Glenn Vilppu

Expertise: Drawing, painting, composition, and animation
Founder of Vilppu Academy
Taught at Walt Disney Studios, Marvel Productions, Warner Bros

Glenn Vilppu is an internationally renowned draftsman, painter, and instructor whose books and instruction videos are used by universities, art schools, and independent students around the world. He’s the author of The Vilppu Drawing Manual (3rd Edition). Vilppu has had more than 20 solo shows and is represented in collections throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Vilppu’s approach to teaching drawing has become a standard for professional artists—imitated by numerous teachers and applied by tens of thousands of his students. With 20 years in the Animation industry, Vilppu has brought his approach to traditional figure drawing and composition to shorts and feature films of Walt Disney Studios, Marvel Productions, and Warner Bros. He is also the founder of the Vilppu Academy Online School for Drawing.

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Friday Draw Along Live Class – April 2022 WithGlenn Vilppu

Capturing the Feeling and Movement with Gesture Drawing WithGlenn Vilppu

Friday Figure Drawing Live Class – January 2022 WithGlenn Vilppu

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