The problem with learning from Youtube is that there is so much content and many of the artists on Youtube aren’t teachers! They haven’t worked through drawing problems with real students.
Maybe you've tried other courses and found they involve just a lot of shading cubes and spheres - or worse they are not beginner level at all.
To have an enjoyable experience learning to draw you need clear explanations from a teacher who understands how to guide you through the key challenges that beginners face.
My Sketch Club membership takes you through classes and courses that teach you all the necessary drawing skills to transform you from beginner to competent. With each class you complete you have the option to share your work with me to get individual feedback, so you know what to work on.
Start with a Learn To Draw course and then move on to Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 tutorials when you feel ready.
Finish a class in one session or spread it out over several days or weeks depending on your lifestyle
Try out lots of different subjects and choose what you like the best to do more of!
For $25 per month or $225 per year (25% discount):
Two full length learn to draw courses for beginners starting from scratch.
Learn To Draw: A Complete Course For Beginners To Improvers introduces all the fundamental concepts and skills you need to get started on your drawing journey.
Drawing Everyday Objects: A Practical Learn To Draw Course
With worksheets and practice sessions, this course is for people who want plenty of direction and practical tasks.
Full length drawing tutorials for Levels 1-3 that take you step by step in real time. Each tutorial focuses on a particular subject and specific drawing skills.
Subjects include: landscapes, portraits, animals, objects, birds, buildings.
Skills include: proportion, shading, texture, perspective, seeing values, sketching and more.
Share your class work in the membership community space and I'll give you individual feedback. Within 48 hours I'll give you written detailed feedback on what is working well in your drawing and what you can work on to improve.
You'll also get support and encouragement from fellow students on the same journey - and you can support and encourage them back!
Hi, I'm Emily Armstrong, I'm an artist and a professional drawing teacher from New Zealand.
I’ve developed my online courses from years of in-person experience helping adults to overcome common drawing mistakes and challenges, and I can help you too.
Join the Sketch Club membership for regular drawing project tutorials to keep you practicing. You can share your work in the Sketch Club community any time and I'll personally review it and give you considered and clear feedback to help you improve!
Full length courses can be purchased individually for lifetime access, or get access to all of these as part of your Sketch Club membership.
These 1-2 hour subject based tutorials can be purchased individually for lifetime access, or get access to all of these as part of your Sketch Club membership.
With regular practice you'll see improvement, just like these students!
I joined Sketch Club when I was recovering from shoulder surgery. I had never drawn before so had low expectations for myself. Emily, however, didn't. The videos that she has produced are so clear and well done and her instruction so clear that I found myself doing not such a bad job! She is available for individual feedback and advice which I have found invaluable; she clearly gives lots of thought to what she offers. And always she is encouraging! This past year l've seen myself progress from drawing a straight line to creating a detailed drawing of a cat. That's quite a leap! Amy, Age 69
I realized later in life that I have a skill in drawing but no training. After studying both online and in person I have really been craving a methodical approach that builds my skills and self-trust gradually and organically.
What I love about Sketch Club is that the tutorials are bite-sized and easy to follow, there is an opportunity to practice the skill learned while choosing how you want to do it, and the feedback from both Emily and the community helps me refine my skill as well as build inner trust. Nalini, Age 63
Emily's approach of building skill upon skill is really effective. She gets you to concentrate on one goal at a time. Gradually you start to see that you are actually using a variety of observation and drawing techniques due to these preliminary steps. The ability to get feedback on my efforts is another effective learning tool. I have learned there are shadows within shadows!! The course has an exciting collection of tutorials and learning experiences. Penny, Age 81
For $25 per month / $225 per year (25% discount) you'll get:
• Two complete drawing courses suitable for complete beginners, plus other full length courses.
• Step by step tutorials on a variety of subjects for Level 1 - Level 3
• Personalised feedback on your work whenever you need it - just share it in our community space where you'll also get support from fellow students.
Membership renews automatically each month/year and you can cancel any time.
If you want to learn to draw, practice is everything. Practice equals progress.
You can watch hundreds of inspiring Youtube videos but your drawing isn't going to improve just by watching videos.
No one wants to hear it, but to get better at something you need to take a practical approach. You need to practice relevant skills and practice regularly.
Sketch Club provides you with the stuff you need to practice! Follow my 10 week Practice Guide to get clear direction on what to practice and how often. You'll work through all the basic skills needed and then keep practicing them as you follow tutorials on a variety of subjects...so you wont get bored!
Membership is US$25 per month or US$225 per year (save 25%). If you choose yearly or monthly your subscription will renew for as long as you wish to remain in the membership. You'll get an email notification 7 days before each payment. You can cancel anytime, even straight after sign up and still get the time you paid for, which means you can try it for a month and see how you like it!
Only if you want to! Some people prefer just to have access to all the learning material and work away on their own. Other people enjoy sharing their class work and commenting positively on other people's work.
Getting feedback in the community space means other people can learn from reading the feedback too. However if you prefer not to share your work in the membership community space and would still like feedback, you are welcome to email your drawings to me directly and I'll happily provide feedback as an email reply.
Please allow 48 hours for all individual feedback.
Generally there are no refunds for membership subscriptions so please choose wisely between monthly and yearly subscriptions. If you sign up with a monthly membership and find it doesn't fit with your style of learning or your schedule, you can simply cancel your membership and you will not be charged again the following month.
In exceptional circumstances a refund may be given but an admin fee will apply, as detailed in Terms of Service at the bottom of the page.