Online Live Streaming
Life & Figure Drawing Classes

Want to Feel and Draw like a Professional?
Learn from Karl Gnass, an Internationally
Renowned Master Figure Artist
& Legendary Teacher in the Animation Field

SUMMER 2026 CLASS DATES:
July 13 – Sept 19, 2026

HEAD HANDS & FEET: MONDAY EVENINGS
ESSENTIAL FOLDS: WEDNESDAY EVENINGS
FIGURE DRAWING: THURSDAY EVENINGS
ACTIVE ANATOMY: SATURDAY MORNINGS

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To start, you will be given an organic method to drawing that will solve the mysteries and confusions allowing you to forge forward in your understanding and skill

  • All your questions, small or great are addressed ‘live’ by Karl Gnass
  • You will draw from ‘live’ models, not photographs
  • You will have gallery interaction with new students, amateurs, and professionals
  • We will discuss new and useful concepts, sharing questions & observations
  • Every week Karl will review, one-on-one, your class and figure work
  • He will focus on personal direction based on your progress
  • You will be given  the best preparation for both professional and personal creativity
  • Upon grasping this method you will have an authentic bedrock understanding and powerful drawing skillset
  • Recordings of each class gives you days of special access to review class information
  • Reviewing the recordings will assist you with homework and additional exercises.
  • The recordings are also available for those of you that cannot attend classes live.
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“Knowing how to draw is one thing, but knowing how to communicate is entirely another. It is the difference between a child who can merely speak and Shakespeare who with words creates Romeo and Juliet. One of the great benefits of sitting in on Karl’s figure drawing classes is to be able to witness someone who has mastered an understanding of the human form. Watching Karl we can say, ‘Oh, that’s what it looks like when you know what you are doing!'”

GLEN KEANE
Director/Walt Disney Feature Animation
from the forward for Spirit of the Pose

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Karl has taught figure drawing classes in-studio at the Animation Guild’s non-profit school, the American Animation Institute (AAI) for 28 years

The Animation Guild’s Studios and Offices at 1105 N Hollywood Way Burbank CA 91505, home of the Guild’s non-profit school, the American Animation Institute.
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Karl was one of four preliminary judges on the Annie Awards Nomination Selection Committee for 8 years, selecting the 5 Best Storyboards and 5 Best Directors out of hundreds of entries for the Feature Animation and Television Animation Categories

Karl’s Classes are Being Enjoyed by Students Around the World

Students nationwide and worldwide can take my figure art classes from the comfort of their own home. My classes have been enjoyed by students from over 30 countries including: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Greece, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States, Vietnam!

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