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In this course, you will :
- Learn how to draw the body in graphite as an aesthetic blend of construction, plane, and morphology.
- Discover his creative career, which led him to found two art schools, as well as the influences that inspire his work.
- Dive into the course's tools and materials, from textured paper to different pencils.
- shows you how to sharpen and sculpt your pencils for a professional finish and debunks some graphite myths
- In order to prepare for your piece, learn more about planar portraits.
- Investigate the fundamental drawing exercises required to complete your finished drawing. Begin by drawing a simple block and forming the shape of a head.
- shows you how to improve both of your drawings by switching between them
- Take your figure drawing to the next level by exploring your subject's particularities to make it unique. Develop the schematic portrait by subdividing its major forms.
Syllabus :
1. What You Will Need for the Course
- Materials and Tools
- What Is a Planar Portrait?
2. Warming Up
- Drawing a Simple Block: A Lesson in Structure
- Drawing the Head Block
- Drawing the Trapezoid: A Lesson in Taper
3. Portraits of the Head: Naturalistic versus Schematic
- Optical Information
- Tonal Information
- The Schematic Drawing
- Interpretive Values
4. Experimentation
- Experimenting within the Head 1
