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How to Draw 101
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How to Draw 101

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How to Draw 101

Unearth a new skill and learn how to draw realistically in this free online course with portrait artist Ethan Moran.
This free online art course trains you to create lifelike drawings. Ethan Moran, a professional portrait artist from Ireland, shares his tips on everything from the best raw materials to use through to the ab... This free online art course trains you to create lifelike drawings. Ethan Moran, a professional portrait artist from Ireland, shares his tips on everything from the best raw materials to use through to the ability of ancient artistic principles like proportion, perspective and depth to bring your pictures to life. We use speed-drawings to illustrate the lessons taught in this easy-to-follow video course that can help you find your own talent.
COURSE PUBLISHER Ethan MoranProfessional drawing artist master

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

  • Distinguish between pencils and oth...
  • Describe different types of grip...
  • Evaluate different ways to keep a p...
  • Discuss a range of erasers and thei...
  • Distinguish between pencils and other drawing media when choosing what will best suit your aims
  • Describe different types of grip
  • Evaluate different ways to keep a pencil sharp
  • Discuss a range of erasers and their uses
  • Compare types of paper and other drawing surfaces to select the best option
  • Arrange shapes within a drawing to create the correct proportions 
  • Outline the main methods of shading
  • Discuss various blending techniques
  • Identify parts of the eye area
  • Recall effective techniques for drawing pupils and irises
  • Relate techniques for drawing eyebrows and eyelashes
  • Discuss tips for shading, highlighting and adding detail to eyes
  • List the key steps to drawing lips and mouths
  • Explain how to draw teeth
  • Summarize the steps for drawing noses 
  • Recognize and practice the main techniques for drawing hair
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Jessa F. Alison Graduate
loved this course
Very informative and i like he explains it. I fully understand everything
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Gregory E. S. Alison Graduate
loved this course
this course really put art in a perfect spot for career development an showed how advances to my career can be achieved by gaining experience starting with the basics
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Dieuvenson L. Alison Graduate
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I enjoy the course!I've been drawing since my childhood! However,with this Alison's course,I gathered more than I had before.
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Adrian Peter S. Alison Graduate
loved this course
Ethan was very particular with the steps, each step was precise and if applied correctly the outcome was beautiful.
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Linda Z. Alison Graduate
loved this course
Almost complete and clear way to start with the basics and some portrait drawing.
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