In this video, I show you a simple drawing exercise anyone can do at home that will dramatically improve your drawing and painting game. I have broken it down into three steps which I have time-stamped below so you can skip to each part. If you want to learn how to draw, this is an excellent short tutorial for you to watch! The steps I am giving to you are the steps I was taught at the Florence Academy of Art. I will have more interesting videos with much better subjects to paint very soon. I learned from drawing the nude model which is ideal for learning how to draw. I'd like to do more videos on that in the future. Setup 0:47 Step 1: Mark your extreme points 2:00 Step 2: Block in with straight lines 3:07 Step 3: Fill in basic shadow shape 11:35 Bonus Step 4: Find shapes within shadow shapes (refine): 14:10 Website: www.louisguidetti.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LouisGuidettiStudios/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louis_guidetti_art Materials I used in this video: HB Pencil --Harder led than B pencils. Great for lighter areas B Pencil --Softer led than the HB pencil. Great for darker shadows Kneaded eraser --Very malleable eraser which increases the accuracy of erasing Strathmore Sketchbook How / Why I sharpen my pencil the way I do: I use an Exacto knife to shave it to a point and then use fine sandpaper wrapped around a wood block to further sharpen the point. The pencil will stay sharper for longer and you can get finer detail. Gear I used for filming this video: Canon EOS M50 Mirrorless Digital Camera: https://amzn.to/2BMZbY5 Lavalier Mic Maono AU-10: https://amzn.to/2ZgA9sq Fovitec - 2-Light Quick Setup 650W Fluorescent Lighting Kit: https://amzn.to/2BJ9yMq Rode Wireless Go: https://amzn.to/3dEqssY GEEKOTO 77'' Tripod, Camera Tripod for DSLR: https://amzn.to/2NEvMli Accessories for equipment & editing: Vanja USB Type C SD Card Reader: https://amzn.to/3ieThQi UGREEN Micro HDMI to HDMI Cable Adapter: https://amzn.to/2Zoj3ce Anker Powerline+ Micro USB (10ft): https://amzn.to/2AfbHz6 BM Premium 2-Pack of LP-E12 Batteries and USB Dual Battery Charger: https://amzn.to/2BjWn4z Raeisusp 5-8.4V USB Drive Cable ACK-E12 Mobile Power Supply: https://amzn.to/31riRLM Music in this video from Epidemic Sound ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2qdrAuQsGk

I’m pleased to bring you my second masterful video done on painting. There are obviously no flaws and I’m confident I have perfected in a matter of weeks that which has taken most simpletons a lifetime to learn, that is, making a video. It’s October which is my favorite time of the year so I decided to do a Halloween still life painting in oil paint. This is no doubt the best tutorial you will ever encounter on Youtube or any other platform for that matter. So sit back, enjoy, and let my genius saturate you. Also, around midway through the video, I set a trap for you. Those of you who have read this far will be rewarded by not falling into this trap. I put a link up to my older egg video. DO NOT CLICK ON IT. It might be the worst video ever made but that's not how I played it up to the simpletons.... They will click the link and they will certainly perish from boredom. Website: www.louisguidetti.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LouisGuidettiStudios/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louis_guidetti_art Gear I used for filming this video: Canon EOS M50 Mirrorless Digital Camera: https://amzn.to/2BMZbY5 Lavalier Mic Maono AU-10: https://amzn.to/2ZgA9sq Fovitec - 2-Light Quick Setup 650W Fluorescent Lighting Kit: https://amzn.to/2BJ9yMq Rode Wireless Go: https://amzn.to/3dEqssY GEEKOTO 77'' Tripod, Camera Tripod for DSLR: https://amzn.to/2NEvMli Accessories for equipment & editing: Vanja USB Type C SD Card Reader: https://amzn.to/3ieThQi UGREEN Micro HDMI to HDMI Cable Adapter: https://amzn.to/2Zoj3ce Anker Powerline+ Micro USB (10ft): https://amzn.to/2AfbHz6 BM Premium 2-Pack of LP-E12 Batteries and USB Dual Battery Charger: https://amzn.to/2BjWn4z Raeisusp 5-8.4V USB Drive Cable ACK-E12 Mobile Power Supply: https://amzn.to/31riRLM Music in this video from: Epidemic Sound Bob Ross Theme Song Kevin MacLeod "darkest child" ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q2oGxqdLNI

Figure Drawing Classes - https://louisguidetti.com/figure-drawing-class/ LIVE Stream Saturdays 12pm (Eastern): https://www.twitch.tv/louisguidetti Website: https://louisguidetti.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louis_guidetti_art Discord: https://discord.gg/DjJU2RZVrb Alright Peasants! Time to maximize your color output and literally explode faces with genius painting technique. Here I am infusing your cerebral cortex's with juicy painting knowledge once again. I will show you how I set my pallet up, mix my colors and utilize my brushes so as to enable me to create the amazing masterpieces that come so easily to me. Drawing and light value are very important but understanding how to enhance your color without making it look over the top is essential on your noble quest to become a GENIUS level painter. Do not despair my precious buttholes. I will assist you and guide you to greener and juicier pastures and TOGETHER, we will defeat all the stupid morons we are unfortunate enough to encounter on a daily basis. Being able to play colors off of each other is one of the most important things you should be able to do. Colors used in this video: Ivory Black Ultramarine Blue Cadmium Red Yellow Ocher Cadmium Yellow Cremnitz White Medium: Walnut oil The lemons are painted on birch wood from home depot... Music in this video from Epidemic Sound & Kevin MacLeod "Folk Round" "Investigations" "Master of the Feast" "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" "Sonatina in C Minor" "Midnight Tale" "Teddy Bear Waltz" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQhmir4OXvg

LIVE Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/louisguidetti Website: https://louisguidetti.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louis_guidetti_art Join our Community - discord: https://discord.gg/DjJU2RZVrb Remember Peasants! If you fight your setup, your setup will fight you... Always take several hours to set up your still life. This will make it easier for your tiny brain to paint. A good painting is the love child of preparation and solid technique birthed by a large brain. Don't be a moron. Music in this video from Kevin MacLeod "Danse of Questionable Tuning" "Not As It Seems" "The Path of the Goblin King" "Waltz of Treacher FX" "Arcadia" "Night of Chaos" "Darkest Child" "Classic Horror" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p89w6t4mAXw