Stop Sketching. Start Seeing.

Drawing Fundamentals — The Deconstruction Lab

Most drawing problems aren't hand problems. They're seeing problems.

This course teaches you how to really look at what's in front of you — break any subject down into simple forms, build structure from the inside out, and make confident intentional marks. Real objects. A garage studio. A system that works in every medium.

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What You'll Learn

  • How to see before you draw

  • Large to small shape hierarchy

  • Proportion and relationships

  • Tracking lines and surface information

  • Confident committed line work

  • Light to dark mark making

  • Building complex objects from simple forms

  • Three ways to show form

  • Timed structure exercises

  • The foundation for every course in the Deconstruction Lab

A rough sketch of a series of objects, including cans, a stove, pipes, a ruler, and fragments, with some arrows indicating sequence or connection.
A hand-drawn sketch of a tape measure with a red metal case and a black and white retractable measuring tape, placed on a piece of paper featuring technical drawings and basic shapes.
A hand-drawn sketch of a rifle, highlighting the stock and barrel with labels such as 'light to dark marks' and notes 'too heavy too soon'
Sketches of a water bottle from different angles, with notes indicating measuring or comparing, with labels such as 'below,' 'eye level,' and 'above.'

This course is part of the Deconstruction Lab ecosystem.

Drawing Fundamentals builds directly on the system taught in the foundation courses. Before diving in, here's what's recommended:

Highly Recommended

  • The Deconstruction Lab — the core philosophy and progression system. Referenced throughout this course.

  • Values & Color — value structure and the tonal vs. chromatic system are used extensively in every section.

  • Design & Composition - Pre-painting decisions. The blueprint. What goes where and why.

New to art or drawing?

  • Drawing Fundamentals — start here before anything else. Covers observation, line, mark making, and structural drawing from the ground up. (You Are Here)

The Deconstruction Lab

A complete foundation pathway

  1. The Deconstruction Lab - The philosophy. Everything builds on top of this. You don't have a drawing problem. You have a thinking problem.

  2. Drawing Fundamentals - Structure is the permission slip. This is where you build it. (You Are Here)

  3. Values & Color - Most painting problems aren't color problems. They're value problems. This fixes that.

  4. Design & Composition - Most painting problems aren't paint problems. They're composition decisions you never made.

  5. Watercolor One: Loose On Purpose - Watercolor isn't fragile. This course proves it.

FROM THE LAB

Your video calmly prods you along from the construct to "capture the essence, knucklehead." That is the key for me. I now draw asking "what does it feel like" and make lines with expression not perfection. Eventually, the creative brain lights up and takes over because it likes repetition. The essence of the object is never lost in the process.

LARS WENTZEL  ·  DECONSTRUCTION LAB STUDENT

Drawing Fundamentals
$79.00
One time

The gateway to freedom and a key cog in the deconstruction wheel!

✓ How to see before you draw
✓ Tracking lines and surface information
✓ 2+ Hours Video Tutorials
✓ Assignments and Checkpoints
✓ Lifetime access