Mastering Pencil Grades: A Beginner’s Guide
Not sure what the pencil grades mean or how to use them? Read this!
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Hi, I'm Emily Armstrong. I'm a professional drawing teacher with a Masters degree in Art & Design. I've developed my drawing courses from years of experience helping adults to overcome common drawing mistakes and challenges.
A drawing course for beginners. Learn drawing fundamentals including: Sketching and shading basics, how to see edges and proportion. Available with Sketch Club.
A course for people who want to start drawing realistic faces. Includes drawing the features of the face, face proportion, and how to get an accurate likeness of a person. Available on Udemy.
A collection of three classes on drawing portraits: Drawing the layout of a face, sketching the features of the face and drawing a final portrait. Available on Udemy.
Sketch Club is your answer to staying motivated and getting better at drawing! Through project based learning you’ll practice important drawing skills and complete a finished drawing every class. Each lesson covers a different subject and focuses on a specific skill eg. texture or 3D form or perspective, so you can learn as you practice.
Create a sense of 3D form by working through a four step drawing process of structure, sketching, shading, detail.
Draw along with me to create this drawing of a cheeky robin. I'll take you through every step from start to finish.
Learn how to use one point perspective in a drawing to create an accurate sense of distance and perspective!
Not sure what the pencil grades mean or how to use them? Read this!
Spending long periods of time practicing doesn’t necessarily guarantee faster improvement. Let's talk about taking breaks for maximum benefit to our drawing.
Do you feel like no matter how much you practice drawing, you’re just not improving? It's time to really think about HOW you practice.