Drawing Tutorial: From Cylinders to Creatures

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

If you have found this lesson helpful, please check out my other playlists where I go in depth on drawing. I cover basics as well as advanced techniques for ALL skill levels. Also, check the links in the description and join our Creature Design Workshop Discord! P.S. I made a mistake in the video referencing Alligator Snapping Turtles as having terrifying teeth. I was wrong. They only have beaks. What I meant to say was the Leatherback Sea Turtle!

[@bryanterborg3665]

I’m trying to apply the chaos but in a controlled fashion to my monthly creature design. But, my question is was this cylinder exercise more to make something from a tube/cylinder shape or was it more in line with the cube exercise like from last week designing in perspective?

[@spuuky.r6733]

what type of pen is that like what strength

[@crustydribblins]

I had an extensive portfolio stolen when I was young. One drawing in particular took me thirteen full days to complete. After losing over ten years of drawings and sketches, my entire life's work at the time, I gave up drawing as a result, believing I could never duplicate or replace the emotion and energy I originally put into them. I'm much older now, life happens, and things tend to fade over time. I don't think I'll ever forgive myself for giving up on drawing. The life lesson here I think is, never give up on your youthful dreams, if you do, it will haunt you later in life.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

I read this and shook my head. I'm sorry that happened to you.

[@TobeyMontona]

Same exact thing happened to me! All my art supplies also:( ppl suck. I'm sorry dude. Hopefully ppl see your msg and protect their art and continue on regardless;]

[@nerfytheclown]

Yo, I just picked up a good pencil, Pentel brush pen and some watercolors after thirty years of blaming my mom for blocking me literally from going to art school. Turns out that time in my youth wasn't wasted and the things I'm painting are satisfying, if not fully professional yet. Protect yourself, but don't think you don't have time. Five minutes a day of intentional drawing would start to heal your regrets. I believe it.

[@Pandafluff]

I lost close to a decade of my own artwork but through a series of life choices I followed my ex husband down. Some was left behind or sold very cheaply to pay bills. Some was thrown out by landlords in rushed evictions. I actually gave up for probably close to five years and now that it's been so long, it feels like the skill set I had when I initially quit has been lost. It's very frustrating but I actually feel just a bit better knowing I'm not alone in such a specific experience.

[@pixelwulllftv4635]

you can get back into it. just need a couple pencils and some new paper. just follow the tutorials and begin where you left off :)

[@ninjason57]

Just wanted to like and comment to help you in the KZbin algorithm. I'm an amateur pencil artist focusing on portraits, figures, animals, ect. Been drawing for about a decade now and while I have become good enough to do some commissions I still consider myself an amateur because I don't put enough energy/time into it beyond hobby level. I lost some of my motivation and skill after having a kid so now I'm trying to get back into the groove and your videos have been a huge help! Thanks so much!

[@Modnar-666]

You're like the Bob Ross of creature drawings The way you just make incredible and fascinating creatures in minutes with no plan and you just roll with the flow is so awesome and you really give Bob Ross vibes

[@BonLee-jh5pk]

"Screego",,, looks like a Screego creature. LOL! I've never heard of the prismacolor thing before. Likewise, I've never drawn unreal creatures before. This is going to be fun!

[@TeKn1qe]

Appreciate your commentary and thought process as you work through this design. Love the tips on prismacolor over the graphite.

[@crazydave9735]

My friend, you have no idea how much your channel has helped me improve my skills. Of course I do still have much to learn but you've quickened the process more than you know. I'm forever grateful for you sharing your incredible knowledge with us here on KZbin. keep up the great work.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Happy to hear that!

[@nomex8461]

It's always fun when people ask to look at my sketchbook and see this... It's a great "interesting people filter".

[@vinniedrawsart1917]

"everyone's perspective is messed up"... out of context and still one of the truest statements lol

[@kalani-s.artstudio2964]

Very nice work as allways ! Would be nice to see some day a kaiju / giant type creatures tutorial, for perspective and stuff too !

[@stephen6503]

esophageal papillae - not really teeth but a terrifying thing i didn't know about snapping turtles regardless. thanks for adding to my nightmares.

[@GeekNinj4]

Thank you for another great video sharing your wealth of knowledge on art! My biggest take-away from this video is that our primary reference (in this case the cylinder) does not have to be the main shape of our subject, but can be a guideline for other shapes. As for the creatures name, I like the name mentioned earlier from below "Boblin"

[@Erwin-rp2kz]

Awesome picture, environment developmed exactly as expected or presumed and a lot of expression in just one title or drawing. 💯🙌🏼

[@ang3lhm]

Love the vid, greetings from Mexico! I would name it Corpse Crawler!!! 😎

[@Eddie-dt9fg]

Chale

[@patytrico]

As always you are a source of inspiration and motivation :) What about something like The Day of the Triffids?

[@BluCranium]

Your art style is awesome, this reminded me of the movie " The Thing" all based in an artic area where an alien creature infects human DNA and it morfs to match the humans, so they can't really tell who the un affected humans are.

[@enderlebrave2]

Thanks :-) always cool to Watch you draw! It is inspiring

[@LootRabbit]

Great work! I use this similar type of technique a lot though with a different topic usually. I love your videos and appreciate you showing us your process!

[@BillKrake]

I've been a sketch artist since I first picked up a pencil, it just seemed to run in my blood. I love what your doing here. Your tutorials are easy to follow and the fact you are loose with your drawings so people don't panic when they feel they made a mistake because there are no mistakes really. I was thinking also not only the snapping turtle mouth but also a hagfish mouth

[@robertcarey45]

Another fantastic tutorial. 👍

[@Animesther]

'Edgar'. I love naming things in a contradicting way. Scary monster that looks like it should have a name in latin or just mean 'Devourer of the Dead', then have it named something simple and something human, like 'Smith', is peak comedy to me.

[@BrigidKennedy-g8y]

Wanted to say thanks from Australia for posting these videos. The drawing of the cylinder as a way to put some initial boundaries to the drawing was very helpful for me, as well as a way of using it to visualise the plains and orientation of the monster. much love

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Fantastic!

[@ThisOffendsMeTV]

This is fantastic. We draw very differently, but I can put some big respect on how you go about it. Very cool man. Amazing work and very fascinating!🤝🏻

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Thank you very much!

[@whatifitnt]

Thank you ! I want to suggest that the initial ellipse is like a roll of wire or stiff rope.

[@asassin0735]

This is so fun. I always love to learn more and more about art

[@aleks8790]

I love that you referred to wendigos instead of skinwalkers!

[@Unnassigned]

This is the first time I see your channel and I LOVE IT!!! Im doin art and horror creatures myself and this is amazing! And the "Worm" is called: Ilelioflax. Its a parasitic feeder that lives on mental brain waves. Love it! Thanks for sharing!

[@charleslanphier8094]

I'm trying to learn how to draw sailboats. That doesn't look like a sailboat but I still learned things so I thank you.

[@jerrybailey5797]

Definitely looks like a creature from the film 'The Thing' with Kurt Russel 👍

[@VelourYeti]

I’m getting a real “Svortash” vibe from this tube-like abomination. Also, when Andy died in Peter Jackson’s Kong, I’d have to say that was one of the most uncomfortable scenes I’ve ever experienced in a theater. There were gasps, shrieks, squeals, and squeaks. Meanwhile, I was holding my breath because the worm that ingested his head was vivid and brutal.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

...and hearing him yelling inside the creature's throat!

[@Rcsledge]

Have you ever played Bioshock. That game inspired me like crazy cuz of the subject matter. I am horrible at art so my inspiration did not go to far. But I could definitely see a skilled artist like yourself doing some crazy stuff from it.

[@t0m.__.511]

Everyday I looking if you upload a new video, they are very enjoyable

[@iancarlson-w8m]

I'd encourage you to draw on a piece of masonite so the pages below don't get all pinched. Sometimes the bouncines of the pages below are nice so maybe keep a few sheets underneath for that purpose between the masonite. I'm kinda ocd with my process. It also helps to put a pice of paper under your hand to avoid the dreaded shiny graphite palm.

[@thomaschief9383]

You should do one based off the shrike bird, bot necessarily in looks but it in habits, they inpale their prey on thorns and barbed wire to feed and leave these morbid gory scenes of torn open creatures, I feel like if you drew something similarly sadistic it would work so well for your art stye. Amazing video btw thank you so much

[@nomex8461]

This is like "The Secret City" (Commander Mark) for monster lovers.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

I miss that show! Didn't the marker make a funny sound when he drew stuff? 😄

[@igorkirdeika4765]

Splice!!! Another good one.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

It's so weird and good.

[@snowietim]

Hi Bobby, thanks again for a great turorial. Do you have an alternative for a black Prisma color pencil as I can not find them here in Belgium. I tried a wax based pencil but it turned out way too waxy and made textural lines on top of my graphite. Thanks for your response. Greets Tim

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

I don't know of an alternative. Sorry.

[@Therealslimshady912]

Hey !! I absolutely love your teaching and way you approach drawing. I really hope you could come up with a course for beginners

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Very soon!

[@enricorocha8099]

your vids are amazing, they are helping me so much!!!! keep going with your great work

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Happy to hear that!

[@cnd140]

Love the series! But alligator snaping turtles only have a beak. I had to pause as I thought I'd had a senior moment and didn't remember correctly, lol. They have a beak. Maybe you were thinking alligator gar???

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

I was mistaken. It's the Leatherback Sea Turtle that has horrid looking teeth.

[@Blixa-fj7fn]

I ones saw a Vin Diesel movie. It's called Pitch Black, and it's about some people stranded on a desolated planet. Then later it turnes out that the planet is ceawling with bloodthirsty creatures that comes out durring an eclipse.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

I saw it opening night 24 years ago. It's one of my favorite movies.

[@BasicLineArt_VN]

watching this and then shut down the computer! take a book and a pen! and then, enjoy drawing! draw anything as you can. Happy drawing guys!

[@Vladimir-jq6wb]

Bacana demais seu trabalho, muito interessante.

[@InkRebellion]

Great lesson from a great teacher!

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Simon-et4hu]

It’s a Kyle. Just finished my 2nd creature with ballpoint!

[@GreekLady188]

Thank you!! I appreciate you

[@davidspringer4019]

Always thought of doing comics of certain books, (cannot reveal my books here, copyright status) but no monsters. For me, they are more than outdated (no offense intended). Monsters here, monsters there, monsters everywhere. The children's book, One Monster After Another and hundreds more. Publisher wants something different. But we draw what our minds create, what our minds think about. It is cool to know other professionals use the same techniques as I. Where did you go to school? Thank you for sharing your style. I Enjoy watching.

[@jaredbingham2218]

I love your videos man! I bought a pencil and some mole paper so I'm so excited to follow you for your next video! You should do something with dinosaurs haha

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@UnicornTears12]

Call him Jim. Short for Jimothy. Or Bob, short for Boblin.

[@GeekNinj4]

I like Boblin!

[@giklab7279]

Fantastic tutorial and as always, your designs are amazing! Have you considered delving into the Lovecraftian universe for your next creation?

[@Procione07]

60k are here. good job Bob. awesome, usefull video. this thing name is Timmy btw.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Thanks! It's really picking up now and I'm very grateful.

[@ShameLink]

What should I do to improve (I just started and I really like how you draw your art)

[@Nobody-hc1rw]

'That who lurks below' if it's some massive kaiju creature. Otherwise, 'Slitherfiend'; .

[@andrewtobin-vn8eh]

Hi I love the drawing and your process but I can’t figure out what the cylinder had to do with it you could have used rectangular shape because there’s no cylindrical shape to to your monster yeah it’s worm like but that has nothing to do with the first cylinder pls could you enlighten me pls

[@robertjohnson9187]

The movie The Maze Runner has a cool cyborg slug monster.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Love that movie!

[@bythehips]

Thanks!

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

No thank YOU! Much appreciated 🙏

[@davidhorsnail9984]

Amazing content ! Helping me a lot ! ❤

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Happy to hear that!

[@zacharycieszinski5465]

I thought it would be a spindler, some kind of mutated silkworm type creature

[@kevinlian981]

Could you do a Norn emissary form 40k? Or a norn queen (also wern would be a good name)

[@GINACENTRAL]

His name should be Jacob.

[@vivayo4588]

You make it so simple and easy to follow. The sausage dog comment made me crack, what did you call it?

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Hahahaha it's called a Weiner Dog or, Dachshund.

[@Corahernan]

So cool!

[@Cino31313]

You are thinking of a sea turtles mouth, they are the ones with many teeth at all angles pointing inwards.

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

@@Cino31313 Yep. That's why I included that in the pinned comment. Thanks.

[@obZen]

You should call it Baron nashor's baby 😅

[@whisperywind314]

Some of your creatures could really fit into the StarCraft (game) universe; They have a lot of "zergy" energy, if someone catches the reference 😅.

[@TheDillberto]

Quentin is its name because it reminds me of Quentin Tarantino.

[@AngelP-cg3fs]

These are amazing drawings,but I just quitted drawing from today now on🙁

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Don't do that!

[@merkridge8780]

The challenge is to create a creature that does not resemble or replicate any existing creature on earth. Avoid having eyes always at the top, noses in the middle, mouths below it.

[@aliorodregez1384]

Great movie

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Incredibly underrated!

[@keithpittman3301]

Bone tomahawk is a movie you should check out

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

I've seen it three times. So brutal.

[@keithpittman3301]

@@bobbyrebholz2183 . Have you drawn anything from it ?

[@Grutys]

👍👍👍👍✏️

[@Creativegenius47]

name this thing Mr. Nibbes!!!!

[@chrisbrow5467]

Watch the movie Feast, tell us what you think?

[@shadowwolf7024]

NAME IT KELMAGOR

[@chrisflory1268]

any body else get like 20 adds great video not agaisnt adds but damn

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Once a channel gets monetized, we don't have control over which ads get displayed. We do have control over how many though but I always accept the default which is bare minimum.

[@mute_ed984]

What is that they bottled up here, and why is it trying to come out again? Put that away and make sure it stays in the jar, man!!

[@mnij3694]

Name: Krisc

[@angeloanguiano5121]

Grepton.

[@TheDreadfulCurtain]

Gordon the grotesque worm

[@bobbyrebholz2183]

Good name for it!

[@thiogarces]

ohh man it defocus too much

[@raslion3219]

Maguwaa dwelling darkness worm

[@dogwater2625]

Talia

[@TheHellonheart]

her name should ne karen 😂😂

[@FernandoOceano-fu2ej]

🇸🇪😔

[@aliorodregez1384]

Underwater

[@romedog]

Looks like my ex wife

[@vivayo4588]

That's what your wife told us about you

[@romedog]

@@vivayo4588 my ex wife read your reply.. Yeah you roasted me a divorce.... Lol