What Your Shapes Say About Your Art

Join the premium course to continue learning drawing basics - Do shapes really have emotion? In this lesson, Mike Mattesi joins us to share his thoughts on shape emotion, what emotions specific shapes have, and why it’s such an important concept to understand. You’ll discover why rectangles represent power, circles are friendly, and triangles feel dangerous as we explore the symbolism behind shapes and how they play a significant role in our art and emotional responses. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Boxes & Rectangles 02:16 - Circles 03:37 - Triangles 05:46 - Outro RELATED LINKS: Shape Hacks - How to Draw Interesting Shapes - 7 Ways Simple Shapes Can Improve Your Drawings - #shapeemotion #shapepsychology #composition Subscribe to Proko: Don’t miss new tutorials - Hit the BELL! Premium Videos - Pose photo sets - FOLLOW PROKO: Email Newsletter- Instagram - Twitter - Facebook - Tumblr - Pinterest - WATCH MORE PROKO: Latest Uploads: Figure Drawing: Art of Caricature: Popular Videos: ABOUT PROKO: Instructional How to Draw videos for artists. My drawing lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high-quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching. CREDITS: Artist | Instructor - Mike Mattesi () Producer - Stan Prokopenko, Sean Ramsey () Production Assistance - Hongju Lim, Stephen Clark (), Sean Ramsey Editing - Hongju Lim (), Sean Ramsey Cartoon Animation - Cody Shank () Publishing - Alex Otis Music Used with Permission Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra Additional music by Epidemic Sound