A couple weeks ago, I uploaded a (somewhat botched) video of me drawing a gift for a friend. I figured I'd record it, since a few people have asked me over the years how I draw.

https://youtu.be/eyxqvfdEl3o

The reason I made this, and the reason I make timelapse videos in the first place, is because I don't think my process is really something I can ever teach people how to do. I don't know how to explain to people what I actually "see." I don't see contours or lines, my eyesight is just not good enough to process those reliably, I don't think. I see light and shadow, and I carve out sketches from those initial impressions instead of drawing the solid forms that are foundational to character art.

I don't know if I'm a good person to learn from, to be honest. My process works for me, somewhat. I don't know if it'd work for other people. I don't know how efficient it really is. I don't know if it'd be acceptable on a team, if you did art professionally. I somehow doubt it, because it relies so much on a visual library I largely developed as a compensation for being disabled.

Having said that, I think it can be learned. Or at least, I think people can glean something from watching my timelapses. That's why I make timelapses, instead of tutorial videos.

I couldn't redline someone's work if they asked me to. I can sort-of advise people on how to draw landscapes, but not characters. For that, you're better off going to a character artist. And to be honest, a lot of my landscape advice could be better learned by watching Bob Ross videos anyway. That's where I learned.

Not really sure if this is a useful post. I made it to answer a question but it's also pretty self-indulgent. Here's a link to my playlist of timelapse art so I can pretend this post is a resource:

https://youtu.be/R8mZL0fitUI?list=PLsl9NsrIZbsqb5rKowwIZ9nAdWJM02Gnk