Sean Ramsey
Sean Ramsey
Artist and video editor.
Mark Tutaj
What kind of paper is Mark inking? Is that Bristol board? Regular Scanned printer paper?
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Sean Ramsey
He's using 300lb Bristol paper that he printed the Blue Lines onto
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Arnie Gordon
This really clears up the process for me. I always love studying professionals decision making, and that’s not easy to find. Mike gives a clear explanation of the basic shots, then digs in further with application an intent to push the story forward. The gems I can’t learn on my own, when Mike explains something he left out to stay on schedule. Mike I true draftsman.
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Sean Ramsey
Yeah, he's such a great artist and teacher. He really condenses the info well!
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@itoro
I have been observing this course comment section to determine whether I purchase or not. Its clear that there has been no response from proko team on whats going on with the rest of the course. I am a bit discouraged
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Sean Ramsey
We're really sorry about the delay. David was unresponsive for a while as we were trying to get the final video for that last page from him, but I'm happy to say that he just recorded the last bit of that final page and sent it to us so we'll be able to pick up from that third page and finish it out very soon.
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@hyki
Hi everyone. Here is my attempt at the intermediate and advanced challenges. I tried to keep the details to a minimum when changing the light source on the portrait, but rendering the hair was a huge obstacle for me. I think it still looks muddy where the light hits above her left eye socket (the right eye socket from our perspective).
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Sean Ramsey
Nice, these are looking great! a tip for the hair if you're struggling there, you could try thinking of the hair in more geometric "chunks" of large shapes to help you visualize the shape that it'll take. You can then texture out those large chunks to get that "hair" quality, but the overall approach to shading hair like that could help you. Stan's lesson on hair (here: https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/how-to-draw-hair/assignments) kind of goes over his approach and that could be useful.
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@dinosthomaidis
The course is really exciting ! Are we going to learn how to draw characters in dynamic poses , too? I find it difficult and I want to improve on this , that's why I ask !!!
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Sean Ramsey
Yep, there will definitely be lessons on dynamic poses and acting in the Character section!
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@dinosthomaidis
What equipment is required for the coloring section ? I ask because I do not have a tablet or any similar device and I have never worked on digital coloring or drawing. Do I need to buy a tablet or something similar ? Or I will be able to complete the coloring section with traditional ways of coloring ?
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Sean Ramsey
The coloring section will be one of the last in the course, but we used Photoshop and a Cintiq when Matt Wilson was in the studio coloring comics. A screen tablet and Photoshop isn't required, though digital coloring is the standard in the comic industry. You could get a non-screen tablet like a Wacom Intuos tablet or a tablet from a different company. If you're looking for an alternative to Photoshop, then Gimp is a free one, and Clip Studio Paint is also a cheaper alternative to Photoshop. Additionally, you could color your comics on a tablet like an iPad in Procreate or one of those tablet digital art programs. Hope this helps!
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Juice
I use this table easel When i draw. Its pretty cheap and works very well.
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Sean Ramsey
ooh yeah, that looks like a great desktop solution! I thrifted a drawing desk that was pretty decent but the size of the thing really became a bit of a room-hog in my office so I had to find a smaller solution.
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Lynn Fang
I drew my reality down into comic. Then, go back to do my assignment...Wheeeee.
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Sean Ramsey
Haha, this is great
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@poprocks
should i print it or just try to copy it from the screen?
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Sean Ramsey
Both work just as good. If you have a digital tablet and want to digitally draw over the images, those work just as well in teaching you the concepts as if you printed the images out. The goal is just to help you "see" the muscles under the skin.
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@marskitten
Hi, I'm looking for a community to help me criticise and help me improve my art but I'm not sure if this Proko course is still active
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Sean Ramsey
If you post your assignments and hit the "request a critique" button when you submit it does flag your submission so people can come help you out.
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Lenserd martell
thank you! I was waiting for this. Would it be possible to add a simple form that can be viewed in 3D? I wanted to see the simple form from various angles, but it was difficult because there was no one.
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Sean Ramsey
If you check the Foot Bone lesson group, there are a bunch of 3D models of simplified feet in various poses that you can rotate and reference. I hope that helps!
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Jordi Solà
Hello, I am finally reaching the last lessons, and I am very pleased with the Course... nevertheless, I can't find anywhere the e-book for the lower leg and the feet lessons... It is a failure / mistake that happens only to me? Or really it is so that the last two lessons are the ones incomplete without the corresponding e-book? I found found very helpful so far the e-books. Thank you
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Sean Ramsey
Hey! Sorry about that. We released the Foot ebook recently and the lower leg ebook is really close to being done. I'm really glad you find the ebooks helpful too!
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Jeff Arsenault
Here is my Goatrilla!
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Sean Ramsey
ohhh nice! I like how natural this combination is looking. Each part of the separate animals is really coming together well and it's feeling like a creature/cryptid that you could find somewhere out in the wild. Wouldn't want to encounter it myself though haha
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Sean Ramsey
Hey all! Just wanted to post an update. With the Final Project lessons complete, we'll be focusing on recording the rest of the Critique videos next! If you haven't submitted your assignments and you want the chance to have your work featured in a Critique video, please post your work in the "Assignment" lesson in each lesson group! These Critique videos won't be coming out every week like our lessons did, but David will still be writing text critiques on people's submissions in those Assignment videos too. Thanks!
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Márton S.
a comment to the file names: it's chim not chinpanzee :D
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Sean Ramsey
Haha, thanks for catching that! We'll fix that typo asap! But now I want to see someone make a truly terrifying CHINpanzee creature.
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Patrick Bosworth
Level 2- Oh, Captain, my Captain, and his mighty desert steed! The camel was quite a challenge! Still working to simplify lines to longer flowing connected rhythms. I tend to gravitate toward using straights and angles more than curves, so I tried to connect more rhythms fluidly in the legs and neck with C and S curves. Its a little wobbly and noodle legged, but then again, so are camels.
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Sean Ramsey
Nice man, these look great!
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Burningarmadillo Elor
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Sean Ramsey
Nice, those are some awesome character designs! I'd be curious if you'd be animating these characters as well.
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Steven Wolf
You have another course called "Drawing with Life, Energy and Story." I was wondering how this course differs from that one.
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Sean Ramsey
Hi! I asked David your questions and he had this to say! "That's a very good observation. There are similarities in all my approaches and yes that course was about drawing with energy and story, however this course really deep dives into the extensive knowledge and lessons necessary to execute drawing with dynamic force as it specifically applies to the world of creature and character design. And with this first course learning the techniques and skill set through the lens of Apes. Whereas that course, that I am quite proud of, we touched on similar resources and focused on storytelling, but we never got into the nuts and bolts and step-by-step process of using it for the thorough investment into design, both creature and character. In this course we go many steps in a different direction as you'll acquire much more knowledge and skills for creature and character design, specifically the art of creating an imaginative life from square one. Breathing life and dynamic energy into something from nothing. Additionally, I crafted specific assignments to help you grow quickly and efficiently on your journey through the episodes and there will be general critiques posted as well." Hope that helps!
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Paul
How many total lessons will this course have?
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Sean Ramsey
We have 7 lesson groups that will have at least 3 videos each (lesson > assignments > critiques) but some lessons have a lot of content in them so we've been potentially adding more videos into those areas. So short answer; at least 21 but probably less than 30 (and that's not counting the short Assignment videos where David gives you an assignment) Hope that helps!
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Matthew K
The imbedded video on this site, and the download, both have serious distortions, pixilating, delays, and artifacting that's really distracting. It actively makes it difficult to follow along in the lesson because the video will stick while Jon is talking and the viewer can't see what settings or controls are used. By the end of the video it's a severely jumbled mess. I'm hoping this was an rendering issue with the output file after editing, and hopefully a new pass can provide a better file for the viewers. If someone could look into this, it would be greatly appreciated.
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Sean Ramsey
Sorry about that! Fixing it now.
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