Racing forward to finish a drawing can lead to frustration and abandoned projects that didn't live up to our expectations. So, in this lesson we'll discuss the idea of drawing the figure to a certain point and stopping to reassess possibilities for the piece.

You can also expect to learn about:

• Chiaroscuro and the three shadows
• Drawing through
• Drawing structure with flow
• Study in parts
• The torso as structure
• The torso as as a bend and stretch structure
• Building muscle on the torso structure
• Charcoal as dry oils