Drawing Kiera Knightly

[safiyaclaire]

what kind of pencil are you using at 4:10?

[prettiT12]

WHO TF CAN DISLIKE THIS ????????

[mikeccuk2006]

were you a perfectionist?

[MrAPT1]

That's just phenomenal. You're such a talented artist, and a young one at that. I like to draw myself and I thought I was pretty good for my age until I saw how old you were. Man, I'm not going to lie, I'm actually a tiny bit jealous. :P

[merjot1]

you are an amazing young artist !!!!!.. keep up the great work

[minxel16]

what pen/cil are you using? Looks like you can get a ton of detail with it-well done though :)

[thapowner]

i like the fast instrumental verion of Nico Touches the Walls - Hologram :D

[imlieksokewl123]

To not smear it put a piece of paper under your wrist

[GunBunnyShift]

Dude... I can draw and all... but actual people? No way. I admire this. Looking pretty good. -coughnotetoself,stealhisaweso­metalentwhichisfarsuperiortomy­owncough- ಠ_ಠ

[machinedean100]

his hand is a printer You would have taken huge dumps on all the artists back in the day.

[kwang1imsa]

Holy Shit. Wtf, and you're 15?

[DBZandBleachFans26]

how you stop your hand from smudging the paper?

[76renji]

i like to draw freehand better, one i used a grid, and it took to long. bvut i guess your like the most patient person in the world, spending a rear and a half on that project in animation, that cool.

[done10for]

Did you take art courses to be able to draw this well or is this through experience and practice? I always loved your drawings and animation! XD Thank you for posting another awesome video!

[Saromi7]

BTW this is amazing :)

[TheFrenchiesRock]

i didn't know that you could draw realistic drawings too. damn, you're talented...

[Sparky4hollow]

SO amazing O_O! x3!

[desertray715]

dude YOU ARE THE BEST artist OF YOUR AGE i have EVER seen you whould create art THAT GETS IN THE WALL OF MUSEUMS thts how good you are

[MisdermeanerJ]

You're younger than me and you draw anime AND realistic drawings better than me. SERIOUSLY! I DETESTE BUT ADMIRE YOUR SKILLS. DAMMIT.

[baby22good4u]

How long did it take?

[TheHappiestFerret]

Am I the only one that was confused at the beggining when the pencil rolled up? xD

[GRENTHSNOOB]

@klFiretears I thought her name was spelled Keira, not Kiera D=

Sorry this isn't related but just wondering.

[EsotericSanity]

Have you ever drawn something really good and messed up like halfway through?

[klFiretears]

@EsotericSanity Yeah, it sux. Never hurts to start over tho :p

[wiseshin0bi]

Wow and i thought i was good at drawing...looks like i need to back to the....... [DRAWING Bored....] hahahaha get it? thumbs up if you got it...

[ragnarok70]

AMAZING HABILITY!!!!!!

Really dude, amazing work!

[JinMasta]

Impressive, looks legit.

[MohanABK]

Well done, KL. :]

[CursekingAKira]

impressive

[Billy193]

theres a simple reason why u did this. Today Pirates of the caribean 4 on stranger tides comes out, which is a series that had Kerra Knightly in it!

[klFiretears]

@Billy193 Actually, I started on this quite a while ago. It's a coincidence XD

[Billy193]

@klFiretears i know, just cracking a joke. Also, I got to say, u deserve praise for your animations! COntinue the work! Great sound, voice, music, effects, and overall animation! Your really talented

[KandMIcyFire]

Icy: Yes, he's only 15. XP

[NovaTazuna]

@xGuroDoLLx lol tht was my stupid bro! soz :)

[Ilkyra]

Are taking this off a picture?

And I do like your techniques for drawing. Love smudge pencils!!!

[klFiretears]

@Ilkyra Yes, there's a reference photo used C:

[neji000009]

Amazing

[guga2artes]

awesome!

[shaneho78]

Great drawing. Love Keira.

[GRENTHSNOOB]

Wait, don't you mean Keira, not Kiera?

[RSbigdeeno1]

gurren lagan song :D for that I rate this 5/5

[MATTierial]

You're amazing.

What is she wearing in this?

[CarboKill]

Kiera Knightly <3

[NovaTazuna]

thumbs up if you thought he drew the WHOLE thing at the beginning

[tomvanharmelen]

Don't forget to color between the printed or traced lines.

[klFiretears]

@tomvanharmelen The outlines are drawn by hand with pencil. A grid was used with the reference to do so.

[tomvanharmelen]

@klFiretears Using such a grid is practically the same as tracing. there's absolutely no skill involved with drawing like that. the only skill in this video is shading.. don't you want to draw freehand?

[klFiretears]

@tomvanharmelen Are you implying that I cannot draw freehand? For your information, using the grid is absolutely not the same as tracing. The purpose of a grid is so the artist can focus on the lines and details of specific isolated areas in the image. The purpose of a grid is so that the artist does not trace. Furthermore, drawing with the guidance of a grid is not easy, coming from experience. For you to believe that drawing with a grid requires no skill whatsoever is quite ignorant.

[Frankiegirl2020]

@klFiretears To add to your comment. Without using some kind of guide, the picture will usually come out odd looking and distorted. My art teacher taught me how to draw people by using your pencil to do the sizing and spacing like a ruler.

Tracing and a grid are nothing alike.

Your drawing skills are amazing. :)

[tomvanharmelen]

@klFiretears Actually, drawing with a grid is A LOT easier than doing it by eye and guessing where the lines are and how the proportions translate from picture to hand to paper.

Not realizing that using a grid turns drawing freehand by skill into an almost mathematical process is rather ignorant from you. if you look at a square in the grid and compare it to the same square in the picture, you can easily decide that, for example, line 1 starts at 1/3rd of the top line and angles to the left

[tomvanharmelen]

@tomvanharmelen side of the square, which makes it a lot easier to draw those lines because you dont have to use your own skill of seeing how the shapes and lines are placed compared to eachother.

So yes, being able to visually see where lines are placed on a grid IS IN FACT easier than having to see the placement in your mind without any visual comparable reference.

[klFiretears]

@tomvanharmelen I did not say that drawing with a grid is any more difficult than drawing freehand. What I am arguing against is your claim that drawing with a grid requires no skill and is just a "mathematical process". It's almost as if you are saying that math itself is not a skill. Artists use math constantly for composition and proportion. So are you implying that using math is cheating in art?

[tomvanharmelen]

@klFiretears @rinrik no its not about who has more talent or whatever, what I'm saying is that art takes skill in the form of translating things from view to paper by sight alone, not by using a grid to get it right, look at the user cgsbgs on youtube, that should explain what I mean about the difference. by using a grid, you get an accurate drawing proportionally and all that WITHOUT actually thinking about where to place the lines, because having that grid already shows you where to put them

[klFiretears]

@tomvanharmelen And about your description about the usage of the grid.

" if you look at a square in the grid and compare it to the same square in the picture, you can easily decide that, for example, line 1 starts at 1/3rd of the top line and angles to the left "

Is that not the same as drawing without a grid? It still requires the keen eye to draw the lines within the grid; you are still recreating the lines on the paper as you do when you draw without it.

[tomvanharmelen]

@klFiretears so that explains why it takes less effort into getting it to look right compared to drawing without a grid. also, the comparison with construction by using rulers and math isn't quite applicable to what im saying because you have to use math and rulers in that field of work because they prevent mistakes and you HAVE to be precise.

Art is different in the fact that the skill and talent is shown through proper hand eye coordination and rulers are not NECESSARY.

[klFiretears]

@tomvanharmelen The sole reason why I use the grid is for accuracy. If I were to draw Kiera freehand, I wouldn't have bothered to choose a photo with unnecessary detail. Here, it's not about originality, it's reproduction of the photograph in a larger scale. I'm not focusing on the drawing, I am focusing on the technique. Why else would I record myself shading the portrait? The purpose of the video is to show the process of my technique, not how I draw.

[klFiretears]

@tomvanharmelen Moreover, I do not understand why you are objective of me using a grid. I've never used a grid before, and I will continue to be accurate if I have to. But the fact remains that I am still learning, and there are NO limitations to how to go about learning to draw, whether it is the usage of photo references, a ruler or a grid.

[klFiretears]

@tomvanharmelen What you are implying is that an artist should not use a grid for proficiency. Let's make an analogy. It is similar to stating that construction workers are cheating when they use rulers and math to constuct a building using a blueprint. Why do they have measurements? For accuracy.

[rinrik]

@klFiretears It's all good, tomvanhermalen is just butthurt because you're more talented than him. Keep up the great work man.

[AOTPradio]

@klFiretears I am a terrible artist (unlike my older brother who if he practiced a ton would still be a few notches below you). Anyways I took an art course last semester and grids are very helpful for basic forms and proportions and outlines but when there is a decent amount of detail it requires a lot more skill. With this considering the INSANE amount of detail this requires top notch skill like the top 1-2% out there

[Firegirl6464Pro]

@tomvanharmelen Um...using a grid has absolutely NOTHING to do with tracing. klFiretears used it so that he makes sure that he uses correct proportions and locate specific details of something. So there's no need for you to try and act like a smart ass, I don't see anything this good on your channel...

[rinrik]

@tomvanharmelen Pwned. U just jelly.

[TheRayNRonald]

o_O woh....it actually looks like a photograph-it's that realistic!!!! This is absolutely amazing!

[anima146]

Woow this is amazing!!!: )

You should do more videos like this! Its very nice to see your progress of drawing your art: D

You are a great artist!

[Enroify]

Is there a special reason as to to why you chose to draw Kiera? ^^

[klFiretears]

@Enroify Well, I have several people I want to draw. I chose this particular one because of her clothing and the details :p

[Angelxanime]

you're amazing. (':

[brobi338]

dislikes can only draw stick figures

[brobi338]

wow

[Krysy]

It would be nice to know what your DA is. Videos like this is good to add the link in the description (Hint Hint.) You have a unique way for drawing.

[klFiretears]

@Krysy It's been on my channel info for quite a long while now...C:

[Krysy]

@klFiretears Alright I found it. I looked and I was blind and had not seen it before. My apologies. I placed you on m watch list in DA. Thank you.

[klFiretears]

@Krysy No, Thank YOU C:

[vio1ette]

Amazing as always :-) Keep up the good work!

[WolfLinkZant]

Thats pretty friggin good for someone who said in a commentary that they "didn't claim to be an artist"

[klFiretears]

@WolfLinkZant Actually, I said that I wasn't an animator; I was/am an artist with multiple hobbies C:

[WolfLinkZant]

@klFiretears Lol ok i kinda get dialogue mixed up when i heard it once a couple weeks back =/

[WolfLinkZant]

Idiot disliked...

[insomnia088]

cool