Beginner Figure Drawing Lessons 15 - 17: Clothing and Drapery, Figure Composing, and Facial Features

Drawing the figure can be a very daunting task for anyone beginning art. The human figure is a very complicated thing to draw with so many moving parts and a variety of shapes we have to deal with. This 3 Lesson Series is a follow up to the previous 4 series of Figure Drawing classes. In this series we'll tackle more advanced concepts starting with adding Clothing and Drapery to our figure, move on to working out how to Compose Our Figures from imagination, and finish it off with learning all about Facial Expressions. In total it's nearly 4 hours of fundamentals with demonstrations and exercises designed to get you started in figure drawing!

COURSE BREAKDOWN

Lesson 15 - Introduction to Drawing Clothing and Drapery
• Defining Drapery
• Affects of Gravity
• Clothing Structures
• Folds and Compression
• Transitional Folds

• Lesson 16 - Composing the Figure
• Stabilising the Figure
• Advanced Gesture and Construction Tools
• Guiding The Audiences Eye
• Linking Contours
• Enhancing Gestures and Rhythms

Lesson 17 - Facial Expressions
• Simplifying Expressions
• Linking Emotions with Themes
• Facial Anatomy
• Forehead and Eye Articulation
• Jaw and Lips Articulation

Included in the lesson are exercises to practice, along with instructor demonstrations of the same exercises for you to follow along with.