Elijah Loving

Figure Drawing Boot Camp

1.0 Introduction
Introduction/Welcome to Figure Drawing Boot Camp
What ist he Purpose?
What is a Quick Study
Dynamic and Fluid Drawing
2.0 Gesture Drawing and Good Line Quality
What is Gesture Drawing
Gesture Drawing in Action
2.1 Assignment - Quick Studies
3.0 Proportions of the Human Figure
Introduction
Upper Body
Shoulders
Lower Body
Arms, Wrists, and Hands
3.1 Assignment - Standing Figures
4.0 Geometric Forms and Structural Lines
Introduction
One Problem at a Time
Features
Proportions and WireFrame
Adding Volume
Fleshing Out the Contour
4.1 Assingment - Standing Figure
5.0 Relationships, Alignments , and Weight
Introduction
Balancing the Shoulders, Hips, and Feet and Why is it important
Landmarks on the Body
Starting with the first Sketch and Final Stage
What is Contrapposto Pose?
5.1 Assignment - Seated and Contrapposto Drawings
6.0 The Subtle Differences Between Male and Female Anatomy
Introduction
Differences From one Gender to Another
Difference in the head, neck, torso, and midsection
Differences in Pelvis
Differences in Legs and Feet
Differences in the back, buttocks, and rear thigh
Accentuate the Differences
6.1 Assignment - Sketching Male and Female Differences
7.0 The Major Bones in the Skeletal Structure
Introduction
Major Bones in Arms and Shoulders, Part 1
Major Bones in Arms and Shoulders, Part 2
Public Bone to the Feet
Upper and Lower Legs
Bones of the Feet
7.1 Assignment - Skeletal Structure
8.0 Basic Muscle Groups
Muscles of the Torso and Back
Muscles of the Arms
Muscles of the Legs
8.1 Assignment - Muscle Groups
9.0 The Proportions of the Head and the Planes of the Face
Introduction
Three Divisions of the Face
Establishing the Middle Line
Simplifying Bone Structure
Basic & Secondary Planes of the Head
9.1 Assignment - Head Studies
10.0 Anatomy of the Face
Introduction
3-D Facial Features
Lines of the Face
Middle Lines
Proportions of the Male and Female Head
10.1 Assignment Standing Figures and Muscle Groups
11.0 Variation in Age and Ethnicity
Introduction
Differences in Facial Features
Emaciating Muscles
Changing Facial Characteristics
Differences in Ethnicity
11.1 Assignment - Age and Ethnicity Sketches
12.0 Drawing Legs and Feet
Introduction
Legs
12.1 Assignment - Leg and Feet Sketches
13.0 Drawing Hands and Arms
Introduction
Out Come
Proportions of the Arm
Proportions of the Hand
Male vs Female
Conclusion
13.1 Assignment - Arms and hand Sketches
14.0 Foreshortening
Introduction
Observation and Execution
Distortion and Blocking
14.1 Assignment - Foreshortened Figure
15.0 Full-Figure Value Studies
Introduction
Light Source
Simplifying Form
Visual Communication
15.1 Assignment - Full Figure Value Studies & Portfolio
16.0 Review
Actual vs. Idealized
Human Form
Differences in Anatomy
Muscle Groups
Drawing Heads
Legs and Feet
Foreshortening