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The Complete Drawing Masterclass: From Beginner to Advanced (Udemy.com)

Apply the art and practice of the fundamental skill of drawing, to bring your drawings to life in this ultimate course.

Created by: Chad Neuman, Ph.D.

Last updated June 2020

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What you will learn

  • Draw everyday objects, people, animals, and scenes, using effective techniques.
  • Draw realistic and conceptual content, with appropriate light or value, shadow, texture, and form.
  • Learn gesture drawing, line and contour drawing, structural drawing, perspective drawing, portrait drawing, and more.
  • Apply specific drawing techniques such as cross contour, wipeout/reductive, block-in, and much more.
  • Learn and apply industry-standard drawing techniques.
  • Draw from imagination.

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Course Description

Welcome to the complete drawing masterclass! In this online drawing course, you will go from beginner to advanced, by learning in various drawing projects.

You will learn new drawing techniques, and build upon your drawing skills, to produce beautiful, amazing drawings.

This course is your opportunity to advance in your career, whether you work in animation, logo design, graphic design, architecture, fashion design, video game character design, or ANY field that uses visual storytelling, such as marketing, public speaking, and more.

Or, you simply want to draw for fun!

By the time you complete this drawing course, you will have produced a portfolio of amazing drawings, including professional landscape drawings, accurate portrait drawings, artistic still life drawings, and much, much more.

Once you enroll in this course, you get:

  • Lifetime access to all of the content, including over 19 hours of on-demand, helpful video demonstrations and instruction.

  • Various PDF handouts and support files.

  • Access to our exclusive Drawing Club forum, for helpful feedback and critique from peers and me, the instructor of this course, Jonathan Simon.

The sections in this drawing course build upon each other, to help you master the art of drawing:

Gesture Drawing - You will quickly and easily learn the useful technique of gesture drawing, where we aim to capture the essence of subjects. Projects include drawing various objects, animals, and landscapes.

Drawing Materials - Next, after you get started drawing, we go into more detail to explain various mark making, erasing, and blending techniques, as well as various drawing tools. However, if you only have a pencil and paper, that is fine for the projects in this course.

Line and Contour Drawing - Learn various line drawing techniques, including contour, cross contour, and line drawing, as well as various exercises to practice hand-eye coordination and the portrayal of form and outline.

Structural Drawing - Learn how to produce various shapes (e.g., cylinder, cone, cube) that can be used to build more complicated structures. Draw organic objects using structural drawing, in order to draw a still life.

Tone or Value in Drawing - Learn how to add accurate lighting and shadows in drawings, including various techniques, including hatching, cross-hatching, and reductive or wipe out techniques, to add form and depth in drawings.

Drawing in Perspective - Learn various ways to show depth in drawings, such as chiaroscuro method, atmospheric perspective technique, and many more. Learn how to draw in one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective, for realistic perspective, so you can draw city scenes or other scenes from your imagination.

Block-In Drawing Method - This is the drawing method that I learned after my BFA and MFA, from another artist. It's the most requested drawing method I get from students. In this course, you will learn how to produce a detailed, rendered drawing of a still life, by using this technique.

Art and Science of Drawing Portraits - You will learn about the anatomy and structure of the eye and mouth before learning how to accurately draw them, either from imagination or from a subject. You will also learn how to draw a realistic nose, hair, and ears, before producing the final project in this course, a portrait. As you draw the portrait, you will apply various methods you have learned throughout the course, including gesture, line, block-in, structural drawing, and applying tone or value.

Enroll now and get started producing amazing, beautiful drawings! We'll see you in the course. There is a 30-day money-back guarantee, so if you don't like the course, you can get a refund. But we know you'll love this course, as you produce awesome drawings in this complete drawing course.


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Instructor Details

Chad Neuman, Ph.D.

I love seeing students succeed in their designs, photos, productions, artistic work, and careers.

Do you want to learn become a better designer or communicator? Do you want to learn industry-standard editing and effects in Photoshop? Do you want to create logos for your brand or for clients? Do you want to learn new skills that are in demand in the new digital economy?

I'm passionate about communication, writing, art, and design education, and I'm currently a full-time professor of communication and digital media. I've developed curriculum and taught classes on design, photography, and writing for over a decade. My university students have become full-time, award-winning photographers, web designers, creative specialists, reporters, and layout designers. And now, you can learn from me as well!

Get started by enrolling in my courses, learning new skills and knowledge, and asking me questions in the courses and forums.

My Three-Part Qualifications to Teach You (Professional Experience, Education, and Experience Teaching):

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Reviews

4.5

3,359 ratings on Udemy

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By Sabine Watermann on 1/9/2026

Ich bin inzwischen im Abschnitt 3, habe aber bisher nur sehr viel über Material gehört. Jetzt fängt er an zu zeichnen, aber einmal viel zu schnell und außerdem ist die Kameraperspektive schlecht, so dass man hauptsächlich seinen Arm sieht. Ich hoffe, dass der Kurs besser wird.

By Ian Loveridge on 4/2/2024

I really enjoyed this course. The way it's presented is great. Each lesson builds from the last one. It is technical in places but is extremely well explained. I also got a lot out of watching the longer projects and the process Jonathan goes though. He does say that you can speed up the video if you choose but I found this very informative. Overall this is a great course if you're new to drawing, returning from a long break or draw regularly and want to brush up. I would highly recommend this course to anyone.

By Pantita Palittapongarnpim on 9/11/2023

Overall, this course delivers exactly what it promises: a comprehensive course on drawing that really did improve my drawing and observational skills. The course is also well structured for a beginner, building on previous skills before going to the next. However, I can't say there aren't points of frustrations. Sometimes the video doesn't show the line clearly, especially in the early drafting process where the lines are very light. And there are parts in the longer projects where I have no idea at all what the instructor is doing since we seem to be doing the same thing for the past three videos. Without explanation as to what's actually going on from his perspective, I was basically going by my own instinct because my paper was fatiguing terribly at certain points and we still have more videos to go. I wish I could've learned more techniques from those videos but I just ended up more or less trying to copy the image from the file because I have no idea what's going on half the time.

By Elizabeth Knapp on 1/11/2023

I think this was a very worthwhile course; I think Jonathan did a phenomenal job covering the various concepts of perspective, light, shadow, gesture, depth/dimension, curvature, etc. I especially valued his teaching on drawing the human face. He walks you through the facial features one step at a time...I found it most helpful!

By Julian Jose Miguel Jarrin on 7/6/2022

It is a great course. You have all the elements to draw, and after some time you can do good drawings. I can recommend it. It is a great oportunity to learn to draw properly. In my opinion I am very lucky to meet this good teacher, everything it´s pretty clear. I didn´t need to ask questions. Bravo Jonathan. Now I´d like a "follow up" course using the nblok in method, applied to portraits, landscapes.. And I want to thank you, because I´ve learnt a lot. I´d like to see you again.

By Deborah Padilla on 5/12/2022

I really enjoyed this course and learned a lot. I enjoyed Jonathan's pace and development of skills to be built on in subsequent lessons. I enjoy using the wireframe techniques to bring out 3d aspects of an object and I now understand perspective better than I ever did before. (One, two and three point perspective...what a concept! It so much fun. I can now understand better how to work landscapes with those in mind). He uses charcoal most of the time which projects well on camera , however I can't really use in my workspace,but I'm going to give it a go soon for the portrait technique he showed. So messy (LOL). Maybe work outside. Very enjoyable and I feel like I have developed techniques I will use extensively in the future to make my work better! Thanks so much!!

By Shivika Agarwal on 6/5/2021

I really loved the course! The best part was the perspective and structural drawing section which is so very helpful. The way Jonathan explained the concepts of lighting, shadow and tone was commendable. Overall a very cool experience! Initially I was not sure if I will be that interested but not only was it interesting but also there was so much new to learn. THANK YOU JONATHAN, really!

By Mary on 5/24/2020

Wow! What an amazing course!! I already see the difference in my drawings as I use the techniques in the exercises. It's changed how I see drawings. Now when I look at a drawing (as well as a photo) I immediately see the light and dark contrasts, and so much more....now it's my turn to get practising! Thank you so much for this wonderful course!

By Pat McGregor on 4/13/2020

This course was phenomenal. I have never really spent any time drawing so I was reluctant but Jonathan's style and information really inspired me. I was hoping the course could have gone on forever. It is really nice to know that I have continual access to the lessons because I know I will be referring to them as needed. The best review I can say is that I am going to continue drawing.

By Lora Durasin Jularic on 1/1/2020

This course definitely helped me improve my drawing skills and gave me direction as to how I should think about what I draw. The only thing I missed is that some example photos haven´t been covered, as it would be interesting to see how a pro would go on about drawing them (like that amazing elephant in the landscape practice and the portrait with the lost and found edges in the perspective lesson). I still hope to enter a Facebook group so I will leave my Facebook name here in hopes someone will add me (Loreta Đurašin).

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