Learning to See: Anatomy from Structure Contents:
Finding gesture and structure in photo-reference
Plotting the bone landmarks
The moving scapula
The hip box
Finding and chasing rhythms
The male figure in contrapposto
Landmarks of the male figure
Basic hand length proportions
Male and female differences
Anatomy as simple block forms
Sketching in preparation for a photoshoot
Using photoshop to alter reference photos
Muscle changes with compression
High/low muscle relationships
The rhythm of muscle movements
Adding imaginary jewellery in perspective
The difference between structure and anatomy
Muscle hierarchy
Changing the photo-reference facial features
The scapula machine
The body landmarks hierarchy
Female structure back view
Structural inventions
The illusion of the third dimension
The sternum bridge
The structural journey
Learning to See: Photo-reference: Problems and Solutions Contents:
Working with models
The real world and the world of fantasy
Communicating the emotion of the pose
Professional boundaries
Acting out the story
The professional director
The problems with photos
The two dimensional world
Learning to see image distortion
Learning to see distorted proportions
The flat 2d world
Learning to see human proportions
Learning to see the accordion
Big and simple measurements
Average and ideal measurements
Organic measurements
Friendly thirds
Learning to see and kill tangents
The gestural queen
The lying eye
The distortion zone
The skin suit
Photo-reference and painting
Photo-reference and the creative process
Searching for the dynamic
Tonal values in photographs
Building worlds from photo-reference
Finding Mr. T
Feeling the flow
Searching for echoes
X marks the spot
Lighting the stage
Composing reference photos
Pre-photography stage
Placing photo-reference in perspective
Mass and flow
Composing with flow
Adjusting the anatomy of the photo-reference
Creating shadows
Part One covers:
Drawing materials; tips and methods, various blending methods, construction, proportions, planes of the head, understanding and simplifying the skeleton, thought processes.
Movie Length Approximately 1hr
Part Two covers:
Drawing with style, using erasers, various blending methods,
construction, proportions, planes of the head,
understanding and simplifying the skeleton,
thought processes.
Movie Length Approximately 1hr
The Anatomy of the Head: Three Quarter View
Contents:
Three quarter up-view of a young man in sanguine pencil
Using sanguine: techniques and materials
Exploratory charcoal drawings
Creating a Study-Sheet
Analysing and critique
Stump blending
Tissue blending
Finger blending
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The Anatomy of Style: The 3/4 Head pt 2
Contents:
Three quarter down-view of a old man in sanguine pencil
Using sanguine: techniques and materials
Effects of aging
The rhythms of the face
Professional advice
Creating style
Light and shadow
Using the highlight pencil
Stump blending
Tissue blending
Finger blending
The Anatomy of Style figure drawing course is a smart alternative to the high cost of art schools, giving students the opportunity to learn from award winning artist, Patrick J. Jones.
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Learning to Draw: The Male Figure Contents:
Proportions mnemonics and landmarks
Subliminal inventions
The problem with heads
Working with big divisions
Measuring with hand lengths
Torso: upper body thirds
The folding area of the torso
Ribcage size
Bone landmarks
Male anatomy
Symmetry and asymmetry
Contrapposto
Drawing at the speed of thought
High and low rhythms of the body
Milage and mastery
Extensors and flexors
Drawing structure
Drawing gesture
Doodles and preliminary drawings
Drawing for our future self
The problems with photos
Omission
Drawing from the subconscious
Ghosting back
Proportions mnemonics and landmarks
Using the standard model
Torso: upper body thirds
The folding area of the torso
Milage and mastery
Ribcage size
Bone landmarks
Female anatomy
The simplified head
Contrapposto
Pushing the laws of nature
Measuring and analysing with the eye
Male and female differences
Placement of the scapula
Understanding the turnaround model
Drawing with erasers
The corners of the body
Refining the details
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PART TWO CONTAINS 2OMIN EXTRA BONUS MATERIAL!
Draw along in real time with Patrick as he reveals all his secrets for drawing a long pose with style and confidence! This is is a unique opportunity to experience a masterclass with Patrick at intermediate/advanced level and build on the experience found in his how-to movies and books. Let’s go to the next level together!
PART TWO CONTAINS 2OMIN EXTRA BONUS MATERIAL!
Learning to Draw: The Hands Part 1. 1hr 30min
Watch over Patrick’s shoulder as he demonstrates his unique methods to demystify the art of drawing hands. In part one we start with basic shapes and build on top with simple, yet sophisticated lines, to step-by-step draw hands with style!
This is essential viewing for all figurative artists!
CONTENTS:
NORMAN’S WARNING
THINK OF A MITTEN
SIMPLIFIED ABSTRACT IDEAS OF THE HAND
THE WRIST MASS
KNUCKLES
TENDONS
OPPOSABLE THUMBS
THE SEPARATOR
GESTURE AND RYHTHM
IT’S ALL AN ILLUSION
FINGERS AND THUMBS
TISSUE EVERYWHERE
WEBBING
REMEMBER YOU’RE THE ARTIST
PUSH IT
THE ARTIST’S HAND
GRASPING HANDS
WHAT TO SHOW
A FLOW OF THOUGHT
DRAW WHAT YOU FEEL
A GREAT PAIN
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
A SOPHISTICATED THUMB
A LITTLE SHOE
THE OUTER BULGES
KNOW WHERE YOU ARE
A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
A BOLD STATEMENT
THE THUMB AS A SPOON
SHARING KNOWLEDGE
Learning to Draw: The Hands Part 2. 1hr 30min
Watch over Patrick’s shoulder as he demonstrates his unique methods to demystify the art of drawing hands. In part two we continue with basic shapes and build on top with simple, yet sophisticated lines, to draw hands step-by-step with style!
This is essential viewing for all figurative artists!
CONTENTS:
DRAWING A STRUCTURAL HAND
TOP PLANE OF THE THUMB
POLLICIS TENDON BUNDLE
THENAR EMINENCE BULGE
CARPAL RAMP
SUBCONSCIOUS STRUCTURE
REPETITION AND MILEAGE
A BEFUDDLEMENT
A VISIBLE TRACE
ORBITS AND RIPPLES
THE CONTINUATION OF AN IDEA
LOOK UNDERNEATH
THE LIFE OF TENDONS
TWITCHY TENDONS
THE BEST HAND REFERENCE
THE THENAR BULGES
BEAUTIFUL RHYTHMS
THREE QUARTERS
THE HINGES
LESS OF A MYSTERY
CARPAL WRINKLES
A WRINKLED MASS
AWARE OF THE OTHER SIDE
WORKING FROM REFERENCE
THE SECRET
WHEN THE WAR STARTS
A BIG GRIP
AN IMPRESSION OF FLESH
IN A LEAN WAY
A MYSTERY TO BE SOLVED
A FUZZY IMAGE
BIG MUSCLE PRESSURE
ENHANCING THE CURVE
A FRESH STATE OF MIND
A FINAL CRITIQUE.
Movie covers:
Drawing materials, tips and methods, various blending methods, construction, proportions, understanding and simplifying the skeleton and muscles, thought processes.
Movie Length Approximately 1hr
The Torso and Scapula Machine. 1hr 30min
Patrick builds the torso muscle by muscle with structure and gesture. Referencing life models and paintings he explores the anatomy that makes the torso so difficult to understand and draw with confidence. This is essential viewing for all figurative artists!
CONTENTS:
A SIMPLIFIED FORM
INFRASPINATUS
OBLIQUES
THE TOP AND BOTTOM
THE ASIS
FINDING CORNERS
IMPLIED MOTION
THE KING OF THE BACK
ASYMMETRICAL MUSCLES
THE DIMPLES OF THE SCAPULA
A DETAIL IDEA
THE SITZ BONES
A LITTLE PEAK
THE HUMERUS RIDGE
THE ANCHOR POINT
PENCIL FIXES
THE BULGING SERRATUS
THE TRAPEZIUS DIAGONAL
A WORLD OF WONDER
A FEAT OF WONDER
FINDING FULFILMENT
FINDING THE KEY
SKATES ON ICE
DRAWING WITH JOY
THE KNOWLEDGE
Learning to Draw: the Leg Écorché. 1hr 30min
Patrick builds the legs muscle by muscle with structure and gesture. Referencing life models and paintings he explores the anatomy that makes the legs so difficult to understand and draw with confidence. This is essential viewing for all figurative artists!
CONTENTS:
A MNEMONIC BEGINNING
STARTING WITH THE BONES
THE GREAT TROCHANTER
THE LOWER LEG
THE HIP BONES
THE SACRUM
BONE AWARENESS
TWO BONES
THE ANKLE TILT
ADDING THE MUSCLES
THE ADDUCTORS
A RIDGE AND A NOSE
THE QUADRICEPS
THE KNOBBLY BONES
A BEAUTIFUL CURVE
DIFFERENT KNEES
THE OBLIQUES
THE NOT ALWAYS SEEN
THE SUPERIOR AND THE INFERIOR
PUSHING THE POWER
THE WIDEST POINT
TWIN PEAKS
A STRANGE LITTLE FELLA’
THE PATELLAR NOSE
THE LONG AND THE SHORT
THE BIG PLAYERS
WHAT CAN WE SEE?
TENDONS AND BONES
THE SOLEUS
THE GNARLY TRUTH
THE MIGHTY TENSOR
Learning to Draw: The Legs and Knees Contents:
The bones of the leg, The sartorius
Finding structure
The tibias anterior
The rectus femoris
Male and female differences
Preparing for life drawing
Artist’s and medical references
Multiple rhythms
The patella
The biceps femoris
The dynamics of the leg
The crease of the hip landmark
Using pentimento
The clarity of gesture
Various leg views
The older knee
The pelvis
Drawing from imagination
The iliotibial band
Finding faces in the knees
Drawing the truth, Rendering tools
Learning to Draw: The Legs and Knees Contents:
Gestudy
Male and female hip differences
Gaining confidence
Simple to complex
Drawing what we feel
Structure and gesture
Rhythm and balance
Leg proportion
Full figure thirds
The accordion
Tilts
The adductors
The occlusion shadow
The link to the upper body
Think like an oil painter
Thinking like a sculptor
Contrapposto
Drop shadows
The mono eraser
Feminine traits of the leg
The intimidating blank page
The hip insertions
Reshaping and sharpening charcoal tools
The hips, legs, and gluteal connections
The magnus adductor
The crucial connection
The inguinal ligament
The quadriceps attachments
Eraser sculpting
The box of the knees
Embracing the plateau
A constant mindset
Creating the impression it was easy
Learning to Draw: The Legs and Knees Contents:
The legs posterior view
The sacrum dimples
Finding the hip tilt
The biceps of the leg
The upside down butterfly
Connections and tilts
The gluteus maximus
Mnemonics
The calcaneus
Chasing contours
Chasing rhythms
Crossed legs and knees
Our first concern
It’s not geometry
The crash test dummy
The patella/foot connection
The leg checkpoints
Major mistakes
The same but different
The fresh return
Referencing our memory
The subconscious library
Mastering the big stuff
Tilts and overlaps
The pull of gravity
Reinstating the accordion
Learning to Draw: The Legs and Knees Contents:
Bent leg medial and lateral view
Flexor digitorum
Swell of the femur bone
The sandpaper block
The fully tucked leg
Sharpening a charcoal pencil
The tibial nose
The fibula landmark
Looking down on a bent leg
For the love of drawing
The mini-skirt pudding
The knee condyles
What not to draw
The floating patella
Finding the rhythms
The lying eye
The talus hump
The band of Richer
The flexor digitorum longus
A model conversation
The mileage payoff
Maintaining clarity
Compression and change
The art community
Becoming a master
Every line is a thought
The Anatomy of Style: The Fulcrum of the Body pt1
Contents:
Structural sketches
Working with Study Sheets
Bone landmarks
The Sacrum tilt
Drawing the hip and torso relationships
The tilt of the hips
The box of the hips
Quick sketches
Charcoal tools and techniques
Toned paper techniques
Blending techniques
White pencil techniques
Smudging techniques
Drawing with sanguine
The Anatomy of Style figure drawing course is a smart alternative to the high cost of art schools, giving students the opportunity to learn from award winning artist, Patrick J. Jones.
Collect and own all lessons, draw along at your own pace, and re-watch anytime.
Discover the secrets of drawing with style and learn the unique working methods from the best selling author of ‘The Anatomy of Style’ and ‘Figures from Life’. No student or figurative artist can afford to miss this opportunity.
The Anatomy of Style: The Fulcrum of the Body pt2
Contents:
A study drawing for a painting
Drawing from a model
Quick sketches
The laws of nature
Landmarks hierarchy
The torque of the Great Trochanter
The torso thirds
The Oblique pinch
Drawing with erasers
The insertion of the legs
Relationships of form
The butterfly of the Gluteus
Secondary fat pads
Echoing shapes
Linking gesture and structure
Rendering techniques
Fixing bugbears
The Anatomy of Style figure drawing course is a smart alternative to the high cost of art schools, giving students the opportunity to learn from award winning artist, Patrick J. Jones.
Collect and own all lessons, draw along at your own pace, and re-watch anytime.
Discover the secrets of drawing with style and learn the unique working methods from the best selling author of ‘The Anatomy of Style’ and ‘Figures from Life’. No student or figurative artist can afford to miss this opportunity.