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Nice drawing bro
Hello Alphonso. I was wondering if you’d do a pen and ink composition video. I’m not referring to the typical composition that is taught but of the composition of light vs far as it relates to ink. I recall reading about the subject many years ago but I can’t seem to find anything online or in books that discusses it. I recall some general rules of something like 70% of the picture being dark or shadow and 30% light and vice versa. I also recall the subject including the use of pure blacks. It was all in an effort to create a visually appealing of light and dark composition. I’d also love to learn more about the use of watercolor splashes with pen and ink drawings that still leaving the drawing as the primary focus and only uses color as an enhancement. Thanks
After 8 years, I am still here watching your videos. I also bought your books! Thank you again for sharing, hope that I can draw better.
thanks for the video 😁😁
No one is talking about the pencil-
I figured out that coming up with a pose is super easy when you don't focus on details like proportion and muscles and such. Heck id go as far as say beginners should learn this first instead of the elusive gesture study
Starting a drawing from sketch or necessary and a must for me lol. I actually really like the process of sketching to finished line work before pen/ink and/or watercolor. It's very calming
Do you recall what pen you're using here? I like how its turning out with the fine lines and thicker bits too.
I figured it out. It's a tombow brush pen. For anybody else wondering.
Very well done. This is a lesson that took me a very long time to come to maybe probably longer than it should have. It's so easy to overdo especially with cross hatching
🤩 Looking forward to it !!!
I need your book of ink and watercolor ... coming son?? ❤😝 love your videos!!
👀 a watercolor and ink book is over due indeed🙂
Thank you for demonstrating and teaching a simple concept of cross hatching. It was very helpful!
The rat
Helpful!! Thank you!!
Now I know I’m drawing correctly. I just need to focus more on trying to relaxing, instead of stressin myself.
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
What advice do you have for students with essential tremor?
Shading
Never underestimate the value of good stick figure!
Very helpful!
Thanks again. Very helpful and clear. Very useful.
i love how there is another oppisite concept on youtube which says to draw like you write
There is? I can’t draw the way I write lol but you should find what works best for you.
Not me putting this video about slowing down on 2x
10 yrs passed yet this is still the best anatomy video i've seen. Not too complex and very easy to digest.
Great instructions
I don’t know why but I like your voice.
I started learning how to draw from your videos because you break it down into a substance that really makes sense in my mind. However I do have to revisit them all over again because I stopped for a long while and I have to relearn the skills, It's a lot more frustrating than the first time but I'll hopefully get through it. Drawing is really liberating when you get breakthroughs and you get in the zone.
Thank you 🦋
and than you'll find yourself after 20 years of copying, keep practicing and learning without making anything original.
Could we talk about the pencil, which top looks more unsettling than a kid‘s drawing?
Best I have seen on the subject! Just ordered both books! Thank you, sir.
Red isn't really a subtractive primary, it can be mixed with primary yellow and magenta. The blue usually used in this trend isn't correct either, you get it using cyan and magenta. RGB- red green and blue are addative colours of the light, they combine to make white. With pigments of that colour you would get a muddy brown to an off black. The best results for colour mixing in art is with MYC- magenta, yellow and cyan, those are the secondary colours of the light spectrum. They are used in printing. You can get a decent black with them, although I always suggest keeping black paint, because pigments aren't perfect. White is necessary, because you can't get lighter without it when mixing pigments, that only works with light. For more vibrant colours use MYC.
bravo!
Fantastic
🎉GREAT 🤩🥰
🙏🙏🙏 … thank you a lot … We are already looking forward to your third book ❤
Damn, it's like you make it seem so easy to do.... yet the final product still looks so unachievably flawless! How is that even possible? Argh.. I'm so bad at drawing fabrics... 😭 Your video is awesome! Really helpful and inspiring! Keep it up!
Alphonso you are a damn wizard
me trying to draw a wolf and looking at my holy birmans soft fluffy fur didnt work so i came here🙏
Cool... Thanks a lot
Thank you! Really encouraging!
Спасибо за подробный мастер класс ❤
Can't like this enough
GREAT! 👍
You explain in a simple and very efficient way!!! It is very easy to understand and learn. Thank you for your great work, it helps me a lot❤
Great style of teaching . Thanks a lot for such an informative video.
Why do artists always have those long tipped pencils?
Thank you for this
One thing that could helps make the transition, is to draw on a vertical easel, or a simple drawing board angled on your table, and to use larger drawing surface, like A3 or more. The angled board makes it incovenient to draw with your wrist on the board. Bot h combine to entice you to draw with the whole arm. Also using a drawing stick or charcoal help you fforget about your writing grip and encourage overhand/underhand grips.
I wish you were able to talk