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(cheery uplifting music) Before we begin,

there's something very critical

I need to talk to you about,

and that is this:

Anybody can take a pencil, or a paintbrush,

or a stylus and make marks.

They can move their arm and they can make lines,

they can make strokes, the thing here

is that mastery, and really achieving

a high level of professionalism

has a lot more to do with theory,

than it does with practical, because of course,

we can all make these marks, right?

And so, what we want to do, is understand the theory

to as high a level as possible so that we can

make every single mark that we make effective.

Now you'll be learning a lot of theory in the course,

but yet the course is also packed with

practical activities, practical demos,

and lots of drawing to be done.

And you can do this drawing traditionally,

using pencils and paper, or you can use Photoshop,

you can use an iPad Pro, with the Procreate app,

or any app of your choice.

The course has been filmed in Photoshop,

just for ease of recording, but this

has no bearing on the medium that you're using.

The core thing, is that you grasp how

critical theory is to drawing well.

It's a common misconception that artists

sit in coffee shops, sticking out their tongues,

with their moleskin sketchbooks and a cappuccino,

just drawing amazingly, and this

talent is flowing out of them.

Drawing is a skill, it's not a talent.

It's a learned skill just like reading and writing.

And we exist in an age today, where the bulk

of the population lacks this visual literacy.

And I do believe, that in a few hundred years,

probably everyone will be able to draw well,

but in our current society we tend to give this

holy honor or this sacred honor of drawing

to people that we consider to be talented.

I want to dispel that myth right now, it is a learned skill.

Now on that note, prepare yourself,

and humble yourself to learning some of the key

drawing theories you need to know.

And the beauty of it is, once you know them,

You know them.

Once you know the truth, you can't

really, kind of, lie to yourself as you draw.

So, take it as an encouragement.

That being able to draw well relies on knowing exactly

what you're doing, and that requires a lot of theory.

And once again as I've said, despite there being

a lot of theory, there is also obviously

a ton of practical.

So I want you to get out your pencils.

I want you to draw, so keep this stuff in mind

as you move forward, and let's totally get you

to where you want be, in terms of your drawing skills.