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I just recommended this beginners drawing course to someone https://willkempartschool.com/product/absolute-beginners-drawing-course/ I did it a few years ago when I felt like I needed to learn something new. Here is a drawing of a cup and saucer I did at the start of the course.
Here is a drawing of the same cup and saucer after the 3 hour course.
After a bit more practice, I attempted my very first portrait (from a photo, obviously). John Hurt had just died and I was very sad. I wanted to spend a bit of time 'with' him. I look at this now and see all of the mistakes, but I was happy with it at the time.
I wanted to try drawing this photo, not just because I love Tim Curry, but because I wanted to see if I could get the smoke right.
Fast forward a bit and this is a drawing I did for my Art Foundation course. It's A1 pencil.
And now I'm in my 2nd year of a Fine Art BA and I haven't really drawn anything since Foundation because: Fine Art. BUT... if you want to learn something new, it's a good choice. You don't need loads of equipment to start and there's always stuff to draw.
I originally did the drawing course because I was, frankly, fed up with my work. I spent my year in Foundation TOTALLY avoiding doing any digital or video. The 1st term of my 1st year doing a BA, I did 'an art film': I love it.
Last spring, I did a very different type of 'film', a pastiche of a 1950s 'European' film. Shot and edited entirely on my iPhone. I love this, too... Really love it.
