Copic marker airplane sketch + gouache background

Here's a demo of the technique used to create the sketches on 108 business cards in the last chapter of my book Lift Off.

[@BackfallGenius]

Thanks for actually explaining how you decide where to paint the highlights and shadows. Most artists seem to arbitrarily pick these spots in their painting "tutorial" videos, but you actually explain how to lighten or darken values after analyzing your object in 3D space and seeing where the light hits. Awesome stuff. Learning a lot.

[@scottrobertsondesign]

BackfallGenius Thanks.

[@The72challenger]

Scott is definitely the best Copic artist out there in the ether.

[@ramtin-s8722]

I only discovered you a couple of months ago, and now you've really become one of my favourite artists and teachers..I have bought a video of yours and ordered your new book..much respect for you sir..I wanted to thank you for all you're doing for us artists from all skill levels..

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Thanks. This was done on one of the proofing sheets we ran for the book so it's not a paper you can buy in a pad or sketchbook. You can though work directly in the How to Draw book to work on the exact same paper if you like.

[@PaintingStallion]

My favorite demo of yours. Love the combination of materials, perfect length and nice commentary.

[@scottrobertsondesign]

I love all tools that can be used creatively.

[@JeepinReefer406]

Nice sketch Scott! I love the use of copic and gouache! Also redrawing the antenna line was impressive!

[@PennPensiveProd]

Very cool to see your though process as you render. Very educational and thank you for this!

[@monitorman203]

its amazing how quick the white wash made it look real

[@mtsai6]

Love traditional media demos. This video is my Favourite!! Thanks so much for the demo

[@jubeltar]

Great video, Scott! And more than inspiring for me. I'm watching a day after excavating my old box of sketchbooks and loose sheets. And dreamer as I am, the video just ticks me to where I want to be; a designer again. And the line at the end resume it all... Thanks a lot.

[@princesspasta]

watching you draw is hypnotic! i love your work.

[@arturoarino]

I love Free tutorial fridays!! Awesome as usual! I think is the first time I see you rotate the page, which really surprised me, also learned a lot of new tricks! thanks Scott!

[@MathiasJ89]

Amazing - really can't wait for this book to arrive. Appreciate the effort you go through helping people =)

[@716lead]

Learned so much in a short period of time! Great demo!

[@AlohaMilton]

Thanks for all the knowledge you post, really helpful and incredibly generous of your time. Your positive karma points must be in the millions by now.

[@owingsart]

Very nice work Scott. Thank you for sharing these techniques.

[@xavierjones4574]

love the texture of the gouache once it dries

[@jeanneuzarhudson8207]

This was great and found totally by accident. The little, "quicky sketch" was perfect as I am trying to get a handle on gouche paint. I held my breath as that blue went on and I'm thinking, "oh no going to leave brush strokes.." I was amazed when it dried nearly streak-free. Awesome instruction. I'll need to note your address and come back to it. In school pens, similar to what you are showing were just starting to happen in the art world. Yeah, it's been late 60's early 70's. Thank you!!! Oh, that's my "bride" in the profile photo.

[@Ironwill_Games]

Even though I'm rather digital in how I work I have all the respect for those who can make a physical piece like that. I cannot wait for your books to be available... It's gonna be a sweet inspirational november I think! Thank u.

[@dahViceroy]

Well, I'm proud of you, lol. You just expanded my horizon multimedia possibilities. Great work btw

[@ryangunn9769]

Sign it!! Lol... Thank you Scott I love your vids I have my grayscale pad beside me at all times. Coming back to art in my 30's, just ordered your book 'How to Draw'. Always inspiring :-)

[@mike-synthetica]

What a fun video, I feel like I am getting a present every Friday. Looking forward to the book!

[@aarna_arts_123]

Sir, you are my greatest inspiration. God bless you with lots of love

[@Nelizardy]

Love it!! I have learned a lot from you!! I bought your book and is mind blowing I have a cleaner drawings now!! Thank you very much!

[@DaveUnreally]

Awesome! I love using marker for concepting, this looks great!

[@sujithrockon]

Scott u r just so inspiring..n I just wait for ur friday tutorials... I adore ur skill n thought process...bravo

[@rongray655]

Love this. Really inspired. Off to by some copic markers.

[@lewtfish]

Hey Scott Robertson, I wanted to thank you for this amazing tutorial series. I bought both the how to draw and how to render book and they really give me a more steady technique than my teachers on the university could!. The blast book is still one of my favorite concept art books, in particular the whale ship rendering (although it was made by a guest artist). Again; thank you!

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Thank you!

[@MinaBassilious]

I really liked this one. The detail is fascinating.

[@chaxiong8431]

I'm pretty much a beginner but wow I'm loving wash. No matter the strokes, it all fades together. I needed that in art class at school. Haha.

[@megadavemedina]

absolutely love your work

[@StefanMarjoram]

Fantastic. Learned lots from this. Particularly useful was the the little front section drawing to work out highlights and core shadows. Many thanks!

[@maikeru01]

looks great! really enjoyed the video

[@AMAZINGNEWS9]

The plane is very lively!!!👍

[@cinderblockstudios]

as soon as you said Orange I thought "Nooo! not against the blue!" but it was much warmer that I thought it would be so it worked out fine.

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Thanks! I enjoy them as well.

[@spatss]

Wonderful brush technique, a real joy to watch. :- )

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Now that would be awesome!

[@thelastjess]

This is so awesome!!

[@TheJuNkBaron]

Star Wars reference in the beginning. Awesome.

[@bobbyfields4400]

I like how he's just like, yeah screw that sketch down there, I'm just going to paint right over it... lol... I love his book.. I'm nose deep in it...

[@grandpriy]

Thanks Scott, always making Fridays fun with tutorials. Priyesh

[@kevin71127]

Such an amazing demo

[@veramx]

Really gooood Scott!!!

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Thanks. My thinking on How To seems to be a little different than You Tube's so all videos have now been switched to Education. Thanks for the tip.

[@w0mblemania]

Outstanding. Thank you Scott.

[@rcsv54]

I have become your fan, you are really creative, I admire your dedication and patience.I dont know if you still make videos, I just subscribed, But I would love to see you designing a motorcycle.

[@MarkNiceyard]

You had a few Bob-Ross-Moments this week. Great! Painting is like meditation. :D

[@Mechanoyz]

Awesome! Thank you Scott for sharing. :)

Caballero, me inspira mucho, es un maestro, soy diseñador industrial y trato de aplicar todo lo que enseña en estos vídeo tutoriales, muchas gracias.

[@jackhodges5684]

0:40. Do or do not, there is no try.

[@BingeCenter]

gwash looks goood!

[@iLLiVaTe]

it seemed like you were really having fun with the traditional tools!

[@mimundodedibujos3319]

amazing!

[@TheAlsoNetwork]

That only makes me want to try harder, thanks :)

[@precision_aerial]

Thanks for another great video.

[@stevemccracken5856]

Great help to this rookie...I will check out your books.

[@Sledgehammer1944]

At first I thought it was a Russian Mig. After adding the propeller you made a beautiful looking Yak3

[@thesamurai6593]

Amazing how that wing becomes alive.

[@lucasbi]

I enjoyed it very much. Thank you for presentation :-)

[@DanielDelCore]

Amazing!

[@inb4230]

AWESOME!

[@alesanaadik]

FTF is awesome as always! :) Thanks sir.

[@havujarvela8958]

Thank you for a traditional medium demo! These are not too popular nowadays.

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Great!

[@bumbumchickeh]

Thanks for the video. Great inspiration here

[@7justice21]

Really awesome.

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Thanks for catching that. :)

[@scottrobertsondesign]

I have some Photoshop brushes for downloading on my FTF from January 4th this year. Scroll back through my channel and you can find the link in the description section of that video.

[@MegaNavodit]

learnt alot, thanks :D

[@DamtheBacteria]

Awesome vid! Thanks! :)

[@LucioSpear]

Thank you Scott!

[@immortaliserwow]

very cool!

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Do both. Draw for enjoyment and draw to challenge your skills to grow. If you have limited drawing time then find a balance between the two types of drawing you want to explore.

[@scottrobertsondesign]

I agree with Feng, drawing humans versus objects is fundamentally the same, assuming one important thing, how you were educated to draw the human form. If you were taught basic perspective drawing and how to see the human body as an assembly of basic volumes then switching over to draw other volumes is not that different but if you learned to draw the human form by drawing from observation only you most likely will find it very difficult to draw accurate volumes from your imagination.

[@ibanez2010]

Gouache is cool...Thanks for the video/s!

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Thanks.

[@altar7885]

woooooooow Talent is so unevenly distributed Not fair

[@TheAlsoNetwork]

Hey Scott, I'm 15 and aspiring to be an entertainment designer. I bought the Gnomon workshop subscription and got a chance to see your videos, and they've show me how much I suck lol. Anyways I hope that in about 3 years I can do the things you can.

[@aifg8064]

amazing Art Wow

[@alexshi8583]

lets say we had a really big circle pad spinning fast , one guy stands in the center of the pad while the other guy stands at the edge of the pad. They both flash lasers at each other through 2 slits with a photon sensitive detector at the slit. they then jump simultaneously. what would happen?

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Just practice with unforgiving mediums like the black brush pen or gouache. It will sharpen your focus and eventually your hand skills.

[@scottrobertsondesign]

I don't think you can scrub the gouache with marker but you can quickly add a little in small areas without any trouble.

[@mitchcornacchia968]

Beautiful work.

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Thanks!

[@scottrobertsondesign]

There's a fundamental difference in the way you draw from observation versus your imagination. When working from observation you need to know very little about perspective constructions and you can rely on replicating the scene before you as flat 2D shapes with little regard for perspective, arrange the shapes in the correct proportion to each other and at the right angles and it will look in perspective and real. Drawing from your imagination requires a different set of drawing skills.

[@thabest007]

It's very inspiring to see how much knowledge you have of how light works. And just the fact that you call something like this a sketch :P I once saw on Top Gear that there's this guy that hand-paints a little graphic on every Rolls-Royce Ghost. They said he has the steadiest hand in the world, but after seeing this I think you might be a very close second. Is there a technique that you have that helps learn to draw this steady and neat? Because aren't nearly as neat as this.

[@AnsonMaddocks]

Impressive foreshortening on your wing.

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Thanks!

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Unfortunately this video shows almost the entire extent of the way I use gouache in my sketches. :(

[@SD_simma]

What is wrong with that? It would be great if you made another video focusing on how to use gouache (designs, rendering, or illustrations) and what paper medium is best! Love your videos, Scott. You have an audience that would watch that for sure!

[@johnoswald9143]

I have watched this video close to a hundred times it will never get old, the gouache use was masterful. I hope your keeping well and can make more videos soon, thank you Scott.

[@corvus6865]

what brand of gouache is this? it's such nice flat application

[@LucioSpear]

Beautiful!!! What kind of paper do you use?

[@wingitprod]

I must have missed where you stated the type of paper used. What is it?

[@PERSONAfan01]

Have you ever tried using a water brush before? they are very useful. Its like a fusion between your brush and your water.

[@irenxhaferi]

your work is amazing! What kind of markers are you using? Especially the blue one.

[@irenxhaferi]

+Iren Xhaferi oooh just now i sow that the markers name are on the video tittle. But still interested on the blu one

[@caitlinmendoza1503]

+Iren Xhaferi the blue color is gouache paint ☺️

[@skwidvishus1188]

Really cool work, Scott. Thanks for sharing this.Does the brush tip of the Copic pick up any of the dry gouache when you paint on top of it?

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Not so far. You need to use a light touch and work quickly.

[@shorty1Alter1Ego]

Scott Robertson wow, this is awesome! I never tried copic this way with paint. You just found a new subscriber.

[@americanpatriot3667]

Copics are awesome but a little expensive

[@Jason-td9jw]

+Daniel Isabelle you could try pro markers or block studio markers

[@Numinosan]

What kind of paper would you recommend? There are some I could buy at the store, even for copic markers, but they seem too thin. Thank you very much in advance for your answer! :)

[@parisbroom5279]

amzing

[@aGallopingGoat]

Mr. Robertson, I really enjoy making these kind of side-view drawings, but I feel that I spend too much time on them and not enough on perspective, anatomy, etc. Would you suggest that I continue to draw what I enjoy, or focus on challenging myself? Thank you so much for making these videos! I'm looking forward to your How to Draw book.

[@BrunoJA]

I love Fridays.

[@jsoto127]

Very nice