Comments on: The Secrets to Drawing – Shape

By: Wildflower

Wildflower — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 04:00:22 +0000

Geometric shapes are organic shapes. Moon is a circle as one example.

By: James Feltman

James Feltman — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:49:05 +0000

Being left-handed, I noticed that in various lessons they mostly have a right-handed bias. The light always comes from the upper left, and the drawing usually starts from the left going to the right. Following along all my drawings have smudges as I continually drag my hand from left to right.

But drawing the hand (my right hand) in this lesson forced me to draw the rectangle slanting the other way, and the triangle on the left side. I had a couple of false starts because I was thinking left/right, left/right. But I stopped and looked at my hand and just started drawing the shapes and I did it without even thinking. Thinking about shapes was kind of a breakthrough moment for a left-handed person. Good lesson!

By: Leah Lindeke

Leah Lindeke — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 14:12:21 +0000

Dear Matt,
I came to this course on the advice of my palliative care therapist. I was growing despondent over my illness and could not see my life beyond the veil of sickness. The advice she gave was to do something that would allow me to see in different perspectives and to train my brain to look closer and also beyond. Drawing or painting was a suggestion and that led me to your beautiful lessons. I’ve only begun but I find myself throughout the day noticing, noticing, noticing. I wish I had started years ago. Art is healing.
Sincerely,
Leah

By: matt

matt — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:37:49 +0000

In reply to Patricia Voyce. Thanks Patricia!

By: Patricia Voyce

Patricia Voyce — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:18:49 +0000

Matt,
I’ve taken several of your courses since joining. You are a great instructor and I’ve learned a lot thus far. However, I’m impressed so far with this course because of how simply and thoroughly you explain and encourage as you go along. I wanted to THANK YOU for all your work in the Virtual Instructor.

By: Michael Nasso

Michael Nasso — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:06:48 +0000

i see the square of the hand but I can’t see where the triangle comes from

By: matt

matt — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:48:59 +0000

In reply to Haoming Zhang.

Hi Haoming,

You can draw any object you have laying around. Practice seeing your own simplified shapes and draw them. There is no “wrong”. You can also use the contact form on the website to send a message. Just scroll to the bottom of any page of the website and click on the “Contact” link. I hope this helps.

By: Haoming Zhang

Haoming Zhang — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 20:47:17 +0000

Hello Matt, I am new in your drawing classes and I am a beginner. I understand that the “practice, practice, practice “ is the key in order to get better. I am following along with your breakdown shapes method to draw coffee mug and hand. It seems a much simple way to learn. I like it very much. But I found it’s difficult to find other objects to practice using same method. Do you have any suggestions for a beginner?
Thank you

By the way, is there an email address that I can use incase for a private issue?

By: matt

matt — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:28:57 +0000

In reply to Sandra Piechowski. Awesome, Sandra!

By: Sandra Piechowski

Sandra Piechowski — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 23:17:09 +0000

I feel I learned something and I certainly enjoyed myself. I also have a bit more confidence in my self. Thank you.