The Number 1 Principle in Figure Drawing
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2021
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There are lots of skills you have to combine in life drawing. Ultimately, there is one principle that runs through every drawing and painting that you do.
A large proportion of the problems that artists face when drawing and painting figures comes back to getting this wrong. Knowing this principle doesn't make things easy, but it does help you see what you need to focus your practice on.
I hope you enjoy it! By the way, check out our awesome workshop with the link above :)
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@@lovelifedrawing no problem!
One thing I always like to say is that an anatomical drawing should look good at every stage. I.e., if your sketches always look bad but you use fancy details to make it look better then there's something fundamentally wrong with your drawing. If the sketch looks better than the finished piece you don't have a clear understanding of technique and details.
Having a good understanding of each stage of anatomy drawings is so important.
That’s an interesting idea - thanks!
This man is one of the most interesting people I've ever found.
Yeah he’s great huh! Really appreciate the way he speaks about the mental-emotional components of drawing practice
Great reminder! Going into detail too early to "fix" things happens to me all the time :)
There is a lot of "scientific" information going around internet that naively we think is the main way to learn how to do beautiful art, anatomy, proportions, perspective, and so on. But the choice of priorities is almost more important than all that I said before, and is STUNNING how It "saves" the work that we are on.
It's good to find that you talk about those things Kenzo, sometimes we forget that we are drawing, that we are trying to "convince" of something going on in the canvas
I was having exactly this thought about drawing, somehow skipping from basic shapes to full details mode seems to make my drawings really weird. After watching some experts I started to notice they followed some sort of Level of Detail principle.
Can't tell you how helpful these videos are, Kenzo. Thank you so much
Glad you like them Samuel!
This is really, really useful. I need to be very mindful of going back to the big shapes. Excellent. Thank you.
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hey thanks! i was a bit short on time this week and had to cut out some sections, and i think that made it better
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Hey thanks I appreciate that! I’ve actually never seen an episode of his yet
I love your passion and empathy for emerging artists.Looking forwards to fresh eyes...
Great video, love it! THanks for sharing
Yes. Exactly. Nice reminder. I think I will just chant 5-4-3 for a few years and then try the other stuff.
5 to 10 min thumbnail sketches of landscapes helps me
Leaving a comment to help with the things. Also, love this video and looking forward to applying some of these in practice. cheers!
I love watching your videos even though I quit art months ago
8:33 I love this part. I'll take it to heart and also try to apply it to other areas of life. Thank you Kenzo
Wonderful reminder that I need again, and again, ... Thank you for helpful and useful information!
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Fantastic video! I needed this reminder to focus on the big simple shapes!
I like this approach! Thank you!
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Excellent video. These are fantastic.
I'm happy to see how much you've improved😁
Awesome. I learn something from this.
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What a great explanation on simplification i plan to use this practice very soon
Great video on explaining big shapes and small shapes. Very clear and helpful to practice. Thank you 😊
I just watched this again and I want to thank you for your instruction! It's so clear and concise - and I am inspired to put this into practice! Thanks so much for putting together these videos for free!
Great video! It's an interesting way to talk about moving from primary to secondary and tertiary shapes and details!
This is a fantastic tutorial
Just love your videos man.
you always help me so much!! Thank you, without these videos I dont' think I would have progressed as much as I have : )
thanking you for helpful tips is too obvious... I also would like to thank you for making videos without swearing (I dunno why it's hard to find stuff like that nowadays) and with such optimistic and peaceful vibe.
Good job!
Thank you a lot!.. You really did speak to what I've been going through, and surely others!
Will practice more like this and help put my mind more at ease. Definitely important info
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great video thanks
Bit late, but thank you so much for figuary. It was amazing content and the live sessions were great. I really enjoyed participating.
Thank you for the tutorial, Colin Farrell !
Thanks a lot !
thank you.
kenzo, you're getting really good mate!
Hey thanks i appreciate that!
this is really helpful in showing the general process of how you should think because even if you know this pattern it's very easy to just go too fast or jumping over sections to get to the end result faster and it just not looking that great by the end because you rushed it.
it happens to me constantly because i feel either lazy about going back to fix something or i feel like i can't do it better and i should just work with what i've already established wether i'm content with it or not.
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What's the brush you used for making the first draw?
Love your videos, keep them coming! I have been doing so much more drawing thanks to your inspiration. What platform/program are you using to draw? I been using procreate on the I-pad pro. Does going from paper to electronic and back to paper help or hinder for you?
thanks Jeff. i use procreate too. i think digital and traditional go hand in hand and help each other
Hi Kenzo, is the workshop "how to draw people beautifully" different than the course on "life drawing simplified" am taking right now? by the way I highly recommend this course to everyone !!!
Where do you get your references from?
will there be more live drawing sessions? i saw that you privated a great chunk of them, why is that?
In my opinion, the colors you use are appealing to the eye. They have a nice temperature balance. They remind me of Mayko's pastel but almost like 2.0 in a digital format! :) When are you ready as a student to leave grayscale and move onto colors?
i think a good time to bring in colour is once you can simplify your values into good shapes
@@lovelifedrawing okay thank you! I will think about simplifying into good shapes first then! 🤓
the numbers what do they mean
I started by sketching her tattoos… then I was called to the Principals office.
The Way I See It:
5: Big Shapes
4: Smaller Shapes (the traditional boxing of a figure)
3: Muscle Shapes
2: Lighting/Shadow Detail
1: Final Details
As an artist myself I do every kind of painting cos it pays my rent. So if you've got a composition of a tropical beach, you don't need to bother with much if any detail. Easy ! Now if you've got a crowd scene, you have to put in detail. If you're painting a vehicle, maybe a traction engine, or a train. Then you've got to put in details. So really it depends on what your subject is ! Just painting a single nude figure is a piece of cake. ! I don't need numbers, I just do it !
Kind regards - Chris in Thailand
So basically, think BIG, then small.
Then big again!
So basically it's a big medium small rule
I think it's different because that is a design principle while this is about the drawing / painting process itself. the two ideas go great together though
I never knew that big medium small rule is a design principle lol but i always follow it with my drawing and painting process just like what you said in this video