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You will learn how to draw lines, hold the pencil in a stable and comfortable way, create an artwork entirely from lines, draw basic geometric shapes in order to build up with more complex shapes, create forms from shapes (sphere, cone, cube), to apply values, to shade with the "Reverse Shading Method", to create the illusion of space in your artworks by applying linear perspective, to draw the different parts of the face, to draw basic facial proportions , to let out your personal symbol set and explore how you like to draw, to draw with confidence, different areas of some visual industries where you can apply your beginner level skills.

Requirements

For completing this course you will need a set of graphite pencils (2-3B and 5-6B), sketchbook, eraser, sharpener, and micron pen (optional).
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Beginner Drawing Masterclass

Jun 03 2021 - Video Course (3 hrs 12 mins)

Drawing is a skill anyone can learn! It is the most important building block of all art - illustration, graphic design, fine art and even animation starts with sketches and drawings! If you are the person who always thought he can't learn drawing, even if you are already into some medium, like watercolors, you are in the right place! The class is ideal for very beginners, with zero experience with drawing. You will be guided through drawing exercises that will help you to establish your drawing skills from zero to confident. The point of this level is to prepare you for the intermediate level skills, to give you a push to draw regularly and believe in yourself and your art! This course is for absolute beginners in drawing, Beginner artists who are already painting (f.e. with watercolors) but don't know how to draw, Creatives who would love to learn to draw what they see, people who think they can never learn how to draw/shade, but would want to.


Created by Alexandra Gábor

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What you'll learn

You will learn how to draw lines, hold the pencil in a stable and comfortable way, create an artwork entirely from lines, draw basic geometric shapes in order to build up with more complex shapes, create forms from shapes (sphere, cone, cube), to apply values, to shade with the "Reverse Shading Method", to create the illusion of space in your artworks by applying linear perspective, to draw the different parts of the face, to draw basic facial proportions , to let out your personal symbol set and explore how you like to draw, to draw with confidence, different areas of some visual industries where you can apply your beginner level skills.

Requirements

For completing this course you will need a set of graphite pencils (2-3B and 5-6B), sketchbook, eraser, sharpener, and micron pen (optional).

Course Content

7 Units - 29 video lessons
Introduction
In this video, you will be introduced to the course. You can create stunning art works with simple lines, simple shapes, and beginner shading. The secret of learning anything is building up skills slowly. I divided the course into 3 levels- beginner, intermediate, and advanced level skills. In these beginner level skills, we are going to the real essentials. We are going to focus on exploring skills you already have inside you and more.
03:49
Beginner's Guide to Drawing
The reason why we will focus on your inside is because your personal style or signature style has roots inside you. In this video, I will give you some insight into the tools you use for drawing. We will start with drawing simple lines, zentangle exercises, mini projects, the reverse shading method, and more.
03:49
Supplies
In this video, you will learn about the supplies we will use in this course for our drawings. We will need a paper, sketch book, eraser, graphite pencils (get a pencil set with the range from 3H to 7B), artist pencils, and sharpener. Now that we have all our supplies, Let’s start drawing!
12:37
Drawing Lines: Part 1
In this video we are going to learn how to draw lines with different properties - vertical, horizontal, diagonal. By the end of this practice, you will have more control over your pencil. Use your liner pencils to draw lines and don’t draw too slow or too quickly. You will learn how to draw a straight line.
08:51
Drawing Lines: Part 2
In this video, we are going to draw lines with different properties - wavy, zigzag and curves. We are going to practice curves, zigzag from different angles.
06:44
Exercise: Zentangle
In this video, we are going to show you what zentangle means. This is a great way to practice, warm up, and get comfortable with the space because mostly beginners tend to draw on some places on the paper and not the others. Zentangle will help you to explore the space
06:10
Mini Project: Zentangle
In this video we are going to make a zentangle mini project. Search for zentangle on pinterest to help get inspiration. Create a simple rectangle as your workspace if you don’t want to go nuts from the detailed workspace.
10:40
Drawing Shapes
Shapes are created by lines. If you close a line, you will have a shape. In this video, you will learn how to draw shapes properly. Shapes like organic shaped, geometric shapes (triangle, rectangle, circle, trapezium etc.) knowing how to draw basic geometric shapes help us with measuring and proportions
05:03
Practicing Shapes
In this video, we are going to build up a simple illustration from shapes. I am going to show you an artwork I have done using lines, simple shapes like rectangle, oval, circle, and triangle. Your task will be for you to draw your house.
04:44
Art Therapy
In the last lesson, your task was to draw a house following my step-by-step tutorial. In this video, we are going to analyze your drawing. In the process of drawing you will get to know more about yourself and learn a lot about your state of mind.
07:13
Converting Shapes to Forms
We will learn about converting shapes to form. You will be able to draw basic geometric shapes in order to build up with more complex shapes, create forms from shapes (sphere, cone, cube). In this video, we will introduce the reverse shading method while shading.
05:44
Shading of Basic Geometric Shapes
In this video, you will learn how to shade basic geometric shapes like circle, rectangle, square, trapezium, etc.
10:14
Mastering Value
In this video, we will exercise a little gradation in value mastering
03:44
Drawing a Pear
In this video, you will learn to draw a pear following my step-by-step tutorial.
11:16
Drawing an Apple
In this video, you will learn to draw and shade an apple. Watch this video till the end to know all tips and skills required to draw an apple.
06:14
Drawing a Banana
In this video, you will learn you are going to draw and shade a banana. Watch this video till the end to know all tips and skills required to draw a banana.
07:52
Intro to Perspective
You are going to learn about placing objects in a linear perspective. Follow along as I take you through the step-by-step process.
05:42
Practicing Perspective
In this video, we will go through practical examples placing objects in linear perspective with examples.
05:08
Translating the Symbols in Your Head
In this video we are going to talk about the development of drawing.
05:58
Drawing an Eye
In this video, you are going to learn how to draw a random eye with all the features of an eye.
10:59
Drawing a Nose
In this video, you are going to learn the fundamental step-by-step process of how to draw a nose.
06:32
Drawing a Mouth
In this video, you are going to learn the fundamental step-by-step process of drawing a mouth.
04:08
Drawing an Ear
In this video, you are going to learn the fundamental step-by-step process of how you are going to draw an ear
05:04
Drawing a Face Part 1
This is the part 1 of three parts on drawing a face. In this video, you are going to learn the fundamental step-by-step process of how you are going to draw a random face.
06:11
Drawing a Face Part 2
This is the part 2 of three parts on drawing a face. In this video, you are going to learn the fundamental step-by-step process of how you are going to draw a random face.
08:27
Drawing a Face Part 3
This is the part 3 of three parts on drawing a face. In this video, you are going to learn the fundamental step-by-step process of how you are going to draw a random face.
09:40
Summary
In this video I am going to summarize the Beginner Level Skills. You have learned how to draw lines, basic geometric shapes in order to build up with more complex shapes, create forms from shapes (sphere, cone, cube) and many more.
06:10
Final Project
The project is to create an artwork of your own choice, but within the concepts we have learnt in the class.
02:00
Final Notes
We have come to the end of this course. By now, You must have been guided through drawing exercises that will help you to establish your drawing skills from zero to confident.
01:36

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Alexandra Gábor

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Alexandra Gábor is a passionate artist, a happy mother and an enthusiastic teacher - in short The Artmother. She has a Masters Degree in Art Education with years of experience in teaching in person and online. As an artist, she is creating in all different kinds of mediums from acrylics, watercolors, graphite and digital. She also has years of experience in graphic design and photography. Her passion is to help very beginners to explore their artistic abilities and to build their confidence in creating art.

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