Free series5 lessons
Five Ways to See
Five free short lessons on looking. The foundation of everything else in this library — do these first, in any order.
Before any technique, there is looking.
These five lessons are free and need nothing but paper and a pencil. They are short on purpose — fifteen minutes each — and each one ends with something the child has drawn that they did not know they could draw.
Work through them in order, or dip into whichever one you fancy.
- Look like an artistPreviewThe ten-minute squint. What changes when you look at a thing you know.12 min
- Draw what you see, not what you thinkPreviewWhy your chair has four legs and two arms, and how to stop apologising for it.14 min
- The squiggle testPreviewOne line, no erasing. What happens when you stop being allowed to correct yourself.10 min
- Colour without fearPreviewThree colours, mixed on purpose, and why the mistakes are usually the good part.15 min
- Your first finished pagePreviewHow to stop, and what a finished thing actually means.13 min