Drawabox | A free, exercise based approach to learning the fundamentals of drawing

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.

We're proud to be able to provide our lesson material compeltely free (we also provide official critique at a loss) but we can't do it without your support. Instead of irrelevant ads, we're sharing tools and courses that we recommend to help you on your journey. Every purchase goes towards helping support Drawabox.

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 6: Applying Construction to Everyday Objects

    QriousK

    2:02 AM, Thursday July 10th 2025
  • Lesson 6: Applying Construction to Everyday Objects

    dargonfyl

    5:32 AM, Friday July 4th 2025
  • 100 Treasure Chest Challenge

    TotalTempest

    1:10 AM, Tuesday July 1st 2025
  • Lesson 5: Applying Construction to Animals

    Nynon

    7:53 AM, Friday July 18th 2025
  • Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants

    JoseRayberth

    10:29 PM, Thursday July 17th 2025
  • 25 Wheel Challenge

    Friendly__Neighbour

    4:54 PM, Monday July 14th 2025
  • Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction

    Axesceax

    8:02 AM, Wednesday July 16th 2025
  • Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction

    somedude

    11:11 AM, Monday July 14th 2025
  • 250 Cylinder Challenge

    Davidsss

    8:49 PM, Monday July 14th 2025
  • Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants

    Maggiebox

    11:42 AM, Monday July 14th 2025

Questions/Discussions

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

  • Invite To Discord is expired on the website!

    theUmerator

  • can u do more than 3 point perspective cubes on the 250 cylinder challenge?

    Arthur5X

  • Do i really need a fineliner for the first lesson, or can i go with a pencil?

    MonkeMonke

  • What to focus on to get the most out of the 250 box challenge

    ectogemia

Sketchbooks

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

  • M0thM0th's Sketchbook: Bunny guy doodling

  • Jbongo96's Sketchbook: Card of The Day: Two of Spades

  • marble's Sketchbook: Lottery Smoker

  • Veljin's Sketchbook: In a dnd session I fell on my pet caterpillar

  • jinne's Sketchbook: My inner monster

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The Art of Brom

The Art of Brom

Here we're getting into the subjective - Gerald Brom is one of my favourite artists (and a pretty fantastic novelist!). That said, if I recommended art books just for the beautiful images contained therein, my list of recommendations would be miles long.

The reason this book is close to my heart is because of its introduction, where Brom goes explains in detail just how he went from being an army brat to one of the most highly respected dark fantasy artists in the world today. I believe that one's work is flavoured by their life's experiences, and discovering the roots from which other artists hail can help give one perspective on their own beginnings, and perhaps their eventual destination as well.

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