(WP3)___FIGURE DRAWING CONCEPTS

In our social drawing group, we normally do casual and non-instructional FREE STYLE SESSIONS. Our members, who have different levels, draw without any specific instruction or guideline. We just offer a place where sketchers can draw and meet people.

(LIFE DRAWING BCN, February 4th, 2013)

Nowadays, I would like to prepare some professional TRAINING PROGRAMS for sketchers who enjoy with THE STUDY OF THE HUMAN BODY. 

I sometimes write CONCEPTUAL MAPS. These written pieces are very useful for exploring concepts and terms connected to a specific subject. It allows me to VISUALIZE ideas, problems and solutions around a specific question. As I have to enhance my communciative skills, I have written some spontaneous sentences which will help me to study key TEACHING  CONCEPTS.  
   
FIGURE CONCEPTUAL STUDIES  

Promoting myself as a FIGURE DRAWING TEACHER. 
Professional identity. Defining my teaching style.
Teaching studies. Teaching goals. Teaching philosophy.

The four pillars of my teaching method.
-DEMONSTRATING. Figure sketch demonstrations.
-MOTIVATING. Creating an inspirational environment.
Organizing MASTERCLASS sessions. Demonstration sessions. 
Teaching by example. MASTER. 
Figure drawing skills. 
Inspirational material.   
-EXPLAINING. Written and oral explanations. 
-COACHING. Designing practical exercises.
Organizing TRAINING sessions. Instructional sessions. 
Teaching giving instructions. INSTRUCTOR. 
Communicative skills. 
Instructional material. Books and videos. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Teaching FIGURE DRAWING TECHNIQUES.
How to draw the human figure
Teaching QUICK SKETCHING TECHNIQUES.
How to draw quick sketches. Working with short poses. 
Promoting quick sketching.   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONCEPTUAL STUDIES. Critical thinking. 
Figure drawing critiques. Demystifying figure drawing.
What we talk about when we talk about figure drawing.  
AESTHETIC STUDIES. Creative thinking. Aesthetic sense.
The contemplation and representation of the human figure.
I work with two figure drawing conceptions.

-NATURALISM. A mimetic or realistic representation.
-CARICATURISM. An exaggerated or caricaturistic representation.
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Designing professional training programs. 
The training offered in these programs will be focuses on developing important skills with the purpose of DRAWING THE HUMAN FIGURE FROM LIFE.
-SEEING. Observational skills. Drawing what you see.
-UNDERSTANDING. Comprehension skills.
-MEMORIZING. Memory skills. 
Figure drawing tutorials and motivational tips. 
Designing practical figure drawing exercises. 
Personal training methods.

(LIFE DRAWING BCN, March 11th 2013)

Favourite figure drawing exercises. 
3 MINUTES SKETCHES. Drawing the entire figure. 
COMPOSITION. Capturing the whole scene. Full body sketch.
GESTURE. Capturing the essence of the pose.
ANATOMY. Capturing the organic shapes of the body.
5 and 10 MINUTES SKETCHES. Drawing different body parts. 
SHADING. Capturing light and shadows. 
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"GESTURE DRAWING WORKSHOP"
Teaching GESTURE DRAWING.
Organizing gesture drawing sessions. GESTURE SKETCHES.
Gesture sketch demonstrations. 1, 2 minutes.  
Dynamic figure drawing. Human locomotion.
Developing motion capture skills. Drawing the human body in motion.

(LIFE DRAWING BCN, February 24th, 2013)

"HUMAN ANATOMY WORKSHOP"
Teaching HUMAN ANATOMY. "PHYSIS". Corporality.
Organizing anatomy drawing sessions. ANATOMY SKETCHES.
Anatomy sketch demonstrations. 3, 5 and 10  minutes.
Analytical figure drawing. Human form
Drawing the human figure; an anatomical approach.
-SIMPLIFIED ANATOMY. Basic shapes.
Geometric shapes. 2D. STICK FIGURES. 
Volumetric shapes. 3D. MANNEQUIN FIGURES.
-REAL ANATOMY. Organic shapes. Complex natural forms.
ANATOMY FIGURES. 
Developing X-ray vision. Drawing transparent bodies.