Let's go over common shading mistakes - wrong terminator and cast shadow shapes, spotty or linear halftone transitions, and shadows that are too light.

A step-by-step look at foreshortening arrows using boxes, vectors, and scaffolding to understand 3D space and draw with more confidence.

Marshall explores the Ortho to Invented Form project submissions, guiding you on how to transform 2D orthographic projections into inventive 3D forms.

The first project of the Drawing Basics course is to challenge yourself to simplify the shapes, edges, and values of a pear or portrait from observation.

Michael demonstrates a slower, shape-based approach to figure drawing that emphasizes form, overlap, and rhythm through part-to-part construction.

In this unnarrated demo, Stan shades a sphere using a graphite pencil, with a 5 minute time limit.

Here’s a project to help you avoid chicken scratch. We’re going to simplify our drawings to C curves, S curves, and straight lines.

In this video, I’ll give you an in depth look at what you’ll learn in my Drawing Basics course.

There is an endless number of ways to use lines as an artist, so let's jump in and take a look at the basics.

Master the Tapered Stroke for confident line quality in your sketches! Learn how to construct complex shapes & add energy to your loose sketches.

Let's explore the nine basic positions from which objects can be viewed, including ortho view and angles to the left, right, above, and below.

Here is my step-by-step demo on how to properly execute the first assignment for level 1 students.

In this project, we'll start learning how to sketch using simple loose lines.

In this unnarrated demo, Stan shades a sphere using a charcoal pencil, with a 5 minute time limit.

Drawing is a visual language that can be learned just like any other language, and anyone can pick it up with the right guidance and practice.

All the ways I sharpen pencils. Wooded and woodless graphite pencils, 2.0 and 5.6mm mechanical pencils, charcoal pencils, and eraser pencils!

A beginner's guide to sketchbooks and paper! Learn about paper types, texture, weight, archivability, and common pitfalls.

This warmup is a fun way to help you practice drawing ellipses.

A step-by-step breakdown of figure drawing using shape-based gesture construction.