Join us every Wednesday, every Friday, and on the first Saturday of the month for a figure drawing session from live model in Carrollton, TX.
Learn human proportion and art materials at the Texas Hill Country Atelier in a 4-day hands-on figure drawing workshop with Michael Mentler in Kerrville, TX.
Are you ready to take your figure drawing to the next level? Learn the Mentler Methode figure structure approach online! No disks, no long flights, just press play and dive in at your own pace!
Current Schedule
July 3-4
Holiday Break
No figure drawing sessions on Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4, 2026
Every Wednesday
Drawing from nude or costumed model, long pose
10:30am – 1:30pm
Every Friday
Drawing from nude model, short and/or long pose
10:30am – 1:30pm
Every First Saturday of the Month
Drawing from nude model, short and/or long pose
10:30am – 1:30pm
August 31 – September 3, 2026
Figure drawing workshop with Michael Mentler
Kerrville, Texas, USA
Upcoming Labs & Workshops
Physical Materials
Own a real physical disk or book that will last a lifetime instead of fleeting digital downloads.
PLAN – Figure Drawing Blu-ray
The Book of Bones
Heads, Faces, and Features DVD
Art by Michael Mentler
Visit studio owner’s art gallery. A number of original drawings and paintings by Michael Mentler are available for purchase and ready to be added to your collection.
Latest Posts
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R.(U.)D.I.M.E.N.T.S.
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(U)NDERSTAND As opposed to popular belief, the master draughtsman doesn’t copy what they see; they capture the gestalt, the simplest known visual aspects of the subject at hand. Drawing/design is, at its core, a creative decision-making process. The first task is to identify and quantify the model’s visual aspects, followed by a determination of which…
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RUDIMENTS OF DRAWING & DESIGN
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Rudimenti di disegno Why is there an Italian subtitle? These essential design principles were rediscovered and further developed during the Italian Renaissance. Most of these Drawing and Design systems pre-date the Renaissance, but for us, it is our most tangible historical resource. What exactly are Rudiments? Rudiments are the fundamentals, the building blocks, the essential…
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THE PLUMMET OF TRADITION
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Sight-size and the Bargue debacle do not align with the main-stream of traditional artistic practices. There is an inherent danger that over absorption in this kind of academic study neglects the development of the students’ intuitive, creative abilities. It is the possession of said abilities, which will enable them to become an artist. IMITATION is…
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THE SOCIETY OF FIGURATIVE ARTS
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As the name implies, Figurative Art is our main focus and has been for decades. The Society was created to provide fundamental skill-sets, aesthetic sensibilities, professional practices, and materials expertise to those individuals in pursuit of multiple creative endeavors. TSoFA focuses on individual creative potential and provides pathways to help them achieve it. We serve…
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(G).R.A.V.I.T.Y.
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What is represented the acronym G.R.A.V.I.T.Y. is the framework for understanding not just the drawing of the human form but mastery of draughtsmanship in total. (G) Umbrellas the Gestalt or Gesture, Ghosting, as used by Renaissance Masters including Michelangelo as a gestural method, Gridding as a proportional add, Grounding or relating the figure to the…
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MUNICH SCHOOL LINEAGE
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FRENCH ACADEMIES Chronicles of information are available about the French Academies from 1850 to the early part of the next century. They provided us an array of notable painters and educators: Willian Macgregor Paxton, John Henry Vanderpoel, John Singer Sargent, Thomas Eakins, George Bridgman, Kenyon Cox, Frank Vincent Dumond, to name a few. MUNICH SCHOOLIt…