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How to Think About Gesture
by Michael Hampton
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673
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41
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26m 5s
Let's break down the nebulous concept of gesture—it's about conveying ideas and emotions through abstract lines and shapes in your drawings.
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From Blobs to Airplanes
by Marshall Vandruff
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355
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26
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31m 46s
Learn how to draw airplanes starting with rough blobs and refining them into structured forms.
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Bryce Kho’s Approach to Professional Illustration
by Proko
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16m 55s
Bryce Kho breaks down his Sea of Stars illustration process, focusing on clarity, iteration, and client collaboration.
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Critique - The Secret of Simple Forms
by Marshall Vandruff
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583
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16
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32m 48s
Marshall takes a look through your submissions focusing on simplifying forms, foreshortening, and depth.
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Project - Simplify from Observation
by Stan Prokopenko
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33K
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5.7K
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5m 36s
The first project of the Drawing Basics course is to challenge yourself to simplify the shapes, edges, and values of a pear or portrait from observation.
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Project - Simplify to CSI
by Stan Prokopenko
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21K
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3.4K
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4m 37s
Here’s a project to help you avoid chicken scratch. We’re going to simplify our drawings to C curves, S curves, and straight lines.
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Project - Learning to Sketch from Observation
by Stan Prokopenko
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13K
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3m 44s
In this project, we'll start learning how to sketch using simple loose lines.
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Warmup - Mushrooms
by Stan Prokopenko
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14K
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762
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10m 50s
This warmup is a fun way to help you practice drawing ellipses.
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Learning How to Draw
by Stan Prokopenko
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707K
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156
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6m 24s
Drawing is a visual language that can be learned just like any other language, and anyone can pick it up with the right guidance and practice.
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Intro to Lines
by Stan Prokopenko
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383K
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57
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9m 36s
There is an endless number of ways to use lines as an artist, so let's jump in and take a look at the basics.
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How to Draw Confident Lines - The Tapered Stroke
by Stan Prokopenko
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240K
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140
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4m 38s
Master the Tapered Stroke for confident line quality in your sketches! Learn how to construct complex shapes & add energy to your loose sketches.
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Demo - Simplify Pear from Observation
by Stan Prokopenko
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22K
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1.9K
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24m 58s
Here is my step-by-step demo on how to properly execute the first assignment for level 1 students.
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Objects and Environments
by Marshall Vandruff
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803
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70
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7m 31s
Discover how to draw diggers and dynamic scenes using blobs, perspective grids, and striped patterns.
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Intro to Drawing Basics
by Stan Prokopenko
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664K
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572
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9m 9s
In this video, I’ll give you an in depth look at what you’ll learn in my Drawing Basics course.
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Project - Learning to Sketch from Imagination
by Stan Prokopenko
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9.6K
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1.5K
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1m 21s
This is our first stop on the path to drawing from imagination.
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Critiques - Drawing Environments
by Marvel
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54m 17s
Use rulers and simplify shapes to improve environments. Focus on perspective, storytelling, and practice daily to get better.
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Bryce Kho’s Approach to Personal Illustration
by Proko
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5
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18m 1s
Bryce Kho explains his illustration process, from research to final rendering, emphasizing study, color control, and storytelling.
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6 Habits for Good Line Quality
by Stan Prokopenko
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1M
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61
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9m 20s
Master line quality with 6 key habits: avoid common mistakes, find a comfortable speed, follow-through, ghosting, rotate the paper, and use simple strokes.