How our students actually progress
We track what matters because numbers tell a clearer story than any promise could. Since launching in 2019, we've seen over 2,400 people go from nervous first strokes to confident portfolio pieces.
What you'll find below isn't cherry-picked success stories. These are aggregated metrics from people who showed up, put in the hours, and actually finished what they started. The timeline reflects how long it typically takes when you follow the structure we've built.
Current enrollment snapshot
These numbers update monthly based on active participants across all our drawing courses. They represent real people working through lessons right now, not lifetime totals inflated by years of accumulation.
Active learners
Currently enrolled
Students actively participating in at least one drawing course this month, with regular submission activity and instructor interaction.
Course completions
Since 2019
Total number of finished courses where students submitted their final project and received completion feedback from instructors.
Average completion
Weeks per course
Median time from enrollment to final submission for students who complete the full curriculum at a steady pace of 3-4 hours weekly.
Instructor feedback
Monthly reviews
Individual critiques and progress assessments delivered by our teaching team across all active courses and student submissions.
Live sessions
Per month
Combined group workshops and individual consultations conducted via video call, covering technique demonstrations and portfolio reviews.
Return rate
Enroll in second course
Percentage of students who complete one course and choose to continue with another topic or advance to intermediate level work.
Typical learning progression
This timeline represents the most common path through our fundamentals course based on students who completed all modules. Your pace might differ based on prior experience and weekly time commitment, but this shows what happens when people follow the recommended schedule.
Basic shapes and observation
42
exercises
6-8h
weekly time
Learning to see before trying to draw. Breaking complex objects into simple forms and understanding proportion through measurement exercises.
Line control and contour work
58
exercises
5-7h
weekly time
Developing steady hand control through blind contour studies and gesture drawings. Most students notice visible improvement in line confidence during week four.
Value and shading techniques
67
exercises
7-9h
weekly time
Understanding light and shadow through value scales and form studies. This phase requires the most practice time as students learn to see subtle tonal differences.
Composition and complete studies
34
exercises
8-10h
weekly time
Applying all previous skills to create finished drawings from observation. Students complete 3-5 portfolio pieces during this final phase.
Birger Lindqvist
Completed fundamentals
Took me 13 weeks instead of the suggested 11 because I had to repeat the value exercises twice. The instructor feedback was specific enough that I knew exactly what wasn't working.
Siobhan Kerrigan
Completed fundamentals + figure
Finished the first course in 10 weeks and went straight into figure drawing. Having actual deadlines for submissions kept me consistent in ways that YouTube tutorials never did.
Nadežda Pavlović
Completed fundamentals
The group sessions helped me see common mistakes I was making with perspective. Watching someone else struggle with the same problems made the correction process less frustrating.
What these numbers actually mean
Statistics only matter if they reflect something useful. The 68% return rate tells us that most people who finish one course find enough value to continue. The 11.4 week average shows that our pacing estimates match reality for committed students.
Completion rates sit around 72% for students who submit work in the first two weeks. That initial engagement period seems to predict whether someone will stick with the full program. The drop-off happens early or not at all.
The time investment reality
When we say 11 weeks, we're assuming 5-7 hours of actual drawing time per week. Not watching videos or reading theory, but pencil on paper with focused practice. Students who treat it like a hobby they squeeze in occasionally take 18-24 weeks instead.
The data shows that consistency matters more than total hours. Three one-hour sessions beat one marathon weekend every time because muscle memory builds through repetition, not duration. Your hand needs time to internalize what your brain understands.