Create Great Art Compositions with these Thumbnail Sketch Techniques

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This video comprehensively explains how thumbnail sketches work within the artistic process. There are many benefits of thumbnail sketches: they can save you time when working on a final piece of artwork and allow you to explore more options for composition. The demonstration shows simple strategies on how to crop or expand your thumbnail sketches and how to diversify your options. Demo and discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang.
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@artprof 3 жыл бұрын

Watch our video on Red & Green: Complementary Colors Explained: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oq5xaM-Jtq2VgHU.html

@miranda8598 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! 😊

@YuanJane 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy these classes with a dynamic conversation, you learn so much more through a conversation that you can not learn from one single teacher.

@artprof 2 жыл бұрын

I know, it's a completely different dynamic! - Mia, Art Prof Staff

@Sara-yz1up 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, I just started doing thumbnails for the first time and I Can Not Stop!!!! I can't believe I used to carry all those ideas around! My head feels so much lighter now! 😂

@artprof 2 жыл бұрын

Omg, thumbnails are a lifesaver!!! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff

@mayahika 3 жыл бұрын

1:20:40 that discussion about schools is really true. most schools in my place values academics more than creativity and I feel like schools should be a balance of both.

@artprof 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! A good balance between the two is so important - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff

@jasonfml1 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a graphic designer and an illustrator, I spend almost 80% of my project time doing thumbnails :)

@artprof 3 жыл бұрын

Soooo relatable, I have a sketchbook dedicated to only thumbnails, haha - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff

@marielouiseweeksb33attitud33 Ай бұрын

Thank you. This was so helpful. I enjoyed your Jack in the Beanstalk demo. 😂 hilarious

@katarzynadominikabratkowsk264 22 күн бұрын

I love it. It is not just extra helpful process but most fun too, surfing through so many the possibilities. I don't know if I'm allowed to make thumbnails as I'm not even close to being a real artist, but too late! I put on mother's heels and lipstick is all over the place 😊 huge Thank you❤

@gargisingh5202 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations Scott Gilley!! All the best for your dream career!

@attheranch873 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍 I enjoyed getting to SEE how you both made your thumbnails.

@artprof 3 жыл бұрын

It's such an important step! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff

@Angela-jy8um 2 жыл бұрын

I think I've watched this twice over the last year. It's really good.

@artprof 2 жыл бұрын

We're honored you think so! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff

@inali_illustrates9142 2 ай бұрын

Heres my process for thumbnailing: brainstorm thumbnails(rly rough, can be anything surrounding the general vibe I want), selection amd iteration(selecting the best of stage 1 and playing with alternative versions), refined sketch(refining the best iteration for clarity, adding simple color, and adding some minor detail only just beyond big shapes/elements, then I move on to the final piece after any iterations of different stages, sometimes I restart that process, sometimes a completely new idea does a sidewinder to me and I go with that instead

@lisah336 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Lecture and demo in one video!

@artprof Жыл бұрын

Whoop whoop! - Mia, Art Prof Staff

@afrocubanita1969 2 жыл бұрын

Informative and helpful...

@artprof 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!- Mia Rozear, Art Prof Share

@afrocubanita1969 2 жыл бұрын

@@artprof The Site is Super! I have been learning about Gelli Plates and how not to be so precious with the process.

@loveherlyn 2 жыл бұрын

You both make drawing look so easy.

@artprof 2 жыл бұрын

Have you seen Clara's really ugly messy sketchbooks? She struggles too! 😆 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mc6DYM2m1rTOnI0.html -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist

@loveherlyn 2 жыл бұрын

@@artprof 😅🤣

@4seasons546 Жыл бұрын

Great yes i just started doing “thumbnail’s” as i realized erasing the sketch was tiring the paper in my case I’ve just started to experiment with watercolour ! And i am really excited at the idea of trying acrylic or oil all such fun & satisfying 😃 Love listing to your videos

@artprof Жыл бұрын

Thumbnails really change the game when you put them into practice-- I had the same revelation, and saved so much nice paper in the process! Thanks for watching :D - Mia, Art Prof Staff

@shortyangel2010 Ай бұрын

I know this isnt the point, but i like the one with jack with the beans reflected in his eyes --it adds a lot of pressure! I like it! Its kinda scary

@deborahmeyers551 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your awesome vids 💜

@artprof 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist

@arielle2745 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely excellent exploration of thumbnails, their importance, and why and how to make them. I learned a lot!

@christinekoper2407 2 жыл бұрын

I could afford to do more thumbnails-I do like them! My problem is when I like their looseness more than the final piece…😅

@emilyjones2794 3 жыл бұрын

Watching this for class. Instead of doing jack and the bean stalk, I'm doing thumbnail sketches of the Mexican restaurant my character works at.

@artprof 3 жыл бұрын

That's so awesome! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff

@lisengel2498 3 жыл бұрын

I think thumbnails can be very fascinating - but my best work normallydoes not come from thumbnails - my way of opening into the creative process is jumping from deciding one or two colors and then a continue like a dance or jazz improvisation from their. Each piece of art is like a lucid dreaming and sometimes like a conversation with elements that call you.

@artprof 3 жыл бұрын

That's another perfectly okay way to create a piece! I know tons of artists who prefer to improvise and see how the piece creates itself, instead of planning beforehand :) - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff

@LarsVision 3 жыл бұрын

Thumbnails come in many level of detail. It's up to the arist to decide how much they want to make.

@artprof 3 жыл бұрын

Very true! I think it all depends on what is most helpful for each artist :) - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff

@kingkasey6539 Жыл бұрын

one thing i think is a good bridge between thumbnails and the final piece is doing studies of my subject matter, especially if im drawing something im not experienced in. for example, im planning a big piece that includes angel wings, so i do studies of birds to help understand the structure and the way wings work.

@artprof Жыл бұрын

That's such a great method of working! Plus, then you have tons of cool drawings of wings to look back on :) - Mia, Art Prof Staff

@jenhaganey 6 ай бұрын

To illustrate it without the beans ...Jack hands in pocket - walking back to his sister in the distance ...looking over his shoulder at the old dude and cow walking away..a concerned look on his face like maybe he's questioning his decision

@lisah336 Жыл бұрын

I should use a view finder more often.

@artprof Жыл бұрын

I should too, probably - Mia, Art Prof Staff

@user-lq3ie1ih5p 6 ай бұрын

I always do thumb nails, especially when I plan to draw or paint a size I am not use too.

@creepingmonte5905 7 ай бұрын

I do my thumbnails at down times; waiting for water to boil, sitting in front of youtube.... they take a minute or two. By the time i get art-time i already know what I'm doing. I usually have 3-4 project ideas going at a time so its an easy rotation.

@sonnet1862 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are hilarious “sperm beans” 😆 I was kind of thinking the same thing but I just thought I was crazy! Lol!

@artprof 2 жыл бұрын

Haha we are all crazy! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff

@karolinagajkowska-kuty7983 2 жыл бұрын

Thumbnails are addictive - once you start working based on thumbnails - go into the final piece with the composition already figured out - you cannot stop! :D

@artprof 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously!! - Mia, Art Prof Staff

@tinakoyama 3 жыл бұрын

I studied Graphic Design in college and it's ALL about the thumbnails!! I don't get how people try to ANYTHING by just jumping onto the computer and playing around. I've tried that and ended up going back and making thumbnails so I could move forward and not feel lost. Imagine a house builder trying to build you a house with NO house plans. That could end up being a very wonky house.

@artprof 3 жыл бұрын

I am such a thumbnail person-- I have to have a guideline or else I'll get SO overwhelmed! Or I'll be nearly done with a drawing and have a better idea than the first. I find it so helpful to think of a lot of designs first, and then choose my favorite :) - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff

@themovingdance2744 2 жыл бұрын

We were taught to do thumbnails to plan out the thinking and design process. All colleges ask to see your thinking process to explain it. I do storyboards first.

@artprof 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, storyboards definitely count as thumbnailing! -Lauryn Welch, Art Prof Teaching Artist

@richardbaker112 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. I draw cartoon characters ,mostly animal personification. When I draw I tend to make the size of the head a little to big causing the body to be to big therefor, leaving little room for everything else in my composition. Usually to fix this I change to a bigger sheet of paper or shrink my character down on a copier. I will try thumbnails but, Any tips on how to fix this besides thumbnails.

@artprof 2 жыл бұрын

I would recommend doing a TON of character gesture drawings! The more comfortable you are with your character, the easier proportions will be :) We have a few videos that might help, feel free to check this one out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hpZ3gLGWmK_HmWw.html - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff

@joe_now_here_ 3 жыл бұрын

Oh em gee. They are so right. The first one is the most boring. Good thing I didn't marry my first love. Hahaha. 56:55 I do that. Sometimes if I like the frame/view/scene, I pause the movie/series episode just to have a good look , study and admire it. My sister is used to me doing that all the time during movie night/series marathon. I recommend Lucifer. Every frame is a work of art, I mean, besides the beautiful casts. Haha.

@artprof 3 жыл бұрын

That's such a great exercise! I might try that later haha - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff

@joe_now_here_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@artprof Yay!

@pompous_pilate5190 3 жыл бұрын

I made it to 13 minutes before I decided I'm glad I never went to art school and god I would hate to take their classes.

@artprof 3 жыл бұрын

HAHA, it's rough out there for sure - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff

@lorinnahastings1923 2 жыл бұрын

I did the hand and the cow with a beanbag

@carolstraub9264 3 жыл бұрын

When was the story originally writen. Electronics is pushing it some what, I think anyway.

@neilagangitlog 3 жыл бұрын

Lol prof lieu if hugh jackman is in front of you asking for marriage, will u still consider other options?

@artprof 3 жыл бұрын

Idk Neil, depends on whether Fassy got a divorce from Alicia Vikander....🤣🤣🤣 -Prof Lieu

@colourmequaint9690 2 жыл бұрын

Jackman over Fassbender, always!!

@themovingdance2744 2 жыл бұрын

I went to the most booooooooring Advanced Arts course the other day and cannot bare to stick it out . I am so used to the laughing, fun and joy you people exude. I can’t do serious art sessions …..art and creation should be fun. English academic types are so precious and high brow over the arts as if no-one can do it until we have been to a ‘proper’ diploma, raised our game…..ugh…..£1,000 for a booooooorng day class which is not as fun and informative as your channel. I hate grids !!!

@artprof 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the cost and language used in art academia is soooo inaccessible! -Lauryn Welch, Art Prof Teaching Artist