Drawing for Beginners (MarkowskyArt)

About this course

A free beginner's drawing course of live classes with questions answered: from simple shapes and shading to perspective, the human figure and portraits. Taught in English by Michael Markowsky. Who it's for: Complete beginners of any age who want to learn to draw with a pencil. These are the free, official videos of the "FREE Beginner's Drawing Course +40 Episodes!" playlist from the MarkowskyArt YouTube channel (youtube.com/@markowskyart). All videos belong to MarkowskyArt. Neither Gariahat Art and Sketch Studio nor Sikhami is affiliated with MarkowskyArt; the public playlist is arranged here as a course, so you can learn one lesson at a time and keep track of your progress.

What you will learn

• Getting started: simple drawings and art supplies • Basic shapes, value scales, hatching, blending and shading • One-point perspective • Drawing from observation with a grid and a viewfinder • Figure drawing: proportions, the line of action and the block-in method • Portraits: the face, eyes, nose, lips, ears and hair, profiles and caricatures

Course content

1 section · 53 lectures · 114h 9m

1. 1. FREE Beginner's Drawing Course +40 Episodes! (2020-Today!)

   • Free Basic Drawing Class #1! Getting Started with simple drawings, and Art Supply buying guide.1h 30m
   • How to Draw BASIC SHAPES: Cubes, Cylinders & Cones! Free Basic Drawing Class #2 (live stream + Q&A)1h 30m
   • Draw a VALUE SCALE using Hatching and Blending! Free Basic Drawing Class #3 (live stream + Q&A)1h 44m
   • Use SHADING to Add Volume and Dimension to Shapes! Free Basic Drawing Class #4 (live stream + Q&A)1h 55m
   • One-Point Perspective EXPLAINED for beginners! – Free Basic Drawing Class #5 (live stream + Q&A)1h 46m
   • Using Single-Point Perspective to Draw your Bedroom! Free Basic Drawing Class #6 (live stream + Q&A)1h 53m
   • Draw ANYTHING Using Only Simple Shapes! Free Basic Drawing Class #7 (live stream + Q&A)1h 37m
   • How to find YOUR OWN Drawing Style! Embrace your Quirks! Basic Drawing Class #8 (live stream + Q&A)1h 43m
   • Draw a Copy of ANY Photograph using a GRID! Free Basic Drawing Class #9 (live stream + Q&A)2h 0m
   • Drawing what you SEE - with a VIEWFINDER! Free Basic Drawing Class #10 (live stream + Q&A)1h 54m
   • Draw the Male Figure! Basic Proportions Intro – Free Basic Drawing Class #11 (live stream + Q&A)1h 36m
   • Line of Action: Learn how to SEE it and DRAW it! – Free Basic Drawing Class #12 (live stream + Q&A)1h 47m
   • Draw the Female Figure! Basic Proportions Intro – Free Basic Drawing Class #13 (live stream + Q&A)1h 39m
   • Draw the Body Using Block-in / Envelope Method – Free Basic Drawing Class #14 (live stream + Q&A)1h 47m
   • Draw Babies and Kids! Basic Body Proportions – Free Basic Drawing Class #15 (live stream + Q&A)1h 52m
   • Draw Old People! Basic Elderly Body Proportions – Free Basic Drawing Class #16 (live stream + Q&A)1h 45m
   • Draw Portraits! The Structure of the Human Face – Free Basic Drawing Class #17 (live stream + Q&A)1h 39m
   • Draw Eyes! Learn Basic Expressions and Structure – Free Basic Drawing Class #18 (live stream + Q&A)1h 55m
   • Draw Noses! Learn Basic Structure and Styles – Free Basic Drawing Class #19 (live stream + Q&A)1h 57m
   • Draw Lips & Mouths! Intro to Structure and Styles – Free Basic Drawing Class #20 (live stream + Q&A)1h 21m
   • Draw Ears! Intro to Structure and Styles – Free Basic Drawing Class #21 (live stream + Q&A)1h 36m
   • Draw Hair! Intro to Structure and Styles – Free Basic Drawing Class #22 (live stream + Q&A)1h 37m
   • Draw your own Self-Portrait using a Mirror/Photo! Free Basic Drawing Class #23 (live stream + Q&A)1h 52m
   • Draw Profiles (the Side of a Face) – Free Basic Drawing Class #24 (live stream + Q&A)2h 2m
   • Draw 3/4 View of a Face – Free Basic Drawing Class #25 (live stream + Q&A)2h 3m
   • Draw a Caricature of Anyone! Transform Faces! Free Basic Drawing Class #26 (live stream + Q&A)1h 52m
   • Design a Character from Scratch! Transform Ideas into Art! Free Basic Drawing Class #271h 42m
   • Draw a CharacterTurnaround! Rotate and Show All Sides! Free Basic Drawing Class #281h 50m
   • Draw Hands like a MASTER! Intro to Proportions and Structure! Free Basic Drawing Class #291h 38m
   • Draw DYNAMIC Hands from ANY ANGLE! Express yourself with confidence! Free Basic Drawing Class #301h 54m
   • Draw FEET like a MASTER using my "Cantaloupe Trick!" Free Basic Drawing Class #311h 52m
   • Draw SHOES (and see feet INSIDE shoes using my "Cantaloupe Trick"!) Free Basic Drawing Class #321h 56m
   • Draw Portraits of BABIES and CHILDREN! Free Basic Drawing Class #331h 58m
   • Draw Portraits of SENIORS and OLD PEOPLE! Free Basic Drawing Class #342h 3m
   • Draw Folds in Fabric! Intro to Clothing and Textures! Free Basic Drawing Class #351h 57m
   • Draw Glass, Fabric, Plastic and Wood! Dealing w/ Contrasting Textures – Free Basic Drawing Class #361h 58m
   • Draw Clothes on Figures with Confidence! Folds and Twists! Free Basic Drawing Class #372h 0m
   • Gesture Drawing! The SECRET to EFFECIENT & CONFIDENT expression! Free Basic Drawing Class #381h 57m
   • Intro Landscape Drawing; Leaves and Trees! Free Basic Drawing Class #391h 57m
   • Landscape Sketching! Capture what you see quickly and efficiently! Free Basic Drawing Class #402h 0m
   • Draw Albrecht Dürer's "Young Hare" (1502)! Master Study – Easy Intro to Drawing Skills Class3h 19m
   • Draw Gabriele Münter's "Scandinavian Girl" (1918) & More! Master Study – Easy Intro Drawing Class4h 14m
   • Draw Elizabeth Peyton's "Bob Dylan, 1965" (2007)! Master Study – Easy Intro Drawing Class Beginners2h 54m
   • Learn How to Draw by Re-Creating Goya's Masterpiece, "The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters" (1799)4h 12m
   • Draw Charles M. Schulz's "Charlie Brown" (1980)! – Master Study – Easy Introduction to Drawing Class4h 14m
   • Draw Charles M. Schulz's "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (1965)! – Master Study – Easy Intro to Drawing3h 56m
   • Draw Helene Schjerfbeck's "Self-Portrait" (1880-84)! – Master Study – Easy Intro to Drawing Class3h 45m
   • How I Choose What To Paint! Master Study – Easy Intro to Drawing & Painting for Beginner Artists3h 41m
   • Searching For What To Paint! Master Study – Easy Intro to Drawing & Painting for Beginner Artists3h 0m
   • Creating Outlines For Paintings! Master Study –Easy Intro to Drawing & Painting for Beginner Artists2h 22m
   • Draw Cristiano Ronaldo! "Request A Sketch" with Michael Markowsky – Easy Intro to Drawing Class2h 28m
   • Draw Kylian Mbappé "Request A Sketch" with Michael Markowsky – Easy Intro to Drawing Class1h 33m
   • Draw Lamine Yamal "Request A Sketch" with Michael Markowsky – Easy Intro to Drawing Class1h 33m