESOME.
Unfamiliar I highly recommend!I will forever remember planchette as “insolent baby goth”
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I love sketching people walking or dancing, it gives me so many ideas
something i do is like find a pose i like, draw over it with basic shapes so i can understand how it looks, and use those basic shapes as a reference to draw it myself
I'm glad tooth hood guy is becoming a recurring character in these videos
As I’m working on a piece that actually implements perspective into the pose for once, this vid drops. Perfect
i see amongus eyes
I’ve been seeing the bear trap hood character and some of the other ones, especially from your OC video (the healer and the cutsie one with sharp pig tails) and I really wanna see their story and world, I can’t be the only one
OMG! thank you so much! I always used to draw character from head to down but this advice seems more useful
I can’t believe I never thought about using music videos as references. It’s such an amazing idea!
Thank you so much for this, posing honestly is the bane of my existence and no matter how much life I put into my colour and light the pose always lets me down ❤ ty ty ty!!!
Thank you!!! I needed this!! 💗♥️💛
I also love that she gives genuinely good advice that, I still use now.
ohhh finding reference in actual moving things! that sounds like a good tip, i'll try it out
Welcome back!! My Unfamiliar comic just came in and I love it!! 👻💕💕
I know with me, one of the hardest things about poses is having the pose vibe with the character. Especially if its a low energy, or introverted character. Most of the ways a pose is made interesting is by giving it energy and making it dynamic, which typically doesnt work well for those types of characters.
I missex watching you videos!! I adore your channel! You've always inspired me and so many others, helped us progress, so thank you!!
You make it look so easy *sigh* I'll never progress to that level. I loved the sketching basic poses from music videos. I've never tried that and I totally will now. Thank you.
1:50 those "feet pointing inwards" are actually called knocked knees! theyre a symptom of various disablities and may be found dissreaspectfull in art sometimes, as theyre usually romanticized and fetishzed !!
I have an extremely differwnt opinion on how to act towards your old art to me its good to roast your old art because it helps you see how far you have come and you get a good laugh out of it
Omg priceless advice! I usually try to find poses on pinterest but I just end up with something a bit similar to what I have in mind and it takes me a veeeery long time. So looking for poses on youtube is definitely what I'm gonna try next time.
bold titles + actually helpful art advice + just plain funny and amazing = really great content and amazing youtuber!!!!
all of your videos are so fun to watch :0
While I've heard other artists bring some of these up, in some form or another, that music video one is a new one for me. A lot of those videos bring out such odd and exaggerated poses, they kind of have to as a way to grab a viewers attention to their own work. To think about using those for your own artwork, that is an incredibly smart to do, I'm definitely going to snag that idea for my own stuff.
I have a lot of trouble with posing so this will be great!!!!
Your art is honestly amazing! I never get the chance to comment because I’m late, and this video was helpful too! You inspire me every day.
These are EXACTLY the tips I needed to improve my art! Thank you so much :DD your teaching is so easy to understand and visually appealing
Thanks for the tips! I struggle with anatomy all the time!
I know your never gonna see this, but, i love your voice and puttting your vids on in the background while I draw
5:40
“ya like jazz?”
bee movie - release date
I love your videos - They are so insightful!
I’m about to do a deep dive study in anatomy and poses (also drawing guys, I can’t draw them at all), so finding this video is super useful
I've been drawing nothing but the 3/4th view portrait as doodles for a long time. I tried to do poses, but they always look wonky to me. Doing screenshots from music videos sound like great ideas :). I lose patience veeeery quickly when it's not turning out the way I like it =w= that's when I fall back on the 3/4 view portraits.
Congrats on the physical book! I liked your story a lot
the fact that this is EXACTLY the video i needed rn
tbh this is exactly what i needed now that i'm starting to push out of my comfort zone a bit, that music video tip and weight distribution advice are going to be really impactful i can already tell thank you
LavenderTowne is waking up and choosing violence with these video titles and
👏🏽I’m👏🏽here👏🏽for👏🏽it👏🏽
3/4 bust shot is my biggest crux, ive tried to keep them just for when im designing but i love drawing them so much
I've been struggeling a lot with poses the past few days and this helped me a lot
Okay but can we talk about how calming her voice is? I really like her Creepydrawsta series and she's just so calming :DDDD Also can we have more of the Creepydrawsta series? :)
In the thumbnail, I wouldn't say "fixed." To me, "improved" would be a better fit for this video because it's a advice on how to make your art better and a not a video where you directly take someone's art and change things about it to demonstrate that advice.
Other than that, great video! These tips will help me a lot in the future. c:
Lavander: Caption: Be kind to your art!!
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I just got the Unfamiliar book and it was ssoo worth my whole work shift- I'm so happy rn!!! ☺️☺️💜
amogus thumbnail in the year of our lord 2023
This video really helped me alot tyyy, and i love your art!❤
I recently spend an unreal amount of time on a art peace I am kinda proud of. The character is my friends character, and I have them sitting cris cross with one arm dramatically resting on their leg with the other propping up their head kinda resting. The character definitely breaks the 4th wall and them smirking and staring into your soul works for them which was amazing because yes
Your art style is so cute ❤❤
I love you, Lavendertowne!! And, thank you do much for all the tips you've given us throughout the years!! You're one of the most helpful artists I've seen
This is soooo helpful. The music video idea is going to help me so much. I always forget to think about the movement of a character!!
Thank you for sharing these amazing tips. ❤️☺️
The last 3 seconds are a mood ngl
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Thats so cool
Watching your videos is my free version of art school
I like drawing a stick figure version of whatever pose I’m doing, and then drawing over it to add all the details. I think it helps me personality because it’s easy to draw any pose with stick figures, then you have a base
Everyone be drawin dynamic poses while i just draw my character holding an item, doing a hand gesture, or just idle
I was actually struggling with this a little while ago, thanks for the tips Lav :))
Yup yup, I’m really struggling with poses rn, they all the same.. but this was super helpful! Thank you so much!
Wow, these are pretty helpful tips! Thanks LavenderTowne, I'll defidently be using them :D
Your videos have inspired me to stop being lazy and actually do art. Thanks 💜
I don’t do a lot of 3/4 view drawings because it’s easy, it’s because it’s fun to draw the heads that way for me lol
I'm currently brain storming over some character illustrations to go on my ko-fi along with some writing so this video was insanely helpful!!
Also new dose of seratonin at hearing my name read out amongst patreons :')