We created the figure drawing class we wish we’d had when we were in school. Semester after semester, we've seen our illustration and animation students struggle with their figure drawing skills. Many of the struggles our students encounter are the same hangups we faced ourselves as students. Figure drawing class needed an update. In this talk, we present a re-imagining of the foundational figure drawing class that combines traditional life-drawing methods with modern technology and influences from the worlds of comics, character design, film, and animation. We'll discuss course structure, assignments, and an innovative multi-instructor classroom approach.