Introduction
Welcome
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What you should know
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1. Introduction to Figure Drawing
Why draw the figure?
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Tracing the history of figure drawing
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2. Getting Started
Using materials effectively
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Setting up your studio
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3. Warm-Up Exercises
Warm-up: Blind contour drawing
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Warm-up: The envelope
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4. The Quick Sketch
Feeling gesture and connectivity: Process
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Mapping structure and relationship
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Arranging simple forms in space
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Capturing motion: Fluidity and rhythm
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5. Contrapposto: Weight and Balance
Recognizing symmetry and asymmetry using the plumb line
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Placing weight and balance: Foot placement
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6. Recognizing Simple Structural Landmarks
Finding skeletal landmarks: Front and side view
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Finding skeletal landmarks: Back view
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Comparing male and female proportions
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7. Understanding Proportion: The Standing Figure
Drawing proportion: Front view
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Drawing proportion: view
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Drawing proportion: Side view
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Drawing proportion: Back view
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8. 3D Volumes: Building a Drawing, Structure to Volume
Drawing 3D volumes in space: Block, cylinder, egg/ellipse
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Attaching volumes to structure: Dynamic standing pose
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Transitioning volumes: The dramatic pose
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9. Putting It All Together
Establishing gesture and structure
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Defining form
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Making final marks and rendering shadows
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Ex_Files_Figure_Drawing.zip
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