I'm getting ready to teach several undraped model workshops in the next few weeks. These workshops use a number of materials, including charcoal, pastel, colored pencil and even drawing with paint! They are great fun and can push you right out of your comfort zone!
Often I hear some students' lamenting... "I can't even draw a stick figure!" Well, neither can I, and besides I don't want to draw a stick figure - I want my human form drawings to express the thrill of interpreting what I see and maybe even a story!
But... how do I start? I found four ways to begin practicing and sketching - I practice with soft willow charcoal sticks. They are extra rich and soft. Sketching with charcoal is very forgiving and you will even feel like an artist while drawing! Smiley face!
Four Ways... Watch the video as I demo each of the 4 ways.
One - Stick Figures - drawings of the human form with straight lines. Think drawing with straws.
Two - Toy Balloons - Drawings that look like toy balloons, like Jeff Koons Mylar rabbit sculpture. Simply draw lots of ovals.
Three - Square Blocks - Just like the toy balloon example, but with square blocks. No ovals. Start with a square torso, continue with the arms and legs and you got it!
Four - Continuous Expressive Line - This is my favorite way to express the freedom of continuous line sketching. Don't lift your charcoal off the paper - keep it moving and don't stop. Draw quickly and under 2 minutes. It is what it is! The French painter Honoré Daumier drew like this and I was excited to see this way of drawing for the first time.
Well, that's it! Four simple and easy ways to get started, especially for beginners!
It's never too late to start drawing.
4-day Figure Drawing & Painting Workshop!
In-Person - Bob's Studio in Arroyo Grande, CA
August 11-14, 2022
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Online Abstract Figure Workshops
Sponsored by the Sedona Art Center
•July 22-24, 2022
•October 14-16, 2022
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Online Workshops - Paint with BOB!!!
•Paint the Effects of Light - August 6, 2022
Non-Objective Abstract Painting & Collage - October 1-2, 2022
•Making & Using Neutral Colors in your Paintings - December 2-3, 2022
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A Second November Mentor Workshop Date Added!
November 10-13, 2022
Paint with Bob in his Studio in Arroyo Grande, California
Studio Mentor • 5 Day Instructional • 4 Day Figure Painting Workshops
2022 Schedule on our Website!
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August 15-16 and 18, 2022 - ONLINE
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Monthly Demos - All on ZOOM
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•July 19, 2022
"Gluing a Watercolor Paper Painting onto a Wood Panel"
•August 17, 2022
"Easy Way to Paint the Figure"
•September 13, 2022
"How to Use Burridge’s Goof-Proof Color Wheel"
Something New - ASK BOB!
Special Q&A Session plus a Demo
August 3 • 1:00-2:00pm PT
"Bob's Favorite Surfaces - Paper, Canvas, Board"
Something New for You! • Burridge Critiques Your Art
Online honest critiques • Private one-on-one
Critiques • Coaching • Comments • Suggestions
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Bob's been busy! Lots of new work! And the SOPs are back!
