Uncomfortable's Advice from /r/ArtFundamentals

While I don't have the time to do live demos, with pen-and-paper of all the exercises, the raccoon living in my apartment that does. ScyllaStew is livestreaming everything as she works through Drawabox, and uploading it all to YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9kxwOInGXiZ5i42xs_ALw

2019-07-17 13:57

Uncomfortable

2019-07-17 14:06

So /u/ScyllaStew recently moved in with me. She'll be attending art school here in the fall, but in the mean time she's got a good chunk of time to dedicate to Drawabox, and she's streaming/recording all of it!

She streams on Twitch every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 3PM ADT (that's an hour ahead of east coast, four hours ahead of west coast) if you want to drop by, and then cuts up the videos by lesson/exercise for YouTube.

The videos definitely are long, so this isn't for everybody. The main focus is to provide a realtime demonstration of all the exercises. She also reads out the instructions in full, in case that's something you feel you need - but all the content is timestamped so you can skip it if you don't.

As she works through it all, I'm also adding timestamped links to the bottom of each relevant lesson page and exercise. Here's hoping this provides some added value for the community, and gives a healthier, more measured idea of how one should be pacing themselves as they work through each exercise.

Sequential-River

2019-07-17 19:11

Oh man this is great! This is what I was partially doing but was unsure about the TOS on going through and showing the website on stream, so I stopped.

I want to stream everyday and have every stroke I ever do caught on video as I progress through it, though through digital art means.

Uncomfortable

2019-07-17 19:14

A few people have been doing this sort of thing - it's 100% okay with me to show the website on stream, as long as you're crediting the source.

Just make sure that streaming/recording it all doesn't mess with your ability to push forward confidently. That kind of attention can definitely cause people to stiffen up or become overly self conscious.

Sequential-River

2019-07-17 19:45

Oh woah thank you! I always had the website up on my overlay the few times I did it and made a command for it.

I definitely will be able to push forward because a bigger streamer raided me and I got a jump start to adjusting to some of the streamer culture/talking about what I'm doing/etc and am waayyy more comfortable. After all, It's about my time in training to improve and I shouldn't worry about the number of viewers.

Some people have actually said they want to start their art journey too, so this is a really cool way to loop them in!

Thank you so much!

_Macho_Madness_

2019-07-17 17:30

I'm a little concerned by the way she is holding her pen

Uncomfortable

2019-07-17 17:32

Oh? What about it seems off to you?

_Macho_Madness_

2019-07-17 17:39

The way her thumb pad isnt used to hold the pen. If she makes it work, great. But the way it rests in the nook of her forefinger and thumb goes against everything i was ever taught about holding a pen.

Uncomfortable

2019-07-17 17:43

There are definitely some pretty wild grips out there, and I've had similar reactions to a few. You're right though - as long as it works (and doesn't cramp the muscles with an overly strenuous grip, and so on), it's generally fine.

After a bit of searching, I did find the grip you were describing - it seems she was mostly using it while writing, and was supporting her pen against her thumb pad in a more normal fashion while drawing.