Daniel Cherng draws a sci-fi habitat to show how breaking complex designs into simple boxes helps you master perspective.

Inert folds are lifeless pieces of fabric that don't describe the body. I will show you how to use these tricky shapes to enhance your storytelling.

Mastering cubes in perspective is the secret to drawing accurate ellipses. Squares give you the exact angles and proportions you need.

Test your perspective skills by deducing a complete cube from a single starting shape. This exercise is the final exam for mastering the cube.

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.

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

Improve your freehand perspective by training your eye to draw accurate cubes without reference. This simple shape is your foundation for complex forms.

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.

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

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

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

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

I will show you how to draw flag folds to capture force and movement in fabric. We will use the figure's structure to guide the drapery.

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.

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