HOW TO DRAW RILEY FREEMAN

[MrKDub77]

He is animating that's why he is tracing, in order to get the motion flow from one cut to the next...duh!

[YouKnowDumm]

lol. 4 slow ppl it's his own scetch he is going over :)

[YouKnowDumm]

check 2: 44, i draw 2, either he traced or he scetches SUPER light :S

Awesome job tho ^^

[MultiXTerm]

Whoever says he traced it are dumb!@#$es. Dont they know he's the Boondocks CREATOR!

Now how the heck are they gonna suspect he traced it. Theyre just haters. KEEP DRAWING MAN. IM AN ARTIST MYSELF. I LOVE DRAWING BOONDOCKS. Stay real. Peace

[RegineWuzzHere]

dude you got talent. forreal.

[MrYoungblood110]

nice one man!! btw whats the song playin' at 3:00 ?

[Chrisbrownismine100]

you got skills my nigga

[liloboy911808]

nigga your good!

[lildavesofly]

look at my pics @lildavesofly. and all my pics dere well my 2

[Ztrigg]

Even if he is tracing it's A.) his own stuff and B.) I trace my own stuff too. Like when I'm doin my manga and I got somthing wrong to save time I'll tape the page im tracing to my glass coffee table and trace most of it and correct the error.

[23kingwilson]

Yo that shit is mad hard



[animemangaganster]

SHUT THE FUCK UP ITS A LIGHTBOX HE IS NOT TRACIN SHIT IM A MANGA ARTIST IF YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU TALKIN BOUT DONT SAY SHIT IDIOTS PLUS HE DRAWS FOR THE BOONDOCKS HE HAS NO REASON TO TRACE FAGS!

[MrAwesomeTrex]

He IS tracing.

His own artwork, that is.

[peinuzimaki]

this is not traced and if anybody says so im going off on them real talk give the man some respect

[Koolpup476]

ya'll niggas is dumb. he's not tracing. he DREW it. now he's CLEANING the artwork. damn retards. how are u gonna saw the co-designer of boondocks is tracing.

[moneyesexy]

this nigga tracin..

[9526161]

niguh i gotta give u props, u really gud

[leseant]

@dorrkenneth123 You are lying and you don't know what you're talking about. this is an original drawing. If you traced it, you traced a copy of MY illustration from the show's production online. Go learn about animation production and about light boxes, and grow up. In no particular order. :)

[gmodroxx5]

@dorrkenneth123 hey dude he already did the pic its just he darkened it dont u see the out lines in light colour?( just saying)

[MegaStargamer]

that really looks cool :l

[chandlymen]

Lesan Is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[417theguy1]

were u tracin cuz i saw lil lines underneath the paper

[omegaswordsman]

man u suck you move too fast and yo hand in the godamn way jk great

[Price2Priceless]

YOU DONT START WITH THE EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Madgie1095]

@Price2Priceless why dont you start with the eyes first? :s

[klydekissy]

People do know you are the actual creator of Riley Freeman Right?

[DollarMenunare]

he's supposed to be tracing.

[Coatl360]

did you go to school to get better or were your influences what helped you learn how to drwa?

btw, you should do a how to draw series.

[MrDTA21]

He's not tracing. He draws Riley and Huey on a daily basis.... Stop hatin

[MrDTA21]

No he's not tracing. He draws Riley and Huey on a daily basis..... Stop hatin

[AmericansSuckEggroll]

yup, he's tracing cause it's one of those light-desks, (i have one myself) :'( so sad, so sad :P Eggroll Peace~!

[de8struction]

he's traceing guys but its because this is not a drawin tut as much as an animation tutorial this is how u make animion its called onion skin :P

[stickanimator469]

i saw ur art on deviantart :D

[latintiger]

yo are you traicing?

[CatalenaCat]

>:[

[Mike619impossible]

can you post a vid of the steps of drawing him pleaseee

[TheMaxRomeo]

niggau!!! lol nice work man

[BrothermanComics]

Hot track! I like how they flipped that SWAT track!

[yousuckhahadrugs]

it was cool!!!!!!!

[high90times]

nigga u gay

[ThunderPower1000]

@high90times Nigga Wat?! WHat you want some Nigga? Huh?! All right! Come Nigga letz go ive been waitin

[pandresa]

holy shit dude wen u did the eye that shit wus NUTS

[nelo6661]

i really like what your doing . i'm currently studying in 2 D animation and i like to see what other talented people creates ^^

[fusionfallgamer]

hey can you mave a clearer video drawing huey and granddad

[iluvfineart]

Yo Les, did you really move to Korea? Nice sketch dogg. This is true TALENT!!

[EeRrIiCcLEe]

he did sketch, if u look hard enough u can see da marks

[phenomthechamp15]

he didnt trace it he is the co director of the boondocks and suprivising art director as well the mans legit

[jezzi665]

that was cool

[CannonfROMCamden]

u traced tht lol but good anyway

[xxEMC90xx]

I got to admit its a great drawing and you got skill no lie, but how about using that talent on creating your own characters.

[leseant]

i am.

thanks!

[xxEMC90xx]

@leseant lmao yeah i know guys im retarded lmao!!!!

[Seanime]

Yo do you know who he is! that's LeSean Tomas!!! creator of Cannon Busters, Co Directer of Boondocks, Battle Seed, the list goes on my friend!!

[BIOHAZARDRG]

@xxEMC90xx lol he's the artist for the show the boondocks lol

[Gearz1412]

@xxEMC90xx obviously u never read where it said

LESEAN THOMAS (CO-DIRECTER/SUPERVISING CHARACTER DESIGNER of "THE BOONDOCKS"

[chandlymen]

@xxEMC90xx hahahaahahhahaha he is the Boondocks Creator X_X LOOL

[phaky8]

how bout u read that info box up there O.o ^^^^^cuz correct me if im wrong i think he may work on the actual show ...fuckingidiot

[thunderkingzero]

damn man that must have been a pain in the ass to draw and hold the camera.

[oosya42]

thats crazy nigga

[marcopolo336]

man nigga u aint showin us hw 2 draw riley man nigga.....u gay.

bt can draw

[bathingapes112]

i love ihtt!!!

i love riley and his skrawney ass:) GNR:)

[ItzIceKid]

i aM JeALoUs aS HeLL uR a GooD dRaWeR

[LilCrimesta]

wow thats nice my neika!

[darae07]

That's cold as hell.

[sparkdiligent]

Ladies...quiet!!!! I'm trying to enjoy this awesome video!!! Thank you kindly.

[MichaelParker39]

Nice drawing of Riley Freeman

[DJWildstyle72]

u can tell that he knows about this cuz he doesnt erase

[Nadia630]

AWESOME!

[chillhood]

wow this is dope. how many years of school/practice behind this ?

[GypsyDancer17]

I find it very interesting that you didn't start out with a head map. Straight from the eyes out.

Very nice :)

[isaiah322]

who th fuck uses a head map!? everyone I know starts from the eyes or hair!

[Redwallos]

Nigga! u tracin!

[bootyboy76]

thank you!!

[Coatl360]

@Redwallos it's actually a lightbox. he sketches a super rough and he does trace as if he was inking with pencils. A lot of artist do it. But sometimes they do straight draw with minimum to no guidelines.

[iddee]

he def. is trackin'

[geejoy88]

That nigger's tracin'

[bootyboy76]

this is really good but they took mine down so fuck you and im flaggin this shyt!!!

[ProjectCC]

you're a little hater that is your problem

[soulskatertildeath]

he isn't the only one who draws for the boondocks he just promotes himself to make it seem like he does.

[bpackkid]

dude got skills

[bootyboy76]

shut up...this shyt was wack!!

[ProjectCC]

why you watching the video then ass you go draw something bitch

[bootyboy76]

lmao..ur a dickhead..how am i supposed 2 kno its wack b4 i watch it???...like 4 real..that duznt make nesense....an i did n my shyt is better than this..so suck my cock =]

[ProjectCC]

your shit is wack bitch

[bootyboy76]

lol..ur a lame..i hate u internet gangsters..dont call me a bitch like if ur tough if ever met me u prolly wouldnt do shyt..n like..my shit is notwack..who r u lyin to?..it definately better than this

[ProjectCC]

I would fuck your shit up bitch!!

[bootyboy76]

1st off u a softee..cuz im not soft n dont act hard on the internet like ima see c niggas to rilly do sum shyt..ur a real pussy 4 that faggot..now why dont u tell me where u at rite now..an put 100 cash than i wont come fuck ya shyt nigga..iono who u think u talkin to nigga..i hate niggas like u..i kno u not tough son...n i kno niggas wherever u at are not official..yall niggas softer than tissue...prove me wrong nigga..cuz i liv in the east nigga

[bpackkid]

fuck u bootyboy76...ur shit is str8 GARBAGE!

[bootyboy76]

its rilly not....ur just a real dickrider

[jasper2032000]

HAHA...is that little brother in the background...those my boi's....keep up those good drawings LT

[mpo9]

Not a "how to video"...

just a guy drawing...

[alecfrank21]

DAAANG HIS HAND WAS BIIIIIIG!

[nasmusic08]

wat ar the name's of the song's ??

[bestwr9]

this nigga was tracin u can see the printed line... he needs 2 learn how 2 be original

[CLX89]

lol at u dude. this is lesean thomas the co-director of "the boondocks."

[djmac80]

hello he was tracin to clean the pic up he was using a light box and he make all the art on the boomdocks you are just haten because you cant do that and he is original

[bootyboy76]

wat kinda retard english r u speaking...an tracin is for bitches!!

[Mistah11694]

dis dude got sum skillz son

[WatDaFugg]

tracing! ! ! u can see the printed lines >=(

[jasper2032000]

THose are his characters...he's the concept designer of Boondocks

[djkidrex]

LMAO You Nigga Are Dumb Asses .. Do You Kno Who The Guy Thats Drawing In The Video Is !?

Fucking LeSean Thomas.. He Can Draw Over His SHit If HE Wasnt To Look Him Up.. And Shut Ur Fucking Face.. DipShits .. SMH

[Flexbonez45]

ur good at tracing lol

i suck at it

[MabusPwns]

Lesean created all this too you know... it's called an under drawing, then drawing over it with a clean drawing, or animating frames. Hes pro as shit.

[Flexbonez45]

ohhhh

[MicCheck313]

I drew him with out looking at anything or tracing. lol your a noob

[Flexbonez45]

lmao

who says noob?

fucking gay ass XD

[MicCheck313]

Your mom says noob, cause she was sucking my noob last night. lol fucking ass

[Flexbonez45]

ur mad gay lol

[PRODIGYJONES]

damn u got me.i gotta read the comments 1st.how could u?trasin paper.not cool.

[1Ice1]

WTf dude he's tracing over his own drawing..read the freakin' description...CLEAN UP/LAY-OUT

[PRODIGYJONES]

u draw graffiti?

[PRODIGYJONES]

u got some ill talent

[bigmann120]

he trasin gay man u trasin

[1Ice1]

he's tracing over his own freakin' drawing.

[jasper2032000]

u do know thats his shit right?...he's only tracin to clean it up

[djmac80]

yea it is a light box my bro told me that

[SeeBryanDontLaugh]

And he was probably tracing for the sake of the video, a drawing like that must take some time, so for times sake a tracing would be beneficial.

[bootyboy76]

so what?... hes still tracin..that makes him a bitch!!

[ProjectCC]

yo shut the fuck up!

If we were faced to face right now I'd slap the shit out of you for being a fuckin faggot.

The internet is made for little pussies like you to put your bullshit that you would never do in person.

Get the fuck off youtube and go learn something bitch

[redmann53]

yo what are those songs in the background?

can anyone name the artists for me?

they're pretty fresh.

[mickylove4422]

did anyone even notice the dscription it clearly says he is doing a clean up of a sketch he already did.

Nice drawing too!

[RedX407]

DUDE. Nice man I could draw but I wish i could draw as well as yu. plus I liked that song playing in the begining wats the name of it ?

[GangstaThug15]

whats the name of the song??

[jasper2032000]

Dreams by little brother

[trueblue91210]

STFU AZURAS64, Your just mad you don't have the skills.

[AZURAS64]

everybody look hes a fraud!!!!

[hasunkhan]

he's a proffesional artist for the show.........

[1Ice1]

He's tracin' over his own drawing... cleaning it up...... wtf.. read the description.

[0mean0marine]

Hey man can you make a video on how to do not you just drawing it

[ccaldwell13]

Say is cat using a light box?

[kalonc1]

yup yup

its built into the desk

thats sick

[delb22]

wow thats really good!

[everyone619]

copyin bitch

[jakekkkz]

ha yai c hemon 1:28 XD

[Jamrock239]

if u look closely u can see picture of riley under the picture he's drawing

[emblem64]

If we all look real closely at your reply, we can see what a dumb motherfucker you are.

[ViA703]

it clearly says in the description that he is doing a clean-up sketch from an enlarged rough drawing.

There is a picture under the one he is drawing.

But he isn't using it to trace but more for the pose. I've done it a few times myself.

[ZayLong]

ROFL.

[CreativeJ369]

Dawg, I can tell by tracing and free draw....and dawg, he ain't tracing...

you need to quit hating

this is a sick piece tho.

[BiGShell]

wats good leSean, I heard there was supposed to be a new Thunder Cats, drawn be you and your crew. is that true?

[darrylsharpjr]

amazing stuff. can't wait for midnight marauders.

p.s.: what is the name of the second song for this video?

[Boonlockafro5]

Dreams by little brother

[tomorrowtom]

I love how you don't use wireframing to piece your characters together. The sign of a true cartoonist.

[urbanity2002]

yo man you are the bomb, I love your style and your deviant art page is tight too!

[SolidRonin]

I had no idea you designed The Boondocks characters what a happy surpise. I really loved your work on TMNT.

[easer2k7]

Dat is sick man!

5/5

[DiamondzNDollazProd]

cuz that is boss man i love boondocks

[leseant]

Its a LAY-OUT drawing from a rough thumbnail sketch i'd enlarged for clean-up. its standard animation process.

you can see the light box beneath.

i'll post my thumbnail process next time.

[dmattox]

ppl are dumb ass fuck thinkin he jus traced this pic. he works for the show! lead charc design rite? and one of the directors. but the music is dope! lol. i listen to the same shit

[Josh90456]

yea i think dat was traced i can kinda c da shirt i aint hatin cause i can draw him easy im jus sayin i can see da shirt outline nice rap doe

[xultimate18x]

yea was traced u can see the picture , i only use 2 trace a pic just 2 get use 2 it then i could draw the person w/o traceing good , u got 2 get the feal of it

[BoneZ51293]

dat was obviously traced...look at when he is tracing the shirt n tell me if u cant predict where he is gonna trace it.

[UNEEKMCLAUGHLIN]

sick!! huey's m fav. brother too lol..sick job

[ev0luti0n13]

obviously a tracing if anyone has ever taken a art class some teachers use those light tables to make sure their students don't trace the drawing.

[leseant]

No one here has any experience in animation layout/clean up, so i can understand the confusion.

[philippinodice123]

hey good art kid.. send me the song and i am a fan of yur drawin skills sooo keep workin on those skeches kid

[8r9]

name of the song??? dat joint rocks...and  good job mann..sketch or not..

[88fingerstony]

damn!! good job bruh!! but where did u study and wat was the name of the course?

[bijouxroses]

It looks like you traced it. I can sort of see an outline behind it.

[leseant]

It's a layout from a blown up thumbnail. you can see the light from the lighttable on your right. this is a clean up sketch. with added shadows.

[jayjay0002]

so how did u learn how to draw this

[leseant]

studying.

[vash254]

If you can truly fucking see, his desk has a light box built in it. those are use to get a certain look really quickly any clearly. They were commonly used at Disney, which knows a thing or two about art. He has many sheets of paper under it. A goos way to have cleaner work is use multiple sheets for certain aspects of the drawing. I know I shouldn't be wasting my time on someone who just has to hate on someone because they can't do it obviously. I'm not a dick rider, but I am a fan of his work.

[bijouxroses]

I never said it was a bad drawing. I don't see why you are being antagonistic. I merely commented that I saw an outline behind the drawing and commented that he MAY have traced. I never said that he was a horrid artist. But, if you want to be overbearing and critical, you spelled "good" wrong. You spelled it "goos." A common typo, considering the "d" is next to the "s."

Tata.

[leseant]

i never said you were a horrible artist either. it's a blanket statement for all who are confused about the lightbox and have made comments prior to yours. thanks for the spelling check. somebody's gotta do it.

[Godfather8651]

yo leseant, good stuff you got there.

5 stars

[CaiobpNog]

do you pretend to make a vid about the way you colour your pieces?

[dezpool]

For most of your drawings, do you usually use a rough layout and clean it up with a light table? Also, looking forward to Cannon Busters.

[LGenesis90]

J DILLA DILLA DILLA!!!

[B360]

Its nice but It would be more helpfull if you did a voice step by step process while drawing. Like saying which parts to draw first. but still raw anywayz.

[leseant]

there's no rule on what to draw first. you start with what makes sense to you. this is just video of what it looks like when i draw something.

its not a step by step.

good looks on the props tho.

[berzerkerhead]

ey yo, Lesean...yo mang yu'z tha shit mang...

btw whatz the name of that first song?

[leseant]

good looks...

Track is called "We Bad" by Tonya Morgan.

[mathal07]

dang... you sharpen your pencil every second, you should use a mechanical pencil, it helps...

The drawing still looks cool though.

[leseant]

i sharpen my pencil constantly by design. not by inconvenience.

better shades when the lead dulls on the side.