Welcome to the Studio

Not sure which membership is right for you? Register for free as a Visitor and take time to explore the Studio before making a commitment.

As a member, you gain access to structured learning, in-depth demonstrations, exclusive resources, and access to the modules presented below.

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List of all modules and associated contents

Materials, Supplies, and Books

Keep it Simple

Getting Started: Learn what to buy, low budget, great supplies.

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Materials, Supplies, and Books

Choose your Paper Wisely

One of the most common mistakes beginners make is drawing on the wrong paper.

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Materials, Supplies, and Books

Books to Read

Reading is one of the most powerful and often underestimated tools in an artist’s development.

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Materials, Supplies, and Books

Advanced Materials

Elevating your work when you’re ready to present it

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Fundamental Drawing Skills

Sharpening like an artist

Video walks you through the proper way to sharpen a drawing pencil using a blade and sandpaper.

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Fundamental Drawing Skills

Observation

Observation is the foundation of every successful drawing. In this class, you will learn how to truly see your subject by training your eye to recognize proportions, angles, shapes, relationships, and subtle visual details.

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Fundamental Drawing Skills

Shape Recognition

Learning to recognize shapes is one of the most important skills in drawing, allowing you to simplify complex subjects into clear, manageable forms.

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Fundamental Drawing Skills

How to use a Kneaded Eraser

A kneaded eraser is one of the most versatile tools in a drawing kit, but why is it so much better than regular eraser?

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Fundamental Drawing Skills

Perspective (basic)

Perspective is the foundation of creating the illusion of depth and three-dimensional space on a flat surface. In this class, you will learn the fundamental principles of perspective and apply them to construct accurate objects, architecture, and figures with confidence.

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Fundamental Drawing Skills

How to Hold your Pen or Charcoal

The way you hold your pencil or charcoal has a profound impact on every mark you make. Mastering the proper grips will improve your control, increase your efficiency, and allow you to draw with greater confidence and expression.

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Fundamental Drawing Skills

Drawing and its Process & Mindset

Adopt a consistent path for every drawing and progress quickly. We will give you a set of principles that will significantly improe your drawings.

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Master The Lines

Straight Lines

The ability to draw confident, beautiful straight lines is one of the fundamental skills of drawing. In this section, you will find a series of carefully designed exercises that will train your hand, arm, and eye to work together with precision.

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Master The Lines

Copy the Masters

What Master Copies Teach Us About Drawing

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Master The Lines

Lines and their Extremities

The way your lines connect is extremely important. When lines connect accurately and deliberately, they clearly communicate volume, structure, and spatial relationships, allowing the viewer to perceive the three-dimensional form with greater clarity.

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Master The Lines

Thin and Bold

In this section, you will learn how to create beautiful, confident, and expressive lines that bring clarity, elegance, and life to your drawings.

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Drawing and Well-being

Look, Stop, and Draw

Find beauty around you and let life slow down

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Drawing and Well-being

Arriving at the Page

Presence, curiosity, and beginning without judgment.

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Drawing and Well-being

Letting Go of Perfection

Experimentation, flexibility, and creative confidence.

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Drawing and Well-being

Light, Shadow, and Calm

Slowing down through tonal observation.

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Drawing and Well-being

Drawing from Nature

Attention, sensory awareness, and connection.

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Module #1

Material, Supplies, and Books

Introducing a growing library of basic content dedicated to helping you build a strong foundation in drawing. Help you select your material, atelier-inspired information, recommended books, material and supply guides, and practical tips designed to help you make successful first steps.

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Module #3

Master the Lines

Learn Tips and Tricks to improve your drawing skills by better controlling your lines. These will help you being more accurate in your drawings sessions.

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Module #6

Sight-size Method

Learn the fundamentals of the sight-size method: how to position your subject and easel, measure accurately, compare shapes and proportions, and build a convincing drawing from life.

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Module #2

Start Learning the Fundamental Drawing Skills

This section features video introductions and lessons, exercises (PDFs) that guide you through the fundamental skills needed to start drawing like a true artist.

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Module #5

Bargue's Drawing

Learn Academic Drawing

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Module #4

Drawing and Wellbeing

Each session offers a calm and supportive space to develop artistic skills while encouraging relaxation, curiosity, and creative confidence. No previous drawing experience is required, only a willingness to observe, experiment, and be present.

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