How to Sketch places Quickly (Part 1 of 5)

[@PhilDaviesArtist]

Please see the video description for links to the other parts of this series, as well as a link to download the reference photos.

[@saraa7117]

Thanks, Phil, this is incredibly helpful. For beginners, it's an excellent starting point because you work with a photo, learning to observe light, shadow, the sun's angle, and the silhouette of your subject. Breaking it down into simpler shapes makes it easier to manage. Once you understand how everything comes together, you can head out into the real world and push yourself further.

[@alexeydyakonov8210]

Very useful tutorial. Thank you!

[@Hevkk1]

Thank you so much. This was wonderful. And thank you for the free guide!

[@lhenriquepa]

Excelente trabalho!

[@patrafferty2570]

Very informative and inspiring. Thanks for doing this.

[@lucianapaes4183]

Thank you for the free book. You are awesome

[@runig549]

Thanks Phil. You're a great teacher.🎉. I learn lol from you.

[@ellengeyer5000]

This has been a chance for me to learn to sketch quickly. Very helpful with good instructions .

[@carolkinney4143]

Thank you Phil, excellent ❤

[@jowebster4618]

Thanks Phil, I enjoyed that and learned a lot.

[@jackieaitken9475]

Great lesson, I'll try this, thanks!

[@maleengimruksa7963]

Thank you so much, it will help me alot!!

[@paulglobus9999]

Great stuff, Much appreciated.

[@juansalvemini9270]

Thanks Phil, your videos are great

[@Gma7788]

Wrong. It's full of Wrong information. He's failed to put down enough material to reach the minimum requirements for a graphite sketch.

[@darranthompson6464]

Great tip, very motivating Have always enjoyed making quick sketches better than a camera Keep up good work

[@galaxy_mosaic3587]

thanks for posting this. I haven't had the chance to go through the series but remember when you had a series of pen and wash videos around the pandemic time (or a little after). I'm not much of an urban landscape or landscape/building type of artist, but I felt like you broke down the drawing part really well to make the entire process flow a little more quickly and feel like I was getting more bang for the buck (not overly focusing on tiny details that did not tell the story)... I even recommended those videos to a friend who likes architectural art...

[@Gma7788]

It's wrong advice. The layer of material is mostly binder material and there's not enough graphite being layed down on the paper.

[@editkas1]

Thank you, Phil😊

[@DSmith-pc9jn]

Thanks. A good review for me.

[@mikeoneill5456]

If I'm anything to judge by it's 'interested' passers-by rather than 'nosey', lol. Good video though Phil - cheers.

[@juliepekarske8302]

Nice tutorials. Thank you. Are you drawing on a flat surface or on an easel?

[@WolfmanWoody]

First of all, great video Phil. Thanks. Decided to try it using some Wolff's Carbon pencils I've had for a few years now. Absolutely usless they are. A bit like using charcoal pencils only worse and the black carbon gets everywhere. Bin time for them, I think.

[@Gma7788]

Wrong. Most people don't learn about the minimum requirements for sketching and drawing. You must lay down enough BINDER MATERIAL to then get to see the graphite or carbon material. The pencil ✏️ manufacturers do the shading, not you. They do the shading 😎 at the mixing stage of the pencil material. ✏️

[@Laila-7]

❤❤❤❤

[@peckerdecker]

Good Video. Using a photo as a reference is _okay_ *But* _Drawing from real Life_ / drawing a 3d object is.... *Different* . It would be nice to see an illustration being made using a real life object/ 3d subject. Thank you. Keep sharing

[@QuietFury9]

cant see anything he is doing

[@ayobali0121]

Quality of this video is 😭 what's going on

[@Gma7788]

No! You're not allowed to do that! You haven't reached the requirements for the pencil grading. You failed to lay down an acceptable layer of graphite material. You put down a light layer of BINDER MATERIAL and in that layer there's almost NO GRAPHITE. You think the binding materials is graphite, but it's not graphite. You can't change the pencil shading composition by light touch. No! You failed to lay down enough material to reach the minimum requirements set by the manufacturer. You didn't sketch or draw. You didn't put enough material onto the paper. You failed to do a graphite sketch. You have to go back to basics and re-educate yourself. You must test out your graphite drawings with the light reflection test. The graphite layer MUST reflect silver like light off the surface of the paper. If it doesn't reflect silver, you failed to lay down enough material to reach the minimum requirements.

[@ProfessorHoffman]

Such a pretentious comment lol

[@jenhartart2]

I don't see your "expert opinion" sketching reflected on your profile. Why don't you show us??

[@donnahoover5270]

Rude comments … go away to another drawing class, you should be ashamed of your criticism. Basic drawing is not about perfection - it is introduction to enjoyment of how objects can be rendered simply. Go jump in the ocean and stay there.

[@joshdear1898]

@phildavies hi I’m new to your chat.