How to Study Masters

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. Call and Ask Your Art Questions: 1-858-609-9453 Hear the most bizarre stories about how technology is shaping culture on Wild Wild Tech: https://bit.ly/WildWildTech   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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices