When you’re looking at the figure, you can see so many details and so much complexity. One of the most common struggles beginner artists have

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You may have heard that it’s good to start drawing less with just wrist and fingers and move with your whole arm. There is nothing

You might not remember what it was like to learn to write as a kid, but it was probably really awkward and strange. You had

We talked yesterday about using the overhand grip and not using the tripod grip much in short poses because it drags you into too much

The Croquis Cafe poses are quick, which is great. Quick poses help you focus on just what is important. But when time is short, it’s

Here’s how drawings, especially drawings of 5 minutes or more, would often go for me. I would put down some lines, trying to keep things

Improving any skill starts out frustrating because, by definition, you don’t have that skill yet so you start off trying to do something you can’t

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We’ve had some questions about how to tackle those 1 minute poses. It’s easy to say just go for it with the main gestural lines.

Ok so we know the aims of the drawings. But when the 60 seconds start, what lines should you actually draw? You may have heard

I often skip warming up and just want to get straight into the life drawing session. But when I do warmup, I always think the