How to Improve Your Figure Drawing - Step by Step

Join Robert A. Marzullo in this fun and practical course on figure drawing! Learn step-by-step techniques to draw the human figure confidently.

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Brief Summary

In this course, you'll discover how to draw the human figure with fun and easy techniques. Robert shares his 20 years of experience to help you become confident in your drawings!

Key Points

  • Learn to draw the human figure step by step.
  • Includes gesture drawing, negative space, and foreshortening.
  • Access to a supportive community of over 12,000 students!

Learning Outcomes

  • Gain confidence in figure drawing techniques.
  • Understand basic anatomy and proportions.
  • Be able to draw hands and various poses effectively.

About This Course

Learn how to draw the human figure like a professional with these fundamental step by step techniques.

Welcome to my course, How to Improve Your Figure Drawing - Step by Step!

My name is Robert A. Marzullo and I am the author of the book "Learn to Draw Action Heroes."  I have worked in comics, storyboards, and 3D animation.  For each of these fields I had to be able to draw the human figure quickly and in a way that was convincing to my viewers.  In this course I share what I have learned over those 20 years.

This is a basic approach to figure drawing. This entire course on how to draw the human figure is 7 hours 45 minutes and growing.  I share techniques that I have used over the years to my illustrations and storyboards for television.  You will learn how to systematically break down the various parts of the body into simple shapes. This allows you to gain confidence on the subject and use a workflow that will keep you productive.  As I illustrate each area step by step you will follow along and learn from my studies.  

In this course you will learn

  • Gesture Drawing

  • The Benefits of Timed Studies

  • Negative Space Drawing

  • Foreshortening

  • The Body in Perspective

  • Organic Lines Vs. Angular

  • Line of Action

  • How to Daw Hands

  • 3 Main Masses of the Body

Updated on 12-2-2022 -  I am including a section of drawing from life.  This will give you a better understanding on how to use the technique in this course in a practical way.

You get to share your work with the other students in this course and grow together.  Currently there are over 12,000 STUDENTS enrolled in this course.  That is a lot of like minded figure drawing artists, so be sure to share your work and your thoughts along the way!

Great Figure Drawings will separate your artwork form your peers.  It is a skill that is extremely sought after and admired.  Once you learn to confidently draw the human figure you will gain more recognition very quickly.  It takes time to master so be patient with yourself and dedicate the time needed each day.  I have designed this course to help you grow your skills easily and effectively.

This course will give you insight into how I create my artwork and create poses from my imagination.  I also share what techniques I use to improve my knowledge of the human form while studying.  Things like gesture drawings, timed studies of the pose, negative space drawing, foreshortening, perspective, organic versus angular lines, and much more.  You will also be given a copy of the art files as a downloadable PDF that I have created here so that you can work along and study from them.  By the end of this course you should be more confident in constructing your figure drawings from the  mind and have a better understanding of the human form.

You will also learn how to draw Gestures of the body using methods such as CSI. Making use of action lines and timed studies to help you improve your drawing abilities. I am also very receptive to my students. So if you have any suggestions or questions I am here to help!

Updated Content - I have also included 6 lessons on drawing various hands poses.  You will learn what to pay attention to when drawing the hands so that they are more believable and expressive.

Bonus lectures - How to Draw and Shade Muscular arms. In those lessons I go over 3 different arm poses with various rendering techniques.

The tips and tricks from this course will make the process of drawing complex body poses much easier to accomplish.  Good luck with your art and I can't wait to see your progress!

Please leave your honest review of this course so that myself and others will know what you think. 


Thank you for considering my course,

Robert A. Marzullo

  • Draw the human figure with more confidence and precision.

  • Create dynamic figure drawings quicker and more effectively.

  • Understand how to draw the various body parts from memory.

Course Curriculum

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Robert Marzullo

I currently teach Figure Drawing, Anatomy, How to Draw Comics, and Digital Painting. My primary art programs are Clip Studio Paint, Procreate, Sketchbook Pro, and Photoshop.  I also teach traditional art methods as well.I have been a working professional artist for most of my life.  I have been published in comics, created 3D animation and characters for television, illustrated storyboards ...

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4.9 course rating
4K ratings
ui-avatar of Edvard Hamp
Edvard H.
5.0
8 months ago

Simple and practical lessons, and Robert is, as always, an excellent lecturer. He doesn't hesitate to leave some of his sketches and drawings imperfect, all in order to show students that not every drawing has to be perfect, especially not in the process of learning and research. Great job :)

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Dennis M.
5.0
9 months ago

Sehr guter Kurs wo man sich als Anfänger gut aufgehoben fühlt.

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Rohit M.
5.0
10 months ago

This is a great course definetely would recommend. There are practise sheets too for practising. I have also taken his other courses on anatomy and figure drawing the body in action all these courses(not yet started). All these three courses do complement one another. Great for beginners and beginner-intermediates. The section on hands were a added bonus for me. I think after this its just sheer practise.
Thank you.

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ui-avatar of Khawar Awan
Khawar A.
5.0
11 months ago

So easy to understand

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ui-avatar of Marcos da Silva Sousa
Marcos D. S. S.
5.0
1 year ago

Muito bom

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Devika M. C.
1.0
1 year ago

He is tooooo fast

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ui-avatar of Alysson Fábio Rocha Fernandes
Alysson F. R. F.
4.5
1 year ago

Bastante exemplificado. Muitas referências

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ui-avatar of Kymani Hanson
Kymani H.
4.0
1 year ago

Great so far. I really learn a lot from this
instructor.

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ui-avatar of Tony Lorenz
Tony L.
5.0
2 years ago

Robert is an excellent teacher, I will be taking more of his classes, I learned a lot. A+++++++++

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ui-avatar of Mia Arrington
Mia A.
5.0
2 years ago

So much detail, and I can understand what he is saying. It's somehow so much easier to remember.

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