Learn how to confidently break down figure poses into simple, flowing rhythms that capture gesture, movement, proportions, and the connections between body parts. Through several demonstrations, you’ll see how to simplify complex poses, emphasize the most important lines, and use observation to create more dynamic figure drawings.

Learn how to take rhythm-based figure drawings further by adding selective anatomical forms, structural cues, and more advanced line quality. Through challenging demonstrations, you’ll practice capturing complex poses, foreshortening, compression, proportions, and dynamic changes in direction while keeping the overall gesture clear.

A handy guide to drawing the rhythms of the body!

I’ll be looking through previous student submitted drawings for the rhythm quick sketch assignment and giving some advice on how you can use rhythms more effectively to get more dynamic drawings.