John B
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Advertising Lead at Proko. Not a professional artist 🤗
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@silviokek
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7mo
added comment inCreating a Comic Page
I'm thinking of buying this course, is it completed?
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21d
Yes, all lesson content is released. There may be one more critique he's releasing, but the instructional videos are all published.
Hey Krystian, good to hear you're jumping into the Drawing Basics course. You're right, the course works for digital, but it doesn’t go deep into setting up digital tools. There are just too many programs, each with different settings and quirks. If you’re working digitally, check out some of the early lessons in the Digital Painting Fundamentals course.
Here’s a free lesson that covers some basic Photoshop settings - https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/intro-to-digital-painting/comments
If you're looking for photoshop brushes I would recommend starting with the free ones from Kyle's set that comes with program or you can upgrade Lane Brown's Photoshop or Procreate pack (depending on which program you use). By the way, Stan's favorite from Lane's master photoshop pack is the Orbik pencil.
Hope this helps :)
This is exactly the information I was looking for, thank you for sharing this free lesson it is very useful for my current job. https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/intro-to-digital-painting/comments https://driftbossgame.io
Thanks for your response! I really appreciate the recommendations, but I think I may not have worded my original post clearly.
I wasn’t necessarily looking for a deep dive into digital tools or software settings, but rather some guidance on how to best translate the course to a digital world. For example:
- Can I use Undo?
- Is it okay to zoom in/out, or should I stick to a fixed view?
- Should I keep my brush size/opacity constant?
- Can I rotate the canvas?
- What qualities should I look for in a brush for particular exercises? (For example, a non-tapering brush wouldn’t be suitable for practicing line weight.)
- How should I set up my canvas and other settings that are similar across most programs?
I’m sure there are more common pitfalls and tips for beginners working digitally. These kinds of questions come up sometimes, and while I get that software varies, some basic recommendations or best practices would be really helpful.
Jake
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2mo
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I have done a quick study of my bedside table after some warmup drawings. Does anybody think my warmup drawings are worthwhile in the longrun or should just straight into some still life rough observations instead?
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2mo
Warm-up drawings are useful for getting loose and into the flow, similar to how athletes warm up before a game. These exercises can focus on what you want to improve: gesture, line quality, or specific techniques.
But you also need to balance them with more focused studies, like still life observation. That helps you develop observational skills and a better understanding of form, light, and shadow. Both approaches have their benefits, and combining warm-ups with detailed studies will give you a more well-rounded skill set.
How much time did you give yourself for this gesture?
From what I can tell, you're spending too much time trying to outline the figure here. There's lots of scratchy lines rather than long flowing lines indicating you're really focused on trying to get the proportions right. I would try to do this pose 2 or 3 more times but this time commit to your lines instead of going back through and trying to make them perfect. I would also set a strict time limit so you avoid thinking about adding details. Hope this helps :)
Hi, thanks for the reply! I didn't have a strict time for this. Yes, I tried to balance proportions and gesture when I did this. Proportions were really off at the start and I had to erase many times, especially for the hips and legs. Well..I also tried to consider flowing shapes like in the arms, but I had problems finding flowing shapes for the rest of the pose xD.
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Thanks everyone for being patient and for joining the challenge! There were a lot of great entries, but these are the artists the team picked. Congrats to the winners! I'll be reaching through DM soon to add your prizes to your account.
Winners
1. @Ricardo Martinez (2 courses and 1 model pack)
2. @Amu Noor (1 course and 1 model pack)
3. @Christian Schlierkamp (1 course)
Runner Ups
@itay_shlomi (2 model packs)
@Devon D. Yeider (2 model packs)
Random Pick
@Xana Mendonca (1 course)
Thanks for the environment, and congratulations to these wonderful artists, Always happy to see your success and amazing art work.
Thanks to the Proko team for the opportunity, and to the people who supported me with their comments. Seriously, thank you very much
Oh wow, thank you so much, John & and to the whole jury, and congratulations to everybody! Well deserved, Ricardo and Amu! Great jobs everybody. Keep up the great work!
Elliot Short
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5mo
Hi guys, is the black friday deal meant to apply to the skull? Because as it's on Shopify, the discount doesn't work.
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3mo
Hey Elliot tools like the skull and olo markers were excluded, but if you're still interested in the skull let me know.
Robin
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5mo
I'd also like to buy this for the sale. Can you make the code work?
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3mo
Hey Robin! Are you still interested in the skull?
Juice
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4mo
I like the sketch book tour too. Will it be any proko challenge soon? That was so fun last year in december.
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4mo
The challenge just posted on this lesson! Good luck
@rena
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4mo
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Hi Andrew. I send you my work. not finished yet of course,but I want your comments..
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4mo
Not sure if Andrew will give feedback since he's judging the challenge, but this looks good so far. He'll also be going live today at 10am PT so you can ask him questions about the challenge there.
Darshil Gour
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4mo
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4mo
Cool sculpt, but remember if you wanna shot at winning the challenge make sure to submit a sculpture based on the reference we provided and to submit 10 photos from various angles.
