Draw Creatures Better with This Shading Approach
8.8K views · Mar 9, 2026 · Education
Comments · 39
@DrawSessions · 6 months ago · pinned
If you want to go deeper into my creature design process, everything's on Patreon — <a href="https://www.patreon.com/DrawSessions">https://www.patreon.com/DrawSessions</a>.
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@Fartfordaze · 6 months ago
I love this! You’re like if Bob Ross was the commander of the SCP Files. Definitely SCP Files vibe.
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@jhonjeibermunozsanchez4582 · 6 months ago
Incredible, I love your lessons. As a video suggestion, I could tell you if someday you can upload how you do your studies of real animals (as you mention in your last YouTube short about the deer skull) to then implement them in your own creatures.
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@EmpoweredScapegoatArtLLC · 6 months ago
You are so incredibly skilled, thank you so much for sharing your work!
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@Eva-simy · 6 months ago
I cannot thank you enough for your tutorials, they really helped me develop my art :3 <br>Without them I wouldn't know edges and values as I know them now
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@Trizzy_Draws · 6 months ago
Yay!!! I get so happy when you upload!
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@HaileyD218-v3q · 6 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBFMaKy7dEY&t=1020">17:00</a> I loved re9
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@qqnate · 6 months ago
ive gotten back into drawing very recently, my favorite artist being zdzislaw beksinski so i started with perspective and learning the fundamentals, then getting into anatomy, the head then i kinda stopped because i was getting burnt out from learning and learning, i found you and started just putting scribbles down and drawing from them, being able to apply what ive learned and the idea of not having a plan makes it so much more freeing to just create and see what i make, im going to still practice and learn how to build boodies however i do a scribble exercise at least 3 times a day and i believe it to sharpen my drawing thank you man
@Mimi-f5x · 6 months ago
darkest dungeon has some really good monster designs
@Sz-Zarin · 6 months ago
You know, sometimes even if most of the monsters are more likely to fit on horror games similar to maybe like resident evil. Idk why but sometimes your other creatures makes me remember again to REANIMAL (by Tarsier Studios), theres one horror game studio that Ive been loving alot which is Tarsier Studios, and that studio also really inspired me with horror design.<br><br>Ive been their fan since Little Nightmares but now i see theyve been working on other projects or atleast the developer are now probably split to some other studios. Some of them are End Of Abyss, seeing the announcement trailer already gets me really excited with their weird creatures or alien or whatever monster they Made. Also Mentioning REANIMAL what i like from this game is the monster design. Even if theres one humanoid monster, they nailed the weird movement that bring more inspiration
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@الامينسعيد-ب5ب · 6 months ago
Thank you so much for these drawing sessions. They take out a lot of stress out of me.
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@danBeauleART · 6 months ago
Loved silent hill. Also recommend Scorn and Soma Bobby. Scorn being a direct influence from giger. <br><br>Been loving the thumb-nailing process lately. Thanks for the video and tips today man
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