Block In Concepts Pt. 1, with Stephen Bauman

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This video is an excerpt from the "Block In Concepts, Pt. 1" a recent Patreon tutorial. The full video is over three hours long and is the first of two videos covering this topic.

[@arifdale]

daym, getting content like this from an expert for free

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Happy to help, Marbus!

[@GretaGlass]

things that actually change the world.

[@animesloversunited9069]

These comments are the reason he skips the real process

[@utna_hibura1392]

A lot of this type of content is either time-lapsed or glazed over quickly. When it isn't, it's in a lecture setting where it is not as high quality. it was so informative to actually see this happen in real-time with great insights from a contemporary master like Stephen Bauman. Like everything on this channel, this is top-notch content.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Thank you, Aravind!

[@Kain-wk6xk]

I feel like this video made everything click in my head

[@anastassiyakim7041]

Stephen is a great artist as well as a great teacher, I love the way how he explains all steps. Many thanks for the content

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

My pleasure!

[@shadowqueen8042]

Only two words. Thank and you. Up to this point my drawings SUCKED and I knew I needed some extra research. Thank you for this very helpful video. God bless you.

[@test89267]

7:00 lol, a love it. "How to draw an owl? 1. Draw two circles. 2. Draw the rest of the damn Owl!"

[@richardr3815]

just add some details

[@GayRocker81]

People don't realize how much REAL-TIME helps... Thank you, thank you, thank you for not time-lapsing!

[@ncorva]

Not going to lie. Had to go through both pt1 and 2 a couple of times. Then I sat down with some pen and paper and step by step wrote down the key ideas. And something just...clicked. At first I had just picked up a bunch of bricks (abstract concepts), but now I see how Stephen provides tools (thought process and method) and carefully guides you in how to lay them down to actually build something. It is wonderful to feel your awereness grow. Thanks!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

That's so awesome to hear!

[@murshedshawk5322]

The information in this video and the process is the best and possibly the only truly useful information on drawing I’ve ever found on KZbin. Learned so much in 11 minutes.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Great to hear!

[@KiteFlyingVespa]

I'm extremely grateful for content like this. I learn so much. Hats off to you, sir.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

My pleasure!

[@scouserkitajena6406]

Thank you for being there. All the children coming through now days are going to be skilled up to death and making great things in 10 years.

[@jeffhreid]

The comment on the importance of structure based on straight lines and a shadow map is worth the price of admission so to speak. Key to keep in mind. Comparative measurement based on the intersection of straight lines are much easier. The shadow map takes much of the guesswork out of shading by separating the light and dark families. Just great stuff! Much appreciated

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Thank you as well!

[@sky44david]

This is excellent instruction: Drawing from the functional/structural basics upon which all the elaborations have a strong basis.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Thank you so much, Sky!

[@artman5703]

Among other points made as well, this was an excellent explanation of dynamic vs static shapes!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Glad you liked it!

[@souravsaha4747]

Love this video really helpful in taking my works to next level

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Much appreciation!

[@mariguana35]

Awesome!!! Great tutorial!!!

[@sallgoodman2323]

Thanks for sharing the process. I often come back to watch this series as a way to bring myelf back to the fundamentals, it always reminds me to simplify and measure , etc.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Suart8]

Have been looking for a tutorial like this thank you

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Glad I could help 😅

[@Chloe-zr9lk]

This is really really great!

[@srinivasaraomagi7354]

thank you sir good teaching

[@izabelconceicao-vd6ix]

Muito obrigada. God bless you! You are incredible.

[@howardmceachern6614]

Super excellent explanation and very understandable. Thanks.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Glad you liked it

[@armandosrd.l9610]

Excelente! Thanks for the vid

[@matthewlee7026]

0:28 Proko: would like to know your location

[@danialm8122]

Already

[@Sekrery073]

I can't unsee the macaron eyes 👁️🍪👁️ Amazing piece btw

[@crisalidathomassie1811]

Thanks for the video. You touched very interesting areas to be cautious about. Greatly appreciated. Blessing and much success with channel. New subscriber!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Thank you for subscribing!

[@gm6101]

Thank you so much for the information!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

You are so welcome!

[@shahaninavarette8875]

So beautiful

[@psinha6502]

Been new to ur channel, absolutely loving ur contents

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Welcome aboard!

[@hupaogaming9559]

thank you for this maestro

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

You are very welcome

[@bereketgebeyehu9300]

it's so easy way to learn drawing, I like your drawing technique

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Thank you so much 😀

[@rikabernar]

This is so cool and clear! Thank you so much for the explanation! Could you please include subtitles (in the video settings) for those who are not native English speakers? 😅

[@king_koby9591]

I draw with pens alot and blocking in has been a useful technique

[@bradycreativeart]

Good stuff man. Thanks!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Glad you liked it!

[@kuzgununal]

6:57 final step; adding some details

[@GeoCreepypasta]

Until that point it looked very simple( similar to the way I start my drawings) but then it skipped the things I was really interested in knowing about :)) That jump from sketch to almost finished was too abrupt

[@maronius]

like the 'how to draw an owl' meme

[@kent_nelson]

lol

[@duantorruellas716]

Very nice

[@bellamoreno2620]

Thank you so much!!!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

No worries!

[@eavesdrop5153]

Well done. Hope your channel grows big someday

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

I hope so too 😅

[@pilarserranoconesa9506]

What a wonderful work you make sharing all of this valuable knowledge with us. Thank you, Stephen. P.S. What is the name of the song?

[@user-bk2qn8cm1i]

Interesting 😮

[@MyDayly869]

Wonderfull

[@xRickeyTiex]

are the vertical and horizontal lines created from the angle breaks actually drawn in or are they implied?

[@AliMohamed-br8oq]

You Are a Marvel Steve!❤️❤️

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Thank you!

[@llxEMPERORxll]

I really admire the style of your renderings... great job!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Thank you very much!

[@MarianaIsabelCampos]

Hi Stephen! Thank you so much for your content on KZbin, you are really an inspiration. I wanted to ask if you could explain more or less how you use your paper stump. Do you load it with graphite previously? Do you clean it? Do you have diferent stumps for diferent pencils (2B/HB/..) ? Again thank you for sharing knowledge, thats very humbling

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Just load it with graphite and replace it when it no longer seems to smudge just right. Cheers, S

[@GeoCreepypasta]

A dynamic shape is a shape that appears to be moving, right? And a static shape is the one that is stationary, right? What appears to be moving in your drawing then? I'm sorry for my English

[@dougg1075]

You’re a bad man . Damn

[@arielfrancisco4832]

Is your reference for this drawing a printed picture? And do you stick it side by side with the drawing paper?

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

The source image is displayed on my Ipad.

[@jordih1000]

in this video there is no translator option, I would appreciate if you could see if it can be solved

[@brianboks878]

You are amazing Sir! Thank you so much for this free lessons❤. Some artist filter their reference photo to black and white coz according to them it is much easer to see highlights and shadows. Do you recommend that Sir? Hope you'll respond. God Bless you😇

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Thanks! It's a useful idea.

[@pardonpanashe8211]

Hi Stephen! Thanks so much for teaching well. I struggle to find good paper to work on using graphite pencils, what paper would you recommend? I look forward to hear from you. Thank you.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Stonehenge from Legion is a good one.

[@animeshrawat4153]

How to find from where eyes should start ...i am stuck in this question ..plz help me out.... Where does the eyes fall between brow line and bottom of a nose

[@GeoCreepypasta]

Thank you for the video, I haven't learned anything new aside from the fact that I have to work more on my block-in skill. I was hoping that maybe I'll learn some forbidden knowledge that might make it easier to block-in :)) Guess I have to pour thousands of hours in this to be able to do it like you( hopefully)

[@carlorossi1261]

You have to suffer

[@kirkha100]

Yes, block in. I’m figuring out finally how to relax and not sweat the block in. It’s not gonna be right at first. Just got to let that go and not tighten up.

[@maronius]

Great information, but would love to see what happens between 6.59 and 7.00!

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

THe full videos are on my Patreon page.

[@animesloversunited9069]

I know right

[@eltiletulf5049]

I love you ❤️

[@dallashayes688]

Hi to you love your work so cool have you ever tried to draw like that using a ballpoint pen I started drawing with a ballpoint pen to have fun I hold my ballpoint pen like you holding your pencil I draw free hand I used the light colors of pen and then I used my darker colors pen for the shadow when I'm done its so cool

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Cool idea!

[@JVERAO]

Hello, do you have a video using pva glue?. I show one work on instagram...but I'm interested if you have one on here, Thanks again

[@BunnyLover-jk97]

hello Stephen i have 1 question how do you keep graphite not to shine in dark values?

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

All you can do is stay away from going too dark.

[@kimomo6788]

good

[@luisdebayle2239]

whats the point of working big to small? specifically whats the point of blockin in color?

[@masterpainters1706]

There are several reasons why it's a good idea. I will only mention the ones that are most useful to me but I'm sure other people will add more. The main reason I find this way of starting a drawing or painting is accuracy. By making sure that you have the simple large shapes absolutely correct you will then be able to use what you have put down as a reference from which to judge or measure your every smaller details. While you are working on the large shapes, try to get them absolutely correct it usually requires corrections and making a change to the larger shape is a simpler process than for example working on an eye in detail then finding that you have drawn it too low and to correct it you need to lose all your hard work. Starting simple and only moving to the next level of detail once you are sure of the correctness will mean you will have an ever increasing number of accurate parts that will make life easier and easier. Also starting large and simple makes it easier to move things around and erase things that aren't correct because you aren't having to lose what might be a beautifully drawn or painted detail that's in the wrong place or wrong size etc. I'm sure people will have other reasons but for me the above is why I find this method the easiest way to get an accurate result. Also its a truth that its the big shaped and broad planes that are the most important. Think about how you can recognise a friend seen at a distance or from a photo where the head might only be a couple of cm in size. It's the large shapes and planes that give you that recognition, not the tiny details of the eye for example.

[@luisdebayle2239]

Master Painters thanks , others say it helps develop a 3d form, which prevents the drawing from looking flat, but how does thinking in. 3d prevent the object from looking flat if you are copying from a. Reference ?

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Hi Luis, It's an interesting question you ask. I would only add that when drawing, as I have stuf=died it and how I teach it now, the artist isn't copying a reference. Rather we are creating a 3 dimensional model of the subject and applying light and shadow to that framework.

[@luisdebayle2239]

Stephen Bauman that’s the thing , how will my drawings differ if I copy vs if I picture it in 3d?

[@SubNorm4L]

@@luisdebayle2239 You need the 2d first to add dimension to it. Think about it this way: to draw a sphere, you need to draw the circle first. This means, you can start flat and then flesh it out. To do this with accuracy when drawing from photos you need to know perspective and form. Contour lines are useful to understand the volume. Then you need to understand how light affects volume and how shadows work in that role.

[@prathamgupta7450]

what kind of paper do u use???

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Try my FAQ's: www.patreon.com/posts/frequently-asked-37008290

[@SubNorm4L]

Nice beard. Oh, and the tutorial is good as well.

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

I've been working on my beard game for years 😅

[@changelling]

Well, it's working ;)

[@troychriscarretas2657]

came here after watching proko

[@sadev101]

i love and adore your videos on art... just one pet peve .. and this goes to al artist showing workprogress in videos. 6:59 rough line sketch 7:00 wonderfull soft shaded drawing. please wonderfull artists and sir Bauman... next time slightly more steps inbetween.. even as still shots i dont care.. but between 6:59 and 7:00 is such a level up difference its too big a jump for us learning hobbyists

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Totally get it. In my newer vids I try to show much more clearly the progressing. Thanks for commenting!

[@sadev101]

@@stephenbaumanartwork wonderfull. your videos are already awesome. that would make them even better

[@luisfernando-ji8te]

Would you please put Spanish subtitles, thanks

[@jazw4649]

Ankle breaks

[@jamesduggan2232]

7 mins in 😂😂😂

[@riccia888]

Is this the real Stefan Baumann?

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

Nope. This is Stephen Bauman.

[@GeoCreepypasta]

Please define dynamic & static shape

[@jorlecjosemoralesoviedo6976]

Subtitule please

[@dianeunderwood3836]

I’m not an expert by any means but looking at both portraits the reference’s face I feel is tipped down ever so slightly and it just jumps out at me.

[@sophieha2573]

Captions would be very useful for your hearing-impaired fans.

[@animesloversunited9069]

You always skips the imp process 😑

[@coryhinman5134]

Yup. I'm much more able to focus on your very valuable information if I can only see you from the neck up. All those gestures may be useful for reinforcing your points in the normal studio setting where you can move freely among students, but just statically sitting for video your hand gestures are distracting.

[@mozartwa1]

bad teaching and bad drawing... but for those who draw even worse, it’s very useful to see where their ceiling may be))) a) why draw from a reference? for what? Drawing from a reference makes sense only if you are an illustrator, but then a realistic drawing style is inappropriate. b) the eye and brain are structured differently than the camera and its processor - when drawing from a reference, you draw the camera’s vision, and not your natural vision, when the drawing comes from life. c) even if there is a reference, there is a clear violation and distortion of proportions. the line of the eyes is not parallel to the line of the mouth, and the invariant triangle of proportions - nose-eyes - is disturbed in proportions so that the portrait does not correspond to the model. if you turn this drawing from the front, it will look like a cucumber, whereas the model in the photo has no facial asymmetry. bad teacher and bad drawer))

[@__-fi6xg]

But who cares about black and white nowadays. Use some colours boy!