Figure drawing

Figure drawing, also known as "life drawing," is an exercise in drawing the human body in its various shapes and positions. It is arguably the most difficult subject an artist commonly encounters. For this reason, it is often taught separately from other forms of art. It is considered valuable groundwork for portraiture, comic book illustration, sculpture, medical illustration, and other fields that use depictions of the human form. Figure drawing can be done very simply (with charcoal, for example), or in more detail, by pencil or using other forms of drawing tools. If paint is used, the process may be called "figure painting".

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Drawing - Artist - Art - Portraiture - Comic book - Sculpture - Medical illustration - Charcoal - Pencil - Figure painting

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