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Simple & Characteristic: Why Tubes Beat Boxes for Figure Drawing

Structure should be simple. But it also needs to be characteristic. Here's why the tube is your secret weapon for figure drawing - and why boxes can actually make things harder than they need to be.

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Forms With Perspective: Eye Level and The Pencil Test

Structure equals form plus position. Now let's add perspective to the mix. Here's the simplified version: perspective is just understanding eye level and how forms change based on YOUR position relative to the model.

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Forms: Building Your Visual Library for Figure Drawing

Gesture equals curves. Structure equals corners. Now let's talk about the forms that make structure work - and why some shapes give you way more information than others. Not all forms are created equal.

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Gesture Basics: Movement Between Forms and Why Curves Matter

Structure is movement OVER forms. Gesture is movement BETWEEN forms. That's the fundamental difference. Now let's break down what makes gesture work and why curves create life in your drawings.

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Structure Basics for Figure Drawing: Movement Over Form

Structure is about breaking the figure into 3D parts. But there's more to it than just shapes - you need to understand movement OVER the form, not around it. This fundamental shift changes everything about how you draw.

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Structure vs Gesture in Figure Drawing: Understanding the Foundation

Before you start drawing figures, you need to understand what you're actually doing. Here's the truth: you can't draw a hand. The hand only exists in real life. What you CAN do is draw the *idea* of a hand. Everything in art is symbolism.

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Student Head Drawing Critiques and How to Fix Them

You did the assignment. Now see what tripped other students up - and how to fix it. Common mistakes include wrong neck angles, missing skull volume, ear placement errors, and getting lost in details instead of structure.

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My Assignment Demo: Watch Me Tackle the Same 10 Poses

You did the assignment. You watched the student reel. Now watch me do the exact same 10 poses in real-time - mistakes, corrections, and thinking process included. No editing, no perfection, just structure under pressure.

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Box Construction Assignment: 10 Timed Head Drawings

*You've learned the theory. Now it's time to practice. This timed assignment gives you 10 poses at 5 minutes each to apply skull construction, box method, and everything you've learned so far. No overthinking - just draw.*

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Learning from the Masters: Holbein and Raphael Head Drawing Analysis

We've been learning skull construction, planes, and overlapping forms. But did the old masters actually use this stuff? Let's map construction lines over Holbein and Raphael drawings to find out. Spoiler: the structure is absolutely there - you just need to know where to look.

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Box Construction Part 7: Neck Connection and Series Wrap-Up

Series finale: Learn to connect the head to the body with neck muscles, understand overlapping structures, and recap the complete box construction system. Includes full series summary and practice assignment.

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Box Construction Part 6: Complex Angles and the Notch Technique

Master complex angles with box construction. Learn the barrel notch technique for eye sockets, how to box out the skull using parallel lines, and why difficult angles expose weak structure.