Figure Drawing Foundation Workshop

Figure Drawing Foundation: Structure, Aesthetics and Techniques for Figure Drawing Workshop - In Person

Roberto Osti | Spring 2026 | Apr 25 - 26

Class Description:

Learn the essentials elements of the human body for figure drawing, structure, anatomy and aesthetics in a “user friendly” way.

Students will “learn as you go”, creating a number of figure drawings in a variety of poses, techniques, and visualizations working from live models. In this class with MFA faculty member, Roberto Osti, students will learn the structural and stereometric aspects of the human figure, in addition to the skeletal and muscular systems, as well as how to use that knowledge to capture the aesthetic of the human figure in static and dynamic poses. Open to all levels, this course is equally useful for students who want a first approach to figural anatomy and those who want to practice and develop their anatomical knowledge and figure drawing skills.

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Workshop Dates:

Scheduled occurrences for the next session of this class are as follows:

Day	Date	Time
Day 1:	4/25/2026	10 am - 5 pm ET
Day 2:	4/26/2026	10 am - 5 pm ET

Before Class - Welcome & How to Prepare for Class
Day 1 - Structural Anatomy
Day 2 - Gesture / Static & Dynamic Poses

$360.00
In-Person
2 Days
Beginner to Advanced

Meet Your Instructor

Roberto Osti

Instructor

Roberto Osti moved to the United States from his native Bologna, Italy in 1992 where he received his Diploma in Art at the State Institute of Art, and his Degree in Anatomical/Surgical Drawing, with honors, at the University of Bologna. In 2007 he received his Masters of Fine Art at the New York Academy of Art where he has also been teaching since 2010. Roberto Osti is the author of the books “Basic Human Anatomy” and “Dynamic Human Anatomy”, both published by The Monacelli Press-Phaidon, and the video “Human Anatomy for the Artist” with Craftsy. His artworks have been exhibited, among other venues, at The Drawing Center NYC), DFN Projects (NYC) Garvey Symon (NYC) Flowers Gallery (NYC), Sloan Fine Art (NYC), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PA), Gallery of Modern Art in Bologna (Italy), and Museo Palazzo Pogg in Bologna (Italy).