For artists, few objects are as challenging to capture as the human form. To render the figure on canvas or paper requires mastery of contouring, shading, perspective, proportion and countless other ...

PORT TOWNSEND — “Queering the Body,” a figure drawing class series for queer, gender non-conforming and trans folk, will start April 10 at Northwind Art, the nonprofit art school at Fort Worden State ...

One by one, five artists file into a small studio space on the second floor of a multitenant building at 707 N. Cedar St. on the edge of Kendall Yards. Each carries their preferred art medium: ...

Visitors to a recent art show at Dixie State University were greeted with a disclaimer. “Parents may choose to preview this exhibit before their children enter. Thank you.” Obviously a message like ...

“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 ...

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 ...

The room is quiet and still. The lights dim, casting shadows that dance among the easels. A model steps into the center, letting his robe fall away. Dean Reynolds, a professor at the School of Art, ...

The Figure: Painting Drawing and Sculpture, Contemporary Perspectives has the look of a high-end coffee table decoration, but don’t judge this book just by its Martha Mayer Erlebacher cover. Inside, ...

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 ...

For 82 years, Disney’s in-studio life drawing classes have helped evolve its animated characters. But as increasing reliance on computers lures young animators away from classical drawing, three of ...