Drawing Basics - Proko

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Provider

YouTube
Pricing

Free Video
Languages

English
Duration & workload

4 hours 30 minutes
Sessions

On-Demand
Level

Beginner

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Embark on a comprehensive drawing course designed for beginners, covering essential techniques and fundamental concepts. Learn proper pencil control, explore basic elements like shape, value, color, and edge, and master shading to create light and form. Dive into gesture drawing, structure basics for 3D representation, and various methods to create the illusion of depth. Discover professional drawing supplies, avoid common shading and drawing mistakes, and unlock mind-blowing realistic shading tricks. Acquire measuring techniques, explore sketchbook options and paper types, and learn advanced pencil sharpening methods. Improve shape design through simplification, enhance shading skills, and understand the application of 13 different line types in your artwork.

Syllabus

Drawing Supplies I Use in My Videos
How to Hold and Control Your Pencil
The Basic Elements - Shape Value Color Edge
Shading Light and Form - Basics
How to Shade a Drawing
How to Draw Gesture
Structure Basics - Making Things Look 3D
The Illusion of Depth - Contrast, Aerial Perspective and Form
The Illusion of Depth - Perspective, Details and Overlapping Forms
The Illusion of Depth - Edge, Line, Cast Shadow and Paint Thickness
Drawing Supplies I Use for Longer Drawings
Top 5 Shading Mistakes
Top 5 Drawing Mistakes
Mind-Blowing Realistic Shading Tricks
6 Steps to Draw Anything
Drawing Measuring Techniques
Learning How to Draw
Intro to Drawing Basics
Ultimate Guide to Sketchbooks and Paper
5 Pencil Sharpening Techniques for Pros
Improve Shape Design by Simplifying
Simple Trick to Improve Your Shading
13 Types of Lines and How to Use Them

Taught by

Proko

Reviews

4.6 rating, based on 33 Class Central reviews

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Ramesh Chakraborty @RamChakraborty
12

great course but it is good for intermediate not for beginner
little bit challenging go with course
Shantanu Srimani @shantanusrimani18
5

Very good tutorial for the Art lover and students . We wish we must get more like same.
We also thankful to all teachers and their team
Lucas Gil
4

This is an amazing course! Definitely exceeded what I was expecting before I signed up on it. Proko has incredible teaching skills and had some awesome guests who had also terrific didactics. Since it's a free course you won't get much exercises to do, but it will surely give you some ideas on what and how to practice your drawing skills. Sometimes the order of the videos was confusing, probably because I think it's a big cluster of classes summed up on a single course. Worth it!
Amal Mohammed
5

Great introduction to basics. I highly recommend this if you want to start drawing \(*-*)/
I like the way he explains and breaks down concepts to make them more simple and easy to grasp
Juan Agustín De Jesús Batista González
1

Pero me encantó uno aprende mucho es hermoso así como aprende poniendo atención a todo le doy gracias a Dios por todo y gracias por este curso en línea
Duben Sarah

This has been a fantastic class overall. I had a really good time attending every session and I picked up so many helpful tips and insights along the way. It’s been a valuable learning journey that I’m glad I didn’t miss.
Anonymous

Fantastic information for a very beginner.I really enjoyed it and learned a lot.Now I know what supplies to start with and how to prepare them and the difference in paper ,pencils etc. and what board to start with.
Uzziah Roberts
4

I'm just relearning to draw again and I'm glad there is a course like this available. Thanks for all your hard work
Jahangir Hossain
2

Art is not joke rather a journey through eyes opening Following the way provided is a useful guidelines for beginners makes skillfully art gradually.
..I love it.
Thank You.
Daine Sofea Jane
3

I learn a lot here than my physical class and I got certificate for completing the course.I really recommend this course!
Marouchette Ag Mohamed

Trop cool,des cours très intéressant pour mieux apprendre à dessiner !
Je le conseille à toute personne passionné du dessin d'art.
Sanjay Arul.S

I recently completed a drawing course, and it was a truly rewarding experience. The course was well-structured, starting with the basics of lines, shapes, and shading before moving into more advanced concepts like perspective, proportion, and human…

I recently completed a drawing course, and it was a truly rewarding experience. The course was well-structured, starting with the basics of lines, shapes, and shading before moving into more advanced concepts like perspective, proportion, and human anatomy. What I appreciated most was the step-by-step guidance that made even complex techniques easy to understand. The instructor gave constructive feedback, which really helped me identify areas for improvement and grow as an artist. I also liked the mix of theory and practice, which kept the sessions engaging. Overall, this course not only improved my drawing skills but also boosted my confidence and creativity. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in developing their artistic abilities.
Javon Dugas
2

These videos were very good, and very helpful, I learn a lot about shading, and gesture lines, different types of lines and how their useful. I learn how to sharpen different types of pencils, how to use charcoal, and to draw with different types of pencils.
Adams Douglass

He is very patient in teaching, and his teachings are very quick and simple to understand. You can only miss the best parts when you keep on forwarding the video. Everything teaching video is arranged in a specific form where by you are expected to understand the concept of drawing when you reach the final stage of the video.
Nabeel
1

This tutorial video gives a beginner the correct handling of drawing stationary and proper body posture.which I feel is the key to perfection and neet ness.
Rupankar Dey
2

This course is helpful for me. It's very interesting course. Drawing is my one and only most favourite subject. This course is more knowledge for me.
Mauroalexisgonzalezp

Estoy sorprendido por la cantidad de opciones que ofrecen para las personas que queremos aprender yo tengo 85 años y vivo en Venezuela, deseo aprender dibujo y pintura, los felicito, yo no hablo inglés, por lo tanto deseo que el curso sea en español gracias
Martina Saad Latif Zaki
1

it was very helpful and fun as to know the basics about art without diving in any of them but to know the titles to look for in ur educational process and to open ur min more on how u ee the drawing process and it also makes u realize how important it is to have actual knowlege and information in order to draw anything u want instead of just drawing blindly
Lalita Mandal
1

Very nice explanation about drawing basic level.
Thanks
All videos are very useful
Nice to see this step by steps
Drawing of line...
Different types of lines
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Shadings are too good taught by mentor..
I hope everyone likes this video's.
Thanks to sir
Pasupuleti Ramakrishna
1

Good information about art I have learnt from this more and explanation was too good And a saw total videos it was Amazing