What You Will Learn
Unlock the power of visual personal knowledge management right inside Obsidian! The Excalidraw Essentials Mini Course is carefully designed to help you hit the ground running with the Obsidian Excalidraw plugin.
Over the course of 10 highly practical lessons, you will discover the core features and advanced use-cases that make Excalidraw such a versatile tool. From creating your first drawing and managing custom templates, to embedding interactive PDFs, extending functionality with custom scripts, and mastering the unique “postcard” concept (where markdown text meets infinite canvas)—this series gives you the foundational skills needed to supercharge your visual workflow.
Time Investment Overview
This course is completely self-paced. Each bite-sized lesson focuses on practical, immediate takeaways. Here is a breakdown of the chapters and the time required to complete each video lesson:
| Lesson | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Three Ways to Create a New Excalidraw Drawing | 03:49 |
| 2. | Adding and Nesting Images in Your Drawings | 04:04 |
| 3. | Mastering Lines, Polygons, and Arrows | 06:33 |
| 4. | Embedding Web Pages, Markdown, and PDFs | 08:38 |
| 5. | Exporting Your Masterpieces | 05:46 |
| 6. | Setting Up Custom Excalidraw Templates | 04:50 |
| 7. | Adding Custom Fonts & Navigating Settings | 05:33 |
| 8. | Unlocking the Superpower of Excalidraw Scripts | 07:43 |
| 9. | Drawing with Custom Pens | 03:07 |
| 10. | The “Postcard” Concept – Markdown Meets Canvas | 06:51 |
| 11. | Continue Your Journey with the Sketch Your Mind Community | 07:09 |
| Total | ~ 1 Hour 4 Minutes |
Part of a Bigger Ecosystem
Excalidraw Mastery focuses on the tool.
The Visual Thinking Workshop focuses on the workflow.
Sketch Your Life focuses on thinking tools.