Figure Drawing Skeleton

Figure Drawing Gestures

Examples of gesture drawing from the figure, variety of media.

Figure Drawing Charcoal

Charcoal drawing from the model and a plaster head

Figure Drawing Ink Wash

Drawing from the model and mannequin with ink wash.

Figure Drawing Conte Crayon

Drawings from the model using conte crayon, black and red.

Figure Class Two Tone Conte

Using a combination of red and black conte crayons- provides both a warmer tone and deeper darks. Hands, mannequin, models

Figure Drawing Composing

Students do two short drawings of the same pose, choosing different views. Then the student picks one of the compositions to expand into a 3rd finished drawing.

Figure Drawing Abstractions

Assorted exercises for using the figure as a starting point for abstract art.

1-4 Exquisite Corpse (homework)

5-6 Blind Contour

7-9 Continuous Line

10-14 Dynamism

15-16 Fragmentation