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Day 1
Figure Fundamental Courses - @Hanna Looye, @Vue Thao, @Derek Austin
Proko Model Packs - @Martin Dubček , @Archie chrisanthou, @Peter Orojan, @Beican Gao, @tofsel
Small Wacom Intuos Wireless Tablet - @Rubens Araujo
Day 2
How to Draw Fantasy Female Figures Course - @garan
OLO Marker Zorn Set Signed by Stan - @lynzendra
Mermaid Reference Bundle - @benjaminvictor, @Lil FatWombat, @Arnav Khalkho, @Johannes Schiehsl, @astridlr
Day 3
Anatomy for Artists (Arms) Course Parts - @Archie chrisanthou, @pmak22, @Latari V☠
Proko Hand Reference Packs - @Jim Papaioannou, @Hanna Looye, @klaibee, @Bria, @Manuel Piedra
Small Wacom Intuos Wireless Tablet - @Makoto Yasumasa
Day 4
Block In Course - @DreamMist
Portrait Fundamental Course - @Hélder Vinícius, @Tajih Phelps
Proko Skulls - @Cesar Barcenas, @ariart18
Portraits and Expressions Reference Bundle - @Maryna Tkachenko, @Al Pinu', @Cecilia Stagni
Day 5
Viking Model Pack vo1 - @cumpas, @Jean-Daniel Bouvet, @dalonghu
Viking Model Pack vo2 - @Bryce Verket, @Gannon Beck, @Kenny Tafoya
Barbarian Vol1 - @Joseph Osley, @onkelpedro, @Nate
Barbarian Vol2 - @Moses Lee, @Matt Tsui, @loes roos
Small Wacom Intuos Wireless Tablet - @Steve Lenze
Day 6
Torso Parts from Anatomy for Artists Course - @onkelpedro, @David Martinez, @Alexis Riviere
Arms Parts from Anatomy for Artists Course - @David Campbell, @klaibee, @Joseph Osley
Legs Parts from Anatomy for Artists Course - @megreet, @mua, @Antti Kallinen
Anatomy Study Reference Bundles from Grafit - @Merrill Hutchison, @Johannes Schiehsl, @Shannon Stone
Proko Skull - @dalonghu
Day 7
Templar Model Packs - @Maryna Tkachenko, @Tate Green
Scythian vol. 1 Model Packs - @Kyle Mjoen, @icosah
Warlord Model Packs - @Moses Lee, @soso17970
Medium Wacom Intuos Wireless Tablet - @Marco Sordi
OLO Marker Zorn Set Signed by Stan - @Gannon Beck
Day 8
Figure Fundamental Courses - @Rubens Araujo, @Vlad Mok, @heather08
Proko Model Packs - @Vue Thao, @carlosrdzart, @Tori Tempo, @Rüdiger Weghaupt, @illarstration
Small Wacom Intuos Wireless Tablet - @arnaud defaye
Day 9
Proko skull - @Veronika Zasadna
Medium Wacom Intuos Wireless Tablet - @Jabin
Portraits and Expressions Reference Bundle - @JASON WILLIAMS, @Jean-Daniel Bouvet, @Sikandar Kashfi
Portraits Study - Light & Emotion Vol. 3 Model Pack - @Kyle Mjoen
Portraits Study - Light & Emotion Vol. 2 Model Pack - @bhavanichamarti
Day 10
Drawing Basics Courses - @Tori Tempo, @Sarah Rivera, @mariartsy
Wizard Model Pack - @Veronika Zasadna, @Miko
Signed Grey Marker OLO set - @Sinem Kıymaz
Day 11
Drawing Basics Courses - @lynzendra, @mac hewitt, @leel
Proko Model Packs - @David Campbell, @anonymouscrow, @saschu
Proko Skull - @Matt Tsui
Day 12
Creating a Comic Page Course - @Gannon Beck, @Makoto Yasumasa, @Eric A
Comic Poses - Female & Male Pack - @JASON WILLIAMS, @Steve Lenze, @Olena Voronina
Fighting Pose Reference Bundle - @Ricardo Martinez, @aral, @Konrad Słodowicz
Matt Tsui
4mo
Thanks to the Proko team for organizing this challenge! I had a lot of fun!
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Some 3 mins, and some 10 min studies
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4mo
Got a bit distracted by rendering, but I did get a few cloth+armor drawings in
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4mo
A few 2 minute poses and a (much) longer drawing
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4mo
25 mins each. That's about all I could get done today
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Did some 5 minute and 10 minute hands
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2yr
I can't figure out how to make mine look better. Maybe you guys could help?
2yr
In your drawing if you measure the distance from the top of the head to the chin, it’s almost the same as the distance from ear to ear. This gives it a flattened kind of look.
If you take another look the video, distance from ear to ear should be much smaller than the distance from the top of the head to the chin. Give it another try, and make sure to measure both horizontal and vertical distances as you’re drawing to make sure the proportions are correct.
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I noticed that the height of the face/head (from top of head to chin) in front view Down Tilt .. is greater than the one in front view horizontal 0 angle. The more I fix it to become equal the more it become inconsistent and disfigured, Then I remember that the other component attached to the sphere, which the extension (jaw line) to the chin is almost straight line. Consider that if you rotate the angle downward the top line will remain the same because the circle side is constant while the chin line will go lower than its previous level line. Am i correct? Comments are welcome. Thanks
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Hi! How the website has changed! It's time for me to watch the videos from the very beginning and practice more. I'm posting my first sketches.
Tried this out today
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hello, here are some of my attempts at drawing eyes and noses. critiques welcome!
2yr
Looking good! I’ve noticed that there’s a pattern where the noses are a little longer (vertically) than they should be. You can check by measuring the vertical distance between the eyes and the bottom of the nose. It’s more noticeable in the last two faces, but the third one kind of has this issue as well.
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I started to realize how much I focus on quantity then quality. I just do what I think is enough then move on, but that often leads to them not looking good. Even when I notice they look wrong, I simply either abandon the drawing or erase it entirely, and move on,
I feel like I don't think enough for this, Like I'm practicing without consideration, & just doing this intuitively thus not getting much out of it. I noticed when I draw with more thought they usually come out better like when I follow along with Proko or actually having the pressure of not making the drawing look wrong, & even though I believe its better to focus on quality than quantity, I continue to slip back into these bad habits. I do what my instincts want to do & not what the order or rules tell me to consider.
So yah there's problems with these & the ones that are slightly more decent are the ones I either put a little more thought into or got better with intuition.
Basically, Even when I notice my mistakes I don't try to fix them, I don't know how to & I don't really draw it again because I don't know if I'll learn from those mistakes. I understand mistakes are important, they are, but in the moment as I'm drawing & making those mistakes, I feel like I reject them instead of taking the time to analyze them. & find solutions. Which is a bad mindset.
So How do you stick to habit? How should I approach this? Am I stressing this out here? Am I asking too much to the point I don't know how to solve it on my own?
2yr
First, things first, don’t forget to breathe. It’s ok to do quantity when you’re doing these kinds of exercises. In fact, it’s recommended to do tens, hundreds, thousands of quick studies rather than one very long study. You’ll improve much faster this way.
Second, what do you notice when you see “mistakes”? Take a mental note, or better yet, write down what you’ve noticed. You don’t need to know how to fix it yet, or try to solve it right there. Just take a note. Eventually you’ll find patterns in the kinds of mistakes you’re making, and you might try different solutions as you keep making more studies. Maybe you’ll run into a tutorial, or re-watch a previous lesson and suddenly it’ll click.
Of course it’s still important to do longer, more deliberate studies sometimes, but I personally would put more focus on the quick studies to build a habit of practising and build up that mileage.
Just take it one step at a time and you’ll be fine. You’re doing great!
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Here's my full set of bean sketches. Critique requested--thank you!
2yr
Good work capturing a variety of bean poses! I think you can improve the roundness of your contour lines by really curving the ends as they move around the form.
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Challenging myself to use fewer lines, and also line weight variation to achieve the gesture.
For number two, I would really like to be able to describe the engagement of core muscles in this pose. Anyone have good ideas of how to do so in a gesture ?
(I started this course I few months ago, got a bit lost in the later stages; had to go outside a bit for inspiration/teaching, and now feel ready to reboot. When it comes to gesture I found Michael Hampton’s explanations, as well as Mike Matessi’s interviews by Proko to be really useful.)
2yr
For the second pose in particular, the model’s back/left leg is firmly planted, and it draws a long curve all the way up her back, along the outstretched arms and to her hands. You may be looking for more “engagement of core muscles” because some of the separate lines you’ve drawn for the arms and the wavy back/leg line are not supporting the main gesture. This makes the pose look a little less stretchy and core-utilizing than the reference.
If you’re looking to use less lines, making sure you can describe the pose with a single action line is a good place to start. Then you can build around that action line to more fully describe the figure
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2022/8/4. Good morning everybody. Here’s my today’s 30 mins warming up exercise. I couldn’t finish the legs. This time I used a very foreshortened pose as reference and it took me lot of time to find the right balance between the forms and the volumes. The right shoulder still remain too big and box of the rib cage too large in the breast area.
Thanks for any advice or suggestion and if someone wants to share his/her experience had with similar cases please leave a comment. Thanks again and have a good day.
2yr
Hi @Marco Sordi . Sometimes it is helpful to overlay your drawings onto the reference to see which parts are off (if you have a way to do so). In this case, it looks like the model’s right arm is a little too far, and slightly too large. The head is also a bit too far out.
It might be helpful for you to check the verticals and horizontals for things that can help you with the placement. Alternatively, you can measure something like the distance between her shoulder and elbow, and use that as a “unit” to compare against other distances (like between the two shoulders)
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I did quite a lot, & noticeably got more improved & consistent. It wasn't easy at first to identify the landmarks to connect the boxy points but through mileage I got better, its still complex for me to do extreme angles though, & I felt the need to re-do a few. My hand started to hurt near the end, but I still enjoyed it. Anything I can work on?
2yr
Nice job doing so many robo beans! It definitely feels like you’re getting more comfortable doing the exercise.
You could take it even further by working on the line quality (i.e. less scratchy lines). If your hand is feeling tired, you might want to double-check your hand to make sure you aren’t gripping too hard. Make sure to take breaks as well!
