Charcoal Drawing-Female-Basic Figure Drawing Elements - 2089A

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Description

This 3 pose demonstration covers the basic concepts of charcoal figure drawing. Simplicity of design and composition, use of line and value, and techniques for rendering physical characteristics are explored and explained in this video.

Index

00:00:08 - Information about Coates charcoal, about line, drawing through, beauty from two lines

00:03:36 - Begin first drawing, start in the middle (belly button), how to look for and create form

00:06:38 - Working the body, focus on what is interesting, placing the shoulders

00:08:20 - Placing the head form

00:10:25 - Taking a vertical, placing the feet, legs, and knees

00:12:05 - Using negative space, emphasizing the forms you like

00:13:18 - Finishing, adding shoulders and arms and breasts

00:17:19 - Second pose, placing the image on the page, starting in the middle and drawing through

00:19:16 - Graying the form helps to understand the form

00:19:52 - Placing the head, getting scale from the ear, putting on the nose in profile

00:22:32 - Vertical line to place the feet

00:23:54 - Draw the negative space for the legs, acknowledge the knees

00:25:31 - Placing the arms, defining form with shadow, descriptive line

00:28:11 - Etching highlights with an eraser

00:29:28 - Begin pose three

00:31:18 - Foreshortening tips

00:32:12 - Drawing the foot

00:34:25 - Designing the shadow pattern, putting in halftones, creating the highlights

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