Do you watch videos of artists drawing?

[FlameDragon]

I enjoy watching the professionals drawing/painting. Youtube doesn't seem to have that much, although they do have alot of great videos of Jim Lee drawing and going through the process. What are some drawing videos that you liked?

[OmenSpirits]

I only watch those types of vids with the sound off. I find listening to a great many artists taxing. Some aren't the greatest orators, very talented, but...not the best at spokesmanship.

[tokszmogus]

Oh yes, I do. My favorite is Pudnnhead's character design and Djurdjevic's whatever it's called. Those guys are the great orators and great artists. I also watched Hussar drawing at sketch theater for a hundred times. Can't wait when will release his DVD.

[Hyskoa]

I always find it useful to watch competent artists draw.
But instead of investing in videos, I bought a high-end telescope installation. It allows me to watch the process of a lot of the artists in adjacent areas, completely live.
Did you know for instance that Chupacabra draws completely in the nude hanging upside down from his ceiling?
And Hurricane draws in his sleep, is fascinating to watch.

[Farvus]

My favourite artist to watch drawing is Ian McCaig. If I could work together with any possible artist in one studio that would be definately him :). On youtube you can only see him presenting his work at some meeting.

Second artist I enjoyed watching as he draw would be Moebius. Here's short video.

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[Dizon]

Oh crap! He was like a gunslinger on that one!

[sketchfreak]

I really enjoy videos,

But...Imagine I try to download this "Moebius" Video in 2:46Min/6MB for around 3 Hours!!

Enjoy your Superfast Internet! :hugsmile:

[Farvus]

Oh crap! He was like a gunslinger on that one!

Hehe. Right. But you can clearly see that he plans before putting every mark and he is exactly "in the moment" when drawing it. For example there is some short pause while he's drawing that jaw line or when he starts sketching hair.

This video always reminds me that I need to slow down and think of what I'm drawing more :).

[AsaB]

I definitely enjoy that, although I don't do enough of it. There are often some great ones that are on the DVD companion with the ImagineFX magazine, always a good watch. Although they're more focused on painting than drawing. But I enjoy watching both, I find it really helpful to see how other artists go about their art.

[Alex Chow]

Only if the artist discuss about it.

I haven't been incredibly surprised by the processes of various different artists actually. Nothing is really revolutionary. It gets much more interesting when the artist starts discussing their process since there are some things other people, including me, might not have thought of if the video is simply a muted process video.

[Qitsune]

Well, the Moebius one is fun (il porte des bretelles!)
but it doesn't look like a real method of working, it only works for a character he's done hundreds if not thousands of times. What he did really was the kind of sketch artists do in cons while fans wait, it's not development of a new image.

I do like watching artist work videos (I have the Shawn Barber and Marko dvd's) but my attention span is very short and there are some videos that are just incredibly long (like Feng Zhu's coloring one) and that I can't even bring myself to watch on fast forward.

[Farvus]

Well, the Moebius one is fun (il porte des bretelles!)
but it doesn't look like a real method of working, it only works for a character he's done hundreds if not thousands of times. What he did really was the kind of sketch artists do in cons while fans wait, it's not development of a new image.

You're right but like Amaranth I'm not really so much into process various artists use. I've seen many videos and it's never a big discovery. Usually I prefer to hear artist's personal approach but in case of this Moebius video I didn't really expect some instructional value. It's just mesmerizing to watch him draw lines :D.

[dose]

Here are a couple of Glen Keane drawing for animation classes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA7Naf0RF4M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRq94HJkrW0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuh-NiStk08

Quality is not great, but still useful to watch.

[dose]

That Moebius clip is dynamite. So confident, but like Farvus mentioned, clearly thinking & feeling it out the whole time.

[MidgardSerpent]

You're right but like Amaranth I'm not really so much into process various artists use. I've seen many videos and it's never a big discovery. Usually I prefer to hear artist's personal approach but in case of this Moebius video I didn't really expect some instructional value. It's just mesmerizing to watch him draw lines :D.
I found the sound (of the marker) had a lot to do with that. I once remember hearing someone sandpapering something and the soft, methodical, 'brushing' noise made me feel very relaxed and drowsy. Actually, same goes for Bob Ross' talking and brush hitting the canvas. :D

[OmenSpirits]

Only if the artist discuss about it.

I haven't been incredibly surprised by the processes of various different artists actually. Nothing is really revolutionary. It gets much more interesting when the artist starts discussing their process since there are some things other people, including me, might not have thought of if the video is simply a muted process video.
I feel you on the discussion end, but if the artist doesn't express themselves clearly, stopping most often to think about how they do something, or their process, them most likely not used to explaining their process (some artists aren't used to having their thoughts in order for that purpose), it becomes painful to listen.

I've old videos by John Romita Jr. and his father and they were great.

I learn by watching and absorbing, so them speaking about the porcess does little for me, but that's just me. :D :)

[Yng]

I find drawing/painting videos very inspiring. I love watching other people draw and paint, and sometimes picking up a small convenient technique or two as a result.

Here are a couple of links for you.
http://www.youtube.com/user/digitalbobert
http://www.youtube.com/user/joebluhm