Introduction to Drawing by Molly Hatch

Beginner | 40 min

Taught by Molly Hatch

Learning how to add dimension and shape to your line drawings is the key ingredient that will bring your drawings to life. Molly shows you how to use simple lines in different combinations to make beautiful, dimensional artwork. Focusing on several different styles – abstract, geometric, representational, and organic – Molly shares tools to help you define shape, including positive and negative space exercises, and lessons on how to use shading to add definition. Whether you’re using pencils or pens, this class will take your line drawing to the next level.

Learn how to:

Differentiate volume and shape
Create representational contour drawings
Use broad pencil strokes to create abstract drawings
Differentiate geometric and organic shapes
Practice adding dimension using still life exercises
Create shadows using pencil
Keep your pencil from smudging
Create shadows using pen and cross hatching marks
Create shadows using a brush pen
Use negative space and positive space to define shape

Chapters

Learning to Define Shape
Part 2 Overview00:33
Materials00:39

How to Draw Shapes
Defining shape06:48
Still life with pencil16:03
Still life with pen07:28

Understanding Positive and Negative Space
Positive and negative space08:32

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

Same as for Part 1 plus:

Smooth multimedia paper

Bottles in range of sizes and shapes

Potted plants

Any other still life forms

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Learn to draw still lifes with pencil and pen

Use bottles and leaves as still life samples to draw and shade

Learn how to add shading to your still life drawings to create realistic pen and pencil renderings

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Transcript

Introduction to Drawing

Part 1:

Introduction to Drawing: Learning to Make Lines

Molly Hatch

Though it may seem deceptively simple, most artistic ventures begin with learning how to draw a humble line. Using pens, pencils and other elemental art materials, acclaimed artist and designer Molly Hatch shares the basics of line drawing. This class is chock full of tips and tricks, plus classic mark-making exercises like blind contour, implied lines, and line networks. With practice, your hand and brain will learn to work together, and your humble lines will quickly start to transform into beautiful, interesting shapes.

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