Sketchbook Techniques- Portraits in Ink from Imagination

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► Plugins for Photoshop
• Sergey Kritskiy's Layer Factory: gumroad.com/a/...
► Traditional Medium
Paper ➔ Strathmore 400 Series Bristol Smooth
Sketchbook ➔ Moleskine Sketchbook
• 0.5 HB lead and very soft wood Pencils
• 14B Pitt Graphite Matte / Black Faber-Castell Polychromos colored Pencils
• Pilot Lucina fine point Fountain Pen
• Copic alcohol Markers.
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Tablet ➔ Huion Inspiroy WH1409 / Kamvas 24 Pro 4k
• Photoshop on a 2019 iMac
• Clip Studio / Procreate on iPad Pro 12 inch with Apple Pencil
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► Credits
Edited by Scindere: / lukinhas_bmm

[@mykelas531]

whoa steeve just drew a female

[@lakasilum]

damn i was supposed to play darksouls but i must answer to the call

[@zeddex8990]

I think every Steven Zapata listener thinks and acts like this

[@togepiss]

STEVENNNNNN

[@Buddhabellie]

I just found you. I gotta say I have alreadyvlearned so much with 2 videos. Awesome..

[@itachee08]

Badass

[@Overactive_Imagination]

I've been following some advices you gave about drawing from imagination for a couple years now and It worked out for me, I am better than ever, so I realy doubt there would be an actual intrinsic disadvantage to not introducing references into the drawings as long as you practice with reference the way you draw from your imagination, specially if the goal is for example designing and exploring new form configurations or something that isn't trying to resemble a specific subject. Also, thanks for those advices, was a game changer

[@simonbenyi1089]

franklin is absolutely terrifying

[@guilhermeanjos6404]

Steven, I need to say - You are an inspiring man! Terrific skills, and valuable insights! MUITO OBRIGADO!!

[@stratovolcano7813]

Bringing that element of surprise into every imagination drawing is such an eye-opening sentence. Almost immediately understood where I’d been going wrong when it came to drawing without reference. Excellent video!

[@mojoryse7836]

STEEEEEEEEVE

[@PlotlinesRemix]

Lol Franklin doesn't help people for free, does he? Hehehehe

[@SketchedbySte]

woah this is an awesome sketchbook page! What a way to practice! Is Steven using reference for these or just practicing from imagination? sorry if he mentioned it and i missed it. Keep up the good work

[@SketchedbySte]

Just realised he says at the very beginning 'from imagination' XD

[@fizzymizzy_]

first two were from reference. but dont feel afraid to look at a reference once in a while to get a shape or idea in your head. happy drawing!

[@JerryLecor]

Merry Christmas man, thanks for being a voice for artists! Both our passions and our struggles.

[@mioh14]

drawing a random shape and drawing a face into it is actually something I regulary do, it's really fun :D great video, never loose the fun in art is one of the most of the important things out there

[@colingallagher1648]

The faces in ink was the first video I found of yours nice to see it come up again

[@Gm-ce5kg]

15:30 i make a living drawing goblins on the internet

[@LoveHope-mi4lx]

Wow Great talk.

[@MOTHMAN_y0]

Got a lucina because of you. It's fucking great. Love the incredibly consistent ink flow. Thanks.

[@f.chiella]

Steven your videos saved me at the end of last year. I think I found one around the beginning of december or so and I may have watched/listened to a dozen around now, and youre saying all the things I needed to hear, some again, some for the first time. i'm already working in the gaming industry, but I was /am going through some serious burnout .. and you reminded me how to doodle and sketch for fun and for myself again. thanks man.

[@UwuMushi]

Hot take: i don't think there's enough evidence to say that standarts of beauty are changing or have changed too much over time

[@TheCrudcrayon]

Hey Steven, do you think we can get a sketchbook tour? it would make a very interesting video.

[@marek_tarnawski]

What a coincidence. I was lately in the mood to draw just pages of random heads... and yeah. I often try to not repeat myself. I also try to include at least one or two more extreme face expressions.

[@suzanneboily5224]

Your just amazing!!!!!!!! Beautiful works!

[@gracemurrayart]

I love your musings

[@عبدالرحمن-ث9ع1ل]

❤رائع جدا جدا اشكرك

[@dreadwinter]

I want to draw with a fountain pen, but haven't figured out how to keep it from drying up between sessions. How do you do it?

[@StevenZapataArt]

I find different inks are more prone to drying. I find non waterproof inks take longer to dryout, that's what's in this one, so if I just put the cap back on it has no problems even with weeks between sessions.

[@kad7609]

HELLL YEAHHH

[@samankucher5117]

nice :)

[@tet1865]

Yahoo