Young artists are afraid to start drawing for many reasons. Some have colored quite a lot

prior to taking their first drawing lesson and feel excited to start. These 5 simple lessons

allow a student to move on past the coloring book phase. They learn to see subject matter

broken up into geometric shapes. They are challenged in doing so. This allows students to

create mass differently as they look at a subject and try to draw it. If they begin with shapes

that are near to the contour outline of the subject then they find they can make the transition

from geometric shapes to actual contour drawings.