Life drawing
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A life drawing was a depiction of the Human form as art and was often the subject of figure drawing classes.
When Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Ensign Williams, and Lieutenant Wright attended a figure drawing class aboard the he USS Enterprise in 2366, where their subject was female model posing nude. When Data arrived during the session, he observed the paintings of all three, noting that "Ensign Williams' striking style is heavily influenced by geometric constructivism," while "Lieutenant Wright has effectively fused the incongruities of the surrealists with the irrationality of Dadaism." Data's critique of Picard's work was more critical, describing it simply as "interesting", before elaborating that "While suggesting the free treatment of form usually attributed to Fauvism, this quite inappropriately attempts to juxtapose the disparate cubistic styles of Picasso and Léger. In addition, the use of color suggests a haphazard mélange of clashing styles. Furthermore, the unsettling overtones of proto-Vulcan influences…", before he was interrupted by increasing insulted Picard.
In 2381, Lars Lundy approached Brad Boimler and inquired his weight, pegging him at "a healthy 61.2 kilos." After Boimler confirmed Lundy's guess, Lundy explained that his figure drawing class needed "a skeletal boy" for their life drawing that afternoon, and further inquired in Boimler had "ever sat for oil" before. Boimler, who was attempting to reach beyond his comfort zone, reluctantly agreed and replied, "Oil me up." (LD: "The Least Dangerous Game")