Proko
Proko is an online art learning platform and community for building skills and connecting with peers and mentors.
What Proko is
Proko is an online art learning platform and community for building skills and connecting with peers and mentors. Courses cover drawing fundamentals, anatomy, figure drawing, perspective, painting, character design, and comics. Depending on the course, premium materials may include extended videos, assignments, demonstrations, eBooks, critique videos, and 3D models. Free lessons are available; the Drawing Basics course lists 58 free lessons among 185. Proko sells products individually rather than offering membership access, and course access is for life. The Drawing Basics page says its videos can be downloaded as 1080p MP4 files for offline viewing, but that access does not extend to future videos outside the course. Students can post assignment work for community feedback, and instructors may use submissions in critique videos. Proko also lists Skelly anatomy modeling on iOS and Android, a web drawing timer, Zolly perspective practice on iOS, Android, and Windows, and a web value study tool. The Drawing Basics Full course costs $159 as a one-time payment.
Good
- Free lessons are available across the course catalog.
- Courses cover anatomy, perspective, painting, and comics.
- Assignment work can receive community feedback.
- Drawing Basics videos can be downloaded for offline viewing.
Watch out
- Products are purchased individually, not through membership access.
- Refunds may be refused after more than 25% of content is consumed.
- Support or moderation responses may take up to 14 days.
Who it suits
Proko suits artists looking for structured courses across foundational and specialized art topics, with opportunities to share assignments for feedback. It may also suit learners who want individual course purchases and lifetime access rather than membership access.
Verdict
Proko combines art courses with community feedback and several listed practice tools. Check each course’s materials and access details, since features vary and the offline download information applies to Drawing Basics.
Plans and prices
From Proko's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing Basics Full course | $159, paid once | 185 lessons · 82h 2m · includes Drawing Basics lessons only · One-time payment; access to the course videos forever. |
The facts
Each one read from Proko's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Apps and tools
- Proko lists Skelly for poseable anatomy modeling on iOS and Android, a web drawing timer, Zolly for perspective practice on iOS, Android, and Windows, and a web value study tool.checked 30 Sep 2001
What it does
- Community feedback
- Students can post assignment work in the community for feedback, and instructors may use submissions in critique videos.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Course topics
- Courses cover subjects including drawing fundamentals, anatomy, figure drawing, perspective, painting, character design, and comics.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Individual purchases
- Proko says it does not offer membership access; products are purchased individually and course access is for life.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Integrations
- The Help Center says Proko accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Afterpay.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Learning materials
- Premium courses can include extended videos, assignments, demonstrations, eBooks, critique videos, and 3D models; features vary by course.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Offline access
- The Drawing Basics page says videos are downloadable as 1080p MP4 files for offline viewing, but access to future videos outside that course is not included.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Refunds
- The Help Center says product refunds are available within 30 days, but Proko reserves the right to refuse them if more than 25% of content has been consumed.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Security and compliance
- The opened Privacy Policy page did not provide readable policy text, and I found no security or compliance claims on the opened official pages.checked 30 Sep 2001
- Support
- The Help Center provides a contact form and says to allow up to 14 days for a response to support or moderation issues.checked 30 Sep 2001
- What it is
- Proko is an online art learning platform and community where artists can develop skills and connect with peers and mentors.checked 30 Sep 2001
Money
- Free access
- The site offers free lessons, and the Drawing Basics course page lists 58 free lessons out of 185.checked 30 Sep 2001
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