You can draw like the pros. First break this habit

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VIDEO DESCRIPTION:
In this video we take a look at 3 tips to help drawing students start using this important drawing skill just like the pros do. The grip we use in drawing is very important, but in order to use them confidently and comfortably like we should there are few habits of mind and body we have to break first.
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[@user-nq1lv3hr8j]

I can no longer teach art classes because of an auto-immune disorder. Your videos are GREAT. You tell people about the basics and just common sense tips for artists. New artists don't now about these foundational premises and you explain them so well. I am telling others about you so they can see for themselves what you have to offer. THANK YOU!

[@alphonsodunn]

Thank you so much for sharing and I am so sorry youre not able to teach anymore. I cant imagine what that must be like. I am glad youre able to continue enjoying art in some way

[@RoseRose-jh3bo]

I agree he's a very great teacher. I've always pressed down hard on my drawings and and just what along with it to this video is actually really hopeful to me. 😁 I'm also very sorry that you can no longer teach, I hope you find other ways to express your art.

[@yan_dj]

Couldn't you turn the art classes you WOULD give into a skillshare online course or something?

[@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947]

I would say that even experts should watch this channel. Is a master content.

[@ThatlilrayofSunshine]

Kinda off topic, but I really hope you can have a good life despite everything that comes your way

[@Arkhkalos]

Today was one of those 'head empty art not looking how I want it to look' kinda days and this helped change my mood so much! This was so insightful and helpful! Thank you:)

[@alphonsodunn]

Glad I was able help you get out of that “head empty, art not looking how you want it to look” kinda days lol

[@seamagician7042]

I've been on a streak of this. I struggle with drawing my own poses. Been practicing gesture. Got real good at drawing random people. Then did faces for 3 days and got pretty good at it (after on off for months being dog at it) then on Friday I just couldn't draw anything for shit. It always looked wrong. Idk

[@urgo2man]

If you love to draw, and don't mind making mistakes, but are willing to do what it takes to get your vision on the paper, then you can communicate through any chicken scratch. Excellent tip

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[@wars6nheaven]

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[@littlewigglemonster7691]

@@wars6nheaven true lol

[@HunnysPlaylists]

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[@Xane_Dragon]

​@@HunnysPlaylists Well it made that spam bot go away....permanently 🤣

[@BrennaCorbit]

Your long pencil lead always looks like it is going to easily break. Yet--I just thought that having a long lead would be good practice to use a light and relaxed grip on the pencil. If it breaks, there is too much pressure. Thank you.

[@joeblankenship377]

Seems like a hassle to carve away all that wood. 2 mm lead and lead holders aren't expensive.

[@DieOrDelete]

@@joeblankenship377 but 2 dollars for 40 pencils and a cheap razor set for 2 bucks is well worth the effort for someone who simply wants to learn how to control their drawing hand rather than spending all that money lol

[@hb6747]

@@DieOrDelete where are you getting 40 pencils for 2$? hook it up

[@rstsdlnzms]

@@hb6747steal them from ikea lol

[@keeblergraham211]

This is brilliant! Thanks for posting. With a writer's grip, my focus is on making those slick, cursive lines my favorite cartoonists make, and I end up with wobbly forms and stiff figures with too much underdrawing. However, when I keep my hand off the paper and pull strokes with my arm I shift into a "go with the flow" mindset and I'm able to see forms better somehow. Even when I get it wrong, the results are much looser and more interesting. IOW, I'm giving up the illusion of control and gaining spontaneity, appeal and fun.

[@alphonsodunn]

I couldnt have said this any better

[@madhavmankar1898]

Nice and Beautifully all Books.interesting Drawing dateals. Thanks 🙏. Reality show the Sketch Vizlistion process, Deom preacatical.❤❤🎉🎉😮😊

[@alxalley]

thank you for finally getting it to click in my head. "my focus is on making those slick, cursive lines my favorite cartoonists make, and I end up with wobbly forms and stiff figures with too much underdrawing."

[@Xane_Dragon]

I'm sticking to my writing grip. It works for me ✅️

[@finalbreath15]

This honestly helped me think about my drawings more, i need to start doing entire books worth of rough sketches. And then transitioning to adding more details and tighting the structure up. I feel like im always afraid to make a mistake and its nice when you remember that if you follow your tips then you run less risk of wasting materials such as erasers and pencils

[@alphonsodunn]

Definitely. It’s OK to do sketches and test the waters and just have fun then gradually get more serious.

[@VistaArts1]

I'm new Artist. Kindly subscribe my channel because I'm new. I've made some sketches as a beginner, just watch them I hope you like them. ❤🙏

[@moisesdanielalvarado5578]

Good for you finalbreath15 keep up doing good work on art

[@RafelJaggai]

Yes also remember to do your research and learn about what you're drawing (i suggest checking out Mr. Dunn's books)

[@alphonsodunn]

🙏🙏🙏

[@archs1ay3r3]

References are extremely helpful! I had to tell myself so many times that it’s not bad to look up what you want to draw or look how other drew things like poses.

[@RafelJaggai]

@@archs1ay3r3 references help so much

[@rebekahcrossman4690]

I keep trying to lighten my sketch lines but catch myself time after time pressing too much into the paper. Now I understand why! Draw big, draw form and shapes. Don’t try to draw like you write. Makes sense - thank you!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Nice video.

[@alphonsodunn]

Writing cripples creates restriction in drawing for so many of us

[@veyarain82]

I had… never even considered that. The words we write being tiny details that are drilled into us since we’re small children. No wonder gesture drawing and using big gestures, my whole arm, never felt natural to me. I’m trying to write instead of draw… wild! I think this could definitely help me. Wonderful video!

[@CosmicRideMusic]

Mind blown! I would draw a lot when I was young, but by the time I was in my teens the hard lines and indented paper just became the habit I didn't know how to break. I loved comic books and created a bunch of characters and panel art, but my limitations eventually led me to put pencils and pens down and chase other disciplines. Thank you for putting this video out. It has answered some questions I've had for a long time about my drawing limitations.

[@alphonsodunn]

Glad it could help🙂🙏

[@Aleswall]

I've always heard about light grip, drawing lightly etc but it never sank in for me fully into a thing I could process until you said about letting the pencil's weight do the drawing. That's a perfect way to put it and very useful, thank you.

[@CRanunculus]

This reminds me of how in high school, I preferred drawing in pencil on melamine-coated desks than on paper. Not because I enjoyed property damage or believed in transient art (it could be wiped off easily :( ). Drawing on melamine just glided so smoothly, I could think more about what I was drawing and less about friction and resistance. Lines are bolder on the first go than on paper. I preferred mechanical pencils over sharpened - but this spoiled me into drawing only *microscopic* detail that could fit in homework margins.

[@carolyna.schroeder6687]

I am a very advanced artist and yet, I never learned this and have always been held back by the “death grip” and small vision to which you speak. I seem to naturally do this looser grip in large paintings (one simply cannot hold a long brush like a writing tool), but that essential life energy eluded me in drawing. You have helped so much - shine a light on the problem. Thank you for this! Cannot wait for your new book and to practice these looser grips for a few months, or for life!

[@canreadandsee]

Thank you for sharing your artistic experience. I totally agree that relaxation is the key in handling the pencil and, as one of my teachers told me, treating it as an extension of one’s hand and body. What I find helpful for me is to connect the moment of drawing with my breathing. For me it’s still an ongoing unlearning process of bad habits, but it’s literally the “breathing” path of the pencil tip that is the goal I aim at.

[@alphonsodunn]

Yes, it’s really like an extension of your arm and body. And that’s an awesome tip, about connecting it to your breathing👍

[@mothman7212]

the way you explain everything is so fluid and actually invokes visual examples of what you're saying. i was worried i was just talentless for art, but with your videos i realize i just needed a different explanation to understand everything perfectly. thank you so much!!

[@misoadeio]

At 51 years of age, you have acted as the strongest motivation for me to sharpen a pencil and try some drawing

[@alphonsodunn]

That warms my heart! Keep going

[@alexmorfin4967]

Thank you for sharing, Alphonso. This is something my Art teacher couldn't communicate to me. She told me to change my grip without explaining the reason behind it, just like you are illustrating in this video. I value your work.

[@FluffinWolffox105]

This is so helpful! I'm left-handed so I've always held my pencil differently. I always got so caught up in controlling my hand so that I could make it do what others' did, and thought that would help my art too. I was discouraged to find out that I couldn't get the results I was looking for, and almost reconsidered doing art and animation as a result. I like this approach of letting go of the fine controlled details; it makes my hand feel so much more free. It also frees me from having to try and imitate how others draw (it's pretty empowering since I never felt I could learn to write/draw "properly" but this is all about unlearning all those systems)

[@linren901]

This is the best way I’ve ever heard this explained! It makes so much sense, thank you!

[@TJ-vn4wp]

That was cool. I was sketching while watching, and immediately got something I liked. Making marks with the weight of the pencil makes the different pencil hardnesses make more sense.

[@jilliancrawford7577]

I absolutely love how you give uncommon advice like this and that's what makes your tutorials stand out so much! Every other tutorials might go over the same 5 tips, which is helpful for those who might not have heard of these things before, but they can only help for so far. Thank you so much for what you do!!

[@annacount3682]

Thank you for this demo! It is just what I needed to hear/see! I like the looseness of the way you draw.

[@Ibaneddie76]

Great video, this is the most important information a newer artist needs to learn specially the part about being loose and the way to hold the pencil when sketching.

[@tauIrrydah]

Oh wow I didn't know how much I needed to hear this. I haven't been drawing, despite wanting to for quite some time... and you're right, it's my writing mindset that has always been a hill for me to climb! We were taught very small about 6 years old, to write with crayons with these awful yellow rubber triangles around them to 'help us grip' but actually you're right that notion has kind of destroyed (over time not just on its own) my drawing and I never realised that the tension between the two factors had been such a problem. I was an avid drawer as a child but an atrocious writer, as teen that flipped and the details became a focus and almost a trap as the hand chokes up on the pen all the time, even when I'm using a digital pen! As an aside to this, I just watched a video about being unable to relax due to an anxiety of always needing to be 'busy' which also feeds into why I can't relax when I'm trying to. Ugh this has put too many things together at once today.

[@alphonsodunn]

We need so much unlearning

[@user-on3zq2nc7l]

I have been woodcarving for 60 years, never learned to draw and according to many people write, either. A few years ago I started learning to draw( not steady) and my writing improved immediately, I now write not only legible but approaches beautiful.

[@I_Dislike_YouTube_Handles]

I JUST started doing yesterday this as a beginner, glad to know I’m on the right path! Thank you for your educational videos!

[@Jack_Kennedy01]

hows the progress going? ^ ^

[@I_Dislike_YouTube_Handles]

@@Jack_Kennedy01 It's going good, rarely catch myself making the mistake these days.

[@Jack_Kennedy01]

@@I_Dislike_KZbin_Handles yay thats awesome bro!!! great work!

[@tabaldak5184]

I swear you have taught me so much within the last couple hours. It’s unreal thank you very much, sir.

[@arikiri_698]

You explained this in a way that really makes sense. Thank you!

[@creativewah]

Wow! I needed to hear this because I definitely grip my drawing tools low and tightly! I’ve been drawing for many years and holding them differently is very uncomfortable. I’m going to try to change, no promises.😬Thank you for sharing!

[@vstanick]

Love this, plain and simple. ❤ Thank you!

[@ummmyes]

And i thought i am afraid of big canvases and cant draw big because i dont allow myself to take up the space, in a multitude of ways.. well, everything is connected :) thank you. ❤

[@alphonsodunn]

You can do it, I’m sure

[@MisterKallo]

Amazing instruction video, I wish college or university's had this kind of online teachings or tutor. The narrator voice is what makes me wanna learn 🤟🏼

[@davidallsebrook8523]

Another excellent video! Thank you! I had given up on trying to learn the loose grip, for the reasons you gave, as well as having somewhat shaky hands. The friction from pressing down helps dampen the tremors. Look forward to adding book number three to to my library.

[@mh8704]

You’re a great teacher! I’m looking forward to your new book!

[@johnluis1845]

Excellent tips!! I used to draw a long time ago, your video encouraged me to start again, and it makes sence to me why I stopped and can't draw the way i used to. Thank you 👏👏

[@sst4rscr34m]

i just wanna say thank you for the advice and for the video! your voice is super relaxing 🥰

[@FatFluffyFurballs-xx7on]

I love how comfortably you draw! When I draw, I tend to grip on the pencil and draw hard😅Thanks for inspiring me to be more relaxed

[@JsnHgl]

Getting back into drawing. Great, helpful video here. Thank you Alphonso!

[@prabhuramselvan]

Looking forward to the book. Hope we do have a kindle version too . Thank you for your videos and words

[@anastasiazueva8538]

Thank you so much! I use the grip that you show since I saw the video last week and I see how it improved my drawings already! And I sharpen pencils new way. I make that long lead it saves some time aftewards because I can keep drawing for longer and lines stay sharper and look more professional. Thanks for sharing the knowledge with us! You make people's lives happier.

[@Tharus12]

That is one of the things I know I need to work on and relaxing my grip as I can find myself going back to the tighter grip even after relaxing it. Very interesting video, given me something to reflect on and to guide my practice.

[@martie837]

This was incredible. It worked the first time as I followed along! Amazing and so simple.

[@nutmeg418]

Though I've made art my whole life I haven't recently and I think this helped me realize something that was making me fall out of love with art. Thank you ❤

[@minhsonpham6709]

I'm a drawing hobbyist who learns from KZbin vids and drawing manuals. Your explanation has pinpointed all my problems and struggles in mastering my craft so I can finally go to the next step: Fixing things up. Very appriciated 👍

[@RenateWaas]

I love your book! It helps me a lot to keep drawing. Can't thank you enough for the book and your amazing and professional videos!

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks so much!

[@TomasHVM]

Thank you for sharing! This is the first drawing video I'v actually watched to the end, and felt like had something of real value to give me. 7 minutes of great value. Thanks!

[@just_dias4156]

This kind of mindset and the knowledge of things like commonplace books really helps unlock my brain and let me create more freely, both in writing and drawing. Thank you for your guidance

[@jpdesdinova7560]

Thank you so much for this video Alphonso! Gonna try and use those tips to get my drawings better and better!❤

[@secondconflict570]

Yesss! Big swooshy gestural drawing is the best. I realized that having a looser grip helps immensely. part of the issue with drawing like you write is that the precision needed to create legible letters requires a lot more pressure than drawing. had the same issue with knitting. I would death grip the needles and try to be very precise but every stitch was coming out way too tight and it made my hands hurt. once I let up on them the process was much easier. more of a flowing movement of transferring the yarn back and forth instead of jabbing and yanking.

[@venz0h420]

going into art class for my sophomore year this video geniunely taught me something that most art videos on youtube cant great job man!!!

[@sinful8182]

wow thank you for explaining this in a way where i could finally understand the true freedom we have in creating art. There are no restrictions, i Iove it. I decide what’s right, by seeking with an open heart. Peace & Love🔓

[@bethvarcoe3294]

I’m a relatively new artist drawing and painting is a hobby of mine and I feel I am getting the hang of it but I am one of those people with the choppy lines 😂I have been trying to find ways to extend me strokes and after watching you video I have more confidence in my strokes and my sketches thank you for opening my eyes and new techniques ❤

[@xwildnessx7845]

One thing I found that helped with choppy lines was taking a deep breath in, loosening your elbow and then on the exhale draw your whole line, and just practice that with straight lines and curved lines until you’re comfortable making longer lines without the breaks

[@disrespecc9678]

@@xwildnessx7845this works!

[@mateuszkubas4433]

Thank you so much for this video! For a person that really wants to learn new things, and always thinking drawings just not for me because I don't have a talent, this video is mind opening! And your voice & way of speaking makes all this so much easier! I think i struck gold with this channel❤

[@TheSeventhForce]

This video is exactly what I needed to see. I tend to draw really small, probably because I'm drawing like I wrote, and when it comes down to drawing something that requires long, flowing pencil strokes I falter and get frustrated. Guess I have a lot of (un)learning to do!

[@franceswitham8214]

Thank you so much for this lesson. I struggle with strangling my pencil. Great lesson.

[@alidee5119]

Best art drawing KZbin art clip I have ever seen. Thank you so much for sharing you talent. I'm crazy inspired!!

[@_leon4560]

've been watching your vids since 2017, really thanks and respect that devotion.

[@Singular_Relical]

this guide really helped me as a beginning drawer, I cannot thank you enough!

[@njw1383]

What a great video. I love your loose style of sketching. God bless you

[@mattsproductions7525]

A few months ago I got myself to get deep intro drawing and your tips here sounds very useful, I'll be sure to use them.

[@Squishyobsidian]

Just gonna throw it out there this guy’s voice is really relaxing!

[@royliuhm]

Just stumbled on your channel with this video, and it has provided me with more insight than a 6 month sketching course I took so many years back. Thanks for explaining this! Subbing for more on adult drawing :)

[@hemkin_]

Thank you for making this vid. Most artists, me included, forgot to let loose when it comes in art. Needed to hear this

[@rossimorey2340]

This is motivation..motivational... I really miss drawing I was worrying about being too perfect w my lines because I didn't want to waste paper 😅

[@alphonsodunn]

Waste paper, waste paper, waste paper!

[@AbiNomac]

Love seeing content in my feed from Alphonso. I know it’s ALWAYS going to be valuable content. Good bless.

[@alphonsodunn]

🙏🙏🙏

[@averya53]

this is neat, thanks so much man. even after over half of my life drawing, i didn't realise my grip played such a part in my drawing. i write and draw with a grip similar to the 'extended' grip, i've always done this and i got in trouble back in second grade cause i wasn't holding my pen 'correctly' when i write, but i haven't unlearned it lmao. the way you explain things is very nice, it can be applied to any way of drawing. but i've got shaky hands so learning to relax them will be an interesting process, as i don't want shaky lines and have to hold the pen tightly in order to make them less shaky. all of this makes me want to draw right now even if i don't have anything in mind :)

[@brianvernon7754]

Such a great teacher

[@lutsurugi]

somehow, that actually helped... i need to practice that now :) thank you so much

[@AnglesSol]

Thanks for the lesson. I've always struggled with my drawings being loose, so this mindset change for the grip of the pencil comes very handy (no pun intended).

[@OGKaySlay]

This vid is so underrated 😢 I'm in a rough place lately and I was so tense. But I was drawing as a child and I didn't know how I'm not able to do what I liked to do when I was little. You gave it back to me I don't know how to support your channel without paying so at least I wanted you to know how you got me back into art. Thank you brother. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🧠

[@Dirhfifkshdi]

Really helpful video. There’s something that’s been bothering me about trying to shift from paper to ipad this video helps put it into words. On paper you can let the weight of the pencil make the mark, our hand only guides it. On ipad it just doesn’t work that way or maybe I haven’t figured it out yet.

[@richardpenstein]

Just read my first pass from your Book. Gave real answers to understanding how to see the world . A real tool box to bring along, while doing art. Now for the work in applying it.

[@helenrattray3839]

I’ve been attending art college for. Couple of months now and been struggling with my drawings not being “loose”…. Watching this video has been a game changer for me.. thank you 😊

[@ericswain4177]

To me, it has a lot to do with whether I am sketching, drawing, rendering, or an original artwork using graphite, charcoal, colored pencil ink, Etc... as well as scale and detail in the composition and size of paper or substrate. In the end Practis ! and don't be afraid to try different ways.

[@evelyne7071]

Thank you, I’ll try it in my next project.

[@rossg9909]

This is great! and immediately you remind me of watching Glenn Vilpu and the way he approaches drawing. Great work!

[@chantelmcskimming6633]

Thank you for this good information! I'll be more cognizant of these other grips and be sure to use them!😊

[@incredulouskirk]

It makes perfect sense!! And it explains so much. Of COURSE it's gonna be small hard and tight because that's what's been drilled into our heads...for writing. No one ever explained it like that before. Thank you. ❤

[@alphonsodunn]

Glad it was helpful! 🙂

[@Lazamattaz]

I feel like this is something I learned over time and kind of subconsciously! But this is such a great reminder that writing mechanincs and drawing mechanics are different. I'll be sharing this video with beginner artists looking for tips from now on!

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks so much

[@barbarabemis4949]

This was helpful with brush strokes too. Was working on a large canvas while listening to this...relaxed and made bigger, looser brush marks.

[@Lil-Pony]

I can feel how you are gripping in from the video. Amazing

[@NuLiForm]

Always Fascinated by art & artists, & Driven to become one myself one day, i decided long ago, as a small child, that if we are fearful or angry or in any other way dissatisfied with our creations, what we are doing ceases to be Art & simply becomes work.

[@roselucht4583]

Thank you for this graceful use of the pencil, it will make all the difference for me!

[@elaineashdown4012]

Loved the first 2 books and cant wait for book three such great learning tools thank you

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks so much! Working hard on it

[@r0ntr0n4]

This was VERY helpful. Your pencil lead was stressing me out. I would have 100% broken that lead. I'm going to dedicate a bunch of my notebook to general, light scribbles. THANK YOU!

[@susancook1617]

You are a wonderful artist. Thank you so much for your tutorials. I’ll give this a try 😊

[@emobaddieproduct6109]

This is actually so helpful, and for free!

[@queltonelhipster]

I was looking for this exact lesson. Thank you very much

[@debbieborden7651]

Fantastic! Thank you.

[@tongs1073]

yoooo loosening up my pressure really brought out my learnings ,i thought i was stagnating but it was just my rigidness that stopped me from flowing. subscribed

[@DawnDavidson]

Interesting! In the last couple of years, I’ve taken up Zentangle, which is mostly a pen-drawing method focusing on small works (the classic is a 3.5” square “tile” of heavy paper.) Because the practice is about meditation at least as much as the art, though, one of the first things they teach is to relax and lighten our grip. One of the co-founders, Maria Thomas, is a skilled offset calligraphy pen artist as well, and her motions are always so fluid, no matter what pen she’s using. She’s a great example to watch. I’ve gotten better at wielding the delicate Sakura Micron 01 pens over the past 2 years, but I still need to remind myself regularly to lighten up. Your tip of “use the weight of the [pen]” is intriguing and one I’ll need to experiment with to see if there are places it will help me improve further. Your insight also helps me to explain why, when I loaned one of my precious microns to my sister - an interior designer with quite a lot of artistic experience! - in order to sign her name on something, she managed to bend the nib! I had expected her, as someone with artistic experience, to be able to handle the pen delicately, but she was approaching the pen as if it were any other writing tool. Which makes sense, given her intention, according to your video! 😂 Fortunately, she only bent it, and didn’t break it, so that pen is still useable. But I think of her every time I use that one, and have to adjust my grip to account for the bend! 😂😂 Thanks!

[@davelowther2499]

Find this so hard in a small area but I'll chip away. Thanks for sharing!

[@alaneddy4575]

Hi Alphonso. You are gifted. I have practiced art for many years and this is the first time I've ever seen this concept illustrated in a way that makes sense. I like the idea of using one tool to draw and I really think this technique of extending the pencil and using its weight will yield interesting results. Thanks buddy. I just subscribed.

[@kashel83]

Wow, drawing is one of, if not my biggest frustrations in life. I have absolutely no idea why this came up in my recommendations but it spoke to me directly, all of it makes sense and it even made me think I can draw. Thanks for giving me hope. I will definitely check out your books, and it was an immediate subscribe to your channel

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks much! And you CAN draw

[@disrespecc9678]

you should learn three-point perspective (it’s really important)

[@kashel83]

@@disrespecc9678 I'll look that up thanks

[@MoeTea4U]

Thank you for these tips they've been helpful I've used under before and holding the pencil further away.

[@locussolus9997]

Could you do a video on different grips? how you do them and what they're good for?

[@sophialambert6320]

This was incredibly helpful and encuraging for me! Only a month ago I started drawing seriously and I almost ALWAYS nearly cramped my hand from holding my pen in a death grip! I appreciate the advice here and will immediately put it to good use, Thank you

[@kbee33]

Thank you!!

[@viniciustoresan4780]

Good video! I just found this channel and I liked it a lot. Thank you.

[@brucebissell7626]

AWESOME INFO. THANKS. GOD BLESS YOU.

[@PabloLAlmodovar-lg6sg]

Outstanding drawing class , thank you!