1. Week one - Introduction
Figure Drawing
Week one - Introduction

2. Rules of the life room Respect the model
Absolutely no cameras, phones or recording equipment
No rubbers – Make mistakes by drawing over lines then work darker if necessary
Work light to draw initial measurements and observations then build up to dark tonal lines
Try new techniques
Label your drawings – name, date, technique, materials used and length of pose

3. Learning outcomes List the rules of the life room
Use basic lines and then geometry to represent the human form
Explain the study of human form and it’s representation in History

4. The human body is a complicated structure constructed of approximately 206 bones and 640 skeletal muscles with many more smaller muscles that control areas of the body such as the heart, the iris, swallowing and goose bumps.

5. History
The human form has been a focus of study since cave paintings right up to present day. Whether the reason is artistic, scientific, religious or to document history the study of anatomy and the mastery of depicting the human form is essential to almost all areas of art. Examples of which in modern day industry are fashion design, game design, fine art, illustration, and film and medical prosthetics

6. Examples
The bird and the Man
Las Caux caves
15,000 BC

7. Examples
Upper Egypt,Tomb of Nebamun – 1350 BC

8. Examples
79 AD Pompeii, house of Titus Dentatus Panthera

9. Examples
Michelangelo 1504/05

10. Examples
Ophelia 1851
Sir John Edward Millais

11. Examples
Nude at a Window
Harold Gilman, 1912

12. Examples
Henri Matisse 1925
Henri Matisse 1932

13. Examples
Picasso, 1968 – Nude Woman with Necklace

14. The human form – Let’s simplify it

15. The human form – Breaking it down

16. It even works on hands

17. Tasks for today
We will set a series of very quick poses where you will represent the model’s pose using the stick figures as depicted on the first image of your hand out
We will then have a series of longer poses where you will use geometric shapes to represent the model’s pose
Finally you will have the final hour to complete full detail figure drawing using the full A1 page

18. Later sessions
In later sessions we will explore a range of exercises and skills to help with your drawing skills.
Measuring using a pencil
Negative space
Body proportion
Body structure and anatomy
Tone
Quick drawing exercises similar to the first unit

20. Learning outcomes List the rules of the life room
Use basic lines and then geometry to represent the human form
Explain the study of human form and it’s representation in History