Zimou Tan | Art | 60 minutes live drawing demo.

[@ZimouTan]

@ReallyRedPanda Thank you very much for your kind words, I am glad the demo have severed its purpose. The drawing was done with willow charcoal, and a little bit of 6B charcoal pencil.

[@ZimouTan]

I started at age of 8, and practicing since. Talent can only get you so far, the rest is all about continue moving forward.

[@der23]

wow o.o so amazing

[@nelsonhurtado939]

Clean and forceful ! Thank you for share your work.

[@zviadiizoria]

Just Wow! 👌👏

[@jacqueslouradour]

Thank you for Posting these videos. I defintly consider you as true Master. I dare use this word "Master" because, for me, you're exploring an area that very few of us have ever tried :" the Risk". Far beyond the highest level of anatomy, you 're showing to everyone that there is another way to draw. From the very begining of your drawing , you put such an amount of Darkness. Who would dare do that drawing a naked model ? for sure...not a lot of drawers... And starting from this Darkness, somehting incredible is emerging out of your paper. I guess such a level recquires a very high level of understanding. In some ways, you're a Magician.

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you Jacques, your words have humbled me. The way I draw is based on "Let's have fun with it", with the experiences with anatomy and value control, you can explore any way you wish. :)

[@ZimouTan]

I am glad they inspires you.

[@xiuhcoatl23]

ART is god's desire to express thru us, its endless and private, every person has a different perspective of the same subject just like LIFE.

[@Djoanng]

That was absolutely beautiful! and so was the music.

[@ZimouTan]

When you are trying a new medium, you need time to adjust to get confortable, the more you try the easier it gets, one hint is the sensitivity of your touch.

[@bangalore117]

Love it !

[@PrestonSmithsMusic]

Subtlety and detail in one beautiful piece. Count me amazed. :)

[@rodolfonunhez]

Breathtaking! Gorgeous! Impacting! Thank you for sharing!

[@LutherTaylor]

Thank you :) looking at this approach has reinspired my practice with charcoal!

[@cometome255]

Goodness just.. marvelous! I hope maybe I'll be able to draw as gracefully and beautifully as you do.

[@GLHARRISON1]

Wow, such fine detail with charcoal, absolutely beautiful.

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you.

[@auguste57]

Class act Z ! and the music adds to the demo real nicely

[@sibabratamallick1779]

no words to say ...brilliant! wow!!

[@ZimouTan]

@antidescent It was done in willow charcoal.

[@enarte100]

the music goes well with such a beautiful demonstration.

[@nishamittal537]

Beautiful

[@barbaramendez5883]

Amazing the confident you have using charcoal. I love your work. Charcoal is so messy and weird you make me feel like trying.Great job. thanks

[@damiapou]

nice to see fine art at youtube. Very talented work. Congrats!

[@MIISTERPhilippines]

i'm an art student and i find your videos.... inspiring :) such a fine piece of art

[@ALEXANDER0394]

q dotes , q sutilesa muy buen trabajado buen contraste y difuminacion a favor de destacar los rsgos mas hermosos de la mujer

[@freemanjohn9731]

Thanks for sharing.

[@FranzoiDrawings]

You are a great artist! Congratulation for your work, ... again! Regards! Franzoi.

[@zedhakim]

Fascinating. Thank you for sharing.

[@enginozen17]

i like this.

[@ZimouTan]

@papisNY Thank you for the request, I will give you more info by the end of the weekend. Have a wonderful evening!

[@ZimouTan]

@JonahMulaw10 Art is never end, art is life, and life itself is art, as long as you live, there are endless knowledge and possibilities ahead of us. When you know you know a lot, that's the time you will find out you don't know enough.

[@LinekeLijn]

So nice and suptile.. love it... regards, Lineke ..

[@fatimasakharkar9863]

It is really creative and beautiful keep making such videos loved it the shading you did was amazing lots of appreciation.

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you.

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you for your support.

[@DrawingArtistsBlog]

Great Drawing!

[@sooyeonkim432]

this is beautiful

[@gizimama]

Thank you, really enjoyed looking at the portrait of the evolution

[@celiaduran1193]

c' est magnifique j' aime beaucoup merci!

[@StonedCatmp3]

So good! Thanks for the inspiration

[@mediahater247]

This is really interesting, I'm inspired to try a new approach to my drawings, thank you for uploading this :)

[@alltimememories3625]

Beautiful and Amazing Job !

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you.

[@sonnenn]

This is beautiful (: Loved how you didn't go too much into detail (i.e. the hair).

[@AbadonBelial]

great stuff!

[@ejaime55]

Beautiful technique sifu Tan;)

[@ZimouTan]

I am happy to hear you were inspired by this video, there are more to come in the near future.

[@pridemtisi8551]

thanks a lot,your drawing technique has really inspired me

[@ZimouTan]

It is wonderful to know that.

[@ZimouTan]

I was using medium surface paper, willow charcoal and charcoal pencils.

[@ReallyRedPanda]

Watching you work is a learning tool on it's own for me. Your portraits make me want to better capture people in detail when I myself draw and paint. Thanks for posting these, they're a treat for the eyes and encouragement for the ambition! By the way, what materials did you use for this portrait? Thanks again! :)

[@deeknits]

beautiful work, as usual :-)

[@bankachi]

That is shockingly stunning ^^* I want to get that good but with animals :)

[@vofff]

holy sheeet

[@ZimouTan]

You will, keep on practicing.

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you for stopping by and appreciate with your appreciations.

[@baraajaafar2768]

👌🏼👌🏼😍👌🏼

[@2Chonky2Furious]

it says its' a 60 minute drawing demo but its' less than five minutes in length. These speed drawings are great to wow the masses, but as an art student trying to glean as much as I can from these skillful works, I can only get some much with a video that is literally 60x faster than true life.

[@minh-dungtruong4970]

Trevor Jones I find, on the contrary, that we are shown the essential through a speeded up video. A much lower risk of loosing the viewer in the maze of details.

[@2Chonky2Furious]

Minh-Dung Truong Depends on what you're here for. If you're here to see a pretty picture, yes, 5 minutes is great. The clarity is quick and gives that wow factor. If you're a student, no, the maze is what I want. The more information that I can use to further myself, the better.

[@minh-dungtruong4970]

Trevor Jones, I understand what you say, and respect everyone's way of learning. All the best !

[@stefaniataT]

likeeee

[@ZimouTan]

Drawing is like driving, first time you need to look at the map and figure out where to go, second time you will have an idea how to get to the point, the third time you won't even hesitate and know where to go.

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you.

[@jesservalzacchi]

Perfeito!!

[@FredMannnn]

you are incredible

[@lassebrun84]

You make it look so easy..

[@ZimouTan]

Because all the hard work in the past.

[@mike0rr]

Great work. Super inspirational :D

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you.

[@Zain.Basi1]

Omg he’s sculpting

[@alexandervougiouklakis4804]

very good work, thank you for sharing. what kind of paper do you mainly use for the charcoal drawings and what for the pencil drawings?

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you for your visit, and glad you enjoy the demo.

[@darrenmirasol5990]

so amazing.....

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you.

[@ZimouTan]

You are welcome.

[@ZimouTan]

It was a medium weight paper with willow charcoal.

[@ZimouTan]

With endless practices.

[@violetplaid3]

this song reminds me of the movie; karate kid. :) love this song

[@ZimouTan]

You'll need to learn to capture the right proportions before you can play around with the features, and still capture the likeness.

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you for your support!

[@HimanArtists]

Nice

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you.

[@jeffreyholmes1307]

Inspiring! Your former college and friend recommended your video, I am a student at AAU now. I hope to reach your level someday :) thanks for sharing

[@ZimouTan]

+jeffrey holmes Hello Jeffery, I am happy to know you like the video, good luck with your study, please say "Hi" to my former college friend. :)

[@jeffreyholmes1307]

I certainly will, thanks for the reply.

[@ZimouTan]

I am still wondering, who is this former friend.

[@jeffreyholmes1307]

Cristen Miller :) She is really nice and very talented as well.

[@ZimouTan]

Yes, indeed she is, she's also a most wonderful and thoughtful person.

[@noapology88]

A demonstration such as this is a bolt of lightning. Rather than try to take it apart, let it strike your heart (gut). Just let it go in.

[@ZimouTan]

I am happy to hear you enjoy this demo.

[@idigmath]

Very beautiful. Not too much rendering. The way art should be. Thank you

[@achrafufc1195]

Pro ;)

[@ZimouTan]

Most of it because of your pressure, then the charcoal.

[@ZimouTan]

@Indevor I work on any type of paper I have, they all have different ways you can work on top.

[@muricamarine9473]

i cant breathe in anymore

[@LutherTaylor]

Master Tan are you using a thin or medium willow chalk, can't figure how you are able to create such thin lines with charcoal! I've used both and they give me quite heavy lines. probably the pressure I am applying

[@ZimouTan]

The paper is Strathmore drawing paper, you can buy from art store.

[@tsune.orozco]

Big fan of your work and style may seem like a question out of topic but i believe music of this type is good for drawing.. helps with timing and work cycles. may i ask who is playing and the author?

[@ZimouTan]

Willow charcoal and medium drawing paper.

[@bkg48]

where other artist finish you start from there and make the portrait alive ! really nice and inspiring ! have you any book on the subject 1

[@ZimouTan]

A new painting book is getting ready to publish.

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you Lineke.

[@ZimouTan]

@klevdav I teach private workshops as well, if you are interested, you can contact me at [e-mail] Or, if you are out of town, I can come to you if there are enough people to start a workshop, with a studio space.

[@iancjw]

Hi z, what are the materials you use to create a piece like this? Extra soft vine charcoal? or is it willow? Thanks!

[@BRAD-ROTT]

Really impresive! Please someone tell me what is the title of the music?

[@ZimouTan]

Merci!

[@TheOnlyXuLander]

could you give a detailed insight on you equipment such as the type of paper and charcoal? and what type of charcoal do you suggest for on the road sketching? (I tend to use a light willow)

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you for your support, I will be hosting online workshops very soon, come back to check out my announcement within this week, it will give you all the info you need for the first workshop.

[@danielapv2]

This is amazing. Can you please tell me what kind of paper do you use?

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you. :)

[@artistasunidosoficial1828]

exelent

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you.

[@dioufoHoz]

admirable work, you are a great source of inspiration for me, and I was wondering if you coul recomend me a good book on portraits, thanks in advance.

[@MaulMephisto]

The piece is Chopin's nocturne in c sharp minor btw

[@royalzak2670]

I would extremely appreciate it, if you can just tell the kind of paper you use. Also is that charcoal? (sorry if that was a stupid question).

[@ZimouTan]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@Neosam01]

i m a great fan of yours ....i just love the style....i wish i could have learnt it from you....i m really weak with measurements of a face.....if you are reading this can you help me with any link or book from where i can learn the basics of measurements......

[@ZimouTan]

+samriddha choudhuri You can go to www.vimeo.com , type in my name, Zimou Tan, you'll find the lecture for measurements and rendering techniques on portrait drawing.