Artworks Studio is a labor of love. Students will find a encouraging environment to expand their skill and learn about Art!
Artworks Studio is the sole copyright of Victor E Saenz . August 28th 2014
Life Drawing or Figure Drawing is the cornerstone of most artistic training. It prepares the artist for artistic expression as well as technical challenges to discover creative solutions. The artist will be drawing a live model and the instructor will be putting the artists through many exercises to make sure the Student is able to express a great deal of human nature and display their skill. Much of this type of training can be traced back to Pre-Renaissance time.
The classes will be conducted in a certain manner to ensure that the student will benefit from all aspects of the life drawing experience,
Gesture: Gesture drawing can be considered a "Warm-up" phase of the class. The model will do 1 to 2 minute poses. This will push the student to draw the most basic form of the figure that is presented to him/her. This will get the student use to not only quickly working their hand-eye coordination but also train the mind to translate as much as the model form and information as possible to paper. This also loosens up the arm muscles for greater things to come.
Medium Poses: These poses are about 5 to 10 minutes long. Students at this point will find their "Rhythm" and will begin to and be able to do a complete drawing. Students will learn how much detail they can include for different length of poses.
After a break for the model and the students (Posing for these are not as easy as it seems) the students will begin the next phase.
Extended Pose(s): These poses will be 20 to 30 minutes in length with a break in the middle and will produce finished drawings. Form, structure, foreshortening and so on will be utilized here to reach the goal of "Drawing what you see" yet still leaving room for personal expression.
During all of this the instructor will walk among the students to see their work and make suggestions when needed. Do not be afraid or shy to show your work. The common ground is that ALL students are here to learn and grow so skill level is not a factor.
Many classes may include a group discussion, with everyone turning their works in to see how each student handled the same pose. This can be very daunting for beginners. Remember than everyone was a beginner once, and that you can all learn from each other's mistakes - and often even a beginner's work has many wonderful qualities that can be enjoyed, as well. Try to offer constructive thoughts about other students' work.
