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Week 4: Construction II - Arms, Legs, Hands & Feet with Sheldon Borenstein

Week 4: Construction II - Arms, Legs, Hands & Feet
Basics of Drawing the Figure Learn how to construct some of the hardest parts of the human anatomy

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Instructor
Sheldon Borenstein
Subjects
Drawing
Topics
Anatomy, Hands, Human Figure
Mediums
Charcoal, Pastel Pencil
Duration
1h 32m 23s

In week four, instructor Sheldon Borenstein will teach you how to construct the limbs. You will learn the core principles of drawing the limbs, hands, and feet. Sheldon will demonstrate how you can use simple shapes to build some of the most complicated forms on the figure. You will learn how to layer marks, which gives you a blueprint to use throughout your artistic career. Sheldon will also show you how the Old Masters used these techniques in their artwork for centuries.

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