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!
Join us every Friday for a figure drawing session from a model. We will start with short warm-up poses and work our way to longer poses. This is a perfect sequence to work on your gesture!
Current Schedule
Every Wednesday
Drawing from model, long pose
10:30am – 1:30pm
Every Friday
Drawing from nude model, short and/or long pose
10:30am – 1:30pm
February 20-22, 2026
3-day Figure Drawing Master Lab
9:00am – 4:00pm
Location: San Antonio, TX
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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Keeper of the Keys
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The Venerable Society of Arts & Artists has taken up the stewardship of design integrity. If for no other reason than someone has to do it. We will be assuming the roll of defender of the citadel of design and universal truths. If this seems pontifical to some, so be it. Are there those who are better
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Sight-Size Critique
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“In time it became very clear to me that teaching the sight-size method was a bad idea; instead of being beneficial this method was harmful to the students. I found this method to be a mindless, mechanical transfer process, which retarded the development of the student’s artistic eye: development of which is based on seeing
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The Bargue Debacle
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Breakdown in Classical Tradition Many current ‘realist’ ateliers and academies use the Charles Bargue Drawing Course and a tool to teach beginning students how to draw. This is based on the misconception that the purpose of the course was to teach artists how to draw. Nothing could be farther from the truth and the record