Figure Drawing Essentials - Getting Started with Gesture & Shape with Brent Eviston - DVD
This video will show you how to draw the figure's poses and shapes, so that you can build your foundational skills for more complete figure drawings as you learn.
Get started figure drawing with these gesture and shape exercises from Brent Eviston. Figure drawing is one of the most challenging, but rewarding experiences an artist can engage in, and this video will show you how to draw the figure’s poses and shapes, so that you can build your foundational skills for more complete figure drawings as you learn.
Using reference photos and a sepia-colored pencil, Brent shows you how to start with quick, expressive linework to capture a pose, how to use measuring techniques to make the drawing accurate, and how to see shape and volume as you complete the basic construction of a figure using simple shapes.
Figure Drawing Lessons Include:
- Linear Gesture Drawing
- Gesture Drawing with Shapes
- Common Anatomical Landmarks
- Measuring Tools
- Cylindrical Shapes
- The Ovoid
- The Butternut Squash
- Active and Passive Sides
- Basic Construction of the Figure
About the Artist
Brent Eviston has taught both traditional drawing and contemporary drawing through studios, museums, galleries and schools for more than two decades. His combination of Old Master techniques with contemporary practices creates a dynamic body of work and a compelling learning experience for his students. Brent’s current fine artwork combines drawing with sculpture, animation, printmaking, writing, and music composition.
- ISBN-13: 9781440353208
- Running Time: 101 Minutes
