Blobs build intuition, grids train proportion—this video shows how both sharpen your drawing skills.

Marshall gives a demo on eyeballing proportions by drawing a plane from a slight angle.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Let’s draw epic fantasy female figures from pure imagination—no stiff rules, just a simple, magical method I’ve crafted just for you. Let the magic begin!

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.

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

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

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

This is where the true magic begins! So, take up your pencil, embrace the shapes, the rhythm, and let your creativity soar!

By labeling the three axes (X, Y, Z) in objects, you can better understand perspective and navigate three-dimensional space, even as objects move.