Anyone can learn to draw. It's not some magical talent a few people are born with. It's a skill you can train. We can help.

Drawabox is a set of free exercise-based lessons that focus on the fundamentals - the skills you'll need to make sense of all the other resources and tutorials out there. First we focus on the basic mechanics of mark making, and how to use your arm. By the end, we develop a strong understanding of form, 3D space and construction.

I won't lie to you - our approach is tough and involves a lot of hard work. It's also structured and gives you a clear path with concise explanations and assignments you can complete and submit for review.

You can read more about Drawabox and how it came about here.

Or you can join the community of thousands of beginners and professionals alike and get started.

Homework

Once you've completed a lesson, one of the best ways to refine your understanding of that material is to help others by critiquing their work. After having done thousands of critiques and having improved immensely over the last few years, I can attest to that myself.

  • Lesson 7: Applying Construction to Vehicles

    Fable

    2:23 PM, Saturday November 15th 2025
  • Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction

    evilcakeman

    8:31 PM, Sunday December 7th 2025
  • 250 Cylinder Challenge

    evilcakeman

    8:17 PM, Sunday December 7th 2025
  • Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants

    didididi

    7:15 PM, Saturday December 6th 2025
  • Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants

    SeleneS

    8:27 PM, Thursday December 4th 2025
  • Lesson 4: Applying Construction to Insects and Arachnids

    ion_awr2019

    7:13 PM, Tuesday December 2nd 2025
  • Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction

    Ray7349

    12:59 PM, Friday November 21st 2025
  • 250 Cylinder Challenge

    zoldyck_illumi_

    1:19 PM, Monday November 17th 2025
  • Lesson 4: Applying Construction to Insects and Arachnids

    allatka

    12:21 PM, Sunday November 16th 2025
  • Lesson 7: Applying Construction to Vehicles

    leosgcal

    12:04 PM, Wednesday November 12th 2025

Questions/Discussions

Take a moment to answer someone's question, or contribute to a discussion, if you have anything to offer.

  • Community Critique taking a long time,what do I do

    BigClown35533

  • 200/250 boxes completed… not feeling confident

    amberstarr911

  • i have not been able to do draw a box for eight months should i restart the course?

    belahahahah

  • Tripod Grip Angle?

    Iron0891

Sketchbooks

Along with Drawabox work, our community members also post other artwork to their sketchbooks.

  • Rajinka's Sketchbook: Some drawings i did for fun

  • forgetful's Sketchbook: The tentacle (I gotta pass it to ink)

  • Pseudoscientist's Sketchbook: Sketchbook 1

  • Bayron's Sketchbook: lunchbox

  • Bavya's Sketchbook: Quick free draw between classes (12/04/2025)

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