Lessons
Every lesson, drawn step by step
52 lessons in 13 courses. Each one is drawn step by step, the way a teacher would show you, and every age group starts with a whole course that’s free.
Free to try, no account needed
Ages 5 to 7
Little Artists
Big friendly shapes, bold markers and crayons. Every picture starts with a shape you already know.
Magic Lines
Dots, circles, straight, curved and zig-zag lines: the five marks every picture is made of. The course
Shape Friends Free course
A circle becomes a sun, a square becomes a house: pictures made from shapes you already know. The course
Garden Friends
Ladybugs, flowers, a snail and a butterfly: little lives from the garden, one shape at a time. The course
Animal Pals
A puppy, a bunny, a penguin and friends, each one built from circles and ovals. The course
Ages 8 to 12
Young Artists
Draw it light, ink it, colour it. Characters, places and real life, built from shapes the way illustrators work.
3D Tricks
Nine tricks that make a flat drawing look solid and deep, used together in one picture. The course
Sweet Treats
Cupcakes, ice cream and a slice of pizza: shiny highlights, soft shadows and a lot of colour. The course
Cartoon Critters Free course
The illustrator’s way: light shapes, a confident ink line, then colour. Animal characters to start your sketchbook. The course
Adventure Sketchbook
Castles, lighthouses and hot-air balloons: drawing places with straight lines, perspective and a story. The course
Teens and adults
Foundations
Line, form, light and measurement: the skills under every good drawing, taught the way a drawing teacher would.
Line & Shape Free course
Confident lines, true ellipses, light on a sphere and a box in perspective: the skills under everything else. The course
Perspective
One-, two- and three-point, freehand boxes at any angle, ellipses, slopes and shadows. The course
Form & Light
Turn line drawings into solid forms with value: scales, hatching, the light family and real objects. The course
Seeing and Measuring
Draw what you see rather than what you know: edges, spaces, angles, proportions and the block-in. The course
Animals from Life
Construction, measurement and fur and feather texture, from a sitting cat to the rest of the owl. The course
Draw along, one step at a time
In Lapis every lesson draws itself one step at a time and waits for you. Make a free family account and the free lessons are open straight away.