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25 Days to Better Drawings (Udemy.com)

The Core Concepts to Drawing - One Day at a Time

Created by: Matthew Fussell

Last updated February 2020

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What you will learn

  • How to balance observation with mark making.
  • How to loosen up for greater accuracy in your drawings.
  • How to break complex subjects down into easy to draw shapes.
  • How to use variety in line to create the illusion of form and light through line quality.
  • How the concept of cross contour lines can help us to better understand the form of a subject and determine directional stroking when adding shading to a drawing.
  • How to apply the concept of cross contour lines to shading using hatching and cross hatching.
  • How to use value to create the illusion of light and form in a drawing.
  • How to use value to create the illusion of texture in a drawing.
  • How to create the illusion of space in your drawings using five simple devices.
  • How to draw with one, two, and three point perspective.
  • How to use sighting, measuring, and mapping to ensure greater accuracy in your drawings.

How it compares

Against the other 194 rated Udemy courses in Drawing on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 67% of them
  • Reviews741#72 of 195 by number of reviews
  • Length10.2 hourslonger than 78% of them
  • Last updatedFebruary 2020earlier than 69% of them

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Course Description

Learn a new drawing concept and skill every day for 25 days. Each drawing concept taught includes a short drawing exercise (less than one hour) that reinforces the concept. Students can go through the course in sequential order or take the course at their leisure, taking each day as they find time. Each day includes a "Daily Mindset", drawing lesson, and downloadable ebook.

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Instructor Details

Matthew Fussell

       Hi, I am an illustrator and educator.  As the founder and instructor at TheVirtualInstructor (website), I am able to help thousands of people all over the world realize their dreams of creating quality art.  My illustrations have been featured in numerous publications and my work can be found in many private collections.  Although I am an illustrator, my true passion in life is teaching.  I have been teaching for over ten years and I am lucky to have helped so many people achieve their goals of creating art. 

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Reviews

4.7

741 ratings on Udemy

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By Ishraq Kamal Arafeh on 1/18/2026

I’ve truly enjoyed being your student. Having taken nearly all your courses, I’ve come to appreciate your clear and neat approach to teaching art. You’ve given me the confidence to begin my own projects. This course, in particular, opened my eyes to pen and ink—leading me to join your other two classes—and reverse drawing, which has me excited to experiment with black paper. Thank you for the inspiration, and may Allah bless you.

By Jackson P Maille on 11/14/2025

The course was challenging because it made drawing a conscious action not just a raw activity The course has immensely help me with the concept of drawing. I enjoyed the point perspective, 1,2. And tree 3 point perspective. I am still struggling with 3 point perspective but I will get it with practice

By Jeff T. on 10/25/2025

Thanks Matt for the effort you put into creating this excellent course. Each exercise helped hone new skills and the 25 days resulted in a greater understanding and a greater proficiency of the techniques offered in this course. This course helped set the tone for getting the most out of focused practice, achieving a higher level of drawing skill, and having a lot of fun. Thanks!

By Jan-Olof Johansson on 11/10/2024

Matt is an excellent teacher. The course is very well structured and anyone can improve their fundamental drawing skills by following the course material. I have learned a lot and made great progress. I bought more of Matt’s courses since I really like the way that he teaches. It makes me feel encouraged to move forward one step at a time.

By Nisim Einat on 8/29/2024

Well, the reason i attended this course at the first place was that i somehow managed to change my field of expertise in a way, and get into the facianating and creative world of Graphic Design. And actually Drawing was always a kind of a weak point in my overall design skills... And as we all might know ... it is not a must these days to be a good drawer in order to do fine in The Graphic Design field, but it is definitely a prominent advantage though, So I took this course in a kind of a really non- obligating fashion or approach.... But the way Mat, the instructor, conduct this course and his amazing approach toward teaching : giving the students really all what they need to know in order to significantly change their attitude toward drawing and quite straight forwardly improve their skills ... those reasons made me have no choice but to follow along this course and finish it... with lots of unnecessary pencil strokes and a quite intense use of the kneaded eraser... eventually we can say that we made it but in my own pace though.... Thanks Mat for allowing us to aquire such precious skills in such an important field

By Steven Dempsey on 4/8/2023

Matt is one of those teachers that can convey a concept, no matter how complex, in an easily digestible way. His teaching style makes it a joy to learn with him. He is constantly encouraging and the lessons are more powerful than they first appear. Evidence of this is when you compare your skills after completion with where you started. This is a truly effective course in drawing foundations. The importance of a skilled and gifted teacher can not be underestimated and, for me at least, Matt has everything it takes to bring you to a new level of skill. Thank you Matt for exceeding my expectations.

By Rakesh Kapoor on 5/11/2022

I really admire the details of this course and did enjoy and learned a lot . Drawing is my hobby, But after taking most of Mr MATTS video lessons, I have turned into a mini artist. All my friends think my drawings are so real, and must have learned from a Art Institute, Makes me feel so happy. My learning institution is Mr Matts on line video instructions. I salute you SIR. You are my GURU. Thanks Matt, You are the best in art as far as i can tell. I am an IT guy by profession. Thanks again.

By Sam Shiell on 1/4/2021

Not a bad course and Matt has an easy way of teaching and demonstrating concepts, but I felt that some assumptions were made about my abilities and knowledge so that some excercises were frustrating and demoralising. For example I didn't know how to get a good approximation of proportions until over half way through and I didn't know about using the weight of the pencil rather than pushing too hard until lesson 13. Having said that I enjoyed the course and it has improved my drawing and my observation skills.

By Bernard McGrath on 9/4/2020

Excellent course. Very well structured with clear explanations and demonstrations by Matt. It took me a lot longer than 25 days to work through the exercises in the course but this is not a criticism, more a reflection of how helpful and enjoyable the exercises are and that they are worth re-visiting and adapting. Good value for the money.

By John Fischer on 4/1/2020

Matt is a wonderful instructor. He simplified complex objects so that we could follow him as we learned the basics. We learned the importance of shading, light, one, two and three point perspective. We also learned about different materials we can use in drawing. Highly recommend this course for anyone that is willing to spend the time and effort.

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Overall Score : 94 / 100