Basic Shapes Beautiful Designs

Have you always wanted to enjoy drawing as a fun way to pass the time and relax?

Have you admired the wonderful designs you see people draw and wish you could draw them too?

In this class, I will show you how to draw a few basic shapes and then we will experiment with ways to use them to create a multitude of simple and beautiful designs. We will play with filling a page with our creations and make drawing a daily habit. The more you draw the more you will find ways to add design and creativity into your life.

In the second part of the class I will show you how I use containers and frameworks to create more ideas with the shapes we learned and then we will walk through the process of creating a mandala design with these techniques.

What you will need:

• pencil
• felt tip pen or marker
• paper, drawing pad or sketchbook
• eraser 

No drawing experience is required.  The purpose of this class is to inspire you to just pick up the pencil and draw.  The more we just allow ourselves to play on the paper, without judging our designs, the better we will become at drawing and the more open we will become to our own creative style.

• Basic Shapes Beautiful Designs
• Getting Started
• Lines & Curves
• Circles, Petals, Leaves
• Insets & Outsets
• Combining Shapes
• Freeform Drawing
• Containers
• The Mandala Framework
• Final Thoughts