Amateur to Artist: 5 Essential Drawing Skills to Kickstart Your Art
Easy lessons that fit together and let you draw anything, not just random one-off tutorials that leave you a “forever beginner.”
Endless YouTube Tutorials Won't Teach You This
If you’re in your “YouTube phase,” you know the feeling all too well.
You practice “how to draw eyes” or “the one hack that will completely change how you draw poses” and come away with a disjointed skill set- you can draw eyes and hair and hands, but you can’t get it to fit together in a natural way.
Or, you’ve watched video after video trying to get perspective to finally click, but as soon as you try to draw anything that isn’t a square room viewed at eye level, suddenly it looks like a preschooler drew it.
One-off videos can be great for specific skills, but you’re not looking for a quick fix. You want drawing skills that let you capture your life- and imagination- on the page.
What’s included:
•Quick-Start Assessment to figure out your skill level, so you know exactly what you need to do to level up.
•Steady Lines Warm-Up Guide chock-full of the exercises that drawing pros use to banish shaky hands.
•Step-by-Step Lessons that clearly build on each other, so you aren’t just learning random skills that don’t connect.m
•Lifetime Access to the Lesson Library, so you can take learn at a pace that fits your busy schedule.
No more getting stuck...
With this course, you’ll finally:
•Stop your drawings from feeling “off”- by seeing the actual shapes of things, not just how your brain perceives them.
•Unlock perspective drawing and take your art from basic to “hey, I didn’t know you could draw like that!”
•Get inspired by your favorite artists- without copying.
•Draw anything you can imagine- no references needed.
•Instantly make your drawings look more professional with composition techniques that anyone can use, even beginners.
•Finally feel confident and proud showing people your art or giving it away as gifts.
•Level up by challenging your skills and attempting your dream artworks that feel out of reach.
•Make art fun again by putting perfectionism in its place (yes, really).
•Develop a cool, unique style by learning how to move past hyperrealism and capture your view of the world.
Who this course is for
This course is perfect for you if:
•You don’t need the hand-holding (or price tag!) of 1-on-1 lessons, you just need a clear skill-building path to follow.
•You want to learn to draw from anywhere, without fancy tools or complicated setups.
•You’re ready to leave random YouTube tutorial behind and learn the skills that will allow you to draw anything, without taking shortcuts that leave skill gaps.
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you’ll:
- Understand the core building blocks of drawing (line, shape, form, value, and proportion) and how they actually work together
- Be able to break down any subject—from simple objects to more complex scenes—into clear, drawable steps
- Learn to see like an artist, training your eye to notice angles, distances, and relationships instead of guessing
- Build a repeatable sketching process you can use for any drawing, so you’re not starting from a blank page in panic
- Practice the same foundational exercises professional artists return to, so you’re building skills that last
- Gain confidence drawing without a tutorial on screen, knowing why you’re doing each exercise—not just copying
You won’t just leave with finished drawings—you’ll leave with a toolkit and a system you can keep using long after the course ends!
Will this work for me?
I'm impressed! In my teenage years I finished four years of art school but I'm SO impressed by the methodology you are presenting! .
— Gabby
I could never find what I was searching about drawing from a different perspective in other courses. Your course is exactly the thing I was looking for, but really didn’t know how to find. And now I have it!
— Anna L.
This course is like nothing I've ever seen before (and I studied 4 years of art school)! I really do think this is the way kids in school should be learning to draw.
— Happy Student
Unlock Your Art Goals
Join today and start drawing whatever you want, not just what you can find a tutorial for on YouTube. Don’t waste another hour spinning your wheels!
Kickstart Your Art Course - Lifetime Access
$27
Here's what you get:
- 23 step‑by‑step video lessons that walk you through the core building blocks of drawing (line, shape, form, value, proportion, perspective, light, and composition)
- Montsy's personal sketch practice as a proficient artist and art teacher
- A self‑guided PDF skill assessment to repeat later and measure your progress over time
- A skill–goal chart designed for you to fill in, track your growth, and set clear, achievable drawing goals
- Drawing exercises PDF with targeted drills to build stability, accuracy, and confidence in your lines and shapes
- A repeatable sketching process you can use for any subject—so you’re not stuck copying random tutorials forever
- Lifetime access to all these lessons, resources, and any future updates to this treasure chest of drawing skills so you can come back at your own pace.
Course curriculum
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1Let's Get Started!
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2Your Personal Skill Assessment
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31 - Getting Lines Right
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42 - Getting in Shape
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53 - Flawless Depth Perception
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64 - Making Shadows Make Sense
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75 - Compositions Explained
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8You Made It!