Description

Do you know how to hold a pencil?  I promise this isn’t a trick question! – but it is something to master when learning how to draw.  In this taster drawing course for knitwear design, you’ll be holding and manipulating your pencil like never before, and come to realise that even the most humble of drawing tools can be the most powerful.

You don’t need expensive art materials – you just need to know how to use the tools you already have.

This lesson was created with knitwear designers in mind, but the principles of drawing are universal.  All are very welcome – and you can check out the preview video below to see if it’s right for you.  In this clip, I go right down to the bare bones of sketching: fine motor skills.

What you’ll do in the Visual Communication taster course

We’ll explore how to do this through a series of greyscale exercises.  These will build your confidence, motor skills, and allow you to draw with intention.  Getting your ideas onto paper is one of the most important things you’ll ever do as a knitwear designer, and this course will get you started.

Your range of tonal and textural expression will also help you to draw softer objects like yarn and fabric.  I developed this lesson especially for drawing out your latent sensitivity and artistry, and the marks you make on the paper will range from the wispiest grey to the earthiest charcoal.  This vocabulary will also improve your observational skills because you’ll have the means to draw what you see.

This class is the first step away from the frustration of not being able to draw from life, or the disappointment of your drawings not looking the way you want them to.  In just over an hour, you’ll never look at pencil and paper the same way again!

What you’ll need for this drawing for knitwear design taster course:

• A set of drawing pencils, ranging from B up to 6B or 8B
• An A3 pad or sketchbook.  You can use A4 if you work across a double page spread.  A single sheet of A4 will be too small and uncomfortable to work with.

Key details about the knitwear design drawing course

This class is 60-90 minutes long and you can take it as many times as you like, at your own pace.  You have lifetime access to the content.

What happens after I checkout?

At checkout, you’ll be prompted to create an account.  This grants you access to the course area and the lesson material.  You can watch from your desktop, laptop, or mobile device.  Distraction-free mode is enabled to help you focus.

What’s next?  What can I do after the lesson’s finished?

You can top up to join the Tailored Sleeves Masterclass, Made to Measure Knitwear, or the full version of Knitwear Design Initiation. And it’s also a good ideas to sign up for in-person drawing classes wherever you are in the world.  These classes could be on life drawing, portraiture, still life drawing, or trying another dry medium like chalk, pastels, charcoal, or granite.

BUT – practice is the most important thing.  You don’t need to spend a penny on practice and experimentation – and that’s at least as valuable as learning how to draw in the first place!