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Face Shapes: Draw a Series of Characters Using Simple Shapes  Face Shapes: Draw a Series of Characters Using Simple Shapes https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Face-Shapes-Draw-a-Series-of-Characters-Using-Simple-Shapes/918760357 Are you stuck or are you drawing the same character over and over again? Then this is the class for you. Picture book illustrator Nina Rycroft shows how to use...

Start with a Shape – An Illustration Challenge Free Download Start with a Shape – An Illustration Challenge https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Start-with-a-Shape-An-Illustration-Challenge/1412619916 When you just need to START… When you want to learn about your subject… When you need some variety brought back into your work… Start with a SHAPE! This unique approach has become...

Design Basics: Working with ShapesDesign Basics: Working with Shapes https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Design-Basics-Working-with-Shapes/1885546948 Shapes are the building blocks of design. Seeing shape and understanding how to work with shapes are crucial skills in becoming a great designer. In this class we will start out by learning to recognize shapes in the design around...

Art Essentials: SHAPE/ Creating Effective Shape Arrangements  Art Essentials: SHAPE/ Creating Effective Shape Arrangements https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Art-Essentials-SHAPE-Creating-Effective-Shape-Arrangements/2011618281 Do you ask yourself these questions: How do I arrange shapes that work together effectively? Positive space…what is that? Why is negative space important? What is composition…really? Search no longer you have arrived at the...

Learn To Create Arts and Crafts Patterns – Part 2  Learn To Create Arts and Crafts Patterns – Part 2 https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Learn-To-Create-Arts-and-Crafts-Patterns-Part-2/796304960 This is a course about creating Arts and Crafts patterns – like the patterns by William Morris and his fellow designers of the Arts and Crafts Movement during the last...

The Power of Line, The Foundation of Drawing : Proportions  The Power of Line, The Foundation of Drawing : Proportions https://www.skillshare.com/classes/The-Power-of-Line-The-Foundation-of-Drawing-Part-2-Proportions/1021260933 This drawing class is the second in my Foundation Drawing series. This class builds on the concepts of Drawing 2D and 3D Shapes. We learn to use proportional measuring,...

Easy and Simple Botanical Line Drawings – 15+ Flowers, 25+ Leaves and Fillers and 2+ Compositions  Easy and Simple Botanical Line Drawings – 15+ Flowers, 25+ Leaves and Fillers and 2+ Compositions https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Easy-and-Simple-Botanical-Line-Drawings-15-Flowers-25-Leaves-and-Fillers-and-2-Compositions/1798538844 With just a few simple strokes, I will be showing you how to draw simple flowers, leaves...

Drawing Hands Using 3 Simple Shapes Free Download Drawing Hands Using 3 Simple Shapes https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Drawing-Hands-Using-3-Simple-Shapes/1807338711 Hands can be quite intimidating to draw and often we exclude these from our life drawing’s. They are quite complex, with 4 fingers and a thumb in a small area which makes things difficult sometimes....

Intro to Graphite Pencil Drawing Free Download Intro to Graphite Pencil Drawing https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Intro-to-Graphite-Pencil-Drawing/2011666179 In this course, you will learn how to accurately draw from a simple reference photo using a range of graphite pencils, and I hope you will have fun doing it. It’s meant to be lighthearted, but also...

Create a Surface Pattern Idea Book – 5 Day Challenge Free Download  Create a Surface Pattern Idea Book – 5 Day Challenge https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Create-a-Surface-Pattern-Idea-Book-5-Day-Challenge/1290093796 Hi! I’m Danielle Kinley Ryland, a Surface Pattern Designer and Artist out of San Diego, CA. Today I’m going to show you how to create a Surface...