Focusing on short poses, students will use different media (pen, pencil, charcoal, and watercolor) and practice techniques and exercises including blind drawing (eyes closed), to develop hand-eye coordination and to improve the liveliness and expression of their drawings of the human figure along with their overall drawing skills. Elements of drawing (lines, lost edges, connections, focal point, color, etc...), as well as strategies for gesture drawing (such as key anatomical elements to look for, and in which order to start and develop the drawing) will be addressed. This online class will use photos and timed videos of models as references. Demonstrations and critiques are an important part of the class, and students can expect to receive individual attention throughout. All experience levels are welcome.
What you need:
- Free basic Zoom account
- Laptop or desktop (Ideally, with projector connected to the computer)
- Smart phone to share pictures of your work
Suggested supplies
- Newsprint pad (Cheap but only good for practice exercises)
- Sketch pad (For drawings, dry only)
- Black Ink pen 0.7 or 0.9mm (Micron works well. No ball pen)
- Charcoal pencil medium
- Charcoal pencil hard
- Charcoal stick or compressed charcoal soft
- Xacto Knife (To sharpen pencils)
If you want to work with color:
- Watercolor pad (Canson XL Watercolor is the best quality for the price, you can order online from
dickblick.com ($30 for 18” x24” pad)
- Watercolor (Ideally in tubes, just a few colors)
- Large brush (Mop brush, min 1/2”, 1” is better)
- Palette
- Container for water
- Rag
- All Surface pencils (can write on wet paper)
- Generals #1251 (Does not smear in water); Stabilo #8046 (Smears in water)
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email instructor at eric.saintgeorges@ieee.org.
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