Anatomy Online
"Anatomy Lessons of the Great Masters"
Ten Week Course in Human Anatomy for Figure Drawing. £450
Starting Monday 14th September.
Mondays 2-4pm (UK time).
All lessons are recorded and able to be caught up online if missed.
To register your interest or if you have any questions drop me an e-mail at mail@alanmcgowan.com
Ten Week Course in Human Anatomy for Figure Drawing. £450
Starting Monday 14th September.
Mondays 2-4pm (UK time).
All lessons are recorded and able to be caught up online if missed.
To register your interest or if you have any questions drop me an e-mail at mail@alanmcgowan.com
Understanding human anatomy for figure drawing needn't be as difficult as it might seem - it just takes familiarity and practice. Over the ten weeks of this online course we will study human anatomy for figure drawing through explanations and demonstration as well as the examination of great figure drawings by artists such as Raphael, Egon Schiele, Michelangelo, Toulouse Lautrec, Leonardo da Vinci and others.
If you are curious to know more there are some reviews of this course here on Trustpilot for comments by previous participants that might be helpful. https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/alanmcgowan.com
The course will be taught by me, and will see me talking through the anatomy, doing demonstration drawings, answering questions and discussing artworks - and hopefully helping to explain and clarify what can seem daunting and complex. We will be focusing on the interaction between anatomical knowledge and ways of drawing/representing it in the figure. I have been a teacher of figure drawing and painting for over twenty years, a figure artist for even longer, and have been teaching anatomy in one way or another for over ten years.
The underlying forms of anatomy inevitably influence the shapes that we see on the surface of the figure. I believe understanding these forms can be an aid to successful, sympathetic and expressive renderings of the figure. The aim is to increase the understanding of anatomy and of the (mostly drawn) works of the great artists we will look at. Each week will see us focus on a particular region of the anatomy and some artworks by great artists which display evidence of these underlying forms. Studying the works of other artists can be a help in thinking about ways to represent things - the use of drawn language, things like shading and the use of materials.
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Course Outline
10 weeks. Each class 2 hours.
Typically each week will begin with me revisiting the anatomy from the previous week and talking through some of the student work produced through the week. Then there will be a presentation by me on the next particular region of anatomy we are focusing on (about 40 mins). This will be followed by a look at some drawings from art history which we will analyse in terms of their anatomy.
Students will be encouraged to make their own transcriptions of these works as ways of analysing and understanding the anatomy.
OUTLINE BY WEEK
1. General Introduction. Anatomy Landmarks
2. Torso Front
3. Torso Rear
4. Upper Legs
5. Pelvis & Gender Differences
6. Lower Leg and foot
7. Arm
8. Hand
9. Head
10. Whole Figure
We won't go straight through the ten weeks, there will be breaks in October, November and December. Class dates are:
Week 1 Monday 14th September
Week 2 Monday 21st September
Week 3 Monday 28th September
Week 4 Monday 5th October
Week 5 Monday 12th October
Week 6 Monday 19th October
BREAK
Week 7 Monday 2nd November
Week 8 Monday 9th November
BREAK
Week 9 Monday 30th December
BREAK
Week 10 Monday 14th December
The classes will be conducted online (using Zoom) and by video, and drawing demonstrations. Students will have access to all the videos and to video recordings of the zoom tutorials to view in their own time or catch up should they miss a class. Should anyone have time-zone issues with attendance at the UK time then please co-ordinate with me and I'm sure we can work something out.
There are reviews of my teaching and previous courses on Trustpilot at https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/alanmcgowan.com
Course fee is £450 for 10 weeks.
If you have any queries drop me an e-mail at mail@alanmcgowan.com.
Booking is through Eventbrite here vvvvv vvvvv vvvv
If you are curious to know more there are some reviews of this course here on Trustpilot for comments by previous participants that might be helpful. https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/alanmcgowan.com
The course will be taught by me, and will see me talking through the anatomy, doing demonstration drawings, answering questions and discussing artworks - and hopefully helping to explain and clarify what can seem daunting and complex. We will be focusing on the interaction between anatomical knowledge and ways of drawing/representing it in the figure. I have been a teacher of figure drawing and painting for over twenty years, a figure artist for even longer, and have been teaching anatomy in one way or another for over ten years.
The underlying forms of anatomy inevitably influence the shapes that we see on the surface of the figure. I believe understanding these forms can be an aid to successful, sympathetic and expressive renderings of the figure. The aim is to increase the understanding of anatomy and of the (mostly drawn) works of the great artists we will look at. Each week will see us focus on a particular region of the anatomy and some artworks by great artists which display evidence of these underlying forms. Studying the works of other artists can be a help in thinking about ways to represent things - the use of drawn language, things like shading and the use of materials.
Book through Eventbrite here
Course Outline
10 weeks. Each class 2 hours.
Typically each week will begin with me revisiting the anatomy from the previous week and talking through some of the student work produced through the week. Then there will be a presentation by me on the next particular region of anatomy we are focusing on (about 40 mins). This will be followed by a look at some drawings from art history which we will analyse in terms of their anatomy.
Students will be encouraged to make their own transcriptions of these works as ways of analysing and understanding the anatomy.
OUTLINE BY WEEK
1. General Introduction. Anatomy Landmarks
2. Torso Front
3. Torso Rear
4. Upper Legs
5. Pelvis & Gender Differences
6. Lower Leg and foot
7. Arm
8. Hand
9. Head
10. Whole Figure
We won't go straight through the ten weeks, there will be breaks in October, November and December. Class dates are:
Week 1 Monday 14th September
Week 2 Monday 21st September
Week 3 Monday 28th September
Week 4 Monday 5th October
Week 5 Monday 12th October
Week 6 Monday 19th October
BREAK
Week 7 Monday 2nd November
Week 8 Monday 9th November
BREAK
Week 9 Monday 30th December
BREAK
Week 10 Monday 14th December
The classes will be conducted online (using Zoom) and by video, and drawing demonstrations. Students will have access to all the videos and to video recordings of the zoom tutorials to view in their own time or catch up should they miss a class. Should anyone have time-zone issues with attendance at the UK time then please co-ordinate with me and I'm sure we can work something out.
There are reviews of my teaching and previous courses on Trustpilot at https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/alanmcgowan.com
Course fee is £450 for 10 weeks.
If you have any queries drop me an e-mail at mail@alanmcgowan.com.
Booking is through Eventbrite here vvvvv vvvvv vvvv