Intro to Figure Drawing B

This is an introductory course for beginners looking to learn how to draw the human figure. This course breaks down the complexity of the human figure into easy, manageable steps through a dynamic, gestural, and shape oriented methodology. Through hands-on instructor demonstrations and critiques, students will learn about the kinetic energy and movement of the body in pose, proportions, and light and shade to create a convincing likeness of 3 dimensional form. Through exposure to hundreds of short poses, students build up a fluency and comfort in starting the drawing and learning the shapes of the human figure, eventually refining those shapes as they advance into longer poses.

Week 1: Gesture - the dynamic start
Week 2: Short pose - Light and Shadow
Week 3: Short pose into Long Pose
Week 4: Anatomical landmarks, short pose
Week 5: Long pose - Light and Shadow,
Week 6: Values - conceptualizing tonal fields

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  Alexander Soukas