In Progress: Drawing Atelier: Intro to Gesture and Form

Throughout this course, students will immerse themselves in the foundational principles of artistic expression: drawing. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to equip students with foundational drawing tools to approach any complex form- from geometric to organic.

Description

This comprehensive workshop course delves deep into the art of volumetric drawing using the esteemed Florentine Method (aka Vilppu Method/ Renaissance Drawing).

Throughout this course, students will immerse themselves in the foundational principles of artistic expression: drawing. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to equip students with foundational drawing tools to approach any complex form- from geometric to organic. 

The class will begin with gesture drawing, and build upon it with the basic construction forms (spheres, boxes and cylinders).

The curriculum for this workshop includes simple repetitive drawing exercises to build confidence. From there, we will draw still-life objects from observation, and conclude with animal drawings.

About the Instructor

Domenica is a freelance artist, illustrator and instructor in the Bay Area.  She is a graduate from SJSU's BFA Animation/Illustration program, trained in the Florentine method of drawing under Sheldon Borenstein.  She loves blending the romance of the Renaissance and Baroque with contemporary painting and illustration. She loves painting, teaching her high school students, visiting SF art museums and draws in all her free time ;)

Supply List

All materials will be provided

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