The figure drawing course approaches the subject in a very structural manner, ignoring anatomical details in favor of gesture and simplified forms to describe the human body. A video on the Proko Youtube channel may introduce a key concept, but the premium course will contain an entire section devoted to further elucidating that concept. The premium course material expands upon the free content, typically in the form of extended lessons and demos. Each video is offered in 720p, which offers enough resolution to see all the necessary details, and the file sizes aren’t so large that they’ll instantly fill up your computer’s hard drive. There you will be able to stream or download the course materials at any time. After purchasing one of the premium courses you will be given access to the course dashboard on the Proko website. They are:Įach is taught by Stan with the exception of the caricature course, which is taught by Court Jones. At the moment, there are four different premium courses offered on Proko.
The free videos are samples that offer just enough to make you interested, and the premium courses are what you buy when you’re ready to dive deeper into the subject. Video content is divided into two types: free and premium. These parts can get annoying on repeat viewing, but it’s a nice touch and sets Proko apart from some of the more dour, overly serious art instruction videos I’ve seen. Stan has a goofy sense of humor and peppers the videos with jokes and visual gags that help lighten the mood. One of the stated goals of Proko is to make the learning process fun which is reflected in the use of humor in the videos. Graphics, animations, and over-the-shoulder drawing demos are frequently used to demonstrate key concepts, and the videos are scripted, which keeps them concise with little filler or rambling passages. Each video is set against a blank white backdrop which minimizes distractions. That doesn’t mean that there haven’t been improvements, but it’s unusual to see such consistency on Youtube or anywhere else. If you compare the most recent videos with the early ones not much has changed in the production value, presentation or general tone of the lessons. From the beginning, there has been an impressive level of polish to each tutorial. There are a few things that set Proko apart from similar online art instruction videos. The channel quickly began getting attention, and has since grown into an extensive online learning resource for artists who want to study figure drawing. In 2012 he started posting short drawing tutorials on his Youtube channel that showed how to draw the head using a similar method to Andrew Loomis.
Stan Prokopenko is a San Diego based artist and former student/teacher at the Watts Atelier.
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