Develop Visual Thinking and sustainable creative practice through long-term individual work with a Professional Artist,
using Academic Drawing
MENTORSHIP
PRIVATE
Visual Thinking
DO YOU...
Struggle to bring ideas to life?
Often fear the blank page?
Leave too many projects unfinished?
Want a sustainable creative practice?
This is not about talent.
It’s about perception, structure, and practice.
It’s about perception, structure, and practice.
Hello! I am Ekaterina Lukyanenko,
Visual Artist, Researcher, and Mentor.
I help artists and independent thinkers build a coherent visual system and a meaningful enjoyable creative practice.
10+ years of academic art education and personal practice
5+ years running interdisciplinary art and psychology projects
I know how creative work actually functions — what matters, what doesn’t, and how to create and grow consistently.
THINKING
THEN
PROCESS
NOW
steady, alive, sustainable
I know how to begin, continue, and finish. There is structure without pressure. The process gives energy — and results bring joy.
I know how to begin, continue, and finish. There is structure without pressure. The process gives energy — and results bring joy.
inconsistent, exhausting
Starting was difficult. Returning was harder. Many works stayed unfinished. Effort felt heavy.
Starting was difficult. Returning was harder. Many works stayed unfinished. Effort felt heavy.
visual, structured, embodied
I see connections and structure complex ideas.
I comfortably work with space, form, and relationships. Perception and intuition are reliable.
I see connections and structure complex ideas.
I comfortably work with space, form, and relationships. Perception and intuition are reliable.
fragmented, verbal, uncertain
Ideas felt vague. Connections were hard to see. Planning felt abstract. Trust in perception and intuition was fragile.
Ideas felt vague. Connections were hard to see. Planning felt abstract. Trust in perception and intuition was fragile.
WORKS
This shift didn’t happen overnight.
It emerged through years of practice, reflection, and integration.
But I know this path from the inside — and I can guide you through it with care, clarity, and less wasted effort.
It emerged through years of practice, reflection, and integration.
But I know this path from the inside — and I can guide you through it with care, clarity, and less wasted effort.
Why Visual Thinking?
Nowadays you don’t exactly need to know how to draw.
But if you want to think independently, make clear choices, and stay grounded in uncertainty, visual thinking is essential.
Visual thinking shapes how we see the world and ourselves.
It influences how we think, feel, act, and what kind of work and life we create.
But if you want to think independently, make clear choices, and stay grounded in uncertainty, visual thinking is essential.
Visual thinking shapes how we see the world and ourselves.
It influences how we think, feel, act, and what kind of work and life we create.
It includes the ability to:
See connections and structure complex ideas
Imagine and visualise what doesn’t yet exist
Work with space, form, and relationships
Explain ideas visually, not only verbally
Create visual plans and mental maps
Trust your perception and intuition
These skills are valuable in creative work, professional practice, and everyday life, especially in complex or uncertain situations.
How Mentorship Works?
This mentorship is rooted in artistic creation.
You develop visual thinking by making, observing, and refining your own artworks.
I use a project-based approach.
First you do, then we observe, adjust, and refine together.
Theory appears when needed.
You develop visual thinking by making, observing, and refining your own artworks.
I use a project-based approach.
First you do, then we observe, adjust, and refine together.
Theory appears when needed.
Through regular lessons and consistent practice,
you develop visual thinking as a core skill —
the ability to generate and structure ideas visually, reflect on them,
and perceive structure, depth, and relationships behind the apparent,
enabling you to create meaningful work,
all while enjoying the process of making art.
you develop visual thinking as a core skill —
the ability to generate and structure ideas visually, reflect on them,
and perceive structure, depth, and relationships behind the apparent,
enabling you to create meaningful work,
all while enjoying the process of making art.
I will:
- Design a personal learning program
- Give personalized art assignments
- Explain complex ideas clearly
- Offer precise feedback
- Answer questions about art
- Support your pace, focus, and growth
All of this with warmth, attention, and genuine interest in you.
You will also receive free access to my online knowledge base in Miro
— a structured, evolving system on visual thinking, drawing, and artistic practice.
— a structured, evolving system on visual thinking, drawing, and artistic practice.
Why art?
I see art as I see life — a game with rules, tools, and limits,
where meaning, joy, and curiosity remain central.
There is effort, learning, and overcoming — but it doesn’t destroy pleasure.
It deepens it.
where meaning, joy, and curiosity remain central.
There is effort, learning, and overcoming — but it doesn’t destroy pleasure.
It deepens it.
Through art, we:
Express what cannot be said in words
Process and reflect on experiences
Create beauty and feel alive
Discover identity and connect
with others
with others
Structure ideas and find control in uncertainty
Art is both a tool and a journey — personal, expressive, and meaningful.
It’s not about constant productivity.
It’s about building a satisfying relationship with your practice — and with yourself, turning art into a way to think, feel, play, and stay connected to who you are.
It’s not about constant productivity.
It’s about building a satisfying relationship with your practice — and with yourself, turning art into a way to think, feel, play, and stay connected to who you are.
All of this is supported by my personal insights and methodologies, developed through years of artistic, educational, and interdisciplinary practice.
Form, Volume & Space
Understand how form exists in space and how to bend it.
✔ Linear perspective and spatial construction
✔ Creating volume on a flat surface
✔ Geometry → distortion → expressive simplification
✔ Tonal geometric compositions
Understand how form exists in space and how to bend it.
✔ Linear perspective and spatial construction
✔ Creating volume on a flat surface
✔ Geometry → distortion → expressive simplification
✔ Tonal geometric compositions
Human Figure & Presence
Construct the human figure with clarity and confidence.
✔ Facial proportions (front, profile, ¾ view)
✔ Head construction and basic anatomy
✔ Hands, feet, body parts, and full figure
✔ Human silhouette and expressive posture
Construct the human figure with clarity and confidence.
✔ Facial proportions (front, profile, ¾ view)
✔ Head construction and basic anatomy
✔ Hands, feet, body parts, and full figure
✔ Human silhouette and expressive posture
Color, Material & Expression
Color as a tool, not just decoration.
✔ Color theory and value in color
✔ Light and shadow in color
✔ Formal color compositions
✔ Working with different materials
Color as a tool, not just decoration.
✔ Color theory and value in color
✔ Light and shadow in color
✔ Formal color compositions
✔ Working with different materials
Personal Language & Artistic Direction
Recognize and articulate your own visual voice.
✔ Symbolism and stylization
✔ Testing different visual approaches and materials
✔ Integrating composition, figure, color, and meaning
✔ Developing personal themes and visual logic
Recognize and articulate your own visual voice.
✔ Symbolism and stylization
✔ Testing different visual approaches and materials
✔ Integrating composition, figure, color, and meaning
✔ Developing personal themes and visual logic
Artistic Practice & Project Management
Don’t just want to create — know how to work, and do.
✔ Time, energy, and state management for creative work
✔ Practical aspects of artistic practice
Don’t just want to create — know how to work, and do.
✔ Time, energy, and state management for creative work
✔ Practical aspects of artistic practice
Foundations of Visual Perception & Composition
Stop guessing and start seeing structure.
✔ Core principles of composition
✔ Analysis of classical and contemporary artworks
✔ Small, focused studies for each compositional principle
✔ Applying composition consciously in your own drawings
Stop guessing and start seeing structure.
✔ Core principles of composition
✔ Analysis of classical and contemporary artworks
✔ Small, focused studies for each compositional principle
✔ Applying composition consciously in your own drawings
Hand, Eye & Visual Confidence
Hand becomes reliable, and your eye becomes precise.
✔ Developing confident line and tonal control
✔ Line, curve, hatching, and value relationships
✔ Proportion, symmetry, silhouette, and spatial accuracy
✔ Freehand compositional exercises integrating knowledge
Hand becomes reliable, and your eye becomes precise.
✔ Developing confident line and tonal control
✔ Line, curve, hatching, and value relationships
✔ Proportion, symmetry, silhouette, and spatial accuracy
✔ Freehand compositional exercises integrating knowledge
Artist Learning Journey
This mentorship is structured,
but not standardized
but not standardized
I use Academic Drawing to help you see and portray depth, structure, and meaning — turning observation into creative interpretation, not copying.
It can feel challenging, but I won’t overwhelm you or push a single “right” way. Theory appears as needed, and we explore your unique artistic voice together.
It can feel challenging, but I won’t overwhelm you or push a single “right” way. Theory appears as needed, and we explore your unique artistic voice together.
The Journey Adapts
to your starting point and capacity
Beginners
build perception, structure, and clarity
Experienced
refine existing work, enhance composition
I offer a complete system covering visual thinking and artistic practice, but the path is always personal.
For some, one year is enough to integrate the foundations,
for others, it takes two or three.
This is a flexible, long-term collaboration with a professional artist — paced to your skills, rhythm, and goals.
For some, one year is enough to integrate the foundations,
for others, it takes two or three.
This is a flexible, long-term collaboration with a professional artist — paced to your skills, rhythm, and goals.
After one year, you can expect to:
Complete 50+ drawings and studies
Carry 3 personal art projects from idea to finished work
Analyze and construct compositions with greater clarity
Develop more confidence, consistency, and enjoyment
You don’t just learn techniques — you learn to understand how visual art is created and start to develop your own systems and patterns.
And your visual thinking improves as a whole, helping you visualize ideas, plan projects, and execute them with clarity.
And your visual thinking improves as a whole, helping you visualize ideas, plan projects, and execute them with clarity.
✔ Discuss your background, goals and concerns
✔ Outline a possible direction for long-term work
✔ Decide whether we are a good fit
✔ Outline a possible direction for long-term work
✔ Decide whether we are a good fit
INTRODUCTORY SESSION
This is a first meeting where we get to know each other
This session is required before starting mentorship
30$
A one time 45-minute online personal session
This is a first meeting where we get to know each other
This session is required before starting mentorship
30$
A one time 45-minute online personal session
✔ Long-term structure and continuity, instead of fragmented lessons
✔ Personal art learning program, including tailored assignments
✔ Precise, thoughtful feedback on your artworks and creative process
✔ Guidance on visual thinking, structure, and project development
✔ Chat support during working hours for questions and clarifications
✔ Fixed price for one year from the start
✔ Personal art learning program, including tailored assignments
✔ Precise, thoughtful feedback on your artworks and creative process
✔ Guidance on visual thinking, structure, and project development
✔ Chat support during working hours for questions and clarifications
✔ Fixed price for one year from the start
PRIVATE VISUAL THINKING MENTORSHIP
Individual long-term work on visual thinking and artistic practice through Academic Drawing
Long-term commitment recommended (1 year+)
50$
Weekly 60-minute online personal session
Individual long-term work on visual thinking and artistic practice through Academic Drawing
Long-term commitment recommended (1 year+)
50$
Weekly 60-minute online personal session
Format & Pricing
How to apply:
Click “Apply for Introductory Session” and you’ll be redirected to Telegram.
Send me a message saying: “I’m interested in mentorship”
Or email me at xlukkat@gmail.com
Send me a message saying: “I’m interested in mentorship”
Or email me at xlukkat@gmail.com
What you need to get started:
Curiosity and motivation
to develop your art and visual thinking
Internet, microphone, camera
and a dedicated, well-lit workspace
Basic materials
paper, pencil, eraser, stationary knife (or digital tablet)
Time — 2+ hours per week
including independent practice
Common Concerns
“I’m not talented enough” → This is about building skill, not proving talent.
“I don’t have enough time” → Practice adapts to your schedule.
“I struggle with consistency” → Motivation and structure grow naturally.
“I’m afraid I’ll start and quit” → Practice is designed to support you.
Reviews
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Disclaimer
This mentorship is educational and practice-based.
I do not provide therapeutic services.
We observe how your creative practice actually functions — pace, focus, energy, and resistance — and gradually adjust it so that it can be sustained over time, without burnout.
If deeper psychological issues arise, I encourage working with a licensed specialist alongside our sessions.
I do not provide therapeutic services.
We observe how your creative practice actually functions — pace, focus, energy, and resistance — and gradually adjust it so that it can be sustained over time, without burnout.
If deeper psychological issues arise, I encourage working with a licensed specialist alongside our sessions.
