7 Ways Simple Shapes Can Improve Your Drawings

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Shapes are a fundamental element of visual language, in fact, it's not possible to make a picture without them! In this lesson we’ll introduce shape language, the idea that shapes have “personalities” and can convey different ideas. Simplifying shapes will be a crucial skill you’ll need to tackle as an artist, as it makes it easier to judge proportions, fix mistakes, invent new poses, among many other reasons. As you get better with basic shapes you’ll be able to build on complexity by combining simple shapes and adding relevant details to design engaging and recognizable characters or objects.
Prioritizing and learning these concepts is essential and if you want to get better with shapes consider getting the premium course. In the premium course we’ll have additional lessons covering both accuracy and design so that you can speak with shapes in the visual language - proko.com/drawing
00:00 - Intro
03:22 - Shape Language
04:57 - Start Simple
10:15 - Build Complexity
13:32 - Outro
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@ProkoTV Жыл бұрын

I cover even more shape material in the premium course! - proko.com/drawing

@amrider2099 Жыл бұрын

One thing I always wonder, is a drawing supposed to contain all 3 types of shapes or is it normally 1 dominant shape and then some other ones throughout the piece?

@glagly7481 Жыл бұрын

@@amrider2099No. There can be some drawings where you only use squares and circles or triangles and squares. You just have to observe the thing you want to draw and break it down into the shapes that make that thing you are trying to draw what it is.

@sidharthsinha Жыл бұрын

Huh... the classic proko intro

@Spheriment Жыл бұрын

😂

@AITullball3333 Жыл бұрын

KISS, I guess.

@sael5084 Жыл бұрын

Been a while ❤

@DEADEYESpress Жыл бұрын

As always, your videos here are "simple to understand", with "steps" and "demonstration". I hope your courses will do the same, I don't like "blah blah or watch the pro do it" (I'm kind of a "practical person"). Thank you Proko and team! 🥰

@lumaAJ Жыл бұрын

Thanks for explain the meaning of shape. In Portuguese, my form language, we don't have a specific word that translate it. 3D and 2D has the same word: Forma.

@MrYulienskate Жыл бұрын

Same in spanish, it does make it difficult when I want to talk about shape with other artists, I actually have to refer to it as "formas bidimensionales" (two-dimensional shapes)

@winklerdraws Жыл бұрын

Exatamente, dificultou demais minha compreensao ter essa limitação linguistica! Eu nao compreendia a diferença

@winklerdraws Жыл бұрын

It's such a joy to discover more about a subject I take for granted, it always shows me how much I yet to discover

@user-zn9uz1ij8q Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the subtitles! And those tips are clear to understand and nice explaining

@nondumbgd Жыл бұрын

That gift wrapping method is just genious. You got me into it.

@sonipitts Жыл бұрын

Right? That was just like...*mindblown.gif*

@artjaygabriel 8 ай бұрын

Came to the comments to say the same thing 💡 this idea makes it so easy to understand

@anyelydraws Жыл бұрын

Me encantan este tipo de videos! Son muy informativos, fácil de comprender, y sobre todo me motivan a dibujar ✨ Thank you Proko! 🥰

@Spheriment Жыл бұрын

fr😊

@watsak6840 Жыл бұрын

Thank you SO MUCH! Love love love your lessons and ideas taught here 😍😍😍 also, I signed up for drawing basics already! Now at the plane drawing project, thank you again❤

@anathriel7480 Жыл бұрын

In geometry, shapes define the outline or the boundary of an object. A shape is defined for an object or any external surface or boundary, apart from other properties such as colour or material type. For example, a blue ball, made up of rubber materials is round in shape. lol

@moniquestaples1758 6 ай бұрын

Beautifully Expressed and Taught ❤

@madiko Жыл бұрын

Wow, Stan, I love to see you and proko thrive. Learned a lot and would like to dive deep into the course, but well, my main focus now is climate action and so I enjoy the ride and spread the word about your amazing art school as wide as possible. Happy accidents and good success 😘

@danielandersson4155 Жыл бұрын

Wish i had you as a theatcher back in The days..😅 Love your videos on youtube Keep up the Great job

@shuvoDhar.5537 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful topic. ❤❤❤❤

@apurvashah3537 10 ай бұрын

Loved it!!

@slateportraichu5416 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for an interesting and useful video=)

@omegaredtooth5104 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@gemasuryahendrawan6207 Жыл бұрын

Love it❤

@se-ri2ij Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@excluido2005 Жыл бұрын

Awesome😊

@zakihaider6155 Жыл бұрын

Amazing ❤

@user-zn8wy6pr3r Жыл бұрын

nice) Thanks!

@elizzypons8042 Жыл бұрын

Woah this actually help me im so surprised after learing this so now i dont make more mistake in drawing

@AngelMCAnimation Жыл бұрын

Ayooo finally a vid to teach this!!

@zzzzzzz1413 Жыл бұрын

In conclusion: "Keep it simple, stupid" I need to make sure I repeat that in my head, or at least enough to make it always a part of my decisions

@nav-mc9pj Жыл бұрын

Thank you brother It really inspire me I am a medical student so don't have much time but you really make me wanna do what I like to do Seen your how to draw series' videos those first 11 videos But there are a lots of videos after that Can you help me to catch up sir??

@hanzflackshnack1158 Жыл бұрын

I swear with iterative silhouettes to find a design, the first thumbnail is always the best one. idk why. Maybe after the first one logic gets in the way of instinct ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@brokenn7165 Жыл бұрын

Keep making videos👍👍👍

@SilentTrip Жыл бұрын

I think shapes are my weakest fundamental, thank you for posting this

@davidci Жыл бұрын

The best shape to use to draw everything is the amogus shape, handy in every single situation!

@Madddorash Жыл бұрын

Certified Proko intro.

@emilywhittemore6482 Жыл бұрын

Firstly, that spider slap made my whole damn week. And hey, a thought: Proko, would it be possible to buy sections of the courses? I know I can't afford a whole course, but it would be cool to pick a couple favorite sections

@saulodanielvillamizarpache174 Жыл бұрын

Es posible que estos cursos tengan subtitulos en español

@mor240 Жыл бұрын

Hey, could I know if there any painting courses or coloring courses

@phantekkiimagenius9727 Ай бұрын

What I learned from this video: KISS

@IsraelMekonnen-ll7wf Жыл бұрын

Great

@lulboiking5806 Жыл бұрын

your sooooo good!! I really want to take your course but unfortunately Im to poor!!:(

@sael5084 Жыл бұрын

Aw you can always sell a organ ❤❤

@OrangePumpkin123 Жыл бұрын

@@sael5084Bro what 💀💀💀

@aeztravandor4940 Жыл бұрын

@@sael5084 XD

@sael5084 Жыл бұрын

@@OrangePumpkin123 always a possibility:(

@EasyCartoonDrawingTutorials 11 ай бұрын

Everything is made of simple shapes. Important to remember what those shapes mean to most people!

@orionmak3379 Жыл бұрын

Your neck is really flexible😮

@markmaher1225 Жыл бұрын

I came here to learn about shapes and drawing, not to be called "STUPID" over 4 times 😡 ! Do it again Mr.Prokopancake 🥰

@CraneStyleNJ Жыл бұрын

Proko makes art colleges obsolete!

@scenepunk09 Жыл бұрын

Are their any classes that use KZfaq videos? I took a drawing basics class awhile back but gave up because the videos wouldnt work well due to my weak internet connection. I live out in the country, so KZfaq videos are the only ones that work well here for whatever reason.

@anoob6614 Жыл бұрын

There's this how to improve in one year challenge. That plans what you do throughout the year

@anoob6614 Жыл бұрын

Marc burnets

@scenepunk09 Жыл бұрын

@@anoob6614 hmm thanks. Ill check it out.

@hypreactive Жыл бұрын

hey what brand is your charcoal pencil?

@ProkoTV Жыл бұрын

I have a whole list of tools I use here: www.proko.com/materials3

@nicoleweddepohl 5 ай бұрын

I❤it😊

@adibara Жыл бұрын

5:10 hahah, make the kangaroo your mascot already 😀

@yotastrejos Жыл бұрын

11:26 Man I really like mathematics and drawing. Am I in the wrong place?

@AIIuminium Жыл бұрын

Same. I mean, I don't LIKE math, but I'm not disgusted by it

@jaldobariya1415 Жыл бұрын

10:14 Build COMPLEXITY Me in my mind : Keep It Simple , Stupid!

@NameIsDoc Жыл бұрын

The most simple thing to do is to complicate, the most complicated thing to do is to simplify.

@faheemmaqbool9767 Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

@Marshade Ай бұрын

Love the kangaroo fetus reference 🥲🥲

@user-rh9nz1oo9s Жыл бұрын

4:44 Bro, its canon event!)

@artfuldrawing Жыл бұрын

I like to think of all drawings are made up either straight lines or curved lines

@demygloo Жыл бұрын

I wish you were my art teacher

@ProkoTV Жыл бұрын

If you're learning from the videos, I am!

@Pen_1163 6 ай бұрын

4:45 😂

@naturebird_vn Жыл бұрын

✋👍👍

@ximiraxelo4950 Жыл бұрын

5:14 The Kangaroo!!!

@majrumq5268 Жыл бұрын

3:42

@user-nb1ec2fi7r 2 ай бұрын

How does shape language translate into types of artsyles. Namely anime, Sofia the first artsyle perhaps the avatar the last airbender artsyle

@ProkoTV 2 ай бұрын

Avatar is the clearest to see it in, of the things you mentioned. The shapes are often split between the types of benders and their personalities often match those divisions. Think of the shapes of Bolin, boxy, wide and stalwart. Reliable. Compared to Zuko. In the start, he's pointy and this matches the sharpness of his personality. As he softens as a person, so do the shapes that make up his design and hairstyle. The flowing nature of waterbending is present in Katara's design. He bangs flow down over her face like little streams. Her clothes, while baggy, flow and that same hanging weight like her bangs do. Characters don't have to be like their shapes. You can subvert expectation and make some cool characters that way too!

@Adon_key 9 ай бұрын

Spider skit got me to refocus

@OmegoDeLindo Жыл бұрын

I litterally freaked out after I saw Asuka from Evangelion in your video

@charnich Жыл бұрын

there's at least 3 big Eva fans here at Proko

@TechnologyIsStinky 6 ай бұрын

Stan revealed his real musculature

@sleepdeprivedzetsu Жыл бұрын

great fckin vid

@RedGallardo Жыл бұрын

And don't forget the "you'll never be ready so draw today" tip. Which pretty much means absolute insanity, I need basics to start drawing but I need to start drawing to learn basics. I could, of course, keep sucking, I'm not shy of that, but then repeating suck-works anchors the mistakes in my brain. So to not get used to making things bad I need to learn how to make them good. And learning is the problem because I can keep learning forever and never be ready. See the loop? Can't break it. Unless you have talent and catch things fast and draw at least something well from the age of 7. When your mind is flexible. I need to draw simple but to do that I need to learn everything. Before that I can't draw simple, so I can't learn well. If I knew everything I would be able to learn fast but there would be nothing to learn. And I need to actually be productive and get a job instead of practicing 24\7 for the next 40 years I have left. So, ok, putting it simple, what should I do? Draw simple and wrong since I don't know how? Or study the fundamentals that would never be enough since I don't seem to learn anything, no matter how many things I draw? If I keep drawing simplified structures and get them wrong my mind will remember only doing it wrong. And keep repeating the mistakes over and over and over. And without simple I can't draw complex right. So what was first - a chicken or an egg?

@DrwhoAmnesia Жыл бұрын

If not friend, why friend shaped

@dylanakers7272 5 ай бұрын

The most important part of this video is the brief Evangelion shout out

@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын

We agree lol

@dylanakers7272 5 ай бұрын

@@ProkoTV thanks for humoring me lol. In seriousness, I'm an adult beginner that was trying complex drawings too quickly and this video helped put the value of simple shapes in perspective. Thank you for what you do! Your channel is great!

@ProkoTV 5 ай бұрын

@@dylanakers7272 Nice! I'm glad it helps!

@fromfuture6525 Жыл бұрын

Kiss Keep it simple stupid such a good word

@P0iser Жыл бұрын

NOT THE KANGAROO NO

@aperson9847 Жыл бұрын

9:50 the Twitter logo here just got real awkward 😂

@RANDOM_DUDE_q_p 11 ай бұрын

You mean X?

@aperson9847 11 ай бұрын

@@RANDOM_DUDE_q_p That's why the old Twitter logo is awkward, but no, I'm never going to call it X. It's Twitter, and everybody knows it.

@RANDOM_DUDE_q_p 11 ай бұрын

You mean X?

@aperson9847 11 ай бұрын

@@RANDOM_DUDE_q_p nope

@RANDOM_DUDE_q_p 11 ай бұрын

You mean X?

@khsngle Жыл бұрын

As a broke artist, I can’t buy any course from any professional artist

@ProkoTV Жыл бұрын

We have a sampler pack of lessons from courses that's entirely free! www proko.com/free

@leif1075 Жыл бұрын

@@ProkoTVthanks so much for sharing..can you please share tips for of you get bored and distracted easily with any one idea and drawing so don't want to iterate over and over on se thing..and what if you fall in love with your first idea because it's your only one or it's hard for you to come to with a another one and thst makes you feel.discouraged and untalented or like your brain is infertile? Thanks and hope to hear from you.

@BionicRambutan 7 ай бұрын

I thought KISS “Keep it simple, stupid” was originated in The Office.

@ProkoTV 7 ай бұрын

It's been around a looooooong time

@ArtiWorld-nh5wf Жыл бұрын

Kiss

@saeeshpednekar Жыл бұрын

i like to call u porko the jaw titan rather than proko

@animefan32 Ай бұрын

I love the keep it simple, stupid XD

@Sadigziggi Жыл бұрын

Wilson Fisk, dangerous, scary and circus

@Sadigziggi Жыл бұрын

Circular... Haha

@JProductionsYT Жыл бұрын

if i had a dollar for everytime he said "keep simple stupid"....

@hakankaplan4077 Жыл бұрын

can you call me stupid one more time :)

@BoxoBrando Жыл бұрын

I think the key take away here is…. I’m Stupid.

@placeholdername3907 Жыл бұрын

Genitalia episode when

@lesleyevans6938 Жыл бұрын

the background music is really annoying!

@kittea1804 Жыл бұрын

another kangaroo eh

@thegurch7313 Жыл бұрын

Is poo poo a shape?

@AIIuminium Жыл бұрын

Yeah Or it can be multiple shapes Depends on the shape

@thegurch7313 Жыл бұрын

@@AIIuminium Yes! what a truly wondrous world we inhabit. I’m overwhelmed to be able to contribute to shapes daily.

@Monsstor_ 5 ай бұрын

Shape language is essentially biomimicry ; exploiting our primal inclinations, so try to learn to draw animals.

@klausineliebtpeter Жыл бұрын

bro your humour is so corny its hard to watch. good content tho.

@i5m5bob Жыл бұрын

Western cartoons look like trash nowadays because they go overboard with simple shapes.

@FreedomEscapismASMR Жыл бұрын

If the Proko KZfaq channel was a shape it would be any cool shape, never square 📐💝🎨🖌

@ProkoTV Жыл бұрын

You flatterer!