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Drawing and Sketching for Beginners

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Overview

Learn how to sketch and draw with easy to follow videos and exercises. No experience required!

What you'll learn:
  • Draw simple objects with confidence and ease!
  • Learn the 5 elements of shading
  • How to sketch complicated object using simple shapes
  • Understand the role of sketching in creativity and notetaking
  • Learn traditional sketching techniques
  • How to use sketching as a means of communication
  • How to practice sketching
  • Develop a sketching language that is personal to the sketcher

--Updated May 2020 -- (Added List of things new drawing prompts - never be stuck for something to draw!)

Have you ever wanted tolearn to Draw? Perhaps you tried, but did not have the guidance necessary to progress your artwork? Maybe, you used to sketch a long time ago and now want to rebuild your skills? Or, maybe you are looking tocapture visual notes? If you answered YESto any of these questions?Then come join me to learn the foundation skills neededto become a bettersketcher!

Sketching for Beginnersis a selfpacedcourse. Designed to guide novice students on how to get started sketching and drawing. This course starts right at thebeginning.Byunderstanding the tools and techniques needed to start drawing today. You will learn the best ways to hold your pencils? How to make different types of marks? How to simplify your images using just 5 values? And so much more. This course also containspractical exercisesand demonstration lectures. Which you can follow along at your own pace, and share your final images in the Q and A section if you wish.

This courses focuses on usingtraditional materials,pencil and paper.We will cover how you can get by with just a single 2B pencil and regular printer paper. A cost effective way to learn this skill. Each exercise isdesignedto develop your own personal sketching language.How to practice sketching.How to communicate with simple drawings and sketches.

Each modulebuildsupon the last.Accompaniedwithpractical exercises for you to download. Each e-Book offers advice and guidanceto give you a clear path to follow.

The course consists of over three hours of video content. Segmented into 25+ modules.With newlecturesadded each month. Plus, as a lifetime student you have the opportunity to request new topics.At no extra cost to you.

Want some feedback on your work? No problem. This course has a dedicated Q&A section where you can post your questions.Ask for some feedback.Orshare your results from the course. I am active most days of the week and ALWAYS reply to questions within this course. Which we all know is vital to anyone looking to learn how to draw!

So, if you have ever wanted to learn to draw, but did not know where to begin. This course is for you. Come join this awesome group andwe will begin this journey together.

Taught by

Robin Slee | Art | Illustration | iPad | Software Development

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