Subject: Frustrated by figure sketching? Not anymore ...
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To: "Robert" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 06:46:35 -0800 (PST)

Essential Skills for More Fun & Fulfilling Figure Sketches | View Online

Essential Skills for More Fun & Fulfilling Figure Sketches
When you feel comfortable sketching people in motion, capturing scenes brimming with life becomes easy and enjoyable! Join me, Urban Sketchers correspondent and instructor Suhita Shirodkar for my online Craftsy class Figure Sketching Made Simple. You'll discover loose, gestural techniques that allow you to sketch expressive figures in a flash.

This class is all about bringing a fresh perspective to sketching people, so you can start sketching figure–filled scenes that may have once felt out of reach. From my "verb" drawing and line–of–action methods to tips for shading, composition and enhancing your focal
point with watercolor, these lessons will empower you to sketch figures swiftly and successfully.

During our first lesson, I'll help you say goodbye to any past figure drawing frustration as we loosen up with an exercise for drawing more freely. During the lesson, you'll learn the "verb" drawing and line–of–action techniques that you'll use throughout class to capture figures in impressive, energetic sketches.

With these foundational skills under your belt, I'll teach you how to apply what you've learned to sketching figures in motion. As we work, you'll pick up tips for capturing moving figures from a variety of angles, as well as creating quick gesture drawings of heads and faces.

Next, you'll expand your on–location figure drawing skills by becoming conscious of the shapes that are formed by a figure's posture and movements. As you get comfortable observing and sketching these shapes, you'll find it's easier to capture figures on–the–go and situate your subjects in space.

Ready to bring an element of storytelling into your work? I'll show you how as we work on sketching figures in a variety of dynamic poses. From there, we'll explore how to add
details that bring richness to your visual narrative. And I'll explain how tone can help you ground your figures and give them greater dimension.

With these essential line–of–action techniques covered, I'll teach you how to capture lines of connection in your sketches — such as a figure reaching to grasp a piece of fruit. During this lesson, we'll also touch on ways you can use color to make your sketches even more impactful.

In our final lesson, I'll help you combine all the techniques you've learned to create a complete composition. You'll plan your composition with thumbnails, discover how to apply line–of–action techniques in more complex pieces and add a background to complement your figure. Enroll in Figure Sketching Made Simple, and I'll even discuss how you can use watercolor to enhance your composition by highlighting its focal point.

I'm an art director and graphic designer with over 20 years of experience. I've taught Graphic Design at the the Art Institute in Sunnyvale, California, as well as in Urban Sketching workshops in different locations around the world.

I gravitate toward sketching because it pushes me to look deeply at everything around me, and come to know it well. In a few lines and strokes, sketching allows me to express what I never could in words, and remember and record the world around me as I see it at that very moment.

I think Craftsy is a wonderful place to learn figure sketching, because you can watch my online video lessons on your schedule and revisit them as many times as you like. And if you have questions or would like feedback on your work, just ask, and your classmates and I will get back to you.

I look forward to seeing your work in class and helping you sketch the people around you quickly and confidently.

Get started with Figure Sketching Made Simple for only $14.99

— that's 63% off! Just add the class to your cart to apply the discount.

Suhita Shirodkar | Craftsy Instructor

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