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Each instructor walks you through their philosophy for croquis sketching. Croquis sketches are quickly-rendered drawings that capture the essentials of a subject's form and pose with relatively few expressive lines.1-minute croquis: very rapid gesture drawings that capture only the artist's impressions of the form, and where the pencil stays in contact with the paper for practically the entire session2-minute croquis: another quick sketch, but with more attention paid to the character and rhythm of the lines and how they help to express the essence of the form5-minute croquis: a more finished drawing where added tonal variations suggest volume and anatomical details10-minute croquis: more of a finished drawing than true croquis, the longer session allows the luxury of adding fine details such as the facial expression, the character of the hands and clothing textureIndividual body parts (including faces) and their bone structure and musclesStanding and sitting posesNudes and clothed figuresLight and dark tonal variationsDynamic posesColor drawingsYou'll quickly hone your sketching skills with this life-drawing classroom-in-a-book.