Life Drawing 2:The Figure: Clothing and Costumes
6 Week Class | Available
This course will focus on drapery and clothing on the human form. Beginning with a review of some elements of figure drawing, the course will look at how fabric behaves on the human form. Key types of folds will be reviewed, and models in a range of different types of clothing and costume will provide ample opportunity to gain more experience and insight into drawing the clothed form. Pose lengths will progress from shorter studies to longer ones, and from simple garments to more complex situations as the term continues.
Note: It is recommended that students have taken the Introduction to Life Drawing course or have equivalent and recent life drawing instruction.
Base Tuition: $333 + Model Fee: $85 + Material Fee: $5 = $423 Total
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- What You Will Learn:
- - Techniques of drawing the clothed figure
- Explore techniques of drawing folds in fabric
- Gain a deeper understanding and practical knowledge of drawing drapery/fabric on the human form
Thomas Hendry
Thomas is a Toronto-based artist, has been an instructor at the Toronto School of Art since 1996. Hendry has been active as an art instructor for over a decade, and he believes that learning art should be a positive discovery process. He practices this teaching philosophy beyond the Toronto School of Art at Sheridan College, The Haliburton School of Fine Arts, the AGO Gallery School, OCAD Outreach Program and the Toronto District School Board.
His drawings, shown in numerous exhibitions, use the means of traditional art to create contemporary images, images that address the beauty, mystery and complexity embodied in the human form.
1996 BA (Honours), University of Guelph
1994 Diploma (Honours), Ontario College of Art
1983 Arts; Sake Inc.