Learn to Draw: 30 Steps to Being A Better Artist

Unlock Your Artistic Potential: Learn to Draw with Daily Exercises

Discover the joy of drawing! This comprehensive video series, led by experienced artist Paul Richmond, breaks down the fundamentals of drawing into manageable, 10-minute daily exercises. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refresh your skills, this course will help you see like an artist and confidently put your ideas on paper.

What You'll Learn:

Paul's gentle and engaging approach makes learning fun and effective. Over twenty years of teaching experience have allowed Paul to distill the most effective techniques for mastering this fundamental skill. You'll learn:

• Essential Drawing Techniques: From blind contour drawing and drawing upside down to using reference images and understanding silhouettes of complicated objects.
• Proportion & Measurement: Master proportion and measuring by sight for more accurate drawings.
• Value & Light: Learn to create depth and dimension with value scales, understanding finding the light, and using shadow shapes/planes.
• Line & Mark Making: Explore continuous line drawing, cross hatching, reverse drawing, and quick gestural studies. Discover how to draw with line and utilize ink drawing and charcoal drawing.
• Perspective: Understand and apply 1 point perspective, 2 point perspective, and 3 point perspective to create realistic spatial relationships.
• Drawing from Life: Practice drawing from life, including drawings of landscapes, figures, still lifes, and self-portraits.
• Specific Subjects: Develop your skills in drawing hands and drawing animals.
• Sketchbook Essentials: Learn the importance of keeping a sketchbook for practice and exploration.
• Technical & Expressive Drawing: Explore the balance between technical vs. expressive drawing.

Materials:

You can use whatever materials you prefer! However, Paul will be demonstrating with the following:

• Drawing pencil set (4H-4B)
• Kneaded eraser
• Charcoal pencil set
• Micron pens
• Sketchbook

About Paul Richmond:

Paul Richmond is an internationally recognized visual artist and activist. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States and featured in numerous art journals and anthologies. His work is collected worldwide. As an illustrator, he's created over 400 novel cover illustrations. He's also a co-founder of the You Will Rise Project, dedicated to empowering those who have experienced bullying through creative expression.

What Students Are Saying:

"I am absolutely amazed at what I could do. Each of the lessons, I would look down at the reference image before heading into the class, and I would think "Is he crazy?" And in the end, somehow, my drawing would resemble the reference image. Your techniques are so helpful, especially start with the parts not the whole. Time flies when you are taking drawing lessons from Paul!" - Jackie Barr

"I look forward to tomorrow and the next day and the next..." - Angelica Blatt

"It's been nice to shake the dust off and enjoy these exercises!" - Morgan Langsdorff

Start your drawing journey today! Improve your drawing skills with this structured, supportive course.