Drawing Perspective EASIER

Perspective suuucks. But we can start with something simple, turn it into a box, and establish your perspective more easily!
Give this exercise a try!

[@eddysgaming9868]

"Turn blobs into boxes." Simplifying issues I've had with perspective. Good tip.

[@JezzyCrazyTV]

😂

[@DuolingoWrath]

Mhm.

[@liathedigger]

I always draw using blobs! c: Its soo good to see you talking about my style of sketching and adding a bit more of theory to it ^-^

[@ProkoTV]

Blobs are great! Glad they have a place in your art :D

[@liathedigger]

@@ProkoTV yeah they're! Recently was trying to force me a little bit to draw more using cubes >instead< of blobs, but it's even reassuring to know they can be used together, I just needed to know how ^^ Thank you for the amazing videos

[@Telkkinzz]

I do the same it’s the way I always get my perspectives I’m so glad I started doing it makes the boxes not feel stiff to me when creating bodies😭

[@blobthecreator8464]

​@@ProkoTVI know I am great 😅 No need to rub it in

[@ProkoTV]

@@Telkkinzz Did a deep dive to find this comment to reply to, huh? lol

[@pampamtamtam4001]

As soon as a bit of intuitive perspective is built art became 200x more fun for me.

[@KonataKick]

This... This is probably the most useful advice I'd gotten so far. Tried it, and it works like a charm.

[@CasperdaGreat]

THIS IS WHAT I’VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE BUT I HAVEN’T SEEN ANYBODY ELSE SAY IT, THANK YOU!!!

[@Unimportant]

This is way more intuitive (and more enjoyable) for me than trying to keep track of a spiderweb of perspective lines. There is of course a time and place for proper construction theory, but this approach is very liberating.

[@SofiaMonteirocontent]

Turning theory into intuition. What an incredibly helpful advice. Thank you! 😃❤

[@InueShizaki]

Ah yes now I know how to draw an Onyx from Pokemon

[@bigverybigveryverybigveryv9829]

I go from blobs straight to anatomy, and I wish I did it from the beginning. I just can't get boxes.

[@tegathemenace]

You need to. To even make the anatomy look proportional in different angles. You also might need to draw a scenery, room or building behind your subject

[@catblue4690]

“And that you can attribute directly to me. You are welcome.” IM FUCKING CACKLING

[@EngineerMonkey-zp3yj]

We're really... thinking outside the box with this, aren't we?

[@ericfieldman]

I think it's great to address various techniques at different levels of specificity. Proko has some great anatomy courses, but some of it is so detailed and pertains a lot to life drawing and painting where all the focus has to be in one picture. It's easy for me to get in my own head about it when I use drawing mostly for scrapbooking ideas just enough for me to get them on revision, and animation, where the effort should usually be divided differently. I assume Stan would agree it's more important to enjoy the process and be a little fluid with gradual progression on the side than to be really strict and put technical accuracies before the fun of it

[@RitsuSakuma69]

*The scream sound effect lmao 😭*

[@HilalTutdu-sf5wx]

I think that art classes at school need to tell that way more earlier the kids, I knew this method way longer but the kids in my class didn't know this method (P.S. they need to watch u more often)(;

[@wisgarus]

I feel like its a very good approach both for construction and for development of line prowess. I am working on both and I find doing things this way or similarly is far more efficient than my old bad habbit of trying to just mindlessly trying to go around the silhouette of every thing from the start xd

[@dunkawunka2278]

I got it!!! It finally clicked!!! I can literaly draw anything at any angle now thank you so much

[@meikoluvv]

The scream 😹

[@Ivans650]

Finally, someone with actual advice! I always drew blobs but went straight to drawing full bodies from that point, this really helps thank you!

[@lina9535]

I usually use cirlces (or blobs), even when I picture other shapes (I'm that classic "everything can be put in a circle, triangle, rectangle, and square" kind of person). Say I draw the head of a horse, I start with a big and small circle, triangles for the ears, kind of a triangle to make the head connect (the 2 circles, the smaller being the muzzle), then the small circle becomes a box, and finishing with another triangle for the neck.

[@GeoGamerArtistVlogger]

This makes so much sense and I'm so mad I never heard of it earlier. This gave my perspective drawings an IMMEDIATE boost. Thank you so much.

[@DolaanDongak-od9xw]

It feels like he never missed geometry class. 😂

[@unripetheberrby6283]

Thank you! Sometimes I have a hard time drawing the boxes for bodies

[@Goga-vg3ur]

Lol this is literally what I do! Perspective is just much more manageable like this, great tip!

[@ChaosNe0]

I find it very hard to identify position, orientation and size of ellipsoids called "blobs" in space, but using them as a stepping stone for blocks might just work.

[@_HarryDoesStuff]

Cool tutorial! 😀

[@novarayne9388]

this is the BEST tutorial of angles that i've ever seen, thank you so much

[@RoseDye9031]

No matter what I do with my bodies and poses it always turn out horrible🥲

[@cjanimationsph]

That goofy ahh scream made me think it was the sonic.exe scream for a moment

[@MasterCorneilous]

Easier said then done.

[@catblue4690]

“Must hand in their man card” I CABT 😂

[@davidwolf8848]

Commenting to come back later

[@Quiescere0]

How interesting it is to develop techniques by myself to draw better just to discover someone else already knows

[@DylanMitchell-ws6ej]

Amazing vid as always proko 👌

[@user-jg6po4wc1j]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@M4RK-]

Remember that nothing in the body looks like a box. You can use this as your guideline for perspectives, but i recommend drawing shapes that actually look like the body part youre trying to draw for your guidelines

[@femo3336]

This might bé crazy enough to work actually

[@crunchycrispychip3266]

I've been drawing my whole life and i just now see this lol

[@seleste_studio]

OMG YOU'RE THE BEST YOU CHANGEE MY LIFE

[@ThatSanddude]

I'll keep that in check thanks for the heads up

[@JabubMontoya]

Most tutorials be like, spend 100 years training in a cave to become master. But this is way better of approaching

[@lukeb5372]

Is there a more indepth tutorial on this specific way of drawing in perspective? This always troubles me

[@ProkoTV]

We're covering perspective on our Drawing Basics lessons on the channel right now. There's a whole playlist of lessons from that course for you to check out. But you can start with the longer video this is from, linked under the title of this short.

[@goddessdeedeebubblesofimag7789]

Pro tip: leave it all _as blocks_ throughout to draw Minecraft people

[@ougazu32]

Good tips, it's actually a lot easier

[@tiannayoung1141]

#coolart

[@williammack6083]

I'll definitely try this method. I usually start with a stick man and build the body out.

[@ivangameman]

Я рисую сразу со всеми деталями и никогда не использовал наброски для понятия перспективы и форм объектов. Чисто как принтер на бумаге воспроизвожу)))

[@ufcfighterchic1]

My still tryna make that perfect circle while everyone else is on the last few steps 😂😂😂

[@Poison-Nightshade]

THANK. YOU. OH MY GOD!

[@KotaTheWulf]

Or circles, ovals and lines...😅

[@Jereba_1]

Obrigado! Eu estava precisando disso 😅 +1 seguidor.

[@MrAstarcius-Chan]

damn that is so useful

[@justeliott3108]

Thank you

[@teraspeXt]

oh!! i already do something kinda like this !!!!

[@JelliBee-xh4ql]

HOLY SHIT THERE IS A GOD

[@Ecoryzer]

Who needs funni shapes when you can cry instead

[@ExteelPaprika]

That Woooooooowww sound tho

[@noobycreeper9075]

I do this alot

[@affanhocaoglu7835]

İ needed this thanks

[@abdulsomad-ii5vg]

Cool❤

[@DuolingoWrath]

Interesting.

[@honketyhonk8414]

Now this i can get behind 😈 (im bad at drawing cubes 😭)

[@Paralelartist]

Fantastic 😍

[@dappy9988]

Cool. Know make a tutorial on how to draw @carterpcs doing the thug shake.

[@rafaelmarcos9733]

My struggle is to mantain the proportions of the head after converting a blob to loomis head.

[@artdesigningstudio3627]

Nice

[@Killbayne]

idk for me this just feels like "how to draw an owl: step 1, draw a circle, step 2, draw the rest of the owl"

[@ProkoTV]

This gives you steps to help break that first circle down, switching it into some comprehensible invented perspective and never draws that magically completed owl.. Hopefully, it can click for you with time!

[@Killbayne]

@@ProkoTV oh my bad I didn't think you'd reply 😭 it definitely made more sense when I watched it again, im just still quite new and practicing basic anatomy so im getting muscle memory with the shape and proportion of different body parts and sections thank uuuuu im sure it will just gonna take some timeeee and practiceee have a nice dayyyy 🙏🙏

[@ProkoTV]

@@Killbayne Good luck with your art journey!

[@shuvoDhar.5537]

❤❤❤

[@xtroyr_5747]

Im sure this requires skill levels that most newbies aint able to do. Even the ones that can draw a decent body

[@HiHi-oc3gh]

This is something you can start to do after you become semi-comfortable with perspective. He mentions this in his longer video which this short comes from. Study perspective and then go to this

[@shuckieddarns]

Bro is squaring the circle

[@TakonoichiTako]

W content

[@feno8104]

All these blobs make a box, all these blobs make a box, all these blobs make a box...

[@mfaos]

Shocked Pikachu face :O

[@user-ss7nl9qj1t]

❤

[@gabrielvital1429]

Tem que ter uma base pra caixa pra servir de base pro desenho final, que loucura

[@landonhagan450]

I'm confused. How do you know what shape to make the blob if you don't understand its perspective shape? Isn't the whole point of drawing boxes to do this the other way around?

[@ProkoTV]

Many people have a hard time placing the box. Starting with a general blob and reversing from that is a good technique for those people. They can envision an overall mass and once it's laid in, they can make that into a box. Not every technique is right for everyone. Different options exist because of the myriad ways people and their brains work.

[@Baruch-c3e]

👑JESUS IS LORD👑🙏 AND ♥️LOVES♥️ YOU ↩️REPENT↩️ AND BELIEVE IN THE ✝️GOSPEL✝️

[@cheesecake.commenter]

Why is no one talking about how he added a box/blob where the butt is 💀

[@NtobekoLushozi]

🎉

[@rickraydubs]

I just use the blobs

[@_RedRightHand_]

I don't even draw, why am I here?

[@sum8601]

but how you draw a blob tho??

[@user-zc2ud5wu4f]

I acciddently discover this techinque but still, as a amatuer, my drawing is still bad

[@skyhavender]

Hey Stan. I have a question. If i want to learn how to design and make cool looking characters, dynamic posing, all that stuff. What should i focus on as a beginner? I have a mentor. He just tells me to focus on cubes and perspective. And not to diviate from that. Is this the right way? Or do i need gesture drawing in the mix? Or anything else? Thx.

[@ProkoTV]

Yep! they're giving you a great starting point. that's how you develop the core understanding to invent from your imagination. It may feel like you're doing things that are less fulfilling than drawing cool costumes and characters with interesting stories. But that stuff is KEY to develop early on. That way, you can just draw without having to think about perspective and turning forms consciously. If you need reinforcing of that idea being important, here's a video on our channel where Antonio breaks down how primitive shapes are useful for everything: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIXCXnefdt-MeMU As a side note, trust your mentor. You asked them to help you for a reason. Respect and trust in that relationship is important or you won't gain anything from the knowledge they have that you want. We're here for questions but trust what they say too!

[@Zeb__plays]

Why do you use a red pencil

[@miwiarts]

So suddenly boxes aren't good enough?

[@crystalwolf4525]

BLOB SUPREMACY!!!!!

[@user-TheVirus_Offical]

Who else saw Animdude at the beginning?

[@kshroom]

Is that scott cawthon????

[@vasantsalame6243]

Bro how to draw character with background ❤❤❤

[@ErenLovesFlowers-zs2ok]

Me who freehands everything: 👁👄👁 (Look my art is hella simple.)

[@tiannayoung1141]

#sorryforthelastone

[@Midori_No_Kaizoku_3]

The box part is something Sam (SamDoesArts) would not recommend

[@poyoooooooooooooo]

B L O B

[@monkiofwisdoms6216]

Chamil the blob gazif

[@HeroPays]

When did Jesse Pinkman started drawing?

[@CyberSpace_Studios]

This or the *PILLOW CASE METHOD*

[@thenewrobin1913]

Is that a color lead holder, wow

[@ProkoTV]

Yep! They're NicPro color refills in there

[@thenewrobin1913]

@@ProkoTV damn, I’m adding that to my shopping list

[@HiHi-oc3gh]

Are coloured lead holders different to normal lead holders?

[@ProkoTV]

@@HiHi-oc3gh Nope! The only thing different here is that the refill put into it was red, versus regular graphite.

[@widishaagarwalla2193]

How do you draw figure so easily 😭

[@ProkoTV]

Just some practice! We've got videos about it here on the channel if you want some study material.

[@wisgarus]

Am I the only one who cant stop seeing a closed eye with a loong eyelash and a mouth on the head?

[@shuckieddarns]

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