Stan Prokopenko
Stan Prokopenko
San Diego, CA
Founder of Proko, artist and teacher of drawing, painting, and anatomy. I try to make my lessons fun and ultra packed with information.
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Stan Prokopenko
I’ve got some big news! My family just welcomed our third child! It was a bit of an early surprise, but we’re all doing great. Basics students - With this change, the next three months might run a little differently. I’ve built up a backlog of content to keep things moving, but there might still be an occasional gap. If a week goes by without new material, just know it’s temporary. Things will get back to normal soon. Thanks for your patience as I adjust to life with three kids and gives some attention to my little one. In the meantime, keep practicing, revisit older lessons, or share your progress with the community. I appreciate all of you. Thanks for being such a supportive group!
David Bryan
Congratulations!!! There’s nothing better than being a Dad. Enjoy the time it goes by quickly.
Thieum
10h
Congratulations ! 😊
@writedrawface
Congratulations to you and your family, Stan!
Pat Calaski
Congratulations! That is awesome!
Scott
15h
That is awesome, Stan! Congratulations!
Gabriele Minelli
Congratulations Stan! Take your time and sleep enough!
onigi *pronunce [on-ie-gee]*
Sara
19h
Congratulations! 🎉
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Hey Basics students. I'm quite sick, probably flu, so the next lesson is a bit delayed. If you're looking for something to do, I would recommend researching some old master painters and illustrators and doing 3-value studies. I was going to announce it with the next lesson, but it'll be useful now, so please check out: https://proko.com/values It's essentially the gradient map tool in Photoshop but made much more convenient and some additional features. It's something I hacked together in a day so apologies if there are any bugs. I'll have my dev team remake it professionally later. Let me know your thoughts.
HAK24
16d
Great tool.
HAK24
16d
Just now I saw this message,Take good care of yourself, yes I am still working on sketching master studies. We hope you are well, Best regards Thanks dear Stan!!
Brandon
22d
take care my dear teacher, the 12 day sketch challenge is fun and keep me busy enough, the tool definitely will be in good use, thx for developing it
John Edgeworth
Being sick does suck, , I I saw this message yesterday, but wanted to finish lesson two and post it before I messaged you. There is enough on the site to keep the student busy, you should have a #2 person take over for the time you are out and you can check on him/her every hour :), to make sure they have not run off with the funds. Anyway get well, we will ALL be here, wait for you!
Tommy Pinedo
Feel better Stan! :)
@procyonlotor
Flu is no fun. Hope you feel better very soon!
Sita Rabeling
Take lots of rest and get well soon!
Stan Prokopenko
Have to give a shoutout to @Gannon Beck! A bunch of you probably know Gannon from getting feedback from him, seeing his stuff, or just chatting during livestreams. He's been such a solid part of our community here. We did a Timer Challenge last year during the 12 Days of Proko, and he decided to keep it going. Today hits his 365th Day of Proko. Wa Wa Wee Wa! He's been grinding every single day for the past year and made some good progress. His gesture drawings hit different now, his lines cleaner, more efficient, more dynamic, and you can tell he's way more confident with his strokes. His thread - https://www.proko.com/community/topics/daily-drawing-with-timer-challenge He also inspired several others to post in the thread too :) Lot's of respect for sticking with it for a whole year, Gannon. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Jyayasi (*Jay-o-she*)
Congratulations to Ganon!! He sure inspired a lot of us!
Gannon Beck
Thank you, Stan! I could go on at length about how much I'm learning on Proko, and how great the instructors are--all which is true--but let me just say that Proko is an absolute lifeline for artists like me that have spent years groping through the fog trying to figure this art thing out. You and your team have made something truly great.
Stan Prokopenko
Congrats on hitting 365 days! That's amazing.
Gannon Beck
Thank you! As you can tell, I'm a fan of the time tool. This has been a good year for my art development, and this daily habit has a lot to do with it.
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@epcilon
Is it recommended I do this course on paper, or can I do all the assignments on my tablet
Stan Prokopenko
Most of the projects can be done on paper or digitally, which ever you prefer.
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