Don't Just Copy the Figure. Understand It.
If you’ve been frustrated trying to draw people, I get it.. Stiff poses? Wonky proportions? Drawings that look like sad sausages, snowmen or stick figures? You’re not alone. People are really hard to draw. Most students rush straight into shading muscles and details before they understand the core ideas that actually make a figure drawing work.
I've made those mistakes too and that's why I put together this course on Figure Drawing Fundamentals!
Why Learn to Draw People?
Learning the figure isn't just about drawing naked people (though, yes, there is that). It's about training your eyes to see, simplify, create flow and construct 3D forms. These are the "vegetables" of your art diet. They make everything else healthy, whether you're into character design, fine art, illustration, or animation.
This course is built to turn your frustration into confidence, step by step.
Demystifying Figure Drawing
We’re going to take the complex academic stuff and make it actually fun and easy to understand. No boring lectures here.
Start Simple: Master the art of gesture to capture movement and energy.
Construct in 3D: Learn how the body moves using approachable, simple forms of the "Bean" and "Robo Bean". Then use mannequins to invent poses from your imagination. No reference needed!
Anatomy Primer: Spot the major landmarks that keep your proportions from falling apart.
Once you have that solid foundation, we’ll dive into practical proportions and measuring systems, shading with convincing values, and the study habits that actually make you better.
Demos and Video Critiques
Theory is great, but you need to practice and see it in action. This course is packed with structured assignments and real-time demos across different body types. Plus, I’ve included video critiques of real student work. You’ll see the common mistakes everyone makes and exactly how to fix them, so you don’t have to learn the hard way.
Whether you're a total beginner or a pro looking to brush up on the basics, let's get your sketchbook filled with figures that actually look like people. See you in the course!
Is This Course For You?
You don’t need a degree or a natural "gift" to get good at this. This course was designed for:
The Total Beginner You’ve never seriously drawn a person before, and honestly? It’s kind of intimidating. You want a clear roadmap so you don't waste time practicing the wrong things.
The "Stuck" Artist You’ve been drawing for a while, but you’ve hit a plateau. Your figures feel stiff, your proportions are hit-or-miss, and you’re ready to finally break through that wall.
The Self-Taught Creator You learned from random tutorials and trial-and-error, but you feel like you have "holes" in your foundation. You want to fill in the gaps with professional techniques.
Aspiring Pros You want to get into character design, illustration, or animation. You know that a strong portfolio starts with a strong understanding of the figure.
The Detail Addict You love shading and details, but you struggle to make the underlying drawing look right. You’re ready to learn the structure that holds it all together.
The figure course has English, Chinese and Spanish cc available for premium lessons. A downloadable transcript is also available for each video which you can translate to whatever language you want using Google Translate and clicking on the ‘Translate a Document’ option.
