- Teacher: Kyler
- Course Length: 8 sessions
- Class Days: Saturdays, beginning October 10
- Time: 2:30 – 5:00 pm
Beginning Figure Drawing: Light and Shadow
This beginning figure drawing class is designed for students with little or no prior experience and offers a supportive, step-by-step introduction to drawing the human figure through light and shadow. Working from nude models, students will learn how light helps describe form, structure, and proportion in simple, approachable ways. Using foundational tools such as envelope drawing, distributed line, and basic shadow shapes, we’ll focus on seeing the figure as clear, organized masses rather than worrying about details. Emphasis is placed on gesture, introductory anatomy, and value relationships to help you build confidence and develop drawings that feel solid, balanced, and alive. This class welcomes true beginners and anyone looking to strengthen their fundamentals in a low-pressure, encouraging environment.
Drawings by Kyler
Materials:
- 18×24” newsprint pad
- 18×24″ Strathmore 400 drawing pad
- Sketchbook (link to suggested sketchbook)
- Bob’s vine charcoal
- Compressed charcoal
- Kneaded eraser and plastic eraser
- Chamois cloth
- White chalk pencil or Conte
- Soft graphite pencils (2B–6B)
- Optional: colored Conté or pastel pencil for accents
- Portfolio (link to suggested portfolio)
