Learning to See - Drawing in Journals with Helen Shafer Garcia

Are you new to drawing? Are you curious about how to improve your skills as a budding artist and learn creative ways to draw? Would you like to be guided by a world-renowned instructor who will show you how to break away from judgement and draw in a mindful and observational way?

If you answered “yes” to these questions, then you are in the right place. Helen Shafer Garcia has brought her well known drawing methods and techniques exclusively to Create Arts Online. In this online course, you will watch Helen work in real time as she demonstrates her easy to achieve methods of drawing simple objects while adding color, shading, and other art elements.

In this course you will learn:

• Why working in a journal feels safe and gratifying
• Helen’s favorite journal, pencils, and pens
• How to choose objects that will help you achieve success
• How to connect lines that give you confidence
• A variety of methods to experiment with
• How to explore creative imagery while adding botanical and geometric shapes
• The Step-by-step process from a simple shape to an arrangement of colorful objects
• Colored combinations through demonstration with a pen and other pencils for shading

In this course Helen will dive into important “art speak” terms such as: Value, color theory, intensity, contour, and negative space. Helen will help you see the shapes around the objects to expand your drawing skills. Helen also shares her collage method, which will add texture and depth to your work.

This course is great for anyone that wants to learn to draw for the first time or improve their skills. There are so many ways to learn, with Helen’s talents and knowledge you will be starting off on the right foot and creating page after page in your personal journal in no time.

Included in this course is a PDF for download of the suggested tools, materials, and resources.