When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Patrick J Jones Figure drawing is a fundamental skill for artists, but one of the hardest ...

“Capture the balance of this pose,” Heddi Siebel says as she walks around the room. “Get the back, get the weight.” Students stand around the model, Callista Womick, in a semicircle, facing easels ...

Renowned Newark Muralist and Rutgers Grad Invites Public to the 'Drawing Circle' Before Layqa Nuna Yawar became renowned for ...

Pencils and paintbrushes rise when Kelly removes her robe and perches on a wooden platform one recent Sunday morning. Each artist in the small group at the Arts & Design Society of Fort Walton Beach ...

I take the hand of my student, who grasps the willow charcoal — soft, not medium — and together we look at the figure model. "It’s best not to hold the charcoal like a pencil,” I say, “so you can use ...

This is Part 3 of Tales of a Lecturer and Director, which continues to explain what it’s like to ascend through the ranks of academia. Here I follow in the footsteps of a long-serving Roman Catholic ...

Here I'm going to teach you how to draw a male figure (also see how to draw a female figure). Our figure here is in a contrapposto pose – this Italian term means counterpoise, or counterbalance, and ...

Discover the best tutorials for drawing the human figure. Proko’s Anatomy for Figure Drawing covers key muscle groups and proportions, while Draw with Jazza simplifies figure drawing with ...

On Wednesday night in an Olin Arts Center studio, the only sounds were charcoal on paper and hands sweeping over sketches as local residents joined students for a nude figure drawing session. Meghan ...

Looking for ways to spend your time in Eugene this week? See movies, DJ sets, figure drawings, and foodie events happening ...