Actually my drawings are perfect and flawless

I have watched tons of videos to learn how to draw. for a whole DECADE. Your video is the FIRST to explain that thumbnailing and sketch draft are two different things, and that poses should be handled during thumbnails. I've always struggled starting a drawing because even when thumbnailing i was focusing on both composition AND form to make a good "thumbnail" So many art videos i've watched have shown me the processes but never explained where my mental focus should be. Seriously dude, thank you SO MUCH for going into the level of detail you do for things most artists consider 'too basic" to explain.

I guess my issue is that I'm impatient and I don't give myself a break and soon then I get frustrated and feel like giving up. (I soon realized I needed a break and just be patient. I also use to rush my art because of impatience)

Good video! to any artist out there who have a more painterly workflow or might not specifically illustrate with lineart I might suggest these changes- 1-3 are the same 4. Value- light/ambient light/shadow/reflective light/sss _ Depth Depending on workflow, you might find it easier to do each value step on a separate layer. One for base value, one for light, ambeint light ect. Keeping in mind the initial values of each object- how light effects them and how/ where to compress values to draw away attention/ widen values to create contrast and depth. All the wonderful lighting tricks go here too, bounce light, ambient light ect. I suggest that, if you're painting a background or environment that is not key to the character, you are probably not compressing the values enough to keep the attention on the Focus. Use C+L for layers to compress them and adjust them to be opposite the Focus (lighter if the Focus is darker/reversed) Side note is brushwork. It's important too, but can be added with value. keep your brushwork strongest in areas of medium value and use it to blend areas and soft edges 5. Hue- Vibrancy/warmth/cool/ environmental color from ambient light_ Mood/Theme Hue is where you go back to what the original intention of the image was. Painting something cold and lonely? Cool tones w/ low saturation. Important to note is that the lower the saturation a color has, the more room you have to play with hue. for example, take a brush, set color dynamics to Max for hue and paint in 50% value grey with 10% saturation, any color. All of a sudden, that grey becomes "alive" with color. Play with setting it per stroke as well. this can add dynamics to a dead or potentially boring area in an image and is very common with Northern European artists (Piotr Jablonski, Sergey Kolesov, Igor Sid, ect) and can add a certain amount of natural chaos if used intelligently Side note- some artists put 4+5 together by painting on with Value and Hue at the same time. It saves time overall. This is the Trad way of doing it but has a steep learning curve. if you separate and use color layers, it is a lot easier to control the outcome or make adjustments. each way has its own value and is up to the user to practice. 7 is the same too. A side note to noise, sharpen and chromatic aberration. These are all personal steps and workflow tricks- feel free to use them or discard them, but I find if I don't organize each step I end up wasting my time going back and forth from 4 to 7 for much longer than I need to

19:08 "And don't say boobs" got me, anyways, good video! Love your stuff, your art really inspires me and I want to say thank you.

Bro you're actually a real one, this is the kind of video I've always wanted to see, and you're the only one who's laid out your entire creative process like this. Whenever i ask people for this sort of advice, they just tell me to figure it out. You a real homie, epic chad, I can't express how awesome it is to see this come up ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤love u

i always thought i made my refined sketches too detailed, but then i realised from this that it's probably better to do that, huge confidence boost.

"Everyone hates lineart" 😅 Meanwhile here i am, with lineart being my favourite step of the whole process :D

The refined sketch phase is so huge. At the very very beginning I didn't even sketch, I thought, every stroke had to be perfect from the start. Well I quickly realized just how bad that was. At some point I started sketching but just the bare necessity and then traced it into lineart. Having done only that not only hindered my creativity but also made me realize just how bad the lineart after that would look. Now I am in the sktech the hell out of it, everything phase, Start messy, but add in every detail you want. Doing that I am just so much more statisfied with my lineart.

I can't remember where I learned it but apparently the manga process from Japan emphasizes the "three pass rule." Three passes encapsulates the rough sketch, a refined sketch over the top, then finally inking on top. It changed my view on drawing because I was obsessed with getting everything right on the first pass. Japanese manga KZfaqrs very quickly dispelled that myth for me and said "drawing is a process of constantly correcting; nobody can do it perfect the first try. You are not a machine."

one of my favourite artists to watch is Porforever, their speedpaints show this full process so well, especially the thumbnailing stage. the way they block out various scenes so beautifully in such a small area and choose the best is really inspiring.

i felt this struggle in my soul. your process helps me a lot. Huge fan of your work and appreciate you making videos for us to learn from

This is a video I will go back to for years to come, I’ve been drawing for 5+ years (give or take) and I wish I had this advice earlier because it helps clear up so much stuff-especially the first step involving thumbnails, because I unknowingly always started with step two, thinking thats how it should be done. Words cannot express how thankful I am for this video, people like you help me continue the grind to improve.

Post Effects- Focus- Depth Post effects are the blurring and minimal additions to composition that draw the eye. This gives a better sense of depth to the overall image, and is really useful when you don't know what your peice is missing. It canseriously be minor post effects that make or break.

I don't usually click on these kinds of videos, let alone comment on them,. Heck, I don't know what intrigued me about yours, but I'm just SO glad I did. I've been drawing for over 5 years, and I make a living off of my art, and I've never seen the process being broken down so systematically like this, especially in newer tutorials. There are breakdowns and tutorials that are similar, but they usually scratch the surface or explain 1-2 of these processes - even then, so briefly. You did a fantastic job teaching us about the basics, and helped me understand not just the HOW but the WHY. And it's actually made so much sense to why my drawings could look better. Thank you so much! I'll be applying these lessons here on out.

2:16 thumbnails 8:24 sketch draft 13:13 refined sketch 17:08 lineart 17:51 base color 20:34 shading / lighting 24:24 post effects

I find your talent at teaching outweigh your art-style at the moment. Those are very powerful tips.

oh my gosh, thumbnailing is probably the best art tip I've ever heard man. This improved my poses and made them so much more dynamitic. I wish more people told me about this!!

These steps are absolutely flawless! I think this would be great for artists who want to go all out on a piece. In my process instead of doing lineart, I just do a slightly cleaner sketch since lineart takes too much time and is also very physically taxing..but other than that I use these steps! One thing I do advise for beginner artists is that thick brushes are recommended for thumbnail sketches in order to quickly and effectively establish an idea. Once you reach the sketching phase thin brushes are more appropriate because it makes it easier to catch mistakes early on and you'll be less likely to cut corners. One more thing, it is completely fine to redo everything and try again on a new blank canvas! Sometimes when I'm in my rendering phase and I still end up not liking it..I usually just start over on a new canvas and try something else. However, if you catch yourself starting over too much it's better to just take a break and come back to said piece later..whether its just sketching in a sketchbook or going outside or gathering inspo (that way you're not constantly frustrated and discouraged).

POV : youre using paper eraser and pencil

Im not exaggerating to say that this is peak art tutorial. Thank you so much.

Something I would add on to this is doing thumbnails for the color so you make sure it has the contrast you want and so you don't have to worry about the colors later

Aya "pretty much looks like a doll", nice reference! Fits the themes of the game very well!

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You're a great teacher! I love your live demonstation as well as repetition of key topics, it's really memorable. Something I'd like to add is to define the general values of colors you're using. It's second nature to artists with a good sense of color, but good values help enhance the focal point and depth of the picture. Personally, I witnessed great improvement in my art once I started painting in grayscale, THEN applied colors later. Additionally, It's also helpful know what to check for in a stage and when you can move on to another stage. Actions like fipping the canvas or checking colors in grayscale are good examples of checking methods. I think that is another thing worth mentioning.

Goat dropped another banger. But seriously, I've recently been dealing with stuff coming out not exactly how I wanted, I've been breaking through but I didn't exactly know WHY or HOW I've been doing that, so this video really helped me on how and also ensure I keep doing so. Thanks

Hey just wanted to say that ive been following you for ovee three years now. I've made great progress and I just wanted to say thanks for all your hard work to teach us

I've heard this advice in bits and pieces before. I guess it's about time I actually listen to it and put it to practice, especially with an easy and concise reference of the process to use.

Thumbnailing is probably the most useful thing though I never heard anyone mention about it before, it’s really important to give yourself a basic idea on what you gonna draw, it’s pain to draw straight from imagination cause most of the time it would look weird

This is excellent advice, the best process to follow! I need to smack myself for often skipping the thumbnails, but that is just counter productive.

Nice vid, its nice to have these steps laid out in clear ways almost like a reminder, even if you've been drawing for a while. Another step I might add depending on the piece is what I call the "conceptual phase", which I would place before thumbnailing sometimes. With this step, you're essentially developing the story further, so this can take the form of writing down word associations, detailed descriptions of a character or scene, backstory, whatever inspires you. It could also be having a main idea or feeling you want to impart to the viewer in mind. You should still explore these ideas through sketching of course, but having written notes and a decent idea of the story/tone can be really helpful with tying the steps to a central idea. A great book I would also recommend to anyone interested in learning more about process is "Imaginative Realism" by James Gurney.

those sketches are almost as good as my final products bro wtf

I may watch this a few times. I like how you break things down to a simpler understanding so that beginners(like me) aren't overwhelmed. Also you talk to your viewers in a friendly manner ^^ Some channels have a "see, look how easy this is!" Feel to their videos and that can really frustrate a beginner because they just can't fathom that level yet.

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The thumbnails part is really good! I've been wondering what's wrong with my illustrations and I think the thumbnails would help me a lot.

This is not lesson you could usually get for free, incredible video and thank you so much. Also somehow i laughed more than usual when watching this tutorial.

great video shining some light on how a lack of direction and process can hamper a drawing from looking coherent and clear. personally i don't really like spending too much time on my work because i don't really stay as much on my pc anymore as i get tired and do something else (eat, go outside and walk, all other activities) so planning would feel like taking too much time, but i think a change on mindset could help me make better drawings once more. i'd like making good drawings anyway, so why not lol

You forgot about my art process: I sketch and sketch and sktech each piece but never get to color even though the sketch took 3 months sometimes to settle on. Yup.

the mad father stuff "she looks like a doll" was the best thing ever. this video was very helpful

I have been on this journey to learn art, fully self learn from various advices from ppl and internet, I have changed from drawing from just imagination, to drawing dynamic static poses, sketching using 3D shapes to highlight direction for each part, I was good at details and shadow but all of them seemed so unnatural after I complete the art. After following the guide of "Draw Like a Sir" I was really struggling at the 1st step of posing, gesture and matching the perspective with the background, it was very mortifying. Many people recommended me to use a pre-drawn smaller version for references that I draw accurately from my imagination. There was a problem it was not that I couldn't enact my imagination correctly, it was rather that my imagination was flawed as it lacked vital points and only focused on eye catching parts. My thumbnail and sketch art served the same purpose as I tried to maintain proportion in sketches, I realized my thumbnails served no purpose so I stopped doing it as a whole. Your idea of composition and gesture using just broad colour and planning ahead to see some basic mistake is soooo good. Like in your case, you drew a thumbnail of the scythe guy, what happens in most of my case is that I focus on the upper body and scythe, I build their form and structure and then monumentally fk up the lower parts direction and gesture, and it takes a lot of time to fix each and every block and joint in line art. From now I will draw the thumbnail for the purpose of solely composition and gesture so I don't have to worry about the overall pose. Before that I had to rely on taking pictures of my pose 😂😂or references from other artist but it felt to me like I was outlining but with extra steps. Now I can truly create it from scratch. Thank you.

SomeNormalArtist in a nutshell: You see this perfectly normal anime drawing I made, its actually really ass and you should not draw like this

Thank you for this super useful video! As a beginner artist, I find it art to figure out the steps to go from an idea in my head to an actual illustration, but this video made it far more clear and added structure to the process, planning and stuff. Incredibly useful video, thank you so much!

This made me realize my sketch is a thumbnail and i book it when doing lineart and this explains why it looks weird in some parts I'll def do more planning now great tut ty!

The legend is back after 6 months with great tutorials as always!

Thank you so much ! This video is really informative and helped me see the things I was missing and why I struggle / take a long time to get a drawing right, thank you !

I think it’s important to know that a tutorial like this is not for beginner artists. If you’re a beginner watching this, you’re probably going to get lost at the first or second step because even as far as the sketch requires an understanding of the fundamentals in order to progress and focus on further details. If you’re currently working on mastering anatomy, perspective, and fundamentals like that, work on your skill level, and come back to this tutorial when you’re ready. Good luck everyone!

Thanks for the great advice as always ❤

I definitely want to try this method. I've been doing coloring before any lineart this whole time, and your style is closer to my goal when Im drawing anyways. We shall see how this goes. Also I really like the multiple sketching steps idea. That would make it a lot easier. Although, Im not sure how to draw a nose. Usually do that entirely with color and no lines.

Welcome back. It is nice to see new content from you.

i didn’t understood how it would be more easier and comfortable for me to do composition this video very helped me!

IDK about ya'll, but this is too much for me. I'm really impressed how good you at this, and at the same time I'm really really surprised how complicated an artist can be at their process of drawing things (as long as it's useful for you, it's not a bad thing).

well , the video is good but the "Don't look good" itself is a wide and hard topic especially for new artist . The "hey , it looks weird but idk where" can be caused by many factors and even veteran artists sometime face it too , but veterans can solve it easily because they've facing many situations before and have a better "artist" sense which have been build up with years and experience. Just keep learning and practice and you can keep the "Don't look good" at bay or can solve it easily.

thank you so much for this, it's genuinely been extremely helpful and easy to implement into my work

This is really a detailed guide. Thanks for this! You've earned yourself a sub.

This video is perfect, thanks to this i'm managing to draw an illustration i always wanted to do but never got the steps right. Thank you, totally subbed

I was watching this tutorial after remembering i liked your tutorials a couple years ago but now i cant focus bc i love this bgm so much

i love how straightforward this is, no bullshit, its just saying "git gud" and telling you how

This video should go in art museums 🙏 seriously thank you

Your videos helped me improve so much. Thank you!

love the sheer amount of different ways you avoided addressinh the chest region

"When you look at this gold chain the first thing you're going to want to do is look at it" I'm rolling 🤣🤣🤣

Step 1. Thumbnail : Menggambar dummy pose || fokus ke Ide dan komposisi 2. Sketch draft : Membuat sketsa pose (lengkungan badan, bentuk tangan dan kaki secara dasar) || fokus membentuk 2. 2. Form : Membetuk pose dan sketsa dasar bentuk pakaian (tidak perlu sangat detail) || fokus membentuk 3. Refined sketch : Menggambar detail pakaian (termasuk aksesoris), rambut, pose, wajah, dan mata. || fokus ke detail dan keterbacaan 4. Lineart : lineart nya dikembangkan seperti ketebalan dan opacity nya .saran opacity diturunkan di bulu mata, ujungnya saja, dan lineart rambut harus tipis 5. Coloring : Warna tidak boleh sama (jika bentuknya menutupi) agar jelas, bagian mata disarankan saturated color || fokus arti warna, fokus objek, dan kejelasan 6. shading lighting : bagian rambut yg atas warnanya lebih cerah (bebas sih, intinya harus beda dengan bagian rambut menuju leher) 7. post effects

I just usually do a quick sketch, a more detailed sketch, then colours and shading. Then if I want them to have dark outlines, I'll do lineart after everything. Usually my stuff looks better with the second sketch than my lineart.

the skipping a step is so real, the times ive skipped a step bc lazy and 15 hours later i end up having to go back and redo that whole step lol

Brilliantly put together video! Its shocking how relevant this is for me! Plus i love ohisashiburi too. I assume shes one of your inspirations considering how well youve nailed her eye and general rendering/shading! Really glad i came across this video today! Watch your back cos im gonna catch up to you!! 🤭

this is so detailed thank you so much!!!

You helped me more than any other artist thank you and it’s worth it to subscribe to you everyone should

you got me to click the subscribe button. thanks savior! youre the first one to actually explain what to do when making art

Right when I have an art block, thanks.

Welcome back our brother

Thank you!!! Video made me realize I was skipping step one and getting lucky if things worked out consistently! Also tried to rush to line art to soon and usually would have regrets forcing me to start over!

This was very helpful. I kepy skipping steps and wasn't even aware I was doing it.

bro I hope you upload more in ur instagram, your art is really pretty and nice.

Very helpful, thank you 😊

easily one of the best art tutorial guys on youtube

Thank you for this! I’m like at a intermediate level. When doing art I’m not what I’m feeling, or how to realize my mistakes. I’m not sure what I what to draw. I’m kinda stuck in a loop of “I want to draw *starts a canvas* I’m not sure what to draw…” I go on Pinterest but I’m not sure how that effects the feel. It feels like I’m just copying poses and my creativity is just gone.

my art always takes decades to complete and I also am really much in need of a lot of practice

Glad you're back

Line art, and shadows are the best

Oh dang welcome back bro!

the king has returned!

he returned!!

Thank you for this video I've been trying to get back into drawing! ^^

cool! i’ll be sure to try out this method

I've been putting off watching this video but im glad i finally did. This is helpful for both beginners and pros. Btw if you read this is there a way for a viewer to send you one of their OCs for you to redraw? Maybe payed or for a video. I would love to see how you would do my charecter.

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12:46 "As you can see.. This character doesnt have a face- She pretty much looks like a doll but it feels human and expressive" *I see what u did there :)*

My list: 1:36 1. planning (y’all should know why it’s Important even if you just plan for 5 secs) 2. Sketching/scaling 3. Line art (most of the time) 4. Base colours 5. Textures (if there’s texture present) 6. Shadows & highlights 7. Refining 8. Post effects 😁

Yeah, I'm not seeing what you mean by unplanned when it comes to that pose. A bit stiff in the hips and low in dynamics, sure; that can be resolved in this case by re-framing into a more upward angle, having some foreshortening, changing the twist of the torso, that kind of thing. But I don't get what you mean by "unplanned." And I've seen plenty of artists lasso-select entire limbs during that sketch stage and shift, rotate, and scale them into a better position. As for it feeling unnatural, of course it is, it is a distinctly unnatural pose. But that's like telling me a makeup looks unnatural; well of course it does, because it is. Actually, watching later into the video, your argument is based on not just skipping the thumbnail, but skipping all the way to the final lineart before judging your pose, but you frame it as an issue with skipping just the thumbnail. IDK, that seems disingenuous to me.

This man has improved so much!!!

thanks for this, I've been struggling a lot because of this but didn't know what it was. I realized it when you said it looks like you winged it, or that it appears forced. I would usually only do a single sketch draft, which makes the lineart harder that it needs to.

"Um.. Wrinkles" part was so funny xD

I love this artstyleee!

This actually helps me cuz im a beginner so this really helps me alot

Bro the mad father art just hits different 🥺

People actually go into art imagining what their end thing should look like (I'm realising why my art is always giving confused)

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Can I recommend that if you reference your own videos, that you put them in your description, or as a pinned comment from yourself so that they are easier to find? Especially because it looks like you recover some concepts as you have progressed more yourself, it becomes a little difficult to search and be confident I'm finding the right video (for instance how you mentioned you have a video for shading where you talk about form).

juicy video, learn so much

The first thing I notice is always eyes and hair. That shading section was amazing. Shading is soo hard for me and that cutting off of the chest was like amazing. It literally was a circle 😂