Master the fundamentals of traditional figure drawing with this focused tutorial led by artist and instructor James Martin. Designed for artists looking to strengthen their understanding of human anatomy, proportion, and form, this lesson walks you step-by-step through drawing two dynamic female figures from photo reference to finished art. Inside, you’ll explore essential techniques for observing structure, capturing gesture, and rendering convincing volume — all using traditional drawing methods. Both final artwork and the original reference images are included, so you can study, practice, and compare results as you learn.


In this video I will show you my approach to drawing the head and hair using a tonal and design based approach. Included is a spectacular set of over 800 professionally shot reference images.




In this video I will show you my approach to drawing the full figure using a tonal and design based approach. Included is a spectacular set of over 1000 professionally shot reference images.

