Hey all! I'm Aaron, out of Atlanta. I've always been interested in learning to draw, came across Proko's name on Reddit, and jumped in today. I've drawn some things in years past with zero training or discipline and while I don't hate them, I want them to be WAY better. So, here's my "first" attempt at a drawing! I drew this following Proko's instructional video, set it down and made dinner, then watched his demo and cleaned up some things on my own drawing. That said, I'd still love some critique before I try this again! My own biggest critiques are a lighter outer line on the pear, and a better differentiation between the pear and its shadow. But I love notes and I love learning, so lay it on me! Thanks for looking!

Hey all, I started my drawing journey with the sole purpose of being able to make art for my own video games as a solo game dev (boith 2D and 3D games) What would you say are the most important fundamentals that I should focus my time and energy on? Are there some aspects that I can skim through/ignore?

Okay, what I was doing up until now was trying to draw a horse the way the masters do- from scratch. Fast, confident a few hand movements and boom, the horse is there. I completely underestimated the hard work behind getting to that level. And me not having it! I did not even see horse live! Or have not drawn them ever. So what was I thinking?! Lack of experiences lack of time yet huge ambitions= great disappointment and it did happen. I was not happy result at all! The result? Rushing. Expecting a cool outcome. So I told myself: nothing good will come out of doing it like this. Instead, I changed my approach. I painted a wall, then went on my bike to pick up some things in the city while thinking about how a horse’s head actually works. When I came back to the atelier, refreshed, I slowly started breaking the horse skull down into simple shapes I could remember and reconstruct anytime I want. I interrupted my process after each period of deep focus to clear my mind again, and over time I developed a roadmap for how to construct a horse on paper. I’d like to share the process of my work in this short GIF, to give you an idea of what the journey can look like — the kind of process that eventually leads you to drawing the horse you want. I hope it inspires people to improve their drawing, plan better, and do some useful things between drawing sessions… and, in the end, to add a new skill to an actual skillset👍

This is like 1 1/2 or 2 months? In digital art. I do constantly ask for feedback and recently I’ve been trying to implement more backgrounds or have better compositions. But I wanna know overall what do I need to work on?

i wanted to get other artists thoughts on when they decide to use there wrist, elbow or arm with a pencil, I’ve been quite worried about it lately

Hey everyone! I’m just starting the Drawing Basics course and I’m looking for a few people who are also beginning (or restarting) and want some accountability buddies. I can be pretty lazy on my own, but I know I stay motivated when I’m working alongside others. The idea is simple: We pick a time, show up together, and each person works for however long they want — maybe 5 minutes, maybe 5 hours. The goal is just to start together and build consistency. We can also share progress, struggles, and wins with each other. I am in texas. We can chat, Watch the videos together and work on art together.

When requesting for help, that is a critique, what is the timeframe you are likely to get a moderator response?

I recently realized that I hadn't drawn in over a year and when I tried to get back into it I was struck with a major art block and was unsatisfied with anything I did. So, here I am, starting at the beginning again and hoping that it might help me feel inspired again. To restart my art journey I decided to start with a simple pear from the drawing basics course. Any critiques are appreciated.

I am struggling to see what I'm supposed to express. Looking at other pears, I see I am trying to do too much finite detail. Any advice? I'm not going to stop trying. I think I'll try to redo it. Would appreciate any guidance. Thanks!

Hey guys, I’m considering purchasing one of the figure drawing courses and I’m trying to decide between Stan’s and Michael Hampton’s. I prefer follow along exercises rather than just informative concepts. What’s the difference and which do you suggest? Also is it necessary to do Stan’s beginner drawing course prior to jumping into the figure drawing course? I’ve already been drawing for a while but I don’t have much formal training. Thanks!

When I paint natural landscapes, I often imagine what it would feel like to lie on the grass, wrapped in sunlight. Probably pretty relaxing, right? For this piece, I experimented with some interesting brush textures and even hid a little animal in the scene

First attempt, I haven’t watched the tutorial yet. Complete newbie and pretty happy with how it turned out. I expected the result to be so bad I’d quit the course once this was done 😂 (I will be continuing 👍). please feel free to provide constructive criticism. I believe I missed a value (using just an HB pencil as a beginner was pretty challenging). I should have filled in the values using a more controlled approach (not just shade everywhere but use the carved out of stone plates as a reference). if I use any terminology incorrect my apologies, have a great day!

Hi, I have an issue about these two value-group studies. Usually, there are two ways to approach them. The first is the Notan approach, where you contrast objects with dark local colors against those with light local colors. The second is the Chiaroscuro approach—light versus dark. But sometimes it feels impossible to choose just one for a single composition because, for example, in a Chiaroscuro two-value study, the shadow on an object with a light local color can’t be grouped into the dark family, even though it belongs to the shadow family.

Hi all. I tried to draw a persimmon. Not sure why we need to do angles, but I worked on shading values and just seeing my fruit. Challenging to size things correctly. Will be watching Proko's next video on his technique. Trying to remember to have fun and not stress.

Hello, im 16 years old and have been drawing pretty consistently (like at least 10 hours a week) for the last 7 years. Ive learnt everything through youtube - proko - and using a couple books like bridgemans constructive anatomy and steve hustons figure drawing books. These have been super helpful but i feel like im missing out on critiques from professionals and more experienced artists. So if anyones willing, id love some critiques and advice on my work Thanks so much:)) - the drawings i attached are a mix of longer drawings and jsut some pages from my sketchbook that i like

Hello all! I drew this Guava for my first drawing exercise. I'd really appreciate your constructive feedback on this one! Just a note, the reference image isn't illuminated as seen here.

Wanted to keep proportions but this one eate too many fish ;). I will be grateful for any feedback :)

My first attept from sketching from observation. I had intention to sketch big shapes first and then details but I found out that I needed some details to have point of references for proportions of big shapes. I need to practice more the sketching. I will be grateful for any feedback :)

Okay, I’ve never drawn horses before, and for my upcoming project I have to draw a rider on a horse for a flyer. I started studying horse anatomy about two weeks ago, and I’ve completely fallen in love with horses—what beautiful, loyal, and brave creatures they are. Listening to tavern music and learning to draw horses has been the best part of my days lately, but that still hasn’t guaranteed success or spared me from frustration. I’ve made a lot of bad drawings. Now I’ve gotten to this point… still not quite there yet. Any horse lovers or art lovers, please give me some feedback. Thank you.

OK, I went into my garden and picked a lemon to draw. In hindsight, I should have used the pear photo in the lesson. I found 'simplifying' the lemon with straight lines challenging. But I had a go and for my very first drawing (aside from childhood painting and drawing, of course) it's not TOO dreadful. Not great either. LOL! The shape is definitely off and I couldn't make the stem indentation look right. But I'll learn, I'm sure.