How to Draw Accurate Proportions

[@ProkoTV]

Check out my previous lesson on measuring techniques if you need help with measuring your drawing - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qovXn36mact0hs0

[@petervargas483]

@@ProkoTV thank u

[@bozoclown2098]

A thousand ways to draw accurately get ignored when drawing by me !

[@khsngle]

I’ve been watching your channel for the last 9 years and still don’t find it boring

[@Nikke283]

Same here.^^

[@stranger_official1]

Samee

[@Australia-o7c]

BUT THIS VIDEO IS ONLY 12 MINUTES 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@Fyjgtughiohg7ij]

​@@eventhoyouwerentasking did you even watch the video? He says it takes time. Be patient

[@hy.a.cinthh]

​@@eventhoyouwerentasking you're not gonna be amazing at it the first 3 tries. It's gonna take at least a few months or years.

[@John315]

I did two years of art school, paid thousands of Euros from 2002 to 2004, but my teachers tought NOTHING of what you teach. I remember my cartoon animation teacher, saying "start with rough sketches. Don't do the final sketch from the start". That was the ONLY advice he gave us and he kept repeating that, thinking that we, the absolute amateurs would become pros with that single advice. Now, in 2023, you teach EVERY F*NG THING they should have tought us back then, for free and in a few minutes. Not in two years time. How to draw perfect lines, how to define shapes, giving examples by you actually drawing something (they never did that), etc. Exactly what they SHOULD have tought us back then. A thank you is barely enough, man.

[@ProkoTV]

I'm glad these videos help! Teachers can have a method behind what they're teaching that just isn't getting across sometimes because of learning styles or other factors. Thanks for letting us help fill in the gaps you came away with!

[@Max_JustMax]

@@eventhoyouwerentasking now do it again.. and again.. and again

I feel the same way way. I feel we was thrown into a lot of things. I used to draw all the time growing up. I just want to improve so I could work for a art studio or have my own animation

[@mrmawster9786]

I see proko i click!

[@Dv-hq5cb]

lit me skskdk

[@aristology6912]

If you haven’t even watched the first minute of the video don’t comment

[@mrmawster9786]

@@aristology6912 I've watched the full video sir!

[@Duck_III]

Simply

[@lexinarts]

Ditto. Every time

[@Four_Parks]

I always tell my students to look at the whites of the eyes and the shape to get their eyes more accurate when they draw. Negative shapes are really useful to focus on!

[@derekcutsinger3511]

This is probably one of the most important Proko videos to watch! Awesome and thank you!

[@Mekhel]

The way Stan explains things make it so much easier to understand, man's an amazing educator!!

[@The_Quand]

As an ex art and graphic design teacher, as a well as a sometime professional illustrator, i have always wanted to learn how to draw freely and accurately and vibrantly out of my imagination. To do this, proportions are definitely something I need to get much better and more confident at. Your comment about how you simply got good using a pencil to measure and just looking is inspiring and I feel makes something that can be intimidating for students of drawing appear less so. Great video.

[@vinnzouiyt]

Just discovered your channel because my professor opened this in her lecture. You’re my second professor at this point, love your channel!

[@RaeuberFotzenRotz]

Ive casually been drawing since probably the first time i found a pencil. Ive always eyeballed everything and the result was always acceptable enough. But recently i wanted to up my game get i down on the paper more accurately. Youre channel is a goldmine regarding more professional drawing. Thanks.

[@RIXUSMAXIMUS]

Proko is the standard I measure just about every other KZbin tutorial out there to.

[@raeelemental7084]

I was about to sleep after my drawing session and I thought to myself "Man. I should really learn how to draw with better proportions." Lo and behold, Proko saves the day. Thank you, Proko for everything. Inspiring and guiding artists all around the world. (From Philippines)

[@TRCanimation]

Thank for this , I have been pushing off drawing humans and now I understand how I can improve my skill! It’s important to have people out there like you to help other artists grow!

[@KyojuroRengoku-pc6on]

observation is by far the most important part of art, without eyes you'd have to draw by your mind and thats what a lot of beginners actually do, don't do that use reference and observe everything , the more time you spend observing the better your reference art will look

[@OokileyGMR]

This video is so important because instead of learning methods to draw something, I want to learn how to create my own methods depending on my goals at the moment. By breaking down the different parts that come into measuring proportions, it really empowers me to develop that skill. Thank you very much

[@Mrbleusky]

Your drawings are actually so good, one day I want to be able to draw portraits like you can!

[@ProkoTV]

You can do it!

[@errorcringyname4044]

Another big thing I'd like to mention is just don't stress if what you did isn't perfect. Move on, and come back later. Tunnel vision can seriously stunt your growth

[@gundarsmiks4889]

Finaly someone who is talking about something he actualy uses in his work... Jeez. There is so many youtubers barely starting something, and already teaching everybody how to do it... I also use just pencil and paper for measuring an sketching... plus ruler!!! Because i draw architecture, and straight lines look much better with drawn with ruler. Also perspective line drawing is so much simpler with a ruler... but thats it. Pencil, paper, ruler.... It takes years to actualy become good at these things... And you know. Going gradualy deeper and deeper into understanding stuff... i kinda actualy end up not using more than half of the stuff i buy, and experiment with for drawing... but in the end of the day it somehow it makes sense and gives exp. And narrows down to something...

[@joshuaelek]

10:40 - just double click the layer with your drawing, and apply a color overlay layer style. it'll change the lines to whatever color you want, it takes two seconds, and it's non-destructive.

[@thederpydude2088]

I would also give simply lowering the opacity of the above layer a try. It's available in basically any photo editing or drawing software, and it's maybe the most beginner/tech-illiterate friendly lol.

[@Anastasiabruno]

I am an art student at the academy and I've done 1 year of life drawing with both two male models and two female models. My teacher actually never taught us how to do the Loomis method, the anatomy etc but just DRAWING because the goal was mainly to be quicker. As a person who has been drawing for her whole life I did both still life and life drawing classes and in artistic high school they taught us how to take proportions. But NEVER anatomy. So...I practiced a lot of drawing in highschool and I improved a lot. As a person who has been also selft taught I've already used all of the methods that you listed, which are AMAZING. But when I went to the academy yes, they taught beginners how to do that, but to a person like me, who really wanted to add that more spice to the drawing, I would get critique but most of the time my drawing was right, the teacher told me that my only problem was positioning the subject in the center of the paper. But the proportions and everything were 90% of the time Right. Idk, I still want to improve my quickness in taking proportions and likeness, when I am at the anatomy class, my drawing is not how I want it, even though my teacher always tells me that it's good. Idk, I don't feel like I have a high level of accuracy and quickness in my drawing skills... I get accuracy just with A LOT OF TIME on the drawing (it also depends on the days..) I don't even know what kind of level I have, where should I look at to improve my skills even more. I even had some students coming up to me asking to correct their own drawing and i would always tell them that im not good enough to do that. But they would really trust my critique???? Idk i want to improve, but i dont know how???

[@imgettingcheesefries]

time yourself with a timer to draw for short intervals so you dont over work an area and then gauge what your weakest areas are after each short burst, then maybe practice those specifically to improve ur time. if that makes sense

[@Odysseus_Outis]

Thank you so much~!. > * Sighting : 연필로 비율을 재는 것!. (Measuring w/ a pencil : Take a unit & relate it to something else on the subject.) * Plumb Line(s) * Angles * Unit (eg : the head ) * Negative Shape * Big to Small (eg.: envelope, shape of the head, nose) & relate it accurately. ---> Then goes into Small Stuff (breaking down the big shape to major shapes by Linear Lanes.) ---> Then move onto Shading.

[@raflianihzar202]

Thanks proko, i did most of this for 4 years. And i didnt go to artschool. Now i know that i am doing something right to improve my drawings.

[@gameisover8309]

For yeara i did the measurement method just for instinct. Comparing proportions of somepart of the face to other parts of the body. Or trying to copy the angle without a ruler just with my pencil. Thats how i draw my first "realism" portrait. Combining the unit method. Now i discover the pumbleline method thanks you

[@edlawrence3198]

Stan I’ve been watching your content for quiet a while and learnt a lot I’ve just started my KZbin Chanel with some basic equipment and editing I’m 52 and still learning anyways Thanks to you there are a lots of guys who get educated and sometimes are just shy like me to spill it out Thanks Proko god bless.

[@fatmat4747]

Proko single handedly saving my art work ❤❤

[@KajsiJwuhs]

Proko is the only art channel on KZbin that doesn't make " For Beginners " videos . it helps in high levels , too

[@petervargas483]

I had watched this a while ago, but I re-watched it and actually focused on applying it when I draw and omg I got better

[@ProkoTV]

That's great to hear!

[@kurintophps9628]

Awesome. I was so confused with some of these stuffs before, that I called them all sighting/sight-sizing. It's clearer now.

[@fakerrain]

I like the proportional divider. Helps with accurate measurements and scaling for starting a layout of a drawing. But any drawing tool will work too.

[@oliveira3444]

Continue share your storyes and love with art. For people like me , who actually don't really do art the live. But it's very interesting see the man and crafting which he love

[@meharejaz1291]

Nothing makes me more happy than him making this video ❤

[@CraneStyleNJ]

The "Be all end all" of drawing proportion tutorials! You summed it all up. Congratulations!

[@thelastuchiha9313]

Proko is the reason that i am a better me from the last years ❤

[@ProkoTV]

So glad we can help!

[@elijahhope4581]

Great lesson! thanks!!! "As photoshop user myself" there's a slightly quicker/simpler way to do what you mentioned in the "self critique" portion of your video. the 1st part is the same •Save your drawing layer over your photo layer and Change the layer mode to "Multiply" (or "Linear Burn"). • then in the menu Goto "IMAGE" > "Adjustments" > "Hue/Saturation" . • a window pops-up. Click on "Colorize" • and then adjust the "HUE", "SATURATION" & "LIGHTNESS" bar options to taste. click ok. Done

[@g.dochev]

I really like listening to Proko while drawing. Thank you for the free guidance, it does help a lot in the long run!

[@TDuD3]

3:10 omg! that killed me man! well played sir!

[@joeblankenship377]

Stan, how about doing a video featuring Thomas Fluharty? He draws some of the most amazing caricatures I've ever seen. I wanna see him demonstrate 'blind contour' drawing.

[@ProkoTV]

Not something that's currently planned but we some collaborations end up happening out of nowhere!

[@lostsoul2184]

Been waitin for this one for 13 years

[@sydene54]

both instructive and entertaining...easy to remember. thank you

[@seancollicott3277]

Yeah You guys are a bunch of Rock stars. Love your work. been applying your lessons and seeing great results. thank you so much I never thought i would be able to draw but any one can do this with good instruction and practice. Keep it real

[@Brodericks27]

bro u don't realize what a blessing this channel is❤

[@ProkoTV]

I appreciate that! Thanks!

[@Sharp_Calidore]

Not gonna lie, u stopped sighting a way back, just ingrained proportions into my mind, and have learned to undrrstand 3D space, man dont need to sight

[@Eternal-ReTuning]

Gonna save this on in my tutorial playlist. Such a valuable summary for all inspiring artists. Over the years I find myself becoming too dependent on screens display for my measuring process (page edges, vertical angles and negative spaces are cheated there). Drawing from life is truly where the best improvements can be made since you will have to figure out everything from the composition and don't get stuck on specific tools. Checking proportions on the scanned images is very easy to correct mistakes and to growth your observation skills but it is also important to build confidence to not depend on it and aim master the observation skills. This can free you from any constrain of size format, improve line efficiency and confidence.

[@zanetaa]

I keep finding myself going back to this video over and over again! Thank you for the videos Proko!

[@ProkoTV]

Glad it helps! Thanks for letting us be a part of your art journey.

[@Amber-zo]

Sometimes I will put my drawing side by side my reference picture using an app called “pic collage” and then I will reverse it in my photos on my phone and I will see all kinds of stuff I could move around to improve my drawing and it’s proportions. You can even flip them upside or whatever. It’s amazing!

[@chin524]

You are the best art teacher .

[@mathewolusojiomolade3445]

I love your instructions in measuring to be considered before drawing, interesting.

[@oliveira3444]

It's fun to watch proko being charismatic

[@MrRisseh]

That Photoshop overlay was the bomb. Thank you.

[@Dy1anGaming]

I always get motivation (to draw) when I watch Proko video. I've watch this video for too many times and even downloaded it😂

[@akshaykorlekar]

Thanks

[@ProkoTV]

Thanks!

[@personaljosh1006]

I just want to say that this was really helpful for me!

[@VillagerCometh]

Thanks! I really couldn't do the pencil method, so hearing alternatives was extremely helpful.

[@adagiumkairosasmr7637]

I'm very grateful for this video. Although......this is the first of the lessons I've done in the course that made me feel stupid. I'm not sure why, but after I laid out the vertical line from the top of the hat to the chin and divided it into units, I felt so lost. I struggled figuring out the width of the hat and so much more. I finished after a few hours and saw that mine was the worst compared to the folk in the critique video. Clearly got a long way to go, and im grateful for all your courses.

[@kathleenhutter4412]

Super helpful, thanks! I’ll share it with my students!

[@Stevansulistyo]

Ini sangat keren dan sangat berguna utk yg sdg belajar melukis👍✨💚

[@Faltz013]

Thank you!! Best tutorial ever on youtube! Everything is so clear and detailed.

[@RayNaso]

Great techniques. I also learned some Photoshop skills too. Thanks Proko. Always amazing!!!

[@JokeBhai-m9e]

This is exactly what the people want thanks PROKO ❤✨

[@SWORLD1991]

one of your best. thank you, proko is invaluable.

[@abmartdrawing5366]

Thank you very much for the portrait drawing technique tutorial

[@wendyhughes2234]

Thank you for this valuable information. May YUH [God] Baruch [bless] you, your family, and your ministry. And give you [much] Shalom.

[@10538overture]

Lots of brilliant stuff here. I would add looking at your work in a mirror. It really helps you see your mistakes.

[@daklr2501]

Black shirt against a white background makes for great contrast! you really pop!

[@ricksfeed3518]

Best art teacher ever ❤

[@rainn01278]

I'm not good at English, but I understand perfectly what you're explaining, it's admirable and thank you for your hard work, best regards 😊

[@ProkoTV]

Thank you!

[@МарусяКлимова-с6ш]

Thanks God, I found the video i was looking for,i really want to draw portraits accurately and i really hate that I can't draw beautifully,thank you so much man

[@miro_juric]

Thank ypu once again, Proko!

[@manahumnadeem8370]

Thank proko ❤...have been looking forward to this video. When I am done drawing, I place my page over the tablet with my reference, and that is how I get myself feedback.

[@ProkoTV]

A great way to do it!

[@Ramlesh0]

Wow you are just amazing... Great explanation thank you so much for this video and amazing information... I'm watching it from India 🇮🇳✌️

[@nicolasinoue4625]

i dont remeber signing for youtube premium content haha! its crazy that ammount of knowledge for free omgg

[@ProkoTV]

We share a ton of in-depth lessons here on KZbin to make sure that everyone can learn art, whether they're in an area with schools and can afford it or not!

[@jdkga]

An excellent, super helpful video. I've been trying to improve these skills and there's so much here that will help with that process. Thank you!

[@Gabu_]

The tip on how to compare against the reference alone deserves a like

[@FernandoLXIX]

If you draw on normal office paper, you can simply put the brightness of your screen to the maximum, get the room dark if needed, put the paper on your screen and it basically does the same as the whole photoshop thing.

[@heiispoon3017]

Thank you for this! Also, the Draftsmen episode updated for the current "landscape" hopefully is in the works! I love hearing you and Marshall talk over different or mundane art or non art topics while working!

[@ProkoTV]

We're still releasing episodes whenever there's something we really want to talk about. Just not regular seasons. Just released an episode recently with my teacher, Jeff Watts: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJTVmoWZgLOGmrs

[@drawfunmg]

i really needed this i was struggling they never looked the same ☹️

[@Michster29]

This video was very useful

[@MrNerdSmasher]

Much love, you never fail to inspire.

[@apeeatape]

Again a ton of useful wisdom in easily digestible format. Thank you very much for sharing those methods!

[@commanderwolffeex]

Oh wow thank you, i have always had problems with this and i dont know why, but hopefully i will remember to apply this to my sketching

[@learnwithsambhullar567]

this is one of the most informational videos on art ever

[@SketchbookStudioo]

Stan, you are so inspiring thank you for making amazing content for us. You are certainly an inspiration. I hope to be as big of an artist and KZbinr as you.

[@masonthecoyote]

i swear they can read our minds. this is what i needed.

[@kittea1804]

love the tip for self feedback! thanks teach

[@georgewashington7982]

My eyes always look like this on my portraits 🧿👁️lmao

[@ann_nnn]

my eyes are like that in real life as well 💀

[@charlesfairbanks767]

10:48 You can also just alpha lock the layer and make a red (or any color) rectangle over the top of it, it's a lot faster and easier that way. In photoshop the alpha lock tool looks like a little checkerboard, it prevents changes outside any existing marks so you can just color right over the top of your lines.

[@ashishchauhan1152]

So helpful, Thank you

[@seenuz1]

Awesome thanks for another masterclass!

[@dtmty]

dude!! you explained super clearly !! amazing men thank you so much! wish to do some enhacement business with you.

[@bbulliard]

very well done.. thank you...bob

[@darrennaafinestoto]

Thank you for the good and beautiful drawing tutorial. I like the explanation of the method you provide

[@srinivasrao391]

Great master proko Love urs teach drawing ❤

[@lln4gat0ll83]

I was just going to search up about that and youtube recommended that video,thanks for the video

[@musiciohann]

Thank you for this. This was awesome!

[@arsi112]

Proko is my favorite ❤

[@peachiee1]

that halfway point measuring took me so back I almost spit out my tea 😭

[@jujuessie]

i learnt more in this video than 2 years of art class in high school

[@Art_with_kalpana]

Whenever I'm in doubt I search proko❤

[@lucygiles8216]

this is brilliant help, thank you 👍

[@dianecharest8365]

I enjoy EVERY one of your videos.