lesson 1

STEP ZERO:

First, make a drawing that is not too simple, but not too complicated either. (Don’t let it get too complicated so you don’t lose interest too soon)
It can be anything you want. Find an object on your desk, a piece of fruit, a shoe, someone who likes to sit in front of you, or anything that comes to mind and you feel like doing. Draw it to the best of your ability, put everything into it, and then put it away. Don’t look at it again until you’ve done all the exercises.
You don’t have to show it to anyone else, this is a kind of warm-up exercise, if you do it you’ll be grateful for it at the end of the course, since it has no other purpose than to see how much you’ve improved.

YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN TO DRAW

You can write. To learn to draw, you have to draw. It’s not enough to read and know in theory. You do need will or inspiration. Many people are put off by the thought of picking up a pencil. That blank white paper is an unsolved problem that only talented artists can solve – that’s what they think.
We all loved to draw when we were little. On paper, on the wall, on the table, with butter and jam maybe. My children had a special wall in the house where they could scribble and draw. I loved it and it didn’t hurt at all.
We had the confidence and creativity. Every picture we drew was a work of art in our heads. Our parents proudly and happily displayed our drawings and held them in high esteem.
Somewhere between grades 3 and 6, a few of us started making comments like this or similar: It doesn’t even look like a person – It doesn’t really look like a castle and so on. Sounds familiar, right?
Slowly, under the influence of negative feedback, our wonderful artistic self-confidence began to waver and was replaced by the belief that “I have no talent.”
For decades we were convinced that we couldn’t draw.

So, with this course, I want to show you that you can learn to draw, just like you can learn to do anything else.
I want you to pick up a pencil again.
Just as you learned to write letters in first grade by copying the lines in the book, you can learn to draw objects by copying them first.
You won’t write like you did in first grade, will you? You won’t draw like that either, but it will be unique and individual with your own style, but you will learn the basics that will make your drawing good and accurate.

FIRST STEP:

Planning:
Decide what time of day you will have time to practice.
I know that every minute of your day is scheduled, but I also know that you have put your trust in me and want to learn how to draw. Be creative!
Wake up a little earlier, either before bed at night, or during the day, extend your lunch time by 15-20 minutes. It’s best if you have a calendar where you can mark it and cross off the day with a big X when you’re done. It will be cool to see how you progress. Start with the first week and believe me, once you’ve done a full week, it will be much easier from there.
Ok, I’m not dividing your time, you can do one lesson per week.
The point is, DON’T GIVE UP!

Thanks again for joined to me. Let’s get started!