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Drawing for Beginners: Shape Design Specialization

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Drawing for Beginners: Shape Design Specialization

Drawing for Beginners: Shape Design.

Draw with confidence using simple shapes, accurate proportions, and dynamic rhythms.

Stan Prokopenko

Instructor: Stan Prokopenko

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Beginner level

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8 weeks to complete
at 5 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Beginner level

Recommended experience

8 weeks to complete
at 5 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Simplify complex subjects into 10 or fewer basic shapes, then push them toward circles, squares, or triangles to design them.

  • Get accurate proportions by measuring big shapes first with plumb lines and angles, then train your eye so you can measure less.

  • Turn stiff, symmetrical shapes into dynamic, gestural ones, and use rhythms to draw flowing figure poses from any angle.

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Specialization - 4 course series

Drawing with Simple Shapes

Drawing with Simple Shapes

Course 1, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • The ability to simplify complex subjects

  • A practical grasp of shape accuracy and shape design

  • Better physical drawing habits and line control

Skills you'll gain

Category: Creative Thinking
Category: Animations
Category: Design Elements And Principles
Category: Creative Design
Category: Liberal Arts
Category: Design
Category: Technical Drawing
Category: Graphic Design
Drawing Proportions

Drawing Proportions

Course 2, 5 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Adobe Photoshop
Drawing Dynamic Shapes

Drawing Dynamic Shapes

Course 3, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learn what makes a shape feel dynamic: asymmetry, tension, contrast, and complexity in the right places.

  • Break the instinct to balance and center everything, which is what makes shapes boring.

  • Push shapes for energy without pushing so far that they stop reading as the thing you're drawing.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Creative Thinking
Category: Creative Design
Category: Graphic and Visual Design
Category: Graphic Design
Category: Visual Storytelling
Category: Design Reviews
Category: Technical Drawing
Category: Liberal Arts
Category: Design
Category: Design Elements And Principles
Drawing Rhythms

Drawing Rhythms

Course 4, 5 hours

What you'll learn

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Stan Prokopenko
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