This course is made up of a series of workshops, built from lessons that either give you small studies/exercises to complete or challenge you to create a more comprehensive 'challenge' piece.

The smaller lessons are called 'concept lessons'. In those I will give you some background information - for example, about the proportions of people and the 'good enough' approach - and then demonstrate how to work on this specific concept or skill.

Following these concept lessons are a range of challenges, each aimed at tackling people in a different context. From a busy market, to a close up portrait, and everything in between. The challenges are designed to specifically build on the previous concept lessons and increase in complexity through the course.

It's not just videos though!

Along with each video, you’ll find plenty of extra information: key points from the lesson, extra examples, and a bit more detail on some of the ideas we cover. I’ve done this so you can come back to each workshop and really absorb the learning at your own pace. This is available as a downloadable handout.

Feedback is vital

As part of the course, you can post questions, share your art and comment on each others art. I check in on the course multiple times a week to make sure I'm responding to everyone. If you feel I've missed a comment or question of yours, please post it again so I get a little alert!

A key tip from your fellow sketchers

One tip: the people who got the most from the course said they found it helpful to watch each video first, then take on the task, scene or challenge themselves. That way, you’re not just copying—you’re actually practicing how to think like a sketcher.

Take your time with it, don’t rush through, and enjoy the process. That’s where the real progress happens.