Erik – Female – Part 3
Watch as Erik finishes his 3-hour figure drawing, and learn the importance of anatomical and rhythmical indications in your values.
Lessons Archive
Erik – Female – Part 2
Follow Erik as he continues his drawing, applying his values and touching on the importance of composition in a figure drawing.
Erik – Female – Part 1
In this lesson, Erik will begin his 3-hour female figure drawing, and show you how to approach a slightly foreshortened form in your lay-in.
Erik – Male – Part 3
Watch as Erik completes his three-hour drawing, rendering the piece and placing an emphasis on limited line use.
Erik – Male – Part 2
Join Erik as he continues his 3-hour drawing and begins to lay in his values, with the concept of "mass" in mind.
Erik – Male – Part 1
In this lesson, Erik will cover the importance of "structure" in a lay-in, and show you how it adds depth to a two-dimensional drawing.
Lucas – Female – Part 3
Join Lucas as he finishes his 3 hour drawing, placing emphasis on a full value range and the softest and hardest edges.
Lucas – Female – Part 2
In this lesson, Lucas applies his two-value shadow pattern, emphasizing the quality of the light and dark shapes throughout the drawing.
Lucas – Female – Part 1
In this lesson, watch as Lucas utilizes feature landmarks to guide his lay-in lines, and references anatomy to execute accurate contour marks.
Lucas – Male – Part 3
Join Lucas as he finishes his 3-hour male figure drawing, and watch as he brings up his values, adding accent darks and picking out his highlights.
Lucas – Male – Part 2
In this lesson, you will learn how Lucas works to block in his darks, and see how he strives to create a graphic, "two value" image.
Lucas – Male – Part 1
In this lesson, Lucas will show you his approach to the male figure lay-in, emphasizing exaggeration in the pose and the use of the Reilly rhythms.
Figure Drawing with Jeff Watts, Female 3
In this lesson, you will see Jeff finish off his 3 hour figure drawing, as he works on the rendering and brings the piece up to a full value scale.
Jeff – Female – Part 2
Join Jeff as he begins to lay tone and lets the anatomy of the back inform his shadow mapping.
Jeff – Female – Part 1
In this lesson, Jeff will show you how he approaches the lay-in for a 3 hour female figure drawing, and utilizes the rhythms and abstractions of the back.
Jeff – Male – Part 1
This is the first stage of Jeff's male figure drawing. In this step, Jeff will cover the linear lay-in of the figure, with a focus on structure and accuracy.
Jeff – Male – Part 2
In this lesson, Jeff begins applying value to the drawing , and continues the refinement of his shapes and edges.
Jeff – Male – Part 3
Join Jeff as he begins rendering and finishes his drawing, and shares his insights on calligraphy and decision-making.
Closing Thoughts
Closing Thoughts
Jeff – Female – Part 3
This video will show Jeff exploring the rendering phase as we watch him bring in cross-contouring and other rendering techniques as he works this portrait up to a finish.
Jeff – Female – Part 2
In this segment observe Jeff as he further maps his shadows and begins injecting a mid tone into them to bring the image to life.