I sell my painting at art fairs and I try to draw people as they walk past my booth. I takes about 3-4 seconds.. I go for the shape of the hair, maybe nose and ear..it is good practice..

Thanks for watching! What are your experiences drawing outdoors? have you got any particular methods that work for you? Let me know below, I'd love to hear!

Really enjoyed this technique. Great way to loosen up.

I love quick sketches like these. Personally I find them far more interesting and expressive than drawings that are made with more effort most of the times.

Hallo my friend. Wonderful video, thanks

Thank you again for a wonderful, helpful video. The time and effort you put into these helpful videos is appreciated. I guess I’ve always been a little apprehensive about drawings out in public. Like drawing in front of people would seemingly be a little uncomfortable for me. But after watching your video I think I will give it a try. Thanks again! By the way, our dog’s name is Jesse too!

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Rolf! Yeah it's difficult to draw in public, but it I think it does help to improve your drawing, even if you just draw the location rather than the people.I don't like if people notice me drawing, so that's why they are really super quick sketches! haha. Ah that's great to hear - Jesse is a wonderful dog so I assume all Jesse's are as well :) Thanks again so much for watching and your kind words, it's very supportive.

I absolutely love cafe drawing and can't wait till quarantine is lifted so I can do it again!

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see those drawings when you do!! We’re at least allowed back to some kind of normal ... that was my first time back at that coffee shop since..... February I think!

Very nice! Helped me in learning to gesture draw. Thank you.

@Drawing-Life

Жыл бұрын

Oh great!! that's awesome to hear, thank you so much for watching. :)

This is so informative! Thank you! I’ve seen many videos of artists sketching people on location, but have never heard anyone explain the process and experience like you did here. It’s very helpful.

@Drawing-Life

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! That's super feedback to get, that's made me so happy to hear that. And encouraging!! Really appreciate it, thanks for watching :)

It is so great, so full of life...and you make it look so easy !!! Thank you - once again.

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Really appreciate you watching :)

Exactly what i was looking for

@Drawing-Life

11 ай бұрын

Oh awesome! So glad you found it, thanks for watching :)

always a pleasure to whatch you, your video's and your amazing skill in drawing. Great dog 🐶

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yep she’s the best dog ever, she was happy to make an appearance! Thanks again for watching, appreciate it :)

I love drawing in a cafe or in nature! Your dog is so cute! Just watching these come alive is amazing!

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! Going to try to do more. Yes, Jessie is awesome, we're so lucky to have her!!

Great video to share with students, and your voice is very lovely to listen to. You should consider voice work for audio books. Thank you for making such a useful video and doing it with quality.

@Drawing-Life

Жыл бұрын

Hi Sulyn thank you so much that’s such a lovely comment 😊 Not sure about doing voice overs haha…. But so wonderful to hear you appreciated the video. Thanks for watching.

Thanks Siobhan! This video is wonderful.

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Christjan, so glad you enjoyed, thank you for watching! :)

Thank you so much for an inspiring video. I love the way you teach. Thank you so much :)

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

So nice of you, thank you for watching! :)

me hubiera gustado ver a alguna de las personas que ha dibujado. Gracias !!

Thanks for another great video. I think that advice of being very minimalistic with art supplies is very useful. Usually, when I am out I tend to grab as much as possible because I have these thoughts of " just in case"-) And of course, it turns that in the end I just use one pencil or fountain pen . I want to try drawing in coffeeshops it s just I m very shy to attract peoples' attention even being discreet somewhere in a corner...Love Jessie she is so cute

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

Ha! Yes me too, i'm also very shy to attract peoples attention... it was tough to film this :) plus people start to feel weird if you stare at them for a long time!! A good tip is to try to sit at a window if you can, and draw people outside the cafe, on the street etc, that way they don't notice you, and then when you get more confident then you can draw people inside, sitting closer. Hope that makes sense. It's really a good thing to try to draw from life, so I hope you give it a go. Thanks for the comment for Jessie btw! I'll tell her :)

@anastassiyakim7041

3 жыл бұрын

@@Drawing-Life oh that's a great tip, will definitely try it.

the video was very educational for me. thanks for such amazing content. I hope to see more.

@Drawing-Life

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :) Glad you enjoyed it!

I love drawing in cafe's. Are you with the Urban Sketchers?

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Anthony! no, i'm not, but now that you mention it, I've seen something on facebook about them, I'll check it out, thanks for the reminder!

@anthonykoeslag

3 жыл бұрын

@@Drawing-Life I'll message you on FB quick

@anthonykoeslag

3 жыл бұрын

@@Drawing-Life Just sent you a message on FB... there is an urban sketchers meetup at Spier in a couple of week if you are interested

Ok, I haven’t YET tested this technique out for charcoal or on paper, HOWEVER, a natural and historical fixative is - get ready for it….- skim milk! Lol It doesn’t stink or mold or anything. So far, I’ve used it on canvas with pastels. I will eventually test it on paper and with charcoal but, figured I’d mention that incase anyone wants to experiment ahead of me! Lol and if it works, there’s your sneaky fixative in a coffee shop method. You’re welcome! 😎

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

@ozyillustrates wow! Never heard of that before 😆 I'll have to try it out. Would be a great coffee shop method!! lol ...

@OzyIllustrates

3 жыл бұрын

@@Drawing-Life Lol yea. I stumbled upon that when I was trying to find a DIY fixative. Apparently all the great artists back in ye olden days would dunk their paintings (pastel, etc) in vats of milk with the fat skimmed off it (skim milk lol). Why I used it on my pastel painting it really made the whole thing pop! The lighter colors got darker and everything looked much more defined lol

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

@@OzyIllustrates wow, so interesting I've heard of using hair spray before, but never skimmed milk! Let me know i you try it out with charcoal?

Lovely loose drawings. Would you mind saying how much you speeded up the video? I'd really like to slow it down to real time and watch it like that. I've cafe sketched a few times but would like to do more. I choose a seat in a corner or against a wall so no one can look over my shoulder (if they notice me, that is!) and "phone zombies" are always completely unaware of being drawn..

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! I notice that too... people are much more interested in looking at their phones, so it's great! I sped the video 2.5X, I would definitely be keen to post a video at normal speed, just wasn't sure the actual drawings were as useful in this video as the overall advice on set up and materials. But thanks! I think at the time, i only drew each sketch for about a minute or so. Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment! :)

What sketchbooks do you use?

@Drawing-Life

2 жыл бұрын

The main sketchbook is from Fabriano, and the smaller one is from Moleskine ... hope that's helpful to you. I don't really have a favorite type of sketchbook, i just usually use whatever I have or can find

I'm going to a Café today! I drew a lot of people on public transport, but it's a bit problematic with the masks currently. Also, they often just stay for 5 minutes and get out of the train/bus. I feel like a Café gives you more time to actually work on your motive

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

Yes that's true, people moving around is much harder - just aim to get the pose or the gesture. Have fun today! Hope you get some good drawings done :)

@nonotaku5612

3 жыл бұрын

@@Drawing-Life Thank you!!

Why does the video not have subtitles as usual? In the absence it is impossible for me to understand you.

@Drawing-Life

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Francesco, I've fixed it now, ou should be ale to read them, let me know if not :) thank you!

@francescobiancardi9922

3 жыл бұрын

Ok, thank you.