same here

Great lesson! Thanks!

Ok now i feel better about what i was thinking about. I assumed that it was about breaking down what you see into shapes that it is made of and knowing where to put those shapes that make it all come together. I'm going to do the swan just to practice and keep loose

Would someone please tell me if by paying $125.00, if I get access to all lessons or only one lesson for unlimited time. I would like to learn step by step.

Upgrading to the lifetime membership grants complete access to all current and future lessons. Forever - or until the world ends.

That's worth the money. I also am taking Drawing at the local community collage. I think between these lessons and my other class, i might do just fine

Thankssss

Loved it! Thanks.

The lesson was very interesting.
But,I have to say,the part about outlining the object by drawing the NS is kind of hard.

I've been drawing self taught for many years. Now I know that what I thought was measuring or judging with my eyes mind (eyeballing) was actually drawing with spaces! Thanks for the clear les son.

I'm really a beginner, but I find very interesting and also complex to situate objects in the space. I learnt to see layers. Very good lesson
Thanks!

Thanks a lot I also did a Turkish coffee pot

hi this is isaac what your e-mail i need to ask you a couple of questions

The matchless message, is very interesting to me

in this issue there are three different types of space that are the original color, black and white and delineate which are the ways to create a design where the objects to detect the drawings.

My first attempt

Second image is my coffee mug

This lesson helped determine between PS and NS.

This was a really easy assignment. I actually just drew the shape, and then the details, and THEN I clicked on "Take This Course Online." Then I found out I did it wrong, so I just read the whole course and re-drew everything. I think you wanted us to be able to look at an object long enough and be able to see the outline of the figure without it being there. This was helpful. Thank you!

It is great
thank you

I followed the article step by step and really enjoyed it but there are some issues I don't quite understand:

1- I always find it difficult to fix the viewfinder in one place. My temporary solution is to put the viewfinder on table and put some object around it. Another solution is that to hold the viewfinder in one of my hands and the draw with the other hand which is not a very good solution. What should I do to solve the viewfinder problem?
2- While drawing, I unintentionally move my head so I lose the view I'm drawing. It just makes my drawing inaccurate and completely destroy the proportions. My solution is to not move my head (like a scarecrow) so I won't lose the view. The problem is it makes some aches in my backbone and neck

I'm looking forward to read your help, Thanks in advance.

Great, I actually understand. I'm a beginner and found this lesson very interesting. What a great way to start learning how to draw. Learn to see. Sheesh, we sure take that for granted. Thank you Brenda for this lesson. More practice and then on to the next.

Disappointed with the fact that subscription fees are not mentioned prominently on the site until you've worked through the initial lessons. I feel this is somewhat underhanded, and though I was interested in the instructional method, I will not be subscribing or continuing to frequent this site.

As a consumer and an e-commerce practitioner myself, I'd recommend spelling out the fact that you've got a for-profit service up front, rather than wasting people's time.

Good luck.

That's not a fair thing to say. I believe you have your facts mixed up. Subscription is not necessary to view and follow the lessons online. The only reason you'd pay a subscription fee is if you want to download them to your own computer to save and/or print. I've been a member for about a year now and have not been required to pay a penny. Ms. Hoddinott is extremely generous and unselfish to provide so many totally free tutorials to anyone willing to sit at their computer to follow them (which let's face it, most of us DO sit at our computers a good portion of the day anyway.)

This has made alot of things much easier for me

immore of a skilled drawer so i dont really like it

it is good that i get to learn new things.

it is good that i get to learn new things.

to 1 + 2 - use an easel, with this you can use the viewfinder so you can see that only through eye movements, both your canvas / paper + the object clamp

Thanks. I can't afford lessons right now so I appreciate you making these available. I feel I learned something from this so it was successful for me.

Did have one VERY tiny issue: As this was the 1st lesson where I put the pencil to paper, I was trying to follow very carefully... the instruction to outline a space about 2*2.4 inches gave me pause - not sure how to find 2.4 on the ruler, so maybe change to 2.5 if you ever have another reason to update this.

Thanks again!

Good lesson for Beginner's!

Hey! this is great, i really started to learn what and how to see when drawing, this is awsome thanks...

yeah good lesson, i like the basics cause like many wannabee artists ive never been formally trained i just draw, and sites like this one with lessons like this are a great way to more formally train the eyes and improve.
more often than not to go forwards you have to look backwards first, cause there's always something you missed.

This was an ecellent lesson I will try this definetly

This was a clear and precise lesson which offered a new perspective for me. I will spend some time working on this technique. I believe it will prove helpful.
Thanks

! have a drawing book. If i do a mistake should i erase it or leave it?

i did awsome thnx so much!!!

WOW! This lesson really opened my eyes to how to see things the right way. I've tried and tried to draw things before and never looked at them quite this way: as simple shapes. After reading over the lesson, I wasn't super sure that I could make my eyes see things as a shape when I'm looking right at what I'm trying to draw. But, after my first try, I was so excited!!! I did two others and the last one was the more challenging (a mug). But, I did it! I did it, and I couldn't be prouder of myself! Thank you so much for making the concept so simple!

I liked this exercise. It helped me understand that an image composition contains a positive and a negative space and to train one's eyes to perceive different elements, their depths in space and thus render different compositions.

My solution to the view finder was to close one eye and look hold my fingers close to create a box though which I drew what I could see.
Thanks!