One of the most important—and challenging—skills in representational art is figure drawing. In this post, I’m sharing a recent drawing I made of a standing female model, drawn from the front view with Wolff carbon pencils. The video is a short, slightly sped-up time-lapse, but I’ve also put to one side some skeletal and muscle diagrams to show how I think about form beneath the surface. What I Focused On in This Study In this particular drawing, I kept my focus on a few core

This week, I posted a new charcoal figure drawing timelapse  on my YouTube channel . It’s a study of the male back , drawn entirely from scratch using a constructive approach to anatomy—and compressed into just 4 minutes and 30 seconds . About the Drawing What makes this piece different from a typical drawing is the construction process  I used. I began by mapping out average male proportions , then built the figure from the inside out: First laying in the spine , ribcage , a

Plaster casts have long been a cornerstone of classical art education - and for good reason. Their simplified white surfaces, strong form, and timeless elegance make them ideal for studying light, shadow, and structure. In my latest YouTube video, I take you through my charcoal drawing of a particularly challenging plaster cast head, from start to finish. This was a complex sculpture - a Roman or Ancient Greek-style mask, full of deep-set features, sharp planes, and flowing l