In this video series, artist Paul Richmond breaks down the fundamentals of drawing into 10-minute exercises that will help you see like an artist, learn the basics of drawing, and put it into practice.

You will be amazed at how much your drawing skills will improve in a short time with focused, daily practice. Paul's gentle, lighthearted approach will make learning fun and keep you coming back for more. Paul has been teaching students to draw for over twenty years. This class covers the most effective techniques he has discovered for helping artists hone this fundamental skill. This class is great for beginners and also a refresher for anyone who wants to get back to the basics of drawing.

Video Lessons

• Blind contour drawing
• Drawing upside down 
• Using reference
• Silhouettes of complicated objects
• Proportion and measuring by sight 
• Drawing the negative space
• Continuous line drawing 
• Draw the shadow shapes/planes 
• Using a grid 
• Value scale 
• Finding the light 
• How to use the tools 
• Quick gestural studies 
• Drawing with Line 
• Using cross-hatching 
• Reverse drawing  
• 1 point perspective
• 2 point perspective
• 3-point perspective 
• Drawing from life
• Ink drawing 
• Charcoal drawing 
• Technical vs. expressive drawing
• Draw a landscape
• Draw figures 
• Draw a still life
• Draw a self-portrait 
• Drawing hands 
• Drawing animals 
• Keeping a sketchbook 

Materials

You are welcome to work with any materials you'd like, but here's a list of everything Paul will be using in this series:

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