Proko - Figure Drawing Fundamentals

This course is approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an approachable entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching.

Topics Covered

How to find the motion of the body through gesture
How to simplify the torso to quickly find its position using ‘the bean‘ and ‘robo bean‘
How to ‘mannequinize‘ the body into its simplest forms to find structure
The landmarks on the body that we can use to measure and construct the forms
The proportions of an average and idealistic person
How to properly measure a figure in any position and get it plotted accurately on your paper
How to make the figure appear balanced
How to exaggerate your reference to make the drawing more interesting
How to shade the drawing after you have the linear drawing finished
A complete figure drawing from layin to shading