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Learn the basics for how to draw a variety of clothing and drapery. Master the 7 basic folds and understand how fabric interacts with the human figure.
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Educator, painter, and art historian. Author of Figure Drawing: Design and Invention and Gesture Drawing: Dynamic Movement and Form.
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Hi Michael,
I ended up giving in and switching back to digital!
After trying the sketchbook for a while, I realized that digital simply lets me work faster and produce more repetitions, which is really helpful while studying your method. I'm just trying to be careful not to rely too much on Ctrl+Z.
I'm really enjoying the course so far. Thanks again for sharing such a clear and practical way of thinking about figure construction.
Best regards.
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Draw 5–6 Figures from Reference (use your own references or the ones in the Download section below)
Focus on:
- Working through the 3 Ps, Part, Position, Perspective
- Keeping overall proportions in check (don't get lost part-to-part)
- Using T overlaps and wrapping lines so forms nest in perspective
- Sticking to standing poses, head-to-foot proportion is the goal
Remember: Don't aim for an exact copy. The figure is often hidden under drapery, so just get the basic mannequin looking like a mannequin.
Deadline - submit by July 10, 2026 for a chance to be in the critique video!
Joined a little later, so I missed the critique (aw snap), but got around to the first assignment! Having fun practicing the "3Ps". Felt like I was spending about 10-20 minutes on different images.
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Nice drawings, Josh! These look clean and proportional
I recently got this course, so I'm aware I'm late for the video critique, BUT I'm really excited since this is my first Proko course... Here's my first homework.
Being honest, it did took me a little longer than expected at first, but I'm sure the more I do it, the faster and better they could be.
It's in tradicional, but I messed with the scanner a little 😅
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5d
Nice! Welcome to your first Proko course! Can't wait to see the drawings you make here :)
Did some fancy ones on PC but I always take so long on PC because of back button syndrome, did them again on paper and some 1-2 minutes gestures for speed
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8d
Nice!
Had some trouble with consistency (such as with pushing angles too much/not enough) and with creating the feeling of subtle twists (esp. on sword girl). Any suggestions on how to improve any of these would be greatly appreciated. 😁
I worked (too?) hard at simplifying the figures through many versions to get the essence of each pose - this is the best I can do for now - love the course, Michael F
My submission for the first assignment. Very enjoyable to do (except for the current heatwave)
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9d
Nice job on these! Ugh, the heat is the worst.
I took my time drawing these. Now looking at them with rested eyes, they look a bit stiff.
Hello everyone,
These are the pieces I created for this week's assignment. I had a lot of fun working on them. However, I struggled in a few areas, particularly with foreshortening and visualizing how a pose looks from different angles. This was especially challenging for the pose of the man second from the left in the first photo (out of four). In the second photo, I attempted to create an overlap with the same pose.
I welcome any critiques or comments on how I can improve.
Thank you!
First assignment! I noticed my work devolved back into gestures near the end. Still have a little trouble visualising the directional wraps.
Had fun with these. Slow to start then started to feel comfortable with the process. Good exercise!
First assignment. I haven't taken the previous course on gesture from Michael Hampton so I had to improvise on a couple angles for some of the body parts on these figurines!
Definitely felt like I was slowly getting used to this construction as time went on, it's a neat way to simplify the body! Also tried focusing on line quality for some of these, since that's an area I feel like I'm greatly lacking on when it comes to my sketches. Looking to see where I can improve overall!
My first assignment, figures feel kind of stiff/lifeless... I think in some cases I don't exaggerate and figure turns out... boring, I guess? There is much room for improvement.
The first assignment!!
I had a lot of fun doing these, though form intersections continue to be my nemesis. I had a lot of trouble with connecting the neck to the head and torso (I always felt like something was off) so any help with that would be appreciated.
Ever a messy sketcher, I'm always trying to work on making my lines more neat. It's always so frustrating when your hand doesn't make the mark your head has envisioned. Alas! Practice practice practice. I'm looking forward to the critique video!
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9d
Very nice!
