How to Draw Bodies for Beginners

During the course of this class students will learn how to draw the human body. We will discuss proportion, base forms and shapes, perspective, gesture, and basic anatomy. During the course of each meeting I will provide a step by step follow along lesson, with opportunities for students to ask questions and receive feedback. The lessons will be taught in the following order: base forms and shapes, proportion, perspective, gesture, and basic anatomy. We will first cover the shapes and forms used to construct the body, as well as the relative size and spacing, or proportions, of these components. We will then learn how to use these forms, shapes, and proportions to draw the body from multiple different angles. Thirdly we will learn to dynamically pose the body through fluid, timed gesture drawings. Finally we apply an additional level of construction to our drawings as we learn to apply the basic forms of major muscle groups and other miscellaneous features to our drawings. During the course of this class we will only be learning how to draw the body, for instruction on faces consider my other class: "Draw Yourself in an Anime Style!." 

Weekly class breakdown: Week one we will be learning the basic shapes and proportions of the human body. Week two we will learn to draw this body from different angles. On week three we will practice posing our drawings. On week four we will continue our practice, but with some added details. 

No previous drawing experience is required.