Join Tom as he guides you through a series of info-packed mini lectures in the Primer and then through a series of fun drawing exercises that teach the two modes of drawing. For the final project, you get to put it all together in a full page illustrated scene in your style! Along the way, you’ll learn some powerful ideas and techniques that will help you use drawing more purposefully as an illustration tool.

In spite of being talented artists, many of his students have told Tom they struggle with drawing. The biggest pain points include:

1. How do you draw from heart, without references?


2. How do you draw with more simplicity?


3. How do you draw full, harmonious scenes that include backgrounds?


4. How do you draw with more confidence?


5. How do you translate your sketches into a final illustration?

Tom’s hope is that by taking this class, you’ll have more confidence in how you draw, you’ll find a stronger link between how you draw and how you want to illustrate, and ultimately, bring you more creative freedom and power in your illustration process.

Like all Tom’s classes, this class takes the long road. So buckle up and get ready for a journey deep into his unique approach to drawing toward illustration! The biggest insight you will gain will be in learning what he calls the Two Modes of Drawing, Observational Mode at first, and then, Ideational Mode.