Live Figure Drawing – Cambridge Art Association (2024)
Live Figure Drawing
General Information
CAA’s Live Figure Drawing Sessions are held at our Kathryn Schultz Gallery space on Tuesdays. All sessions are in person, and will be with a nude or lightly clothed model. Pre-registration is required. Registration for these sessions is open to the public.
This fall we will be offering nine individual short pose sessions.
Each session will feature a live model using a mixture of short and long poses – starting at one-minute poses and working up to a 15 or 20 minute pose.
There is no instructor present. We encourage artists who join to explore the use of different materials, drawing styles and techniques (dry media only, please).
CAA provides tables and chairs for all attendees. Attendees are welcome to bring their own standing or tabletop easel. Attendees must bring their own materials. Please note: artists may bring dry or water-based media. Oil and acrylic paints are not allowed in this figure drawing session.
There is no instructor present. Advanced registration is required.
The best way to practice figure painting is by painting from life, so make sure to find a model who is willing to pose for you. If you don't have access to a live model, you can also use photographs or video reference material.
You can practice by making multiple quick sketches of people in public places, or draw human figures from memory and imagination. Draw ancient sculptures and casts. They are very patient “models” and have perfect classical proportions.
Figurative drawing is inherently detail oriented, but it's often helpful to start with a rough sketch or outline. This will help you work out your proportions before you get to work, specifically when it comes to the relation of various body parts.
There are all sorts of formats for a session but here is a pretty common one: the class starts with a warm up pose for around 20-30 minutes.Then you'll practise with quick poses.The model will hold a pose for 2-5 minutes and you'll do rapid sketches of them.
Kennedy suggests setting a time limit and then slowly building up your painting speed. “What you can do is you, “I have an hour of time,” and you can start a painting and end it in an hour. And then the next day paint for an hour. And then maybe after three days, you'd have a painting,” she says.
A better understanding of anatomy and gesture drawing through figure study can build your illustration capabilities. Sketching real figures will help you develop your skills as a sketch artist, illustrator, and digital artist.
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