WINTER ADULTS: Life Drawing: Basic Anatomy and Self Portraiture

Course Description:     
For centuries artists have rigorously studied human anatomy and drawing from self to create dynamic figure drawings and paintings. By drawing on techniques (value, proportion, mark making, line, form, and more) from the great figurative artists, using a human skeleton, casts, and reproductions students will gain an introduction to technical and artistic working knowledge of the human form. Using the principles of teaching anatomy specifically for artists students will be drawing the skeleton, muscular system, and building the figure from the inside out. Self-portraiture, drawing from each other, and visual references will be used for most sessions. We will supply the mirrors for the head/neck portraits. We will also be introducing full figure drawing.

This is a technical class and if you have some drawing experience already it would be preferable but not required. You will learn how to produce anatomical renderings of the skeletal and muscular system as well as several self-portraits of the head, neck and shoulders.