Draw with Confidence Like a Pro - Eliza lvanova
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Күн бұрынEliza Ivanova shows off her drawing style, skipping construction lines and going straight for the final lines using a mechanical pencil and blending stump. She focuses on silhouette-based drawing, influenced by her Pixar experience, and blends realistic shading with stylized silhouettes. She also talks about live drawing, anatomy, tips on using references, and developing your own style.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:06 - 3/4 View Demo
00:33 - Materials
02:52 - Which parts of the anatomy are you pushing?
04:03 - How did You break out from the underdrawing?
05:34 - What are the shapes you use often?
06:17 - How much of your style was a conscious choice?
10:35 - How do you choose which tool to use?
11:29 - Do you want to go back to painting more?
12:46 - Do you already envision the whole picture when you start?
14:22 - 7/8 View Demo
15:30 - Profile Demo
16:29 - Are you thinking about animation and motion?
16:46 - Do you still produce drawings you don’t like?
17:32 - How do you get out of artist’s block?
18:50 - Do you gravitate towards drawing characters?
19:37 - Do you work without reference?
21:26 - What do you have wrapped around your blending stumps?
21:39 - Do you stick to a certain amount of time?
22:48 - What inspired your stylized linework?
23:52 - Do you ever want to try plein air landscape?
24:54 - What brought you from fine art to animation?
25:58 - What is the reason for breaking lines?
27:08 - Outro
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Instructional How to Draw videos for artists. My drawing lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high-quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching.
CREDITS:
Artist | Instructor - Eliza Ivanova (www.elizaivanova.com)
Producer - Stan Prokopenko (www.stanprokopenko.com), Charlie Nicholson ( / shloogorgh )
Production Assistance - Stephen Clark (www.peppermintgentleman.com), Patrick Bosworth (www.patrickdavidbosworth.com)
Editing - Charlie Nicholson
Publishing - Alex Otis, John Birchall
Models - Marcia Churchill
Additional model images from Satine Zillah (www.proko.com/satine, Grafit Studio (www.proko.com/grafit)
Additional music by Epidemic Music
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@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын
Check out the new Proko Timer tool to practice drawing from reference - proko.com/timer
@marcianocastillo3511 4 ай бұрын
I THANK YOU A ENJOYED THE CLASS VERY MUCH GRACIAS 😂
@salvatoreocello 5 ай бұрын
0:39 In school I always got scolded for not making an under drawing and drawing too light- it’s great to see artists work in their own way
@aaronbentonart 5 ай бұрын
I always drew too dark and heavy... my teachers wanted me to draw lightly. Its difficult to do at the beginning.
@MarcHendry 5 ай бұрын
one of my favourite current artists! Super cool to watch her working
@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын
Mine too! She's great.
@notapplicable8957 5 ай бұрын
My problem is, I want my drawings to look exactly like the reference. That's a level of practice I'm finding out is extremely time consuming. I thought I could really draw but I wasn't even started yet, turns out.
@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын
That's a hard pursuit! Hopefully, you get to a place where you enjoy your resulting piece. But don't be scared to push and pull the drawing to make an image you like a little more than the original reference sometimes too.
@sassytabasco 5 ай бұрын
Something that's helped me in my figure drawing group, is realizing that even the most realistic artists are designing. It isn't necessarily our goal to replicate, but to express what we're seeing while putting in a dash of what it is that we WANT to see. Even an artist with a style as traditional and realistic as Proko is observing shapes and values and making decisions rather than finding the answer. When you give yourself that freedom, you start to feel more comfortable.
@hedonismbot3274 5 ай бұрын
Use a grid method and copy each square ? That is the beginning in my mind. Art becomes really interesting after that stage. Not being derogatory. You do you. Celebrate the small wins and just keep going.
@user-xe2zt3vm2n 5 ай бұрын
@@ProkoTVI think that’s the perfectionism talking
@yuti3897 5 ай бұрын
Try and everything will work out. The main thing is not to try to make your work easier by redrawing while looking at a flat picture with a reference located 5 centimeters from your canvas. Ideally, put the picture with the standard further away in order to train the brain - to identify features and proportions, even better if you practice drawing portraits and other parts of the body or sketches of objects from life. The artist in this video draws well, but she is very idealistic; if a beginner tries to do the same, then his learning will slow down very much!
@Squidcvmmm 4 ай бұрын
She's an amazing teacher, I feel like I've learned so much in less than 30 minutes that will carry over for the rest of my career!
@merlinporterarts Ай бұрын
That was brilliant. Seriously inspiring watching those come together...makes me want to crack out the pencils after many years of going straight to ink!
@livingincreation 5 ай бұрын
She’s been one of my favorite artist for a good while now ❤👌 very influential
@socratesthecabdriver 5 ай бұрын
i think as a taxi driver i associate with choice of pencil and stump and my favorite erasers hahahaaa people enjoy watching me while stuck in traffic :) but it is fun relaxing even for the vehicles around me ,especially on the printer paper sized ones , it amazes them that i actually dont miss any starts on green traffic lights ahaahaaa i swear some times i feel like I'm the kid with the flute in the hand , and you know why ? because they see me start they start ,, and for that little time they had no phone in their hands , they actually got to see something ... i been watching misses eliza since the lockdown days , but now this is golden . merry Christmas and a stronger new year
@billiana.art_youtube 3 ай бұрын
This is really inspirational to see. You deserve at least more likes on this comment ❤
@socratesthecabdriver 3 ай бұрын
@billiana.art_youtube oh my God you actually made heads or tales of what I wrote? 😂 I corrected some, thank you
@ducksoff7236 5 ай бұрын
This is how I draw for the most part. Personally I just call it "mapping". I always hated the mess of construction so would just make little marks as land marks. Compare where they are in relation to each other and the lines get longer as I build. If you marked your landmarks well and pay attention to angles things are pretty proportional and easy to just fill in.
@socratesthecabdriver 5 ай бұрын
🖖😀
@PRAYINGMANTIS. 5 ай бұрын
i love her artstyle smmmmm
@giuseppebifulco4848 Ай бұрын
Thank you Proko for that :) Eliza is one of my favourite artist,hope to see more in the future,thanks again and blessing :)
@ccayco 5 ай бұрын
Eliza is my absolute favorite artist.
@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын
She's a truly skilled artist!
@richatdastkey3555 5 ай бұрын
so much respect for animators. as a kid I would luckily catch little behind the scenes and how it's made type videos that disney and more often nick would show on commercials. those are a little difficult to find so this is a real treat to study
@David-tt3yz 5 ай бұрын
Her work is a big inspiration for me. Thanks Proko!
@christinac4818 5 ай бұрын
Love this vid. I also like using references and transforming them into what I want them to look like!
@alphinart 5 ай бұрын
Wow! That shading!
@enriquestewart5762 5 ай бұрын
I love her style
@thatoneperson689 5 ай бұрын
the built in timer tool is amazing!
@blackbird163 5 ай бұрын
Lovely process ❤
@alienjjj 5 ай бұрын
Loved this video so much
@richatdastkey3555 5 ай бұрын
24:42 PREACH. "...marvel movies that are so animated that this should he in the animation category." constantly hearing people dump on animation just to turn around and tell me how they LOVE films that have about 10mins of non VFX/CGI sequences
@roathripper 5 ай бұрын
man, she got dem skillz!!!
@ibreakandskate 5 ай бұрын
One of my favorites
@kianusteve9633 5 ай бұрын
It was so insightful, wanted to see more. I couldn't get in enough. Proko you gotta bring her back next time
@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын
We have another demo from her that we'll release soon. More just for you!
@zainnartisttt1490 5 ай бұрын
She’s so talented I liked her a lot I mean the art
@basquecheetah5989 5 ай бұрын
Good job, Eliza
@edmundobaca3498 4 ай бұрын
I love this channel for learn art.🙏👋🌟
@grayfox8904 5 ай бұрын
She is sooo good!
@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@kevinrampersad9202 5 ай бұрын
Her process is almost exactly like mine...I can totally relate to everything she's saying/doing..except I still feel using the blending stump is a 'cheat' ...but it's so useful..her art is great!😊❤
@user-pt7qv9ir8x 5 ай бұрын
damn she's amazing , gorgeous drawings :)
@XotoriD4rak 5 ай бұрын
Very cool
@mertcanislamoglu 5 ай бұрын
Eliza is my favorite artist, her style and lines are truly amazing.
@THUNGUNS 5 ай бұрын
great interview with a great artist. chef's kiss
@15clank 5 ай бұрын
I enjoy videos like this instead of the more flashy KZfaq tutorials. It’s simple straight forward no editing or music I the background. Just Great artist teaching
@algernonwolfwhistle6351 5 ай бұрын
Very nice.
@K.ART_vlog 5 ай бұрын
so nice ❤❤❤💛💛
@kpare0de 5 ай бұрын
I'd have liked to see a still shot of the final piece at the end - it felt like a very quick cut to an advert there. Thanks
@socratesthecabdriver 5 ай бұрын
much love for all
@siimkask14 5 ай бұрын
Love her style
@SuperWeedPower 5 ай бұрын
that's it, I'm unbinding ctrl+z
@ZackAttack680 5 ай бұрын
badass.
@royaebrahim2449 5 ай бұрын
❤
@user-oh7on2ib2s 3 ай бұрын
Seems like a very smooth paper as on the shading there does not seem to be a lot of texture on the drawing . curious about what paper she uses, would also be curious to her do a watercolor and her procedure.
@ProkoTV 3 ай бұрын
She's working in our Proko sketchbook here. It's a high quality, archival multimedia paper. We only sell them at conventions like LightBox when we're there in person. You can see some more of her process over on her channel: www.youtube.com/@Eleeeza/videos
@shuvoDhar.5537 5 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@FortuitousOwl 5 ай бұрын
Have you ever done a video on how to make backgrounds for people that draw mostly characters? I draw full Figures and busts/headshots but my backgrounds are usually just blank black or white. I have tried drawing complex backgrounds but it distracts from the figure (and tbh I hate drawing landscapes/backgrounds).
@NATA5II 5 ай бұрын
It’s in your text. Complex background and complex figure will fight for dominance. If you want your character to stick out, simplify your background. Study backgrounds, squint your eyes and look at what is the most important shapes.
@FortuitousOwl 5 ай бұрын
@@NATA5II I appreciate the thought but this was not helpful lol
@yaghobshojaei 5 ай бұрын
Very beautiful my dear friend and artist
@eric_e3 2 ай бұрын
I have a little problem where i dont know how to shade or draw a portrait and not make it look linear
@samiran5751 5 ай бұрын
Make a with spectacles face....
@Spikey100000 5 ай бұрын
What is the name of that tool? The shading pencil?
@NATA5II 5 ай бұрын
She says it in the beginning…
@hyuqoh 5 ай бұрын
Blending stump
@Spikey100000 5 ай бұрын
@@NATA5II apologies I have adhd so skip right to the juicy stuff
@Nxyphoenix 3 ай бұрын
Anyone know what kind of paper she is using also?
@ProkoTV 3 ай бұрын
Proko sketchbook. We only sell them at conventions. They're a multimedia paper.
@Nxyphoenix 3 ай бұрын
@@ProkoTV oh wow okay, great to know. I haven’t checked the channel yet, but it would be great to know more about any upcoming conventions.
@ProkoTV 3 ай бұрын
@@Nxyphoenix We just do LightBox Expo, our favorite artist convention. That's towards the end of the calendar year.
@mmedeuxchevaux 5 ай бұрын
WOW. This looks like a sketch by DaVinci
@patriciozazzini3182 5 ай бұрын
what paper is she using?
@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын
She's drawing a Proko sketchbook here. We only sell them at in person events like LightBox Expo.
@SuperMarioBoyz Ай бұрын
Notice How Peter Han, Ryan Benjamin, and Stephen Bauman were the ones ask the question Lmao
@ProkoTV Ай бұрын
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@SuperMarioBoyz Ай бұрын
@ProkoTV Were they not, sorry if I have mistaken them, the first person I could've sworn that was Peter Han's voice, I'm not sure about Ryan, I could've also swore that was Stephen Bauman so sorry If I was wrong about that lol
@ProkoTV Ай бұрын
@@SuperMarioBoyz A couple of the people you listed were at the convention but they weren't at the booth to ask any questions. LightBox Expo is a busy time for artists and they rarely get to stick around after their demos.
@reiniergamboa 5 ай бұрын
masterful... if you want to reach this level just practice your @$$ off
@cextheartist 5 ай бұрын
It comes to my mind that I use guidelines because I don't know, most of the time, what am I gonna draw... So I put the guidelines there, sometimes in a nice pose, but I figure what to draw while doing the guidelines... It could be one thing that is taking me away from drawing without the guidelines. Am I right? someone else with that??
@saint6259 5 ай бұрын
Yes. I do the same thing and I realized for me it's a bad habit. When I concentrate and force myself to make what I picture in my head my drawing comes out better. I was told so many times not to use erasers and use what I slap down but no erasing mistakes and adjusting as I go is so obviously better. My art is really sketchy but I swear the drawings are better when I let it be messy.
@cextheartist 5 ай бұрын
@@saint6259 yeah! I think I gonna plan more what I am doing, or something else, maybe thumbnails, idk... I will need some effort to make it a thing, feels like I should be doing it all along. I had a teacher that told me the same thing about the eraser ahhaha.
@johndoe-rq1pu 5 ай бұрын
"Your hand adapts so quickly." Please excuse me, there are some things in the other room that need to be broken.
@kasai3562 5 ай бұрын
Sorry to bother but, what school did you attend? Do you think that i will not be able to be as good as you are if i dont go to a good animation school?
@NATA5II 5 ай бұрын
You can go to art school for 4 years and not improve that much. It depends on how much time you dedicate to focused practice. It’s not necessary in this day and age if you can’t afford it or have access to it.
@herofroot 5 ай бұрын
does anyone know where i can get the smodge pen she's using?
@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын
Not sure exactly what brand she's using here but in our experience, they all work pretty much the same. Cool wrap on the outside, though.
@NATA5II 5 ай бұрын
It’s not a pen. Just tightly wrapped paper. Look up blending stump. Or tortillon. Remember the tool won’t give you the same results.
@herofroot 5 ай бұрын
i know genius, i want to try using it because i love experimenting but go off LOL@@NATA5II
@XotoriD4rak 5 ай бұрын
I tried to draw like her. I failed
@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын
Your first failure is one drawing closer to your first success at it. Keep working on practicing and you'll get there.
@XotoriD4rak 5 ай бұрын
@@ProkoTV yeah the hardest part is looking for references. I guess I'm buying one of your packs with Christmas money.
@AbuBakkarsCreation 5 ай бұрын
আমি বাংলাদেশী, প্লিজ বাংলা ট্রান্সলেশন এড করিয়েন।
@cextheartist 5 ай бұрын
haha just noticed that pencil will left her soon xD
@evchenkosketch 4 ай бұрын
+
@azathothic 5 ай бұрын
Can we expect a tutorial on drawing realistic cameltoes? Asking for a friend on deviantart.
@brandialltizer168 5 ай бұрын
It doesn't look like the model, I can't be happy if the resemblance isn't there.
@christinac4818 5 ай бұрын
she's not trying to make it look like the model.
@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын
That wasn't the aim of Eliza's demo but everyone's preference is different and that's okay! It takes all kinds. It's good to know what you do and don't want from your work.
@Spikey100000 5 ай бұрын
I’m sorry but what is that model’s hair? Had they just got out of bed for a photoshoot?
@momokillee 5 ай бұрын
THAT in 20 min????
@gorkhali6363 5 ай бұрын
Haha my thoughts too. I can draw good but that was some other level fast.
@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын
Don't want to set some unrealistic expectations. Real time this drawing took her an hour. We edited it down to 27.
@Amanita._.Verosa._. 5 ай бұрын
@@ProkoTV We appreciate you for this, thank you.
@mahmoudehsane3312 5 ай бұрын
Im reading the comments and I'm just so confused, my question is what is the purpose of the reference photo here for this lady ? I can see she just used it exactly when students use that very basic mannequin that u buy from dollar store I guess, if this young woman is an artist then im an artist too 🤔
@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын
For some, a reference is something to be adhered to strictly. For others, it's just a jumping off point or something to pick some details from. Like when you look at a recipe but change a lot of it for your final dish. It didn't mean that the recipe was there for no reason. It got you started. Eliza talks plainly about how she uses reference in the start of the video. There's nothing "bad" or "better" about either approach. Art isn't just one thing and that's a good thing.
@mahmoudehsane3312 5 ай бұрын
@@ProkoTV honestly Stan, nothing special in this video, shading looks horrible, im not an artist i never been to art school im old man, recently i started to doodle 10 minutes every two weeks, i can do better or equal at least 😅 I remember i suggested Australian artist, I thought he has good stuff on his channel, honestly he has perspective videos u guys never matched his clearity about perspective, actually no one did on KZfaq, even though it's all about buildings but still he really did great job not perfect but really great job in explaining perspective in practicle way i would say better than any artist on KZfaq, and what's interesting about him that he started drawing in his 50's, now there's also another interesting artist from Norway, he has very unique style, the only thing I don't like about him is he's so politicized when he speaks, gender ideology and things like that, other than that he's a hell of an artist and I believe u would love his unique art
@capybara8477 5 ай бұрын
@@mahmoudehsane3312she’s an animator first and an illustrator second. if her talent isn’t obvious from these drawings, perhaps you should look up her animation work. 10 years at Pixar is no joke, she obviously has the skills to make it in the business. if you think you do better, then maybe you should offer your own perspective and skills to others to help them improve. :)
@manyaZ 5 ай бұрын
what are you talking about old man 💀 you're too cocky for someone who prolly can't even draw stick figures without erasing a billion times
@Sansiia 5 ай бұрын
I wish people like you would maybe question their ignorant and miopic judgements before leaving the dumbest and most disrespectful thoughts they could come up with...
@mahmoudehsane3312 5 ай бұрын
Im not tryin to be mean or rude but I honestly could do better than this, im not an artist, I'm old i never been to art school, I don't know anatomy and I just doodle for literally 10 minutes once every two weeks, that's very recently i mean as an old man, and I could do equal or even better than this and no structuring or whatever method, i mean go for the the drawing no under drawing or whatever method artist use 😐
@erinnlucas2920 5 ай бұрын
😂
@pb_destiny 5 ай бұрын
Dunning Kruger effect
@mahmoudehsane3312 5 ай бұрын
@@pb_destiny im not am artist son and I'm not overestimating anything, see my other comments and replies maybe u understand instead of tryin to be smart and diagnosing other people just based on a comment, opinions
@amyp8808 4 ай бұрын
do it then
@brokenfrog8462 3 ай бұрын
Can we see your drawings please?@@mahmoudehsane3312