• drawing of a woman
  • drawing of a woman asleep on train
  • drawing of seated nude

Class Description:

Learn to observe and translate the dynamic essence of the human figure onto paper.

Designed for artists of all levels eager to capture the human form, this course will teach you essential techniques such as understanding the body's structure, capturing movement and emotion, outlining the form with fluid lines, using light and shadow for depth, and depicting figures in various poses and angles. Through live model sessions, reference materials, and personalized feedback, you will gain the skills needed to create lifelike and compelling figure drawings. By the end of this journey, you will have a solid foundation in figure drawing, equipping you with the skills and confidence to create compelling and lifelike representations of the human form.
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Spring II Session Dates:

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

Week
Date
Time
Week 1:
3/12/2025
10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 2:
3/19/2025
10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 3:
3/26/2025
10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 4:
4/02/2025
10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 5:
4/09/2025
10 am - 1 pm ET
Week 6:
4/23/2025
10 am - 1 pm ET


  1. Before Class - Welcome & How to Prepare for Class

  2. Week 1 - Introduction and Gesture Drawing

  3. Week 2 - Basic Anatomy and Proportion

  4. Week 3 - The Head, Hands and Feet

  5. Week 4 - Muscles and Weight Distribution

  6. Week 5 - Light, Shadow, and Composition

  • $330.00
  • Online
  • 6 Weeks
  • Beginner to Intermediate

Meet Your Instructor

Antonia Barolini-Alvarez

Instructor

Antonia Barolini- Alvarez is a painter and draftsperson working in watercolor, gouache, oil, acrylic, marker, colored pencil, as well as oil and chalk pastel. She was born in NYC to a Brazilian father and Italian mother who both instilled a deep love and appreciation of nature in her. Her practice revolves around the concept of human instinct and intuition and its struggle for expression amidst the pressures of modern society. In 2016 she received her BA from Bard College where she majored in Studio Art and minored in Literature. She later went on to earn her MFA from the New York Academy of Art in 2019. During her time at Bard she was twice awarded with the Bard Fund for Visual Learning Grant. While at the Academy she was awarded the Terra Foundation’s Giverny Summer Residency. She has shown in various group shows including “Mother and Child Group Show” (2019) at Sugarlift Gallery in New York City, “The Feminine Agenda Group Show” (2020) at Womenswork.art in Poughkeepsie, New York and the New York Academy of Art’s “Summer Exhibition” in 2021 and 2022. Currently she teaches Drawing I at Seton Hall University and Painting I, Painting III and a Fine Arts Seminar at Pratt Institute.

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