Figure Drawing: How to Draw Feet and Shoes

Class Description:

The human body is full of funky organic shapes that are challenging to capture with a pencil, but feet are among the hardest. They are full of curves, twists, and boney spots that can be hard to draw.

In this class, Shelby will guide you through the anatomy of the foot, the structure of various shoe types, and techniques to render them accurately in your drawings. So grab your pencil, kick off your shoes, and prepare to figure out those pesky feet once and for all.

What You Will Learn:

General anatomy of the foot
Proportions and structure of a variety of feet
Techniques for capturing movement and posture of feet
How to draw wrinkles and folds
Tips for drawing footwear convincingly

Supplies You'll Need:

Sketchbook or drawing paper
Pencils (HB, 2B, 4B)
Kneaded eraser
Blending stumps

About Instructor

Shelby Abrahamsen (Foxsy)

Shelby is the co-founder of Foxsy and the creator at Little Coffee Fox. She is a professional watercolorist, letterer, and artist with a passion for teaching others to reintroduce creativity back into their lives. Shelby lives in Chicago, IL with her husband Jon and her pets Summer, Basil, and Korra.

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Class Pass includes:

✓Lifetime Access To Class

Foxsy Membership includes:

✓Live Class Access To This Class & All Foxsy Live Classes
✓Access to full 200+ Class Library, The Watercolor Academy, & The Modern Lettering Academy
✓Project feedback from Foxsy Pros & Unlimited Support

Ratings and Reviews

4.8

Avg. Rating

6 Ratings

What's your experience? We'd love to know!

LindaH

Posted 1 year ago

Live Class Review

I Really Enjoyed this Class Shelby is a Wonerful Teacher She goes into Great Detail of Every Part of the Foot Bones This has made it so Easy to be able to Draw the Foot Drawing the Shoes was Detailed also