This class is designed to strengthen figure drawing skills with the aid of the Charles Bargue 19th Century Drawing Course. Through the simplest use of line and shape, Bargue figure plates are an excellent resource for studying the fundamentals of figure drawing. Bargue is particularly useful as an introduction to methods of comparative measurement, triangulation, the articulation of weight distribution, and an understanding of dynamic movement of a figure in a pose. Students can expect to develop a system for blocking-in the figure from life that captures a sense of gesture, proportion and structure. Each week we will focus on copying one Bargue figure plate during class; an additional Bargue figure will be assigned to copy outside of class. Jess will both demo and provide individual critiques to students.
This class is a prerequisite to Figure Drawing 2: Block-in Master Copies. Figure Drawing 2 is the next section of this figure drawing series and will be offered next term on the same day/time so students can learn under the direction of the same instructor.
Details
Saturdays, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm ET