Includes index

Introduction -- The history of life drawing -- Materials -- Starting to draw -- A simple pose: step by step -- Gesture drawings -- Line -- Therhythm of line -- Tone -- A Tonal Study: step by step -- Scribble drawing -- Using charcoal -- Figure in Charcoal Stick: step by step -- Foreshortening -- A foreshortened figure: step by step -- Faces -- Hands and feet -- Index

Improve your drawing skills and learn how to observe the human form with this simple practical course. By applying a few basic rules, the shape of a body can be both accurately and artistically captured in as little as two minutes, using only a small selection of artist's materials. Begin with learning to draw a simple pose, then discover a variety of sketching techniques using different media. Learn how to use line and tone, make scribble drawings, use charcoal, and tackle a range of poses and features

Previously published in the Drawing Masterclass series as Life Drawing, in 2013