Hello proko friends i have not been active since i created a proko account. But i have a few questions to ask and i came here to proko to ask them... please help if you can... question 1: @Dorian Iten and @Stephen Bauman. If i may ask, why do you sharpen a graphits pencil to such a long leth? I can understand a charcoal but graphite i am at a loss for because graphite is prone to snape and break since they are very thin and delicate. And question 2: i wish to get into oil painting and i know this question on where to go for oil painting has been asked but i do not wish to know where to go. I wish to know what painting medium i can substitute for oil painting "give me the same feel as oil paint". The reason for this is,is because at the present moment no toxic chemiclals may enter my home for medical puposes. And i need the practice so that when i can use the oil paint again i already have the practice. The iorny is i already have oil paint,brushes, solvents the works. I am lost please help.

Good evening all! hope you all are well. For the past few weeks I have been working on my 2D and 3D shapes. For the moment I don't really care much how my 2D shapes look, It is more the 3D shapes I struggle with, more specifically my cubes and my spheres. don't let me get started on my tonal work... that is even worse. But for now I could really use some help on my 3D shapes please. materials used: HB graphite pencil printer paper a desk a chair my hands, fingers and my eyes to see oh and a good posture, facing forward

hi there friends :) I watch the free content of Proko..... I can barley draw a stick figure lol but I do hope it is alright to ask for feedback, help and such on what I have learned from the free content. please be aware that my cubes, spheres,cones,cylinders and everything else I post look like they have been done by an alien. hope to sign up for the course in the near future. enjoy the rest of your evening, afternoon or morning. where ever you might be in the world :)