It's time for your assignment. Use the provided descriptions to create a variety of thumbnail sketches, exploring different silhouettes and ideas.

A practical look at thumbnailing in concept art, why it matters, how it works, and how to do it well.

The role of a concept artist, from visualizing early ideas to guiding the look of characters, props, and environments.

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.

I take a character description and show you my complete thumbnailing process from a blank canvas.

Let's critique your work on proximity and trajectory.

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

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.

Schedule for Rembert's workshop.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.