Students at Oxnard College were greeted by a live naked model in Ichiro Irie’s Life Drawing class to understand the fundamentals of art with the human body.

The class took place on Aug. 17, and model Andrew Cahner agreed to pose for the students.

“In a coloring book, the lines are so dark and solid, it creates a very flat image,” said Cahner. “Here, it is very important to create this 3-dimensional image.”

In learning environments such as this, students are able to take full advantage of the contours of the actual human anatomy to assist in exploring the basics of drawing, while still flexing their creative muscle.

Urian Muro, a 21-year-old art major, is a young artist from Oxnard College who put the night’s events into perspective.

“It’s cool because when any individual turns their sketch pads around, it’s so different from the person sitting next to them, it’s like seeing [the world] through their eyes,” said Muro.

Irie’s main objective for the night was to have his students understand the proportions of the human body and the effects of the center of gravity on a live object.

“Forget about being a great artist here, right now, we’re focusing on learning,” said Irie.