Drawing Fundamentals Class 1 (Patreon)

Drawing Fundamentals Class 1

Patrons also have access to the presentation I created to structure the class! Join now, and gain access to it, and help support the creation of free art education for the masses! https://patreon.com/nattosoup Other important drawing tutorials: How to Draw Basic Geometric Shapes: How to Draw Anything (Volumetric Drawing Class Series): Drawing Class Notes: Class 1: Skill Building- freehand drawing basic shapes with confidence, drawing geometic shapes- this also allows me to check where they are RE motor skills, and helps get everyone at the same starting point Where we're starting today Goals- what would you like to learn how to draw during this class? Don't throw away bad sketches- we need them to judge our progress. Our materials & how to comfortably hold a pencil Drawing is like a sport, and what do we do before sports? Stretch! Talk about good drawing habits- draw from the shoulder as much as possible, draw larger, don't worry about erasing, warm up before drawing Basic drawing Drills Circles of various sizes Parallel Lines and parallel cross hatching Squares of various sizes lines with ellipses S curves Diagnoal cross hatch zig zag getting larger circular spirals curled spirals long s curves Geometric shapes from various views and at different sizes- and we'll get into how to do that later in this class- mainly cubes Spheres (same thing) Cylinders Tight spirals both directions Loose loop de loops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibbV3OOWUMI Let's Practice Parallel Lines- verticle P Lines- Horizontal (and give definitions in the presentation) Diagonal Lines- both directions Downward U's Upward U's spirals wavy lines Harsh zig zag lines Crinolated wave lines (like a castle top) Zig zag triangle lines Scallops in a line U's in a line Dots in a line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWdCpU-IAKo As you draw these different types of lines, what sort of emotions do they evoke? Goal is not to be fast, but confident and deliberate Speed comes with practice and confidence Lines, circles, ect, look this up Trick for drawing a straight line Basic shapes they should be able to draw- spend class practicing circles Squares triangles pentagons hexagons Emphasize that it does not have to be perfect! Learning how to see the world- lets step outside, and I want you to select a real world object and tell me what shape it is Artists do this all the time to learn how to break down what they're seeing in 3d and turn it into 2d Have them do this with simple objects Your Homework this week! Practice your stretches and drawing warmups Practice your basic shapes until you can fill a sheet of each with confidence Practice drawing objects from around your house as basic shapes Practice drawing 3d Geometric Shapes Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 04:56 Good Habits & Goals 08:47 Setting Specific Goals 10:13 Our Materials 18:12 My Sketches 23:19 Holding Your Pencil 24:25 Loose Grips for Sketching 27:10 Grips for Finer Details 28:58 Demonstration of Grips 30:07 Warm Up Stretches 39:28 Warm up Stretches 46:08 Types of Lines 58:09 Drawing Shapes 1:02:40 Practice from Life 1:06:42 Breaking Down a Still Life 1:09:00 Drawing 3D Volumetric Shapes 1:09:57 How to Draw Cubes 1:12:44 How to Draw a Sphere 1:14:27 How to Draw Cylinders 1:17:27 How to Draw Cones 1:17:44 How to Draw Pyramids 1:19:25 Drawing Complex Shapes 1:26:34 Wrapping Things Up Music: Kevin MacLeod- Enchanted Valley Kevin MacLeod- Folk Round Kevin MacLeod- Master of the Feast Sunny Travel- Nico Staf Sunset Dream- Cheel