Headless Figure Drawing: Torsos

Learn techniques for how to capture a sense of convincing mass, skeletal structure, and muscles to articulate a torso.

This workshop is a chance for you to explore the human form using a range of mark making techniques with an anatomical foundation.

“I felt like this workshop really allowed you to dive in and not be afraid of potentially making ‘bad art.’ I also think that being allowed to use whatever art supplies you got is a big positive.”

Watch a Sample Workshop

Watch a sample workshop: Gestural Portraits

How it Works

Resources

Before the workshop

Students receive access to the workshop channels in our Discord.
Hang out in the workshop channels so we can see your artwork and site, and chat about your goals can make the workshop more efficient.

Please know that if you have no experience with Discord, it does take some time to get set up and learn how Discord works.
Watch this 53 second tour of our Discord for a preview.
We highly recommend joining several days before the workshop date so you can learn the ropes, troubleshoot any problems, and get help from us to make the workshop run as smoothly as possible for you.

First 2 hours

Students work and take occasional breaks to post their artwork into the Discord text channel.
On voice, Prof Lieu continually critiques drawings as they are posted in the Discord text channel.

Last hour

Each student will speak on voice with Prof Lieu about their artwork.

After the workshop

A recording of the workshop will be available to workshop participants. The recording will not be available to the public.

Workshop channels access

Students will continue to have access to the workshop channels.
The week following the workshop, Prof Lieu will provide feedback and follow up resources.
After that week, Prof Lieu will answer quick questions, but will not be providing feedback.

Written Feedback

Prof Lieu will write a paragraph for each student which reviews the student’s artwork made during the workshop + suggestions for how to move forward, see sample below.

You went very far with the pastels during this workshop! I know the quality of the pastels wasn’t great and caused you some frustration, but it was great to see you really get into the layering as you build up the pigment on the page.

The way you got the darker colors around the cheek bone to “sink” into the face was really well done, the transitions between the darker and lighter colors was effective.

I was glad to see the drawing you did after the workshop, there is so much potential in the way you drew the hair. The textures were so lively and expressive in the hair. Perhaps something to tackle next is lighting on the portrait, lighting makes a huge difference in terms of showing the volume of the face so getting experience with that would enhance your portraits a lot.
Prof Lieu

Student info

Limit 12 students
Enrollment is first come, first serve
All students are required to join our Discord to participate.

Confirmation

We will confirm whether the workshop is running by the Wednesday after the Friday registration deadline.
If the workshop does not run, you will receive a full refund no later than a week from the Friday registration deadline.

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Refunds

All payments are non-refundable if the workshop runs.
Students must join our Discord at least 24 hours before the workshop starts. There are no refunds if you do not join within this time frame.
There are no refunds if a student is late, does not join Discord, or does not attend the workshop for any reason.
We only issue refunds if the workshop does not run due to lack of enrollment.