Pleased with this course. The material was clearly presented. A couple of concepts were clarified to me that previously I wasn't quite grasping. I appreciated the examples from a variety of artists. The process videos from initial thumbnailing onward were particularly helpful. Thanks for another great class!

I got more out of this introduction video than I have in 1 semester of college art classes. If this first lecture was this good, then I cannot wait to get started with the rest of this course. Will Terry's knowledge is gold! He does an amazing job of explaining basic design principles by giving visuals and getting straight to the point. Great job Will!

Fun and informative course with a lot of demos and examples. Homework/extra downloadable pdf with exercises to deepen your knowledge.

I love the re-design of the updated course. The short segments are really nice snack size bites of information. I also really enjoy Will Terry's teaching style. The course content itself was very helpful in understanding some fundamental design principles.

It took me a long time to realize how important the design is. There is so much to learn in this course, particularly on the critics. Wonderful job also from Jake Parker and Guy Francis.

Jumping from learning how to draw basic shapes, to composition was a HUGE jump for me. I just learned how to draw a cube and to have to remember the massive list of 50 things to consider before drawing is extremely uninspiring. I felt down about illustrating after this course. I completely understand the importance of it, but maybe disagree with the placement of this course in the curriculum. I would put it at a later stage. I also did not enjoy Will Terry teaching. Not saying he's not a great artist, because he absolutely is! It's just less interactive. What I enjoyed most about Jake's classes is that he's in there practicing with us and going through the exercises step-by-step. Going through the Will's packet was a bore and I only ended up completing about 60% of it because I was feeling unmotivated, uninspired, and lost. I'd give this a 1 star if I could, but videos of Jake drawing and doing the exercises brought enthusiasm back to illustration for me!

This course is broken up very well. It’s simple to follow and the principles are taught in a way that makes them easy to implement immediately. I’ve seen my drawing jump a whole level just by using the thumbnails and Bean shape principles. Plus it’s just amazing to watch Mr. Jake Parker work on the bonus video.

So many of the SVS courses are brilliant, but as someone who's come to working with image-making from an untraditional pathway, I've found this course so helpful for thinking about how to construct and analyze an image. Thanks Will.