DRAWING ANIMALS 1: A GENERAL APPROACH TO QUADRUPEDS

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Komentáře • 188

  • @Pascy95
    @Pascy95 Před 5 lety +722

    The way you perceive space on a 2 dimensional surface is incredible.
    Your visual library is crazy!
    A video about how you study reference would be the best.

  • @sophiecannell7262
    @sophiecannell7262 Před 4 lety +51

    I know this is an older video but this really helped me!
    I love how from step one, the sketch is done 3 dimensionally. I’ve tried many techniques if this could be the most successful one for me to move to a more realistic way of drawing.

  • @rockintennis
    @rockintennis Před 2 lety +7

    Your effortless precision sketching, voice and background music make watching your videos an experience.

  • @wojtekswierk4824
    @wojtekswierk4824 Před 5 lety +28

    Just when I got into drawing animals, perfect timing dude

  • @RaysonWilliams
    @RaysonWilliams Před 5 lety +278

    >Debussy as background music.
    Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.

    • @b2bbbbb
      @b2bbbbb Před 5 lety +4

      could you help with the name of the piece? :)
      tried using shazam on this, but it only gave me a bunch of interesting but misleading links..

    • @samjadragon
      @samjadragon Před 4 lety +5

      i like bach and also debussy. my playlist always goes into debussy and i always make sure to finish on bach

    • @Ethinor
      @Ethinor Před 4 lety +8

      @@b2bbbbb it's his Arabesque No. 1 (:

    • @emilhappy5696
      @emilhappy5696 Před 3 lety +5

      Remember to finish on the Bach not on DeBussy

    • @RobLevel
      @RobLevel Před 3 lety

      Yes, that specific culture choice.

  • @matteoelprincipe
    @matteoelprincipe Před 3 lety +9

    Amazing art and inspiring suggestions, thank you James.

  • @illustratornamedkasper
    @illustratornamedkasper Před 3 lety +9

    great vid, it's always good to have some knowledge of how skeletons work when you draw animals (and humans for that matter)!

  • @celinxinsialin
    @celinxinsialin Před 5 lety +10

    Oh my god... i just saw this channel today.., this is so amazing.. i rly love all your videos! This isss.... too goodddddddd!!! Im speechless...

  • @MesserCreations
    @MesserCreations Před 4 lety +2

    Really enjoyed the way you explained this, thanks :)

  • @Dataism
    @Dataism Před 5 lety +15

    Amazing, I feel always enlightened when I watch you draw.

  • @mdb4130
    @mdb4130 Před 2 lety +81

    1:09 - Video begins
    1:56 instructions begin (explanation and getting a better sense of quadruped anatomy/supplemental forms)
    8:37 Start of loose gestures sketches
    10:37 combination of both into drawing quadruped

  • @blackkatdraws
    @blackkatdraws Před 2 lety +3

    I don't understand most of the words being used here but I can guess the intent of the meaning. Thank you! This has been a very gratifying lesson for me who's always struggling with an animals anatomy

  • @bobxbaker
    @bobxbaker Před 5 lety +13

    i usually over do my drawings meaning i try to add values to it like halftones, shadows, occlusion etc with multiple values, but the problem is that i do it with 1 pencil and all the values look too similar and it just ends up looking like a mess, i really do need to pull back and stop at the drawing stage because i tire myself out when i try to render every drawing i do which completely defeats the purpose of why i sat down to draw at the first place, so currently i'm practicing holding back and try to simplify as much as possible.
    i came to this conclusion watching your stuff, thanks man.

    • @LaLiLuLeLoX
      @LaLiLuLeLoX Před 5 lety +4

      Me too man!! Me too....Gestures are so important to perfect!! Everything else will fall into place. There are many styles of gestures to learn also. And an infinity of reference to gesture about. But I'm also starting to understand that skillfull artists have been doing this for a longer time and honing their skills so in the end watching and trying to learn from a video like this is in a way meaningless if you don't really understand certain basics like gestures and perspective. I also have been rendering all my drawing and realizing how much time I'm wasting. But sometimes it feels helpful for my visual library because the longer I take to render drawings; the better I remember how certain objects look like. But I also know that can come later. Have to rewire the brain. Gestures and perspective. Dont care how long it takes!! Gestures and perspective!!

  • @cvanDOTnet
    @cvanDOTnet Před rokem +1

    These samples are so great. Thanks for sharing!

  • @ramirocruz1521
    @ramirocruz1521 Před 5 lety +15

    I freaking love you. Thanks

  • @fairyyberry4923
    @fairyyberry4923 Před 4 lety

    You don't understand how much I needed this

  • @RazKat_2023
    @RazKat_2023 Před rokem +5

    How to draw animals : "so first, draw an animal"

  • @luckyhydratv
    @luckyhydratv Před 3 lety +60

    Hey what songs are u using in the background? I really love your art style, realism is so beautiful and inspiring to look at it.

    • @xylerpunk7481
      @xylerpunk7481 Před 5 měsíci

      Idk if you'll even see this lol but first song is Partir - Angel Lover. Second song is Solo Cello Passion - Johann Sebastian Bach and the last song is Arabesque No. 1 - Rousseau :)

    • @luckyhydratv
      @luckyhydratv Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@xylerpunk7481 lmaao I’m still alive

  • @onthego578
    @onthego578 Před 3 lety +1

    The music takes to a different world!

  • @radcoon1610
    @radcoon1610 Před 2 lety +44

    As a teen interested in learning to draw, but without any money in my pocket, this helped a ton!

    • @kibanart301
      @kibanart301 Před 7 měsíci

      youre goddamn right, i finished my mecha drawing by watching his mecha tutorial over and over

    • @aglcomics
      @aglcomics Před 5 měsíci +1

      I know this comment is 2 years late as you probably have become an artist by now but, we do not need any money to learn how to draw or how to do anything that we love and enjoy. All we need is our time to devote to our learning that trait that skill that we love so much. Time away from today's social media apps or gaming or watching tv or just being a couch-potato We need time to practice and hone those skills from anatomy to lighting to drapery to perspective to dynamism. All we need is practice and practice everyday! Just do it and do it and do it. It took many many years to get comfortable with all the skills required to create awesome art and storytelling in my comics but that is because I was doing everything on a part-time need and was not focused because creating comics was not my main bread and butter to earn a living. I was in the military fro 21 years then became a civilian contractor and only sketched when I missed it. Not a very good way to get better faster. Best and keep at it. AGL, AGL COMICS: Rise Above!

  • @abdulalhazred5924
    @abdulalhazred5924 Před 5 lety +183

    you are incredibly skilled, would you marry me?

  • @jeffdixon5853
    @jeffdixon5853 Před 3 lety +1

    Very helpful, THANKS!

  • @danielcoronadobueno2021
    @danielcoronadobueno2021 Před 5 lety +4

    Really good drawings! I like your style on every brushstroke. Could you share the configuration of the brush? I think is simple but really awesome

  • @Nika-ed5oo
    @Nika-ed5oo Před 5 lety +264

    How the hell do you get such a nice realistic-looking digital pencil? What are you working in?

    • @theodorurhed
      @theodorurhed Před 5 lety +45

      He's just using the default hard round brush in Photoshop with pressure sensitivity.

    • @Nika-ed5oo
      @Nika-ed5oo Před 5 lety +35

      @@theodorurhed Really? It looks like he's got the size all the way down, then. Thanks

    • @theodorurhed
      @theodorurhed Před 5 lety +34

      ​@@Nika-ed5oo Yep! He's answered the question several times in his streams. Quite impressive what he manages to do with it :)

    • @Nika-ed5oo
      @Nika-ed5oo Před 5 lety +34

      @@theodorurhed Definitely. Thank you for answering even though apparently I'm the 100th person asking the same question.

  • @goosey3274
    @goosey3274 Před 4 lety +4

    how do you build such an incredible visual library? would love a video on that

  • @Artlife247
    @Artlife247 Před 4 lety +4

    COOL!! LOVE THE CONTENT

  • @nina-w
    @nina-w Před 5 lety +4

    man i wish i could draw like that. if only i had the time to sit down and practice thoroughly each day

    • @samdeacon7910
      @samdeacon7910 Před 4 lety +2

      i draw each day buy sill no where near James's ececution

  • @RyanByan
    @RyanByan Před 4 lety +41

    Thanks, I guess.
    When I used to draw cats and dogs it was basically a circle with two triangles, I just didn't know what to do so I never put much effort into it.
    But now I'm happy to say that my beagles, calicos, and my other favorite breeds look better.
    I'm still slightly struggling when it comes to horses, but as time goes on I'm hoping I'll improve.

    • @MinTea14
      @MinTea14 Před 3 lety +2

      ????

    • @chichi5985
      @chichi5985 Před 7 měsíci

      @@RyanByancome back and re edit it

    • @RyanByan
      @RyanByan Před 7 měsíci

      @@chichi5985 IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS

  • @veterinaryanatomy
    @veterinaryanatomy Před 4 lety +1

    Very nice video, well done

  • @illustudio5253
    @illustudio5253 Před 2 lety +1

    Ótima aula, thanks!

  • @fybso3057
    @fybso3057 Před 2 lety +5

    step one: line of action
    step 2: draw the fucking cow

  • @cyathiferrae4641
    @cyathiferrae4641 Před 5 lety +1

    I really love your lining! Still waiting for the line weight video ❤❤

  • @tobyokoi0909
    @tobyokoi0909 Před 4 lety

    Love this!♡♡♡

  • @XEdits291
    @XEdits291 Před 2 lety +10

    Are all of these drawings from memory? Or do you pull up reference footage. Your an amazing artist!

    • @lukaszDPG.dupinion
      @lukaszDPG.dupinion Před rokem +3

      They all do reference drawings even though they say we do not

  • @morticias5043
    @morticias5043 Před 2 lety +1

    It took me half a year to draw good human gesture drawings... Now back to the drawing board for animals too I guess

  • @alecfleming373
    @alecfleming373 Před 3 lety +6

    This here, wow! Neat trick! Application on a large dragon mural, now it looks right! Thank you! Means the world to me.

  • @LucasStoten1
    @LucasStoten1 Před 4 lety +1

    Please please please can we get the part 2 to this!

  • @user-tg8wh7uz3j
    @user-tg8wh7uz3j Před 7 měsíci

    Excellent. Thank you.

  • @Vet4FallujahCJ
    @Vet4FallujahCJ Před 3 lety

    Dude!!! Get a Book out! You could run an encyclopedia of art books, based on how much info you can drop.
    You could absolutely have multiple volumes of books that you can throw out

  • @happypawfun2143
    @happypawfun2143 Před 4 měsíci +1

    It really would have been nice if you showed what your photo reference was so we could compare how you broke down which shapes

  • @torpedogamers2
    @torpedogamers2 Před 2 lety

    bruh how is this video free?? thank you so much!!

  • @sugarluke9721
    @sugarluke9721 Před 5 lety +4

    man you deserve more subscribers!

  • @emanahmed7200
    @emanahmed7200 Před 4 lety +1

    This is the only good animal drawing video I could find

  • @abhijithram4401
    @abhijithram4401 Před rokem +1

    When his loosely drafted sketches looks better than your fully rendered drawings......

  • @OriginalNeckbeardicus
    @OriginalNeckbeardicus Před 5 lety +2

    Couldn't be better timing, I was just about to do some animal studies.

  • @plainmilk3320
    @plainmilk3320 Před rokem

    Hi I'd love if you did a second part to drawing animals!! Maybe by species like felines, canines etc?

  • @cocorex7208
    @cocorex7208 Před 5 lety +1

    That last song was used in the Godzilla trailer. Dope vid too man

  • @princelmao1131
    @princelmao1131 Před 3 lety

    Thanks Bro : ) Subscribed

  • @mikkelmelby
    @mikkelmelby Před 5 lety

    Very nice stuff

  • @maryamkhajehpour9215
    @maryamkhajehpour9215 Před 3 lety

    very good thank you

  • @SonySteals
    @SonySteals Před 11 měsíci +1

    Yeah… I think I have to start with drawing spheres and cubes

  • @a.s.l711
    @a.s.l711 Před 3 lety +2

    youtube, you find the video you try looking for when you dont expect it.

  • @paolaferreira6043
    @paolaferreira6043 Před 3 lety

    Thank youuu

  • @joaquimraphael4875
    @joaquimraphael4875 Před 2 lety +1

    Excelente grato por compartilhar

  • @joaquimraphael4875
    @joaquimraphael4875 Před 2 lety

    Grato por compartilhar conosco

  • @samdeacon7910
    @samdeacon7910 Před 4 lety +4

    James moves so fast as a teacher... Like he is truly gifted, but moves so quick... its like the genius kid in class who knows all the answers before the teacher finishes speaking...
    there's me sitting at the back huffing glue asking what lesson im in

  • @artistankit8945
    @artistankit8945 Před 5 lety +3

    Wow.... Always magical..... How perfect it all.... 😍👌🙏🙏

  • @Tatokala
    @Tatokala Před rokem

    Thanks very much. What are the main differences in carnivores and herbivores to consider when drawing the form of the pelvis and shoulder girdle? I guess there are some...

  • @pakaweechattasiri3921
    @pakaweechattasiri3921 Před 4 lety

    good job!

  • @fireplaceloop1111111
    @fireplaceloop1111111 Před rokem

    you should stream! Very enjoyable to watch

  • @oooBoEoNooo
    @oooBoEoNooo Před 5 lety +83

    Do you have a video course especially for beginners who don't know where to start?

    • @thefriendlyaspie7984
      @thefriendlyaspie7984 Před 4 lety +19

      drawabox.com/ here you can learn the fundamentals of drawing, plus is free resource and there is a discord too :) is especially good for studying concept art :)

    • @lokeyartist
      @lokeyartist Před 4 lety +1

      His gumroad

    • @Tatokala
      @Tatokala Před rokem

      @@lokeyartist but i did not find anything especially about animals.

  • @sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608

    The big thing is to look at how little he uses undo, it's why he can work so fast. This comes from practicing with pen and paper.

  • @zsrlmsb2470
    @zsrlmsb2470 Před 2 lety +1

    Thanks I got stoned and wanted to draw a boar

  • @GuillermoANG
    @GuillermoANG Před 4 lety +1

    estos videos son muy útiles; ahora podré dibujar furros. Gracias

  • @ProtoIndoEuropean88
    @ProtoIndoEuropean88 Před 4 lety +1

    how do you draw bird's feet? birds are easy to draw but their feet are like the hardest part xD

  • @sammyredpanda6631
    @sammyredpanda6631 Před 4 lety

    6:56
    they kinda look like ocelots from minecraft

  • @RayarishaOfficial_
    @RayarishaOfficial_ Před 4 lety +18

    Me : *can't even draw a human*

    • @DAEDRICDUKE1
      @DAEDRICDUKE1 Před 3 lety +1

      Animals are easier to draw, humans are a whole other challenge.

  • @SepulchureValen
    @SepulchureValen Před 5 lety

    The music made me sleepy

  •  Před 11 měsíci

    Chia sẽ của bạn rất hữu ích, cảm ơn bạn!!!

  • @zenset1
    @zenset1 Před 5 lety

    Gold tutorials!

  • @nikolaostsakinis6189
    @nikolaostsakinis6189 Před 4 lety

    Awesome

  • @Jroobelucios
    @Jroobelucios Před 4 lety +5

    I find it hard to attach the front legs TwT

    • @tablle
      @tablle Před 4 lety

      Im struggling with the hips

  • @krysaac
    @krysaac Před 6 měsíci

    I can’t find the Perspective 6 video 😔

  • @lily_neko739
    @lily_neko739 Před 2 lety

    i don't see the links down below in the description :(

  • @LIVEARTS-HOBBYHUB
    @LIVEARTS-HOBBYHUB Před 10 dny

    nice

  • @mattywolf8287
    @mattywolf8287 Před 5 lety +1

    HOW DID YOU KNOW?!

  • @KaizenNox
    @KaizenNox Před 4 lety

    Can you do another one?

  • @chrissworldtravels9912
    @chrissworldtravels9912 Před 5 lety +4

    forget to link to your texture video in the description?

    • @serdobsky_
      @serdobsky_ Před 5 lety

      Тоже заметил, что нет ссылки.

  • @tablle
    @tablle Před 4 lety +3

    It would've been better if he used more examples like bird, reptiles, etc

    • @anuramajor8498
      @anuramajor8498 Před 3 lety +5

      It’s on drawing four legged animals? Last I checked birds are not four legged-

  • @Caio_Myguel
    @Caio_Myguel Před 3 lety

    9:54 someone PLEASE give me source on the music? Is it Debussy, too? I can't find it tho.

  • @counterstrike89
    @counterstrike89 Před 4 lety +2

    What about drawing a wolf?

  • @kaeruartist4293
    @kaeruartist4293 Před 2 lety

    do you cover wolves in this course ?

  • @user-tg8wh7uz3j
    @user-tg8wh7uz3j Před 7 měsíci

    Would be very grand if you drew on paper with pencil during your wonderfully technical and flowing videos of animal anatomy.

  • @traysonwhitworth7950
    @traysonwhitworth7950 Před 3 lety

    This looks way to advanced to start on lmao

  • @sudipsarkar1903
    @sudipsarkar1903 Před 5 lety

    Nice

  • @joaquimraphael4875
    @joaquimraphael4875 Před 2 lety

    Excrlenteeee

  • @Sevren_
    @Sevren_ Před 4 lety

    How do I draw a Dragon Jeweler

  • @samirahoseini1608
    @samirahoseini1608 Před rokem

    Me : i'm done🙂🚶‍♀️

  • @ANTheWhizkid
    @ANTheWhizkid Před 5 lety

    what about your book?

  • @joaquimraphael4875
    @joaquimraphael4875 Před 2 lety

    Ovelhasss .

  • @joaquimraphael4875
    @joaquimraphael4875 Před 2 lety

    Gostaria que desenhassem a linha de ação gratooo

  • @yukicake5594
    @yukicake5594 Před 2 lety

    he does not link any of these videos :/

  • @Tatokala
    @Tatokala Před rokem

    Where is "drawing animals 2" ?

  • @amritpalhh9836
    @amritpalhh9836 Před 5 lety

    Who is mark o boughs?

  • @izzymoon4436
    @izzymoon4436 Před 9 měsíci

    Can you draw dead animals?

  • @Zzombgore
    @Zzombgore Před 4 lety +1

    I'm twelve and want to draw animals in a simplistic art style, I'm having a lot of trouble with that. All videos I find are either very complicated, or very childish. This video helped me a bit, but not a lot. Can someone help?

  • @leandrorp6642
    @leandrorp6642 Před 5 lety +2

    Incredible demonstration of form and perspective, as always, but your drawings turn out to be extremely stiff in this way.
    Maybe you should look at animation like old Disney cartoons, or persons like Aaron Blaise or Gleen Vilppu approach to animal drawing
    BTW New Masters Academy has published a demo of Gleen Vilppu animal approach class in the YT channel

  • @aby247
    @aby247 Před 4 lety +1

    i just realized i cannot draw
    :/

  • @lm2193
    @lm2193 Před 4 lety +1

    hard to follow

  • @chrisc.4144
    @chrisc.4144 Před 5 lety +4

    Didn’t you make a poll and everybody voted on a video about line weight?

    • @Kirihere
      @Kirihere Před 5 lety

      Oh yes I had voted for animation tho XD