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Figure Drawing - Comprehensive Guide to Expressive Life Drawing

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Overview

Drawing the human figure can be an exciting, expressive experience! I want to share with you the knowledge I've learned and equip you will the tools to create energetic, flowing figure drawings. 

In this class, you will learn: 

- General proportions for both the male and female form
- How to break the body down into geometric shapes
- Two techniques for foreshortening and perspective
- How to add color and shading to your sketches 

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Materials - What You'll Need & What I Like
  • General Proportions
  • Simplfied Construction
  • Gesture
  • Foreshortening: Two Useful Techniques
  • Shading and Accents
  • Class Project: part 1
  • Class Project: part 2

Taught by

Arleesha Yetzer

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