Comments on: The Secrets to Drawing – Form

By: Jozef Purdes

Jozef Purdes — Tue, 06 May 2025 22:06:25 +0000

A bit late to the party (at least you know your lessons are still watched and appreciated), but one comment on shading: I figured out, when practicing on the manikin, that it’s important to tightly control the shading process. Not to hold the pencil tightly, but to do very small, tight circles or lines, and work over the same spot multiple times for darker shadows rather than push harder. Perhaps this will be covered by a future lesson, but at this point it doesn’t seem obvious, and my lack of experience in shading was causing some frustration at first.

By: Will Volny

Will Volny — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:26:59 +0000

In reply to matt. Matt, your lessons are wonderful, hopeful, and helpful. Every one of them. I am a slow learner, and coming back to drawing after decades of not doing anything with drawing/painting. Each of your lessons gives me hope that I can get better. I cannot emphasize that enough. The work you do is so precious for so many of us.

By: Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:33:20 +0000

One of the issues I seem to have is that I can shade pretty well lightly, and shade pretty well in the core shadow, but when it comes to midtones, I have less ability to make a smooth differentiation. Eventually, most of my drawings end up looking ok, but they are really dark as compared to what I expect. I suspect I need to take time to practice the shading from light to dark, but are there other exercises you’d recommend, Matt?

By: grace kitchen

grace kitchen — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 10:56:45 +0000

Are there exercises to do for each lesson?

By: JOSE RAMÓN RAMON DÍAZ

JOSE RAMÓN RAMON DÍAZ — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:00:29 +0000

Many thanks for your lessons, i have just arrived today to this courses, Greetings from
Spain.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 22:08:43 +0000

In reply to Zoie McIntyre. Hi Zoie, You are in the right place. Theses concepts just seem difficult because they are new. The more you practice them, the easier things will get.

By: Zoie McIntyre

Zoie McIntyre — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 01:28:18 +0000

In reply to Paul Scott. Your comment was so long ago Paul, I am wondering how you did or are doing. I love Matt's teaching but I feel the same way as you. These are core topics but they really seem like they are too advanced for me too. Wondering if, as an absolute beginner, I am in the right place!????

By: Sue Liberto

Sue Liberto — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 06:13:32 +0000

In reply to Andy Gradoville. Thanks for sharing! I had no idea!

By: Zoie McIntyre

Zoie McIntyre — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 22:30:42 +0000

I feel like I must be missing something and hoping that it comes in the next lesson “value”. I have no idea what I am doing with the shading or how to get it like you do Matt. I don’t know if your site notifies people when they comment. I may switch back to Udemy, at least for the classes I do have there. My question – am I where I should be as an absolute beginner?

By: Donna Quinn

Donna Quinn — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 22:27:41 +0000

In reply to Andy Gradoville. Thanks so much for sharing!