How To GRID a REALISTIC PORTRAIT DRAWING!

How To GRID a REALISTIC PORTRAIT DRAWING!

In this tutorial i show you how to grid a portrait before you start working into it. It is very useful to get the proportions accurate before then working into it further. This is going to be the start of a HYPERREALISTIC drawing guide.

[manishac]

i never got chance to go any art class but now i got a teacher.. thank u dan.

[TheAutistWhisperer]

I've actually learnt more about artistic techniques from your videos than I ever did at my school and college years. Well done.

[jamilgotcher]

Really enjoyed your video! Grids are also a great way to be able to increase the size of your drawing and keep the proportions. Make a one inch grid on your drawing but then if you want the final drawing or painting to be twice the size, draw 2 inch grid squares on your canvas or paper, then just draw whats in the square from your original drawing. I think the grid method makes the task of drawing a portrait seam manageable because you are just drawing whats in the square, until square by square you've finished your drawing.

[camcab]

I often get asked why I hand knit socks when I can buy machine made mass produced socks from the store. Well, hand knit socks are made to fit me perfectly or any of my recipients. Hand dyed yarn (not dyed by me) gives it a uniqueness and a lot of love goes into every stitch. My husband and son love the socks I make them. That’s my parallel to your hyper realistic drawing vs photograph 😎

[davidweirauch]

photo realism, hyper realism, why? do believe that question has been around since the camera. short answer, we are artists, not photographers. to say nothing of testing our skills, honing them, and giving them "birth". agree with you, griding, is a good way to get started. know some guys that use it all the time.

[GapedCeiling]

A trick I was taught when I learned this method was to used a second sheet of paper or a note card and cut a square the same size as your grid in it. Then use the notecard to cover your image you are copying from. it allows you to remove everything around the box you are working on. Really helpful when shading

[hungrybois]

I've done several grid drawings in the past I'm quite proud of. I got to the point where free hand sketching portraits came very naturally to me and I could accurately eyeball it. But years of working full time jobs and having my drawing time significantly decrease has put my portrait skills in serious disrepair. Thanks for your video to remind me on how to go back to basics! Gonna start one today!

[obieldenook]

I learned this in middle school by a great teacher and one thing I learned doing this is that I made my lines a bit blocky from the image I was trying to draw. I had to go back and redo some by making smoother connecting lines and make it look more organic. The grid I used was a little bigger because it was a bigger image but if I were to redo that image, I would use a 1 inch x 1 inch grid like this one. You did well in showing off how to do this. I'm learning a lot here.

[guidedbylight]

great stuff my Grandad taught me this technique when i was 8 and like previous comments below you have a great understanding not only in an academic aspect but a teaching manor TY 😊 RESPECT!

[cryingoverspilledmilk]

Grid method is actually amazing! It helps me a lot!

[Sir-IKON]

when I was a kid word search type books always had grid drawing games. it helped with freehand

[dantesaint]

This method is by far the best for any drawing, its precise. The way i number the graph is on top i write 1-18 or however many squares you have and on the side i write a-q or however many squares you have to work with and youll never get confused. X axis numeral, y axis alphabetical

[Gamer-vfxu]

This really helps since I'm working on an architecture project, thanks ❤️😊

[LatestNews-vghh]

I recommend using t square, it can make your grid lines more accurate and fast

[michaelvayan]

I've completed my grid then taped it the window (or light box)
to lightly trace the outline with graphite. Eliminates any erasing of grid lines. I also might decrease the scale of detailed parts like eyes, noses, mouths etc. If your scale for the drawing is one inch you might decrease it to a half inch for added accurate detail in smaller areas. Fun stuff.

[sila]

I was actually waiting for something to draw using a grid and you posted this video.
It was perfect so thank you

[brendaminor]

Thank you. Your tips were good. I enjoyed observing you make your grid.

[treetheory]

i think that this is the best and most in depth drawing guide so far and the grid method is really great. thanks again Danny!

[yasminaaliedeh]

You're so beautiful your videos are helpful and your drawings are AMAZING . hope that one day ill be good as u at drawing.

[issrabi]

Yay you don't even know man I literally wait for you to post a video :P