In this video I show you how to draw a variety of different types of rocks.

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I start out most of the rock drawings with the general shape of a rectangular box and with that as a guideline, I start to create a more organic shaped rock. Just remember that rocks are 3 dimensional closed shapes. Adding in the 3d element to the drawing really helps to convey the shapes and forms of the rocks.

Start the rocks simple. Use simple guidelines to get started and work in the details after you have the general shape you like. Shading and adding detail is relatively easy especially if you have different grades of pencils. Use lighter pencils for the tops and gradually go darker as you reach the sides and have the undersides of the rocks relatively dark.

I hope you all enjoyed the video and ill see you all next week for the next one!

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Final Touches

In this video, I will go over the final touches of the mountains in the mist landscape which include how to draw the grass and small rocks that are in the foreground.

I start off with the grass which I use the same technique from my "how to draw realistic tall grass" video and draw in a small patch just to fill in the area. After which this is completed, I switch over to a B or 2B pencil and start drawing in some dirt and gravel texture for the river bank. After shading in a few rocks and going over some different areas of the drawing, it is mostly completed.

From this point on, you can go back in and tweak different areas so that they will better match others. Like evenly shading different areas, or highlighting another to help bring it out better.

I want to thank all of you for joining me during this video series and feel free to post up your results up to my Facebook page if you wish!

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Welcome back everyone! This video is going to be about Clutch Drawing Pencils that I have recently started to use.

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I have always loved pencils for my drawings and was looking for something to add into the process to make it more interesting. I had seen a lot of other artists as well as books that recommended the use of clutch pencils and I thought I would give it a shot.

I ended up getting Rosetta Clutch Pencils with Faber Castell graphite ranging from 6H 4H 2H HB 2B and I got 4B from Staedtler.

The main advantages is how the pencil is heavier so it is more responsive while drawing and you can extend the graphite out to make it easier to get larger coverage.

The disadvantage however is the price. Each clutch pencil will cost around 6 or 7 US dollars and that adds up quick. The graphite also costs a lot more but you get 10 sticks of graphite to use. So you are pretty much stocking up for a long term use of clutch pencils. I probably will not have to buy another pack of graphite for a year.

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Welcome back everyone to my Tip video where I give some advice on how to prevent a drawing from smudging or smearing when it is in a sketchbook or notebook.

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There are a few ways that you can prevent a drawing from smudging. Probably the easiest way is using some wax paper. This is a temporary fix if you are still working on a drawing.

When you are somewhat finished with the drawing or want to add in more layers, you can use a workable fixative. I have one by winsor and newton that I use.

For a more final finish to the drawing, try using a "final" fixative for it and that will help with that. Keep in mind that fixative can come in either a matt or gloss finish. I prefer the matt finish since it will not make my drawing shine or have glare to it. Although, that is just my personal preference.

Keep in mind as well that you can use a workable fixative as a final fixative. I have done this many times.

When it comes to hairspray, I have had a bad experience so I don't trust that method of fixing my drawings. I have heard of others having success with it but there is some risk involved. If you really want to try it out and see if it will work, I would recommend that you make a quick drawing or sketch and spray it with the hairspray and wait a few days to a week to see if anything yellows in the drawing.

I hope that this video gave you all some ideas on how to finish off a drawing and thank you for watching!

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Here is my very first drawing with oil pastels. The brand of oil pastels that I used is called Sennelier. Drawing time took me just over 2 hours.

Supplies:
Sennelier oil pastels
Canson Acrylic grade paper 185 pound
Blending stump
standard pencil

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In this video I will go over briefly about 6 different types of blending materials starting from the more conventional materials to the more make shift ones starting with regular blending stumps.

Blending stumps are my go to materials for blending since they are one of the easiest and best performing ones to use. I hardly ever clean mine because I have never had a need to do so. I just keep using the dirty ones over and over again.

Tortillons are another popular method of blending but I don't use these too much. They are hollow in the center and if you press too hard on the tip, they will become more of a rounded tip instead of a sharp one. They still non the less perform quite well.

A cloth is a very nice tool to have. They blend more smoothly than any other material and they will also take up graphite as well which can really come in handy if you have made an area too dark.

Paper towel is getting a bit more on the unconventional side and your results will strictly depend on the texture of your particular brand of paper towel. They leave a bit more texture than a cloth will which can give them some unique uses.

A paint brush is a tool that will blend graphite in a particular area but will not smear it around like other materials would. I use paint brushes to clean away eraser shavings more than blending.

A Q-Tip is just one of those things that nobody would ever really think to use as a blending material. It is what I will recommend to those that can't find blending stumps or just need a quick fix. They only last for so long but they are quite cheap and do the job rather well.

I hope you all enjoyed my demonstration about different types of blending materials and thanks a lot for watching!!

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Here is a drawing lesson that everybody should do. It shows YOU the range and textures your pencils can make. It is an excellent tool to use to better your drawing skills.


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Here are the pencil's that I used:
Faber Castell Graphite Pencils

2H
4H
HB
2B
4B
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So this is an exercise I did in my sketch book to see how my far I could push my pencils. I wanted to see how many different types of texture and shades they could produce. For each pencil I wanted to test, I drew 5 boxes for the different shades starting from light to dark.
I tested 6 pencils. The pencils I tested are 2h 4h hb 2b 4b and 6b. These are the pencils that I use most often and are the ones that I use for sketching and drawing. You can notice the transition from light to dark within each series of boxes. By doing this, you can fully understand what pencil to use depending in the situation.

For the outer boxes, I used these to test what sorts of texture I could produce. The very first box is hatching. Hatching is a very basic way of shading something in. It is line motion going in a single direction to create shadow and depth.

The second box is cross hatching. This is used to create texture as well as shadow. Cross hatching makes a criss cross type pattern.Cross hatching will produce gradually darker results as more layers are applied.

The third one down is blending. You can either hatch or cross hatch this section and then using something to blend half of it out to create even tone. You can use a: blending stump, Q tip, paint brush, cloth, or your finger.

The 4th one down is scribbling. This one is a texture that is most commonly found in my mountains. I use this texture to create interest and likeness.

The 5th one down is circular scribbling. Ill use a texture like this for fine detailed tree leaves. You can also use it for other things.

The 6th and 7th box is burnishing. Start out using either a H or a B pencil. Hatch the whole box in but leave gaps in pencil strokes. If you used a B pencil to do this, use an H pencil to hatch in a different direction from the original pencil strokes. This will then become cross hatching. The end result leaves the original texture in tact while darkening the overall square. The other box has same process but it just starts with the opposite pencil.

The last box is my favorite type of texture. You will need something sharp to do this. Use either a neede, toothpick, or any sharp object to gently scratch the surface of the page. Do this in a hatching type motion to cover the entire box. Then use either an H or a B pencil to go over that area again. Notice how the scratches are still clearly white and visible. This makes some very fine detail. I will use this to create bark on a tree.


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The Sketch:

In this video I show you in real time how to create the basic sketch of the Mountains in the mist. This video's main purpose is to show you how to place all the objects so that everything flows and to work out the major placement. While doing this process, if anything would to be off like the mountains being too large, you would start to notice that when drawing in other parts of the image. The sketch helps to solve a lot of the problems that would normally arise when you skip the process. So this video helps to break down all the elements of the image so that you can easily place them back on the page.

I hope this video helps everyone out.

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In this video, I go in depth and show you all the supplies that I use to draw realistic landscapes. Check it out.

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Welcome back to another video everyone! This video is going to be a little bit different from what I normally do. Instead of doing an actual drawing, I an going to show you all the supplies that I use to create a realistic pencil drawing. Brace yourselves, this could be a long one.

I use a wide array of different supplies for drawing. Most of which I will fully explain in the videos but here are the highlights.

Faber Castell Drawing Pencils
Derwent Charcoal Pencils
Generals Charcoal White
Staedtler mechanical pencils

Blending
Blending Stump
Blending tortillon
Blending Cloth

Erasers
Tuff Stuff Eraser Stick
Factis white eraser
Factis black eraser
Faber Castell White eraser
Kneaded Eraser
Sakura Electric Eraser

Sharpening
Faber Castell trio sharpener
Alvin glass jar sharpener
Kum 2 stage pencil sharpener

Miscellaneous
Xacto blade for sharpening
Sandpaper
Clay Modeling Tools

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Here is a demonstration of the sennelier oil pastels that I use. This video will show you the quality of them vs other brands you can buy. In this video I show you a box of the sennelier oil pastels that I use. I also show the product that I will be using to show another product and how it compares to the sennelier oil pastels.

I start the video out with a comparison running 2 videos showing the quality of the two of them.

Welcome back everyone to the Art Shack. This video I am going to cover the basics of different pencil textures and how you can apply them into your drawings.

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There are literally hundreds of different textures that you can create based off of what you normally draw. Everyone is going to have their own set of textures that they will use. You can also always go on google and look up pencil textures to give you ideas of different ways to go about drawing.

Pencil textures is an effective way to create realistic details without the painful process of drawing each and every little details. Textures are there as a short cut of sorts to help bring a long the drawing process more smoothly. Once your knowledge and understanding of textures increases, you will be able to combine and change them on the fly to create new textures to suite your needs for drawing.

I hope you all enjoy this video everyone and keep up the practice! Thanks a lot for watching everyone!

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I get back Into OIL PASTELS!! This is what I am really known for on YouTube. In this video I show you how to draw a simple landscape scene using a simple sketch then going over it with oil pastel to add color and vibrance to the piece.

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In this drawing, I started off with a very rough pencil sketch using an HB pencil. I roughly sketched out everything that I wanted in the picture with minimal detail. So for the mountains the the background, I just drew simple outlines for them showing very small details that I would fill in later with oil pastel. The beach line was similar to this as well, I only scribbled in a few lines showing the movement and flow.

Once I had a very basic sketch placing all the objects to my liking I then broke out the oil pastel. When it comes to landscapes, I almost always start with the sky because it is the furthest object in the background and all other objects are usually placed over it. I started with the bottom of the sky nearest the mountains and made the sky with a very light blue color and made it darker as it went up. I also left space open for clouds. I added in white oil pastel even though the paper was white because it still makes a difference and makes them look more puffy. I then added some blue and tan into the clouds to add a bit of warmth and definition to them.

Moving down the landscape the next object that was worked on was the mountains. I wanted them to really feel like they were being pushed into the background so I added a lot of blue with them. Like I was saying the video, blue helps to add atmospheric perspective into the drawing helping to push them back and add depth to the picture.

After this I added a little bit of every color I used for the sky into the water. I wanted to keep the water very light in color as well. I did not want to have a very strong blue. I kept it light by adding in a lot of white and blending it horizontally with a blending stump.

After I got a lot of the water finished, I started to add in the foreground details. I added in some of the rocks that went into the water and the trees on the banks. I used a few shades of yellows and greens for the trees and just used a tapping movement with the oil pastel to make the leaves on the trees. This helped to add depth and show form.

all that was left was adding some minimal details to the rocks and adding in a tan color for the sand. After blending in the tan color, I took a warm brown and put that down where the water met the sand to give it a "wet" look. that brought the whole thing together.

This was a simple landscape drawing I did that hopefully a lot of you viewers can follow along with. If any of you plan to make a replication of this please be sure to share it with me by adding it as a video response to this video or by sharing on my facebook page.

I hope you all enjoyed this drawing as much as I did. Have a wonderful day!!!

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Welcome back everybody. This is part 2 to how to draw a tree tutorial. Last video was the tree anatomy and the basics on just how to draw one. This video is going to focus on the detail process including the shading and form.

The sketch started out by just using cylinders and manipulating the shape of it. The shading process of the tree will be using some charcoal. The name of the charcoal is Generals. And ill be using hard medium and extra soft.

You need to establish where the light will be coming from to enable you to understand where the highlights and shadows will be on the tree. Where the light hits the tree will be very light and where the light doesn't hit the tree will be very dark.

The cylinders are only there to help you understand the basic shape of the tree. You leave the cylinder shape on the page and just shade over everything.

The branches and twigs takes some practice. You almost need to twist the pencil in your hand as you are drawing.

With the last parts of the drawing, you want to keep it irregular and unique to help to replicate what a realistic tree would look like in the real world. It really helps to go out and take some reference images or go on google to find images. It is always a plus to have an image next to you to always look back to when you are stuck or dont know where to draw in something.
This whole drawing took me just over 20 minutes or so.

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How to Draw Clouds:

In the video, I begin to show you my technique of how to draw clouds. This is something that I have come up with during my own struggles with drawing clouds. After a lot of practice, this is what the result of my cloud drawings have become. Now I can enjoy it even more because I can share it with everyone else. My method starts with just lightly sketching out where I want the clouds to be. After which I shade in with a 4B pencil in and around the areas making sure not to fill in the areas where I want the clouds to be.

Next step is to take a blending stump and blend out the whole shaded part of the sky to make it nice and smooth. Also use that blending stump to start to carry some of that shading into the bottoms of the clouds and fill in the greater part of them as well with shading.

Then take a kneaded eraser and press down with it and give it a bit of a twist on the tops of the clouds. It helps to give it that "wispy" look which helps to give it that illusion of depth. Keep doing this until all of your clouds have a nice overall appeal to them. After which all you really need to do is add in details inside the clouds which can also be done with a kneaded eraser in the same way the edges of the clouds were done.

Then all you need to do is take a fine tipped eraser and just add in some very small details here and there just to give it a bit more visual interest and then you are all set.

I hope you all enjoyed the video and thank you all for watching!


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In this video, I show you how to make basic sketches for concept art. I go through all the steps that I would normally do to create different landscape scenes. These drawings that I do in the video are only done to a rough stage just to show the basics of creating form, composition, and tone values so that it can be used at a later date for reference. These types of sketches can also be done in a variety of different ways to come up with a final composition for the completed image.Enjoy!

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In this video, I show you the steps that I took to draw a complete weeping willow tree from start to finish.

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Welcome back everyone to another drawing tutorial! This time I took on the challenge of drawing a weeping willow tree after it has been heavily requested by my audience. So I was happy to give it a shot! I have to say though, that this was one of the more complicated drawings that I have done just because of the repetitive details. But I really did enjoy doing this one especially in the end result. I thought It came out well. So I hope you all enjoy this one as well!

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Welcome back everyone to this weeks video about how to draw a realistic water texture.

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This drawing starts out with some guidelines for where I wan't the bulk of the choppy water to be. Once I have established that, I use the underhand grip to get the majority of the texture done. I like to create jagged edges on the tops of the peaks just to give it a bit more texture and interest as well.

Once I have everything to my general liking, I will polish things over with a blending stump and an eraser. The eraser will create some highlights for water reflections and also adding in some little details as well. I used the blending stump between everything just to smooth some things out.

Thank you all very much for watching and I hope you all enjoyed it!

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Welcome back everyone! This video will be about The Basics of Highlights Midtones and Shadows

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This video is all about highlights, midtones, shadows, cast shadows, and reflected light. I will use an apple to demonstrate all of these and give you a basic understanding of this so that you can apply this method to other drawings.

I wanted to start out by explaining different types of lighting to show you how one light source or multiple can really change how an object looks. Using one light source is a great way of being able to clearly see highlights and shadows. Think of a highlight as a direct reflection or the brightest area of a drawing and a shadow as the absence of light. The midtones are indirect light that is illuminating an object.

Now that this has been established, the next thing is to begin drawing. Before that though, we need to understand where the highlights midtones, and shadows are. This can be difficult when looking at an object in color. So what I like to do is take a photo of the object and turn it into black and white with a filter. This gets rid of all the color and you can see the true value scale of the drawing. This helps a huge amount and this method can be used for anything you wish to replicate in pencil.

Working on the drawing now, I really only used an HB and 2B pencil for the entire piece. I began by drawing a rough circle for the overall apple shape and then the cast shadow. Afterwards, I toned the background. Keeping in mind where the lightest tones would be, I began to shade the whole apple in that tone. Then with the darker tones, I shaded the overall apple starting in those darker areas and working my way around. I want to build up layers while shading to help build up depth. This is a process that can take a bit of time and with practice, you should see some improved results.

I hope you all enjoyed this video and thanks a lot for watching!



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This video will show you how to draw a realistic landscape scene by taking it step by step.

Tools used:

Faber Castell Pencils
4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B

Kneeded Eraser
Tuff Stuff eraser stick
White erasers

Canson hard bound sketch book with 90Ib drawing paper.

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This drawing is a continuation of last weeks tutorial where I took the time to show you how to draw a realistic tree using textures. In this tutorial, I will show you how to seat the tree in the ground and how to draw a simple landscape around that tree. The completed picture will be a nice little farm style landscape picture.

This tutorial starts off by drawing in grass in front of the tree. Since I am not drawing in the base or roots of the tree, I am using the grass to convince the viewer that all of that detail is hiding behind the grass.

The grass starts off as simple pencil strokes in a slight arc or angle to convey that the grass is blowing in the wind. It helps to create a likeness and realistic feel to the overall landscape. The pencils that can be used for this are a 2H for the initial sketch of the grass. An HB to shade a bit and a B or 2B to shade a bit darker.

A tool that is an absolute must for this drawing is a small eraser. I use a tuff stuff plastic eraser that is like a mechanical pencil but has an eraser instead of the graphite sticks. This tool is used to erase out single blades of grass. Erase these out contrasting to the pencil strokes. Erase in different directions to show variation in the pattern of the grass.

Once some grass is erased out of the picture, shading should be done around that single blade of grass c loser to where that eraser mark started to show that it is surrounded by multiple darker blades of grass. After this is done more grass can be drawn over the highlighted ones to show more depth.

This process is quite time consuming and takes a while to get used to. Take the time to practice drawing this before applying it to a completed landscape picture.

After a large enough patch is drawn, you can continue with the landscape picture. In this case, I decided to draw fence posts receding into the background. I used a ruler for this part of the drawing. When all of the fence posts were drawn, I used the ruler once again to draw in the wire connecting the posts to one another.

Once that was done, I took a moment to decide what the picture needed and decided to draw in a few more trees way in the background to give it some visual interest. I did this by simplifying the detail needed for a tree by a lot. This helps to show the viewer that the tree does not have a lot of detail so it must be far back into the background of the picture.

Reducing the detail of an object helps to push objects into the background.

Once that was done this picture pretty much wrapped itself up. Thanks for joining me on this one and I hoped you enjoyed it!

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In this video, I show you how to take in atmospheric perspective and give the illusion of depth in a drawing by varying the shade and texture of distant mountains.

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Welcome back everyone to another drawing tutorial. Due to the positive feedback on real time drawing tutorials. I am going to try and do more of them. I will still do some in my older fashion but it will be more of a mixed bag from here on.

Anyway, in this drawing I wanted to show you my knowledge on Atmospheric Perspective. This happens in landscapes where you can see over a large distance. As you look further and further to distant hills, mountains, and other objects they tend to decrease in contrast and detail. The further back they are, the more blue/gray they become depending upon the time of day. In mid day, they will turn more blue but in early and late evening, they can range widely in color. All the way from oranges to reds and peaches depending on the overall sky color.

The reason why this happens is because of the water vapor in the air. As light from those distant objects comes towards your eye, the light becomes distorted because of the shape of the water vapor. Because of the distorted light, a lot of light from the sky is mixed into the color of the objects which is why more distant objects become lighter and lighter. The effect is magnified significantly.

So when you apply this to drawing, you can make very believable distance within a simple landscape demonstration like this one I am drawing now. I start with closer mountains showing more texture and details while ones that are further back, I lighten the shade and add less detail and texture to push it back into the background. Increase this effect the further an object is away from the viewer.

Knowing atmospheric perspective is a great tool to help show distance in a drawing and makes them much more believable and understandable to view.

I hope this video has helped you and as always, thank you for watching and please like and subscribe! Stay tuned for next weeks video!