Experimenting with different toned papers— While working on a lion-themed piece, I found the feline body structure really fascinating. That led me to the idea of analyzing the shape characteristics of different parts of a cat. Their continuous and dynamic movements are truly captivating—I'll come back to this topic and share more in the future.

Hi guys! I hope the category I chose is acceptable, despite the topic covering more than just drawing. In short, I'm trying to build a long-term plan to learn (or at least to explore and then decide if I'd like to delve into it) solid basics of Visual Arts. I trust a lot Proko and I know here there are good pros, so I'd like to ask you guys if you can suggest online courses (preferably on this platform) to follow to learn these things (or other like "go to a museum". What I cannot do, is have an IRL teacher). Here's a summary of what I'm trying to accomplish: GOALS, necessary (digital or mixed) I'm into solo game dev, developing 2D at the time of this post and predicting a switch to 3D. Hence, I need: - Pixelart (I'm relatively good at it, but I struggle with color, and I'm not great) - Concept Art, Characters/Props/Environments (I was OK, but I haven't drawn for years. Also, I never had a good visual library. I'll mainly need this for 3D, but even for pixel art 2D games visual brainstorming can be pretty useful) - 3D Modeling (I already know technicalities quite well, I'm much more lacking on the artistic side of understanding forms in three dimensions) ROADMAP, necessary My bet is that these courses will allow me to become a decent artist capable of delivering game art/assets with decent composition, values, color, perspective, anatomy etc. Especially, will allow me to grow from there. - Proko, Drawing Basics - Marshall, The Perspective Course - Proko, Figure Drawing Fundamentals - Proko, Portrait Drawing Fundamentals - Proko, Anatomy of the Human Body GOALS, art for fun To date, I'm fully into a 5 years plan that doesn't leave much space for challenging art courses. This will end mid 2028. In the meantime, I'd like to build some basic art confidence. Basically, I want to explore a bunch of stuff in my spare time and see if I enjoy it. It'd be amazingly useful to know where to look to have the necessary guidance to be able to at least explore the medium. I'd like to try: - Painting. I'd like to try oil, gouache (dry) and acrylic, possibly in an order that makes sense (I think it is recommended to start from oils or acrylics?). I'm especially attracted to palette knives. - Pastels, both oil and soft. - Ink, especially painting with it (I really enjoy calligraphy, and I'm OK at it). - Charcoal, especially painting with charcoal powder. I've seen videos of people painting with charcoal powder and brushes/sponge-covered palette knives and it seems so cool to me. I love the opacity of the medium, its deep blacks, the expressiveness, the quickness... and I also think it would be great for concept art! That's all guys. I hope this post made enough sense! Please let me know if you spot silly errors or need any clarifications. Thanks a bunch for your time and help!

Any tips on using cross contours to make objects look solid.. as oppose to making them look craggy and cracked?

This time, I'm sharing a record of my boot still life study. Over the past few weeks, I've been adjusting my sketching rhythm to work efficiently in a shorter time frame. Ever since I started using charcoal to add shading, I often end up looking like I've just come out of a coal mine, with my hands covered in black smudges.

Hello everyone, I've been practicing the simplification exercises from the Drawing Basics course. I've done them 5 or 6 times, but it's still not quite clicking for me. Here's the latest one I drew. I used an image I found online, as I've already gone through all the examples provided by the course. 😄 I’d really appreciate any feedback or tips you can give! Thanks!

I'm a beginner and working through the fundamentals course. I've been doing ok, until I got to 'Sketching from Observation'. I chose the VR girl, and I feel like I have no idea how to address the complexity of the placement and proportions of the various elements. I'm not even referring to the details, but the major shapes. My eye feels like its swimming.

Hello, recently I have purchased an iPad Pro with procreate to help start my art journey but none of the brushes give me that natural 2b pencil stroke that I need to follow properly with my anatomy courses. I am hoping for any suggestions where I can find any procreate brushes that can give me the same look that can give me something like this

I'm trying out the basics courses for the first time. What helps you remember to draw every day? And how does one make goals that are destruction-proof, that is immune to real-life stresses?

Looking for an art friend to keep me motivated in this course. Just started the arts basics course, I've been drawing for a while but I'm trying to improve my skill so here i am. So, if anyone wants we could exchange discords and keep in touch:)

I experimented with different color variations, and I particularly enjoyed working with white lilies. I found that if you want the flower to have a softer effect, the contrast in brightness should be kept minimal.

After a little break from art study, I've been doing daily gesture figure drawings the last few days to get back to basics. I'm trying to overcome my tendency to be overly sketchy and messy by focusing on clean, deliberate lines, trying to follow the example of Stan in the Figure Drawing Fundamentals course. To that end, I've been doing only 30-second gesture drawings the last few days. It's challenging to be clean and identify the gesture at this time control, but it's the medicine I need. I feel a little better about today, but I still fell into old habits here and there. Feel free to join in with your own daily gesture drawings, whether of figures, heads, hands or even other objects.

I am on my dads account on proko just to clear that up. i am a kid learning comic book art on the drawing basics lessons. Give me feedback! P.S. Hope you like it!

Can anyone recommend a good perspective course or book that includes assignments? I have Marshall's lectures, and a few other books, but I'm rotten at actually practicing any of it without assignments (and I'm super lazy at creating my own). Are there any good courses out there that have assignments built in to them? (also something that starts a little more simply/fun than Robertson's How to Draw).

TL:DR At the 3:55 mark of the video on YT, Stan starts refering to a chart (flowchart) of study/courses projections to be rolled out. This gets referenced a few more times throughout the podcast. So my question is have ya'll formalized this and put it on the site? If so where? If not would you consider making one? I am a few years younger than Marshall, and I've created and progressed through the practice of art beginning in 7th grade. But I only took two years in high school. And then only off and on I would art (drawing primarily for fun and gave away many portraits, but again, these periods were quite sporatic throughout my work career. My most recent drawing activity was going through Lesson 3 in Drawabox some four years ago. Since then I've dabbled in Watercolor and acrylic. I'm now WFH and have decided to take it up again. I stumbled upon your pod cast a few days ago, and have since go to your website. See the above. I consider myself somewhere on the path between beginner and intermediate. I'd like to try some of your free lessons, and then evaluate 5W1H coursework. But I'm overwhelmed with content choices, and my brain isn't wired the way to easily navigate. Thanks in Advance!

I was surprised to learn that early Vespa models had such a rounded and charming design—seen from the front, the shape of the front wheel reminded me of a penguin or a duck’s beak. I vaguely remember seeing a similar little blue three-wheeler in My Neighbor Totoro too. The structure of this vehicle is also quite fascinating—the rear trailer section can lift and rotate, making the design surprisingly flexible. While doing some research, I found out that it was created after World War II to address material shortages in Italy. It belongs to a category of lightweight, practical vehicles, and was often modified into mobile vending carts.

Hello the following mannequins drawing were done from imagination without refference can anyone give me feedback

Tried a light red base wash paired with brown tones during a live portrait session—really liked the subtle harmony. I might reduce the use of dark brown a bit next time. Also explored head structure from different angles, focusing on how surface planes shift with perspective. Will share more angle studies in a follow-up.

Tried sketching a building from a different perspective today. When I was playing The Witcher 3, I was especially struck by the architecture in Novigrad. Later, I found out it was inspired by Tudor-style buildings from late medieval to early Renaissance England. This architectural style is known for its steep gable roofs, jettied upper floors, exposed timber frames, and white infill walls, with stone foundations at the base. Some were even mixed-use buildings, with shops on the ground floor and living spaces above—full of everyday charm and character.

I recently drew a mini delivery truck as a still life subject and found myself really intrigued by its structure. These compact trucks have a large cab and a short body — the proportions are oddly charming and fun to study. To better understand its form, I sketched a few block-in studies from different angles. As I started thinking about how to estimate the perspective of nearby objects, I realized using a perspective grid would be helpful. Next, I plan to explore how the doubling method can be used to build spatial relationships and lay out objects more accurately. If you're interested in stylized vehicle drawing or spatial construction, stay tuned — I’ll be sharing more breakdowns soon!

Hi Everyone, here is my snail drawn in CSI only. Any feedback would be lovely. Thank you!

I didn't have a pear so i took a screenshot of cherries, would love feedback

I’ve recently been working and studying perspective, and my last work that I posted showed a landscape painting with a bakery set into the environment. After finishing that project, I returned to drawing the human skull. It’s an ongoing project, but the idea behind it is to make a proper study of the human skull and its anatomy — to understand proportions and shapes, and then boil them down into a simpler construction. I’ve started creating a guide on how to build the human skull from basic shapes. This led me to study the mechanics of the skull — how the eye sockets are constructed, the width of the dental arch, and how each part relates to the others. The goal here is to learn deeply, and then have this knowledge as a reference in the back of my mind. That way, it becomes a solid foundation for drawing other skulls more freely, and it also makes the process more fun. The next stage of this project will be to consider yin and yang influences in human skulls — beyond just shapes, silhouettes, and likeness. This is an element I’ve never seen addressed in any skull studies so far, and I believe it can add a new layer of understanding and expression that ties anatomy to rhythm, character, and balance. So, here is what I’ve done so far. I hope it can be helpful to you too. Let me know if you have any feedback or if there’s anything you’d like to add — I’d be more than happy to hear your thoughts. Thank you very much!

Hello everyone in the following drawing i wanted to practice drawing mannequins and i focused on the forms and how do they connect each other . please give me feedback please!!!!!!!!!!!

Any critiques on gesture?

Not sure how I did.

hello everyone in the blue drawing i am confused about the tilt and angle of torso when i see the refference i could see it in a different way i could see the stretch and the pinch there and i also did a drawover to explain my vision of drawing why do i see it in a different way???? is it wrong??????

I was pretty happy at first since I think ik improving on laying out the foundations. But I think I got to caught up and my shading looks weird. I dont really know how to fix it and what I should keep in mind next time

How can I improve my shading skills :(

I have finally dug out actual art pencils to try to get more contrast.

Will appreciate feedback . Thanks.

It took me about 45 minutes to finish the sketch and I think there are still many mistakes. please critique my work^^

I am about to do the Simple Animal Portraits project in the Drawing Basics course, and I have a question about what approach is best. From the lessons I absorbed two factors to consider when simplifying things into basic shapes. 1. By using simple shapes it becomes easier to iterate and to fix mistakes. 2. By designing a character or object with simple shapes, they become easier to move around, pose and animate. If I were to focus on point 1 only, I feel that it would make sense to look at the reference and find the largest possible shapes that still respect the integrity of what I want to draw. I attached an image showing how this could apply to a cat drawing. However, if I wanted to focus on using shapes that are more universally reusable for other poses or animation, the semi circle shown in the example would be quite bad. It only really works for this single pose. So my question for this exercise is what approach is best? given that the task is "animal portraits" I am leaning towards using whatever works for the reference images at hand, and to use as few and as simple shapes as possible.

Hello everyone in the following studies my focus was on the motion of the torso with these beans also I figured out that I suck at drawing twisted poses so I thought let's focus on twisted poses

Hello everyone i practiced these drawings to understand the motion of the bean and to revise my bean drawing skills!!!!

Please critique.

Please critique . Thanks

This is my first step on the "drawing fundamental course". I hop is good enough to move forward in the course.

Hi ! I tried to make a "quick" portrait of this reference, but ended up spending weeks on it .How can one do a quick and effictive portait, just to train? I really struggle at knowing when to stop. And what do you think about it? Have a nice day

Hi all, I’ve just started the Drawing Basics course and find myself at a crucial crossroads: Should I focus on a traditional or digital approach? I’d love to hear your input on what the “right” choice might be. Of course, this depends on my artistic goals—so let’s dive into those. While my goals aren’t set in stone, here are a few things I know: 1. I’m most interested in figure/character drawing and portraits. 2. I want to avoid the trap of drifting into unrelated digital anime projects and neglecting the course. 3. I really enjoy traditional art. I’d be happy ending up working with pencils, ink, and watercolor for finished pieces. 4. I need a practice method that allows for quick, efficient iteration. Based on points 1–3, traditional seems like the natural fit. But point 4 gives me pause. I use a non-screen tablet with Clip Studio Paint (screen tablets aren’t super comfortable for me), and there are real workflow benefits—like flipping the canvas instantly or adding layers on the fly during gesture drawing. Plus, since I already own the tablet, it’s more cost-effective than buying lots of sketchbooks and materials (though I do have quite a bit of traditional media on hand). I don’t want to keep switching back and forth, so I’d love to decide before starting the first course project. Even if I go digital, I might try to mimic the traditional look with textured or toned digital templates. Any insights, especially from those who’ve faced a similar choice, would be hugely appreciated!

For example, in this reference photo, her head is dead straight toward the camera. So I assume the camera is as high as her head? But if so, shouldn't the socks and shoes have more obvious ellipse shapes around them?

Hello everyone the goal with these drawings were to exaggerate the gesture as I felt that I comfortable with finding the regular gesture as I was doing it I was finding it really difficult to exaggerate the gesture it is really hard to do it. *How to improve on exaggerating the gesture *I am doing this studies from observation through refference THE ONE WITH THE BALL POINT PEN ONES WERE DONE WITH IMAGINATION AND THE RED MARK IDICATES THAT IT IS THE REGULAR GESTURE AND ON THE RIGHT IS THE EXAGGERATED GESTURE

Tried to have two different expression in one face at same time

Hello everyone I am seeking feedback on the gesture the goal with these drawings was to capture the gesture effectively

I'm doing Proko's Portrait course, trying to go in open minded with no assumptions but it's proving tricky. So far I have just covered the videos on the Loomis method. Are the drawing exercises meant to be done of random heads (minus features) from your imagination, say, just a featureless head pointing in random directions? That might be where I am going wrong. I think I find the size/shape of the chin tricky as well. I know my drawings aren't great, they'll need repetition. I would just appreciate being told anything glaringly obvious, with respect to the course that I am following. Lastly, is it ok if I keep updating this thread as I progress through the course?

I was wondering what was the difference between texture and shading if there is and if so, how can I get better at texture in my drawings?

I'm looking for a fairly simple app to help me with my gesture drawing sessions. I've tried searching for myself but haven't had any luck. Features I'm looking for: Android compatible One time purchase and no ads. I want to pay for the product, not be the product. Use local photos. I'm bringing my own photo sets. Ability to adjust the time per image and the total time/number of pictures in a session Works while the device is 100% offline Keeps the screen awake Nice to haves: Timed breaks A no repeats mode. It'll only select new pictures from the photo set when possible. Carries across from session to session

was trying to be accurate and used the circle of the cranium rather than the head

Hey guys! I am more than halfway done with my sketchbooks with all the time and practice I have been putting in because of the drawing basics course. I was wondering what sketchbooks do you guys like to use? any you guys reccommened? any to avoid? lol I am currently using the strathmore recycled paper sketchbook, and I have used the Canson XL sketchbook both 9 by 12. I want to explore other brands or types of sketchbooks so feel free to post your thoughts please! :) Lastly, I will only be doing pencil so I don't plan on using color pencils for this yet lol.

I need practice shading basic forms, and I want to get more comfortable with charcoal. So I killed two birds with one stone. I made the setting with the Blender 3D program. As I was preparing the image for upload, I realized I got a little wonky with the near edge of the cube. The top of the cube is two large compared to the reference, and the shadow is a bit long. This is a three value study using vine charcoal, a kneaded eraser, and a fingertip, on 9x12 sketch paper with an underdrawing done with hard charcoal pencil.

I've been practicing shadow shapes lately, and have been pretty happy with how these are turning out. I'm not sure if I need to simplify the shapes more. It's pretty easy to give in to getting lost in the details in the face, feet, hands, and such. Any way, just wanted to share these, and would be happy for any kind of feedback. I love learning how I can do better!

Wanted to get some feedback on my reference studies! I wonder what could be improved and what you guys think of it! Already thanks for your time :)

Another comission done and the client liked it and I was really skeptical that whether the client will like it or not because the same client has rejected a previous comission i did for her but this she liked this commision and approved it and I am damm happy and proud of myself i did it!!!!

I am already 8% in this and feel pretty overwhelmed. I struggle with lifting my arm while drawing and with perception. I should probably go back to basics with my triangles, squares, circles, and lines for a few weeks. I'm not asking for sympathy or encouragement-- just advice on how long I should go back to basics.

I'm doing the drawing Basics course and I could really use some help and feedback

So, I got a model head about a month ago. This is what came of it. I broke 2 HB (#2) pencils trying to darken areas. Going to have to sharpen up my artist's pencils so I can get darker tones of value without pressing so hard.

Someone please help me critique. I’m having issues with proportion and shading the hair. Thank you😭

This is my picture of a cutie

Hello I felt less focused towards the end , and overwhelmed by the sections that I didn't properly give a value to each

Step one of the course! Feedback appreciated

Hey, been working on the Drawing Basics Course and was just wondering when the section on Edges was going to drop or if there is a section on Edges in the works? Edges and Edge control is what I really want to start learning right now?

Just want to know your thoughts on these simplified animal drawings I did for the structure assignment in the figure drawing course by Stan.

My first real attempt.

I am not used to using the side of the pencil to shade, but I wanted to share this to see how far I have come later on. I noticed my stem is off angle-- I think I drew it from memory. lol. Also-- seeing them side to side, I realize I made it too wide on the bottom.

hello first step on the "drawing basics" course, feed back appricated !

I have special way to hold pencil for all my life. And i saw in the start of drawing course, he said there 2 hold way. The first one is the regular way, that i dont know hhh, i need to learn it too?? Or i can still hold the way i know ( i add picture) Plusss i work alot at officework and alot of more stuff, i want some tips from pepole that in same place like me, look bus trips, long work days in office and more.. Tip of to practice learn and draw im superrrrr beginner. Thx alot

attempted this alongside the demo. any feedback would be greatly appreciated. also, is there a way blur the sharp lines while shading?

Hello everyone! Today I did 1 h practice of gesture drawings (5 min each). Unfortunately I can't show the reference without buying premium subscription of line of action. I'd like to know your opinions and maybe tips on how to perform them better. Any critique is welcome;)

Hello everyone I need feedback on the shadow shapes in the highlighted area also the dark accents

Hi. Let me share with you my recent drawing. This idea has started by the previous drawing. Where I was gonna fit a tree In. But how to design and draw tree to an extent, where I will be happy with? I had to admit. I do not know how to do it! I went on online discussion places, talked to other artists, especially you guys from here helped me and provides me feedback. but my curiosity attracted also people who love trees! Who spent their time with them and who were that kind to share with my their observation. All informations I started to gather and went to create my own tree. I was very fascinated about making some interesting shapes. A twisted trunk felt right to me. I have gathered my notes and studies I have done in my free time. I am doing it also for my own but for you guys too. To benefit from my effort as well. If you want to become closer to master drawing trees! I hope this will help you. But trees will teach you far more about drawing, than just knowing how to draw trees👍 I would like to say- enjoy. Let me please know if you have any questions, remarks, or feedback. Thank you. Have a great day.

Is there an option to pay for feedback?

Hello all! I’ve come with some more robo beans, been trying to practice more and more. Please give me some feedback and critiques. I really specifically would like feedback on the 4 pose on the photo with the collection of poses, I feel like I didn’t do that one right.

So I started with drawabox to try to learn the fundamentals, and that accidentally taught me that habit of trying to make my sketches in a single smooth stroke, on the first try. I came to proko and we're trying to build line quality but I'm stuck in between what I feel is almost chicken scratching but with longer lines, or putting down a single smooth line which Stan mentioned in a critique isn't what we're trying to go for. not sure how to actually build up a line as a shape while I'm sketching, and/or being unable to remember how to do it the way Stan does while i'm drawing something. I should also mention that neither way of putting a line down for a sketch currently feels natural to me, but i keep hearing my subconscious telling me to put down one smooth line and make it accurate (which i really dislike the look of)

I don’t know why I gravitated to goats for this :) I could have worked on these forever, in a good way - but thankfully I have to go on a trip for 10 days & I wanted to get these post-able before then. Seeing them side-by-side like this I can see some adjustments :) I included some, but not all, of Picasso’s search lines. Maybe I should have left in more of my own … I haven’t watched the demo or critique videos yet. Maybe I’ll try again once I have when I get back. This was fun!

Hi all. I know this question has probably been asked by a number of us on our art journeys. We've heard it referred to as "mileage". But, can you really improve at drawing just by doing more drawing? I was a pro golfer for a while. I remember when I wanted to improve my swing, it was a process of learning, practicing, and refining. If I just hit 1,000 golf balls in a row it was more detrimental to my swing than anything. My body would tire out and I would reinforce bad habits. Today I saw a YT video that suggested drawing 60 1-minute gestures every day. So I gave it a go. I got through 30 of them before I couldn't even tell what my lines were representing anymore. It was too much, too fast. I was just drawing ANYTHING to beat the timer. I think the answer lies in the gray area (most debates do, I think). I think it would be better to make 15 5-minute gestures. Do 5 of them and go back and correct things before doing the next 5. As you get better, then speed it up a bit. I'm curious to know everyone's thoughts! What's your practice routine? It doesn't have to be gesture drawing specifically.

I’m going to post my practice here. Any critique is welcome

Hello fellow artist I'm doing the solo artist curriculum and its shading unit. My main medium is ink and I've done this studies, any tips on doing spheres on ink?

New to this hoping for some feedback! Thank you

Recently started getting back into drawing and I wanted to work on my gestures! Please let me know what I could improve and what I'm missing! Digital isn't my main medium, but I hope to continue to improve on it. My one of my goals is to produce better human figures!

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

I want to share some of my drawings. Feel free to critique or share your thoughts. I’ve been stagnant for a while now, so I’m hoping that this change will help me improve.

I need help. For the past 7 years, trying to learn Gesture Drawing has always lead me to horrible burn-out, stress and a long break from drawing (2-3 months to a year). It's coming to the point where I have really started to believe that it is hopeless, a person of my age (40) has no hope to pick this skill I was forbidden to learn as a kid, and always envied. I have had successes in prior years, and some really good drawings in the past (especially in 2022), and while I am still bad at drawing, this year (starting April of 2024) I saw improvement. With patience and insistence, I could draw. And slowly, bit by bit, I did improve. Coming to this summer's challenge, and the exercises in MV perspective course, I really felt I had a chance to break through the stalemate, and finally start creating my stories. But, like the past 7 years, Gesture comes in, and beats me to a pulp. After stressful session of horrid failure after stressful session of horrid failure, 0 progress, and 3 full courses behind (plus one ongoing, with mr Hampton), this time I really felt I am just worthless when it comes to Gesture. I just don't get it. It's impossible to me to make anything resembling what I see other students and artists do. I feel stressed beyond belief. I am about to give a lifelong dream, but I honestly feel it's hopeless now. And this time my vow stands, if I burn-out/give-up, it's over for good. No more courses, no more videos, no more pencil and paper. So, I turn to anyone who might have any idea, in a final desperate attempt. Is there ANYTHING that could help me make even the tiniest bit of progress, something to give me hope (aside from words) that I am not truly hopeless? Any technique? I attach my horrid failures for reference. I do not ask for critique explicitly. My "attempts" are so worthless, critiquing them would be like offering anger management lessons to a feral cat. But if anyone has been in my position, and overcame it, I welcome any advice.

The one one the left is before i watched the video and Proko drawing the pare and one on the right is second attempt. Only thing i can see wrong is a too big core shadow, but thats probably my fault for not taking a picture of pear with less texture. XD

Hi Guys! Let me please share with you my recent artwork that I was pleasantly excited about. I am planning to post,,behind- the- content phase as well (will be found on my website), because that is, what is by my opinion, the most interesting part of creating any art. This work has especially brought me to places where I felt being back in school. I have been studying both- construction, planning, executing ideas, designing and many other aspects of bringing this piece to life, but also the sensible art of decisions taking- or also not taking in our daily lives! How much is that influence by adjusting and going with nature. Therefore we need to adjust and find the balance. There is no time to be wasted. And so why not put sensible incomes in our deeds/ art? That I think matters the most! So this artwork is a compass 🧭 (a reminder). An orientation towards health. A sensible piece of following nature and adjusting to nature, instead of going against it. As a compass this has arrows too, yet five. Instead of four! And this compass cannot be deflected by any magnet. It always changes and that never changes. Showing us energy going up during the spring until it reaches the peak- summer- then it goes down to late summer and all animals start to collect food and prepare for autumn- arrows going to the center. And then winter comes. Self reflection moment, hibernation time. This represents the daily cycle as well. Morning, noon, late noon, evening and night 😴 I hope it will inspire you. 🫡🙂

#240212 Practice / study drawings. RSB sketchbook. HB mechanical pencil. Various refs. among them Loomis, Woodward and Michael Hampton.

Im still practicing how to be better at ink and inkwash but sometimes is looks muddy or not as good as I wanted it to be so I was wondering if I can get some feedback on what to do or recommendations on how to go about it

I am a beginner doing the fundamentals course and I see submissions were done back in 2023. The question is, when doing the exercises, do I still submit my attempts or do I just keep them to myself?

He mentioned it might be too tough, but I wanted to give it a shot anyway. Posting this feels a bit uncomfortable since it's pretty bad, but trying it did give me some insight. I'm glad I went through with the exercise, even though it was kind of disheartening. I also need to get more comfortable sharing things, instead of holding back because I think it's not good enough, so here you go. It was hard partly because I can’t rotate or change the perspective at will. I also kept forgetting to focus on line quality, so I think I need to learn to be more relaxed with my lines. I have this urge to measure everything. The ability of instructors to assess angles, distances, and lengths is so natural to them - it’s all pretty intuitive at their level but from here if I don’t measure everything then it all turns out wonky.

Hi I'm taking the drawing basics course, what course do you suggest I take after this?

So i've been practicing drawing (almost) daily for the last 2 years or so. But I lack focus and structure. After listening to the draftmen podcast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od1xbX2ESP8). I've decided to bring in more structure. The podcast mentions this Redit post (https://www.reddit.com/r/learnart/comments/dapk62/from_the_guy_who_made_the_most_comprehensive_list/) with a full curriculum. My challenge will be to follow this curriculum as close as possible. I've created this topic mostly to keep myself accountable. But i will post created work regulary, and any feedback/ critique from you guys is greatly appreciated! Some personal info: -39 years old -fulltime job outside art -On average i have 1 hour each day to practise (a bit more in the weekends) -Not a native English speaker, so please forgive me the grammar and spelling mistakes :) The first unit is figure drawing. I've already followed Stan's figure drawing course before, so im revisiting the course. Here are some 2 minute and 30 second gesture drawings (drawn in Procreate). Please let me know what you think of them.

Here is are my drawings from the Learning to Sketch from Observation exercise. I almost never draw flat - I almost always use an easel for various reasons. I can also be, I think, too uptight & I'm trying to loosen up. Not sure if it's working yet LOL

Hello everyone I need feedback regarding likeness I wanted to get the likeness accurate but I feel like I messed it up so can y'all give me feedback regarding why I messed it up

Ok. Let me share with you my recent artwork. An amazing experience that has come from studying a Chinese cultural and their approach to life through observing a nature that resulted in many of theirs tools. One of them is their astrology- worth to study! Extremely interesting topic and study case! That can be useful in our lives. Well that is topic not for now- what I have done, was turning this study Into an artwork.and where I started to sense problems, was- when I supposed to tilt a perfect cube in perspective that I made. Well! Not the difficult first part: one vanishing point stays the same. In this case- on demonstration below- what I mean. Other sets of lines going to an opposite side on the horizon line is also not difficult to determine- just very simple- how much I want to have a new cube tilted. No problem. But! What is going to happen with last set of lines? Those who are going down? Is it 45 degree? 52 degree? Where is that vp? In relationship to the rest of the vanishing points? You may say- use 3d program. Yeah, sure! But for know- I want to understand. Is there any measuring method that can be applied? Thank you very much.

why does it feel so off from the video. help

Hey guys, I’m trying to convert a rough 2D sketch idea/thumbnail into a 3D shape similar to the attached reference. I’m having a tough time trying to visualize how to transform this into 3d in the style of the attached. Wondering if anyone could offer some tips and guidance on how I could go about this? Thanks!

It turned out decent for someone who dosent remember last time they drew a person. Not perfect but Im happy that i at least improved a bit compared to first one.

2 pictures - 1st (rounder) was done before watching the demo & the 2nd one was done after ...

I dd the boots first, snail second. I think maybe I made the boots too complicated.