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It’s here! The Draw Basics course is now available. A true beginners course aimed at teaching you core drawing fundamentals.
Man...well I thought I found a schedule that worked for me to get back into this course but I ran into another road block. As a Cartoonist and professional illustrator I have CONSTANT deadlines. I work on multiple comics a month as well as commercial illustration. I know I need this class to improve, though ofc I'm aware I am improving just from making comics and teaching. I started this course as it was coming out until I reached the proportions lesson which became an hr plus project and then I dropped the ball and couldn't get it rolling again. I've restarted this course multiple times. Most recently I thought I found a schedule that worked but once I started working on level 2 of lesson 1 it became an multiple hr process and I haven't been able to pick the class up again because deadline after deadline after deadline. I'm not giving up but I thought a good way to get back to it would be to admit my faults and perhaps someone else might be going through the same thing. KEEP MAKING GREAT ART
I just begin the courses, so if someone who have finished this can try to check for my work.
Is this really supposed to be a beginner class? It escalated pretty quickly. I’m about to drop out because huh? I feel like you have to know how to draw before starting. An early lesson is to draw a hand in a weird position. I’m on the shape section and my brain has shut down. Any recommendations for something simpler?
@melzana You will never be fully ready for any project and even the easiest most "basic" of them will be ass when you do them as a complete beginner.
It will suck for a long time before some skills start to show, and the only way to get there is to bite the bullet and put in the work to the best of your ability for a long time with consistency.
This course wont ease you into getting better but rather force you to think about the core concepts of drawing so you can see critically how much and ultimately why you suck. Just go through it and you will improve.
Learning to draw is a cesspool of frustration but it gets better
Hi. This is the most basic course that Proko offers. I'm a student and started in September. I'm also 53 and this is the very first time i have ever taken a drawing course. I've always wanted to learn to draw and kept trying to find good tutorials online and came across this. There have been some projects where my brain, as you say, has shut down so sometimes you have to walk away... For a few minutes or hours or even a few days. At first, i was really feeling not confident at all. Stan has an approach where he likes you to learn through making mistakes. Learning from your failures. So you have to be dedicated to practicing the same skills over and over again. For me, i do have lots of doubts about my own skills especially when first attempting something but I also have made some improvements over the course . I never expected to be able to draw a face! it takes me a while to get most projects completed and that frustrates me but for right now i am leaning into the whole process of doing the project, watching the demos and trying it again and watching the critique and trying it again. I'm sure there are other courses out there if you find this is not for you, but if you've already paid for it and have the time you might want to push thru a little further. There are also some instructors who offer feedback when you ask for help. You might also want to reach out to one or more of those instructors to see if they can give you more information or a helpful way to approach the course. The instructors, off the top of my head, that have helped me out along the way, are melanie scearce, and Rachel Owens and Chuck Ludwig. Best.
I have a digital tablet, should I take the course in traditional or digital format?
Hi You can use either; you may want to use traditional paper for some projects while the digital will be beneficial for some others (especially later in the course). Hope you have fun!
I did it again after watching the demo. I used pencil instead of ballpoint pen this time and tried to keep the range of my values more in mind.
Feel free to leave some feedback!
After a year enrolled in this course and having done all the lessons with only one lesson left before this course ends. I have been very happy with the course. I think this is one of the best courses to get if you’re starting out. I saw it as a prerequisite course to all topics of drawing. This course gives you the basics to lines, shapes, portraits, gesture, perspective, intuitive perspective, drawing from imagination, values, and edges.
this is not a course to go in with the mindset that after completing everything you will be a master, but go in with the mindset that you will learn the basics that will help you later on when you move to more advanced courses, where you build on those basic skills. Drawing basics has helped me in the other courses I am enrolled in right now. Thank you @Stan Prokopenko for creating this course!
Merry Christmas and happy new year to all those participating in this course as well as the staff at Proko.
I think things are getting strange; it's been more than two weeks and we haven't seen a new lesson yet!
Over 170 videos so far, how many do you expect. The course seems complete to me. I'm 22% through the course so far but I'm not expecting additional lessons in this course. Perhaps if you need more lessons you should explore other courses.
Also it is the Christmas period and I would expect the people may be on holiday.
Clean shading lines are tough. Using straight lines helped me understand proportions better but it's still a bit rough. Any suggestions?
Hi guys
my atempt to do the first task, i used hb, 2b,4b and 6b.
I would like some feedback on it, pls.
Drawing Basics