Introduction to Life Drawing
12 Week Class | Available
For many, the process of representing a human body is a challenge. When regarding another human being, we must reconcile a wealth of information with a host of preconceptions, emotional responses, and built-in perceptual 'short-cuts'. This course will guide the participants through a contemporary/classic approach to drawing the human figure, touching on the foundations of the drawing process: gestural study, measurement and proportion, contour and mass drawing, and some consideration of light and tone and relevant anatomical structures.
Instruction consists of drawing from the model, supplemented by short lectures, demonstrations and handouts. Relevant historical and contemporary artists will be introduced as well. While our focus in this class will mostly be the undressed bodies of people, the exercises & processes used can apply with equal relevance to most other observational drawing situations. Primary emphasis is on the overall figure. Detailed areas such as hands and faces are reviewed, but not in depth.
Base Tuition: $550 + Model Fee: $135 + Material Fee: $5 = $690 Total
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- What You Will Learn:
- Some major approaches to figure drawing: gesture drawing, contour drawing, blind contour, cross-contour, volume drawing & modelled drawing
- Developing free, expressive gesture studies
- To be more aware of the body’s points of articulation, and apply this to gesture drawing
- Explore using a range of art materials: conte crayon, chalk, willow charcoal and compressed charcoal
- Bringing sensitivity & responsiveness to contour lines
- Setting down light shadow shapes on the figure
- Achieving reasonably accurate proportions, when desired
Thomas Hendry
For over 40 years, Thomas' passion has been drawing. His art depicts human figures with sensitivity, character and honesty. Teaching at the TSA since 1996, his courses provide the building blocks for students to develop their own drawing practice. He believes that learning art should be a positive discovery process in a supportive environment. Thomas has also been faculty at Sheridan College, and taught at the AGO Gallery School and the OCADU Outreach Program.
University of Guelph, BA, 1996 Ontario College of Art, Diploma, 1994