Recently I’ve started thinking about education in its high sense. Some people necessarily need sensei, but some people say that we can learn from elderly people, butterflies, cats and herbs (especially from herbs). Personally I think that the second way is difficult, approximately same as to search for information in huge library without a catalogue: there is everything but you will hardly be able to dig something out. That is why it is more convenient with teacher, and of course the time will be saved greatly. ⠀ ⠀ In case with teacher, you can just observe him, look attentively and listen, how he is organizing the lecture and fulfills this or another activity. Yes, but this is still not apprenticeship, because the real education is about involvedness. You give your brain for a rent in return for knowledge and teacher will return your uplifted and boosted brain afterwards. ⠀ Now it seems to me that all my past drawing life was just preparation for meeting with Ekaterina Schulze. All skills, knowledges and competences have been acquired before so that to be put together and transformed into such wonderful sketches. They are fairly realistic, fairly graphic. ⠀ And if even you have knowledge about program interface not from ground zero it seems like you understand how to do everything but still with every lesson you open something new for yourself. Funny as it may appear, but my discovery was eraser and pencil first of all. I did not use press force, tilt angle while working with eraser. I was used to adjust size and transparency with the help of scroll box, like fool, honestly speaking... What was stopping me to use Apple Pencil in full swing - not clear! And pencil? God, what an amazing vivid dynamic line the usual pencil can give. Miracles are just around! ⠀ ⠀ Inexplicable nature of calm is hidden in Katya’s voice which takes hold of you every time when you are listening to her lessons. In one word it’s just meditation. Very useful advantage from Katya - that apart from detailed comments to each work, she also provides discussion of homeworks online in a live discussion.

«Now while completing the course of landscape sketching of Ekaterina Schulze I am leaving my feedback with pleasure. I am absolutely thrilled by the course!!! Tasks are adjusted for different levels of knowledge, including beginners. But even designers and project developers, who are constantly at the stage of improving their graphic skills, will appreciate the course!!! Absolutely all tasks I was doing "in one breath". The process is so much captivating that you would like to draw more and more. Also I liked the variety of lessons. There are gardens in blossom, but there are also completely graphic lessons, there are also lessons for representing water objects in landscape - ponds of natural and geometric shape. And for me, as for architect, the lessons for creating garden on roof were like celebration!!! That is why I recommend 100%.

I came to your course by a chance, on someone's recommendation. After looking through the works I understood that I just need it! Interesting representation, combination of photos and drawing seemed to me as something unusual. I've literally fell in love with picture! I think that everyone wants to know how to draw like this! And I almost know it. Online course has been planned very conveniently, any time you can watch it, and also you can't pass all lessons thoughtlessly at once, but you have to fulfill task first. So, I still have long way ahead to learn and also a lot of pleasure, and this is exactly enjoyment. I will certainly pass complete course! Ekaterina you are smart, thank you! Don't forget to warn your new students that your lessons cause addiction!!!