Here's a simple shading exercise using blobs to practice edge control and build the illusion of form. I show how to start with simple, organic shapes, stack them with overlaps, and use cross-contour lines to emphasize volume. You’ll learn to add shadows from a chosen light source, define silhouettes, and adjust edges for realistic transitions.

In this demo, I will be using showing you how I use a clothed figure as a reference in grayscale painting, and demonstrating the different approach to painting that entails.

Philip Dimitriadis shares the "Melted Pancakes" drawing technique to explore perspective and depth using organic shapes, contour lines, and overlaps. A great exercise for practicing perspective and form.

It’s here! The Draw Basics course is now available. A true beginners course aimed at teaching you core drawing fundamentals.

Alright guys, this is going to be a fun one! In this project, we’ll be constructing animal portraits using basic shapes.

Hey guys, I’m coming here again with a new drawing, this one came out of some recent studies of form. I was playing around with perspective and trying to understand how shapes exist in space. While practicing and experimenting here and there, I thought, why not try to turn this into a full scene? So here I am, putting all my effort and time into this piece. It’s been full of ups and downs to reach this point, but looking back, I can say it has taught me a lot of new skills. I’m really grateful for what I’ve learned through creating this image. That said, I’m also aware there’s still plenty of room for improvement, and I’d love to hear your thoughts, especially about the perspective, construction, and composition. Thank you so much! 🙏

Learn how proximity and lens choices affect depth and composition in drawing. This lesson compares zooming vs. moving, explains wide vs. narrow angle lenses, and shows how artists can manipulate space to guide the viewer’s experience. You'll also explore field of vision, curvilinear perspective, and take on a drawing challenge to sharpen your spatial awareness.

It’s time to bring it up a notch and draw some seals from MEMORY and IMAGINATION! In this demo, I'll get ques from my memory of my level 1 sketches, while inventing new poses and pushing the shapes to make them more interesting.

Introducing Rhythms! A system to help you capture any dynamic pose from any angle. With rhythms we find visual alignments that capture a flow between the forms, making the pose feel more connected and convincing. We've kind of been doing similar things to this in other lessons in this course. But now I specifically want to apply these concepts to figure drawing. Most of us will want to include some kind of people or humanoid-like characters in our art. I think it's really important to start applying a lot of these fundamental concepts to draw people. It might feel harder for some of you, but thats only because you're very good at seeing mistakes in drawings of people. I mention some anatomy in the video, but very little anatomy knowledge is needed to use rhythms as a concept. Initially it's about learning to see visual connections. I'll go over head, torso, and limbs, one at a time to give you a template of sorts.. to make this as approachable as possible for you.

A zoom lens gives the illusion of being close, but it's not the same as proximity. When you physically move toward a subject, space seems to expand and deepen. Staying far away and zooming in compresses everything together. To see this effect, try to keep your camera on the same trajectory for both a close shot and a far one.

Challenge yourself to draw every day for 2 weeks! See if you can get into the routine of drawing daily.

It’s time to simplify those snails and boots! I show you how I would do it in these step-by-step demos for the level 1 CSI project. Make sure to check back tomorrow for my level 2 demonstrations!

Now that you know about the tapered stroke and simple CSI lines, it's time to learn how to sketch! Here's your next project.

Alright level two-ers...Since you've already got some experience with sketching, I want to give you a bit more of a challenge to start practicing sketching from Imagination!

Learn how I draw an eye with 5 steps.

In this project, Ill show you some games you can play to improve your visual memory. A good visual memory will help you with drawing from imagination, speed, creativity, and observational skills.

A beginner's guide to sketchbooks and paper with lotsa juicy info about paper types, texture, weight, archivability and most importantly, how to avoid the common mental pitfall of sketchbooking. I'll get you started on the right path with sketchbooks so you can focus on improving your drawing skills. And you can treat this lesson as a resource you can come back to in the future when you need to refresh your memory of drawing paper. Next week we’ll have a premium-only comprehensive beginners guide to Pencils, Erasers, and Sharpeners!

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.

When we rotate a box, we need to add a second vanishing point. Let's learn about the basics of 2-point perspective.

Now that you’ve all had some time to try the first project on your own, you can watch how I do it and figure out what areas you are exceeding and struggling with. Here is my step-by-step demo on how to properly execute the first project for level 1 students.