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6 Classes (24 hours 14 minutes)


  • Materials

    Drawing paper, Pencil, Pencil sharpener

  • Final Product

    A finished figure drawing

  • Level

    Beginner

Gesture / An Introduction to the Art of Figure Drawing

In this first figure drawing class, you'll learn the exciting art of gesture drawing.

Volume & Structure / Learn the Art of Dynamic, 3D Figure Drawing

Next, walk through volumetric drawing, an essential figure drawing skill that brings a dramatic sense of three-dimensionality to drawings.

Shading / Learn to Draw the Figure in Dramatic Light & Shadow

Continue your figure shading journey with simple light and shadow patterns, and begin to explore highly-rendered anatomical details.

Gesture Drawing Explorations: Expressive & Experimental Figure Drawing

It's time to discover three new kinds of gesture drawing: straight line studies, elliptical modeling and dynamic exaggeration.

Measuring & Proportion for Figure Drawing

In this penultimate class of the series, learn about measuring tools and strategies that will take the guesswork out of the figure drawing process.

The Art & Science of Figure Drawing: Complete Figure Demo

Finally, tie it all together and reinforce your new skills with Brent in this full-length figure drawing demonstration.

Congratulations! You’re All Done.

You did it! You’ve completed the full Learning Path. We can’t wait to see where these skills take you next.