How to Study Masters
Draftsmen
The Importance of Working From Photographs
"I have only done one master study from in a museum in my whole life. And I recorded that vlog and even then we only had like an hour to do that drawing," he says. "You can get really good by doing master studies from photographs, but it's not such a big disadvantage that you're not." He adds: "One of the great secrets of technique is to romance it...to enjoy it"
In this episode, Stan and Marshall discuss studying from masters. You’ll learn the difference between a master study and a copy, how beginners should approach studying masters, the artists that Stan and Marshall have done studies from and lessons they learned from them, a breakdown of the creative process, and how to figure out which artists are worth studying. Also, Court Jones from the Caricature course produced a couple lessons on master studies. Find them in the show notes below.
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Show Links (some contain affiliate links):
Stan’s Master Studies - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/stan-prokopenko-master-studies-paintings-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Stan’s “Brothers” Painting - http://www.stanprokopenko.com/blog/2009/07/painting-brothers/
Marshall’s Ink Sketches - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/marshall-vandruff-ink-horse-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Books andResources:
Developing Your Style by Studying the Masters - https://youtu.be/6P8hos5PL_4
Improving Your Style With a Master Study - https://youtu.be/fgbLg5aFrWg
Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters by Robert Beverly Hale - https://amzn.to/3gLXARI
Norman Rockwell: Behind The Camera by Ron Schick - https://amzn.to/3acEcL8
My Adventures as an Illustrator: Norman Rockwell - https://amzn.to/33MMuse
Rockwell on Rockwell: How I Make a Picture - https://amzn.to/3gLjS67
Rendering in Pen and Ink by Arthur Guptill - https://amzn.to/3fLWggk
How Artists Grow Over Time (ft. Cesar Santos) - https://proko.com/251
Sketchbook Tour with Cesar Santos – How to Become a Living Master - https://proko.com/250
How to be a Good Student – Draftsmen S2E14 - https://proko.com/424
Adopting Art Parents to Develop Your Style - Draftsmen S1E05 - https://proko.com/330
Jon Gnagy Learn How to Draw - https://amzn.to/2DNc31o
Andrew Loomis - https://amzn.to/3isQlP0
Artists Mentioned:
Michelangelo- https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/michelangelo-drawing-and-painting-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Rembrandt- https://www.proko.com/draftsmen-media/rembrandt-the%20death-of-sketching-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Nicolai Fechin - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/nicolai-fechin-paintings-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Howard Terpning - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/howard-terpning-horse-painting-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Tucker Smith - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/tucker-smith-moose-at-dean-lake-painting-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Morgan Weistling - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/morgan-weistling-paintings-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
J. C. Leyendecker - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/j-c-leyendecker-paintings-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Norman Rockwell - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/norman-rockwell-paintings-and-references-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Gustave Doré - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/gustave-doré-drawing-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
John Singer Sargent - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/john-singer-sargent-mrs-fiske-warren-painting-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Joaquín Sorolla - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/joaquín-sorolla-paintings-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Mary Cassatt - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/mary-cassatt-painting-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Franklin Booth - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/franklin-booth-artwork-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Heinrich Kley - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/heinrich-kley-sketches-artwork-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Gerald Scarfe - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/gerald-scarfe-artwork-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Claire Wendling - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/claire-wendling-artwork-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
Winsor McCay - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/winsor-mccay-artwork-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
George Herriman - https://proko.com/draftsmen-media/george-herriman-comic-draftsmen-s2e17.jpg
...and more artists mentioned at https://proko.com/430
Learn to Draw - www.proko.com
Marshall Vandruff - www.marshallart.com
Stan Prokopenko - instagram.com/stanprokopenko
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