Teaching Artist: Ilya Lerner

Painting and drawing from a live model are main components of the traditional art education. This course is addressing both. Students will learn about anatomy, proportions, gesture and other fundamentals of figurative art and get acquainted with different styles of figure drawing and painting.
All six sessions students will work from the same model. The first part is three sessions of drawing a nude model. The first session is sketching, and the next two are one long pose. The last three sessions are painting clothed model. The first session is sketching, and next two are one long pose, the same one as the long pose of the drawing of the nude. This curriculum will allow for in-depth study of the figure.
The course is recommended both beginners, interested in learning basics of figurative art, as well as experienced figurative artists looking for practice and further development of their skills.
Charcoal for drawing and oils for painting are recommended, but any media can be used. However, drawing media should be monochrome, paper should be white, and painting medium should be odorless. Full materials list will be distributed before beginning of the class. Model fee is included. For ages 18+.

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