About this course
A binge-worthy 6-season journey through Drawing for Beginners. Learn to develop a craft with your own hands — one episode at a time.
Drawing for Beginners is a free, self-paced fine arts course from Crookshanks' Academy. It contains 36 video lessons organised into 6 seasons, each with study notes and a practice task. Track your progress as you go and earn a certificate of completion when you finish every episode.
What you'll learn
Season 1
- Free Basic Drawing Class #1! Getting Started with simple drawings, and Art Supply buying guide.
- How to Draw BASIC SHAPES: Cubes, Cylinders & Cones! Free Basic Drawing Class #2 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw a VALUE SCALE using Hatching and Blending! Free Basic Drawing Class #3 (live stream + Q&A)
- Use SHADING to Add Volume and Dimension to Shapes! Free Basic Drawing Class #4 (live stream + Q&A)
- One-Point Perspective EXPLAINED for beginners! – Free Basic Drawing Class #5 (live stream + Q&A)
- Using Single-Point Perspective to Draw your Bedroom! Free Basic Drawing Class #6 (live stream + Q&A)
Season 2
- Draw ANYTHING Using Only Simple Shapes! Free Basic Drawing Class #7 (live stream + Q&A)
- How to find YOUR OWN Drawing Style! Embrace your Quirks! Basic Drawing Class #8 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw a Copy of ANY Photograph using a GRID! Free Basic Drawing Class #9 (live stream + Q&A)
- Drawing what you SEE - with a VIEWFINDER! Free Basic Drawing Class #10 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw the Male Figure! Basic Proportions Intro – Free Basic Drawing Class #11 (live stream + Q&A)
- Line of Action: Learn how to SEE it and DRAW it! – Free Basic Drawing Class #12 (live stream + Q&A)
Season 3
- Draw the Female Figure! Basic Proportions Intro – Free Basic Drawing Class #13 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw the Body Using Block-in / Envelope Method – Free Basic Drawing Class #14 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw Babies and Kids! Basic Body Proportions – Free Basic Drawing Class #15 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw Old People! Basic Elderly Body Proportions – Free Basic Drawing Class #16 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw Portraits! The Structure of the Human Face – Free Basic Drawing Class #17 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw Eyes! Learn Basic Expressions and Structure – Free Basic Drawing Class #18 (live stream + Q&A)
Season 4
- Draw Noses! Learn Basic Structure and Styles – Free Basic Drawing Class #19 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw Lips & Mouths! Intro to Structure and Styles – Free Basic Drawing Class #20 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw Ears! Intro to Structure and Styles – Free Basic Drawing Class #21 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw Hair! Intro to Structure and Styles – Free Basic Drawing Class #22 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw your own Self-Portrait using a Mirror/Photo! Free Basic Drawing Class #23 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw Profiles (the Side of a Face) – Free Basic Drawing Class #24 (live stream + Q&A)
Season 5
- Draw 3/4 View of a Face – Free Basic Drawing Class #25 (live stream + Q&A)
- Draw a Caricature of Anyone! Transform Faces! Free Basic Drawing Class #26 (live stream + Q&A)
- Design a Character from Scratch! Transform Ideas into Art! Free Basic Drawing Class #27
- Draw a CharacterTurnaround! Rotate and Show All Sides! Free Basic Drawing Class #28
- Draw Hands like a MASTER! Intro to Proportions and Structure! Free Basic Drawing Class #29
- Draw DYNAMIC Hands from ANY ANGLE! Express yourself with confidence! Free Basic Drawing Class #30
Season 6
- Draw FEET like a MASTER using my "Cantaloupe Trick!" Free Basic Drawing Class #31
- Draw SHOES (and see feet INSIDE shoes using my "Cantaloupe Trick"!) Free Basic Drawing Class #32
- Draw Portraits of BABIES and CHILDREN! Free Basic Drawing Class #33
- Draw Portraits of SENIORS and OLD PEOPLE! Free Basic Drawing Class #34
- Draw Folds in Fabric! Intro to Clothing and Textures! Free Basic Drawing Class #35
- Draw Glass, Fabric, Plastic and Wood! Dealing w/ Contrasting Textures – Free Basic Drawing Class #36