Learn the fundamentals of drawing the human figure by developing a base knowledge of human anatomy. Whether your focus is painting, character design, comics, or illustration, anatomy is an enormously useful skill to have as an artist. You’ll develop skills in both quick gesture drawings and sustained drawings. The curriculum we use is from our free Anatomy track.
Here is your opportunity to work with guidance and comprehensive support from Prof Lieu and the Art Prof staff.
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Premium Track Features
- 6 students only, allowing for close guidance and prompt feedback, and comprehensive attention from our staff.
- 2 live voice sessions every week with Prof Lieu and a Teaching Artist.
- Voice sessions are about 60 min., held in our Discord.
- 6 week tracks only: 30 min., one-on-one review with Prof Lieu at the end of the track.
- Access to private channels in our Discord where you’ll get support and critiques from our staff.
- Premium Track “alumni” will continue to have access to the private Discord channels once the track ends.
Sample Discord Critiques
“I think the interactions with the staff was the absolute highlight of this course. I felt like both Lauryn and Prof Lieu cared greatly about our success in the track. Everything was tailored to the individual and there was never any judgement about where each student was in their journey.”
Watch a voice session
“Prof Lieu and Cat were really good at pushing me out of my comfort zone. I also appreciated the real feedback. I don’t like shallow comments about my work when I’m trying to improve.
Jordan was really helpful at pointing out why things weren’t working, and I’m notice things now that I wasn’t before. You all put most of my past art teachers to shame.“
About our Staff
Prof Lieu has 15 years of teaching studio art at the college level, and was an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design from 2007-2020. See Prof Lieu’s full CV.
Read more about Prof Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster. Watch a drawing demo with Prof Lieu and Jordan here.
Art Supplies
We understand that many people have limited budgets for supplies, so our premium tracks are structured so that you can use any materials you want, within that track’s focus.
Either digital or traditional media will work great for learning anatomy. Below we provide supply lists with recommended items for each media. We are happy to provide further support, but you can work with whatever you have!
Software List: Digital Media
Procreate, Krita, Adobe Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Paint Tool SAI, Adobe Fresco, MediBang Paint, Gimp
Supply Lists: Drawing Media
ballpoint pen/gel pens, dip pen, brush pen markers, Caran d’Ache crayons, graphite powder, colored pencil, soft pastel, oil pastel, pencil, charcoal, ink wash, scratchboard, wet charcoal, oil sticks
Hear from an Art Prof Student
Read Brittany Spiszer’s blog posts about her experience in the Painting Basics Premium Track.
“I’ve been in art classes where no one was engaging during critique, and it makes for a horrible learning experience. The best classes have students who are excited to learn and help their peers learn, too.
So while Prof Lieu and the Teaching Artist were talking with one of my peers on voice, I would go in and leave feedback about their work for them to read later.
Getting feedback from that many people was incredibly helpful, as everyone has a different perspective to offer. I got so many great ideas and advice from everyone else taking the class.“
Brittany Spiszer
Student info
- Limit 6 students.
- Enrollment is first come, first serve.
- All students are required to join our Discord.
Due on the Registration Deadline
- Registration form
- Full tuition
Payment
- When you submit your registration form, Prof Lieu will send you an email confirmation and a Paypal request.
- Payment is due on the registration deadline.
- Why our tuition is higher than most online classes
Confirmation
- We require 4 students to run the track.
- We will confirm whether the track is running the Wednesday after the registration deadline.
- If the track does not run, you will receive a full refund no later than the Friday after the registration deadline.
Refunds
- All payments are non-refundable if the track runs.
- There are no refunds for missed voice sessions, or if a student is late to a voice session.
- We only issue refunds if the track does not run due to lack of enrollment.
Contact
- Questions? Contact us.
Art Prof Scholarships
If we have extra spaces in a premium track after registration closes, we will open up the opportunity the apply for an Art Prof Scholarship, which is a chance to enroll in a premium track for free.
Please do not apply if you are not able to fully commit 100% to the premium track if you are selected for the scholarship. Check all the voice session dates, logistics and confirm that you can be available.
We don’t want to see an opportunity like this wasted, when there are so many people who would benefit.
We cannot make any guarantees that any scholarships will become available, it all depends on whether there are spaces after registration closes.
Scholarship Notifications
To receive notifications of when scholarships are available, please join our Discord server, or sign up for our email list.
Scholarship Applications
You’ll be asked to provide 2 essays via a Google form. Minimum 500 words, maximum 200 words.
- Essay 1: Talk about your journey and background as an artist, how has it impacted our life, why is it important to you?
- Essay 2: Explain why you are applying for this scholarship. How will this help you as an artist in the short term and long term? What do you hope to learn and gain from the experience?
