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Course Description: Figure Perspective Drawing

This is a two semester -14 week course which includes a summary week at the end of the first semester and a wrap-up and review week for the entire course at the end of the second semester. I would say it will be intense if you want to receive the full benefit of the course.

Time needed for each lesson: Varies with the individual as this is a condensed and intense course. Be prepared to put in at least 6-8 hours per week; the more you practice the better it is.

If you are doing this course in a graphics program, you should know it well and be able to apply the techniques. This course does not teach any specific program and I will not be able to help you with it.

This course is designed to help you learn the basics of figure drawing proportions. You can choose to prepare a sketch for painting or produce an art drawing. We are going to learn the fundamentals of drawing: proportion, anatomy, perspective, values, color, and knowledge of mediums and materials. If there is a secret, it is only in your individual expression. Hopefully this course will help you develop your own individual expression.

Tools required for drawing: You should also be able to scan your work and post it to the forum.

* A lead holder
* A lead pointer
* HB pencil, 2H, HB, 2B and 6B, choose leads depending on your hand pressure, the paper, personal taste and budget.
* Kneaded rubber erasers also called clean erasers.
* White plastic eraser, in a click pen or the square one, or both if possible.
* Erasing shields, optional but not expensive so you could have many variable shapes.
* C-Thru ruler or any other transparent ruler. You can find them in a fabric store.
* A circle template
* Paper stump and tortillions for blending
* Paper - don't use the cheapest, your art may look bad even if you did everything right. Ask your art supplier for advice to help you choose your paper.(for drawing, plate or smooth-finish Bristol board.)
* Tracing paper may be handy, a cheap pad of tracing paper will do.
* A wooden Manikin ( optional, but very helpful)

Lessons

First Semester

Lesson 1 - Introduction - Weeks 1 and 2

The approach to figure drawing
The nude as a basic
Ideal proportion for male and female
Various and ideal standards of proportion at various ages
The flat diagram
Quick set-up of proportions
Proportions by arc and head units and in relation to horizon
The John and Mary problems
We begin to draw: first the manikin frame
Outlines in relation to solid form
The manikin figure: adding bulk, perspective and movement
Placing and drawing the manikin at any spot, level or viewpoint
Sketching the figure in action from imagination
Draw and sketch the male and female skeletons
The bones and muscles
Requirements of successful figure drawing
Important bones and muscles from all views
Practicing what you have learned

Lesson 2 - Block forms, planes, foreshortening, and lighting - Weeks 3 and 4

Foreshortening and lighting
Block forms help to develop your sense of bulk
How to use and sketch an art store wooden manikin
Pen sketches and foreshortening
Planes and lighting
Drawing the live figure: methods of procedure
Grouping shadow masses
The main values stated
The fast statement of values
The visual-survey procedure
Drawing from the model

Lesson 3 - The standing figure – Weeks 5 and 6

Variety in the standing pose
Distributed weight
Shadow defines forms
Building from the skeleton
Accenting the form
Anatomy test and typical problems
The figure in action: Turning and twisting
Turning and twisting
Pen-line and pencil
A good method for newspaper reproduction
Quick sketching with pen and pencil
A typical problem

Week 7 will allow for review of homework answering any questions.
Mid Term Break
Second Semester

Lesson 4 - Forward Movement: The tipped line of balance - Weeks 1 and 2

The mechanics of movement>
Snapshots of walking and running poses
The tipped line of balance
Twisted forward movement
Fast movement
Balance, rhythm, rendering
Balance
Two methods of approach
Defining form with just tone and accent
Stressing construction
Two minute studies
Rhythm
Crossing lines of rhythm
Sweep and relating one contour to another
Defining by edges and shadow without outline

Lesson 5 - The kneeling, crouching, sitting figure - Weeks 3 and 4

Crouching and point technique
Planning a pen drawing
Kneeling and twisting or bending
Getting full value range with ink and pencil
Fine point brush drawing
The reclining figure:
Sketches and study of reclining poses
Coarse grain paper studies
Cemented tissue overlay, spatter and brush drawing
Pen studies

Lesson 6 - The head, hands and feet - Weeks 5 and 6

Head building
Blocks and planes
Bones and muscles of the head
The muscles in light and shadow from all views
Studies
Young and old
Proportions
The foot
The complete figure in costume:
Draw figure, then costume
Rendering drapery
Draw the halftones and shadows
Elimination and subordination
Study from life
Brush and spatter illustration
Conclusion:
How artists work
Running your studio
About your prices
Introducing yourself
Do it your way

Lesson 7 - Wrap-up & Review

Prerequisites:

This course is not software-specific and the lessons could be applied to any type of drawing, real life or digital, but you will need a graphics program to complete the lessons. Before taking this course you should have completed the Fine Art Principals for all Media, since it contains the basics of perspective.

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