…So do I recommend his class? Yes I do! Although, to be honest, each of the exercises can be easily done without even purchasing his videos. I’ve seen people make the same assignments on many forums because these are really common exercises. BUT! Having a professional guide you through this can tremendously make a difference. It can cut down years of hurdle because of that. – Jeremie Locas (read the rest of the review here)
The course is nicely structured, Daarken is a great tutor but don’t get fooled by his friendly person, he constantly pushes you over your limit over and over again so be prepared to actually work in these weeks. – Steffen Seyfarth
Izzy Boonyawiroch - Week 2 Still Life Assignment (left), Week 5 Night & Day Assignment (right)
Chenoa Lindsey - Master Copy Assignment after Bouguereau
Aidan Chavasse - 2013 mentorship (left), 2016 Patreon (right)
Andres Esquivel - Week 2 (left), Week 4 (right)
Ben Donahue - Before mentorship (left), Portrait assignment (right)
Ben Donahue - Master Copy Assignment after Edmund Blair Leighton
Ben Donahue - Movie Still Assignment
Ben Liou - Before mentorship (left), Figure Drawing Assignment (right)
Didac Cazorla - Movie Still Assignment
Felipe Gaona - Week 2 (left), Week 4 (right)
Gustavo Sigiliano - Figure Drawing Assignment
Jacob Stevens - Master Copy Assignment after Dave Palumbo (left), Still Life Assignment (right)
Jarrad Lajeunesse - Night & Day Assignment
Jeff Obrien - Before mentorship (left), After mentorship (right)
Jeremie Locas - Week 6 Master Copy Assignment after Waterhouse (left), Week 9 Figure Drawing Assignment (right)
Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers - Character Design Assignment (right), Changes after receiving feedback (left)
Jes Fink-Jensen - Night & Day Assignment
Joe Thompson - Intro mentorship (left), Advanced mentorship (right)
Jonathon Reed - Before mentorship (left), Week 10 Portrait Assignment (right)
Jose del Teso - Week 7 Movie Still Assignment (left), Week 10 Portrait Assignment (right)
Michael Tran - Still Life Assignment
Steffen Seyfarth - Night & Day Assignment
Ben Liou - Character Design Assignment
Bob Kehl - Illustration from a Client Brief Assignment
Cornelius Cockroft - Character Design Assignment
Daniel Cotter - Character Design & Turnaround Assignment
Eric Spiker - Clothed Figure II Assignment
Irina Kuzmina - Battle Scene Assignment
Irina Kuzmina - Character Design Assignment
Nika Rukavi - How to use Photo Ref. Assignment
Vlad Rikowski - Battle Scene Assignment
Vlad Rikowski - How to use Photo Ref. Assignment
Vlad Rikowski - Character Design Assignment
Vlad Rikowski - Illustration from a Client Brief