Figure Drawing with Steenz and Babs (18+)

Sunday, 5/3/26
3:30 - 4:30
Workshop • Room 311

Join Babs New and Steenz for an introduction to figure drawing! Learn more about gesture drawing, line of action, and basic anatomical form before practicing with a live model.No drawing experience is required to participate, but please bring a sketchbook if you have one!

Please note: This workshop will have a nude model, so all participants must be 18+ to join.

Steenz (they/them) is a St. Louis based cartoonist, professor, and editor. They're the cartoonist on the new graphic novel Side Quest: A Visual History of TTRPGs, and the syndicated comic strip ‘Heart Of The City’. Steenz currently teaches at Webster University and SVA while editing titles from independent publishers and creators. They’re also Board President of SLICE (The St. Louis Independent Comics Expo). Follow Steenz: @ohheysteenz on Instagram and Bluesky, oheysteenz.com

Babs New is an art model and cartoonist living in Washington, DC. They're pretty good at drawing comics and even better at being naked and sitting very, very still. They're the author of one all-ages graphic novel, several comics about art modeling, and the award winning mini-comic series Body Issues. Follow Babs: @newdmodel