Holding the pencil

Answer to a question on holding the pencil as I begin a drawing. A supplemental video made for students in an online class.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• drawing
• cartooning
• character
• design

[ChoctawWillie]

No, you can hold it this way on a flat surface as well.

[fndalves]

well..I am a professional ilustrator and I learned (and still learn) to draw... I believe that one born with the passion for it, not with the talent itself... the learning process is long, boring, frustating and you can never stop training... if love you love it enought to face it, then you learn to draw...

but it is just my opinion

[voltz2k]

Let me take a stand here and say that there is nothing that cannot be learnt through practice. "Practice makes Perfect".

Like any other skill worth acquiring, drawing also requires practice and determination. Why do you expect yourself to make an amazing drawing on your very first attempt? Masters often draw their subjects several times before they actually begin to make their final drawing.

[55liveforlove]

Thank you for this video - it has helped me so much as a newbie artist. Regarding your comments about getting eveything down before evaluating it, I couldn't agree more. I have found this works in many creative processes from thinking of a business idea to general problem solving. Even the things that you decide are no good later on can often springboard to better ideas when being assessed after the initial brainstorming.

[stallonefan316]

this video changed my views about how i used to draw and hold the pencil!! thank you sir!!

[sheffieldmuse1]

you taught me more in 8 minutes than I learned all week searching google. Not only that, you answered all my questions and then some. Now If I can get down drawing circles better I'll be in biz. I saw an instant improvement in my drawings after watching. Thanks

[nddlj]

@loombaron Yeah, I think you really need to have that passion for it. Yeah any book can teach you how to draw a cartoon but you won't be able to do it yourself. You really have to experience it for yourself.

You know you're an artist when:

1.You really have a passion for drawing

2. You experience/learn things on your own.

[nddlj]

My mother told me that when I FIRST held a pencil, I was holding it the right way.

I am 17 today and I draw like crazy, character design, still life, creative doodling.

I don't want to sound like I'm braggin but I think I was literally born to draw.

Haha

[Keldorl]

is that a cintiq?

[EvilAsa93]

Ah, I've been so confused on this pencil bit, but this helped a lot!

[ShiLoDesign]

Totally not agree with loombaro. Anyone knows that drawing is a skill that you can buy with a lot of practice.

[ShadowSlayer103]

totally agree with loombaron