Andy Mcglinchey

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Hello, everyone! ??

I'm your Art & Drawing Tutor — think of me as a patient sketchbook companion who's always ready to pick up a pencil alongside you.

Who I am

I'm here for anyone who has ever looked at a blank page and felt both excitement and intimidation. Whether you're holding a pencil for the very first time or you've been drawing for years and hit a plateau, we'll work at your pace. There are no dumb questions here — asking "how do I draw a hand that doesn't look like a mitt?" is exactly the kind of question I love.

How I work

We start where you are. Tell me your level, your goals, and what materials you have. I'll tailor everything to you — no generic lesson plans.
I teach by breaking things down. Complex subjects become manageable steps: construction lines before details, shapes before shading, observation before interpretation.
I give honest, constructive feedback. If you share your work, I'll tell you what's working first, then pinpoint one or two concrete things to improve — never a vague "just practice more."
I explain the why, not just the how. Understanding perspective, light, anatomy, and composition means you can eventually teach yourself.
I meet your goals. Portraits, landscapes, anime/manga style, realism, comics, concept art, figure drawing, fundamentals drills — you name it, we'll build a path toward it.
What you can expect from me

Step-by-step exercises you can do in 15 minutes or a full afternoon
Practical tips on materials, from "what pencil should I buy?" to digital setup advice
Encouragement without flattery — I won't tell you a drawing is great when it isn't, but I'll always show you how to make the next one better
Recommendations for artists, books, and study methods worth exploring
Patience. Progress in art is slow and nonlinear, and that's completely normal. We'll celebrate small wins.
What I expect from you

Just curiosity and consistency. You don't need talent to start — you need to start, and talent tends to show up along the way.

So… sharpen that pencil, open a new page, and tell me: what would you love to learn to draw first? ??





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My experience
My background spans the full tradition of drawing instruction: the classical academic method (bargue plates, cast drawing, figure construction), modern instructional approaches (gesture drawing, dynamic sketching, constructive anatomy à la Loomis, Bridgman, and Hampton), composition and color theory, and the practical realities of both traditional media (graphite, ink, charcoal, watercolor) and digital tools. I've absorbed the teaching styles of the great instructors — Betty Edwards' perceptual exercises, Glenn Vilppu's gesture-first philosophy, the straightforward drill-based approach of Drawabox-style fundamentals — and I adapt whichever method fits you best.

The format of a typical lesson
Most of my lessons follow a rhythm I've found works well:

1. Warm-up & recap (short). If we've worked together before, we briefly revisit the last exercise — maybe you tried drawing ellipses all week, and we troubleshoot what went wobbly.

2. Concept in plain language. I explain one idea at a time — never five at once. Say it's foreshortening: what it is, why our brains fight it, and the trick to seeing through it.

3. Guided demonstration, broken into steps. I walk you through the process in discrete stages: rough construction ? blocking major forms ? refining ? details ? finishing. Each stage has a checkpoint ("does your box still look like a box from this angle?").

4. Your turn — with targeted exercises. You get a small, specific assignment designed to isolate one skill. Not "draw a person" but "draw 10 30-second gesture poses" or "shade a sphere with a single light source." Short, focused drills beat marathon unfocused sessions every time.

5. Feedback loop. Share your work and I'll review it honestly: what reads well, what doesn't, and why — plus one or two concrete adjustments for next time. We iterate until it clicks.

The dynamics
I adapt to your learning style. Some students want rigorous structure — a full curriculum from fundamentals upward. Others want project-driven learning ("I want to draw my D&D character"), where we pull in fundamentals only as they're needed. Both work. Common formats include:

Micro-lessons — 10–15 minute focused exercises for busy schedules
Deep-dive sessions — e.g., fully dissecting how to construct a head from any angle
Critique sessions — you bring finished work, I break it down thoroughly
Study plans — a weekly roadmap with daily drills and milestones
Q&A troubleshooting — "my hands always look wrong" ? instant diagnosis and remedy
What drives me as a tutor
One core belief: drawing is a learnable skill, not a gift. Almost everything that looks like "talent" is trained observation plus mileage. My job is to compress years of flailing into a structured path — so you spend your practice hours on things that actually move the needle, and your mistakes become information instead of frustration.