Produce Better Drawings with this Sketching Warmup

[@ProkoTV]

You’ve watched the lesson now it’s your turn to try it! Post your warmups - proko.com/721

[@10acious32]

Casually has an Emmy in the back.

[@steampunkninja]

I always love these videos, I've given up on wanting to do art as a job but I do like to draw or paint for myself, so videos about the ideas for drawing exercises are always so interesting and useful

[@sael5084]

Never give up don't let dreams be dreams...

[@steampunkninja]

@@sael5084 I appreciate it buddy but I'd rather my kids weren't dreaming that they weren't hungry. So the responsible thing is to keep working and enjoy art in my free time

[@tomioka8405]

@@steampunkninja respect, you’re a great dad

[@steampunkninja]

Thank you@@tomioka8405 🙂

[@TeKn1qe]

Same boat here, given up on it as a full time gig. Just do it as a hobby now unfortunately.

[@savvysod8995]

It's a really effective advice. I didn't know how stiff I was when it comes to my drawings until I actually try to warm up like this and it help my gestures Immensely. I think what also helps that I learned in this video is actually thinking that what you're drawing are living breathing creatures, understanding the weight, gesture and how they interact with the world around them. Anyways good, video as always!

[@WillatasticNavinashOfficial]

I've come back here to say how much this warmup has helped me in just one day. I have always known about loose sketching but I don't know why I never really paid much attention to it or focused on it. But yesterday, I tried doing this for an hour or so and noticed an immediate change in my art. One of the main things is that I was drawing from imagination a lot better than i used to. Before this, it was hard to draw from my imagination, it was hard to draw as fluidly as I wanted to. Literally after one loose sketching session, I improved so so much. I was able to stylize and exxagerate as much as I wanted to but still had some control. This is such an amazing warmup and I highly recommend it, especially with artists like me, who had trouble with letting loose and being free.

[@spookyartist1166]

I’m applying this to my figure drawing and oh my god it’s so helpful, my figure are looking more fluid and dynamic

[@christinekoper2407]

I could only dream to be this loose in my sketches! Love it, thanks for all the helpful tips 😊

[@sael5084]

Make yr dreams come true starting now❤❤❤

[@pacefainter]

Practice makes progress!! Also-doing exercises that force you to let go of the product (like drawing with your non-dominant hand) might help. And-if you can regard everything as practice it helps you loosen up and let go. :)

[@sael5084]

@Jessica Wheeler been practicing for 3 years and I haven't improved idj what I'm doing wrong so I upload my process on KZbin to get fair criticism but got none yet. Doing gesture drawing didn't help

[@pacefainter]

@@sael5084 you might benefit from a figure drawing class nearby. It is so good to get immediate feedback. And-it is always instructive to go look at what you did 3 years ago vs what you are doing today. I bet there are improvements. And- sometimes I get stuck in a proportions mistake rut...for a while, the legs to my figures were consistently too big ..I managed to get that under control and my struggle now is heads...they are frequently too big. There is at least one figure drawing group on Instagram where you give each other feedback. Life drawing is definitely the place to go to really improve though. Keep on truckin

[@Sisoou]

love the loose sketches, gives a lot of character!

[@Renee11123]

I found this to be a wonderful warm-up for my sketches. I've been wondering what the purpose of these loose sketches and how they can aid in the final drawing. This video helped answer that question and many more for me. Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@Anvinymy.artist]

David make it look so easy ...that what years of practice and mastering a technique just do! Great vid!

[@aidieltaufik9954]

I always give up in drawing..but when I watch this I m fire up I want to keep going untill I get the improvement.thats why I keep going.

[@chrismartinink]

I prefer this over a rendered style - more expressive and quicker .. I like to do a lot of this, rather than work on a super refined single drawing

[@RawazJabbar]

Its better to do both

[@sven6515]

Agree

[@oKingLexx]

Doodling is the core of my drawing. I warm up, draw, practice, etc everything comes from my doodling.

[@hopekeeley2122]

Here’s my warmup, I’d like some pointers on it. -draw 5 things I haven’t before w/ the help of pages from how to think when you draw that I found on pintrest, this helps me sort of consciously make decisions on how I’m going to draw something challenging, and it also helps expand my mental library -20 things I’ve already drawn before. This is easy shit, shoes and leaves or perspective boxes and cylinders if I’m moving fast. This helps reinforce knowledge as well as fine tune it -color them in with whatever markers I have on hand, hopefully to help my color choices but that one I’m dubious about

[@ProkoTV]

Doing these things are great practices! But flip the order stated here. Warm ups are awesome and a great things to do but they should be the easy wins that get you started. Something you haven't drawn before means you have to apply mental effort to decode and recreate it. Let that be later in your drawing time. In exercise terms, the warm ups are the stretches. Drawing things you haven't before it the heavy lifting. That's for AFTER the warm up. Hope that helps!

[@artfuldrawing]

adding this sketching warmup to my daily art workout

[@Dansaerth]

I am struggling so hard with my transition from traditionnal to digital. I hope this will help :)

[@ericfieldman]

How are you doing with that now?

[@Dansaerth]

@@ericfieldman This helped me realize that I "draw too small" on tablet. Since my screen is fairly tiny and those @ù£ tool windows are so big, I cannot draw as freely as I do on paper. I tweaked my settings and things are better now. Bigger canvas also helped a lot. This is pretty silly when I think about it.

[@ericfieldman]

@Dansaerth who's to say any problem is silly? You didn't have a solution and had to find one. It can be irrelevant but it's probably appropriate for the thing you were dealing with then

[@Crabman]

It’s good to do both quick and final render, the important thing is to keep practicing.

[@danielevitale2029]

I'd love to see the same concepts applied to human figures ❤️ really inspiring video

[@madurandoafuerza6122]

I love proko videos

[@kasiako355]

Awesome vid, thank you! 💖

[@calebraysilcott9471]

Makes me think of why I love the creatures from studio gibli.

[@danny_decheeto8300]

Always in need of new warmups

[@codygossman9434]

Thank you for another amazing video 😁

[@erinblu8551]

Wow! So insightful!

[@ruiakami]

Thank you!

[@FIFIyuanne]

great video!

[@kevinhardy8997]

Yeah drawing a light scribble first helps me, if you don’t like one line move it over s little…. Curve it differently…. Take up the paper! So helpful

[@goonslesgarcons]

omg just what i needed

[@DTHRocket]

"Let the ground win." *wookie sounds* aha, I get it

[@MrGamerstellar]

Thanks I needed it 😊

[@vishtem33]

I think my preferred warmup would be something like this but without the problems ;) Which can be seen here: things become oversimplified in being kind of either 'rounded' or 'straight' and the sense of anatomical structure falls away too much. I don't criticize the finished work shown, but I'm less convinced that this kind of start is an optimized way to get there. More.. 'chunks' and travelling cross contour periodically, seems to me like it would achieve a better balance of speed and characterization. My POV may be more of an illustration or painting oriented viewpoint, though. I certainly don't have a very clear idea of exactly what distinguishes VisDev from say, Concept Art.

[@BelleRaven]

any tips on how to apporach sketching like that? at first they just look like scruibbles then it becomes a character. im so used to doing one line with a definitve image in mind but i really love this apporach.

[@BelleRaven]

like i do get the idea of using animal references from real life,leting the ground win etc but to apporach sketching like this how do...actually one though i had i suppose is just scribbling the lines and seeing what comes from it? maybe i need to get used to being more loose with my linework.

[@seanramsey]

One thing David was doing was drawing initially very quickly without lifting his stylus pen up. Getting the initial vibe of the character down before lifting it up and working on other areas. Also, he's drawn from life A LOT so that combination has really helped him. Hopefully this helps you a bit!

[@katm8128]

This method of sketching became easier after learning to draw from the right side of the brain. Ideally, you should use both, but I began to draw exactly like this in my quick sketches after doing that

[@JH-pe3ro]

"Blind continuous contour" is the term you want to look up. David isn't exactly looking for the contour in his sketches, he's adding elements of construction and lines of action, but contour is a very useful starting point because it gives you something specific to look for, and blind drawing trains the loose/relaxed quality because it asks you to make your hand movement match your eye movement instead of starting and stopping to look at what you did.

[@NATA5II]

They may be scribbly but there is still intent behind each movement. Instead of making a line here and then there, just follow through with the motion and don’t pick up your pen. It sounds silly but it does take practice to loosen yourself up and get used to the technique.

[@eye.patch--]

It could be very useful in animations !!

[@Sheddianime]

Thanks alot

[@otterlyoliver]

My biggest struggle with sketching is that the only way I know how to make a subject look good is by knowing the anatomy. I have to painstakingly figure out how the muscles are going to look and then build detail on top of that. This whole concept of just scribbling and having all the proportions be perfect seems completely unattainable to me. I never sketch on stream because I'm basically doing trial and error on each muscle until I get it how I want it. It starts off looking like a completely unskilled pose and I slowly get it looking good.

[@Pokemon9876543210]

Hmmm… it sounds like you would benefit greatly from trying a deep dive into timed Gesture Drawing, esp. if you’ve never done so before - a lot of artists (understandably!) learn construction & similar techniques before they study gesture, & it really stiffens up their sketching habits. While Proko’s Gesture course is a masterclass on the topic of figure drawing, I’d actually recommend Love Life Drawing’s work, as he’s got a LOT of great videos dedicated to Loosening Up your figures. Good luck either way!!! (PS. Hopefully this doesn’t seem too rude or presumptive of me, I’ve just Struggled w/ similar issues in the past & had next to no idea how to claw my way out of it; hope this helps! >

[@dkmbstudio]

2:58 but what if i have the high ground?

[@definitelynotCmdrShepard]

'just do loose, casual scribbles' me: "oh cool I can do that" the scribbles: [are their own works of art] me: [gives up]

[@kawtaraitabbou-bc3ip]

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[@hajimehinata5854]

It's not fair to compare youself to someone who's life's work revolves around drawing things. Even when ur scribbles don't look like his, the exercise will still help you loosen up as long as you do it without worrying about the results unlike what you're doing

[@definitelynotCmdrShepard]

@@hajimehinata5854 except when you've been drawing for 14 years with goals of becoming an animator, it's very disheartening to realize that 14 years of experience hasn't even left me able to produce a decent scribble

[@midnightopera]

Another helpful tip. Thanks a bunch. After applying it myself i really can see its effectiveness.

[@jesuscarmelorodriguezlem-id2vu]

Genial estos videos

[@amarbora3361]

Nice 👍👍👍👍

[@かくゆず]

once again the video is super helpful! :) off topic but David be handsome

[@AutumnRainTurkel]

I enjoy seeing other professional's warmup and thought process. That being said, I respectfully disagree with him regarding hatched lines. One can find very successful prominent artists that use a hatched style, both with straights and curves as the final product. What he's really talking about is an animation approach of fast, loose, long lines that convey fluidity and form. While that approach has uses across the board in illustration, animation, and concept design. The hatched approach is equally important to understand as it can bring a different type of vitality to your work. So, I would say, learn what works for you as an artist and apply that to your warmups.

[@nailbomb420]

He didn't mention hatching once. He was talking about 'chicken scratch' lines, like most art teachers do.

[@ucantgetuson]

thanks, handsome man 😁

[@J.Illustrate1156]

kool

[@Willyoart]

I’m guessing he’s studied from life enough lol all jokes aside, this is beautiful

[@AyaSmith]

What does he look at to draw these? Footage? :)

[@paxonite-7bd5]

4:16

[@zidnyknight3611]

❤

[@Animelover-lc6yr]

Do i still need the knowledge of what's underneath??? Like the skeleton The basic structure of the creature??? Or should I try Combining anatomy of different animals to develop something from imagination?

[@danielwilliams7161]

I think for sketches like this knowing proportions, simple volumes, and basic mechanics of your subject would help more than doing a deep dive of every muscle and bone. Keep it simple until you can get drawings that look convincingly alive, then worry about details. These sketches look simple but he's applying a ton of knowledge about 2D design, 3D form, anatomy, force, and storytelling so don't let it discourage you if it doesn't come as easy for you. It takes a lot of observation and practice.

[@Animelover-lc6yr]

@@danielwilliams7161 hmm i thought so I have always practiced structural approach towards my drawing For both proportion and volume Using basic shape to construct things so this I knew to me But since it's new o will give it a try

[@danielwilliams7161]

@@Animelover-lc6yr Good luck! I'd recommend the KZbinr Sinix's design theory videos if you haven't already seen them.

[@Animelover-lc6yr]

@@danielwilliams7161 I actually have But I am currently practising gesture since I can't always go around drawing cube and sphere Bringing that energy to line flow is quite a task and that's what he mentioned so I will first give it a try then come back to it

[@sketchforloot5480]

i use my left hand

[@michaelmcdonnell3905]

Scribbling like pages 56 and 57 from How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way.

[@dashannberrios722]

Jokes on you, I’m watching this to get better at sketching

[@ricardofryson91]

What tool are you using to draw on

[@seanramsey]

He's drawing on a Cintiq using Photoshop

[@I_love_drawing]

👍

[@hoholm_t]

woow

[@LucasSweden]

I usually call this technique "continuous drawing".

[@JakeP590]

It’s like a Udemy course called how to draw like a madman

[@Kimmieziven]

I feel much better about my chaotic lines waching this, i couldnt do confident n neat lines like some other artists

[@danielwilliams7161]

I find it helps to mark where I'm starting, where I'm going, and what kind of line I'm drawing (C-curve, S-curve, or Straight). Then it's just connect the dots.

[@Kimmieziven]

@@danielwilliams7161 whenever i do that its less dynamic and off proportion, i wasnt happy with it tbh

[@antoniorosalestrazzonegro5354]

no savia que John Frusciante sabia tanto de dibujo

[@Eye-it-azz]

I found something i couldn’t do, drawing.

[@faitttth]

eight billionth

[@GORA_MAN]

Remember me?

[@tomioka8405]

No

[@GORA_MAN]

@@tomioka8405 not you

[@GORA_MAN]

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[@tomioka8405]

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[@tomioka8405]

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[@Rohit_K777]

Please can you make a video on AI generated art can replace the artist ?

[@weepingwimp]

please no

[@raisawaris1239]

First

[@JoyZoneYT]

I have never liked that way of sketching. It feels like you're continuously guessing, but I guess some people do see the quality of it, yet to me, it doesn't sound nor feel lose at all. It feels like something a toddler would do that doesn't even know how to properly write something, when left with a pen and a piece of paper. As he said, he wouldn't critique someone's way of drawing, and I am not critiquing what may be a gain for it, but my feeling about these is awkward.

[@danielwilliams7161]

That was the way I was taught in school and honestly, I think it held me back for a long time. I needed to slow down and learn about 2D design, 3D form, force, and storytelling individually before trying to cram it all together in 30 seconds. I'm sure this approach is best for a production setting, but you really have to know your stuff to draw like this.

[@JoyZoneYT]

@@danielwilliams7161 I saw a lot of artists using straight lines that were able to make works that don't look stiff so, whatever works for you is probably best, I'd say. This, to me, if you have to really know your stuff to use it, then...how do you go from "stiff" to "lose" because this, too, looks dependent on whomever looks at your stuff, likes it (or not), and decides to "help" you?

[@danielwilliams7161]

@@JoyZoneYT I like to think of design as being like a roller coaster. The curves are the fun part, but without a network of straight horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines supporting the curves, the whole thing falls apart. As long as the start and end points of your curve cross through a vertical straight, for example, they can bend a lot and still maintain that feeling of stability. The more you bend it, the more dynamic it generally feels.

[@alma-wi]

David is very obviously a PRO, and NOT a teacher. It's very disappointing - what on earth is he saying? I try to listen carefully, but I'm simply not getting this PRO TALK. Such a shame really.