Using the Head Abstraction to Draw a Face | Wake and Draw #37

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Good Morning Guys! Today I tested out and review the Wolff's Carbon Pencil instead of the usual Conte a Paris. I gotta say I like the Wolff! It's smoother and doesn't scratch the paper nearly as much as the Conte a Paris does. Its like drawing with silky dark chocolate.
The photo is of the great Yoni Baker. I shot it in my tiny studio a couple of years ago. I first met him at Watts Atelier where he was modeling. He is an amazing art model and a great human. Go check out his links below!!
Model:
Yoni Baker
Yoni's KZbin Channel:
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Reference Photo: imgur.com/1K7qHiK
Art Supplies Used:
Wollf's Carbon Pencil:
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Kneaded Eraser:
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[@tomslaterdesignillustratio4391]

By far, you’re my favorite YT channel Bradwynn. Watts should be cutting you a check for spreading this wealth of knowledge. Must say that your Wake and Draw series is favored over the live stream. You have a total ASMR voice best heard w/o the robot voice chiming in. But whatever format you run with, THANK YOU for your generosity, humor and talent!

[@artlives8188]

You have become my favorite artist to follow along and draw portraits! Absolutely stunning work!

[@maronius]

Excellent as always. Thank you for showing and narrating the entire process! Really like your drawing style.

[@bradwynn]

Thank you so much for checking out the video!

[@lindahutchings8353]

I learned a lot watching you draw. For one thing, I tend to make my art too balanced rather than allow each ear to be different than the other ear, or each eye to differ from the other eye. Thanks. Great skill.

[@gilbert4351]

Im a fairly new subscriber and I absolutely love your style in art. Very meditative and inspiring. Thank you for providing detailed footage. 😎👏👍👍👍👍👍

[@DionDraws]

Great video Bradwynn! Very interesting drawing technique, it's like the complete opposite of how I draw. And I especially like the way you do live commentary, very informative and relaxing. Wish I could do that. Keep up the good work!

[@bradwynn]

Thanks Dion! I just open my brain up to my mouth and run with it. I say some weird things sometimes 😂

[@LetitiaCollins]

Hey there!!! I’m always excited when I see you post a new tutorial. More please!!!!! :)

[@bradwynn]

LetitiaCollins You got it! 😀 Thanks Letitia for watching!!

[@bradrobinson4249]

your an excellent instructor, love how you talk it through and enjoy your stories.

[@Moopse101]

Thank you for continuing to make videos like this! It's genuinely so helpful to be able to see your process and to learn from it! Hope you have a wonderful day :)

[@bradwynn]

Thanks for the kind words and checking out the video!

[@user-iy1vk4pu2z]

I love the way you do the underpinning (skeleton) it makes so much sense. Great work x

[@tatianamatveeva5846]

Thank you!!!! Always thrilled to see you post. :)

[@bradwynn]

Thanks for watching!!

[@VitorSantos-bs2ou]

I love you man! Thank you very much for all this learning content and everything you make available. You help me a lot to evolve and study in quarantine!

[@mjrewerts]

I was once asked by an art professor to change my painting to look LESS like the model. He said the nude model said she took the job because she didn’t think she would be recognized 😅. Anatomical Drawing was my favorite subject when I was working on my BFA. We studied the skeletal structure and muscular structure and our final exam was drawing from a live model and then doing overlays-one of the model’s skeleton and then of the muscles. I’m glad to see younger artists who still love the challenge of drawing. I’ve been doing a lot of pastel paintings and watercolor and acrylic paintings. Knowing how to draw well makes painting easier. I watched your whole video hoping that you would correct the length of the neck since you did such an excellent job on the rest of the drawing. I think it would help you to look at the distance from the bottom of the ears to the top of the shoulder. Also, you can use the bottom of the ears to draw an “X” across the neck to get the angle of the shoulders. We didn’t learn the Reilly drawing method-just the Lumis method and looking for shapes and angles.

[@patriciaarnold8489]

Why oh why weren't you around when I was young. I have done some fairly good pieces but now I am starting all over again. Love your work and your modest down to earth manner. Thank You so much!

[@pgrmoja]

awesome another great one, i love what you did with showing the riley method approach on your previous video, and this one is brilliant as well

[@bradwynn]

Thanks Mike! I’m trying to show the process better and I feel it’s also helping me at the same time.

[@lonemapper]

Yes! Glad you are back!

[@markaguzmanartist630]

this is very goood ! its like the Loomise method very step by step in detail im going to share this in my face book group , this is briliant !

[@markaguzmanartist630]

Hey Brad I hope your doing ok I haven't seen any more vedios from you, you explain it well I learned from you a lot love your vedios

[@glynstimpson]

Hello Brad thanks for the tutorial s I painted landscapes for over 50 years when I retired I wanted to learn portraiture .l am learning a great deal from watching you you are the best on you tube l use Generals peel and sketch and Faber castell thank you regards Glyn

[@bradwynn]

Thank you Glyn! I think I’ll try the Fabre in a video as well as other pencils. Maybe for next few videos I’ll just test out some brands. Happy to hear you working in portraits now. Landscape is very challenging. I’ve done some plein air over the years and it always kicks my butt lol

[@zbig1950]

Thank you very much. Another insightful real time demo with lots of useful side remarks.

[@BobGreeneCreates]

AWESOME drawing, man! Those Wolff's Carbons are really working out well for you. You know, I was just reading Norman Rockwell’s book Rockwell on Rockwell and it was cool to read that he regularly used those pencils in his process of picture making. I’m sorry to hear about the bcc, but it sounds like it’s not too serious, and that you’re in good care. I’ve been really busy with work and school and it sounds like you are too but we should work out a time to draw together soon!

[@bradwynn]

Hey Bob! Great to see you here! Hope all is well. We should try to work out a drawing session online for sure sometime. I miss those Sunday days

[@iqbalpreetpadam7521]

Thanks sir for sharing knowledge I will be try

[@bradwynn]

Thanks for checking out the video!

[@reneporto-ai]

I loved the tutorial, very kind of you share it. Thanks and keep healthy.

[@skydavidhealth]

Great instruction, the best figurative and head lay-in's on youtube. The old version of the Conte' with the golden bands are excellent (B), however they must have sold the company as the new ones with the silver bands are inconsistent with hard specs. I went to Wolff's as I heard other figure drawing instructors have. They are very smooth, however use a much softer labeled value to get the same results as the older Conte'.

[@bradwynn]

Thank you! Yah I ran out of the gold bands a long time ago and had unfortunately bought dozens of the newer ones that tear into the paper. I’m going to buy several different brands and test them out. I really do like the Wolff’s carbon pencils though. Have you tried Primo pencils? I’m looking to test that one next

[@skydavidhealth]

@@bradwynn I have used Primo, it was a bit to soft and smeary compared to Wolff's that is very contained (meaning the movements of my hands over the smooth newsprint tends to keep the integrity of the lines and shadow mapping with the Wolff's. Primo is more black, very black. Getting used to different properties of the charcoal.(At Watt's they converted to Wolff's for this reason, used to use the golden banded Conte's and were so disappointed after there were no Conte' available for a while and when it came back it was more cheaply made with the silver band with the same issue of hard specs. .

[@bennyvermeulen7255]

skydavidhealth I have some with a golden band and they are good, bought them in a small art store that still had them. If i buy conté stuff, I see that the name is BIC now and Conté is written in small letters on the package. specially on the school pencils, ink nib pens and colour pencils. I think that the company is taken over. That is for some years now.

[@mascara62]

I just discovered this channel, and it is the first video that I see complete in its process in real time. Excellent work. I am already subscribing and supporting you in your work.From Barquisimeto, Venezuela

[@HimanArtists]

Very nice your sketch Methods

[@martimajor4766]

So grateful. Thx.

[@HerradaJulio]

Thanks Yoni, really enjoy it.

[@tanyiabailey4792]

I really love the way you explain what you are doing and thinking also you show us the reference photo you are using I also like that it is in real time thanks for the tutorials your work is fantastic much appreciated 💋

[@brandonkim624]

You make this look easy. Great vid!

[@jonesjannah]

So talented ❤️

[@bradwynn]

Thank you! And thanks for checking out the videos Jannah!

[@davidm.448]

Really nice . Good inspiration for me

[@davido1953]

When the mono zero comes out, that's when the fun begins...

[@dairic]

I prefer Wolff pencil on paper with a bit of texture. The waxy issue drives me crazy on smooth newsprint. I still prefer Conte for the wider range of value I can get out of it.

[@bradwynn]

You’re right. The waxy feel on smooth newsprint almost gives me goosebumps when it hits lol

[@davidmorocho5273]

Very good.

[@bradwynn]

Thank you!!

[@pankajkumartowar3070]

You are really genius

[@troubleis1983]

very nice work!

[@marypratt6780]

Hi, just saw your video, really great!learned a lot! Also, I am praying for you!

[@UmbuAwang]

Like this Tutorial

[@Solder1010]

hey brad let me suggest u another pencil.. staedtler mars lumograph black(black shafted ones not the bleus) 6b or 8b. im really satisfied with it as opposed to conte. i havent used wolffs carbon but i guess they are really close to staedtlers since they are both carbon pencils. cheers love the vids btw

[@bradwynn]

Hey Selim I’ll try to pick some up and try them out!

[@SalvadorAnguianoDG]

Thank you for this man!

[@michelfagnoul903]

Nice, very nice, ... more please

[@myphilippineamericanjourne4731]

Great video tx

[@AlanoudYousefAlthebyani]

Very helpful.. thank you 🙏🏼 ♥️♥️

[@jasonlenderman5585]

Bro, I’ve been watching you off and on for a few weeks now. Not like watching you watching you! No! That is not what I meant. Anyways, I didn’t know you were in san Marcos. Or even Texas for that matter. I’m in wimberley! Cool!! I’ll be watching you more now, but not from your bushes okay!! Hope you took me the right way! Take it easy bud! Oh yeah, u r a hell of an artist man. Thank you for what I’ve learned thus far

[@rainsky6227]

Love it

[@janjojose]

Thank you so much

[@reyasarts7088]

, like real, thanks for the knowledge

[@terryeby947]

You, do awesome work .I have one constructive the eyes do not look up and I believe it is because the lower eye lids are to close to me the pupils (no white between the lower lids and the pupils) 9

[@airboy591]

great i see u bro

[@bradwynn]

Thank you! I’m happy being back on KZbin

[@jazzlehazzle]

Nice! Beautiful restrained mid-tone result. -- If wanting the "black blacks" you said, why not just go back in w a difft, darker pencil to finish off the deepest blacks? :)

[@morrisonway]

I love all of your videos, first off. But I really love your off handed comment about how often you erase in your videos, because I feel I spend half my time cleaning up my drawings and think ‘ does he even have to erase!?!’-’ every single time.

[@jasonlenderman5585]

Where do u get all of those bad ass pencils from? Do u ever go to Jerry’s?

[@Unknown-bt4vu]

Please can you draw Bill Skardgard or Avan Jogia?

[@myartprocess6003]

This is SO beautiful! I'm inspired! Thank you so much! Sub'd!!!! :)

[@paperboy4138]

Hey what's up, new subscriber excellent work but i was wondering and maybe you have said it thousands times before, but whats the technique on raising the hand ?? Just curious.

[@abhedpatil7822]

The pencil is kind or rough when u make outlines of the sketch bcoz of the pencils that u atelier artists use they make the sketch and tones look thick....not like normal thin pencil which we use on sketchbooks.....other than that ur doing grt thanks and regards

[@wardcaller]

My favourite part of this video was when he said, "fuck it" lol.

[@shavingrabbid]

Would I be able to learn to draw this way (skill i think) but only in ink mediums? I'm not a fan of graphite, or drawing on tilted surfaces.

[@juremildazinha]

When you keep on trying you're going to sketch better

[@ogaustin1372]

San Marcos? ATX here ! I'm sure there are ton.

[@maramahmed7209]

How you sharpening your pencil like that ?☺️

[@bibekbasnet7374]

How much you charge for one sketch?

[@adamh85]

I never understood drawing with an overhand grip like that. how do I get myself to do it? I tried and it's basically impossible for me

[@michael5045]

You want to try to keep your wrist and forearm steady, and move/rotate mainly with your shoulder, and a bit with your elbow. Learning to draw from the shoulder is a great technique many artists use, I'm sure there's gotta be tons of videos on how to practice it.

[@aneeshas9029]

Bro please draw the photo of Steve jobs

[@viruscorp149]

En la fotografia la cabeza esta un poco inclinada y tu lo hiciste recto x eso la proporcion te qedo medio raro ,pero en general buen manejo de luz y sombras

[@mjgimz]

I am very sorry that there are no subtitles in the video. It's impossible for me to follow you, just watch how you draw. My level of English does not allow me to pay attention to what you do and what you say, and the comments you make are valuable to me. I ask you to keep it in mind, please.

[@termite7790]

2nd time watching this.

[@luhhchri2987]

CAUCASIAN KOBE BRYANT

[@user-te9sv7ho3s]

Daddy likes! ha ha that got me

[@bed562]

this dude is good. notice how with the pencil the lead aint breaking, or snapping. hes mean at this shit, and hes young. a bad boy at some art work. bet hes fast. yes, i can see it again a little. it is quite abstract, maybe obtuse? these artists where important in the early 80's and 90's. before there head abstraction most art was colored in. but they were eventually chased down and attacked in the 90's in various cities by art thieves and critics. it revolves around a central idea, of artwork that recreates just the face. i thought they were geniuses, but maybe just art to some. crazy how the term lead to the amount of graffiti though in major motion pictures. then eventually were accused of being racists. why niggas tattoed themselves up until 2pac got shot, the ultimate head abstraction you see. and i rap some, but im a tagger. I always live in hell...dont change...demons again at the door. bye

[@yahushaking4367]

conte seems like rough. I never tried Wolff I will have to order it.I really dislike Conte

[@bradwynn]

I agree! Conte would be great if it just didn’t have those hard spots or tiny stones

[@stasnebuhay6490]

Очень долго.

[@klar23]

Love your videos, but can't always make out what you are saying. Volume is very low and mumblely most of the video.

[@bradwynn]

Thanks for checking it out! I’ll work on the audio and not mumbling. Thanks for letting me know!

[@klar23]

@@bradwynn I think it was only this video. :) I watched like 4 more of your longer ones after this and they were better. :D Really, really stellar work.

[@bradwynn]

William Klar oh good! I had trouble with the microphone on a couple videos. So frustrating at the time lol Thanks for watching the videos William!

[@amexjam55]

Hello, Bradwynn. 1st time I've come across your channel. I got to say this was an instructive video for me. I like how you explained each step of the portrait drawing process. I have subscribed and will be watching more of your videos.