Learning to draw takes time, practice and good tuition.
Stick around if you are:
• Interested in learning how to draw by changing the way you see
• Sick of watching drawing tutorials that don't really tell you how to do anything
• Looking for a new skill that is rewarding, challenging, calming, frustrating and fun!
Happy Drawing,
Emily @ The Pencil Room
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I am going to check all your videos. Thank you.
Wow amazing🎉🎉
Thanks so much for your videos (again)! It's so enjoying and helpful to follow along. My main problem here were the upper lines of the openings, they mostly were too flat. But your tip to draw the center lines and to direct the side curves to the middle point of the minor axis helped so much! If you do that a couple of times, you get a good feeling for the openings without drawing the axis
Thanks so much for your videos (again)! It's so enjoying and helpful to follow along. My main problem here were the upper lines of the openings, they mostly were too flat. But your tip to draw the center lines and to direct the side curves to the middle point of the minor axis helped so much! If you do that a couple of times, you get a good feeling for the openings without drawing the axis
Im always trying to find ways to make the process easier to understand so I'm really glad to hear that tip helped! Thanks so much for watching ☺
Thanks for this very informative first lesson in drawing. I am an absolute beginner at the age of 77 and I love following your lessons. I ma Dutch but I live in Brasil. One thing I noticed while making the fantasy drawing is that in some places the lines smear when you slide over them when drawing another line with e.g. your little finger if you use it as a support. How can I prevent this?
Very common problem especially for left handers like me 😅 Softer pencils (2B-8B) will smudge more than hard pencils. Aside from turning your page around to avoid resting your hand on the drawing, you can use a paper towel under your hand, over the areas of the drawing you've already done. It may pick up a bit of the graphite from the drawing but it shouldn't smudge it 🙂 Thanks for watching!
I definitely need to practice doing some drawing, so that I can get beb,
So I can get better in drawing
Its the only way to get better!
Great tips and very helpful 👍
Clear and direct instructions.
Gracias
You're welcome :)
Best drawing teacher on the internet - very congenial, extremely good structured and very talented brings best and most helpful tutorials!
Thank you for your kind words!
These lessons are so good. Thank you for the great teaching. It has helped me a lot.
Glad to hear they've helped :)
Phenomenal
Same here: checked in at lesson 3, and going back to lessons 1 and 2 to start at the beginning. This is just what I have needed and been looking for. Assume nothing, except that 1. making the look of three-D reality on a 2-D piece of paper is a skilled illusion, with techniques; and 2. you need to learn how. But you CAN.
Nicely summed up - after coordination skills it really is all about understanding how to translate 3D info to a 2D page 🙂
A squished rectangular cone, that's it exactly, and hey, it's OK to say so! This is really great, and just exactly what I need! I am subscribing today. Thanks to you sensible, marvellous artists who share your gifts and teaching skills on line so generously.
do you use and easel or a flat table? Will a drawing easel help to move from the elbow and shoulder? I'm drawing in a smaller sketch book and on a flat surface. I'm finding it difficult to move from my shoulder and elbow with control. Help?
For filming I use a flat table. I do have an adjustable drawing easel that I will use if Im drawing on bigger pieces of paper and having something more upright will definitely cause you to work from the shoulder more because it's harder to rest your hand on the page. For a small sketchbook though I will still work on a flat surface. If you are working on a page 8x11" or smaller then it's totally fine to work from the wrist as most of what you draw will fit within that movement. When you need a wider movement for long straight lines or to do quick sketching or gesture drawing, try focusing on allowing the hand to slide on the page with swift movements as you draw, as if you were gently brushing something off your paper with the side of your hand. This is the same as working from the elbow/shoulder but it might be a little bit easier to think about!
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I have enjoyed all your classes super sad to leave for the last time goodbye,
Really enjoyed it, and they helped me with my drawing skills
Glad you enjoyed the free course! There are a couple of other classes for practicing what you've learnt - if you want to keep going! Check out the Boost Your Skills playlist here: kzread.info/head/PL-i_GDP6hCKlG-JDHKXuVmoKh1uFn98Tx
Do u have the course on skillshare
I have some classes and courses on Skillshare...I cant remember which one I mentioned in this video! If you are a Skillshare member and there is something you would like me to add just let me know :)
@@ThePencilRoomOnline I have no previous experience on drawing except some doodling and bad sketching when i was kid. Right now i want to start to learn sketching so i can draw scenaries, landscapes and urban sketching etc. There are so many resources online which made me confused where to start. After landing in your channel it felt to me that your tutorials will be really good for me. I already have a skillshare account saw i thought i migh find your full course there.
@@HansBauer-cb2cg There is a lot of stuff out there! If you are interested in learning the basics before you get into landscapes etc you can find one of my Learn To Draw courses on Skillshare here: skl.sh/45q57Qk I also have a couple of single classes on Skillshare that might suit your interests including drawing a fir tree and drawing a charcoal landscape. My Sketch Club membership is a bit more directed but since you have a Skillshare account already, check out that link and see how you find the beginner course for starters :)
@@ThePencilRoomOnline thank you.i have 2 questions. 1. which grips should i practice? 2. how do i know i m doing it right and how do i practice them?
@@HansBauer-cb2cg Check out this video about different grips: kzread.info/dash/bejne/kWtk26xsZsm0iMY.htmlsi=nGoOlyUfDYpdU5BX At this stage though, don't worry about the different grips so much as practicing moving your pencil in different directions/movements and allowing the hand to move on the page too (using your regular grip). I talk about it a bit in this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/nKRmpcGtqJizpaw.htmlsi=wqrKtlNKgTzUT0cB which is a good one for figuring out where you might have some restrictions. It's not so much about doing things 'right' as it is about increasing your coordination and range of movement which only comes through practice. Mix up your practice with exercises and also just having a go at drawing something you are interested in :)
Hello, Is it wrong to have a grip similar to the tripod grip, but instead of the thumb being at the base, it holds the side of the pencil and grips the index finger? This is how I have always held a pencil, and I don't know if it's bad.
Nope its not bad. Think of the tripod grip as whatever way you normally hold a pen to write with - that will be the easiest grip for you to use to draw with but it's good to practice overhand grip and loose grip to give you different types of movement ☺
@@ThePencilRoomOnline Thank you so much for all this advice :)
Здравствуйте! Искренне радсь, когда вижу коллег графиков, да ещё и коллег левшей. А то правши сложно как-то показывают.
Nice to have fellow left-handers along for the journey! Thanks for watching :)
Thank you so much!
Im loving these videos. Thank you 😊
I have now watched several of your videos on your lessons for those with interest in or, just beginning to draw. I must say, you are a superb instructor!!! Everything thing you say and show are in fact very important to learn and do. Why?! Because everything you teach will be used in some form or fashion regardless of what a person decides to draw! With out practice in the skills you teach a person will never achieve the level of results in their drawings that they may desire it to be. Practice, practice, practice. With out it you'll never become proficient in drawing. In fact, almost anything you do in life requires practice to become very good at what you do and don't forget to continually learn new things to improve your skills!
Thanks for your kind words! And yes, practice, practice, practice is the key. It seems so simple yet it really takes a lot of commitment to stick with it through the challenges. Thanks for watching ☺
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What is being done her, with the leaf, isn't nearly as easy as it appears to be! A few folks can do it. I saw my mother draw by looking at a photo of some birds. When she was done it looked exactly like the birds in the picture. I was amazed! That started my interest in drawing. Yet, even today I have difficulty in drawing an object by looking at a photo and getting it as good as she did. She could draw it the same size but, couldn't get it to look right drawing it larger. She said she draws what she sees in the proportion she sees it and could do it any larger. To bad she wasn't aware of the methods that are used to draw it larger.
That's interesting about your mother being able to draw at the same size! Getting proportions correct with contour drawing like in this video gets easier the more you do it. Speaking of drawing size, I definitely find that students and myself included have a comfortable drawing size that is unique - some people naturally draw small and some people naturally draw large (some people like your mother just have a good eye!). But yes it's good we have methods to check proportions at any size! Thanks for your comment and for watching :)
Emily, I am in my mid sixties and have just embarked on a desire to draw & paint. I happened upon your videos by accident when looking for drawing tuition. I had no idea that there was any other way to hold a pencil apart from the one that I was taught. I couldn't sleep last night and decided to watch some videos on drawing. I started out with the Standard grip with some success, but then changed to the Loose grip, the results were much better and I found that I could be more fluid in my drawing. Thanks for teaching this Middle-aged dog some new tricks.
Yayy! Glad to hear it was useful. The different grips will suit different people and different situations so do try mixing it up when you are drawing. If you haven't seen my free Learn To Draw series on KZread yet, it may help you on your drawing and painting journey: kzread.info/head/PL-i_GDP6hCKlsQCrB7SW0qKyXBNMocDar Best of luck!
Thank you that was really helpful ❤
This is one of the best instructional videos for beginners who desire to learn to draw and for those who haven't been drawing very long who may need pointers to improve their skill. I would recommend this channel to those persons with out reservation. You do a wonderful job teaching!
Thank you so much for your kind comment and for watching the videos ☺
I love this exercise very much. I keep on repeating these exercises many times.
Good on you!
Amazing I’ve just found this channel, thanks 🙏
Thanks for watching!
Nice technique ❤
Being new to drawing I am so glad I ran across your channel. Your guidance and breakdown led me to be surprised with the turn out. I am not sure if portraits is the way I will end up going but it is fun finding out. Thank you for sharing your skill.
Oh Im glad to hear you were surprised with the outcome! Thanks so much for watching :)
I hope I can can draw 1/2 as good as you do
Sure you can, put in a couple of years practice and you'll be able to draw anything.
Thank you for the tips.👌
You're most welcome 🙂
I'm new to this
So helpful yet simple, i love it, and the voice is very calming so its just perfect, I LOVE IT!
Yayy glad you liked it and that the accent isnt annoying 😅
Hello madam. Thank you 🙏🙏
except! It has a sliding door hung on a railing . . .
I really wish I could draw with my elbow and shoulder. I have motor coordination issues due to a neurological disorder and I'm constantly trembling, so my arms are very unstable. Wrist drawing provides me with more stability, but its a problem for long flowy lines... and I also ended up with an injury that wont go away. If people can, they should really invest in learning how to draw with their elbow and shoulder.
Do the best you can in whatever way works for you. You may find you end up with a more unique style than other people but that is something you can make a feature of!
This is super helpful and comforting. Learning to draw when you feel your creative side tremendously lacks is daunting. You made me feel more confident. I have already identified some patterns.
Awesome, glad to hear it 🙂
Thank you for sharing this. Can you tell us how to draw the perspective lines if your vanishing point is way outside the edges of your paper? Like if your are working from life & want to draw a building. Many thanks
That's a tricky one as its actually quite difficult to see the perspective by eye when you are drawing from real life - at least not without a measuring tool. You can use a pencil lined up with the angles of the top and bottom edges of a building and then name that angle (eg. 30 degrees) and draw that same angles in your sketchbook. That will give you a basic idea of where the vanishing points might be outside your piece of paper. You can then use your knowledge of 2pt perspective to make sure everything fits with the rules: eg. everything above eye level will slant downwards towards vanishing point, everything below eye level will slant upwards towards vanishing point. Hope that makes sense :) So its a mixture of observation and estimation. Which is why it's very useful to do the basic box exercises for 1pt and 2pt perspective to have a really good understanding of how it works!
@@ThePencilRoomOnline Ok thanks for your help
I have watched a few of your videos and I enjoy your teaching style. Subbed.
Amazing. Thank you for explaining everything, and doing so clearly. On my way to the store!!!
Thank you for these videos, they are great and soooo helpful!
Well technically the wing is a trapezoid not a triangle, but I still managed to draw quite a good birb with your instructions
I love your videos. They're very helpful. I subscribed to your beginner class and am excited to get started. I'm 47 and always wanted to learn to draw and paint. Hopefully I can do it. I've taken classes in the past but they didn't stick. Going to try to take it more seriously this time. I've done acting and music, now it's time to learn this part of art.
Glad you've found the videos helpful! It's always hard to stick with something to get through the beginner stage. I think the key is to keep it consistent (like exercise) but to not take on too much at the start. You might think you can practice five times a week but its probably better to practice 2-3 times a week and be really consistent with it. Best of luck!
So good to see a Left handed artist. .. Right handed dont realise the problems we have. Thanks for a great tutorial. Love your channel.
Do you sharpen tortillons the same way as blending stumps?
You probably can but I don't sharpen the tortillons. They tend to get a bit fluffy when you use sandpaper to clean them, because of the ridges of paper. Tortillons also have a slightly rounded end which is quite nice to work with so I just rub them clean on a spare piece of paper :)
While I’m searching was thinking how silly thing this is I’m searching but look someone made a video about my need of learning how to draw lines correctly. I appreciated 🙏
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