This course was helpful learning to see the abstract shapes comprising any object and learning to sketch concisely. I found going through the longer videos watching and copying Dave's process particularly helpful. Noticeable improvement on my part from start to finish. Thanks.

The course is probably aimed at experienced beginners and up. Dave Malan teaches you how to break down a series of different subjects into their most fundamental shapes. You then use those basic shapes and build on them further, to create visually satisfying and well balanced drawings with accurate proportions. Thanks Dave!

This has moved my drawing skills up to another level. The content was very clearly articulated and demonstrated, and the principles ''stuck''. Thank you.

A positive experience with the instructor. Definitely a learning curve to work big to specific, still working through that. My worksheets are looking far more accurate with these foundation steps. Overall I was happy with this class. Thanks.

David is methodical and patient throughout his creation of portraits. Thank you for sharing with us. I learned so much and inspired for my drawings, too.

As a beginner, found the information in the course very useful. The focus of ‘general to specific’ is the area in which I really need to practice, learning to set the foundation of a sketch accurately before diving in to the detail. Thanks Dave! - brill-

I liked. It a lot. All instructions were very clear and easy to follow

This is a very good course about how to start a good drawing. Just don't expect it to be a step-by-step guide of how to make a finished, cool-looking picture of a subject you like. It's about how to capture shapes and make a good structure for a drawing, which is well explained, but you have to be patient and not expect to produce master works after your first exercises. There's plenty of insight on other topics too if you listen carefully to the explanations and try to relate it to what's happening in the video. I would recommend this course as a mandatory first step in learning how to draw.

I'm super beginner and this was very helpful :D