Portrait Drawing with Graphite - Timelapse

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Graphite pencils (hb, 2b, 6b)
Strathmore 400 bristol paper
11x15"
2 hours 20 mins sped up to 7 minutes.
Thanks Matt Highfield for the photo :)
music intro by www.freakfandan...
#drawingexample #portraitdrawing #pencildrawing

[@ProkoTV]

line drawing was hb. shading shadows 2b-6b depending on the value. Shading halftones hb.

[@MrJackFalafel]

Was this a real proposal? Cause I almost cried at the end lol

[@samo6989]

MrJack Falafel lol that’s what I thought

[@caydentripp4962]

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[@brentleyford8919]

@Cayden Tripp Instablaster :)

[@caydentripp4962]

@Brentley Ford Thanks so much for your reply. I found the site through google and im in the hacking process atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@fallandrix5232]

For Self-Taught artists out there! Since I'm currently learning Shading, let me share to you how i now understand it! After all, teaching is the best way to learn! Let's break Stan's process! Shall we!; >Block-In phase< 0:11 - Placement/Proportions 0:23 - Shadow mapping (placing terminator/core shadow) 0:51 - Notan (Separation of light and shadows using 2 simple values * remember to fill in the shadows with a only 1 value. if you're a beginner, you'll tend to darken the shadows in the hair. It's an understandable mistake, because the hair had a much darker local value. But that's not the case in the Notan stage. The aim of Notan is to just separate light and shadows even tho some forms had a different local value. Notice that Stan put the same shadow value in the skin too! He's thinking about where to put the shadows first. And he'll solve the problem of adjusting his value groups to imply that the hair is much darker that the skin, later in rendering stage.) >Rendering/Modelling phase< 1:23 - Dark Accents & Ambient Occlusion (Face & Hair) 2:11 - Halftones in the Hair (As i said above, this is now Stan, adjusting and putting new value groups to match the local value of hair. Remember that when rendering something with much darker or lighter local value, you can determine its local value or average value by looking at the form light. This is why in this stage, Stan put a much darker halftone value in the hair. As a self taught artist, i always remind my self that FORM LIGHT = LOCAL VALUE. Notice too that Stan made the Shadows a bit more darker in the hair because of its dark local value. This thing always trips me up and i wish i helped you with this!) 2:22 - Highlights + Textures in the Hair (As Stan said in his Shading vid; "Most of the story is going to be told in the lit areas." So he put detailed textures there than the shadows) 3:10 - Halftones in the Face 3:32 - Adding Reflected Light by darkening the Core Shadow and some of the Ambient Occlusions - (This is why the Shadow Value in the Notan stage should not be too dark. An average value is enough so you have a bit of "wiggle" room to put much darker values like the the core shadows and ambient occlusions. In this case, the Shadow value in the Notan stage earlier is now the value for the reflected light. This is why you don't need to use an eraser to put in the reflected light if you did a good Notan. Because Reflected Light is the "side effect" of putting in Dark Accents in the Rendering stage.) That's it! Notice that Stan's process here is not linear. He tends to jump back in forth to other stages and still make the picture intact and harmonious. Mainly because Stan have so much experience than us beginners. If you're pro and understand the Fundametals well enough, you can do what you want. But as a beginner, I don't recommend working this way. It'll trip you up and make your Value Groups bit janky. Trust me. Been there, done that... 🤣🤣🤣 In the last moments of this portrait, Stan just refines and made a bit of adjustments from here and there. Making sure that he implied the forms well by organizing the values in the right way. 5:50 - And of course! That ring tho! 😊😊😊 I recommend you too to do this same analysis whenever you saw a timelapse like this. This will make you understand how an artist used the fundamentals to show forms in their drawings. at least, do it in your mind if you're to lazy to break it down like this! 🤣🤣🤣

[@thienchi1157]

I have same opinion with you. Thanks for sharing this.

[@fallandrix5232]

@@thienchi1157 you're very welcome bruh! Now whenever i watch timelapse vids like this, i watch it subjectively first and just appreciate the beauty of the work. Then I'll re watch it the second time and analyze objectively how he they used the fundamentals to achieve that certain art style!

[@minkomaniac4684]

I agree

[@ajikanfan2]

this is gold, shot mate

[@fallandrix5232]

@@ajikanfan2 Keep drawin bruddah! 👈😎👈

[@xyanaid7221]

What I learned from this video: - I like jazz now

[@litobeatz639]

*YOu LiKe JaZz*

[@zekenupp2965]

That's quite a start I'll tell you that

[@dinosharttt]

Lito beatz read the comment idiot yes he likes jazz

[@whatsername_1367]

Dinosharttt r/wooosh

[@Noah-qw2rv]

@@dinosharttt Its a quote from the Bee Movie

[@jcbarquet]

Love how carfeully you separate the light and shadow planes. It makes for a clear and impactful design.

[@s.d774]

I love how quickly and accurately he can translate what he sees and convey it with style and beauty. I definitely have learned a lot from this amazing artist and continue to often. I'm inspired to deeply understand the human form so I can understand what I'm seeing and clearly translate it while adding my own unique style. Keep up the great work Proko and thanks for all the awesome videos!

[@gregmeissner9960]

I have learned more from these 7 minutes than I have from any other video. (This is probably because I have watched and internalized lessons from your other head-drawing videos). You've demystified the process for me, yet none of the beauty has been taken away. Your finished sketch has so much more life than your reference photo. You're amazing, thank you.

[@bibss9337]

No matter where my art skills are at any point in time, I always come back to this magnificent video ❤

[@JaidenAlemni]

Good artists are like sculptors, they carve their drawings like a huge block of clay. Steve, your work is very motivating! It's incredible to watch you find the shapes and planes with such confidence. I hope to reach this level of ability someday.

[@nunu7797]

hes not steve

[@smothgenesis09]

so, when i see this portraits, i only can say "I have too much to learn"

[@rsp9832]

Excellent

[@s.d774]

My advice is to start small. I understand that feeling too, but it helps if you just focus on the fundamentals, build a really good base and get really good at the basics. :)

[@luisdebayle2239]

Sarah Davis how do I learn fudnamentals

[@kohchenkit266]

@@luisdebayle2239 might be a bit late but the draftsmen podcast explains everything, check it out

[@oscarman10001]

* a lot

[@martinkrivanek2251]

At 1:30 I was like - Killer! Thats awesome! Wait.. the vid's got 7 minutes. What? I'm blown away Proko. It is one awesome piece of awesomness. Hope one day I get myself to something like you got at about 0:50. Keep on that great inspirational job!

[@ProkoTV]

Thank you!

[@nunu7797]

"I couldn't even draw a circle but let me critique this guy's style"

[@qutaibaabumatar6015]

mood

[@the1zeldafan609]

You don't need to be able to make a movie to criticize one. Everyone's entitled to their opinion.

[@spuzzgekk]

Not being able to replicate a piece doesn’t remove knowledge about the medium. In art, many people have different styles, surrounding yourself with yes-men and avoiding criticism with the ‘you can’t do any better’ argument it going to cause you to miss out on valid criticism that can help one improve.

[@Pigeon094]

@@spuzzgekk not being able to execute the fundamentels properly is not "your own style" so yes, sometimes you shouldn't care about peoples opinions at all

[@spuzzgekk]

@soketh lhra I tend to agree with everything you said

[@MagikBased]

Ah yes. The first step to drawing a circle.

[@pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065]

If only we could draw a circle we will make wonders, this guy in the video is clearly an amateur, we just can't draw a circle that's why we can't smash him with our art

[@camellitodk5115]

I got the reference

[@FishCakeIsland4928]

I enjoy making circles, first I draw a head, than I take away the major features, than 1, 2, 3...a circle thing

[@Somerandomdude-h5j]

Ayyyy

[@t-doggydogg8892]

Bruh makes my portrait drawings look like cartoon heads.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

And you are making caricatures, use your own picture and analyze it.

[@hermanserning563]

Herman 111 well hello Herman

[@fhanoverartist]

Practice practice practice don't stop

[@MarshalSheyth]

Well i don’t want to be arrogant but i draw better then him compared to my and his age my drawings are similar to him

[@blondiesque_8237]

And mine like aliens 👽

[@leileigeng110]

Me: wow. I’m a good artist. Sees his Me: nvm. I suck.

[@zual._.2846]

Never compare urself with these professional artists remember you are still learning

[@spuzzgekk]

Don’t you EVER compare yourself to others.

[@samih349]

@@spuzzgekk seems like a great idea if you're aiming for stagnation

[@lumi529]

Comparison is what makes us better. You don’t have to produce something exactly the same, but learning from your mistakes by COMPARING it to something better is just how the world works.

[@leodelacruz5521]

I wish you'd do more of these graphite portrait drawings. Being a poor deadbeat, i only have access to spotty pencils and copy paper, and this video is my inspiration for every practice session that I do.

[@yassinboykobaan417]

you're not the only one :D

[@toddmilhouse2458]

jesus christ you are simply amazing. the realism. the way you make the picture pop. absolutely spectacular. and the music adds so much charm to it. i tried to shazam it too. pretty damn great video man

[@VeryZesty]

Stan, I'm in love with your technique! I wish I was that confident with my strokes. Sorry, if my english is unreadable, but you definitely just got yourself a fan from Denmark! :)

[@riteshkumar1995.]

This video is old

[@joynigam4151]

@@riteshkumar1995. this comment was done 7 years ago. And now you're replying them 'its an old video"

[@the1zeldafan609]

@@joynigam4151 LMFAO

[@KIWImike69]

This was SO good! I can’t believe how amazing that would have been for those two. Amazing

[@finnsmith5299]

Two hours? Only TWO HOURS? My mind has been blown.

[@migueleduardo7538]

Thanks I thought i was the only one that notice the real time its jaw breaking, I'm speechless tomake something not even close to that and bareley finish takes me almost 3 days

[@Darknight0681]

miguel eduardo A good photograph, knowledge of planes, and a solid value setup can definitely make this happen in two hours.

[@TheVanillatech]

You have to understand drawing is like playing the piano. You don't start busting out Beethoven on your first lesson. You don't draw a realistic portrait in two hours without many, many hours experience. Drawing is like chopping onions. At first you take forever to chop one onion and might even cut yourself. If you keep chopping onions all day, every day ... after a long time you will be chopping 5 onions at the same time, without even needing to look at your hands, and going at the speed of lightning. No more cuts and no more frustration. Just smoooooth chopping. All day long. Keep chopping onions.

[@FinalStand7]

ill chop onions sensei

[@TheVanillatech]

Good! Return to me after 7 years for your next lesson! GO NOW! Chop away...

[@joshuaizly5502]

0:50 fundamentals 1:20 basic drawing 2:49 complete drawing 5:43 masterpiece

[@anthcata]

It's quite an honor to have found your channel and website. I love your production value, humor, and attention to detail while still being exceptionally educational. I wish I could take your life drawing class in person, but I live in Portland, OR. At least I have your website. Thank you for all of your hard work and letting everyone get a chance to learn from you. Cheers!

[@ezerkyle2956]

Your not just copying it, your making it look better...you will forever be my inspiration

[@anastacia3795]

I do see obvious differences in structure and some of the values are too light but the likeness is there and your shading is goals . I've learned and I am still learning so much from you .

[@lhayes9953]

You make me want to pick up my pencils every time I watch your videos. Thank you for AAAAALL the videos.

[@TheIntrovertWhims]

Man this potrait is incredible! You are too too good! Wish I could achieve 1% of your shading ability!!!! Hats off brother ❤️

[@MikeyBoov]

This is really amazing! You have a perfect hand for drawing. It's a shame my parents thought I was watching a sex scene from a movie by the music, haha!

[@joynigam4151]

Oof😂

[@animesloversunited9069]

Comment 8 yrs ago reply 8 months ago

[@jmajlesnaber3041]

sus

[@Dale_Blackburn]

2 hours 20 mins? Amazing fastness Proko. This portrait would take my whole day lol.

[@dhananjaykhairnar495]

I don't know why but whenever I shade the region below the neck, it looks like a beard

[@TheMadhouser]

My problem is whenever I try to draw a beard it just looks like shading lol

[@aerocaliber2846]

Try maximizing the contrast from the chin to the neck. It's a hard-edge.

[@jelliesiat4532]

you're probably shading where it doesnt need to be shaded, or you have lack of shading for other parts of the face

[@maltivyas2325]

Kyunki tu chuttiya hai

[@AleadaA]

Defining lights & darks make this portrait so much better than the photograph - such a lovely portrait - I love the ending -Holly, Will You Marry Me? Awesome!

[@RavensysteM]

Love it how much better your drawing looks. The mischievous grin kinda reminds me of young Dexter though haha

[@maunamars968]

That's absolutely amazing

[@luffydragneel5635]

Do more timelapse

[@chenhcharch3343]

yeah

[@ItsColg]

I thought that ring was a grenade pin oops

[@zerojee1]

same haha

[@funmania1495]

i thought he was trying to make some toy pistol lol

[@malusplaylists]

Ok but the secret proposal was so cute💓 Imagine being with your boyfriend and then he goes like hey let's watch this portrait tutorial, I comissioned him to draw me and then seeing that proposal pop like 🥺💕

[@Jostudios]

Congratulations! Great drawing. It's funny but I came up with the same idea last year when I proposed to my wife. When she went into my house she saw this huge video projected on the wall with music and everything. I gave her te ring at the last second after I proposed via my drawing. Of course she already knew what the video was all about and started crying as soon as she saw me on my knees, but still it was a great experience.

[@krizzamhaepadinet7757]

that's smooth. hope Holly said yes

[@jaromirkalab1444]

Awsome! congrats Matt and Holly and thank you Proko ;). Your portraits are as awesome as your tutorials :)

[@Matijademarin6293]

the fact that he can make 3 simple straight lines look like the reference photo amazes me.

[@guztaluz]

Love your videos. You should teach the basics to anatomy of the female/male body! Learning so much from this videos! Thanks

[@lorenzotosi3377]

ahahaha Proko you're GREAT. not only your channel is one of the absolute best in the drawing lessons field, and you're so fucking good at it, but the "marry" joke at the end is great ahahahahah

[@johnmarcel7494]

I realy realy know what you mean Proko....! Amazing graphite

[@jamescarriere3646]

One of the greatest proposals of all time!!!

[@bteghtme]

Very nice work. FYI-- using your video in my 5th grade classes as we embark on drawing self portraits. Thanks for sharing!

[@momapes]

That was a cool ending! Love watching you work...... Mo

[@dihohentzollern3175]

this is the type of portrait that i like , not those hyper realistic shit, we have photos for photos, this is true art

[@ajtuck120]

That was a delightful Surprise!

[@shadwyyt5093]

Im 4 years late but.... OMG 2 HOURS?!?!? WELL DONE!!!!!!

[@nanthil]

Hey thanks a lot for the reply. I've recommended your videos to anyone I can, they've really helped me in studying the face the last few weeks.

[@ebutuoyjg]

some more of these would be great. for most people, i would say a video with 20 different starts would be better than one completely finished

[@orlandoperez6087]

Too cool ! Your okay in my book for helping him out in such a unique way .

[@ArtisanBD]

really nice pencil sketch brother and my friend

[@shockwavebramble]

*internally screaming throughout the whole video*

[@mariabell7341]

Watch Jing Astor vlogg crying lady you will scream inside too coz it's amazing too.

[@NOCHOICEFORME]

Great video, and thanks for showing the reference! That made a whole lot of difference compared to others who do not show it. I like your painterly style. :)

[@dakellymon]

This is a pleasure to watch, I've always wondered how it was done. Thanks

[@tangdongbai]

Beautiful artwork, You have a great art. I really enjoy watching your video. Looks so real. 👏.👏.👏.👏.👏.👏.👏.👏.👏.

[@etu7diante]

Coolest proposal ever!

[@chemoman1]

Once you can isolate those abstract shapes, it all just becomes design decisions instead of technical issues. Look for info on the Reilly method, I'm sure a lot of the Watts approach is based on it and it's oh so beautiful.

[@-_melow_-8111]

Did she say yes?

[@gambar-kun2782]

_-Melow-_ she said, wait

[@uptonfalko1210]

_-Melow-_ well he said congrats so if she said no then that would have been cruel

[@charlotte5136]

_-Melow-_ x

[@ronelsyjuco5724]

Maybe..he said the word "congrats"

[@ethanstallings1225]

you got serious talent man. stay scribblin.

[@lisalam1066]

Wow! I love the way you shade the face!

[@crystall9620]

When you started the shading I was like OMG IT'S MAGIC. Could you do a tutorial on how you block out the shapes (the line drawing) at the very beginning? I can NEVER get the proportions of what I'm trying to draw right at the beginning. How do you do that without using a ruler or a grid to measure?

[@saganc.4090]

while i could not do this because of lack of experience, i also understand most of what is being shown here. which is the first step to learning!

[@fum4491]

So happy for Matt and Holly! But did she really said "yes" or...?

[@H4ppyCake]

It is mostly the former. When I studied Loomis, I started using less of a strict guideline as I improved.At some point in the skill process, you become more adept at just eye-balling things and laying the guidelines in your head. Right now, I still use a form of the Loomis guidelines but it is not as strict as before.

[@mobiusloop339]

It's almost cruel how easy he makes it look!

[@souhardya1487]

The boy in photo has 'Love' in his eyes in sketch i can see 'Lust' nice work btw

[@swetpmnkygrl]

Typed it before I saw the congrats :-P That was one of the sweetest things I've ever seen.

[@karolinecelis1372]

Now I knew how to preserve charcoal drawings, but that was semester ago, and the 2nd semester before last school year or towards I wanna plan to do drawing of myself from real life with only graphite, kneaded eraser and skills and knowledge of my preparedness. =D I love how your mapping up after sketching, shading and adding shadows especially work on the later later because this takes effort and patience. Charcoal drawings can be preserved inside posters sized folded like folders, and in safe place, but with only another piece of the newspaper from pad good quality to lay carefully and put away to preserve. =D The time lapse of this video does not seem to quick or fast, but intriguing to watch.. =D

[@davetherave1797]

Looks identical to the original picture mate....... I lak it aaalooot .....well done

[@eugen9611]

well, that escalated quickly, but anyway, i really like how you draw the shadows and not the character, the lips don't convince me, they do not express the same emotion as the photo, not that i can do better, really nice work :)

[@puf4294]

I Just found a new technique Simple and stunning. thank you sir!

[@UzumakiNaruto-xl9ie]

A great way of performing a wedding proposal, Holly must be very happy.

[@embadunkadunk5957]

A drawing like that would take me three weeks and he finished it in just hours. Holy.

[@edwardartetv]

Great portrait Proko !!!.. Thank you for the trick !!

[@mariabell7341]

Watch Jing Astor vlogg crying lady and it's very good. He's just started to do it again. I'm amazed with you and at the same time with him, you both talented.

[@TheVanillatech]

Didn't see that coming! LOL! Good ending! Nice drawing!

[@AlanMeile]

I really like your drawing style

[@artandguitarmusic5207]

i like the way he "builds the drawing by working in different areas 🔆

[@mariabell7341]

Watch Jing Astor vlogg and tell me what you think with this boy's drawing. The title is the crying lady.

[@shivamchaurasiacovers7807]

East or West Proko is the best

[@dontcareinc]

Wow you actually got him really good

[@nisheedhasolanki6464]

I like the way you draw!! 😊😃

[@Nico93106]

Amazing and really helpful to deconstruct the techniques

[@blee-bleep3906]

shit, when the bubble said 'holly, will you marry me' my heart burst like this portrait is soooooooo cute

[@TheMiziko]

How can you achive such a smooth shading with mechanical pencils ? :O And do you prefere mechanical pencils over the normal, wooden ones ?

[@ProkoTV]

+Divine Kataroshie Don't rush. If your shading is sloppy it won't be smooth. I like to shade using small circles. I'll add layers of tone until I get the value I want. If you try to go too fast, it will be more spotty. I like both mechanical and wooden. Lately I've been using the mechanical one I mention in the materials video at www.proko.com/materials2

[@thomaseulogy7206]

+Marlon Hill But why, I have Proko.

[@karolinecelis1372]

He only uses them for shading purposes, but they are not the same because unlike shadows. For example, there is shadow of corner of where his noes and eyes are in black, and white are the darkest. So I believe he the materials used is graphite for mapping out and sketching, but not only that or mechanical pencil for shading. However using graphite is best because mechanical pencils does snap, so it is suggested for mapping and shading.

[@vgart]

Your drawing looks more lifelike than the original photo

[@carnngi]

i have now learned that i have a lot to learn.

[@sanjurokuwabatake9960]

Drawing more charismatic real picture. Power of Drawing 😎

[@jihanhassan3872]

انت فنان برافو عليك You are an artist Bravo 👍😍

[@mauriciomazzara4903]

Exelente muy buen trabajo , soy principiante y busco esta tecnica gracias.

[@GameSecretClan]

Hey people! Read the description! There he said the pencil he used etc

[@andreisoit6789]

Questions: With which pencils do you do the drawing in the early stages? Is it there an order? Maybe hard/lighter first and soft/darker after?

[@sivaprasad6079]

ஓ, நீங்கள் வெகு திறமைக்காரர்,பாரட்டுகிறேன்,மேலும் தொடருங்கள்

[@galihcd]

God, you're so good at drawing

[@polkmusic]

Great work. It is really inspiring to see your process.

[@artistyogeshsingh]

U r great man as always....i m your huge fan....god bless u

[@sanjurokuwabatake9960]

Good catching. I like your rendering.

[@frejazz2]

Great music! Superb art!

[@hamletgiragosian6147]

wonderful, man! awesome job thank you

[@davirosa]

Congrats Proko!

[@ToilsomePhoenix]

Pretty sweet ending, definitely wasn't excepting it. Nice work.