WORKSHOPS > Jon deMartin: September 8-12-2008
 "Jon is absolutely one of the best teachers around. His ability to deconstruct, reconstruct and conceptually understand the figure is unmatched. A very strong teacher and excellent for beginner, intermediate and advanced students." - Michael Grimaldi, artist instructor Grand Central Academy NY
Jon deMartin received his B.F.A. from Pratt Institute, NY. He studied with Michael Aviano, Gustav Rehberger, Nelson Shanks and independently with Daniel Greene. Additionally, he trained in cast drawing with Millet Andrejevic and Edward Schmidt. He is represented by Hirschl & Adler, New York; John Pence Gallery, San Francisco; and The Classical Gallery, Alexandria VA. He is also an instructor at the Art Students League, NY; the Lyme Academy, CT and the New York Academy.
Syllabus:
- Gesture, short pose drawing: rhythm, analysis of beauty and the expressive line
- Short pose drawing: Diagrammatic & Structural lines for figure construction (Linear massing)
- Short pose drawing: Universal proportions of the figure– skeletal landmarks of head and figure
- Short pose drawing: Surface topography & planes. Stopped modeling
- Long pose Drawing on white paper: Shape recognition, Envelope, block-in and "pointing off".
- Long pose drawing: Ways to check for accuracy. Separating light from shadow (the poster), direction of light source
- Long pose drawing: Morphology & Anatomy of the head & figure. Underlying structure of form.
- Long pose drawing: Modeling techniques
- Long pose drawing: Modeling, half-tones & rates of curvature, surface topography
Biography: Jon DeMartin http://www.jondemartin.net/ Partial Payments are not accepted
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