Simplified Figure Drawing — Part 1: Gesture & Structure
Learn how to build the figure from the inside out using gesture, structure, and simple perspective ideas.
This course focuses on the core building blocks of figure drawing. You’ll learn how to find the long-axis gestures that give the body movement, then use simple forms to add volume, depth, and three-dimensional structure.
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Gesture & Structure
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Two Drawing Ideas
Simplify the process
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Gesture & Structure Basics
What you need to know
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Gesture Basics
What you need to know
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Gesture Basics II
Wrapping it up
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Forms
Part 1
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Forms - Perspective
Part 2
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Forms Continued
Part 3
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Simple & Characteristic
How to see it
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Pencil Method
Drawing technique
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Facing, leaning, tilting and rotating
Drawing in space
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Connecting Line
Drawing Techniques
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Longest Sustained Curve
Start here
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Master's Analysis Gesture & Structure
See how they did it
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Drawing Tips
Keep this in mind.
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Demos & Assignment
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Chapter 3
What You’ll Learn
Using gesture to find the major directional curves of the figure
Building structure around gesture with simple forms
Creating more believable volume and depth
Basic perspective techniques for the figure
Simplifying complex poses into manageable shapes
Combining gesture and structure in complete figure studies
Applying the ideas through timed drawing practice
Inside the Course
3+ hours of video instruction
3 complete figure drawing demonstrations
Timed assignment reel
Robert completes the same assignment for comparison
20-minute master artist analysis
Who It’s For
This course is ideal for beginners and intermediate artists who want a clearer, more structured way to approach the human figure without getting buried in anatomy.