Figure Drawing

What will I create?

For this project you will practice your figure drawing skills by creating a series of quick, gesture drawings that focus on line of action, posing, shape, and proportion as it relates to the human figure.

Problem Solving

Artistic Concept

A concept is an abstract idea. Artists use different concepts to take those ideas from abstraction to reality. The concepts being explored through the lens of Figure Drawing - is Problem Solving.

Elements of Art & Design

The elements and principles of art and design are the foundation on which all art is created. They can be thought of like a sentence. There has to be words in order to make a sentence; no words, no sentence. The elements of art are like the words. Without the elements - line, shape, color, value, texture, space, and form - there is no art. That doesn't mean that all elements of art must be used in an individual artwork, just like not every word has to be used in a sentence, but at least one must be present.

Figure Drawing exploration will focus on the following element of art & design:

Shape

Discover some interesting aspects of the element of art & design: shape.

Sketch your own examples of shapes that have an emotive quality to them. Label each shape with the emotion you intended to convey in the drawing.

Principles of Art & Design

If we think of the elements and principles of art & design like a sentence, with the words being a metaphor for the elements, then the principles of art & design are the ways in which the words are arranged. The way in which you arrange the words of a sentence dictates the feel and meaning of it. More descriptive words, and the sentence gives more detail; less words, and the sentence reads sharp or abrupt. The principles of art and design are the way in which an artwork is arranged. Does it appear uneasy, or relaxed? Without the principles of design - pattern and repetition, contrast, movement, emphasis, balance, rhythm, and unity - an artwork would not have a unique look and personality to it. The principles of art and design are more subjective as well. This means that they can be viewed and interpreted by one person differently than they are viewed and interpreted by another.

Figure Drawing exploration will focus on the following principles of art & design:

Rhythm

Discover some interesting aspects of the principle of art & design: rhythm

Sketch an example of rhythm using basic, simple shapes based off of what you learned in the video.

Artistic Conventions

A convention is an accepted way in which something is done. It's a variety of things that artists do to create a piece of artwork. Artists use their knowledge of the numerous different artistic conventions with corresponding methods and techniques to portray meaning in an artwork.

Each unit will explore different artistic conventions. In this example, the artist is using the artistic conventions that this project will explore - continuity, flow, and dynamic energy.

Continuity

This convention refers to the artist's ability to see, in throughout the body, the lines that connect different parts of the body (from hand through arm through shoulder to other shoulder, arm and then hand) that move in unison with each other and create a sense of rhythm and flow.

Flow

This convention refers to the artist's ability to

Dynamic Energy

This convention refers to the artist's ability to

Line of Action

Line of Action is an imaginary line that runs down the middle of a character or object. It is a type of gesture drawing. It describes movement, energy, force, and emotion. It is the first line drawn that is meant to be built upon. The more curve that is expressed in the line the more attitude, energy, movement, and flow is communicated to the viewer.

Gesture Drawing

Gesture drawings are quick, rough sketches that capture the rhythm, continuity, flow, and dynamic energy of a pose.

Basic shapes

Gesture drawings use simple, basic shapes to communicate the different parts of the body.

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