Starting your figure drawing with basic shapes makes it easier to draw more sophisticated lines on top. Here, I've drawn the ...

As we all possess a body, we think we know what it looks like. When we draw it, we bring to bear that prior knowledge and we draw that rather than the exactitude of the arm or leg that’s in front of ...

Instructor Darren Kerr talks to Sabina Grogan about the proportions of the human face during a life drawing class at the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto. Photo by Magali Gauthier. On a recent evening ...

The lessons taught in South Shore Arts’ Principles of Figure Drawing class have been around for thousands of years, according to art instructor Nikki Kutansky. “For 5,000 years, figures dominated art, ...

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From the meticulous detail of Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical figures to the stoic sculptures of Elisabeth Frink, the human body has inspired and fascinated artists for a millennia. In "Go Figure," the ...