The torso is absolutely central to life drawing, and in this beginner’s class you’ll be learning all about how to simplify this most important of body parts. By learning how to draw the torso through straightforward instruction, you can expect to create more balanced drawings, and approach poses with greater confidence and easy. As always, are classes are ultra welcoming, and even complete novices are welcome to come.


In this class we’ll cover


—The shapes of the torso
—How to draw the torso in proportion
—How to draw the torso in perspective.


This class is part of Soho Life Drawing’s mini-class series designed to give beginner, early-stage, and self-taught life drawers a leg up. Choosing from a variety of poses and examples from contemporary art and art history, these comprehensive classes allow students to get a more in depth understanding of life drawing as well as one-on-one critiques for those who wish—who can send Ann a photo of one of their works from class for an additional visual mark-up.