Hi all, Since The Society is closing soon, I wanted to share something new I’m building… I’m starting a premium membership community here in Skool. Like my own version of Patreon, made for students, fans of my work, and those who want to go deeper into beauty, realism, and uncensored figurative art. Here’s what I have planned so far: - My best structured courses: figure, portrait, shading, color, composition - Monthly live masterclasses (with figure lessons too spicy for YouTube 😅) - Handouts, study guides, reference packs (uncensored stuff NOT allowed on Social Media) - In-person meetups and offline events These are just ideas for now — I'd love to hear what you'd like to see. Drop your thoughts in the comments 👇 There will be different membership tiers, with special bonuses and exclusives for early supporters. If you’ve enjoyed being here and want to continue the journey, join the waitlist below: 👉 https://community.drawwithchris.com Thanks again for being part of this community. I hope to see you in the new one soon. – Chris Legaspi

Hi friends, this week I’ll be archiving The Society. I'm simplifying my life and fully focusing on my Coaching Program community. Right now they are thriving and deserve my full attention. My vision for this group was always bigger than image sharing. I wanted to build a collaborative community with me, other Pros, and members who wanted to break out of the social media paradigm of vanity, likes and follows. I wanted to create a community built on conversations and relationships, online and offline. To keep that vision alive would require many hours of teaching, support, and collaboration, and right now, I simply don’t have the time (or resources) to sustain it. I plan to have an oil painting focused community soon. That is the next stage in my evolution so I will dedicate my hours and labor to this new chapter in my life. If you are interested in that, please follow me on my new website (I will start writing beautiful articles there again) and join my free email list. That is where I will do my teaching and guiding for now. Thank you for being part of this. Skool is still in it's infancy, but I know it will become as mainstream as Facebook. As censorship of nude figurative art and beautiful realism as a whole continues to rise, the mass of artists like me will eventually migrate here. So thank you for being a pioneer with me. To those who resonate with me and align with my mission to build a sanctuary for beauty online I hope to meet you again. Much love and peace be with you until we meet again.❤️🤝

https://www.youtube.com/live/8Na6V5wJU1M?si=1kRdfzwmWVKexLAI Episode 1 of this series. Here I give an overview of the class and I demonstrate the 5 different ways I look at masterworks and how I can extract knowledge and skills from these great works.

Quote from this short video about Sargent's defiant admiration for Ingres (French master of line, contour and design). Sargent was working during the beginning of what I call the 'ugly movement' -"modernism". He and others like him were facing rising criticism for daring to be 'old fashioned', but we love him to this day because he pushed back against the ugly and won. Now it's our turn. Love this channel, all of their videos are gold and a great way to develop your taste and aesthetics.

I just read through the "Getting Started" page on how to level up. The post made is clear how points are earned but it did not talk about how points relate to levels. Does anyone have insight into this? I am eager to check out the classes that unlock at level 2.