Artist Lance Dooley will guide you through the skills required to draw the human body.

This course will show you a set of intellectual tools you can use to confidently draw the figure from any angle or position.

After taking this course, it will be understood why drawing is the fundamental skill which ties together all of the visual arts.

Goals
- Fit the entire drawing of the model on your sheet of paper
- Create a correctly proportioned human, with proper gesture and balance
- Be able to identify anatomical landmarks on the model
- Talk about how to vary line weight to increase the line quality
- Draw a likeness of the model, not create a generic person
- Understand how sharp and soft shadow edges can bring realism to your drawing
- Train your eye to recognize the natural shapes throughout the human body and avoid a repetitive fabricated look

Bio
Lance Dooley is a graduate from the Florence Academy of Art and spent 3 years in the renaissance city of Florence, studying and absorbing the culture and art. His drawing abilities carry through to his realistic sculptural work.

Lance has exhibited in art shows in Florence, Italy and Dublin, Ireland and his work can be seen online:
http://www.lancedooley.com

The cost of this instruction varies, depending on the group size and location
Maximum group size is 10.
In the Seattle area, my rate is $30 for a 3 hour block of time + the fee to pay the life model, which can usually range between $15-25/hour (unless you provide the model). Sorry, I will not waste time with clothed models or photographs.
Also, there must be enough space to accomodate the group size and the space must be payed for.
Other things to consider are the availabilty of easels and what type of lighting is available. Optimally, a diffuse Northern light is desired, but spotlights and other direct artificial lights can be used.