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 ...

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 ...

This live art-making class is inspired by Henri Matisse’s etching Nu Assis. In this session, we will learn how to draw a seated figure. The Museum partners with the Arts Council of Princeton to ...

This live art-making class is inspired by this Maya ceramic sculpture of a dignitary that dates to about 600–800 BCE. In this session, we will focus on drawing the details on a figure. The Museum ...

I want to show you guys the basic stick figure I use to pose all my figures so that I can draw from memory without having to use any reference. It is really easy and simple to do and this is the first ...

In this drawing course students learn to draw as well as draw to learn. Students gain proficiency in the drawing process and develop analytical and expressive fluency in the language of the mark. The ...