Figure Drawing Using Constructive Anatomy
and Rhythmic Form Modeling
Location: Toronto
Instructor: Dan Thompson
Duration: 5 days
This course investigates the human figure in its structural, rhythmic sense and will assist artists in how view a finishing game differently by focusing on topographic, rhythmic lines and forms which are most effective when utilized near the end of a drawing. Shorter, gestural poses will not be used; a week long pose will be set the morning of the first session. In this way, fundamental concerns such as body's action, proportion, perceptual dynamics and tonal harmony may be addressed. On day two, structural drawing concepts will be presented in earnest: orienting the major masses of the figure, using anatomical landmarks to refine shapes, aligning architectonic forms and tonal development. The extended pose of the nude figure will then present a three session challenge to the student, to be devoted to middle and finishing strategies in drawing. Principles which are derived from sculpture will enable the artist to use anatomy, form description, perspective, and weight distribution to find and then analyze the organic, flowing structures of the body. Instruction in both a group setting and in one on one critiques will expand on the still life of the figure and fortify a more creative approach to modeling in the participant's work.
Materials list for this workshop
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$200 deposit requested.
Please note: SPACE IS LIMITED. Registrations are not guaranteed until a deposit has been paid. If you require more information call 416-766-1280.
Workshop Fees (in Canadian dollars):
One-Week Workshops: $600
Seven Day Workshops: $750
Please register as soon as you can confirm your plans.
About ARA Workshops
Group sizes are kept quite small, so each paticipant gets lots of one-on-one attention from our superb instructors. ARA instructors teach year round so, unlike many artists who offer summer/holiday workshops our instructors are professional teachers as well as successful award-winning artists Whether you are an award winning experienced artist or have never painted before, our instructors will tailor to your skill level.
Workshop hours
Most workshops are scheduled five days per week, Monday to Friday, with weekends free (unless otherwise noted). The hours are usually 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., but will occasionally go to 5:00 p.m.
Evening workshop hours are: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday workshop hours are 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Materials list:
Graphite drawing pencils (4H, 2H, HB, H, B, 2B, 4B) ($1.39 each)
Pad of Canson or Strathmore 400 drawing paper, 80lb, 18x24" cream/white ($13.16)
OR, 2 sheets of Strathmore 500 Series Bristol, Vellum Surface, 2 ply, Acid Free,
100% cotton, 23x29" ($5.08/sheet)
Design kneaded erasers (.50 each)
Drawing board or foam core board: 20x24x3/16 inch ($2.40)
Tracing Paper (optional) 18x24"
Blending stumps (.99 each)
Masking tape (under $5.00)
"Pink Pearl" or classic, grade school type pink eraser (.99)
Colored pencils (blue, green, red and black) ($1.00 or less each)
Compositing "L's" (can be constructed in class, using extra white paper)
Small office clips (metal medium binder clips) to hold paper on a board ($2.99, 24 pack)
Book List:
The Human Figure , Vanderpoel, John. H. The Inland Press, Chicago, 1907
(available on Dover Publications, New York, 1958)
Pictorial Composition and the Critical Judgment of Pictures, Poore, Henry R. The Knickerbocker Press, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1903 (the Dover reprint is unacceptable)
Composition: An Analysis of the Principles of Pictorial Design, Pearce, Cyril. C. Scribner's Sons, 1927.
The Practice and Science of Drawing, Speed, Harold. Seeley, Service and Co. Ltd.,
London, 1917. (also available on Dover Publications, New York, 1972)
Draftsman's Handbook, Keller, Deane G. Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, 2003
Drawing with an Open Mind: Reflections from a Drawing Teacher, Jacobs, Ted Seth. Watson-Guptill Publications, 1986 (reprinted in paperback, 1991)
Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist, Peck, Stephen Rogers. Oxford University Press, 1951
Modeling and Sculpting the Human Figure, Lanteri, Eduard. Dover Publications, Inc. 1986 (originally published 1911)
OUR WORKSHOPS
2012 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:
- Figure Drawing Using Constructive Anatomy
and Rhythmic Form Modeling
Jan 29 to Feb 2, 2012
- Figure Drawing
Feb to April, 2012 - Bargue Drawing (UK)
Feb 20 to 26, 2012 - Alla Prima Portrait
March 26 to 30, 2012 - Portrait Drawing
April 16 to 20, 2012 - Figure Painting & Drawing (Ottawa)
April 21 to 27, 2012 - Portrait Painting from a Photo(Ottawa)
May 12 to 18, 2012
- Portrait Painting from a Photo
June 11 to 15, 2012 - In the Studios of Ingres
June 23 to 29, 2012 - Figure Drawing
June to Aug, 2012 - Landscape (Boston)
July 7 to 8, 2012 - Old Master (Edinburgh)
July 9 to 15, 2012 - In the Studios of Rubens (Boston)
July 9 to 20, 2012 - Still Life (Ottawa)
July 16 to 20, 2012 - Prud'hon
July 23 to 27, 2012 - Figure Drawing (Boston)
July 23 to August 3, 2012 - In the Studios of Caravaggio
Aug 4 to 10, 2012 - Figure Painting (Boston)
August 6 to 17, 2012 - Red Chalk (Ottawa)
August 13 to 17, 2012 - Still Life
August 18 to 24, 2012 - Still Life (Boston)
August 20 to 31, 2012 - Landscape Painting
Sept 10 to 14, 2012 - Figure Drawing
Sept to Dec, 2012 - Portrait Painting
Oct 13 to 19, 2012 - Old Master
Nov 3 to 9, 2012 - Alla Prima
Dec 3 to 7, 2012
