Evening Drawing
Week 1: Basics
Helena Lukášová, Hana Pokojná

Welcome
•Some topics we will explore in the next few months:
1)Basics (line of action, gravity, intuitive drawing)
2)Proportions (body)
3)Portraits and profiles
4)Surface anatomy
5)Lightning
6)More…
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Materials
•Paper
•Charcoal: natural or manufactured
•Graphite
•Kneaded eraser (putty rubber)
•Masking tape (paper)
•Fixing spray, can also be hairspray)
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•Places to shop:
•INDIGES, Štefánikova 19a, 602 00 Brno-střed,
https://www.provytvarniky.cz/kontakt
•Výtvarné potřeby CREATIVE, Husova 255, 602 00 Brno-střed,
https://www.art-creative.cz/
•KOH-I-NOOR HARDTMUTH Trade a.s., Kobližná 27/5 and Masarykova 427/31, 602 00
Brno-střed, https://www.koh-i-noor.cz/
•v obchodním domě Vágner na České v nejvyšším patře
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Intuitive Measurements
•Sometimes we get too preoccupied with details, however, the first step is blocking out the general
shapes and movements
•Great start is intuitive measurement -> practice through drawing movement and short poses
•Focus on capturing the ‘action’, often in the folds and angular areas such as knees, elbows…

The Line of Action
•Drawn with gesture, starting with head, going through body (down the spine) into one of the lower
limbs
•On the right is an example of the Line of action in a figure (Andrew Capps, Artstation)
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Line of action study drawn with pencil.

Human Figure Basics
•Add basic geometric shapes for main body parts
• - head, torso, knees, shoulders (no details!!!)
•You will be adding ‘meat on the bones’, still in simple shapes (cylinders) onto this sketch
•Afterwards, connect shapes with curves
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•Read More + Source: http://www.kokuyocamlin.com/blog/the-basics-of-human-figure-drawing.html

Gravity and Balance
•Gravity makes the drawing ‘look right’
•Tip: chin is above the heel that carries the weight of the body
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•Sources + further reading: https://www.joshuanava.biz/human-figure/weight-balance-movement.html
•https://medium.com/@GetScriba/beginner-s-guide-importance-of-proper-body-proportions-and-how-to-ge
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Weight balance movement - Drawing Human Figure - Joshua Nava Arts

Practice
•If you fancy practising life-drawing outside of class
1)Get someone to pose for you
2)Draw people in public
3)There are MANY statues around Brno who don’t move ;}
4)Website that has life-drawing photo materials:
• https://line-of-action.com/
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