CHALLENGE: Do a study of a figure from the provided reference. Digital or traditional. 2D or 3D. Reference images are in the downloads tab.

Prizes provided by @jeffreywattsart, conceptartempire.com and @stanprokopenko

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The results for the September Figure Proko Challenge are in! Instructor and founder of Watts Atelier of the Arts, Jeff Watts, is here to critique your drawings. Jeff went through all the entries and picked the winners based on anatomical accuracy, design, creativity, and style. You can view more of Jeff’s videos on figure drawing on his youtube channel

The Judge

@jeffreywattsart is a fine artist, and educator. He is well known in the art community for starting a figurative fine art school in Encinitas, California called the Watts Atelier. At his school, they focus primarily on teaching the Riley Method. A method of drawing that focuses on how the rhythms of the body can be used to find gesture and proportion. The Watts Atelier is where Stan learned to draw, and Jeff was Stan's primary art instructor while he attended.

Jeff is also an accomplished painter and draftsman. He has been recognized by the Taos Art Museum and Fechin House for carrying on Fechin's legacy. He has also won awards from Artist's Magazine, the Salon International Exhibition, and the Portrait Society of America just to name a few. Jeff is a living master, and we are lucky to have him as a judge. Good Luck!

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1st Place

James Cowper - @jamesrussellcowper

1st place - A spot auditing any online streaming course at the Watts Atelier, a writeup in Concept Art Empire, the Proko Figure, Portrait, and Anatomy courses, three model packs of the winner’s choice and their art featured on the Proko YouTube Channel reaction video.