I heard about Mike’s workshop during my bachelors but it wasn’t until I was in graduate school that I decided to take a 2 day course. It changed my hand sketching life. For me it was the confidence Mikes style creates. Before the workshop I had a sketchbook for over a year that had three pages of what I thought to be horrible drawings. I even took a graphic drawing class during my graduate program and it helped me little. I now see that those original three pages were the beginning of drawings that I gave up on finishing. I simply had to keep working them. No drawing looks amazing when you first start, it took Mike’s course to help me see how to get my hand to do what my mind was thinking. I probably could have continued trying on my own, but it would have taken me years to develop what I learned in just two days. I would recommend his course to anyone. You can learn something from everyone you meet, as long as your mind is open.
Dear Deryn, I am so glad to hear what you have to say about our popular workshop that has changed many people’s lives. We are not perfect and will continue to seek for the refinement, but so far we have pleased over 98 % of the designers from around the world, a great record that isn’t easy to maintain.
Not for a moment, we didn’t think of how to help more people and improve their skills so they will have more confidence in their career. Occasionally but not often, we run into some appropriate criticism that will only help us to keep our workshop on the edge, so we can continue to be more effective in helping more designers. Please enjoy the skills we have taught you and share them with your fellow students whenever you can. After all, life is too short not to be nice to others. Thank you again for being so kind and positive.