Basic Tools and Materials

[New Masters Academy]

In this lesson, instructor Steve Huston will provide you an introduction to starting your journey as an artist. You will join Chris Legaspi and Heather Lenefski in exploring various tools and materials that artists use to draw. You will also learn different ways to set up your drawing studio.

This lesson belongs to the course The Beginner’s Guide to Drawing. It is a 12-week course designed to empower new students with a structured approach for learning how to draw. Join instructors Steve Huston, Chris Legaspi, Heather Lenefski, Bill Perkins, and Mark Westermoe as you learn the fundamentals of perspective, rendering, and composition. After completing this course, you will develop a solid foundation in drawing.

Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.

[David Urbon]

Does anyone know where to get plans for a drawing bench/horse?  I was very interested in the one show with the built in drawing board.

Thanks,

David

[Lauren Edgell]

This first pep talk/psychology video is great! Everyone on earth needs to hear this. I want this guy as my therapist! haha

[Vivek S]

How do I access the course, All I got was the first set of videos

[Daniel Daigle]

Here you go https://www.nma.art/courses/drawing-guide-for-beginners/

[Jackie Sloane]

I’m in Australia so it’s pretty hard for me to get paper that is 18 x 24 inch. I’ve ordered something from Amazon but it has cost me a small fortune and it will take about a month to arrive. Do you think I could get away with using A3 size paper which is 11-3/4 x 16-1/2 and a more common size here? Or should I go for A2 size which is only slightly smaller than the 18×24 at 16-1/2 x 23-3/8 inches? Thoughts? Thanks!

[Barbara Jeisecke]

Drawing Horses

I have seen some on Pinterest. But bought one on eBay for 35 €.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by Barbara Jeisecke.

[dvymark]

This introduction and beginners introduction to basic tools and Material is a great way of bringing together the desire of  the self as the student and bridges the gap between that desire and actualisation of artistic development. I’ve been working through the template guide for drawing starting at the beginning. It is very helpful that I am able to replay each step getting the maximum amount of information through each stage of my personal artistic journey. Part of that journey for me is learning to use mixed media. Gold leaf with Egg Tempera.

[Stephane Joachim]

Hi, my name is Stephane and I’m starting this course as a new artist. I hope to continue to grow with the lessons here. My art influences are Proko, Alfonso Dunn, and Steve Huston. I don’t have anything to share as of yet, but the moment I create something, I’ll send it.

[Harrison Synnott]

Hi My name is Harrison and I am from New Zealand and very excited to start my journey on the new masters academy.

Here’s my amateur charcoal portrait.

 

[Bob Bull]

Hi I’m Bob, I’m currently living in Nashville TN. I’m looking forward to this course as I’ve always wanted to develop the skills to draw/sketch. At the moment I don’t have anything to share.

[Sara Elb]

Hi, I’m Sara. I just started drawing last summer and I look forward to learning more from NMA. Here are some things I sketched with graphite pencil:

[Isai Correa]

hola mi nombre es isai  de Mexico  yo no tuve  la oportunidad de ingresar a una escuela de arte , ahora trabajo en la secretaria de cultura de mi pais  , pero siempre me ha quedado esa espina por aprender he decidido comenzar un plan de estudios  riguroso  con materias y horarios  justos tomándolos de esta pagina supongo que si la escuela no me llego yo ire a la escuela  muchas gracias ….

[Resham]

Hi.. I am new to NMA. Below is the painting I did last year in March. So excited to start this journey ^^

[LYNN DEMERS]

Hello all. I’m Michelle. After a year or two of casually reading about and practicing drawing, painting, markers, or whatever, I want to systematically improve my knowledge and skills in order to turn my ideas into a reality on the canvas. I love illustrations and video game art. My main mediums are graphite and Acryllic. Looking forward to building a solid drawing foundation and gain some insight into what the next step should be for me. I love learning from and being inspired by other’s creations.  

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