For beginning artists, nothing is more elusive than learning how to use simple lines to create dimensional artwork. In this 2-part course, artist and illustrator Molly Hatch starts at the very beginning, covering all of the elemental tools and materials you’ll need to get started, and demonstrating how simple lines can be used to create contoured shapes. Using pens, pencils and other basic art materials, this course is chock full of tips and tricks, plus classic mark-making exercises like blind contour, implied lines, and line networks. Once you've practiced working with lines, you’ll learn how to add depth and dimension with fundamental shading and cross-hatching techniques. This course is designed to give you a basic understanding of line drawing that will serve as a foundation for all of your artistic endeavors. With practice, your hand and brain will learn to work together, and your humble lines will quickly transform into beautiful, interesting shapes.
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