The many forms and poses the body can assume when in movement are an infinite source of inspiration and amazement. In order to capture the complexity of its forms in movement, its aesthetic dynamism and expressive qualities, employing various types of conceptualization of the human figure is of great help.

In this 6-sessions, online course, we will follow a method that will give us access to the various structural and anatomical aspects of the human form, thus enabling us to capture its elegance when in movement.

Gesture drawing, foreshortening, lines of flow, lines of action, dynamic pathways of the body, the figure in space, narrative and composition, are the various approaches we will use to interpret the figure in movement.

During each 2-hour session, we will be working from photographic references of models and Master’s works I will provide, using media and techniques historically associated with figure drawing. We will also explore creative technical solutions to promote personal artistic research. Various techniques and media will also be explored in term of their inherent expressive and aesthetic qualities.

Materials

• a pad of Strathmore 400 Drawing, regular or vellum finish, or other good quality drawing paper, please do not use newsprint paper.
• Pad or loose sheets of Strathmore Charcoal Paper, white, beige or grey, 18 x 24, Toned paper: good quality papers are Ingres, Tiziano, Mi Tientes.
• Graphite pencils in gradations HB, B, 2B, 4B.
• Red earth, such as sanguine, India red, Venetian red colored pencils
• A variety of erasers such as mars plastic, kneaded erasers and erasers in mechanical pencils, blending stumps and sharpening tool, including sand paper.
• Charcoal in sticks, (compressed and non-compressed), and charcoalpencils. Good brands are Nitram, Primo, Ritmo, Wolf’s, General’s. Do not use willow charcoal as it has a very limited tonal range. White chalk in sticks and/or pencils.
• Conte Crayon or Cretacolor or Newpastel sticks in red earth, (Indian, Venetian, Burnt Sienna, Sanguine …), black and white
• Other possible materials will be discussed in class

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