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 4: Applying Construction to Insects and Arachnids

    MeaPr0

    4:39 PM, Thursday March 5th 2026
  • Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction

    indigoOcean

    5:07 PM, Sunday March 1st 2026
  • Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants

    BurntMallowz

    11:43 PM, Thursday March 5th 2026
  • Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction

    BurntMallowz

    1:18 AM, Monday March 2nd 2026
  • Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants

    janaIsDrawing

    2:45 PM, Sunday February 22nd 2026
  • Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants

    Seanman

    8:25 PM, Wednesday February 25th 2026
  • 25 Wheel Challenge

    senj

    1:11 AM, Monday January 19th 2026
  • Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants

    Kidamesia

    7:27 PM, Thursday February 12th 2026
  • Lesson 5: Applying Construction to Animals

    amirstl

    3:37 AM, Wednesday February 11th 2026
  • Lesson 5: Applying Construction to Animals

    allatka

    8:03 PM, Saturday February 7th 2026

Questions/Discussions

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

Sketchbooks

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

  • LittleSlimee's Sketchbook: 50% rule during lesson 1

  • AceAnish's Sketchbook: Sarah on bathroom

  • Hello_Fury_Fly's Sketchbook: In the air

  • DanJDare's Sketchbook: Some ink+watercolour practice

  • Toiz's Sketchbook: Droopy skull

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Sakura Pigma Microns

Sakura Pigma Microns

A lot of my students use these. The last time I used them was when I was in high school, and at the time I felt that they dried out pretty quickly, though I may have simply been mishandling them. As with all pens, make sure you're capping them when they're not in use, and try not to apply too much pressure. You really only need to be touching the page, not mashing your pen into it.

On the flipside, they tend to be on the cheaper side of things, so if you're just getting started (beginners tend to have poor pressure control), you're probably going to destroy a few pens - going cheaper in that case is not a bad idea.

In terms of line weight, the sizes are pretty weird. 08 corresponds to 0.5mm, which is what I recommend for the drawabox lessons, whereas 05 corresponds to 0.45mm, which is pretty close and can also be used.

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