Beginner Figure Drawing - Drawing The Torso

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Free Online Course: Beginner Figure Drawing - Drawing The Torso provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Beginner Figure Drawing - Drawing The Torso is taught by JW Learning.

Overview
  • In Lesson 11 of our Figure Drawing series we'll take a look at a more detailed approach to how the Torso is constructed.  In this lesson we'll cover the basic shapes and forms the torso makes, before going over the biggest areas of muscle which help give the torso its overall form.  We'll also look at the Torso in gesture, differences between Men and Women torso shapes and finally finishing everything off with a 20 minute Timed drawing session.  

    Continue learning with the follow up lessons:

    Figure Drawing Series:
    Lesson 1 - Gesture and Construction
    Lesson 2 - Dynamic Forms
    Lesson 3 - Construction of the Body Parts
    Lesson 4 - Proportions  

    Head Drawing Series:
    Lesson 5 - Constructing the Head Part 1
    Lesson 6 - Constructing the Head Part 2
    Lesson 7 - Constructing the Head Part 3

    Intermediate Series
    Lesson 8 - How to Draw Hands
    Lesson 9 - How to Draw Hair
    Lesson 10 - Introduction to Light and Shadow

Syllabus
    • Trailer
    • Breaking Down the Torso
    • Basic Construction Parts
    • Gesture and Connection Line
    • Positioning and Landmarks
    • Perspective and Connection Points
    • Demonstration 1
    • Demonstration 2
    • Demonstration 3
    • Demonstration 4
    • Demonstration 5
    • Timed Drawing Session
    • Timed Drawing Demonstration