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Design Graphic Design & Illustration Sketching

How to Draw and Sketch for Absolute Beginners

Learn the Basics of Sketching and Drawing
Bestseller
Rating: 4.4 out of 54.4 (3,672 ratings)
19,806 students
Created by Rich Graysonn
Last updated 11/2020
English
English [Auto], Italian [Auto], 
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • By the end of this course you will be able to draw almost anything
  • The correct way to use reference
  • Draw what they see and observe
  • Draw basic lines and shapes
  • Understand the basics of volume , light , shadow and composition
  • Feel confident enough to further their artistic learning on any subject.
  • Understand that everything is made of a few basic shapes
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Requirements

  • There is absolutely no prior experience required to take this course
  • No software is needed
  • Only a pencil or pen and paper is needed

Description

Drawing and sketching can seem like magic if you don't know how to do it. It's not magic, it's a skill. that means it can be taught and I will be your instructor. Just like anything and everything you have learned you had to know the very basics. You can't do math without knowing how to count and you can't drive without knowing what the key looks like.

This course is your "key". All drawing starts with lines, some are straight, some are curved and rough but all are lines.  Lines are used to make shapes and shapes become volumes (3d shapes) and everything in the world is made from shapes. 

I will teach you to use those shapes. I will show you how to make lines shapes and volumes. You will learn to hone your observational skills and draw what you see, and even what is in your head if you study and practice enough.

You need no experience in drawing. Absolutely zero ! There is no special software just a regular pencil and some paper. 

If you have always wanted to learn to draw this is the course for you. If you are a graphic artist that knows learning to draw will save you time and money, take this course. If you want to make comics or cartoons then this will be the course that will be your starting point. 

This is the beginner class. Often books tell you to start by making 3d shapes but what if you are having trouble with that? If you are , I got you covered.  

 

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to learn how to draw using a pencil and paper
  • Anyone who wants to learn drawing in a more "traditional" way.
  • Anyone wanting to increase their drawing skills
  • The absolute beginner with zero ability to draw
  • Graphic artists that want to learn to draw.
  • The hobbyist who has wanted to learn to draw
  • Anyone who wants to make comics or games or express their artistic desires.
  • Everyone who has "How to" art books on their shelves but still couldn't draw
  • Everyone who has watched a drawing video but still couldnt draw.

Featured review

Ronin Wong
Ronin Wong
18 courses
2 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
Great course. Rich explained everything clearly and made it easy to follow along. No fear at all. I feel like I've finally have learned the basics of how to draw and look forward to learning more from other courses.

Course content

17 sections • 109 lectures • 12h 37m total length

  • Preview03:28
  • Art as Problem Solving
    15:07
  • How should I hold my Pencil ?
    06:18
  • Preview06:30
  • Preview03:29
  • Getting the Most out of this Course
    07:07
  • Here are the Worksheets
    01:18
  • For my Left Handed Students (3/04/18)
    03:01

  • The Only 4 Things you NEED for this Course
    10:26
  • Introduction to lines
    03:43
  • Preview07:51
  • The Straight Line
    03:45
  • Straight line Practice
    07:30
  • Curved lines
    04:35
  • C Curves
    04:43
  • S Curves
    06:12
  • Lines as Texture
    04:44
  • Line Accuracy
    06:38
  • Line Weight
    04:20
  • IF you are having trouble making Lines (Facebook Group Lesson)
    09:17

  • Intro to creating your first shapes
    06:44
  • The Rectangle
    08:33
  • The Square
    04:05
  • The Triangle
    05:16
  • The Ellipse
    06:29
  • The Circle
    03:30
  • The Center Line
    05:12

  • Intro to Organic Shapes
    04:05
  • Organic Triangle
    06:31
  • Organic Square
    05:05
  • Organic Rectangle
    09:58
  • Organic Oval
    04:24
  • Peanut
    08:56

  • Introduction to Form
    05:01
  • From 2D to 3D
    04:24
  • Drawing Through
    04:28
  • The Box
    08:24
  • The Cylinder
    13:45
  • The Pyramid
    06:43
  • The Cone
    05:21
  • The Wedge
    07:38
  • The Sphere
    09:34
  • Contouring lines
    03:45

  • Intro to Organic Form
    03:11
  • Organic Cylinder
    06:23
  • Organic Peanut
    08:00
  • Organic Cone
    06:32
  • Organic Box
    10:03

  • Why Perspective
    03:27
  • The Horizon Line
    02:35
  • The Vanishing Point
    03:15
  • One Point Perspective
    03:54
  • Two Point Perspective
    08:05

  • Intro to Merging
    01:59
  • How to Merge Hard Shapes
    06:18
  • 2 Shapes
    06:38
  • 3 Shapes
    06:34
  • Merging Organic Shapes
    07:35
  • 2 Shapes
    03:57
  • 3 Shapes
    11:09

  • Light Source
    09:39
  • Intro to Light and Shadow
    01:13
  • Light Fall Off
    02:41
  • Diffused Light
    01:36
  • Ambient Occlusion
    02:00

  • Intro to Hatching and Cross Hatching
    04:46
  • Hatching exercise 1
    13:16
  • Hatching exercise 2
    10:35
  • Hatching Assignment
    05:21
  • Hatching to Gradient exercise
    14:52
  • Shading a Sphere
    16:25
  • Shading Boxes
    05:29
  • Shading an Organic Form
    17:26
  • Shading a Cylinder
    09:28

Instructor

Rich Graysonn
Illustrator Designer
Rich Graysonn
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 12,410 Reviews
  • 79,898 Students
  • 11 Courses

Aside from being an artist as long as I can remember I started offering a few tutorials on Youtube. Little did I know that by teaching people the fundamentals of art and anatomy i'd begin a new dimension to my career. Being a working freelance illustrator with a youtube channel is hard work, and I wouldn't change a thing. I steadily expanded my work from clients who needed branding to doing work on indie games and apps. i enjoy helping artists and non artist achieve that next level. The road to artistic expression and freedom is paved with hard work and dedication. There are setbacks and monsters to slay , but the rewards are great.

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