Sketching On Location! Plein Air Drawing Tips and Tricks to Make You the Boss of your Sketch Book!.
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- čas přidán 25. 09. 2019
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Let's take our studio outside today and sketch! Come along and let me show you and tell you how I break down a scene into bite-size chunks. It's not hard if you follow a few steps and don't let those pesky skeeters bother you! I promise, if you do this regularly, you'll be the BOSS of your sketch pad... Draw On!!!
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Hey us left handed people got to stick together! I love the vids! Keep em coming! 😁 👊
Thank you for the information. I really enjoyed watching your procedure for your plein air drawing
"SAVE THE CHUBBY UNICORNS"
- T shirt.
I love that T shirt.
Back to the video to see what you do.
I love it too! So silly! Caught my eye immediately. Are rhinos the last survivors of the unicorn family!? That did not go extinct?
Yeah, I think I read that somewhere.... grin.
Love your Tshirt!
WoW I'm Humble that someone at your level would . Respond to me ! Thank You ! Mike
It's what I'm here for Mike! Happy to have you tuning in!!
Just what I was looking for. Thank you for your beautiful work and inspiring advice. I find it very informative.
Loved this. Thanks.
Thanks, loved watching. Motivated me to draw more.
I have so enjoyed this video Steve. It is full of valuable insights. Thank you so much for sharing your experience in the field and of course your remarkable talent.
i love this man
Love it. Thank you
Thanks for sharing your talent and knowledge, 👍👊
It’s greatly appreciated! ☺️I always refer back to some of your videos in case I forget how to do something 😆
Great video Steve. Hope to be sketching this coming week in California.
Yes coming along, thanks for having us and all you share Mr Atkinson 💗
Hey Steve. Thanks for the trip outdoors mosquitos and all. It was quite the chorus that accompanied your sketching session. I enjoyed watching your process for sketching a complicated landscape. Breaking down from detailed to simple like you say, is not an easy thing to do. Thank you for sharing.
I'm from NJ, where it is currently winter and there are no mosquitos. Hearing them in the background triggered a form of insect related PTSD. Thanks for braving them so I can learn some stuff!
Thanks!
goin right now , thx. a lot :)
Thank you!
Love this video so simple and happy :)
Thanks for watching JK Art!
Thankyou for a great video , Gorgeous drawing ! I really enjoy watching how you approached the landscape .thanks also for some great advice 🙂
Thanks Jen, I'm glad to hear you found it helpful!
Wow ... were those cicadas in the background?! LOUD buggars!
Beautiful place! I love the natural Bonzai that grow among the rocks.
Yep Doug, it's one of the many things that makes this area so special. The granite rocks have been worn smooth over the millennia, but there's just enough textured grip to make them easy to climb on. It's a great place if you're half goat!
Such a helpful video and I love your style so much. Am learning how to sketch, this is great thank you!
I'm so glad to hear it Rachel. Keep practicing, and having fun doing it. I promise you'll be better than even you believed you could be. Draw on!
Loved this video, so helpful. Subscribed!! Don't want to miss anything.
Thanks for the sub, I appreciate it!!!
Great demo! I would love to go sketching out there. It’s SO different from my world here in Pittsburgh. Great tips. Especially the go big first. I still have to remind myself of that fundamental from time to time. It’s easy to get carried away.
I'd love to go sketching/painting with you Jared! C'mon out and you won't be sorry. We can make side trips to the red rocks of Sedona and to the Grand Canyon!
Somewhere I read that your darkest lights should be lighter than your lightest darks. Thanks for this video!
You are so dang cute Steve! Loved your opening, and my dad lived in Prescott, and loved it there! Nice tips on sketching as always!
Thank you Yovette! Prescott's a pretty special place. Not as small as it used to be, but I guess that's how it goes, right?
I would have imagined all types of critters there but not mosquitoes... I would have left for sure, I admire your ability to work through it. Great lesson on light and shadow and what varies in between. You live in a beautiful place. Since I am not able to go to your drawing class, this video will be great to refer back to.
Hi Essie, skeeter can be tough to ignore, especially if they're huge. These were little fellas that left tiny little welts. Totally worth it, lol! Thanks for being such a great Repeater, I really appreciate it!!!
Hi from Minnesota. Thanks for the advice
You're welcome Thomas, I used to live in Plymouth MN. Miss the fishing!
Excellent lesson. I'm going to try it. We have rocks here. Lol. Thank you. 😊
Ha! Rocks are so much fun and easy to draw, since they come in all shapes and sizes. Good luck and have a ball!
Excellent video.
Thanks Bruce, hope you're doing great!
Just watched this as i am on my way to try some plain air myself. Really helpful! Hope It turns out as a Nice experience!
Hi Lucas, I'm glad to hear you found this video helpful. I believe once you get out into nature and combine your love for that with your passion for creating, you'll find yourself a new home. Draw On!!
Thank you Steve , my grandpa worked for El Paso natural gas company in Prescott Az and many more areas in Az it was way out on a dirt road. Past the the reservations . I love your paintings. and your drawing help . You background noise sounded like rattle snakes not 🦟 sheeters ! Lol
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us !!!
We are blessed !
Thanks Renee, luckily we're easier to get to nowadays that I-17 and other freeways have been built. But there are lots of areas that are still dirt road, I know cuz I live on one, lol!
I love this! I rarely sketch in just pencil. For some reason that scares me! Need to force myself to do it every so often. Lovely sketch!
Thank you Marcia! I really hope you do give it more time and practice. It will give you much more confidence in everything you do artistically... and it feels awesome when it comes together! Draw on!!
Thanks for this👍
You're very welcome, I hope you have fewer skeeters when you go out than I did that day!
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt You sure did have skeeter trouble. 🦟. Thankfully not quite as bad here where I am in Aus. I will get out and give this calm sketching a go. Thanks again.
I am a new subscriber...have just started sketching ....thank you for this video, very informative.
Welcome aboard Kanika and happy sketching! How exciting for you, I hope you'll find my videos helpful!!
This will make a wonderful painting . Just like Taylor's comment below, I too have labored under the impression that I was supposed to make the art exactly what I see. What an epiphany! I could see the improvements you made in nature's design really paid off. Thanks for giving me permission to change things around. I probably knew somewhere in the back of my mind the art police weren't coming after me, but I "heard" it this time! Thanks for the work and thought you put into these videos!
That's great to hear Marlene! Don't be surprised if you find yourself slipping back into your old ways. It takes a while for that permission to sink in.
Nice lesson! I would love to see a video on your tripod table that you draw on.
Hi Wendy, I've since put in a card in the video to let everyone know how to build it. The design is from Steve at Mind of Watercolor and it's such a simple but great design: czcams.com/video/IIbMOOOYwtc/video.html
Steve, I really like your masonite "table" that you use for plein aire drawing. Do you have a video where you talk about how you put it together? I have a pochade, but a flat surface to draw on would be a nice addition to my arsenal of drawing supplies! THANKS
I don't know if you've heard already that you must add mosquito SPRAY to your Supplies. Like the brand Cutter bug spray which is gentle enough For children. It works, and doesn't smell bad. Ive tried them all Mosquito bites are horrible! Again it is CUTTER spray in the orange bottle.
I'm thrilled to find yourr channel!
Hiya Mary! Welcome to the community where we're all working at getting better and having more fun. This was the first and only time I've been attacked by the dreaded mosquito here in Arizona, but you can bet I have bug spray with me now, lol. Thanks for the recommendation, it's much appreciated. Draw on!!
Miss seeing your videos. Hope all is well.
Thanks so much for creating this video - it is so good on so many levels. And while I always here of Plein Ait "painting", never hear anyone mention "drawing" in PleinAir like you did! I have made myself (a beginner) draw everyday at least 20 minutes, because I want to get ultimately get good at painting, and I find drawing is so easy to do anywhere, and so relaxing. I love and am always outdoors on adventures. You have inspired me to bring my drawing stuff, and have a go at it. Your tips were great, and am so happy your vid popped up on my CZcams feed. I am a subscriber now! Thank you and best of luck in your future art endeavors, and hope you keep making these - you have a great laid back style, and don't make a beginner feel unworthy :)
Great feedback John, you made my day! I promise you if you keep up with your drawing regimen, you'll have a much easier time painting. Too many artists use loose painting as an excuse for poor draftsmanship. Good on you and thanks for becoming a Repeater!
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt Thank you Steve for inspiring me!
What an easy fix for us lefties!!! I feel kinda stupid for not thinking of it myself.
Heck, half the time I forget to do it myself!
Thanks for sharing. I wondered where you are located. Looks a lot like down in the south eastern part of Arizona. Great tutorial.
Thanks Tucson Tom, my wife was raised in Tucson and we still get down there from time to time. It's a cool (HOT) place. But I've not been to southeastern Arizona... yet! Thanks for watching!!
Yey, new video from mr repeater :)
Thanks Matija! I'm glad you keep coming back. lol!
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt sure, can't wait for your updates :)
If you can, next time you do a painting, try to record all of your process from gathering reference, making decisions on how you implement and combine those references, hell I'd especially love to see how you draw those cowboys and horses before you paint over them :)
You keep reminding me that I don't need to make it "exact!" I always try and get the the outlines to be in the exact same place they are in nature, as if I traced them from a photograph. I keep having to remind myself that's not necessary.
Hi Taylor! I know I keep harping on the same theme about not worrying about making it exactly as it is. It's as much a reminder to me as it is for everyone else. Even though I know it, I have to remind myself!!! =0)
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt, well then, it looks like I'm in good company! LOL!
You can take a couple of battery operated fans to help keep the mosquitoes away!
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Thank you. I think you have given us some very good pointers on sketching landscapes. I really like to sketch and paint Arizona, but you can keep the mosquitos. I could hear them around your microphone and noticed you did not reveal the bite bumps. Your first or last tip might have been, “Bring bug juice!”
Thanks Robert, I'm glad it was helpful! Honestly, this is the first and last time I had a problem with those darned skeeters. It definitely isn't like it used to be when I lived in Minnesota... grin!
I live in a farm (in Brazil) and never tried it . ;-; I go as soon as possible ! :D
Awesome! Let us know how it is!
Love it! I think your cicadas are even louder than their SC cousins. Ugh, getting into details too soon has been the bane of my artistic existence. I fight it all the time. Thanks for the reminder. Again. What temps are you getting there? My uncle in Scottsdale complains all the time about his 100 + days.
Hi Steve! Yeah, those suckers were loud! I thought I might have to do voiceover when I got home, but then... I'm too lazy, lol! The temps here lately have been about perfect, in the 70's most of these days (we're usually 20º cooler than Phoenix and Scottsdale), and we had awesome rains showers all night last night and this morning. Really unusual for us this time of year. We need to get you, Jared and Brian A. out here for a paint-a-thon and cross channel videos, grin! Thanks for checking in. I've been under some tight deadlines for a series of western book covers. Working on 2nd of 5. The first two have been cattle stampedes, so YIKES! I'll be posting those down the road...
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt Yeah, you know I would probably be up for a trip like that. I occasionally come out to visit my uncle. Hey, I could write off the trip too. I love those rock formations out there. Got lots of pictures from my last trip through Sedona. Book covers?! Oh neat. Hope we get to see them. Keep after it my friend!
@@mindofwatercolor I meant to give you a shout out for your tripod table easel I'm using in my video... I absolutely love it. So, I added a link to your video in the description. I hope you don't mind! And, we have a guest room for you if you'd like to save some money when you make your way out here =0)
Draw Paint Repeat lol! You know I thought that easel looked very similar to my design. So glad that’s working for you. Thanks for the room offer. We might take you up on it one day.
@@mindofwatercolor I finally figured out how to add a card to the video somewhere around 2:16 and linked to your tutorial for making it!
the rattlesnakes are comin to getcha
Thank you for Your Help an Time ! As you know i'm having a bit of the downs haven't started painting yet . But have been sketching . Do you use brown paper i do an fine it makes a deference ? Thanks for listening it is appreciated ! Mike
Hiya Mike, you're welcome. Teaching this helps me to get better too, so it's a win all around. I do draw on toned paper, usually the Strathmore Toned Tan paper that has some visible flecks in the paper. It's my absolute favorite toned paper. I'm so glad to hear you've been drawing and keeping your eye fresh. God bless!
Hello Steve, hey we’re you ever in Alexandria Minnesota?
I live in Picture Rocks...you can have my skeeters
Aaahhh, thanks for the generous offer Dan, but I think I'll pass.... (grin).
Where did you get that plein air bag?
Hi Steve.... you are a better man than I when it comes to mosquitoes! Here in the east the mosquitoes are killing people with the triple E virus! I think I better consider moving out west. Another point I want to mention, I'm an old sci-fi, horror buff and I was wondering when the giant ants were going to attack you on screen! I think I am listening to what sounds like locusts in the background, but the sound reminds me of the giant ants from the old 50's movie, "THEM"! Shy of all that, the sketch looks great, even under those extreme conditions.
Yeah, I think I got the zika! =0 and yes!, I need to get a really bad green screen and give that ant thing a try!!! Those cicadas sure are noisy this time of year. C'mon out West, we've got lots of room!
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt If you can promise me no snow in the Winter I'll be there!
Great video and I loved your drawing! I was wondering if you know the tool that artists use to decide their drawing frame (it's something made from paper and you cut a square border in the middle) and how to use it. Would be a great help if you could answer, thanks a bunch!
Thanks Gita, yes I'm familiar with it. I used to use one. A simple way to do that is to cut two pieces of black mat board at right angles and hold them up in front of you making the opening larger and smaller until you have the crop you like. Or you can buy something like it from an art supply store. Nowadays, many people just use their phones to photograph the scene cropped the way they like it. Any more, since I move things around so much, I just create the scene the way I want it to look, but still use what's in front of me as the basis for what I'm drawing/painting.
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt thank you very much for the answer! Do you know what the product is called? I haven't got the luck of finding it yet unfortunately
@@gitamaharsi8017 Here are a couple of options Gita: amzn.to/3L1ChL8
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Hey Steve! While thinking about composition, do you actively think about the (1:1.618) golden ratio?
Hi Aaron, I sometimes use the golden ratio when I'm in the studio and have the time to find it on my canvas. When I'm in the field, I use the rule of thirds mostly. It gets me close enough to where I need to be. Then, if I decide to do a larger painting from my plein air study, I can refigure things to fit the golden ratio or Fibonacci sequence, which is close to the GR...
Brand new subscriber here! I just discovered your channel and I have to tell you how much I enjoy your style of instruction and to thank you so much! You seem like such a nice down-to-earth guy, your videos are so enjoyable! I have been binge watching all day and I have a question. I watched your video on transferring your drawing to canvas with great interest and I have watched subsequent videos where you start your oil painting on your pre-sketched canvas. You start with a very very detailed drawing and it looks to me as if you have used a fine marker to draw it. In your how-to video it looks as if you only use the pressure lines derived from your chalked backing. On a smaller canvas do you use transfer paper and do you go over the lines with a marker before you seal it? And if so, is it a permanent marker or watercolour marker?
HI Gloria, thank you for becoming an official Repeater! I don't use any markers, everything you see is transferred using the chalk method using a simple ball point pen.
@@SteveAtkinsonFineArt Thanks so much for your response. Your lines on your canvas are so fine and sharp, it doesn't look as if they could be so fine just using the chalk backing. Thanks again!
For some unknown reason when u snapped my fingers the video stopped abruptly , weird 🤔
The hand shadows on the paper were too disconcerting.
Please tell me that’s not rattlesnakes I here in the background 😳 That’s freaking me out. Lol.
Bwahahaa, nope Dominic, it's just cicadas... noisy insects that are at their peak now. We do have rattlesnakes out here, but they're more scared of us than we are of them. Where do you call home, btw? Thanks for watching!