Drawing Success DVD Course
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Jan Bower's Drawing Instruction for Teens & Adults. 36 lessons filled with hours of easy-to-follow demonstrations and step-by-step instructions. Includes 10 DVDs, 176-page Lesson Book, and Photo Reference flip Booklet.
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SAVE 15% with this coupon code: drawlikeapro
See Cathy Duffy's review...
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All successful artists need solid drawing skills. Learn to draw like a pro with Drawing Success. Master artist Jan Bower's step-by-step demonstrations help drawing make sense, and her encouraging teaching style makes drawing fun. Jan's 36 easy-to-follow lessons will train your eye and your hand as you learn essential principles that will show you how to draw practically anything. Drawing Success was designed with the visual learner in mind, and is excellent for beginners and seasoned artists.
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Why enroll in an expensive, faraway school? Drawing Success gives you
Professional Art Training right in your own home!
Professional Art Training right in your own home!
Drawing Success is a DVD course that trains teens and adults in key principles essential to artistic success:
The Drawing Success course includes: 36 lessons on 10 DVDs; 1 Lesson Book; 1 Photo Reference Booklet; a vinyl storage case.
Drawing Success covers:
Recognizing Basic Shapes
Combining Shapes for Complex Objects
Adding "Skin" to Basic Shapes
5 Different Shading Techniques
5 Areas of Light & Dark
Determining Light Source & Its Effects
Light & Shadows through a Forest
Light & Shadows on Textured Objects
Contour Hatching
Determining Value
Training the Eye to See Value
Capturing Value in a Still Life
1-Point, 2-Point, & 3-Point Perspective
Complex Structures
Composition Dos & Don'ts
The 4-2-1 Value Technique
Drawing from Thumbnail Sketches
Strengthening Your Focal Point
Landscape Elements
The Steelyard Compositional Scheme
Drawing Animals
Creating Motion
Believable Reflections
...and much more!
Combining Shapes for Complex Objects
Adding "Skin" to Basic Shapes
5 Different Shading Techniques
5 Areas of Light & Dark
Determining Light Source & Its Effects
Light & Shadows through a Forest
Light & Shadows on Textured Objects
Contour Hatching
Determining Value
Training the Eye to See Value
Capturing Value in a Still Life
1-Point, 2-Point, & 3-Point Perspective
Complex Structures
Composition Dos & Don'ts
The 4-2-1 Value Technique
Drawing from Thumbnail Sketches
Strengthening Your Focal Point
Landscape Elements
The Steelyard Compositional Scheme
Drawing Animals
Creating Motion
Believable Reflections
...and much more!
The Lesson Book contains:
a synopsis of all 36 lessons
36 Thoughts for Success by Jan Bower
36 Helpful Tips for artistic success
40+ inspiring Bible verses
7 Chapter Review quizzes
70 Glossary entries of art terminology
"Good drawing skills are essential for all two-dimensional art mediums." ~ Jan Bower
Drawing Success DVD Course can be used in a group setting when additional books are purchased. Each student will need:
one (1) Drawing Success Lesson Book
one (1) Drawing Success Photo Reference Booklet
one (1) Drawing Success Lesson Book
one (1) Drawing Success Photo Reference Booklet
Cathy Duffy says...
"I really like the way this course builds skills sequentially. Students should really learn how to produce very skillful and impressive art work as they progress through the lessons. By teaching incrementally, Bower makes it possible for every student to be successful, even adults who think they have no drawing talent."
Read Cathy Duffy's entire review...
Reviews
The Best DVD Homeschool Art Program for teens I have ever come across. ~ Cassandra (Pros and Cons of Homeschooling review)
Drawing Success Art Curriculum is the best DVD Homeschool Art program for teens and adults I have ever come across. 36 easy to follow DVD lessons and step-by-step demonstrations will complete any homeschool curriculum. Drawing Success was created by Jan Bower, a Master artist whose love of art shows through her ready smile and encouraging words. Students easily learn how to draw using basic principles that will enable them to draw anything. I have 10 children, and have looked for a good art curriculum for several years. Everything I've found was for children or just your basic “arts and crafts”. But this is a real art curriculum that was professionally put together to teach HOW to draw. My daughter is 17 and loves art. Drawing Success is geared to teens, but my 10 year old son who loves art as well sat in on the classes. My daughter wrote: "I love that the teacher talks with you the entire time so you never feel like you are lost and don't know what to do. She moves on to a second object to draw but still leaves room for you to continue practicing if needed." The teacher starts very basic and works her way up to more complicated techniques, each time adding more dimension to the drawings. We have only completed 20 lessons, but they are incredible! The course is probably the most professional quality sold that takes a student from point A to B to C…always building on each lesson. By the time we finish my daughter will have had a professor artist teaching her how to draw the correct way...for life. I love the chapter review quizzes and the glossary entries of art terminology...my daughter and I are learning a whole new language! The lesson book has 36 helpful tips to succeed as an artist, 36 thoughts for success, and 40 inspiring Bible verses sprinkled throughout the lessons. I think the price is excellent. I get to keep the lessons for all my children and reuse it as often as I need by only purchasing another Lesson Book. This is completely worth the cost.
Best Art Curriculum available! ~ Leslie (Traverse City, MI)
My 12 and 14 year old sons are just wrapping up their 7th and 8th grade year and we made "Drawing Success" part of their curriculum this year. I am not an artist at all, yet I wanted to give our boys the opportunity to really enjoy art and not be intimidated by it. I have been completely amazed at Jan's ability to simplify what looks like a very difficult subject and offer my sons the feeling of complete success and pride upon completion! The lessons are easy to follow, easy to understand, and easy to do! It really doesn't get any better than this! There is nothing else like this on the market for anyone 10 years or older! This program offers you the chance to increase your children's self worth by exposing a talent that they perhaps are unaware of. My guys are so proud of every lesson that they complete and honestly I'm shocked at their abilities! I know that they wouldn't feel this sense of accomplishment and pride if it weren't for this awesome curriculum. I owe their success in art to this product. If you're contemplating it, don't waste any more time. Take it from someone who carefully selects curriculum, It is an absolute bargain!
Best by far! I am so impressed with how much I've improved. ~ Annie (Spring Arbor, MI)
I really enjoyed drawing success. I’m 20 and I’ve dabbled in art here and there throughout my life, but I still consider myself a beginner because I could never really grasp the basic foundation. At the beginning, the lady teaches you the correct way to hold your pencil and explains why. I thought this was unnecessary at first, but there were a lot of simple mistakes, with easy fixes, that I had been making all my life that made art exasperating. These easy fixes actually made a huge difference in my drawings. The program started with the fundamentals, but it was never boring or too slow. I enjoyed the progression of the lessons and how each one built off of each other; I would continue to use the techniques that I had learned while working on a different picture in a previous lesson. I used to get so frustrated with art DVD’s because the content of what the person was saying wasn’t very helpful. I remember often thinking, “how did you get it to look like that?! Mine doesn’t look right at all!” But you could tell this lady was a good teacher because she anticipated where I might struggle and gave me very helpful pointers and explanations for tricky parts of my drawing. Now, when I look through my sketch pad, I really can’t believe that I created the pictures that inhabit it. I am so pleased! I highly recommend this product. I’m a junior in college studying marketing and advertising and I wanted to be able to articulate my ideas to my future team with accurate and appealing sketches. I came away with that and more; I actually enjoy drawing now and I don’t get frustrated anymore because I am pleased with what I’ve drawn It is well worth the investment!!
I learned SO much! ~ J.M. (Michigan)
I didn't know I could create something so realistic. I learned so much (and not just about art). Your tips and advice were perfect and so encouraging, both about art and glorifying God with my talents. Thank you!
My daughter has learned so much... ~ Brenda (northern Michigan)
My daughter has learned so much, is challenged, and is loving it! I see her using what you're teaching (balance, contrast, composition, etc.) now in her photography. She will use these concepts life-long. Thanks so much!
Very helpful course and well presented! ~ Carol (Traverse City)
At first I thought this course was overly simplistic, but I didn't want to skip any part of it and I am so glad that I didn't. Things as simple as holding my pencil correctly made such a difference in my ability to draw an oval, circle, or a straight line. I've been drawing all my life and this made such a difference! Also, the step by step approach is very helpful. It's a great course, easy to follow and fun to do.
Drawing Success Art Curriculum is the best DVD Homeschool Art program for teens and adults I have ever come across. 36 easy to follow DVD lessons and step-by-step demonstrations will complete any homeschool curriculum. Drawing Success was created by Jan Bower, a Master artist whose love of art shows through her ready smile and encouraging words. Students easily learn how to draw using basic principles that will enable them to draw anything. I have 10 children, and have looked for a good art curriculum for several years. Everything I've found was for children or just your basic “arts and crafts”. But this is a real art curriculum that was professionally put together to teach HOW to draw. My daughter is 17 and loves art. Drawing Success is geared to teens, but my 10 year old son who loves art as well sat in on the classes. My daughter wrote: "I love that the teacher talks with you the entire time so you never feel like you are lost and don't know what to do. She moves on to a second object to draw but still leaves room for you to continue practicing if needed." The teacher starts very basic and works her way up to more complicated techniques, each time adding more dimension to the drawings. We have only completed 20 lessons, but they are incredible! The course is probably the most professional quality sold that takes a student from point A to B to C…always building on each lesson. By the time we finish my daughter will have had a professor artist teaching her how to draw the correct way...for life. I love the chapter review quizzes and the glossary entries of art terminology...my daughter and I are learning a whole new language! The lesson book has 36 helpful tips to succeed as an artist, 36 thoughts for success, and 40 inspiring Bible verses sprinkled throughout the lessons. I think the price is excellent. I get to keep the lessons for all my children and reuse it as often as I need by only purchasing another Lesson Book. This is completely worth the cost.
Best Art Curriculum available! ~ Leslie (Traverse City, MI)
My 12 and 14 year old sons are just wrapping up their 7th and 8th grade year and we made "Drawing Success" part of their curriculum this year. I am not an artist at all, yet I wanted to give our boys the opportunity to really enjoy art and not be intimidated by it. I have been completely amazed at Jan's ability to simplify what looks like a very difficult subject and offer my sons the feeling of complete success and pride upon completion! The lessons are easy to follow, easy to understand, and easy to do! It really doesn't get any better than this! There is nothing else like this on the market for anyone 10 years or older! This program offers you the chance to increase your children's self worth by exposing a talent that they perhaps are unaware of. My guys are so proud of every lesson that they complete and honestly I'm shocked at their abilities! I know that they wouldn't feel this sense of accomplishment and pride if it weren't for this awesome curriculum. I owe their success in art to this product. If you're contemplating it, don't waste any more time. Take it from someone who carefully selects curriculum, It is an absolute bargain!
Best by far! I am so impressed with how much I've improved. ~ Annie (Spring Arbor, MI)
I really enjoyed drawing success. I’m 20 and I’ve dabbled in art here and there throughout my life, but I still consider myself a beginner because I could never really grasp the basic foundation. At the beginning, the lady teaches you the correct way to hold your pencil and explains why. I thought this was unnecessary at first, but there were a lot of simple mistakes, with easy fixes, that I had been making all my life that made art exasperating. These easy fixes actually made a huge difference in my drawings. The program started with the fundamentals, but it was never boring or too slow. I enjoyed the progression of the lessons and how each one built off of each other; I would continue to use the techniques that I had learned while working on a different picture in a previous lesson. I used to get so frustrated with art DVD’s because the content of what the person was saying wasn’t very helpful. I remember often thinking, “how did you get it to look like that?! Mine doesn’t look right at all!” But you could tell this lady was a good teacher because she anticipated where I might struggle and gave me very helpful pointers and explanations for tricky parts of my drawing. Now, when I look through my sketch pad, I really can’t believe that I created the pictures that inhabit it. I am so pleased! I highly recommend this product. I’m a junior in college studying marketing and advertising and I wanted to be able to articulate my ideas to my future team with accurate and appealing sketches. I came away with that and more; I actually enjoy drawing now and I don’t get frustrated anymore because I am pleased with what I’ve drawn It is well worth the investment!!
I learned SO much! ~ J.M. (Michigan)
I didn't know I could create something so realistic. I learned so much (and not just about art). Your tips and advice were perfect and so encouraging, both about art and glorifying God with my talents. Thank you!
My daughter has learned so much... ~ Brenda (northern Michigan)
My daughter has learned so much, is challenged, and is loving it! I see her using what you're teaching (balance, contrast, composition, etc.) now in her photography. She will use these concepts life-long. Thanks so much!
Very helpful course and well presented! ~ Carol (Traverse City)
At first I thought this course was overly simplistic, but I didn't want to skip any part of it and I am so glad that I didn't. Things as simple as holding my pencil correctly made such a difference in my ability to draw an oval, circle, or a straight line. I've been drawing all my life and this made such a difference! Also, the step by step approach is very helpful. It's a great course, easy to follow and fun to do.
Q & A
Q. Can my teen use Drawing Success without parental help?
A. Yes. Drawing Success has clear instructions, thorough explanations, and complete demonstrations, making it a very easy program to follow.
Q. Who is a good candidate to take Drawing Success?
A. Drawing Success is designed especially for the student with a serious interest in creating quality art, but any teen or adult will benefit and enjoy the process.
Q. Would my artistic pre-teen be able to do Drawing Success?
A. While Drawing Success was created for teens and adults, some pre-teens will be able to handle the entire program. By owning the DVDs, your pre-teen will benefit by being able to pause, replay, or re-take any portion of any lesson as necessary. Many preteens have taken Jan's course and done well...then re-taken her course in high school and really flourished!
Q. How long should this course take to complete?
A. Drawing Success has 36 lessons, each lasting under an hour. The lessons start simple and grow in complexity and time required. One lesson per week will be about right for most students (which would fill a school year), though some eager students might wish to tackle two lessons per week and finish in one semester.
Q. Do I need to return the course at the end?
A. No. Drawing Success is yours to keep, so your family can continue to benefit for years.
Q. Can I just purchase portions of the course?
A. No. Drawing Success is a complete course that has been strategically designed to build the student's understanding and skills in a critical progressive sequence. The lessons are interdependent, and thus sold as one unit.
Q. Can Drawing Success be used in a group setting?
A. Yes. With each lesson under an hour, Drawing Success is ideal for a homeschool group or a Christian school class. Each student will need his or her own Lesson Book, Photo Reference Booklet, and drawing supplies to work on their art exercises between classes.
Q. What supplies will I need?
A. The list of necessary items is relatively small and inexpensive. You can purchase our reasonably-priced supply kit, or purchase your items individually at an art supply store. (See supply list.)
Q. Why does this course utilize only pencil and charcoal?
A. Not intended to be a collection of colorful activities or crafts, Drawing Success lays a solid foundation in artistic principles that are most easily seen and understood when first practiced in black-and-white. Each lesson strategically and clear presents and implements new principles. When students see a principle in action, they can grasp it easily, and as they practice it, that principle becomes a permanent part of their "artistic toolbox." This process is very effective in equipping a student with the ability to accurately and beautifully draw practically anything well. A thorough understanding of these principles will help prepare the student to solve many artistic challenges, because when drawing skills are well-established, other mediums can be learned with far greater confidence and enjoyment.
Q. Can my teen use Drawing Success without parental help?
A. Yes. Drawing Success has clear instructions, thorough explanations, and complete demonstrations, making it a very easy program to follow.
Q. Who is a good candidate to take Drawing Success?
A. Drawing Success is designed especially for the student with a serious interest in creating quality art, but any teen or adult will benefit and enjoy the process.
Q. Would my artistic pre-teen be able to do Drawing Success?
A. While Drawing Success was created for teens and adults, some pre-teens will be able to handle the entire program. By owning the DVDs, your pre-teen will benefit by being able to pause, replay, or re-take any portion of any lesson as necessary. Many preteens have taken Jan's course and done well...then re-taken her course in high school and really flourished!
Q. How long should this course take to complete?
A. Drawing Success has 36 lessons, each lasting under an hour. The lessons start simple and grow in complexity and time required. One lesson per week will be about right for most students (which would fill a school year), though some eager students might wish to tackle two lessons per week and finish in one semester.
Q. Do I need to return the course at the end?
A. No. Drawing Success is yours to keep, so your family can continue to benefit for years.
Q. Can I just purchase portions of the course?
A. No. Drawing Success is a complete course that has been strategically designed to build the student's understanding and skills in a critical progressive sequence. The lessons are interdependent, and thus sold as one unit.
Q. Can Drawing Success be used in a group setting?
A. Yes. With each lesson under an hour, Drawing Success is ideal for a homeschool group or a Christian school class. Each student will need his or her own Lesson Book, Photo Reference Booklet, and drawing supplies to work on their art exercises between classes.
Q. What supplies will I need?
A. The list of necessary items is relatively small and inexpensive. You can purchase our reasonably-priced supply kit, or purchase your items individually at an art supply store. (See supply list.)
Q. Why does this course utilize only pencil and charcoal?
A. Not intended to be a collection of colorful activities or crafts, Drawing Success lays a solid foundation in artistic principles that are most easily seen and understood when first practiced in black-and-white. Each lesson strategically and clear presents and implements new principles. When students see a principle in action, they can grasp it easily, and as they practice it, that principle becomes a permanent part of their "artistic toolbox." This process is very effective in equipping a student with the ability to accurately and beautifully draw practically anything well. A thorough understanding of these principles will help prepare the student to solve many artistic challenges, because when drawing skills are well-established, other mediums can be learned with far greater confidence and enjoyment.