Here we build off our "LTL" strategy to begin mapping the major planes of the head.
Once we understand the major and (after the next couple of lessons) the minor plane changes, we understand ...
2023-02-10 19:55:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In this lesson, we double down on our last lesson, but with a more nuanced look at the secondary planes on a front and 3/4 position.
On of the goals of a well constructed head is to find a wa...
2023-02-10 19:43:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Here were we dig into the rendering of costumes as well as exploring how the same Fold Structures we've been exploring in costumes also applies to the Nude Figure.
Your Suggested H...
2023-02-03 21:18:41 +0000 UTC View Post
In this continued training on drapery and costuming, I focus in the fold structure in Light and Shadow - leaning heavily on our Box Logic Strategy from several earlier lessons in our Patreon Librar...
2023-02-03 20:05:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here, I pick up wear I left off explaining The Interlocking Fold Structure and how to call out critical landmarks of the body under even very loose drapery and costuming.
This lesson got cut short by a Montana Snow Storm. But, there will be several more trainings to come in the series.
In this one, we add the Zigzag Fold to our vocabulary...
2023-02-03 17:35:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here I show you how to apply the structural idea of Box Logic to Constructing the Head.
In this lesson, I take my simple "LTL" strategy as explained in Lesson #3 and apply to a few dyna...
2023-01-20 22:17:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In this special livestream, I interview an artist I've mentored for several months as I ask her about her unique journey from engineer to artist.
Hearing the stories of others is one of...
2023-01-20 21:31:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Continuing our use of "LTL" from lesson #2, we explore I more detail how to construct a solid Head to set us up for success when we dive into much more finished and advanced techniques.
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In this lesson, I show you how the simple Intuitive way of using what I call "LTL" to get the foundation of a 3-D head onto the page or canvas without any confusing theories of Structure.
Sug...
2023-01-06 19:24:24 +0000 UTC View Post
In this peek into one of my client's only lessons, I explain how to get a stable Figure that ties into it's environment in a beautiful and believable way.
And how ...
2023-01-06 18:57:07 +0000 UTC View Post
In this lesson, I explain why the Head is both so difficult and important. Body language has a pittance to tell about mood and emotion compared to the head.
So, understanding the opport...
2022-12-23 22:22:37 +0000 UTC View Post
While attending the only class at Earth School (once I realized I’d signed up for it) I learned that I’m a bit of a mess.
I learned that every soul on this planet is enrolled wi...
Tubes and Triangles. These are the basic design elements of all folds. And when we understand how to use them, we can draw anything from a loose sheet hung out on the laundry line to a fully costum...
2022-12-17 18:52:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Good Structure, like a good Story, needs a beginning, middle, and end.
This lesson, Steve explains the power of the Rule of Three (think Goldilocks: too hot, too cool, and just right) and exa...
2022-12-17 17:05:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the second of our two part series on the hips.
After a brief recap of part one, I take you through the basic construction of the hips for both male and female, as well as from various...
2022-12-10 00:54:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Imagination is the beginning of creation.
George Bernard Shaw wrote that.
We create our world one decision at a time.
We all have...
2022-12-08 16:52:18 +0000 UTC View Post
[I'll be adding a new training each day this week to make up for missing two livestreams in a row. It does look like all computer and internet issues have been resolved. So it should be smooth sail...
2022-12-05 18:22:37 +0000 UTC View Post
I apologize for the long delay in getting a new training to you. We were having no end of trouble with both my computer and my internet speed.
We believe we have it solved. I...
2022-12-03 23:39:25 +0000 UTC View Post
THE HIPS are the foundation, the fulcrum, and seat of power for our entire body.
They are unique.
And so, it's critical to get them right...
Here's a simple tip many folks forget...
When drawing or painting a full standing figure, make sure the Center of Gravity (or as a short cut, use the Head as a substitute) is betwe...
2022-11-14 17:04:31 +0000 UTC View Post
We, humans, are world-class creative beings by design.
We have an internal drive to become more.
I believe, Art is not primarily measured by terrific craft. It’s mea...
I use the Rule of 3 a lot.
This lesson is a good example. If you can find three ways to connect the Head and Neck to the Torso, it will have a much better chance of ringing true! 2022-11-11 20:04:01 +0000 UTC View Post
What if the Body was made from Boxes?
Could you find the corners?
Could you find several corner planes that face the same way?
Could find all the same planes and give them the ...
To make the most of a drawing, I like to tell a story about the forms I render.
And then...
...not tell a soul what the story was.
Mayber I'll think of a flock of sheep on a count...
2022-11-09 18:03:21 +0000 UTC View Post
What if that Back of the Knee you’re drawing on the page or painting on the canvas was the crimped and folded trunk of a magnificent Beech tree?
(see the posted image to the right of...
2022-11-05 14:26:22 +0000 UTC View Post
We can't just look and copy our way out of the difficult of drawing the human body, not without lots of frustration and even more hours.
I've found, it...
2022-11-04 18:50:28 +0000 UTC View Post
What’s your definition of a creative figurative artist?
Because a teacher and friend of mine, Harry Carmean, once told me that his definition of an artist is “someone wit...
2022-11-02 15:52:27 +0000 UTC View Post
But, don't forget the GESTURE!
Have fun!
I finally got to your DFL member critiques from our drawing challenge a few weeks back.
Sorry for the very long delay. Even though it's Halloween, I won't bother to share the many horrors I f...
2022-10-31 16:29:11 +0000 UTC View Post