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Drawing Basics by Proko

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No. of Lessons: 23
No. of hours: 4.5
Level: Beginner

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Instructor: Stan Prokopenko
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Hey there! My name is Stan Prokopenko, I’m an artist and teacher. I was born in Odessa, Ukraine during Chernobyl. This explains a lot. I’ve always enjoyed creating, whether it’s an animation, a website, a painting, a video, a lame joke, a business, or a human. I have hundreds of free and premium drawing and painting lessons available on Proko.com. My courses include Portrait Drawing, Figure Drawing, and Anatomy of the Human Body for Artists.

Embark on a comprehensive drawing course designed for beginners, covering essential techniques and fundamental concepts. Learn proper pencil control, explore basic elements like shape, value, color, and edge, and master shading to create light and form.

If you’re interested in going further, check out my ongoing Drawing Basics Premium course with 135 lessons (46 are free) here: https://www.proko.com/course/drawing-basics

What you'll learn:

  • Drawing Supplies I Use in My Videos
  • How to Hold and Control Your Pencil
  • The Basic Elements – Shape Value Color Edge
  • Shading Light and Form – Basics
  • How to Shade a Drawing
  • How to Draw Gesture
  • Structure Basics – Making Things Look 3D
  • The Illusion of Depth – Contrast, Aerial Perspective and Form
  • The Illusion of Depth – Perspective, Details and Overlapping Forms
  • The Illusion of Depth – Edge, Line, Cast Shadow and Paint Thickness
  • Drawing Supplies I Use for Longer Drawings
  • Top 5 Shading Mistakes
  • Top 5 Drawing Mistakes
  • Mind-Blowing Realistic Shading Tricks
  • 6 Steps to Draw Anything
  • Drawing Measuring Techniques
  • Learning How to Draw
  • Intro to Drawing Basics
  • Ultimate Guide to Sketchbooks and Paper
  • 5 Pencil Sharpening Techniques for Pros
  • Improve Shape Design by Simplifying
  • Simple Trick to Improve Your Shading13 Types of Lines and How to Use Them

About this course…

Proko is a resource for artists to get good art instruction videos. When you watch Proko tutorials, you’ll notice that I try to make them entertaining while keeping them educational.

You learn better if you’re having fun and enjoying the learning process. You retain more information, you pay more attention, you’re much more likely to continue learning and more likely to go back and re-watch tutorials. And it will leave you more inspired and motivated to go practice.

I’ll be your host for most of the videos, but other instructors will also appear on this channel. If you’re an artist interested in doing a collab, feel free to email me 🙂