This is our final breakdown of blending before moving on to our master study!

For this project, you’ll continue to practice The Shape Method. You’ll focus on gesture, perspective, and building the figure from head to foot. Practicing this pushes you to slow down and get used to this new approach—it’s about reshaping how you think and developing a new way to draw the figure.

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.

In this demo, I’ll show you how to design and draw the perspective of a treehouse for the gestural architecture project. Starting with concept sketches, I explore different shapes and ideas, focusing on the tree trunk's dynamic gesture contrasted with the treehouse's structure. I experiment with various designs, considering perspective and silhouette, and refine the perspective of the structural elements to finish it off.

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.

Hello, this is my newest digital painting art. I would love to get some critiques and what I should work on more, thanks!

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.

Line quality plays a crucial role in our drawings. And if you keep practicing those bad habits, they're gonna get even stronger and harder to shake. But don't worry, in this lesson, I'll show you 6 habits to get you on the path to good line quality.

Greetings, I created this digital painting today and wanted to share it with you guys. I wonder what I can improve on and accept all kind of critique.

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

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

In this lesson, Stan explains the Value Scales Project.

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.

Join me for a LIVE drawing basics demo! I'll be simplifying and stylizing animal portraits with simple shapes.

It’s here! The Draw Basics course is now available. A true beginners course aimed at teaching you core drawing fundamentals.

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

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

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.

I've got a project lined up for the next premium video, but for now, here's a warmup exercise to help you get comfortable with one-point perspective.

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!

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.

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.

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.

Let's dive into your "Organizing Line Weight" submissions! In this critique I'll look through both level 1 and level 2 projects and discuss how to improve line weight issues.

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.

It's time to take what you've learned about proportion and give it a try for yourself.

Let's take a look at your "Simplify to CSI" submissions! I decided to combine both level 1 & 2 students for this critique since I saw very similar mistakes at both levels.

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??????

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

This project will take the doghouse demo from the last lesson and push it to the next level. We’ll be designing a more complex structure, such as an apartment building, motel, cottage, house with a granny flat, or garage. This will be the first of two gestural perspective projects, check back next week for part two!

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.

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

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!

Study a physical skull to inform your head construction, focusing on simplified forms and key features without getting lost in details.

Alright, let's move beyond random floating boxes. For this project we’ll practice our 1-point perspective skills by building a room and filling it with boxy objects like furniture and appliances.

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.

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.

Krita's layer functionality is very similar to Photoshop, with a few differences that I'll explain in this lesson.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

Learn the entire process for sculpting the female torso!

Master Studies are one of the most effective methods for improving your art. Let’s take a look at a drawing from my instructor, Jeff Watts, and see what we can learn.

Here's the partial production script and comic from Marvel's Uncanny Avengers issue #27!

The first lesson of ‘Marvel’s The Art of Storytelling,’ is now available! Each week features a new lesson on the stages of the comic creation process from some of Marvel’s top-tier artists.

It’s time for level 2 critiques! Let’s take a look through your “Learning to Sketch from Imagination” projects and talk about some of the common mistakes.

In this minor assignment, you'll attempt to change the area of focus by changing where your focus is in the composition.

To master value is to master attention. We have the ability to limit values in order to leverage contrast to direct the viewer's eye. This is one of the most important lessons in all of image-making. Learn to use value as a proxy from time and sequence in imagery.

In this minor assignment, you will be challenged to limit your values so that you can control hierarchy in your compositions.

After reading Lesson 02, Complete Minor Assignment 02 to understand key principles in value.

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 lesson, we explores isometric illusions and how to make flat shapes appear 3D by adjusting lines, overlaps, and perspective.

Let's try to make forearms manageable to draw. Fair warning... there's some pretty bad/good humor in this episode.

Create fantasy characters by adjusting facial features for unique expressions and personalities.

Learn how zero-point perspective works, how orthographic views help in understanding depth, and why practicing these concepts is essential for drawing in perspective.

Do you struggle when drawing the female chest? Are the breasts that you’re drawing defying gravity? Are they comically or disproportionately round? Don’t panic! Just take a few minutes to watch this video.

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.

In this video I will show you the proper way to practice drawing the spine from a model.

This lesson is an example that covers one of the upper back assignment images. Use the demo to check your own work.

Challenge yourself to draw every day for 2 weeks! See if you can get into the routine of drawing daily.

In this lesson, you'll explore the nine basic positions from which objects can be viewed, including ortho view and angles to the left, right, above, and below.

Blobs build intuition, grids train proportion—this video shows how both sharpen your drawing skills.

It's time to become a lighting detective by identifying modeling factors!

As we continue our master studies project, I’ll show you my process for doing a couple master studies from one of my favorite inkers, Roberto De La Torre.

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.

Let’s take a look at your Mannequin Hands! In this critique, I’ll be looking through both level 1 and level 2 submissions and giving feedback on common mistakes.

If you struggle imagining boxes and drawing the angles correctly, it might help you to start with a blob! Here's a project that will help you improve your visualization skills, making it easier to draw forms in perspective.

Time for a portrait drawing demo! I'll show you how to approach a drawing to get accurate proportions and then check your own accuracy in Procreate.

Its time for critiques again! In this lesson, I’ll look over your sketches from observation and address the common mistakes. These two critique episodes took a bit longer to edit, so Level 2 critique coming out next week.

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.

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.

Let's break down the nebulous concept of gesture—it's about conveying ideas and emotions through abstract lines and shapes in your drawings.

Let’s look through your simplified animal portraits! In this critique, I’ll be looking through both level 1 & 2 submissions and giving advice on what is working and what can be improved.

Learning how to build out your sculpture can be tough, which is why I'm here to help!

It's time to practice! This time we'll be using ambient occlusion to help show form.

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

Introducing Rhythms! A system to help you capture any dynamic pose from any angle. With rhythms we find visual alignments that capture a flow between the forms, making the pose feel more connected and convincing. We've kind of been doing similar things to this in other lessons in this course. But now I specifically want to apply these concepts to figure drawing. Most of us will want to include some kind of people or humanoid-like characters in our art. I think it's really important to start applying a lot of these fundamental concepts to draw people. It might feel harder for some of you, but thats only because you're very good at seeing mistakes in drawings of people. I mention some anatomy in the video, but very little anatomy knowledge is needed to use rhythms as a concept. Initially it's about learning to see visual connections. I'll go over head, torso, and limbs, one at a time to give you a template of sorts.. to make this as approachable as possible for you.

Alright, level 2.. let's take it up a notch and draw an arcade room using 1-point perspective. The challenge here is to draw the front planes as complex shapes instead of rectangles and then extrude those toward the vanishing point. Arcade cabinets are a fun way to practice this.

How can I improve my shading skills :(

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

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.

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

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

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!

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

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.!

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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.