The Sketching Club: Drawing People

Every week, we will have a photo of a person to base our drawings on. We will discuss anatomy as it relates to the pose of the person in the photo (bones, joints, muscles), as well as balance, foreshortening, and proportions, as applicable. Every few weeks we will concentrate on a specific part of the body (hands, feet, facial features), simplifying them into basic forms. Other weeks we will work on poses that involve the entire body. We will also do quick gesture drawings to practice observing movement. Practice makes perfect, so the more time each student spends practicing regularly, the easier it will be for them to draw people from observation and from memory. Students will interact with each other and the teacher by showing their work in progress throughout the class to receive feedback. Students may provide feedback to each other, in a kind and respectful manner. Students will not be "copying" a drawing done by the teacher, instead, after a quick demo, students will be working on their drawings independently to practice their own observation skills. We will solve problems together as they come up. Friendly conversation during class, and sharing both challenges and successes in our work, are always encouraged. #creative

This class meets weekly on a regular basis. Parents can enroll and withdraw their learners at any point and are charged weekly like a subscription. New learners can join this club at any time.

Below is the schedule breakdown for this class:

Week of July 11 - Bones and joints, drawing limbs in movement.
Week of July 18 - People who are sitting down
Week of July 25 - People who are lying down
Week of August 1  - Human proportions, muscle forms. 
Week of August 8 - Foreshortening.
Week of August 15 - Drawing facial features.
Week of August 22 - Face proportions.
Week of  August 29 - Drawing hands.
Week of September 5 - Light and shadow in drawing people.
Week of September 12 - Sketching in color.
Week of September 19 - Younger and older faces.
Week of September 26 - Light and shadow in drawing faces.
Week of October 3 - Drawing feet (and shoes)
Week of October 10 - Bones and joints, quick sketches.
Week of October 17 - Human proportions, muscle forms.
Week of October 24 - Drawing people from the back.
Week of October 31 - Drawing people in profile.
Week of November 7 - Balance in moving figures.