Drawing the Figure in Context
Instructed by Scott Ramming
Saturdays, 10am-1pm
January 11 - March 1, 2025
Registration Deadline: January 8, 2025
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Description:
Building upon the fundamentals of figure drawing discussed in An Introduction to Figure Drawing (and/or the student’s prior experience with figure drawing), the second class of our Figure Series explores ways of placing the figure in convincing environments. The class will work from a model and include an analysis of perspective, composition, the figure in clothing, multiple figures in space, and ways the figure/space relationships might form a sense of narrative.
In this class, students will explore:
• Composition, with an emphasis on mass relationships
• Building space as a response to the figure
• Understanding value and figure/space relationships
• Considering negative and positive correlations and tensions
• Developing the ability to respond to the model and the inhabited space quickly through gesture and the ability to refine drawings with a slower, more-considered contour line
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: Students should have some prior experience with figure drawing (this may include having regularly attended our uninstructed Open Figure sessions in the past). Drawing the Figure in Context is designed for artists looking to take their figure drawing beyond a foundational exploration toward refined imagery capable of communicating ideas via the human form.
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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Scott Ramming
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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