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Foundations of Life Drawing : A Structured Approach to Drawing the Figure

  • Friends Meeting House 6 mount street, manchester M2 5NS United Kingdom (map)

This course teaches essential foundational life drawing and perception skills to make visually accurate figure drawings. This fully guided course covers topics such as:

Seeing shape: Translating the three-dimensional figure into a two-dimensional drawing.

Contour: Noticing the direction and rhythm in the contours of the human body.

Negative Spaces: Noticing the negative space that surround the body and using these to establish proportionally accurate drawings.

Seeing Tone: Understanding the variations of light and dark tonal values in the figure.

Mark-Making: Using line to describe direction, weight, rhythm, and speed.

Knowledge required:

  • Beginner/First Timer friendly.

What we will provide:

  •  Table easels

  • Drawing boards

  • Paper

  • A range of graphite pencils

  • Charcoal

  • Erasers and sharpeners

By the end of this course, you will be able to confidently produce personal, focused and responsive figure drawings.

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