Proko - dwt12345

2 minutes from the poses in this video, more or less in order. Very difficult to focus on flow without completely giving up any semblance of accuracy.

@dwt12345

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1yr

added comment inHow to Draw Gesture – Step by Step

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30 second and 2 min gestures

Martha Muniz

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1yr

I like the simplification you are using for both, there is a nice connection between lines that brings flow to the entire figure for a lot of these. I would recommend for your next practice session to push yourself to exaggerate, as I see a tendency towards timidness in energy. I think especially that the 30 second gesture practice is a good opportunity to focus on the essential lines and assess whether they are dynamic enough or can be pushed even further--whether they can be curved, tilted, or even straightened up more--and which can then be applied to longer poses.

@soronder

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3yr

added comment inMannequinization Assignment Example 1

For me the jump from the "robo bean" to the "mannquinization" is a big one. It would have helped to have additional lessons in between to practice the shapes for the different body parts. It would also have helped if Stan would explain what he is doing during the session. I only started with this chapter. Maybe it works out in the end.

@dwt12345

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3yr

I feel like there's a bit of a leap between how he presents mannequization in the lesson (putting together a bunch of simple forms like boxes, cylinders) to the way that he actually does them in these examples, which seems to me like just drawing out a very slightly simplified organic 3d form with extra wrapping lines. I guess it just requires existing strong understanding of prior concepts like gesture and landmarks. But yeah I'm totally with you- I have basically no clue how to do any of this beyond the torso and the skull haha. I'll probably just do a ton of gesture practice and hope that helps, or maybe look at the anatomy course.

@dwt12345

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3yr

added comment inRobo Bean Assignment Examples - Lean

This section sure is tough compared to the previous ones! (Except the landmark section, I had no idea what was going on there ha), but I guess that means it's where the real improvement can take place. Here's some of my attempts, some of these are from the photos he used in the video, some are based off other reference. It's so hard comparing mine to his because his line quality is so amazing, ha. Mine are certainly a lot more messy than I'd like. The hardest part for me definitely feels like putting down the first shapes. Would it be wrong to just start with a normal bean and then turn it into boxes? Starting with the boxes from the beginning feels really hard. Any other feedback would be super appreciated. I'll probably spend a long while on this, cuz it seems like this is a really essential skill to practice.

Jesper Axelsson

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3yr

Hi @dwt12345, I think you're of to a great start! I'll do my best to help you further: - I think you're making the box of the ribcage to short. Stan shows it being longer than the hip box. In many of these you got it the other way around - If you haven't already I really recommend checking out this video https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/how-to-hold-and-control-your-pencil/assignments Being able to draw long strokes from your shoulder is a great tool; the drawings come out faster and are more clean. - "Would it be wrong to just start with a normal bean and then turn it into boxes?" No, I think you can start with a bean if you feel like it helps. Then as you grow more confident you can go more directly towards the robo bean - I noticed that you haven't posted any assignments for the previous lessons. I strongly recommend doing that, especially with the gesture lesson, since the community can help you spot mistakes that you can't find on your own. I hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!