Fix Your Boring Flat Drawings with Depth Tricks

[@ProkoTV]

Check out the rest of David Finch’s comic course - www.proko.com/comicpage

[@LearnComicsWithPancake]

I'm a simple lady - I see David Finch releases a video - I click!

[@risaalshaan]

Actually Proko released it, Simple Lady..

[@jesulani9548]

I'm a simple guy, I do the same!

[@MashTayto]

@@risaalshaansemantics bro

[@sageart4771]

A woman of culture I see 🤝🏾

[@clauss6190]

A woman being simple? i don't think so 😅😂

[@hanzflackshnack1158]

Finch is so mastered at character illustration it's easy to forget he's equally skilled with composition. That frame is absolutely full of clutter and still every element serves the visual flow perfectly. Awesome to watch

[@ninja_tony]

Totally agreed. I’ve loved Finch since the 90’s, because his work is always so detailed, but it’s not just a case of throwing lines at the paper for the sake of it (like some other popular artists from that era that went overboard on details lol). He’s so good at packing a scene with detail and energy, without it ever feeling like too much.

[@luvkayakn]

David Finch is a master in comic arts and so generous in sharing the tips and tricks of his craft ❤️

[@ghdelao]

david finch's line quality is insane

[@wydua2049]

This is gonna be a bit off topic. But watching few videos on this channel i discovered kinda cool way of learning when you can see reference on screen and then the artist disects it. It is good to draw from the reference and then draw ffrom reference to the side, but follow the artist. This way you can see your mistakes super well and can improve a lot. I kinda use this method to improve my gesture drawing abilities and i have literally seen improvement in the matter of few days.

[@wydua2049]

To anyone. Improvement does not mean i am already perfect oh no no. But it already was visible enough to give that boost of "woah i am going to make it"

[@HvitUlf]

My favorite artist doing a tutorial video, on a channel thats been helping me solidify my fundamentals and push my art to the next level. I've never clicked on a video faster.

[@ProkoTV]

David is great! We loved working with him on his comics course. He's a good educator and it's one of the most common comments we get about it.

[@MichaeltjeVu]

@@ProkoTV Would love to see you do a drawing livestream with David Finch again! c:

[@jerroldhewson3600]

YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WITH A DAVID FINCH TUTORIAL!!!

[@ProkoTV]

WE AGREE

[@alphinart]

Great to see the master doing a panel and teaching us all the little compositional tips and tricks! Thanks Dave!

[@monke811]

Great video david, watched it three times already and shown it to my kids.

[@ProkoTV]

Thank you for using your time travelling powers to reach the youths how to make comics!

[@samankucher5117]

he did that very well. he used perspective and objects size and line weight and shadows and light to make that image.

[@JeffreySalazar-dr3ex]

David is very good at explaining.thanks 🎉 great video,

[@ramseyVScomics]

David's eye for layout, rendering and shadows is absolutely amazing!

[@darklordsoma]

This is a great tutorial! I will use these methods for a story I'm gonna make.

[@ProkoTV]

If you share that story online, give us a tag! We'd love to see it.

[@gabrielhawk]

tysm for another great lesson ❤

[@skratchforce9785]

Wooooo Dave Finch!!!!! Thanks proko. That means hes got a full vid on his account

[@ProkoTV]

There's a longer lesson this is from, but that's part of his Proko course, not on his KZbin channel or anything. www.proko.com/comicpage

[@skratchforce9785]

@@ProkoTVnooooooooo!! Thanks any way!

[@gamerking7658]

Just I am thinking about you and you have posted again😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. God bless 🙏

[@user-bi5xm1ud4p]

Controlling the composition with lights and shading is a nice method. Personally I use dynamic lines, thin amd thick, medium and other sometimes 3 line types with one stroke to make the background lighter and front darker or lower parts of the page darker and upper part lighter, it looks intresting together with shading.

[@MarcHendry]

how did you know my drawings were boring and flat?

[@ProkoTV]

We heard from your friends. They know you can make even better art so they reached out to us so we can help you 😉

[@leafyherb-music313]

Right...

[@KarmasAbutch]

@@ProkoTV😂🎉

[@aimeefritz9186]

The line weight process is genius! Great advice

[@Jay-ql4gp]

I always have time for David Finch.

[@baies9407]

Wow ! I'm so impressed ! 🤩 This composition is really good. Thank you for sharing some of your skills

[@ricardolabate4984]

I learn so much just by watching a pro artist in action. Thank you for sharing!

[@LUCYLAISABRUNI]

Thank you David for sharing your drawing tips. You're the best!😊❤

[@user-pt7qv9ir8x]

nice to see David active on Proko :)

[@ProkoTV]

We have several free lessons from him on the channel. They come from his course he did with us and are all exactly as awesome as you expect from David www.proko.com/comicpage

[@user-pt7qv9ir8x]

@@ProkoTV yeah, I'm already learning slowly but steady from his comic page course on your site :)

[@andrewalvarez7389]

This is gold, Thank you!

[@CrookDanny]

Thanks for another great lesson, these make the craft so much more approachable and way less overwhelming!

[@rec.artanddata]

This is beautiful pencilling, David. Really shows your talent.

[@CreativePhenomenonArt]

Love David. Amazing artist and person. And so very generous with his time and resources. Thank you sir✌🏼💕

[@sadrecliner7201]

David finch is one of my favorite comic book artists. Proko could you maybe get a storyboard artist in there eventually? I want to become a storyboard or comic book artist when I grow up!

[@ProkoTV]

We've had a few story board artists on the channel: Rembert Montald, David Colman and more. Rembert storyboards for games and David works in film like storyboarding the recent film Rendield. They just usually end up talking about composition, ideation or other topics because a comprehensive class on storyboarding is a little more job specific than our videos normally are. Our lessons on comic composition from David and our Marvel course here on KZbin will be applicable to that, though! Here's Rembert breaking down a scene as a storyboard artist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnKphWuBiMuNqbssi=1hYYvTK59HmDPjDg

[@sadrecliner7201]

@@ProkoTV I had no idea thanks!

[@17th_Colossus]

Definitely gonna watch this video a few more times to hammer home all this knowledge.

[@user-ht2fg3bz2f]

awesome drawing and great advice ✌🏼

[@roxyschannel9900]

Those rats are so cute :>

[@alexandredesouza3692]

Man! You make it look SO easy!

[@nana.naghmana9]

Wow... very nice. I do it in a different way, getting almost same result. Lovely vedio ❤❤❤

[@DippedInInk]

Art 101: U know you’re an amazing artist when your sketch speaks volumes.

[@rinjinnoko]

Even that one panel, I could never :')

[@ProkoTV]

Can't yet* We believe in you!

[@3polygons]

That panel rox

[@Mohamedsherif159]

your account is really very helpful❤❤❤

[@ProkoTV]

Thanks!

[@edmundobaca3498]

Amazing video

[@lautaroasis60]

Thanks for everything, could you show how to intentionally draw out of focus? As if replicating a camera lense? Theres an effect I noticed similar to it in Goodbye Eri and wanted to know if there are more ways you guys know on how to do similar things

[@ChaunceyBlakey]

Awesome & knowledgeable video!

[@nailbomb420]

Jump up jump up and get down!

[@KillerTacos54]

Amazing

[@otherminds13]

Dave rocks

[@artshurin]

super nice video :3 godlike skill :'3

[@zif-nahb]

Everyone whorships the old oilpaint masters for composition and light. But i bet none of these masters could draw like this. What an absolute talent this guy.😊

[@IspyOnyou027]

Proko could you make more videos about drawing rythyms figure drawing and that type of staff.

[@ProkoTV]

We have! Here's a video on rhythms: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKq9ioeMo5Wtj7c And here's a playlist of episodes from out gesture drawing class: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWWrg2hvrquNbbs

[@IspyOnyou027]

@@ProkoTV thanks

[@GRAF11113]

Thank you 😊

[@GRAF11113]

I've especially kept my fave book of Mr. Finch (Batman the Dark Knight Unwrapped) separately from my other comic books 😊 and saved and watch Proko anatomy videos over and over.

[@namlex4483]

Epic

[@CHORAOIN]

Great

[@v1sor1]

How does his graphite looks so smooth, it's like the same shade and smooth as butter it feels like in the big areas, is it the paper, the graphite or just his control? or maybe a combination of all?

[@ProkoTV]

Like you'd said, a combination of them all. For what it's worth, he uses 2mm Staedtler 2H leads with a Staedtler Mars 780 2mm drop clutch.

[@patrickbosworth1010]

Combination of all, but mostly his control! David uses a very hard lead, Staedtler 2H, on Strathmore 200 series smooth Bristol paper which will give you a nice smooth surface to shade. His 30 years in the industry has a little something to do with it too! :D

[@v1sor1]

Thx for the replies.

[@jandersonsilva1500]

Algo que não entendo é o fato de ele usar grafite 2h nos seus desenhos e o traço fica escuro como se fosse um grafite 2b, já que o grafite 2h a pigmentação é clara.

[@ProkoTV]

O estilo de renderização de David é tal que seu trabalho parecerá fortemente contrastante, um pouco mais escuro, mas as linhas que ele faz com esta ferramenta não são incrivelmente escuras. (Às vezes é difícil fazer os desenhos aparecerem no vídeo) Um 2H ainda é capaz de deixar uma marca bem escura, mas não tão facilmente quanto um 2B. Embora existam outras diferenças de qualidade que fazem um 2H parecer mais leve na maioria dos casos, é mais difícil do que um 2B. O 2B sendo mais suave significa que você pode deixar mais grafite na página com um traço mais suave, fazendo com que pareça “mais escuro”. Espero que esta resposta de tradução automática faça sentido!

[@Jebbch]

What is he using to draw?

[@user-mt2te8yp8i]

Cadê os desenhistas brasileiros que não tão entendendo nada que ele diz mas quer aprender dynamic sthing

[@geraldmuhoto7053]

Is he using an art line pen?

[@angelruizrisueno2729]

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[@dantaterstots]

13 minutes ago, 13 comments. Pinch me

[@ProkoTV]

People are going to town!

[@commonwunder]

The penciling is great, the inking is atrocious. It lacks personality, a distinctive confident style is missing... it lacks a unique, mature methodology.

[@mudbutt234]

Are those the rats from Bad Boys2?

[@ProkoTV]

These lil guys are just worried about the crime happening. NOTHING else lol