Expressive Figure Drawing: Conveying Mood & Emotion

Description Learn how to use composition, placement and movement to create expressive figure drawings as award-winning artist Richard T. Scott guides you through the design principles behind some of history’s most celebrated masterworks. Transform a simple line into an expression of weight, shadow and gravity, and create a compelling visual narrative using gesture, rhythm and repetition. Use triangulation to easily and accurately map proportions as you create a lifelike contour drawing of a plaster cast. Then, use charcoal and an eraser for a reductive cast rendering with atmospheric depth and sculptural form. Learn the visual language of mood and emotion, and translate your expressive intent into a striking work of art!

• Class Preview
• Introduction
• Form Sense, Placement & Line
• Gesture & Rhythm
• Lighting & Contour Line Drawing
• Properties of Light & Reductive Drawing
• Refining & Avoiding Common Hurdles
• Charcoal & Graphite Technique