Sculpting & Drawing the Skull - weekend workshop
Date/Time
Location
Stephen Saxenian (Artist's Studio, Leverett MA)
Join us for a weekend workshop during which we will gain a solid understanding of the structure of the skull, a foundation on which to build a lifelike portrait. We will sculpt a clay sketch of the skull giving us tangible experience, helping to form a mental model that can reinforce our powers of observation when drawing the portrait. We'll learn and expand upon the Loomis method in order to draw volumetric sketches of the head from any perspective that incorporate important planes and anatomical features. It's tempting to jump right to interesting details, like eyes and expressive wrinkles, but our attention will be on seeing the big picture and on creating studies and sketches rather than finished work. Students should have experience drawing the portrait and/or figure.
This is a 2-day workshop, running 9:30am-4:30pm each day, with periodic breaks and 1 hour for lunch.
Saturday
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Introduction to the skull through lecture and drawing
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Sculpting the skull with demonstration and hands-on practice
Sunday
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Drawing a simplified skull from plaster models and photographs
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Drawing with a live model
Fee: $250, includes armature and clay
We'd like to make this workshop accessible to all. Please email Steve to inquire about sliding scale options: stephensaxenian@gmail.com.
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