Sunday, September 7, 2014

Week 1: Day 1



Drawing


The basic ability to draw, and not like your 5 year old, is what makes a great artist. It takes practice, and the ability to learn. So I say we start there! This week lets explore drawing from simple objects to shading for a realistic effect then next week continue on.

Courses

I found a few online that seemed interesting but most charge and we do not like to spend money with this art school!  But, if you are interested here a few other options to explore if you feel you would be interested in them.

DrawSpace - Has many different courses for different prices and you even earn certificates for completing them. They do offer some free lessons if you are interested a specific topic as well.

The Online Drawing Course - Looks like a great course if you are ready to fully sit down and work hard for the money you spent for a drawing course.

But like the title of the blog says this all about free! So lets begin with our free drawing courses and see where our pencil takes us!

We begin with this wonderful site that not only has drawing courses for free but also other art courses all for free! Explore around it, learn something new! The link below will take you to the drawing portion I am starting with, but you can always explore further.

Art Graphica - Learn to Draw

The first lesson you see after holding your pencil properly is learn to doodle. As a person who tends to let their mind wonder but gets bored I tend to doodle more than I should so I will skip this lesson for myself.

I went through all their lessons and felt like it was lacking, so for day Two I say we find a more informative free site, don't you agree?


-Kendra