Learn the foundation of classical figure drawing through the practice of the short pose. Develop techniques to capture the movement of poses to make simple yet elegant and dynamic figure drawings.Instruction topics include basic anatomy; general strategies to ensure cohesiveness, flow and proportional correctness in figure drawing; convenient short hands for anatomical features; and discussions of the vocabulary of lines as it pertains to short pose figure drawing.



Poses will vary in length from two to twenty minutes. Each session can be taken independently or students can take both to continue their learning.