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# Improve Your Figure Drawing with a Free Online Class from Craftsy
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/improve-your-figure-drawing-with-a-free-online-class-from-craftsy/
- Published: 2014-08-12T14:55:56.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:44:07.000Z
- Description: Learn how to draw lifelike figures that jump off the page. Get lifetime access to the online Craftsy class "Figure Drawing: An Essential Guide" for free, and enjoy instruction from renowned artist Patricia Watwood in the comfort of your own home.[http://engine.nectarads.com/p/eyJhdiI6NTk4NTIsImF0Ijo
- Author: Sponsors
- Tags: Announcement, Craftsy, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 07:03 (2014, 2015, part 1)

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Learn how to draw lifelike figures that jump off the page. Get lifetime access to the online Craftsy class “[Figure Drawing: An Essential Guide](http://engine.nectarads.com/r?e=eyJhdiI6NTk4NTIsImF0IjoyMCwiY20iOjEzODE1MywiY2giOjE5MzAsImNyIjo0MTA0NzMsImRtIjo0LCJmYyI6NDk3MTg3LCJmbCI6MjU1MDk0LCJpcCI6IjU0LjIwNC4xMjkuMTQiLCJudyI6MjA3LCJwYyI6MCwicHIiOjE2NjYsInJ0IjoxLCJzdCI6MCwidXIiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3Lmdvb2dsZS5jb20vdXJsP3E9aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5jcmFmdHN5LmNvbSUyRmV4dCUyRkh5cGVyYWxsZXJnaWNfRnJlZUNsYXNzX0ZpZ3VyZURyYXdpbmcmc2E9RCZzbnR6PTEmdXNnPUFGUWpDTkVmZ2hJc2Rua3VDa0Q5VVZick54dHFQQURlY3ciLCJyZSI6MX0&s=7yj%5FvtUliAG2Mfag93M84u3VSMk&ref=hyperallergic.com)” for free, and enjoy instruction from renowned artist Patricia Watwood in the comfort of your own home.

With step-by-step video lessons, you’ll master figure drawing as you learn classical techniques for rendering from live models. Progress from a simple block-in sketch to a gestural drawing to a polished piece with depth and dimension, while gaining hatching, shading and highlighting skills. And, as a bonus, you’ll even find out how to create custom toned papers to add a unique touch to your work.

See what Craftsy art students are saying about this class:

> “Even in the first lesson, you get a great sense of the magic of drawing a dimensional form on a flat surface.” —Craftsy member SharonTN  
>  
> “I am very impressed as to how easy the instructor made the contrast between light and shadow.” —Craftsy member Iris Neiser

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