Chiaroscuro
The human form has been studied, drawn, and sculpted throughout history. It is easy to understand, then, why figure drawing is an art class staple. Drawing the figure from life will allow you to synthesize the relationships between form and light and will enable you to capture the illusion of three dimensional space on a two dimensional picture plane.
Instead of working with a black medium on a white surface, as is typical, you will be challenged to “draw with light” and WITHOUT LINES! This method will test your ability to understand how light creates form. REPEAT: THIS IS NOT A LINE DRAWING.
Instead of working with a black medium on a white surface, as is typical, you will be challenged to “draw with light” and WITHOUT LINES! This method will test your ability to understand how light creates form. REPEAT: THIS IS NOT A LINE DRAWING.
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Let's review. In Art 1, you learn gesture drawing, sketching a simplified yet proportionally accurate skeleton figure that captures the action of a pose quickly:
Now, how can you make your figure drawings DYNAMIC? Watch here, as a boring stance gets turned into one with interest and movement:
Chiaroscuro (light/dark) - How to "draw with light" on a dark ground (no outlines here!):
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