In this 7-week course, instructor Charles Hu will further your knowledge of oil painting. He will walk you through different figure painting scenarios. You will learn how to develop paintings through multiple sessions, expand your palette, and create multi-figure compositions. With each assignment, you will develop the knowledge that will improve your figure painting toolbox.
In week two, instructor Charles Hu will teach you how to manipulate organic, geometric shapes and create surface details. You will practice drawing geometric shape combo, interconnection, overlap, and cutaway. Then, Charles will show you how to create textures and patterns while keeping in mind these key elements: gradation, value difference, scale difference, hierarchy, and momentum.
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In the thirteenth part of our comprehensive How to Draw the Costumed Figure course, Charles Hu will teach you how to bring more of a narrative sense to your costume drawings. There will be an emphasis on shape design, gesture, action analysis and three-dimensional volume. You will be drawing with charcoal pencil and fountain pen on paper. Our model will be wearing a contemporary men’s suit.
In this series, instructor Charles Hu teaches you his approach to beginning head drawing. In this third lesson, you will learn Charles’ approach to dealing with light and shadow in your head drawings. Charles will do several demonstrations from photo reference, which you can find embedded on this page for your own use.
In this series, instructor Charles Hu teaches you his approach to beginning head drawing. This six-part series will cover: Proportions, the Structure of the Skull, Laws of Light, Achieving Likeness, Facial Features, and Facial Expressions. In this fourth lesson, Charles demonstrates how achieving a likeness in your portraits relies on matching the big shapes of the head.
In this series, instructor Charles Hu teaches you his approach to beginning head drawing. This six-part series will cover: Proportions, the Structure of the Skull, Laws of Light, Achieving Likeness, Facial Features, and Facial Expressions. In this fifth lesson, Charles shows you the intricacies of drawing the eyes, nose, and ears.
In week five, instructor Charles Hu will teach you how to create lay-in drawings of insects and tropical animals using a variety of drawing tools. Then, you will learn to sketch with color, specifically in gouache. Charles will show you how he loosely lays in the drawing, paints the overall color, and adds temperature shifts.
In week four, instructor Charles Hu will overview the main components of his drawing process while demonstrating how to draw animal skeletons. You will train to focus on gesture, shape, and structure rather than just copying the photo references.
In week three with instructor Charles Hu, you will learn to draw marine animals utilizing simple drawing components. Charles will teach you how to sketch the octopus, fish, lobster, etc. You will also discover how to develop a page layout that contains the skeleton, 2D proportion, 3D structure breakdown, call out, and a fully developed drawing with a focal point.