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Summary

In this engaging art critique video, professional artist Kasem Simon from the studio behind 'Castlevania' offers constructive feedback on three community-submitted artwork pieces. Focusing on character design, he addresses concerns like hair, body proportions, and armor integration. Using redlining and anatomical understanding, Kasem enhances the submissions, emphasizing the importance of consistency in proportions and underlying character structure for a more natural and believable result.

Takeaways

• 🎨 The video features an art critique session by K Simon, a professional artist from the studio behind 'Castlevania'.
• 🔍 K Simon uses a technique called 'redlining' to analyze and improve the proportions of character drawings.
• 💡 He emphasizes the importance of understanding the underlying anatomy and structure of a character when designing.
• 📏 K Simon suggests making the head larger if there is enough space in the drawing to achieve better proportions.
• 👂 He advises to align facial features like the eyes, nose, and mouth to improve consistency in proportions.
• 🤔 The critique highlights issues like a neck appearing too long or a character's head not fitting the body.
• 👕 K Simon discusses the importance of clothing and armor following the body's form and volume.
• 🤲 Tips are given for drawing hands, suggesting to break them down into simple shapes for better understanding.
• 🏋️‍♂️ The critique includes advice on how to adjust the pose of the character to better match the volume and form.
• 👍 K Simon praises the details and features of the characters, urging artists to maintain their unique eye for detail.
• 📈 He encourages viewers to follow him on YouTube and Twitch for more educational content on character design.

Q & A

Who is the speaker in the video script?

The speaker is Kasem, a professional artist working in the animation industry for the studio that made Castlevania.

What is the purpose of the video?

The purpose of the video is to provide art critiques, or 'roasts', to help the community improve their character designs.

How does Kasem approach the critique of the first drawing?

Kasem uses a method called 'redlining' to analyze proportions and suggests making the head larger to match the body's volume.

What issue does Kasem identify with the character's neck in the first drawing?

Kasem notices that the neck appears too long and compares it to a 'slim jim beef jerky stick', suggesting it needs to be adjusted for better proportions.

What advice does Kasem give regarding the character's ear in the first critique?

Kasem advises to make the ear larger and more proportional by aligning it with the brow and nose to avoid it looking like a 'super tiny ear' or 'baby ear'.

What is the main concern of the second submission by Calico Valkyrie?

The main concern is with the clothing and armor not working well together, possibly due to a lack of underlying volume representation.

How does Kasem address the issue of the armor not fitting properly in the second critique?

Kasem suggests focusing on the underlying volume and structure of the character to better understand where the armor should sit and how it should curve with the body.

What does Kasem recommend to improve the pose of the character in the second critique?

Kasem recommends doing the pose oneself to understand how it feels and to better represent the arms bending at the hips and the natural tucking back of the upper arms.

What advice does Kasem offer for drawing hands in the third critique?

Kasem suggests breaking down the hand into simple shapes like a palm and fingers, using one's own hand as a reference, and keeping the structure simple.

What is the general feedback Kasem gives on the third submission regarding body proportions?

Kasem advises to ensure the upper body does not feel smaller than the lower body by adjusting the length of the legs and the overall body proportions for a more natural look.

How does Kasem engage with the audience for further art critique opportunities?

Kasem encourages the audience to subscribe on YouTube and follow him on Twitch for more educational content and potential feedback on their art submissions.

Outlines

00:00

🎨 Art Critique Session Introduction

Kasem, a professional artist from the studio behind Castlevania, welcomes viewers to an art roast session. The community submitted three artworks for critique to improve their skills. Kasem's goal is to provide constructive feedback on the structure and proportions of the characters, using redlining techniques to enhance the submissions.

05:02

🤔 Addressing Proportions and Anatomy in Character Design

The second paragraph delves into a critique of a character's anatomy and clothing, focusing on the integration of armor with the character's pose. Kasem emphasizes the importance of understanding the underlying volume and structure of a character to ensure clothing fits naturally. He provides a step-by-step guide to adjusting the character's anatomy and armor to achieve a more cohesive design.

10:03

👐 Overcoming Common Challenges in Drawing Hands and Proportions

In the third critique, Kasem addresses common issues with drawing hands and maintaining body proportions. He commends the artist's facial work but suggests improvements in the character's hand placement and overall body proportions. Kasem demonstrates techniques to adjust the character's silhouette and limb lengths for a more realistic and balanced appearance.

15:03

📢 Final Artwork Review and Call to Action

The final paragraph wraps up the session with a review of the last artwork, highlighting the artist's strengths and areas for improvement. Kasem encourages viewers to follow him on YouTube and Twitch for more art feedback and educational content. He playfully bids farewell to the YouTube audience and invites them to join him on Twitch for a more interactive experience.

Keywords

💡Art Roasts

Art Roasts refer to the process of critically reviewing and providing constructive feedback on artworks, typically in a humorous or light-hearted manner. In the context of this video, the host, K Simon, is roasting community-submitted art pieces to help the artists improve their skills. The term is used to describe the main activity of the video.

💡Proportions

Proportions in art refer to the relative size and scale of different parts of an image or figure. They are crucial for creating a realistic and aesthetically pleasing representation. In the video, K Simon frequently discusses the importance of maintaining consistent proportions, such as resizing a character's head to match the body or adjusting the length of limbs.

💡Character Design

Character Design is the process of creating the visual appearance of a character for storytelling purposes, including their physical features, clothing, and accessories. K Simon, being a professional artist, emphasizes the importance of character design throughout the video, offering advice on improving the visual appeal and consistency of the characters.

💡Redlining

Redlining is a professional technique used in the animation and design industry to critique and suggest improvements on artwork by overlaying or adjusting the original work. K Simon uses this method to provide specific feedback on the structure and form of the characters, showing how to correct issues like head-body proportion mismatches.

💡Volume

Volume in art refers to the three-dimensional space occupied by an object or figure. Understanding volume is essential for creating depth and realism in two-dimensional artwork. In the script, K Simon discusses adding volume to different parts of the characters, such as the shoulders and arms, to enhance the natural look of the drawings.

💡Anatomy

Anatomy in the context of art is the study and depiction of the human body's structure and the arrangement of its parts. K Simon uses knowledge of anatomy to provide feedback on the characters' skeletal and muscular systems, ensuring that clothing and armor fit the underlying body structure correctly.

💡Perspective

Perspective is the representation of how an object or scene looks from a particular viewpoint, taking into account the relative size, positioning, and alignment of objects to create a sense of depth. The script mentions adjusting the arms to reflect the correct perspective, ensuring that they appear to recede into the background naturally.

💡Liquefy

Liquefy in digital art refers to a tool or technique that allows artists to distort or warp parts of an image, often used for adjusting shapes and forms. K Simon uses the term when he talks about adjusting the proportions of the characters by distorting parts of the drawing to achieve a more natural look.

💡Armor

Armor in this context refers to the protective clothing or accessories drawn on a character. K Simon discusses how to properly integrate armor into a character design by following the body's contours and ensuring it fits with the underlying anatomy and volume.

💡Hands and Feet

Hands and feet are often considered challenging parts to draw accurately due to their complex structure and movement. The script mentions a submission where the artist struggled with these elements, and K Simon provides advice on simplifying their structure and using reference points to improve their depiction.

💡Educational Content

Educational Content in this video refers to the host's role in providing learning material, such as tutorials and critiques, to help others improve their art skills. K Simon mentions his work in the animation industry and his educational streams on Twitch, positioning himself as a knowledgeable source for art advice.

Highlights

Introduction to K Simon, a professional artist from the studio behind Castlevania, offering art roasts to help artists improve.

Explanation of the redlining technique for assessing and adjusting character proportions.

Critique of the first submission, focusing on the character's head and body proportions.

Suggestion to enlarge the head to better fit the body volume in character design.

Advice on correcting the neck's length and adding muscle details for a more natural look.

Importance of maintaining consistent proportions for facial features like eyes, ears, and mouth.

The second submission's critique on clothing and armor fitting over the character's anatomy.

Use of a white block to visualize the underlying volume of the character for better clothing placement.

Discussion on the importance of understanding the character's anatomy to inform clothing design.

Technique for adjusting the arms' positioning to better reflect the character's pose and anatomy.

Advice on following the character's body curvature when designing armor.

The third submission's critique addressing the upper body feeling smaller compared to the lower body.

Proportional trick using the character's height to determine leg length for better balance.

Recommendation to simplify the hand structure by breaking it down into basic shapes for easier drawing.

Encouragement for artists to use their own hand as a reference when drawing hands.

Final before and after comparison showcasing the improvements made to the character designs.

Invitation for viewers to follow K Simon on YouTube and Twitch for more educational content.

Closing remarks with a humorous call to action for YouTube viewers to join the Twitch community.

Transcripts

what is up crew it's your boy K Simon

and we are back again because you guys

have been asking for these art roasts

you guys keep finding them helpful and

so we've picked out three images from

the community you've submitted them here

and we're gonna be roasting them right

now and hopefully helping you get better

with your art if it's your first time

here welcome in my name is Kasem I'm a

professional artist working in the

animation industry for the studio that

made Castlevania and I also stream a lot

of educational content on Twitch and

overall just love designing characters

so if you are interested in any of those

things do subscribe on YouTube check me

out on Twitch and with that being said

let's get this one started alright so

we've picked out three amazing ones here

let's get off and start here with this

one now we're going to take a look at

this drawing great submission from I

believe let me scroll real quick on my

Discord I believe it's from uh Tahiri

and they were mostly concerned about the

hair and the body overall so let's take

a quick look at what you got because I

feel like you've got some good Concepts

which is really really valuable overall

when it comes to designing your

characters but I think what we could

maybe do is possibly look a little bit

about the structure of the the form

you've got here the structure of the

character and see if we can maybe make

some more sense out of it

now what I like to do professionally for

work is this thing called redlining and

it's an easy way just to take a look at

some of the proportions we've got here

and I'm going to show you kind of over

the top of your drawing what we

currently have so I'm seeing here uh

first off that you've got the the body

here right this is the volume of your

body and then I'm seeing kind of uh the

head here this way the problem I'm

noticing is that right now it's looking

a little bit like your head is not

fitting the body that you drew either

the body is going to be too big or the

head is too small and then here you've

got a neck that looks straight up like a

slim jim beef jerky stick I'm sorry to

say it but you're adding it in a little

too many lines here all right I get it

you're trying to put the serratus

muscles and this and that but it's

looking a little too long and with the

the disproportionate proportions this

proportion proportions with the

different body types here or different

proportions of the body we're going to

try to fix that and see if we can help

make that look a little bit more natural

so for this one I'm actually going to

take the head and I'm going to make the

head a little bit bigger and the reason

why is because you have a lot of good

space right here in your drawing so

let's take this nice head that you drew

with all the good details for the hair

and let's actually go in and make that

one maybe a little bit bigger so I'm

going to copy paste it maybe bring it up

a little bit more like so and we'll see

here how that's going to affect the

drawing so I'm going to hide this layer

right here and then what I'll do is I'm

going to liquefy it a little bit just to

kind of change some of the proportions a

bit you know and all of that but overall

I think from just this first step

getting a kind of volume for your head

that matches the proportions that you're

working with I think will really help

out a lot in kind of getting ahead here

that feels a little bit more natural

right I'm going to lower it a little bit

more and then what we'll do is let's

actually take a look now at the rest of

the proportions so let me go do this

so you have here this head we matched up

the volume of the head so it's looking a

little bit more natural pay attention

here to the other volumes too so I think

you've got a lot of good details a lot

of good features to look at but notice

how some of the proportions again I

think the biggest thing you could really

improve on here is being a little bit

more consistent with your proportions

you've got a good shape for your eyes

and even the positioning of your eyes

are relatively good but then you have

this super tiny ear a little baby ear

here so let's try to see if we can match

up that ear right so let's try to line

it up with the brow right here and maybe

line it up with that nose over here

right so that way you have a little bit

more volume for the ear and it matches

there the nose is okay the mouth is kind

of slanting upwards this way and a cool

tip you want to do here is try to match

up the lining of your eyes your nose and

your mouth just a little bit more like

so then we'll take a look at the neck

now the neck I still think is a little

bit long but it's a little better I

didn't want to change your drawing too

much but just something to keep in mind

there let's also add in some muscles

right here so there's going to be the

trapezius muscles on the back and then

we'll flow those out here for the

shoulder now again these are all

subjective and I'm trying to keep it not

too crazy with the changes but one final

thing I'll do here is I'm going to

liquefy just a few things just to kind

of bring it down a little bit more and

maybe make it feel a little bit more

proportionate to the character all right

so let's take a look at the before and

after uh real quick and we'll do that by

doing Let's do let's do this

hide this

here's the before and after

there you go so again I'm not trying to

change too much but I just wanted to

give you some good advice you've got a

really good eye for detail which I think

is rare among a lot of character designs

so keep that up keep it going with these

cool little colors you've got here but

definitely want to work on some of the

consistency of the proportions all right

so great submission good work keep it up

and uh let's move on with the next one

so the next one right here is submitted

by Calico Valkyrie mostly having issues

with the closing and the armor working

together so I think with this one you've

got a great pose for your character

expression of the faces looking solid

but I'm feeling like some of the

clothing starts to kind of fall apart

here because it almost feels like

they're a little bit placed on and

oftentimes I find that when this starts

to happen with a drawing it can be

because we are losing some of the

underlying volume of the character

underneath so let me go ahead and just

kind of put in here the uh our standard

white block of

color there and let's take a look at

seeing how this might work all together

so we have here again a great character

now let's take a look at some of the

anatomy here this might help us out

right so we have the clavicle and notice

how the clavicle actually goes all the

way here and connects to something

called the acromion process which you

have on the left side and you've done

that really well so you can kind of see

how the left side actually if I moved it

like this the left side of your drawing

looks really solid and then you lose

some of that volume right here on the

right side so let's actually bring that

up here a little bit more right and

let's just kind of focus on the top half

real quick let's just imagine if we did

that and then brought this volume here

as well so what I always love to do is I

love to focus on the underlying volume

that I'm working with because if you can

understand what's going on here with the

anatomy and the structure of your

character it'll help you with placing

the closing on top which is all just

literally Fabric and everything in

between so let's go in here let's find

the pectoral muscles as well right we're

adding in some volume maybe the r arms

are going to go here like so right so

just kind of finding where all of these

things are underneath the drawing you've

already made

let's kind of go in there add a little

bit of this add a little bit of that add

a little bit of lat muscles which I

think you are adding a good amount of so

I just want to keep that the same again

I'm not trying to change your drawing

too much but we're trying to figure out

here what's going on I'm going to crop

out everything underneath and just say

we're not worrying about that but I will

say that proportionally you could

probably work on maybe bringing up this

part as well the clothing but anyways we

have this and now that we have a good

understanding of the form we can really

picture a lot of the volume that we're

seeing right so here I'm just going to

do the upper arm right imagine we had a

cylinder here and then imagine over here

we also have another cylinder so if the

arm is going right here the arms are

actually going back in perspective so we

want this arm to actually tuck back like

so like that and then same thing with

this arm if the arms are bending on the

hips there kind of do it yourself right

I always recommend people to you know do

the pose yourself see how it feels so

let's instead of having his arms and his

elbows fling crazy forward let's let's

go ahead and kind of rotate that back

like so right there right and look at

that already just by focusing on some of

the curves there this is already looking

a lot better then on top of that let's

go in now and start applying some of

that armor that you drew in and what I'm

going to do is I'm going to follow look

at this I'm going to follow the

curvature of what we just drew right so

I'm not going to do anything super crazy

with the armor but I'm just going to try

to follow what you did and notice here

what I'm doing now is I'm kind of going

in here and I'm following the volume and

the curvature the Contour of the armor

there right and now all of a sudden this

is starting to feel like it makes a

little bit more sense so there you go

that's going to be the help and advice I

would give to you keep it up because

this is again a great drawing you've got

a great character design you just need

to work on a little bit more of the form

so let's take a look at the before and

after on this one this one should not be

too complicated here we go before and

after there go hopefully that was

helpful great submission and then let's

get on to the last one of today which is

going to be this one right here a super

nice submission and this one is from let

me see real quick

uh this one is from I'm not too sure it

doesn't tell me on my Discord who it's

from somebody with the letter name s but

what they said was they wanted some

advice on body proportions especially on

the hands feet and the limbs somehow the

upper body feels smaller in comparison

to the lower body

um so let's take a look at that and see

if maybe we can figure out here what we

can do and maybe what what they're

talking about right also again if you

guys do like content like this I have

plenty of these type of things on my

YouTube channel and on my twitch streams

so if you haven't yet followed me on

Twitch if you haven't yet subscribed on

YouTube please go ahead and do so

because we do these things on a regular

and I will be potentially even giving

you feedback on your art if you want to

submit it alright but let's go back in

here and let's go in and put our

legendary op white box lower the opacity

there and let's take a quick look at

what we're seeing right now with the

drawing like this we actually already

have a lot of the good detail is in here

but I'm noticing a few things first of

all 10 out of 10 on the face incredible

job I'm not even going to touch it

you've done a great job but this where

are the hands where are the hands chat

put an F right now if you've ever done

this before you were a little frustrated

with drawing the hand and then you took

the easy way out and put the hand behind

the back

look at this twitch chat knows what's up

I cannot believe this we're gonna try to

see if we can fix that but before then

let's take a look at some of the

proportions I always love to check

proportions again you've done a great

job here with the upper body

um this is all looking sound to me I

love how there's a nice curvature too so

take a look at the curvature of the

shoulder and then you have the

contrasting here of the hip maybe I

would have loved to see a little bit

more of a contra Pasta Pasta Pasta

pepperoni pizza whatever so maybe a

little bit more of that to kind of match

the Rhythm there of the of how the

character is kind of leaning to one side

and then what that'll do as well is

it'll actually open up the legs a little

bit more now I do believe you said that

the upper body feels smaller compared to

the lower body I see what you mean here

and the reason why is because usually

the trick you can do for proportions is

you take the height of the character and

the height here from the top of the head

to the where the hips are right here

where they kind of end you take that

watch this and then what you're going to

do is

you're going to take that length and

that same length right there will

actually be the length of where the legs

should be so if we're going to follow

that standard proportion let's see if we

can do a little bit of uh

frankensteining here this might be a

little tricky but we're gonna try to

Frankenstein this just a little bit to

see if we can match up here on some of

the proportions and maybe maybe just

maybe figure out here a bit of a

structure now I'm going to try to

liquefy a few things out as well

um you know because I don't want to lose

a lot of the details there but let's go

kind of do that maybe let's shrink her

shoes a little bit more and then maybe

let's actually let's make it a little

bit longer okay because she has got a

little slouch so we want to do a count

for the slouching and so forth but here

we have kind of this proportion here now

let's kind of go in and maybe touch up

some of these features just to kind of

fix up the silhouette there that we're

working with right

so we're going to go in here fix up that

silhouette now we're going to go in and

okay this is looking to me a little bit

more like the character is matching the

proportions that you wanted if you're

going for again a more realistic style

if you're not that's completely fine and

then let's kind of go in here and also

touch up the arms now because now the

arms are looking a little they're

feeling a little long right so let's go

ahead and kind of maybe shorten those

hand those arms a little bit and then

maybe if the arm is going to dangle

we'll go in and an easy tip that I would

give to anybody who's struggling with

hands is first of all uh you know you

can use your hand as a reference right

but what I like to do is I like to kind

of keep it simple so if I try to find

here the plane of the hand so in this

case we're going to find the plane or

the Palm right there maybe the thumb is

going to go this way like so and then

from there placing some fingers I go

down and then that's about it right now

obviously you can move these around and

I'll have to kind of you know change up

some of the proportions but overall I

think breaking down the structure of the

hand into simple shapes like a palm

right here like so fingers like right

here boom boom boom

like so and then of course uh your good

old Thumb in the back there right do

that and I think we'll have here a solid

looking uh hand right so there you go I

would say super super nice image but

let's take a quick look at the before

and after and see if that made any

difference I feel like it will but you

never know until you flip it so here we

go three two one one

now again you can also change up the

proportion so I feel like one thing I

want to do is this watch this

let's go take this and maybe what I'll

do here is I actually want the legs to

be a little bit longer because I think

we also have to match the proportion of

the shoulders right so I'm gonna do a

little bit more like that and I think

that might be the one we're looking for

So proportionally speaking I think that

feels a little bit more comfortable more

natural but overall

um great work great stuff and thanks for

submitting if you guys enjoyed this type

of things again feel free to subscribe

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on uh twitch but with that being said

everybody in the chat say bye to YouTube

out here see ya YouTube thanks for

watching and uh we'll catch you next

time over there YouTube everyone say bye

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out I don't know which what why you

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all right