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Founder of Proko, artist and teacher of drawing, painting, and anatomy. I try to make my lessons fun and ultra packed with information.
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In both this and the level 1 demo, I really liked how Stan described his choices/visions and reflections on his sketch (and thumbnails) throughout the process of drawing it. As a mature student, this is my first attempt at trying to learn to draw, so I'm still more focused on just being able to draw objects that resemble the references rather than considering composition and vision. Thus, it's enlightening and edifying to hear his reasons for his choices as well as responses to some "happy accidents" (esp. ~27 mins).🧔🏽 I especially liked seeing how he has entirely utilized the skills/lessons taught in this course in this final drawing. Thank you for putting this course together in a way that is cohesive, challenging, and encouraging. I have really enjoyed developing some skills and getting a better sense of what I can do to continue to improve my ability to draw.
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In this final demo, you’ll watch a full start-to-finish drawing of a skull. The reference is blurry, so you can't just copy what you see. You have to invent the edges. I show you how to decide which parts need to be sharp and which should be lost in shadow to keep the drawing organic.
You’ll learn to break symmetry for a dynamic composition and use thumbnailing to plan value shapes. The lesson focuses on handling "floaters," connecting shadow shapes, and using contrast in value, edges, and detail. It’s a practical exercise in prioritizing design over strict accuracy, showing you how to turn a difficult reference into a strong piece of art.
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Drawing from a blurry photo requires you to invent the edges.
If you sharpen everything, the drawing stops looking real. You have to choose which edges to find and which to lose into the shadows. And of the edges you find, you have to follow what you know about shading form, using sharp, firm and soft edges to describe the volumes.
I loved following along with this demo, BUT ... I realised way too late that I made the skull slightly too long, and it was due to where I was sitting. Outside of that, Amazing demo ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
Follow along of this demo. I couldn't capture the subtle edge variations/shapes that Stan executed, but it was fascinating to see how much visual interest contrast (of edges, values, detail...) can create, when designed purposefully.
Looking good, well executed. I find the textures a bit blurry/smooth, they could use some contrast. Adding some cracks could gonna long way. Having a second look, I feel like the edge contrast could be more as well? Some edges sharper, some softer. For example at the orbital bones at the temples should be better defined in form with a really sharp edge.
Love your work!
I dig the value execution in the skull! It looks like it’s squinting with the left eye and/or raising the right eye brow 😆. The shapes are all a bit wobbly and I feel like you have missed a couple of opportunities to loose an edge. But it pops!
Waaa... I don't want it to end, but thanks for all of the work that went into creating, teaching and, producing these super informative videos. I will probably, go through this series, the figure drawing, and anatomy again. I am sure there are areas of improvement I could use in each of these. Thanks again for all the amazing information here at Proko, it is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for the videos Stan! This course helped me so much and I'll definitely miss it. It's probably the best art course I've ever taken.
Is it the final project of this course?
In both this and the level 1 demo, I really liked how Stan described his choices/visions and reflections on his sketch (and thumbnails) throughout the process of drawing it. As a mature student, this is my first attempt at trying to learn to draw, so I'm still more focused on just being able to draw objects that resemble the references rather than considering composition and vision. Thus, it's enlightening and edifying to hear his reasons for his choices as well as responses to some "happy accidents" (esp. ~27 mins).🧔🏽 I especially liked seeing how he has entirely utilized the skills/lessons taught in this course in this final drawing. Thank you for putting this course together in a way that is cohesive, challenging, and encouraging. I have really enjoyed developing some skills and getting a better sense of what I can do to continue to improve my ability to draw.
