Figure Drawing
Start with proportion!
Go to the link on the moodle, or search for a proportion chart using 7.5-8 heads. Draw a male or female in ideal proportion using a one inch head proportion. Mark off a ruler using one inch . Then draw the figure usiing your head. See example to the right.
Then practice drawing the proportion of your model.
Hands
Draw your own hand in your sketchbook!
Draw 5 hands in your sketchbook using different poses.
When you have finished this assignment you will need to get charcoal paper and tone your paper to draw your hand composition.
Draw your feet
Watch the video. When you are ready to draw your final study, get a piece of charcoal paper and draw a feet composition
Take turns playing artist and model!
Get a classmate to be your model. They will pose in standing and seated poses. Do 3-5 gesture drawings to capture the pose and work on proportion. Take turns so that each of you have drawings.
Longer Poses
Gesture poses
Create 3-5 gesture poses using black crayon, or a 6 B graphite pencil on newsprint.
Standing Pose
Create a 45- 80 minute drawing using conte or chalk pastels on brown paper or grey paper.
Seated Pose
Create a 45- 80 minute drawing using conte or chalk pastels on brown paper or grey paper.