Graphite Drawing Techniques for Planar Portraiture
Drawing a Simple Block: A Lesson in Structure
A course by Dan Thompson , Artist and Teacher
About the video: Drawing a Simple Block: A Lesson in Structure
Overview
“It's time to put the information you've learned so far into action, by employing the concepts of block drawing in some practical applications. In this lesson, I will show you how to draw a block from direct observation. This will prepare you for setting up the form of the head in space. To do this, you will need a sheet of paper and some fairly hard graphite pencils (F or HB). ”
In this video lesson Dan Thompson addresses the topic: Drawing a Simple Block: A Lesson in Structure, which is part of the Domestika online course: Graphite Drawing Techniques for Planar Portraiture. Learn how to use structural forms with multiple planes to create experimental pencil portraits from observation of the human figure.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Drawing a Simple Block: A Lesson in Structure In the last lesson, we talked about the planar portrait and what that entails. In this lesson, I want to get you started with warmups by showing you how to wield the pencil and how to draw a simple block in space. To begin with, I want you to compare the stance you take. I'm going to call this a stance in writing a letter versus some other way of wielding the pencil. Let's talk about that. If I hold the pencil like I'll write a note, I'm going to place a lot of pressure on the point of the pencil down near the tip you see. That is not only goi...”
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Course summary for: Graphite Drawing Techniques for Planar Portraiture
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Fine Arts, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching
Dan Thompson
A course by Dan Thompson
Dan Thompson is an artist and educator from Virginia, U.S. with over 20 years of experience in his field. He first discovered a love of art through making band posters and later studied for an MFA at the Graduate School of Figurative Art. Passionate about human anatomy and perspective, as well as educating others, he went on to found two art schools of his own in New York.
Dan currently serves as dean of fine arts at Studio Incamminati, as well as the faculty chair of the one-year certificate of fine arts program at the New York Academy of Art. He has been awarded two grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation and received the Ethel Lorraine Bernstein Memorial Award for Excellence in Painting on multiple occasions. In 2001, he also won Best of Show in the American Society of Portrait Artist’s International Portrait Competition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. His work can be found in both public and private collections throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East.
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