COMPOSITION 1 - Understanding Shapes

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Dude, that intro!? How long did all that take? Massive props for having the patience to pull that off, especially when it’s a throwaway for the subject of the video. Highly entertaining.

[@ModernDayJames]

Thanks! I love making the intros, hopefully i'll have the time to do more soon

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The video must have been edited to remove the intro?

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@@americancheese7383 no intro sadge

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@@americancheese7383 it was it was, I just wanted to streamline it for newcomers

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That intro was fucking hilarious. Then it just cuts to a drawing tutorial XD

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this came up in my recommendations and i'm so confused, but more importantly, entertained

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[@Finity_Dust]

I LOVE HOW YOU MADE ME UNDERSTAND SOMETHING SO FAST!

[@zaneatkinson2602]

I have always hid from doing environments and scenes because I lacked the basic understanding. I think it is time to go outside of my comfort zone and your videos have been the perfect prompt for me. Thanks

[@bloodsord9]

This is incredibly useful. First video that shows use of fundamentals in ways I can apply them to my work. So good going through things like this and refreshing my memory

[@AcTAL0n]

Man I am working on my portfolio for art school right now and your videos help me out so much! Its so much good condensed information in a short amount of time, i’ll be taking pages of notes from one video alone 😅 Keep it up :)

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Is may be one of the most concise, precise and informative art technique tutorials I've ever seen. 🤩🤙

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That intro takes me back to Old YT (after 480p but before Talk Shows became popular - around 2010-14) when creators could just do non sequitur live action sketches which isn't common nowadays

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YES! Well we have a lot more planned so I hope you enjoy them :D

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Helped a lot, thanks for the video!

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You know, I have been watching your videos for a while and today i decided to step a bit forward and congratulate you for your amazing content. I have been trying to learn for so long that sometimes feels like no progress or even that this progress is very chaotic and is just a coincidence that you get better... But your videos (well, and from other artists that i respect of course), are sooooo much help for self-taught people that there is no word in human elf or orc to describe how grateful I am. Thank you!

[@ModernDayJames]

wow thank you so much! Comments like these make the whole thing worth while, keep on learning my friend!

[@alincretu9773]

Based on your examples, shouldn't use some HL, vanishing points? 1,2,3? How can we draw if we do not have these?@@ModernDayJames

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The quality content I never knew I needed

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You should check out Feng Zhu/Fzd school then

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Man, that intro was awesome! I'd watch a short film on this for sure

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YES, I WAS WAITING FOR THIS.

[@shankar4510]

will you not do more composition series?

[@DennisCNolasco]

Thanks for the tips on how to work thumbnails for these James.

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Thank's for your video. Very interesting information and pleasant submission!

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most awsome intro i´ve seen on a youtubevideo!!! So crazy cool!

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🤣 lol that jazza bit cracked me up

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"that marco bucci guy" xD excited for this series and more lore!

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Great class! Thank you :)

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Perfection

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Thanks!

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OMG this is pure gold

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This video is great!

[@BAwesomeDesign]

Ross Draws + Jazza... wow. Shots fired.

[@partypao]

A good way to get a simplified value scale and shapes when you are outside sketching is to squint your eyes to blur out all the detail

[@ModernDayJames]

agreed! that can be a really effective way to see those groups of value

[@GabrielMaiaH]

Thanks man!

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Did you put your friend's gumroad up here because I can't find it

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P.S where's the link to your friends Gumroad you mentioned in the video?

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brilliant demo

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Hey James great video as always! What's the music you are using in the background ?

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that boardroom meeting lmao

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THAT INTRO SO HIGH QUALITY

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I hope one day all this is easy for me ....at the moment it's like a forien language. I'm trying to understand.

[@luizpadalino]

Epic Intro!

[@alexeygarmash5819]

Hi James.Thanks for the video. Is there any Fundamental difference in starting a sketch in values whether in lines? Watching A Limonick's How to sketch anything I understood that the particular difference is in what you want to show. Whether it is mood with the values or details with the lines.

[@tailisonfire5355]

what about 2 point perspective? just wondering

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May i know music name at 3:10 please ? I dont draw but i do 3D art . Just found ur channel and it s really cool .

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Such a good intro 😂😂

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Is there a part 2?

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Omg this video has portuguese subtitles! Thanks for te atention w all of tour fans! Or to be better obrigado 😂

[@beered6659]

can anybody explain to me more about graphic read ?

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You deserv much more view dude

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Haha! This was awesome.

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What drawing tool RU using?

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when will there be a part 2??

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The meeting scene reminded me of Robocop. I half expected a moderndayjames clone to wreck havoc

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"You have 20 seconds to complete the gesture"

[@duartebarbara9680]

Do you find information for these videos online exclusively or do you have a background in illustration or anything else. I've tried to find things on composition but i couldn't find anything that made me understand it the way i did with your video. I really want various sources of information but i just can't seem to find "useful" (for me) things.

[@RaykoF]

Did you check the channel of mentioned Marco Bucci? He also has a nice '10 minutes to a better painting' series, touching that.

[@Sujakuu]

There is also a really good book called Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers that I personally really like. You should maybe consider looking into that. I think it's only around $20-$25.

[@FunLion]

You should check out Tyler Edlin on youtube. He has quite a few videos on composition and is an amazing digital artist, especially for environments.

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wow thats a huge jump in quality from ur older intros 😂

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I kept thinking I was watching critical role with that music haha

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Genio

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7:43

[@tobiastnnessen3224]

Hey. I love this video. I would love to learn more regarding composition. Do you have any book resources on the topic James? Or maybe someone here in the chat have some?

[@ModernDayJames]

Hi Tobias, I plan on doing more on composition but in the meantime I'd check out a few resources: The Swatches Gumroad Ahmed Aldoori's Gumroad (both have videos on the topic) And Edgar Payne's Composition for Outdoor Painting

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[@DuBstepAnDa98]

I know this is old but how did you get your references for this? Did you just google environments? Great intro btw really funny lol

[@ModernDayJames]

I believe they were all just from pinterest! I have a lot of thoughts on composition that I'd like to add to this series so that will come in a follow up soon enough

[@DuBstepAnDa98]

@@ModernDayJames oh wow I wasn't expecting you to respond back at all nor so soon! Thanks I'll check and see what I can find on Pinterest.

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7:00

[@Johanyohann]

How am I supposed to take that intro seriously when robojames is looking like that XD

[@ModernDayJames]

this is a very serious channel and a very serious tutorial, you're probably just jealous you couldn't design a character as cool as roboJames. that shape language is unmatched

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look like nathan drek sketch book

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0:18 - '...PROUDCTION FACILITY'. Not sure if this is deliberate or a typo but I couldn't help noticing. Doesn't detract at all from these wonderful videos mind you, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. I've been trying out that bridgeman/hampton hybrid method for constructing heads that you demoed in another tutorial. Finding it really odd at the moment but I think if I keep practicing it will come and be really useful. Got both of those books myself so don't really know why I hadn't thought of mix and match approach before, much appreciated.

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Por favor poner subtítulos en español

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was there a follow up to this video?

[@ModernDayJames]

Not yet, but I actually plan on doing a series based on storyboarding/shot composition. I want to finish up an animation im working on first, then break it down to show how the shot choices were done

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@@ModernDayJames oh! Thank you so much for the answer n.n

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Me at the first 2:23 minutes: *w wha what's happening ;-;*

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Nice. Next it would be cool to explain color schemes, planes etc...so much to cover. Art is complex

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I have to get a little more well versed in color before I tackle that, but I'm certainly working on it :D

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I think some already do :D

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This is my first time on your channel. Didn't get that intro at all... and I'm way too ok with it

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:D you have to catch up on the rest of the skits so you can get the full story!