What is Figure Drawing?
Learning artists, at some point in their creative journey, will always encounter the practice of figure drawing. It is one of the most common teaching techniques when it comes to sketching or drawing with dry mediums like , graphite, or pastels . So, what exactly is it and why is it so important? Figure drawing is the practice of having a live model, often nude, and drawing their poses in real-time. It is an excellent exploration for an artist to understand how to capture the different shapes, textures, and proportions. Typically, these figure drawing classes will have a nude model who is either standing or sitting in a pose that emphasizes the human figure. They will hold this pose for hours or sometimes even weeks or months to give the artists a chance to create a detailed and intricate drawing of the figure. The ideal way to conduct a figure drawing practice is to focus on different sections of the figure with each session. This all depends on wha...