Continue learning these concepts from Antonio by taking his exclusive drawing course on Proko - www.proko.com/course/designing-dragons/overview 👈

@binarycolors1738

3 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@jamessayer1309

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, thanks for this lesson Antonio. Still having a slight issue with his choice of referring to 'forms' as 'shapes'. @ 4:15, he is discussing "shape" manipulation, but a cylinder is not a shape, it's a form. Correct me if I'm wrong.

@surajkumhar8769

3 жыл бұрын

Love this video

@puneetsandhu9999

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant insights, thanks Proko and Antonio

@puneetsandhu9999

3 жыл бұрын

@Mekhi Tyler hi, I’m not familiar with flixzone. Is this a feature on an app? 😊 thanks

"I hope this is a little bit useful" Dude this is one of the best videos I've ever seen.

@bijayapokharel730

2 жыл бұрын

same

@theAussie01

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@badmonkey5972

2 жыл бұрын

yes

@rennley_9233

2 жыл бұрын

can completely agree. it 100% changed the way that i think about drawing.

@charmingsaffy4988

2 жыл бұрын

I know right it's so much better 🦊💕 It's changed my life 🐼

"If you can't make a simple box interesting, why bother trying make complex shapes interesting?" That is mind blowing as to how simple but power that is.

@swisdom9117

3 жыл бұрын

right?

@cmcn1434

3 жыл бұрын

Right?! 🤯

@UzairKhan-qd3xu

2 жыл бұрын

this simple lesson i learnt early on is a really big one! which is "complexity is system of simplicities", i.e every complex entity has a lot of interconnected systems that are simple in nature!

@swisdom9117

2 жыл бұрын

@@UzairKhan-qd3xu same. I break down the human body into cylinders and circles now and now I basically graduated anatomy academy level 1

@blackthorn2691

2 жыл бұрын

@@az8039 I’m slightly jealous lol, I wish I had this perspective when I first started out, would’ve made things a LOT simpler for me now. I just found this channel yesterday and it’s already totally reinvented how I approach art

Finally, after a literal life-time of seeking answers. I'm only 7 minutes in and already "better". No one has ever once told me to "play with/manipulate" shapes, it's always "observe and identify the shapes" "just draw" "mileage bro". You deserve many accolades for this lesson. Thank you!

@pivotalpancake5454

2 жыл бұрын

Yo! Same. I get the shape manipulation advice kinda rarely, and the most notable place I can remember hearing it from is this channel.

@raheemcamal998

Жыл бұрын

Facts

@tyrant351

Жыл бұрын

LITERALLY. Drawing 1 is just “okay draw by observation” “dont use lines use values” like holy shit if i could’ve just learned with basic shapes first and how those shapes are adjusted first, if I could’ve learned with mannequins or something first- i would be so much more developed!!!! they just want you to draw fucking still lifes or portraits out of the gate !

@krsmanjovanovic8607

Жыл бұрын

@@tyrant351 for me playing with forms in perspective is what did it for me, I finnaly remmember why it was much easier for me to study and retain knowledge of chair that to study computer case, like chair was always changing position and orientation as it was being used so every new study actualy made me engage it with full focus and consideration for all of its elements, while computer case was always in the same position, I started loosing sanity for weeks just repeating that study until my brain gave up and stoped thinking, my arm was just repeating movement with no tought whatsoever, so do yourself a favor and always mix up your study subject a bit every time!

@Bree0918

Жыл бұрын

I’m

Honestly, why is art at school not taught this way?! This was an unbelievable tutorial / discussion / lesson! Thank you Antonio!

@Z0sHu

5 ай бұрын

becouse whole art is hard to study its more than here, OFC here is good things for beginers, but more u move in to the forest, more trees :DD color theory, composition, story telling, perspective... ETC :D

Step 1 - Structuralization --- 2:27 Step 2 - Manipulation -------- 4:05 Step 3 - Observation ---------- 10:39 Step 4 - Education ------------- 14:19 Step 5 - Imitation --------------- 17:01 Step 6 - Imagination -----------18:37

@Dark_Mishra

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Makes a video with a list, but doesn’t include time stamps. What don’t uploaders get about adding such a simple thing to their description?

@GingeryGinger

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dark_Mishra because the video wasn’t formatted that way..? You’ll miss a lot of information by skimming.

@Hamstar

2 жыл бұрын

@@GingeryGinger it helps when you need to go back and look at a specific part after having watched it already.

@dankcraft7386

2 жыл бұрын

i don’t support manipulation

@dankcraft7386

2 жыл бұрын

jk being sarcastic

I feel like this is what I've been missing in my lessons

@earth355

3 жыл бұрын

I can assure you it's not . You might comment the same thing in the next video

@thirdwordbird3011

3 жыл бұрын

@@earth355 I dunno the fundamentals of structure being simplified like this is something I've been searching for, for a long while.

@casualdreamer8543

3 жыл бұрын

Same!

@xusux

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@ajluke4750

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah me to

Very helpful stuff. I've been drawing for over 20 years without much progress. People tell me i'm good because i can copy something pretty well. Now that i'm really learning the basics, my drawings have improved so much. Did a course a while ago about light and shadow because i want to learn digital art and my very first pencil drawing was so much better than ever before, i was really surprised by it. Don't be stubborn, folks. Listen to the teachers. This stuff takes a lot of time and you will be wasting it by taking shortcuts.

@artpromo.

Жыл бұрын

We are glad to hear that you're finding the information helpful and that your drawings have improved as a result! It can be frustrating to feel like you're not making progress, but it's important to remember that learning and improving take time and practice. It sounds like you're on the right track by taking courses and focusing on the basics. Remember to be patient with yourself and keep at it - the more you practice, the more you'll improve. And it's great that you're taking the time to learn about light and shadow - these are important concepts in art that can greatly improve the realism and depth of your work. Keep up the good work!

@chrisb7398

Жыл бұрын

Jaffa kree!

@jaffasholva7738

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisb7398 Kree, jaffa! lol

@sachii_in_ruins

Жыл бұрын

I am the same as you literally, I can copy something pretty well, am too learning the basics and I do to want to lean digital art. My pencils arts have a lil improvement from these vids.

@naomimccowen2720

Жыл бұрын

I'm so stubborn. I love portrait drawing. I have been doing it for fun for 4 years. I just started looking up using shapes to draw portions

This is the first time I can SEE how structuring pieces of a cilinder can give me a horn or a dragons neck. It was hearing it from someone that really does it daily that made it click for me (and the awesome art examples on the video when talking about structure) thanks a lot I’m totally going to put it into practice

@aaronbrawlstars

Жыл бұрын

Yessss just seeing that alone blew my mind, I think just from that it made me a better artist

@TheFredmac

Жыл бұрын

I have heard the importance of simple shapes for years. The Rams horn really... illustrated the point.

@Ithoughthewasnigh

3 ай бұрын

@@TheFredmac wdym

Antonio: I hope this video was at least a little bit useful- Me, whose whole career will probably be forever impacted by this video: *intense clapping and crying*

@punkseth1

3 жыл бұрын

Will you make more drawing videos

@podo_opo4

3 жыл бұрын

@@punkseth1 Me? Eventually. Right now things are rough art-wise, so it's quite difficult. It's really fun though, so I definetely will make more someday!

@dewchamp5716

2 жыл бұрын

Just what I thought after watching the video :D

@PoopManBoxMan

2 жыл бұрын

NOSSH!?! :::OOOO

@podo_opo4

2 жыл бұрын

@@PoopManBoxMan Yoooo!!!

This is the first time I actually understood WHY drawing the foundational shapes is so important/useful. I've never been motivated to practice by drawing boxes and cylinders, and I've heard it a _million times_ - in drawing foundations class, hundreds of art videos, books, etc.-and I *never* took the advice. I just didn't understand it. I'm like, "ok a circle and some shadows... great, did that, let's move on" and when I DID move on, IT NEVER WORKED THE WAY I WANTED IT TO. And now I see that I was missing the whole point. Anyway I'm trying to say: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME IN A WAY THAT I CAN FINALLY UNDERSTAND AND UTILIZE IN MY OWN PRACTICE. To ensure your time into this video was well-spent, I will get off KZread and practice right now. Again, thank you. You're a really fantastic teacher and I'm grateful to have found this knowledge today. Bye!!

@phattyvonkyuss3786

2 жыл бұрын

So well put. It has frustrated me forever, being told to do these exercises, but not why. This video is a massive light bulb!

@salti3155

2 жыл бұрын

Well said, he really made it so easy to understand and still got the point across!

@josequins9099

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. I could never grasp how we got from the simple shapes to the next step when you have proper shape and contour. Holy sh1t, I think we just leveled up.

@fossforever512

2 жыл бұрын

How did the practice go? Curious if it helped a lot, I assume it did

@user-mh2fq2lv9f

2 жыл бұрын

Same! I can't do anything if I don't know why i'm doing that, so I've always avoided drawing foundational shapes.

Note to self 2:10 2:27 structulisation 4:00 manipulation 5:05 squish stretch 5:34 manipulate contours 8:10 manipulation of edges 10:39 observation 14:15 education 17:00 imitation 18:34 imagination

I’ve taken art classes before and almost all of them had me drawing cylinders, balls, and boxes but I don’t remember any of te teachers ever taking the time to explain in detail like this guy has.

Another gem Antonio - just keep that train running. Proko - a big thank you for supporting a very important artist

@khomicsans900

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Adam. Love your channel

@jonuhh_

3 жыл бұрын

Is that Adam Duff from fortnite?

@matijavuk2857

3 жыл бұрын

yea, amazing analytical mind and an artist combined gives great results :) great guy

I'm a pro artist. And this is the most useful tutorial i've ever seen. 11/10.

@theAussie01

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@coins_png

2 жыл бұрын

for real

@helloimnothing7954

2 жыл бұрын

Where can I see your art?

@ArtWod

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that!

@idamarbaniang4761

Жыл бұрын

cooo

This is, hands down, one of the most helpful art tutorials I've ever seen. If someone asked me for videos on art and I could only recommend one, it would be this one.

@ArtWod

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

I watched this ~8 months ago and it honestly changed the way i make art, and helped me break past stagnant skill, absolutely incredible video and explained things that I wish I knew years ago

@ArtWod

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was so useful!

I’m old and have been around the shop for yonks. (6 + years art school).This is the best breakdown of form I’ve yet encountered

@charmingsaffy4988

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

This is one of the rare times that I can understand how to practice drawing

@theAussie01

2 жыл бұрын

Yes good lesson this one.

@lazysage

2 жыл бұрын

same here

Antonio is basically summarizing the steps that we go through learning to draw since childhood. We observe shapes, we recognize that shapes can be drawn , slowly refine the base shape, refine the details, then think about colours, lighting . I do believe the best way to love drawing and drawing practice is to become a child.

@pigun6960

Жыл бұрын

Hmm, I'm not sure if the intuitive drawing - wich we all primarly do - works that way. I mean, when I draw something as an amateur I don't see this thing as 3D object constructed of 3D basic shapes, I know it is 3D, but as I draw it, I see it as 2D object. And this means that more important than structurization for me is proportionizing as I would call distances between outlines. At least this is how I perceive my intuitive drawing process. And what you say sounds to me more like learnt, "intelectual" understanding of professional drawing.

@sca8217

Жыл бұрын

@@pigun6960 I do believe, our eyes really do see in 2D ( meaning, the image on the retina is 2D - length and breadth) . The depth comes from relative movement of viewer and object, the consequential change in angle of viewing, the inherent difference in the viewing angles of each eye, and ultimately , through processing within our brains. It is difficult as a beginner to draw from our 3D perception unless we learn to re-flatten the 3D perception. This is all unconscious, mind you. As part of drawing, we usually try to 'flatten' things down to their 2D shapes. And then try to draw them. Which is why as beginners, we constantly struggle to get foreshortening right, because with even a slight movement of our eye/s we see a slight different shape of our subject. Your 'distances between outlines' analogy is perfect. That's how our brain tries to simplify a 3D image to get it on paper. I guess that's why shutting one eye to get proportions and distances is recommended. In that sense, I think intuitive drawing can happen us reverse engineer that 3D image in our mind to make it "drawable".

I’ve been drawing for 3 weeks and felt like I was having minimal improvements. I then stumbled across a ted talk that said it only takes 20 hours of focused learning to learn a skill (watch the ted talk it’s amazing) it said that for the 20 hours to count I must strip off the big skill and break it down. This video is a game changer in doing just that! Thanks a bunch :)

@idisliketomatoes

Жыл бұрын

What is the Ted talk called?

@RobloxianReviews571

Жыл бұрын

@@idisliketomatoes its called first 20 hours to learn anything

I just started trying this like a week ago and it feels amazing to be able to construct what I want to see rather then trying to copy what I think things should be, very amazing and halpful video, I've been drawing for so many years and it's so irritating to myself to realize that I've have never been very space aware, and I would rely on only references to understand how a pose would look in a 2d image and ever understand why. A lot of my art has been so inconsistent and counterproductive until I started realizing this more and trying to use it, potentially saving my art lol

@hellpony4299

2 жыл бұрын

hallo frend, are you still drawing? how much have you improved?

Easily one of the best videos. Taking dynamic sketching changed my life as an artist

@leonardofernandez6488

3 жыл бұрын

Ah, Peter Han, the other Kim Jung Gi.

Honestly thank you, for this video in general. I just realised how stupid I was and where I’m going wrong in trying to practice. Going straight Into complex anatomy and feeling like I’m not getting any better. Because I never studied simple shapes/perspective and manipulation. From now on I’m going to have to do an embarrassing deep dive into the basics but I’m sure it’ll help. Considering the fact I’ve been a self taught artist for three years and never even thought to try this, I wish I’d found this video sooner.

okay so I've just tried this method to draw people from photos and the improvement I made in like. no time... I'm actually speechless, like I've been struggling with figure drawing for so long and thanks to this video I started looking at models from a totally different perspective, trying to find the foundational shapes.... thank you for this video!!! i feel so motivated to continue practicing now because I actually know where to go with my excercises and what to practice!! hahaha

Fantastic! Drawing the simple shapes I’ve heard over and over, but MANIPULATING the simple shapes? This was a first and the best direction I have heard in a long time. Thank you!

Days since Kim Jung Gi was last mentioned in a Proko video: 0

@sergnb0

3 жыл бұрын

Honey it's time for your daily reminder that you got into art because of Kim Jung GI and you'll never reach his level

@BombaJead

3 жыл бұрын

@@sergnb0 And that is fine cause while I love Kim's stuff, he is not the be all end all artist.

@AndreLuis-gw5ox

3 жыл бұрын

Well, they allways reference him because he is pretty much a thr modern reference when it comes to creative draftsmanship I guess

@thenaysays

3 жыл бұрын

@@sergnb0 If your long-term goal is to imitate someone else, you will never be yourself, and you will never be happy.

@reese8050

3 жыл бұрын

​@@thenaysays It is not really imitating, there is nothing wrong with having an influence in your art, that is how your "art style" will begin to appear. Studying from other artist's arts can be good but it does not actually completely mean "imitating" them, it is just "studying". And plus I doubt that any aspiring artist here would completely want to imitate them anyways, that is not a true "artist", being an artist is not imitating something, it is more creating than imitating. But, if there is actually an artist here whose goal is to completely imitate someone else then yes that is certainly not a good idea, I recommend you to stop.

This is the most useful art advice I’ve gotten honestly. Many videos talk of the different types of pencils, and others speak of practicing shapes and different types of lines and strokes to repeat. This is the first video I’ve seen to go so in depth as to why the basics are important and how to manipulate them.

Man, this video is exactly what I needed right now. I’m trying to commit to drawing and I find myself trying to rush past the basics and end up frustrated with the results. Im going to slow down and hammer the basics. This video is priceless

@DariceDavisjprocks94

9 ай бұрын

@jescolio Fundamentals make or break the professional. Stan Prokopenko, and Brent Eviston, Udemy -- both of whom are anatomy fiends and portrait artists; and are great teachers -- stress fundamentals. So does the illustrator, Andrew Loomis whose republished book, Fun With Pencils, has gotten me going doing a 1,000 of each level of the shapes and forms that are part of everything in. Nature and the world around us. It's a daily exercise of 15-30 minutes in a scratch book for me. And, I'm seeing development in my art.

"I hope this was at least a bit useful" He is very humble for saying that after this masterclass of a video

11:25 what he said right there is so true.... I'm constantly surprising myself with how much I can draw just because I have some basic understanding of these simple forms, so I can choose what forms to simplify with. When I first started drawing I would have no idea how to even begin tackling a reference. This 6 point system is making a lot of sense to me... I'd love to enrol to his course if I wasn't unemployed 😭👍 Edit: just as I was thinking of KJG, he mentions him 😂 I'm of a similar mind that KJG is more of a master at manipulating forms than technical anatomy. Having said that, he knows a LOT of real anatomy 😂 I watch pretty much all of his streams and he likes to give short lectures at the end.

@ishaartworks

2 жыл бұрын

Who is KJG? can you please mention his full name or channel name 🤔

@angelchen5754

2 жыл бұрын

@@ishaartworks 12:42 he mentions Kim Jung Gi

every once in a while I come back to this video just to internalize this stuff again. I think this is one of those vids every new artist should watch - its super well structured and gives you all the important tools you need to really elevate your shape design. One of the best art tutorials out there imo

This video is genuinely life changing for beginner artists. Thank you so much for sharing this content for free.

this is so goldddddddddddd! As a beginner that is so lost and overwhelmed at fundamentals, this helps me alot! Thanks! :))

see this stuff is what i wanted to learn in art school, its concise, understandable regardless of skill level, and applicable in almost every project

Antonio, this is probably one of the most useful videos I have ever encountered. For years I have been drawing from observing the things around me, photocopying concepts of interest yet never understanding why the studies never translated into a solid foundation of skills that would allow me to let my imagination run away on the page. I wanted to thank you for putting the steps together in order to build on my understanding and finally reach this goal. Thank You!

This is honestly the best art advice I’ve ever gotten, for someone who always struggled with structure and complex angles and poses. Thank you!!

as someone who has always wanted to learn art and struggled transitioning this really open my mind love proko videos the features are very refreshing

@yokokurama5174

3 жыл бұрын

Narutard is a garbage hxh ripoff 😂

@burnt_toast6672

2 жыл бұрын

@@yokokurama5174 what does this Have to with Naruto and Hxh This vid is about Learning art anyways

@luchats

2 жыл бұрын

@@yokokurama5174 yes they are very obvious but I wouldn’t totally call it a rip-off. I think sir kishi would have been sued

I'm only halfway into this and I can say that it's the best 'lecture' on art I heard in a long time. It really hits home for me and I think I'm at the right stage in development to take it in properly. Thank's a lot for this

Great watching a tutorial where the concepts are so deeply understood and not limited to a “how to” list. Brilliant presentation, thank you!

As a student that wanted to learn art, this video gives me the right path that I should take in becoming an artist. Drawing shapes and manipulating it in my own advantage is so new to me yet so important. I never knew that basic shapes in 3d form can be a life saver for me as a young artist. Also, I already learned anatomy even though I don’t know how to draw the simple 3d shapes yet. So my drawings look so disproportional and distorted. Now, I already knew that I am becoming a successful artist because of this video. Thank u so much for doing such an informative video for free!

Excellent lesson! One of the best I've seen. Other lessons I've seen on the subject have been too complicated or too saturated with information that I go away feeling uninspired and overwhelmed. Antonio's steps and to-the-point setup are just what I needed. Thank you!

Started drawing again a couple of days ago. Couldn't understand why nothing is going how i expected and i was searching for tutorials to learn how to draw. This is the most mind opening video i found so far and now i actually know what i have to lern and do. Thank you so much.

i was drawing along as i listened to this video, and something about it just clicked with me in the sketches I was making, it made so much sense. not just drawing simple forms, but WHY i should know how to draw simple forms. Shape manipulation and everything that come with it is one of the most valuable tools I think i've gotten in a while. thank you

Omg this is gold i wanna cry! thank you so much Antonio for your time and your tips and thank you Proko for inviting these amazing artists to help us🙏🏻

I've been involved in several comic art classes from various artists and none of them has ever gone over the idea of making simple boxes interesting. They all covered simple shapes, sure, but then went straight to making a complex drawing out of them. I wasn't as good at complexity as I would like and couldn't figure out why. I drew along with what you were presenting and found it very challenging to replicate some of your simple box manipulations, which tells me I need more practice with simple shapes before moving on to bigger things. Thanks for the great insights!

I'm in that weird stage of going from basics to something much more complex and I always mess this step up. This helped a lot honestly. There's just so much information out there, I never really know what to follow. This broke it down in steps I could understand. I'm really grateful, thank you for this lesson!

The more I learn the more hopeless I get

@KA-ok1jf

10 күн бұрын

Exactly right. Me too

@purplelitsky8797

8 күн бұрын

Same. The first step is already hard af. But we'll get through

@leif1075

7 күн бұрын

​​@@KA-ok1jfwhyL HELP HOW do we make it fun and enjoyable and maybe easier?

@FunnysFailsandScares

3 күн бұрын

In the darkest of times, hope is something you give yourself. That is why they call it inner strength- iroh

@vivwest

3 күн бұрын

REAL

This was brilliant! I'm a high school art teach and got SO many teaching ideas from this and so much advice and wisdom to give my students. Thank you!

Wow. This was a masterclass. Thank you, Proko and thank you, Antonio!

This one video is basically the Illustration I class I never got to take in college

@Dillon964

3 жыл бұрын

College is a joke

@yes-ge4nm

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dillon964 if you want to get consistent commissions and a non freelance job, you need it. Yeah I hate this.

The pointed way you described it and the way your animated sequences supported it just turned on a light for me. I finally understand what other teachers meant, with their boxes and cylinders and I can visualize how I need to out this into practice, so thank you!!

Amazing video with essential information!! This is useful to anyone wanting to learn and advance their skills. Concepts are simple but as stated, often overlooked and SO GOOD!!!Thank you!!

Preach sir. preach. Showing this to my students as so many of them need this and continue to ignore it in my classes! These steps are so empowering for visual creators/communicators.

I was searching for a video like this for sooo long !!!! I trained myself about simple shapes and volumes and i wasn't able to draw more complexe shapes. I realised too that studying the work of artists i like, and understanding why i love their work help me to know what i want to draw, and indirectly what "artstyle" i want. thank you Proko for sharing us great videos like this, and thank you Antonio for this amazing masterclass!!!

Been trying to get back into art, and was watching a lot of "how to draw" videos. This is the first one that I feel has actually taught me something

one of the most clear and concise instructional videos ever

I've been doing client work for years now, designing all kind of things but man.. This tutorial is pure gold! Always happy to learn new things - Thanks a lot! 💪😄

Thank you so much for this video! I've always struggled with figures, I can decently replicate most things put in front of me but drawing from imagination is where I struggle and also most want to improve on, and this made everything click into place like I was missing a puzzle piece before. All the art classes I've ever been in and not once has anyone every broken down manipulating your basic shapes like this

Thank you for this video, I feel like following your advice may help me get out of my current slump. I'm very much at the beginning of my journey into becoming an artist, just been trying to draw something every day for one and a half years or so. I've been drawing the basic shapes and been wondering what comes next, also tried doing more complex stuff like figure drawing, to little success, but this video really helped answer a lot of the questions in my mind. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

This was very very helpful. I don’t know about others but when I get an idea I want to draw it right away and as fast as I can and I worry about complex details before doing simple outlines or shapes first. You did amazing explaining this!

Saving this one. Well thank you for plainly explaining what I was missing in my studies. Cause you're right, I was going straight from simple shapes to only manipulating a bean to complex figures. Thank you!

Excellent commentary on a number of concepts which, as a very new artist, I hadn’t even considered. Eye opening and useful-you obviously have a large toolbox of ideas from which to share-thank you!!👍🏻🥰

This lesson is gold, it's like you filled in all the blanks in Proko's videos, thank you!

He seems like a super expert who knows how to describe things in a way that beginners can understand. This was helpful to me.

I been drawing on and off most my life, somewhere along the line I was told don't copy so I basically used imagination forever lol. This stuff is a huge help! Thanks so much for putting it together ❤️

dude, the contour thing is amazing. in all of the hundreds of tutorials I've seen, I've never seen someone suggest manipulating the shape and building prisms from manipulated shapes.

@ArtWod

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad it's so useful for many people :)

For the first time in my life, this video is only thing that explains me clearly: why learning basic fundamental structure is so tremendously important than learning to any advanced technique but lack of fundamental. Thank you for your insight. This means a lot to me.

this is better then just doing what is told. this is understanding the concept. and so many ppl out there cant do the simplest things without understanding the concept. u made me understand what i wanted to understand!

Thank you for this video. I totally agree about the gap between basics and pro stuff. I never paid enough attention in drawing classes in school, and I never stopped wondering how to level up. It was great to see a possible path to a pro level, laid out so clearly in your lesson. When you see a path, it's so much easier to make steps upon it and actually practice.

Very good explanation for a realistic view of art. If you can't do the basics...thats where you start! So many tutorials out there that get you thinking that's it's so easy to draw anything. Yes some start you that way but your patient time to explain why is so important! Thank you!

Fantastic video. I dont think there is an artist in the world who wouldnt benefit from watching this. From newcomers to veteran professionals. Just great advice. Thanks Antonio and Proko!

What a FANTASTICALLY helpful video. Thank you Antonio for giving me a reality check about what it takes to draw and, especially, draw from imagination (which is what I’d like to do). I thought I could just watch a video and be on my way, but you helped me to appreciate the significant and lengthy process that’s involved. I’m excited to get started with the basics (Structuralisation) and your course sounds like a great one. Grateful. 🙏🏽💛

This is a priceless video, many thanks to Proko Team and Antonio. One thing I like about this channel that I got to know so many amazing artists, like Antonio. Simplifying things can be a challenge, often u king of dragged to the details. Steve Huston talking a lot about simplicity of the shapes. When I just have started drawing, it was difficult for me to manikinize human figure, and I think still it s a challenge for me. Especially with imagining box structers

this is one of the best drawing videos i have ever seen, thanks for bringing it to the channel :3

I'm just starting my path in to drawing and design and this video contains the best advice I could get at this stage! thanks for the time you took to create this content...

So grateful for this video!! Thank you for explaining the steps and concepts so clearly. Simple yet profound advices!

I feel like i just found the holy grail or something like that, this is literally a summarized version of what i've been trying to practice and understand for a long time now, i'm going to use this as reference every time i am Lost from now on, thank you very much for such an amazing colab and mini class

Thank you, Antonio! Very instructive! What a gift!

Very useful lesson. I've been drawing and painting for past years but somehow in the last few days I feel like something clicked in my brain and FINALLY understood what structure is and why It's important.

Wow. I've known for many years about volumes, but throughout ao much art education I've never once seen this taught. This is incredible and so helpful. Guess it's back to the basics for me!

What I learned is simplicity goes a long way to make something look complex. Thanks so much for this video :)

A really educating video for beginners. It's really important to know the basics rather than jumping on to imitating another artworks. Nice one!!

the contour manipulation section blew my mind, I never thought of it that way and it is so easy to grasp! thank you a lot for this video, it's very beginner friendly!

One of the best videos I have ever seen on youtube about art, That is real good advice. I come back to watch it weekly

I learned the basics and immediately jumped to an anatomy book without ever mastering figure drawing and fundamentals. I don't regret it since in a sense I've been able to train my eye to easily identify and correlate the negative and positive spaces of a drawing. But I love the idea that to be a better artist after practicing for about 4 years straight every day I have to go back to the basics... 😁

Very eye opening, I was very much aware of breaking down subjects into basic shapes but the idea of learning to manipulate them and their contours really made things click. I was definitely the type to brute force a sketch using references so I do gotta unlearn some bad habits first but I feel like I'm finally starting to get it now

@savesoil3133

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Have you heard of the #ConsciousPlanet movement? You might be interested

You just opened my mind about how to draw work, how some artists make some structural i never seen before. Even though I looked at the tutorial on how to make it, they only tell you to make a shape like they do, but never explain why we make a shape like that. This is what I'm looking for to improve my skills. Thank you very much. I hope good fortune is always upon you.

You are by far the best ART/Drawing educator! So clear & interesting.....thanks Sir!

One of the best drawing videos on KZread! Clearly crystalizes many different styles and techniques into these principles. Definitely going to refer to this again and again!

@ArtWod

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Thank you! :)

This is the video guide I have been missing as a self-learner. Thanks Proko!

You've really helped me, ive been in an art block bad and I needed a way to try and get my art back on track as the cause of the art block was feeling terrible about my lack of understanding of anatomy and manipulation of a pose or shape. Really, thankyou, you're the first good tutorial ive come across

Basically, all of the information i already mostly knew. But the way you explain and present it completely changed my perspective of how I perceive this information: Thank you so much for this. I was sketching while listening/watching and I can already see improvements. Wow!

I really loved this video. I've been tampering with 3D modelling for the past years, but it never ocurred to me to apply those principlesd to 2D drawing. And it makes so much sense! Thank you so much, Antonio, and Proko, for bringing him to your channel. It opened my mind to a lot of possibilities!

Me after watching this video: I wanna draw boxes! It sounds so simple to draw boxes but it is where we master simple/small things into complex/big things that is not imaginable 🙏 thankyou Proko!

Best art video ever , As a beginner i always use to jump to make complex drawings and got demotivated when i couldn't make them but i now i will focus more on shapes and manuplation so i can make better drawings

this concept right here is exactly why i tell ppl i can draw but i can’t actually draw fr i can draw anything by looking at it, but the foundations for drawing from imagination… i skipped those cause i thought it was boring now i’ll go through the boredom so i can actually transfer my imagination to the page without wanting to fight the end result

Hello Antonio, oh my goodness this was by far one of the best art advices I have come across ever. It really might just turn things around for a beginner like me, who has been a bigginer forever 🙄 Thanks one again for this valuable gem ❤️😊 Cheers!

@ArtWod

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Thanks! Happy to see so many people find it useful :)

THIS! Exactly what is not being explained in every other tutorial! Thank you so much for giving such a good road map for sequential steps in the learning process!!!

@ArtWod

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Thank you!

Promo continues to deliver genuinely helpful education! Antonio is able to explain these ideas simply and clearly enough to give a huge boost to anyone studying representative art. Such good content! Thank you!