Hello everyone,

Sorry for my English.

My name is Mario and I live in Galicia - Spain, i have 42 years old and I'm trying to learn to draw.

I enrolled in the course Contours 1 and am trying to make a straight line :-).

Nice to meet you all

Welcome Mario!!

Nice to meet you - welcome!

Thank you all.

HI DrAwspACE wORLd !!!

Name`s Mike, just want to say HEY to you all drawspacers
Hope I learn something here
see you around.
cheers

Hi there people!

I'm glad I've found this place. Looks like so much fun!

I'm not new to drawing, but I hope to share and learn with you guys to take my doodling to the next level

See y'all around!


-H

Welcome to Herbert and to all the recent newcomers! I've been a patron here for a few years now, and can testify that there's no better place to learn how to draw. The solo lessons are free to follow online, and most of them are just so FUN, it doesn't feel like a chore to draw them. So enjoy yourselves! --Mindy

I posted it in "Who are you", but I am posting it here also:)


Im a 14 year old from Norway. I don't talk much, so I think Im a little bit introverted. I have always wanted to draw or paint, but I never got the opportunity. Also I have played a lot of video-games in the past years, but I totaly lost the intrest about a year ago, and if I say it to my family, they will just laugh, and think im joking (pluss some other reasons). It is no courses arround (that I see), and I just heard abote drawspace, and started 6 hours ago. I don't have many friends, and nothing to do at my spare-time. So I figured out that I culd start painting when I was alone (can't draw when I have others arround me yelling in my ear all the time). So now, In 6 hours, the only thing I have done is taking lessons, and I think I'm getting better alreddy! I am the only one in my family that likes clasical music, but nobody knows that eather. Maby I will edit the post and add something later.

Sorry for my English, it's not the best:/

Hi Masis,

Unfortunately, I very rarely have any time to reply to posts, but I saw your note and just had to say a quick hello.

You sound very much like me at 14 - the year I started to draw a lot. I'm also very quiet and introverted (many artists are). I didn't share my drawings with others until I was 15 (almost 16). By then, I was doing very well.

You may discover that people will be very pleasantly surprised when your skills are strong and you decide to share your drawings. However, there will always be those who say something mean simply because you will have an ability they don't have. Stay with it!!!! You can be as good as you want. It's all up to you!

Brenda (I love classical music, too)

Hi everyone,

I am new to Drawspace and am rekindling a lost interest in drawing that I had as a child. A huge thanks to Brenda for this site as I find it and all the drawspacers inspirational. My new personal challenge is to draw something I can post.

Bob

Hello there!

Thank you very much dear Mrs. Brenda Hoddinott! Thank you for your incredible book "Drawing for Dummies". The first pages made me believe in success. Have a look at my first drawngs, please.

From Russia with Best Wishes
Alyosha

Welcome to Drawspace Alyosha - this is a great resource! Flycatcher

Hello to DrawSpace people!
I'm a cg artist who tries to learn drawing....

Welcome aboard lightSicle. You'll find Drawspace a great site to learn from and interact w/other artists. Flycatcher

Hello everyone.

I came here looking for a refresher course in drawing. This looks like a great site with a friendly community.

Welcome Min27 - it's a great site for what you are looking for. Flycatcher

Hi everyone. My name is Jana, I'm 27 and I'm from Bulgaria. I'm very new new new in everything and I start drawing as a joke, it turns out I love it. I really want to start the courses for very serious beginners . I love drawspace, this is where me and my niece practice every weekend. I hope you won't laugh at my first attempts to draw and I'll very much appreciate if you point me to the best course for newbies like me
Kisses from Bulgaria

Welcome to Drawspace! I am so glad that you have found your passion... drawing! You will find many people here who share that passion:) There are lots of free solo lessons that you can take, and if you want a teacher to guide you and perhaps earn certification, there are many guided courses that you can enroll in.

The Drawspace Beginner Certification Program provides adult level courses, teaching the fundamental skills and techniques needed to support whatever further academic aspirations students may have. Click this link to learn more about it... certification
If you visit theguided courses section you will find several classes that you can study.

I teach the Complete Drawing and Painting Certificate course that is offered. It is perfect for absolute beginners and more advanced students. It is actually comprised of 42 weeks of study, presented over six separate units. It is designed to bring a student, regardless of previous art experience, into an independent artist through a series of baby steps that will give you the best possible chance of success. You would study in a classroom with me as your personal instructor....giving you encouragement and valuable tips and suggestions to help you improve your drawing skills. When a student completes all 6 units , they will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.
unit one: DC102-Outline Drawing
Unit two: PO102-painting and mixing colours
Unit three: DS102-Shading and Form
Unit Four: DF102-Portraiture Foundations
Unit Five: DT102-Perspective and Proportion
Unit Six: PO103-Compose Original Art.

Hope this helps... I hope that you enjoy Drawspace to the fullest!
Happy Drawing,
Tannis

Hi Jana,

Welcome to Drawspace.
I just had a pieck on your space and found there this magnificent story everyone should read.
Thank you for sharing!

I'm looking forward to see some work of you.

Have a nice time on Drawspace,
Kind Regards Nerine

Hi I'm Sarah I just joined up a few weeks ago. Just wanted to say hi.

I actually took an art course a long time ago and dropped it when they wanted me to go out an ask people to pose for me to draw (not that outgoing and wasn't willing to acknowledge yet to people that I liked to draw)

So anyway I have too much time on my hands since I ran out of books to read a few weeks ago ~ and you know what they say about idle hands so I thought I'd get back into drawing again and googled "learn to draw" and found this place ~ goodtimes!

Cheers

Hi Sarah,

Welcome to drawspace. Over here you can draw whatever you like, within the time scale you like.
As you can see Drawspace has challenges for everyone from total newbies to extremely advanced artists.
Having fun however is the best part of it all.
Enjoy your time here.

Have great fun and enjoy drawing,
Nerine

Hello. I just joined. I am taking the solo course at this time. I have never had any lessons, even though I have painted and drawn. I've received compliments for some of my paintings and some of my unique methods, but have found that I hit a point though where i became discouraged due to a lack of certain skills and am limited in what I can create. So I have started at the very beginning of the drawspace solo lessons and am excitedly moving along. I have recently quit my career and instead work for a lower paying job online. I am very happy about this, but don't have a lot of money at this time. I am so happy to be doing what I love though, even though It took me many years to believe that I could do this. I am so thankful for the internet, and this website in particular. So nice that they have an option for someone that cannot afford to pay for classes right now. I may be able to afford later on and will be interested in learning more as I go on about what is offered. Happy 2012 !!

Hello there, my name is Ralphy and I am new to Drawspace. I am an artist who would like to expand upon my knowledge of art. I am self-taught, but have very little money to have lessons, so I'm hoping to continue to learn by joining this site and meeting new people. I have uploaded some of my work, but i'm not sure how to get it viewed. It would be lovely to meet new people interested in art and swap ideas about different techniques, styles, etc. I've gone under the name of awolfinyonabbey - long story! I would like to wish everyone a truly beautiful day filled with lots of love, laughter and happiness.

[quote name='awolfinyonabbey' date='Apr 26 2012, 10:41 AM' post='161785']
I have uploaded some of my work, but i'm not sure how to get it viewed. It would be lovely to meet new people interested in art and swap ideas about different techniques, styles, etc. I've gone under the name of awolfinyonabbey - long story!

Welcome Ralphy,

I just checked out your Gallery but didn't find your work yet.
The 3rd topic, Reseizing images, and the 4rth topic, posting pictures to an album..., in the welcome forum will tell you exactly how to upload your images so we all can see them.
You better post one every day than 10 in one day.

Youre on the right place here to change thougths about art.

Thats a nice one for a topic in Drawspace Café. What's the story behind your name. I leave that one to you to post.

Good luck and enjoy.
Nerine