Drawing lessons: a guide for pros
What customers ask, how to win the job, and what to put on your profile.
Offering drawing lessons
You teach drawing to students who want control of line, shape, shading and perspective. This page covers how to win those students and what to have in order before you take them.
What customers ask
- Do you teach from life or only from photos?
- How do you fix proportion problems?
- Can you teach perspective for buildings?
- Do you teach children, and do you run background checks?
- Which pencils should I buy?
- How long until my portraits look right?
How to win the job
- Ask the student what they want to draw and draw a quick gesture of their subject in the first lesson
- Show a proportion measuring method on the student's own drawing and explain each step
- Name the media, the subjects and the first three exercises in the quote
- Explain your feedback method so the student knows what to expect on each drawing
- End the trial lesson with a short sketch task and a date for the next one
What to put on your profile
- Post a photo of you drawing from life with the model or still life visible
- List the subjects you teach, such as portraits, landscapes and still life
- Add your training, exhibitions or illustration work
- Note whether you teach at home, in a studio or online
- Post a student drawing only with permission
Follow-up that helps the customer
- Send a gesture and shape practice set for the next lesson
- Recommend a sketchbook or perspective book that fits the student's level
- Suggest a sketch outing or life drawing session once the student wants to draw with others
Licenses and permits
No license is usually required to teach drawing. Have proof of your drawing training and teaching background ready, such as a portfolio or references, and check your state or local rules for business or home-based teaching.
Questions
Do I need a degree to teach drawing?
No degree is required. Show your portfolio and explain how you teach each skill.
Do I need a live model?
No. Many drawing lessons use still life. List the setups you use so students know what to expect.
How do I get my first students on infinibell?
Fill out your profile with the subjects and media you teach. Pros join free and pay only for the leads they accept. You can decline any request, and your profile is reviewed before it goes live.
Pro reviewers
Pros who offer drawing lessons remotely can improve this guide, like Wikipedia. We check every edit before it goes live. Every approved edit is credited in the edit history and on the pro's profile.
Edit history
- Oct 29, 2026: Drafted by infinibell to our content guidelines.
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