But it wasn’t always that way.
For years, I was stuck in tutorial hell.
I'd spend months learning to copy what I see perfectly... only to realize I had no idea how to inject my own creative vision.
Then I'd dive deep into anatomy studies until my drawings started looking like medical textbooks instead of real people.
Next, I'd get obsessed with gesture and loose sketching... but suddenly nothing looked realistic anymore.
Every time I learned a new "drawing trick," my other skills seemed to fall apart.
Sound familiar?
That's when I realized most drawing teachers only know ONE way to draw. Animators teach like animators. Sight-size teachers only show you how to copy. Portrait artists focus purely on portraits.
No one shows you how all these fundamentals connect as a complete system.
So I made a decision: I would approach drawing like a business project that had to be delivered. I'd seek out any teachers necessary, try any exercises that seemed valuable, and figure out how to get great systematically.
What followed was an intense period of study - seminars with Chris Legaspi, workshops at Watts Atelier, painting courses in Florence, and dozens of online programs.
