💪 Figure Drawing in the Russian Style 

Now this is a real class and an extraordinary lesson. when you finish 30 hours of figure drawing you will be just scratching the surface. But it will be a deep scratch. I Am glad to see New Masters offering this class. Whatever the cost, it would be worth it.

I was at the Repin back in the 1990s. The long poses (30 hours!) were a revelation, as at that time there was little to no atelier or classical drawing instruction in the USA. My skills improved a lot and I had a great time.

Should be studying for my university tests but this is just too good to skip it. Thanks for the simple yet complete explanation. Cheers from Argentina.

Excellent! Thank you very much for this material! I just returned from the Repin Academy and seeing that room with so many plaster casts impressed me! and of course, what a great artist Iliya Mirochnik is!!!! greetings from Argentina.

Can't wait for it! Thank you for your amazing courses and all the effort

Iliya, thanks you a lot!

Great process! Thank you for sharing

Great tutorial. Helped me out a lot with the musculature of the back. The scapula has always caused me problems. especially enjoyed the part where he steps back in front of the camera to "reveal" the finished work. :)

Great Video, Ilya is a talent!

Wow! Incredible production and great information. Thank you team. Well done

The way I draw is I like to build up tones. I don’t do dark tones first then mid thin light immediately. I do start with darkest areas but with light strokes and keep building up layer over layer

Great lesson

thank you master for the great lesson

Espetacular !!!!!!

Gracias, excelente!!!

Мммм. Будет интересно. Но, наверное, это больше подходит для студентов, нежели чем для новичков. Но всё равно ожидаю с нетерпением.

Thank you

Great teaching 👍 👏 👌 ❤

Thank you a lot. Masterful. I wish I could pay my way through your school at the academy; their in Russia. I could be so much more. But, this example is very generous of you.

Wow!

Very nice

Cool

So overwhelming to watch your tutorials......thanks...and bless you...wonderful work... Should one study the skeleton in detail before working nicely on the muscles as you did where is the proper starting point and how much in detail or in depth one should go...thanks for your worthy demonstrations.......

Oh, no. I didn't get an e-mail this time warning about the premiere. Was looking forward to asking Iliya some questions.

It’s legitimately funny how good this guy is. Like I’m not sure whether I should be smiling or crying. XD

I'm willing to dedicate the next few weeks for this course, especially that it has beginner lessons.

Can we have lists of products used please 🎉🎉🎉🎉

круто! :)

What pencil is he using?

I'm exhausted just having watched you

The pencil… which is it ?

What mediums did you use? Could you please tell me so I can follow the tutorial.

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Is this typical of the courses, or is this just a demo of him applying techniques that were covered in other courses? It is a nice demo, and the points he makes are great, but it's not enough for me to pay the subscription.

very informative video, thank you very much for sharing, but i have a couple words in my throat i need to pour out.. i kinda see the model more leaning to the right, with his left shoulder wrapped to front, and clearly aged person.. in your drawing, he's standing straight, and looks much younger.. i'm not trying to criticize or anything, i'm just trying to reassure myself that i have a good observative eye..

Nobody reading this dude

Nonsensical ilustration of the process of sketching from the model. Firstly the angle of the model is very different from the one that the artist is producing. The model is bending forward , while the drawing shows a very straight posturing. Secondly all this nonsens od anatomical so called necessity to take into account. The skeletons differ. So do the particulary bones. What artist is dealing with , is ONLY the exterior : inside of the body could be anything ...like a clay. Or the air , if this is the bronze monument , - so often used , actually , while practicing sketching. The persons could be literally covered with pounds of fat - the knowledge of anatomy will have NO bearings on their external looks. Period. Conclusions : the knowledge of anatomy is helpful to a degree , but only as a general , and NOT a very important help. The most important thing is to be UNBIASED - meaning to be able to see what REALLY is there , represented by the sketched object , or subject. The whole matter of anatomical studies , simply were invented for artists painting "from their heads" , without models. Today with the ease of taking the photographs , the modelling person can take any pose , making it a very easy to put in the context of actual painting. And think about this : the author of this movie has actually a very square ( cubic ) head , like most so called academists , so do not try to paint him with an anatomical atlas.