Drawing in progress: How I sketch people

[@lorijones9579]

I've watched this video a dozen times now and have it bookmarked. Similar techniques are used in videos by other artists, but your video is unbeatable at showing how it works. Studying this has helped me confidently take on sketches of public places, because adding a few people? No problem! And you demonstrate it in both ink and watercolor. I really appreciate this. You're awesome. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@johnschlabaugh4731]

Alena wish you'd do more demos of your urban sketching! Loved you people drawing demo. Come on girl ,give us more!

[@messi10Pao]

+Alena Kudryashova I follow you on instagram, and is weird because i didn't know it was you on this video. Nice drawings!

[@unicorn5771]

+Alena Kudryashova ты русская?

[@DB-zo5ng]

Thank you, this was great - the eye level thing I never would have figured out in a million years. Wow! Then to see it done. Much appreciated.

[@robbalbrecht]

5 seconds in and I grabbed my sketchbook. Love this style. Thanks for sharing =)

[@alenagastaldi]

That's awesome! Thank you for that :)

[@shelleye9689]

I just found this video and it is fantastic. I am new to sketching and have such difficulty sketching people. Having a few people gives depth and perspective to urban sketches and your video makes it look so easy. Thank you for the wonderful ideas.

[@saralee8325]

Thank you for this video, gosh it makes it all make sense, and is wonderful to see the versatility of this technique with pen or watercolour.

[@alenagastaldi]

thanks! Glad you found it helpful!

[@ianweis3108]

There was no part of this I didn't love. Even the music is aptly chosen. Thanks for sharing.

[@gilaetbluem1620]

Danke🎉für die Motivation. Diese Ideen und Inspirationen konnte ich sofort in mein Sketchbook übernehmen.

[@axiomist1076]

The music sounds like you look: CUTE! Loved watching you draw this. It seems so easy.Love that water brush. Didn't know they existed. Fascinating.

[@johnschlabaugh4731]

Loved the people drawing video, please do more of your own art videos!

[@jaenmartens5697]

techi with a beautiful sense of composition. Thanks! Loved watching.

[@MerryAdo]

Fantastic, Alena--thanks so much!

[@tulcarion3]

Very useful and elegant style. I love that Aquash™ Water Brush.

[@krisharaart]

love this! thank you so much, I cant wait to go to the beach and sketch. Aloha Plenty!

[@LaVictoireRosee]

Wow one of the most instructive videos ever! So succinct. Thanks!

[@dchurch2012]

I've been studying architectural "people" to be able to render them; This video is very helpful. Thank You!

[@prinkeyb3566]

This is awesome! Great work Alena!! :) :) Please put up some more of your works!

[@davidamosphotography]

Alena....... you really need to do more of these, they are very good!!! Just sub'd

[@maryspeidel5258]

What a fantastic lesson. Brilliant

[@avilasch]

Well done! I put it on my wall You make it look so easy........

[@bugdiddley6580]

Interesting, how you have the figures lined up with your eye line. A similar method is used to orient multiple sails of boats on water against a background.

[@amarapradiva]

Those are so cute, i love that kind of drawing~

[@sandypiltch1206]

Thank you! Excellent tutorial: great visual and very helpful :).

[@Voohoooo]

So happy to find this..I will certainly try this.. thanks

[@alenagastaldi]

Have fun!

[@TerrieJohnson731]

This is very helpful to me as I have rarely put full figures into sketches and paintings. Thank you very much. I didnt ever hear of the eye level method. I am teaching myself by watching other ;-)

[@theblindsniper]

This is beautiful, thank you for sharing :)

[@Gedagnors]

Потрясающие работы! Очень круто! И спасибо за видео!

[@TheHawkeyepanther]

I really enjoyed your drawing. Thank you to share with us.

[@aloysiusalbuquerquepai3965]

Very interesting and informative. Always wanted to be an Architect, but missed the bus and became an engineer. However, architecture was always my hobby and pastime.

[@unusualdraw8999]

Wonderful tutorial @Alena

[@richardsmith5952]

Thank you for this video its helping me to draw figures. Mike UK

[@asks101]

Thanks for this great video! It's interesting how different artists show similar techniques but each subtlly different and unique 🙂

[@alenagastaldi]

Glad you enjoyed it! This video is so old, I forgot I had it :D

[@MrJozz117]

This is awesome! I liked your style. I think a lost of us will enjoy more videos from you :)

[@SaadGhadir]

I would love it if you uploaded more

[@IVLIVSCAMILLVS]

I really enjoyed this video....Thank you!

[@oksanatymoshenko8770]

Thank you for the video! You make it look really easy :) one thing though, the eye-level thing - I need more explanation on this point :) that's some trick, that is supposed to help, right?

[@multipashmama]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@kan-zee]

That Self Moistening Brush is the Best Field Water PaintBrush ever invented..!!

[@PeppersArt]

This is so satisfying and intriguing to watch! and from the palette Ive noticed youd never used white! :D

[@rw7159]

Outstanding. Thank you!

[@maribelcampananavarro2231]

Gracias!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@HwangSu22]

like it! super helpful for urban sketcher!

[@eaindramohmohko3670]

This is great!!!I really love it!,,,!🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@danielucho81]

Very clean and clear

[@mr2010kr]

I really like the drawing, but I would of liked to hear your thoughts on what you were thinking about. Why you did certain things. Share your knowledge or some of your tricks that may have helped you.

[@lizhi4896]

This was amazing. I loved watching it

[@alenagastaldi]

Thank you! I love making it, but I should probably do an updated one. My style has changes to much since then!

[@sirce03]

This is so cool. Thanks that you show this. :)

[@mortecaldo]

Молодец Алёна, всё классно!

[@synon9m]

ok when you pulled out the watercolor brush I was like whoooaa wait a minute you can't do that.

[@vasilijeperanovic8814]

AMAZING!!

[@둥이둥이-p1k]

That's so cute!!

[@tinacookieleesanchez6850]

Thank you I really learned from this ! No I understand 💕💕🤗✌️

[@gavinkaufmanworld]

Amazing video - thanks for sharing 😁

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

Subscribed! Excellent thank you! Just starting doing sketching and painiting at a late age so this is great to see demonstrated. So much to learn! I still have difficulty getting my head round everyone's head being on the same line! What if it's a playground scene or a busy railway station? With the fancy brush (I have seen them advertised) is the technique to squeeze the brush instead of rinsing in a jar?

[@alenagastaldi]

Indeed that was the technique. You wipe it on the tissue. You can use that brush for travel, but still have proper brushes for at home painting! I find the waterbrush quite inconvenient in most cases.

[@justinholdrenstudios]

This was great! Just subscribed!

[@liliantjioe8550]

Was strangely calming

[@alecturner2008]

Wow, your style is nearly identical to James Richards. Have you seen his Craftsy video? I think it's currently on offer.

[@teresagimenezpous]

Great work.mthanks for share.

[@liamcavanagh5270]

Thank you Спасибо!!!!!

[@PabloPazosGutierrez]

Loved this.

[@samabla2343]

hey, really good working. just wondering what kind of brush youre using here. thanks

[@herbreed9071]

Great video. Would like to know your video setup.

[@alenagastaldi]

A phone on a tripod :) Still to this day.

[@DressedForDrowning]

Hi Alena, I know that some persons work with the socalled "eye level". But in reality it does not work so easy. Let's say, a person is 180 cm high. So this is HIS eye level. All other persons with 180 cm height have their heads at the same height. Smaller people are deeper, and taller people are higher. Best example: a mother with her child. They walk hand in hand, and the child's eye level is below the mother's eye level. So only people with the same height are on the eye level of the beholder (drawer).

[@JephAraujo]

You're so talented!

[@evigneault]

Love it!

[@terisamcveigh5034]

Thank you :)

[@SaadGhadir]

you should upload more

[@franknoe608]

Fantastic. I love this 😊

[@alenagastaldi]

Oh I should really do a new one on that haha

[@sagaciouslysage9454]

Thanks for the great video. What type of watercolor pens are being used?

[@vinitkarale8659]

This video is very helpful for my nata Exam ... Thank you so much ..

[@alenagastaldi]

You are very welcome!

[@dtea6858]

The drawing is amazing to watch, but I have no Idea what you're talking about. What cube? What pyramid?

[@ashrafalam1618]

Dear Alena, thanks for this helpful video!! btw, what kind of brush are you using?

[@IamSunil017]

waaw....Danks...man...luv'd yit....

[@Gigiridgway]

Look so adorable

[@genekirkham2704]

great video. thanks

[@SaadGhadir]

awesome! thanks

[@AudiobookLibrary24-7]

Great!

[@TheBreebree26]

great work!

[@Sandrake7]

Wonderful!

[@harshitgaur9637]

amazing!

[@gooddollie]

Love this video. Were these people drawn from imagination, a photo or outside? P.S. I agree that you should upload more videos!

[@jamilnadiq6966]

hi Alena! what do you call that water brush you used? i can't find it in art shops here, i figured i'd look it up online but i don't know what it's called

[@jamilnadiq6966]

tahnks Alena! i found it online

[@patricksawaya9376]

It's an amazing tool!

[@1Howdy1]

Lol, are there places that DON'T sell water brushes? (btw, good save on the shadowing.)

[@abhinavsohal007]

Nyc background music and by the way can u tell me which brands water color u use and especially brush type of ur water color

[@alenagastaldi]

A bit too late to reply, but maybe it's useful for someone :) I think this was student grade Winsor Newton

[@wider6842]

hey where did you find this water brush ?

[@arliewatson7797]

This is so nice. What did you use to make this? Like what paints and the brush thing :)

[@pieceofart2090]

This is very helpful 👍 thanks 😊

[@alenagastaldi]

You're welcome 😊

[@milkagoch]

woow this is amazing ! what kind of pen are you using with the water colors?

[@daisylife4451]

Can you teach how to draw vintage women sewing patterns? I meant the cartoon like women in front of the sewing patterns. Thanks.

[@gloriwest]

❤

[@fidelofficial9633]

Wow! Awesome 👍

[@alenagastaldi]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@krisharaart]

oh, and when you have some time, could you do another video please? lovely!

[@ИванСвирин-в5я]

Класс! Отличное видео!

[@shawzhang4498]

lovely

[@박성은-l9f]

I just wondering that, what is used products.

[@jleg81229]

What type of pen/brush are you you using to color? Is it filled with water?

[@alexcerna8087]

Lindo trabajo

[@jcepri]

what if two people are different heights who are standing next to each other? One person's eyes are not going to be on the VP.

[@davidprynn6137]

Jeff C "

[@АлександрЗадорожний-о6ю]

Cool !)

[@gangizzle]

Nice! Very sympathethic

[@Rayan-qk2xw]

Where do you get those little water colour palette yolks?