The fundamentals of figure drawing is  to draw what you see; the human brain remembers the leg a a elongated cylindrical figure with a joint in the middle. Our brain remembers a few key shapes and then fills in the rest. We have to retrain our brain to really SEE the body and to be patient and draw what we see…. We will study light and how it falls on the body highlighting muscle groups and bone structure.
Prehistoric cave paintings depict the human forms in simple almost stick figures; it wasn’t  until the Italian Renaissance that artists really begin study the actual human figure.  Anatomy is very important to an artists to illustrate the human form. One must know how the muscles and the skeleton fit together to get a realistic human form on a flat surface.

assignments

Create a Title page for your Black Bound Journal (this will be referred to as your Text book).

Research 2 examples of cave paintings that depict the human form,  recreate one in your black bound Journal. Create a drawing that represents your life in the style of the cave painting that you chose.

Anatomy research, find anatomy illustrations of the back and shoulder. Recreate and label these parts in your Black Journal.

Complete 2 drawings in wire sketchbook in pencil of human figure (1)arm and shoulder, and (2)standing back of figure.

Research one of Michelangelo or Leonardo’s da Vinci anatomy studies. Dedicate a page with illustrations and information from your study in your Black text book.