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.

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 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction

    ferni

    5:38 PM, Wednesday October 9th 2024
  • 250 Cylinder Challenge

    Adley

    8:04 PM, Tuesday October 1st 2024
  • Lesson 5: Applying Construction to Animals

    Fable

    10:01 AM, Sunday September 29th 2024
  • Lesson 4: Applying Construction to Insects and Arachnids

    dargonfyl

    2:45 AM, Friday October 4th 2024
  • Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction

    SKIMART

    7:38 AM, Monday October 7th 2024
  • Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants

    IronSkeleton09

    6:51 PM, Saturday October 5th 2024
  • Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction

    M3M0_XD999

    11:47 PM, Sunday October 6th 2024
  • Lesson 4: Applying Construction to Insects and Arachnids

    PizzaPlease12

    7:53 PM, Friday September 20th 2024
  • Lesson 4: Applying Construction to Insects and Arachnids

    Chieftang

    11:28 PM, Wednesday September 18th 2024
  • Lesson 5: Applying Construction to Animals

    manasseh

    8:52 AM, Monday September 30th 2024

Questions/Discussions

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

  • Ergonmics

    maddog44

  • Question regarding "erasing" when doing 50% Rule work

    Snowguy

  • What schedule is right??

    Ratrux

  • Can I use a paper of size 17.3 x 23.8 for official critique?

    Nagasaravanan

Sketchbooks

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

  • Tawny_0wl's Sketchbook: 50/50 Work #2

  • Papermasque's Sketchbook: Knight for 50%

  • Fable's Sketchbook: 50% drawings

  • King0George's Sketchbook: Random sketches

  • Crosby's Sketchbook: Guitars

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