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Alan Dempsey
Hi All, im struggling to determine which course would be best for me. I’m going between the Drawing Basics and the Marvel Comic course. I’m mostly into doing comic art but I also want to make sure I have all the fundamental skills I need. I attached some photos of work I’ve done. I can draw okay when I’m working from references as seen in the pencils and finished pages of the comic characters. My figure drawing from imagination needs work as seen in the two figure drawing sketches posted below. I don’t have any interest in realism or classic art school drawing (I don’t know what to call it really) .. but I wonder if I should develop that as a foundation? Am I skipping ahead by jumping straight to comic courses? I would appreciate any kind feedback you have on this choice (or even other suggestions/paths). I’m financially limited to one course or about $250CAD
Dan Blodgett
Hey! Welcome to Proko! Only you can answer that question, I'm afraid, but I'll try to help you out. The basics course has many free lessons you can go through if you are unsure about the full purchase. But what you choose depends on your goals and an honest assessment of your own level. Do you want to go pro? If so, then consider whether a lack of fundamental drawing skills is holding you back, or if you are pretty familiar with the basic concepts. Do you struggle with line quality, weight, etc.? Do you have trouble recognizing basic shapes/proportions and creating them in perspective? Do you struggle to see accurate values when shading? Are you familiar with the edge types, and do you know how/why/where to represent them? These are universal concepts that one should strive to have an intuitive understanding of, regardless of their preferred art expression, especially when wanting to pursue a professional career. So if you said yes to any of those questions, then the basics course is right for you. IMO, you can never be too good at any of this stuff, so my motto is: when in doubt, learn it anyway. You'll never get injured by having more knowledge. Looking at your art, though, (good stuff, btw!) you don't seem like a true beginner. So be careful you don't burn yourself out by drilling back to square one too hard. And if you're just more eager to jump headfirst into the Marvel course, then realize you don't have to progress here like it's an art school or something. Grab a course that makes you excited and go from there. If you find the concepts too challenging, you can always hop off at anytime and go learn some simpler stuff to catch up your skills. There's no wrong answer. Only knowledge and what thrills you into pursuing excellence. Hope this helps. Cheers from rainy Portland.
Alan Dempsey
This actually helps a lot, thank you so much for your detailed response! im not trying to develop this into a profession. It’s more of a midlife crisis hobby but I do want to be good at it. I’ll explore some more of the free drawing basics courses and make a decision from there. thanks again for all your help!
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