My Old Sketchbooks from Taiwan: The Way I Drew Back Then [VID 1]

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[DollarGoldPiece]

please do pen and Ink sketches with close-hatching techniques

[jacobparry]

Don't know why but I love the look of cross hatching.
(I don't use it very often~ idk...)

[saltedcaramel]

*says sketches shouldn't be masterpieces*
*shows masterpiece*

[narutoqweavatar]

This video makes me want to draw more in pen. There is something about drawing in pen/ink that I really like. B/c you can't erase I am not that worried about making "mistakes."

[ashisahobbledehoy]

Whenever someone uses the word "doodle" for an awesome drawing or something, it really does make my confidence waver a little

[dumpsterdaddy]

It's kinda funny how my art teacher has taught me nothing to help me improve my work, but as soon as I watched Mark Crilley I learned realism and manga.

[PannTheA]

Mark, i would greatly encourage you to spend as much time as possible in trying to embrace this style of art. I am a fan of your current pieces, that cannot be denied, but I find these old "sketches" to be your best work. Without a doubt they are my favorite pieces of any I have seen over 2-3 years of following you. You may criticize the looseness of some of your lines, but your ability to capture such imagery is remarkable none the less. I would love to see the entirety of your work from Taiwan as I could imagine myself spending hours following each and every line. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to gaze a little bit deeper into your portfolio of incredible art. These pen and paper pieces are fantastic.

[foreverjlovearts]

All these drawings look soo good!! And detailed!! just with pen!!?? I mostly like the buildings and how detailed they were!!

[mattbasham]

Hey Mark! I just wanted to say that I absolutely love your videos and think you are such an inspiration. You are a large reason why I started drawing myself and just by watching and listening to your videos I have learned so much. I've never taken a drawing course in my life and have had no drawing experience at all but watching your videos really allowed me to discover a new passion that I thought I would never get into. I know you'll probably won't respond to this but I just wanted to say keep up the amazing work and never stop doing what you're doing because you are such an inspiration and the world needs more people like you!

[cacti]

Holy moly I didn't realize how much detail was put into the third one until zoomed in. Intense!

[terrybellowes]

Yes, Mark, I would like to see more videos on how you do cross hatching. I was surprised to see recently there is a slight difference in the approach and result artists use. Of course, they are similar, and most are nearly identical, but I have seen some that don't reveal their secret (that they were cross hatched) until closer examination. It is a style I have never used but its worth buying a 01 Micron pen (or whatever you use) to try it out. I am one of those people you once mentioned - I buy the expensive paper, pens, etc, and then am afraid to use them up on "doodles". I realize nice supplies are worth less when they are put away than they are when you use them on a failed project.

[punkgothgrlllll]

Your sketches are really incredible! A lot of the half finished ones were extremely gorgeous, especially. I can't wait to see more.

[MrBeanz-usjp]

The third drawing is my favorite! The detail is beautiful and I can't get enough of the amazing style! :)

[brendaevangelista]

I would LOVE some videos about cross hatching and pen and ink illustration, Sir! I absolutely enjoyed looking at these. The style is just so fluid and beautiful....my favorite is the

[robineddleman]

Seeing your old artwork makes me want to draw more often. I want to someday have my own "old" drawings to look back on.
Thanks for sharing with us, really impressive work. :)

[TIKALRULES]

really like enjoy sketch!!
I'm from Taiwan, there's so many details in every work and lots of them are so common to bypass.
all works represent those days in 80's, so many memories...

[Simptember]

I hope to one day be as good as you, Mark! Keep making these videos I'll always watch them (:

[peggyp]

Thank you for this! I taught in Taiwan in 1990-91, but sadly only started the sketchbook habit many years later. These drawings bring back great memories.

[ryanjohnson]

I LOVE pen and ink sketches! I would love it if you did videos on some pen and ink, cross hatching, perhaps some urban sketching, location sketching sorta stuff. That would be wonderful.

[williamseward]

I really love your old art videos it inspires me that I can get better