Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
5 Hour(s) 38 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Brendon Schumacker
Rating
Course Overview
Learn how to draw characters and scenes to create professional illustrations.
Illustration is the first step to bringing the imagination to life, and in addition to being a cultural tradition it is also a useful tool for all walks of life.
If you have ever dreamed of being an artist, a professional illustrator or even just creating some great drawings to share with your friends - this course is for you. This course starts at the very basics of drawing characters from the imagination, and drawing scenes, and then moves on to the more advanced techniques of creating finished illustrations which will capture your audiences attention - and help bring your imagination into the world.
Non-artists who are art enthusiasts may also enjoy this course if you like "behind the scenes" type of videos, as these lessons will cover all basic techniques required to make professional illustrations.
Packed with hours of video lessons this course will help you to understand the fundamental knowledge required to draw engaging illustrations whether it be with pencil and paper or with a digital tablet. It is assumed that the student actually enjoys drawing but not required to have any drawing experience at all - since all necessary drawing techniques will be covered. If you are already an experienced artist you might like the well organized content with entertaining commentary and advanced tips and tricks.
Course Content
- 7 section(s)
- 32 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Introduction
- Section 2 Preparing to Draw Correctly
- Section 3 Drawing People - Human Anatomy
- Section 4 Dynamic Characters
- Section 5 Understanding Perspective
- Section 6 Composition - Designing Full Scenes
- Section 7 Completing the Work
What You’ll Learn
- Understand the basics of drawing people with anatomy and proportions, Develop skills in drawing scenes with depth and perspective, Give more life to your drawings, Increase your appreciation of art, Create completed art or illustrations with professional standards
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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EElyse kalins
I purchased this course some time ago during a sale, and finally decided to watch it. It was pretty clear from the beginning that the instructor's drawing abilities are not the best, and he kept making excuses for them. Whatever, i'm a beginning drawer so it was fine to learn from someone who made the material seem more professional. However, it was also quickly apparent that this instructor has some odd views on gender as well. The course is peppered with statements where like "Girls can have short hair if they want to" "Girls look prettier with long eyelashes." But he even at one point referred to a feature of the woman he was drawing as being feminine because it was "More passive." When he got into drawing bodies, however, it got a lot worse. He went into a bizarre debate against an imaginary opponent arguing that women's shoulders are more narrow and facts are facts and he happens to find those facts beautiful and you can argue if you want blahblahblah. He continued to explain that he was giving his character large breasts, talking about how higher hips and being able to see rib cage makes "girls" sexier, and on and on. All while drawing an alien-like female figure with big boobs, toothpick arms, ridiculous hips and massive legs that looked exactly like the ones he'd drawn on the male character. I tapped out of this lesson at this point. As a woman I don't want to learn drawing from an man who has clearly never seen or spoken to a woman.
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IIvonne Virginia Sokol
It's off to a good start. I've been drawing for a long time. I've illustrated my own poetry book, Pet Poetry, which I self-published on Amazon. I'm hoping this class will give me some tip on how to improve upon the skills I already have and help me to become a more professional illustrator and expand on more career opportunities. After completing the course, I feel that I already knew most of what was covered in the videos, so for me as an experienced artist, I see it as a refresher course. I certainly would recommend it for beginners.
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PPedro Vaz
So far, it's been great. Some things are basic, but I've never had a formal education in drawing/illustration so it's covering a lot of gaps that I have in my knowledge of technique. Looking forward for more!
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ZZaid Abdul Kadar Thakur
Its a great course up until now. There are some Flash issues but cant blame that on the course though but it is a bit bothering. A little more demos could've also helped in understanding the workflow of a piece though. All in all good job
