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I found the link to Posemaniacs on Kathy Johnsons blog, The Quicksilver Workaholic . It is an absolutely fantastic resource. You can jump right into using the poses or use Google translate to figure out what the japanese text is about. I have a copy of Virtual Poses that I have yet to use. Since I spend long hours on the net/computer I am likely to use this resource more often. A few quick links on the site A variety of poses which you can rotate 360deg on both axis. Short poses and gesture drawings - 10, 15, 30, 45, 60 and 90sec poses Negative spaces and Google Translate Update: September 13, 2007 : I've just received a comment from the site owner for Pose maniacs Today I added English instruction to 30 seconds drawing and random pose viewer pages.

This is the first in a series that i'll be putting together of resources available on the net to learn figure drawing. Rebecca Alzofon of Academic Figure workshops and classes has put together a tutorial on Gesture drawing, what it is, why it is important and how to go about it. The tutorial is animated and easy to understand. I had tagged her site a while ago but remembered it again only when i saw a reference to a study that she'd put together on Pierre-Paul Prud'hon . The article is on her interpretation of his style, technique and approach to figure drawing. She has subsequently updated the article here . Tags: gesture figure drawing anatomy rebecca+alzofon ujwala