Welcome to the wonderful world of drawing! Drawing must be fun! In this course I reveal my professional pencil drawing secrets with a relaxing and easy process for drawing and then shading 5 woodland animals. You’ll learn how to draw your animals using shapes, slowly at first then you’ll be shown how to draw your animals from memory. With practice you could even be drawing your animals in just 60 seconds just like Idemonstrate. Theres also more animals to practice afterwards and with left and right facing views. I’ve included another booklet on plants, leaves and flowers too. Spend a few hours with me in the studioGrab yourself a cuppa and relax. I’ll take you through this step-by-step in real-time. It’s like you’re spending a few hours with me in the studio as I personally show you my professional techniques. Don’t worry though. I’ve spent years figuring out the quickest and easiest ways to do things so that you don’t have to. Just come and follow along with me. This is going to be a breeze. Here are just a few of the pro tips I’ll be sharing with you. Your 4 major skills for drawing - draw better immediatelyThese 4 skills will immediately improve your drawing skills in general. They’re skills that most of us are born with and use on a daily basis. We’re going to use these skills while we draw our woodland animals. Learn to draw and memorise 5 woodland animalsHave you ever tried to draw woodland animals only to discover you aren’t sure how to draw them? Maybe you’ve tried but what comes out of your hand is definitely not what you had in your mind. I know how you feel. I felt the same way once upon a time, until I realised that actually the secret to all dawing is to start out with shapes first. Shade 5 woodland animals using 5 areas of light and shadowHave you ever wondered where you should be putting the highlights and shadows in your drawings? Use this very simple theory to place your shadows in 5 different areas to make your images more realistic. A simple system using just 3 ways to shadeDid you know that there are just 3 different ways to shade and if you use these in the right places your drawings will look more realistic and have that wonderful sense of form. A fully planned imageOnce I’ve shown you how to draw your woodland animals individually, then I’ll show you how to create an entire image. You’ll learn where to put things in the various areas of a picture including foreground, middle ground and background. Plus loads of other tips and techniques sprinkled liberally throughout the course. This course was filmed in real-time with just a few small edits to keep it flowing for you. As I’m drawing I chat about little nuggets of graphite pencil wisdom all throughout. No boring bits I promise! Works with cheap pencils and professional brands tooThe great news is that for this course it’s up to you what pencils and paper you choose to use. I’ve especially chosen a range that you can buy from a stationery store just to show you that it can be done! Its all about technique! The techniques I’m revealing will work with cheap supermarket brand-name pencils as well as the more expensive professional brands. You’ll feel so supportedYou’re never alone with my courses. My students describe my Facebook community as “the most welcoming and supportive group on the internet”. You’re going to love it. So be sure to join me there! You’ve got absolutely nothing to lose. Udemy offers a 30 day money back guarantee! So come on then! Bring your sense of childlike wonder and fun (plus your pencils and paper of course) and let’s get started.