Thursdays, March 5 - March 26, 9:15am - 12:15pm
- 4 Sessions
Learn Life Drawing with a Live Model!
Learn the basics of life drawing by working from a live model in a welcoming and supportive environment! No life drawing experience is necessary, in this 4 lesson class we will cover:
- An introduction to observational drawing - understanding that drawing is seeing, how to avoid symbolizing, and how to use various markmaking and measuring techniques to build beautiful, complete drawings quickly and efficiently in a live drawing situation.
- Capturing the essence of the human figure in brief gestures using charcoals, pastels, or other loose material. Learn to draw in the moment using quick and simplified lines and shapes, focusing on the pose and line-of-action.
-Building the structure of the figure using intercross and geometric shapes to develop an understanding of proportion and form. Improve your understanding of anatomy while also learning a proportional drawing technique that can inform all styles of representational art.
- Learn expressive mark making using mixed media - a combination of dry materials such as pastels and charcoal with wet media such as watercolors or ink wash to facilitate an understanding of form and value while also creating beautiful and dynamic images.
-NOTE: The price of the class includes the model cost.
LEVEL
Beginner
ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO BRING
Essential supplies:
Pad of Sketch paper or Newsprint for Gesture drawing - preferred 11x14 or larger
A sheet or two of 22"x30" heavier paper for wet media - I prefer Rives BFK, Watercolor paper works as well - either Cold Press or Rough texture preferred. Can be white/tan/grey - student's preference. Can be torn/cut in half
Charcoal - Pencils and/or sticks, vine or compressed is fine - for bold markmaking and loosening up drawing techniques
INSTRUCTOR WILL HAVE
Max will provide lighting for the model, some charcoal sticks and pastel sticks to distribute so students can experiment with different media, different samples of paper and paints etc for his own drawing/demonstration and to share with any students who need materials or just want to try something different.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Max Binderow is an active Denver-based artist and a member of the Friends and Foes Art Collective. He received a BFA in Painting and Illustration from the University of Central Florida, and has experience as a teacher's assistant at UCF and as a full-time art teacher with Visionary Art School in Florida. His work has been exhibited in Denver at Remain Real Gallery and Valkarie Gallery. Max has experience in a wide range of painting and drawing media, and emphasizes a deep understanding of observational drawing as a foundation for his work.
QUESTIONS
Please direct questions to maxbinderow@gmail.com.
* NOTE: Doors open at 9:00am and close at 3:30pm to give the instructor and students time to set up before class begins and to clean up at the end of each class.
