How to Study Masters - Draftsmen S2E17

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. Want to learn more? Court Jones from the Caricature course produced a couple lessons on master studies that are worth checking out. You can find them in the show notes below. Thanks to Betterhelp for sponsoring today’s Draftsmen episode! Save 10% on your first month with Betterhelp - https://betterhelp.com/draftsmen 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 and Resources: 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 View Artwork in this Episode - https://proko.com/430 “Draftsmen” is available in audio. Subscribe on these platforms to keep up to date: Spotify: http://bit.ly/DraftsmenPodSp Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2JLMShh Apple: http://bit.ly/DraftsmenPodA Google: http://bit.ly/DraftsmenPodG #masterstudy #creativeprocess #analyzingart FOLLOW PROKO: Marshall's Art - http://www.marshallart.com Email Newsletter- http://www.proko.com/subscribe Instagram - http://instagram.com/stanprokopenko Twitter - https://twitter.com/StanProkopenko Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/prokotv Tumblr - http://stanprokopenko.tumblr.com/ Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/stanprokopenko ABOUT DRAFTSMEN Stan Prokopenko and Marshall Vandruff are art instructors. If you love the arts, particularly the craft of drawing and painting and image-making… and you want to level up your skills or even make a living with your skills, we are here to answer your questions. We’re here to offer you advice, refer you to our resources, share your love of the craft and maybe inspire you! Learn to Draw - http://www.proko.com Marshall Vandruff - http://www.marshallart.com. Subscribe to the podcast at http://bit.ly/DraftsmenPod CREDITS: Hosts - Stan Prokopenko (http://www.stanprokopenko.com), Marshall Vandruff (http://www.marshallart.com/) Production Assistance - Charlie Nicholson, Sean Ramsey (http://www.peoplewhodrawstuff.com) Editing - Charlie Nicholson Audio Engineer - Charlie Nicholson Intro Animation - Cody Shank (http://codyshank.com/) Intro Jingle - Tommy Rush (https://www.instagram.com/tommyrush/) Music Used with Permission Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra