Realistic Drawing Hack - You Need This...

[@stella.r2708]

The hardest part is getting past the 'ugly stage'. That point where you want to give up or start over because it is not looking good. Trust the process - a good mantra

[@janejohnson3395]

I've found those paintings I almost gave up on turned out to be my favorites.

[@luvkayakn]

This is a much needed lesson. I enjoy watching the videos of others creating art, however the editing and speed-up does create an unrealistic expectation of the time and skill required to create beautiful detailed artworks.

[@janicetasker1854]

Thank you so much for this. I always thought I was just a slow artist. I do spend so long on my work. I love your videos and thank you so much for helping so many of us move forward with realistic expectations. ❤

[@DeniseWilson-q8s]

Thanks for the info on being patient with your artwork and to practice those two words are important.

[@kayclark4406]

Great lesson. So true that drawing is a very long labor of love. To me it is so relaxing. I can just close out everything around me and just concentrate on the drawing.

[@minamilburn2770]

Excellent lesson! Since most people need help growing in patience, you’ve also provided a public service 😁

[@FoursWithin]

Love your colored pencil drawing @ 3:20 Beautifully executed and such a great composition

[@Cariena66]

Dear Matt, I enjoyed this lesson about being patient so much along with your explanation about WHY this is so important. Love the membership program, which provides incredible learning methods for everyone. Buddy

[@pedinurse1]

I want instant picture, I know, I cant help it.

[@cojaxart8986]

Biggest lesson and one of the most basic!! Thanks Matt!

[@jonugrohoart]

So Clear. I can watch this excellent realistic drawing lesson.

[@mrs.cochrans8386]

wish I could post here what you lead me to do today and it's impressive how the time expended produced an unexpected excellence... ofc the teacher skills makes more easy to follow step by step... thanks!

[@trailwalker19]

very interesting Matt... I certainly didn't think it would be a girls' elbow. but I too have difficulty with patience but when I get into my drawing, hours just seem to pass by... thanks!

[@smoothsketch]

re; time-lapse, I do still like to watch those for composition and how they look all messed up then the artist makes them finalized and they are fantastic. And of course, even better had my first year as a member on Virtual Instructor and see the real time projects with the ability to ask my art questions and learn from others' questions (in real time) !

[@coreynash6074]

I love this one of my biggest obstacles is practicing patience and sacrifice quality for speed

[@koiturnbull5700]

Word of the day: PATIENCE!!

[@906iphone]

Also draw wings

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

One thing I don't have

[@hmoser6416]

Thank you! Took me a lot more than 2 hours lol Really surprising to see it was part of an elbow and dress. I was thinking of bark on a tree for part of it

[@annipetratos]

Excellent teaching..thankyou

[@connieebinger6343]

I think it’s nice not to know what we’re drawing. I think it helps me concentrate on the shapes rather than on what it is and what my preconceived notion of what it should look like is.

[@kathleenstoin671]

That's the secret! You learn to draw what you see, not what you think you see!

[@foreropa]

My charcoals take around 100 hours to complete, so yes, you have to be very patient, it takes sometimes days to make a wonderful work of art.

[@smoothvoice9108]

Thank You Sir, this is actually effective way to understand patients, I think I learn alot from this video ❤️

[@FranklinObiefuna]

😮I love drawing

[@CallMeCJorDandy]

Thanks Mr ! i really love to draw a realistic drawing , well atleast cartoon version ! ✍🏾😊🤗

[@Pump]

Oooh this was interesting, thanks for your insight.

[@Ali.M]

Thank you for reminding me to slow down. I tend to rush through my drawings and paintings, I really need to slow&calm down lol

[@robertclarkson6064]

Thanks for 👍👍👍

[@ArtandDiamondsWithEskies]

I am new to your channel and I want to thank you for reminding me to take it section by section and breathe as I normally did before my accident.

[@kovin_kinzi]

It's really cool. I'm learning to draw, and it's really hard to realise that realistic drawings take a lot of time. Even when I know it does, but putting more than an hour or two hours into a drawing seems wild for a beginner :)

[@jakefriesenjake]

If you were to draw it in 2 minutes, it'd reflect on the quality.

[@sarahjesusisgod]

I guessed right 😄it was an elbow against a dress!

[@danpost4755]

Excellent video, Matt! Great lesson.

[@tyreetechnology2286]

what are you using to draw with? where can I get one?

[@henriquejanuario881]

Great class! When you will return with the 45 min sketches? Peace!

[@chorserider]

Nice!

[@kantharajuv8792]

You are awesome 😎😎😎

[@whileistaysecluded]

For me. I like to take breaks, when I come back I will see things I didn’t see before whether it be from fatigue or simply needing a brain reset.

[@DianneChambers1]

Wow!!!!

[@jamiewoolley573]

So basically using the grid method, very helpful though

[@markjaramillo3509]

Can you recommend paper that will hold up to frequent erasing. Thank you!

[@thevirtualinstructor]

Hi Mark, Have you tried Stonehenge paper? It's pretty tough. There's also Dur-a-Lar paper. Hardly any tooth, but extremely tough.

[@markjaramillo3509]

@@thevirtualinstructor Thank you! I haven't tried that paper. I'll try them. I have a tendency to erase the papers surface and ruin my drawing. I think that as I practice more and more I'll use the eraser less and with less pressure.

[@kathleenstoin671]

I like Canson smooth Bristol paper. But if you need to erase repeatedly, you might give some thought to taking time to make sure your foundation drawing is in light pressure strokes, and that it's accurate before moving on to the details. Also, the type of eraser you use is important. Some erasers are tough on paper. I use Blu-Tack, which you can buy online. It's not marketed as an eraser, but I now use it instead of a traditional kneaded eraser to lift off graphite, not rub it off. Try lifting first, then using a white synthetic eraser to get off more of the graphite. Think before you put your pencil to your paper, and you will erase less.

[@markjaramillo3509]

@@kathleenstoin671 That’s great advice. Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. I appreciate you.

[@brittabeer]

I use daler rowney heavy weight paper, works fine for me. I actually draw a lot with my eraser and own like 7 different types 😂. For me it is a very important tool I can't go without. It creates even more texture to my landscape drawings. You just need to figure out what works for you!

[@Lgm4375]

Cool video. Thanks Matt!

[@JennTheWriter]

Great! Thank you for another great training video! :)

[@connie6690]

Thank you for this. Extremely helpful.

[@joyunspeakable4813]

Thank you 😊

[@maitev-p9582]

You guys are such a great resource! I am a member of the Virtual Instructor. Very worthwhile, specially for a beginner like me ❤

[@pathwithin8856]

Are you an add? Because you really sound like one lol

[@maitev-p9582]

@@pathwithin8856 lol 😆

[@angeldark8812]

Loved this

[@Pink1792Megs]

Yea, when the time-lapsed version makes me want to grind my teeth I'm pretty sure you've got a great point about me working on my patience to get my artwork where i want it to be...*sigh*

[@tgoodrum123]

Most of what I see on social media starts with a traced drawing so no drawing skills required. I haven’t capitulated yet but that seems like what most do these days.

[@deansmith6092]

I don’t think it makes any difference how you get your first lines down on the paper if you’re working from a reference picture. It’s what you do in between those lines that shows if you have drawing skills. I learnt when I was young to free hand or grid method an outline, but it’s just so boring. Just because you don’t doesn’t mean you can’t, use any tools available to help you achieve the results you want. I use Da Vinci eye a lot of the time now so I can get to the bit of the drawing experience I like quicker. Join the revolution and try new techniques and drawing aids, remember it’s not cheating if you can do it the long way round. Just enjoy what you do. Happy drawing 👊🏻

[@tgoodrum123]

@@deansmith6092 I realize that the drawing is only a part of any piece but great shading & coloring cannot make a poor drawing become a good piece and there’s no way that even a person who is highly skilled & talented at drawing can achieve the level of realism & accuracy in the drawings traced from photos.

[@Chy_777]

Why u make it looks so easy?😭

[@maddycanfly7217]

I’m a hairstylist and people watch hair colour videos by both professional and civilians and then they come to the salon thinking they are gonna be done so quickly . Theres nothing to a full colour change 🤦‍♀️ right ? So seems they think the same re paining .

[@lumos8781]

One of my drawings I took 1 hour

[@906iphone]

180 hrs on one of my owls.

[@pathwithin8856]

Draw-wings?

[@miteytuff1]

Thank you 😂

[@kathleenstoin671]

Don't you realize that there are regional accents? I wonder what you sound like.

[@kovin_kinzi]

Add the ability to pay for your full programme with cryptocurrencies.

[@KekeLivin]

I thought it was an egg

[@budakart]

Come to Islam n success

[@suadsuad835]

Canale già bloccato in quanto ripetitivo e invasivo, ma che continua a ripresentarsi. Sorvolando sul fatto che non mi interessa proprio imparare a DISEGNARE, non seguirò niente, dato quanto è infestante!

[@PolytronikDigital]

wtf.... its TIME , not TAHYM its DRAWING , not dwhaWING. jesus man