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QUICK & EASY MESSY SKETCH FOR BEGINNERS

teacher avatar Zainab Mohamad Ali, Artist and animal lover

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Lessons in This Class

    • 1.

      INTRO

      1:36

    • 2.

      CLASS PROJECT

      0:51

    • 3.

      TOOLS & MATERIALS

      1:10

    • 4.

      PHOTO REF & MARK MAKING

      2:03

    • 5.

      FACE FEATURES

      4:47

    • 6.

      LETS SKETCH

      4:21

    • 7.

      GET MESSY

      4:17

    • 8.

      SHADING (OPT)

      1:07

    • 9.

      BONUS VIDEO

      7:02

    • 10.

      RECAP

      2:21

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About This Class

Would you like to sketch something without fear of mistakes? Well, this class will show you exactly that, making your sketch messy to hide all the mistakes and imperfections! Best of all, this class is suitable for absolute beginners!

Here's what you will learn in the class:

- marking points to estimate the positions of the face features of the subject

- start sketching, adding in the different depths

- create mess by scribbling

- adding shade (opt)

There will also be a bonus video after your lessons for you to watch and get inspired! 

To begin the class, all you need is a ball point pen, pencil and a paper! 

Meet Your Teacher

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Zainab Mohamad Ali

Artist and animal lover

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Hi Everyone,

My name is Zain (short for Zainab) and I am a self taught artist and a crafter from a tropical island called Borneo (Malaysian part) in South East Asia.

I am always excited to learn new art or crafts all through my adult life...this is because I don't have any art materials growing up. My very first art was a painting done with oil pastels in an exam while in high school with zero education in art. I took the art exam as a "helping" subject for my Highschool final exams. I was using used and old oil pastels from my older siblings.

But, one medium I always admire back then was watercolor and till today I just love watercolor! Bought myself a set of cheap watercolor long long time ago and started painting on cheap paper too! Didn't know much about quali... See full profile

Level: Beginner

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1. INTRO: Sketching is basically a simple, quick and rough drawing done with little details but still capturing the essential features of the subject. A sketch can also be a draft or preliminary drawing for an actual drawing. The cat here is sketch as a draft for an actual drawing where I added essential details to complete it. He friends, I'm Zen and I'm a self taught artist from Malaysia. I love to sketch, draw, and pan, I pen in any medium that I can get my hands on, but my favorite is watercolor. I love to sketch and doodle whenever I'm free because it's the easiest to do as you only need paper pen or a pencil. As I have said before, that a sketch can be as simple as a draft, but it can also be complex when more details are added. But we are going to do a messy one, which is great for beginners because it's messy enough that you don't have to worry about making mistakes. All you need for this class are paper, pen and a pencil. I will guide you step by step along the way, right from the very beginning till the end. After the class, you are going to do a class project. I'll get ready and I'll see you in class. 2. CLASS PROJECT: I have chosen simple reference, like a mouse and bunny with only heads, as compared to a more complex one shown on the right. Following the steps in the class lessons and applying what you have learned from beginning of mark making till shedding. In the end, you will be able to start your class project. For your class project, you can choose to sketch either the mouse or bunny or both. You can also sketch any reference photo of your own choice. Once your project is done, do share it in the project gallery below the video. In the next video, I will show you what you need to use in the class. 3. TOOLS & MATERIALS: In this class, you will only need to use three things, which most probably you already have in your house. Any paper will do. But if you want to color your sketch with watercolor letter, you will need a thicker paper, any ballpoint pen that are smooth to write. Lastly, a HB pencil for pre sketching or mark making. If you want to add some shading or shadows to your sketch, then here's another tool to use, a darker pencil, like a two B or a four B. These are graphite pencils, but you can also use a normal four B pencil, like this one. Okay, that's it. I will see you in class and let's get started. 4. PHOTO REF & MARK MAKING: This is the reference photo that we are going to sketch is a cute little mouse. But first, let's edit the photo from colored to black and white. You can easily do this with your computer or any mobile device. As you can see in the reference photo, I have made some marks for easy reference. I will be using a HB pencil to make those marks. To begin, I will first draw the yellow line, where he is, his hands. It's roughly about a quarter of the patch from below. Then start making the marks as shown in the photo. I like to start with the nose so it's easier to estimate the positions of the eyes. These marks are just rough estimation, so don't worry too much about it. It's just a guide, so it's easier when you start the sketch later. I'm marking it lightly, but it's okay if you want to mark darker later. The bend sketches cover up the pencil marks. Take your time and don't rush. You can always erase and start over. If you don't like their positions, it's done. And now you can see the positions of the eyes, nose, ears, and hands. So see you in the next lesson where we will add in the face features. 5. FACE FEATURES: Here we are going to draw the face features. I'm going to use a ballpoint pen. Use whatever ballpoint pen that you have. So long as it's smooth when you write on it doesn't matter what are the colors of the ink. But if you want to add colors to your sketch letter, then I would suggest black is better. Begin with the inner part of the ice first with two curves curving outwards as shown. With that in place, then draw the outer part curving down from the top. Do the same for the other eye. Then draw some lines for the high lights in the eyes. Then draw a curve line below the eyes. Now darken the eyes and leave the highlights are touched. Then draw a curved line above the eye for the eyelids. Some lines below the eyes too. If you feel that your eyes are too small, you can always darken the outer parts to enlarge it. The nose is quite simple at this stage. Just darken the nostrils. Draw in the chain to determine the size of the lower face. Lightly sketch a few lines to show the sides of the nose with the chin in place, now I can see that the yellow line should be a little higher. Do some sketchy marks to indicate the top of the head, then roughly sketch the shape of the face sketch in the ears. Just roughly sketch it in if it's too big or small, you can always adjust them later or you can roughly measure it like what I'm doing here. Lastly, the hands draw two high curve curving downwards, the one on the left, You can add in the knuckles, then roughly add in the fingers for now. And I will see you in the next lesson. 6. LETS SKETCH: Now we have the fast features in place from last lesson. Let's give him some structures by incorporating more line sketches. Sketching the lines in the direction of the fur graph. Sketch more back and forth lines to make it darker for shaded areas like the back of the ear. Here one ear is done and we can go to the next ear. I have changed to another pen for this video because I prefer this one better as it's darker. Same goes to this ear as the first one, adding more sketch lines to make shaded area darker. It's done for the moment and let's do the lower face. Now let's define the nose a little. Let's sketch the sides of the nose. Also. His left face is a bit under shed, so we sketch it darker. If your mouse is a little out of proportion, it's okay. It can be adjusted by adding more sketch lines. Anyway, it doesn't matter as they are just sketches. And the photo there is just for reference, it's time to add in the arms on both sides. At this point. I'm just adding more schedules here and there for adjustments. Adjusting the eyes for a bit, adjusting the sides of the chin, also for a more pointy look now to the hands. Darken the lines in between the fingers, which will give the hand a more profound look. Okay, the fingers are done. And now to the other hand. 0. Kay, It's done and he looks like he's playing the piano. Okay, It's done for now, and we are going to sketch him Messi in the next lesson. So see you there. 7. GET MESSY: Here's the sketch from the last lesson. We are going to give him some more light and dark tones to create depths. To do that, just scribble over the original sketch to areas that are darker. If you have a very smooth ballpoint pen, you don't even have to lift up your pen. My pen is not that smooth, so I need to leave it. Once I felt the friction on the paper here, I'm adding spots for the whiskers area. I'm darkening the ice to make them look more sparkly. Also, at this stage, you can adjust the shape or the size of the ice if needed is done and let's continue the scribbling. One thing I really enjoy about Macy's catch is that it's very therapeutic to do, It's just mindless scribbling. Without fear of making any mistakes, try to scribble a little out of the ages to give more character to your subject. He looks much more messy than before. So now it's time to give him some whiskers. Now let us sit back and see how he looks. Then continue with more scribbles if needed. Some final touches here and there, especially the eyes. I like to make the eyes more defined, readjusting the eyes again, giving them more curves. On the outer part, I like to darken the ice a little bit more to make it even more sparkly, a bit more scribbling around, and we are done. Your messy sketch is literally done now, but if you want to add sheds to it, take your two or four B pencil and head over to the next lesson where I will teach you how to do some shedding. 8. SHADING (OPT): Shading is optional, especially if you want to color your sketch with watercolor or pencil color. If you want to add shading, get your dark pencil ready and I'll teach you how to do it. I'm using a four B pencil here. Hold your pencil at a slant while shading, I only shed along the darker areas shown in the reference photo. You can also hold your pencil the normal way, but the pencil marks will be more distinctive. In that case, you can always use a paper stump or a Q tip to soften them. Don't overdo it, or else mouse will be very dark. Okay, our mouse is done, and congratulations if you have come this far. 9. BONUS VIDEO: Here's a bonus video for you watch from beginning till the end, all in one video. After this, you can sketch like a pro. As usual, I'm starting with the nose. With the nose in place, I start my mark making by lightly sketching the edges of the bunny instead of using dots. I'm using my pen here for the mark making, but you can also use your HB. Pencil making is done now, and I will start with the ice because the nose is done already. Here in this video, you can combine both shot line sketches together with some messy ones too. I will let you watch in real time and I will command in between, if necessary, I will be keeping the body simple, as the main focus is more on the face. After watching this bonus video, I hope you have more confidence to start your own sketch. So. 10. RECAP: I would like to say a huge thank you for taking my class and congratulations for completing all the class lessons. Now let us summarize what we have learned so far. Before the lessons I have shown you what are the essential tools and materials to use. We began with Mark making the key points for our subject. With the marks in place, we are able to sketch out the facial features. Then we start with simple line sketches all over the face. Once the simple sketching is done, it's time for some scribbling all over to make your sketch look messy, scribbling more densely onto darker areas. Lastly, shading to add depths to the face. With all that done, our mouse is done. After completing all the lessons, it's time for your class project. You can choose to do any of the subjects in the class lessons or totally do a choice of your own. I always like to source my reference photo from pins. Do share your project for fellow students to see in the project gallery patch below the video. This way we can all learn from each other's project. If you post it on Instagram, please do me at Woolly Watercolor. If you want more inspirational video like the four sketches shown here, you can head over to my Youtube channel. The direct link is in my profile. Thank you once again, and I will see you in my next class by and take care.