Drawing for Beginners Level -1
A course by Puño, Illustrator and Educator
Create your first sketchbook by applying basic techniques for drawing by hand
Is drawing something you've always wanted to learn how to do but you don't know where to start? In this course by Puño —illustrator and teacher— you'll learn the keys to becoming a drawing expert, regardless of your starting level or age, through a new, rational, and playful approach to drawing.
In this course, there are tons of dynamics and exercises designed to help you understand each of the thought processes involved in learning how to draw. These exercises will also serve as practice and as an instruction manual to help you create and complete your final project: your very first sketchbook.
This course by Puño is the perfect addition to his other online courses Original Illustration by Your Hand and Tablet, where he teaches digital drawing and printing, From Amateur to Superillustrator, where you'll improve your drawing skills, and Drawing and Creativity for Big Little Artists, a course designed to practice creativity using just your hands, brain, and some basic tools.
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I really enjoyed this course. It made me start drawing and that is something I was trying to do on my own for some time now with little success.
For me the main gain of this course was to give me pointers of what I can do with the blank page with the combination of knowledge that I had and the knowledge that I gained during this course and to motivate me to learn more.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 15 downloads
What's included in this course?
You’ll start by getting to know Puño and his work, as well as his love for drawing and his experience as a teacher.
He’ll show you some ancient references, based on neuroscience and creativity that will motivate you and serve as a conceptual foundation.
Once these first concepts have been laid out, you’ll enter the proto-drawing phase. In other words, you’ll practice simple drawing techniques. You’ll illustrate a hand, create patterns until you fill a piece of paper, and make a collage by drawing on magazine scraps.
At this point, you won't be afraid of pencils anymore, and the next step will be to learn what Puño calls the artist’s ABCs: geometric forms, gestural expressions, literary resources applied to the visual side of things, and games for two or more sketch artists.
You’ll then do some restriction exercises, you’ll learn how to draw in the streets, and some games to play with other sketch artists, such as yourself.
- 99% positive reviews (10K)
- 276,138 students
- 18 lessons (3h 18m)
- 15 additional resources (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
By the end of the course, you’ll have your own sketchbook, where you’ll be able to appreciate your progress and share it with others. The idea is to record a video of your sketchbook, and publish it online to attract followers to build an audience.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is designed for people who want to start drawing, teachers and parents who want to come up with new activities, and anyone who just wants to have fun and use paper and pencils to escape for a while.
Requirements and materials
To complete the course's exercises, you’ll need a notebook, pencils, colored markers, a ruler and templates with geometric shapes, adhesive tape, old magazines, and sandpaper. Optionally, a printer, ink, brushes, and watercolors would also be nice to have.
For the final project, you’ll need a camera that can shoot videos and an internet connection.
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Puño
A course by Puño
Puño has been a professional illustrator since 1994 and it was just three years later that he also began his career as an educator specializing in creativity, illustration, and graphic storytelling. He has extensive experience in desktop publishing and created and managed the publishing house Ultrarradio from 2010 to 2013. He was also director of the One Year Illustration and Graphic Novel course at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Madrid and curator of the Madrid City Council's exhibition series La Ciudad en Viñetas between 2012 and 2015. He received the 2018 Barco de Vapor Award and the 2009 Fundación SM International Illustration Award, among others.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Introduction
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Why draw?
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A notebook is a garden of ideas and memories
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U2
Proto-drawing
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The hand, the eternal model
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Doodling I
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Doodling II
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Cellophane collages
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Games for group proto-drawing
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U3
Basic notions: the sketch artist's ABCs
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Geometric shapes, your new best friends I
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Geometric shapes, your new best friends II
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How does a lemon feel?
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Prosopography and Ethopoeia
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Games for two (or more) fearless artists
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U4
Now, let's draw!
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Restrictions and challenges
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Urban Sketch Artist I
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Urban Sketch Artist II
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Drawing people
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Games for flocks of artists
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FP
Final project
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Drawing for beginners level -1
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FAQs
This course explores creative drawing techniques through collaborative games, pattern exercises, surrealist collage, and playful activities designed to develop spatial skills, observation, creativity, and artistic expression.
The course is aimed at people with basic drawing knowledge but doesn’t require advanced experience. It’s perfect for those wanting to strengthen creative skills and experiment with various techniques.
You’ll need paper, pencils, permanent markers, cellophane or clear tape, glossy magazines, scissors, and optionally watercolors and brushes. Having an art journal to document your exercises is recommended.
You’ll learn to create patterns, develop collages and transfers using cellophane, draw geometric and surreal portraits, improve hand-eye coordination, and apply techniques to spark creativity and overcome artistic blocks.
These games encourage spatial thinking, visual planning, and teamwork, helping refine strokes, explore randomness, and understand the role of rules and limits in the creative process.
Yes, the course includes doodling exercises, decorative patterns, and playful activities that help you relax, reduce stress, and unlock creativity through drawing.
Techniques covered include collage with cellophane, transferring images from magazines, combining facial fragments, and adding details with permanent markers to create surreal, original compositions.
Me encantó, excelentes clases!
EL CURSO ES UNA MARAVILLA, Puño es brillante en lo que hace. Estoy feliz de empezarlo!!!!! Muchas gracias!
Inspirador!
Muy bien explicado, actividades divertidas, con fundamento y fáciles de lograr. Muchas gracias por este curso.
Simpático y entretiene. Tiene buenos conocimientos y se lo ve muy buen docente