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The Self-Paced Atelier
BundleSubscribe for unlimited access to the Academy Everywhere library, a growing collection of master-level classes led by New York’s top instructors. New courses added every month. Flexible, inspiring, and designed for artists who never stop learning.
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Anatomy & Gesture Drawing Part 3
CourseApply gesture, anatomy, and proportion to the live model. Melanie Vote guides you through timed poses, clothed figure drawing, and expressive observation to build stronger, more confident figure drawings from life.
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Anatomy & Gesture Drawing Part 2
CourseBuild stronger figurative drawings through gesture, structure, and light. Melanie Vote guides you through anatomy, proportion, hands, feet, portrait construction, and tonal modeling to create confident, dimensional figures.
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Anatomy & Gesture Drawing Part 1
CourseLearn the foundations of anatomy and gesture drawing with Melanie Vote. This course introduces proportion, movement, subcutaneous landmarks, and major muscle groups to help you draw the figure with clarity, structure, and confidence.
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Mounting Paper to Canvas
CourseLearn Peter Drake’s complete process for mounting paper to canvas an archival, affordable, and studio-friendly method for preserving drawings, preventing damage, and preparing work for stretching or exhibition.
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Subtractive Drawing
CourseLearn Peter Drake’s subtractive drawing method, a luminous process using gesso, pigment, and sandpaper to “draw with light.” Prepare paper, render atmospherically, and refine values through layered reduction and texture.