FA 104 Figure Drawing 2 Week 5

On Tuesday students focused on fitting the figure into a given size on the page before introducing the Figure in Perspective Space concept and process. Thursday student continued with Figure Space but introduced sitting poses into the mix. A seated (stool or chair) figure should be 3/4 the full standing figure height, and a floor seated figure is just above 1/2 full height. Next week we will include adding a background to the figure compositions.

Initial lay in

light source and shading

FA 104 Figure Drawing 2 Summer Weeks 1-2

Incamminati wipe out style

Incamminati #2

Week 1-2 Recap
These weeks students began to focus on the gesture and proportions of the figure within their own media style of choice.
Compositions should reflect intelligent choices about light vs shadow and placement on the page.

FA 103 Figure Drawing 1 Week 14

Scaling Drawing Demo

Week 14 Recap - This Mon students created a dual pose drawing using a scaling strategy. Student will make a second drawing in this style next week.

FA 104 Figure Drawing 2 Week 8

Figure in Space Midterm Demo

Week 8 Recap - Students continued to finish their figure in space Mid-term project.  Anatomy lectures will start next week, beginning with the Torso.

FA 104 Figure Drawing 2 Week 7

Figure in Space Mid-Term Day 1

Week 7 Recap - This week students began their mid-term Figure in Space drawing.  Students are asked to do the following: place at least 7 figures, create at least 2 overlaps, full value representation and create a background for the figures.

FA 104 Figure Drawing 2 Week 6

Inside Outside Figure in Space Demo

Week 6 Recap - This week students focused on dynamic gesture poses on Tuesday and adding a landscape background to their figure in space drawing on Thursday.  Students will begin their Mid-term Figure in Space drawing on Tues Oct 2.

FA 104 Figure Drawing 2 Week 4

Figure in Space Demonstration #4

Week 4 Recap - This week students learned about the principles of creating a Figure in Space composition while acquiring more practice and mastery in technique.  By drawing a reference figure at the beginning of a drawing students can use principles of vanishing perspective to create a mulch-figural composition.

FA 104 Figure Drawing 2 Week 3

Figure in Space exercise

Week 3 Recap - this week students finished working on drawing the foreshortened figure and began making figure in space exercise drawings. Next week students will continue with the figure in space exercise.