Week 6: The Aesthetics of Anatomy

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Instructor: Steve Huston
Subjects: Art Theory, Drawing
Topics: Anatomy, Composition, Design, Human Figure
Mediums: Colored Pencil, Conté, Paper
Duration: 1h 23m 15s

In week six, Steve Huston will show you how Old Masters like Michelangelo constructed their anatomy. You will learn how to apply these principles in a long pose. Steve will demonstrate on a 50-minute pose, that teaches you every process from gesture drawing, construction lines to the rendering of light and shadow. Combining all the elements you have learned throughout this course. Throughout this lesson, Steve will talk about the importance of aesthetics when constructing a figure.

Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.

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