If you enjoyed this lesson, check out my previous lesson where I show 7 Ways Simple Shapes Can Improve Your Drawings - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Uigc8ofhDuo.htmlsi=UonbVWCh7hWoHRVh
@ProkoTV quesrio. Aren't the curves at 6:30 parallel since they face th e same direction..so why did you call them opposite?..Aren't they the same since they both curve to the right so wouldn't they only be opposite if the right curve curved to the left insteadof to the right...see what I mean? Just want to clarify not nitpicking
@@leif1075opposite curve proportional to the shape. The left curve feels like it is bulging outward while the right curve is going into the body. If you made both lines stretch outwards it would be symmetrical and not feel dynamic. It feels like there is a force pushing the object toward the left.
A note about Eliza's art, she adds a lot of lines inside the drawing that don't necessarily show structure or shading, but are rather purely abstract to add to the shape appeal. In the portrait of the baby for example there is a rectangle on the kid's cheek and a small circle next to it or a line going around the mouth. I don't know if they are intentional (I assume so, it's in most of her art), but it's just an interesting use of shapes.
5:26 this is so key, thank you! Having self-awareness how easy this is to do. It's the perfect time to stand up against entropy's fight for lowest energy states, and push for more energy. I saw this before bed last night, and had to come back to this part, just to thank you! All I could think about when I got up.
Proko says it's easy :D, I find shape langue an even more complex subject in art than color. Although it may seem simple to master, actually executing it is undeniably more difficult.
That girl's face is a very complex structure, with complexities added by the lips, pressure by her hand and natural curve around the eyes..I love that drawing, reminding me of some of the old master drawings..what I love is the loose gestural drawing with proportion that makes it so beautiful..Personally, i don't like perfection, perfection looks quite robotic..Your lesson for beginners is fantastic..
I've been struggling to pick up on drawing figures from memory the way I did a few years ago. I realize now that I used to draw fairies wearing stripped spandex like clothes. The stipes were helping me with form. I also realize interesting lines, like the curve of a neck, inspired me to draw a figure.
That moon night cover is beautiful. It is what I'm trying to do. Now I know how and am looking forward to giving it a try! but all of his tips are valuable,
Hey proko! Great lesson as always! Can i ask you something? What are the benefits of the exercise that you mentioned on the outro of the video?? I tried the exercise...and i thought"huh...am i just tracing shapes here?So...what are the benefits of tracing shapes?" Hope you answer, love the lessons,thank you!!
That's a mini master study, seeing what those base shapes of the composition are and try to decode why they work so well. Like in the Eliza piece, I got to see why it felt like there was movement and where the viewers eye will be drawn to, even without the details. You might not be in a spot with drawing yet where you're thinking of these things consciously yet but composition and shape design like this will make a good drawing great. Good luck with your drawing!
Many moons ago I went to OCA in Ontario Canada. When I was taught to draw because it was not my Forte. I had a life drawing teacher by the name of John Newman. It's interesting because he taught us not to look at our paper whatsoever and just look at the model. There was never any of this discussion about shapes and and Symmetry and so on and so forth. And what that accomplished was but you actually draw what you see not what your brain thinks you're seeing. When you start this way it looks like a plate of spaghetti by the time you're finished drawing if you never look at your paper but eventually get the hang of it and it is incredible to do life drawing this way opposed to buy cylinders and circles and I get your drift. But it takes away from looking at your model and looking at your paper, and drawing what you think you see opposed to what you see.
It's similar to learning to play by ear vs learning to play by reading music sheets and learning the notes. There's many ways to go about learning, these drawing aids are meant to help people visualize in their heads. Giving a definition to something that exists naturally. Beginners can look at their fingers/frets when first starting out and eventually can move to being able to play without looking at the music sheet either. But it's not for everybody, that's the wonderful thing about art. There are all kinds of ways you can approach it and find enlightenment from it.
A lot of people here saying practice and such and it's true! I had great teachers who helped break concepts down and reinforced the idea of structured practice. Tackling one thing at a time in drawing and spending time critiquing my own work made a big difference.
Are these elements that create tension. Are they purposely placed in the sketch with understanding that they will create these focal points or is it more intuitive thought. I understand with practice it probably becomes more intuitive but my question is more about thought processes pls spare me as i have no idea about composition nor anything else lol
As shown in this video, a cube drawn totally accurate to a real reference wouldn't feel like it has gesture. But we can give it the suggestion of movement or speed if it's falling or being moved by some force. See this section in the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ID8r0OhiYe0.htmlsi=2sHSwg6He5Gg57GW&t=174
There's going to be a bright white on screen every time the paper comes up. Having a white background throughout means it's roughly the same brightness for the whole thing so you're not suddenly blinded by bright light when we switch to showing the sketchbook page, which is going to happen in just about every video on a traditional drawing channel.
