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1mo
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Here are few of my attempts, some are better than other. I found this exercise way more difficult than expected ! Even if a seal is quite "simple" to draw, it is so relaxed that I found it difficult to find gesture and energy in poses.
Please let me know what you think ! Any advice to improve is welcome ! 🙏
1mo
You're putting some great energy into the faces of all of these and I really like the fourth one's big chonk look. You nailed that. For some of these, you did a great job of simplifying the needless curves out of the drawing but in the last one, you still included the indent from the rock by the tail end. Since we won't be seeing that rock, it feels odd and unmotivated by anything. In the second to last drawing, you smoothed out the bottom, rather than having the sand mounds in there. That gave you a much stronger drawing and is something to keep in mind.
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1mo
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I tried to give each one its own personality.
1mo
I think you succeeded with these! The only thing I think you lost here was some of that fully upturned wolf howling energy the last reference has. The emphasis put on the crease in the neck area makes the head feel like it's squishing down into the neck, rather than being extended upwards. Really like these, though!
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1mo
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My level 1 and 2 assignments. It's hard to tell a seal from a sea lion.= = Seals more cute?
1mo
I really like the exaggeration you've put into these and the storytelling with the arguing seals. That's a great touch!
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2mo
Thank you Stan, very helpful video! I have a question about the Procreate part. My drawing is very light, so the lines are very thin and hard to see over the reference picture. Any tip on increasing the line thickness or increasing the contrast in Procreate?
2mo
Hey, there! If your lines are really thin themselves, it will be a bit harder to see them BUT there are three things you can try to do with the method shown in the Procreate video. 1) The curves adjustment shown in the Procreate tutorial gives them more/less contrast. this. Try playing with the points of that S curve to see if you can get a little more desirable result 2) Make the photo reference black and white. This will help your colored line pop 3) Change the color you filled the layer with. You might find one that pops better. Try something like green and others! Hope that help!
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3mo
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Here is my attempt at level 1, before and after demo. Liked the assignment, looking forward to the rest! :-)
3mo
You definitely seem to have learned a lot from the demo as far as simplification! You did a great job with the suggestion of the stem and top of the pear in both. The one thing I might suggest is trying to ease those lines on your shadows. The outline being in the solid area of the cast shadows make me look at the shadow when you want the viewer to be looking at the great detail you put into the body of the pear. The lines make the shadow feel like it's also a detailed thing intended for me to look at. Looking forward to seeing the stuff you make for the other assignments!
3mo
These look really close to the references! Don't be afraid to exaggerate a little to give some character, though. Make that chicken sassy with an Elvis-y pompadour! These are great so far and I think you're at a point with capturing the reference where you can do a little exploring.
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3mo
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This was fun! The hard and legendary modes I particularly enjoyed. It was definitely a challenge but I really enjoyed trying to solve these problems in terms of fitting the shapes together.
3mo
These look solid!
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3mo
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Any critcs appreciated. I know the right shoe is a bit wonky as I ran out of space
3mo
I see what you mean! When drawing from reference, setting up the space you work in at the beginning helps you make sure you're not losing time to trying to correct it later. Stan talks a lot about using an 'envelope" around the drawing when you start your lay in and I think that really helps.
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3mo
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2023/7/14. Good evening everybody. Here's my assignment for this section. Thanks.
3mo
These look great! You've got that 3/4 from below angle DOWN!
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3mo
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First attempt looks more like a potato than a pear, I’ll try again and see if I can make improvements after the demo
3mo
Hey, there! Overall, you've got some good stuff going on here! I do want to recommend you try to even out the areas you fill in. With those brighter patches poking through in the scratchier areas, the viewer's attention gets caught up there when you want them looking at the rest of the drawing where you have all your good details.
10mo
Hey, there! There's a download file in the introduction that has information for the Discord.
You can find that her eon the course:
11mo
Woww everyone soo talented here.Helloo everyonee!I'm six,I'm a digital artist who's currently trying to get better portraits.here are some portraits I did recently
10mo
You've got some good beginning of pieces here, showing a good structural understanding of form!
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11mo
Hello everyone! I’m ponder and I’m 22 years old. About 3 months ago I started to take my art more seriously. I’ve drawn on and off all my life with little to no education and the occasional YouTube video, however I found that creating is my favorite thing to do, so I decided to properly learn how to draw through proko’s YouTube videos. here is some of my most recent work, the clown is the oldest I did it about 2 months ago, all the sketches plus the devil guy I did yesterday except for the guy and girl which was done 5 days ago. So many of you guys are so good! Keep up the great work everyone!
10mo
That last image with the two characters embracing is great! I really feel the moment and it makes me question the way the two people feel about the situation. Good work!
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10mo
Hey, everyone! I want to try to be on here more. I currently run socials and shoot/edit videos for Proko. You might have even seen me in a couple livestreams here and there.
I don't get to draw much anymore but DO get to take some photos every once in a while! Proko doesn't have any photography courses but an artist uses ALL the tools they have, right?? I shoot with a Lumix G7 and the 14-42mm kit lens. I just took up the hobby about a year ago and have been figuring it out as I go. I edit my photos in Adobe Lightroom, mostly pushing and pulling color or adding contrast and things of that nature. No structural Photoshop edits or anything here.
I look forward to seeing more of everyone's work!
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10mo
Hiiii I'm Piglet, I made an acc here a couple of days back. I love the owl house and like 90% of all my digital artworks are fanarts of/for it.
I mainly did traditional and started digital during the lockdown, now I usually do my sketches and doodles tradtionally and the lineart and colouring digitally.
Also I just started the first unit of @Alex Huneycutt's curriculum!
Here's some of my art:
10mo
The Owl House is so good! I haven't gotten to start watching the new season yet but it's such a good series. Welcome to Proko!
10mo
Hey, everyone! I want to try to be on here more. I currently run socials and shoot/edit videos for Proko. You might have even seen me in a couple livestreams here and there.
I don't get to draw much anymore but DO get to take some photos every once in a while! Proko doesn't have any photography courses but an artist uses ALL the tools, right?? I shoot with a Lumix G7 and the 14-42mm kit lens. I just took up the hobby about a year ago and have been figuring it out as I go. I edit my photos in Adobe Lightroom, mostly pushing and pulling color or adding contrast and things of that nature. No structural Photoshop edits or anything here.
What have you all been working on? Share!
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