Hello, I'd appreciate some tips on drawing less defined faces. The problem: Less defined faces are harder to capture accurately. They look cartoonish at best. Older people have more forms to "anchor onto" and they flow from one to another easily. Younger people have... not-so-tightly knit together forms(?). Example: You'd have the nose sink into the void of a smooth face and I can't relate to it for other features. Notes: - I can spend 30 mins on 1 sketch of an older head, this can't apply to younger heads since there's just not that much to add. - When it comes to likeness, I found it's better for me to just estimate and triangulate/ drop verticals instead of going for Loomis' approach. - Old people have many bumps, meaning if I don't draw a bump accurately, it's barely noticeable. - Young people have only facial features and smooth skin, meaning if I miss the eyelashes' shape by a tiny margin it's instantly noticeable. - If I measure everything perfectly, capture accurate shapes and proportions, the best I get is a cartoonish version of the reference. (or an ugly version) - If I don't accurately capture the same things on older people though, it's not that big of a deal and still looks similar. - shading smooth skin is harder than stark plane transitions resulting in high contrast. - If I don't put any shading at all it looks even worse.

Hello all! I have been working on the Proko Anatomy course (I have not done the figure drawing course though) and I have been burning out way too quickly. I think it has to do with the notes I'm taking and I'm not sure if I should keep going with my current strategy or take another approach. All of these notes are really spaced out since I do some and then get tired/unmotivated. I'm also in school so it seems as though this isn't the priority when I think of where to focus my energy. I have tried to limit my notes, but I keep thinking that every piece of information is important. I don't know what to do! If anyone has tips for how to keep from burning out or what to do about my notes would be really appreciated. (Or if taking notes is even necessary) *Sorry for the bad images, it's the morning and I'm a bit shaky*

This was slower than it needed to be but I feel comfortable moving forward to the next example. Definitely plenty of mistakes but I feel like I know what they are ✌🏻any and all commentary is welcome!

Some digital sketches of Bridgman drawings. Feel free to comment and critique. I like the feedback :D

Hi, I'm working on a drawing for my uncle. The perspective was difficult so I chose to plan the pose of the figure orthographicaly. I will use the back and side view to transfer it into perspective, the way Scott Robertson shows in "How to draw". I feel confident about these, but it would be nice to have another set of eyes looking at them. My main concern, is wheather the proportions seem accurate, but feel free to critique other stuff too. Thanks in advance!

Decided to dive in and give it a go! Though only 5 heads a day for 20 days due to available time. Hoping I can keep it going every day. Here's day one, ready for critique. I want to try out different materials as I go too, push myself to not just use the tools I'm most comfortable with.

Please give me your advice. I take the photo of my hand and then use the grid system to measure the accurate shape. Critique is appreciated!

~3h figure drawings. Trying to improve on overall figure drawing: gesture, values, shapes, shadows managing and line quality. Need criticues on those aspects.

I've been working out ( ;P ) my arm anatomy. I think I'm starting to get a solid grasp on it but there seems to be some things that I still can't quite put my finger on. A couple studies from the course and some Frazetta arms.

Hi folks! This are some of my anatomy sketches that I did for the Anatomy of the Human Body . Please give some feedback :D

Hi, just wanted to share this 7 min drawing of a horse (from reference). For the last 2 & 1/2 weeks I've been focusing on animals. I started by watching Marshall Vandruff's introduction to animal anatomy, then learned the mannequin suggestion and the proportions of the horse from the Famous Artists School book. Then I practiced some until I felt like a had a decent grip on it. This week I've been digging into the details of horse anatomy and studied Goldfinger's book. Next week will be practice, practice, practice.

The pose for this character in my illustration feels really off but I don't know how to fix it even after months of finishing it. All kinds of help are greatly appreciated!

Inspired by @Sol Art! and his 30 day challenge I will be attempting to do over the entire course. I have already completed around 61% of the course before over a longgg time. Forgot things on and off while also trying to complete. Thought this would be nice to review the things in earlier lessons and finally just complete the thing! I am giving myself 47 days to hopefully cushion the blow of any possible burnout. Also I will not be studying at all on Sundays to give myself at least one day to absorb everything I'm cramming in my brain. Technically because of that the amount of days I will be studying will be 41 days. Did the tracing lesson today! Super helpful to track my progress for when the challenge ends as well. I will do a before and after of the tracings for sure! So down below is what I know at this moment, definitely not satisfied considering I have forgotten a lot of stuff and also I am not confident about where I'm placing everything. There are some areas where I know almost nothing as well, such as the forearms, and some parts of the legs. I hope putting this here will help encourage me!

I posted this on social media and got some weird comments, about that she looks short and the bottom to fat and such. It was on reddit though, so I'm not sure if I should to much attention to that ;) I'm a little bit unsure about the right arm, I always think it's hard when they are stretched out like that. But in general I'm pleased with how it turned out. Or I have turned blind to it, looking at it too much...

Hey everyone, here's some anatomy stuff i've been working on, i'm actually taking Scott Eaton's anatomy for artists course right now which is really awesome and intense!! I can't wait to solidify my understanding of anatomy in a more focused study, and clear up my anatomy blind spots and misconceptions! of course Proko has been a huge asset in gaining anatomy knowledge, but different programs offer different things, I have my reasons!! Hopefully I won't be banished from the site for treason against proko. ;( Anyway these skeleton studies are from Gottfired Bammes's drawings, awesome architectural-like design, simple planes, and perspective to the skeleton! any thoughts crits or feedback are very appreciated!

I've been told that one of the best ways to learn something is to create a project for yourself. In the course of learning muscle names, I created these charts, using Eliot Goldfingers "Human Anatomy for Artists: The Elements of Form", and Joseph Sheppards "Anatomy: A Complete Guide for Artists" as guides. I've posted them here. Hopefully they may be of use to some of you.

An approx 1 hr practice.... What is going wrong in this? Can you please help me !!

Anatomy study drawing working on shading. Felt pretty good about this one but now I see a bunch of stuff that could be improved. lol isn’t that the way it goes...

Struggling to come up with a good idea for the poster challenge. Might just draw myself on a chair trying to come up with an ideaXD Drew a few figures in the meantime. Any critiques on the anatomy? Doesn't the gesture seem a bit stiff?

Hello everyone, looking for any feedback that will help improve my drawings.