Learn to use the X, Y, and Z axes to draw objects in perspective. This lesson teaches you how these three guiding lines help navigate and measure in three-dimensional space.

Learn how to transform a 2D plan into 3D forms by assigning heights to its features.

MINOR ASSIGNMENT 6 The Ugly TruthTimeline.

Here we're reviewing some of the information covered in the course.

I enjoyed the habit of drawing everyday during the 12 Days of Proko. The timer tool is great and there are lots of professional photos to work from. I took one day off from it and got right back on it. Now the habit is a fixture in my daily routine. I've been posting the images in the two week challenge thread in the Drawing Fundamentals Course, but since a.) this will be a longer habit than two weeks and b.) not everyone on Proko is enrolled in that course, I'm starting a thread here. Anyone inclined, feel free to join in. Use the timer and whatever photos you have packs for, or are freely available. Here are a few two minute sketches from me--mostly from the Viking Volume 2 Pack. 22nd Day of Proko and counting.

I was wondering what can I do to get better accuracy in the human face?

Join me as I show you my digital grayscale painting process!

Join me as I take you to a World of Flow.

The first project of the Drawing Basics course is to challenge yourself to simplify the shapes, edges, and values of a pear or portrait from observation. I provide you two photo options over in the downloads tab. Being able to simplify is a very useful skill to be able to communicate clearly in your drawings.

In this demo, I will be using showing you how I use a clothed figure as a reference in grayscale painting, and demonstrating the different approach to painting that entails.

It’s time to draw the figure! This project is all about capturing the action of a pose through rhythms.

Do 5 pages of warmups around the principles of drawing covered in lesson.

Who are some old artists (pre-1940’s) that have fallen through the cracks of history that deserved to be studied?

A time-lapse of a Figure Drawing Demonstration.

Time for Gestural Torso Boxes project critiques! I'll be checking for a mix of accuracy, perspective, gesture, and exaggeration.

Conceptual problem-solving focuses on the communication of complex, layered ideas, often using literary devices

Learn how zero-point perspective works, how orthographic views help in understanding depth, and why practicing these concepts is essential for drawing in perspective.

To master value is to master attention. We have the ability to limit values in order to leverage contrast to direct the viewer's eye. This is one of the most important lessons in all of image-making. Learn to use value as a proxy from time and sequence in imagery.

It’s time for some practice! Use the four step method we’ve learned to practice drawing some heads.

Alright, let's move beyond random floating boxes. For this project we’ll practice our 1-point perspective skills by building a room and filling it with boxy objects like furniture and appliances.

Alright, level 2.. let's take it up a notch and draw an arcade room using 1-point perspective. The challenge here is to draw the front planes as complex shapes instead of rectangles and then extrude those toward the vanishing point. Arcade cabinets are a fun way to practice this.

In this video, I’ll give you an in depth look at what you’ll learn in my Drawing Basics course.

Follow along as I warm up with boxes in 2-point perspective. Try to do this for 15 minutes every day until the project video comes out.

When we rotate a box, we need to add a second vanishing point. Let's learn about the basics of 2-point perspective.

I've got a project lined up for the next premium video, but for now, here's a warmup exercise to help you get comfortable with one-point perspective.

Practice freehand drawing techniques by working with circles, angles, and straight lines. This lesson focuses on improving hand control and turning theory into confident execution. Keep practicing freehand drawing daily, even if it's tough at first; over time, your hand skills will rise to meet your brain skills.

An overview of using a limited pallet to create a skin ton chart.

Let's apply what we've learned so far about 2-point perspective to something more organic. In this project we’ll be constructing 3D heads by imagining them as boxes.

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Alright guys, this is going to be a fun one! In this project, we’ll be constructing animal portraits using basic shapes.

Time lapse of the full demonstration.

Now that you know about the tapered stroke and simple CSI lines, it's time to learn how to sketch! Here's your next project.

Here’s a project to help you avoid chicken scratch. We’re going to simplify our drawings to C curves, S curves, and straight lines.

In this lesson, we explores isometric illusions and how to make flat shapes appear 3D by adjusting lines, overlaps, and perspective.

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Challenge yourself to draw every day for 2 weeks! See if you can get into the routine of drawing daily.

It’s time to begin modeling! Let’s dip our toes in by making and editing some simple shapes.

Alright level two-ers...Since you've already got some experience with sketching, I want to give you a bit more of a challenge to start practicing sketching from Imagination!

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It’s time to bring it up a notch and draw some seals from MEMORY and IMAGINATION! In this demo, I'll get ques from my memory of my level 1 sketches, while inventing new poses and pushing the shapes to make them more interesting.

Let’s give the Level 1 “Dynamic Shapes” project a try. In this demo, I show my process for finding the gesture of a subject and then designing dynamic and interesting shapes that support that gesture.

I wish I could commit to painting in watercolor daily, but I think that's a bit unrealistic. Nevertheless, I want to paint more and I am starting this thread with the intent of posting to it at least once a week with watercolor paintings and sketches. Here are a few of my recent efforts. The first two floral paintings were demos I followed out of Julie Pollard's book, "Watercolor Unleashed", and the last two were studies done from the same photograph. This is a community thread, so let's exert some positive peer pressure on each other and sling some paint!

After reading Lesson 02, Complete Minor Assignment 02 to understand key principles in value.

Once you’re done with the gestural architecture project, let’s practice deforming boxes with a focus on torsos. Draw dynamic torso boxes from imagination and photos, focusing on twisting, leaning, and deforming simple form.

Pear Critiques are here! Critique for the portraits coming Thursday, but I recommend level 2 students watch this critique video too. I give advice and demonstrate things that should be useful to both levels.

Master Studies are one of the most effective methods for improving your art. Let’s take a look at a drawing from my instructor, Jeff Watts, and see what we can learn.

Let's see how you guys did applying gestural perspective to treehouses and other buildings!

Let's take a look at your measuring proportions projects! I'll review your submissions and recommend some ways to improve your measuring approaches.

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Level 1 demos are done and it's time to move on to level 2! In this lesson, I show you how I would approach the level 2 CSI project.

I'm excited to share this course with you all! If you're interested in learning the ins-and-outs of digital painting, I'm here to help.

It’s time to simplify those snails and boots! I show you how I would do it in these step-by-step demos for the level 1 CSI project. Make sure to check back tomorrow for my level 2 demonstrations!

Learn how orthographic views improve form understanding by removing perspective distortion.

Let's look through your gesture drawings of difficult poses, focusing on common mistakes like symmetry, stiffness, and proportion.

An intro to shading light and shadow with a template of common value zones to make it easier to structure your shading.

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Ok, before we can start, you'll need to get some tools. I’ll go into much more detail about these in the next few videos, but right now I’m gonna give you a quick shopping list, which you can also find in the lesson notes. All of these are optional except a pencil with an eraser on it, and some paper... You can get whatever looks fun to you, or all of it if you’re feeling spicy!

In this Case Study, I've included the ideation and project development for The Servant by Josef Losey.

Join me as I demonstrate how to add the finishing touches to a realistic skull sculpture by focusing on secondary and tertiary facial features!

Your final assignment is to create an unforgettable comic cover using one of four prompts, using everything you've learned to design a piece that grabs attention and tells a story.

Join me as I talk about layers and how to make the most of them with blending options, filters, clipping masks, and more.

Form intersections are how forms can be combined to create depth using line weight and perspective.

If you want to become a professional illustrator or concept artist, you need a clear map of how to get there.

If you struggle imagining boxes and drawing the angles correctly, it might help you to start with a blob! Here's a project that will help you improve your visualization skills, making it easier to draw forms in perspective.

Your next project is to tackle some difficult poses using the reference images provided.

Developing your Point of View and Style in Narrative Art.

Alright guys, now that you’ve had some time to work on your level 1 “Learning to Sketch from observation” project. Ill show you how I would approach the sketches.

Now that you’ve all had some time to try the first project on your own, you can watch how I do it and figure out what areas you are exceeding and struggling with. Here is my step-by-step demo on how to properly execute the first project for level 2 students.

You'll simplify images into just 2 or 3 values. This will improve your ability to observe and interpret values in your drawings.

This week, you will be working on one of the Major Assignments.

In this minor assignment, you will be challenged to limit your values so that you can control hierarchy in your compositions.

This lesson teaches tools and strategies to enhance creativity and design personalized creative projects.

Let’s move from line drawings to adding light and shadow by viewing the head's features as basic forms: boxes, cylinders, and spheres. Each form has a corresponding edge quality—soft for spheres, firm for cylinders, and hard for boxes. By linking these edges with light and shadow, we create a more natural and realistic look. The key is to map core shadows and edges, then replace lines with edges to guide the viewer's eye, enhancing depth and realism.

Part 2 of a step by step workflow for drawing figures. This lesson goes through the step by step thought process for drawing figures.

Time for a portrait drawing demo! I'll show you how to approach a drawing to get accurate proportions and then check your own accuracy in Procreate.

Before we get started with the course, let's go over some valuable info beginners should keep in mind as you’re learning to draw.

An approach to sketching gestures and figures, beginning with warm-up exercises for better flow, then advancing to detailed anatomy and figure studies.

After flatting a page, Matthew uses masks in the channels palette to separate areas, set palettes, and consider light sources to make the image dynamic.

Let’s take a look at your wheels! In this critique, I'll take a look at both level 1 and 2 Wheels on Vehicles project submissions and give advice on how to fix some of the common cylinder and ellipse mistakes.

Alright, it’s time to start practicing your cylinders! For this project, we’re going to draw wheels on vehicles from various angles.

How to Draw Gesture

Looking at the first stage of our larger than life nose study, building up the form.

A lesson on starting separating the lights and shadows into two distinct value patterns.

Let's talk about how we can study gesture from the masters.

Let’s add some 3-point perspective to our warmup routines! In this one we’ll be tumbling 3-point boxes.

In this final critique, Michael gives feedback on your facial features project submissions, focusing on feature placement, perspective, and form.

Now that you’ve all had some time to try the first project on your own, you can watch how I do it and figure out what areas you are exceeding and struggling with. Here is my step-by-step demo on how to properly execute the first project for level 1 students.

In this lesson, I'll break down how to use triangles to create accurate angles in 15-degree increments, covering angles from 0 to 180 degrees. I’ll demonstrate how flipping and combining simple 30/60 and 45/90 degree triangles can yield various angles, like 135, 120, 150, and even specific ones like 15 or 75 degrees. These techniques are practical for understanding angles in freehand perspective drawing without memorization, though familiarity with these increments can improve precision.

This lesson introduces you to the course structure, materials needed, resources, proposed schedule, as well as your first lesson.

In this lesson, we explore the process of painting color keys for film production. You'll learn what color keys are and how they help plan the mood, time of day, and lighting details in key shots.

In this project, we’ll continue working on improving our shape design by applying the concepts we learned from the last lesson. You’ll be working on identifying the gesture of your subject and then designing dynamic and interesting shapes that support that gesture.