Want to take your figure drawing to the next level? Whether you're a beginner or refining your anatomy skills, these 3 essential books will help you understand the human form like never before.

As we approach learning anatomy it can feel overwhelming ... For more tips, see our piece on gesture drawing and on how to draw a female figure. This content originally appeared in ImagineFX ...

and emotion through dynamic figure drawing. From anatomy and gesture lines to foreshortening and composition, this guide breaks down how to create visually compelling scenes that heighten drama ...

Linder, an assistant professor of visual studies at UB, teaches figure drawing. From her perspective, the gross anatomy laboratory is an interdisciplinary workshop. It's a place where artists can ...

“Drawing the human figure is probably the most difficult skill ... She has a biology degree and, in particular, likes modeling for anatomy classes. “Sometimes I can even help out," she says.

“I was doing anatomy through an artistic lens,” notes Suter. “I created a workshop for artists in the cadaver labs that taught them superficial anatomical structures relevant to figure drawing, and I ...

The idea is that understanding and capturing the anatomy and sense of ... “Understanding when a figure is correct also helps you understand why a drawing isn’t working,” says Kato.

figure drawing, anatomy, etc. Few, if any, centers in the Boston area offer quite as many courses for sketching, so be sure to browse through the list before settling on a class. Shelly Barclay is ...