Figure Drawing for Beginners
A course by ZURSOIF Miguel Bustos Gómez
, Illustrator
Learn basics techniques to draw the human body with precise proportions and without using a model
- Best seller Spanish with subtitles in English
- 98% positive reviews (2.5K)
- 81139 students
Learn basics techniques to draw the human body with precise proportions and without using a model
- 98% positive reviews (2.5K)
- 81139 students
- 20 lessons (1h 47m)
- 30 additional resources (27 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, Italian, French, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
The desire to capture the human figure and its complex mechanics, shapes, and structures has challenged artists throughout history, and it hasn’t been any different for artist and illustrator Zursoif. Over the course of his more-than-fifteen-year career he has made the human body the focal point of his work and has become an expert in figure art and anatomical drawing.
In this course, learn how to draw the human figure and its proportions starting with simple lines and circles. Apply the techniques and exercises you learn to create realistic drawings and build a catalogue of poses that will be the foundation for making more elaborate and detailed images.

What will you learn in this online course?
Course table of contents
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U1U1. Introduction
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U2U2. Drawing Basics
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U3U3. General proportions
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U4U4. Extremities
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U5U5. Applications
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FPFP Final project
Start by getting to know Zursoif, who tells you about his career as an illustrator and teacher, his main influences, and how the human figure inspires his work. He also gives you a detailed explanation of the course, the final project, and the materials you need to complete it.
Warm up your hand with a series of simple exercises: draw straight lines with different lengths and circles of varying sizes. Learn how to work with basic drawing tools and understand how the position of your hand, elbow, and arm can affect the outcome.
Next, study general human proportions and practice drawing them in each section of the body. Draw circles and divide them into halves and thirds to represent the upper part of the human skeleton: head, back, and pelvis. Continue with the spine and the vertebrae to understand how the upper body moves.
Apply the same principles on measurements and proportions to incorporate the limbs and see how each one moves. Start with the upper extremities–arm, forearm, and hand–and repeat the process with the lower extremities–thigh, leg, and foot.
Finally, continue exploring the concept of body movement by drawing more dynamic figures. Then, learn how to depict volume in the human body using simple geometric shapes. Zursoif wraps up the course by sharing some post-production tips on projection and perspective techniques.
What is this course's project?
Create a catalog of poses to use as a foundation to practice drawing the human body and its proportions through exercises ranging from drawing lines to creating body postures in motion.

Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone is interested in drawing the human body, regardless of age.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is needed, just the desire to accurately draw the human body.
As for materials, you need graphite and colored pencils, rulers, paper, tracing paper, acetate, thread, circle rulers, a compass, or any circular object you can trace.

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A course by ZURSOIF Miguel Bustos Gómez
Miguel Bustos Gómez, better known as Zursoif, is a Colombian drawing artist, illustrator, and teacher with 15 years of professional experience. He has been teaching in Casatinta since 2012, running drawing, anatomy and illustration workshops.
He has worked as an illustrator for different publishers such as Rey Naranjo - Gabo: memorias de una vida mágica (2012), Ediciones Vestigio - El Pornógrafo (2019), and Editorial Planeta - El difícil oficio de perdonar (2019).
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
Drawing Basics
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The stroke and the body
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Lines and division into halves and thirds
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Circles
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U3
General proportions
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Division in 8 heads
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Head (Basic)
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Torso (rib cage)
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Pelvis (Pelvic Box)
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Column (and movement)
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U4
Extremities
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Foot
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Thigh and leg
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Upper extremity
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Arm and forearm
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Hands
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Lower limb
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U5
Applications
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Projections and perspective
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Body volume
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Body shafts
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FP
Final project
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Anatomical drawing for beginners
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Essendo un corso su argomenti molto tecnici, è essenziale che le traduzioni siano precise altrimenti si perde il senso del discorso. Le schematizzazioni dello scheletro sono interessanti ma è necessaria una conoscenza anatomica di base per capire meglio cosa si sta disegnando. Manca la parte riguardante i muscoli e avrei aggiunto qualche disegno in più sulle proiezioni dello scheletro. Lo consiglierei perchè, nonostante tutto fa venire voglia di approfondire lo studio dell'anatomia artistica.
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gwizdzowa
Świetny kurs! Wszystko bardzo dobrze wyjaśnione i pokazane.
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lagg2109
Muy directo y claro. Las proporciones son muy objetivas. Lo mejor y más novedoso para mi, la forma de aplicar las conocidas proyecciones. Muy bueno y nos deja la duda de investigar sobre la forma de los músculos y el dibujo del vestido. Excelente curso.
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alizarinart
Ottimo corso! Chiaro, ben spiegato, utilissimo!
Consigliatissimo!
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alonsopego57
Es un curso práctico, bien explicado, con buena metodología, cumple el propósito y mis expectativas.
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