BEGINNERS PENCIL DRAWING COURSE — Getting Started

Sheeran introduces drawing through simple shapes, pencil handling and shading before applying them to buildings, landscapes and people. Head construction, figures and smaller facial details broaden the subjects. The course helps connect a basic mark-making exercise with a more complete scene rather than isolating each technique from observation.

What you will learn

• Simplify subjects into basic shapes
• Apply perspective to buildings and landscapes
• Construct introductory heads and figures

Who this suits

Useful for a complete beginner, or someone returning to drawing who wants a range of accessible subjects and a straightforward explanation of how forms can be simplified.

Before you enroll

The requirements list pencils, ink pens, paper and an eraser, with a willingness to experiment. About three hours and 25 minutes of video are listed, updated May 2024. Downloaded demonstrations support practice; developing your own observation and composition decisions still requires time beyond following the instructor’s examples.

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Put it into practice

Sketch a nearby building and add a small figure for scale. Mark the main perspective directions, then redraw the scene more simply and compare whether the relationships remain convincing.

Source and review

This overview is based on the provider's published information, checked on 12 October 2026. It is an editorial assessment, not a claim that we completed the resource. Time filters are approximate study ranges; projects and exercises can take longer.

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