Analytical Figure Audit Class Lectures
Instructor: Kirk Shinmoto
COST: $400
12+ Videos. Lectures range from 1.5 - 2 hours in length.
This is a 12-video series that directly mirrors the same lectures from my live classes. They follow the same topics covered over a 12 week course and include demos and assignments in addition to the weekly topics. Additional handouts will also be included along with each week’s lecture. (note: These videos do not include the in-class homework critique recordings from the live classes).
Purchasing this class will give you indefinite access to pre-recorded, streamed lectures via Gumroad.
About the Class: This is an intensive course designed to solidify your understanding of the gesture, form, and anatomy of the human figure. Beyond just memorizing anatomical diagrams, we will focus on the structure and function of the anatomy to better understand how it can be used as a design element. Each week we will go over different drawing concepts or parts of the body and focus on understanding how to organize and design the various complexities of the human form.
Course level: Recommended for intermediate students. Some drawing experience is recommended but not required.
Topics for Analytical Figure Drawing:
Week 1 - Gesture breakdown w/ basic forms
Introduction and materials overview
Understanding how to identify the overall gesture of the figure in both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional space.
Week 2 - Structure & proportions - Ribs & Pelvis
The underlying skeletal structure of the figure and how to identify it using landmarks.
Week 3 - Anatomy - Basic Head, neck, shoulders breakdown
A basic lay-in for heads and how it connects to the shoulders.
Week 4 - Anatomy- Upper torso & Shoulders
The mechanics and forms of the upper torso and shoulders.
Week 5 - Anatomy- Lower Torso and Hips
The mechanics and forms of the lower torso and hips
Week 6 - Rendering, light and shadow, basic forms
The basics of light and shadow and some basic rendering techniques. How to communicate the volume of forms.
Week 7 - Anatomy - Upper Leg & Knees
The mechanics and forms of the upper legs and knees.
Week 8 - Anatomy - Lower Leg and Feet
The mechanics and forms of the lower leg and feet.
Week 9 - Anatomy - Upper Arms
The mechanics and forms of the upper arms and its relationship to the shoulders
Week 10 - Anatomy - Lower Arms
The mechanics and forms of the lower arms.
Week 11 - Anatomy - Hands
Basic breakdown of the hands and strategies for drawing and simplification.
Week 12 - Head Drawing
An overview of the larger structures of the head. Emphasis on drawing from different angles.
