Figure Drawing: Structure

By Helen South, About.com Guide

This drawing builds on basic structure broad, expressive shading and informal contours. A range of approaches - cross contouring, hatching, shading with flat charcoal, blending and erasing - are used to create an dynamic drawing with a strong sense of three-dimensional form.

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• Figure drawing: the need for structure.
• Sketching the 'armature'
• Drawing the 'manikin'
• Describing volume and gravity
• Volume and cross-contour
• Gestural structure
• Exploring form

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