Life-drawing workshop

This course deals with visual understanding by direct observation of the human body and it includes the acquisition of basic notions of anatomy as well as the methodology used to draw bodies and faces. Students will practice with the main drawing tools, i.e. graphite, charcoal, sanguine, pen-and-ink, pastel crayon. It is possible to combine the study of the drawing with the colour techniques such as oil or acrylic.

On every session students will draw from either female or male models posing in the nude. Quick poses will aim at teaching the sketch technique while longer poses will intend to develop the study of anatomy and of shades as well as the student’s observation abilities.

No specific artistic skills or background are required.

The workshop has a duration of 5 days, from Monday to Friday, for a total amount of 30 hours of tuition: it includes 4 hours a day of living models.

Recommended Art material

For the figure drawing
3 pencils: HB, B2, B4
An eraser
A drawing cardboard (25/33 or 50/65 cm)
4 o 5 drawing paper sheets of the same size as the cardboard
4 drawing pliers

For the pastel painting
Several white pastel paper sheets
A twenty-four-colour set of hard pastels
A fixative spray for pastels

For the sanguine
Sanguine
Charcoal
Rubber
A fixative spray for pastels
Paper sheets

Optionals
Drawing ink (black or sepia), sanguine chalk.
Working clothes are highly recommended.

Art material is not included in the price. Approximate cost: 50 Euro

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