Draw ANY Pose From ANY Angle

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Struggling with drawing dynamic figures? This is part 1 of a 2-part series where I unravel the "secret sauce" to capturing any pose, from any angle…Rhythms. Inspired by my journey from failed CalArts applications to teaching at Pixar, this episode dives into mastering the rhythms of the head, neck, and torso.
I'll teach you how to start your sketches and make every part of the body feel connected. We’ll focus on visual alignments and flow between the forms, helping you move beyond disjointed and stiff figure drawings.
Check back next week for Part 2 - I’ll cover the rhythms of the arms and legs!
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Rhythms
01:32 - Head, Neck, & Shoulders
07:00 - Torso
11:54 - Back
14:43 - Outro
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Instructional How to Draw videos for artists. My drawing lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high-quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching.
CREDITS:
Artist | Instructor - Stan Prokopenko (www.stanprokopenko.com)
Producer - Stan Prokopenko, Sean Ramsey (www.peoplewhodrawstuff.com)
Production Assistance - Hongju Lim, Stephen Clark (www.peppermintgentleman.com), Sean Ramsey
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Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra
Additional music by Epidemic Sound

[@ProkoTV]

Check out part 2 where l cover the rhythms of the arms and legs! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKq9ioeMo5Wtj7c

[@mahnoorsheikh2520]

desperately waiting and thank you so much for this, this video is a life saver!

[@Artstyalfie]

Can you teach me anatomy and if you have a vid on that tell me what one

[@socratesthecabdriver]

I was having problems following it because my mind was preoccupied, definitely watching a second time, don't think I seen you do this type of line and then work out which side landed where and, something like Loomis for heads, I mean I seen you do lines in a million ways, but is there a end to yours? Really, what does Marshall have to say about that? 😆 much love and thanks for everything all of you do.

[@ProkoTV]

@@ArtstyalfieYou can find a whole playlist of our anatomy videos here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnXKqoSgg6uJh80&ab_channel=Proko

[@Artstyalfie]

@@ProkoTV thx

[@garimabisoi2890]

I love how you are not only always evolving as an artist, but also as an instructor. This was great! Thank you, Proko.

[@beans9288]

I absolutely love the way you demonstrate it with yourself, it’s so so much better than just being told - really helps to properly understand the forms. Thank you for making great lessons!!

[@ProkoTV]

Glad it helps!

[@XelloJello]

I've been figure drawing for roughly 5 years but its always good to go back to the basics to avoid getting caught up in anatomical details, resulting in a stiff drawing. When you talked about choosing the "longer" side of the neck I was like "this guy is a great teacher. that establishes asymmetry for dynamism and also blocks in the sternocleidomastoid muscle." Keep up the great work, Proko.

[@safegourd]

I’ve been so frustrated with my figure/gesture drawings lately. This is inspiring me to pull out my newsprint pad and get back to the basics! Your channel is a lifesaver for those of us who can’t afford art school.

[@zoesunnysandell8346]

As a 3D animation student- this video was extremely helpful. As you know, part of the animation process is planning with simplified gesture drawings- I definitely will use this as a guide. Thank you so much.

[@grisheexi7219]

how did I not discover this channel sooner this is soooo good 😭😭

[@jimjr7789]

I was strugling with poses,proko always comming in clutch!

[@ProkoTV]

Nice! Hope this helps!

[@Og_Mandingo]

You have taught me so much in the few months I’ve been watching your videos you also introduced me to Jeff Watts. I’ve become twice as good at sketching in the last five or six months than in the 30 years I spent drawing with no understanding of what I was doing. Watching you guys videos is 100% the cause. I wish I had the money for your online classes but it’s not in the cards for me at this point in time. But I just want to say you have changed my life with your videos and I appreciate it so much. Thank you 🙏🏾

[@ProkoTV]

thanks for letting us be a part of your art journey! It's always so good to hear about people who get something from our videos.

[@soultroll1]

Occasionally I see the random discouraging word from viewers and wonder if they, like me are in the Trades and just having a bad day. I am a 30-year veteran Production Artist- studios Include SEGA, SONY, Disney, Nickelodeon, Apple, Discovery Kids etc. and I can say with confidence that every single one of us needs a 'refresher' like these videos. Not always been a fan of Proko, but the content I have seen is solid and not lazy. I would advise anyone trying to 'break in' to pay attention here- you don't always need to start from scratch and these lessons provide you with time-saving lessons discovered long ago and reinforced by pros in practice. Engineers, while having an education steeped in fundamental physical sciences, don't try to re-write the paws of physics. Instead they take the current science, methods and tech and use it for invention and production. Keep going!

[@MisF1998]

I may do anime style but your videos helped me alot especially anatomy. The bean method made me improve exponentially. Someone told me I have a "semi realistic " style and I took that as a compliment.

[@dlear85]

im 40 and have just started drawing to enjoy with my son, but obviously im 40 so i got a nice drawing tablet etc and loads of good pencils and equipment! these videos will stop me wasting all that money!.... i hope :P

[@thesolarchive]

This is absolutelyyyyy perfect, I've been really struggling with my gesture drawings so this is dynamite.

[@gottliebwurst]

Thank you so much for all your work, you are a huge inspiration!!! ❤

[@ProkoTV]

Thank you so much!

[@solitude6107]

Fact : Not even one bad video in this channel 🤌

[@ProkoTV]

D'aww! Thanks!

[@Seventhstager]

in depth and educational. very helpful!

[@cosmix1891]

This is what I’ve been waiting for my entire career of being a artist learning anatomy thank you so much

[@ratchetandchank8648]

Same

[@ProkoTV]

Glad it helps!

[@paxonite-7bd5]

​@@ProkoTVi think you can make a few more classes for this chapter.

[@ComunidadSE]

Glad to see this explanation! It's very useful and helps understand gesture waaaaay better than other videos I've seen out there. Excellent as usual!

[@Woak.1]

Super informative! I love how you set the flow and motion with just a single line

[@TheMightyPika]

This was so good!!! Your channel has been such a confidence boost!!!

[@punpudle8865]

Wow, this opened my mind in many ways, that tip where you take in consideration how the lines from each muscle can intersect made me view things different and in a more artistic way ❤ tysm!

[@disonalvan]

Thank you for this video, it's very clarifying! In these weird times beginners need every help and incentive possible to keep going, and i'm glad to have your content as a resource i keep going back to :)

[@theleechqueen]

Oh boy, I've been waiting for this for a long time! Thank you for releasing this content

[@honey.r0se390]

This was extremely helpful! I’ve always struggled with stiff figures and have been trying to learn how to loosen up and just let the figure flow.

[@CorralSummer]

Really good video. Often I see when talking about gesture people always mention "rhythm" but rarely do they actually explain what that is. I myself already draw this way but I've struggled to explain it to people who don't understand. When I think of "great art instructors" videos like this one are why you're at the top of the list.

[@ProkoTV]

Thanks!

[@sandwich3044]

I love this, your work is such an inspiration! Thank you for sharing so so so much information to us all!

[@rustythoughts]

Thanks! This is the right lesson at the right time for me. I can immediately see how this is going to help me solve problems in the figure sketches that I'm doing at the moment. And such a sharp focused presentation of a concept; in parallel to the budding artist, the teacher in me is taking away a different set of notes.

[@Sleep1ng_Panda]

This is a summary of what i took from this video in case anyone needs it^^ Rhythm How different body parts will connect - to find portions - eg. Hip actually curves into the neck in this pose Find the end point before creating the curve line (idk what that line is called line of action?) Make sure your curves are accurate - dont just draw them actually look at the subject

[@HelioMorenoMarquez]

Proko, you just make may day. !Gracias, maestro!

[@blakesample9522]

literally saw instant improvement in my drawings, thank you.

[@ProkoTV]

Way to go!

[@AS-fu1kd]

Top tier lesson. Thank you.

[@artadvance7234]

love the videos the way you explain demonstrate on yourself, the examples and the cherry on top: the humor, makes everything fun. nice nice videos

[@queeneywarren9474]

This looks great thank you

[@Caramel_Candy123]

This is sooo helpful and it's very well explained!

[@verdiernoyama9681]

I love the way the drawing of each body part is broken down. I think it's a pity that the Figure drawing course doesn't have the same explanations for the gesture drawing part

[@MiniRoehAngelMiguel]

The explanations are so clear.. New sub!!

[@ProkoTV]

Welcome to the channel!

[@amaris3767]

Thank you for these awesome drawing lessons. I've learned so much from your channel!

[@user-lq5gb7rg1w]

Feel like this will help my gesture drawings a lot, big ty

[@naleneart8514]

Thank you for the vid Proko!

[@nori2598]

You're the best drawing teacher online proko and I want to thank you for that.

[@_SSJGohan]

I'm waiting for long for video like this thanks ❤

[@fancyfilly8]

This is really helpful. Thank you!

[@thorneblackwood3834]

Grand master proko, thank you for your vídeos.

[@loading...9377]

this was such a fun video thanks

[@GRAF11113]

Thank you for this video! 😍

[@jujubear9909]

Tried it out with a few poses for some characters I'm designing and I'm coming up with better poses than I did just trying to copy shape-for-shape in my references before. Gonna spend the rest of next year practicing this, it will be useful for animation as well I suppose since I am very interested in trying that too.

[@georghasenohrl2311]

Thats so cool explained. Thank you 🙂

[@raphaelcesco_art]

This is a beast of an episode. It has a lot of gems in it, thanks a lot Stan & team. 🙏

[@MrAnperm]

Awesome. I just received a figure drawing book yesterday, and now this pops up. Thanks, Stan.

[@yensid4294]

Niiiice. When I was taking figure classes for animation way back in the dark ages my instructors called it "drawing through" Later when I took classical fine art figure drawing courses I found I never lost that gestural quality ( over a long pose the model's posture will change so it's good to get that gesture quickly) Love your videos 👍

[@kucingslark6590]

Thanks proko

[@moatazmostafa5709]

Simple Yet Effective !!

[@user-wq9oy7hx6z]

Very helpful. Thank you very much!

[@feelartt3]

thanks for the tutorial. love u

[@shaju0469]

Thank you proko sir❤

[@jasonamigo023]

Wow...here I was stumped for the last 30 mins thinking of poses for piece I'm doing. Then this gets posted.

[@ProkoTV]

KZbin told us you needed a video so we whipped one up!

[@jasonamigo023]

@@ProkoTV A reply from the man himself! The algorithm game of this channel is strong! Haha

[@karlamichelle4946]

thank you so much pork for explaining this I was having a hard time understanding this topic but now thanks to you im feeling more confident

[@lulboiking5806]

Thanks for the great video as always!!😊😊

[@Runn1ngFree]

Fantastic😀 Thank you!

[@amyzhu5187]

Thank you so much, as an art of mainly landscape paintings, I don’t normally draw people in my landscapes. I normally do plants and buildings. So when it comes to drawing people I struggle. I have been only practicing for 2 days and I am improving (from my very first one no knowledge).

[@SikandarKashfi]

Thanks Stan. It's really helpful ❤😊

[@TimBurtonsSkeleton]

Thanks man you help more people then you realize 🖤

[@Streetcat1988]

Really thank you teacher🥺🩷

[@Brice23]

Superb guide

[@aegis2393]

Finally I understand gesture drawing! Thank you.

[@LouieRaphaelExtravaganza]

Proko you will always be the best teacher

[@thedrDraw]

Great video, Stan. Something you do in a second is explained all the way through

[@procopio3274]

Thank you for this.

[@salmonidos]

Thank you so much for this!!! I think it's the most useful video I've ever watched for understanding how to capture movement and not get caught up in details. I do have a hard time with gesture and figure drawing, and as an aspiring animator this made me think in a very different way. The point about searching for connections is just fantastic!

[@ProkoTV]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sophiayl.181]

Thank you so much 🙏🏻 you always make me want to learn ❤

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your content make me improve so much, thank you!!1

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I LOVE YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH😩😩

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Thanks from the Philippines ❤

[@chamomile08]

Thank you so much for your videos Proko!! 9:28

[@ozzyvalentines8264]

omg this is literally the most helpful figure drawing video ive ever watched

[@susanstern6303]

You’re fantastic!

[@rexytomatoogirl2880]

Thanks for the helppp

[@meljeff6515]

this single video will have a huge impact on how i approach gesture drawing from now on

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You just make me feel motivated

[@Artxstly]

Thanks a lot!

[@AyaSmith]

This is awesome 😊❤

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good stuff! definitely a video i appreciate

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This is a gem for me

[@GoemonLovesFujiko]

I think you just broke me out of a 20 year mental block.. thank you!!

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This is gold

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Great video!

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I really need this

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Thank you very much

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Very helpful❤❤❤❤

[@kienpham6888]

a good video as always

[@kunalsomkuwar9366]

Thank you proko, I would like to see doing quick stech drawing marathon.

[@artpromoter7614]

Extremely exited to learn from next video how to draw hands and legs in rhythm thanks a lllllllooottttt #from_India❤

[@claudianunez465]

Great video 😊

[@17th_Colossus]

Very helpful! Really looking forward to arms specifically, as I have the most trouble with those.

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Love you brother

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I gotta point out: that must be incredible to have an invitation to teach at a place you wear once denied to work at like happend to Stan. That must be an incredible satisfaction :3

[@markr.katzman3743]

Excellent...many thanks...great points!

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Thanks 👍

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that's the best drawing Chanel