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 ...

One of an artist's greatest tools to communicate life in a drawing is gesture. It's the movement from one form to another. That's why it follows the natural flow of human anatomy. The first place to ...

A few minutes before today's advanced figure drawing class begins, students slowly file into a classroom at Ringling College of Art and Design. Like chefs preparing their stations, the students go ...

BELFAST, Maine (WABI) - From prehistoric Venus figurines to Michelangelo’s David, artists have tried to capture the natural beauty of the human form for thousands of years. In Belfast, a weekly class ...

I tested a highly flexible pose figure to see if it actually helps improve dynamic figure drawing. This quick comparison shows how much it can change the way you sketch poses. Is it worth using in ...

Several dozen local artists had the rare chance to draw a nude model recently at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. Open Figure Drawing of Syracuse holds two such events every year. Model Marina ...

ALL THROUGH MY childhood, drawing was my thing. Then I started writing for a living, and the drawing just … stopped, as if my brain said, “I can do one creative thing, and that’s it.” I’d considered ...

WORCESTER — The Worcester Art Museum has some impressive nudes in its collection. A 16th-century oil painting of a reclining Venus stealing Cupid’s bow. An Edward Weston platinum print of a woman ...

– It's back by popular artistic demand. Patricia Sonne, a fine arts model will be hosting an 8-hour figure drawing marathon on Saturday, April 9 th from 10 am to 6 pm at the beautiful, light filled ...