Hey, guys!
I want to learn how to draw human body and I figured Proko's stuff is probably the best course(s) for that. My question is: should I start Proko's stuff after I finish Draw a Box course or should I do it simultaneously?
Basically, since I haven't finished Draw A Box yet, will I still get the most out of Proko's stuff or will that keep me from getting the most out of it?
Thanks!
IMV Doesn't matter, they are separate things. You can do both as you want but don't forget the 50% rule. You need to be doing your own thing and not just studying.
I would caution that from what I know both drawabox and Proko anatomy are rather heavy courses. Proko especially is very detailed. Doing them both at the same time could be very tedious and make you a bit tight and over-analytical in your drawing. A key thing with figure drawing is to understand gesture drawing as someone else has said. It really is the basis for it.
Aaron Blaise does a human anatomy course that might be a better introduction. Michael Hampton has a figure drawing book that is consistently recommended by many artists. He has a youtube channel but it is supporting material for the book rather than a course.
Completely endorse this - the Michael Hampton book was a revelation.
Hahahah! Let me share my experience --- I started with Draw a Box back in August, and went all the way up to the 250 box challenge. I think I drew about 100 boxes, but --- I got bored. So, that's exactly what I did. I took Proko's basic figure drawing, a few more classes, and then advanced figure drawing and I'm back. I can do gestures, bean, robo-bean, even boxes, but when we get up to structure and interlocking forms?? WHOOPS!! Huge struggle. You can't do this if you can't draw a box and draw it well. Effortlessly. I'm back. I'm probably a little better than when I started, but I think that I would have had an easier time of it if I stuck it out here.
But... Let me add a bit of wisdom that I learned along the way. When you practice, you want to do both... highly technical drawing AND gestural drawing. Draw a couple of pages of boxes and then do some 30 second gestures or 1 minute studies. Have fun. Play. Do both things.
Awesome! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for sharing also, can I know whether you follow Proko's course using fineliner also? I kind of hesitate to use pencil at the moment.
I jumped back and fprth between all things .... digital, pencil, fineliner .... whatever I was feeling at the moment. I don't know if that's the right apprpach, its just what i did!
Thanks a lot buddy. Wish you have a Happy New Year. :D
i'm actually wondering the same thing!
I haven't finished it yet but from what I've heard it's usually recommended you start with anatomy after lesson 5 since that gets you started on construction of animals, which is very applicable to humans.
Ya from what I understand this is the best way to go about it as well. Though it might not hurt to get started with some gesture drawing. That really helped me learn to draw from the shoulder and just loosened me up in general.
Here we're getting into the subjective - Gerald Brom is one of my favourite artists (and a pretty fantastic novelist!). That said, if I recommended art books just for the beautiful images contained therein, my list of recommendations would be miles long.
The reason this book is close to my heart is because of its introduction, where Brom goes explains in detail just how he went from being an army brat to one of the most highly respected dark fantasy artists in the world today. I believe that one's work is flavoured by their life's experiences, and discovering the roots from which other artists hail can help give one perspective on their own beginnings, and perhaps their eventual destination as well.
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