Drawing a foreshortened square is a powerful shortcut to control depth. It instantly sets the viewer's distance and field of vision.

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.

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.

The most important rule of perspective is to always know where your horizon line is.

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.

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

Master the cube to build a solid foundation for complex perspective. Practicing receding convergence trains you to accurately capture depth.

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

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

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.

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

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

In this demo, I'll show you how I would approach the level 1 CSl drawings.

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

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.

A beginner's guide to pencils and erasers! A breakdown of the many different pencil and eraser options out there.

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