Drawing Marilyn Monroe caricature with Prismacolor pencil

[1monicaaaa]

That so cool

[jantheempress]

@1monicaaaa Thanks :D

[Traceury]

whats the song, pls ?

[jantheempress]

@Traceury Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - 1. Morning Mood

[Traceury]

@jantheempress wohooo, thanks a lot :D

[ZkimzyZ]

Okay so you work from light to dark right?

[jantheempress]

@ZkimzyZ Not always. Depends on the medium & composition. Prismacolors can be mixed and layered so I usually lightly color, then layer other color & use a blending pencil :)

[Roos2059]

wow it's beautifull

[jantheempress]

@Roos2059 Thanks!  :D

[BattiManZel]

Sigh, I still don' t know how to use prisma's so well >< But this is breath takingly amazing !! You make me want to learn to use them properly, :D

[jantheempress]

@BattiManZel Thanks :D You may want to check out the prismacolor site. They have info on technique etc. and some really cool art

[BattiManZel]

@jantheempress thank you so much for the tip, what a sweet artist you are, helping the small fry :D

[mm1234262]

i really think her neck is too thin

[jantheempress]

@mm1234262 This is a caricature, not a portrait hence the distortion

[DeSmurfen125]

you forget her birthmark? or did I see it wrong? S:

[jantheempress]

@DeSmurfen125 Oopsy!! You saw correctly. I should know better LOL I included the birthmark in the caricature vid I did of her!

[vboz9271979]

WOW!! I could not keep my eyes off it!!! Nice JOB!!!!

[STONECOLD1987]

This is very pretty

[McBeatboxStatik]

wat prismacolor pencils do u use

[edgar0111]

Im in love with your drawing

[jantheempress]

@edgar0111 :) Thanks edgar :)

[TailsYay]

What is the song that is playing?

[jantheempress]

@TailsYay Morning Mood by Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46.

[pinkscrapper99]

Love Marilyn and love your caricature of her. Like your tip of adding highlights with white acrylic paint. Is that your favorite type of art to do? You are so blessed.

[jantheempress]

@pinkscrapper99 Thanks :D lol usually my favorite type of art to do is whatever inspires me at the moment. That can vary, I Love to experiment with new mediums

[dwidsid3d]

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude!

You gotta be kiddin me. That was sick. Keep up the good work. Very inspiring stuff.

[depoty]

You are a fantastic artist, thanks for bringing this to Youtube. Good luck and much success with all your artwork.

[jantheempress]

@depoty Thanks :D

[dishy200]

you haven't really explained what type of prismacolor pencil you used or showed what you really did.. you skipped parts and continued on... didn't like it, was no help.

[jantheempress]

@dishy200 Sorry to disappoint you Dishy. The speeded up parts are only because the vid would have been too long & I got some new editing programs that I don't know how to use yet.

Thanks for pointing out what could be helpful to you & others :)

[i1ovesyooh]

lovee it

great vid :D

[blueguitar77]

what type of paper u use??

i wanna draw some caricatures too, but i dont know if the print paper is good, could u let me know the type of paper u used??

thanx in advance, ohh btw im 100% subscribed

[blueguitar77]

what type of paper u use??

i wanna draw some caricatures too, but i dont know if the print paper is good, could u let me know the type of paper u used??

thanx in advance, ohh btw im 100% subscribed

[jantheempress]

@blueguitar77 the paper I use varies depending on the project. I usually use a medium weight semi-smooth paper for pencil and a smooth surface paper for ink

[blueguitar77]

@jantheempress thank you so much, ill buy that type of paper for sure

thanx

[karakoisisa]

nice vids...i have a question, why sketch is so important? cant u just start without sketching like real drawing? for example e saw some artist doing portraits and thy didnt sketch , they just start drawing real accurate plz answer me =)

[jantheempress]

@karakoisisa This is drawn with prismacolor pencil hence the intitial light sketch which is then layered with color. Just a matter of techinique. Feel free to check out some of my other vids drawing with a sharpie pen :)

[blueguitar77]

@jantheempress what type of paper u use??

i wanna draw some caricatures too, but i dont know if the print paper is good, could u let me know the type of paper u used??

thanx in advance, ohh btw im 100% subscribed

[StrangeWorld18]

@karakoisisa You can't just pop out the shadows and highlights when your using colored pencils. You've got to have a fenced in area to spash down your color. Graphite portraits are like laying down shadow and leaving light. With color pencils, and really any color medium, you have to know where to start and where to end.

[DrawingsByEhvh]

SO COOL! CHeck out my portraits, specially the one of Penelope Cruz. ;D I'm going to draw Marilyn soon ;)

[jantheempress]

@DrawingsByEhvh  Thanks :D I checked out your drawings...Cool too!

[DrawingsByEhvh]

@jantheempress Thanks to you too. ;D

[relented]

wow, gorgeous!!!

[relented]

wow, gorgeous!!!

[cuckls1]

nice work (bit of a dodgy eye those)

[Hypnosekatze]

How do you do.

Nice hand you have,

5 stars for your time and brilliante work.

and a big smile frome Germany

HC

[jantheempress]

Thanks HC and a big smile to you too! ;D

[paolofanzaga]

very beautiful! *****

[EVELYNEMIL]

Just great!!. I enjoyed this.

[jantheempress]

Thanks evelynemil :)

[jcmegabyte]

Great show! Cool drawing and nice soundtrack choice :-)

[jantheempress]

Thanks jcmegabyte!

[shirleey1969]

Wonderful art-work!

Hugs from the heart:))

xox

[jantheempress]

Thanks Shirleeeeeeeeey!  :D

[RabAdamson]

I love your heart work

[jantheempress]

:) Thanks Rab ♥

[tylertowers]

Really nice work! I'm a caricature artist too, I work prefessionally doing it but i want to spend more time on it and I want to bring down the time I spend per portrait !, how long did this take you real time? I'd like to use a medium for colour thats neat and dry... Prismacolour, are they water colour pencils? I wondered if wax pastels might work, gotta get hold of some. I use water colour quite alot but it would n't be suitable for 'on the spot' stuff.

[jantheempress]

Thanks tylertowers :) Prismacolor pencils (not watercolor pencil) can be layered for awesome effects which is not a fast process. Most caricature artists I've met use either wet markers or pastel chalk for coloring. I think using chalk pastel is faster than wax or oil pastels because it can be blended more quickly :) hope this helps!

[FairyErin77]

BEAUTIFUL 5*****

[jantheempress]

Thanks FairyErin  :D

[gherkamum]

Love your work jan

Excellent

5*********

Terry

[jantheempress]

Thanks Terry :D

[justplainerica]

Awesome! :)

[jantheempress]

:D Thanks Erica!

[batartman1989]

REALLY GOOD! very impressive!

[jantheempress]

Thanks batartman :)

[DrawONoff]

omg LOL..so funny relly nice awsome work, check out my channel to=)

[OverlordJake]

cool :)

[falconchic4899]

hey you are so cool

i love your work

[jantheempress]

Thanks falconchic4899 :)

[VOCIFERLOL]

great

[haydile423]

She looks a little older when she's drawn out like that. Probably around 40 or so?

[jantheempress]

Hmmm hadn't thought about that haydile. I'd say maybe more like 35. I'm not sure how old she was in the reference photo :)

[haydile423]

True but u did pretty good anyways.

[dakarads]

that's awesome!

how many different colors do you think you used?

[jantheempress]

Good question dakards. Probably about seven though I wasn't counting. If I do another prismacolor vid I'll include whcih pencils I'm using :)

[coraline113]

cool

[jantheempress]

Thanks Coraline :)

[MosaicMaiden]

I enjoyed evrery creative moment, cool music also!

Thank you!

[jantheempress]

Thanks MM :)

[nevergiveup040]

I love watching this. thanks so much for sharing! :)

[jantheempress]

Thanks Wendy ♥

[InTheLifeOfAnArtist]

wow lovely. I love the video.. :) thanks for sharing.

[gresiu7]

CooL reaLLy ***** from AMSTERDAM

[gilcarosio]

Excellent video and very good caricature of Marilyn Monroe , I love this music of Grieg.

Thanks Jan

Cheers

Gil

[jantheempress]

@gilcarosio  Thanks Gil :D

[raconter1]

Beautifully done, Jan! :) Jack

[jantheempress]

@raconter1 Thanks Jack :)

[ExtraordinaryLeader]

Cool talent!

Nice twist of music you got here!

Enjoyed the whole video!

Surely to sub!

Stay Connected,

Dawn Medonca

[jantheempress]

Thank you Dawn! :)

[DelisaProductions]

Jan, what an amazing gift you have.

Brilliant work, and Marilyn would be so flattered.

[jantheempress]

Thanks Lisa!  :D

[ludmila777]

Great work!

Blessings:)

[jantheempress]

Thank you ludmila777 :D

[FOXMANMUSIC]

Excellent !!!

[niphielo62]

quel talent, naissance d'un chef d'oeuvre, vous êtes une grande artiste : bravo

I love drawing and it's a "chef d'oeuvre", very beautiful, so lovely work, merci

[mikes7ke]

you draw really really fast :3

[guitarrx3girl]

this is so amazing....you are really talented <3

[connordaniel23]

Wow......

You're incredible!! An amazing Artist :-))

Best wishes from

ENGLAND & KENYA

Connor

[jantheempress]

Thanks connordaniel23! :)

[jcmegabyte]

Very nice work! :-)

[joezjoezjoez1]

Beautiful:)

[jantheempress]

Thank you joezjoezjoez1 :)

[lustreboy]

wow thanks amazing! I'd love to be able to draw like that. all I can do is arse about ;)

5 stars!

[jantheempress]

Thanks lustreboy  :)

[LAArtGallery]

I'm with the others.. AWESOME JAN AWESOME!

[lustreboy]

love the way she captured the minx in Marilyn ;)

[jantheempress]

Thanks Lori! :D

[GIMPtricks]

Wow, just wow!!!

[jantheempress]

Thanks :)

[sther95]

Incredible what pens you use ? sorry of mistakes

[jantheempress]

Thanks sther95! This is drawn with prismacolor pencils. When I use pen it is usually sharpie pen or ballpoint :)

[exoticjess]

That is excellent work. I am so very impressed.

[exoticjess]

That is excellent work! I am so very impressed!

Jessica

[jantheempress]

Thanks Jessica! :D

[Myklebust]

Beautiful

[jantheempress]

Thanks Richard :)

[Blinkazoid]

I never ceased to be amazed at your talent!!!

[jantheempress]

Thanks Blinky!

[patchcords]

Great work Jan ! Very beautiful ;)

[jantheempress]

Thanks Chris :)

[canadianstudmuffin]

That was amazing. :)

[jantheempress]

Thanks C-muffin!

[MiyaKipp2945]

AMAzing!! what is the classical song I know I have heard it before

[jantheempress]

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Morning Mood by Edvard Grieg

[ClarybelC2002]

Amazing wow may you always be blessed with creativity ,love and peace thank you for sharing your gifts

Claire

[jantheempress]

Thanks Claire :)

[wichupong]

wow!

[SomeCharacters]

You are soooooo amazing, Jan! Great work, 5* !

[weswe72]

This is Great Love this Jan...:)

[jantheempress]

thanks weswee :D

[MarkChadwickArt]

nice work!!

[jantheempress]

Thanks Mark :)

[ArtbyJan]

Haha Dejavu

[loraurora]

Aaaaamazing!!! Gorgeous!!!

Thank you for sharing your drawing skillls.

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[loraurora]

Aaaaamazing!!! Gorgeous!!!!

Thank you for sharing your drawing skills.

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[GenghisKhanOrmsby]

"Beautiful My Beautiful Friend" !!!!

[jantheempress]

:) Thanks GKO! :)

[ajillart2]

I envy your talent for portraiture. I've done a little, but need to work on it more. Very well done, Jan!

[jantheempress]

Thanks Jill :)

[zaipai]

What great work. I so wish I could do that. Thanks for sharing. Oh.. what is that music in the video?

[jantheempress]

Thanks zaipzai :)

Music is :Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: Morning Mood by Edvard Grieg

[wildheart5]

Spectacular Jan! The eyes are so real, it's spooky! A beautiful job!!! xo

[jantheempress]

Thanks Barb :D

[SirKevinMartin]

Marilyn! Woo. I wish you drew her whole body with the slutty dress :)) Hahaha!

[jantheempress]

Which slutty dress LOL She had more than one...

[tes74]

That is beautiful Jan.... I so wish i had a little of your talent.. tell me .. was this a talent you were naturally born with.. or were you once rubbish like most normal people ... I think you're fab!!! :) xx

[jantheempress]

Thanks Tracy :) I love doing this stuff and have been doing it most of my life so there was some practice involved LOL Lots of artists in my family , the inclination could be inherited too!

[Blargaldalien]

How stiff is the "lead" of a prismacolor pencil?

same as a #2 pencil,or nearer crayon stiffness?

[jantheempress]

I'd say they're between a #1 and #2 pencil. Not as soft as #2 or crayon

[DaffodilAngel]

That's a beautiful drawing! Jan please keep up the good work!

[jantheempress]

Thanks DaffodilAngel :)

[cbrb40]

I love to watch your art unfold Jan. It's like magic! Caricatures are cool and so much fun and that's a beautiful piece of artwork!! It's really fabulous,such a great likeness of one of the most beautiful actresses ever. I love Marilyn. You're really awesome my dear! :)) What a beautiful gift to have,I used to have prismacolor pencils but I could never do anything close to this. lol :)

I love your hands,you should have them insured. ;)

[jantheempress]

Thanks you are very encouraging cbrb!

[couchpotatotheatre]

Very cool. I really liked this.

[jantheempress]

Thanks C-potato!!  :D

[iggy35]

Amazing as always :D

[jantheempress]

Thanks iggmeister!

[jantheempress]

Hmm wonder what would happen if Jake and Jiffy met MM????

[dankitti]

Marilyn portrain = awesomeness <333

[jantheempress]

Thanks dankitti and I hope Spot likes it too! :D

[CattyCatRanch]

Delightful!! To watch AND to listen to! When I think of MM, a sad person comes to mind. I love how you made her look downright joyful.

So how long did it take you to draw this, start to finish?

[jantheempress]

Thanks CCR  :) It took about 2 hrs.

[DearestBecky]

You are a very talented artist. Fantastic job.

[jantheempress]

Thanks Becky  :)

[ASECONDCHANCEAROUND]

OMG, lol that is a really cool drawing of Marilyn Monroe.

Very nice..

**Kisses**

[jantheempress]

Thanks Sonia :D

[checkfoldcallraise]

what a great peice! you are one smooth operator. :)

[jantheempress]

Thanks!

[mnilandcom]

very good!

[jantheempress]

Thanks mnilandcom :)

[irishthankgod]

Fantastic, she had that eyebrow shape that kind of made her ...caught so well really talented there , xxxxxxxxxxxxs Cathy

[jantheempress]

Thanks Cathy :)

[PuppyZwolle]

Awesome drawing. How nice of Mr. Dvořák to write some cute tune to your video. ;^)

Nobody drawing you any more? hmmm.

[jantheempress]

Thanks Puppy :D

LOL I did a music swap on this..The song is morning mood by Edvard Grieg and yes people are still drawing me. I have to play catch up because I still haven't done them all yet

[PuppyZwolle]

*nods and smiles big!

I know it's by Grieg. ;^)

We had a very famous commercial here in Holland and if it wasn't a famous piece of music before it has been since then.

/watch?v=QzpASyXY92o

You'll love it.

[ozappatore]

bravissima....

[jantheempress]

Thanks ozappatore :D

[nibargerswife51482]

cute caricature :D

[jantheempress]

Thanks N-wife51482 :D

[nibargerswife51482]

your very welcome :)

[Clobberbob55]

Marvelous, Jan!

[jantheempress]

Thanks C-Bob! :)

[IreneK43]

Grrrrrrrrrreat!!! I'm holding up both my thumb's...both my big toes too! lol

Hugs,Irene

[jantheempress]

Wow, the big toes too? Coolness :D thanks Irene!