Hello Koosje! Thanks for sharing your interesting experiences and good advice. I also enjoy your calming voice and demeanor in your videos.🌻

Im a beginner and you are really helping me.More for beginners please. Thanks

Great tips and wonderful advice. I've started doing this lately, it just takes that commitment to give it a go. I usually try sketching people sitting outside having coffee. I live in Madrid, so there are a lot of "terrazas" where people meet up and chat. So far I've only done a few sketches at my local cafetería, in other areas I tend to take photos with my phone and then sketch something when I get back home (although I often put it off for a long time 🤦‍♂️)

Fantastic tips. 🙏🏻❤️

Great sketches, I must try that.

When I draw people I show them usually ☺️ and they r SUPER happy and I also tell them they r more beautiful than my sketch 😁 esp am learning. I also sketch staff of cafes as appreciation for them and they are always happy and excited about that!

@KoosjeKoene

Жыл бұрын

Yes! It's such a fun way to connect with random strangers. They always appreciate it.

Thank You!

Thank you, Koosje. I really want to focus on drawing people. I have folders full of ideas and references, but it's intimidating to get started. At that point, it's always so helpful to hear your thoughts and ideas about the new project I've picked. Firstly for learning, secondly for inspiration, thirdly for reassurance, fourthly for examples, and fifthly for the variety of ideas and approaches. Immediately, it makes the whole project less daunting and more fun. 😁

@KoosjeKoene

Жыл бұрын

You can do it!

❤❤

I am scared of drawing people, this was so helpful. Thank you.

@KoosjeKoene

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Nice style, : ) Greetigs from Colombia

Interesting how you combined multiple people in one drawing. I’m not fast enough. But to change the subject I’d love to know how you can keep an alocasia plant alive! I think that one is also called the African Mask. I have tried twice and killed them both times.

@KoosjeKoene

10 ай бұрын

My alocasia plant is no more. I didn't really like it much anyways...

Any tips on drawing people in order to get a likeness? Drawing even the simplest sketch of a person that actually looks like that person is tremendously difficult.

@KoosjeKoene

Жыл бұрын

It really is difficult. And as you may know, I don't focus on the likeness, I focus on the joy it gives me to spend time drawing (someone). And if you are looking for capturing likeness: practice practice practice. Leave out details and focus on the corners of the eyes and the corners of the mouth - they have a lot of characteristics in them.

Thank you for your video! When you were with your friend, how did you draw at the same time? Are you conversing? Does the person you are with get annoyed?

@KoosjeKoene

2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes I draw with a friend yes. And then we chat while we draw. When I am with friends that don’t draw, I pick an appropriate moment to draw. Does that answer your question?

How did you make the forms of the people in the harmonica drawings you showed. What kind of pen did you use for the bodies and what kind for the shadows? Thanks in advance for your reaction,

I have to do this and I wonder if you or I have been drawn by someone???

@KoosjeKoene

5 жыл бұрын

when you're around other sketchers, it's hard to avoid - but yes, how about our still moments of looking at our phones??

what pen were you using to draw those pictures?

@KoosjeKoene

5 жыл бұрын

All kinds of pens!

Be a little bit courageous!