Week 1: Learning to See
Break down the biggest mistakes beginners make and learn a structured life drawing workflow. Practise timed gesture exercises and quick poses to capture movement and energy instead of getting lost in details.
Week 2: Building the Figure
Demystify torso anatomy by reducing the body into simple, easy-to-understand shapes and forms. Combine torso studies with gesture warmups to build structural drawing confidence.
Week 3: Drawing the Head
Learn simple methods for constructing the skull, mapping facial proportions and understanding facial planes. Practise capturing expressive portrait studies and features.
Week 4: Hands Without Fear
Break down one of the most avoided subjects in figure drawing. Learn simple forms, proportions and gestures to make hands a confident part of your drawing toolkit.
Week 5: Understanding the Feet
Explore the anatomy and structure of the feet. Practise breaking them down into simple forms and proportions while reinforcing gesture and observational skills.
Week 6: Finding the Line of Action
Discover how professional animators use the Line of Action and visual flow to create dynamic, energetic poses that feel alive, exploring action gestures and expressive movement.
Week 7: Storytelling Through Pose
Move beyond simply copying the model to tell visual stories. Practise pushing sequential poses from live models to convey emotion, intention and narrative.
Week 8: Dynamic Perspective
Learn why some drawings feel flat while others leap off the page. Practise foreshortening, exaggerated perspective and weight using triangles and cones to create figures with real presence.
Week 9: Long Pose Foundations
Transition from fast gestures to extended observation. Learn measuring techniques, plum lines and grid construction to maintain accuracy during a 2-hour long pose study.
Week 10: Colour, Mood & Expression
Experiment with pastels and expressive colour theory to explore emotion, atmosphere and personality beyond standard anatomical studies.
Week 11: From Life to Character Design
Bring your favourite character to class. Use live model poses as the foundation for drawing existing characters while maintaining solid underlying anatomy and gesture.
Week 12: The Character Challenge
Celebrate your progress with a fun studio challenge. Draw random story prompts, character expressions and dynamic poses to showcase how far your drawing skills have advanced.
