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[@scottrobertsondesign]

BTW I'm doing a live Level Up Q+A session this Saturday, April 25th at 4pm Pacific. More info here: kzbin.info and here on FB, Level Up! Session 70 with SCOTT ROBERTSON

[@Alexander-ru9ld]

Scott Robertson just saw this! im too late, when will you be on live next?

[@predator-20244]

This is not mesh rendering, this is not photoshop tutorial..this is simply ART..Talent..God bless you Scott

[@jbrownculp]

These videos are great, Scott! Between you and Feng's lessons, I'm learning so much. Thank you!

[@jillesoom3305]

i was watching the vid at 6 minutes and thought you were done already, then you continued to make it about 10 times better...

[@damonbader8870]

This is amazing Mr. Robertson! Makes it very clear how many thousands and thousands of hours you have put into mastering your craft. Very inspirational. Thank you.

[@pandapandabamboo]

This is brilliant. I'm working through your 'how to draw' book currently and I have to say it has really helped me translate my foundation skills into Photoshop by following the lessons and I've learnt so much as well. Once i'm done i will be 110% buying your rendering book. You're an inspiration to anyone that wants to draw... thank you for these uploads and your books Scott, truly!

[@NeilSenn-uq9ix]

It's a shame Mr. Robertson never got into watercolor painting. The pigment's ability to create instant blends/gradients as well as quickly imitate textures make it the fastest medium possible for complex scenes. It would be a sight to behold watching Scott render entire compositions in less than 30 minutes.

[@NeilSenn-uq9ix]

If by some off chance you read this: Joseph Zbukvic is also an industrial designer (Deakin University). His work is a great example of what's possible. His book Mastering Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolor is a comprehensive guide on the techniques he employs that are specific to watercolor.

[@aztcqn]

Bought both books! Definitely the most comprehensive info on these technical aspects of concept design. Thanks so much for your free KZbinTutes: Inspiring to see the idea demos from start to finish and the immediate practical application from your clear explanations is super gratifying.

[@FanPhys]

Your knowledge of Photoshop is amazing, especially seeing that you are not just using tools for the sake of using them... you are making very good use of them, which is totally different. And man, that triangle is one versatile brush!!!!

[@gabrielsurpanu9335]

Great tutorial Scott, and can't wait for your book to arrive! Thank you.

[@MikeMayArt]

Thanks for this, Scott. Another concept artist here at work just shared this link. I have the book- still working my way through How To Draw, but picked up How To Render as soon as I saw it, because... just masterful stuff... quality teaching at its best. I'll be watching these again and again.

[@Muk1R1]

This is just the COOLEST Thanks a lot for this Scott, cant wait for your Level Up episode..

[@RobertMarzullo]

Nice work. Very in depth. Thanks for sharing!

[@thefoxialbunny]

Amazing work! Thanks for sharing class, Scott.

[@Jacper60]

Can't wait for the Level Up! session :)

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Jacper60 I'm looking for some old work to share to get it started. Seems like a tradition.

[@Jacper60]

Scott Robertson Awesome!

[@brushrunner]

OMG!! YOU'RE DOING A LVL UP SESSION??? OMGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@hartmannvondunaburg6768]

Love and Light to you !!!

[@CGILeBagnard]

Totally awesome as usual, thx a lot to share...We Want MORE !!!! ;)

[@KreeTerry]

You should let Danny know that I would personally be willing to buy for either his original brush or your modified one. I tried making my own but just couldn't quite get the same feel that your brush has. Great video, makes me ready to get off work so i can jump behind my wacom!

[@floralpattern1]

It looked finished at 4 minutes! brilliant

[@Simonoriginal]

Just watch how the legend paints!

[@Mike-uk1pj]

very very nice video. thanks mate

[@ElTamauro]

wow, great work !

[@BroMordekai]

I'm going to drive myself crazy trying to replicate that triangle brush Dx

[@jaymontgomery3062]

thanks so much for the vid...they are worth so much

[@willbroadway]

Awesome stuff, where can I download your brushes?

[@sergeytrohimik7200]

It's amazing!

[@Renfotzer]

you are an inspiration to me, like a lot

[@bizushere2922]

Very good. Excelent

[@Enthcreations]

super nice.

[@aerozg]

Very nice. I am new to this field, i'm not very talented but this is to much fun and the possibilities are endless. Are you using a wacom tablet or a standard mouse? Thanks for the videos, they are awesome! How do you make time to do them anyway?

[@gibranvr8365]

awesome thanks a lot

[@ubermatik]

This is fantastic Scott, thanks for this. Quick question (and a somewhat trivial one): why do you use a triangle brush in your work? It's an interesting choice to me.

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Übermatik I like to use hard-edged brushes and this one is quite versatile with a nice texture. I also use an elliptical one quite often as well.

[@ubermatik]

Scott Robertson Makes sense! Is it a custom burns you created, or part of a pack I can get somewhere?

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Übermatik One of my students gave it to me so I cannot pass it along myself.

[@orlanduce]

NICE!!!!

[@Hipeastrum]

@Scott Robertson Hello sir. I have a question regarding shading. I have been studying art for a while. I am far from being as pro as You, but what confused me in this video is shading on the mech's right front leg. Are You sure the highlight is placed correctly? Shouldn't it be higher? Not that I question Your skills or anything like that, but it stuck out to me through entire video.

[@scottrobertsondesign]

MyCryingWolf Probably used my artistic license there. This tutorial's focus is weathering and the rendering is more of sketch than an a technically correct one. That's my disclaimer and I'm sticking to it. ;)

[@taxt17]

This was great. What digital pad do you to draw with?

[@scottrobertsondesign]

taxt17 This was done via a 22"HD Cintiq from Wacom.

[@oquletz]

is amazing! i would realy love to have that "]]]]]]" brush

[@Dtikwa]

Dear msiter Roberston i was wondering how u made the color burn brush i cant seem to make it properly work :/

[@brushrunner]

But now, seriusly i have a real question, i've been trying to do the constructions in how to draw digitaly but i've been failing miserably. I asked feng zhu how he approached those ellipses without a guide and his answer was "I use circle selector, stroke line, then skew into square" I would like to know your approach, and maybe you could do a demo.... maybe? It would be elinghtinning to see you do those things digitally. p.s: It's been really really hard to find ellipses guides where i live, so i can start a construction already with the square right?

[@ethanwalker3392]

***** Which drawing programs do you use? Because if you're switching over to computer I would recommend Sketchbook Pro, But don't take my word for it.

[@brushrunner]

Ethan Walker mostly photoshop, im already very familiar with it

[@ic.xc.]

Just wondering what computer spec you're working on Scott, I see it's a Mac, but what type and do you prefer Mac over other systems (i.e. Windows) for working in Photoshop, or just in general? And also I thought you used a Wacom Cintiq - isn't that Windows it runs on?

[@scottrobertsondesign]

+Marçus Keil I usually work on Macs because I like the OS over the Windows environment. I always work on a Wacom tablet like an Intuos with my lap top or the Cintiq 22" with a Mac pro tower.

[@ic.xc.]

Scott Robertson Firstly, just want to say thanks so much for replying, I work with Windows, perhaps I would consider OS. I'm an admirer of your design and draftsmanship, and owner of your H to Draw book. I might get H to Render, but it's just a lot to chew when i'm doing 3D at my school. I wanna pursue more drawing, I do it all the time but its difficult when my country has no school on concept art/illustration/design. I will consider an online course in the future, perhaps gnomenworkshop. Thanks scott and all the best.

[@tohoanganh8969]

i'm hoàng anh and i come from vietnamese.i really love the you painting.but my english is bad,so i'm not good at finding information,i can find your brush(triangle brush). can you help me to find it? i feel that brush is very excited! thank you Scott!

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Tô Hoàng Anh That brush is not mine so I cannot give it away. You will have to make your own.

[@tohoanganh8969]

Scott Robertson oh i see. i'll try to make it.thank you!^^

[@tohoanganh8969]

Scott Robertson can you help me to find some tutorials about creat brush! i don't know what it's good to me( to beginner).thank you!

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Tô Hoàng Anh There is one on this You Tube channel. Just look through them and you will find it.

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Scott Robertson kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHvIenltrbOem5o

[@RenegadeGamingBro]

Do you think this sort of work is still possible with say.. a wacom intios pen and touch? It's hard because I can't physically look at my pen when I draw :(

[@scottrobertsondesign]

Renegade Gaming Yes. I worked on a basic tablet for years and I know many still do. When doing demos on my laptop I still work this way.

[@Alexander-ru9ld]

Renegade Gaming i use that setup, at first its very strange especially after using a cintique, i actually bought one tried it and didn't use because it was difficult at first for almost a year until a design drawing class came up, within a few hours of rendering it felt great, its especially nice if you are on the move

[@RenegadeGamingBro]

Scott Robertson Thank you for your quick reply Mr Robertson! :)

[@sabaradrawer]

I really interested in your How to draw & How to render book but I live in Thailand do you know how can I get it?

[@qwertyuiopasdfghj001]

hey Scott, are you still teaching at schoolism ... the "rendering reflective surfaces class"?

[@scottrobertsondesign]

qwertyuiopasdfghj001 Nope. I put all that info and most of those videos into the How To Render book.

[@qwertyuiopasdfghj001]

Scott Robertson that's a shame ... I'll look into the book and thx for the fast reply

[@Beatbox4444]

@@ just wow

[@LoveIndia15]

Hi Scott. Do you have a background in engineering?

[@scottrobertsondesign]

LoveIndia15 More a curiosity and appreciation for the discipline but not the math skills to do much more than try to understand the logic and thinking behind it.

[@LoveIndia15]

Neat. Do you/have you used any solid modeling programs for your art? My background is engineering - and I'd like to combine both sets of skills as I learn to draw.

[@scottrobertsondesign]

LoveIndia15 Yes, I do my 3D modeling and rendering in MODO.

[@mrchick7355]

Looks like Scott try to cheating and do everithink to dont paint traditionaly.Funny to watch that man with that knowlage dont figuret out it for hemself.Great videos enyway

[@martinezfg111]

***** Huh?

[@mrchick7355]

speed vs flexability on any stage are very important.also i dont recomend any one use dodge in eny way it burn values like a devil.it looks like dodge help for metalic but it only bcose it makes hignt contrast.I can find so many images killed with dodge brsh.This is only my vision

[@AlparBakcsi]

OMSR

[@KreeTerry]

Hey Scott Robertson I wanted to let you know of a cool app I just found called Alchemy. It hasn't been updated in a while from what I can tell but it is a really cool program to find those "happy accidents" you are always talking about. Here is the link. al.chemy.org/features/

[@Dtikwa]

Dear mister Robertson i was wondering how u made the color dodge brush i cant seem to make it properly work :/