If you want to draw in accurate perspective and turn flat shapes into 3D forms, this step-by-step process will walk you through the technique.

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.

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, 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.

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

This lesson guides you through two methods for drawing one-point letters: precise illustration using a ruler and rapid freehand sketches.

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.

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

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.

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.!

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.

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.

Whilce Portacio has spent 40 years in comics, evolving as an artist, using digital tools, focusing on storytelling, and creating work that speaks to people.

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

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.

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.

Learn how to draw objects that don't touch the picture plane, whether they're placed behind or in front of it.

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

Let's study the average loomis head from different angles!

Learn how 21st-century artists combine traditional techniques and digital tools to create compelling art. This lesson features professionals who use 3D modeling, perspective mastery, and creative exploration, demonstrating the importance of working in stages and mastering fundamentals.

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.

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

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.

I've been spending a lot of time with plants lately. I haven't tried drawing lotus leaves from a bottom-up perspective before. There are a few pieces where I really like the water diffusion effect—it's quite a challenge to create rich textures with simple tools.

10C: Major Assignment 2

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.

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

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!

In this lesson, we review head proportions from various angles, focusing on consistent surface lines and how features like the cheekbone affect aging. The key is to keep proportional markers while adjusting for perspective and individual facial traits.

Simplify complex forms into basic shapes to master drawing objects and environments from any angle.

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!

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

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

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

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 chapter, we'll learn to draw the nose by simplifying its forms, studying anatomy, and practicing shading and color in various exercises.

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.

Let's take a look into how eye level and horizon are the same for you, the viewer—not necessarily for the characters in your artwork.

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.

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.

Philip Dimitriadis expands on the "Melted Pancakes" technique to add more depth and realism.

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

Was planing on doing the artwod program. https://artwod.com Have been wanting to try it out but i am not sure if its any good. does anyone have any experience with it?

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

In this lesson, we cover the concept of the picture plane—the flat surface where you create your drawing.

It's time for the week 2 assignment. I'll show you what we're gonna be doing and then it’s your turn to give it a try.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

By studying a sculpture's profile, I highlight eye landmarks like the brow ridge, cheekbone, eyelids to show how knowing bone structures improves drawing.

It's time for the level 2 project. Using the same cast drawing from level 1, I'll refine the drawing by adding values and adjusting edges.

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.

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.

In this demo, I show the "hierarchy of importance" method for organizing line weight. Check back next week for my demos on the “shadow and light direction” method and the level 2 project!

In this first example, Marshall Vandruff explains the joints of the foot and how to draw them as simple forms in perspective.

In this demonstration, Marshall Vandruff explains the joints of the foot and how to draw them as simple forms in perspective.

How to Draw Gesture

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

In this demo, I will be using the one of the references images I provided during the grayscale painting lesson and demonstrating a different method I use when painting in grayscale.

Your final assignment is to create an unforgettable comic cover using one of four prompts, using everything you've learned to design a piece that grabs attention and tells a story.

To master perspective drawing, you need only basic tools: a sharp HB pencil, paper, and erasers. Mechanical pencils and printer paper are fine. Use a ruler! Don’t worry, it's not cheating. Understanding angles is crucial to learning perspective: protractors, T-squares, and triangles help. Axonometric perspective uses fixed angles without vanishing points. Linear perspective uses vanishing points; more flexible but harder to learn. Practice drawing toward vanishing points freehand. Keep tools simple and focus on learning.

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

Here's a critique on perspective drawing, focusing on eye level, vanishing points, and building visual accuracy through observation and practice.

The picture plane is like a window that helps solve perspective problems in drawing.

Scott Flanders, an artist from Riot Games, came to the Proko studio to film a series on how he develops ideas. In this first part of the series he creates digital graphic poster of Swamp Thing!

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

In this video, I'll show you 5 examples of applying the Robo Bean to various poses

This time’s life drawing model had deep-set features paired with curly hair, with a gaze that carried a sense of untamed spirit. During the drawing process, I spent some time simplifying and designing the overall shape. Additionally, I discovered an interesting material—deep brown with a hint of red, which created a nice layered effect.

As you develop your eyes to judge proportions, you won't need to measure as much. In this bonus measuring demo, I’m going to rely a little less on the measuring and more on just trusting my eyeballs.

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

Learn the fundamental building blocks that make up an idea.

In this impromptu bonus lesson, I explain how I think about Searching Lines when sketching, show you 3 levels of 'losseness', and explain the practical application for each.

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

Next I’ll use the less saturated palette we created in the previous lesson to paint a portrait and recap what we’ve learned in this section.

Let’s wrap up the Facial Features section with a lesson on ears and your next assignment.

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.

I’ll recap what we’ve learned so far and discuss your next assignment.

The final stylization! This will hopefully break any preconceptions there are about completely adhering to reference and inspire you for your next assignment.

If you've ever struggled to draw female figures from imagination this course is for you! For a limited time you can get it 20% off during the presale.

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!

Hello! We are happy to present the reference pack for artists seeking to capture the beauty, strength, and emotion of pregnancy in their work. This collection offers a diverse range of poses, from serene and contemplative to dynamic and expressive, showcasing the natural grace and unique anatomy of expecting mothers. Have a creative day!

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.

Taking all the concepts we've learned about the construction/planes/rhythms of the head - combined with values now - and doing a study of the Asaro head.

Learn to draw the figure as a mannequin to improve your drawings.

It’s time to take what we’ve learned about proportions and practice drawing some more heads. We’ll be practicing incorporating proportional measurements into your existing drawings, focusing on brow-to-chin distances and dividing the face into halves and thirds.

Lean the two common ways to hold your pencil while drawing.

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'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.

Learn to sculpt quick hand gesture studies in clay using the "middle's pinky thumb" technique.

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, 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

In this final hand sculpting demo, we'll focus on adding wrinkles and veins to our hand sculpture. Using small coils of clay to create veins, varying their width and blending them into the surface for a natural look.

If you’ve ever struggled drawing things that feel 3 dimensional, cross contours can be a game changer for you. They're super helpful for constructing forms, shading details, and they help you get better at visualizing your drawings in 3D. In this lesson I'll explain what they are, how to control the spacing and curviness accurately, and common mistakes to avoid.