Class #622 - Drawing: Construction of the Head & the Nude Figure with Stuart Fullerton
Session | Available
Take a big step up in your portrait and figure studies by studying both! The class will be devoted to solving some of the recurring drawing issues that come up in portraiture and figure drawing, using gesture and comparative measurement to capture the solid aspect of the head, placement of the features, and proportion and gesture of the full figure. Using vine charcoal or graphite pencils, students will learn to draw the biggest parts of the head and figure first, using the hand mirror and a plumb line as invaluable tools. Mapping the shape of the shadows and blocking in a solid dark mass, students will proceed to modeling the drawing using light and dark.
In the eight-week class, four weeks will be devoted to a portrait pose. Four weeks will be devoted to a nude figure pose. Students will have the option to draw the entire nude figure or to draw the portrait.
- There is a $80 non-refundable model fee.
This class will meet in our 3rd floor studio.
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- drawing board
5 medium-toned sheets of Hahnemuhle Ingres or Fabriano Tiziano paper, both available from Dick Blick
charcoal pencils
soft 6-B - stick charcoal
willow soft
- kneaded eraser
sandpaper block
Stuart Fullerton
Phone: 773-640-4610
Email: stuartpainter@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.stuartfullerton.com/
Stuart Fullerton grew up in north central Wisconsin and studied ancient Greek and Latin at Harvard College. After a year studying archeology in Greece and Turkey, he returned to Harvard for law school.
Today Stuart works and paints in Chicago. He is a long-time member of the Palette and Chisel Club and of the Plein Air Painters of Chicago. He has studied with such wonderful artists as Max Ranft, Scott Powers, Ralph Oberg, Skip Whitcomb, Clayton Beck and Romel de la Torre.
Stuart has been accepted into juried shows such as the Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Salon International, the American Impressionist Society National Show, the OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition, and the Bosque Art Classic. He has been invited to take part in the Door County Plein Air Festival and the Los Gatos Plein Air Gala.