Proko Basic Drawing Better [patched] -
Reverse the ratio.
But learning: Explain it to a wall (or a rubber duck). Proko Basic Drawing BETTER
If you cannot explain why the shadow is soft on one edge and hard on the other without stumbling, you do not know it yet. Go back. Reverse the ratio
If you are reading this, you’ve likely already heard the gospel of Stan Prokopenko. You know that Proko Basic Drawing (specifically the Drawing Basics course) is the gold standard for learning anatomy, gesture, and form. You’ve watched the YouTube previews. You might have even bought the premium course. Go back
But here is the brutal truth: Buying the course doesn't make you better. Watching the videos doesn't make you better.
Use these 5 strategies. Go back to Lesson 1. Redraw the "Bean." Don't just watch Stan draw— become Stan for two hours a day.
Do that for 30 days, and you won't just be "better." You will be unrecognizable from the artist you were yesterday.