Urban Sketching Series Pt 2 | 3 ways to frame your Scene

[@felindabullock2582]

Thanks again for another great tutorial Alphonso. The thing that sets you apart from others who have drawing tutorials on here is that you go into so much more detail about the drawing process, and how to be flexible. I've found that I learn more from your tutorials than I've learned from all the combined art instruction I've ever had. I've gained a lot of confidence finding out that I don't need to draw a "photograph." Your tutorials cover just about every aspect I've struggled with at some point. I hope they keep coming! Best wishes and another huge thanks!

[@alphonsodunn]

Felinda Bullock That means alot. Thanks for taking the time to share that :-)

[@FutileGrief]

I let a 2 minute ad play in its totality before your videos so you get the ad revenue you so much deserve. How else can we support you? You're an awesome teacher!

[@GemmmaPlumm]

ThatOnePerson Thanks for pointing this out! I didn’t realize, that is a way to help.

[@jrbleau]

Buy his books

[@damienkearns3654]

Well done for pointing this out. Also amazing that a great video like this can have nearly a 1/4 million views...and 5000 likes. Its free, it's extremely generous (length) and it's so educational. Hit that like!

[@blyrax]

sorry, i'm not trying to be funny. how does letting the advert play completely help? doesen't he get paid by having the advert in his video to begin with?

[@BlardyBlah]

@@blyrax if the viewer watches the ad in its entirety or for more than 15 seconds(not sure on the exact amount) they get paid more than they would if the viewer skips it

[@theg9754]

I just found Alphonso's videos tonight....this man is one of the best teachers on youtube. IMO, most videos here are more about showing off...He actually teaches you. Love it

[@litegabri]

i don't speak english very well, but after watch you, i've been drawing so much better than i can explain... I want to thank you for it, so... thank you!

[@beemoe]

For me this demonstrates a whole new way of approaching what to draw by isolating the various segments of a subject(s). As you said this can simplify the process and decision making. Can't wait to try this method. I enjoy seeing your style of drawing as well. Bravo

[@alphonsodunn]

Broderick T Williams Thanks, I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do

[@quinnti5119]

probably one of the most consistently brilliant teachers on here, extremely talented, knowledgeable yet has a clear concise manner and way of explaining. Subbed and liked :)

[@karenvc8005]

I love all the shading and how you layered that hatching and cross hatching and getting areas really dark while leaving other very lite and untouched.Usually, I am afraid of going dark too soon, thinking that I will loose all the detail but I see now hat I have it all wrong. Love watching your process! So cool how you made a really ordinary image interesting by just breaking it down into sections.

[@alphonsodunn]

🙂

[@ofalbertove5906]

Greetings from México, 6 months watching your videos, one day, one tutorial. Thanks teacher Alphonso.

[@SasquatchLovesMe]

Your skills & experience, combined with very insightful instruction, is much more effective than any other online artist I've encountered. You are my primary "virtual" instructor and I take my home studying seriously, practicing many hours per day. I could not progress in the ways in which I am if it were not for your instruction. Thanks very much for sharing these valuable tutorials.

[@alphonsodunn]

you're very welcome and thanks so much for the kind words : )

[@DianaMecum]

Really enjoy the Urban Sketching series!

[@dallred11]

I started watching your videos when I saw a comment that said something about your videos being the best ever seen. Whoever that couldn't have been more correct! You're ability to explain the concepts in detail, yet simply is so incredibly helpful. I liked ink before, but I love it now! Thank you.

[@jeffersondinoy7838]

from philippines. thanks a lot sir, it helped me a lot in making my comics.

[@zhaus3298]

Alphonso you've out Dunn yourself, your shading skills are something to aspire to, fantastic tips and I love the way you drew the trees. Keep the vids coming their always something to look forward to!😊

[@alphonsodunn]

ya borss lol@out Dunn. Thanks

[@sherlockholmeslives.1605]

WOW!! You are really good, Alphonso!

[@biggunno1]

I watch a lot of how to draw videos on youtube and I got to say you are still one of my favorites to watch,pen and fineline markers are such fun mediums to use

[@alphonsodunn]

Tim Bettcher thanks much :-)

[@taraburke9282]

Wow. Thank you so much for all of your videos! You’re a great teacher.

[@Sketch_Sesh]

I like your cross hatching technique...a big value range

[@alphonsodunn]

Stifle771 thanks much

[@christopheribogaroothome4823]

You really do great sketches. The photo you started with seemed too busy and interesting to be used effectively but you managed to pull three interesting drawings out of it. Thanks for sharing your insight.

[@alphonsodunn]

: ) Thats the lesson. It exactly why I chose that one

[@emmalouie1663]

Enjoyed watching this ink drawing being built up from left to right on the horizontal frame.

[@alphonsodunn]

: )

[@sadiquldey9095]

Enjoying this series! I’ve always been overwhelmed, but I think I’ve got some confidence watching you sketch. Thank you!

[@alphonsodunn]

: ) glad I could help

[@RichardVobes]

Another great video. very cool ideas on framing. Thanks.

[@alphonsodunn]

thanks. Very welcome

[@LuisNgchongJrArt]

you know some times I see sketches that can become final drawings. they look pretty cool. then looking at the three boxes you created giving it a comic book page feel. I can see a final art as is thanks for posting.

[@alphonsodunn]

Luis NgchongJrArt thanks ...I feel like they are

[@annemarievandenberg6144]

I absolutelly love your way of sketching and with the ink. I do pen and ink as well and are learning a lot THANK you so much.

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks. Glad I can help

[@MrIkaika19]

Aloha Alphonso! Thanks for sharing your talent and instruction. I've always been an aficionado of outdoor sketching and also a "collector" of drawing pencils and pens. You helped motivate me as a beginner to putting those tools on paper. Mahalo!

[@johnkenneth3602]

Thank you man I just subscribed to your channel and I have to say you extremely talented and I'm proud to be your subscriber : )

[@Juhani139]

Thanks to this video of yours I have gone out with my camera and taken pictures of areas of interest in our town, they are currently being printed and I look forward to drawing from them in the way you demonstrated. I have also been using the cropping technique in drawing from pictures in magazines, otherwise one is a slave to the reference (I think you said that). Thanks for an excellent video :) I fell in love with ink Inktober 2017. Never thought it would be something I'd like, but it's awesome. I just love how quickly you can achieve dark values with it (whereas with graphite it takes me many hours to achieve a satisfactory value level). Your videos have been invaluable in helping me grasp the medium.

[@alphonsodunn]

Thats awesome! I hope you will continue to take pics band build up a large library of reference images you can tap into whenever you need some inspiration or a creative boost! : )

[@someshheble1204]

Very nice tutorial, Alphonso. Thank you and please continue posting

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks much

[@lenefischer3773]

You are fantastic! Your work is so inspiring. Thank you so much!

[@michaelbabin6606]

Hello Alphonso, I just started back drawing several months ago off and on after so many years...lol...I've always enjoyed sketching all my life and it was never hard for me. I'm new to your videos, I like the fact that you really help people out...thank you for your helpful tips and illustrations.

[@alphonsodunn]

+Michael Babin no worries at all. the pleasure is mine :-)

[@bethanypitroff7588]

You're a great teacher and explain things so well! I'm really beginning to understand shape in a whole new way. Thanks!

[@alphonsodunn]

+Bethany Pitroff thanks much! Glad it helped :-)

[@akhmadizzulmuwafiq3014]

Thank you, I love this channel so much

[@LiamSilverman]

You're such a good artist, love your work.

[@Angela-jy8um]

This was really great. I love the versatility of the sizable frame! I never found regular frames helpful, but the one you showed where I can change the size is very cool!

[@BushcraftEurope]

I would do it all and choose that area behind that guy in a distance as a vanishing point. Would make really interesting composure. In rule of thirds? Cool video. You reminded me to get some brush pens also 😂

[@elgringobre]

Excelente trabajo...saludos desde Argentina!!!!

[@artwhat..]

Alphonso.. liked the picture frame concept, love your videos.. thanks.. bye'eeee..

[@prometheuszero9]

Man, just recently stumbled across your book and then this channel. I've been wanting to sharpen my ink skills, and damn! This channel is great. Thanks a lot for sharing the knowledge. It's all very helpful.

[@alphonsodunn]

+Stealing Fire very welcome! Glad I could help

[@emilyadams6194]

I love this video!! Your choices are so interesting and so incredibly done!

[@mickmcewan7837]

Brilliant again, I use to draw about 30 years ago, but you have inspired me to take it up again, pen and ink is my favourite but I have tried water colours, Charcoal, markers almost everything, love your water colors and ink, like you I love drawing birds and buildings any chance you could do a ink and water colors, urban sketch as they call it nowadays ha ha ha ha or have you done one you could link me to, cheers alphonso you are a star 🌟

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks so much. Glad I could provide some inspiration

[@marcelozorrilla9244]

Siempre sorprendente tu trabajo. Gracias

[@alphonsodunn]

Thank you

[@setyoutomosaid]

it amazing seeing how detail it is even in small size drawing

[@alphonsodunn]

+utomo :-)

[@marinamorawska199]

Thank you for these interesting lessons! You are very talent artist!

[@jandekkers2219]

Thanks again! I hope to see more of this series.

[@alphonsodunn]

Jan Dekkers Coming

[@joanistotler8804]

Such an eye opener! Thanks for sharing!!

[@alphonsodunn]

+Joani Stotler : )

[@michelparmentier21]

Thank you for this and your other videos: thanks to you, I'm finally getting to learn how to draw and to have fun in the process. You're the best !

[@alphonsodunn]

Michael Parmenter love hearing of progress :-)

[@NME10E]

You make great videos man thank you for making some of your knowledge and skill available to the masses!

[@alphonsodunn]

NME10E no worries

[@ALvatar3]

keep the urban sketch tutorials coming.. Your a great teacher.. thanks for sharing

[@alphonsodunn]

Alfred Pisco definitely, I enjoy them too

[@nicolaslindgren1833]

Thank you for all the tips you give on your channel. The tips have helped me a lot in your tips, and I will be studying within art and will try even more of your awesome tips thanks again

[@Krondelo]

Just found your videos, you're very talented man and your methods have inspired me. I always find something new to do in art, and now I will revisit some urban sketches with these methods. Fantastic, love your pen style too.

[@tylliNGLT]

Love the music bro! Excellent interpretation about study on focus and composition! Amazing skills on shading and perspective! You deserve more subs!

[@alphonsodunn]

+tylli nonglait Thanks so much

[@MrCronikBeats]

Beautiful work.

[@alphonsodunn]

Crafty Cronik :-) thanks

[@lesliethompson4588]

Your the best! Learned so much

[@DG-mv6zw]

Great work Alphonso. I'd love to see you do some monoprints. Think your drawing style would lend itself to that medium brilliantly. Thanks

[@prupoo2]

Cool I enjoyed this,it has inspired me to do more sketching in my travels,thanks for sharing.

[@alphonsodunn]

prupoo2 no worries. enjoy :-)

[@JohnKentSV]

I love your videos.

[@-SANDMAN-]

Thank you for keeping these videos concise and to the point (too many unnecessarily elongated videos out there, and as you know, time is money). Great instructional sharing. Also, you have a good sense of elocution, grammar and vocabulary...irks me how successive generations lose this in their commentaries.

[@alphonsodunn]

🙂🙏

[@drgamer77]

Thank you for these videos. I've been drawing as a hobby all my life and have really picked up vary little. I'm hoping to change that with help from videos like yours. Ty for everything

[@alphonsodunn]

You can do it with persistence and practice : )

[@MrPleers]

Even if I don't use everything you show us every time. ( I am drawing portrait's most of the time.) It is Always fun to see you making another drawing Alphonso.

[@alphonsodunn]

MrPleers thanks :-)

[@FrancesMarionz]

Bravo Alfonso 👏🏻

[@bucciasketches]

Really interesting... I had never thought at this...

[@LiamSilverman]

very beautiful lines

[@charlesgoddard7026]

Very nice teaching style my friend. Really loving your vids..

[@alphonsodunn]

: ) thank you

[@neseuludag3666]

Sir l wish l had a chance to find your channel before l spend my money for a uselles course ☹️ that gave me nothing but it s ok. Your videos are Just what l need to learn thank you for your effort and sharing these super tech. with us love and hugs from Turkey 🇹🇷

[@olenanikolsko-rzhevska3864]

Great lesson! Really love learning your thought process! Thank you!

[@alphonsodunn]

Olena Nikolsko-Rzhevska thanks much

[@alexhenriques7465]

It is amazing the way you draw. Thank you !!!

[@alphonsodunn]

Alexandre Henriques thanks

[@vanpelt5000]

I love the way u draw man !!

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks much: )

[@skinz1234]

Glad your still at it ol i mean young Alphonso!!! Hope all is well. :) Really loved your last video showing how some people start pictures using tones and some are linear artists. I try to start my tattoos all in tones so I was surprised u knew about that approach also! Keep up the good work Bro Im a DieHard Fan :)

[@alphonsodunn]

Alphonsos DaMan Thanks. I know I know

[@ajnbin]

Great tutorial Alphonso! That was really instructive as usual. Keep it up. I would love to see a separate tutorial on how to do organic shapes like, trees, foliage, sky, water, rock... I can see you draw them at a some level of abstraction, I have difficulties deciding at what level of detail should I draw these complex, random organic shapes. Any advice on that?

[@alphonsodunn]

AJ NOURI :-)

[@erushmiekarunaratne2887]

Love your work! was really helpful. Thank you. All the best

[@alphonsodunn]

+Eru K thanks much.

[@atolliver91]

one thing i have learned from you is to stop looking at the image as organic i see shapes in shade...excellent!!!

[@alphonsodunn]

atolliver91 thats definitely a part of it

[@richardgonzalez6666]

Brilliant !!!!!!

[@stevemccracken5856]

Well done. Again, I learned new things. Thanks.

[@alphonsodunn]

Steve McCracken :-)

[@tombryan720]

Awesome 👍 Great information

[@1000geroz]

Genial. Muchas gracias.

[@twobeeencouraged6284]

You are so talented....I hope that I can become as talented, as you are! I will keep practicing!

[@effie924]

love the frame idea it would keep it simple .. as always thank you bunches

[@alphonsodunn]

effie924 it helps me bunches :-)

[@effie924]

***** anything to thank you for teaching me:)

[@alphonsodunn]

:-)

[@kmhob]

Great videos! Always wanted to improve my pen and ink technique

[@alphonsodunn]

Glad you find it useful

[@michaelchia9150]

just love the way you draw :)

[@alphonsodunn]

thanks much : )

[@amishabhoir7904]

@alphansodunn where the reference images you get from ,it's good to be black and white we get an idea on shadow play.

[@onetonsoup8976]

congratz on 100k subs! :)

[@alphonsodunn]

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[@nouraboalhassna6345]

i cant stop watching your videos!!!! amazing ,simple& straight to the point ! good job i woul love to know if your book is out?

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+Nour abo al hassna It will be on Amazon for the end of year Holidays!

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cant wait ! make a count down it would make us crave :)

[@alphonsodunn]

Youre right! Thats a good idea lol

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***** if you want any graphical help like some photoshop posters or personalized images for the count down im here to help contact me !!

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks so much!

[@bengagliardo1080]

when you see something and say i got to draw that. then that's the frame. you use. unless you just want to draw. and want material to work on to develop your skills.. your kicky i grownup in the 60s and 70s.. using film cameras . everyone has a good one in there phones. a good video.. best ways to get inspired. thanks ..

[@leoken1990]

i love all your videos- many thanks to you ....can you do a video about how you hold your pen, how you move your hands for different strokes @ sketchbook outside (in field) ... and maybe few exercise for hand control.. "please".

[@alphonsodunn]

leoken1990 I addressed some of this in part one of this series. Check it out. But I may do a video that focuses on this by itself

[@bartholoclumpdink7246]

Great video again. Your voice is so soothing. You would be great on the radio or doing podcasts. If you were to start a podcast I would be your first subscriber!

[@alphonsodunn]

Bartholo Clumpdink haha thanks

[@pesto12601]

thx for the info... all these years later and your work still holds true. However - I must add that these techniques work much better if you have the ability to draw not only in perspective.. but in proportion... and being able to portray shadow and light correctly - all things I have a terrible time with. I might draw a building that looks ok.. but then the sign out front and the car is way too big or too small or not attached to the scene in the right way. This is where being an artist comes in I believe....

[@alphonsodunn]

Definitely

[@ForgedRaven]

Very Cool! Keep up the Sweet work!

[@alphonsodunn]

ForgedRaven no prob :-)

[@joni_simon4190]

i realy like the way u draw, its a big inspiration for me

[@alphonsodunn]

glad I can help

[@Gootsffrida]

You teach composition as well i love it. IM in Jersey too. Hudson county.

[@barbwired10]

so good! thanks for simplifying things and sharing ur tehcniques. i'm not a professional, hobbyist sketcher here. you are amazing!

[@wtx23j]

Your teaching are the best

[@alphonsodunn]

Nix Lam :-) thanks

[@wtx23j]

This is nice, love ya art!

[@alphonsodunn]

Nix Lam Thanks amigo

[@BacalaoBrad]

Great tutorial , thanks for posting

[@alphonsodunn]

Youre welcome

[@17JazzyMe]

This tutorial is great for learning composition, that can be applied to drawing other subjects like drawing people.

[@alphonsodunn]

cynthia story yup, it sure can

[@1pirata24]

Thanks so much for your inspiring videos!!! very motivating. just bought your book too :)

[@johnwebb5609]

gosh you you make the world look simple and bright. Have you you done any ink and colour sketches?

[@alphonsodunn]

🙂

[@shartle10]

You know what, I have been looking for about an hour to find this, I watched it a while ago, I was also trying to find out what the tool is used to section off a part of an image, I saw someone using one, his idea is cool and you can adjust it ❤️

[@ottowaldeck6735]

Greetings from Wakanda! (South Africa actually - but close enough :)) Fantastic work - you have inspired me and as I travel to live in Beijing I am going to put all you have taught me to use. Siyabonga.

[@alphonsodunn]

Lol thats awesome. Just make sure you share some of your work

[@nadiaresta9545]

thank you from Italy!!!

[@omarpatino5936]

Hey Alphonso...not sure if we've met or not as you look familiar. Glad I found your channel as its informative and educational. From NJ as well. Born/raised in Paterson and graduate of Rosa Parks School of Fine & Performing Arts HS in Paterson class of 92' the got my BFA in Interior Design degree at Kean Univ. 98' Whereabouts in NJ are you from? Where do you like to go to sketch in NJ for inspiration besides the usual NY skylines, etc Keep doing your thing!

[@zerlom]

Thank you so much! Just subscribed and greetings from the Netherlands.

[@alphonsodunn]

zerlom Thanks much.. and welcome :-)