That ONE DRAWING TRICK that CHANGED MY LIFE !!! Art tips for Beginners

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Hey everyone, thanks for watching ! You can get the ebook "The Practice and Science of Drawing" by Harold Speed from the Gutenberg Project Website (public domain). Link in the description. Also, hope you can follow me on Instagram as well ! See you there !

[@glynstimpson]

Great tutorial thanks for all your good teaching

[@lyndabrown3402]

Florent Farges - arts check out the book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. It was written several decades ago and deals with this subject. It has some examples to practice. I used it as a lesson plan for teaching drawing about 40 years ago.

[@simonesmit6708]

@@lyndabrown3402 Yes, that is a great book.

[@futurestoryteller]

I wondered if I was going to have to tell people that this book was free, or if somebody in the comments already mentioned it, and here's the guy who actually _made the video_ telling everybody they can get it for free. Good man.

[@512Squared]

you come across as having a lovely spirit - you're smiling eyes and warm nature. Great for a teacher. And you're content is always insightful and useful. 🙏

[@mischabe3]

I’ve found that the best way to see shapes is to draw something upside down so the brain doesn’t try to see things intellectually. I once did a drawing of an armoured knight on a horse upside down purely concentrating on the shapes I saw. When I finished I turned my drawing around the right way up, and, voila, a near perfect drawing of the knight riding a horse. It was an amazing experience.

[@jbloveday9538]

Sachie Reid Yes I learned about that in Betty Edwards book “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain”. It really works!

[@mariacooling5779]

I do this too, it really helps me stop over thinking what I'm trying to paint, and just concentrate on the values, fabulous tip

[@AZ-ty7ub]

I redo the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain course once every couple years, and my art skill always gets a boost and I learn a bit more each time :) I highly recommend it to anyone, beginner or advanced.

[@SlapthePissouttayew]

Solid advice. Thanks!

[@dumbcat]

i did the same thing in high school art class. the teacher forced us to basically. my piece was some model wearing flowers in her hair. i thought it would be impossible but it turned out nearly perfect

[@jessejzetteart5180]

"Forget about the idea of drawing an eye but drawing the shapes that represent the light and the shadows that create the visual impression of this eye." Great point, Thank you!

[@jcee6886]

Wow. This really works.

[@almacade1527]

This tutorial literally opened my eyes about drawing. I just turned 68 and I’m now retired. I’m just starting to learn to draw/paint. I don’t think of things I do as mistakes. I think of it as an opportunity for growth and development. I use this philosophy for my art and my profession as well as my personal relationships. You’re a gifted teacher. I say this because you have a way of logically explaining drawing/painting. Not everyone has that talent with words. Plus, your eyes twinkle and you glow when you talk about art. These are very endearing qualities. Thank you for sharing your gifts and talents.

[@reimannx33]

"Eyes twinkle" ? Now you are just getting weird, old fart.

[@Alex-ru4id]

This is a very inspiring comment. Thank you for this

[@almacade1527]

Aleksandra P how kind of you to take a moment to make such a lovely comment.

[@nathalieksghdvjk8422]

Hi, don't listen to that hurt kid above, it's lovely to have such a way with words, always. Whenever people see something above mediocrity today, they feel the need to hate because they can't do that by themselves. Have a great art journey and a nice day! Never stop learning!

[@almacade1527]

@@nathalieksghdvjk8422 Thank you for your kind words of encouragement. When I read that kids comments, I took a A few meditative minutes to wish him peace happiness and prosperity via the universe. Actually I did that for a couple of days.

[@HammockHavenFarm]

That is exactly how I went from no artistic ability to actually being able to draw and paint. When I started drawing the shadows and not the features, the features just appeared!

[@displaychicken]

I was drawing an apple. I tried to find some other shapes and ended up seeing a shadow that looked just like a lazy eyed midget (little person) who had a lot of gambling debts and was robbing a 7-11 convenience store to try and pay them off before the Mafia could make an example out of him. To make a long story short I drew a very weird looking apple.

[@pedroheck3667]

lol wtf

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Ok, now I need to see this apple !

[@pedroheck3667]

@@FlorentFargesarts Legend says once you see it, you come out as a totally different being. I do not think it is worth it.

[@africaart]

😂🤣

[@passage2enBleu]

I don't know about the apple, but the creative writing is impressive.

[@MargaretOConnorFlanigan]

This is what is taught in Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. She has the student draw things upside-down to force them to see the actual shapes and disconnect them from the symbols that the brain imposes on what is seen.

[@trixie__trixxster]

Like on the toblerone, there's a bear. Me: Oh, I always thought it was a mountain....

[@lordyourwillovermine9936]

Averagely Weird It’s both actaully

[@dannyboygregory-mccormick9157]

I'm still looking for the bear 😩

[@karinmitschang9734]

@@dannyboygregory-mccormick9157 same

[@thomaslecaros]

Its a mountain..but the bear is standing on its hind legs in the middle..

[@monicacoyle3760]

Me too

[@masterpainters1706]

Why would anyone have given this a thumbs down? It never ceases to shock me. Thanks from me for all the work you put in on these videos. I know how much work it takes and the time it takes away from painting. Have a wonderful new year

[@africaart]

They either didn't understand what he was try to teach or they were expecting too much prior to watching the video.

[@deannacullen471]

I know....they probably think they have it all figured out! Even if they do they should support someone so willing to share his knowledge with the rest of us!

[@PeterKato83]

Generally, people that aren't too bright are also very negative, which causes them to hit dislike on everything.

[@bradpaynedesigns]

Recognising shapes is important, but I draw the line at the necessity of recognising animals. But if that works for some people, that's fine.

[@ratherbfishing455]

My aunt thought that one should draw what you see, so one doesn't mess up the flow. It worked for her and her friends.

[@ladygwarth]

I did a figurative drawing class, one day a week for a year a few years ago. One of the tutors taught us to use something like a knitting needle, to help with alignment of the features, and to looks for shapes too, I tend to break things up into angular shapes, and look for say triangles for example. I am nowhere near your standard, but these tips help me to at least get my proportions reasonably right. Thank you for sharing your tips as always.

[@zacharyhorvath3615]

Loved the video! I dropped out of art school when I was 18 and tried to teach myself to draw from life by drawing every day in my sketchbook with a pen. I got pretty good at a certain point, but when it came to shading I struggled to understand the breakdown of values. Everything either became too dark or too muddied up in mid tones. Luckily I had run out of contacts one day, and while drawing I realized that I could basically break down everything into 3 values, and expand from there. Its strange how one of the keys to realistic drawing is to abstract the way you observe the subject.

[@shaimach9277]

Hi please can I ask you one question ! , Has practicing any results ?

[@lunasbix4338]

Shaima CH Yes, it does! Application does wonders.

[@ubimelibiapes333]

Very useful tip, I found this out on my own when I started painting a couple of years ago. I think it is even easier when I’m painting other things than portraits (e.g. landscapes, objects) because the 🧠 is so wired to look for our preconceived ideas of what 👁 , 👃🏻 , 👂🏽 and 👄 looks like. But it does work if you’re able to free yourself. - Painting upside down is also very useful, but that’s restricted to painting from photographs or devices. - Squinting helps a lot to reduce forms to areas of light and shadow. - Taking a picture of what you’re drawing and looking at a small thumbnail picture of this can also help spot your mistakes. 🤗

[@masterpainters1706]

Both of his books are essential reading. I reread them over and over. Glad to hear you found them as important as I did.

[@dayone269]

This is called the hierarchy of shapes

[@richarda3764]

I had a similar breakthrough that greatly improved my work when I was first learning. For me it was the realization that there is so little white when you draw anything. So much of what I drew was on white paper and I wasn't filling in everything which led to a very bland and overly highlighted looking drawing. I started filling in everything and leaving only pure white for the small highlights here and there and this greatly helped me. Another approach was to use tan or gray paper so you already have your mid-tone. Then I drew in all the shadowed areas and used a white pencil to do the highlights.

[@omarims]

I remember reading this in a book (drawing on the right side of the brain). as you said it transformed my drawing skill completely

[@timothyhaire7430]

This makes a lot of sense to anyone who has played around with image recognition using deep learning neural networks etc.

[@futurestoryteller]

And who hasn't!?

[@Soibjo]

Your heart to help others and fellow artist is a big as your talent, which is big. THANK YOU

[@MHarenArt]

I actually discovered this trick by accident while I was doing some paintings, and I also use this same concept for colors. For example, shadows are rarely black. They are almost always a shade of blue/purple. I also learned to look at the placement of components in the same way - relative to something else.

[@deannacullen471]

Often my drawings are better when I don’t put my glasses on until the final details

[@JeffKernsTheArtist]

I thought about doing that!

[@zizanie]

Bonnard said :-"the less I see the better I paint".

[@futurestoryteller]

I think Sargent said "If we artists had better eyesight we wouldn't be called 'impressionists'" I don't even think most people would call him an impressionist these days, but idk. All of these comments make me think about all the artists who say "if you draw from reference get really crisp highdef photos." - Sounds like you might make something better with a blocky piece of crap.

[@FreeSpokenOne]

Precisely how I was thinking about going forward with getting back into acrylic painting again to make an impressionist piece I've been imagining doing. Being far sighted has benefits too.

[@matthewthomasjames]

Yes, and that’s also why squinting to do the initial work is so valuable.

[@thenikicox]

Wow! I wish my drawing professors at university would have had explained it this way day one. Would have saved a lot of tears and frustration for me as an art history major with fine art classes as requirements. In art history classes you are taught to notice light and shading and such, but in the studio courses I found there was no explanation from professors at all. No instruction on how to change the way you are communicating with your hands to interpret what you are seeing. This was an excellent video!

[@DavesWreaths]

A great little mental trick...I use it as well. Thanks for sharing. Great video.

[@ixamraxi]

This idea of drawing what you see instead of drawing what you think is the crux of the book "drawing on the right side of the brain" by betty edwards as well. The idea in that book is that we store simplified concepts of real world objects in our brain as symbols, and when we draw, we tend to draw those symbols instead of drawing what the object actually looks like. This, along with the idea of learning to draw negative space helped me a lot in learning to do realism better.

[@idiopathic5774]

Easy trick : draw upside down. always works

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Fries your brain though ;)

[@elsagrace3893]

Botticelli can you do that from real life? 🙃🙃🙃

[@soppdrake]

Really hard on the ankle joints!

[@michaelarnold417]

I keep falling over

[@kristendawn1739]

Mark Evans that was golden

[@ezenjoy]

Thank you so much I was "blind" before watching this video ...now i finally can understand what I see and and at what to look and i can enjoy the process of playing while trying to sketch instead of fighting or feeling like Im in a battlefield struggling with all the small details Ive noticed it was a little bit difficult to stop watching at the small details like my mind was stuck in that mode...but after some time it was able to move a little bit aside change the focus from the details to the different shapes around and then when i felt like window opened to a different parts of my self my brain my mind and then when the magic happened suddenly every thing kind of connected and i realized what is creativity and art is all about ....it is this magic flow that comes from the unkwond and you are surfing on it like on a wave Thank you for sharing that i was a transformational moment for me ...I appreciate it very much alll the best and many blessings for you

[@angelaramseyrobinson4407]

Excellent! I’ve drawn upside down (encouraged by “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain”, by Betty Edwards) or looked at my drawing in a mirror as well as used drawing practice of things like my hand, or tree bark to train my eye to see other details, but I’ve never quite thought about it in the way you described. I favor portraits so I have no doubt I will use this in my own work and also in helping others learn to see more like an artist. Thank you!

[@GintasCiabilis]

Perfect video. Florent hits the bulls eye here. The idea is to put on canvas some kind of lines, blobs, patches etc of different shapes, colors and subcolors with the purpose of tricking the brain into seeing 3-D objects on a 2-D canvas. It's like painting a nose means basically painting a shadow of a nose that it casts on a cheek and then leaving up to our brain to process the visual info and letting it figure out where the light source is and what structure must be there to cast this particular shadow.

[@djfunkychicken]

My golden rule to drawing since I could hold a pencil: Draw what you see.. not what you think

[@somerandomfatguy.3384]

Though it's hard to do it cause our brian is use to interfere always..so I guess need to rewire brain.

[@cityofangy]

I echo this video. I started on pencil sketch for over a year now from a complete beginner. After a few still life drawing, I start to get the idea. It is much easier to analyze the subjects as values and shapes instead of outlines. This is especially important for complex settings. I also feel this suddenly clicked after some frustrations attempting a group of objects in complex background.

[@wingosstudio8605]

Thats very intelligent to do and really simplifies things.Since I was a little kid,somehow I mastered drawing anything.My teachers use to steal my artwork and I wouldnt understand why.Now I do.They had never seen a kid that had such a power to create.One thing that I was always doing was,that I would draw alot of things.Or anything I could see.Now as I am 33 years old.I have picked up painting and airbrush it amazes me how much artwork can be put out,using these mediums.One goal that I want to master now is how to paint peoples faces perfectly and with a graceful beauty.One way I start that off by is I first visualize in my mind,where I would like the face positioned on the canvas.Then I began simply with a line straight down or tilted a few,then a line for the eyes.Then I try to memorize the lines forming the head,from chin to hair.Then I add the neck,line it up to the ears.Then I place the nose in between eyes and the chin,right in the middle of both.Then the mouths line,almost by the jaws as they curve down.So I map out from the outside in and just add smaller parts to the bigger shapez.Every single obejact has a shadow and a light.God bless all,Wingo.

[@StephenS-2024]

Knowing anatomy and understanding planes is helpful.

[@deq2889]

When you said that you tried to draw the features using your brain instead of your eyes I remembered that one time my arts teacher told me I was trying to draw the features of the face like I thought they looked and not how they actually looked.

[@blessedandbiwithahintofmagic]

Goodness, this thing about drawing things by shape... this is going to change my lif- and you literally took the words out of my fingers as I was typing this you literally said those exact words!

[@carlosdeleon1052]

Huh, I’ve been pretty good about laying in the shapes of light, shadow and negative areas when doing a portrait, but I never thought about associating them with real world things. I’ll definitely give it a go and thanks for your insight!

[@themysteriousdomainmoviepalace]

That's interesting because I always feel my way through a drawing. People remark on how good my proportions are and I'm sure its because I feel my way through. Color mixing though? Florent has saved my life! Lol! Wow! This is a great trick! It actually made my brain hurt which is a good thing.

[@gwendalynselfshakir2008]

Oh man this makes so much more sense to me.i am so thankful you said this in the way you have.thank you.

[@1976kinan]

Awesome..i agree and this is the way they teach in the academy of realist art, seeing shapes not "eye, nose, mouth" that is why people tend to draw things upside down faces or unknown things better than seeing it the right way, cause your brain tend to kick in everytime and try to tell you how it " should be drawn" not how "you draw what u see"...it is seeing abstract shapes and link it to animals or things to drag your brain away from its literally interpretation...thank you!

[@iandavison3704]

Get yourself an old set of french curves which can produce any shape/s ...use a soft brush with a light charcoal dust and brush up to the french curve edge which leaves you sharp edges and defines the shape required ..if a blend is required use your tonal values required to blend in to the shape ..no outline strokes are required using this method ..use the sharp edges as reference points to check measurements before adding tonal values ...hope this helps ..give it a try ..you will amaze yourself ..good luck

[@janecourtenay3676]

Thank you , thank you , thank you! You have just explained how I do portraits ... I paint (draw) in pastels by areas of colour instead of line. I’ve tried so hard to explain this because I don’t use a graph or rough in a sketch. I paint as if I’m putting together a jigsaw. And it works ... it’s just another way of seeing. Thank you for the great video. I will now follow you on Instagram 💓

[@B1ackDahlia767]

Great video, Florent. Once I realized this, there was a huge shift in my work as well. When I am asked for advice, this subject is the advice I offer. 🤘

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Awesome ! So it's not just me... And I'm not just a crazy person seeing animals in shadows ;)

[@B1ackDahlia767]

@@FlorentFargesarts of course not! Also, use pareidolia to your benefit! I do. 😉

[@willyD200]

Two books by , Betty Edwards , Drawing on the right side of the brain and Drawing from the artist within. I'd been drawingfor many years prior to picking up these two books , grabbed at a yard sale , I was pleasantly surprised with my two dollar purchase. She has a very unique way of teaching and I must admit I learned some fascinating tips . I've lent out these two books more than any others I own , always with a hearty thanks upon return. One must remember, your never too old or know too much to learn something new.

[@amandacrowder9783]

I love this!! I also think sometimes concentrating on the TEXTURE of what you’re painting rather than outlines can be helpful.

[@sparkoceanic]

Well said. You describe the concept of drawing what you see, not what you think you see, in an interesting and compelling way. It makes me want to pull out a pencil and draw right now.

[@Vinylrebel72]

Great job in this video....Ive been drawing for over 30 years and this is exactly what I tell people.

[@chrisgriffith1573]

As someone who is dyslexic, perceptions of anything, not just the visual, are made by a process of conversions from external things to internal thoughts. Drawing complicates this by going back to the external, and for dyslexics, that can be a a bigger problem. The intake and processing then back to output will offer more chances for things to be misconceived, and misplaced or else not placed correctly. Though tricks can help to add dimension to the problem, and let us get closer to the accuracies of reality, the real issue is exorcising the brain to form more paths to and form this activity of comprehension. In other words, practice, practice, practice. The "trick" you are sharing is a good one to help people get past the awkward stage and not lose interest in the activity itself, but in the end they are forming the "brain muscle" they need to become better at drawing accurately, which has little to do with the accuracy of the activity and more to do with the practice and time they spend trying. I love you videos and techniques you share, please keep sharing them! I don't have the time for instagram, and never have had it in my schedule. To be honest, I do not care to follow your "day to day thoughts", I have too many of my own... so I hope this finds you well, and I will keep watching your weekly videos! Cheerio!

[@FreeSpokenOne]

I've followed you on Instagram, viewed your art and enjoyed it much. Your sincerity and kind eyes are a joy in this video, thanks for the tips and book link. I've added it to my art arsonel. Blessings!

[@alc3781]

I found Bargue plates to be the most useful exercise in understanding how to draw:)

[@LynnePriceStudio]

Did you blow them up to 18 x 24? I have the book but haven't had any copied yet.

[@alc3781]

@@LynnePriceStudio hi just copied them small in a sketch book. Going large is probably useful, However it isn't practical for me

[@LynnePriceStudio]

@@alc3781 Ok, thank you. It isn't practical for me either. I saw a PDF online a year or so ago where you could download the files and have them printed. But at 18 x 24 that would be ridiculously expensive. I like your idea and you said it was very useful. All I need to know.

[@j_jones_]

Yeah, it’s pretty much one of the best books on drawing anatomy using shapes and tones. That and “drawing on the right side of the brain” were very fundamental for me as an artist.

[@CashWiley]

@@LynnePriceStudio 11x17 copiers are pretty common, you could probably high res scan plates at your local library. Then crop it down to remove the empty space and get a larger reference that can be close to an uncropped 18x24.

[@charlesz8531]

Great tip! The way I interpret your tip is as follows: By focusing on the shape of an eye, for instance, we're actually drawing the right shape that will look like the object itself. In other words, we're drawing "what we actually see" (shadows included) which will resemble the particular "eye" of this person. But once our brain tells us to draw an eye, we'll all end up drawing like a child: flat with all the parts visible at the same time. In reality, all the eyes are different (much more so in different light conditions and angles). Thank you for the "animal shapes" suggestion because now I can use a term (such as a rabbit or an elephant) to describe most of the geometrically weird shapes we see in real life.

[@Otii]

Très utile et inspirant, comme toutes tes autres vidéos! Merci :)

[@eonoe11]

Thank you so much for this tip. I needed someone to help me understand why I would often see animal shapes, but when I would try to use them to render, I would lose "sight" of them. Now I realize it was my attempt to draw the feature and not the shapes I was actually seeing! Can't wait to do this in my next drawing. Also, thanks for the link to the book.

[@SylviaFriesland]

Thank you so much !! You are are great teacher , you explain everything very clean and straight. I wish I had had an art teacher like you when I went to school. 😁 At least now I have...greetings from Germany

[@mastanature8]

This literally helped change my outlook instantly. Very good intelligent analysis.

[@Romjen]

I thought I was weird, and was embarrassed to talk to anyone about this, but I always thought about the shapes of shadows and lighted shapes. Thank you, and all the best to you!👏👏👏 P.s. I recently discovered you!

[@lightbringer2714]

Wow you are so amazing! I am following an artist here on YT, and he mostly starts by shadows thru Shapes! That made me curious. Now, it's clear to me. Thank you so much sir!

[@drassiodraws]

Exactly! I hadn't realized I look at the "weird shapes" when I'm painting... Don't imagine animals thought 😅

[@patriciajessop2248]

I think I understand what you are trying to say Florent Farges. When you see shapes don't engage the brain by giving the shapes names. Instead focus on the actual shapes and activate the right artistic brain, whereas the left side of the brain will name the shapes and dominate the drawing, and it will also not allow you to focus on the details of the shape because of the mental dialogue that pops up in your brain.

[@julyol119]

What really helped me get a lot better at portrait, is to see the things in relation to each other. Like, if my eye has a certain size (or just hight and length) then I can see how many of those eyes there are to the other eye or the bridge of the nose or the eyebrow etc. etc. The first step was, like you said, to stop seeing the different parts we unconsciously distinct from each other as, well, different parts. So now I basically triangulate the positions of the facial features as in relation to at least two other facial features.

[@oilonpaper]

I have never really tried to see shapes of shadows or light to draw better, but I think I will give this a go and maybe something will click! 😊

[@FlorentFargesarts]

It can work, but maybe it was just for me, let me know ;)

[@lisengel2498]

🙏 for all your good practices and reflections. I think it is all the senses that work together to really see - and because of that it is the body-brain that is seeing, feeling, moving, imagining - the synkinaesthetic of seeing - if you really look at something you can feel it in your body 💚

[@paulan6422]

Thank you great tutorial! It is true what the practice & science of drawing explains - the internal klick will happen - the deeper we go with the topic

[@ahmedmohamed-nj8bj]

This is amazing honestly....now everything changed in my mind about art

[@feebsfilms]

Really good video Florent! I started seeing improvement too when I stopped trying to paint what I thought I was seeing and started looking for abstract shapes. Our brains deceive us!

[@theone614]

I just learned how to find simplified shapes thanks to this video.

[@saltandiron3379]

So helpful! I struggle with this and your video helps!

[@taylorbrianna8366]

Wow, such a simple concept, yet I have never looked at it this way! Thank you so much for sharing!! I will definitely be using this technique for future sketches.

[@jackalx2154]

Squinting helps see shapes of light and dark more clearly.

[@nadolmar]

Very interesting point in this video, as we all know -drawing, painting etc it is mainly the way of seeing…. And this is one of the very good examples how to develop this skill:) and the comments actually are very interesting too Thank You!

[@jadejaguar69]

I don't think I've seen a more good looking man than you!

[@mmovido4082]

Very helpful. Instant fan here from the Philippines.

[@artisforusall]

You are a GENIUS as you explain it SO well that it is doable!!

[@BDFRHT]

Wow. Fabulous artwork.....Really touching

[@Gleichtritt]

Thats actually how I drew since 3rd grade. But it lead me to the problem of overall compositions not looking so great. Later I fixed that, which resulted in one of the biggest level ups for my personal drawing "career"

[@Kaerikillington]

Booooo, freemasons.

[@kjamesjr]

When I first started I picked up Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. It was informative but didn’t help me visually. I then picked up some books by Joseph Sheppard. Learned how to draw form, weight, volume and value. Something clicked immediately and I’ve been drawing in this way ever since. Bought all his books and more from artists like him. Some people just need a different approach.

[@Darvit_Nu]

This makes total sense... I mean, how many times have you shown someone something and they in turn ask you, "May I see it?" (With their HANDS out)! They're obviously wanting to touch, manipulate and look at it... They say 'see' but they mean so much more than to simply 'look at it with just their eyes'.

[@the1polarbearfj336]

Me sees tumbnail saying: 'One trick that helped me drawing' My Brain sees drawing: 'like that's a drawing!' Clicks on video: 'o, its really a drawing'

[@garousen3475]

Very useful video recommended for all the beginners

[@clarencemacallan5224]

Florent is an amazing human! Keep up the good work my friend. You are an inspiration!

[@carlkim2577]

I looked up the book based on your review. Great stuff! I'm a conceptual thinker learning academic drawing, so this will help a lot! Thanks.

[@lukeboudreau5047]

Hi Florent What you said in the video just sent on a light bulb in my head and it makes total sense, I read about shapes by Betty Edwards two sides of the brain author, the way you explain it makes total sense to me,Ah ha! Thank you for this video and all the others you have produced they are very inspiring. Thank you again, you have truly made my day excellent, Bravo sir.😎✌️

When we draw, paint or make images we are putting flat shapes on a surface. The brain tends to assign symbollic meanings to them based on experience and culture, in reality they are just shapes. Making the separation between both processes, purely visual, seeing the shapes; and the assignment of meaning is the real task of the maker of images. More original painters will be able to create interesting shapes for already known symbols. An eye, a mouth, a ear are anatomical symbols. History, dance, love, friendship are cultural symbols. Light, shadows, perspective, are volumetrical symbols. Flat Shapes can be used interestingly to describe any of them.

[@ivanguerra1260]

Guys, more important that that book is this book: ¨Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain¨ 1989 by Betty Edwards, these techniques will show you how normal people can develope master pieces in months. Two more important books to understand how our brain can draw, comes from the Psychology: ¨Visual Learning, Thinking, and Communication ¨ by Professor Roger N. Shepard ( Stanford University / Psychology ), and: ¨Lateral Specialization of Cerebral Function in the Surgically Separated Hemispheres 1973¨ by Roger W. Sperry ( CTI ).

[@Eltonm28]

That sea turtle / penguin was perfect ❤️

[@dorenabellepetty2177]

Absolutely Brilliant!!!

[@jenniferhankinson1910]

Fantastic reminder!

[@ronniejensen6951]

Other fine artists who do portrait painting use this technique of finding animal or biomorphic shapes in the lights and shadows of the features of the face. I was not sold on this technique till now. The other artists like Cesar Santos are very successful in their respective careers, so, there is something to be said about this technique. Thank you for sharing Florent.

[@thedeafgenius]

Its not a technique.....its learning how to see things as an artist. Its simply drawing using shadows and light to refine your work. Its something people are supposed to be picking up naturally or through their mentor. It shouldn't be something to think and ponder and worry about.

[@biolumess4463]

I just drawn the best hand I ever drew while watching this! Thanks!

[@richardgleencabreraflores7129]

Hello Florent, thank you very much for sharing your experience and tips for a better understanding of how to draw. I'll try to follow this way on my future drawings.

[@karenconnell4878]

Yes, very helpful. Thank you!

[@BKLevi]

Hey Florent, thanks for the video. I think it was helpful. I know the phenomena of "seeing" is difficult to put into words. Yes, I have to remember Not to "construct" the individual objects, because they are not objects. What you're talking about is also super important for constructing a Surrealism type composition for art/paintings. The elements are connected. Peace

[@juliegilland8869]

It also helps to do the drawing upside down... It helps you to focus more on the lines and shadows and highlights rather than the whole face... I use this method and a grid... It works well

[@sunlight8299]

Wow mind blown. Holy Cow I can draw now 😃

[@marcosbubbles]

It is very important tho. Sometimes you gotta trick your brain into seeing differently. When I’m drawing something, I just see shapes like geometric shapes. Even the shadows as shapes too. So like when drawing lips and eyes, they’re very similar shaped kinda, look at lips eyes like footballs. Cuz kinda look similar to the shape of a football. For the nose, I see to two small circles and one bigger circle, and rectangles for the shades along the bridge of the nose

[@middangeard374]

_Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain_ has some excellent exercises to help one make that brain shift. Was hugely impactful for me.

[@davidevergreen1112]

Supers conseils, merci ! Je m'amuse régulièrement à voir des formes sur différents types de matériaux ou autres mais je n'ai jamais pensé à appliquer cette méthode au dessin, ça va beaucoup m'aidé. Pour le Toblerone, la forme de l'ours "dissimulée" dans le Cervin est volontaire. Il s'agit d'une marque bernoise, l'ours est le symbole de Berne. Salutations de Suisse, cher voisin :)

[@Artsensei86]

very similar to the bargue style, great video

[@JackDespero]

- Ah, yes, very interesting. I have heard this before but it is nice to see that such an impressive artist also followed this advice. Yes it all makes sense. - You can see a bear in the Toblerone logo. - Wait what?

[@MrProfessorElias]

Awesome! Another concept that took me to another level is constructive drawing. I started to incorporate it into the visual drawing, which incorporates the "animal shapes" technique, and it allowed me to get more drawings with a "solid" feel. It gave them structure

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Structure is soooo important ! That's right.

[@hamothemagnif8529]

Think of the term: outer lines and inner shadows.

[@85mayar]

Thank you for this easy & clear explanation.

[@DrAdnan]

This is an interesting perspective!