What if you could create dynamic figure drawings consistently and confidently?
That’s exactly what this course is designed to help you do — and hundreds of my students already have.
INTRODUCING...
Figure drawings often look stiff and lifeless
Even after years of practice, a lot of drawings feel rigid and lifeless - even when the proportions are correct. It’s easy to fall into these traps:
• Not knowing what to look for in the pose
• Believing that more anatomical accuracy will automatically create life
• Getting stuck in rigid “construction mode”
You know the feeling......you’re carefully constructing the figure, but it still feels like a stiff mannequin. You sense something is missing, but no one has clearly shown you what.A lot of figure drawing instruction actually makes this worse by focusing on copying or mechanical formulas instead of helping you see and feel the action. That changes here.
There's a better way
In classes at Walt Disney Animation, I studied figure drawing with teachers like Glenn Vilppu and Walt Stanchfield. Over the years I distilled what I learned into 7 practical principles that help you move from static to dynamic.
Theses principles teach you to:
• See the big rhythms and asymmetries
• Name the action of the pose
• Design the figure for appeal
• Feel the pose in your own body
All of the demonstrataions were filmed on location in Florence, using real historic statues
“Now I can see the rhythms and asymmetries…even standing poses have them! I see clearly that the first step is to find those rhythms within the pose.” -Alejandro M.
What's inside
• 10 focused lesson modules
• Over 2 hours of on-location sketching demonstrations in Florence
• Clear worksheets and one-page summaries for each principle
• 3 practical bonus lessons on loosening up, using light & dark dynamically,
and building a real sketchbook habit
This is not another formulaic “construction” course. It’s about becoming the director of your own figure sketches.
“Static to Dynamic stands apart… it trains you to design and direct the pose rather than just copy what’s in front of you.” - Nicholas A.
Pricing
Full Course - Static To Dynamic
$207 (or 3 payments of $69)
Complete access to all 7 principles, every demonstration, and lifetime access.60-day money-back guarantee on the full course:
If the course isn’t right for you, just let me know within 60 days for a full refund.
Refunds do not apply to individual module purchases.
Prefer to start smaller?
You can buy individual modules one at a time.Prices range from $29 to $49.
(Any modules you buy can be fully credited toward the full course later)
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Get a one-hour, one-on-one feedback session with Mike for $79
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Ready when you are.