Some questions that did crop up with those that were new to the practice of drawing from the nude figure was why is it important, and is it figure drawing or life drawing? Firstly like many artist we use the terms life drawing and figure drawing interchangeably when referring to drawing from the human nude. Secondly, as humans it is only natural that drawing from the figure should play an important role as a subject matter, due the essential role it plays in art education; making each artist aware of how the muscles in the body work, how it operates in the spaces it occupies, composition and special awareness.