The holistic method for this figure drawing course includes a variety of exercises directed at obtaining a deep understanding of the human figure and to improve your figure drawing skills overall.

Materials

• Paper: a pad of Strathmore Drawing in vellum or medium surface, about 11”x14”; or a pad of Strathmore Bristol, same size and same surface; or a pad of Stonehenge Legion in white, same size.
• Toned paper: you can wait to buy the toned paper as we will be discussing various types of paper in class, but these are a few possibilities: a pad of Strathmore charcoal, 11” by 14” or bigger; or a few sheet of Fabriano Roma, Fabriano Ingres, Canson Mi-Teintes.
• Graphite pencils: traditional wood casing pencils or lead holders in gradations HB, B, 2B, 4B.
• Charcoal and chalk: you can wait to buy these materials as we will be discussing about these in class, but if you already have some of these, you are set Nitram charcoal sticks and General’s compressed charcoal pencils, in medium and soft gradations; white chalk in pencils or sticks, red earth pastels (Conte, Cretacolor or General’s).
• Kneaded eraser, pencil sharpener, sand paper, other tools and materials will be discussed in class.