Learning to Sketch from Imagination

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  • Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
  • One of the most requested topics I get from artists is how they can learn to draw from imagination. Well, that’s exactly what we’re going to focus on in this demo. You’ll see me go through multiple stages during this drawing session. We’ll start by researching our subject (a chameleon), then do some warmup sketches from those references, and then finally finishing on a few sketches where we take the visual characteristics of our subject and simplify it using our imagination. If you enjoy this demo check out the premium course where we will continue to explore drawing from imagination and other fundamental drawing concepts - proko.com/drawing
    CHAPTERS:
    00:00 - Intro
    01:12 - Searching for Reference
    02:25 - Warm-up Sketching
    13:35 - Sketching From Imagination
    22:43 - Final Sketch
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    Artist | Instructor - Stan Prokopenko (www.stanprokopenko.com)
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 223

  • @ProkoTV
    @ProkoTV  Рік тому +48

    Hope you enjoyed this bit from the course! Get more demos like this when you sign up for premium - proko.com/drawing

    • @malutangabriel6096
      @malutangabriel6096 Рік тому +3

      still the kangaroo won't be forgotten

    • @krsmanjovanovic8607
      @krsmanjovanovic8607 Рік тому +1

      Where and when can I put my drawings for critique? My whole art journey I lacked guidance from an experianced artist so I wasted lots of time figuring out right way to do things on my own 😢

    • @josueoteropedrazasffs3532
      @josueoteropedrazasffs3532 Рік тому +2

      I been a follower of yours for a long time an i want to say something. I Think you really improved alot on how you draw imagination in it shows now Good gains man. Also this is very informative thank you for making content!!!

    • @hypno5690
      @hypno5690 Рік тому +2

      my man you should not be teaching this lesson. You are great at plenty of things but this aint it.

    • @ixchelssong
      @ixchelssong Рік тому

      ​@Krsman Jovanovic I think you have to get the premium entire course to get critiques of what you do. ( for the ProKo course at least.)

  • @bobstone8446
    @bobstone8446 Рік тому +163

    In my opinion Proko’s channel is the most consistent when it comes to quality of content.

    • @privatlukis
      @privatlukis Рік тому

      Your motivation 👍

    • @olavpettersen9465
      @olavpettersen9465 Рік тому

      Well, there is also Aty, but I definitely agree that Proko is high up there.

  • @houndgirl7365
    @houndgirl7365 Рік тому +123

    Just some fun facts about chameleons for those that don't know a bunch
    -they have a prehensile tail meaning it's used to grab things not quite balance.
    -their eyes can move separately (thus the interesting lids). Usually the only time the eyes are focused is when their is prey and their concentration is focused.
    -they have a wide mouth and can puff themselves up when upset. This can also be used as a defense mechanism towards predators.
    I always find it interesting when people wonder in the world of reptiles and don't know alot (not a bad thing) it's fun to bring up fun facts. Hell if my entire childhood and my career wasn't centered around animals I probably wouldn't know much either, but I live spreading facts/info ^^ you should research these guys further there is a lot of behavioral stuff that can help with design. I know you are going off of image alone (thus far) but yeah read up on em they are really cool animals (REALLY difficult to maintain in captivity though unless you have the experience and equipment).

    • @TheMenticore
      @TheMenticore Рік тому +5

      Something that always amazed me was their tongue especially after I saw a video that explained the mechanism.
      The different things that work togeather to create a smooth and precise motion is just fascinating to me.
      I am not sure if it was exactly that video I had watched back then, but "Smarter Every Day" has a video that tries to explain how it works.

    • @xSakuraStrawberryx
      @xSakuraStrawberryx Рік тому +1

      I already know all this so please don't act like you know everything and I know nothing.

    • @jordanfangon2468
      @jordanfangon2468 Рік тому +8

      @@xSakuraStrawberryx he’s being informative, not condescending.

    • @jaimejaime1178
      @jaimejaime1178 Рік тому +5

      As per "Sakura's" comment... all I have to say is that...
      "Everybody was having fun until someone ruined the party"...

    • @cnd140
      @cnd140 7 місяців тому

      Their tongue is like a javelin launcher. They have a hard “bone/cartledge “ in the tongue that makes it shoot out of their mouths quickly with a blobby end that has thick saliva with wide surface that traps the insect. Then when the insect eneters his mouth the saliva thins out so it can be released from his tongue. Way cool and unusual.

  • @srabantisaha9285
    @srabantisaha9285 Рік тому +61

    Hello Stan, I am a 48 yrs old middle class housewife from India with a passion for painting. The tiny fragments of gems like this video helps me a lot .... Thank you from bottom of my heart 🙏

    • @privatlukis
      @privatlukis Рік тому +1

      I like your admire 👍

    • @rzeka
      @rzeka Рік тому +9

      This is what I love about the internet! Someone can upload a video sharing their knowledge, and then someone from across the world can view it for free.

    • @mantiscore90
      @mantiscore90 Рік тому +5

      good luck on your painting journey!

    • @rzeka
      @rzeka Рік тому +3

      @@mantiscore90 holly shit skelly is REAL?

    • @mantiscore90
      @mantiscore90 Рік тому +2

      @@rzeka do we not all have a little of skelly in us

  • @itshel2677
    @itshel2677 Рік тому +25

    I like how Stan accidentally makes an impression of Vito Corleone at 7:08 but seriously Proko is just a great channel and the videos help me stay motivated while exams keep raining down on me

  • @oyehoyesyaapa
    @oyehoyesyaapa Рік тому +44

    I'm an ADHDer, lol been attempting learn drawing humans, dynamic figures, and portraits from imagination but it's been a challenge. I've honestly learned so much from you, thank you Stan. I'm aiming to get a few of your courses to build my confidence once I have a job to pay for it hehe. In the meantime, I really appreciate your free content :)

    • @zaiphu
      @zaiphu 9 місяців тому +1

      I’m the same, no job, adhd, trying to teach myself art. We got this!

    • @jorgecosta8580
      @jorgecosta8580 8 місяців тому +2

      Same here, but learning how to tattoo... ADHD procrastination really shows up when we try to do something that we're not good yet

    • @aduhm1520
      @aduhm1520 6 місяців тому

      ⁠@@jorgecosta8580i’ve found with my adhd that I tend to really enjoy working on the fundamentals of any particular skill. I just get really good at one area without thinking about the rest. it makes everything so much less daunting but is also fast paced enough where my adhd doesn’t give up. not sure if this helps but I hope it does!!

    • @aduhm1520
      @aduhm1520 6 місяців тому

      but as an example i’m also practicing tattoo techniques and styles. I love japanese traditional but I just spent a day or two only doing dragon heads. using the exact same technique/method each time. seeing progress that quickly is incredibly motivating

  • @NateRock119
    @NateRock119 Рік тому +5

    I’ve been stressing about this and you released this at the right time thank you Stan

  • @ravindupathirage1884
    @ravindupathirage1884 Рік тому +19

    Once a drawing legend said "Myeh😐"

  • @KiX-K4T13
    @KiX-K4T13 Рік тому +9

    Wow, thanks! Stan is being generous lately. I'd love to see more of that in the world. Thanks, Stan! ✌😆

  • @thorneblackwood3834
    @thorneblackwood3834 Рік тому +4

    Good morning, Mr. Proko. I hope you are in good health. and thanks for your videos, thanks to them I have made progress and a lot of motivation.

  • @AR-pb2zh
    @AR-pb2zh Рік тому +1

    This is awesome! Love how you are stretching yourself!

  • @jbkhan1135
    @jbkhan1135 Рік тому +15

    The Drawing Basics course is great, I highly recommend it!

  • @KyarNyoThin-kc2wh
    @KyarNyoThin-kc2wh 7 місяців тому

    I love seeing you drawing. You look so relaxed and comfortable.😍

  • @dnyaneshwararts
    @dnyaneshwararts Рік тому +7

    This session is awesome I learn a lot the power of imagination 👏😊🙏 thank you so much sir Your teaching thought process is great 👍

  • @JeanneBook
    @JeanneBook Рік тому +11

    Wow! More free stuff for us. Thanks Proko! I've been really wanting to get some premium stuff from you but no budget yet so thanks for this💚

  • @leandorr3299
    @leandorr3299 Рік тому +234

    The kangaroo incident

    • @enniusdrusus867
      @enniusdrusus867 Рік тому +33

      He's clearly gone over it. Should've turned it into merch though. Would've bought it.

    • @leandorr3299
      @leandorr3299 Рік тому +6

      @@enniusdrusus867 yea for sure

    • @hankhumble3552
      @hankhumble3552 Рік тому +9

      There’s bootleg merch

    • @KiX-K4T13
      @KiX-K4T13 Рік тому +3

      Shhh NOO! 😂🤣

    • @J.5in
      @J.5in Рік тому

      Never gonna dissipate!

  • @ric8248
    @ric8248 Рік тому

    I love how in the last one you applied the concept of letting the ground win from the previous video.

  • @Raul-gm1jc
    @Raul-gm1jc Рік тому +1

    I like how you teach because it's not boring to watch

  • @arknark
    @arknark Рік тому

    You had me at PREMIUM. Thanks Proko, you guys rule

  • @suryakrishna4662
    @suryakrishna4662 Рік тому +2

    That was so fun to watch!!! ❤

  • @kyuubi64
    @kyuubi64 Рік тому +2

    Wow I got to learn a lot from this video's..
    1st studying a bit about the subject soo you can imagine it without changing it completely to something else
    2nd precticeing on and on to build confidence over it
    Finally I can draw

  • @legion321
    @legion321 Рік тому

    Been watching your vids recently got back into drawing your vids have been helping me

  • @shtreben
    @shtreben Рік тому

    im so glad when my sketches looks good! Thank you so much!

  • @asfasfasfasf124
    @asfasfasfasf124 Рік тому +21

    i was hoping you would teach us to draw a kangaroo from imagination again :(

  • @thestellarelite
    @thestellarelite Рік тому +2

    Thanks for posting this free lesson! I really love longer videos where we get to see the process. Also I love lizards 😂

  • @zachnotzack4890
    @zachnotzack4890 Рік тому +1

    this'll be useful when I have time during summer, thanks

  • @fandeandreaarruti
    @fandeandreaarruti Рік тому +5

    This is so inspiring. Nice to see some colorful sketches.

  • @lobnarose9139
    @lobnarose9139 Рік тому +2

    Thank you proko , it was interesting to watch .✨

  • @brendazonneveld3990
    @brendazonneveld3990 Рік тому +1

    Love the video! thanks Stan ❤

  • @ericstiffin8532
    @ericstiffin8532 8 днів тому

    Thank you! I think you solved my problem

  • @DrawMish
    @DrawMish Рік тому

    Very good Information, Thank you, I love it! 👍

  • @kamilsandej
    @kamilsandej Рік тому +1

    That was very useful! Thanks

  • @erickovando7979
    @erickovando7979 Рік тому

    Great video, thanks!! 🖍

  • @nwansawarna
    @nwansawarna Рік тому

    I realy love it, and enjoy the curse..thanks poko

  • @yuko13371
    @yuko13371 Рік тому +1

    Proko focus a lot on fundamentals , and kinda leaves imagination behind so this type of video is great ! ( Altough i think imagination is a fundamental )

    • @Artbirch
      @Artbirch Рік тому

      You are right. Drawing from imagination is another fundamental skill.

  • @veronicalucyart
    @veronicalucyart Рік тому +2

    Such an awesome video, congratulations, love it :)

  • @lilithart5614
    @lilithart5614 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for releasing these free videos bc I'm too broke to buy the complete course.

  • @chanthorndrawing
    @chanthorndrawing Рік тому

    I love this inspiration drawing🥰

  • @traumwelt1975
    @traumwelt1975 Рік тому

    amazing course and cool drawing of a chameleon, you're good ;)

  • @reghunathvr8295
    @reghunathvr8295 Рік тому

    Imagination drawing class helpfull sir.... 👍❤

  • @_alfn.saraya1648
    @_alfn.saraya1648 Рік тому

    Thank you so much 💕

  • @art.felipe_santos
    @art.felipe_santos Рік тому

    Amazing!!

  • @lo9in
    @lo9in Рік тому

    Thank you !

  • @SadielVidal
    @SadielVidal 7 місяців тому

    I reqlly love the fluid strokes when i doe them i get like ah sensation fr now practicing too hold te pencil difrently

  • @annshaman3428
    @annshaman3428 Рік тому

    Дякую, було цікаво і пізнавально!

  • @samanthastanley2647
    @samanthastanley2647 10 місяців тому

    Length matters 😂 this is helpful! Stellar content!

  • @CHORAOIN
    @CHORAOIN Рік тому

    Great 💥 Thanks for vídeo 👊💥

  • @santiagosarasola6772
    @santiagosarasola6772 Рік тому +1

    Been wondering this for a while, pretty much since this new course came out. What are some books or complementary resources on line quality, value,simple shapes, measuring proportions, etc. (the topics of this course)? Proko always talks about Vilppu and Bridgman when he talks about Figure Drawing or Anatomy, but never seen him talk that much about this subjects before or who are some masters to study to become proficient on this fundamentals.

  • @Graphic_Saif
    @Graphic_Saif 11 місяців тому

    we want more video like this

  • @lillowh6126
    @lillowh6126 Рік тому

    I learned a lot but mostly that drawing from imagination should be fun.

  • @saiparisailo7378
    @saiparisailo7378 4 місяці тому

    I like how you say mahp in the start

  • @kirstymca
    @kirstymca Рік тому

    Very cute chamaeleon - but so sad :-( I just want to cheer him up.
    I liked the very first one you did, but looking back, this one has so much more character

  • @birukhailu7113
    @birukhailu7113 7 місяців тому

    Thank you

  • @reganmmasi1246
    @reganmmasi1246 Рік тому

    Thank you...🙂🙂🙂

  • @ThatDynamoArt
    @ThatDynamoArt 10 місяців тому

    You're amazing.

  • @RayfieldA
    @RayfieldA Рік тому +2

    Mr. Proko, I hope you've watched some video clips of Chameleons to see that their Eyes are probably more Cone shaped which kinda pivots about as they look around rather than having multiple eyelids.

  • @alielshobaky5791
    @alielshobaky5791 Рік тому

    Thanks ❤

  • @stephaniesteph481
    @stephaniesteph481 3 місяці тому +1

    very nice.

  • @vinayakgaming105
    @vinayakgaming105 Рік тому

    Really funny video 👍but we want more videos on drawing from imagination 🙏

  • @madurandoafuerza6122
    @madurandoafuerza6122 Рік тому

    I am saving money to get this course. Nicaragua is not a great place for artists. Thank you very much for your videos

  • @martinaholekova1775
    @martinaholekova1775 7 місяців тому

    I feel so sorry for that chameleon guy - he looks absolutely depressed :D Amazing video! Thank you!!! :)

  • @sketchesdrawing40
    @sketchesdrawing40 Рік тому

    nice work 👍👍👍👍

  • @alaskawolves
    @alaskawolves Рік тому

    this helped a lot! thanks proko

  • @patriciokearney8418
    @patriciokearney8418 Рік тому

    que videazo loco

  • @BlueDevil7474
    @BlueDevil7474 Рік тому +1

    From the moment Proko flashed the picture of the pig on screen, all I've been able to think about now is a Pigmeleon.

    • @jbkhan1135
      @jbkhan1135 Рік тому

      Now I really want to draw one... :-D

  • @shades_by_suchith
    @shades_by_suchith 6 місяців тому +1

    What type of pencil your using for sketching

  • @ivanbozhkov1105
    @ivanbozhkov1105 5 місяців тому

    I am great at art, but I cannot to draw sketches so clean and correctly, thank you!

  • @orpindemorgane3280
    @orpindemorgane3280 Рік тому

    Super ! merci beaucoup ! Effectivement c'est un problème pour moi de dessiner d'imagination.

  • @dattatrayajadhav5625
    @dattatrayajadhav5625 Рік тому

    Good drawings

  • @NefliteArts
    @NefliteArts Рік тому +2

    'Meeeh' - Proko, 2023 :D

  • @ultrabasiccat4017
    @ultrabasiccat4017 Рік тому

    Arigato proko-sensei

    • @ProkoTV
      @ProkoTV  Рік тому +3

      Do itashimashite

  • @ArtM1
    @ArtM1 Рік тому +4

    Proko: "How to Sketch from Imagination"
    Also proko: Proceeds drawing from references.
    GG, WP.
    👍

    • @frontallappen4981
      @frontallappen4981 Рік тому +8

      You first draw from reference and then proceed drawing it from imagination. Can't draw things if you dont really know how they look, unless you have a photographic memory...

    • @ProkoTV
      @ProkoTV  Рік тому +12

      What they said below! The last time I looked at a chameleon was a pretty long time ago.
      I'm trying to avoid the mistakes of all those awful classical paintings of cats and babies. Peep a little reference and then let my imagination take the wheel!

    • @ArtM1
      @ArtM1 Рік тому +5

      @@ProkoTV I get it, yeah. You have to build your visual library from somewhere. I was trying to be funny, but it probably came across differently. My bad.

  • @crisvis8905
    @crisvis8905 5 місяців тому

    At least he's using a references this time. Unlike that time a few years ago when he tried to draw a cartoon dog, but it looked like a hellscape kangoroo 😂

  • @abiel1961
    @abiel1961 Рік тому

    🤩🤩

  • @hugoamorim7151
    @hugoamorim7151 Рік тому

    This is my biggest struggle, my drawing's with reference and my drawing's from imagination look like they were made by 2 completely different people😑😐🙄😟😕💀Ok nvm, my bad i though this was about drawing with no reference xd
    But i love ur videos so much, love how when you teach, u also are learning and having fun and not just teaching, u are enjoying urself🤗🧡

  • @aadyakapoor2583
    @aadyakapoor2583 4 місяці тому

    thankses

  • @madmaster3d
    @madmaster3d 6 місяців тому

    good video

  • @tobiassandstrom8236
    @tobiassandstrom8236 Рік тому

    Wow

  • @jaysonfontela5761
    @jaysonfontela5761 Рік тому

    💖💖💖

  • @xylvart
    @xylvart Рік тому

    great

  • @saipavanchary0521
    @saipavanchary0521 Рік тому +3

    Big fan from India🇮🇳

  • @Datdus92
    @Datdus92 Рік тому +7

    anyone remember the meme?

  • @BonnieRocks
    @BonnieRocks Рік тому

    Great Lesson What pencil are you using? 🥰

    • @tobimiley
      @tobimiley Рік тому

      It looks like a red col-erase pencil to me.

    • @BonnieRocks
      @BonnieRocks Рік тому

      @@tobimiley thank-you staedler?

  • @chandi182
    @chandi182 Рік тому

    The athletic chameleon has Fear and Loathing vibe

  • @gayleweisfield1582
    @gayleweisfield1582 Рік тому +1

    You could understand no eyelids, it's a rotating socket with a pupil.

  • @O-cDxA
    @O-cDxA Рік тому +1

    @Proko : You are an absolute master.
    This was a great video, HOWEVER, I was hoping for some tips on how to draw from actual imagination - meaning without looking at reference.
    I skipped through the video, and on each sketch, you are looking at reference.
    I envy artists that can draw from imagination. ( without reference )
    If you have any tips on this, please consider creating a video on it.
    What does it take ? A photographic memory ?
    Thanks !

    • @charnich
      @charnich Рік тому +6

      there is a purpose to this - the sketching without reference starts at 13:35 but it builds on the ideas Stan discovers while doing warm-up sketches with reference. Basically the point Stan is making is that sketching from imagination comes from building up your visual library - which is done by sketching from reference

  • @joh3981
    @joh3981 Рік тому +2

    A lot of fun seeing Stan not understand chameleon eyes.
    Of course that’s not the point of the video and I like it a lot, but still.

  • @samankucher5117
    @samankucher5117 Рік тому

    nice

  • @alreadypackedforHarvardbitch
    @alreadypackedforHarvardbitch Рік тому +1

    🥰

  • @user-bj9xd1lw2x
    @user-bj9xd1lw2x 4 місяці тому

    which color pencil you used?plz

    • @ProkoTV
      @ProkoTV  4 місяці тому

      PrismaColor Col-Erase

  • @sambhavpaliwal2102
    @sambhavpaliwal2102 11 днів тому

    Did you notice history eyes colour changes

  • @CryptedGyatt
    @CryptedGyatt Рік тому +2

    I often try imagine really hard and it is not anything but a bunch of circles and cylinders 💀.

  • @magicpeach8531
    @magicpeach8531 Рік тому

    how did he do this without erasing, teach me!!

  • @prashanth9435
    @prashanth9435 Рік тому

    04:04 That's what she said !

  • @J.Illustrate1156
    @J.Illustrate1156 Рік тому +1

    kool

  • @christophertomlinson8097
    @christophertomlinson8097 Рік тому

    I feel like you draw Leon from star fox but as a normal chameleon

  • @ChameleonboiVR
    @ChameleonboiVR Рік тому +1

    Bro I love chameleons so much I put them into my name

  • @capadealgodao
    @capadealgodao Рік тому

    🙂

  • @weabouo3182
    @weabouo3182 4 місяці тому

    Mya!

  • @AlvinRiget
    @AlvinRiget Рік тому

    both of the first two chameleons had an underbite.