The BEST Video Tutorials for Hyper-realistic Drawings???

[Petdevils]

Hey y'all,

Been flicking around youtube at some WIP/instructional drawing tutorial videos as well as some time-lapse/documented live drawings videos without any dialogue... and I'm curious if anyone can recommend some great links for both categories - as i find sometimes it's good to be told and explained too - and others it can help just to watch?

Mainly related to super polished style drawing of figures/life/still life is the preference! Particularly interested in start to finish style vids.

Here's an example of the hyper-realistic style I mean which is often done in a way that's part traditional drawing; part 'black pigment painting and unpainting'... if you get me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmXuHoCOPjo


ciao

petdevils

[kennychaffin]

OMG SHES RESTING HER HAND ON THE DRAWING!!!! EEEEK!!

I don't know about videos, but if you are looking for realistic drawing,
I'd suggest you check out Armin Mersman, Dirk Dzimirsky, and J.D. Hillberry.

http://www.arminmersmann.com/Home_Page.php

http://www.dzimirsky.com/works/works.html

http://www.jdhillberry.com/

Oh and Linda Huber:
http://midtel.net/~imaginee/ (http://midtel.net/%7Eimaginee/)

[equinespirit]

wow!

[SparrowHawk7]

Considering that the artists Kenny mentioned take hundreds of hours to do a drawing in this style, I think it highly unlikely that you'll find any videos of them or anyone of their quality. Another notable artist who puts my cats to shame is Paul Lung (http://paullung.deviantart.com/gallery/).

[SparrowHawk7]

I do believe I heard through the grapevine that JD Hillberry is possibly working on a video.

[luicre]

Another artist who does hyper-realistics drawings is Mark Montana:

http://www.markmontana.net/vincent.html

You would like to know that this kind of drawing takes at least 100 hours... and a lot of expertisse and drawing knowledgments.

Good luck!

Saludos


Luicre

[equinespirit]

There is some incredible work on those links :clap:
I notice that Linda Huber offers distance tuition too.

[Janby]

Thanks for posting that video, Petdevils. What an amazing young artist!!!
If she's drawing like that at 15 years old, who knows what she will accomplish in years to come :eek: :thumbsup:

[scatdaddy]

a search of "Mike Sibley, fine art" will bring up another artist of extreme talent.

[lyonnart]

The finest drawing tutorials i have ever seen are from Darrel Tank he is a master at pencil portraits his website is as follows :- www.fivepencilmethod.com take a look at his blog or go onto youtube and check out his videos on thier think you will be impressed.

[venetian_red]

I don't know if this is considered "hyper realistic", but Darrel Tank's drawings are fairly realistic. He has some free videos on his website, which I have found quite helpful (especially the hair one). I can't speak to the ones you have to purchase, as I've only looked at the free content! http://www.fivepencilmethod.com/how-to-draw-video-demos

I did purchase Dirk Dzimirsky's "Lemonworld" portfolio and it has some useful step by step methods, as well as a lot of high quality images/closeups of his work. It had some interesting ideas and tips in it.

[lyonnart]

They are the most hyper realistic drawings i have seen darrel tank is the master i have his videos which i purchased and i can assure you that for learning these are the best around i only wish i was as good.

[chammi kaiser]

Ohmigosh! I think I have decided to shove all my graphites into a drawer and never look at them again. I feel totally intimidated by the quality of these artists. How do you feel about looking at the work of such unbelievable work. Does it scare you off???!!!

[venetian_red]

At first I find it a bit intimidating, but then it just makes me want to practice more and improve. After all, that is how those artists got to be so good. I also like looking at impressive works, such as the ones here, to see how other artists draw. I find it helpful to see what others do, and I usually see something that I hadn't thought of that I could incorporate into my work. There's always something to be learned!

[kennychaffin]

Ohmigosh! I think I have decided to shove all my graphites into a drawer and never look at them again. I feel totally intimidated by the quality of these artists. How do you feel about looking at the work of such unbelievable work. Does it scare you off???!!!

More inspires me than anything else. I'd love to be able to do what they do!

[SparrowHawk7]

When I was first exposed to the work of Armin Mersmann shortly after I first began to draw a few years ago, I too felt inadequate and didn't see how I could ever produce anything like he did. Then I got to thinking that he'd been doing it for over 40 years as have others in his ilk ... and I was just beginning. Besides, it's always a mistake to compare yourself to anyone else in art as it serves no purpose - usually it will be discouraging and erodes your ego. So I went on to practice a lot - to build skills, learn techniques and improve my drawings so that I now feel I've reached a point where my artwork can stand on it's own merits. I will never draw like Armin or anyone else for that matter - but it is equally true that nobody else can draw exactly like I do either. We're all unique. So, as others here have said, use any artwork you see that speaks to you as an incentive to improve and to practice more. You will never draw exactly like they do .. but you will develop your own style. And that can be very satisfying.

[equinespirit]

Nicely put Ken :thumbsup:

Feel inspired not deflated !
TBH Im not sure I want to draw like that, I dont have the patience however amazing it is ( which it is) :lol:

[Red 9]

Nicely put Ken :thumbsup:

Feel inspired not deflated !
TBH Im not sure I want to draw like that, I dont have the patience however amazing it is ( which it is) :lol:

Same here! I've personally heard a few ultra realist artists express how they get pretty burnt out and demotivated about half way through these drawings! I've done a couple realistic drawings and they got really boring after 30+ hours.

[SparrowHawk7]

Same here! I've personally heard a few ultra realist artists express how they get pretty burnt out and demotivated about half way through these drawings! I've done a couple realistic drawings and they got really boring after 30+ hours.

I can relate to that - at least in part. My drawings usually take at least 100 hours to complete. Because I know the road will be long I make sure the subject interests me sufficiently in the beginning. I have started drawings in the past that end up only partially completed because I've lost interest part way through. These days I've got enough experience to know what I'll face throughout the course of the drawing so I am better prepared to decide if I am enthused enough to get through the process.

My method of drawing helps keep it fresh as I progress. In a nutshell, I work on a small area at a time and then carry it through to near completion before moving on. I do not recommend this to anyone however .. it is exceptionally slow but one side benefit is that I do not need to concern myself with getting a likeness - it just happens. It has the additional benefit of letting me go through the process of roughing in, fleshing out and then detailing at each sitting which keeps it somewhat fresher. To see my process look up any of my threads.

So, in short, I think the mid-drawing frustration/depression can be minimized by the artist's approach to the drawing itself. Even if someone works on the entire drawing at once - as most do BTW - plan it so various parts are in different stages of completion. If you feel like detailing, there is a place ready for that or for any stage that you might wish to do at that time.

[chammi kaiser]

Lovely positive thoughts from lots of you. Yours are especially wise and inspiring Ken. Think you have convinced me to look at 'perfect' work with new eyes. Thanks a lot.

[mycrafts-dk]

Also I have been looking for drawing tutorials on video. Not so much the entire process of a 100 hour drawing, more a back to the basics on pencil strokes. I have read descriptions of Ken's and Mike's workshops, but I would really like to SEE what they mean. Any chance of that?
For instance - I am doing Mike's class on negative drawing, and I am stuck on the quick grass excersise. I can see the problem is in my pencil strokes, I just don't know how to correct it...

Kathe, Denmark
New in this forum

[SparrowHawk7]

Kathe ... you could write to Mike .. he's very friendly and very approachable ... and ask for some help. He also has a yahoo group called Drawing Line to Life where people discuss his book ... I left the group some time ago as it was so quiet, but you can get assistance with subjects he covers in the book there as well.

I'm not good at all for help on that .. negative drawing and I don't seem to get along very well, unfortunately.

Darrel at http://www.fivepencilmethod.com/ offers some sample videos where you can see him working ... he uses the pencils differently than I do but neither is right or wrong. He sells videos for more in-depth lessons, but you can get the idea from watching some of the free videos.

[mycrafts-dk]

Thanks Ken, will do!
I have signed up for Darrels 3 days free class, he is quite good at explaining and showing what he does.
I am aware that each to his own on types of paper, pencils etc., but it is nice to have someone "hold your hand" in the beginning.
I have learned lots in the few days I have been reading in this forum, thanks to you all!
Kathe

[ArtsyBren]

When I see work like this it inspires me to work harder at my own art.

And I consider many of you who have commented to be master artists in your own right. Kens cats and Kenny's wrinkles can't be beat!:thumbsup:

[amri]

WoW!!! when I saw this 15 yr olds work, I thought, NOPE!!! *I* QUIT!!!

maybe I should go to needle work, but then I don't have a lic to be a nurse, so maybe I will stick with my pencils!! :P ha ha ha

I didn't read everything here but great words you posted on 29 June ~ Ken!!

Bless you. Irma

[SparrowHawk7]

I didn't read everything here but great words you posted on 29 June ~ Ken!!

Bless you. Irma Well, like everyone I have good days and bad. I guess June 29 must have been one of the good ones.

[amri]

Well, like everyone I have good days and bad. I guess June 29 must have been one of the good ones.

Aint that the TRUTH!!! and some of one of those more than others, at times.
WAIT.... Does that make sense? ;) ha ha ha

yes inDEEDY!!! ;) Bless you all. :) IRma

[Oscar9009]

They are the most hyper realistic drawings i have seen darrel tank is the master i have his videos which i purchased and i can assure you that for learning these are the best around i only wish i was as good.

you must really look into the work of Armin Mersmann. Its my opinion, but the the size of papers he draws in ( 22'' x 30'' and bigger) its just mind blowing. I have never seen someone draw such hyper realistic drawings in papers so huge before. I personally believe Darrel Tank's work isnt that Hyper realistic. It is very realistic, but not hyper realistic. Check out Armin Mersmann's work and see what i am talking about, check his DA out and see for yourself; http://nimra.deviantart.com/ and what i find most amazing, is that Armin does most of his work with mechanical pencils, Pentel Graphgear 1000s actually.

[luicre]

All those free videos at you tube only show you a tiny part of the drawing process.

What they don`t show you is how the artist makes his-her foundation, be it the big masses first, working with abstract shapes, meassuring, meassuring, comparing proportional distances, aaaaalll the time. If you don`t have this foundation perfectly rendered the rest will be a disaster, meaning that you will see that something is wrong and you won`t be able to figure out what is wrong. Been there, done that.

Hyperrealism comes after you have mastered the head and the face as big masses well drawn.There are another approaches like starting from one single feature and meassuring from there. But it is always a very carefull meassurement`s method.

Likenes and hyperealism are a game of milimeters ,like a friend of mine said, and he is absolutely right.

Even though you would like a more " sketchy", loose approach, you will have to make that face human.

There is not shortcuts.

If you start practicing a meassurement `s method, lets`say with some still life, and you practice on a regular basis , you will slowly and steady start to see lengths, angles, widths....


Good luck!

Saludos

Luicre