SIMPLE loose figure sketching technique | line and wash

In this sketching tutorial I’ll be showing you how to sketch with a very loose and expressive line and wash technique. You could use this for urban sketching or sketching from a reference photo.
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[@alphonzosolorzano5011]

Hey Scottie as an experiment, try doing the washes first then the line work. You might find it tricky at first, but then maybe certain shapes in the wash will help you find what linework to keep and what to leave off. Just a thought 👍🏽

[@SketchingScottie]

That’s a really interesting idea! Maybe I could do a side by side to see difference. Thanks Alphonzo

[@liianabanana6320]

Love these people sketcher something I have always avoided but going to try this every week

[@egg62]

Beautiful sketch, I struggle with drawing people and getting lost in the details too quickly, so I'm eager to try this more continuous line approach.

[@JeffHainesArt]

Nice Scottie! The wash gives your work a cool illustrative vibe.

[@SketchingScottie]

Thanks Jeff! Glad you liked it. Yea I’ve been on the search for a good combination with my line work and the wash just feels right in some way 😊

[@allieeverett9017]

Your sketching skills are off the charts Scottie, always inspiring! I love that you are experimenting with color, taking chances with your beautiful line work. Thank you for sharing your process and thoughts!

[@SketchingScottie]

Thanks Allie! Glad you liked this experiment 🤗

[@pieceaisa5046]

wow this is pure skill i hope to draw like this some day

[@goodtoseeya1543]

I really like how this looks. 👍

[@SketchingScottie]

Thanks, appreciate it Migo😊

[@WilliamPhillippe]

So expressive & joyfully vibrant. Sublime!

[@banger355tw]

Really liked this one. You are my muse lol. Like your style.T

[@SketchingScottie]

😊 thanks buddy, appreciate it🙌🏼

[@susbroo7888]

How do u like ... HOWWW!!!! BRO UR SOO TALENTEDDDD!! I JUST DONT KNOW LIKE HOWWW DO U MAKE LIKE THE EXACTTT THINGGG

[@royrowland5763]

If I wanted to just jump right into loose figure sketching and get my feet wet, would you say this video is enough information to get roughly the same results, or do I need to watch more -- like how to get proportions right, or how to draw faces -- to get the same effect?

[@SketchingScottie]

There are a few more recent tutorials that I published after this one which are really helpful. Some on techniques on sketching people and some for portraits which explain proportions in more detail. You can find them on my channel👍🏼

[@sibelatasoy1834]

It was so usefull thank you

[@SketchingScottie]

You’re welcome Sibel 🤗

[@ShinobitheCat]

You made it look a lot easier, Sir. 😄 it will take me a lot of practice to get to this stage.

[@mariabarrowstressrelief]

Absolutely marvelous

[@daveys]

Awesome! I aspire to be as good as this some day.

[@ehmo8706]

Awesome!! Loved watching the process, I liked the pen sketch but once you started adding the color I was like “coool” 😂

[@SketchingScottie]

That's good to hear! The color is still a new thing for me😊

[@posiesutton2009]

Scottie, I so appreciate your lessons. ❤️

[@SketchingScottie]

Thanks Posie🤗

[@helenem4586]

Love it.

[@matthewflinchum5452]

Great tutorial! Cool techniques and a nice easy style.🙂

[@julieforster2356]

That is so good! I will look forward to trying this…very useful tips and love the looseness thankyou 🙏

[@SketchingScottie]

Thanks a lot Julie🤗

[@sarahm9723]

Hi Scottie! I just subscribed. Your channel is awesome!

[@GreenlifeFin]

You just manage to impress me every time! And your sense of proportions is inbelievable… wow. I know the only way to get there is practise, practise and studying to human proportions, I guess…?

[@SketchingScottie]

Thanks😊 yes a lot of practice (not all good😂) and also memorising proportions so I can check things are right. Like I showed in a video a couple of weeks ago with easy to remember proportions👍🏼

[@user-gx5ew5mk4k]

とても美しいです！

[@SketchingScottie]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@nicoleweddepohl]

I❤it 😊

[@kanagarajm630]

💕💕💕

[@wilgomor]

Bello trabajo Felicitaciones.

[@hussainmustafashahzad4189]

What is meant by three heads

[@aradhyabiswas5050]

Thanks for sharing such a helpful vedio..... ❤️❤️❤️ Love your all vedios ❤️......I'm learning so many things from u 😍....... Upload more video 😍..........I love this sketch with water colour........ actually I wanted to learn this ...... Today I 'm so happy to learn this 😊😊😊

[@SketchingScottie]

So nice of you🙌🏼

[@aradhyabiswas5050]

Can u please tell me which pen u have used for sketch? Which type of white pen u have used at the end? Actually I wanted to learn that types of sketch for this reason I 'm very interested about your sketch 😍😍........ I'm learning so many new things from u......Thank u for sharing such a good video and tips 😍..... please answer my questions........

[@SketchingScottie]

@@aradhyabiswas5050 all my pens are listed in each video description if you want to check them out 👍🏼

[@aradhyabiswas5050]

Thank u so much 😍😍..... Thanks a lot 😊

[@PauliePizza]

Thanks for the video I like your style im gonna give this a try. Where so you get your references pictures from?

[@SketchingScottie]

that’s great Paulie!! I search Pexels.com mostly. some Pinterest as well where I search ‘candid people’ (or something similar)

[@PauliePizza]

@@SketchingScottie thanks again. I hope you have a w9ndeful creative day. I also watched your video on pose tool 3d and bought the app. Figure drawing is one of my many weaknesses that I'm putting an effort to strengthen. I like pose 3d box view it really helps me see the human form in 3 dimensions.

[@cadengrissom1725]

Hey I love your sketches! I was wondering where you get your photos for sketching?

[@SketchingScottie]

Mostly from pexels.com 👍🏼

[@cadengrissom1725]

@@SketchingScottie amazing, this is helping a ton to learn

[@xXGambleXx]

Whenever I try to use water colors on my sketchbook the paper curls up and begins to weaken. I am suppose to lightly dab the brush with little water? Or am I using the wrong paper?

[@SketchingScottie]

yes normal drawing paper will buckle when you add water. You will need thicker paper above 200gsm. 300gsm is the best as you can add lots of water. If you can’t get his try only using a small amount of water. All the best!👍🏼