Just like in the last demo, I’ll be using orthographic views to draw an anvil, but this time we’re looking at it from eye level.

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. I provide you two photo options over in the downloads tab. Being able to simplify is a very useful skill to be able to communicate clearly in your drawings.

Organize values into connected shapes of oceans, lakes, and rivers to improve readability, add depth, and command attention.

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.

It’s time to simplify those snails and boots! I show you how I would do it in these step-by-step demos for the level 1 CSI project. Make sure to check back tomorrow for my level 2 demonstrations!

I enjoyed the habit of drawing everyday during the 12 Days of Proko. The timer tool is great and there are lots of professional photos to work from. I took one day off from it and got right back on it. Now the habit is a fixture in my daily routine. I've been posting the images in the two week challenge thread in the Drawing Fundamentals Course, but since a.) this will be a longer habit than two weeks and b.) not everyone on Proko is enrolled in that course, I'm starting a thread here. Anyone inclined, feel free to join in. Use the timer and whatever photos you have packs for, or are freely available. Here are a few two minute sketches from me--mostly from the Viking Volume 2 Pack. 22nd Day of Proko and counting.

It’s time for some practice! Use the four step method we’ve learned to practice drawing some heads.

It’s time to inherit some power from the masters! In this project, we’re continuing to improve your line quality by choosing a master drawing that excites you and studying the artist's use of lines.

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

I'll show you the qualities and characteristics of reflected light.

I'll give you a rundown of what to expect from this course and all 8 modules!

In this level 2 demo, I'll show you how to construct heads with accurate perspective and well defined 3D forms. I'll start by identifying the simple box of the head's orientation. This box serves as a map that guides us to align the smaller forms to the angles of the 3 axes, ensuring a more lifelike and dimensional portrait.

Gesture drawing is a fundamental skill and one that many artists find difficult to approach, but in this course, I'll be showing you how I tackle this subject and give you everything you need to draw gestures with ease.

How to draw from above or below eye level using perspective and horizon line tricks.

How can I improve my shading skills :(

In this project, Ill show you some games you can play to improve your visual memory. A good visual memory will help you with drawing from imagination, speed, creativity, and observational skills.

Now that you know about the tapered stroke and simple CSI lines, it's time to learn how to sketch! Here's your next project.

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.

It’s time for the level 2 rhythms demos! I’ll be doing more quick figure sketches but this time I’ll be taking them a little bit further with additional large anatomical rhythms.

After almost two years of hard work and all i get is this. while others master art in two i cant even do a gesture that looks good after 2. This has never been about skill! This is a talent game and i am done pretending its otherwise. The only ones that say art is a skill are people with talent. But never mind i will just go and play a good game. Atleast i can be good at that. This has all been a huge wast of time and money for nothing ((examples of talent)) https://www.youtube.com/@niroxious https://www.youtube.com/@ddmarkk https://www.youtube.com/@YotsumiShiro/shorts All ever wanted was to be able to draw like this! But u can see now that it was just a dream, nothing more. ((pls dont tell me the old stupid clishay "comparison is the thief of joy")) We all know that talent is real and that its all that matters. some dreams are just never ment to be. All the perspective practise, the cubes, the cyliders, the gestures,the line practice, Faces that i have drawn. All amounted to Nothing like the people i just shared with you. That mastered all of it in two years flat. and i cant even do a gesture well after soon two years.

I started with a sketch on paper and took a picture of it, and upload it onto procreate and it and colored it

Alright level two-ers...Since you've already got some experience with sketching, I want to give you a bit more of a challenge to start practicing sketching from Imagination!

Your next project is to shade a sphere like I did in the last lesson.

Let's practice showing form using cross contour lines by drawing blobs, ginger, seals, lobsters, and other creatures.

Alright guys, this is going to be a fun one! In this project, we’ll be constructing animal portraits using basic shapes.

Ok, before we can start, you'll need to get some tools. I’ll go into much more detail about these in the next few videos, but right now I’m gonna give you a quick shopping list, which you can also find in the lesson notes. All of these are optional except a pencil with an eraser on it, and some paper... You can get whatever looks fun to you, or all of it if you’re feeling spicy!

In this project, we’ll practice value composition by creating thumbnail sketches from reference photos. You’ll simplify images into three values in small thumbnails, focusing on capturing the main idea without details. We’ll also cover techniques for effective thumbnails, including simplifying, iterating with multiple variations, and experimenting with value groupings.

Let’s draw a monster truck! In this level 1 demo, I’ll show you how I would approach drawing wheels on vehicles.

You'll simplify images into just 2 or 3 values. This will improve your ability to observe and interpret values in your drawings.

Are you ready to embark on a magical journey and transform your drawing skills from mere apprentice to mighty wizard? This course is your portal to a world of creativity and offers an experience like no other!

To make your drawing look 3D, use these five techniques: Diminution, Convergence, Foreshortening, Overlap, and Atmosphere.

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

The long awaited day has finally arrived! I'm ready to teach you perspective, check out the introduction to the course. PRESALE! Save 25% during our early bird launch.!

In this lesson, Stan explains the Value Scales Project.

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In this video, I’ll give you an in depth look at what you’ll learn in my Drawing Basics course.

Now that you’ve all had some time to try the first project on your own, you can watch how I do it and figure out what areas you are exceeding and struggling with. Here is my step-by-step demo on how to properly execute the first project for level 2 students.

It's time for the week 6 assignment. I'll show you what we're gonna be doing and then it’s your turn to give it a try.

An assignment for improving your rendering, and drawing exercises.

In this lesson, we are sculpting a more accurate simplification of the anatomy of the pelvis, the anatomy bucket.

Here's part 1 of a three-part demo. In this one, I'll be using orthos to draw an anvil from an above-eye view, focusing on building it with solid proportions using a structural box. The next parts tackle the same form from eye level and below to show how the perspective shifts.

This 3D model is a simplified breakdown of the most important things to keep in mind when studying how light falls on the form of the face.

Here you go level 2! My sketching from imagination project demo. From studying the reference, to explorations, to final sketch.

Learn the three basic sectional planes—sagittal, coronal, and transverse—for building form in perspective drawing.

My charcoal brush for Procreate is now available on Proko! This collection comes packed with 38 brushes and tools inspired by Andrew Loomis, Glen Keane, and John Singer Sargent. Also includes 5 drawings video demonstrations using these brushes.

Let's take a look at your perspective grids, focusing on line direction and proportion. We'll covers common errors like reversed grids and distortion from wide-angle views, while stressing the value of estimating proportions through observation.

A step-by-step look at foreshortening arrows using boxes, vectors, and scaffolding to understand 3D space and draw with more confidence.

Learn how to gesture hands by breaking them into simple parts and focusing on shape, rhythm, and expression to support storytelling in your drawings.

This time, let's talk about crosshatching, and how to do it right.

I'll show you how to analyze 3D forms by breaking subjects down into simple building blocks.

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Let's practice analyzing 3D forms like a sculptor!

Use this model to pose the Simple Rib Cage at any angle and practice sculpting.

Now that you’ve all had some time to try the first project on your own, you can watch how I do it and figure out what areas you are exceeding and struggling with. Here is my step-by-step demo on how to properly execute the first project for level 1 students.

This course teaches students to draw realistic human heads, from basic structure to detailed features, using Loomis-inspired techniques.

Doing tracings over photographs is a great way to tests your knowledge of the muscles. Check out our new lesson to learn how.

Cross Contour Project Deadline Extended! I wanted to add in an additional project video for level 2 students. So, in the lesson we are taking our ginger root blobs and turning them into humanoid characters.

Level 1 demos are done and it's time to move on to level 2! In this lesson, I show you how I would approach the level 2 CSI project.

In this project, we’ll continue working on improving our shape design by applying the concepts we learned from the last lesson. You’ll be working on identifying the gesture of your subject and then designing dynamic and interesting shapes that support that gesture.

Hello, I've been on a journey to learn art on and off for years now. Unfortunately my friend group doesn't share this interest so it has been lonely trying to work through learning the fundamentals of art on my own. As the title says I'm looking for a study partner or group that I can interact with to get feedback, share ideas, ask questions ect. If you're interested feel free to send me a message.

For this project, we're going to design our line quality to be more interesting by practicing organizing the line weight.

In my course I teach you how to create a comic book page from scratch. You'll learn how to break down the page of a script, figure out the page layout, and go through the process of completing a comic page. There's even lessons on crosshatching!

Pear Critiques are here! Critique for the portraits coming Thursday, but I recommend level 2 students watch this critique video too. I give advice and demonstrate things that should be useful to both levels.

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Learn how to transform a 2D plan into 3D forms by assigning heights to its features.

This digital photo reference collection captures the striking interaction between a female and male model in powerful couple poses, ranging from intense combat and dynamic comic-style action to dramatic cover-ready compositions.

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Varying line weight can make a drawing more interesting and communicate a more complex story to the viewer. In this lesson, we’ll learn about the importance of line weight when creating engaging and interesting art.

Practice gesture drawing with a six-step process using both master studies and imaginative sketches.

Instructional lesson on how to shade, light, and render using basic and complex shapes, focusing on core shadows, highlights, and reflected light.

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Practice freehand drawing techniques by working with circles, angles, and straight lines. This lesson focuses on improving hand control and turning theory into confident execution. Keep practicing freehand drawing daily, even if it's tough at first; over time, your hand skills will rise to meet your brain skills.

You need to know the limits to stretch the limits. In the new Types of Joints lesson, we go over the 6 types of joints of the skeleton.

It’s time to finally bring everything together with a 1/3 scale sculpture.

Learn how to draw a twisting and bending arrow in perspective by tracking movement around the X, Y, and Z axes using blocks, ellipses, and curved cross-contours.

It’s time for level 2 critiques…portraits! I’ll be looking through your portrait submissions and giving advice and tips on how to improve on common mistakes.

In this lesson, we'll be taking the roughed out sculpture from the previous lesson and I'll walk you through my process for give it a more refined finish.

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).

In this project, we'll practice measuring accurate proportions with a portrait. Using our measuring toolkit we'll break down the face into basic shapes, starting with the biggest shapes and working towards smaller details.

Here’s our final lesson on materials. I’ll show you all the ways I sharpen all the pencils that I use. Come back again tomorrow, cause I’ll give you guys a walk-through of your first drawing project, Simplifying from Observation.

We learned the theory last time, now we’ll put it into practice trying the four steps on a variety of reference photos.

Let's apply what we've learned so far about 2-point perspective to something more organic. In this project we’ll be constructing 3D heads by imagining them as boxes.

It’s time to draw the figure! This project is all about capturing the action of a pose through rhythms.

Join me as I show you my digital grayscale painting process!

In this critique Michael focuses on refining proportions and adding in some basic anatomy to your proportion project submissions.

Steve Huston is back to show us how his Gesture and Structure lesson applies to tonal rendering.

How to draw a curved arrow in 3D space using pitch, perspective, and orthographic views.

Once you’re done with the gestural architecture project, let’s practice deforming boxes with a focus on torsos. Draw dynamic torso boxes from imagination and photos, focusing on twisting, leaning, and deforming simple form.

Before we get into learning about lines, I want to give you an exercise to help you warm up your hands and draw nice fluid lines. This warmup is a fun way to help you practice drawing ellipses.

Let's make drawing boxes fun by imagining constructing mannequin hands. This method is great for practicing perspective, breaking down hands and fingers into 16 boxy segments. The goal is to improve perspective skills, not perfect anatomy. Level 2 will take it a few steps further and draw the same hands from different angles.

Let’s take what we’ve learned about the Loomis head and put it to practice!

Let's draw some portraits from start to finish! In this project, you'll take the steps we've learned so far and draw some portraits from scratch.

Alright, it’s time to start practicing your cylinders! For this project, we’re going to draw wheels on vehicles from various angles.

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

Your next project is to tackle some difficult poses using the reference images provided.

Learn some basic comic pencil techniques from Ryan Benjamin! Discover tips on planning pages, line quality, primitive shapes, gesture, heads, and more.

Alright guys, now that you’ve had some time to work on your level 1 “Learning to Sketch from observation” project. Ill show you how I would approach the sketches.

Let’s give the Level 1 “Dynamic Shapes” project a try. In this demo, I show my process for finding the gesture of a subject and then designing dynamic and interesting shapes that support that gesture.

This is an overview of squinting and its relevance to learning how to draw. It is one of the most important lessons in this course, so I encourage you to take notes and take your time with these.