The Storyteller’s Figure

Classical Figure Drawing (18+)

“Learn the human form the classical way, so every character you draw can carry a story.”

Runs twice a year · 8 weeks · Hybrid

Runs twice a year · 8 weeks · Hybrid

Winter: Feb 1 – Mar 28 · Classroom opens Jan 25 · Midpoint Q&A Sat, Feb 27 · Wrap-up Q&A Sat, Apr 3 · Access closes Apr 18

Fall: Sep 27 – Nov 21 · Classroom opens Sep 20 · Midpoint Q&A Sat, Oct 23 · Wrap-up Q&A Sat, Dec 4 · Access closes Dec 12

A knight who's lost everything doesn't stand like a king. A runaway doesn't wear a ballgown the same way a queen does. In this course you'll learn to draw the clothed figure so your characters tell their story through gesture, weight, folds, and costume.

You'll build the classical foundation — gesture, structure, proportion, and how fabric really behaves — then put it to work designing characters with a past. And you won't just hear about it: every week Robert draws it in front of you, start to finish, in charcoal, graphite and digital, so you see exactly how each decision gets made. Follow along in whatever medium you love.

Who it's for: Storytellers who want their characters to feel alive on the page — for comics, picture books, illustration or the sketchbook. Beginners welcome.

What you'll learn

Weeks 1–2 — Gesture and rhythm
Weeks 3–4 — Structure and proportion
Weeks 5–6 — Folds, drape and fabric
Weeks 7–8 — Costume and character: final figure

What you'll make: A finished costumed character figure.

How this course works

Self-Paced · Released weekly · Prerecorded — not taught live

This course is pre-recorded. Robert isn't teaching it live. Instead, a new module unlocks every Monday, and the whole class moves through it together, one week at a time — so you can't jump ahead, but within each week, you watch and work whenever it fits your schedule.

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Early access. Your classroom opens one week before the start date. Meet your cohort, get your supply list and watch the welcome video.
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New module every Monday. One video lesson and one assignment.
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Post your homework by Saturday at 11:59 pm PT in the course thread.
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Feedback starts Sunday (With Pro Feedback). Your work is reviewed by Robert or one of his industry professionals, with thorough feedback back within 2–7 days — a recorded video critique, a draw-over on your image, or written notes in your thread.
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Two live Q&As with Robert on Zoom (With Pro Feedback). One at the midpoint and a wrap-up after the final week, held on Saturday mornings and recorded.
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Access closes 3 weeks after the course ends for everyone.

Who reviews your Work?

Every feedback seat is reviewed by Robert or one of his industry professionals — working artists Robert trained himself. Each one follows Robert's critique method, so the standard is the same, whoever reviews your piece. And every student gets Robert himself in both live Q&As.

Limited Enrollment