Proportion Drawing Tips - How to Create Accurate Drawings

[@SchaeferArt]

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[@mariocosentino3863]

Hi, I don't understand when you take the width that you have determined on the paper and then rotate the pencil vertically it to create a square how can you be sure that after rotating it the pencil hasn't moved from the original position?

[@omeismordaunt6224]

@@mariocosentino3863 You should try to pinch your finger around the point of the pencil that maintains the measurement.

[@freewheels7544]

It's not often that i subscribe to a yt channel , but this video and the channel over all is of good quality , keep it up!

[@luvella9795]

This is more helpful than spending 4 hours in my drawing class.

[@kyraakira7933]

Exactly. Someones just dont wat to teach art, couse it base on talent they say. And theese people went teaching... I assume, to sabotage?....

[@yunusatas7020]

ı cracked! hahahah yeah indeed!

[@onetenonetenonetenoneten2305]

Yare yare

[@MultiTrollface999]

lol I got shafted out of a drawing class

[@InkAndPoet]

@@MultiTrollface999 is the reason because you, as they said on Impractical jokers, dry humped the sculptures?

[@tuckrex2038]

the length of the lead on the pencil gives me anxiety

[@veaudor]

Its an academic thing..

[@aidanc.d.2695]

It’s for if he wants to draw with an overhand grip, it’s common for fine artists to carve back their pencils to expose more lead :)

[@aidanc.d.2695]

ender gaming yeah i just use a lead/charcoal holder bc ain’t nobody got time for whittling pencils

[@reddpoint3788]

I opened the video to see a crazy weird pencil and the word "persimmon" and thought "Huh, so that's what art school does to people."

[@tiner8414]

I bet its great practise for not pressing too hard down with your pencil.

[@kittymictur8600]

I never realized our ears lined up the way the do!! Itll be a lot easier for me to place them on figures now that I know this!

[@bernadettekendell1176]

100 drawing vids later about proportions and yours is by far the only true way to capture reality,not the formulaic and statuesque formula most others practice ,thanks

[@SchaeferArt]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad it was helpful :)

[@Boomge666]

Returning to drawing after over a decade of not, thank you for this, very helpful :)

[@allmyrattys]

Wow I learned so much from this! I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. Thanks so much!

[@bluciuswastaken]

That Pencil tip looks like its going to break O.O

[@prciousposts6588]

I think it’s so you draw lighter with a longer tip and that can be useful when sketching 🖤🖤🖤

[@-mayanvsszn]

It’s the fact that he doesn’t even have an eraser O.O

[@lu_re7198]

Thanks. Looking forward to learning more about measurements and maybe relationships (?) between objects and interior perspectives. 😀 I still struggle with these things...So tired of trying to fix a wonky interior painting.

[@SchaeferArt]

Yes going to do more on this. Do you mean interior as in buildings and such or interior just in terms of like a face and features inside of an object?

[@lu_re7198]

SchaeferArt I was referring to the interior of a room and the alignment of furniture, figures, floors, walls, corners...wrt receding lines, etc.

[@kingboo9573]

I wish I watched this two years ago, this video has provided a great help go me and will definitely use the advice. Thank you!!!!

[@andrealnborg8280]

I cannot tell you how much this video and method improved my proportions. Thank you for sharing!

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad it helped!

[@chatnoir1579]

Ive struggled with proportions for the longest, thank you for this

[@Anonymous-pq4mr]

The block diagram really helped me.. Thanx

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad to hear 😊

[@wild4192]

Have been following you for sometime now. Really enjoy every bit of it. Just don't stop doing it. Thumbs up.

[@ShootFirstNS]

This is the hack i needed to feel progress in my art, thanks so much

[@costelandone5128]

Thanks man for this tips! I love you work man! Congrats!

[@SchaeferArt]

Thanks man! 😊

[@333cheese]

This was the most helpful video on this topic thanks

[@muhlenstedt]

Very useful and important video, thank you

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad it was helpful :) Have fun!

[@jalopy2222]

Awesome video Brandon! I've been following your channel for a couple years and doing art for about that long, but I learned something with this video. Keep it up man, Hope to see you hit that million sub mark!

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad to hear :) I'm going to be focusing more on the basics and fundamentals for a while because it seems it would help a lot of folks out. I think it'll be a long while before I hit the 1 million mark haha, but I am really close to 300,000. But who's counting.

[@marianargazevedo]

Best explanation EVER! ❤️

[@antonionarenta9854]

Honestly, that was very well explained sir. A good deal of videos I watched often diverge off topic.

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad to hear

[@cncshorts1075]

Thanks for all your videos, inspirational, motivating. Much love

[@tetradamallian]

Very helpful video. I'm definitely going to have to try that about keeping the width or height the same. My drawings always seem to get smaller the longer I work them.

[@SchaeferArt]

Haha I know what you mean, it happens to us all :) Mine get larger sometimes but I do try to stick to this method and I find it helpful too. Things don't always go as planned though, so it takes a lot of practice to get used to it.

[@astronaut6905]

thanks a lot!!! it really helps me improve faster!!!

[@jachii196]

Thank you this is very helpful i was having some trouble understanding this but you helped me

[@rooftopfight6210]

When you've been drawing faces on ur own without any guidance or school for a while and find out that you intuitively came to the same helping tool aka measuring that literally follows the theory I mean it's pretty obvious I guess

[@kawilamana5768]

Great video, taking it just a step further, couldn't you just use the Pythagorean theorem or simple Trigonometry to obtain a more precise rendering of the object whether it be larger or smaller?

[@SchaeferArt]

I'm an artist, not a mathematician haha. No idea

[@_biomacromolecules7782]

great lesson! you are a brilliant teacher, thank you for sharing your wisdom :)

[@eliana7924]

Man, I love your videos! You are a great teacher... please keep it up, hope I will manage to be half as good as you :)

[@SchaeferArt]

Just takes practice and time :) You'll get there. Just keep pushing yourself.

[@syedaamirofficial4832]

Its too good for beginner artist

[@SchaeferArt]

Too difficult?

[@Diogenesthedog0]

*Your pencil is sharper than my future*

[@PiperMcPhersonTheWren]

Question, how to you get rid of the guide lines you use to determine the size of something without erasing your work? I'm new to drawing.

[@user-xg8gd1mu2y]

Olivia McPherson the guidelines should be as light as possible so they're almost invisible when you're adding the details

[@allangoncalves1453]

I use 2H to make the lines

[@RobertF-]

Olivia, you draw them very lightly at first, and then you carefully erase them away with a kneaded eraser shaped into a point. Using an eraser skillfully is just as important as using a pencil or charcoal skillfully.

[@SchaeferArt]

All of the replies are pretty much spot on. Draw as lightly as possible, use a light pencil [4H, 2H, H, or HB], use a kneaded eraser with with care, etc. It's all just part of the process. I drew the lines dark in this video so you could see what was happening.

[@richalvarezfan101]

Thank youn SO much for sharing this in a way that makes it accessible for everyone! Definitely subscribing :)

[@grade7519]

Thankyou so much ! This is a very helpful video

[@moon-be2gk]

ive been struggling with proportions so much and this video really helped me! cant wait to start using this technique. thank you so much for this :D

[@SchaeferArt]

So glad to hear this. Enjoy :)

[@arnavsingh8512]

That was so helpful..Thanks so much!!

[@lei1954]

This is definitely helpful ! Thankyou.

[@virtualecho777]

THANK YOU U R AN ANGEL

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad you found it helpful 😊

[@Norogoth]

Great work. You can tell that this is a great video when you like ratio is what it is. 97.4% likes. Pretty great.

[@SchaeferArt]

Thank you, much appreciated :)

[@longboardin1]

Thank you for just getting right to it! Love that

[@SchaeferArt]

You're welcome!

[@Mike__james]

Great tips

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad it was helpful :)

[@irenemartin7155]

So helpful!

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ao4618]

When you say," I'm going to determine the width on my paper." 1) Are you picking any width size? 2) and then gauging the height based on the fact that it is higher than the width when compared? Sorry if this sounds stupid, but I'm new to this and any clarification would greatly help!

[@SchaeferArt]

Yes any width size. Depends on how large you want your drawing to be. The larger the width (or height), the larger your drawing is going to be. Hope that makes sense. And yes I'm gauging the height size based on the fact that it is greater than the width :) You understand.

[@ao4618]

@@SchaeferArt thanks 😊

[@joycegilley6601]

Thank you! What a valuable video for me!

[@SchaeferArt]

You’re welcome.

[@chin5707]

Great video

[@someguy752]

do you have a video on comparitve measuring using this technique on portraits?

[@SchaeferArt]

I don't believe I do yet. But it's the same principles, no matter what you're drawing.

[@grungekookie3298]

THANK YOU

[@sabriyamosby5925]

Can this work on digital art if I only draw faces? Or is this the end of the road? 🙃

[@mspates5982]

Wow that was very useful information! I am a new subscriber!

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad to hear 😊

[@zainabtanweer2910]

5:29 why does it look like he's gonna draw an anime character??

[@AlessandroZir]

thanks!

[@marisal196]

I'm trying to focus but your hands are so pretty I get distracted

[@AverageAnnusEnthusiast]

Simp

[@jasminelane79]

Very informative! Thank you 😊

[@SchaeferArt]

No problem

[@TrudieTiger70]

Can you use a photo of like two people together. And how to start the measure to paint a larger picture of the people from the size of a photo. ? Thky

[@SchaeferArt]

Maybe soon I will :)

[@TrudieTiger70]

@@SchaeferArt aww. That would be so awesome

[@thebeeghoont7888]

Thanks

[@Lone_Tarnished]

Very helpful thanks dude

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad to hear 😊

[@lauriebetz9092]

What if you’re looking at a picture ?

[@sgtpepper1456]

method can still be used with a picture, for more accurate readings i recommend a proportional divider. It looks like a pair of chop sticks that are double sided pointy and held together in a (X) shape. They are adjustable and can be used for measuring different types of things, your picture included. Cost of one in my opinion doesn't matter as long as it works and holds its shape after tightening.

[@blackzephyre]

Anyone ever tell you you look just like Andrew Garfield? Besides that, this video was very helpful and saved a lot of time

[@SchaeferArt]

Never heard that one before to be honest, but I can see it haha. Glad it was helpful to you :)

[@TrendingPendingVideos]

How the heck do I use this method for drawing a wolf???

[@Dan-jg7zl]

It's a load of bollocks. It only works if the scale is the same.

[@parvaiznaseem8831]

Great Video 😍

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad to hear 😊

[@souffrir-topic5723]

Thanks eminem

[@abdullahnasher7975]

Kid. You have it all mixed up. To grab object proportion you have to recognise its mass properties. For instance, an apple is a pentagon shape. That is, if you calculate the resting points at the bottom of an apple you'll find it exactly five points. From this feel of the apple mass you can go and draw the complete shape of the apple in different compositions.

[@SchaeferArt]

How does that solve the issue of height vs width, foreshortening, etc.? With any object, not just a simple apple, for example a face, or a car, or whatever it is. And btw, I'm not a kid, I'm a human being like you bro, so let's communicate like we are.

[@רותיכהן-כ2כ]

תודה רבה להסבר המועיל

[@cathychats]

No light?

[@nayoselfrijol]

Maaaaaan, i was hoping getting a parsimon turotial :c

[@SchaeferArt]

Perfect, now you got it :)

[@grassdungeon8433]

I was so nervous the lead would snap

[@123rockfan]

I’ve actually never heard of a persimmon before this video. Thank you.

[@SchaeferArt]

Haha I never heard of them until a few years ago. They’re only in season and in stores in the fall. Can be hard to find but sometimes you get lucky.

[@devinicius4250]

"This is not a tutorial video for drawing a persimmon" - John Carlson

[@rafaelcastro5632]

Wow your pencil can kill 👍😁

[@chinmaymehta1605]

Hello...

[@SchaeferArt]

Hello hello

[@imalogui]

"...it's not as valuable cause it's just a fruit." damn bro didnt have to do the fruit like that. great video tho :P

[@The1WhoLoves]

Okay but what is a persimmon

[@SchaeferArt]

www.google.com/search?q=persimmon

[@wpprodpyc9266]

I used to be really good at drawing but then I stopped for like 3 years so now I fucking suck. Im a fucking idiot

[@lioh656]

i like how you managed to get straight to the point and only talk about the subject on hand. really informative and definitely helped me figure out how to not fuck up my proportions.

[@alma-wi]

right!

[@sabus4312]

learned something new Guestimate

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad to hear 😊

[@ggtiket]

I’ve never even heard of the fruit he’s drawing...

[@MultiTrollface999]

@@ggtiket I had my first persimmon a few months ago, it was growing on my grandpa's farm

[@evangelinepoe8952]

Thanks. I've been teaching myself to draw so I'll give this technique a try.

[@SchaeferArt]

Sounds good, hope it goes well :)

[@SebsTheRatKing]

Same with me 😂

[@beankaty2651]

Bro same, I’ve never watched art videos but now I want to try and be good

[@PhilleShy]

Holy... This what i need for a long time ago, i have been learning to draw but no improvement at all, thank you so much

[@SchaeferArt]

No problem, more drawing basics and fundamentals to come :)

[@amysambrook1305]

Hi I’m really struggling with proportions and accuracy so this is great! However I use watercolours and often find myself left with visible sketch lines or mucky eraser marks as watercolour paints are very faint and transparent and of course I use the unpainted paper as highlights so pencil marks show through. How would you deal with this problem? Thanks!

[@SchaeferArt]

I'm actually a watercolorist as well. But mostly landscapes so usually the sketch beforehand doesn't have to be that accurate - usually. What kind of subjects do you paint?

[@Blablablahx3]

Been drawing by myself since I was a little kid. I'm 25 now and this video is super interesting to me because I have no freaking technique and wing everything lol but somehow it turns out nice probably just from spending so much time on it. Maybe I can finally incorporate such a technique as this into my process to make things easier and faster for me. ^^ Thank you dude

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad to hear it!

[@gingerfreak01]

I was the same, and was subconsciously using some comparative size/position techniques (I love doing portraits) - I know that eye's a bit low and can fix it by moving it up where the eye cavity is level with x and y - but watching a few videos like this (which I thought was great btw) made me so much quicker, formalised my thinking, and with extra ideas. In fact these sort of vids made me feel I wasn't unartistic, which I've felt at times, they made me feel like I was on the right line. Incorporate it, it's so worth it! And look for other vids too around this subject. You'll be so much quicker and if you get frustrated or feel like it's busywork trying to get things in the right place, this sort of instruction is brilliant and lets you get on with the fun stuff.

[@kyraakira7933]

if it would be possible, i deffinitely would be liked this 3 times already, You just solved a big problem of me. I had a serious fight against proportions and perspectives. Now I see more clearly.Thank you.

[@goodlikemaster]

The same with me...I was taking measures deliberately in a way instinctive

[@artsyabin8145]

Can i ask how are you doing with your art's

[@kyraakira7933]

@@artsyabin8145 hi, I am struggling since but not as much as then. It is. a shame but I need a teacher, so this is my new mission. Wish me luck. :) Also I am learning a lot like compositions and line art. I am a bit shy about my art in this state but I definitely see the end of the struggle now, that I did not see before.

[@artsyabin8145]

@@kyraakira7933 woah you replied so quick. Wish you all the best

[@lalitkhairnar9173]

Sir, so helpful because I stopped drawing from last 6 months and I found really hard to draw now.your tutorial help a lot to back on my drawings. Thanks. This video shows me from where to start a drawing. Thanks again.

[@SchaeferArt]

Awesome 😎 have fun.

[@JH-pe3ro]

Here is a guesstimate proportioning trick that I discovered today, which helps with proportioning complex forms before you've started breaking them down: First pick out a few points on the outline of your reference that you can use as anchors. Guess where those points land on the page, then sketch "probing" lines that simply connect all of the points to each other. All of the points will be somewhat wrong at first, but what happens when you connect them is that the probing lines will start to reveal where the error is, because they'll form different angles than what you see in the reference - and then you can go back for a more confident second pass. I've always struggled with proportion, but in a lot of cases, it comes down to a mix of using more reference and finding a way of constructing it that lets me calculate and subdivide with simpler, easier-to-estimate ratios.

[@owoshiroi9874]

You deserve more subs.

[@SchaeferArt]

Thank you :) I don't really worry about the numbers. I just want to help the people that I already have!

[@watercolourkeyes]

You are an amazing teacher! I’m so glad I’ve found you. Thank you for sharing your talent and knowledge.

[@panayiotakatsamentidou4925]

Very useful information, please continue❤

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad it was helpful :) Definitely more to come.

[@kemi6518]

everytime i start to put the marks for marking the proportion i hear him saying "GuEStiMaTe"

[@chadcarpenter1959]

Great video, very helpful. Everything I know I've pretty much been self taught and would love a career in art. Your videos are very informative

[@SchaeferArt]

Have fun 😊

[@michellecg5979]

His pencil makes me feel kinda nervous, because I feel like the tip is gonna snap out the sudden

[@SchaeferArt]

haha

[@krydala7650]

Thank you so much, finally someone who explains the one thing I couldn't figure out.. I DO feel kind of dumb cause now the solution seems obvious.. just make either height or width a fixed length but maaaan... this taught me more of what i wanted to know than my art classes. Sometimes it's those small things that make all the difference. So again, thank you!

[@Cage-CatYT]

I came here because I've been told over and over that my proportions are weird, and I'm so sick of being told that

[@archer3488]

This video is mistitled, Your not explaining proportions, your explaining how to scale objects. This video is not helpful for drawing proportionally correct figures or really anything of complex shape. Also, is this really how any proffessional painter or sketch artist goes about getting proportions correct?

[@yunusatas7020]

thank you for sharing! I am new to drawing and trying to be a self thought medical illustrator. ı am always out of proportions. thank you and really looking forward to more tutorials of all kind.

[@sakariahzar2408]

Oh no, math. 😔🔫

[@helenenassif829]

thanks for the important tips....I am wondering how you get your pencil sharpened like that? do you use an electrical sharpener...?

[@SchaeferArt]

No problem. I have a video on how I sharpen pencils for drawing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaPVpGWjlriKldk

[@helenenassif829]

thank you so much....@@SchaeferArt

[@kingmendes2663]

bold of you to assume i can draw straight lines

[@SchaeferArt]

Ah, you're right :( didn't think that one through.

[@peggyrogers7012]

Love that you give real-world, practical instruction. Thanks!

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thatguyTushar]

Brandon, how would you go about measuring objects that are off in the distance?

[@adityansh]

when he said . "Drawing the Tomato more than life" i felt that.! Just kidding

[@silk701]

Tomato or persimmon?

[@jayshadex]

He looks like Tobin maquire

[@PeterHenrichsen]

Great help! I've needed that video for years! Thank you!

[@SchaeferArt]

Glad it was helpful :)