[image_with_animation image_url=”9505″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] This is the fifth part of a multi day series, sharing work by my beginning figure drawing classes. Many of these students have never taken a drawing class before, nearly all of them are new to figure drawing. Rather than learning one style, we study a different approach every session. We’ve done straight line measures, site sizing, envelopes, kites, mass shapes, shadows, gestures, contours, volume, cross-hatching, and more.
Today’s drawings are studies of mass, volume, and weight. Artists were encouraged to show that the figure is round, or heavy. These have an impressive sculptural look to them. You can see a few indications of some quick straight line measures to sketch out the proportions before going diving in to the volume.
[image_with_animation image_url=”10254″ alignment=”center” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Lucy Garnett, Notan Study, Salish Sea The Salish Sea Art Show In conjunction with Fredericka Foster’s Art & Activism; The Salish Sea class series, the League will be hosting a juried Salish Sea art show September 15-16, 2018. You do not need to be an active member of the …
Lendy is on a little trip in Maine, so I asked her to send me art. She sent me some text messages from the museum: Ashley Bryan. He is heroic. (…) It’s not just the wretched tale of slavery. It is his curiosity and headlong approach to art. He made books, puppets, prints, paintings, collages. …
Washing a brush seems simple enough: Step 1. Get the paint out Step 2. Congratulate yourself on your success. Obvious, no? I was years out of art school, and I had ruined several hundreds of dollars of brushes before I learned how to properly care for my tools. Below are two simple videos on brush care. …
Beginner’s Drawings That’ll Knock Your Socks Off (Part 5)
[image_with_animation image_url=”9505″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] This is the fifth part of a multi day series, sharing work by my beginning figure drawing classes. Many of these students have never taken a drawing class before, nearly all of them are new to figure drawing. Rather than learning one style, we study a different approach every session. We’ve done straight line measures, site sizing, envelopes, kites, mass shapes, shadows, gestures, contours, volume, cross-hatching, and more.
Today’s drawings are studies of mass, volume, and weight. Artists were encouraged to show that the figure is round, or heavy. These have an impressive sculptural look to them. You can see a few indications of some quick straight line measures to sketch out the proportions before going diving in to the volume.
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Lendy is on a little trip in Maine, so I asked her to send me art. She sent me some text messages from the museum: Ashley Bryan. He is heroic. (…) It’s not just the wretched tale of slavery. It is his curiosity and headlong approach to art. He made books, puppets, prints, paintings, collages. …
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