The history of drawing has produced knowledge, methodology and techniques that are readily learnable; misconceptions about talent and genius; seeing analytically and abstractly helps one draw; first drawing exercise, retracing what ancestors drew.

Drawing materials to use throughout the lessons; exploring artists' graphite pencils, charcoal, brush, ink and drafting and measuring tools; setting up work area; place both oneself and the subject vis-a-vis one's drawing board or easel.

First drawing exercises; applying the skills to complex subjects; the pieces making up the grammar of drawing; composition, proportion, perspective, value, texture and color; the knowledge and ability to explore one's creative vision.

The contour line describes the outer edges of objects; the construction line helps one build the objects to draw; drawing individual objects by constructing them from geometric shapes; aggregate shape unites a drawing's disparate individual elements.

Studying cross-contour line, oblique or foreshortened shapes and their relation to geometric solids; learning to make objects appear three-dimensional; the relation of figure to ground within a drawing; drawing three-dimensional still lifes.

The concept of negative shape, the shapes existing between the positive shapes representing the objects; artists use negative shape in their drawings; in still life exercises, practicing drawing both positive object shapes and the negative shapes.