@@ProkoTV in the layers menu, drag a layer to the left to have the option to Duplicate the layer. Faster than going to the menu for it. 😄 Thank you for pointing out the Curves menu, I definitely need to make more use of that. 👍
Thank you! Didn't know the mask method - I usually just lower the opacity of the reference image (with a white background) and leave the drawing layer in black/white and then set it to multiply.
I’ve been following your free courses and honestly one day I might buy a few when I feel I need them, but the free ones have already been so helpful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Strange way of doing it. I'd create a white layer and set it between your two layers and adjust its alpha. This would have the effect of bleaching your photo and the dark sketch lines would stand out clearly above the bleached out photo. But a great idea for checking sketch proportions 👍
There are so many different ways to do any one thing in a program. They're usually born from how people use the tool most. This is the one I've found works best for me. Thanks for sharing yours!
I was doing this already😅 and it helped me a lot. Kudos to you proko for uploading this and helping fellow community, that too for free you are amazing.
i presume youre talking about working on digital platforms from the beginning? this is probably more for people who like to draw on paper or other traditional mediums. i did this on digital and youre right. its so much easier.
I’m thinking about getting the Proko subscription on the website but I’m hesitant because my medium is digital art. Would it still be worth the purchase for me?
Hey I was wondering how I will go about learning realism drawing (not hyper realism; a style similar to yours to produce drawings like learning forms to understand drawings to then be able to create them). Should I take a portrait course first or a figure course first and then what would you suggest after that? I know starting from the ground up (like your drawings basics course) would be great but I don’t know what courses or classes I would pursue after to make myself better.
If you're an absolute beginner, Drawing Basics is the right way to go. It will teach you what you need to know before taking on portraiture or gesture.
Many thanks to Proko! And one question for every one here please: I know I am too greedy and lazy, but, is there any APP can do this process less manually? which can automatically extract the lines from the drawing and use as a mask layer?
We are following you from Turkey. You have opened the Turkish language to automatic translation in most tutorial videos, thank you very much for your sensitivity. We would be very glad if you could open some of your videos that are not open for translation. Thanks in advance🖤
I know AI is a huge issue in the art community now, but imagine if we got an AI art critique that corrects technical issues by just inserting your drawings into it and cross referencing it with the image you try to study or perhaps art style instead of AI doing the art. Just like proko said you can’t always have an instructor, and it would also lessen the burden on a lot of professionals and teachers, and it wouldn’t be enough to replace them because critiquing is only one aspect of teaching.
I think everyone can agree that AI is fine when used as a tool but when corporations want to use AI as full replacements for everything from cooks to art then we have a problem. These corporations are ignorant & can’t see beyond $$. They take away these jobs then who’s gonna purchase they’re products? AI? Lol 🤦♂️
Sorry if this is a silly question, but why bother to do this with a physical drawing? I mean, I guess know why, but why not use that iPad with Procreate to draw in the first place and then check the proportion much easier? Using paper just seems to add a bunch of unnecessary steps. To this exercise at least.
Fair enough. I just assumed that if you have an iPad, you would rather use that for drawing then paper. But I have a Wacom tablet and still keep a sketchbook, so I don't know why I thought that :P@@ProkoTV
That's a good question! Having a finer tip can definitely contribute to that issue. You're trying to fill a big area with the tiniest little point. Try with a more dull pencil tip, the SIDE of the graphite and with a softer pencil if those other two don't help. I have a video on sharpening pencils that shows that in action: ua-cam.com/video/rWUYuDlXUoY/v-deo.html
Not getting why you just didn't set opacity down to around 30% on the 2nd layer. Everything else seems unnecessary if you are just overlaying to check your proportions.
This method is for big visibility. Some drawings people make have really thin or lines and other characteristics that make this type of process a little more necessary. If people are good with just lowering opacity, using multiply or any other types of checks, they should do them!
@@ProkoTV Can also just reverse what's on what layer. Put your drawing on the first layer and the reference on the second. Lines stay dark and can see all you need to see from the lighter reference for comparison. Agree. Do it however you want.
Because we're demoing it in Procreate! In a video that came out shortly before this, we showed it in Photoshop and a massive amount of people asked for it in Procreate.
Sean's right! This video shows it in Procreate but in the full demo on proportions, we showed how to do this in Photoshop: ua-cam.com/video/1J7RQvKnWf4/v-deo.html The method in there should work for similar programs like GIMP and even Photopea!
Holy cow! It takes sssooooo long to do all this and it’s prpblematic. Solution:: Do actual size. Draw your image. Trace it on tracing paper. Put traced image over photo and check. Rather instant. ***I i use finger spread. Point of thumb tip to pinky tip as a regular size for flesh face (excluding hair) yes, get into a dependable grove. Images will change regardless.
Imo you'd train better without any kind of tracing. As the important factor is to train your capability to understand the proportions and relations, carry those distances correctly as a brain exercise, and be able to draw anything without those helpers. Otherwise you'd improve slower, and not in the essential matters... It's my opinion, though (I don't need any tracing now).
If you enjoyed this demo, check out my previous lesson where I show you how to draw accurate proportions - ua-cam.com/video/1J7RQvKnWf4/v-deo.html
Is the beginner course complete, or are there more lessons waiting to be added to that course?
@bluedevil8723 It's still an ongoing course with lessons being added every week or so. Highly recommend if you're looking into it.
I love this channel, they finally did procreate, please do more on this app please
Will do!
@@ProkoTV in the layers menu, drag a layer to the left to have the option to Duplicate the layer. Faster than going to the menu for it. 😄
Thank you for pointing out the Curves menu, I definitely need to make more use of that. 👍
… and Fresco! (It’s free, after all, and uses same basic features and UI as Photoshop. 😊)
We'll make sure to suggest that for people too, Kyle! Always good to see you around!
@@kyletwebsterfresco isn’t free
Thank you! Didn't know the mask method - I usually just lower the opacity of the reference image (with a white background) and leave the drawing layer in black/white and then set it to multiply.
I'm glad it helps!
I’ve been following your free courses and honestly one day I might buy a few when I feel I need them, but the free ones have already been so helpful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I absolutely did this when I was starting out with art and Proko courses. Like a lot. It's how I figured out I sucked at vertical measuring lol
Feedback like that is so helpful! Hope your vertical measuring is going better now!
i love the procreate tips as someone who is trying to teach themselves how to use it, thanks!
Amazing video Proko!! Please do more Procreate videos if you get a chance
Heard, chef!
Strange way of doing it. I'd create a white layer and set it between your two layers and adjust its alpha. This would have the effect of bleaching your photo and the dark sketch lines would stand out clearly above the bleached out photo. But a great idea for checking sketch proportions 👍
There are so many different ways to do any one thing in a program. They're usually born from how people use the tool most. This is the one I've found works best for me.
Thanks for sharing yours!
Thanks for sharing I’m going to try this glad you’re using procreate to do this I appreciate it 😊
I was doing this already😅 and it helped me a lot. Kudos to you proko for uploading this and helping fellow community, that too for free you are amazing.
This is a really cool hack. I’ve never really heard of this. I’ll definitely try it out when I start new drawings. Thank you for sharing. 😁👍🏼
Very nice! I hope they make Procreate for the Apple desktop soon!
Here's hoping!
Idk i feel like this can be done so much quicker with opacity and sketch with transparent background png file that this feels like too much work
i presume youre talking about working on digital platforms from the beginning? this is probably more for people who like to draw on paper or other traditional mediums. i did this on digital and youre right. its so much easier.
oh yeah, forgot it's a traditional sketch XD my bad, i'm bit exhausted@@MidoriMae
Just hold your paper against the bright screen with the reference image. The transparency of the paper will let the reference shine through
I’m thinking about getting the Proko subscription on the website but I’m hesitant because my medium is digital art. Would it still be worth the purchase for me?
Hey I was wondering how I will go about learning realism drawing (not hyper realism; a style similar to yours to produce drawings like learning forms to understand drawings to then be able to create them). Should I take a portrait course first or a figure course first and then what would you suggest after that? I know starting from the ground up (like your drawings basics course) would be great but I don’t know what courses or classes I would pursue after to make myself better.
If you're an absolute beginner, Drawing Basics is the right way to go. It will teach you what you need to know before taking on portraiture or gesture.
Thanks
thank you so much!
Should this be in the drawing course playlist?
We put it into the Drawing Fundamentals playlist, where some of the Basics course lessons have gone. But maybe we'll put it in there too.
Thanks!
Many thanks to Proko! And one question for every one here please: I know I am too greedy and lazy, but, is there any APP can do this process less manually? which can automatically extract the lines from the drawing and use as a mask layer?
i normally change my lines colors with HUE sataration
& set real pic layer fill low
so i can see my red lines on pic
Also a good way to do it!
Thanks
This is really helpful! Thanks! Also haha the beards suits Stan
I have been doing this using my phone. I always struggle with eye positioning 😂
We are following you from Turkey. You have opened the Turkish language to automatic translation in most tutorial videos, thank you very much for your sensitivity. We would be very glad if you could open some of your videos that are not open for translation. Thanks in advance🖤
Thanku ♥️
How to learn quick realistic skin shading 😢.for live drawing .
Bubble request
Very helpful. Thank you!
Brilliant! Thank you!
I know AI is a huge issue in the art community now, but imagine if we got an AI art critique that corrects technical issues by just inserting your drawings into it and cross referencing it with the image you try to study or perhaps art style instead of AI doing the art. Just like proko said you can’t always have an instructor, and it would also lessen the burden on a lot of professionals and teachers, and it wouldn’t be enough to replace them because critiquing is only one aspect of teaching.
I think everyone can agree that AI is fine when used as a tool but when corporations want to use AI as full replacements for everything from cooks to art then we have a problem.
These corporations are ignorant & can’t see beyond $$. They take away these jobs then who’s gonna purchase they’re products? AI? Lol 🤦♂️
I do this on picsart
Sorry if this is a silly question, but why bother to do this with a physical drawing? I mean, I guess know why, but why not use that iPad with Procreate to draw in the first place and then check the proportion much easier? Using paper just seems to add a bunch of unnecessary steps. To this exercise at least.
That would be totally okay for people who want to draw digitally! A lot of people want to just draw traditionally and this is for them.
Fair enough. I just assumed that if you have an iPad, you would rather use that for drawing then paper. But I have a Wacom tablet and still keep a sketchbook, so I don't know why I thought that :P@@ProkoTV
Question: why does my shading look scratchy, is it because my pencil too sharp? How do I fill in the shadow shape smoothly with a sharp pencil?
That's a good question! Having a finer tip can definitely contribute to that issue. You're trying to fill a big area with the tiniest little point.
Try with a more dull pencil tip, the SIDE of the graphite and with a softer pencil if those other two don't help.
I have a video on sharpening pencils that shows that in action:
ua-cam.com/video/rWUYuDlXUoY/v-deo.html
Can I also use a blade to sharpen graphite pencils?
Absolutely! That's one of the methods!
Not getting why you just didn't set opacity down to around 30% on the 2nd layer. Everything else seems unnecessary if you are just overlaying to check your proportions.
This method is for big visibility. Some drawings people make have really thin or lines and other characteristics that make this type of process a little more necessary.
If people are good with just lowering opacity, using multiply or any other types of checks, they should do them!
@@ProkoTV Can also just reverse what's on what layer. Put your drawing on the first layer and the reference on the second. Lines stay dark and can see all you need to see from the lighter reference for comparison.
Agree. Do it however you want.
Waiting for a clip studio video for more help with it xd
good job 👍
FYI you can do this with any art software. Idk why the title specificly only says Procreate
Because we're demoing it in Procreate! In a video that came out shortly before this, we showed it in Photoshop and a massive amount of people asked for it in Procreate.
What is name of application?
Procreate!
Nice channel
I think you could do the same thing with a piece of tracing paper. No?
Whole life is a process of learning. Why should you choose one way or the other? ...
HOW DO I DRAW CLOTHES AAAAAA
just let me get my iPa...wait I don't have one.
see you
You can do the same thing in Photoshop/Gimp too, this just shows how he does it in Procreate
Sean's right! This video shows it in Procreate but in the full demo on proportions, we showed how to do this in Photoshop:
ua-cam.com/video/1J7RQvKnWf4/v-deo.html
The method in there should work for similar programs like GIMP and even Photopea!
Holy cow! It takes sssooooo long to do all this and it’s prpblematic. Solution:: Do actual size. Draw your image. Trace it on tracing paper. Put traced image over photo and check. Rather instant. ***I i use finger spread. Point of thumb tip to pinky tip as a regular size for flesh face (excluding hair) yes, get into a dependable grove. Images will change regardless.
Imo you'd train better without any kind of tracing. As the important factor is to train your capability to understand the proportions and relations, carry those distances correctly as a brain exercise, and be able to draw anything without those helpers. Otherwise you'd improve slower, and not in the essential matters... It's my opinion, though (I don't need any tracing now).
It's good to practice relative proportions too. Always drawing the same size as your reference limits you to be comfortable with just that.
That old ass Apple Pencil 💀
Dang right! It's never let me down!
I LOVE paper and pencil, not fancy modern technology.
i don't understand how i can study how I made a mistake though? isn't the answer that i just did it wrong?
You can fix the drawings that way or just keep in mind what you need to be more careful of
It shows you exactly where your mistakes are. This feedback helps you to develop your eye to be more accurate.
Pls, add Ukraine subtitles
You can select Ukrainian from the "auto translate" subtitles. Hope this helps!
"Import photo into app and layer your drawing on top to check proportion" Does this even really need a video to be made about? waste of time.
It was requested so we made it!
If you don't need it, that's fine 😄
it's insane to see I've been using this method for almost a year. 😲
I love this channel 🙃🧙♂️🫂
Pls do more on this app 💙
Heard!