On Courses + Tools use code BLACK20
JASON WILLIAMS
JASON WILLIAMS
Earth
Activity Feed
Stan Prokopenko
Congratulations to all the winners! This was a very difficult one to judge because there were way more amazing submissions than prizes. And if I counted correctly, there are 105 prizes... We will be adding all the digital prizes to your accounts within the next few days. For those that won prizes that require shipping, we will reach out to you. 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
JASON WILLIAMS
Thanks Proko! It was a lot of fun to draw from all those nice reference photos and to see all the great artwork. I look forward to doing it again.
JASON WILLIAMS
These comic poses are really fun to draw! The dramatic angles and foreshortening were challenging... so I worked through a bunch of them trying to get their basic gestures sorted out first....then went back and tried to define a few a bit more. I started finding a flow that seemed to work after the first few...but they are still pretty messy. (I was really liking the poses and wanted to draw more of them vs spending the time cleaning them up). I'd definitely like to try more of these poses and learn how to bring them to the comic art level... those Ryan Benjamin drawings above are awesome!!! Thanks for a fun week of challenges Proko!...I didn't get enough sleep but I did learn some good stuff with all the drawing. :)
Shaun
11mo
Nice work.
Daniel Ternald
Damn those are good. Your warmups are far beyond what my 20min ones could even hope to be!
JASON WILLIAMS
I went through and did some quick gestures to figure out the poses a bit first...then went back to the ones I found most interesting to solidify the structure with blocks and cylinders... I haven't done this for a while and some of the poses had some tricky spots...I think that I need to do this more often.
Alex Otis
11mo
great work!
@mariabygrove
I like your approach, if you do the gesture first and then the structure on top, you keep the pose dynamic. Will try it next time. And you did an awesome job!
JASON WILLIAMS
Definitely out of my comfort zone here. Tried a new technique where I try to use the selection tool to make shapes to paint into. I like the way it was turning out with the skull ...but wasn't happy with the colors I'd chosen or some of the other choices I made. Moved it to be more monochromatic and I think it's headed in a better direction...just didn't have the time to really figure it out. Sometimes a piece of art is just done when you run out of time!
JASON WILLIAMS
I followed Stan's suggestion and did a bunch of quicker 3 min sketches...then I circled back and added a bit more to some of the ones I liked...wish I'd had more time today to take them a bit further...just tried to get the important stuff to convey the expression.
Alex Otis
11mo
nice work!
@mariabygrove
Hey Jason, can I ask what brushes are you using (and is it Photoshop or Procreate)? I keep experimenting with different brushes, trying to find one that, depending on pressure, can vary between this super soft 'edge-less' mark and a bolder, more defined line to do details. It looks like you're achieving this perfectly. Or are you using different brushes?
Vlad Mok
Hello everyone! It's my first time participating in the 12 Days of Proko, and I'm really enjoying it so far. Here are some forceful gestures that I did. I had an amazing time drawing dynamic poses from the pack. I tried to capture the energy of the pose and stay loose. By the way, the timer is really good and convenient to use! And thanks to Proko for collaborating with amazing artists!
JASON WILLIAMS
You've definitely done some studying with the Force Instructors...well done :)
Shaun
Man, I super-duper hate doing this. I watch the demos and how brilliantly it all works for them, then I try to do fast and loose strokes with my pencil and it’s just utter garbage. Lol. I’ve got to watch much more, and it’s almost like the more instruction, the more screwed up I get in having a sense of how to stroke and how to visualize what it is I’m attempting to do. Of course, my watching the demos or live streams at 2x speed, may be a factor in my stroke speed being distorted as I try to mimic the pros. But alas, I’m on a 7th grade level, so I shouldn’t seek to be a Rembrandt in a day, a week, or a year. i do think I’ll need to go back and watch plenty of gesture demos, frustrating though they are for me. I do see their value, I just suck at them and don’t know that I have the technique even in the ballpark of a free wrist or shoulder making the strokes, and then I try to see what is the stroke or shape I need to be attempting (thinking as if I were a pro), and I don’t feel like I see it. I feel blind to what I'm searching for.
JASON WILLIAMS
Don't be too hard on yourself. The only way you don't get better is if you give up...
Matt Tsui
1 minute and 2 minute gestures
JASON WILLIAMS
These are awesome...Your lines say so much with so little. Beautiful.
JASON WILLIAMS
I haven't done quick poses for a while so I decided to try the whole lot...5 min each! (Yeah...I should've done the math first). If I had more time I'd go redraw some of the more dynamic poses Anyway, here they are! PS. Mike is an awesome teacher and artist. I've improved a lot with my art by learning Force Drawing principles.
JASON WILLIAMS
I don't recall ever drawing armor before...and I definitely didn't know how to simplify and depict it like Peter Han so masterfully did above. So I got sucked into the first photo I started....I've been trying to improve my ability to paint so I gave it a whirl...Didn't finish...there's so much going on with armor!...I'll have go watch Peter's demo video and give it another shot.
Alex Otis
11mo
wow, amazing. love this!
Help!
Browse the FAQs or our more detailed Documentation. If you still need help or to contact us for any reason, drop us a line and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible!