Learn To Draw #01 - Sketching Basics + Materials

Learn all of the materials involved in sketching and drawing and also some basic shading techniques and sketching concepts.

In this video, I start off going through all of the materials you're going to need for learning to sketch and draw. Once you have a better understanding of those, you can start drawing simple shapes and lines and practicing sketching with an HB, B, or 2B pencil. These are good pencils for sketching lightly but also allow you to go a little darker when needed for shading. I plan to cover perspective, values, edges, shading techniques, proportions, landscapes and many other topics of sketching and drawing for beginners and intermediate artists.

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[vinodparam]

“Get rid of the perfectionist mentality” - best piece of advice

[matthelliwell]

Finally a tutorial that doesn't already assume I can draw.

[thisguy]

This was posted 10 years ago and people like myself are just now finding it precisely when we needed it.

[susybradshaw]

I’m 75 years old and have always wanted to learn how to draw. Thank you so much for the clear instructions and teaching the basics.

[gomiko]

I really love the old youtube.
When people put out tutorials such as this and they all expect nothing in return but the satisfaction of having to share their knowledge with us.

[alivingrobloxian]

Ep. 1:3 Million views.
Ep. 2:1 Million views.

_People really give up quick._

[RamsFan]

The whole perfectionist mentality is what was holding me back for sure. Once I got it into my head that nothing is perfect, and that my sketches and drawings evolve over the course of creating them, I found I became a lot more able to create things from my mind onto the paper. Thanks for the guide, I owe you a beer!

[hannah]

Anyone else get a random burst of inspiration at almost 3:00am and felt like learning how to draw?

[ibousrih]

"get rid of the perfectionism mentality"


this line is gonna save my life. thanks!

[cak]

Absolutely brilliant. That one piece of advice ‘don’t commit’ has transformed my thinking. I’m 55 and have always thought I couldn’t draw because my art teacher at school said so. I just drew a circle with shading and shadow and it’s made me so happy! Will definitely be drawing everything in my house and looking forward to the next in the series.

[bzsjmhd]

I never even thought about not committing to the basic outline at the beginning. Just this one little thing has given me a lot more confidence in being able to improve my drawing ability. Thank you!

[biggSHNDO]

“It doesn’t HAVE to be PERFECT” “Get rid of the perfectionist mentality, get into training mode.” “Play around, have fun. Don’t stress, do your best.”(Schaefer, How to Draw, video #1)

THE best advice.
I appreciate you, brother.

[mookpannita]

I wish my art teacher was this informative, calm, and encouraging.

[alexanderjane]

After several years of leaving my passion for drawing, here I am, an 18-year-old who's trying to restore his passion. It's so hard for me to go back to drawing after I have been rejected when I was in 6th grade. I was so easily discouraged. Yes, I still know how to draw but there's a feeling inside me that I was left behind. I want to start over again and learn the basics, yet it really is hard to start something. Planning to finish this whole series, watching your other vids about color and stuffs and hoping I could bring back my passion for drawing :)

Btw, this tutorial vids are cool. Very beginner friendly

[cikohix]

I’m 24 years old and this is the first time to me start to learn sketching and drawing ✍️
I appreciate you efforts to help us to learn 😍❤️ Thanks a lot ❤️

[aiat]

its almost midnight. I have paper, 1 pencil and an eraser. I'm ready to Bob Ross something

[pnkflamng]

I'm literally here because I have nothing else to do with my life and I've decided that I want to know how to draw before I die :)

[zacharydunaway]

When the video overlapped I thought I was hearing and seeing double for a second. My heart is pounding. 😂

[TheBrianDotson]

I’m getting back into drawing after YEARS and I just needed a fundamental restart. This course is still as useful as ever. Thank you for keeping this up

[fuehrermicael]

in 10 mins i learned more drawing than i did in my whole school