7 Ways Simple Shapes Can Improve Your Drawings

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7 Ways Simple Shapes Can Improve Your Drawings

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Stan Prokopenko
We're moving on to SHAPES! Shapes are a fundamental element of visual language, in fact, it's not possible to make a picture without them! In this lesson we’ll introduce shape language, the idea that shapes have “personalities” and can convey different ideas. Simplifying shapes will be a crucial skill you’ll need to tackle as an artist, as it makes it easier to judge proportions, fix mistakes, invent new poses, among many other reasons. As you get better with basic shapes you’ll be able to build on complexity by combining simple shapes and adding relevant details to design engaging and recognizable characters or objects.
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Minna Mäkinen
Wanted to play with shapes a little before starting the official assignments. But simple does not fit into my vocabulary so I went and finished my design :3
Léo Ikhlef
It really shows the importance of a good structure. Good job!
@clickbrick
KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID!
Léo Ikhlef
Its not that easy to keep it simple honestly. Especially with drawings, when you're face to face with a blank sheet and sometimes think it misses this, and that, and maybe this. Good training to restrain yourself with the least amount of details. I always found it amazing when people could make you guess something with a few pencil strokes. But yeah, keep it simple stupid tho :')
ANX804U
5mo
Back to start when you get humbled with the amount of knowledge Proko just puts right up in your face, believe me, whenever i feel good about my car, it is just time period of me watching another Proko video.....🐧
@veryartthing
Getting back to this course. I actually watched this video last year on Proko's youtube and found it extremely informative, so I was already pretty familiar with it. Still a really good resource.
Aura
5mo
💋
@deadsm
8mo
Draw along. Shapes are a cheat code for drawing something you can't see. I can't believe I went this long without really thinking about them. It's essential for communicating clearly.
@eli_sai
8mo
Hello, I was wondering if i should completely finish and master the line segment of the course before moving onto shapes. Or should i bounce between the two?
Eric Navarrette
Johannes Schiehsl
I doodled while listening ^^
@maddawg
1yr
KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID!
Martin
2yr
KISS!
Sita Rabeling
Something round and something spiky combined - I think. Sorry, I’ll wait until the next lesson now…
@kungfufrogz
Very cool Stan is ready to tackle the Kangaroo again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN5ZlqfIF3M
Sita Rabeling
A still from the Doc Martin tv series. I thought it’s an image that has ‘round and cute’ in it. - Was trying for more caricature or cartoony, but guess I need more experience for that.
Andrea Böhm
Well done - round and cuddlesome!
Pedro Branco
Keep it simple. Guess I'mma start copying Dexter's Lab.
André Machado
Learned alot with the line videos but I feel shape design is so important to make drawings look unique and professional. Can't wait for the next videos.
Dennis Yeary
Man i am excited about i feel this will make my art jump leap and bounds
@tenohmach
2yr
New section time! Here’s hoping I can improve here like I did with my linework.
Eric A
2yr
Hooray for shapes, looking forward to making more easily readable characters. Seem to always get bogged in the details, making it hard to fix mistakes. Also, Stan your personal trainer must be the best! lol
Geert-Jan
2yr
LET"S GOOOOOOOO
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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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