LESSON 01
8 MINMovement first
GOAL
AVOID
DO THIS
SELF-TEST
◉ Your Personal Art Mentor
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YOUR PERSONAL ART STUDIOLearn to draw
Learn to draw
with a Mentor.
Upload your work, understand the highest-leverage correction, and practice the exact skill that moves the drawing forward.
CONTINUE WHERE YOU LEFT OFF · LESSON 12Shoulder, Ribcage
& Proportions
& Proportions
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CURATED DEMOTorso direction firstThen check shoulder attachmentPreserve the long gesture sweep
↶ ↷Same image · full critique + voiceCURATED EXAMPLE ＋
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HOMESee the clearest next move.
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LEARNBuild the skill step by step.
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UPLOADBring in the latest drawing.
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ANALYZELocate evidence, not guesses.
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IMPROVEPractice, revise and compare.
STUDIO MENTOR ACADEMY · ONE CONNECTED JOURNEYLearn the skill.
Learn the skill.
Use it in real work.
One clear path for direction, focused skill labs when you need depth, and original project briefs that turn practice into finished art. Your AI Mentor connects every critique to the right next lesson.
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Studio Starter0 / 250 XP to next level
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1DAY MOMENTUM
YOUR RECOMMENDED ROUTE
From first mark to finished piece.
Five stages. Each stage ends in visible work—not a folder full of watched lessons.
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FOCUSED DEEP DIVES
Train the exact skill that is blocking you.
Reference → simplified explanation → timed drill → self-test.
Your learning map
Four worlds. One active skill. Everything else stays visible without competing for attention.
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REFERENCE → SIMPLIFY → APPLY
Gesture Drawing Reference Lesson
PORTFOLIO PRACTICE · ORIGINAL STUDIO BRIEFS
Constraints turn practice into decisions.
Choose a brief, move through four milestones and let AI Mentor compare each revision against the goal.
3STARTER BRIEFS
Smart Warmups
Compatibility rules prevent nonsense pairings and turn every roll into a real drill.
SMART ROLL
Anatomy → Hands
Palm-first hands
10 hands. Palm block + finger fan before individual fingers.
Logic map
Gesture Drawing
A guided gesture course and a private, single-pose practice room.
300+LOCAL VIEWS
STUDIO MENTOR · 8-LESSON PATH
See the movement before drawing the body.
A practical course in line of action, C–S–I rhythm, large masses, axes, weight and confident marks. Every lesson ends with a ready-to-run session that keeps the next pose hidden.
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Further readingThis Studio Mentor course structure is informed by the drawing principles in these sources.
YourArtPath ↗Concept Art Empire ↗One pose. No preview.
The next pose and the full image strip stay hidden. Choose a model and study type, start the timer, and respond only to what you see now.
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STUDIO MENTOR · EVIDENCE-FIRST CRITIQUESee the work.
See the work.
Know the next move.
One verified correction at a time — grounded to the image, ordered by cause, and turned into practice.
① INSPECTNo advice before the image is seen.
② LOCATENumbered evidence you can correct.
③ IMPROVEUpload the next pass and compare.
CRITIQUE LENS
Whole-image critiqueThe mentor scans the complete visible work, identifies what already works and chooses the single highest-leverage next move.
ONE CONNECTED ROADMAPOverall strength → root cause → dependent steps → targeted practice.
ACTIVE PROJECTProject milestoneYour critique will be judged against this milestone.
Revision history appears here. Upload a new pass after applying the first recommendation.
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Your image
◉ Overall lensAutomatic analysis adapts to the visible crop. Manual points are optional.
Upload a drawing or reference photo
Studio Mentor identifies the visible field first, then critiques only what is actually present.
Lasso & Compare
Original selected region next to a transformable mentor correction.
Reference Library
90 local references: original licensed photos, studio studies and four generated art-study packs.
90LOCAL REFERENCES
Progress
Skill map
Gesture 72%
Anatomy 55%
Perspective 41%
Color 46%
Session log
Mentor Trainer
AI feedback candidate
“The torso mass is compressed. I would correct the ribcage/pelvis relationship before discussing surface anatomy.”