DrawingDen’s Beginners Masterlist
All the basics you need to begin learning to draw and think visually like an artist from a starter level!
Note: Feel free to leave suggestions as there may still be topics left uncovered, since art is such a wide subject the list could go on for miles so I’ve chosen what I see as the most basic fundamentals
Intro/Extras
Light/Value
- The Basics of light
- Lighting terminology guide
- Understanding value in colour
- Materials and light tutorial
- Visual structure diagram
- Building values
- Shading exercises and tutorial
Form/Perspective
- The basics of structure
- Drawing measuring techniques
- How to see the world as an artist
- The basics of perspective
- Introduction to vanishing points
- Negatives shapes exercise
- Soft vs hard strokes
Colour
- Guide to basics in colour
- Shading in colour tutorial
- Contrast in colour
- Guide to picking colours
- Why shadows aren’t gray
Anatomy
- Basic proportions
- Understanding anatomy series
- Common beginner face mistakes
- Eyes | Mouth | Nose | Hands
- General body tutorial
Recommended Books

