Drawing of a man

Sketching is the basic step in drawing the human figure. During the course you will learn how to quickly convey all the dynamics of the figure in a sketch and learn how to draw from a spot, work with silhouette, form, plasticity, basic volume and proportion.

The Human Brush course is devoted to the study of the basic proportions and shaping of the human brush. You’ll learn how to introduce plastic into your brushes without losing the construction, and you’ll learn how to paint them from different angles.

On the Human Figure course you will study the basic structural and anatomical features of the figure, learn to work with plasticity and identify characteristic forms, to see movement and rhythm in the figure, the interrelationships of muscle masses and the skeleton.

The Figure in Dynamics course is devoted to an in-depth study of the human figure. Grotesque, perspective cuts, dynamic angles, depiction of flight, blows – let’s understand the basic principles of drawing a figure in motion.

In the Portrait Sketching course, you will learn the basics and be able to draw portraits from life and by representation, apply stylization and invent character images, draw your favorite rock stars, friends and even random passengers on the subway.

Week 1

• Figure to the contrail
• Working with simplified silhouettes, internal rhythms, stability and basic figure masses

Week 2

• Drawing a male figure from a stain
• Working with the expressiveness of the silhouette

Week 3

• Drawing a female figure from a stain
• Working with the expressiveness of the silhouette

Week 4

• Drawing parts of the male figure separately: chest, pelvis, legs, arms
• Base volumes
• Working with outreach

Week 5

• Drawing parts of the female figure separately: chest, pelvis, legs, arms
• Base volumes
• Working with outreach

Week 6

• Sketches of the male figure from the front and back (by representation and references)

Week 7

• Sketches of the female figure from the front and back (by representation and references)

Additional tasks for those who have time: drawing sketches of female and male human figure (by references).

Week 1

• Skeletal structure of the hand: phalanges of fingers, metacarpal, wrist, forearm
• The silhouette, the rhythm, the brush sign

Week 2

• Formation of the hand with soft tissues
• The mechanics of joint function
• Silhouette, rhythm, brush mark, volume

Weeks 3-4

• The brush in different states of action
• Hand gestures

Month 1

• Graphic technique. Practical exercises
• Formation of the thorax
• Basic structure of the clavicle and scapula
• Basics of pelvic construction
• Formation of the skeleton of the legs and arms
• Basics of skeletal construction
• Skeleton and Forming Muscles

Month 2

• Women’s shoulder girdle
• Men’s shoulder girdle
• The basics of leg structure
• Male figure (contrapposto)
• Female figure (contrapposto)

Month 3

• Sketches of female figure (based on references)
• Sketches of the male figure (based on references)
• The figure in dynamics
• Reinforcement of the material learned

Supplemental Lectures:

• Applied drawing for creativity and professional development
• Speedpainting: from the general to the particular

Week 1

• Warm-up exercises: constructing modular geometry in perspective
• Constructing the thorax dummy in dynamic perspective
• Constructing a pelvic dummy in dynamic perspective

Week 2

• Alignment of pelvic and cage geometry
• Constructing a foot dummy in dynamic perspective
• Building a brush dummy in dynamic perspective

Week 3

• Building legs in dynamic perspective
• Building hands in dynamic perspective
• Head cropping in dynamic perspective

Week 4

• Proportions of the male figure
• The proportions of the female figure

Weeks 5-6

• The female figure in hypershortening
• The male figure in hypershortening

Weeks 7-8

• Sketches of a male figure (heroic character, grotesque)
• Sketches of a female figure (heroic character, grotesque)

Weeks 9-10

• Male Action figure (flight, impact)
• Female Action figure (flight, impact)

Week 11

• Refinement of 1-2 angles of the figure, work with details

Week 12

• Making final edits
• Formalizing the project submission

Month 1

• Warm-up exercises for line training
• Skull chopping (front, profile, 3/4)
• Head trimming (front, profile, 3/4)
• Eyes, lips, ear, nose.
• Working with plasticity, anatomy, interpretation of form

Month 2

• Male portrait (profile, face, 3/4)
• Female portrait (profile, face, 3/4)
• Hairstyle options, hairplasty
• Reference sketching
• Working with character and interpretation