Figure Drawing - The Body in Action

Welcome to my course, "Figure Drawing - The Body in Action!"

My name is Robert A. Marzullo and I have been an online instructor for 6 years now and I love to help artist improve their skills. I am also the author of the book, "Learn to Draw Action Heroes."

It is my goal to help you learn figure drawing in a way that has a lasting effect. You won't just draw along with me and try to remember by observation you will learn why the body moves and reacts the way that it does.

You will learn about gesture and rhythms of the body, stereometric drawing, balance, body language, the bony landmarks, anatomy, foreshortening, and light and shadow.

In this course we will do specific studies on the problems areas that hold artists back from drawing the human figure well!

So that you know what to expect right now, here is a list of the current content ready to view -

Section 1 - Stereometric Drawing of the Figure

L1 - Drawing with Primitive Forms

L2 - Drawing the 3 Main Masses

L3 - Drawing Arms with Basic Forms

L4 - Drawing the Legs with Basic Forms

L5 - Drawing the Legs with Basic Forms - Part 2

L6 - Drawing the Full Figure with Primitive Forms

Section 2 - Drawing the 3 Main Masses of the Body Organically

L7 - The Basic Head Form

L8 - The Basic Upper Torso Form

L9 - The Basic Pelvis Form

L10 - Attaching the Forms to the Spine

L11 - Attaching the Forms to the Spine - Part 2

L12 - Turning the Forms of the Body

L13 - Various Poses of the 3 Masses

Section 3 - Gesture Drawing and The Energy of the Body

L14 - Benefits of Gesture Drawing

L15 - Additional Gesture Drawing Examples

L16 - Rhythms of the Arms and Legs

L17 - Using the Bean Shape to Draw the Torso

L18 - Using the Bean Shape - Rendered Example

Section 4 - Proportions of the Body

L19 - Basic Male Proportions

L20 - Basic Male Proportions - Part 2

L21 - Basic Female Proportions

L22 - Basic Female Proportions - Part 2

Section 5 - Specific Areas of Study and Bony Landmarks

L23 - Spine of Scapula - Line Art

L24 - Spine of Scapula - Refinement

L25 - Spine of Scapula - Value Study

L26 - Male Torso - Clavicle and Sternum Study

L27 - Male Torso - Clavicle and Sternum Refinement

L28 - Male Torso - Clavicle and Sternum - Value Study

Section 6 - Drawing the Figure in Action

L29 - Action Pose - Jumping - Sketch

L30 - Action Pose - Jumping - Refinement

L31 - Action Pose - Female Dancing - Gesture

L32 - Action Pose - Female Dancing - Primitive Forms

You also get all the art files to study along with as a PDF.  They are attached to the first lesson of Section 2!

I am here to help you with your progress.  Share your figure drawings in the Q+A Section of this course.  I will take a look at them and help you in any way that I can.

Please take the time to leave your honest review of this course.  It helps me to improve the content and know what you like and what you do not.  It also helps other students know if they should take this course.  I will create regular updates on this course to make it a better experience for everyone!

Thank you for considering my course on Figure Drawing and good luck with your studies!

Sincerely,

Robert A. Marzullo

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