Everything You Wanted To Know About Negative Space (In Under a Minute)

I love exploring Negative Space. Finding cool shapes.
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  • @Zoro-cx9rj
    @Zoro-cx9rj2 жыл бұрын

    First pls pin

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pinned! ♥

  • @Ratman.Not.Batman

    @Ratman.Not.Batman

    2 жыл бұрын

    pls first pin

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    @abigailw7146

    2 жыл бұрын

    pin pls first

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    @amygdal.a

    2 жыл бұрын

    first pin pls

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    @unfadingtoast1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pin pin pin

  • @thephony1651
    @thephony16512 жыл бұрын

    *it’s been five years. The painting is now the size of Australia.* “No… BIGGER”

  • @astrobookwormsinger

    @astrobookwormsinger

    2 жыл бұрын

    Jupiter is the goal here 😂

  • @Abby_Marie08

    @Abby_Marie08

    Жыл бұрын

    Underrated comment 😂😂😂

  • @Just_Nooo

    @Just_Nooo

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@🖊 𝓢𝓪𝓶𝓶𝔂 𝓛𝓪𝔀𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮…🖊 *nah, the whole multiverse is the goal here

  • @user-lf2lk3si5b

    @user-lf2lk3si5b

    Жыл бұрын

    This comment sections profile pics are so similar it’s hard to keep up with who is who lmao

  • @Spoiled_KoolAid

    @Spoiled_KoolAid

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Just_Nooo *nah, the whole omniverse is the goal here

  • @popstel2286
    @popstel22862 жыл бұрын

    Yeah l use thumbnails all the time when a pose is too hard! 10/10 would recommend 👍

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

  • @dmm348

    @dmm348

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ssavaart 💗

  • @sadie4773

    @sadie4773

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dmm348 💜

  • @da.fridge-stealing.nobody

    @da.fridge-stealing.nobody

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sadie4773 💙

  • @goblinmannn

    @goblinmannn

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@da.fridge-stealing.nobody 🤍

  • @sullyharmeyer4658
    @sullyharmeyer46582 жыл бұрын

    Today I found out a cool way to make a comic character that’s very exaggerated! You sketch out the general shape of the face, then one by one close your eyes and draw a part of the face, then open your eyes, rinse and repeat with other parts of the face. This helps me get a characters general idea and personality figured out, and it’s very fun!

  • @sundayok2307

    @sundayok2307

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ohh I love that!

  • @sullyharmeyer4658

    @sullyharmeyer4658

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@sundayok2307 thanks!

  • @whatthehecktye

    @whatthehecktye

    2 жыл бұрын

    This sounds super neat, but I tried it on my tablet and the result looks the same as when I use both eyes to draw. 😅Does the technique not work with digital mediums?

  • @elijah6169

    @elijah6169

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@whatthehecktye do you have a stabiliser?

  • @annamay6217

    @annamay6217

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@whatthehecktye I think they mean close both eyes. Fun idea :D

  • @tinykqi._.7798
    @tinykqi._.77982 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been having crazy art block and I just gotta get those drawings I’m not proud of out of the way so thank you for this I’ll be trying it ♥️

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

  • @karak2113

    @karak2113

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ssavaart ❤️🔥

  • @Springtrap492

    @Springtrap492

    Жыл бұрын

    @@karak2113 why are you burning the heart-

  • @niyati1218

    @niyati1218

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Springtrap492 *H e A r T b U r N* 👁👄👁

  • @VelvetWxtch

    @VelvetWxtch

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Springtrap492 😊🔥🔥

  • @alex.s2023
    @alex.s20232 жыл бұрын

    Don’t be negative, get negative 😜😂 Can we see the final version of this composition? I’d love to see it in it’s fully recognized form, thanks!

  • @Scott-got-caught

    @Scott-got-caught

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right? All I thought to myself was negative Nancy

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info0EpEg6oSaFs

  • @nicoleshere._.

    @nicoleshere._.

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ssavaart thank you

  • @thesuperiorpotato2835
    @thesuperiorpotato28352 жыл бұрын

    “So i started doodling” Proceeds to make a masterpiece

  • @diputston

    @diputston

    Жыл бұрын

    That is doodle

  • @beth_m
    @beth_m2 жыл бұрын

    I’m so glad that you’re talking about thumbnails! I hadn’t heard about those until my art teacher talked about them and they are super helpful!

  • @astrobookwormsinger

    @astrobookwormsinger

    2 жыл бұрын

    What are thumbnails in art exactly?

  • @Takapon218

    @Takapon218

    Жыл бұрын

    @@astrobookwormsinger super quick, small (generally) sketches that focus heavily on composition and rough shapes. They're like the fastest way to get an idea out of your head and onto paper before you commit to anything.

  • @lisahenry20

    @lisahenry20

    10 ай бұрын

    They kind of seem like a less formal version of something I was taught in design and technology at school. There was an acronym with each letter corresponding to a different modification you had to make for one of your initial ideas before you decided on your final design.

  • @zoe3309
    @zoe33092 жыл бұрын

    i cant wait to see the final product! nice sketch as always :)

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks SO much! ♥

  • @TheVeryAngryShrimp
    @TheVeryAngryShrimp2 жыл бұрын

    You explain and visualize concepts that've taken me years to try and understand. Thank you so much.

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome!

  • @Pixel_so2
    @Pixel_so22 жыл бұрын

    I actually learned so much from you. From eyes to sketching. From realism to cartoon. Really, you helped me a lot!

  • @sunrisemcash
    @sunrisemcash Жыл бұрын

    "It's over Scott. You can't draw hair more bigger." Scott: "You underestimate my power."

  • @weebsama277
    @weebsama2772 жыл бұрын

    The "small doodles" are better than anything I ever did in my life 💀

  • @saumyavig8964
    @saumyavig89642 жыл бұрын

    Thats a great tip, i like how gestalt psychology comes to play here. I mean we see the world in holistic perspective anyways, so anything can be taken as an example. But i really like this example, so clear-cut.

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

  • @interstellar4267
    @interstellar42672 жыл бұрын

    "Thumbnails only take about a minute to do". Me: *spends an hour*

  • @Takapon218

    @Takapon218

    Жыл бұрын

    Ok 1.) FBI!? 2.) stop spending time on thumbnails. Thumbnails =\= sketches, they should be quick and rough just to get compositional aspects down, experiment, and they're generally small. Whereas a sketch can be your actual piece's size and should be about getting the idea you've figured out in your thumbnail a lot more refined. Generally you want idea -> thumbnails -> sketch -> finished piece, but your flow may vary. Some people do sketch -> idea -> thumbnail -> sketch -> finish (which is what happened here) which is totally fine. Hell you might even do idea -> sketch -> finish, hate it, thumbnail -> sketch -> idea -> thumbnail -> sketch -> finish 😉 It's all about the process, but utilize thumbnails more efficiently and stop wasting time on them. You'll be a better artist for it!

  • @g0ria161

    @g0ria161

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Takapon218 it's a joke and their not the real fbi, please don't misunderstand, thank you.

  • @rominekrep

    @rominekrep

    Жыл бұрын

    @@g0ria161 welp ima thank them for the tips lol 🤓📸📸

  • @cpuia3007

    @cpuia3007

    Жыл бұрын

    @@g0ria161 who knows 🧐🥴

  • @measc_1944
    @measc_19442 жыл бұрын

    Your tips are always so helpful in improving my art and everyone else! thanks a lot :)

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're so welcome!

  • @ELLISS_pattonsversion_
    @ELLISS_pattonsversion_2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Scott! Amazing art as always! I dont understand how you make a minute scetch look good I could never😅

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're too kind. Thank you! ♥

  • @dovacraft5772
    @dovacraft5772 Жыл бұрын

    Person on the call: "dude it's been three hours and you haven't said anything, are you even still there?"

  • @anonymousguywhoknowseverything
    @anonymousguywhoknowseverything2 жыл бұрын

    Im glad you dont end the sentence with; “So next time youre stuck on an art piece-“

  • @Boxadaryls
    @Boxadaryls2 жыл бұрын

    After so many years of ignoring my love for art because of fear of failure, you tips have really helped me gat back into drawing and wanting to practice. Thank you so much ❤️

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely My Pleasure ♥

  • @sean9163
    @sean91632 жыл бұрын

    Dude draws better in 1 min than I could in an hour.

  • @alexx18
    @alexx182 жыл бұрын

    Hello Mr Scott! I randomly found u a week ago and my God ur art is awesome! I really wanted to say, thank you for telling me that I should continue with my art :)

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely My Pleasure ♥

  • @kroolini3678
    @kroolini36782 жыл бұрын

    “I started doodling in the middle of a call with my tripod perfectly positioned and already recording”

  • @EpicBub

    @EpicBub

    Жыл бұрын

    this is just a voiceover over clips of him actually working on the piece

  • @damonlorenzoheart
    @damonlorenzoheart Жыл бұрын

    OMIGOSH that’s brilliant! Thank you so much! This is going to save me so much time. 😅

  • @quillz_editz_9575
    @quillz_editz_95752 жыл бұрын

    You should 100% draw this drawing in your hair journal! Love your content! ❤️

  • @aranxtil5554
    @aranxtil55542 жыл бұрын

    i find it hard to really make a certain thing to pop out, thank you for posting this!

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely My Pleasure ♥

  • @TheLorivas
    @TheLorivas2 жыл бұрын

    Bro the negative space sounds absolutely rad

  • @alanking3332
    @alanking33322 жыл бұрын

    “Don’t forget to explore your negative space, that’s where the magic happens” I find this very profound. Like not just for art on paper but for real life

  • @Blu3_leaf
    @Blu3_leaf2 жыл бұрын

    "the I thought.. no BIGGER. But it still wasn't big enough' Me: wa- HOW? 😂😭

  • @srehtodnacipE

    @srehtodnacipE

    Жыл бұрын

    Ayo 🤨📸

  • @SilverMoon08
    @SilverMoon082 жыл бұрын

    Your videos really helped me to improve my art skills! I still need to practice, but I learned a lot from those shorts! :D

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad I could help!

  • @EmilysEdits3
    @EmilysEdits32 жыл бұрын

    It’s great that people can find kinds of art they love 💕 You don’t just have to paint sunsets 🌅 or draw fruit bowls 🍉 People like photographers 📷 Musicians 🎶 and just anyone like you who finds something they think is fun

  • @Knoxsinn
    @Knoxsinn Жыл бұрын

    Thumbnails are the first thing my graphic design professor taught us in the course. Not only good for personal doodles, but also extremely helpful for commissions when trying to communicate thoughts between the artist and client!! I love this man.

  • @Exot1cEl1
    @Exot1cEl12 жыл бұрын

    You're amazing, Scott!! In fact, I plan to study you as an artist for my GCSE art portraiture project I'm starting in a few days!!!

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Thanks SO much! ♥

  • @hollow_shadows
    @hollow_shadows2 жыл бұрын

    “What’s negative space?” Me: ThE bAcKrOoMs!!!!

  • @THEDR0NEZ0NE

    @THEDR0NEZ0NE

    2 жыл бұрын

    **currently holding back the urge to say "your mom"**

  • @lousyking8562
    @lousyking8562 Жыл бұрын

    I remember my art teacher telling students to draw with thumbnails and never explaining it's uses, like for composition, finding negative space and how it helps you plan out your work. I'll remember this often the next time I'm drawing. Thanks!

  • @thatwasverypunny.-.
    @thatwasverypunny.-. Жыл бұрын

    i love doing thumbnails before drawing. it really helps to visualize a pose with them too

  • @Nitebreed
    @Nitebreed2 жыл бұрын

    The circle in the hair reminds me of "Hewligans Haircut" by Jamie Hewlett, one of my favorite artists!

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

  • @blurose9690
    @blurose96902 жыл бұрын

    How to draw mouth's I've been interested in art for a while I'm still figuring out some stuff but I just couldn't get the mouth's right

  • @popstel2286

    @popstel2286

    2 жыл бұрын

    He have made that video before

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.infoRwwOD6OG4Qs

  • @jlzdoesvideos
    @jlzdoesvideos2 жыл бұрын

    you really just like- ok wow- you were just doing a small doddle and then you decided you wanted it to be a certain way… then you put so much work into it. your such an amazing artist!

  • @user-bv4fr5ib3o
    @user-bv4fr5ib3o2 жыл бұрын

    The way he did the hair bigger without erasing anything I am impressed😎

  • @lollatirapelli9965
    @lollatirapelli99652 жыл бұрын

    Oh god college flashbacks. The amount of thumbnails y’all😭

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ha. Sorry

  • @kadenpile-riley2170
    @kadenpile-riley21708 ай бұрын

    I wish I could have this guy as an art teacher. He’s so inspirational.

  • @zachariahcardarelli
    @zachariahcardarelli2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the advice Mr. Sava! This will help me improve!

  • @ssavaart

    @ssavaart

    2 жыл бұрын

    Happy to help!

  • @Pineapple_Kween
    @Pineapple_Kween Жыл бұрын

    *my brain at 3am* : “Don’t be afraid to explore your negative space”

  • @Lee-Dixon1987
    @Lee-Dixon1987 Жыл бұрын

    I am an elementary art teacher and teaching positive and negative space is always a challenge, especially when trying to explain the terminology and the differences between the two. Love the way you worded your explanation. Also, righteous sketches.

  • @yasmeen74337
    @yasmeen743372 жыл бұрын

    I am obsessed with these small videos these are so helpful ❤️

  • @moiseshidalgoguerra5837
    @moiseshidalgoguerra58372 жыл бұрын

    I love the horizontal one

  • @localdruglord550
    @localdruglord5502 жыл бұрын

    My former art teacher taught me this years ago and I still use it! It definitely works wonders. Great work man :)

  • @SwedePotato314
    @SwedePotato3142 жыл бұрын

    This channel is an integral part of my art improving.

  • @Aidxnb
    @Aidxnb2 жыл бұрын

    the fact that a doodle can turn into such a good drawing

  • @rebeccagiovanini1124
    @rebeccagiovanini1124 Жыл бұрын

    I learned about thumb nails in an art class in college and they seriously help so much!! Especially when you’re stuck. You can mess around with composition before putting in all the work on a full-size piece and realizing that you don’t like the placement of something.

  • @_Kamura_
    @_Kamura_ Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for helping me understand what thumbnails are

  • @howtosurviveelectronichara6474
    @howtosurviveelectronichara64742 жыл бұрын

    I don’t know where you received your training or if you are entirely self taught but your discipline is admirable and your practices are recipes for success. Art teacher here, love the promoting of thumbnail sketches before committing to the drawing :-) it saves a lot of time and money to think on paper in the form of drawing or painting :-) one way that I loosened up was by only using a fudé brush and india ink. It’s hard to get technical with those two lol

  • @a.wanimates8075
    @a.wanimates8075 Жыл бұрын

    Your tips are so helpful honestly I've learned so much from you :D

  • @danamahmoud951
    @danamahmoud95111 ай бұрын

    This is super helpful, especially since I wanted to create large pieces of art. Going small, creating many pieces and then choosing the right one, this way is helpful for me.

  • @imanimiller8644
    @imanimiller86442 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorites you give the best tips !

  • @ismayonnaiseaninstrument7
    @ismayonnaiseaninstrument72 жыл бұрын

    You inspired me to purchase the zebra brush pens, and thank you! I love doing manga art and anime and this comes in really handy

  • @jonahadi9092
    @jonahadi90922 жыл бұрын

    Your tips are the best art tips. Really thanks

  • @ANTH4RAX
    @ANTH4RAX8 ай бұрын

    I saw this video around when I’m learning negative and positive space in my art class lol

  • @ZaoJin
    @ZaoJin Жыл бұрын

    thumbnails are massively underrated imo

  • @ToastedFox
    @ToastedFox Жыл бұрын

    Really loved the horizontal piece

  • @dustinmj29
    @dustinmj292 жыл бұрын

    That's why drawing my own mandalas are so satisfying because your main job is to fill negative space.

  • @nokiot9
    @nokiot92 жыл бұрын

    Thumbnails and quarter roughs are probably the things that helped me most as an artist. It REALLY helps. Especially when having others give you feedback.

  • @turdgleybirdd5804
    @turdgleybirdd580411 күн бұрын

    for anyone still wondering, its like when you cut out a heart shape in a paper, unfold the paper and the heart is the negative space.

  • @zariatobeprecise
    @zariatobeprecise2 жыл бұрын

    The horizontal one is my love😍

  • @shaunbrady5703
    @shaunbrady570310 ай бұрын

    Your videos always make me want to draw. You have an awesome art style. Love the channel

  • @kadehades
    @kadehades2 жыл бұрын

    They took doodling to another level.

  • @awna_bonana
    @awna_bonana2 жыл бұрын

    Looove the horizontal one. 😍

  • @Spookarts
    @Spookarts11 ай бұрын

    Awesome, the last one is my favorite one ❤❤❤❤

  • @Ahopek
    @Ahopek2 жыл бұрын

    Love this. It works for writing too. If you have an idea but aren't sure what direction to take it, give it several wildly different outlines or summaries and you'll start to get a feel for where the story wants to go.

  • @Deli-nt4jr
    @Deli-nt4jr3 күн бұрын

    It’s been two years and I still found it on my recommended page

  • @kyrenfaaron2714
    @kyrenfaaron27142 жыл бұрын

    been having doubts about my art recently, and I just want to let you know how much your channel has been helping me and break out of that mindset :) ❤️

  • @slicksmind6720
    @slicksmind67202 жыл бұрын

    So happy I just found ur channel as a newer artist, subbed!

  • @skullbatcaregiver5112
    @skullbatcaregiver5112 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this advice. It will help me immensely in future with my art.

  • @_SomyaY
    @_SomyaY2 жыл бұрын

    The last one was so good!

  • @dr.herpaderp6545
    @dr.herpaderp6545 Жыл бұрын

    Been drawing for as long as I have and I'm still learning seemingly obvious things like you can make a sketch of a sketch. That's gonna my life easier lol

  • @ultimateGojira1
    @ultimateGojira17 ай бұрын

    Wow, thanks for showing us this! Your good at art

  • @crownfeather4791
    @crownfeather4791 Жыл бұрын

    I actually did this for the first time with an idea for a lily of the valley drawing, really helped me figure out angles.

  • @joz3965
    @joz3965 Жыл бұрын

    This is very use ful!! Never would of thought of this

  • @alittax
    @alittax Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all the cool tips!

  • @1WolfGirl_Official
    @1WolfGirl_Official2 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are so nice it just makes me happy🥺😭

  • @randomperson2777
    @randomperson27772 жыл бұрын

    Great advice!!

  • @ImThe1Ada
    @ImThe1Ada Жыл бұрын

    This hint really made me better Thx dude

  • @iCaretoomuchh
    @iCaretoomuchh2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, this is a really interesting way to think about drawing. Love it

  • @mariatrinitymya8618
    @mariatrinitymya86182 жыл бұрын

    OMG your drawings are soooo amazing. You help me out alot during my depression!!! 😀😀😀😀 Thanks!!!

  • @superdude9006
    @superdude90062 жыл бұрын

    This actually helped me a lot because right now I am experiencing major art block, and this gave me ideas. Thanks!

  • @dheelart7700
    @dheelart77002 жыл бұрын

    Something I never thought of doing, and definitely, for sure, it's going to help me. Many thanks, my dude

  • @Vexinonfire
    @Vexinonfire2 жыл бұрын

    I love these, I’m an artist, but not with art (drawing, painting etc) instead with writing, and these videos give me inspiration to write.

  • @elaitamani1105
    @elaitamani11052 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for teaching me this✨✨✨

  • @caseylevor3679
    @caseylevor36792 жыл бұрын

    When you click a KZread short by accident, but than realize this is achually good… I’m goin to stay!

  • @shanikpakeer
    @shanikpakeer2 жыл бұрын

    Wow even your scribbles are gorgeous

  • @Jgs239
    @Jgs23910 ай бұрын

    I liked seeing a video focused on sketching and the conceptual work that goes into a work

  • @demon420rekt
    @demon420rekt Жыл бұрын

    Since I started using this (thanks to you) I'm no longer stuck and I feel very motivated to draw again. I wanna fill a sketchbook now

  • @ScarletFlame101786
    @ScarletFlame1017862 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this. Its amazing🥰

  • @SEBASdoELECTRICSLIDE
    @SEBASdoELECTRICSLIDE2 жыл бұрын

    Dudeee your page is awesome thank you❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @annabellishedart4901
    @annabellishedart49012 жыл бұрын

    Im gonna give this a try hopefully itll help. Love your art btw.

  • @seriousjoker9828
    @seriousjoker9828 Жыл бұрын

    You’re the magic, bro! Thanks! 😊

  • @cloutelfin8323
    @cloutelfin83232 жыл бұрын

    I always do this. It really helps so much

  • @Tv_artist
    @Tv_artist2 жыл бұрын

    He really said "Doodling" best doodle I will see 19/10

  • @bunitwix
    @bunitwix Жыл бұрын

    That’s actually really helpful i always have trouble on actually figuring out what i want to draw and i always scrap it when i don’t like what i did.