Introduction to Artistic Figure Drawing
First analysis
A course by Leonardo Gauna , Illustrator
About the video: First analysis
Overview
“We will test the observations we saw earlier with some quick pencil drawings, using an initial photograph as an exercise.”
In this video lesson Leonardo Gauna addresses the topic: First analysis, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Artistic Figure Drawing. Learn how to observe and depict the human figure with exercises to develop your style.
Partial transcription of the video
“First Analysis In this first lesson We will mainly work observation. Not necessarily the results on the sheet, but our analysis process and our understanding of the figure we will draw. In this case, we will work with Elías. These are photographs that I took to take advantage of the dynamics and take advantage, above all, of the model when she is in front of us. In this case, we have a fairly closed and geometric figure. I chose it to be able to understand better in this beginning how is the resolution or the first analysis of a figure. As he said, we have a closed pose, that implies that h...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Artistic Figure Drawing
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Drawing, Figure Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching

Leonardo Gauna
A course by Leonardo Gauna
Leonardo Gauna is an illustrator with more than a decade of experience who lives in the city of La Plata, Argentina. He has illustrated for a variety of media outlets, institutions, agencies, and galleries, and has traveled across the world to present artistic and educational projects in cities like Tokyo, Toronto, Paris, Belo Horizonte, Prague, and Houston, among others.
In 2014, the publisher TASCHEN featured his work in the book Illustration Now 5! Leonardo has published 12 books and his latest is a collection of his illustrations. He currently teaches workshops and courses and does research on virtual reality, which was the topic of his thesis for his degree in fine arts from the La Plata National University.
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