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Even when you say "aside of kim jung gi, every artist use references" Kim Jung Gi said in his facebook livestream that he spend good time studying references. He doesn't use them while he's drawing, but that's because he already studied them before. Great video btw.

He's trippin those floating masks were FIRE

Rob Sevilla is the artist of the second sketch. Great video James!

I've never seen someone work outside-in. That was a treat to watch since I was really struggling with stiff poses.

watching you always makes me want to draw. Even if I've just spent hours drawing and I feel like I should go and relax a little on youtube. If i come across your latest vid I usually just end up going back to draw. Been following you for so long now and you're always improving. keep it up james!

Once again! This is gold, love your tutorials and I like the dynamism of your gestures. I will love to see how much groundwork and exercises have you done to get those dynamic lines and line weights

I think way back in an interview, kim said that he starts each day by consuming a large collection of reference.

Absolutely LOVED the floating masks idea!! Nothing "cheesy" about it, absolutely genius!! Spectacular work, as always! 👏🔥👏

James you're work here on this channel is top notch !! Every single info you through is worth a gold mine! It almost feels unfair to learn all this for free!! Thank you so much for your hard work.

I went through a pretty bad burn out after quite allot of stress from school and stopped doing art for a few months. I pushed through and started a portfolio for a local games publisher, though noticed my art now looked stiff and wonky. Thanks to this video I relearned why and am now on my way to creating concept art for 505 games, thanks! (I mean work experience, I’m not quite at the stage to properly start any career)

Best line: try to channel your inner Bob Ross.

This was really useful. I have a hard time keeping forms loose and it tends to make the end result awkward and not what I meant at the offset. This video gave me a better idea of how to use thumbnails to my advantage. Thanks.

MDJ -Well done. It was entertaining in a 'this is how I do it' kind of way even if one is not an artist. Very insightful. The way you can just fly through your process shows many years of effort.

Your art has gotten so much better. Your gesture also has improved a bunch

Bro thank you, the whole thing is so practical and applicable. It really gave me direction for my own process! If I find a part 2 on the channel I’m subbing:)

This is incredibly useful info, very helpful. Thank you, James!

so precious guidelines for the character creating process. thank you so much for sharing

Flippin THANK YOU, this helped me figure out my big issue: trying to "construct" the body armature before doing anything else and my figures/gestures all coming out boring and flat.

Thank you soooo much. I needed this so bad

See how refined your skills are always inspires me

Love it!! Thank you for guiding me into concept art!

I am very happy that I come across with this channel. I like it and I get a lot of tips and techniques for my craft. thank you.

Please make a part 2!! I love your videos, thank you!!

Thanks MDJ! Really helpful, and inspiring. God bless you.

“In hindsight I thought the floating masks were cheesy.” ...I liked them pff- lol

Great video, the background music is just perfect

Thanks for these! I'd also like to hear more in detail about shape language. Triangles being action, danger, circles being friendly, etc and techniques to apply in character designs. Lighting seems to be integral for storytelling and character design but it is hard to learn!

I like to draw super neutral poses when making character sheets

Omg so dynamic so coolll!

Me just enjoying the process cuz it looks dope

I liked the floating masks tbh

I’m so glad you said what you said about cheating, I’ve been feeling like a fraud for some time🙂

Its amazing watching your art evolution , most of people decide to make videos of their work only at the stage where they are already profesionally doing character designs , your channel showed the fundamental steps of learning first before reaching this level ,so we can all trace the steps of what it actually takes to do this , very inspiring !

This is incredible. Thank you. :)

Hey I don't really have anything of substance to say but I really like your videos and I thank you for providing so many people with such high-quality videos! Holy shit I just realized that 90% of this video's comments are saying the exact same thing oh nOOo now I'm a BORiNG perSON

Thank you

This is so damn cool, I going one day to be able to do this too!

very nice! I would really love that pencil brush and smudges ! are u working on PS or do u use some different softwares for sketches/thumbnails? Cheers

Hi James, have u got in gumroad any tutorial about digital color painting? Than u so much. Your job is amazing

It sucks that I was shooting in the dark for all this year and finally derived some of the tips you put at the very beginning. That's the way of learning for free I guess. You'll have to search for the answer in a sea of information. Nobody there to show one where the best fishing locations are.

Thanks alot.You have really cool content I love this tutorial !!!!

I love how Kim jung gi is universally described the same way. Lol

I'm gonna try character design in June 2021 because I'll know anatomy by then. 😊

Very Useful.

Is there a part 2?

Wow. It is nice to use thumbnails for character design like that. That is very helpful. Thanks a lot :) I am trying to design a dragon character. It is really difficult. It is tricky trying to get the anatomy and proportions right. I am going for some kind of dinosaur-pterosaur hybrid with a snaky build. I am finding that thumbnails can be very helpful. It is more efficient if I sketchout different body forms repetedly until I am satisfied. Then I can move on and devlop details. Details are things like scales, claws and facial features. Dragons are traditionally depicted as terrifying monsters of folklore. However I am going for a different approach. I like the anatomy and look of dinosaurs in modern depictions. I would like to incorperate that. The dragon character is a companion for the woman protagonist. The woman rides the dragon while traveling for adventure. The dragon is a misunderstood good guy. He also turns into a beautiful man, and becomes the love interest. So I would like to make a dragon look as natural and attractive as humanely possible. That is a huge design challenge. I like to have a snaky appearance with long skinny neck and tail. It gives a nice touch of masculinity to the character. It also makes the dragon good for riding on during travels. It helps me go where I am aiming.

Will this video have a part2?

Bad idea? I find floating masks is brilliant.

very beautiful thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

I wanted draw like you.. Please how did you end up in this road.. Teach me!!

Yay, youtube class 😗

Is this series only available for 2 days?

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Amazing vid as always. Keep up the good work and hopefully I'll try to keep up :p

Cool content. You could talk about Alex Toth, he was FIRE.

when you go into detail like this whats the differance between a sketch and a thumbnail?

I LOVE BOGLES

Wait what program do you use

About how long do you spend on a thumbnail?

How long should you spend on the thumb nailing process?

Your voice is lovely

Can you tell us please what are the books you've mentioned that covered folds? Thanks

Hey what's up here to support dope video

I wanted to subscribe but then it turned out I was subscribed

i really like to download that thumbnails and try to breakdown

I notice you "flip" your drawings through out. Is that so you can see mistakes that you otherwise might not see on the original direction? NM you answered my question at 10:30 LOL great stuff!!!

Hi, what programa you use for your sketches?

Pls PT-BR legend

the floating masks are fucking cool... why do you think they were "cheesy"?

I wish i could be as good as you

Question, when do we use static poses and dynamic poses when designing a character?

what if my focus is not so much on how something looks but on how something feels,it can be through color,shape language or line quality?

What program was this done on?

I think you could do more than tree thumbs. It's like you stressed to get to the next stage. I think there are some issues with the one you picked and it doesn't pop. It's not a confident pose, it's a weak and "old" pose. like you are at the end of your life and carry all the weight of it on you. I think for an example like this you should have gone for a more fresh and "young" pose. You have a great artstyle though and I love it.

What is the brush you are using?

Can I take character artist as my career?

creative

Lots of soup, but no fish, as it were.....

By the way, what is the name of the software that you are currently using please let me know know in the comments section thank you.

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Hello , Do you have your website?

Does anyone know what drawing program he’s using

I think the masks aren't cheesy, but rather predictable. If it has an actual function and isn't just for aesthetic then I believe it can be used well and be beneficial.

What software?

make a how to draw eyes vid

Ugh, why is he so good

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Do u draw with mouse??!!!!

lucky me I've taken a class on it

Me: Oh I like this thing he's doing with the masks MDJ: Excuse this cheesy, trash - it was in poor taste Me: Dies a little.

What is the name pf this pencil?? ❤️

Check out draw like a sir

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Nice video,great sharing so beautiful friend👍❤️👍.

Can you make video on proportion... Please

Damn it would take me 45 thumbnails to get one half as good as any of these.... I've been drawing for 25 years... I'm useless.

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Amzing. but maybe a lil hard to follow or is it just me? xD