Drawing course : Drawing Basics

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28+ supports and exercises

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Through this "Drawing Basics" course, we will follow a series of lessons designed to help you adopt the right habits from the start, understand how drawing works, and embrace its logic.

Practice and integrate all these concepts in comprehensive exercises with the goal of progressing at your own pace

Start right away and develop the artist within you!

Grégoire Veauléger

Grégoire Veauléger is an illustrator and drawing teacher with undeniable artistic talent. He has notably worked on the creation of board games such as Chroniques Oubliées. Passionate about the fantasy universe, he will share his extensive knowledge to teach you the basics of drawing.

Course Plan:

Introduction to Drawing and Basic Techniques

121 min

Drawing is not reserved for a handful of talented people: with the right method and fundamentals, anyone can do it! Discover the right techniques, the basic principles, develop your artist's eye and your sense of observation to progressively improve!

Understanding Volume and Perspective

91 min

Understanding perspective and volume is fundamental in learning to draw to create believable works. Learn to accurately represent shapes and objects with simple and guided exercises and add realism to your drawings!

Enhancement and Staging of Drawings

182 min

This chapter will help you further enhance your drawings and make them believable. Cleaning up, hatching, staging, and depth are all essential techniques and concepts for any aspiring artist who wants to add dynamism to their creations. Let’s put it all into practice with some exercises!

Your First Characters

258 min

Find inspiration to create and bring your characters to life! Highlighting some essential concepts related to anatomy, muscles, joints, proportions, and clothing for accurate illustrations and unique, credible characters.

Advanced Perception Techniques

120 min

Master shadows and lights, shapes or the scale of heights, and learn to accurately reproduce distances through numerous exercises that will help you understand these essential concepts in drawing.

Light Management and Composition

63 min

Master light sources to add life, realism, and balance to your drawings, and learn the rule of thirds for harmonious and striking compositions. Essential techniques that will make a huge difference in the final outcome of your works!

Conclusion

88 min

It's time to put into practice all the skills and concepts covered during this training by creating your own final drawing to conclude your learning, it's your turn to play!

Discover the course

Develop your observation, your inspiration, and your creativity

Master the complex keys of perspective, achieve your shapes and match heights and volumes.

Learn about human body proportions, character joints, different parts of the face, and also design their clothing style

Understand the concepts related to light sources and draw shadows and reflections consistently

Who is this course for?

Complete beginners who have never drawn before and are looking for a simple method to get started!

Artists wishing to review their knowledge of fundamental concepts and drawing techniques.

This course includes

15+ hours of content

50 video lessons

20 exercises

50+ downloadable resources

5 reference images

Student Projects

Student Reviews

Average site rating 4.9/5

J'ai commencé il y a environ deux mois et demi, et j'ai plus progressé qu'en plusieurs années à essayer d'apprendre seul. C'est particulièrement encourageant.

Ebge1965

Le 01/10/2024

Apprendre à dessiner est un vieux rêve. Je pense être sur le bon site. Les cours son clairs et bien expliqués. Concernant les bases du dessins, c'est vraiment accessible à un débutant comme moi, qui n'a pas touché un crayon depuis 30 ans et qui n'a jamais...

vandema

Le 27/09/2024

The base of the very informative drawing I would not say easy but very understandable well explained anyone can do it with a little concentration I recommend it to everyone to start well

Smirnoff

Le 08/06/2024

It's really a good course for solid bases.

AdelineDufour

Le 26/05/2024

15+ hours of courses

40+ video courses

28+ supports and exercises

Access this course now and gain unlimited access to 300+ more video courses, tutorials, and exercises - everything included in your Dessindigo subscription.

Full access to course

No commitment

100% flexible learning

Access to all courses

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