Most designers may scoff. Every year, at the end of the Spring semester live animals make a visit to the Brooklyn, Pratt Institute Campus. Horses, goats, sheep. Sometimes ducks and chickens. While, I may prefer the duck be on my plate with noodles, this is actually for students to draw. This visit supports the enduring practice of life drawing. Essentially this is what separates the BFA from the BA. Why do I appreciate this so much? I still draw the figure. That's what got me interested in design. I most often visit the Art Students League. Also, my colleagues at major animation studios have life drawing at work. Yes, at work. Live nude models.









