Creative Drawing Techniques for Beginners
A course by PuñoIllustrator and Educator
A course by Puño, Illustrator and Educator
Reconnect with your creativity and improve your drawing skills no matter your level
Over the past several years, the renowned illustrator Puño has dedicated himself to teaching illustration to those who had thought it impossible to master. Through fun, simple exercises, Puño can turn a novice or out-of-practice illustrator into a creative drawing whiz.
In this illustration course, Puño gives some guidelines for composition, with a special emphasis on visual weight, to create harmonious compositions. Using geometric shapes and simple colors, you can enhance your skillset thanks to the ease and enthusiasm that Puño brings to this course.
Start learning to discover perspective, proportions, shadowing, and even color use. This course is the perfect complement to other courses that Puño teaches on Domestika like Drawing for Beginners Level -1, where he gives tips on how to tame your fear of starting with a blank page by creating an artist’s catalog, and Original Illustration with Your Hand and Tablet, where he gives an introduction to digital illustration and how to print in various colors. His newest course is Drawing and Creativity for Big Little Artists, which helps train a child’s creative skills with nothing but their hands, their brain, and some basic drawing supplies.
Featured review
Puño is a joy to listen to - his passion and warmth comes through even when you're watching him on a screen. He's super reassuring and inspiring. Not only have I learned how to draw but I feel better about myself and the world when I listen to him! Thank you for your sense of humour, kindess and excellent teaching, Puño.
What will you learn in this online course?
14 lessons & 16 downloads
The notebook, a faithful friend
7 minutes, 15 seconds
Composition and visual weight
12 minutes, 31 seconds
Action of the lines and geometric figures
18 minutes, 24 seconds
Perspective
22 minutes, 8 seconds
Proportions
21 minutes, 29 seconds
Shadows and depth
17 minutes, 45 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start by getting to know Puño's work, discover his peculiarly effective way of teaching, and learn why practicing is so important. Learn his guidelines for composition with an emphasis on visual weight, so that your drawings are perfectly balanced. Discover the importance of lines and geometric shapes in the composition, and see how to use them as a narrative tool in your work.
Do some exercises to practice perspective and proportions. See how to apply light and shadows to your illustrations to give them more depth, going through these essential drawing techniques that drive illustrators crazy when trying to figure it out alone.
Puño also gives you some useful tips for becoming a creative illustrator, sharing techniques and warm-up exercises that will help you improve your drawing skills. Explore some original methods like the blotted line technique, which was frequently used by Andy Warhol in his advertising work.
Finally, Puño gives you some tips for sharing your drawings on Instagram and invites you to be part of a large community of artists who share their work online. Continue to improve your technique after the course by experimenting with visual metaphors and finishing a series of weekly mini-illustrations challenges that will put your newfound skills to the test.
What is this course's project?
Create an artist’s sketchbook using fun and original methods that both improve your technique and showcase your work as an illustrator. In addition, learn how to digitize your illustrations and attract more online followers for your work.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for illustrators who want to learn new creative techniques for improving their work, including parents or teachers looking for something new to teach and anyone looking to be more confident with their illustration skills.
Requirements and materials
No prior drawing knowledge is necessary.
As for the materials, you'll need a notebook, paper, ink, pencils, a pencil sharpener, an eraser, paintbrushes, pens, markers, a cloth, a ruler, and a camera (you can also use your phone's camera).
Reviews
- 17 days ago
Ele oferece exercícios bem úteis para a exploração da criatividade no desenho. Recomendo.
- 21 days ago
Puno es un magnifico profesor y hace las delicias incluso para ninios pequenios. Dibujar es una alegria con este profesor fuera de serie
- eschersulcaPLUS1 month ago
Es muy divertida y perfecta para los nuevos como yo!
- 2 months ago
La verdad es un curso muy completo
- 2 months ago
Muito inspirador o processo, trabalho e forma de ensinar do Puño. Excelente curso!
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Immerse yourself in your mind
- Down with books and schools!
- The notebook, a faithful friend
- U2
Basic composition and perspective
- Composition and visual weight
- Action of the lines and geometric figures
- Perspective
- U3
Shadows and proportions
- Proportions
- Shadows and depth
- Drawing of the natural (more or less)
- U4
Exercises to become a superdrawer
- Hand warmer
- Blotted line
- Visual Metaphors
- Minidrawings: one day, one theme
- Show yourself to the world
- FP
Final project
- From beginner to superdrawing
What to expect from a Domestika course
Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
Certificates
PLUSIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
You'll learn to apply proportions, visual weight, perspective, and shading; experiment with techniques like blotted line, visual metaphors, and warm-up exercises; and digitize your drawings to share on platforms like Instagram.
This is an intermediate-level course; basic drawing knowledge is recommended but you don't need to be an expert. It includes step-by-step exercises to improve your motor and creative skills.
You'll need paper, pencil, marker, ink, watercolors, a dip pen, tracing paper, and access to a scanner or camera to digitize your drawings. Some exercises also require a sketchbook and basic art supplies.
You'll learn techniques like blotted line, ink gradients, balanced shading, visual metaphors, composition, warm-up drills, and creative observation exercises, plus how to digitize and showcase your work on social media.
Yes, the course covers scanning, photographing, adjusting brightness and contrast, choosing the right format, and uploading your illustrations to Instagram, along with strategies for presenting your art portfolio online.
It includes warm-up exercises, psychomotor drills, drawing with your non-dominant hand, depth gradients, forest compositions, visual metaphors, photo mosaics, and weekly creative challenges.
You'll learn to create expressive, original illustrations using indelible ink and dip pen for blotted lines, transfer drawings with tracing paper, and apply flat color or watercolor.