Looking for a good Drawing Workshop, DVD, or Tutorial

[xxPurple Nugxx]

I was wanting to know a good drawing instructional thing on helping me, be more creative, too many times I stare at a blank page and end up just drawing lines and shapes that go nowhere and alot of the time make up nothing. If you have used an instructional thing for drawing only and you thought it was helpful please list it here.

[Katzenminze]

hi sorry to say that but i think dvds and tutorials are not as much help as you might think.
that being said, i think all dvds of www.thegnomonworkshop.com are really helpful (especially the ones on drawing and art/design theory) but theys are just a way of getting you started. what really helps you learn how to draw is the process of drawing it self, get a sketchbook, sit down somewhere and simply draw what you see. either study shading by using a pencil, block in the overall forms and then look for values (how light/dark something is) and try to get them exact. this is a more paitnerly approach thinkingin shapes and values. or try to understand thesubject matters structure by making tight line drawings. also very much needed.
and dont be afraid to sketch a lot sometimes (especially to get you started andconfident) doing 100 sketches of something might help you more than doing 5 detailed drawings, because you start to give things a hirarchy of importance. starting with the big shapes and then getting mroe into detail as you go. good luck

[Xeon_OND]

If you can afford to shell out US$350, then try: http://www.barnstonestudios.com

[purplegoat]

Here's two that I know of:

http://www.drawingtutorialsonline.com/ - This is a site you can subscribe to for a monthly fee or purchase DVD/downloads or various in-depth tutorials. The subscription is kinda nice because you have access to all of the dvd's online via streaming media. There is a course laid out if you wish to follow or you can pick and choose what you want to learn as you go. The material is presented by Matthew Archambault an adjunct instructor at the School Of Visual Arts in Manhattan. I've been using the site for a couple weeks and am impressed. It's like an art school education but inexpensive and convenient.

http://www.vilppustore.com/ - Heard good things about Vilppu, but haven't used his materials or attended his classes myself.

[algenpfleger]

http://media.massiveblack.com

[Arshes Nei]

Well if you're staring at a blank page, change its color. White is a rather intimidating color. Go with a neutral grey. You don't need a video tutorial to get over the first problem.

[surus]

What kind of creativity are you searching for?

I would search for a nice picture and try to draw it. If you have fear (it's to difficult to draw that, but I like it), change the intention of perfection and try to draw it false and with many mistakes. As soon as you lose the fear (blank sheet, don't want to draw mistakes),you'll fill the paper fast and you'll improve fast. Try to draw the same picture twice and compare the success of the understood subject.

No tutorial can decide for you, what to draw, where to start or train you as well as it could be through drawing itself. Just do it and pick a nice reference photograph (Google Image Search might help).

I collected tons of stuff for drawing (books, refs, How Tos), but my drawing couldn't get better by watching and reading the theory, it got bit by bit better by JUST drawing.

[OnyxAuger]

I very much agree with Katzenminze. I really don't think that the dvd's are going to tell you everything you need. You need to already have a little knowledge and experience to really benefit from things like that. To understand what is being shown to you. But If you go for any dvd sets, I do prefer The Gnomon Workshop. They have very concise lessons. Easy to understand. Well presented.