Hi guys and welcome to EverydayIdraw.
Today I wanted to film a sketchbook tour
for you, a january one. But before we
will actually get to the flip through,
let's.. just.. talk a little bit. If you have
been on this channel for long enough, you
probably know, that there were times, when
I used to film sketchbook tours
pretty often, like every month. And it was
part of my.. It was part of my artistic
journey as somebody, who's self-taught to,
you know, get into this position where
I know, that I am obliged. And I need to
show you what I actually did. And so this
what was motivating me in the beginning.
And I was thinking like: "okay, if somebody
will watch this videos and wait for them
the next month, I probably should get
better and draw more to showcase people,
like what I did, and that it is
completely possible to become a
self-taught illustrator and artist. And
gradually this thought helped me to get
into this habit of actually drawing
pretty much all of my time. And then
sketchbook becomes something more like
work-related. And I would do sketches for
my upcoming illustrations. I would do
whole Inktober challenge in my
sketchbook. But, there came time, last year,
and I talked a lot about that, when
I realized, that I don't really want to
draw in traditional materials anymore,
and I started to gravitate more towards
drawing in Photoshop. And this is when my
sketchbook tours becomes scarse. Last year
I only did basically two, showing you what
I drew in past six months. And this has
been a journey. And, you know, drawing is
always a journey. It's not like.. It
doesn't really go as you plan. After
I did my last sketch book tour, and I did
the flip through the pages, I got so
nostalgic. And it actually motivated me
to get back into the
monthly routine. And this is why
I seriously think, that you guys should not
throw away your old works. At least like,
if you don't like keep them stored
somewhere in the house, try to maybe take
photos of them and have them in your
Instagram account or your social media.
And don't delete them. Even though I know
we all feel extremely cringy, when we
take a look at our older drawings. But
this is when you actually see how much
you went forward. Because growing the
drawing skill is a very slow process.
It's like growing muscles, it doesn't
happen like overnight and it doesn't
definitely doesn't happen from one
time going to gym. So it really, at least
in my experience, keeping those
sketchbooks and keeping that history,
kind of, the fact that I'm filming
everything that I drew, helps me
immensely. And this is why I advise you
to do so. Second thing is, if you are
wondering why I look so.. messy. It's
because it's Friday, and actually our
friends are coming over to stay in our
apartment. So I'm in the process of
cleaning. And this is what I look in my
home clothes. Last year I would put my
like full makeup on, and I would try to
prepare myself as much as possible for
the video. But I kind of feel like I want
to show you more of a real side of my
life. And so it happens, that I don't go
out much, and I work pretty much all the
time from home with the rare exceptions,
like during spring and summer, when I go
and attend different cons and festivals.
But apart from that it's just like me in
this cozy clothes. And this is actually,
I don't know if somebody will be able to
tell, but this is a gift from my mom. And
it's a sweatshirt with a the name of my
hometown. And it's written in Bashkir,
believe..
And it says: "Өфө. So, any Өфө-team in the
comments below, please let me know.
So let's begin, finally. Today I have two
sketchbooks: smaller one and bigger one.
Both of which you've seen in my last
sketch book tour. And I switched back to
my trusty materials: this elastic eraser,
simply because I love it,
because it leaves no mess and you don't
have to throw away that little eraser
parts, that you get; and I also bought myself
a koh-i-noor pencil with a thicker
inside, because I kinda wanted my lines
to be.. to have more diversity. And this is
a 2b pencil, I believe. The reason why you
don't actually see me doing a lot of
drawings lately, is because I draw
primarily on my computer. And I use a lot
of Photoshop. Right now I'm studying at
Smirnov school. I'm doing the "environment
art course". And I do props. So each of
these drawings, even if it's like
sketches, it takes me up to like from 6
to 20 hours every week. And this is
basically almost everything, that I'did
right now and I'm trying to stay in a good
health, and don't forget about my clients
(I do some client work). So it's even
though I'm staying at home, it's like..
it's getting pretty busy, I would have to
say. So when I go and draw in my
sketchbooks after, like, let's say, 8 hours
of drawing on my computer,
I don't really stress myself, and I just
let myself go and draw whatever the hell
I want.
So these are the sketches I did in metro.
As per usual, I really loved it, because
when you draw in metro, in
underground, people don't really see you,
because they either read something, or
they sleep, or they're on their computer.
So you are pretty free to do whatever
you want. And I have to tell, that metro
and undeground
in different countries are
different. Once I was in Russia, in
St.-Petersburg and Moscow, it's pretty shaky.
But then again it's just it's not about
doing a perfect picture rather trying to
catch an atmosphere or an interesting
detail, like this boot. I really liked
those boots, that girl had. And you can
see, I mostly gravitate towards portraits.
And those I did.. already at home.
It was definitely not a metro, because
you can see how my lines are getting a
little bit less shaky. And I'm just, you
know, letting myself go. And if you
remember, I talked about pages without
expectations, when I just sit and draw,
just for the sake of being excited about
drawing again. So it doesn't feel like
work. I would definitely copy my favorite
artist, from time to time. And this is
Sasha Frantseva. Extremely recommend her,
she's amazing. And you will find links to
her Instagram account in the description
down below. I would do some.. This is more
like a technical drawing, where I was
trying to grasp the idea of portraits.
But.. you know, it's just, for the most part,
letting myself go and being completely
free. Those drawings I did both in pencil
and ink, because I wanted to remember,
what it felt like to draw with ink. And
I have to say, it's a lot of work, putting
up all of those ink things, like: ink
water, brushes... And then cleaning it..
I mean, I definitely felt, it was fun and
I definitely felt like I wanted to do
this again. But maybe once I have more
time. This is a sketchbook that my
students from freelance course gave me.
They started their own company called
"Printintin", and I did an interview
with them. And this is a bigger one. I use
it to practice anatomy. And as you can
tell,.. Well, my proportions really get
messy at some points in my life. This is
more like a relaxed drawing. So, even if
it gets weird
and elongated, like it did on this
picture, I don't stress over it too much,
because it's just, it's not about getting
it perfectly right but rather feeling happy during
that drawing sessions. I would do one
minute sketches. And here you can see,
I was having problems with my HP pencil.
It didn't really worked well with this paper.
So I switched to a softer pencil after
that, because I just don't like this
sound of pencil scraping the paper. It
just makes me nauseous. And yeah, so
I would mostly for.. Because this format is
so big, it's really easy to practice
anatomy in those. So this is basically
what I would use it for. Just to, you know,
draw some naked ladies, which is always a
pleasure. And one minute drawings,
one minute sketches, gesture sketches.
These are completely not anatomical, but
rather they're all about trying to catch
the mood, to catch the movement. And
really like them. I mean, they're, they turned
to be liveliest sketches, that I did, because
the more you work on the drawing -
the stiffer it becomes. And yeah. This is it
basically, for the sketchbook part. As you
can see, I did not do like a lot of
drawings. But the most important thing is
not the quantity rather, but as I was
saying, it's more about getting into this
mood of feeling happy about your
drawings again. This was my sketchbook
tour and just a slight overview
of what I did during last month. This
is it from me for today guys. And
I really hope you enjoyed this sketchbook
tour. And I know, in the previous ones
I would talk about drawings and explain
what I did right and what I did wrong..
Right now it's not about right or wrong
anymore, it's about being excited by
drawing, by what you do. Being happy
about that. Loving the process. Because
it's all in the process in the end.
I mean, getting a great result is fine, but
you get much more excitement from the
process
itself, rather than uploading your great
work to artstation and enjoying likes
from people. I mean, those are also fine,
but the process of creating and getting
excited about the process - is what keeps
you going, keeps you %^&@#
motivated. Thank you so much for watching.
I hope this sketch book tour was not like eight
hours long. Next week I will talk about
emergency fund, and why you, as a
freelancer need this one. But right now -
this is it for today. I really want to
thank my amazing Patrons. We just had the
most cozy chat with them. I really
enjoyed our life sessions, that we have
each month. And I mean, I love you guys,
I wish you good luck with what you guys
are doing. If you are in the beginning of
some amazing journey, whether it's moving
to a new country or quitting your job
and starting your own company. Good luck
to you all. And I'm wishing you all the
best. Please subscribe to this channel.
If you enjoyed this video - give it a thum-dups..
..give it a thumbs up. If you ever filmed a
sketchbook tour or anything like that,
please leave the links in the comments
below. And I'll see you next time.
Byyyyyyeeee!
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