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Glenn McFall

I found this course to be what I was looking for- a general breakdown of drawing the figure correctly from varying angles as well as the proper use of line, shape and values to create a realistic pose. In this course the drawings were based from p...

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I found this course to be what I was looking for- a general breakdown of drawing the figure correctly from varying angles as well as the proper use of line, shape and values to create a realistic pose. In this course the drawings were based from photo reference but this would definitely apply to drawing from life also.

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Learn a lifelong skill for the price of a trip to the art supply store

Overview

This course will show you the secrets to incredible gestural figure drawing. Beginning with the fundamentals of linear perspective, you’ll learn how even the most complex drawings revolve around building lines, angles, and shapes within a form. Once the figure is established in perspective, explore how the values are placed on the form within the light source. Whether you’re an experienced drawer or a beginner, this course will help you master techniques central to any drawing.

  • Practice perspective with horizon line and vanishing points

  • Explore the X Y Z axes within the pose

  • Understand the underlying structure of the from

  • Construct the form with simple shapes

  • Use contour lines to refine the form

  • Add a value structure that corresponds to the light source

Course curriculum

    1. Student Orientation Video

    2. Join your community!

    3. Materials List

    4. The Basics of Perspective

    1. Blocking the Figure in Space

    2. Gestural Drawing 1 - Figure in Motion

    3. Gestural Drawing 2 - Figure in Foreshortened Perspective

    4. Gestural Drawing 3 - Seated Figure

About this course

  • $79.99
  • 8 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

Meet Your Instructor

Guno Park

Adjunct Faculty Drawing

Guno Park is a Korean-Canadian artist and educator based in Brooklyn, NY - working primarily in drawing. Park holds an MFA from the New York Academy of Art, a BFA from Ontario College of Art & Design, and a Diploma from Sheridan College in Classical Animation. His work has been exhibited at Brooklyn Museum, Sugarlift Gallery, Subliminal Projects, Franklin Bowles Gallery, and Nucleus Portland, amongst others. Publications of Park’s drawings include - MoMA magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, Drawing Magazine, and Colossal. Park currently teaches drawing at The New York Academy of Art, Art Center College of Design, and Marymount Manhattan College.

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