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As a professional illustrator and teacher, I was hired by a university to rescue two classes of Graphic Design students who were due to complete their diplomas, but they could not draw well.

Using the proven step by step workshops I had written and trialed over many years I took these students from rough amateurs to skilled practitioners of technical and commercial drawing.


Discover the simple skill system taught to over 2,000 art and design students, teachers and illustrators over the past 18 years. These unique techniques get you in full control no matter what your current skill level.

The good news is – You can start at ANY level and learn to draw easily. I know. I’ve seen it time and time again.

You’ll soon discover how to create drawings that are skillful and fascinating … artworks that are uniquely yours, professional, and a pleasure to display. You won’t be frustrated by trying to transfer your ideas from your thoughts to your canvas waiting for your creativity to get into gear.

I also write Design, Multimedia and IT Courses for colleges and schools. Teaching subjects include:

I have been Art Director and Editor for an internationally recognized company and the Project Manager and Editor of a prize-winner in the Asia Pacific I T & T Awards.

The very first student I taught was myself and so drawing, cartooning, painting and sketching seem very natural to me.

I have taken people of all ages from preschoolers to people in their 70s and in 20 minutes or less I would see the light come on in their eyes when they suddenly realise that this process works! And now they can, despite all previous experiences to the contrary, draw in ways that are truly satisfying.

One of the first secrets is learning how to work without an eraser. Knowing where to place the pen in the first place is one of the secrets to being able to draw. Confidence allows you to draw with flourish and that sense of unleashing your creative flow.

There are great art classes you can attend but many people are too embarrassed by their level of skills to front up to an art class.

There are great art books you can buy but they usually begin at a level which is already beyond the reach of many developing artists. In frustration you may just stay where you are with limited or negligible skill and decide that anything more is just beyond you.

It is evident that so many people do not have the opportunity to take time out and seek a great teacher to impart enough knowledge to get started.

The foundations of knowing how to draw with confidence is of immense value to graphic designers, web developers, school teachers, painters, business people, hobbyists, interior designers, creative professionals, parents, students, teacher aides and school librarians in fact anyone who wants to draw.

I was illustrating a set of books for a publisher who asked me how I became so good at drawing. I told him. He said “Would you like to write a series of books for us teaching others how to do this?” I said “Yep.” I wrote the series. I hold the electronic rights. I now make this series available to you at a fraction of the cost of the printed books and I’ve added some other goodies to go with.

Although based on a workshop approach, you can follow these drawing exercises successfully without an instructor.

I spent over two years documenting the methods that I teach and how to best get the fundaments across to students without needing me to be present in person. This allows for everybody to have the same beneficial instruction no matter where you are.

Using these exercises at workshops I was able to determine that 100% of the people working with these particular exercises were able to draw past their initial expectations.

This method is proven and is no longer an experiment because it has been used in all teaching environments with absolute measured success.

I see people tentatively sketching out rough lines and then reaching for the eraser. This means that they did not know where to place the pen in the first instance.

They also do not know what perspective the drawing should be in and they do not understand scale. Unless you have a natural ability with these concepts you are unable to put pen to paper in order to create a satisfying drawing or sketch.

In the same way that learning your alphabet is what allows you to spell and therefore write, learning confidence with line, angle and proportion allows you to develop drawing skills that will underpin every creative process for you.

Chances are, if you’re anything like my students you would have answered "yes" to many of the questions above.

You see, the trouble is, you may never be taught how to apply skills that get the results you want. And without the proper training, the end result is often dissatisfying, and sometimes downright embarrassing.

Every one of my students faced the same frustrations as you – because they were never taught a structured process, such as that used to learn your A B C to make drawing enjoyable and satisfying.

I’m constantly amazed when I go into the class room to train graphic design and illustration students in technical or commercial illustration, at the number I see whose work is lacking the basic skill of applying the media – they look unprofessional and poorly planned with no confident use of the pen.

The mysterious thing is that once you begin to train yourself using this formula your own creative talent comes to life and you find your skills grow exponentially. It begins with something simple and becomes an exciting journey of your own discovery.

THE ABC of ART SKILLS is now available to you and everyone else who has the desire to draw with speed and confidence. Now it is no longer…

ABC You Can Draw - Master how to draw - Art Teachers Exercises and Notes - TEACHERS - Teacher guide, lesson plans, teach yourself art and drawing. Exercises you can use yourself or teach...