The Ultimate Sketching Course by Proko

The Proko Ultimate Sketching Course is a self-paced online course by Belgian illustrator Rembert Montald about filling sketchbooks with confident, expressive drawings in ballpoint pen. It moves from basic shapes and abstraction to heads, hands, feet and anatomy, then on to perspective and imaginative drawing. With 126 lessons and about 49 hours of video, including a large set of unnarrated demonstrations, it is one of Proko's bigger courses. All three parts together cost $159.25 as a one-time purchase.

Most of Proko's catalogue teaches one subject in depth. This course is broader and more personal: it is about developing a sketching habit and a confident hand, built on Montald's own sketchbook practice. Its use of ballpoint pen, with no erasing, also sets it apart.

What You Will Learn

The official page organises the course into six learning areas:

• Materials, and how to sketch with a ballpoint pen
• Fundamental shapes and how to build drawings from them
• Curves and abstraction
• "The soul of the drawing": energy, character and design
• Perspective and how to apply it in sketches
• Finishing a drawing

These are applied to hands, heads, feet, the skeleton, back and chest anatomy, arms, legs and pelvis, and drawing from imagination.

Who Is the Proko Ultimate Sketching Course For?

Proko lists it as suitable for beginners and intermediate artists. It suits people who want to sketch more freely and regularly, illustrators and concept artists who want lively sketchbook studies, and anyone who feels held back by erasing and over-correcting.

If you want strict, step-by-step construction, a course such as Figure Drawing Fundamentals or Introduction to Figure Construction may suit you better. This course leans towards observation, energy and personal style.

Course Structure

The course is sold in three parts:

• The Ultimate Sketching Course (79 lessons): The Basics, The Soul of the Drawing, Drawing Hands, Drawing Heads, Feet, Skeleton, Back Anatomy, Chest Anatomy, Arms, Legs and Pelvis, Imaginative Drawing, Basic Perspective, and Sketchbook Tours
• The Ultimate Sketching eBook (PDF)
• Unnarrated Demonstrations (46 lessons): silent sketching sessions to watch and draw along with

The Basics section includes an assignment on fundamental shapes, followed by a critique of student submissions.

The main course does most of the teaching, while the ebook works as a compact reference to revisit away from the screen. The unnarrated demonstrations are best treated as practice sessions: put one on, draw alongside it, and compare your page with Montald's at the end.

Price and Access

The parts can be bought separately: the main course is $130, the ebook $20 and the unnarrated demonstrations $25. Buying all three applies Proko's bundle discount, bringing the total to $159.25 instead of $175.

A number of lessons are free to watch, including a lesson on drawing with ballpoint pen. Premium adds assignments, the ebook as a downloadable PDF, demonstrations, step-by-step process videos and downloads for offline viewing. Proko offers a money-back guarantee: refund requests go to support within 30 days and may be reviewed if more than a quarter of the content has been downloaded.

About the Instructor

Rembert Montald is a Belgian artist and former illustrator at Riot Games. Most of his professional work has been for games and other large projects, and he credits his sketchbooks as the thing that helped him improve most.

Things to Consider

• Materials: A standard ballpoint pen and a sketchbook. The introduction recommends heavier paper that can take smudging and markers.
• Time: Close to 50 hours of video in total. The unnarrated demonstrations are good for regular draw-along sessions.
• Buy in stages: You can start with the main course and add the ebook or demonstrations later.
• Feedback: Post assignments in the Proko community for feedback.
• Pairing: Line Weight Fundamentals is a useful companion if you want more control over your pen lines.

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For the full syllabus and pricing, visit the official Proko website.

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Last verified: October 16, 2026