Week 6: Setting Up a Male Model and Creating Preliminary Sketches

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Instructor: Joseph Todorovitch
Subjects: Painting
Topics: Human Figure
Mediums: Charcoal, Charcoal Pencil
Duration: 2h 9m 53s

In week six, instructor Joseph Todorovich will demonstrate how to set up a model pose inspired by master paintings. You will learn how to direct the model to achieve a particular feel. Joseph will show you two ways of creating studies for his figure paintings. You will be making a construction drawing to study the figure anatomy and a value study that simplifies value grouping.

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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