Part 2: Learn to Draw | Proportions & Reference

Drawing isn’t just for artists - it’s for everyone. Seeing in shapes and proportions can help you understand objects and sketch them confidently. Learn how to visualize shapes and sketch with proportions in our second Learn to Draw tutorial with TopHatch designer Lasse Pekkala.
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Seeing Proportions
10:02 Tracing
12:13 Designing New Things
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Free Course Materials: cnce.pt/ltdpt
App: Concepts App
App Download: concepts.app
The COPIC color palette is licensed by Too Corporation
Video: Lasse Pekkala
Music: Cafe de philosophie by Kyle Preston
Photo credits: Andrés Gómez, Ben Hershey, Boris Smokrovic, Bryan Hanson, Daniel Hjalmarsson, Federico Bottos, Jean-Louis Paulin, Lasse Pekkala, Margot Pandone, Olena Sergienko, Pravira Adam, Raspopova Marina
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[@dreamkiss4u]

what app are you using in the video to draw?

[@ConceptsApp]

The app is called Concepts concepts.app/en/

[@dh4444]

@@ConceptsApp is it better than Procreate or Autodesk sketchbook?

[@Originalimoc]

@@dh4444 It's for different purposes.

[@roccowright1511]

Ive just realized his channel name is concepts app

[@Sufkio]

i feel that question

[@Nebucatnetzer]

I have high respect for a company who teaches people the art of the trade without shoving their product into my face constantly. Really well done and it deserves a lot more views!

[@shanty5653]

Am i the only one who gets realy excited jest when i see the simple drawings?

[@maxlielje8603]

I’m greatly enjoying these, thank you.

[@thedirenarwhal7575]

This is the most practical drawing tutorial I've found I feel like I actually have a starting point to learn now

[@Jay-ws7tv]

Yes!! Love these videos. Keep us updated on what you guys are working on!

[@voyowee]

The technique of breaking things into proportion is really helpful. Thanks!

[@dwayneneckles]

This has helped me more than any course. And I love the music. It’s soothing

[@ASO-xh5vu]

I am speechless. This makes me want to start a career just in this. Thank you for making this theoretically possible!

[@VarunKumar]

I love listening to your voice, Lasse! So easy going and calm. I love love love these videos 🙃

[@ashleywhispers4331]

Out of the dozens of drawing videos I’ve watched, this is the best. Thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@salehodinie6615]

Dude, where have you been this whole time?! I am glad I now know this channel!! Subbed

[@ompcea]

Fantastic articulation of the thought behind each technique and very well communicated as well. Great job, keep the series going. Looking forward to the next video.

[@emrecestel5891]

Very good series. Loved them and took my ipad and concepts app to draw.

[@poisson12376]

My favorite series so far this year, thanks!.

[@harryj8145]

This is so therapeutic! Thank you I feel so relaxed

[@jolinski]

This is one of the most helpful tutorials I‘ve ever seen. Thank you :)

[@robertcobb5806]

Thanks, we appreciate what you are doing.

[@angelsobrino8873]

Amazing video! I am continually trying to improve my drawings on a daily basis but I know that it will take a while to regain my skills after a long time of not drawing. keep the vids coming! Blessings.

[@isasheep]

Your videos are amazing! Thank you so much! It's easy to learn with you

[@yasin_uyghur]

Thank you 🙏, I’m wait next tutorial.

[@abduld]

these videos are so useful. i just wanted to say thanks for taking the time. i've been enjoying your app as well. hope you're well

[@thorschroeder7995]

This is wonderful, thanks!

[@samuelguimaraes8760]

Perfect videos and tutorial, thanks

[@elleZip]

Thank you for YOUR everything Concepts! Concepts brings me a lot of JOY. I'm brand new in design, I still have a lot to learn, and Concepts gave me all the good things to start in one place. THANK YOU. :)

[@yuli3873]

LOVE these videos!

[@arunaagt8229]

Watching this is so relaxing.

[@sivabalanj]

thanks.... cant wait for next episode...

[@BlkMagik]

You are a great teacher.

[@CyborgWolf]

Alright, your series is actually useful. + your ressources are helpful

[@pichanliwag9132]

you can also try grid method, number every grid from 1 up to the end place it on top, then at the left put letters from A up to the end.

[@tylerschrock5295]

Well done This Is great

[@nationcomesfirst]

THANK YOU!!!! 🙏🏽❤️

[@SuperHenish]

Its very helpful thanks a lot

[@benyyz]

Thank you for listing the tools and settings used in this tutorial on your web page - It was super helpful for demo'ing the options in the app.

[@ConceptsApp]

Glad it was helpful!

[@erochas]

Thank you!

[@akaffouni]

Great teaching

[@drawtme8728]

The amazing thing about Concepts is that you have infinity screen or place to draw on. I was suprised because I dont saw this in other apps.

[@mehmetgurdal]

I used to draw the ships from scifi shows and movies. it was quite fun, i still keep some of my old sketches. now ı want to start a project and ı need to work on my drawing skills.

[@muhammadrafiuddin8319]

Cool. Thanks

[@IamMusicNerd]

I would love a tutorial on how to do gradient color fills in Concepts.

[@monkh-cg5bh]

I considered myself a professional before this video 😂 Thank you man 🙏🏽 you simplified it so much for me ☺️☺️👌🏽

[@7775Kevin]

Thanks for these videos. Very helpful.

[@ConceptsApp]

Glad it was helpful!

[@llehhang]

thank you so much

[@fidelisrichard9172]

Great videos....

[@dh4444]

I subbed. Ur amazing

[@story8295]

I'm learning thanks

[@antoniaizuebe7228]

Thank you so much

[@7seasmith1]

I've been self learning through Adobe creative cloud, and I have a surface pro. I've been looking for videos drawing with ipad pen, and digital platforms. I found myself in a rabbit hole wanting to learn to draw lately. I've watched part one and finishing this video. I really enjoy how you'e explaining things, and it's pretty captivating. I love the look and feel of the video. Some other tutorials out there have an unprofessional feel to them. I've subscribed!

[@EdenMisc.]

Thank you.

[@abedalkubaese6891]

I need more for this place 🤚

[@anzatzi]

so important!

[@moniqueobedoza]

planning to create a webtoon series and i've downloaded this great app. thanks for the help for me to make a great start.

[@perryekwueme996]

Is your series out yet?

[@ARTYCOATY]

It is an amazing work. You are full of talent. Thanks for sharing. 🎨✨✨

[@somaligirl]

I have never been artistic but I want to try learning new things

[@user-wr3tm2xl1t]

awesome

[@Uhfgood]

Honestly I think tracing can be helpful. For one thing, tracing enough objects will kind of get relative overall shapes and proportions into your brain. I'm talking purely as a learning tool not creating your own art. You can then also trace shapes out, and use it for that. You could start tracing cartoon characters, which essentially removes complexity. You can start tracing cartoon characters, then move on to copying them. Trace real-life objects and animals/humans/etc and then identify the shapes and draw them, and the finally copy. Don't thing tracing is quite as useless as you seem to think.

[@hvddrift]

Are you able to share your gestures settings you have please? They seem so much more productive than mine

[@szyuanmeng]

Very good

[@teabagNBG]

very good video

[@TheJerryarm]

Thanks for the very nice series. Well presented. Sound tips, plus shows off Concepts to good effect. (Off-topic, I know, but what cutting mat are you using in the background? The shade of gray and the grid/circle/angle markings are just what I've been looking for...and haven't yet found.)

[@ConceptsApp]

The brand is Ansio

[@chrisshinkle4841]

curious what the exact colors you used in the color pallete with the blue, red, orange, green, purple, and black.

[@Philipp-ym4pc]

The way you describe the process of drawing is really motivating, thank you! Also, what tablet are you using in your videos?

[@stars7450]

Philipp Andert ipad pro

[@user-ef3qd2yb2x]

i saw this way of thinking somewhere before, in the video i saw earlier, the person said to break everything down into simple shapes and adding curves to the shape, very similar way of thinking

[@terra__]

I've never seen anyone using apple pencil like that. I didn't even knew it worked at such a steep angle!

[@vaseelaamidon2166]

Woah!! That banana skin DRAWING REALLY POPS!!

[@michi93chan]

How does he move the lines o be more curved?

[@wamengxiong0409]

"Try something new every once in a while, get out of your comfort zone" Me, who mostly draws anime girls: okay Anime girls->Chibis->JOJO'S BIZARRE-----...TO BE CONTINUED

[@claudioromano6084]

M lo m

[@marcosreal11]

Really interesting grip on the stylus for the large strokes. Gonna try that.

[@Constantinesis]

Thats how artists draw on larger surfaces. Helps you get a better control of the line.

[@maximuserectus69]

Thanks man, this is really help me. Sorry my english bad

[@asharmila8214]

What type you use

[@03214360964]

nice

[@ognjenrad4905]

I want to use this on a Samsung galaxy s6 lite for drawing Laboraroty Equipment when I am learning their function. Does anyone know, how it is on Android?

[@LoomiYT]

I subscribed

[@brunocena3885]

Is it better than pro create

[@GetInMyWorld]

Great course, thank you very much. P.S. what is the name of the watches 13:08 ?

[@lassepekkala3704]

It's a Nokia Steel, a re-branded version of the Withings Activité Steel watch.

[@elenachieffa9392]

where do you get your photos from? thanks a lot for the video, it’s a great first explanation to start using concept !

[@ConceptsApp]

Some of them are from unsplash, some I took myself.

[@superdepressif6047]

I want to learn how to draw so bad but it seems really impossible, I wonder if a tablet would help me (since you can add the reference image directly to the tablet).

[@victordelima766]

11:15 there was an opportunity for an extremely cool transition here 😂😭

[@samuelguimaraes8760]

I love you class

[@vaseelaamidon2166]

The rubecs cube, i don,t need a reference! I have one with me

[@fadhals3106]

This is 12.9"? Wifi or Wifi Celullar?

[@lobs7484]

hi, what hardware you are using? the tablet and pen. any suggestions for Android?

[@ConceptsApp]

I'm using the 2018 iPad Pro 12"9 inch with second gen Apple Pencil. We've heard good things about the new Samsung tab s7 on the Android side.

[@digiartly]

The background music though.

[@sennalupine5489]

y'all doing well study mates!

[@chanzoli9509]

How can you fill the color into the space you want? I found that hard to fill color perfectly into the shape you drew. Like you can't fill the space as Photoshop does. it seems less precision for color filling. Any suggestions or demo?

[@ConceptsApp]

Hi, bucket fill is on our list. On the meantime, you can either duplicate your outline and change its tool to _fill_ , or you can just use the fill tool to follow the outline and use _nudge_ to correct any gaps.

[@chanzoli9509]

I did that, and it so indirect.. I tt just no efficient and Nudge is not behave well

[@UTEBAYEVKAIRAT]

if you would add 1- features to draw Isometric drawings. 2- add Red Line Mark-Ups on isometric drawings. 3- future additional packages to be advised (inshaAllah). potential use for Oil & Gas Engineers, Designers and much more.

[@ConceptsApp]

Hi, thanks for your feedback! Isometric grid snapping already exists on the iOS version and will be added to Windows and Android as well.

[@rcy11]

I am really interested to learn these, anyone has recommendation on the hardware? Not rich, so not wanna spend too much tho... :(

[@v-buckschan111]

There are some pen tablets that you can buy with few hundred dollars , these require a computer or a laptop to plug in , tablets generally expensive so I bought a pen tablet and used my 3 year old laptop on it , it really helped me , the pen tablet I bought was xp-pen deco pro

[@Hxrb]

Pen tablets. I use HUION H430p, compatible with computer and phone (Its sister, H420 is cheaper but not compatible with phone) Bought it for only Rp. 500.000,- about $35 dollar💪💪 Best for beginners like me. For the software, you could use free software like medibang (pc and phone) and iBis paint (phone).

[@kids_funny_956]

Android version fast and best tips for videos app

[@flyingturtle9336]

can i improve just by digital rather than starting with traditional

[@davsdf1]

Yes you can. Apply the technique this gentleman uses and you will improve. This is a fantastic video for all types of artists.

[@squintygreeneyes]

what brush was he using in this video?

[@ConceptsApp]

Hi, here are the brushes used in this video: 0:00 Felt Tip Marker 0:14 Charcoal (25% smoothing) 0:48 Brush Pen Firm 0:51 Pen 0:56 Dynamic Pen (20% smoothing) 1:01 Brush Pen Medium 1:30 Soft Pencil 4:45 Charcoal (100% Smoothing) 5:07 Charcoal (25% smoothing) 7:10 Brush Pen Medium 7:37 Charcoal (25% Smoothing) 9:28 Soft Pencil 9:36 Pen 10:07 Felt Tip Marker 11:23 Fixed Width (30% smoothing) 11:50 Felt Tip Pen (100% smoothing) 12:00 Fill Tool 12:03 Soft Airbrush (24% opacity) 12:20 Felt Tip Marker (31% smoothing) 13:05 Charcoal (25% smoothing)

[@kids_funny_956]

App ma name

[@speedragoon_]

what device are you using in the video?

[@ConceptsApp]

It's the iPad Pro 2018 12,9"

[@warlock479]

Which brush did you use?

[@ConceptsApp]

Here is the full list of brushes used in this video: 0:00 - Felt Tip Marker 0:14 - Charcoal (25% smoothing) 0:48 - Brush Pen Firm 0:51 - Pen 0:56 - Dynamic Pen (20% smoothing) 1:01 - Brush Pen Medium 1:30 - Soft Pencil 4:45 - Charcoal (100% Smoothing) 5:07 - Charcoal (25% smoothing) 7:10 - Brush Pen Medium 7:37 - Charcoal (25% Smoothing) 9:28 - Soft Pencil 9:36 - Pen 10:07 - Felt Tip Marker 11:23 - Fixed Width (30% smoothing) 11:50 - Felt Tip Pen (100% smoothing) 12:00 - Fill Tool 12:03 - Soft Airbrush (24% opacity) 12:20 - Felt Tip Marker (31% smoothing) 13:05 - Charcoal (25% smoothing)

[@ismailgerger17]

Is it IPad so laptop? And What is the program name? Thanks!

[@ConceptsApp]

It's an 12,9" iPad pro 2018. The app is called Concepts.

[@saltyfish769]

how do you put a picture in the app?

[@ConceptsApp]

Tap the import menu. When it expands you can choose "more" to access the import menu.

[@asharmila8214]

What app you are using to draw

[@asharmila8214]

🙄

[@asharmila8214]

😊😊

[@hotglassbottles]

"Pinpoint the extremes of the banana!!!!!"

[@kamazvibes2178]

this video is basically Blue Period summed up

[@sharanaraj.s.kalyanamath1020]

Which app do you use sir?

[@ConceptsApp]

It's called Concepts concepts.app/en