If you're studying to be a comic artist, don't miss @David Finch's course that came out on presale today - Creating a Comic Page. btw I'm giggling like a little girl right now because I'm so excited about today's livestream. I've been officially made into a superhero.. Drawing Superheroes with David Finch (LIVESTREAM)

Hello, a couple of weeks ago I made a comic, this is a semi continuation of that comic, I tried making the images more clear according to the feedback I got from the previous post and I would like to know if it works or not. Beside character references, I don't have much artistic reference of what I was going for, I was looking at local Misogynist Dave SIm's Cerebus and I was reading Eichiro Oda one piece, but I was more reading them to match their quality than any sort of any specific technique or mark making. I think I was also looking Takehiko Inoue's Vagabond, Sargent's watercolor, Sorolla's oil painting, Jon J muth's dracula, Zbukvich's painting and Andrew Wyeth's watercolor. But I'm not sure if I can pinpoint what I was trying to get from them, I more did what felt right than to any sort of copying to the artist mention. So I guess I would just like to have any critism on what feels wrong or if anything isn't up to standard. (Though I would point to James Joyce and Cormac Mccarthy for the writting department, but since this is a drawing website, let's ignore this ;^;) Anyway, thanks for reading and the feedback, hope this one is better than before :D

Hello, I did another comic, it's based on the touhou series and when I post this, I would probably already post the comic elsewhere, but I hope to get some criticism so I can do better on my next comic >_< For this comic, I didn't had a specific style in mind, I was looking at Andrew Wyeth's work and Takehiko Inoue but most of the time I was just looking at pictures of Marissa, Rhinosuke and Rumia (the witch, the guy with the glasses and the little girl that cry respectively) and just trying to get their characteristic right, halfway through, I got kinda tired of using Andrew wyeth's palette of mute yellow and green and experiment a bit to see if it could fit the story, I'm not sure if it works and would like to know if the color shift is too abrupt. I also tried using manga screen tones technique, specifically for page 4 and 5 (and also page 14 to an extend), I really like them, since I found the abstract pattern pushes the emotion, but I found it quite hard to integrate them to color work since most of the time I only see them use in black and white manga. (I also tried using crosshatching technique, specifically one page 3 and 14 on Marissa's neck, I would like feedback on both of this to see if they work or not) The writting was inspired by Samuel Beckett and Marcel Proust (I would also add Nabokov and Melville but with the exception of the passage where Rumia spell her name like humbert humbert spelled Lolita, I wasn't consciously thinking about them as much as the first two example), though this part doesn't really have to do with the art, so apologies for making this longer than it should >_< Anyway, other than that, I would also any critism on anything that doesn't work and further suggestion. Thank you for reading my post and thank you for the reply in advance :D (Also @Liandro any thoughts?) P.s. read from right to left

Big news today! I'm thrilled to announce that Proko partnered with none other than Marvel on a drawing and storytelling course for comic artists - Marvel's The Art of Storytelling. This has been in the works for a few years now, so it feels good to finally reveal it to you guys. I feel honored that Marvel chose to work with Proko on their big splash into online drawing education. It's validating to see our tireless efforts to create top-notch art lessons getting recognized on such a grand scale. We made a better course because of the expertise Marvel provided and the connection to the top talent to teach the lessons. For those of you who are studying to become comic artists, I hope this course supports you on your journey. Thank you to the whole Proko community. Your unwavering support and passion for art got us this ticket to the big leagues.

Here’s a couple of drawings I did wondering what I could do to improve on them

Sometimes I think my art style is stuck in the 1980s. But I enjoy drawing these stories.

So this is a study from reference that I took to a kinda finish 😁 Your thoughts and critics would be appreciated 🤗

I'm 48 (in June) and feel like the proverbial Dog starting a new trick! My Wife and Family have been behind me in my art dreams. I have the 3rd bedroom as my studio; A drafting table; And few years ago I bought WACOM Cintiq 13HD, and a few after I got that I bought a Cintiq 22HD from some money my Dad left in his will. If there is a good book on art recommended by anyone on YOUTUBE I buy it. I own a A3 printer/scanner. I have spit load Pencils and Paper... BUT I have two problems: PROBLEM 01) I suffer from G.A.S. "Gear-Acquisition-Syndrome" I bought the Cintiq 13HD and 22HD thinking it would make me better Artist. I feel like The Narrator from FIGHT CLUB: I there is a gimmick tool I had to have (Not saying the Cintiq 13HD or 22HD is a gimmick tool.) if someone like Proko showed an artist's book or something like that I bought it. I have a heap of Art Text Books. I know I am a Gear-Head its my curse! PROBMEL 02) I lack self confidence, and feel mediocre in my art skills. Every morning I wake up and feel like I am wasting time. My Question is, with all this in mind, can this Old Dog learn a new trick?

Looking for a critique on this

Hello, I haven't been here since 3 months, anyway I made a fancomic of persona 5, I wasn't going to ask for critique since I wanted to make it a hentai comic, but I forgot to put any sex in. So the good news I can post it here. Anyway, I just finished the last page of my comic some few hours ago and counting the total is about 30 pages. About 20 of them is illustration and the other 10 or so are blank pages with words. I'll post them anyway so the story make sense, but you all can ignore them since this is a forum for critiquing drawing. The biggest influence to the artstyle of the comic was the work of bill sienkiewicz , just for the fact that I have been trying to make a comic since I first started out drawing and could never finish one since I always got bored from using one style for over the course of a month. Sienkiewicz's work inspire me to experiment with my style and not be afraid to have multiple ways in finishing a page. Other influence include Bernie Fuchs (for his famous "wipe out" technique), Mark english (For the little dots he use to create interest in an otherwise bland area), John Singer Sargent (For his loose watercolor technique), Andrew Wyeth (For his tone), Bob Peak (For his inventive color) Takehiko Inoue (For the way he draw realistic anime face while keeping the expression and humanity of a character), Kentaro Miura (For his great paneling and making the page flow like a movie), Inio asano (For giving me the idea of making a panel and page completely blank and writting only text), and though I haven't finish his manga genshiken- Shimoku Kio (For his use of abstract expression that make me laugh) {There's also other such as Cormac Mccarthy, Thomas Pynchon, Clarice Lispector, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Job from the King james' version of the bible, but since those are more literary influence I won't go too much into them} But anyway, the biggest critisim I would like are if the color from page to page are jarring. Since I change style from page to page, I want to know if any feel "off" or "Doesn't fit". I also would like some critisism on if any page or panel isn't clear and should be redrawn. ( Would like to also know if the lettering's too small. Also would appericate to know if any part leap out and doesn't work) Anyway, thank you for reading this far and for the critique, as always I hope I don't come off as too rambly >_< {Also I know this is a bit out of the ordinary to what I ussually do and I'm still not sure if this is something appropiate to share, but @Liandro any thought on this?}

So i am wanting to create a short animation. but i know i'll need a team to make it happen. A few question i have How do i organize my idea so i can take take it to production? Where can i find a team of animators and voice actors? How much would it cost?

Hey, everyone! I’d like to know what comes to your mind when you think of the word “cartoon”. What concepts and ideas do you associate with cartoon? Do you have a clear definition of what’s a cartoon? Feel free to be as short or as long as you want in your reply. Thanks in advance! ☺️

Hello! At this moment i'm following the "reddit curriculum" over here: https://www.reddit.com/r/learnart/comments/dapk62/from_the_guy_who_made_the_most_comprehensive_list/ And i'm posting about it weekly in this topic: https://www.proko.com/community/topics/rebooting-my-art-learing-journey-feedback-appreciated working on this i'm noticing that i like to draw a more cartoony/ comic/ stylized types of drawing. One thing i'm always struggling with is inking. I thought it would be fun to extend the curriculum with a unit about this topic. So i have the following questions: -what are some good exercises to work on to get better line work -What are some good artist in terms of inking to study? -Any good (free) online resources about this topic? -Other tips and tricks i should keep in mind/ check out. preferably i work digital (procreate). Thanks!

I was watching the Draftsmen "Scribble to Discover" episode, and I felt kinda encouraged. Because the way I like to draw is to roughly map out attractive and gestural shapes when designing, and then refine. I do digital as well, so I can get clean lines if I want to refine for a full illustration. (The second image is the Grinch, haha)

Hey, @Struggler! You originally requested my help in another post (https://www.proko.com/s/CFaT), but since there was a different discussion going on there first, I’m creating this new separate topic so we can focus just on your demands here. To provide some context, I’m attaching your drawings, and here’s what you originally wrote: —- Hi sir,  I need your help to improve my work. I want to do cartoon style work but i am unable to simplify it, and that's exhausting. I am not able to making those gorgeous shapes that speaks of life. When I exaggerate something it feels to me that I am doing it wrong. So I want you to give me a honest review of my work so that I can know what I am doing wrong. Thank you —- So, as requested, I’ll share some thoughts! My personal gut reaction to your drawings: I honestly like them. To me, they feel cute and adorable, and I think they also have a nice sense of appeal and storytelling. One thing I like to have in mind is that there is no “wrong way” to draw - art is vast enough to withhold various valid types of expression. And in cartooning, I think this is especially true. But I also understand that we, artists, often idealize a particular style we wish to have, or envision techniques we want to grow upon. With that said, I think it can be important to reframe the question, not so much as “what am I doing wrong?”, but more like “where do I want to get?” I can certainly tell that you are, in fact, already drawing in a cartoon style, since your drawings do have a degree of simplification. The thing is: would you like to simplify even more? If so, what is it about each drawing exactly that you feel you’re having trouble simplifying? You also mention you’d like to make “gorgeous shapes that speak of life” - could this be a hint that what you’re struggling with isn’t exactly simplification, but shape design? (I’m thinking of exaggeration as a part of shape design too, by the way) Let me know if any of this rings true to you and if you might have anything else to share, then we can keep discussing in this thread!

its an older project that I kinda revived. the first iteration was fully traditional. painted in watercolor, the process took to long, so I switched over to a mixture of traditional lineart and digitaly. these are the first couple of pictures.

Simple question. but really challenging at time. my goal is to become a animator one day but i need to draw cartoon characters from imagination. any advice how to do this?

I switched from tradition to digital a year ago and I realized I have made literally no progress. I find the hardest brush to use to be the hard round. Its lines are uninteresting when it draw them. I have no idea how artists create so natural looking lines so easily. I know they sometimes draw over their lines for varying thickness and vary their lineweights. But I can't even replicate some of their linework after tedious copying. Some samples of what I like in lineart are below.

Hello everyone the reason I made this comic is because where i live artist do not get respect and when you tell them that you want to be an artist they make fun of you. I am seeking feedback on *Perspective *Storytelling *Figure drawing

I am assigned to draw a poster for this farming app https://techlarapoint.com/farming-simulator-16-mod-apk/. I am out of ideas and looking for some inspiration before I start working. Kindly recommend something.