- My First Video Tutorial Experience on The Blog!
- Why Beginners Struggle with Drawing in Volume
- Principle 1: Seeing Objects with Transparency
- Principle 2: Breaking Down Shapes into Simple Geometries
- Why These Principles Matter
- Observations from Beginners’ Sketches
- Encouragement to Practice and Share Progress
My First Video Tutorial Experience on The Blog!
Hi everyone!
Today, I’m excited to share my very first video tutorial on sketching.
Honestly, speaking alone in front of the camera was a challenge for me, but I’m learning and planning to make more videos to improve my skills. So, let’s dive in!
Why Beginners Struggle with Drawing in Volume
Many beginners feel stuck and think they can’t draw because it seems too difficult.
In this tutorial, I introduce two essential principles that will help you start drawing in volume and bring your sketches into 3D space.
Principle 1: Seeing Objects with Transparency
The first key principle is learning to visualize objects transparently. This means imagining and drawing all parts of the form, even those hidden behind other elements.
Principle 2: Breaking Down Shapes into Simple Geometries
The second principle is decomposing complex forms into simple geometric shapes like cubes, spheres, and cylinders to better understand and represent volume.
Why These Principles Matter
By practicing these two principles, you’ll build a strong foundation for improvement and be ready for more advanced tutorials like drawing ellipses, cylinders, and curves. I encourage you to watch the video to see these ideas in action.
Observations from Beginners’ Sketches
Before making this video, I asked some friends who are new to drawing to create sketches.
I noticed a common struggle: many want to draw in 3D but their drawings still look flat and 2D.
Marie, 29yo. Sketching her creation.
Gnocci – 34yo. Fan of airplane and wine.
Marie – 29 years old. Maybe counting the last minutes before new year.
Marie 26yo. Already thinking about Chinese New Year, I guess.
Encouragement to Practice and Share Progress
If your sketches look like theirs, don’t worry!
Try applying the two principles from the video and share your progress with me. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the video and your own sketches.
Your feedback means a lot and helps me improve future tutorials.
Cheers,
Chou-Tac
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Hi, That was a great video!
Could you please do one tutorial on basics of human figures? Drawing a product in context with a human figure? That would be a lot of help!
You’re doing a great job! Thanks again :D
Thank you very much
very useful for beginners indeed!!!
My pleasure Livnat.
very good video!
thank you for sharing your expertise with others!
despite being his first video tutorial is already very good!
I just would like to give an idea … to make a script before the tutorial.
to you use it
and please when you remember … talk a little slower.
anyway … congratulations!
nice work!
thank you!
Hey Levi,
I will try to speak slower and clearer. More like how I do in normal life.
Learning how to make video is somehow like learning how to draw. Things get better by practicing. Your recommendation will definitely help.
I plan to do some more videos. But this week end, I need to go accomplish my Roll pf paper sketch challenge ! I guess I may have 12m left (?!).
:)
Thank you !
Chou-Tac
Thanks for the video. Useful tips. I like your sketches.
I will start to practice with using pen.
Thanks Irene. You will see that drawing with a pen will become a good habit. :)
It’s a nice, funny and clear video. It’s easy to catch the essential for simple volume objects that can be extrapolated to more complicated forms. Keep it up!
Hello Oscar,
I am doing some updates on the blog and saw your message.
Just wanna take some news and ask you how things going these days? :)
Chou-Tac
Hi Chou-Tac
Wonderfull to have & see this video!
Thank you Renata :)