Doodling and Chilling with SINIX (LIVESTREAM)

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Sinix
Tomorrow May 19th, 1:30pm PDT, Stan and I will be answering your questions, talking about art education, and Proko 2.0 all while I'm doing some digital doodles live! I may even draw something from the comments... who knows? Post your questions below!
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Tariq Fahmy
Hello there team. I know I'm a bit late for the self portrait challenge, but I'd love to participate with my take nonetheless. I decided to go for this "you better get some help" vibe to it, and attached are the ref photos use. I'd love to hear your opinions, thanks.
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Tariq Fahmy
reference photos
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Jerald Dorado
Hi guys! Do you know any color blind artists? What advice would you give to a color blind person for painting? I am color blind, btw.
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Liandro
Hey, @Jerald Dorado! I’m colorblind 😁 Protanopia (reduced sensitivity to reds, and sometimes exchanging shades of reds, greens, browns, purples and pinks). What usually helps me paint is sort of a combination of four things: 1. Color theory - I’ve taken time in the past to learn about the color spectrum, lighting, value, temperature, saturation, mixing, complementarity, harmonies etc. so, when painting, I try to use these things to guide me through my color choices. I know most artists with normal color vision do this too, but, to me, being familiar with the theory is especially helpful since I need to make some color decisions based on what I know will work rather than relying solely on my perception. 2. The “grisaille” method - It’s the process of starting with grayscale and adding the colors on top afterwards. I find it especially help for colorblind people, but many artists with normal color vision use it too. 3. Digital features (such as HSB sliders, adjustment layers and blending modes) - I paint mostly digitally, so these uniquely digital tools come in very handy, since they give me more control over the colors I’m not sure about, as well as flexibility to change things at any stage in case something doesn’t work. I sometimes also use colorblind aiding softwares/apps, such as ColorblindPal, Chroma and What A Color. 4. Feedback - I’ll simply ask people with normal color vision to check out my painting and tell me of anything looks off. These strategies are no guarantee of a mistake-free process, but they sure help! One thing to have in mind is that color is actually made up of three components: hue and saturation (the two components we are mostly affected by as colorblind people) are often a little less dominant compared to value (the third component, which, thankfully, we perceive normally). Often, when the value relationships in a painting are strong and effective, hue and saturation come in almost as icing on the cake: relevant, of course (and delicious), but not structural. Hope this helps. Cheers!
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Kadin Lane
I really enjoyed this stream. Marshall Vandruff, if you see this comment, take notes from Sinix. That's how you argue with Stan. xD
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Lewis Hahn
For someone starting out, how do you keep drawing fun and flowy? to best get into that enjoyable zone Thanks for your great content, Lewis H.
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Nanna Skytte
I find all work in different fun levels. Also when it comes to drawing. If I have done a hard study, then I treat myself afterwords working on something I find more enjoyable. I like to have more than one project going at the time, so when I burn out on one, I can gain new energy from the other. I try to keep my workspace cleaned up. And remove potential distractions. (This is very challenging for me. How is this so hard xD )
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@ab_watson
How many hours a day would you recommend one should practice drawing? 1hr 2hr?
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@graphite
Please explain Hook to Proko. Maybe he will "Take the Bait"!
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@joey
What is the best way to remember proportions
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Alec Brubaker
Drawing the subject (human figure or whatever else) many many times from many different angles, and leaning or stepping back from your drawings to get a good look at the 'whole' rather than being too up close to any one area. It's best to try and develop an intuitive sense for proportion than rely too much on measuring!
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@if01
How do you tell the difference between a mistake and added flair when it comes to drawing in your own style?
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Yu Chen
My guess is after some time, you should have a fleshed out central theme, any things that take away from it are considered mistakes, while others are considered flairs. I like to use spikes as an example. They're good on a leather jacket of a motorcycle gang member, but awful on a nurse(if you're trying to portray the generic personality traits associated with nurses, instead of something ironic).
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Facundo Troya
If Sinix posts a video of him kayaking I will like that post instantly
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Mouaz Sedky
will you plan on doing free lesson on the character design workshop like you did with figure drawing,anatomy etc that you release on your youtube?
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Arturo GTZ
Proko 2.0 Needs A Dark Mode
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@jobirdie
How do you apply color studies to your work? Is it just training the eye, building up a visual library. Like how do you balance what you've vs color theory?
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Lucas Aielo
Can we get an overview of the hue slider with Sinix, just naming it better (since he doesn't like the green and thinks the green-blue range need more definition)
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@haijetski
hello, sinix! please make a video showing how to be able to use the brushes you use, I looked here for corel paint but I didn’t find it. that "dry brush", you know? I love your arts and would like to paint like ... please
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@haijetski
sinix, please, notice meeee :(
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@openhandart
Gimman idea for designing a spaceship!
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@itachi
When drawing the head straight on front view and on a reference when the head had a little tilt to the side, do you capture the tilt or just draw it straight up with a vertical line? I never really seen this answered on any videos on YouTube so far, I'm curious to know. Thanks in advance!
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Robert KoX
Could you pls give me some pointers to kind of draw this Portrait
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James Burnette
Sinix should borrow some of Stans brylcreem.
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@miruineko
Question to Sinix: How important do you think it is to study from photos, why and how do you spice it up and make it less boring?
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@olly1909
To be masters in a discipline you need to practice 10000 hours of good practice, but how can I stop letting my mind think about it's own thing and FOCUS more on what I'm drawing and how should I be drawing it? I usually remove distractions I don't even listen to music, but that makes things even worse! what should I do? is it just a matter of constantly trying to be mindful of what I'm drawing?
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