Simplify Your Sketch: 9 Buildings in 9 Minutes

[@judyh3017]

Great exercise to loosen up and not overthink it. It really encouraging for me as a viewer when you note your mistakes and say, oh well, moving on, can’t worry about it. The end result is still fine. Very useful to quickly paint in three values too. Will try this. Thx Teoh.

[@littleripper312]

I always need to lay down some markings first and can't just draw like this with hard ink. I have a water brushpen with literally a few drops of ink that I make marks with and you don't see it when the drawing is done. It's so fun using real ink, I started in digital and never used pens and ink before a year ago. I dont know why but there is something really fun about real pens/brushpens and ink that digital doesn't capture the same way.

[@TerriChannel]

I loved seeing you do these sketches. Even though you weren’t able to add details and you were drawing so quickly, all the sketches successfully conveyed the proper perspective and feel of the buildings. I think you are a terrific sketch artist!

[@burrrli]

This was so fun to watch. Thanks for sharing! I love your sketches.

[@icemarle]

I used to enjoy urban sketching before I got busy with my work again and before winter happened. Was never without my sketchbook. I really long to draw again, but you just reminded me how I don't need to spend an hour just to do a sketch when I've got a ton of photos I took from my old trips. I can always just stick some gray ink in one of my empty brush pens for shading. Thanks for this video. You reminded me how much I enjoy urban sketching again and I'll go make a few sketches again tomorrow. 🤗

[@cunparis]

Hi Teoh thank you very much for posting this video (and all your videos actually). This one was especially helpful to me. In fact I had a breakthrough. I always try to draw too perfect with too many details but my skill doesn't allow this because I have errors, especially perspective. So my sketches look "off" because I tried to do too much. Watching you draw these scenes in 1 minute was very inspriring. So after watching the first time, I got out the sketchbook and followed along for the 2nd viewing. In many of the scenes I thought "This is too complicated, I'll skip this one" but I decided to give it a shot and after doing the first 6 I realized I can draw with less precision and less details and it works better for me because my errors are not as noticeable. I hope that makes sense. I probably took around 10 minutes on each and they don't look as good as your 1 minute sketch but for me I thought they looked good and it's very encouraging. I now feel like I can sketch anything. It probably won't be great, but at least I can follow your steps and simplify and get a likeness that is recognizeable. This and your other video on simplifying details have been most helpful. Thanks!

[@teohyc]

The more you draw the better you get

[@SarahAndBoston]

I loved this exercise! Definitely going to try this. Thanks.

[@drawingarchitecture]

This is a perfect exercise for my architecture students to do with just internet references.

[@suzannerheaume8040]

That was a fun tutorial. Helps me to loosen up , and letting go. Thank you

[@jingyaowen5660]

Great video! I'm a landscape architecture student. Our Barcelona off-campus program was canceled because of COVID. I'm so happy to see some sketches about the city. Thank you so much!

[@eileenjohnston6835]

Excellent exercise! Thank you, again, Tech!

[@Cyriljayant]

Beautiful work!!

[@javierruizdeoz6410]

Amazing challenge, Teoh. Congratulations! A very good way to start 're-thinking' how to simplify complex buildings in such short time. Just as information: The building with round façade and black dome named Metropolis, that you sketched twice (starting minutes 04:30 and 09:00 of the video) is in Madrid, Spain.

[@elysef9303]

Love the idea, so helpful, thank you! (Nice new cartoon pic for your channel, too!)

[@ju2425]

What a good idea to challenge myself n other sketchers 😬👍🏻　definitely will try soon

[@LaLa_ArtGal]

This was exciting to watch!

[@CharleyWang]

轻松简单好玩的绘画，画画就应该是一件开心的事！

[@cherripaterson6066]

Very helpful sketching video, it seems like I would probably not do a good job myself having to work quickly but this is a great place to start, I did see the person in the background even afterward, using the dark color black can add so much definition, and abstractness I like a lot, detail is good, thanks for bringing this to us,

[@watercolourartincapetown2919]

I have a postcard of the basilica I’ll try this exercise Thanks for posting 👌

[@marcoimp9586]

very helpful. I will definitely try it

[@TheKathept]

Fun! They look great!!

[@no_chefs_here3194]

wow, this was amazing given the complex buildings!

[@yoreliseday5392]

Wow so creative and talented. I can watch you draw all day if I could lol really cool. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@gosiownik]

Long time subscriber but first time commenter here. Thank you Teoh for providing such valuable content, sharing your talent and bringing inspiration to your viewers. You motivate me to keep drawing, even though my sketches are far from perfect. Thanks again, you're a legend!

[@arielle2745]

Impressive and fun to watch!

[@ThePattiw]

Really good exercise! Thanks Teoh!

[@arifadu5273]

How could be! Tough things in a easy way!!

[@davytan07]

Thanks teoh, i tend to get caught up with details, really enjoyed this loose but authentic style

[@aloneplayz69]

I also tried it out myself!! A couple of the buildings

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

You are so talented. ❤❤

[@mariateresat4991]

I love this sketch.

[@YenDraws]

This is so fun and challenging indeed! I guess the heart can stop pounding after hearing the timer alarm😁

[@mariapeagler2667]

Great exercise - I've got to try this!

[@mariapeagler2667]

Ok, I did try it, and man was it tough. I didn't get as far as you did, but what a great skill builder.

[@isabelleperezcade9967]

Hard to find more complicated subjects ! you didn't make it easy Parka, but the exercise is fun to do. Thank you 🙏

[@dasaobao]

so fun to watch!

[@JesamineCreates]

Sounds interesting. I will try this too! 😃 thanks for sharing !

[@dandfawesome3611]

Fantastic exercise. Although I had to laugh, your 1-minute sketches look like the ones I labour over for ages 🤣

[@jelletanglao2986]

this will surely help me not overthink my sketches!

[@CharleyWang]

I prefer to watch you go outside to sketch, because I like to do that!

[@brainfornothing]

Good new channel pic ! :D Cheers !

[@Testudio]

Barcelona was great to choose

[@shadesofgray5476]

Fascinating. Love watching your process and how you simplify things for speed. This would help us traveling sketchers! Do you fill your gray brush pens yourself? What kind of ratio do you use in the ink mixtures -- ink:water (for the light gray and dark gray). Or do you just buy pre-loaded brush pens?

[@teohyc]

For the mid gray, it's just Lexington Gray from the bottle. The lighter gray is diluted Lexington Gray. Knowing how much water and ink to add is through trial and error. I fill the brush pens myself.

[@zeireenjadeeromaraog3827]

Did you change your grip to help simplify the drawings or all natural?

[@teohyc]

Not sure what you mean exactly. I guess all natural?

[@TheSadafmumtaz]

Love your brush pens, can you tell where can I buy them?

[@teohyc]

Those are Pentel Colour Brush Pens. They are quite easy to find online. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kInKp6GqYq-ohKc

[@aloneplayz69]

Yo I just watched ur video when I got the notification and by the way that is so cool it is like sketch 1 building in one minute but 9 so it will be 9 LOL haha but good !!!

[@nicetrayyy]

Barcelona is a pretty nice place with lots of interesting places, altho it is too big for me. I prefer small cities as they have the convenience of cities while maintaining some sort of familiar town feel. Btw you chose La Sagrada Familia? I think it's one of the most difficult things to draw 😂. Great video Teoh ✨

[@kindle7191]

I would set my timer to a ring tone that freaks me out and watch my pen shoot across the page. I have an exagerated startle response. Very fun when playing games with a timer like "Perfection"!

[@atlblues]

Good job!!....but... Metropolis building is in Madrid, ..... (sketchers 3 and 5).

[@teohyc]

Thanks! I did not know that. I just search "barcelona building" and that showed up

[@PuppetMaster8707]

I love your new profile pic it is SO you lol

[@beverlydelacruz2262]

Is it 100% cotton paper? Thanks

[@teohyc]

No. I can’t remember the paper I used

[@michellerose220]

I can’t see the link to the reference photos?

[@teohyc]

Links are in the video description

[@hansendesigns]

Maybe you might try the popular art challenge 10min/1min/10second where you repeat the same subject three times at the decreasing time increments. :)

[@farisirfan5517]

Whats your favorite video that you ever post

[@teohyc]

Probably the holiday sketching videos

[@susanlynn9285]

For this exercise do you allow 5 minutes viewing the photo ...Your actual challenge didn’t allow for viewing photo, that time could also be shorted gradually

[@teohyc]

I did look at the photos before drawing, but I did not over analyse them.

[@joelkavanagh1464]

,,, fyunToiStuck toituaraiel n Yinn%-=+spiration for sure,, thanx soo much! ...