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.

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.

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.

Put all seven fold types together in your next drawing. Stick to a consistent process starting with a mannequin to build good habits.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Before we start, let's go over tools. I've included an extensive materials shopping list of paper, pencils, markers, erasers, and sharpeners.

In our very first critique of the course, I take a look through your simplified pear submissions and give feedback on some of the most common mistakes.

Master line quality with 6 key habits: avoid common mistakes, find a comfortable speed, follow-through, ghosting, rotate the paper, and use simple strokes.

This is our first stop on the path to drawing from imagination.

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

Time for another Project! In this one, we’ll be constructing animal portraits using basic shapes.

Learn about shape language, using simple shapes to design and construct, and adding complexity to your simple shapes.

Searching Lines, 3 levels of looseness, and their practical applications.