, figure drawing is a game-changer for any artist. Total Guide to Figure Drawing breaks it down into clear steps, teaching structure, rhythm, and design. Chapter 1 video lessons are available!
Figure drawing is a foundational skill that improves every aspect of your art. Total Guide to Figure Drawing simplifies the process into clear, practical steps, helping you understand structure, rhythm, weight, and design. With real-time demos and in-depth breakdowns, you'll learn how to approach figures with confidence—whether you're sketching quick gestures or refining detailed illustrations.
Introduction
Gesture Overview
Drawing a Gesture Step by Step
Gesture Principles Applied to Photo Reference
Realtime Drawing Session
Balance and Motion
Gesture Drawing Practice
Muscle Structure and Movement
Texture and Detail
Personal Style and Growth
Drawing the human figure isn’t just about getting proportions right — it’s about capturing life. This course teaches you practical methods for drawing poses that feel grounded, expressive, and believable. Break down complex anatomy, build solid forms, and draw with clarity.
Learn how to capture the flow and energy in human poses.
Understand how to construct solid figures that feel balanced and grounded.
Shift your attention to strong visual design that makes figures compelling.
Excellent course! Great instruction and well put together videos. Marco is awesome at explaining things in ways that are easy to understand. Once you see the planes, you can’t unsee. As someone mainly using traditional media I found it extremely h...
Read MoreExcellent course! Great instruction and well put together videos. Marco is awesome at explaining things in ways that are easy to understand. Once you see the planes, you can’t unsee. As someone mainly using traditional media I found it extremely helpful to my seeing abilities. Next step: put the time in to etch this newfound way of seeing deeper into the visual memory. Thanks so much, Marco!
Read LessAmazing course, very well explained as always And I really like how it's structured
Amazing course, very well explained as always And I really like how it's structured
Read LessAs 50 year old commercial artist I learned more in this course about shapes and edges than I ever learned in my career. I am excited to apply what I have learned to my digital paintings. I feel like a kid again ready to try a new medium.
As 50 year old commercial artist I learned more in this course about shapes and edges than I ever learned in my career. I am excited to apply what I have learned to my digital paintings. I feel like a kid again ready to try a new medium.
Read LessIf there is anything Marco Bucci is known for unanimously, it is how to use color. This guide is an easy to follow, yet incredibly in depth break down of how color can be used and how to make colors on a page work in harmony. Unlike the limitation...
Read MoreIf there is anything Marco Bucci is known for unanimously, it is how to use color. This guide is an easy to follow, yet incredibly in depth break down of how color can be used and how to make colors on a page work in harmony. Unlike the limitations of YouTube where he can only break something down into a 10 minute video, these lessons are free from restraints of the algorithm. Marco delves deep into the subject of color and gives practical exercises that can be done quickly. No words are wasted in the Color Survival Guide, and you come away from it a better artist than you started. I recommend this guide for painters of every kind, digital or other, as these lessons and even the assignments can be done with both traditional and digital mediums. These series of lessons are Marco Bucci's wheelhouse, I have never met another artist with more of a grasp on color theory than him, and his expertise shows through the elegant and thorough way he teaches in these videos.
Read LessExcellent course! Great instruction and well put together videos. Marco is awesome at explaining things in ways that are easy to understand. Once you see the planes, you can’t unsee. As someone mainly using traditional media I found it extremely h...
Read MoreExcellent course! Great instruction and well put together videos. Marco is awesome at explaining things in ways that are easy to understand. Once you see the planes, you can’t unsee. As someone mainly using traditional media I found it extremely helpful to my seeing abilities. Next step: put the time in to etch this newfound way of seeing deeper into the visual memory. Thanks so much, Marco!
Read LessAmazing course, very well explained as always And I really like how it's structured
Amazing course, very well explained as always And I really like how it's structured
Read LessAs 50 year old commercial artist I learned more in this course about shapes and edges than I ever learned in my career. I am excited to apply what I have learned to my digital paintings. I feel like a kid again ready to try a new medium.
As 50 year old commercial artist I learned more in this course about shapes and edges than I ever learned in my career. I am excited to apply what I have learned to my digital paintings. I feel like a kid again ready to try a new medium.
Read LessIf there is anything Marco Bucci is known for unanimously, it is how to use color. This guide is an easy to follow, yet incredibly in depth break down of how color can be used and how to make colors on a page work in harmony. Unlike the limitation...
Read MoreIf there is anything Marco Bucci is known for unanimously, it is how to use color. This guide is an easy to follow, yet incredibly in depth break down of how color can be used and how to make colors on a page work in harmony. Unlike the limitations of YouTube where he can only break something down into a 10 minute video, these lessons are free from restraints of the algorithm. Marco delves deep into the subject of color and gives practical exercises that can be done quickly. No words are wasted in the Color Survival Guide, and you come away from it a better artist than you started. I recommend this guide for painters of every kind, digital or other, as these lessons and even the assignments can be done with both traditional and digital mediums. These series of lessons are Marco Bucci's wheelhouse, I have never met another artist with more of a grasp on color theory than him, and his expertise shows through the elegant and thorough way he teaches in these videos.
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There are no absolute requirements, but I do recommend having a tablet (a product like Wacom or Huion, for example) as well as a digital painting application.
For traditional media, any brand of watercolors and gouache will work, though do not recommend student-grade paints. I use brands like Winsor&Newton, Holbein, and Daniel Smith. I also recommend using at least 140lb paper, as anything thinner will not be able to survive multiple washes.
If you’re interested in painting, I think the best place to begin is at my YouTube channel. I have many short lessons there covering a whole slew of important art fundamentals. Then I recommend purchasing the videos in the Digital Painting series, as those videos feature in-depth demonstrations, in real time, of which fundamentals I am applying, and how I am applying them.
Understanding and Painting the Head is also a good choice for beginners who have a little bit of drawing experience, but want to know how to take the next steps and develop good habits.
Illustrating Children’s Books will take you through many important fundamental drawing and painting lessons, applicable to any project or medium.
Yes! You will receive a Completion Certificate at the end of each course.
Yes! Each course comes with lifetime access to all course materials.
I do! You can learn more and book directly here.
You bet!
Check out the "Brush Pack" section.
