Gesture Drawing by Charles Hu

    

In this class, we will be focusing on gesture, rhythm, action, and the harmony within the pose to give drawing a more “rhythmical” instead of a stiff look.  The class also will stress on using line weight to show tension, weight, and balance using model as reference to exaggerate the action within your drawing to have a more expressive and energetic look.  Poses in this class range from 3 minutes to 10 minutes.  Previous anatomy or life figure drawing experience is recommended for this class.

Saturday 9:00 - 12:00 pm


Drawing & Anatomy  by Charles Hu

    


In the first half of the quarter of this class, we will focus on proportion and forms.  Then transit into focusing on skeleton, its landmarks, structure, how it affects the movement of the muscles.  Anatomy will be the focus in the 2nd half of the quarter.  There will be weekly lecture on different parts of the body.  Emphasis on muscles, proportion, origin, attachment, and movement.  Working with live model with poses ranging from 20 minutes to 3 hours.  

Saturday 1:00 - 4:00 pm


Head Painting by Sean Cheetham

   

Learning to paint from life is the focus of this class.  Drawing, likeness, composition, color mixing, value, and composition will be discussed.

Tuesday 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Wednesday 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm


Advanced Portraiture Painting by Sean Cheetham

 

Through a combination of painting from life and working from photos, studentswill learn how to draw a likeness, see and mix color,
and compose a portrait.  The first part of semester will involve painting from live models and doing smaller portraits, as homework,
based on photography.  The second part of the semester will be based around doing larger scale paintings with the theme of portraiture. 
Students will be expected to work in class on these paintings with the guidance of the instructor.  The instructor will be doing demonstrations.

Wednesday 1:30 pm - 6:30 pm


Head Drawing by Glen Orbik

   
   

It is a class for beginning, intermediate and advanced students .  Glen will explain and demonstrate from the model as well as critique students' work.  Focus will be on draftsmanship, designing both 2D and 3D elements together, with special emphasis on idealization.  This tonal approach stressing shapes, values, and edges is excellent training to help students make the transition from drawing to painting as well sharpening the skills of those who already paint and draw.

Glen, a student of Fred Fixler and the Reilly method, continues to follow Fred's precepts and has been drawing, painting,

and illustration for over 20 years,  Known for his dramatic paintings often emphasizing chiaroscuro, his subjects include everything from Film-Noir to super heroes, pin-ups to Rockwell style situations.  His clients include Sony, Universal, Warner Bros., DC and Marvel Comics, Subway Restaurants, Clampett Studios and TSR.  Among his book covers for Avon, Berkley, Random House, Tor, Del Rey, and Hard Case Crime and images for Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, and Star Wars.

www.orbikart .com

Saturday 5:00 - 8:00 pm

Beginning Figure Painting by Edgar Silva

This class will consist of a demonstration with a lecture covering the important elements in painting such as value, color, temperature, edges, color theory as well as composition and design.  This class takes students through a monochromatic, limited, and finally a full palette, allowing students to understand color on a gradient.

Monday 7:30 - 10:30 pm