Barrett's Drawing Video

This video is a instructional video incorporating Time Lapsed video editing. The video consists of a Portrait drawing done in pencil. The drawing took 2.5 hours and it is time lapsed down to under 2 minutes. You can see the drawing come to life as the long tedious process reveals itself in a fraction of the time.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• SpeedDrawing
• Art
• Drawing
• Instructional
• Artist
• Barrett

[baretul]

Hey cool film.

Do you use block-in? Or do you just mix and match 2d shapes at first and construct the 2d lay-in over that?

[barrettbailey]

yes i use a quick block-in and then start finding my shadow shapes. once the large geometric shapes divide the light and shadow i fill them in lightly with tone. then from there i just work from the simplest to the more complex. Glad you liked it..

[zorbadegeek]

I really love to watch this little piece of film! The music and watching you draw really fits together well. Any chance of knowing who is playing that piece of music. Seems like the ideal music to put on while I'm painting. Looking forward to seeing something new from you hopefully in the near future. Take care!

[barrettbailey]

Glad you liked the film! I have had that song in my head for years wanting to put it to some time lapsed video, i think it goes well too. THe song is called, "Are you awake?", by Kevin Shields. It was on the Lost in Translation Soundtrack. I have a few more songs lined up too for some video that should be on here when i get a chance...THanks for the comments!

[actualityst]

Even at the most advanced level, this video is not instructional; it's a SPEED VIDEO. What are intermediate or advanced students suppose to learn from this?

[camtotheilla]

thats my question 2

[ericsnowsucks]

Very nice work; almost identical to my process. I also like to incorporate some value into the block in. Is this on a medium tooth drawing paper?

[FredericWatts]

@actualityst I doubt it was meant for learning anything, it's youtube... your chances of video success come in the form of childish gimmicks and cock-a-doodle-doos. This video if to do anything important is to say there's more and better things out there than horrible photo pencil portraits and digital speed portrait paintings. If you wanna really learn, than I suggest you start learning. You can gain a vast knowledge from books and practice, why follow someone elses path.

[arammasiv23]

this is real art

[reibergraphix]

i think this video is very informative, it actually shows you the whole drawing start to finish, instead of a couple of little samples of technique, i would say this is actually geared MORE toward advance and intermediate, someone who has the basic "hold" and construction down. it shows you the fine tuning and value building, you just got a 4 hour lesson in two minutes, no extra charge!

[donaldmc24]

THAT IS BRILL M8

[barrettbailey]

Good lord people i was posting the video so that you might pick up on or see how i approach drawing the portrait. Of course you cant learn much from it...its under two minutes long. Sorry for not teaching a free class for you. For those of you who found it interesting to see my process or technique, I hope you enjoyed it...Thanks for watching!

[Aman1984]

if i sent you a picture of my girlfriend , could you draw her for me?

[chibibeffer]

I learned something from this video. From the moment it began I started realizing how to make my drawings come to life in a way they havent. But indeed ints not an "instructional" video like it is stated in the description box.

[RentAnEducation]

Not all lessons can be at the beginner level.. Don't criticize instruction just because it's over your head. Go look for beginner lessons if that's what you need.