So inspiring and informative!

really enjoyed this video, thx. I am just wondering, how do you decide what medium to really focus on. I realize i have a way to go with drawing first . but......

last line master study for now, couldn't really emulate the brush strokes so Kinda made it up a bit at end, great fun doing these, wanted to do more but could spend months without progressing

Wow! That was a great video! Thank you Jeff and Stan!

There’s a YouTube channel named “Nguyen Thanh Binh” that has this video up on YouTube for free. Pretty sure you guys wouldn’t like that. I left the link of this channel on the Proko YouTube channel but it got automatically blocked. Not too fond of thieves so I figured I’d warn you.

Fantastic video. This, and the whole lines chapter, both definitely "paint a picture" (couldn't help it) that I've got a lot of work to do on improving my own line quality and confidence in laying down lines. I feel it as I'm drawing, and see it in my drawings when I'm done. I feel like I'm still trying to *copy* what I'm seeing, and stressing over my drawing not looking exactly like the reference (dimensions/proportions). As a result, my lines don't look or feel confident, and I erase and redo and end up "searching" for the right line. I guess "confident" in this case could also be swapped with "experienced", couldn't it. I'm sure practice and repetition, and becoming more familiar with shapes (next course, can't wait), will make me more experienced and therefore more confident in laying down lines. But I'd still love to hear how other people might have overcome this hurdle, and how you improved your line quality!

Here is my question, if lines is one of the exams that we need to pass what will be your criteria to pass this exam? Some of criterias I could think: 1. Successfully Imitating lines of artists you are inspired from 2. Completing all the lessons 3. Inventing a new style on your own

Very inspirational, I will try my best to always be aware of the the feel, weight, and purpose of the lines I'm putting down.

My Key Takeaway ( hopefully right becouse english isn't my first language) The Lines need to represent, what im trying to draw. Is this form best represented by a dark thin line, do I indigate this Shadow with big soft lines, does the line represent the texture of the form etc. How I represent something with a line is Up to interpretation and the Type of drawing that im doing ( it doesnt have to look 100% like reality but close enough). Please correct me or ad something in case I got something wrong or forgott something becouse I want to be 100% sure that i understood it.

Wow! awesome and inspiring video. Thanks you so much

Hi Stan Jeff mentioned calligraphic lines . For intricate shadow details ? And is the Viking guy Jeff ?

wow i had 2 courses to pick from yours Stan and Atelier ... i went with you Stan as you were less intimidating . i had planned to do Jeffs course after yours . ok truth - i didn't feel up to par to do Atelier ( don't worry i suck here too ) but that was inspirational . Thank you

When he first showed the costumed man, my jaw literally dropped to the floor. Very inspirational. Thank you for this video.

My key takeaways: - Line can be a tool of design or as an indicator: what you want to show versus what needs to be shown to represent the thing you are drawing in a readable way - Draw Under the value you see, you can always kick it up - When it comes to the aesthetics of drawing, that is about interpretation, and that's where the artist's point of view, the way they design, comes to the fore -The process of drawing is active: Look at what you're drawing, think about what you are trying to draw, interpret what you see, think about how to draw it, draw it, decide if it's the 'right' line (more thinking), repeat - When observing, soft edges recede and hard edges come forward, meaning, a softer edge close to a hard edge will look further back. - it's not just about the local line quality and decisions. It has to work on entire forms, and on the entire piece in order not to break the illusion. This is true of any style.

"...part what you see, part what you know, part what you wish you saw." That's brilliant.

I liked this a lot. My weaknesses are legion. Line stroke quality is an issue, though I keep practicing. The overhand grip seems years ahead of me, though I am learning to use the arm and not just the wrist. In a way it’s analogous to learning a new alphabet, or to write kanji with a brush. But my biggest block is to focus on the objective of an exercise , specially when the image is so compelling that my mind can’t give up on the right proportions or making it “look right”. I seem to lack a switch to turn in or off (I’ve recently discovered I have ADHD-TI..) I wonder if this will change once I’m more comfortable making proportions. Ok, this is starting to sound like a journal post.

Wow! This guy is so wise and clever. It's like a tougher version of Marshall lol! He is a bit intimidating, because he knows so much and communicates so well and confidently. He threw such complex bombs of wisdom in such a casual yet very articulate manner, I had to stop many times to take notes. Very intelligent and talented artist! You can feel all his years of study, knowledge and hard work. An inspiration indeed! Thanks so much for this!

A lot of interesting points and really inspiring. Thank you.

Jeff the goat

Thank you for sharing, Jeff; he is inspiring.