Anatomy Drawing

ANATOMY DRAWING ONLINE COURSE (SUMMER 2020)

June 4th - August 6th, Thursdays 7:30pm - 10:30pm Pst 

Instructor: Edgar Silva

Course length: 10 Weeks

COST: $680

About the Class:
This course will be an in-depth study on drawing the human anatomy. Emphasis will be placed on an understanding the structure and function of the anatomy to better understand how it can be used as a design element.  The complex structures of the human anatomy will be simplified into manageable units of gesture, shapes, and structure. Each session will be supplemented with lectures, drawing concepts, and demonstrations. This course analyzes the application of both traditional and unconventional principles and techniques for drawing the human anatomy using any instrument of drawing, whether it is graphite pencil, charcoal, paint or computer software.

Course level:
This class is for beginning to intermediate students.  Some drawing experience is recommended but not required.

Class Format:
This course will be taught live via Zoom and will run for 10 weeks, 3 hours each session. We will start each session with the lecture and demos for the week’s topic. We will draw from high quality photo references from professional models. All lectures and critiques will be recorded and made available for students to view. Class will be limited to 10 students.

Materials:
This course will be taught with a mixture of traditional and digital lectures.  For students, using a traditional medium is encouraged but not required.  A supply list for materials will be emailed.

Media Requirements:
Users need a Zoom mobile app or desktop application for Windows or Mac. A Zoom account isn’t required to attend a meeting. Students will be sent the class link to be connected.

Refund Policy:
For cancellations, the deadline for a full refund is 5 days before class starts. After that only a partial, %50 refund will be given once the class has already started. This refund will only be granted up until the 5th session of the class.  No refund will be issued after the 5th session of the course. A full refund will be issued if a class is cancelled by EdgarSilvaArt before the term starts. A prorated amount will be refunded if a class is cancelled by EdgarSilvaArt after the term has begun.

Weekly breakdown

Week- 1            Intro to Anatomy drawing.   Introduce the drawing process (1D-2D-3D)   

Intro to class: Talk about course objectives and materials, intro to anatomy drawing, and the drawing process (1D-2D-3D). Go over the 2 main ideas in art.                     

 Week- 2            Lecture on form, value and laws of Light

Tonal, lecture on light and shadow.  Light and shadow - parts to shadow, 2 value statement. Rendering, light and shadow, basic forms. The basics of light and shadow and rendering techniques.  How to communicate the volume of forms using the 6 value process.                      

Week- 3             Proportion, and bony landmarks      

Continue gesture and contour. Introduce standard proportion, and identifying bony landmarks to understand the underlying skeletal structure of the figure.

Week-4 Structures of the skeleton and form construction

Continue skull structure. Introduce skeleton structure and form construction. lecture on properties of basic structures and its application process on the Skeleton structure. Understanding how to identify the overall gesture and weight balance of the Skeleton structure in a 3-dimensional  space.

Week-5 Structures of the skull and form construction

Continue proportions and bony landmarks. Introduce skull structure and form construction. lecture on proportion and planes of the skull.                      

Week-6 Anatomy - Head structure and muscles 

Continue structure drawing. Introduce head anatomy and the mechanics of the head. Skulls drawing and facial muscle overlay.                    

Week-7  Anatomy- Torso structure and muscles 

Continue head structure and anatomy. Introduce torso structure and Anatomy.  Torso bone structure drawings with muscle over lay.       

Week-8.  Anatomy- Arm structure and muscles

Continue torso structure and anatomy. Introduce arm structure and anatomy. The mechanics and forms of the upper arms and its relationship to the shoulders. Arm bone structure drawing with muscle over lay.                     

Week- 9 Anatomy- Hands structure and muscles

Continue arm structure and anatomy. Introduce hands structure and anatomy. The mechanics and forms of the hands and its relationship to the forearm. Hands bone structure drawing with muscle over lay.

Week-10      Anatomy- Leg structure and  muscles   

Continue arm structure and anatomy. Introduce leg structure and anatomy. The mechanics and forms of the lower leg. Legs drawing with muscle over lay.