Basic Life Drawing

Learn to draw the human form in a class designed for creative individuals with little figure drawing experience. Work with charcoal, graphite, and Conte crayon as you explore the creative use of materials to portray and interpret the figure within the composition.

You’ll receive direction on proportion, volume blocking, and some anatomy in the first three weeks, then learn about special techniques for drawing knees, elbows, feet, hands, and the head. You will be working with live models.

Recommended textbook (not required; available online): Complete Guide to Life Drawing, by Gottfried Bammes (ISBN-10: 1844486907).

Supply List:

– 18” x 24” inch Newsprint Pad*
– White paper (sometimes called Drawing/Sketch/Bond) Pad of the same size*
– Sketchbook or notebook for note-taking during demonstrations
– Graphite Pencils : HB, 2B                            
– PRISMACOLOR Colored pencils (colors are up to you!)                                   
– Compressed Charcoal Pencils : Extra Soft and Soft       
– Conte Crayons (2 per Box) : Black, Terra Cotta and/ or Brown                   
– Retractable breakaway knife and/or Pencil sharpener                                                                                      
– Kneaded Eraser
– 2 or 3 soft pastels (colors up to you) - one each of a light color, mid-value and dark color are preferred for value scale drawings.        
– a few pieces of “Canson/ Mi-Teintes” or other toned/colored drawing paper (you can buy these by the piece at most art supply stores.)

*a clipboard for that size paper will be provided if you cannot afford one

OPTIONAL:

–Sketchbook : optional but highly suggested for note-taking
–DERWENT Drawing Pencil
–Colored pencils:
Prismacolor VERITHIN : Indigo, Peacock blue, Ultramarine blue & Black    
Prismacolor: Dark green, purple, Dark blue, Red, Magenta, Brown
–Other erasers
– Any other type of drawing materials!