In this 8-week course, instructor Sheldon Borenstein will teach you stress-free ways to sketch and draw. With his 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry and teaching, Sheldon will help you start your artistic career on the right foot. Throughout this course, you will learn the essential elements of scribble, shape, form, and the laws of light. Sheldon will walk you through everything from the initial setup to the proper way of sharpening your pencils. He will also share with you his favorite tools to use while sketching.

You’ve arrived at a pivotal moment in your curriculum.

This project is the culmination of everything you’ve learned in Parts 1-3, as well as the shorter pose projects you completed in Part 4. Approach it with a confident and newfound understanding of anatomy, a keen eye for form, and mark-making proficiency.

Using the large paper prepared in the Fundamentals section of this course, join Iliya in the execution of a long-pose figure drawing from life. Premium subscribers can download the hi-res reference images to follow Iliya’s every stroke and create their own drawing of Mark. On such a big canvas, getting accurate proportions is crucial. Iliya Mirochnik gives you a generous vocalization of his inner monologue, a running descriptor of his every decision. He gives you excellent tips for completing such a large piece, for working with a live model, and for preparing yourself for the challenge.

In week two, instructor Charles Hu will teach you how to manipulate organic, geometric shapes and create surface details. You will practice drawing geometric shape combo, interconnection, overlap, and cutaway. Then, Charles will show you how to create textures and patterns while keeping in mind these key elements: gradation, value difference, scale difference, hierarchy, and momentum.

In this series, instructor Charles Hu teaches you his approach to beginning head drawing. In this third lesson, you will learn Charles’ approach to dealing with light and shadow in your head drawings. Charles will do several demonstrations from photo reference, which you can find embedded on this page for your own use.

In this series, instructor Charles Hu teaches you his approach to beginning head drawing. This six-part series will cover: Proportions, the Structure of the Skull, Laws of Light, Achieving Likeness, Facial Features, and Facial Expressions. In this fourth lesson, Charles demonstrates how achieving a likeness in your portraits relies on matching the big shapes of the head.

In this series, instructor Charles Hu teaches you his approach to beginning head drawing. This six-part series will cover: Proportions, the Structure of the Skull, Laws of Light, Achieving Likeness, Facial Features, and Facial Expressions. In this fifth lesson,  Charles shows you the intricacies of drawing the eyes, nose, and ears.