Draftsmen

Stan Prokopenko (the Proko guy whose anatomy tutorials have taught a generation of artists online) and Marshall Vandruff make a surprisingly great podcast duo. Draftsmen is 117 episodes of two art instructors talking seriously about drawing, painting, and image-making with the kind of depth you rarely get outside an atelier. The conversations range from technical fundamentals -- anatomy, perspective, color theory -- to bigger questions about AI in art, building long-term creative projects, and what it means to develop as a draftsperson over decades. Episodes run from 50 minutes to nearly two hours, and they do not rush. When Stan and Marshall bring on guests like Glenn Vilppu, Aaron Blaise, Steve Huston, or Karl Kopinski, the result is essentially a masterclass in conversation form. These are artists with serious credentials, and the discussions get specific enough to be genuinely educational. The show went on hiatus and came back in 2024, which fans celebrated loudly in the reviews. That return energy is palpable in the newer episodes -- both hosts sound reinvigorated and eager to dig into topics they had not covered before, like cinematic perspective and Marvel's storytelling methods. Rated 4.9 stars from 662 ratings, making it one of the highest-rated visual arts podcasts on the platform. If you care about the craft of drawing and painting at a foundational level and want to hear from people who have spent their lives teaching it, Draftsmen is essential listening.