Check out Will Terrell’s video on how to draw from reference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOK2sDLtu2Q
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“behind the scenes” sounds boring XD why not “behind the sketches” or
something sounds a little more interesting 😀
oh man sycra I hope my eye keeps devoloping at a similiar rate to my hand,
using your way of saying it, because your eyes seem overdeveloped to the
point where you cant appreciate your own work.
This is extremely helpful. I’d love to see more behind the scenes videos.
It’s amazing to see the ways you teach yourself as opposed to always just
seeing what you teach us, though of course that’s great as well. But thank
you so much for posting this.
Oh Sycra, you put in so much work for us~~~~~~~~ <3<3~~~
Sycra, you don’t suck. Keep on keeping on, thanks for all the work you put
into teaching others.
You know, most people don’t seem to realize this, but a messy loose
practice sketch filled with finding lines and mistakes is a lot more
interesting to look at then a finished drawing. When it’s just a sketch you
can really see the way the artist is thinking when they drew it, unlike a
finished drawing that you just marvel at for about a second then get bored
and move on to look at something else. My mom used to be an artist and she
taught me almost everything I know, and she always used to tell me that a
tight-looking emotionless finished drawing that’s looks all perfect like a
computer did it and that you feel all precious about is GARBAGE. Real art
is loose and free, and you have to be able to feel like you could rip it in
half and burn it if you had to, because you know that with enough practice
you’re going to be able to do better than that. I really think she has a
point with all the artsy fartsy stuff she says all the time.
Anyway, what I’m getting at is I’d really like to see more drawings like
the ones in this video from you, Sycra 🙂 Stuff like this makes me smile.
seeing how in-depth you went into trying to understand the lion even for
just that period of time was really enlightening and inspiring…i honestly
have never put that much thought and effort into a doing a study before,
this was SUPER helpful.
don’t forget sycra, no matter how bad you think you are, you’ll always be
an inspiration to someone who’s not quite as good as you :)
Very good video, Sycra (as per usual).
I think that drawing from imagination at first also frees you from the
constraints and rigidity of the anatomical structure, thus making your
final drawing feel more alive.
Thanks for the insights and I hope to see more of these soon!
By the way, my sketches are messy too. I don’t know if I should try to make
them neater though. There’s this dilemma between spending time with the
exploration phase and being fast. As I’m not a pro, I don’t have much of a
problem with how long I take to draw anything, but that’s something to keep
in mind for the future.
I have learned how to learn 🙂 this is great
And then… and then ….. and THEN…. AND THEN….
great video! very inspirational 🙂
This one of the greatest uploads you’ve uploaded. This and your learning
how to draw video should of been combined in a giant video. THIS is the
video that shows you how to learn how to draw! This is fantastic! I think
this IS the answer to many people asking “how do I learn how to draw!”
Fantastic video, really shows the learning process of a brilliant artist.
Thanks for uploading, again fantastic job!
dude would you fricken stop complaining on your “BAD” drawings. your
drawing so good meanwhile i trying to get a perfect stick figure right.
reallyyyy.
It’s probably been said by others before me in many different ways, but I
wanna say it myself, too:
You are immensely helpful. You’re one of the few art teachers on Youtube
who are very helpful WHILE being easy to listen to. I think by now I’ve
watched dozens of your videos and I’ve learned a lot from each one. I
particularly like the ones where you either show your old stuff or your
work process. Some inner look to the ugliness of the way, really humanizing
this field which often seem other-worldly. I know it must be hard exposing
yourself this way, wanted to let you know it’s greatly appreciated.
The only reason I haven’t commented until now is that I usually don’t, just
the way it is; so if someone silent like myself is speaking out you can
guess how much of an impact you’ve made.
Many thanks. :)
You should do a Behind The Scenes like this on anatomy or something like
you were talking about in the beginning.
I agree with this technique. I follow along with 3d tutorials (Blender) and
find it a much better learning experience if you also try to do it by
yourself without the tutorial. Otherwise tutorials become kind of like TV
and although you absorb it all very little sticks.
hey Sycra, thanks for linking to Will Terrell! i never saw his channel
before and already went on a video spree, he’s awesome.
great video too. very helpful to people who are new to referencing or
researching, and even veterans.
a) you don’t suck, you’re in inspiration! b) how much do you speed these
videos up? How long was this recorded in real time? Thank you for all of
your hard work. This gives me a lot more insight on how much actually goes
into each and everyone of these!
sycra do you have a tutorial on fundamentals if not, would you be able to
do one. Like how you learnt it all and how long you did certain things for.
In my opinion this is the best video you’ve done. Not only have you helped
me to learn how to draw, but you’ve taught me how to learn by myself.
btw, if you draw something and mastered it( like a lion), and you stopped
drawing lions for like 20 years, would you be able to draw a lion
professionally? or would you have to start from square zero?
you are a genious drawer. i’ve been drawing since i could draw and i feel
like i think the way you do, only 1/10 of it, but the same type of way.
Awesome, honest, sincere.
i think the thing you hesitate to talk about regarding sketchbooks and
practice is what Feng Zhu explains in
FZDSCHOOL EPISODE 36 Traditional Mediums about “Presentation Sketchbooks
vs. Design Sketchbooks”
— (also i don’t think Mark Crilley does tutorials really; it’s more of a
PR and a “how to draw a specific face of a specific character from a
specific angle in a specific pose” – that doesn’t help anyone to get better
at drawing in general, it just looks good and entertaining)
Thanks Sycra this was extremely informative and entertaining
I like the video. You have good ideas about how to use reference
effectively to better our work. It also helps to show us what it takes to
make these videos. Hopefully, more people will appreciate what you’re doing
this way.
This is actually a really good way of practicing. The tips are better,
because they can be used in general and applied to other things you wish to
draw – whereas a tutorial in itself just points out some stuff about ONE
thing and can only be applied to that. For me it makes it more “inspiring”
to actually use references! c: . Thanks for the upload.
Any advice on teaching yourself on drawing faces?
This video is 1337 long!
😀 a shoutout to mark crilley!!! you and he are the only drawing channels i
subscribed to :)
please u should make a lion turtorial
+grub films yes
Another great video Sycra! I would really like to see more videos like this
(how to learn to draw something from memory and stuff)
I really am enjoying watching your videos… on drawing… You make it very
easy to understand Thanks!
Thank you sooo much for this video! I have read a few How To Draw books,
and when I came to the part of how to draw the human body, the skeleton was
always in the picture and I didn’t understand why. I was thinking like “why
the heck do I need to learn about the skeleton and the muscles. It’s not
like the skeleton will help me in any way”. After seeing your video I
totally understand why. I think it’s amazing to see how you build the
muscles on top of the bones to understand the animal’s body and how it
moves. I understand now that it is A LOT more to learn about than to just
draw out of nothing.
love your videos!<3
Sycra I enjoy your post. Do you feel the process of creating a post
improves your skills? Thank you for your time and effort.
Sycra,please make tutorial on drawing cyberpunk not for pros,just for
lovers)
1337 so leet
Not sure if it’s just me but I find flipping an image has the opposite
effect for me – faults disappearing instead of being highlighted. Maybe I
just need to look at the new perspective a bit longer before I decide it
looks okay… hum
You are awesome man thanks for your help!
Apparently, people do these portfolio sketchbooks. Those are probably the
pretty ones.
awesome.
You mentioned Mark Crilley! I love him. He’s so very helpful. And your
videos are so great and you’re very inspirational!
If I were an art student, and you were a teacher, I would sign up for every
class you offered. Your free lessons on You tube are great! Thanks.
Reminds me of this little game I call “Memory Reference Memory” that’s
basically what you said. Draw from memory, then draw from reference then
draw from memory again. It’s actually a lot of fun to see the drastic
difference between the first and last one, even after just one session!
Great video :)
Awesome
is there a possibility for you to do an interview with someone good at
backgrounds or concept art? I find your interviews also very helpful and
motivating!
really usefull suggestions!! 🙂 good job!
this is awesome, it would be cool if you did more videos like this, in
which you just learned how to draw things that you want to learn. also,
thanks for everything, it’s really helpful.