Figure Drawing Resources

Drawing realistic people can be difficult, so we’ve made a beginner’s guide to figure drawing and anatomy, complete with videos, tutorials, courses, and live online classes.

Figure Drawing Tutorials for Beginners: Getting Started 💪

First time figure drawing? Start by understanding human proportions, poses, structure drawing, and human anatomy. Then, practice your gestures and build speed and confidence with timed drawings!

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Why Learn Figure Drawing?

Whether you’re pursuing animation, illustration, or another visual arts career, you will need to know how to draw the human body! Figure drawing is an essential requirement for most art portfolios and a skill that many art students find challenging.

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The Ultimate Figure Drawing Course

Prefer to learn online with video lessons at your own speed?

Get our ultimate asynchronous course pack, designed for portfolio students. Learn Fei’s original GSL figure drawing techniques, plus get instructor and peer support on Discord!

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