Demo #34 - Hanna Solo design using Sketchbook Pro

Gumroad- www.gumroad.com/trentk
Here's a sci fi character design done entirely in Sketchbook Pro drawn by Trent Kaniuga. Click the links above if you want to find out more about either.

[@romsawyer2694]

Can't believe this was made 6 years ago. It's still feel fresh. Amazing art, buddy ❤

[@TrentKaniuga]

Thanks a ton!

[@WahidFayumzadah]

So sick, to have this level of skill is the dream and goal.

[@Topunga81]

that pose in the first min… sooo dynamic!!

[@bournelach]

Love it Trent, really dig you're style! Good work

[@TIKTOK-ng3rq]

You are so excellent sir........ super dooper Articulate Design Vlogger.......... I love your works so much.

[@NickPascoal]

Amazing work, and love the commentary - lots of great ideas and input on concept art.

[@guuriki1]

Using sketchbook is the best idea I had for painting and your video just gave me motivation to keep pushing myself, outstanding artwork.

[@dorianjeffries1750]

This will forever be my favorite demo on KZbin, you should aim for more demos such as this one.

[@rdart4380]

I tried to paint using the tablet but only with bad results.I´ve keep watching these wonderfull videos and imagined myself doing something like that one day.In many moments i wanted to throw my PC out the window but it keept me inspired and i never gave up.Now i´m getting much better results.Thanks to these videos and a lot of patience.

[@runstygge]

I actually really do love this theme, all tech and future stuff. I just cant seem to draw it, but for every step of this drawing, i get more amazed, you are really good sir. I could watch you draw all day.... and thats what im gonna do.

[@michaelsteven1090]

Wow Trent..Amazing..This vid just turned me all around..Watched every moment..Please, more using Sketchbook Pro..Great, great work..

[@ZoeyHuerta]

It's always refreshing and inspiring to see the whole art process while you just talk or get excited about movies in such a classy way. Not many are this charismatic. Thank you, Trent.

[@robinlinh]

every time I watch this type of video, I just want to cry because it is so good that I can't even imagine how can I be at that level. You sir are a beast

[@TrentKaniuga]

Le tuan linh Thanks man! Practice practice! It's really kind of easy. You just have to put in the time. And I have a LONG way to go before I'm as good as i'd like to be.

[@BRK1409]

thank you so much for sharing all of this, dude. love the way you talk about your profession.

[@smilelines211]

I watched this eight years ago. And since, I could not count the number of times I have watched it since. 20... 30? 40? Couldn't say. But a lot. What I can say is this piece inspires me so much. You are so good at what you do. Truly inspiring.

[@JonahGuerra]

Seriously Prometheus is one of my all-time favorite movies. And because of Prometheus I was inspired to watch Alien and Aliens. SO AWESOME! Gland you mentioned it!

[@Youmightbedifferent]

I love your work. And I personally enjoy the length of the video. Keep up the great work

[@enriqueesquer5378]

Love the art work love TM...so much inspiration. I have a hard time creating what I want for my comic idea and watching these vids really helps my creative juices.

[@sniperwolfjs]

Trent your an awesome artist. That drawing is stunning. Keep up the good artwork.

[@christianpeacock8914]

Thanks so much, I have been using Sketchbook Pro for a few months now and I'm starting to get the hang of it. Videos like this not only open my mind to different ways to accomplish my goals but so much inspiration. Thanks again for an awesome video.

[@TrinityPR]

All that in 30 minutes?! Woah you have true talent!

[@cesaraguilar5405]

You have grown so much as a person, content Creator and artist. I'm about to get your Gumroad courses, totally. Been watching you for a while, but this 2014 videos made me realize how much you have invested in us!. Thank you so much Trent, u're the man

[@bluetea1400]

This was awesome! As some one who hopes to one day be a concept artist I really loved seeing your process from begging to end. Now I've got some personal projects to take off the back burner! Thanks again.

[@orgba3k]

you are awesome sir! and I enjoyed listening to you talking about the process and your views on concept artist and davinci and stuff. thank you for this :)

[@rainstorm4904]

You're a total pro! , Loved the details .That big robot reminds me of the big daddy in Bioshock games

[@Jikiface]

I absolutely LOVE this video! I've watched it like 50 times for some inspiration. This actually motivated me into buying Sketchbook Pro. I love it so far. Still have a bunch to learn though. You should definitely do another piece using this software! Love your work man! Keep it up!

[@Cartoons-by-Kirby]

Great lines, characters, colors and just flat out great art!!!!!

[@VizardnVongola]

This was actually a really inspiring video and literally brought me out of an artblock! Great drawing!.

[@Khronos06]

Definitely loved the finish product as well good stuff!

[@j.s.hootentheartist3434]

This is absolutely beautiful! Who's my favorite sci-fi artist...? You are now. This is so amazing! In 40min you definitely just reassured me that I made a great decision purchasing Sketchbook Pro.

[@soupcooler1]

Glad I found this video and your channel. Great piece and love the commentary. I've been thinking about getting sketch book pro, nice to see some of it's capabilities.

[@janechiang9595]

Thank you for the video! I've been looking for people doing videos on sketchbook pro!!! Now I shall go back and try it out again. THANKS YOURE AMAZING

[@iliamarie9711]

Bro-mazillaz assemble! Love your commentary!

[@dreamyhydra9002]

so many elements of Trents ideas are literally overwatch. (THIS IS BEFORE OVERWATCH)

[@VirtualWeasel]

This is just Amazing tp watch you. Incredible Good. Thanks for showing.

[@edwingaray9020]

I'm glad this software leads me to a great artist. Love the piece and it kinda reminds me of Bioshock (Big Daddy/Little Sister)

[@arinas74]

This is SO freaking awesome!! I'm speechless. You are so skillfull is scary! The character design, the detail, the coloring, WOW. I wish I could learn to do this.

[@SilveliaDarkmoon]

Spectacular! And the first long non-TED video on YT that I didn't want to mute after the first 10 minutes.

[@xenosdrako]

Absolutely fab work :D My fave sci fi artist has to be Wayne Barlowe.

[@Scarrillo]

Great image! Been digging your videos, especially your process. I like how you just keep moving forward. It's hard to explain but it seems like you build on the line work without erasing when you change direction. Awesome style

[@jonathanlee9061]

Went to the Sketchbook website and saw this awesome robot and lady drawing. Saw the Trent sig on the art, had to find out who drew it. Love the work man and your tutorials are pretty awesome. Think I may get SB pro because of this drawing.

[@samueltwaites5517]

honestly, this is AMAZING!!! fund this very helpful, ive only just started using digital art software and i learnt a lot doing this. more please, lots more

[@2DFiji]

Yay, you're videos are starting to get popular, I missed the longer videos. I'm one of the few that actually sits through them to the end. The funny commentary always helps keep our attention. Keep it up man!

[@dwarkeshbodana7365]

loved your work dude not to mention your talking is really interesting... i love doing sketch that everyone would think are weird and they eventually become good sketches... love your work bro

[@andimatrus]

Hajime Sorayama man... Excelent work btw and example of the power of the software...

[@noahspence1104]

This is so cool! Love the videos man! As far as sci-fi artists go, Doug Chiang is probably my favorite.

[@leovp98]

Hey man. I'm just 16 and still at highschool right now, but I've been drawing my whole life, since I know myself as a human being. I've always sketched and painted mu drawings by hand, but recently I started using SktechBook Pro in the iPad to colour my art. It's doing pretty good so far. I hope to someday become an amazing Designer just like you, I've watched this entire 40min of you doing your work and I'm just amazed of how talented you really are. I really wish to someday reach your level. Very good job, I'm subscribing and watching other videos :)

[@ricocactero5412]

Leonardo Putini You draw for over 10 year but havent reach that level? Seem like i have to keep trying really hard I have no talent and i didnt use to draw alot either Now I'm a 15 boy, still very busy with the entrance test to hight school We can't up if we want to be a great artist right? ( they all said that)

[@robinthestate6548]

@@ricocactero5412 a lot of drawing comes with time not necessarily drawing time but growing up. I used to draw all the time when I was in highschool then in my senior year for some reason I stop drawing and writing. For 2 and a half years I was just learning about business and real estate and taxes and a lot of stuff that have nothing to do with art and now I came back to it and I'm way better. I did learn a lot of anatomy on that time about muscles and working out and that might have to do with the improvements. But honestly in the business world and specially sales it's about repetition. My tip will be pic a thing you want to do. My thing is super heroes so what did I do? I spent a week drawing faces then a week in muscles then went back to faces with expressions then went back to muscles with poses which is where I'm at now after some rinse and repeat.

[@ricocactero5412]

Lucas Bustillo Oh hey you realize it that was 2 years ago right? wellll I’m a full fit artist now, self taught I’m now confident about my progress and continuing to push up Wasn’t took that long as expected :p

[@leovp98]

@@ricocactero5412 Holy crap it's been 5 years! So cool! I've also evolved so much since than! I'm glad to see we reach some of our goals. Amazing stuff

[@ricocactero5412]

Leo Putini Ye didn’t think I can get this far so soon, now there’s so much more I want to do Wanna be concept artist, illustrator, even animator Now i’m so deep into artist stuff that every time get frustrated resolve in hours of gaming and heavy coke drinking you can see some of my work, it may get weird www.artstation.com/kosmananims74 highschool suck

[@nadiaxantho]

Amazing! You manage Sketchbook as if you created it!

[@mkluisart]

Excellent work. Favourite sci-fi artist since you asked John Berkey.

[@Arbiter902]

I'm a huge sci fi fan my self and i gotta say i really enjoyed the topics you covered in your video xD Neat painting man :P

[@samtovardraw3111]

I can't understand why this video has 40 dislikes, the process is amazing!

[@gangstermania]

my gosh! You are a master ! Nice job

[@TIKTOK-ng3rq]

Very Intellectually inclined training on video tutorial. Doing it so best thank you sir. More Power.

[@Mike_Martian]

These are the kinds of videos I love. The longer ones where I can have a cup of java and see your process from beginning to end while I listen to you talk. Also, I don't know if Brad Bird is an "artist," but he is my greatest inspiration when it comes to art. Plus he trained under one of the Nine Old Men, which is an abundance of ethos that adds to his credibility.

[@eliseeng1709]

Thank you so much for this video! I'll definitely have to give pencil 4 a try; I noticed you used that a lot. Also now Sketchbook Pro is free!!!!

[@thatRyzzle]

This is a very good video. It's really interesting for me as a beginner to see your process, from sketching to putting in the finer details towards the end. Well done, sir!

[@thatRyzzle]

Also, I am really impressed to see a pro artist like you do all your sketch and pencil work on an Intuos instead of a Cintiq, which almost all of the other pro artists on KZbin work with.

[@katana2665]

Thanks man. I know this is an older piece, but it's nice to listen to your process.

[@MrGammaoyabin]

amazing, it's hard to belive that you can do this kinkd of work with a tool like sketchbook, wich when you see it for the first time you can just compare with other softwares. that my friend is pure talent. Congrats.

[@Sempron9003]

The robot is actually outstanding. I like it so much that I am hesitating to steal the idea. Nah, I'm kidding, I don't steal ideas, but I like it so much. Especially this purple fading in the area behind Hanna Solo and of course the intense green in its eyes that makes such good color contrast. I'm blown this time... for real. It appears that staying in your comfort zone makes out incredible results. :)

[@geoffosborne2798]

270,000 Views!!!! Trent you need to be using Sketchbook Pro more often! I can't believe the traffic and interest for this video over the others, and I love them all to begin with lol. Keep it up!

[@vonstrous4869]

that could totally be a awesome Nautilus skin for the League xD awesome work!

[@brianj489]

really frickin cool!

[@poikujmyhntgbrfvedcw]

not a student or professional... all my pieces are personal. i’ve had this program for a few years i’m sure, but i haven’t touched it in a long time. watching this was inspiring and listening to your experiences was very helpful. thank you for the motivation...

[@SinShaark]

OK, this is the son of Nautilus and Blitzcrank. And this drawing is really impressive ! GG WP

[@missmellycat5508]

Such beautiful work! Actually kinda reminds me of a Big Daddy from Bioshock :)

[@ondrafrajer87]

Amazing! I love the colours! :D

[@KaoticKitty]

I'm super glad to see some amazing artists get in to playing around with Sketchbook. I'm a novice and like watching the work flow process from more skilled seasoned professionals such as yourself, and to be honest, it's almost impossible to find videos of anyone using it. Which, is really irksome. I have a huge problem in my own work, with planning out my piece because my best work always just comes to me on the fly as I go, but that's also pretty hindering because I never finish anything because I don't know where I'm going with it or what my end result is or should be... So I'll work work work in this crazy zone until I stop to do real life things or I get bored and I'll never wind up feeling like I want to work on it because I'm lost so I'll start some new idea. So I guess that's what I'd like to ask, tips of finding direction. Oh also you should try the synthetic blending brushes, just like oil paints, quite amazing because the colors blend together as you go. Thanks for the inside look, love love love the work! As soon as I started watching and saw the SciFi vibe with the chick, I was sold.

[@igoruberwald]

Interesting thoughts, thanks for sharing the process.

[@keithbenoist5504]

Thanks Trent. I'm neither a concept artist, nor a Sci-Fi advocate, though your video makes conceptualizing Photoshop technique more logical. KB

[@EmeralDQueenTV]

I'm very impress with your work, I agree with Wahid is my dream and a goal. So practice makes perfect!!!

[@denchiC]

Thank you so much for this video.Your drawing is beautiful.

[@creature1333]

your demos are inspiring! I draw wildly these days... just so you know. thank you!

[@CGILeBagnard]

Awesome work !! Thx to share it !

[@xinru2252]

This is one of my favourite drawings and I got a Wacom the other day and I already use Sketchbook on my phone but I wanted to get it for my laptop to use with my Wacom and when I scrolled down on the home page of the sketchbook site, I saw this drawing. It looks very good.

[@KatieePandaa]

Ive just fallen in love with your art style and the development of this piece is amazing! Also the commentary nearer the end is really helping me understand a few things my tutor has talked to me about on my course

[@TrentKaniuga]

KatieePandaa Im glad that it's helpful to you!

[@catha86]

This is so fantastic! I love the style. One day I will get a wacom on surface pro to sketch.

[@elliegibson8073]

This really gave me pointers on how to use Sketchbook to advance my art. The painting is beautiful, by the by, even though I don't usually like scifi pictures. I really want to some day be able to draw and paint like you, but that'd be stealing your style. Oh well, I'll still look up to you, if you don't mind. Beautiful drawing, and best of luck on future projects.

[@MikeMayArt]

We should be best friends. I decided that when I watched this. Let's start off by you bringing the munchies and coming over to my house. We can draw all weekend and watch Sci Fi stuff at night. Way to rock the inspiration, fella. This was a pure delight.

[@louis-8225]

😳 oo man my dream is drawing like you. Respect!!

[@ACPresents001]

i love you !! RAD is an understatement.

[@ikkante13]

impressive artwork, as usual, Trent. the part of you that makes me more jealous is your confidence in "irregular" brushes. I tend to sketch all my drawings with a soft round brush and then lineart and colour with very rough, very precise pencils. The outcome is ok, but it lacks the good-old-school painting feeling your artworks have. About sci-fi artists, my all time favourite is HR giger, and all his alien stuff.

[@5wingerone]

This was an amazing video! Thanks a lot!

[@jonathansmith8344]

This video gives me ASMR, I can't stop watching ._.

[@jaidawg75]

This is an awesome piece. I know as artists we criticize ourselves the hardest but your criticism on your coloring is completely unfounded. The colors are amazing.

[@sayresyDevino]

Great piece, admire your style..

[@boogiestreet594]

0:36 seconds, it's just gross how easily he puts her body together so naturally and without any guidelines,.. he's SO lucky to have a talents like that! I coun't paint my garden fence.

[@Dzaeli]

not luck, he's been drawing professionally since he was 17, just keep practicing!

[@boogiestreet594]

@@Dzaeli I've been drawing since i was 8, every day, and i just don't have the talent. LITERALLY i've drawn thousands of full pictures, and the reason i make money from them is the amount of detail i put in a picture is extraordinary, like i'll draw and entire picture of whats out my window down to the tiniest detail, but it doesn't look anything like accurate. i just can't do people like that

[@haydenthehuman]

It was so cool that the website in the description contains the very image you drew in this video

[@Kitsyfluff]

Autodesk Sketchbook Pro is probably the nicest program you could ever use on a Cintiq, regular tablet users might not like it, and mouse users shouldn't even bother. this program is meant for Cintiqs those 2 'pucks' are used for adjusting everything about your brush, without ever needing to use the toolbars outside of changing tools. the lagoon in the corner does everything you could ever need by clicking and dragging in different direction to use functions. one changes brush size and opacity, while the other is a color picker and adjuster than while dragging it you can adjust the luminosity and saturation which is great for unifying your artwork's pallet and making subtle adjustments to your colors if you didn't pick it right the first time. TL;DR SKetchbook is awesome

[@TrentKaniuga]

Kitsyfluff Totally:)

[@holohulolo]

I am a touch pad user.

[@GryphonDes]

From the East, Hajime Sorayama, here in the States, you might have been thinking about Olivia or Nagel -- both were insanely popular and featured the airbrushed 'cyber-babe' you mentioned -- either way, its awesome to see it done up in proper Kaniuga style! Excellent stuff as always -- and FWIW --> great to see when you were first bitten by the SBP bug :)

[@Droid3455]

I want my drawings to be like this

[@MetalXMind]

Great work as always, for favorite sci-fi artist i think i'll have to go with Sergi Brosa (Brosa on deviantart) because he has this really interesting sci-fi/fantasy/steampunk style.

[@ponydoodleday6786]

I just had found out about this progrem from my roommate, I had been using Sai on my tablet and the pressure sensitivity was OK, but unless I was zoomed in really close when working on line art, the lines went shaky. I love Sketchbook so much better! It's like actually drawing and my background is in traditional art. I had been so held up on creating a web comic because drawing the line art in pen and ink, then uploading it to color it digitally was time consuming. I can move up my goal of having my web comic up in a month or so instead of the end of the year :3 Also awesome video!

[@gabekarl82]

thank you for doing this ... i wanted to see more artists use sketchbook pro so i can get rid of any doubts in my mind because I am not sure if I should get it

[@MiguelAngelPaintings]

Great work brotha, thanks for the awesome video and tips. Thank for sharing your ideas. Subbed ya

[@gerardanthonyberueda552]

Since you said you like Alien and you like Aliens too, you just got yourself another subscriber. The painting is interesting.

[@CliveStephensonCoUkDesigner]

the 80s airbrush artist that popularised cyborg pinups was Philip Castle I think.

[@qrl9266]

If i'm colouring my character in photoshop, how do i colour over the grey tones? Like preserving the tonality and shadows while changing colour?

[@impatient_geist]

This is amazing.

[@simondam3226]

this was a really nice video, it helped me alot!

[@itchmug]

That! Is! AWESOME! :)