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Krystian Lis
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1mo
added comment inProject - Organizing Line Weight
Rhinos. First one is hierarchy based and second one is shadow based. I tried to emphasize the front and bottom of the rhino to make it look like it's emerging from the mist or shadows and moving toward the viewer.
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1mo
Awesome work! When it comes to charcoal, my personal favorite and what Stan uses in the videos is the Conte a Paris 1710 B, which is a really nice and versatile pencil. I recommend starting out with Sharpening 6 Types of Drawing Pencils and How to Hold and Control Your Pencil to get the hang of the tool, then trying out some of the warm ups from earlier in this course, especially the line control focused ones. Hope this helps! :)
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 :)
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.
Krystian Lis
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1mo
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Drawing Basics Curse - A Brief Lesson on Digital Tools for the CourseHi.
I’ve been going through the Drawing Basics course. The first few lessons cover traditional art supplies and how to use them, but there isn’t much guidance on digital tools. Proko does mention that the course can be done digitally, but there’s no follow-up on how to set this up.
I think it would be really helpful to have a short, separate lesson covering the basics of working digitally. Things like recommended brushes, canvas size, and essential settings. Nothing too fancy, just a simple guide with the absolute essentials related to this course or maybe even a brush pack specifically tailored for this it.
I bring this up because I started the course digitally and initially struggled with figuring out which brush to use, and what the do’s and don’ts might be. I imagine others could face similar challenges.
I know that there is a course called Digital Drawing Fundamentals, but this feel advanced, and it even mentions that it is an intermediate course.
What do you think?
Sometimes time seems to fly by.
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1mo
Ha! 🪰
Krystian Lis
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3mo
The one with dark lines was before I watched the demo, and I focused there on anything but exploration and sketching. The one with lighter lines I drew after watching the demo. I think I gravitate towards making one perfect line for some reason.
I've also found that using a smaller brush size works better in this exercise, as multiple wider lines kind of merge into one, so the exploration is less visible. Drawing with low opacity allows drawing more lines without committing to any in particular, so it's easier to sketch this way.
I noticed that having the right canvas-size-to-brush-size ratio is essential to getting these sketches right.
Krystian Lis
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4mo
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Damn, these laces. Drawn before demo and critiques. I tried drawing snail and boots 3 times, but skull and camel is a first try(and within one hour!). Lesson learnt: a zoom is an enemy!
