Anatomy Workshops
Some images from the three day course in Anatomy Drawing for Artists at the Bristol School of Drawing in Spring 2009.
The workshop will be repeated in Bristol from the 13th-15th November 2009.
If interested see www.drawingschool.org.uk or e-mail info@drawingschool.org.uk for details.
There are many fascinating and interrelated forms within the body; flattened forms, spirals, arches and curves; and they shift in characteristic yet always individual ways. We will aim to deepen knowledge of this diversity whilst maintaining a feeling for the unity of the figure as a whole, and of our response towards it.
The course is conducted through demonstration and explanation, reference to anatomical examples, and with an emphasis on drawing from the life model. We will examine the individual elements of anatomy, the main skeletal, muscular and structural forms, whilst being conscious of the overall integrity of the body as a coherent system. Whilst concentrating on anatomy we will also inevitably touch on more general issues involved in drawing the figure, proportion, perspective etc.
OUTLINE COURSE STRUCTURE
Day One
Overall structure of the figure. A closer look at the structure of the torso.
Identification of the main skeletal elements and surface landmarks.
Musculature of the torso.
Day Two
Muscular and skeletal anatomy of Pelvis and upper leg.
Lower leg and foot, (drawing feet).
Day Three
Muscular and skeletal anatomy of the head and neck (anatomy concerning portraiture).
Arm and hand