Session 1
COURSE OUTLINE
Day 1 - A.M.
Our goal, this first morning, will be to learn basic facial proportions and the underlying fundamental structure of the skull. Students will be lead through 2 exercises; learning to create the illusion of form with the use of light and dark and then applying this skill to draw a face. An outline will be provided. The goal is to use the outline to create a believable 3 dimensional head. The exercises are slightly dry; so I break up the time with a presentation of substrates, types of mark making tools such as charcoal, graphite, conte and pastel, brushes and creative implements for colour application (spatulas, sand paper, forks, barbeque tools, etc), colour theory and composition.
If we finish this phase of the day early, we’ll begin to prepare the panels.
P.M.
The afternoon will be an exploration of how artists, both traditional and contemporary, have drawn and painted the face. We will prepare our panels for the next day (with gesso). Following a brief discussion of colour theory, we will begin an individualized approach to applying colour to the panels. I encourage this part of the day to be flexible; artists work at their own speed with colours and implements that they choose.
