Understanding how to draw the foreshortened figure can give us access to a whole new level of creative possibilities and stimulate our artistic endeavor.

Drawing the figure in foreshortening is also not very difficult, once we know how to approach it.

During the 2:30 hours of this online drawing session, I will demonstrate the method that will make drawing the figure in poses from unusual angles, accessible and intuitive.

You will be drawing along with me as I demonstrate how to reduce the figure to basic solids to better understand its volumetric characteristics. We will also create realistic drawings copying from master figure drawings from photos, and from imagination, taking inspiration from artworks by Carracci, Greuze, Michelangelo, Cadmus.

Materials:

• A few sheets of drawing paper of good-decent quality, such as Strathmore drawing.
• Graphite pencils 9n HB-B gradations.
• A few colored pencils in red earth, blue and black can be useful.
• Eraser, pencil sharpener