Draw with Confidence Like a Pro - Eliza lvanova

[@ProkoTV]

Check out the new Proko Timer tool to practice drawing from reference - proko.com/timer

[@marcianocastillo3511]

I THANK YOU A ENJOYED THE CLASS VERY MUCH GRACIAS 😂

[@salvatoreocello]

0:39 In school I always got scolded for not making an under drawing and drawing too light- it’s great to see artists work in their own way

[@aaronbentonart]

I always drew too dark and heavy... my teachers wanted me to draw lightly. Its difficult to do at the beginning.

[@MarcHendry]

one of my favourite current artists! Super cool to watch her working

[@ProkoTV]

Mine too! She's great.

[@Squidcvmmm]

She's an amazing teacher, I feel like I've learned so much in less than 30 minutes that will carry over for the rest of my career!

[@livingincreation]

She’s been one of my favorite artist for a good while now ❤👌 very influential

[@PRAYINGMANTIS.]

i love her artstyle smmmmm

[@ccayco]

Eliza is my absolute favorite artist.

[@ProkoTV]

She's a truly skilled artist!

[@richatdastkey3555]

so much respect for animators. as a kid I would luckily catch little behind the scenes and how it's made type videos that disney and more often nick would show on commercials. those are a little difficult to find so this is a real treat to study

[@ducksoff7236]

This is how I draw for the most part. Personally I just call it "mapping". I always hated the mess of construction so would just make little marks as land marks. Compare where they are in relation to each other and the lines get longer as I build. If you marked your landmarks well and pay attention to angles things are pretty proportional and easy to just fill in.

[@socratesthecabdriver]

🖖😀

[@merlinporterarts]

That was brilliant. Seriously inspiring watching those come together...makes me want to crack out the pencils after many years of going straight to ink!

[@socratesthecabdriver]

i think as a taxi driver i associate with choice of pencil and stump and my favorite erasers hahahaaa people enjoy watching me while stuck in traffic :) but it is fun relaxing even for the vehicles around me ,especially on the printer paper sized ones , it amazes them that i actually dont miss any starts on green traffic lights ahaahaaa i swear some times i feel like I'm the kid with the flute in the hand , and you know why ? because they see me start they start ,, and for that little time they had no phone in their hands , they actually got to see something ... i been watching misses eliza since the lockdown days , but now this is golden . merry Christmas and a stronger new year

[@billiana.art_youtube]

This is really inspirational to see. You deserve at least more likes on this comment ❤

[@socratesthecabdriver]

@billiana.art_youtube oh my God you actually made heads or tales of what I wrote? 😂 I corrected some, thank you

[@giuseppebifulco4848]

Thank you Proko for that :) Eliza is one of my favourite artist,hope to see more in the future,thanks again and blessing :)

[@enriquestewart5762]

I love her style

[@christinac4818]

Love this vid. I also like using references and transforming them into what I want them to look like!

[@David-tt3yz]

Her work is a big inspiration for me. Thanks Proko!

[@thatoneperson689]

the built in timer tool is amazing!

[@richatdastkey3555]

24:42 PREACH. "...marvel movies that are so animated that this should he in the animation category." constantly hearing people dump on animation just to turn around and tell me how they LOVE films that have about 10mins of non VFX/CGI sequences

[@15clank]

I enjoy videos like this instead of the more flashy KZbin tutorials. It’s simple straight forward no editing or music I the background. Just Great artist teaching

[@kianusteve9633]

It was so insightful, wanted to see more. I couldn't get in enough. Proko you gotta bring her back next time

[@ProkoTV]

We have another demo from her that we'll release soon. More just for you!

[@roathripper]

man, she got dem skillz!!!

[@alphinart]

Wow! That shading!

[@mertcanislamoglu]

Eliza is my favorite artist, her style and lines are truly amazing.

[@ibreakandskate]

One of my favorites

[@kevinrampersad9202]

Her process is almost exactly like mine...I can totally relate to everything she's saying/doing..except I still feel using the blending stump is a 'cheat' ...but it's so useful..her art is great!😊❤

[@edmundobaca3498]

I love this channel for learn art.🙏👋🌟

[@kpare0de]

I'd have liked to see a still shot of the final piece at the end - it felt like a very quick cut to an advert there. Thanks

[@zainnartisttt1490]

She’s so talented I liked her a lot I mean the art

[@grayfox8904]

She is sooo good!

[@ProkoTV]

Agreed!

[@THUNGUNS]

great interview with a great artist. chef's kiss

[@blackbird163]

Lovely process ❤

[@alienjjj]

Loved this video so much

[@MatijaVuk-z9n]

damn she's amazing , gorgeous drawings :)

[@RomelUkulele]

Seems like a very smooth paper as on the shading there does not seem to be a lot of texture on the drawing . curious about what paper she uses, would also be curious to her do a watercolor and her procedure.

[@ProkoTV]

She's working in our Proko sketchbook here. It's a high quality, archival multimedia paper. We only sell them at conventions like LightBox when we're there in person. You can see some more of her process over on her channel: www.youtube.com/@Eleeeza/videos

[@basquecheetah5989]

Good job, Eliza

[@handleOfThy]

that's it, I'm unbinding ctrl+z

[@XotoriD4rak]

Very cool

[@Metalud0]

I am wondering, as far as i love her style and her technical ability, how she manages do to animation if she rely so much on references ? I though one's needed to be perfect at drawing every poses to be efficient without relying on a ref.

[@ProkoTV]

This is for a personal work so what she does here will be different than what she does for animation. That being said, animators absolutely use references. You can see it all over behind the scenes videos for big films or smaller projects. So many animators will have reference videos they shot of themselves doing the portion they're going to animate so that they can see some of the nuances of those motions. Being able to understand forms and how they change as you rotate and move them is a great skill to have. But reference is used in pretty much all forms of art in some capacity.

[@Metalud0]

@@ProkoTV Interesting, thank you. Yeah i've seen animators studying dancers for complex movements and so on... It's really refreshing to hear that, even at her level, references are still something that important. I guess it's a lifetime journey in constructing our own "bank".

[@akitoakito8790]

❤❤❤❤

[@K.ART_vlog]

so nice ❤❤❤💛💛

[@socratesthecabdriver]

much love for all

[@algernonwolfwhistle6351]

Very nice.

[@Hannahgs]

Have you ever done a video on how to make backgrounds for people that draw mostly characters? I draw full Figures and busts/headshots but my backgrounds are usually just blank black or white. I have tried drawing complex backgrounds but it distracts from the figure (and tbh I hate drawing landscapes/backgrounds).

[@NATA5II]

It’s in your text. Complex background and complex figure will fight for dominance. If you want your character to stick out, simplify your background. Study backgrounds, squint your eyes and look at what is the most important shapes.

[@Hannahgs]

@@NATA5II I appreciate the thought but this was not helpful lol

[@royaebrahim2449]

❤

[@ZackAttack680]

badass.

[@cextheartist]

It comes to my mind that I use guidelines because I don't know, most of the time, what am I gonna draw... So I put the guidelines there, sometimes in a nice pose, but I figure what to draw while doing the guidelines... It could be one thing that is taking me away from drawing without the guidelines. Am I right? someone else with that??

[@saint6259]

Yes. I do the same thing and I realized for me it's a bad habit. When I concentrate and force myself to make what I picture in my head my drawing comes out better. I was told so many times not to use erasers and use what I slap down but no erasing mistakes and adjusting as I go is so obviously better. My art is really sketchy but I swear the drawings are better when I let it be messy.

[@cextheartist]

@@saint6259 yeah! I think I gonna plan more what I am doing, or something else, maybe thumbnails, idk... I will need some effort to make it a thing, feels like I should be doing it all along. I had a teacher that told me the same thing about the eraser ahhaha.

[@siimkask14]

Love her style

[@yaghobshojaei]

Very beautiful my dear friend and artist

[@mmedeuxchevaux]

WOW. This looks like a sketch by DaVinci

[@shuvoDhar.5537]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@johndoe-rq1pu]

"Your hand adapts so quickly." Please excuse me, there are some things in the other room that need to be broken.

[@eric_e3]

I have a little problem where i dont know how to shade or draw a portrait and not make it look linear

[@criqket]

1. Learn how light works (core shadows, bounce light, etc.) 2. Learn the anatomy of the skull (The skull is more valuable than the muscles in this case, as facial muscles are quite thin) 3. Learn the planes of the face (Utilize the Asaro head and other tools!) These all may seem like daunting tasks, but by just practicing and learning, you can make good portraits!! All of these tasks have an abundance of videos for them, so you can literally just search up 'lighting in drawing' or 'skull anatomy for artists' and start learning! I also recommend you learn how to construct the face utilizing the Loomis head, as it can really assist in anatomy and placement of facial features (This channel, Proko, especially helps in learning the Loomis head method).

[@samiran5751]

Make a with spectacles face....

[@Spikey100000]

What is the name of that tool? The shading pencil?

[@NATA5II]

She says it in the beginning…

[@hyuqoh]

Blending stump

[@Spikey100000]

@@NATA5II apologies I have adhd so skip right to the juicy stuff

[@reiniergamboa]

masterful... if you want to reach this level just practice your @$$ off

[@Nxyphoenix]

Anyone know what kind of paper she is using also?

[@ProkoTV]

Proko sketchbook. We only sell them at conventions. They're a multimedia paper.

[@Nxyphoenix]

@@ProkoTV oh wow okay, great to know. I haven’t checked the channel yet, but it would be great to know more about any upcoming conventions.

[@ProkoTV]

@@Nxyphoenix We just do LightBox Expo, our favorite artist convention. That's towards the end of the calendar year.

[@patriciozazzini3182]

what paper is she using?

[@ProkoTV]

She's drawing a Proko sketchbook here. We only sell them at in person events like LightBox Expo.

[@SuperMarioBoyz]

Notice How Peter Han, Ryan Benjamin, and Stephen Bauman were the ones ask the question Lmao

[@ProkoTV]

?

[@SuperMarioBoyz]

@ProkoTV Were they not, sorry if I have mistaken them, the first person I could've sworn that was Peter Han's voice, I'm not sure about Ryan, I could've also swore that was Stephen Bauman so sorry If I was wrong about that lol

[@ProkoTV]

@@SuperMarioBoyz A couple of the people you listed were at the convention but they weren't at the booth to ask any questions. LightBox Expo is a busy time for artists and they rarely get to stick around after their demos.

[@kasai3562]

Sorry to bother but, what school did you attend? Do you think that i will not be able to be as good as you are if i dont go to a good animation school?

[@NATA5II]

You can go to art school for 4 years and not improve that much. It depends on how much time you dedicate to focused practice. It’s not necessary in this day and age if you can’t afford it or have access to it.

[@AbuBakkarsCreation]

আমি বাংলাদেশী, প্লিজ বাংলা ট্রান্সলেশন এড করিয়েন।

[@CHA0ZCTRL]

does anyone know where i can get the smodge pen she's using?

[@ProkoTV]

Not sure exactly what brand she's using here but in our experience, they all work pretty much the same. Cool wrap on the outside, though.

[@NATA5II]

It’s not a pen. Just tightly wrapped paper. Look up blending stump. Or tortillon. Remember the tool won’t give you the same results.

[@CHA0ZCTRL]

i know genius, i want to try using it because i love experimenting but go off LOL@@NATA5II

[@XotoriD4rak]

I tried to draw like her. I failed

[@ProkoTV]

Your first failure is one drawing closer to your first success at it. Keep working on practicing and you'll get there.

[@XotoriD4rak]

@@ProkoTV yeah the hardest part is looking for references. I guess I'm buying one of your packs with Christmas money.

[@azathothic]

Can we expect a tutorial on drawing realistic cameltoes? Asking for a friend on deviantart.

[@cextheartist]

haha just noticed that pencil will left her soon xD

[@evchenkosketch]

+

[@Spikey100000]

I’m sorry but what is that model’s hair? Had they just got out of bed for a photoshoot?

[@brandialltizer168]

It doesn't look like the model, I can't be happy if the resemblance isn't there.

[@christinac4818]

she's not trying to make it look like the model.

[@ProkoTV]

That wasn't the aim of Eliza's demo but everyone's preference is different and that's okay! It takes all kinds. It's good to know what you do and don't want from your work.

[@momokillee]

THAT in 20 min????

[@MaharanaPratap69]

Haha my thoughts too. I can draw good but that was some other level fast.

[@ProkoTV]

Don't want to set some unrealistic expectations. Real time this drawing took her an hour. We edited it down to 27.

[@Amanita._.Verosa._.]

​@@ProkoTV We appreciate you for this, thank you.

[@mahmoudehsane3312]

Im reading the comments and I'm just so confused, my question is what is the purpose of the reference photo here for this lady ? I can see she just used it exactly when students use that very basic mannequin that u buy from dollar store I guess, if this young woman is an artist then im an artist too 🤔

[@ProkoTV]

For some, a reference is something to be adhered to strictly. For others, it's just a jumping off point or something to pick some details from. Like when you look at a recipe but change a lot of it for your final dish. It didn't mean that the recipe was there for no reason. It got you started. Eliza talks plainly about how she uses reference in the start of the video. There's nothing "bad" or "better" about either approach. Art isn't just one thing and that's a good thing.

[@mahmoudehsane3312]

@@ProkoTV honestly Stan, nothing special in this video, shading looks horrible, im not an artist i never been to art school im old man, recently i started to doodle 10 minutes every two weeks, i can do better or equal at least 😅 I remember i suggested Australian artist, I thought he has good stuff on his channel, honestly he has perspective videos u guys never matched his clearity about perspective, actually no one did on KZbin, even though it's all about buildings but still he really did great job not perfect but really great job in explaining perspective in practicle way i would say better than any artist on KZbin, and what's interesting about him that he started drawing in his 50's, now there's also another interesting artist from Norway, he has very unique style, the only thing I don't like about him is he's so politicized when he speaks, gender ideology and things like that, other than that he's a hell of an artist and I believe u would love his unique art

[@capybara8477]

@@mahmoudehsane3312she’s an animator first and an illustrator second. if her talent isn’t obvious from these drawings, perhaps you should look up her animation work. 10 years at Pixar is no joke, she obviously has the skills to make it in the business. if you think you do better, then maybe you should offer your own perspective and skills to others to help them improve. :)

[@manyaZ]

what are you talking about old man 💀 you're too cocky for someone who prolly can't even draw stick figures without erasing a billion times

[@Sansiia]

I wish people like you would maybe question their ignorant and miopic judgements before leaving the dumbest and most disrespectful thoughts they could come up with...

[@mahmoudehsane3312]

Im not tryin to be mean or rude but I honestly could do better than this, im not an artist, I'm old i never been to art school, I don't know anatomy and I just doodle for literally 10 minutes once every two weeks, that's very recently i mean as an old man, and I could do equal or even better than this and no structuring or whatever method, i mean go for the the drawing no under drawing or whatever method artist use 😐

[@erinnlucas2920]

😂

[@pb_destiny]

Dunning Kruger effect

[@mahmoudehsane3312]

@@pb_destiny im not am artist son and I'm not overestimating anything, see my other comments and replies maybe u understand instead of tryin to be smart and diagnosing other people just based on a comment, opinions

[@amyp8808]

do it then

[@brokenfrog8462]

Can we see your drawings please?​@@mahmoudehsane3312