How to Draw Accurate Proportions

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  • @ProkoTV
    @ProkoTV  Рік тому +85

    Check out my previous lesson on measuring techniques if you need help with measuring your drawing - ua-cam.com/video/tZtnKp4fAPk/v-deo.html

    • @petervargas483
      @petervargas483 5 місяців тому

      @@ProkoTV thank u

    • @bozoclown2098
      @bozoclown2098 Місяць тому

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

  • @khsngle
    @khsngle Рік тому +386

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

    • @Nikke283
      @Nikke283 Рік тому +8

      Same here.^^

    • @stranger_official1
      @stranger_official1 Рік тому +4

      Samee

    • @Australia-o7c
      @Australia-o7c 10 місяців тому +5

      BUT THIS VIDEO IS ONLY 12 MINUTES 🗣️🗣️🗣️

    • @Fyjgtughiohg7ij
      @Fyjgtughiohg7ij 6 місяців тому +2

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

    • @hy.a.cinthh
      @hy.a.cinthh 4 місяці тому

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

  • @akshaykorlekar
    @akshaykorlekar 9 місяців тому +12

    Thanks

    • @ProkoTV
      @ProkoTV  9 місяців тому +1

      Thanks!

  • @John315
    @John315 Рік тому +197

    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
      @ProkoTV  Рік тому +21

      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
      @Max_JustMax 9 місяців тому +1

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

    •  7 місяців тому +3

      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

  • @The_Quand
    @The_Quand Місяць тому +10

    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.

  • @Four_Parks
    @Four_Parks Рік тому +71

    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!

  • @Mekhel
    @Mekhel Рік тому +63

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

  • @mrmawster9786
    @mrmawster9786 Рік тому +610

    I see proko i click!

    • @Dv-hq5cb
      @Dv-hq5cb Рік тому +5

      lit me skskdk

    • @aristology6912
      @aristology6912 Рік тому +1

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

    • @mrmawster9786
      @mrmawster9786 Рік тому +14

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

    • @Duck_III
      @Duck_III Рік тому

      Simply

    • @lexinarts
      @lexinarts Рік тому

      Ditto. Every time

  • @RIXUSMAXIMUS
    @RIXUSMAXIMUS 10 місяців тому +5

    Proko is the standard I measure just about every other UA-cam tutorial out there to.

  • @derekcutsinger3511
    @derekcutsinger3511 Рік тому +233

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

  • @RaeuberFotzenRotz
    @RaeuberFotzenRotz Рік тому +6

    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.

  • @vinnzouiyt
    @vinnzouiyt Рік тому +14

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

  • @TRCanimation
    @TRCanimation Рік тому +14

    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!

  • @Odysseus_Outis
    @Odysseus_Outis Місяць тому +2

    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.

  • @OokileyGMR
    @OokileyGMR Рік тому +7

    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

  • @KyojuroRengoku-pc6on
    @KyojuroRengoku-pc6on Рік тому +5

    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

  • @gundarsmiks4889
    @gundarsmiks4889 Рік тому +3

    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...

  • @Anastasiabruno
    @Anastasiabruno Рік тому +9

    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
      @imgettingcheesefries Рік тому +1

      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

  • @raflianihzar202
    @raflianihzar202 Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @raeelemental7084
    @raeelemental7084 Рік тому +83

    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)

  • @joshuaelek
    @joshuaelek Рік тому +20

    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
      @thederpydude2088 Рік тому +5

      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.

  • @errorcringyname4044
    @errorcringyname4044 Рік тому +30

    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

  • @Mrbleusky
    @Mrbleusky Рік тому +57

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

  • @elijahhope4581
    @elijahhope4581 7 місяців тому +1

    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

  • @TDuD3
    @TDuD3 Рік тому +6

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

  • @fatmat4747
    @fatmat4747 Рік тому +2

    Proko single handedly saving my art work ❤❤

  • @thelastuchiha9313
    @thelastuchiha9313 Рік тому +1

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

    • @ProkoTV
      @ProkoTV  Рік тому

      So glad we can help!

  • @meharejaz1291
    @meharejaz1291 Рік тому +2

    Nothing makes me more happy than him making this video ❤

  • @petervargas483
    @petervargas483 5 місяців тому +2

    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
      @ProkoTV  5 місяців тому +1

      That's great to hear!

  • @lostsoul2184
    @lostsoul2184 Рік тому +6

    Been waitin for this one for 13 years

  • @Brodericks27
    @Brodericks27 4 місяці тому +1

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

    • @ProkoTV
      @ProkoTV  4 місяці тому +3

      I appreciate that! Thanks!

  • @sydene54
    @sydene54 Рік тому +4

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

  • @kurintophps9628
    @kurintophps9628 Рік тому +3

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

  • @oliveira3444
    @oliveira3444 Рік тому +2

    It's fun to watch proko being charismatic

  • @g.dochev
    @g.dochev Рік тому +2

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

  • @chin524
    @chin524 Рік тому +1

    You are the best art teacher .

  • @gameisover8309
    @gameisover8309 Рік тому +1

    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

  • @Amber-zo
    @Amber-zo Рік тому +1

    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!

  • @SWORLD1991
    @SWORLD1991 Рік тому +1

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

  • @Sharp_Calidore
    @Sharp_Calidore Рік тому +1

    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

  • @edlawrence3198
    @edlawrence3198 Місяць тому

    Stan I’ve been watching your content for quiet a while and learnt a lot I’ve just started my UA-cam 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.

  • @fakerrain
    @fakerrain Рік тому +6

    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.

  • @fullerton5102
    @fullerton5102 7 місяців тому +1

    This is not an insult, and it’s hardly a critique (because I’m an absolute idiot), but I think that this channel would benefit from less jokes (rather, zero jokes), because the content is so full of the exact subject-matter I’m looking for. I don’t need a hook or a joke to keep me into it! Literally, just your cadence and ability to explain things is more than enough to keep me engaged.

  • @zanetaa
    @zanetaa Місяць тому

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

    • @ProkoTV
      @ProkoTV  Місяць тому +1

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

  • @mathewolusojiomolade3445
    @mathewolusojiomolade3445 Рік тому +2

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

  • @MrRisseh
    @MrRisseh Рік тому +1

    That Photoshop overlay was the bomb. Thank you.

  • @Faltz013
    @Faltz013 Рік тому +1

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

  • @personaljosh1006
    @personaljosh1006 Рік тому +1

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

  • @seancollicott3277
    @seancollicott3277 Рік тому +5

    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

  • @kathleenhutter4412
    @kathleenhutter4412 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @ricksfeed3518
    @ricksfeed3518 Рік тому

    Best art teacher ever ❤

  • @Dy1anGaming
    @Dy1anGaming Рік тому +1

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

  • @oliveira3444
    @oliveira3444 Рік тому +1

    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

  • @RayNaso
    @RayNaso 10 місяців тому +1

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

  • @joeblankenship377
    @joeblankenship377 Рік тому +20

    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
      @ProkoTV  Рік тому +7

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

  • @Stevansulistyo
    @Stevansulistyo Рік тому +1

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

  • @miro_juric
    @miro_juric Рік тому +1

    Thank ypu once again, Proko!

  • @MrNerdSmasher
    @MrNerdSmasher Рік тому +1

    Much love, you never fail to inspire.

  • @adagiumkairosasmr7637
    @adagiumkairosasmr7637 10 місяців тому

    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.

  • @JokeBhai-m9e
    @JokeBhai-m9e Рік тому +1

    This is exactly what the people want thanks PROKO ❤✨

  • @CraneStyleNJ
    @CraneStyleNJ Рік тому +2

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

  • @charlesfairbanks767
    @charlesfairbanks767 10 місяців тому

    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.

  • @VillagerCometh
    @VillagerCometh Рік тому +1

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

  • @seenuz1
    @seenuz1 Рік тому +1

    Awesome thanks for another masterclass!

  • @jdkga
    @jdkga Рік тому +1

    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!

  • @peachiee1
    @peachiee1 Рік тому +1

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

  • @musiciohann
    @musiciohann Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this. This was awesome!

  • @abmartdrawing5366
    @abmartdrawing5366 Рік тому +1

    Thank you very much for the portrait drawing technique tutorial

  • @Gabu_
    @Gabu_ 11 місяців тому

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

  • @srinivasrao391
    @srinivasrao391 3 місяці тому +1

    Great master proko
    Love urs teach drawing

  • @lucygiles8216
    @lucygiles8216 Рік тому +1

    this is brilliant help, thank you 👍

  • @ashishchauhan1152
    @ashishchauhan1152 Рік тому +1

    So helpful, Thank you

  • @sweethomes674
    @sweethomes674 Рік тому +1

    Excellent explanations 😊

  • @andrewsimmons2479
    @andrewsimmons2479 Місяць тому

    Thank you. These videos are really helpful.

  • @FernandoLXIX
    @FernandoLXIX Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @kittea1804
    @kittea1804 Рік тому +1

    love the tip for self feedback! thanks teach

  • @dianecharest8365
    @dianecharest8365 Рік тому

    I enjoy EVERY one of your videos.

  • @Michster29
    @Michster29 Рік тому +3

    This video was very useful

  • @nicolasinoue4625
    @nicolasinoue4625 Місяць тому

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

    • @ProkoTV
      @ProkoTV  Місяць тому +1

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

  • @daklr2501
    @daklr2501 Рік тому

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

  • @Because_of_Mercy
    @Because_of_Mercy 2 місяці тому

    This was so helpful, thank you!

  • @ethanmariani5152
    @ethanmariani5152 Рік тому +1

    love your videos , great stuff

  • @shuizw
    @shuizw Рік тому +2

    6:58 Does Jeff Watts run that dentists office?😆 Awesome video as always. Thanks for everything Proko.

  • @annascity2222
    @annascity2222 Рік тому

    I didn't know I've been waiting for this video!!

  • @jbway86
    @jbway86 2 місяці тому +4

    Me issue is that when I draw from reference, I tend to make the eyes and mouth smaller than they should be and when I adjust/enlarge them, I in turn have to do redo my proportion lines (brow line, nose line, etc). How can I keep from drawing the facial features small as the reference (referring to computer screen of image and drawing on ipad or even paper) instead of bigger, if that make sense.

  • @LeisureDrawings
    @LeisureDrawings 6 місяців тому

    This has helped me so much! Thank you!

  • @Eternal-ReTuning
    @Eternal-ReTuning Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @МарусяКлимова-с6ш
    @МарусяКлимова-с6ш 3 місяці тому

    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

  • @masonthecoyote
    @masonthecoyote Рік тому

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

  • @drawfunmg
    @drawfunmg Рік тому +1

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

  • @heiispoon3017
    @heiispoon3017 Рік тому +2

    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
      @ProkoTV  Рік тому +2

      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:
      ua-cam.com/video/VcriRcKNSdY/v-deo.html

  • @aliciamolloy5948
    @aliciamolloy5948 Рік тому +1

    Great video thank you so much!

  • @SketchbookStudioo
    @SketchbookStudioo 8 місяців тому

    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 UA-camr as you.

  • @riosanchez5537
    @riosanchez5537 9 місяців тому

    Bless🙏 that last tip gonna help a lot

  • @Adriana-so5jn
    @Adriana-so5jn Рік тому +1

    i learned more here than in my classes😭

  • @Art_with_kalpana
    @Art_with_kalpana Рік тому

    Whenever I'm in doubt I search proko❤

  • @dtmty
    @dtmty Рік тому +1

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

  • @georgewashington7982
    @georgewashington7982 Рік тому +22

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

    • @ann_nnn
      @ann_nnn 7 місяців тому +2

      my eyes are like that in real life as well 💀

  • @sassytabasco
    @sassytabasco Рік тому +4

    Here's a tip to do that colored line art thing quicker. Different programs call this something different, but find "Layer>Convert Luminance to Opacity" for my SAI users, or "Edit>Convert Brightness to Opacity" for Clip Studio, etc. What this is going to do is basically turn the white of your page to transparency on that layer. It's like setting line art to multiply, THE SEQUEL. For best results, bump up the contrast of your picture or scan first. This insures that your lines are extra dark, and none of the texture or shadows from the paper are picking up on the layer. Afterwards, move over to your layers tab and set that layer to lock transparent pixels. Now, the only parts of that layer that can be changed is the line art itself, so you can take a big ol round brush and paint over the lines in any color you want. Or even a gradient if you're feeling ~sassy~, I'm not your dad.

  • @JenaskieXyrrisDigo-d6n
    @JenaskieXyrrisDigo-d6n 4 місяці тому

    This Video is A Gift!