Learn How to Draw Anything with Simple Shapes
ABOUT THIS COURSE
Learn how to draw anything with simple shapes. In this course, you will learn how to draw with basic shapes, understand how to stylize, construct figures & animals, and start telling stories visually.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- How to Draw with Basic Shapes (So Simple that Everyone Can Do It!)
- Understand How to Stylize
- Construct Figures & Animals
- Start Telling Stories Visually
THIS COURSE IS PERFECT FOR
- Beginners who want to learn how to draw
- Intermediate illustrators who want to improve your ability to draw out of your head
- Writers who want to visualize their picture book stories.
BONUS
Mental Model Library
Build your drawing skills and muscle memory with these short and easy to follow, step-by-step videos. There are over 40 two-minute tutorials to help you build your drawing skills.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS
Arree Chung is an award-winning author/illustrator of Mixed and the founder of Storyteller Academy. Arree's Ninja! series has received starred reviews from Kirkus and School Library Journal. Kirkus also gave a starred review to Mixed, which recently won the FCGB award. Today Arree lives a creative life, making stories for children. Arree spends most of his time making picture books, writing middle-grade novels, and sharing his love for art, design, and storytelling with kids and dreamers everywhere.
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Alex Leon is a painter and a designer with years of experience in the game and animation industry, working with companies such as Warner Bros. Studios, TitMouse Animation, Pixar Animation, BrainZoo Studios, Crowdstar Games, and Red Robot Labs. Alex earned his BA at Art Center College of Design and UC San Diego. His experience at Art Center, as well as his work in the animation and video game industry, has given him a broad perspective of what it takes to succeed in the art industry.
COURSE OUTLINE
Welcome to Drawing 1
- Lesson 1: Drawing Is Understanding
- Lesson 2: Drawing Is a Technical Skill and a Craft
- Lesson 3: Drawing & the Brain
- Lesson 4: Steps to Good Drawing Assignments
Module 1: Drawing Concepts
- Lesson 1: Drawing & Style
- Lesson 2: Drawing Concepts
- Lesson 3: Line Drawing Concepts
- Lesson 4: The Shapes of Things & Designing Shapes
- Assignments
Module 2: Graphic Design & Construction with Shapes
- Lesson 1: Graphic Design, Shapes & Symbols
- Lesson 2: How to Design Shapes
- Lesson 3: How to Simplify & Construct with Basic Shapes
- Assignments
Module 3: Drawing Animals
- Lesson 1: Drawing the Mental Model for Animals
- Lesson 2: Gesture & the Skeletal Structure of Animals
- Lesson 3: Designing Animals & Characters
- Assignments
Module 4: Drawing Figures
- Lesson 1: How to Draw Figures
- Lesson 2: Figure Drawing Concepts
- Lesson 3: Characters Found in Children
- Lesson 4: Advanced - Inventing Characters & Flat Perspective
- Assignments
Module 5: 1 Point Perspective
- Lesson 1: The Eye-Line
- Lesson 2: How to Draw 1 Point Perspective
- Assignments
Module 6: 2 Point Perspective
- Lesson 1: How to Draw 2 Point Perspective
- Lesson 2: 2 Point Perspective Case Studies
- Lesson 3: Drawing Objects & Plotting Shadows
- Assignments
WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY
As a more detail-oriented illustrator, taking Drawing Bootcamp was a refreshing get-back-to-basics course with an eye towards the current children's book illustration market. The concept of using the big, medium, and small to emphasize design was valuable in developing characters. I enjoyed the range of daily drawing assignments and the hands-on approach to teaching in the online workshops.
Karen Luk, Illustrator
Drawing I class was super helpful to me. It convinced me that drawing really IS a skill and that means I can practice and learn it. The workshops are hands-on, non-judgmental, and encouraging no matter what your skill level.
Debbie Arnn, Storyteller Academy Member
