BOOST Your Sketches with Thumbnail Refinement MASTERY

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Grabie's Acrylic Markers - Extra Fine Tip shrsl.com/4pi8h Grabie's Duel Tone Brush Tip Markers shrsl.com/4pi8t If you'd like to level up your skills or hang out with like-minded artists trying to get better, please check out the link to our Discord. discord.gg/SGFn2vSAyd If you'd like to level up your creature designing skills, please sign up for my online course: Creature Design for Film & Games www.conceptart.cgmasteracademy.com/courses/78-creature-design-for-film-and-games For my private mentorship, please email me at [e-mail]

[@malleablephi675]

This channel has revitalized my capacity for drawing. While I had the drive for it, I restricted, and held myself back from making anything 'too messy' or difficult. I really hope this helps everyone else as much as it did for me!

[@cozmoznova]

Hey bobby, I wanted to say that your content is amazing and feels illegal to watch for free, your videos made me realize i was caring more about the result than the process of drawing. This made me enjoy drawing more although iam not there yet, iam working my way thru to get to that point. Also could you please make more videos on worldbuilding? I am working on a sci-fi/ fantasy world and stuggling with coming up with ideas and designs. Its fine if you are busy with other stuff tho, i enjoy every video u post. Never stop !

[@Salomão-y6m]

Hello hope you are doing well cozmonova. I just want to corroborate your comment by saying that I too had the same problem in which I was unduly concerned with the result instead of appreciating the process of drawing. It’s the process with a calm level-headedness that takes one a long way.

[@cozmoznova]

@@Salomão-y6m Thank you, yeh I realized and now I am not in a hurry anymore.

[@Salomão-y6m]

@@cozmoznova I am very happy for you, genuinely.

[@cozmoznova]

@@Salomão-y6m Thanks a bunch. :D

[@Salomão-y6m]

@@cozmoznova You are welcome my friend! :)

[@mute_ed984]

5:49 I think the "Plants as Reference" works that well with insects because there is a good amount, that is going for that exact look. E.g. that walking leaves in Australia or Asia. Or the Orchid Mantis, the ones that look like little tree brances.

[@banegaflorencia7272]

Great video, Bobby! I find myself everyday listening to you on my way to work, when I'm cooking, etc. You sort of become like my day-to-day podcast, and I love it. Thank you for putting these videos online!

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

You're very welcome and I should start a podcast.

[@danteciccarelli2790]

Number 2 could be a more aggressive or infected form of number four, maybe even having the creature from 3 infest it with one of its gas sacks

[@emelieha]

I haven't been drawing animals or anything other than landscapes recently but your videos have really inspired me to try branching out and joining the Discord server. Thank you for making your videos and teaching people to experiment and have fun

[@Reksio-s5f]

Lovely day, Bobby! Definetely going for thumbnaling right way! That's pretty inspirational, thank you. Will be trying to be more free and smooth with my drawings.

[@allerleivonanisai]

It is so nice to listen to you while drawing ❤. Thank you for all the good advice!

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Thank you so much 😀

[@-adc]

+1 for trying to over-correct a basic sketch. I do this all the time. I always have to force myself not to try to rush on from the thumbnail sketch, especially if I come up with something I get really excited about. But it's always worth the time to slow down, and really just focus on the loose imperfection of thumbnail for sketches.

[@TheAxebeard]

And Protip from doing some illustration/ creature design for RPGs over the years: don't show clients designs that YOU don't want to work on, because they often pick the worst things ever.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

💯%!

[@fionasimagination]

Honestly, having a great immune system is nothing you should feel proud of as it isn't an achievement. You should be grateful for it. I went to school taking antibiotics, having high fevers and being in so much pain I was shaking and silently crying trying not to attract an attention. I was doing my utmost to get my attendance up. I aced all classes and had full marks in all tests despite spending weeks on end in hospital going to school against all doctors advice. And still in the end I could not get my college degree despite having full marks in 13 subjects because I did not have enough attendance. I was so devastated!,I pushed mysekf so hard. Now I have been chronically ill, crippled and bedridden for 13 years.I still give my best. Health isn't an achievement it's a blessing and gift.

[@jritch0412]

Love this. Great sitting down and putting on your videos as i draw. Specifically your "finding your style" video was very interesting and i look forward to watch more, thank you for teaching

[@henriquefeliciano5929]

The best channel of KZbin 🙏🏻

[@Salomão-y6m]

Never stop with the videos Mr. Rebholz! And yes the foundational drawings are pretty much welcome especially from a person who taught in college, it would be an honour to learn more of the basics from you.

[@askthefrog]

I watched this video while drawing a Salamander Space Marine! Prior to this video I watched Warhammer lore videos and now I will continue working on a painting of an Imperial Fist while listening to Vulkan Lives. Warhammer is my life! 😁😁❤❤

[@mech_biopsy]

Hey Bobby! Why don't you make a video about artists/designers surviving in the industry? I would LOVE to hear your takes on how to get a first job, experiences with clients, the do's and don'ts... I'm sorry if I missed the video where you already talked about this! Cheers!

[@Anonymous-ix7ms]

I definitely second your comment

[@elvinmateo6408]

ur creature designs are so pretty D:

[@elvinmateo6408]

god i hate insects LOL

[@Digital_Painter_0114]

I love your monster drawing videos! ^^

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Glad you like them!

[@sirchristopher7684]

Thank you for your content. Could you do a video on your approach to drawing different types of rocks, rubble, or stone structures? They seem to be some of the harder things for me to draw for some reason.

[@RAT-z8m]

your drawings remind me of scavengers reign love the vid!

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@aniqouloveallah]

Bob i dont know what to say but thanks for the tips man

[@walttrustam2372]

Hi Bobby, love the videos. Could you ever do an explainer on how to approach thumbnailing when you have a brief in-mind, i.e. this creature has to have certain features? I'm finding this automatic drawing process very helpful for ideating 'random' ideas, creatures, shapes, but struggle when I want to iterate off an established idea.

[@santicanog_]

Beautiful creature design, I've though just by reference it was kind of a Monster Hunter creature -> Rakna-Kadaki.

[@Swebus3]

BOBBYY!!!!

[@scarletttattoos]

awesome content, as always : )

[@benjamincorak7071]

Can you do digital sketching and give tips and advice thanks.

[@nailbomb420]

"it just looks like a pig and an elephant combined" - but, but, pig and elephant DNA just wont splice! As for naming it, I'm feeling Belarach queen of the Erecnids xD

[@Oberon621]

HS art class shunned me for mixing pen and pencil, so this was definitely validating lol

[@MiltonCorDibujaryCrear]

Fantastic

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@TheAxebeard]

I also never got sick in school, but I just took off my maximum allotted time of 14 days a year during highschool to skip and go to the flea market.

[@ethancortez2272]

Amazing exercise there Is a question I been wanting to ask you seem to have developed an incredible encyclopedia when it comes to animals being able to think and combine multiple animals at once from memory Is there any books that impacted you the most when it comes to this and if so do you have any recommendations?

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

I obsessed over nature growing up. Dinosaurs, National Geographic shows, collecting bugs 😜 With that said, check out the book Science of Creature Design by Terryl Whitlatch.

[@ethancortez2272]

@@bobbyrebholz2183 thank you for replying! Really appreciate it!

[@ihabiano]

Sup Bobby?! So aren't those in the beginning sketches, rather than thumbnails? If i recall learning from you correctly, starting with filled black solids as the thumbnails, then these sketches come after. Do you categorize them as 2 different approaches of thumbnailing (e.g. basic vs advanced)? Thanks!

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

No. Thumbnails ARE the beginning stages. You could do black silhouettes if you want.

[@coreys9598]

Queen Gargantula.

[@brandon8667]

17:18 I was never sick until I had kids

[@Korvalartiste]

Merci

[@sleepydude935]

I like Fred

[@tylerkucinich6511]

Is your discord free or do you have to pay for the course in order to get access to the Discord?

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Discords are free to join. The course is separate.

[@tonyjones4556]

Love your vids, his name is Pontificus…

[@roguewolf57]

Aragna

[@JaqueNunes-k5r]

Brasil 🌍🖊

[@artt-j2y]

dude im a 14 year old striving to become an artist please could you tell me how to deal with burnout i was drawing like hell for 4 months drawing always but suddenly i have no will to draw for 2 months but im slowly getting into it back . could you please tell me what can i do to solve it

[@mysteryman8787]

Mannnn you too, huh? I have some pretty intense burnout too but I think of a few things to stop it. 1. Why did you begin drawing? Obvious, but just think on why. You began because likely that reason is something YOU want to do. Did you want to draw comic, for example? Well, what comics do you like? Instead of just basic practices like drawing boxes, try drawing panels and scenes instead. 2. Just enjoy the process. I used to feel this piece of advice doesn't help, because "I am here because I am clearly NOT enjoying the process". But there's another way to look at it: do you like watching other people draw? What about their process soothes your mind. Just focus on those aspects of drawing as you draw. I find hatching and refinement satisfying, so instead of focusing on the result, I focus on the statisfaction of doing the little things like making a stroke on the page. 3. Get a little uncomfortable. Chances are, you may have developed a habit of drawing things a particular way OR drawing a few particular things, and you're getting bored. Either way, you should try something new and dip your toes into something interesting and untried. 4. Look at pieces YOU are proud of making. Just look at what you've drawn, and just look at the ones that interest you. Don't say none of them do, at least one of the many drawing should stick out to you and look you'd want it to. Maybe even look at it for a while, just admiring the simple things about it. 5. Doodle. Just doodle sometimes, not everything needs to be perfect or conscious. If you're new, you may be practicing the fundamentals... but if you ONLY draw fundamentals, then it'll likely diminish your enjoyment of drawing. That goes for learning anything in drawing, even besides the fundamentals. You may begin studying anatomy or a specific subject like animals, but if you're just drawing to study, of course it won't be fun. Just apply the fundamentals you've learned to even the smaller things you work on. 6. Focus on your negative and positive thoughts. This is really important. Your negative thoughts about your drawing can impede your drawing process, but it can also improve them. Instead of thinking "I hate the look on this face, it looks so cringe, yada yada yada", think, "The face looks off, what about it looks off? What do I need to focus on when I draw the next?". But I am just a hobbyist, so take it with a grain of salt, but here are methods I've personally discovered and I hope works for you!

[@artt-j2y]

@@mysteryman8787 thanks man you helped me a ton than you think

[@Joyboy-303]

I accidentally learnt realistic art style but I wanted anime style

[@nathanr.494]

call it a "Gorenak"

[@An_odd_X]

Maybe "Jungoomoare"

[@GoJo-fh5xd]

THUMBs up for these amazing THUMBnails ❤😅

[@sevens3383]

what do you mean they didn't care what it looked like, they just cared about the idea? You're saying the technique paves way for the idea to manifest? Or without technique, there is no idea?

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

It just means that if you just allow yourself to draw without worrying about an outcome(in the beginning stages) then your mind is more free to create new shapes.

[@kevin_horticulture]

4B and black prisma is my arsenal at the moment.

[@vaibhavjain2217]

first comment

[@ihabiano]

Damn! 😅

[@vihangathathsara1073]

Do you have a facebook or teligram discussion group?

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

We have a Discord. Please check the links in the pinned comment or the description.