How to Sketch

How to Sketch! Experienced artists aren't sketching to try and nail every contour and neither should you!
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[@rm.makes.me.smile_]

Yep and then I just go back and erase the “confusing lines” ones that muddy up where exactly the forms connect, and poof it looks so much more cohesive and confident ☺️

[@scarletbard6511]

Meanwhile, I end up erasing part of the good lines, have to redraw them, then erase. It's a vicious cycle.

[@trashmankev7814]

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[@rm.makes.me.smile_]

@@scarletbard6511 from what you said it sounds like you’re referring to graphite, in which case I’d recommend gently rolling a kneaded eraser over the confusing lines, then drawing a line directly in the center of the confusing lines with a slightly heavier pressure to make it more noticeable. THEN carefully go around and erase the faint lines with light pressure; this way even if you accidentally touch some of the new confident line, it won’t be fully gone and you can easily see where to put the line again. I hope this alternative helps! Btw the same steps can be applied with digital art too, just lower the layer opacity >> make new layer >> draw new lines >> erase the bottom layer where necessary. I recommend only erasing SOME parts with this method because it helps keep the integrity of the sketch and adds dimension.

[@pryebloo63]

Until the paper rips T-T

[@coolamericano]

Yeah, it's those lines that make the sketch look nice and dynamic, much better than looking neat and finished

[@kazumasatou6256]

I'm starting to draw at 40, when I started a month ago I was treating my pencils like they cost me 300 dollars a piece, it wasn't until I realized that they're just pencils that I started getting confident with my lines, even if their ugly 😂.

[@salamatusuleiman2393]

ay, I just started pencil drawing too, good luck man , keep pushing

[@kazumasatou6256]

@@salamatusuleiman2393 you too matem

[@nicreven]

Half a year later, how's it going?

[@kittencadaver2744]

The sketchier it is the better! It looks more whimsical and fluid

[@phillipwee3631]

This really IS life advice! Your decision-making is like loose sketching, then you hone in and make clear your consequent decisions until you’ve made a vision for your life.

[@UNSketchingArt]

Worth to watch❤

[@JB-jt6oq]

the effect of the sketch at the end of the drawing is charming...

[@beans9288]

I honestly think for starting drawing in pen is better. Forces you to think of ways to get around erasing - hatching, shading, adding new things - very interesting, although given it’s how I learnt I might be biased haha

[@artworkbyjenma]

Awesome 🤩

[@FreedomEscapismASMR]

🎨💞💕🖌️ I love Proko videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and beautiful art.❤️

[@Kairuto-mq1vg]

I’ve tried telling this to my brother because he’s always amazed on how fast I can throw down a sketch and finish a drawing within 3 hours, but he never seemed to understand that shapes are the one thing that will make or break the drawing

[@akudolovelinezimako583]

Hey can you explain how to sketch pls

[@jasperware818]

loved all the effects in the series especially this one, i think it made me appreciate gory art more. I would definitely recommend Half Bad, it is more heartwarming than you would assume from this clip lol

[@123dididi]

At some point I was able to tell if someone was confident in their line art just by looking at it, which is so cool. Surprisingly, lots of people who don't do art are more confident than the people who are halfway into stepping into the art world.

[@DavidAllanLaursen]

This is literally how I draw everything. Taking ceramics helped me understand how I see things better because I legit sculpt my art, even in paper. My main two tools is just a rough pencil and a mechanical eraser and I keep shaping the lines until I like where they are. Because I see things in realistic 3-dimensional space I can rough in shapes and shadows like most people use charcoal for. Then I can adjust the light and dark areas until I have the general shape. I don't make outlines or ink over base sketches, I just make it all as one thing.

[@Noroimusha303]

Karl Kopinski !!😎

[@DunkedByBro]

Thanks bro now I’m an artist

[@chris17227]

Nice tip

[@vetusmith7623]

Seasoned Artist🙌💥💁‍♀

[@LemonPartII]

The thing so many get wrong, even amongst artists, is the fact that lines should be long and confident; if you’re sketching by making tiny lines over and over, you’re missing so much that can help you. You miss the feel of the line, you miss broader shapes, you miss a clear idea of what you’re drawing.

[@NaDDev]

Not gonna lie, as cliche as this may sound, it actually is an amazing advise, drawing confidently can improve you more than being stuck at a line that you may think is imperfect, which is okay! Like what he said, just move your hand and your pencil, if you see something flawed just draw over that but don't put too much thought or effort, ta-da, a good line! Now do more. As you do you will start to feel some kind of trail or fluidity? ( I really don't know how to explain it lol ) along your strokes. As long as it's within the spectrum of your idea, just do it! I wanna thank you as well for making quick and detailed tutorials and advices, it really helps me a lot!!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@Cinosthefailure]

Thank you for giving out these tips I'm recently in an artist block situation and i didn't believe i was fit to draw but with your videos you gave the motivation to pick up the pencil and start drawing so thank you for the art tips

[@Lilian040210]

Damn that girl drawing is so good 😭

[@ProkoTV]

She's one of our favorite living artists!

[@Vsquarelife]

Your drawings are amazing

[@j45p34]

that's what I did but it's just that i was too lazy to erase my lines

[@Holy_Grapefruit]

Also remember, sketches are like writing. Not everyone will be able to see what you're trying to say or do, but aslong as you can decipher it, it's fine.

[@PsychoCalamander]

Yeah, but it really depends on the "ideology" and school of thought. I've studied stuff from Anichanga and artists like Kim Jung Gi, Peter Han (and his teacher), Will Weston, even Karl Kopinski etc. DO NOT use "gestural" curves that often. It's not that they "have done it so many times that they don't need to use gesture" - it's more they've practiced drawing without using these "quick, loose" lines. They've practiced drawing more in a "zen", meditative fashion rather than a "force drawing" traditional way. They do something similar to what Tom Fox does :D It's just a very different approach, not "good" or "bad" per se.

[@adibasts]

Hi! sorry to bother you but I do drawings (portraits of people) in my channel, would you consider taking a look at it?, I would really appreciate it.

[@Juliana-du3kk]

But different ideologies are better and worse for beginners. Beginners absolutely should do gestural sketches before doing meditative drawings. It’s a skill that all of this artists had, and that’s why they can place their lines confidently.

[@PsychoCalamander]

@@Juliana-du3kk Agree to disagree. Like I said, the artists who do direct drawing are good at it BECAUSE they have done direct drawing, not because they've mastered gestural drawing. For example, moderndayjames got really good at direct drawing, but later realized that his gesture could be better. Now he's mostly an animator who draws gesturalily

[@user-kb5wp8td2l]

This made it more easier for me to draw.

[@dyinginside821]

it took me a while to understand this, and I have so much old art that just looks awful because I pressed down too hard when sketching and tried to erase all the stuff I didn’t like. just drawing new lines 100% makes it look 10 times better

[@lourdedevilson7739]

Didn't know what I've been doing my entire life was an actual practice guide!?

[@artworkbyjenma]

Great tip 😊Beautiful sketch

[@valhelluvo2880]

Just think of sketching as if you had x ray vision but seeing simplified shapes

[@aquablastja]

As a perfectionist this is so helpful

[@droidgamer6385]

At this point, every short i see i like because i already know im learning something new

[@morningsmoothie8321]

Tysm i really needed that cause i always do that mistake

[@everydaychemistry6231]

Any time I try to pick up drawing I always either don't get anywhere because I keep erasing everything, or actually finish something, toss it in the trash and then stop attempting to draw for a few months or years. I've never had the confidence to get over that learning curve, but this is some solid advice.

[@phoenixlee247]

Me, too!! I call it "diving board syndrome." I might have heard that term somewhere. If an amateur diver stands too long on the end of the diving board without jumping, he or she finds it harder and harder to finally jump...And, someday I am going to just jump in to drawing and painting, darn it!!! But, when?? LOL. Also, it reminds me of Art Carney on the Honeymooners every time he sat at a piano to play...forever rolling up his sleeves, clearing his throat, etc., until Jackie Gleason would erupt at him in frustration to just play! Aargh. I'll send you encouraging vibes!!

[@Tatenak]

Early on, I've learned to draw lightly.

[@hawk---]

I love you

[@shuvoDhar.5537]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@ReincarnationofiForgor]

I am trying to design a ISV for a few months now. I got the whole concept with all of even the littlest details but I keep all of that in my head. I recently realized that if I want to make a proper ISV design I need to create at least a sketch, I've been trying to use KSP but it's hard to get the proper parts to work.

[@klutzmtg2310]

I’ve literally never learned how to properly do this. Maybe it’s why I don’t draw that much 😭

[@jeffisawesomer]

Me watching this already knowing how to sketch: mm, yes, very interesting

[@FatalizedEdit]

In a great way this gives you both practice with unhinged repetition & in the final piece you get to choose out the best possible lines for the shape language.

[@bay.gainsborough]

got it

[@Tade__sketch]

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[@PurpleLogicYT]

I'm not just gonna take this as drawing advice. I'm gonna take this as a metaphor for life....

[@Kae-Lee]

Ohhh thanks for the tip

[@andycalauor3D]

❤

[@jwhite26414]

So it's like sculpting, right? That's cool!

[@lukeraisch]

Cool thanks

[@saiprakashbaral8526]

Please make a tutorial of thinking how to draw

[@rishuanimation3153]

understood 😁😁

[@joanofshark1407]

That's how I draw sharks since I get really nitpicky about their body shapes

[@Daclaem]

I don t agree here , seasoned artists don t necessarily need to trace over a line 50 times to get it right , look at Kim Jung Gi for example .

[@RanOutOfSpac]

Be careful not to confuse this with doing the classic “chicken scratch” lines. That’s very different from finding the line.

[@frddyyfezbeer2368]

My sketches always look cursed, its because i love to move my hand around to make shapes

[@mildymorbid]

"Vanishing lines" are one of the what, really? Moments when Im teaching people to draw.

[@spookyboivilla5386]

I knew that was a turtle before it was a turtle Amazing

[@jussi-n]

👍

[@BILAL107scy]

Does it do to practice without using eraser? (Sorry if my english bad)

[@ProkoTV]

A lot of artists find a benefit in spending some time drawing with just a pen, so they don't have the opportunity to erase things and have to commit when making a mark. It gives you the ability to learn a couple things: making a mark with intention and how to recover a drawing where you made a mistake. Both very valuable skills. Give it a try!

[@samuelpotters]

How do you avoid chicken scratching? I keep being told that about my sketches

[@Drawperfectcircles]

But then again I see people say having stray lines mean you don’t know where to put your pencil.

[@CastonSigauke]

Bro draw another line over it cuz the first one isnt curvy enough? Never thought about that thanks 😅

[@kitty_candy105]

Nah, I use my non dominant hand and just scribble until it makes something Usually it's hands

[@imarandomsella.]

all of my sketchy drawings look very chaotic now

[@giornogiovanni3379]

Why do you draw in colored pencil first?

[@ProkoTV]

I don't always. But sometimes, drawing with a different color helps some people keep some looseness during sketching. the colored line will get erased when you draw over it and since it doesn't share the color of the final ink line over it, it can be easier to ignore those little sketchy red bits that might be left on the page.

[@dariodoky404]

Ironically at school I learned the exact opposite

[@collinsbrothers2011]

how do you start your drawings

[@Imtaz-]

Should I keep my palm in contact with the paper or should I not

[@ProkoTV]

If you're aiming to make long and flowing strokes, you'll often want to draw from your shoulder for those big movements, rather than making your wrist have to do it. You don't want your hand to stay on the paper then. But if you're making small marks and details, rest your hand on there and give your muscles a break. If you're drawing digitally, chances are you're working on a smaller tablet so you can rest your hand on there for the whole thing.

[@Imtaz-]

@@ProkoTV Thank you so much your tutorials have made my art so much better

[@EliqzART]

This is roughly how I sketch. Just a bunch of scribbles until I go for the final sketch or line art

[@bigtenten2.052]

I have a question and I really need an answer when I’m sketching like in the video do I have to think about what I want to sketch and find the shape for it or do I just have to sketch and not think about what I want to draw from it ?

[@princegangwar5662]

Where is the LIGHTENING SCAR!!!!?

[@MatthewCabigon]

How do you draw that

[@weetbix147]

I've tried this so many times but it never help 😭 WHY ??

[@atransidiot4692]

Well that's the thing I have no confidence

[@frostybear10]

what’s the red pencil you use ?

[@ProkoTV]

Prismacolor Col-Erase

[@devaughnelder8921]

Dose this relate my art always gets mixed and looks lighter and I go over it again

[@victorjun2421]

Me staring at my pitch black sheet of paper because i kept redrawing lines 😐

[@Knotixal]

Respect to the very few dudes who chose red_

[@SilentTrip]

Hi Proko, Did you ever interview an artist with ADHD or made an episode on how to commit to the artistic process if you have ADHD? I want to improve my art and writing skills to create a comic. However, I suspect that I might have ADHD since I have some of the glaring symptoms, plus I get easily distracted by newer hobbies and interests (that I soon abandon and never follow up on as well)

[@vyacheslavklc5256]

👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰🕺🕺🕺

[@adibasts]

Hi! sorry to bother you but I do drawings (portraits of people) in my channel, would you consider taking a look at it?, I would really appreciate it.

[@jayden40111]

I struggle coming up with ideas to sketch any idea to come up with things

[@ProkoTV]

Yes! We have a video on aphantasia that talks a bit about that (Even if you don't have aphantasia) kzbin.info/www/bejne/gojKiYauraqdndU

[@jayden40111]

@@ProkoTV Thank you

[@505ArcticMonkey]

Fr just pretend like they not there 😅

[@AdrianSlate4902]

yea draw another line on top of that first one, thanks i kept doing it until i blacken the white paper with lines... from the first 8 lines I've made i should've known that i don't have a talent for this. 😁

[@danibaba7058]

Bro trust me its not about talent. I've been drawing for about 2 months but I drew things i never tought id be able to draw(they are faaar from perfect but they are 10000x better than the stick figures I was able to draw at the beginning 😂). And i know for sure i improved because for the first time yesterday, a drawing i made got me horny which was a first(i draw girls)

[@AdrianSlate4902]

@@danibaba7058 im not really sure if it works for everyone bro, cuz it did not apply to me. You might be a late bloomer and just didn't know you have a talent for that before and now you did congratulations. 🙂👍🏻

[@danibaba7058]

Did You draw everyday at least 1 hour for a longer period of time? Because If You only draw for lets say 1 week and give up then its not gonna do much good to you. Everyone can improve and talent only helps in how fast You can improve and how much You can improve. This is in anything You do not just drawing..

[@danibaba7058]

@@AdrianSlate4902 also drawing is a lot more technical than i thought it was. Because You can already make really good drawings If You know anatomy and You get the proportions right(so technically You don't even need practice, just an anatomy book and a ruler to measure proportions)

[@AdrianSlate4902]

@@danibaba7058 im good at drawing stick figures, and yes i did try practicing for 1 week and maybe in a half... but my fingers are kind of fixed just drawing with stick figures 😁

[@rahulsolanki224]

Where is toutorial video

[@Jbodrewthis]

What is a seasoned artist?

[@neon-lake]

Do u not know what "seasoned" means? Google it

[@Jbodrewthis]

@@neon-lake I do now its someone who has a lot of experince in something which in this case art we learn sum new everyday I guess

[@floatingpasta8099]

Initally I though anatomy is the natural evolution to proportions and neglected proportion practice Boy was I wrong...

[@ProkoTV]

Yeah, you can know all the bones underneath but still have to get those proportions right!

[@405juggernaut_]

What if your like oh that’s too wide then oh it was just right then oh no it’s too small

[@scottmcmaster4927]

Enough oh shoots and the whole page starts looking gray.

[@artwithyc792]

I have noticed that you really like to draw turtles

[@mythydamashii9978]

Some digital artists: 💀

[@Major_Arachnid_1]

Then you get people like Scott Christan-Sava saying his full on fucking paintings are sketches

[@dimitri0404]

How to draw: Just practice moving your arms

[@ProkoTV]

WISDOM!

[@jhiinrex]

here i am seasoned potato :)

[@thiennguien]

5,7k like,me 💀💀

[@jorgmartng6248]

O shoot

[@clivegovender2895]

Bro this is nice advice but I just copied your turtle 😅😅

[@JarredGovender]

yeah😊

[@JarredGovender]

you are right

[@K0lng]

Use a pen.

[@vansserafim]

Please make a normal video every time you feel like making shorts.

[@adibasts]

I used to post long videos of portrait drawings, but they got 0 views, after 10 videos I gave up and only do shorts now.

[@frankborr3395]

These artists sketches are really sketchy…

[@binkbonkbones3402]

These people are so useless at art tutorials because you can tell they just picked up art intuitively and think saying vague stuff is going to magically put you on the same learning process they're on Like my dude, i can tell you barely understand why you do stuff, maybe don't tutorialise intuition because it doesn't translate well

[@HiHi-oc3gh]

Dude he studied at the Watts Atelier. It’s pretty clear what he’s trying to describe here, maybe watch the video again.

[@binkbonkbones3402]

@HiHi-oc3gh ... my point was someone with advanced skill not understanding others don't?