My Full Sketching Process! ✒️How I draw Poses for my Anime Work [Clip Studio Paint]

[@daori6804]

I struggle a lot with scketching and feeling insecure about my anatomy knowledge. Watching you use references of anatomy tutorials makes me realize that it's okay to go back to the basics even if you have already drawn the same thing 100 times.

[@kurohshiro]

That's true! I have so many neglected and dropped, unfinished sketches which just look bad, but i am not attached to them, so I quickly move on from one to another until something is to my liking :)

[@sprenzy7936]

when jazz musicians practice, say a lick they would practice that lick in every key until they can play comfortably thus remembering it, then they practice knowing where to play that in real songs there is no guess work it's all been practised probably thousands of times, then they could probably change it how ever they want, it this is true the more things you remember that way when you study enough to have a good solid understanding you find yourself being able to know where things are in perspective

[@Yuki_Official_777]

samee bc when I try to draw anatomy, torso turns out very short and the character looks very short lol (the legs are much longer than the torso in my art or sometimes legs are shorter than the torso and it just looks bad)

[@ololo7562]

There’s this large misconception that you shouldn’t use reference or is frown upon. In a production environment you will use any means necessary to get the job done. Photo bashing, scans, personal photos it’s all fair game. The client will not care. So use what ever is needed to get you to improve. I work in games and have done art and design and I spend hours looking for the right reference for what I need. Now that I’m in design I’ll spend days and sometimes weeks gathering ref. For buildings, interiors, exteriors, it’s all ref. based. So don’t let people shame you during you growth.

[@cigte]

I’ve been struggling with drawing poses because they always look stiff. This will help me in the future to make the piece more dynamic thank you

[@kurohshiro]

Oh thanks! I hope it helps you, good luck :3

[@cigte]

@@kurohshiro Thank you :)

[@zanyafr962]

A cool thing to do for less rigid images is like, before even putting your forms/anatomy in place, thinking of "the flow" "direction" and "focus point" of your image. Avoid pure straight lines for the skeleton/body, bend them a bit in direction of the flow- it's about combining gesture with anatomy I guess I could say !

[@inker_monkey]

yes, tysm kurohshiro!

[@sael5084]

​@@zanyafr962 Michael Hampton book explains this well too ❤❤

[@alexandrakeruchii]

I always gotta remember to study, study, study. Anatomy, perspective, foreshortening etc if I want to get better. And it's nice to know that it's never a bad idea to keep many anatomy references nearby, even if I think I understood some parts of it.

[@Josh_u]

Yeah same. When I first started Art last year and this year, I had no knowledge of Anatomy except head, hand, and legs anatomy. I didn’t really think much of Anatomy until I started to think, “You know if I ever want to draw a full body portrait, I might need to practice and study anatomy.”

[@Nsquare_01]

We need more artist to actually show their sketching process, it really helps beginners

[@colinehasaki]

And not just beginners, it's helpful at any stage, plus it's so good to watch, personnaly it's my favorite step ahah

[@swisdom9117]

You... Have absolutely no idea just how helpful these are. You are going to be the person (one of the three) I copy (not trace nor post!) their art style as a part of my 1 year Marc brunet's curriculum. I love your work sm, and it's so impressive that you're self taught

[@alexis-the-artaddict2120]

Ahhhhh a fellow Marc Brunet fan!!! Im also on his 1 year improvement plan!!! I’m wishing you luck 👀✨

[@sashellwisdom6038]

@@alexis-the-artaddict2120how is it going for you?

[@vodarii]

Your channel is really informative and unlike other influencers it's more open to sharing knowledge, Thank you for your hardwork! Truly deserve more support ly 💗

[@kurohshiro]

ahh that's making me happy to hear, thank you so much! I am always trying to imagine what I would like to watch, so I try to make videos like that^^

[@swisdom9117]

I totally agree. And the fact that they have over 300k followers on IG yet they still reply to lowly peasants like us 😆😆

[@axelsteel3332]

I love that you include the reference finding process unlike a lot of videos ive seen, also happy to see your vids pop off 😤

[@kurohshiro]

Aw thank you so much TwT

[@kitsune7072]

Thank you so much, I always struggle with sketching because I always have this mindset of 'perfect looking sketch' but you reminded me of something important that I forgot: it doesn't have to look perfect, just move to another sketch until you find one you like. ♡♡♡♡

[@kurohshiro]

thats so true! I am glad it could help^^

[@aliliz7204]

I'm such a huge fan of your art, and have been for awhile. I always wanted you to make more tutorials, and when you do, it's super helpful and stuff I haven't seen before. I've seen artists saying to reference, but learning how you reference and explaining your process such as how u do the head, it's just so helpful beyond many levels. I consider you a amazing artist so learning from someone like you. And how you do your work is priceless information for any artist I would say who goes down this path.

[@kurohshiro]

Oh wow, this comment makes me extremely happy, thank you so much for letting me know and sharing this with me. It keeps me motivated for sure. I am wishing you the best of success :)

[@MariaGeekunicornlove]

Your videos are always of great help ! I also really love watching your artistic process !! ❤❤❤

[@kurohshiro]

Naww thanks for calling it 'aesthetic' ^^ I am trying my best to post more like that :)

[@kazeryuu620]

It's really inspiring to watch you sketch! Always the hardest part of making a picture for me is the beginning

[@kurohshiro]

That's true, a good sketch is the base of everything, fixing things later is painful.

[@komarudayooo_]

Thank you so much for the guide! I always feel insecure in my sketches recently, having a hard time as I constantly wonder how do I go about a certain part. Will definitely keep rewatching this whenever I feel lost, thank you for teaching us so many things!

[@WhiteFox508]

I never thought I needed this 😂 The way you connect the neck and shoulders to the ribs/upper torso makes it look really… understandable. like at 8:24 I know what’s going on with the body and the planes/sides? are well defined and would make shading a long easier… also would make drawing the pose so much easier… Really helpful, I might be finally able to draw more interesting/dynamic poses without it looking like they dislocated their shoulder :D

[@kurohshiro]

I know this is just really really rough and just inspired by realistic anatomy but sometimes you don't need more to be able to draw a character. Sometimes trying to include too much actual anatomy with muscles and bones isn't helpful at all and makes a pose stiff, so i rather follow a smooth and aesthetic looking form than how it should be ^^' Thanks a lot for your comment!

[@WhiteFox508]

:D

[@beaumiffle]

I love this so much thank you for sharing your brainstorming/sketching process. Not many artist to, it’s comforting to see that even the most talented artist like yourself start off with simple shapes to get the idea down. Ive been struggling obsessing over getting the sketch to look clean, but this helped me realize a sketch is meant to serve as the base, that i have to move on.. thank you so much.

[@noty9866]

Your understanding of anatomy and 3d space is just *chef's kiss* . I aspire to be as good as you one day. ^o^

[@kurohshiro]

Aw thanks for your words, I am sure you're doing amazing :)

[@GuranPurin]

Thanks so much for this video! I realize that my sketching still needs a lot of work! I use a ton of references but I think they focus too much on poses. I need more that focus specifically on the anatomical features that are lacking. Clothes also especially give me so much trouble~

[@kurohshiro]

Ohh right, clothes, i can relate ^^' I use reference for everything: pose, anatomy, colour, lighting, style of clothes etc^^

[@GuranPurin]

@@kurohshiro That's some good advice, I for sure need to take color and lighting into account more with my references!

[@a-goob-named-spoob]

this is amazing. I always get artblock as soon as my pen touches the tablet screen. Seeing this makes me realize I don't have to stick to one thing, and to not get hung up on one drawing (I see lots of artists draw something then immediately erase it because it wasn't what they were going for and that confused me a lot until I saw this video.)

[@AkakuJake]

i loved how you used Pitayaq for reference in 2:02, i use her for reference a lot.

[@yngrie]

THANK YPU SO MUCHHH ate ur art as i learned

[@dragonfish7857]

These vibes are EMACULATE!!!

[@mvutali]

Very cool! Finding different angles and poses can be so hard yet so fun

[@cookiecreep9204]

You won't believe how much this helped me understand what I'm studying. To figure out exactly where I put gesture, basic shapes and so on in place. Thank you!

[@hejkanaklejka2783]

You are literally a livesaver, thank you sm

[@kurohshiro]

Aw thank you :3

[@zyaoven]

the way you explain things are so easy to understand and im able to incorporate your ideas into my art while still maintaining my own style. sketching and lineart are usually the hardest part for me, but this video's helped so much!! your uploads make my day 🥰

[@LeNguyen-of3sj]

oh my gosh, just when i am stuck on how to have a good sketch, you are always my savior i really thank you😭😭 , your art is great i can take from the first time I saw it

[@paprikaa9908]

I really like the way you simplify form, makes me want to study more!

[@heyleahh]

Thank you so much Kuro. I've been watching your process lately and it actually got me approve a lot! Please keep it up and I would like to learn more process from you

[@kurohshiro]

Ahhw thanks! I am trying my best :)

[@jenyfervonuck]

This video has helped so much! Especially with the insecurity that comes when making a piece, everybody says to use refs but never really show it and you did perfectly, thanks to you I'll be able to draw more with less of an inferiority complex, thanks a lot!! your channel is amazing! 💕💕

[@kurohshiro]

Oh wow, thanks for this sweet comment! I am wishing you all the best!

[@menam.7057]

OMG!! I love ur art so much!! Ur my new fav artist from this video on I rewatched it 3 times already! Tysm for ur efforts! I love what u do

[@menam.7057]

Also is that kaveh in 7:37 👀🔥

[@kurohshiro]

haha thank you so much, this makes me smile :) I am trying my best to keep posting good videos^^

[@Bleumoon12]

I love watching you work on your art pieces, everything from start to finish is so much fun to watch. It also gives insight into your thought process ❤

[@kurohshiro]

Thank you! I love seeing the early stages of art since this is basically were the base and fundamental things are ^^

[@Bleumoon12]

@kuroshiro Excatly! And thank you very much for sharing your about how you go about doing things. Both your videos here on yt and your work on twitter gives me the courage to continue doing digital art and someday hopefully reach the same level of expertise as you. 😊

[@colinehasaki]

I love your video, it's full of gold peices of advices, it covers so much, it's chill and very inspiring and pleasing to watch Thank you sooo much ❤

[@melur3]

this video somewhat rekindle my spirit to try & draw again.. thanks :)

[@Dragon-ig5bq]

I've been watching you for a while and I've been super curious about your sketching process and now I see this video. I think I'm in love with you 😅

[@chronicallyonlineena]

Of course I see this right after I finish the pose for a drawing I’ve really been struggling with 😭 but this was super helpful thank you ^^

[@hayadeath]

oh i really wish there was a ink brush like your for procreate 🤧

[@kurohshiro]

Actually working on it, but its not a special brush, the 6B Pencil without the tilt shading function should work too^^

[@hayadeath]

@@kurohshiro I'll try, thank you so much! :3

[@saika0167]

i dont know what to say, i just love you with my whole heart!

[@savvysod8995]

Ohh another one of those easy tutorials. I mostly struggle with anatomy but I do find ur tips really helpful. U got a new subscriber!

[@zzodysseuszz]

Nice. I draw mostly from memory, and I memorise my reference by looking at it a lot or briefly during a drawing. As I find it awkward having the image sit by my drawing as I draw. Difficult for me to concentrate or see the finer details.

[@faridakhattab3961]

im genuinely binge watching all of your videos rn

[@pikaboox_4625]

Really feel good by just watched it, hope you'll making some more of this videos 😊💞

[@goodnoodle5224]

Another phenomenal video! Really looking forward to applying this to my process as I’ve been struggling to finish any illustrations this year

[@kurohshiro]

Wow, thanks for your comment, wishing you the best for your art, I am sure it's amazing :)

[@kshit-e3x]

I love your style so much!! Thank you for making such an amazing video

[@kurohshiro]

Omg thanks a lot for the sweet comment :3

[@motobaafeoke4900]

Wonderful video and beautiful sketches! Nearly thought that last sketch was Feitan from HxH till you drew the snake😂😂

[@breaunaj8575]

Yes I was looking forward I struggle with poses a lot this helps

[@sticktoit8101]

This is ao helpfull!! Thx a tonn

[@40vijayasakda50]

Thanks for this great video. This is exactly what I need🥹🥹. //You always inspire me to draw. Thank u so much😭😭💕✨💕✨

[@kurohshiro]

Thats such a sweet comment! I am glad it could motivate you :)

[@Asuri754]

I always thought if kuroshiro is a doctor, it really impresses me how good his/her anatomy knowledge is. Thanks for this video, it really helped me

[@kalisera31]

You can try using pureref it is a reallly nice app that combine images., you can put it on top of the window while working, you should check it outtt

[@yuliayuuki7565]

Thanks for the guide i love it!! 😭 I really want to know how to draw hand if you can make another video about that it would help so much.

[@undermoons7799]

Aaa thank you so much for blessing us with another informative video! Really spoiling us now xD ❤❤❤❤

[@kurohshiro]

haha I try to keep the upload schedule ^^ Thank you :)

[@ctgames8843]

Ok... Your Drawings are amazing! I just met you and I've loved your drawings

[@ilsh9929]

I love it, I would love to see you making tutorial how to draw body the way you did:"

[@mylene-with-a-spatula]

i gotta say, your mona is beautiful. amazing art

[@ヒデ-p2z]

i love to see your illustrations Sketches are also helpful waiting for more videos like this I'm using translation so it might be weird

[@fspc4]

This is such a great video! Thank you for giving us the encouragement to go and get references even for basic things that we might know how to draw already! Loved everything

[@Gungsp]

thank you so much for creating this type of content kuroshiro

[@miko3722]

ITS RLLY COOL HOW U CAN SEE HOW MUCH HE IMPROVED JUS BY SCROLLING THRU HIS VIDSS

[@Laieon-mt3xy]

I love artist show their reference it feels motivate me

[@potion2640]

I wanted to ask if tou could make a tutorial of how youy blend / use ur brushes I have always struggled in that regard

[@Ari-vb3hq]

I love your videos so much!! Theyre so fun to watch and your tips are genuinely helpful 🥺 i loved seeing your process here

[@noonespecial-wq5bk]

Thank you so much!! I think this will be really helpful for me

[@mewlettia]

This was amazing to watch. Thank you! I feel like I learned something.

[@Carmellice]

I like it so muuchh!! So helpful thankyou for making this video 🫶

[@SpellWeaverYT]

This channel... Here are all the things that forced me to hit the Subscribe button: 1. The video has extra detailed step-by-step subtitles. 2. The video shows the audience how you use refs. 3. Share the brush you are using. 4. BGM is a song I like (in this case, Kota San - Ofshane). However, the few things I don't like is that I don't understand anything about the language in CSP and this video is pretty short for me. I swear I just found this channel by accident and I can't control my hand, it presses the Subscribe button by itself. No matter what the future holds, hopefully you will still maintain the first 3 of the 4 great things above. Thanks.

[@kaitsukama]

This helped me a lot!! Thank you so much! You post consistently on insta so I'm curious about the time you take to finish a piece. From the sketch till the final rendering.

[@lunartSP]

Nice Video!

[@ipaul6653]

thank you so much for the helpful sharing!

[@basmahassan865]

I really love your artstyle its so cool the video is so helpful thank you koru!😌💖✨️i really don't know why KZbin didn't send me the notification earlier🥲

[@kurohshiro]

nahhw KZbin seems weird sometimes, but thanks for having turned on notifications, I really appreciate it :)

[@basmahassan865]

@@kurohshiro you are one of my favorite youtubers of course I will turn on the notifications😌✨️

[@PSYCHOSATXRU]

thank you

[@felixzrein]

I love ur art work so much!! Can you make tutorial about anatomy pls?

[@kurohshiro]

I am not good at it, but maybe my way of approaching things not perfectly could help nonetheless. I will think about it^^

[@MSSProductions1]

i really love your work, came over from instagram

[@NoobieChu]

I loved the video! It was really helpful! But do you have any tips or recommendations on how to improve anatomy. I get the basics of it but I want to improve it as well :)

[@nekoice1012]

sire youre a god

[@teaglumm7304]

Bro ur art is so amazing and pretty hope I can be this good like u one day :,] Any chance u could be making a vid probs abt how u found ur artstyle? I like learning how artists found their style ig xD

[@willfr8]

THAT is one heck of a process ....no wonder

[@ArttuTheCat]

A new channel subscriber / art friend from Vantaa, Finland 🇫🇮 😺👍. You are an amazing artist 😺👍. I also draw my own furry comic arts 🖋️🖊️✏️🖍️ with the papers and felt pens and color them with the pencil crayons and twin markers. Thank you 😺👍.

[@grapeflavoured]

I love your art so much! I hope some day I will be able to draw as good as you since you're one of my big inspirations

[@kurohshiro]

Aw thanks! I really appreciate your words, I am sure you're doing amazing^^

[@notaurea]

Thank you for the tutorial!

[@roudainaelouadini5193]

Thank you so much!

[@shippookie]

this is really helpful thank you!!

[@bubble4797]

Thank you am!!

[@Valen-vt7sm]

Oh my god thank you so much!! this is gonna help a bunch

[@kurohshiro]

Aw i hope it helps :)

[@Scar4m0uch1]

This is helpful since I only know how to draw the head, hair, face 😭😭

[@xaint5298]

Amazing ♥️♥️♥️

[@atotamashii]

This is nice!.

[@mona2806]

thank you sm! can you please made this video but coloring version?

[@kurohshiro]

I recently made a colouring/shading video :)

[@LunarWind99]

Great video! 💙

[@MioAsashi]

wow

[@mochichimmyy]

really good video thank youu ❤ i like your channel

[@raindeer2250]

Thankyou, Kuro

[@kurohshiro]

that's awesome to hear! Good luck :)

[@robelma3930]

What art school did you go to? If you didn’t go to art school could you share what you used to learn to draw? I’ve been having trouble with my art lately and wanna learn to draw in a style similar to yours

[@GMast_]

Could you make a tutorial on line weight? I've been trying to replicate your line art, I am even using your brushes, yet I don't get the same results

[@kurohshiro]

I will do this! Maybe its because of my settings for my tablet: both in CSP and the Driver Menu for the pen: my sensitivity is set to 'very soft' (the curve you can adjust there), so I dont need as much pressure. But i will work on such a video too^^

[@emmacarena7103]

is so cool to see you sketch, i could watch you for hours few questions if you don't mind : how are you nailing proportion ? and perspective ? i feel like a little perspective makes the poses so much more interesting but it's so hard to doo also how are you making the characters look like different person's while keeping the same artsyle?

[@kurohshiro]

Actually i am not nailing perspective, it's sometime I really struggle. I need to work on this. Proportions come with time, by repetition. hmm..the second question is quite tricky because I can see with my own art that the likeliness of a character changes sometimes depending on the head angle, so i am not quite consistent with this, but again, this comes by repeating the same things over and over again and look for the things you enjoy (enjoy working like this).

[@emmacarena7103]

@@kurohshiro thanks for explaining me! your sketches are so clean and done fast, it was really fun to watch

[@crystalgaming3110]

I love you drawing ❤️❤️❤️ please make a video on how to improve 😊😊

[@kurohshiro]

Thanks for letting me know, I will keep it in mind :)

[@swisdom9117]

what are your canvas info (dimension, res?) edit: nvm, I see it in the CSP tab. For anyone who's wondering, it's 2300 x 2700 300 dpi

[@seamagician7042]

Well mh mind set of im not good enough if i use reference has been shattered. I always struggle to picture the angle i want the pose in and it distracts me too much. I like how you get the angle from the first reference and build off that in the first method. I did somerhing like that today. I drew a wizard i saw and then used a reference of a rat to make a rat wizard. Also yet abother method for hips bc i struggle with that weirdly. Mainly when no reference but still tough

[@vxinl]

Hi, I know this video was made a while ago, and you may not see this comment, but I am an inexperienced young artist, and I'm trying to learn how to draw like you and other professional artist, and I wanted to ask a few questions, if you or anyone could answer or try to answer them, your videos are VERY helpful, and provide a lot of useful info!! (Additional tips appreciated!!!) :D Firstly, I'm starting off by practicing poses, but I'm unsure if I should start by practicing individual body parts, or by hopping straight in and practicing full body drawing and poses, I don't know which is better for improvement, and was hoping someone could reply and give me tips or help out, which would be VERY helpful!! Additionally, I've been trying to learn how to speed up the drawing process, since it usually takes me around 7-8 hours to draw one piece (About 4 of those hours are usually me stressing about how the drawing doesn't look right), and was hoping to also get tips on how to speed up my drawing process. I'm hoping you or someone will reply to this, so that I can get some tip to help me become a better artist!!! :3

[@mave_mave]

This is really nice to watch! Ahh thank you for the tutorial! I have a question, when you have your finished pieces or sketches where do you save them? In a drive or a storage program? Like as backup :0

[@kurohshiro]

hmm i never thought of that. I don't have a backup, i save it to my desktop so if my laptop dies I am fucked lol But i share my pieces when they are finished with my drive account to be able to post them..but thats just at the very end ^^

[@AP-xj3iz]

Thanks for the informative video! Can I ask how you got a permanently flipped canvas view in one of the panels?

[@tensa.02]

this is the exact level I want to reach, but it seems so far 😭