Proko Summer Sale & Live Anatomy Lessons with Josh Black
Announcement: Summer Sale 📢
- Everything on proko.com is 20% off until July 5th.
- Discount applicable for courses on drawing, painting, sculpting, anatomy, concepting, and comics.
- Use discount code:
SUMMERSALE
- Bundling multiple courses allows for additional discounts.
Introduction
- Host: Welcoming Josh Black, an anatomy teacher featured in a new course on Proko.
- Josh Black: Anatomy teacher, concept artist working in the game industry, busy schedule with kids and work at a startup.
- Goal: Support of the Proko summer sale and provide anatomy lessons and breakdowns.
Anatomy Lesson with Josh Black
Warm-Up Exercises
- Josh’s practices start with warm-ups: circles, ellipses, primitive shapes (cylinders, cones).
- Purpose: Warm up wrist and shoulders, improve hand-eye coordination.
- Warm-up includes filling pages with circles, ellipses, breaking them up into smaller perspective shapes.
- Key warm-up exercises demonstrated:
- Circles and ellipses with shoulder rotation
- Basic 3D shapes like cylinders and cones
Anatomy Focused Studies
- Today's focus:
- Torso studies
- Arm muscles
- Symmetrical front view
- Facial anatomy
Torso Studies
- Used reference images from Proko’s model sets.
- Key Landmarks: Pit of the neck, sternal muscles, thoracic arch, clavicles, pectoralis, serratus muscles, external obliques, erector spinae muscles, and various overlapping forms.
- Emphasized the importance of identifying overlaps in anatomy for depth and accuracy.
Arm Muscles
- Used vertical symmetry tool in Photoshop to start the drawing.
- Key Points: Biceps, triceps, ridge muscles, flexor and extensor muscles, deltoids, and other arm muscle groups.
- Tips for the arm study included the importance of light consistency, checking proportions, and focusing on clear overlaps.
- Breakdown of landmarks: Various muscles identified with simple lines, highlighting important anatomical overlaps.
Symmetrical Front View of Torso
- Blocked in major components using symmetry tool.
- Key Measurements and Guides: Shoulder line, nipple line, tilt of pelvis, pit of arms, basic rib cage mass, and pelvis sphere.
- Importance of ensuring symmetry in primary block-in before refining with asymmetry to avoid rigid looks.
Facial Anatomy
- Utilized Loomis method with adaptations.
- Steps:
- Start with a rough circle for the cranium.
- Establishing side of the skull with an ellipse.
- Block out eyebrows, eyes, jawline, and primary neck gesture.
- Using Straits for blocking in hair shapes.
- Emphasized frequently checking alignments (vertical and horizontal) to ensure proportional features.
- Tips for eyes and detailed facial features: Start simple, build up shadows and lighting gradually.
Q&A and Interaction
Common Questions Addressed:
Tools and Techniques
- Symmetry tool in Photoshop is helpful for enacting symmetry initially then refining for naturalism.
- Preferred drawing at large canvases with high resolution (e.g., 10k x 7k pixels at 150 DPI).
- Brushes mentioned are cross-compatible with Procreate and Affinity.
Learning and Improvement
- Warm-up Benefits: Helpful even if it doesn’t feel immediately effective. Helps with muscle and wrist warming.
- Practicing from Imagination: Suggested gradual buildup from studies to drawing from memory. Emphasized importance of consistency and studying in varied contexts.
Becoming a Concept Artist
- Pathways:
- Finding passion and consistency important.
- Logic for targeting specific studios and aligning one’s style for portfolio development.
- Emphasized diverse learning and opportunities, like internships and varied roles.
Resources & Further Learning
- Proko Timer Tool: Free model and timed drawing sessions (proko.com/timer).
- Courses: Mentioned existing courses including Josh’s, Stan’s, and Micheal Hampton’s available on Proko with summer sale discounts.
Conclusion
- Encouragement to continue practicing and using available resources.
- Reminder of 20% discount with code
SUMMERSALE
until July 5th on Proko courses.
Studying anatomy or drawing consistently helps in improving overall drawing skills, regardless of the specific artistic goals.