An Introduction to Figure Drawing
Instructed by Scott Ramming
Saturdays, 10am-1pm
September 14 - November 2, 2024
Registration Deadline: September 11, 2024
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Description:
As the first class in our Figure Series, this class is rooted in a gesture and contour-based approach to rendering the figure. Each week, students will work from a live model, embracing analysis of the essential elements of drawing: proportion, anatomy, light and shade, and measuring techniques.
This class will cover the following topics:
- Gesture Drawing as a way of Exploring Posture, Balance, Form, and Energy
- Contour Drawing and Line Weight
- Proportions - A Simplified Approach and General Canon
- Perceptual Tools: Measuring and Angling
- Basic Skeletal Structure
- Anatomy for the Artist
- Light and Shade
- Composing the Picture Plane with the Figure
Tuition: $380
Course fee covers live models for all class meetings
Class Size:
Minimum: 4
Maximum: 12
Materials List:
- Graphite Pencils - 2B, 3B, 4B
- Willow or Vine Charcoal, thick size (recommended: Coates Willow Charcoal, thick sticks, 07-9mm)
- Compressed Charcoal sticks (recommended: General’s makes a 4 pack of small sticks.)
- Kneaded Eraser
- Pencil Sharpener (Handheld with a container to catch shavings recommended)
- Newsprint pad, 18 x 24
- Sketchbook (for notes, thumbnail drawings, and small-scale sketching)
- Drawing pad 18 x 24 (recommended: Strathmore Recycled Sketch Pad, 18x24, 100 sheets)
Level of Study: An Introduction to Figure Drawing is geared towards beginners and those wishing to improve their figure drawing skills. Each class will feature short demonstrations, specific lessons, and individual feedback for each student.
LOCATION: Unless otherwise specified, all courses are hosted at Manifest's new facility at 'M1' in Clifton at 3464 Central Parkway (see map and directions below). Manifest's new facility provides multiple studio classrooms, private lesson space, a darkroom, a film processing room, and a multi-purpose lecture and class meeting space as well as on-site parking, grounds, and exterior spaces in which to relax, discuss, and make art. The studios are outfitted with professional equipment, furniture, and study aids.
Map to Manifest's M1 Studios | Studio Calendar | Darkroom Calendar
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About the instructor:
Scott Ramming is an artist living and producing work in the Madisonville neighborhood of Cincinnati. He received his BFA from Middle Tennessee State University and has taught painting at Mount Gretna School of Art.
Within the Manifest ecosystem, Scott has served as a moderator for the Drawing Center’s Open Figure sessions for over eleven years and has shown at Manifest Gallery several times, including a solo exhibition in 2021.
With a background in painting and drawing, he works from observation and imagination, utilizing the figure, landscapes, and still life. His practice is rooted in gestural intuition while maintaining a dialog with art history.
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