Figure Drawing inspiration

Schedule

FIGURE DRAWING

10 Week Schedule

Week 1

Demo/Slides/handout:  Images Gesture, Demo/ materials

Homework: 20 gestures from Pixellovely or other resource.  5 per page.

Week 2

Demo/Slides/handout: Volume, overlaps, intersections-images-Demo

Homework: 15 robot people

Week 3

Demo/Slides/handout: Shading/shadow line

Homework: 25 Heads

Week 4

Demo/Slides/handout: Block-in drawing-straight line Shapes!

Homework: Bargue

Week 5

Demo/Slides/handout:  19^th Century/academic-long poses

Homework: Master copy from Russian book graphite

Week 6

Demo/Slides/handout: Lineweight-long poses

Homework: Master copy cont.

Week 7

Demo/Slides/handout: Style-5-10min

Homework: Anatomy-10 Hands and 10 feet graphite

Week 8

Demo/Slides/handout: Illustration mixed media: conte/chalk, ink, pens, colored pencil, pastel, W/c, gouache

Homework: 15 figs from imagination-stages of refinement/style-handout

Week 9

Demo/Slides/handout: Animation styles, simple expressive-gestures 1-20min poses

Homework: Story Board 15 panel event-Look at Chris Sanders

Week 10

Demo/Slides/handout: Demo- 1-20min poses

Homework: Story board cont.

Reference:  Bridgeman, Hogarth, Gnass, Loomis, Hampton, Vilppu

One minute

 2 minute

 20 minute

Gesture Drawing-look for the big rythms through the pose

Student work

Figure drawing by Raymond P with Danny

Raymond has been attending figure drawing class almost for a year at Kazone. He had no prior experience in figure drawing but with Danny's direction he came this far and will be applying to Otis and Art Center college of design with Illustration program. He will have about 30 pieces of painting and drawing including these.

We must say we are very proud him and big thanks to Danny!

Materials List Updated

Materials List Updated

Please click on each material list to see the embedded link

1. Smooth Newsprint 18"x24"
2. 4B-soft Generals charcoal pencils(6)
3.  Sandpaper
4.  Utility knife for sharpening
5.  Drawing Board 24"x26"
6.  Kneaded Eraser

7. Phone mount to project your drawing 

Student work

Samples of a former student work.

Gina L.
Accepted to Art Center College of Design as Entertainment Major.
She submitted figure drawing and her other traditional paint as a supplementary portfolio.
She is a current student of Art Center.

 3 hour long pose, completed in class, Newsprint with Conte'

 3 hour long pose, completed in class, toned paper with conte' and charcoal

 10 minute gesture quick pose, newsprint with charcoal.

Jennifer M.
Accepted to Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) with Fine art Major.
She submitted figure drawing and her other traditional paint as a primary portfolio.
She is a current student of RISD.

  3 hour long pose, completed in class, Newsprint with Conte'

  3 hour long pose, completed in class, Newsprint with charcoal.

  10 minute gesture quick pose, newsprint with charcoal.