I've taken a few days to evaluate what you are telling us here, Tony. It's not often I see something on KZread that's so profound to me, but this is one of them. For years, I have been sketching by picking a point on a reference image, and copying its position onto my drawing. I didn't realize that for all this time I was not using COMPARISONS properly when placing marks. It's taking me some time to get used to, but I see a definite improvement now. My little brain is fighting me because it wants to do it the familiar way, but I truly think your way is the best. Thanks so much, it's changed my art.

Wow. I follow you on IG as well but as I listen to you , ever so intently here on KZread my brain catches the meaning of what you are speaking about but when you pick up that charcoal and glide across the page I am astounded at the years and years of work that has brought you to this beautiful place of transforming lines and marks into full blown beautiful faces!!! I didn't pick up a paint brush until I was in my 60's in lock down with covid. I'm sure if I picked up a piece of lead every day I would be a tiny bit more progressed but your" nothing complicated" saying blows my mind as well as your talent. Looking forward to your work always. Kathleen.

@TonySwaby

5 күн бұрын

I was 62 in 2019 when I started drawing portraits. I occasionally painted watercolours until I stopped making any kind of art in 1989.

@KLeonardM

5 күн бұрын

@@TonySwaby My goodness. You're a naturally talented person or do you do this every day? I'm guess you are naturally talented but you did mention drawing at the age of 14 . Seems we are the same age but I went to Catholic school in the states and as a baby boomer those nuns sure weren't handing out art supplies to teach us. Unfortunately but I am interested now. Thanks so much for sharing your work.

@TonySwaby

5 күн бұрын

@@KLeonardM I too went to a catholic school and don't remember art being pushed, but that would be true of any of the schools at the time, we were all expected to go down the mines. I was never really encouraged when I was young, always felt I had to prove myself, very damaging to an artist. Even tho I liked art I had to get a job so I did graphics then got into computers.

@KLeonardM

5 күн бұрын

@@TonySwaby sounds like we grew up pretty much the same. Sometimes I just shake my head....if I'm honest, I do more than that in my head...haha.

Agree 1000%. You read my mind.

@TonySwaby

Күн бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Thank you for sharing this great tutorial. It was very informative and helpful, and I’m looking forward to putting your advice into my work today. Hope you have a great day and looking forward to more great videos & tutorials.

@TonySwaby

Күн бұрын

My pleasure and thank you :)

I have the day off and I'm watching your videos back to back finding the points is life-changing no more searching for the angle or geometry thank you so much for making so many videos to learn from. I can't use charcoal because I'm in the middle of nowhere and I don't have any but I'm using a 8B drawing pencil which allows me to get the same kind of in effect when I use it on its side. Thanks again

@TonySwaby

8 сағат бұрын

My pleasure, it makes no difference if you use a soft pencil it will still work :)

Great tutorial as always learning alot.

@TonySwaby

4 күн бұрын

Thank you :)

Great video! Ive been drawing for 3 years (from scratch) and I discovered myself doing this, I realized the points are no more than a 2d mapping that I set, or variables that I build around. Those points that you can set can represent basically any and everything as long as you're aware in your mind of your intention within the point. Thinking like this made things a lot simpler to scale up or down within a sketchbook and drawing from life, the method is the exact same.

@TonySwaby

3 күн бұрын

Indeed, it's a simply and easy way to draw. Thank you :)

thanks - enjoyed that one

@TonySwaby

4 күн бұрын

Thank you :)

It seems it would be easier to do this for a one-to-one size drawing. When you are enlarging a drawing, you must constantly apply a scale factor in your mind as well as the relative distance. Tricky indeed...

@TonySwaby

2 күн бұрын

I think if you focus on compartative relationships you will be fine, whether you are enlarging or reducing :)

Very helpful....ty Tony

@TonySwaby

4 күн бұрын

Thank you :)

That drawing at 22:15 of a black man, can I buy it ?