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This is both excellent instructional content, and, judging from the comments below it seems as though John is a very engaged and generous teacher. I've recently
by steve_adams_86 5y ago
This is both excellent instructional content, and, judging from the comments below it seems as though John is a very engaged and generous teacher. I've recently taken up drawing after a 15 year hiatus so this is excellent timing to find such a great resource. Maybe I'll draw some birds with my son tomorrow.
I'd love to find something like this for fish. I don't know why but I've always found fish to be very beautiful. Both the fish and their environments – I'm so drawn to water, the way light plays on it, the life inside and around it.
For other fish lovers, John does have a 2 part series on drawing fish available on YouTube:
1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTzC5War9Ac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTzC5War9Ac
2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib6U2oLNZAk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib6U2oLNZAk
I'll definitely check these out as well.
- headsoup 5y agoI've got his nature drawing book. It's a great reference and very readable. John is very enthusiastic, which makes for a nice role model to get inspiration from. I would say his stuff is quite focused on nature drawing and you should supplement with fundamentals, colour theory, perspective etc to build skills, as John's guides centre around his approach/style and there are many other ways to get there.