Hello there, my name is Erica and welcome to your very first lesson. These videos are designed to make drawing easy. Simply follow along with me and watch how easy things will become. Even for those that don't think they can draw, we are all artists in our own right. So, what will you need for this lesson? A sense of humor for one. Yep, we are drawing a caricature in this lesson and I have chosen to draw Donald Trump. Love him or low them, I thought he would make a good subject for a caricature. Okay, so you will need some paper, obviously. Today I am using a paperweight of 120 GSMs. That's short for grams. I decided I would use a mechanical pencil for most of this drawing. I occasionally like to draw with this, it gives me good detail, plus I don't have to use a sharpener if I'm feeling lazy. This is a 2B pencil which is softer than some of the pencils I will use in the other lessons. Don't forget you will need an eraser at hand in case of any mistakes. We will also be drawing over the basic outline using an artist pen later on. Adding ink will make our finished piece stand out and give it more impact. So, what do you need? Paper, 2B pencil, eraser, crosshatching technique, circular shading, let's draw. So, all you need to do guys if you have enjoyed this lesson so far is to sign up for the course and I can show you how to get your finished piece looking like mine for this first lesson. I will explain all the various shading techniques and lots more tips and tricks you will need to know to get your drawing looking like mine. We have tons of drawings to get through during the course. This drawing is quite a hard one to get started with but everything will become easier when you take the course as we will start you off with the very basics and get you up to speed in just a few hours. This course does what it says on the tin. Forget all those boring books or websites promising you how to be an expert. Our course is cool and current and I'm sure you will agree from this first part of the lesson this learning technique does actually work using this how-to video. We will be drawing buildings, cars, fashion sketches, still life, fine art and even having a go at Banksy style street art. Oh, also have you seen those cool viral videos on Facebook where the artist draws the illusional 3D glass effect and snake that you can almost reach out and touch? Well, we will be having a go at these two. We've got tens of content going on with access to all areas 24-7. You will learn from all of our dynamic and cutting edge artists throughout the course learning all of the secrets to becoming a great artist. You don't need any expensive equipment, just a pencil and paper. No software required and our course subscription works on all platforms, desktops, tablets and smartphones. See you soon and happy drawing. See you on the other side. Sign up today.