Week 1: Introduction to Gesture Drawing

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Instructor: Bill Perkins, Catherine Bobkoski, John Asaro
Subjects: Art Theory, Drawing
Topics: Composition, Human Figure
Mediums: Charcoal Pencil, Conté, Pastel
Duration: 2h 56m 21s

In week one, you will learn how to use rhythm and gesture to create a sense of movement and character within your figure drawings. Instructor John Asaro will demonstrate how to find and utilize the center axis line. Then, instructor Bill Perkins will teach you how to find the rhythms within the forms and contours of the figure. He also shows you how to apply chiaroscuro in designing your artwork.

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