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Charcoal Figure Drawing Done from a Photo
Sometimes you feel like drawing but you don't have a live model available. This was one of those days, so I downloaded a reference from my collection (which you can find on my Patreon) and got to sketching.
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This drawing took 40 minutes to complete and was drawn from the live model. (Sorry, I don’t film models during life drawing sessions, but I do have tons of figure drawing references available at Patreon.com/SchoolofRealistArt ). There’s a voice over discussing some of the challenges that were encountered and the overall approach to drawing. Check out the link below for a more structured series ...
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Morphexxer
    @Morphexxer 5 днів тому

    you are born an artist... ^^ end of story. 9 months of nothing and then there are people that just got good within 150 days and i mean rendering, anatomy, line quality, perspective, even clothing. That is talent no matter how you slice it.

  • @CatherinePearton
    @CatherinePearton 17 днів тому

    Vrdzdzctsegr❤😊😊is the only place where the day is not going well 😕 😑 🙃 😒 😐 🙄 😕 😑 🙃 😒 😐 🙄 😕 😑 🙃 😒

  • @renatobfa
    @renatobfa 21 день тому

    Ultramarine blue is so far apart from yellow that it doens't come anywhere close to making a rich turquoise. In fact, if you use a yellow a little bit more on the orange side, like indian yellow, the ultramarine + indian yellow mix comes out a super greyed out muted green. Phthalo turquoise or even phthalo green is the awnser in that regard, as you showed. Phtalo Blue is also appropried, but since I bought a tube of phthalo turquoise, i found it more useful then either phthalo blue or phthalo green alone. Thanks for the video

  • @ikkyu15
    @ikkyu15 27 днів тому

    Awesome review! All reviews should be this concise and yet detailed enough.

  • @hilarystoddard7363
    @hilarystoddard7363 29 днів тому

    Definitely still experiencing the "rock" in the charcoal with Generals pencils. I just got four new ones, 2 HB and 2 2B, and the HBs both don't draw. I've sharpened them a bunch and sometimes get them at a good angle. But it's still an issue!

    • @SchoolofRealistArt
      @SchoolofRealistArt 26 днів тому

      I’m sorry to hear that! Honestly I wouldn’t fight with the janky pencils… write General’s!

  • @skyhavender
    @skyhavender 29 днів тому

    So this is just a talented person selling snake oil to people... Got it.😂

    • @SchoolofRealistArt
      @SchoolofRealistArt 26 днів тому

      Classes (including free ones) that teach actual skills are considered snake oil? 🧐

  • @nordmende73
    @nordmende73 Місяць тому

    Thank you!

  • @jillchristensen5093
    @jillchristensen5093 Місяць тому

    Ultramarine and Viridian can produce turquoise.

  • @francischataigner9454
    @francischataigner9454 Місяць тому

    americaine ininterressante, et nulle !!!

  • @jessiecarter7887
    @jessiecarter7887 Місяць тому

    You did an awesome job explaining the book in a short time

  • @dorothymigadde3822
    @dorothymigadde3822 Місяць тому

    WAW that's great work and thanks 5 sharing. Useful information.

  • @RUNE-5
    @RUNE-5 Місяць тому

    Really well made video I think you are really underrated

  • @haitaelpastor976
    @haitaelpastor976 Місяць тому

    Everyone can draw, of course. But with no talent, you'll be mediocre at best.

  • @azalea1404
    @azalea1404 Місяць тому

    I am quite disappointed with my Nitram purchase as well. I bought Nitram's kit with the four various charcoals. It is annoying they don't write the types of charcoal and number on the coloured label (HB, H, B etc.) because non of us bother to memorize the colour codes. Besides, the sticks don't yield as much charcoal as some of my other charcoal brands. Then there is the hideous sound from the hardest ones. Finally, they are way too overpriced. Don't buy them. Chose Generals, Cretacolour, Conté, or Faber Castell instead.

    • @SchoolofRealistArt
      @SchoolofRealistArt 26 днів тому

      Thanks for sharing your opinion here! I do like their medium charcoals because they are so hard compared to other brands, it gives a totally different mark. But that really hard one, yeah it can sound awful.

  • @melbendigo
    @melbendigo Місяць тому

    You might be able to get a replacement blade for the one that's gotten dull. Afmat offers them for the corded sharpeners, so maybe they offer them for the rechargeable ones, as well.

    • @SchoolofRealistArt
      @SchoolofRealistArt 26 днів тому

      I wrote them and some models do and others don’t have a replacement. I now prefer the corded one so I can replace the blades!

  • @jameskahlerjr.
    @jameskahlerjr. Місяць тому

    ok ,but she's a is a great person and liked it no matter what hope to see more of it drawings of your art work .

  • @austinstitzel
    @austinstitzel 2 місяці тому

    I'm going to guess that you are an Aries.

  • @williamroberts1819
    @williamroberts1819 2 місяці тому

    I'm all jamming out here.

  • @sergeydolzhin1846
    @sergeydolzhin1846 2 місяці тому

    I’m strong enough to hold the cap and can, but it is damages. Hot water looks more affordable

  • @yesgomezyes
    @yesgomezyes 2 місяці тому

    The annoying noise is silenced by mounting more paper on the drawing table, this isolates the wood from the charcoal and prevents acoustics, greetings, I admire you a lot, you are a great artist, greetings from Spain

    • @SchoolofRealistArt
      @SchoolofRealistArt 26 днів тому

      Thanks for the tip! I’m going to try that, I usually just have one or two pieces of paper.

    • @yesgomezyes
      @yesgomezyes 25 днів тому

      @@SchoolofRealistArt I use the Nitram baton a lot since I work with Conte a Paris Pierre Noire, it is my favorite pencil, this one is 10 mm and I couldn't find a pencil holder, the baton serves as such and it also made that infernal sound and I solved it that way , a big greeting

  • @StrangerMan
    @StrangerMan 2 місяці тому

    This is a course I can purchase online? I would be able to take my time? I am generally busy taking care of elderly parents. So, just wondering if I can take a lot of time watching it?

    • @SchoolofRealistArt
      @SchoolofRealistArt 26 днів тому

      Yes you can! I have some lessons on Patreon, and am in the middle of releasing the online course to a small group of students. If you email me, I’ll send you the info and the content of the course is yours forever.

  • @sunriseboy4837
    @sunriseboy4837 2 місяці тому

    Too bad about the graffiti. Otherwise I would have signed up.

  • @bozoclown2098
    @bozoclown2098 2 місяці тому

    Sad that so many knowledge people draw poop

  • @szpflyer4367
    @szpflyer4367 2 місяці тому

    faucet wrench is AKA basin wrench

  • @greekveteran2715
    @greekveteran2715 2 місяці тому

    Or get a sandpaper and make the block of your choice, for less than 1$. Add an extra 0.50$ and get a different grit sandpaper, for even better result's than the expensive one.

  • @bozoclown2098
    @bozoclown2098 2 місяці тому

    Perception deception

  • @bozoclown2098
    @bozoclown2098 2 місяці тому

    Photos have too much inherent distortion ,

    • @illumina700
      @illumina700 24 дні тому

      He makes a point of this in his courses :)

  • @azalea1404
    @azalea1404 2 місяці тому

    Very good and informative video, but the background music is very disturbing and annoying.

  • @alexisgs8800
    @alexisgs8800 2 місяці тому

    I believe that the confusion a lot of people seem to have with this comes from the fact that we're told in elementary school that the primary colors are Red, Yellow and Blue, with no explanation, and then in the modern age, people see the RGB mode, on their computer, which seems similar (Red, Green and Blue), but those are two different things and unless they studied the subject specifically, a lot of people aren't aware that they don't work at all in the same way and that there's basically two systems for producing colors: Additive (RBG, for light) and Substractive (CMYK, for print). The RGB system produces colors by adding different colors or wavelengths of light together, and we use it for computer monitors, TVs, LED lights, etc; while the CMYK system produces colors by superimposing 3 other colors, which are Cyan (a kind of turquoise), Magenta and Yellow, with (or without) Black. That's actually what a color ink cartridge contains in a printer. These pigments are considered the real primary colors for printing and are pretty intense. The system is called substractive because contrarily to light, that adds the colors, when you're using something like ink or paint, the different wavelengths are substracted, which means that every color is blocked except the one we're seeing, that bounces back off the surface and our eyes interpret it as a specific color. But now, if Cyan, Magenta and Yellow are primary colors for print, why aren't they commonly used as primary colors for painting as well? It's not that there's a third system, it's simply that most paints are very dense and opaque, and it's much more difficult to get the desired results by mixing them, unlike with ink, that's pretty much transparent, so the computer calculates the exact amount of each color that's needed to get the right result and the printer superimposes coats of these three colors instead of mixing them together like we do with paint. Because of this, Red, Yellow and Blue are still taught to be primary colors for painting, but this has its limits. Some colors can't be attained by mixing these pigments and have to be bought. That being said, even in print some colors are unattainable by simply mixing Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. That's why people in the traditional printing industry (using a press) often use other pigments, like Pantone Colors (along with CMYK) which offer more intense and precise colors for specific areas, that a digital printer can't produce using the CMYK system alone. Also, it is worth noting that: Magenta + Yellow = Red Cyan + Yellow = Green Cyan + Magenta = Blue Which are the three colors in the additive system (RGB). Both systems are complementary but non-interchangeable (mixing light colors and mixing paint or ink won't give the same results).

  • @alirezaakbari459
    @alirezaakbari459 2 місяці тому

    What do factories do ? They usually make different color from three primaries so does the printer that printed your photo , so what's the difference ?

    • @alexisgs8800
      @alexisgs8800 2 місяці тому

      Actually, in print, they superimpose transparent layers of the colors Cyan, Magenta and Yellow, with (or without) Black. The "system" is called CMYK. These pigments are pretty intense, and Cyan IS already a turquoise.

    • @SchoolofRealistArt
      @SchoolofRealistArt 26 днів тому

      @alexisgs8800 Bingo! Thank you 😊

  • @hyunsookson4539
    @hyunsookson4539 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for very useful tips! What size of Royal Sabletek brush did you use?

  • @designer0928
    @designer0928 3 місяці тому

    You make yellow read and Green 😂

  • @HA-ng2jz
    @HA-ng2jz 3 місяці тому

    Alsalam Alikum. I love your life drawing classes These class . Thanks.

  • @harry486
    @harry486 3 місяці тому

    can you get to it from a phtalo blue ... as the water based brand I use doesn't have a pthalo turquoise

    • @SchoolofRealistArt
      @SchoolofRealistArt 26 днів тому

      Sorry for the late reply. Sometimes yes, depends on the brand. Phthalos tend to lean toward turquoise and some brands I’ve found even the phthalo blue will get you a turquoise type color.

    • @jc-aguilar
      @jc-aguilar 5 днів тому

      Some manufacturers like Golden create Phthalo Turquoise by mixing Phthalo Green (PG7) and Phthalo Blue Green Shade (PB 15:3).

  • @GarbauxM
    @GarbauxM 3 місяці тому

    I loved this! And i love that it is like you said not for someone just beginning to learn to draw figure, do you know any other books that are on a "more difficult" level? And not for someone just starting? & Do you know any other books you think i'd like if i liked this?

  • @altpropaganda7293
    @altpropaganda7293 3 місяці тому

    Dangit, I understand why they blurred the nudity, that being said some of whats blurred out is important stuff. Its nice the drawings are not blurred, still annoying the source is though. Might even be a deal breaker because there is a lot of information lost with having the photos blurred in ways that are unnecessary, IMO

    • @SchoolofRealistArt
      @SchoolofRealistArt 26 днів тому

      I blurred the nudity in the video, but it’s not blurred in the book!!

    • @altpropaganda7293
      @altpropaganda7293 26 днів тому

      @@SchoolofRealistArt Oh! Well thats a game changer, thank you for letting me know that!

  • @vincemincevince
    @vincemincevince 3 місяці тому

    so incredible

  • @user-fe9ch7qy7r
    @user-fe9ch7qy7r 3 місяці тому

    Lovely tutorial, it shade some light on painting coloured people. Thanks for sharing this video with me.

  • @goodgrief888
    @goodgrief888 3 місяці тому

    I used to believe it was totally ok to use pics from the news as source material until Shepherd Ferry got sued by the AP for using a copyrighted photo for his Obama “Hope” posters. I think it also makes a difference if you are selling the product, or if it’s an unflattering or slanderous piece. But I am not selling most of my work. Still, I try to use my own original photos.

  • @darylgholson4481
    @darylgholson4481 3 місяці тому

    I taught myself how to paint. The bit about all skin being a grade of orange is epically monumental for me ❤. I haven’t been struggling with skin tones…but this info increases my skill level instantly.

  • @rajkumarpandey3376
    @rajkumarpandey3376 3 місяці тому

    Please grape paper name

  • @rajkumarpandey3376
    @rajkumarpandey3376 3 місяці тому

    hi Lacey madam, the very special thing about you is that you make gray paper, there are very few artists who make on gray paper

  • @rajkumarpandey3376
    @rajkumarpandey3376 3 місяці тому

    And I want to make this photo bigger in size, so how should I take its measurement?

  • @rajkumarpandey3376
    @rajkumarpandey3376 3 місяці тому

    Everyone makes it in white paper but you made it very well in gray paper.

  • @Schwarz.Medien
    @Schwarz.Medien 3 місяці тому

    I just use a pice of "wood" and glue a pice of sandpaper on it, custom size, you can choose the grid...but thanks for the review!

  • @TimothyJohnLukeSmithPSA
    @TimothyJohnLukeSmithPSA 3 місяці тому

    I just purchased my first tube of Cobalt Teal. I fought it long enough :) Wonderful and important video, Lacey!

  • @SteSeed
    @SteSeed 3 місяці тому

    Talent does actually exist, it is scientifically proven. Anyone can "do" art, but not everyone can produce art to a high standard.

    • @oafleming
      @oafleming Місяць тому

      Please show this science proof

    • @SteSeed
      @SteSeed Місяць тому

      @@oafleming Google it, there is plenty of proof that certain people are genetically predisposed to produce art to a high standard. For example, if they were born into a family who were talented artists, they too would inherit an artistic gene (or genes). There's also a book written about it (art cannot be taught) I think it's called. Don't get me wrong, anybody can produce art to a basic standard, but we can't all produce the quality of art that you see here on youtube. I'm not saying they don't work hard at their craft, but the core talent or genetic inclination has to be there too. It's a bit like saying we can all sing, but there aren't many of us that can sing like Whitney Houston, or Beyonce Knowles, or Nat King Cole for example.

    • @oafleming
      @oafleming Місяць тому

      Until you give me better sources than "Google" it, I will keep the belief in training study and hard work 💪

    • @SteSeed
      @SteSeed Місяць тому

      @@oafleming All credit, go for it, and all the best.

    • @haitaelpastor976
      @haitaelpastor976 Місяць тому

      @@oafleming YT does not allow external links to be posted. Anyway, denying the existence of talent is like being a flatearther. Work as much as you want, but with no talent you can only aspire to mediocrity.

  • @FreezeClinchEctoplasm
    @FreezeClinchEctoplasm 3 місяці тому

    I've been modeling since OCT 2016! It's always good to have an orientation and to get newcomers comfortable! Thanks for your information, for the ones that are curious!

  • @royalecrafts6252
    @royalecrafts6252 4 місяці тому

    thalos colors can indeed make a hue of turquoise, but not ultramarine (is too far in the violet area for turquoise)