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Sketches of Shay

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Thank you to Ritualis Press for the #gifted A4 Double Lever Press and Printmaking Glass Barren, learn more about them here! : https://www.ritualispress.com/en-us

✿ Check out Steven's Work! Instagram: nauseousdog
✿ Sinix Design Tempo: The Overlooked Key to Improving at Art

Materials
Pentalic Traveler's Sketchbook
Prismacolor Colored Pencil
Holbein Acrylic Gouache
Speedball Blockprinting Oil-based Ink
Speedball Lino Cutting Set No.1
Speedball Speedy Carve Linoleum Block (4.5 x 3)
Strathmore Printmaking Paper 5x7

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Equipment
✿Camera: iPhone 13 Pro
✿Editing Software: Adobe Premiere Pro

Music:
Chillpeach - Jelly Bun : Video
Chillpeach - Dreamy Mode : [no copyright music] 'Dreamy Mode' cute ba...
Chillpeach - One thing : [no copyright music] 'One Thing' cute back...
Chillpeach - Spent Times : Video
Chillpeach - Mesmerize : Video
Chillpeach - Don't Quite : Video
Chillpeach - New Beginning : Video
Ludwig's Lullaby- Lud and Schlatts Musical Emporium Conducted by
Philip Milman ► https://pmmusic.pro/ Link:Ludwig's Lullaby
Chillpeach - Daisy : Video

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:45 Painting My OC's with gouache
4:39 The Importance of Music and my Art
6:45 Pressure to always be learning
13:30 My Goal for my art in 2024
15:30 Is Fanart good for Post Engagement and Account Growth
21:25 Short Form Content is crazy
25:23 Block Print Paintover
29:08 New Print Design and Automatic Drawing
32:55 Printing Session w/Nauseousdog
37:40 Outro

20 Comments

@ariadnaltos 2 years ago

I'm in the middle of the video rn, but I wanted to add something to the idea of introducing your own characters to people through artwork. I think that everybody likes to learn about characters and stories, so it is pretty important to have a good element of storytelling. I don't usualy feel engaged to learn about a person's ocs if the ocs are just characters with a name and some ideas attached. I think that characters shine the most through their stories, interactions between each other, even dialogue. So I guess that it would be cool to see illustrations of your characters surrounded by their world, by other characters, interactiong with each other, living their lives... In this video you mainly did portraits, but the thing with portraits is that they don't have as much storytelling as other pieces of art. So in my personal opinion it would be cool to know them through these other elements. For example, I remember the scene of how two of your characters met. One of them stumble to the other's breakfast in the middle of a fight, the eggs scene hahaha I think that that stuff is what people as an audience remember the most. I love your art and I'd like to meet your stories and characters through that kind of art

@ufoesferico1050 2 years ago

As an aspiring character designer, ANYTHING that has to do with ocs or designing new ones makes me happy. Hoping to see more OC content from you🐛 ✨️

@Liitujauho 2 years ago (edited)

I cleaned the kitchen while listening To this💀 but absolutely yes yes yes!! More oc content please!! Seeing you post More about ur ocs Is SUPER Inspiring for me, since im still kinda afraid To pots Ab my own :') keep up the good work!! 💛

@Weevilest 2 years ago

I love to base my ocs around my favourite albums and song artists. The smiths have such a huge impact on my ocs! I would love more oc videos that sounds super cool :)

@iSpellKatt 2 years ago

I love the colours you use in your artworks its just so pleasing to see. :D

@Angelo-fw1bh 2 years ago

I kept getting chills through this video because that's exactly what happened to me, I started watching rehearsals and pushing myself to learn myself and this year's finished Spotify was almost nothing compared to my friends'. Now that the year is ending, I'm trying to push myself back into my OCs and my personal art instead of studying before starting another year without what I really want to put down in writing. I love the company these videos give me while I draw.

@sketchesofshay Creator 2 years ago

Hope you all are doing well! Sorry for not doing a premiere for this one, I'm editing next week's video as we speak hehe I can't wait to live chat when that one comes out !! Thank you all for watching, and thank you so much for 60,000+ subscribers!!

@panncak3 2 years ago

a video of you drawing fanart for your favorite youtubers would be so cool!! Also for music recommendations men i trust is a very chill amd relaxing band with amazing music!

@nitlen 2 years ago

followed this channel since the first sketchbook tour and loved watching all the videos that followed up :) I really enjoyed seeing all the progress you've made with both art and video making, and always exited to see new uploads from you!

@me_malene 2 years ago

more oc stuff plz!!

@ChantelleArts 2 years ago

I love seeing you create OCs and hearing about their stories, I'm trying to get into character design myself because it's fun but I lack the imagination to come up with in depth backstories haha 😂😭

@roilopez4274 2 years ago

Idk why but i just started crying when you talked about how it felt to leave college and that lifestyle behind. Like girl im 16 i haven't even finished highschool and i get emotional thinking about finishing uni :')

@aaahh.8897 2 years ago

I would loooooooooooooooooooooooove to see your process in making ocs!!

@hirobiro617 2 years ago

i recently found your channel and now i listen to your videos while i do things because it feels like we're both working on stuff at the same time ^^

@staircatz 2 years ago (edited)

You’re so cool!! Your art inspires me to draw more

@scribzscribbles 2 years ago

I feel such pressure to make fan art but I feel as though nothing ever looks the way I want, so I haven’t and I feel like even when I do it doesn’t appeal to others. It’s so confusing for me, but I’m obsessed with your characters !

@bluroseart 2 years ago

I just wanted to say I love how your videos are all so chatty and natural its so comforting to listen to, I just found your channel about a month ago and they always are so nice to listen to while working on my art assignments and art in general. youre definitely one of my favorite youtubers ! :]

@peowolf 2 years ago

Getting back into traditional art this year, and ran into your videos. I've been watching nonstop, I love your style!

I would LOVE to hear you talk about developing your ocs and your ocs in general! I think more artists should talk about their ocs!

@mimidraw-bg2mw 2 years ago

❤

@Shelfcat1 2 years ago

Oh I would absolutely LOVE to see your process of making characters. I feel like it would be really inspiring to hear how you connect your characters to music, and to be able to listen to some music you associate with your characters as well!