Okay, time to roll up and get your free stuff for coming here and spending time on the site.
(Thank you.)
1) The magic button
You’re welcome to:
- Pursue the maker.
- Congratulate them for being a genius.
- Thank them for making everything okay.
- Donate a sum small or large to them, depending on how okay everything now is.
2) Drawing Courses
A free intro (3 modules) to a 12-part drawing course I hope to make available soon. These are currently available only as A4 pdfs. Letter format for the States will follow soon. I do not claim to be a qualified drawing teacher. I have picked up my knowledge from various places, including libraries, a short Commercial Art course (Press Art School, London) and a Fine Arts degree (UNISA) with a fairly large bite out of it. What I share in these courses are things I’ve found worked for me over 25 years of illustrating professionally.
In due course I’ll contact an Authority (a.k.a. a Fundi in South African English) who will perhaps tell you it’s very good. If they don’t, you’ll just have to see if it works for you.
Meanwhile, have a go.
Click the images to download your free courses:
DRAW-101: mainly about learning to see
T h e o r y :
Creativity – how to access it
What a mark can convey
P r a c t i c a l :
Active seeing
Making marks to convey information
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DRAW-102: Line: what it is, what it does.
T h e o r y :
Functions of Line:
Texture | Information | Beauty | Distance
Symbols | Contrast | Clarification | Symmetry | Mandalas | Emotion
P r a c t i c a l :
Drawing exercise :
Draw moods, concepts and emotions using techniques learned so far
Fun exercise
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DRAW-103: Making the most of shapes
T h e o r y :
Intro : Get into Shapes!
Messing About in Boats
The Horseness of a Horse
Finding the Life-line
After the Life-line…
The Shape Speaks!
Branching Out
P r a c t i c a l:
Now Draw the Nothing
Using Masks for Your Drawing
And to Wind Up: A Mind Bath