Structured Approach to Figure Drawing on Toned Paper

Dates: January 31, February 3, 2025
Hours Winter: 11: a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Lunch: 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Cost: $690

Course Summary:
In this weekend workshop series, we will explore figure drawing by deepening our understanding of structure and anatomy. The class will build from the ground up, working from the live model with strategies that will help us understand the dynamics of the body. We will study key skeletal landmarks and see how they are organized in volumetric perspective via the active and passive rhythms of the body. The movement curve will guide the proportion of our block in, unify the major masses of the body, and help us to anticipate formal pathways. Ultimately, light will lead the way as we ground and reinforce our perceptual experience with a better conceptual realization of the figure in our drawings.
Content breakdown:

The Movement Curve - The dynamic energy of the body
The Envelope & Block in - The perceptual foundation of our drawing
Anatomical Landmarks, Volume and Perspective - Realizing the figure in three dimensions relative to our point of observation
Planarity and Tone - The woven relationship of structure and light

My goal for the course is for each student to strengthen their understanding of these ideas while exploring the figure drawing process.

Bio:
M. Tobias Hall (b. 1981) lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Tobias has an MFA in Painting from the New York Academy of Art (Class of 2017), and received his BA magna cum laude in Fine Arts (with a focus on Animation) from Arizona State University. He has taught drawing and painting as an instructor at the Ryder Studio (Santa Fe, NM), Studio Escalier (Paris & Argenton Chateau, France), and has taught online with several schools, including Studio Incamminati, the New Mexico Art League and the Teaching Studios of Art.

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