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The Complete Drawing Masterclass: From Beginner to Advanced

Apply the art and practice of the fundamental skill of drawing, to bring your drawings to life in this ultimate course.
Rating: 4.3 out of 54.3 (1,395 ratings)
16,670 students
Created by Chad Neuman, Ph.D., Jonathan Simon, BFA, MFA
Last updated 6/2020
English
English [Auto]
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Draw everyday objects, people, animals, and scenes, using effective techniques.
  • Draw realistic and conceptual content, with appropriate light or value, shadow, texture, and form.
  • Learn gesture drawing, line and contour drawing, structural drawing, perspective drawing, portrait drawing, and more.
  • Apply specific drawing techniques such as cross contour, wipeout/reductive, block-in, and much more.
  • Learn and apply industry-standard drawing techniques.
  • Draw from imagination.
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Requirements

  • You can follow along with just a pencil, paper, and eraser, but drawing tools such as vine and compressed charcoal, conté, kneaded eraser, chamois, blending stump, and ruler can be helpful. (Materials are explained near the beginning of course)
  • A willing attitude to learn and practice drawing!

Description

Welcome to the complete drawing masterclass! In this online drawing course, you will go from beginner to advanced, by learning in various drawing projects.

You will learn new drawing techniques, and build upon your drawing skills, to produce beautiful, amazing drawings.

This course is your opportunity to advance in your career, whether you work in animation, logo design, graphic design, architecture, fashion design, video game character design, or ANY field that uses visual storytelling, such as marketing, public speaking, and more.

Or, you simply want to draw for fun!

By the time you complete this drawing course, you will have produced a portfolio of amazing drawings, including professional landscape drawings, accurate portrait drawings, artistic still life drawings, and much, much more.

Once you enroll in this course, you get:

  • Lifetime access to all of the content, including over 19 hours of on-demand, helpful video demonstrations and instruction.

  • Various PDF handouts and support files.

  • Access to our exclusive Drawing Club forum, for helpful feedback and critique from peers and me, the instructor of this course, Jonathan Simon.

The sections in this drawing course build upon each other, to help you master the art of drawing:

Gesture Drawing - You will quickly and easily learn the useful technique of gesture drawing, where we aim to capture the essence of subjects. Projects include drawing various objects, animals, and landscapes.

Drawing Materials - Next, after you get started drawing, we go into more detail to explain various mark making, erasing, and blending techniques, as well as various drawing tools. However, if you only have a pencil and paper, that is fine for the projects in this course.

Line and Contour Drawing - Learn various line drawing techniques, including contour, cross contour, and line drawing, as well as various exercises to practice hand-eye coordination and the portrayal of form and outline.

Structural Drawing - Learn how to produce various shapes (e.g., cylinder, cone, cube) that can be used to build more complicated structures. Draw organic objects using structural drawing, in order to draw a still life.

Tone or Value in Drawing - Learn how to add accurate lighting and shadows in drawings, including various techniques, including hatching, cross-hatching, and reductive or wipe out techniques, to add form and depth in drawings.

Drawing in Perspective - Learn various ways to show depth in drawings, such as chiaroscuro method, atmospheric perspective technique, and many more. Learn how to draw in one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective, for realistic perspective, so you can draw city scenes or other scenes from your imagination.

Block-In Drawing Method - This is the drawing method that I learned after my BFA and MFA, from another artist. It's the most requested drawing method I get from students. In this course, you will learn how to produce a detailed, rendered drawing of a still life, by using this technique.

Art and Science of Drawing Portraits - You will learn about the anatomy and structure of the eye and mouth before learning how to accurately draw them, either from imagination or from a subject. You will also learn how to draw a realistic nose, hair, and ears, before producing the final project in this course, a portrait. As you draw the portrait, you will apply various methods you have learned throughout the course, including gesture, line, block-in, structural drawing, and applying tone or value.

Enroll now and get started producing amazing, beautiful drawings! We'll see you in the course. There is a 30-day money-back guarantee, so if you don't like the course, you can get a refund. But we know you'll love this course, as you produce awesome drawings in this complete drawing course.


Who this course is for:

  • Anyone wanting to learn to draw and get better at drawing!
  • Artists wanting to improve their drawing skills.
  • Graphic designers, logo designers, and other design professionals wanting to improve their sketching and drawing abilities.
  • People who want to draw for fun or people who want to add it to their work skills portfolio.
  • People who want to convey ideas quickly and easily, using visual communication.

Featured review

Deanne During
Deanne During
21 courses
16 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
So far this is really great, I love the easiness to it all. I thought other lessons I had taken were good but I highly recommend this course to any beginner, I can draw a little and I love the fast drawing I seem to be better at that than line drawing. Love it so far. Would recommend this course to everyone, seriously it was enjoyable easy to follow and heaps of free pics to learn from. Fantastic thank you

Course content

10 sections • 125 lectures • 19h 47m total length

  • Preview01:58
  • Preview02:06
  • Preview01:26
  • Preview03:09
  • Facebook Drawing Club for Feedback and Critiques
    00:30
  • Drawing from Photographic Reference vs. a Real Life Subject or Scene
    Preview03:12
  • Preview01:59
  • A Quick Note on Angle of View, Support Files, and Other Updates
    03:23

  • Preview01:05
  • Drawing Materials
    11:52
  • Using Graphite Pencils in Drawings
    06:52
  • Drawing Materials Information and PDF Handout
    06:22
  • Mark Making, Erasing, and Blending
    19:36
  • Sharpening Drawing Tools
    06:17
  • List of Paper Types and Suggested Brands and PDF Handout
    02:18
  • Trying Out Types of Paper
    03:27

  • Preview02:13
  • Support File Photos, Drawing Materials, and Project Instructions
    02:11
  • Gesture Drawing Of An Object
    02:32
  • Vine Charcoal Gesture Drawing of Soft Object
    03:41
  • Charcoal Pencil Gesture Drawing of an Object
    03:50
  • Conté Gesture Drawing of an Object
    04:16
  • Preview06:06
  • Gesture of Moving Animals - Part 1
    06:18
  • Gesture of Moving Animals - Part 2 (Structure)
    06:47
  • Gesture of Moving Animals - Part 3
    09:24
  • Gesture Drawing of a Nature Landscape
    07:39
  • Gesture Drawing of a Cityscape - Part 1
    14:08
  • Gesture Drawing of a Cityscape - Part 2
    07:16

  • Preview02:02
  • Support File Photos, Drawing Materials, and Project Instructions
    01:10
  • Simple Line Drawing of an Object
    10:18
  • Line Drawing of Organic Object - Part 1
    17:44
  • Line Drawing of Organic Object - Part 2
    11:29
  • Broken Line Blind Contour Method
    04:23
  • Continuous Line Blind Contour Method
    05:33
  • Semi-Blind Contour Method
    04:58
  • Contour Line Drawing Method - Part 1
    14:06
  • Contour Line Drawing Method - Part 2
    06:26
  • Cross Contour Line Drawing Method - Part 1
    18:53
  • Cross Contour Line Drawing Method - Part 2
    17:36

  • Preview02:32
  • Support File Photos, Drawing Materials, and Project Instructions
    01:22
  • Structural Drawing of a Cylinder - Part 1
    11:23
  • Structural Drawing of a Cylinder - Part 2
    07:20
  • Drawing Accurate Ellipses
    04:40
  • Preview02:48
  • Structural Drawing of a Cone
    08:31
  • Structural Drawing of a Cube - Part 1
    09:20
  • Structural Drawing of a Cube - Part 2
    06:37
  • Structural Drawing of an Organic Object - Example 1
    19:52
  • Structural Drawing of an Organic Object - Example 2
    14:27

  • Preview02:10
  • Concepts and Terms of Lighting in Drawing
    17:35
  • Support File Photos, Materials List, and Project Instructions
    01:32
  • Light and Shading in a Structural Drawing of a Cylinder
    07:32
  • Light and Shading in a Structural Drawing of a Cone
    09:16
  • Hatching Method with Still Life
    10:23
  • Cross-Hatching Method with Still Life
    18:12
  • Reductive Method with Globe - Part 1
    12:19
  • Reductive Method with Globe - Part 2
    16:18
  • Reductive Method with Still Life - Part 1
    18:56
  • Reductive Method with Still Life - Part 2
    17:40

  • Introduction to Perspective in Drawing
    01:54
  • More Examples and Background of Drawing in Perspective
    08:12
  • Support File Photos, Drawing Materials, and Project Instructions
    01:32
  • Showing Depth, Method 1 - Scale or Size
    02:27
  • Showing Depth, Method 2 - Overlapping Forms
    02:46
  • Showing Depth, Method 3 - Linear Perspective
    01:55
  • Showing Depth, Method 4 - Chiaroscuro
    05:17
  • Showing Depth, Method 5 - Relative Value of Objects
    04:30
  • Showing Depth, Method 6 - Atmospheric Perspective
    05:17
  • Showing Depth, Method 7 - Horizon Line
    05:04
  • Showing Depth, Method 8 - Lost and Found Edges
    06:44
  • Drawing in One-Point Perspective
    15:22
  • Adding a Light Source and Shadows in Perspective Drawing
    10:50
  • Drawing a Rural Scene in One-Point Perspective
    10:33
  • Drawing in Two-Point Perspective
    10:41
  • Drawing a Cityscape Using Two-Point Perspective
    13:06
  • Drawing in Three-Point Perspective - Example 1
    12:55
  • Drawing in Three-Point Perspective - Example 2
    14:33

  • Preview02:58
  • Support File Photos, Drawing Materials, and Project Instructions
    01:55
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 1
    12:58
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 2
    12:20
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 3
    18:00
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 4
    17:30
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 5
    10:47
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 6
    17:39
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 7
    12:52
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 8
    14:22
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 9
    14:18
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 10
    13:51
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 11
    17:35
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 12
    15:18
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 13
    19:29
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 14
    19:28
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 15
    07:46
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Part 16
    16:51
  • Using the Block-In Drawing Method - Conclusion
    02:29

  • Preview01:23
  • Support File Photos, Materials List, and Project Instructions
    01:30
  • Anatomy and Structure of the Eye
    11:59
  • Preview19:04
  • Preview17:37
  • Drawing the Eye - Part 3
    09:21
  • Drawing the Ear
    11:19
  • Drawing the Nose
    15:00
  • Structure of the Mouth
    09:55
  • Drawing the Mouth - Part 1
    18:25
  • Drawing the Mouth - Part 2
    14:07
  • Drawing Hair - Part 1
    11:31
  • Drawing Hair - Part 2
    15:20
  • Drawing a Portrait - Part 1
    17:44
  • Drawing a Portrait - Part 2
    19:02
  • Drawing a Portrait - Part 3
    12:05
  • Drawing a Portrait - Part 4
    14:21
  • Drawing a Portrait - Part 5
    19:59
  • Drawing a Portrait - Part 6
    13:15
  • Drawing a Portrait - Part 7
    17:51
  • Drawing a Portrait - Part 8
    12:08
  • Drawing a Portrait - Part 9
    15:21
  • Drawing a Portrait - Part 10
    17:33

  • Conclusion
    00:40
  • Bonus: Learn Even More in Other Courses!
    01:37

Instructors

Chad Neuman, Ph.D.
Professor / Graphic Designer / Photographer 20+ yrs exp.
Chad Neuman, Ph.D.
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 24,918 Reviews
  • 503,648 Students
  • 15 Courses

I love seeing students succeed in their designs, photos, productions, artistic work, and careers.

Do you want to learn become a better designer or communicator? Do you want to learn industry-standard editing and effects in Photoshop? Do you want to create logos for your brand or for clients? Do you want to learn new skills that are in demand in the new digital economy?

I'm passionate about communication, writing, art, and design education, and I'm currently a full-time professor of communication and digital media. I've developed curriculum and taught classes on design, photography, and writing for over a decade. My university students have become full-time, award-winning photographers, web designers, creative specialists, reporters, and layout designers. And now, you can learn from me as well!

Get started by enrolling in my courses, learning new skills and knowledge, and asking me questions in the courses and forums.

My Three-Part Qualifications to Teach You (Professional Experience, Education, and Experience Teaching):

By combining my professional in-the-field experience (both full-time and freelance), formal education, and experience teaching these topics, I've been able to produce top-notch courses that maximize learning and enable students to become better graphic designers, logo designers, photo editors, artists, and digital media producers.

Real World, Professional Experience:

I've worked as Webmaster and Advertising Designer at a regional newspaper (The News Chief), Internet Development Director at an award-winning advertising design firm, Technology Librarian at a city library system, and Managing Editor at two international graphic design magazines at Kelby Media Group. I've also written for print and online publications and designed websites and other promotional design work for clients on an on-going basis for the past 20 years.

Education:

Besides relevant marketplace experience, I also have a B.A. in Communication from Southeastern University, an M.A. in Journalism and Media Studies from the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, and a Ph.D. in Communication from Regent University. My Ph.D. dissertation focuses on the mythic branding of Apple's Macintosh/Mac in their primary commercial campaigns (1984, Think Different, Switch/Real People, and Get a Mac). Example graduate courses such as Creative Approaches to Digital Media and Visual Storytelling have helped me when developing my own courses.

Experience Teaching:

Teaching these topics in the classroom and online has helped me figure out the best ways to explain concepts and guide students in the designs and productions. Besides being a full-time professor, I've developed curriculum and taught design, photography, and digital media courses for years at the university level for various schools in Florida, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Sorrento (Italy).

Courses:

I'm the founder of Good Creative Academy, the premiere online school for learning and creating. If you're looking to learn more about graphic design, photo retouching, visual art, Adobe software, and digital media production, you have arrived at the right place.

Fun tech-related facts about me:

I taught myself QBasic when I was 13, and later used that programming language to write a program that simulated the DOS prompt, to fool my high school graphic design teacher into thinking the computers had been hacked.

I used web banner advertising on my websites in high school and during my freshman year of college, which brought in about $750 a month in income.

Jonathan Simon, BFA, MFA
Professional Artist, Illustrator, Professor 28+ yrs exp.
Jonathan Simon, BFA, MFA
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 1,610 Reviews
  • 24,027 Students
  • 4 Courses

Jonathan Simon is a fine artist, illustrator and university professor. He holds a B.F.A in illustration from Memphis College of Art and a M.F.A. in painting from the New York Academy of Art. He has studied with a variety of talented artists in both accredited programs and private apprenticeships, including Tony Ryder, author of The Artist's Complete Guide to Figure Drawing, Jacob Collins and Michael Grimaldi of Water Street Atelier / The Grand Central Atelier, and Frank Porcu at the Art Students League of New York.

Jonathan prefers to work from life, as opposed to photographs. "Using live models and setups affords me the opportunity to study, interact, and change course in real time," he says. "I enjoy this careful examination of my subjects, as much for the artistic process itself as for the end result."

A studio artist for more than 26 years, Jonathan is also an experienced art educator who has held full-time faculty positions teaching intermediate- to advanced-level drawing, figure drawing, painting and illustration classes at colleges such as the New Hampshire Institute of Art. He believes in sound, proven methods, materials and approaches and offers both private and group instruction on everything from basic drawing skills to more advanced concepts.


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