THE BOX METHOD | CONSTRUCTION FOR ARTISTS PT.2

So I wanted to talk a bit deeper on the box method I mentioned in the last video. I wanted to show how useful it can be to apply and also show you how to make a physical model to better apply the method. I did ramble a bit more this video so please excuse that haha, but I do sincerely hope yall learned something and even try making a model of your own!
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0:00 Intro
1:15 Review/ Overview
6:48 Model making
14:11 Examples
30:31 Outro, THAAANKS!

[@pitrek121g]

This is a good tutorial but you shouldn't really use a trapezoid for the pelvis even for heavy bottom characters - just use a wider cuboid. The problem is you are putting a hip just under the illiac spine which is totally anatomically incorrect - hip is way into the back. That's why your hips look so thin in the drawing you did around 17 minute. Box method is great but take a better look how the box is describing the pelvis anatomically. Cheers!

[@qtpatrol]

OHHH OKAYYY, I see what you mean. Another good way of putting it would be pushing the hip upwards more (if you're looking at it from a frontal view). This isn't something id considered till now haha, the main idea of using the trapezoid was to get a good silhouette of the hips without losing the stomach line. For either method Ig its just a matter of remembering how and where to adjust your placements when drawing. But thanks for the feedback, Ill continue to learn myself ;)!

[@pitrek121g]

@@qtpatrol sure - you can adjust to any shape :D I like rectangle more because quad muscle attach to the pelvis in the straight down from illiac spine so having the line down you now exactly where top of the leg joins. But you can just draw straight vertical lines from top corners - these are very useful. Keep up the good work!

[@qtpatrol]

@@pitrek121g TYTY, ill keep that in mind. Ive exhausted alot of time into learning shoulder and the front upper torso anatomy without considering the tricks I could use for the lower half, Ill use your recommendations for my studies in the future! :)

[@achievementart]

Elaborate please, are you talking about the greater trochanter, or something else

[@pitrek121g]

@@achievementart yes, a pelvis is the widest at the height of greater trochanters when standing (I am talking about the pelvis area of the human being not the bone itself 😅) and these are in around half of the box while looking at the side of the body. In the video it was like these are at the front of the pelvis

[@soggybangel]

fuck it we goin square

[@qtpatrol]

Awwe man I messed up, we gotta go square

[@avokka]

- Mojang Studios, May 2009

[@myPookieBear120]

@@avokka lmao

[@sacthequeen4295]

Damn, this is the motivation I needed to continue learning to draw rotated boxes

[@qtpatrol]

ROTATE THEM BOXES SON!

[@kiyoahiro_the_bad_boy]

​@@qtpatrolboxing👊👁👄👁👊

[@bazarhangai7962]

I was thirsty and i was trapped

[@sohappyilltry]

slut! just like me😂

[@jmthesonicfan669]

same finally I have someone I can relate

[@Ninento]

Then drink some water

[@humorouis2297]

⁠@@Ninentofr

[@Breadloaf230]

Same (I’m a woman)

[@fosqie]

simple and relatable! as someone who continuously struggling with body structure, videos like this are so revealing, there's never enough you know. keep it up

[@qtpatrol]

I FEEL THE SAME! The path of learning is a long and never ending one so you gotta be open to the process B). Thx for the support!

[@luminach]

THIS is good. As someone who has struggled a lot with intuitively grasping construction and translating it into a finished figure, your tutorials are VERY much needed and appreciated. Many artists don't realize how quickly these basic ideas just click for them, so your effort to break it down, and dig deeper is a big deal. Looking forward to even more!

[@hexcode5703]

Agree.

[@qtpatrol]

Thanks a bunch! I realized a while ago that I was struggling to apply these concepts myself so I wanted to find ways to both understand and make them easier to understand aswell. Art can be a struggle even when it looks easy, biggest part is learnijg all the little tricks and tips ;)

[@armandobortoluso7302]

What a great video! I was trying to wrap my head around the box construction for so long and you made it so easy! Thanks!

[@JH-pe3ro]

I've gradually taken the approach of construction being a thing derived automatically from contour and cross-contour studies, rather than a defined "method". It's true that having the planes of the box is helpful as a way to make the form crisp and spot some errors, but the more often you follow the contour, the more you automatically spot the landmarks on each part of the contour, so as long as you're observing a lot of real stuff and studying it from many angles and applying cross-sections, you always end up having the planes and relationships in your head. And then construction is just a matter of whether you want to let the contours drift into impressionism or if you want them tightened up to present depth of perspective and photoreal proportions. I'm following along little with these boxes, though, and it's odd how much I can feel the muscle memory of my study approach kicking in as soon as I start following the contour of the box and saying "oh, it's this configuration, so then make this kind of motion and that's about what the pelvis will look like in that angle." It's like looking at an apple and immediately writing "apple".

[@qtpatrol]

Exactly, good point twhich you made that I forgot to add in about contours. Its important to remember that the body has tons of them and very little flat areas, esp in the front of the torso. There are some areas which are tempting to draw flat with the planes like the collarbones when in actuality, it depends on the style and or realism. I use cross contour every so often, but normally for the limbs OR if my torsu structure feels off (like muscle, breasts, etc). Might be a good thing to make notes on in the future ╥﹏╥. Noice catch :3!

[@Chill-so4qk]

Thank you so much lately I've been trying too understand construction and how to apply methods. I have been using the circle method but it was very hard for me to understand it. And actually apply it to my art. But I've been using this method and I have been able too see it. I also struggle with making my characters too thick or too thin. I love this tutorial and it helped me so much. You've gained a subscriber. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@stricz_edits]

This is the most detailed and most comprehensive explanation I’ve seen yet

[@user-lo5vk1ne4y]

the way the pictures progressed to a good sketch with just a few lines is amazing

[@thedoom1772]

Just found this video but will say just seeing you wearing the boxes actually helped me understand a lot of where I was messing up with this method

[@randomman9748]

Honestly I have always loved art mostly animation and I have always wanted to get better and after watching this it just seems fun this method is just fun to see so thank you for making this it was a pleasure and I hope you can continue helping others like you did for me

[@qtpatrol]

for sure, learning is the biggest part, and you never wanna stop doing it

[@celticmanga]

Excellent overview! You nailed it and actually went into detail about it too.

[@QuestSabers]

This really helped me with consistency in my characters 💙

[@corujabiruta3732]

now I'm in love with your boxy figure. it was so squary and visual!

[@amymcavoy3584]

THIS AS THE VIDEO IT TOOK FOR ME TO SEE IT AND MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!! THANK YOU OH MY GOD

[@user-ud3xg7kq1u]

Hope it continues this is really good! Congratulations on 500+ subs🎉

[@qtpatrol]

Thanks so much!!!

[@L.J.Xlovesarts]

Loving the box 2 piece, it really compliments your Figure

[@qtpatrol]

tyty, its designer in fact

[@perplexical]

I sure do love watching content about 3D modelling

[@JohnKratos529]

Banger tutorial man, thanks for sharing!

[@mr.handsomeman]

this is probably the most helpful vid I've come across thx.

[@GerhanaLangit]

Damn, this is fun tutorial, and i'm hooked with your explanation. This is what i need, thank you!

[@skullwund8676]

i just saw the pt 1 you are good at explaining things

[@qtpatrol]

Thanks I try my best! I just gotta figure out how to make these videos a bit shorter and faster is all haha

[@altair4745]

Really good tutorial, I just started to learn digiArt yesterday and learning how to draw pose. I just try to follow along some tutorials without really understand about the box thing. This tutorial really helpful for me, and now I'm learning how to draw the box to help me to draw pose better. Thanks!

[@qtpatrol]

Hope you learned alot! Learning is a constant cycle so sometimes its hard to find a good resource. Its good to keep studying irregardless tho!

[@altair4745]

@@qtpatrol Yes, today is my 5th day of learning and I'm still trying to get used to pentab while drawing difficult poses and shapes. Sometimes it feels like what I draw is different from the example, but I know that I just need to draw and learn more, Thank you!

[@windyblackrose]

dang, how creative to explain how box method works

[@dr.c7679]

actually very good and simple. thank you!

[@kevineleven131]

Thank you bro. You've helped me alot!

[@cherico94]

Absolute best. Preaching the words of the almighty Glen Vilppu.

[@IceTeea_09]

**parent comes in**

[@lushi9374]

This is suck an awesome method. Thank you so much for the explanation and figure creation !! Cheers!

[@Red-sb8fj]

Thanks for the video. I really want to improve in that area of the body

[@ajuju9246]

Thank u! this is very helpful!

[@drowing6350]

Your video was very informative and useful for me), thank you, I was very surprised how you came up with the idea to make a model for drawing, I'll try to make it myself. Thanks to the recommendations of KZbin, greetings from Russia, good luck in the development of the channel.

[@therealmrsketch]

GENIUS!!

[@Mia-od6bs]

That’s a great idea to wear box to show how to use a box for posing and perspective great video 👍👍👍👍

[@elderweeb1834]

very helpful! thank you!

[@shebo_114]

I’m going to get my boxes ready soon lol thank u 👐🏼👐🏼

[@threatbibulous]

youre a cool guy. thanks for the video dude

[@Zergling99]

Ty sir this is very helpful.

[@wj12]

godly method for a godly vid 💪

[@idonthaveaname5184]

i really needed this rn lmao, tnx man, its a really gud tutorial. ill try to make my model too

[@qtpatrol]

lmk how it goes o7

[@lazysuccessor260]

Banger vid i was judt looking for somrone to guide me through their own process of usijg this method because mentally i could not grasp it lmao

[@Guiderealfrahreal]

The video picture got our guard down

[@RIP_Rxnin]

Clicked for the thumbnail, left with a good art lesson. 🗿🍷

[@OneCxnt]

Agreed🗿

[@lukas4705]

In the summer I teach 2D drawing for game development and I taught the BOX METHOD. Legendary! xD

[@Luisillo05]

Good video bro, thanks for you explication

[@AlexGalaxy14]

Bro walked in with the box and everything just suddenly made so much more sense

[@SentinalSlice]

Love the intro.

[@Chair592]

I love art tutorials man. The thumbnail and the examples are always good to bust a nut rq

[@l33tkim_gamedev85]

Finally, a video of culture

[@JoJoboiWav]

best drawing method fr

[@Abel_15_]

Thank you a lot this should help me with my drawing journey

[@Paopao621]

I've been using the bean method by proko, but this one is good too.

[@_Madara_.]

...it makes so much sense now

[@pikachufan25]

i actually just Recently Discover this too Awesome... Been Using Blender Free Models (the Humanoid Ones, and Been Using a Box and Try to see Where Things Fall, Just to have a Better Understanding of Things... of course they are just Simply Posing a Default Pose... but its Good to see that it can Scale if Done Propertly... i did Learn a Lot - i learn Where the Shoulder Goes on - how Should i think about the Skin - Think about Push and Pull (if its Pulling it Should Show Bone - otherWise Show Fat/Skin... But Respect the Bone Cause that is the Reason its Pushing Forward in the First-place).... Hmmm and Also Understanding More Complex Posing - What Happens When it Hides from you... Try to "Aproximate" as Best you can.... Since Experience Comes in Handy... but Relying on the Basic Shapes Helps A Lot since you are Shooting Blind all the Time, and Brings in Muscle memory into Account (Since you are Seeing the Same Pose Over Over Over again you can Re-use Poses... ETC.ETC.ETC

[@TON3RI]

Oh and good content ,helpeda lot, thanks!

[@TON3RI]

Mans really blew up, here before 2k !!

[@qtpatrol]

Thanks bruh, appreciate u 😤❤

[@user-pf3qi2dm2c]

where has this been my whole life drawing characters has never been easier lol :0

[@samwill4442]

no way you are under 1k subs can't wait to see you hit a million subs!

[@qtpatrol]

Gotta aim for 1k first haha, but thx for the support, I really appreciate it (❁´◡`❁)!

[@ArseniKatsela]

A comment of support to a fellow artist! You are doing great job, keep it going! :)

[@qtpatrol]

TYYYY 🙏

[@casy5]

this guy is underrated give him mores subs

[@inferno6012]

dude amazing so helpful and + examples awesome mate instant sub and sharing.

[@qtpatrol]

tyty, appreciate it

[@Musa_Improves]

Really helpful bring a video in a month if can be in week

[@cliffberry1900]

Brilliant!

[@skullwund8676]

i hope you continue to do tutorial videos they are really helpfull

[@qtpatrol]

Thanks Ill do my best!

[@javieragutierrez8271]

finally!!! someone who thinks like me!!! thnks!!!!

[@Arr2_]

this is how we define goat

[@BakedConjurer5]

just recently i learnt that everything is made out of box shape and i was practicing sketches of simplified poses using only boxes and cylinders and this video just pushes it, on my way to be an artist frr

[@qtpatrol]

LETS SEE THEM BOXES!!!1!!

[@valthor9381]

thank you for the silly intro, it made me smile. also great info!

[@jocatokujo7722]

jeez i could only imagine getting this good a drawing

[@wzvy]

how do you have so little subs, this is such a good tutorial it's unreal

[@qtpatrol]

Just started making videos recently, we still gots a ways to go! Thanks for the support, appreciate you o7

[@WorcestershireBoneMan]

Real good thumbnail bro

[@marinerush20]

I literally watched the first part today, your tutorials have helped me in many ways. Consider me a new sub :)

[@skullwund8676]

same

[@qtpatrol]

Thanks, hope you learn alot and that we can both learn more in the future!

[@ShinAkuma]

Men of culture honing our skills.

[@Dan_Sniper]

me feeling happy to see u before you get more famous in the future: 😇

[@christiansoto6396]

32 minutes of straight facts

[@hinorichan172]

when you yourself is an art lol, thanks for this guide

[@shlokshedge3025]

nice work cp giong

[@aspebb]

This is actually the first time I've seen a guy in a box on KZbin. Neat.

[@qtpatrol]

proffessional boxer*

[@The_DoyDoy_Lord]

yoo bro is cooking

[@shiverse9868]

This method works great, but what Ive learned from my experiences in art college is a method I prefer! Basically you make a simple boxy shape of the overall pose, then add an oval for the ribcage, a triangle up to the neck, and then lil triange undies. From there you can add the butt right underneath those undies (since it hangs lower than the front) and easily finish the pose. Doing this has made my gesture work insanely fast, and I was able to complete 100 gestures in a single day because of it, with 45 sec-1min for each (which definately was not needed due to procrastination :D)

[@qtpatrol]

Actually sounds really cool! You happen to have a link to like an imgur or a video demonstration that shows this method?

[@lilmao4482]

Ditto on asking for a short video explanation/demonstration lol. The triangle is for the neck (shoulders up)? Or does it go further?

[@readifdumb]

would definitely like a demonstration

[@willest8480]

Me too

[@0ndray496]

Thank you

[@Force909]

thumbnail got me

[@patek2385]

GYAAAAAT

[@thedarkwolf5637]

U saved my chunli drawing thank u

[@GAMATheForgottenOne]

You are damn underrated man❤

[@qtpatrol]

Just doin what I can captain o7

[@ceoofmilk2756]

Pretty good

[@jestademon3524]

The way you place your pelvis box is a bit off. Since the pelvis tilts forward in space, the tips of the bone would be slightly below the belly button line. The bumps that protrude on the belly button line is actually the flank portion of the oblique, and the reason why it looks like it's a part of the pelvis is because on some people (mainly female bodies, sometimes male) the flank portion of the oblique melds into the pelvis, creating the smooth bump. Hope this helps a bit.

[@qtpatrol]

Yeah that's a good thing to note! I did adjust the pelvis a bit later during the demonstration but I did not make considerations for tilt or anything of that matter, nor how fat and muscle make you lose sight of the pelvis's functionality. I don't believe box itself is entirely wrong but specifying the landmarks properly would be a good consideration to make to clean up any weird areas. Ill be sure to clear that up in the future for sure, thanks for the feedback!!!

[@frug1082]

You know you're getting a good informational video when the man has and Banana oni pfp

[@qtpatrol]

BANONI SUPPORTER SPOTTED!!1!!!!!

[@orein1880]

I have been screaming "ITS ALL SQUARES AND BOXES HOLY SHT I CAN SEE EVERYTHING" ever since ive learned this

[@qtpatrol]

everything is boxes, you, me, the dog

[@itsmike9032]

Bro , ur a genius

[@qtpatrol]

bros got me blushin rn

[@Tycvtgnj]

Ty for your help

[@madmaster3d]

good video specially intro ( i mean ur body shape things )

[@roomielover420]

i’ve been using these methods for a while now but it never really ‘clicked’ for me. thank you for the tutorial hopefully i’ll finally get it down with this!

[@qtpatrol]

For sure for sure, lmk how it goes and if you have any questions I can help with!

[@expertarcher8542]

Man I subbed at the right time :)

[@expertarcher8542]

Yoooo he hit 500!

[@qtpatrol]

@@expertarcher8542 thanks boss, I appreciate you. Hope you learn alot!

[@fr2251]

Thank. You.

[@mudaud7169]

This is super helpful, can you do the tutorial for sphere method to??

[@qtpatrol]

possibly--- I dont use it too much myself and when I do I apply it differently, but ill do my best o7

[@onan5785]

ayo them shapes

[@kuch4]

This is why it’s worth going to art school.

[@squeisedit]

Yeah lol