Do you always encounter difficulty to launch your drawing? How about starting with your desk?

The desk is our daily workplace and we don't have to look for objects far away for drawing. The items on the desk show our personality, our job, our arrangement of life etc. and it will make the drawing unique and personal. The combination of lines and textures can be varied and this class will show you how to create pen drawing of your own style. In this class, you will draw intuitively and expressively without totally sticking to the realistic details.

Before taking this class, you can take some time to rearrange and design your desk and transform it into your creative workplace.

This class is accessible for all levels of artists and hobbyists, especially for drawing beginners!

Techniques you will learn from this class:

Different examples of lines and textures (dots, patterns, lines, shading…)
Basic concept of shapes and three-dimensional forms
Express your personal style by combining different lines and textures
Some of my personal tips of shading
Tips to draw expressively and freely
Tips to correct the painting errors and accidents

At the end of this class, I will add a bonus video to show you my drawing process on my living room and then it’s your turn to accomplish this class project to draw your own one! Have fun guys!

Video Outline:

Introduction of myself
Tools (Micron pens, etc.) and basic supplies (pen, pencil, eraser, paper)
Demonstration of lines, dots, shading, textures and patterns and the combination (of regular and irregular lines, dots etc.), my personal techniques of expressive lines
Sketching with pencil before pen drawing (basic concept of shapes and forms)
Drawing the objects on the desk (begin with your favorite object, analyze the shapes and forms, etc.)/tips to correct painting accidents and errors
Bonus video: my drawing process on living room (practice of drawing larger objects, such as sofa and piano)
Final thought and project: Now it's your turn to draw your living room/ introduction of my following pen drawing class on coffee shops

Project Description:

In order to accomplish the project of this class, I encourage you to first practice the combination of lines and textures you have learned from the class. If it is possible, try to create your own style of patterns. Don’t be afraid to draw with errors, you can apply the correcting technique from class to continue the drawing. Start your drawing with little and simple objects from your desk and progressively draw larger objects in the living room to finish and share your project of this class!

First, you can choose the favorite size of pen (or even mix different sizes of them), practice several times of the lines and textures, intuitively, freely and expressively draw the dots and lines, patterns or shading until you are familiar with them.
Second, try to simplify the shapes and forms at the beginning when you sketch with pencil and neglect the realistic details. You can even invent some shapes and forms to make your drawing more personal and creative. Subsequently, you can draw the objects with different sizes of pens and comfortably follow the flow of the lines instead of sticking to the real objects.
Start drawing with simple forms of objects on your desk and encourage yourself to them practice larger sizes of furniture in the living room.
Once you finish your project or even just finish one little object, share it or them on the project gallery to obtain feedback from me and other students to improve the drawing!

Here's my outline. Please feel free to give my some feedback! Thank you!

What’s on Your Desk: Easy Pen Drawing With Unique Lines and Textures - image 1 - student project

What’s on Your Desk: Easy Pen Drawing With Unique Lines and Textures - image 2 - student project

What’s on Your Desk: Easy Pen Drawing With Unique Lines and Textures - image 3 - student project

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