❀ Multimodal Figure Drawing ❀

An accessible figure drawing night & intentional creative community space.

At the Baltimore Free School, 3128 Greenmount Ave on 3rd Wednesdays.Limited walk-ins available based on space.ADA accessible entrance to the Baltimore Free School is on Brentwood Ave.Email [email protected] with any further questions about accessibility or the event. If you are an interested in modeling or hosting a future session, please introduce yourself and your experiences with figure drawing and outside of it. Performing artists and athletes are very welcome!

Community Guidelines
✽ No photos of the model allowed without their consent.
✽ Please keep phones silent or off while drawing is in session. Keep phone use limited in general.
✽ Respect the model and other participants. Body-shaming and judgmental remarks will not be tolerated. If you can, tip the model and host to show your appreciation.
✽ Respect the space. Please clean up any art materials and food/drink at the end of the night.
✽ Engage at your desired level and respect other participants level of involvement. You can come and be independent (listen to own earphones, keep to self, no pressure to share) or engage with the community (listen to music on the speakers together, share art, ask questions/seek peer guidance).
✽ This is an all-ages space. However, if you are under 18 please come with a trusted adult guardian/companion.
✽ If you want more direct feedback on your art, feel free to let the host know! Sunmi is open to giving guidance, but guest hosts may have different preferences.

✏ Why multimodal?

What are your goals?
✣ Improve technical drawing skills?
✣ Understanding of anatomy or fabric/clothing draping?
✣ Improvisation? Interpretation? Exploration? Experimentation?
✣ Finding a meditative flow state? Experiencing time in a new way?
✣ Appreciation of human form?
✣ Training neuroplasticity & muscle memory!

What inspires you to draw/create?Why draw?
↪ Why draw together?
↪ Why draw alone?

More tips:
✒ Keep moving your hand even if you're losing faith in your drawing. The momentum and progress is more important than the final result. Think of observational drawing as an exercise for your art.
✒ It's okay to pause and reevaluate at any point. It's okay if you want to start over or try something different in the next round.
✒ Experiment with materials and try a tool that makes bold, varied marks. It builds confidence in markmaking and helps you avoid getting bogged down in fine details early on.
✒ Note where the head, hands, feet, and joints are in space relative to each other. Then connect them or fix proportions as needed.
✒ Nothing is wrong with wonky/off anatomy. Lean into it if you enjoy it. Get really abstract/experimental. But if your goal is to improve your accuracy re: proportions of the body, etc, then keep practicing!

More Figure Drawing...

Free Resources for Virtual Figure Drawing at home.
Drawing-Life on Youtube
New Masters Academy
Michael Hampton's Figure Drawing Book (PDF)

Other Figure Drawing Nights in BaltimoreClassical/Community:
Schuler School
The Figure Room
100 Heads Society
Queer Figure Drawing
Moonlight Art CenterThemed:
Dr Sketchy's (Burlesque/18+)
Baltimore Erotic Arts Society/Bogus Gallery (Erotic/Shibari/18+)
Cosplay Figure Drawing (Cosplay)