Yves Yumol demonstrates how to design a building from start to finish using strong convergence and diminution to create massive scale and realistic depth

Yves Yumol flips through his sketchbooks to share his drawing process. He explains how mindful master studies help build a strong visual library.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Boz is back to show us how to draw a precise staircase in perspective using vanishing points and measuring lines to construct perfectly accurate steps.

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

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.

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.

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

I will show you how to elevate your shading by focusing on composition and local values. This approach turns basic studies into finished art.

Marshall and Patrick Bosworth break down how to use gestural perspective to keep your characters dynamic.

In this lesson, we’ll learn about the importance of line weight when creating engaging and interesting art.

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